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Through its focus on musical infrastructure, Utrecht University's Master's programme Applied Musicology will equip you with the specific knowledge and skills required to operate as a musicologist within the international musical industry. The programme utilizes reflective training in both current and innovative approaches in musicology, through which you will learn to apply academic musicological skills to the day-to-day challenges in a musical life.
Our Master's programme in Applied Musicology was designed in direct dialogue with top institutions within the musical infrastructure in the Netherlands and beyond; it does not discriminate between classical and popular music. The curriculum builds on knowledge and skills gained through Bachelor's programme in Musicology, with emphasis on both historical musicology and the relation of music with other media.
As a student, you will receive intensive mentoring while developing research and reflective skills relevant to questions in contemporary music production, programming, financing and participation. You will acquire additional relevant skills (for example journalistic writing skills) through classroom labs as well as coaching by professors and professionals in the field.
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We're on our new anchor for the first time. When we started telling everyone that we were leaving this year for our cruise the sailors around us came out of the woodwork with offers of help to make things happen. Over the past few weeks we've purchased and installed our Rocna 33, our Lewmar V3 Windlass, and 300 feet of G40 HT 5/16″ chain. We bought our anchor used, as a return to the store, for about a third of the retail price. The windlass and chain were also purchased at excellent prices. Still, for the cost of all of this ground tackle we could have stayed in a marina for a long long time. But staying in a marina is not our plan.
We dropped the hook this afternoon in Paradise Cove in Tiburon. Shortly after we got settled Ruby and Miles both said something along the lines, "I want to anchor out every day." And so do we. Having a reliable anchor was our top priority in outfitting our boat since it will both keep our home where we put it and be our insurance policy. When we travel to Mexico this fall and explore the South Pacific the following spring and summer everything we own will depend on our anchor every day (well, there will be a few overnights and then a few weeks of overnights in there that we won't stop moving at all). Our anchor gives us the freedom to explore the world with a certain amount of self sufficiency.
Oh how I want a Rocna….
AbsoLUTEly! I ♥ my Rocna!
I am in green with envy mode.
Nothing like a bright, shiny new anchor to make the ♥ glad.
I've wanted an anchor tattoo for years, but I've always said that I wouldn't get it until I had a good story first. In years past sailors might have gotten an anchor tattoo after crossing an ocean. It is often symbolic of well grounded hope and a well spent life. I'm not sure when or if the tattoo will come but I already feel the hope and excitement of a well spent life.
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Your blog does not like my comments for some reason. Anyway, I really want a Rocna and I am hoping like crazy to score as sweet a deal as you did!
Cidnie, you aren't the first to complain. What happened? Seems like it worked in the end.
It did it again! Your site likes to tell me I am not a member of Ceol Mor after I sign in and it deletes my comment. I am only able to post a comment through perserverance and this is frustrating for me as well as you because what use is it to have a shiny new anchor if people can't go "oooh! Nice tackle you have there!"?
It looks as if your problem is happening over at blogspot.com (when you go there authenticate). Since that's not handled by my server, I can't quite figure out what is going wrong. Is it possible that the email address you are typing in here isn't the same as the one that you use to update http://theceolmors.blogspot.com/?
Honestly I didn't even know that my wordpress blog was smart enough to check that. I've always just used my own blog and it never asked me to prove that I owned forgeover.com, or tuckerbradford.com, or svconivia.com. I would love to get to the bottom of this though, keep me posted.
Just discovered your blog last night. We love our rocna as well! We have not gotten to use it as often as we had hoped, but it has always been totally reliable.
I would enjoy subscribing to your site. The chapters of your travel adventures are fascinating, and I would enjoy reading more.


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Home Breaking What Abakumov was put in a GULAG actress Tatyana Okunevskaya
What Abakumov was put in a GULAG actress Tatyana Okunevskaya
Biography 17/02/20 what Abakumov was put in a GULAG actress Tatiana Okunevskaya
Tatyana okunevskaya was reputed to be one of the most beautiful Actresses of the Soviet Union. She courted many prominent political and military figures of the time. But the role never looked at the title and ranks. If the gentleman behaved casually, the actress could flare up. And once she slapped the Minister of state security Abakumov, which was subsequently paid.
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Tatiana Kirillovna okunevskaya was born in 1914 in the Tver region. At first the girl did not think about an acting career. However, it is the movie set her up with her future husband and actor Dmitry Varlamov. The couple had a daughter. But the marriage did not work out. Soon Tatiana is gone from shiftless husband, who, among other things, began to dismiss his hands.
But the black stripe in the life of the actress turned suddenly white. It was after the breakup with Varlamov in 1934, the role made his film debut in the film by Mikhail Romm "Chunk", and in 1935 played a major role in the film "Hot denechki".
his father – the enemy of the people
in 1937, In the actress's life came the terrible day, however, as for many Soviet citizens. Father Okunevskaya was arrested and shot. From the theater, which then served as Tatyana Kirillovna, she was asked. Perhaps it is in order to solve the loss of a place of work financial difficulties, she married writer Boris Gorbatov. Although the marriage subsequently broke up, life Okunev slowly adjusted.
it should be noted that, despite the stigma of the daughter of the enemy of the people, a striking woman enjoyed great popularity among the senior men, and could choose any of them. In different periods of life of the Okunev were fascinated and the people's Commissar of the NKVD Lavrenty Beria, the leader of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito. But the most fatal for the actress was the meeting with the Minister of state security of Victoram Abakumov.
10 years in the camps
According to some, Tatyana okunevskaya was found with Abakumov, one of the tricks. The Minister drank too much and began pestering beauty. But okunevskaya arrogance could not stand and slapped the hapless knight in the face. Maybe she does not know who is in front of it, and, maybe, on the contrary, knew and was well aware of what he's doing. In General, in 1948 okunevskaya was arrested. She was accused of anti-Soviet propaganda. More than a year she spent in prison. After a series of interrogations Tatiana Kirillovna brought to Washington. He again tried to caress the actress, but received a second slap. Immediately after the antics of the Okunev was given 10 years and sent to a camp in Kazakhstan.
Being in the Gulag, the actress has repeatedly been on the verge of life and death, but nevertheless she was able not only to survive, but to save a human feelings. Okunevskaya even in the harsh camp conditions were able to fall in love with one of the prisoners. Of course, this love was Platonic, but still. Unfortunately, the beloved Tatiana Kirillovna died. And the role after serving his term, returned home.
Despite the fact that her much experienced, to the end of his days, the actress tried to keep fit. She still had the romance, and even marriage. She died in 2002 at the age of 88 years. Many events of her life are known only through the stories of the Role that is why neither confirm nor deny her words is not possible.
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As dull as the same-ol', same-ol' can sometimes get, once everything's been turned upside down, the same-ol' can be truly soul-nourishing..
And that's how I expect this year's first post-Irma Alva Library Museum Strawberry Festival will feel: blessedly normal.
My hometown's annual springtime celebration of its rural heritage (March 10 this year) has never been a big, splashy deal.
We don't have rides, out-of-town bands or a midway. Basically, we just serve up fresh strawberry shortcake, sell books and plants grown by Alva Garden Club members, raffle off pies and diner meals and call it a day. But what a sweet, old-fashioned day it is — and for a good cause: restoring the historic Alva Library Museum. As a member of its all-volunteer board, I can vouch for what a very cool, if financially struggling place it is.
But on September 10, as Irma tore through Alva, we weren't even sure there'd be a building the next day. Our Caloosahatchee riverfront town was one of the hardest-hit inland places. While the rest of the region is largely back to normal, many of our Alva neighbors are still putting their lives back together. The storm totaled many homes in the Oak Park community and along Bedman Creek. It uprooted Civil War-era live oaks. And it sent the steeple on the church next door, Alva United Methodist, crashing to the ground.
But aside from some window, tree and trim damage the Museum's buildings are fine. And that's reason to celebrate.
Here's my annual list of reasons why you should plan to go and make a day of it; if you already know them, the if-you-go details are at the end.
The strawberries: Simply put, the shortcake is superlative. Made from scratch using Garden Club grande dame Nina Rigby's family recipe, you could easily make a sweetly sinful meal of its fresh crimson fruit piled atop juice-soaked golden pastry heaped with whipped cream.
Strawberries will abound at the upcoming Strawberry Festival.
The museum: Alva may be small — only 100 or so souls live in its tiny downtown, with the remaining 2,000 give or take scattered nearby — but it's historic. The first incorporated town in Lee County, its 1909 library building, now part of the Alva Museum, is the county's oldest. The garden club runs and cares for the museum, and the strawberry festival is its major annual fundraiser. It will be open during the festival so you can check out its collection, which includes mammoth teeth, Indian canoes, pieces of Mina Edison's wardrobe and some fascinatingly scary antique medical implements. The nonprofit Alva Library Association is working and fundraising to restore the historic building, so you can see for yourself how interesting a place it is.
The food: Beyond the strawberry shortcake and produce, the ladies of the club will be selling homemade cookies, cupcakes, brownies and other baked goods. Across the river, the Alva Diner serves its famous broasted chicken and biscuits while the Handy market across the road offers Southern boiled peanuts, along with chicken gizzards, potato logs and cute little brown paper bags for your beer.
The book, plant, etc. sale: The building was a library first, after all, so there will be plenty of used books for sale. And the museum is tended by a garden club, after all, so there will be tables of plants for sale, some heirloom varieties grown by club members, others donated by Alva grower Keepsake Plants.
The river: Flowing through the center of town, the Caloosahatchee is Alva's liquid heart. The little pier at the town's boat ramp boasts excellent views, as does the Caloosahatchee Regional Park, a few scenic miles west on State Road 78.
The cemetery: I'm more a cremation type myself, but with its wind chimes, bovine neighbors and Spanish moss, this place could easily make me change my mind.
The fragrance: It's citrus blossom season. There are still-healthy groves on both sides of the road leading to the Alva Cemetery. Need I say more?
Where: Alva Museum, 21420 Pearl St., Alva. From Fort Myers, take Palm Beach Boulevard (SR 80) about 15 miles east to Alva. Turn left at Broadway and head north over the bridge. Turn right on Pearl Street. The museum is on the right.
Etc.: To raise money for the museum's upkeep, there will be raffles throughout the event, including the chance to have Nina Rigby make you a pie a month for a year. Other prizes include pizzas from the Alva Village market and meals at Alva Diner.


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Found in the LOC: 25 Elizabeth Shippen Green Images
March 8, 2018 By Andrew Belonsky in Culture, News Tags: aaron spelling, andy cohen, Art, books of magic, charles vess, comic books, elizabeth shippen green, feminism, Found in the LOC, history, jessie wilcox smith, philadelphia, public domain, red rose girls Leave a comment
For today's Found in the LOC, feast your eyes on over two dozen works by Elizabeth Shippen Green.
Inspired and encouraged as a child by her artist father, the exceptionally talented illustrator was first published in 1889, at age eighteen, and Green's six decade career included contributions to popular and venerable publications Philadelphia Times, Women's Home Companion, and the Saturday Evening Post, as well as to Harper's magazine, with whom she signed an enviable exclusive contract in 1901, at age 30. She was the publication's first female staff member.
Though Green's gender was unique in the booming field of illustrators at the time, she was hardly alone: she was part of a growing generation of female artists, and, along with Jessie Willcox Smith and Violet Oakley, was part of a posse known as the Red Rose Girls, named after the inn where they lived and worked together in Philadelphia.
Despite what television producers from Aaron Spelling to Andy Cohen would like you to believe, Green and her contemporaries weren't prone to back-stabbing or cat-fights. On the contrary, they were known for advocating for one another, helping others who typified that era's "New Woman," that is: women who left the kitchen and made it on their own. (This "New Woman" was the foremother of the "career woman" of the eighties and today's "Liz Lemon" trying to"have it all," because even a century after Green signed with Harper's, society still has to label/problematize women who dare do what men do all the time, through all of time.)
Anyway, in celebration of Green's trailblazing career, I've rounded up 25 of the nearly 200 of her images found at the Library of Congress' website. Some are included simply because they're gorgeous; others because they're gothic, a favorite genre of Green's and some of which remind me mightily of Charles Vess' work on DC Comics' Books of Magic series; and others are included simply because of their titles: Removed from the context of the stories they illustrated, some are given new weight against the backdrop of contemporary debates over gender and sex –. I particularly like the ones that appear to invert gender stereotypes, e.g. image #13, "Monsieur Brisson visibly shuddered and paled." — others are just amusing, like image #22, "I observed it, a new ceiling." LOL!
But seriously, check 'em out. They're lovely.


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The free Games with Gold for August 2017 include the return of 'Bayonetta' through the Xbox Backward Compatibility program and the console debut of 'Slime Rancher.' 'Trials Fusion' and 'Red Faction: Armageddon' are also part of the lineup.
Director of Xbox Programming Larry Hryb, more popularly known as Major Nelson, detailed the massive update that has been rolled out to the Xbox One. Among the new features of the console are custom gamerpics, co-streaming, and controller-linked profiles.
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Nearly 1 million Xbox Live Gamertags will be up for grabs this week. This goes without saying, but this is the perfect opportunity to get the name you've always wanted.
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Microsoft builds an eSports service and toolkit for Xbox Live and Windows 10. This will make it easier for developers - companies and individuals alike - to run both big and small events for competitive, professional gaming.
Microsoft released a new list of discounts in its Deals With Gold program. Xbox One and Xbox 360 gamers can purchase titles and add-ons for a fraction of their initial prices, with some discounts requiring an Xbox Live Gold membership.
Rocket League Will Be The First Cross-Network Game: Xbox vs. PlayStation Soon A Reality?
Microsoft announced that it is opening up cross-network play to developers, and 'Rocket League' will be the the first game to support the feature. Why did Microsoft finally open up the Xbox One and Xbox Live to the possibility?
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Xbox Live goes down again leaving customers without access to its services for hours. Microsoft is working on a fix but has not confirmed the reason for the extended outage.
Both Microsoft and Sony are offering a new batch of free games, but which package is the better deal?
Microsoft has revealed its free Xbox game offerings for February.
Roblox makes its move to gaming consoles. It's launch on Microsoft's Xbox One is available to download for free on Xbox Live.
Xbox Live is currently experiencing a service outage, with players not able to join online games, and rapper and avid video gamer Snoop Dogg is not happy about it. He even uploaded a profanity-laced video on Instagram to call out Microsoft, Xbox One and even Bill Gates.
Some of this year's biggest games are being discounted as part of Xbox's massive holiday sale.


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The Square and the Tower - Niall Ferguson
Fresh off the press (January 2018), with the catchy subtitle "Networks and power, from the Freemasons to Facebook," and praise from Eric Schmidt: "Silicon Valley needed a history lesson and Ferguson has provided it," Niall Ferguson's new book caught my eyes. However, at 400+ pages, the book was a slog through seemingly disconnected narratives and at-times paragraphs of irrelevant (to me and the general reader) names.
Ferguson's aim in the The Square and the Tower is to avoid the "tyranny of the archives," and find an alternative to the dominant historiographical paradigm that understates the role of networks in explaining major changes dating back to the Age of Discovery and the Reformation. Instead, Ferguson contextualizes these changes as disruptive challenges posed to established hierarchies by networks. And out of this approach comes the key dichotomy, between network and hierarchy and question "is it better to be a network, which gives you influence, than in a hierarchy, which gives you power?" Additionally, Ferguson introduces some network vocabulary such as degree, betweenness, closeness, structural holes, scale-free / fat-tailed networks, and homophily, and throughout the book has interspersed some network graphs, but except in the case of Kissinger's memoirs, these weren't analyzed sufficiently to be useful.
The author aims to show us how analysis history through the lens of network structure can enlighten our perspective of the future. Perhaps this is true, but when it comes to the most important networks of the modern era, Ferguson's insight appears to be entirely absent. In his closing chapters, Ferguson concedes that "there are now two kinds of people in the world: those who own and run the networks, and those who merely use them." But as to what this portends for our future, Ferguson is demonstrably silent; although, the obvious is pointed out, e.g. 6/8 richest people are from tech, etc.. For example, Ferguson (authoritatively, having written a voluminous multi-partite biography which he is still working on) introduces Kissinger as a member of the emergent networked order, but fails introduce us to other members of said order. In another case, Ferguson outlines the disruptive potential of cryptocurrencies (and their surprising concentration in China whose exchange BTCC accounts for ~3/4 of all BTC trades), but only for a paragraph.
Some points/quotes
Evan Williams (Twitter co-founder): "I thought once everybody could speak freely and exchange information and ideas, the world is automatically going to be a better place. I was wrong about that." The lesson of history is that trusting in networks to run the world is a recipe for anarchy: at best, power ends up in the hands of the Illuminati, but most likely it ends up in the hands of the Jacobins.
The pentarchy formed from the Congress of Vienna provided remarkable stability for the better part of a century. Today, we confront the same choice, but those who favor a world run by networks will not end up with the interconnected utopia of their dreams but with a world divided between FANG and BAT and prone to pathologies where malignant sub-networks exploit the opportunities of the Internet to spread virus-like memes and mendacities.
"Anyone who claims the valley is meritocratic is someone who has profited vastly from it via nonmeritocratic means like happenstance, membership in a privileged cohort or some concealed act of absolute skullduggery." The global social network, in other words, is itself owned by an exclusive network of Silicon Valley insiders.
Hierarchies are a special kind of network with a central point of failure
Networks are not easily directed towards a common objective; they may be spontaneously creative, but they are not strategic
Scale-free / fat-tailed networks, are resistant to attack... even after 80% of nodes are removed, the average distance between nodes is practically the same
On the basis of betweenness centrality, Xi Jinping is as powerful as any leader since Jiang Zemin, and much more powerful than Deng Xiaoping
The Age of Discovery / Reformation can be reframed as the collision of networks; the former was the collision of a European network and a non-European hierarchy
The Rothschilds and the Coburg dynasty were amazingly well-networked thanks to intermarriage: of 15/21 marriages between Mayer Amschel's children from 1824-77 were between his direct descendants
The network of the Enlightenment was more Francocentric than international
George Washington and Paul Revere wouldn't have been as influential were it not for their membership of the Masonic brotherhood
America was founded with a peculiarly egalitarian character of colonial society that made a dense network of civic associations possible, which Tocqueville saw as key to countering the danger of tyranny in modern democracies and therefore ultimately key to America's success
The British Empire was successful thanks to its imperial strategy of indirect rule made possible by its uniquely extensive communication networks, steam power, and electricity
The first cross-Channel cable was laid in 1851, by 1880, there was ~100,000 miles of cables, only possible thanks to rubber from Malaya; the first railway line in India was laid in 1853, in 50 years, 25,000 miles had been laid; the cost of shipping a bushel of wheat from NY to Liverpool was halved between 1830-1880 and again 1880-1914; 42 day journey from England-Cape Town cut to 19 days from 1850-90
And all of this was enabled by informal intellectual networks: rubber seeds from Brazil (that eventually were cultivated in Malaya) were sent from Brazil to London and subsidized by the secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, but the research and development was done by the Royal Botanical Gardens
"Successful networks evade public attention; unsuccessful ones attract it; and it is their notoriety, rather than their achievement, that leads to their over-representation. This was true of the Illuminati in the late eighteenth-century Germany."
Degrees of separation: for directors of Fortune 1000 companies, it is 4.6; for Facebook users it was 3.74 in 2012 and 3.57 in 2016
George Soros was successful in shorting the British pound because he was part of a network; it was the collective effort of his network of hedge funds that broke the peg
Stan McChrystal learned in Iraq that in counter-insurgency it takes a network to defeat a network
In WW1, the German Reich had only 3 viable strategies: a decisive land victory, disrupting trade, or fomenting revolution. In fact, this last strategy was rather enthusiastically pursued by the Germans in both the Arab states (jihad) and in Russia (Bolshevism, $800m in today's money was channeled to Lenin and his associates)
In Siena, the outline of the cathedral tower overshadows the Piazza below. The tower represents secular power and the square represents the market, and the image of the two illustrate the tension between hierarchical orders and distributed networks, the central theme of the book.


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This comes as a great sigh of relief for Chelsea given the likes of Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois have been linked away from the club, with Real Madrid credited with a heavy interest.
"I want to win because it is very important to have a trophy immediately".
There has been a huge development in Willian's future as a Chelsea player. "I am not happy about this situation but before I answer, I would like to speak to him", said Sarri.
"At the moment Courtois is the goalkeeper of Chelsea", the Italian told the media yesterday.
Spanish giants Real Madrid have reportedly made a £65 million (R1.12 billion) bid for the 29-year-old winger, who is also being closely monitored by United's Jose Mourinho, who is a big admirer of Brazilian.
As according to reports from French source RMC, Chelsea and Real Madrid have finally agreed to a deal for shot-stopper and Russian Federation 2018 Golden Glove victor Thibaut Courtois, despite the Blues insistent on keeping the Belgian worldwide.
"I talked with the club about the market but only one time, maybe two times".
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It depends on the club.
Navas staying at Real may mean that he doesn't play regularly if Courtois joins, something we're sure the player himself may not be too pleased about, however it certainly doesn't look like the player himself is going to give up his no.1 spot any time soon.


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de Ruyter, A. (2019) What works for boats and planes may not be so good for trucks and trains. Centre for Brexit Studies Blog, Centre for Brexit Studies.
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The fourth book in our Bite-Size book series 'Brexit and Northern Ireland: Bordering on Confusion?' has now been published and is available for you to enjoy! We're celebrating the book's release by giving you a sneak peek at Dr Katy Hayward's chapter...Solving the issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has proved intractable in the Brexit process. The issue of the Irish border and backstop could potentially derail an agreed Brexit creating significant economic damage to both parts of the island as well as undermining the peace achieved by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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Ever since I found out Lisa Eldridge was appointed creative director of Lancôme makeup and saw the mesmerizing images of the Fall 2015 campaign, I knew I will have to try out the new mascara the brand was bringing out this season. Just like the famous King Midas, Lisa has the ability to turn everything she touches into gold.
The Hypnôse range has always been a hit and miss for me: I remember I quite enjoyed the classic version of their mascara, but then Doll Eyes was released and it was smudging so badly on me, I don't think I had the patience to finish the tube. But Hypnôse Volume-à-Porter is indeed brilliant: it covers every single lash very quickly, lengthens and gives you volume, and - most importantly - holds the curl very well (I use the Le Metier de Beauté eyelash curler). This mascara won't make you a part of the Kardashian tribe, but it will give you that effortless, languishing look everyone is talking about when they talk French women. As for its lasting qualities, it has never smudged on me personally, and it only takes a few moments and a couple drops of micellar water to remove. Quite possibly the best mascara I've ever tried!
Which mascara are you using right now? Have you tried any of the Lancôme products?


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Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games is an all-new platforming game for Virtual Reality starring Finn, Jake, and YOU! When Magic Man casts a spell transforming you into a giant balloon, Finn and Jake make it their mission to return you back to normal. Help them fight baddies, rescue friends, and navigate dangerous lands as you chase Magic Man across Ooo together. Play the game here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/412790/ ► Did you like this video? Subscribe Nathie! http://goo.gl/3LPBS1 ► You can also follow me on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/nathie944 ► Or follow Nathie on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/nathie944 ► About Nathie You are an admirer of Virtual Reality? Same here! I want to show everyone the magic of VR and spread the message by making YouTube videos about it.
Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games is an all-new platforming game for Virtual Reality starring Finn, Jake, and YOU! When Magic Man casts a spell transforming you into a giant balloon, Finn and Jake make it their mission to return you back to normal. Help them fight baddies, rescue friends, and navigate dangerous lands as you chase Magic Man across Ooo together. Play the game here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/412... ► Did you like this video? Subscribe Nathie! http://goo.gl/3LPBS1 ► You can also follow me on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/nathie944 ► Or follow Nathie on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/nathie944 ► About Nathie You are an admirer of Virtual Reality? Same here! I want to show everyone the magic of VR and spread the message by making YouTube videos about it.
Leave a like if you enjoyed today's video! Lots of love! Today we are playing Adventure Time Magic Man's Head Games for the Oculus Rift! Become a Dawkbro! http://www.twitter.com/dawkosgames http://www.twitch.tv/dawkosgames https://instagram.com/lewis_dawkins/ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Dawko/posts Want to send me a banana? Here! Lewis Dawkins Units 3-4 Leamore lane industry estate Walsall WS2 7DE Experience ADVENTURE TIME like never before in an all new virtual reality adventure! That jerk, Magic Man, is messing with you! Use Finn's sword and Jake's stretchy powers to chase down Magic Man and break his curse and get yourself back to normal!
Cartoon Network announced today the launch of the first-ever virtual reality game based on a television franchise, Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games. Based on the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning, global hit series Adventure Time, this first-of-its-kind game builds on Cartoon Network's dominance in the mobile games space, and furthers the network's mission to deliver innovative content and experiences to its fans in unique and immersive ways. "Core to Cartoon Network's strategy is our commitment to innovate and expand our content offerings and distribution platforms so that fans can immerse themselves in our brands and characters however and whenever they choose," said Christina Miller, President and GM, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang. "This first-to-market virtual reality game joins a roster of other industry-leading apps and digital experiences that have made Cartoon Network the first-choice for plurals looking for highly-engaging games and new content experiences." The stellar visual quality of the game allows fans to experience Adventure Time in a whole new way by becoming part of the narrative. The original story is fully voiced by the cast of the television series. The gameplay is inspired by classic 3D platformers, while having unique combat and movement mechanics that take advantage of the very best VR technology. Adventure Time mobile games have ranked as #1 Top Apps in the App Store and account for more than 17.5 million total downloads to-date. With premiere episodes averaging 2.4 million viewers each telecast in 2015, the Emmy® award-winning original animated series has received numerous entertainment award citations over the years. The series' distinctions include the prestigious Peabody and BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards. Recently, the series was nominated for its sixth Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program. The series has also received two nominations for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series (2014 and 2013) and a Television Critics Association Awards nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming (2013). "Thank You" a film by the Adventure Time team and Cartoon Network Studios was accepted into 2013 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Film Program.
Created for Cartoon Network Games. Available now on Gear VR in the US and Canada! Now also available worldwide on Oculus Store and Steam, for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Coming soon to PlayStation VR!
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A 3D platformer in VR based on the popular TV show.
Yes a VR speedrun it was kinda hard to stop my timer because i don't know exactly where i am in my room but i managed to stop it..
Wanted to try something new and saw that this category on this game hadn't been run yet. Timer on run is about 1.5 secs off making actual time 14:05. Hooray for yearly uploads!
Full, hour-by-hour playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLktfp0bKxAoolsVTNo564ecRvXm7Ikc6A Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/VirtualRealityGingerOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Virtual-Reality-Ginger-946502618773381/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VR_Ginger Instagram: http://instagram.com/virtualrealityginger/ Snapchat: http://www.snapchat.com/add/VRginger Google+: https://plus.google.com/110180693511320124237 ========== Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games is a simple and quick platformer, but I enjoyed playing it. It's a very easy buy for $5 and I don't think anyone that's interested would be disappointed, especially if you're and Adventure Time fan.
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What can one say about our first Rising Stars of the Profession: 35 Under 35? Well, as it turns out, plenty. And we let them do just that over the next 35 profiles.
They're young. They're talented. and they're consultants who are changing the world. That's why is honoring our inaugural batch of 20-something standouts. Read on to find out how each member of this professionally engaged and socially conscious group is making a difference at their companies and in their global neighborhoods.


hello! So I'm 31 weeks and I'm feeling the baby in my pubic area. If this normal? I have my midwife appt in a few days but just wondering if it's normal to have baby so low?
Today it feels like the baby is in my leg joints lol!


Jerusalem is viewed in the New Testament as the infant type of the Church of Christ [Gal.4:25-26; Heb.12:22-24; Rev.21]. This Psalm expresses the real joy, glory and peace believers are to find in the church of Christ, as they make their journey to eternal glory. How precious the church is purposed to be to us in our weary travels; how important the Church is each Lord's Day when we gather together to worship and find our peace in Christ.


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How procurement can support the circular shift
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By Lucy Jones September 28th, 2021
To celebrate the launch of our Procurement Working Group, we sit down with the group's Chair to discuss the multiple benefits this approach can deliver for governments, industry and consumers.
Circular procurement is the purchase of goods and services that support a circular economy. It requires procurement teams to consider the entire life cycle of a product from cradle to grave or, as the circular economy would have it, rebirth. This could mean buying products that are designed for reuse or repair, materials that flow in closed-loop systems or goods that are part of a product stewardship scheme or supplied via a product-as-a-service business model.
"One important key aspect of circular procurement is that, done well, it requires a significant level of engagement and collaboration up and down the value chain," Edge Environment's Jenni Phillipe writes.
"Procurement teams not only need to work with suppliers, but also need to think about how customers will use the products and services that they provide and also the wider system in which they're operating."
Embracing circular procurement will mean recalibrating the way procurement teams work, affecting everything from strategic goals and procurement policies to day-to-day operations. But, when effectively implemented, circular procurement can improve efficiencies across the entire supply chain.
Chair of our newly formed Procurement Working Group and CEO of the Supply Chain Sustainability School, Hayley Jarick, has a deep understanding of the benefits circular procurement could bring to the variety of stakeholders she works with. These include reducing costs, reducing workload, streamlining suppliers, increasing efficiency, protecting against risk and reducing waste.
"Everybody benefits from this, there isn't really a downside," Hayley says.
Hayley's diverse professional portfolio includes roles in governance, strategic management, adult learning and advocacy. In her current position as head of the Supply Chain Sustainability School she works with everybody up and down the supply chain, from procurement teams to customers, across all sectors.
"We teach people about triple bottom line sustainability across different areas, from diversity, inclusion, respect and modern slavery right through to carbon, energy management, waste management and environmental management," Hayley says.
"We work with industries to develop collaboration between groups to try and tackle some of these issues and really put forward that viewpoint that this is a collaboration, not a competition, space."
If we're going to tackle and resolve some of the big issues of the world, we can't keep competing in every field, we're going to have to work with each other, especially up and down the supply chain.
The importance of collaboration is a lesson Hayley is keen to integrate in her role as Chair of the Procurement working group, which includes representatives from all levels of government, procurement experts and senior sustainability professionals from a range of sectors.
"There is such a depth of knowledge in that group and diversity that we've managed to get across the group is exceptional," she says. "I think it is going to be a really constructive group to try and get some change in this space."
In Hayley's view, the biggest barrier to circular procurement is inertia.
"People are used to doing what they have been doing and we've just come out of a period of extreme volatility, so people have doubled down on areas where they feel comfortable," she says.
The pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains and forced companies to reassess the risks of procuring products from overseas. This, she argues, means companies are now in a better position than ever to improve their processes by considering circular approaches. But education and social norming is needed to help procurement teams understand that circular economy is not an additional risk but actually creates new opportunities.
A lot of people use a risk assessment model to determine objectives and activities. And often the challenges that circular economy or any other sustainability objective throw up are viewed as additional risks. Whereas you can actually view them as control measures for your current problems.
Hayley believes communicating that circular economy is not a target teams have to hit in addition to climate, carbon or modern slavery goals, but rather a holistic approach that makes achieving these objectives easier is critical to getting industry on board.
"If you get people thinking in that circular economy mindset, there's just so much efficiency to be had throughout all the processes that makes everything simpler," she says.
By requiring procurement teams to consider the entire lifespan of a product, circular procurement approaches can improve efficiency and even circumvent entire stages of the process.
"I can appreciate that it must be hard managing three suppliers for every input into your production process but imagine if you could reduce the number of inputs," Hayley poses.
"Wouldn't it be easier to manage all of those suppliers if you reduced the amount of packaging or products in that process? And why do you need to have a waste stream manufacturer and a supplier of goods? What if the same person who picks up your waste, recycles it and resupplies the product back to you?"
These approaches factor in environmental impacts as well as customer experience in the product use phase, meaning organisations hit their social and sustainability goals as a result of a circular procurement process rather than in addition to it.
Hayley believes early adopters and innovators have a key role to play in developing the tools government and businesses will need to implement circular procurement, and that's where the Procurement Working Group comes in. The group brings together experts to evaluate procurement opportunities and policies, identify metrics for circular procurement, determine priority areas of work and a develop and implement a roadmap for circular procurement in Australia.
"When a lot of people think about circular economy, they think the end of the spectrum: recycling and making sure we're stopping stuff before it goes to landfill," Hayley says.
"But the biggest part of that spectrum is designing out problems at the start and that's where procurement is pivotal because it allows us to ask questions around what products we need, where they are coming from, how they will be used and what will happen to them at the end of their life."
These are the questions the Procurement Working Group will encourage practitioners to consider across government and business, with the goal of harnessing their purchasing power to support the circular shift and drive demand for circular products in Australia.
You can find out more about the Procurement Working Group here.
Learn more about the Australian Circular Economy Hub
Have your say on the Minister for the Environment's product stewardship priority list
Tackling Australia's mattress waste problem
Lucy JonesAugust 25th, 2021
How the Tokyo Olympics are embracing the circular economy
Lucy JonesJuly 27th, 2021


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"I believe that competition in the future will not be only an advertising competition between individual products or between big associations, but that it will in addition be a competition of propaganda." – Edward Bernays, author of 'Propaganda,' and 'The Father of Public Relations' For the longest time, the mainstream media lacked true opposition. Sure, […]
Mainstream Media's Buzzword – 'Fake News' – Now Waving the White Flag of Surrender
Props to the mainstream media, the introduction of the term, fake news, has been an overwhelming success, but not as they intended. The label is beautiful; it's a concise, unambiguous, sticky buzzword that instantly resonates with its receiver. 'Fake news' is the atomic bomb of persuasive labeling with the capability of obliterating a story. Yet, the mainstream media is learning that forging a game-changing weapon of […]
The Narrative of Trump's Immigration Ban
The mainstream media has found their story. Nothing else could possibly compare to this horrifying executive action. President Trump has officially banned the citizens of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, and Libya from entering the United States for 90 days and all refugees for 120 days. The way the media's coverage is being displayed, […]
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John Oliver's Here to the Rescue!
Humor is an incredibly powerful persuasion technique. That's common sense. We're influenced by those we like, and humor makes us feel good. But when it's utilized to frame otherwise perceived humorless and uninteresting topics, such as politics, to a benighted audience, one can easily be lulled into a passive adherent.
A vast majority of millennials will boastfully admit their distaste and disinterest for politics like that of an attitude towards the latest Nickelback single (I know, I know, too easy). Yet, a very loud minority think of themselves as true intellectuals. And, when set against their peers, it's easy to see why. But they forgot, or were never truly taught, that the key to knowledge is being able to think independently.
Like that of Aristotle succeeding his predecessors of Plato and Socrates, John Oliver has a true advantage of standing on the shoulders of giants before him, namely, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. For a decade and a half, nearly the entire formative years of millennials, these comedians have been satirizing an otherwise treacherous, political landscape to an audience who, under any other condition, would be retreating to a 'safe space.'
The Season Finale of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver aired this past Sunday, 11/13/2016. Starting at 20:30, John said, "He [Donald Trump] is a man who would kick you in the nuts and then tell you that your penis did it. So the press is going to face challenges…You need to support actual journalism by buying a subscription to outlets like the Times or the Post or your local newspaper."
John Oliver made a clear pitch to millennials to buy newspaper subscriptions. He did so by setting the purchase of the newspapers as a weapon against the great enemy of his show for the past year, one who his audience would do nearly anything to stop, Donald Trump. Simple, subtle, framing and pitch, but what was the impact? As pointed out in a previous post, the New York Times 3rd quarter revenue has fallen 95.7%. This is in large part due to its fallacious coverage of then candidate, Donald Trump. So the New York Times is in desparate need of a resurgence.
Well, the New York Times on 11/17/2016 was proud to announce that "…the seven-day period since Election Day, it had a net increase of 41,000 paid subscriptions to its news products, both print and digital…" That is to say, for half of the week outlined above by the New York Times, John Oliver's message has been driving millennials to fund the Times. Now, this is not the sole driver of the increase in subscriptions, the election itself drove traffic to all media outlets over the past week. But, Oliver's influence over the self-described intellectuals on the left cannot be overstated. Utilizing his humor, he has an ability to persuade them to action.
John Oliver's format is the tip of the spear for the left in the new media landscape. The old newspaper chains are losing in the free market. Their subscriptions are way down. But the power of Oliver's humor is now being concentrated to rescue the fallen media outlets in battle. For those of us in the information war battling on the front lines, fix your sights on John Oliver (figuratively speaking 😉 ).
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Jittery screen - known issue?
Hi! I'm a happy new owner of the BitBox 2.0. Played with it a few hours already - and s*** it is marvelous!
Just one concern: on some occasions the screens gets glitchy and jitters a lot... Is it a know issue? Is there a way to calibrate or fix the display?
Neither of them have an effect on sound quality, though.
That sounds about right. It is a bit disconcerting for sure. Are you using all 8 EXT inputs at once?
Welcome to the forum Notabene. The glitchy screen is a known issue and is fixed in version 2.1.1. Please let us know if not.
Dan, I currently use 4 EXT modulators and 6 clock-triggered sample-cells.
By the way, changing the subject a little bit - I noticed after a while that if I patch more than 6 CV cell triggs on different clocks with long, sliced samples, the sound becomes heavily distorted until it comes back to 6 left playing... I guess I ask a lot of the CPU? Is that a known issue too? I thought I could go up to 16, but maybe not that way?
Live update: just upgraded to 2.1.1, the problem doesn't seem to happen anymore.


宾语从句的时态受主句的限制, 既:主句是一般现在时态,从句根据实际情况 而定。 主句是一般过去时态,从句用相应的过去的时态。如果从句的动作发生在主句 之前,则从句要用过去完成时态。 ? 例: ? 1)She says that she is a student. ? She said that she was a student. ? 2)She says that she will fly to Japan in a week. ? She said that she would fly to Japan in a week. ? 3)She says that she has finished her homework already. ? She said that she had finished her homework already. ? 4)She says that she can sing a song in English. ? She said that she could sing a song in English. 如果宾语从句说的是客观真理、自然现象或事实时,这时宾语从句要用一般现 在时态 ? 例:The teacher said that the earth goes round the sun.
? 在介词后面的宾语从句中不用if引导 例:Everything depends on whether we have enough money。 ? 宾语从句中有or not时不用if引导. 例:I don't know whether the movie star will come or not. ? 和不定式连用作宾语时不用if引导. 例:Whether to go there or not hasn't been decided.
A . 宾语从句必须用陈述语序。 False: He is wondering when can he finish this difficult job. Right: He is wondering when he can finish this difficult job.
B. 有时候可以用it 作形式宾语,而把真正的宾语从句放在后 面。 Bad: I thought that he could finish this job in just two hours impossible. Good: I thought it impossible that he could finish this job in just two hours.


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First launching in this year!
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On 14th of February REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A. launched the next PSV vessel from second series of the vessels built for a variety of clients. This time the vessel is designed for one of the largest ship-owners operating Offshore Support Vessels type in the North Sea.
This will be our next flagship in this basin and in the area of operating ships built according to so-called "Norwegian projects" . The ship will operate as supply functions bulk shipping cargo, liquid and general cargo. She will also be equipped to fight fires and oil spills collection.
Deck area of more than 800 sq. m., 4100 t cargo capacity and speed 14.3 at rated draft node ranks this unit among the largest of PSV vessels that will operate in the class of medium ships, in deep waters and harsh weather conditions of the North Sea.
This is the reason why the shape of the hull and superstructure is quite different of previously delivered on Brazylian and African market.
The vessel will be equipped with a Diesel Electric propulsion consists of four generators producing a total power of 6800 kWe. DP2 class – the ship dynamic positioning system will allow operation of the ship, even in the harshest weather conditions.
The vessel is built according to the stringent requirements of classification societies. She will be covered by the certificate "CLEAN DESIGN" and will complete classifier performance standards, which is ABS (American Bureau of Shipping). The vessel will obtain the so-called "GREEN PASSPORT" which means that potentially harmful materials to human health or the environment are not used in her construction.
After launching a new build partly outfitted with vessel systems hull, the stage equipment of devices and mechanisms also the energy network cabling and signaling, transport of goods and the accommodation part of the crew and passengers will start.
The culmination of the entire production process will startup all systems and equipment, and to carry out dock trials and tests in the yard at the quayside and sea trials, which fully confirm the parameters and vessel's particulars according to contract and operational capabilities of the vessel.
Conceptual design and all technical documentation is provided by Polish design office MMC Ship Design & Marine Consulting Ltd., Gdynia – one of the leaders in the creation of this type of construction.
Thanks to realization of the ongoingportfolio of orders for offshore support vessels REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A. ranks first in Europe, among suppliers of new vessels.
In 2012 revenue of REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A.exceeded the amount of half of milliard zlotys. It is expected that in 2013 revenues will exceed 800 million. This enables to keep more than 1.6 thousand workplaces in REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING as well as in cooperating companies.
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We LOVE to read in Grade one! We practice reading to a partner daily in class. The students love to EEKK! They sit elbow to elbow and knee to knee and share a book between them. I am so proud of how well all the students do this.
We have been studying many sounds this month. We practice our vowel sounds daily and have looked at 5 consonant sounds in depth.


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Q: APPFabric Caching or SQL server - Specific scenario I am having difficulties figuring out if APPFabric caching or SQL Server should be used in the context of our needs (considering the fact that we are currently using SQL server for most things).
We only need (for now) to cache small chunks of data (~16KB) each of them corresponding to the information associated to a particular request that was sent from one of the applicative server (outgoing request).
Any of the applicative server can receive incoming request associated to the initial outgoing request, and for our needs we need to find back the original information associated with this outgoing request ... that's why we can't keep a local in memory cache in each applicative server, because we can't be sure the incoming request will arrive on the applicative server from which the outgoing request was sent.
HOWEVER we just basically need to persist the ~16kb piece of information only once (very rare possibilities of updates), and to be able to access it back from any applicative server, but to access it only one time in the vast majority of cases.
So basically most of the time it will be one write from an applicative server (caching) and later on, one read from same or another applicative server.
In this specific context, will there be any gain of going through an AppFabric cache cluster instead of directly going to the database (considering it will be a simple insert/select statement) ?
Keeping in mind scalability, meaning that we currently do not have a high throughput of put_data / get_data operations (~160ops/sec) but we may reach 1K/s .. 10k/s and maybe more in the near future.
Thanks in advance for your answers.

A: The gain of AppFabric Cache versus SQL DB would be access time. You will have quicker access time for AppFabric since it stores everything in memory (RAM) whereas SQL needs to query its data from disk.
The downside of the AppFabric Cache is that you can lose the data unless you've implemented HA (high-availability) in your cluster to avoid data loss when systems fails. The SQL DB wins here because it supports data recoverability (via backup logs - LDFs) should the database system fail.
If you need guaranteed message delivery, you probably shouldn't use the AppFabric Cache cluster, but a SQL DB for temporary persistence due to its robust data recovery support.

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Blog What's The Best Age to Practice Martial Arts?
Before I started my martial arts journey I would constantly ask myself if it was already to late to start training. When you look at most Taekwondo Dojangs and Karate Dojos, the average starting age at which one starts training is very young. This is discouraging to someone who is older because you feel as though you're already at a supreme disadvantage. The truth is, unless your ultimate goal is become a professional MMA fighter, any age is the best age to practice martial arts.
The truth is, Martial Arts are a lifelong journey for some. It really doesn't matter when that journey starts as long as it starts somewhere. Of course if you're much older (lets say seventy years of age), you should perhaps consider a Martial Art like Aikido rather than joining an MMA gym. If you're looking to start training Martial Arts but don't know the best art to start with, visit our article.
It all depends on the ultimate goal. Is it self-recreating, self-confidence, self-discipline, health and fitness, or perhaps you just want to get better at fighting? These are all great reasons to start martial arts, however I wouldn't recommend someone who is much older to quit their day job to become a professional MMA fighter.
I started training Muay Thai many summers ago as a way to get in shape, I also though Muay Thai was a great self-defense tool to have. Muay Thai has helped me out in many real-life situations and I'm happy I had the skill-set to defend myself. Not only are Martial Arts a great self-defense tool, but they keep you in great shape.
If you're only getting into Martial Arts to be a "badass".. well you're gonna have a bad time. Martial Arts are an expression of one-self and a passing of traditions handed down from generations of true Martial Artists. Martial Arts were never about using your skills to purposely hurt other people who mean no harm.
The best age to start MMA is when you're a teenager and your body is fully or almost fully developed. This is to assume you're training MMA to one day become a professional MMA fighter. I would recommend around the 15-16 age range to start intensively training martial arts such as Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The great thing about BJJ is that you don't need to be big and strong to become good at it. You could be 100 pounds but be a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and be a very dangerous person to mess with.
The reason I chose the 15-16 age range is that this will allow you time to train and get a few amateur fights before you turn 18 years of age. The major MMA organizations such as Bellator and the UFC usually won't sign anyone until they're 18 anyway. Although there are exceptions like Aaron Pico, however it's always best to develop your skills before you test yourself out in the big leagues.
Fitness is a crucial element to all Karate and Taekwondo classes, especially where children are involved. Warmups with jumping jacks, pushups and stretches are common. Various movements of the martial art itself often challenge your muscles and cardiovascular system. Martial artists are known for being toned, flexible, and physically fit. This is why martial arts are great for you and your kids.
The ability to defend yourself against an assailant is an empowering feeling. Most martial arts (including Karate and Taekwondo) use self defense as a cornerstone of the entire program. The precise methods will vary from discipline to discipline, but you can be certain that with regular practice, your child will learn to defend in a variety of different ways. Many martial arts schools also teach "street-smart" techniques to kids to help avoid problems altogether. This is also great if your child is a victim of bullying in school.
Karate and Taekwondo in general are great to instill mental focus and self-discipline within your child. Giving them the ability to concentrate on the task at hand and see it through to the end. Simple discipline in the Dojo regarding uniforms and custom techniques will help translate to other areas of life. This is including school and household chores, your child will respect you.. which brings me to our next topic.
Martial arts are all about respect in general. Punching, kicking, or any other form of martial art are all secondary to the respect that is shown from the moment someone walks into a Dojo. Children learn respect from the moment they walk in and meet their instructors and all of the people who came before them. Children also learn how to treat other students similar to "treat others how you would want to be treated".
A child who is involved in martial arts is generally a child who is confident within themselves. Working through a martial art and the belt ranking system gives a child measurable goals to follow that is realistic to attain. The sense of accomplishment a child feels by mastering a new technique or graduating to a new belt follows them everywhere they go.
Is Karate and Taekwondo Helpful for Kids?
Karate and Taekwondo help teach kids many useful tools that they will take on with them throughout life. Although I didn't practice martial arts as a child, I wish my parents had put me through some sort of Karate class to develop these great skills while I was young. Martial arts such as Karate and Taekwondo are great for developing many abilities that your child will take with them throughout their life.
To successfully execute a sequence, a Karate or Taekwondo student needs confidence. Each class builds up the student's skills, but the student must take the initiative to commit to confidently execute each action. Your child's confidence will increase as he or she masters their art and moves up in belts. This confidence stays with them through schooling, and allows him or her to develop strong friendships and maintain a positive view of themselves.
The final thing I need to say is that no matter your age Martial Arts are always going to welcome you with open arms. I can proudly say that starting Martial Arts was the best decision of my life. Everyone always asks me why I study Martial Arts and I always tell them the same thing: I'm obsessed. This wasn't an overnight obsession however, there were many bumps and bruises (literally) on my journey. If you need even more reasons on why to start Martial Arts, please visit our article on the 10 Reasons Why You Should Start Martial Arts.
Please continue to visit The MMA Guru whenever you are looking for the best MMA, Boxing, Muay Thai, and Jiu Jitsu knowledge and guides.
Which Martial Art Should I Learn First?
My son is 11 years old and he was recently sparing with a kid a few years older and a few belts ahead of my son. My son was struck several times in the head and sustained a concussion. I have a video of the sparing and would like to get some feed back on what I should do.
First I would take your child to the doctor to make sure that he's okay. I then recommend talking to the head trainer or gym owner regarding this incident and voicing your concerns. I really need more information about the incident before giving too much advice. The older and more advanced child shouldn't be so aggressive and children shouldn't necessarily be sparring anyway so there are a lot of red flags here. If any similar incidents happen again I would definitely stop taking your child to that gym immediately. I actually have an article regarding head trauma and safety when training, I highly recommend you take a look at that so you can understand the dangers of concussions.
I am 40 years old man, married but i look younger then my age, please tell me can i start Martial Arts Training?
Please let me know the information and start my planning.
It's never too late to start Martial Arts training! I would recommend you do some research and see which Martial Arts schools are around your area. I recommend trying to find the best Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai schools available that work with your schedule.
Hi Anthony I m 18 going to be 19 tomorrow. I don't have any experience in this field at all nor a genetic freak. But I am going to learn BJJ and kickboxing anyway but it is too late for me to be a professional and champion?
You're definitely not too old. I started training Muay Thai and BJJ around your age and I caught on very quickly. It will take a lot of hard work to become a professional and a champion, however, there's never been a better time to become a professional fighter than now. There are many MMA gyms that offer both Muay Thai and BJJ training so I recommend you research around your area and find the best gym that works with your future goals.
I am 18 years old and soon my semester is going to start ( after 5 months to be exact) . Is 5 months enough for taekwondo?
Five months of training will only teach you the simple basics of most martial arts. Taekwondo training involves the use of flexibility and speed, both of these can be enhanced at your age. I believe 18 is nearly the perfect age to start martial arts training! Although five months isn't much training time, I believe after the five months is over you'll want to continue training and explore the possibility of training other martial arts as well. I wish you best of luck on your journey.
Hi I'm 23 years old and I want to become a fighter, is this age fine for that?
Most fighters don't reach their prime until after 23 years of age so it's definitely not too late to fight! I would suggest starting out with some basic Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training and see where it takes you. Good luck on your martial arts journey.
Karthik here and im 34. Between MMA and Karate which one would you suggest for self defense,fitness, flexibility, conditioning .
It's awesome that you've started training! I understand how hard those first few months can be, especially when you aren't in the best of shape to begin with. 34 is a great age to start martial arts training and I'm excited to hear about your progression in the future.
As for your question, I believe you would most benefit from either MMA or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training. Karate is great for flexibility, however it doesn't really give you proper fitness/conditioning and really isn't my number one option for self-defense either. MMA and BJJ training are both excellent for self-defense, fitness, conditioning, and even flexibility. I think a combination of MMA and Karate can be beneficial and it certainly helps that it works with your schedule!


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"CATHOLIC" GAY GROUP REBUKED
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His Excellency, Timothy Broglio, the Archbishop for the Military Services, released a statement to the Catholic News Agency responding to a letter from Catholics for Equality; the gay advocacy group pleaded with him to support the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Catholic League president Bill Donohue spoke to this issue today:
On June 1, Archbishop Broglio released an excellent statement recounting the Catholic Church's opposition to homosexuality. He called on Catholic chaplains in the armed forces to show respect for the dignity of homosexuals, but he also implored them to "never condone—even silently—homosexual behavior."
On September 17, a new dissident group, Catholics for Equality, wrote a letter to the archbishop that was not only critical of his Catholic position, it reeked with smugness and arrogance: "We are ready to help you and Catholic chaplains in the transition to full acceptance of gays and lesbians in the military and respectfully request a meeting with you…." So thoughtful of these malcontents to offer their help in transitioning the bishop to oppose the Catholic Church's teachings on sexuality.
Archbishop Broglio's response pulled no punches. He wondered how Catholics for Equality got the authority to identify itself as a Catholic entity, maintaining "it cannot be legitimately recognized as Catholic."
He's right. While any group can slap the label Catholic on itself, bona fide Catholics are under no obligation to acknowledge it. And by bona fide, I simply mean Catholics not in open rebellion against the teachings of the Magisterium.
Archbishop Broglio deserves the respect and support of all lay Catholics. His courage and erudition make all Catholics proud.
By Bill|2012-10-10T19:36:06-04:00September 22nd, 2010|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: 2010 - September Releases|Comments Off on "CATHOLIC" GAY GROUP REBUKED


Our research focus has been in the understanding of differential regulation of aggressive behavior by two types of estrogen receptors, ER-α and ER-β. ERs, as a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, are involved in transcriptional regulation of various gene products. It has been known for some time that testosterone is a major factor to facilitate aggressive behavior in most species, including humans. Since testosterone not only acts on brain androgen receptors in its original form but can also be aromatized to estradiol in the brain, it has been hypothesized that estrogen receptor (classical ER-α) mediated action of gonadal steroid hormones may also be involved in the regulation of aggressive behavior. The recent discovery of a second form of estrogen receptor, ER-β, however, further complicated the role played by nuclear steroid receptors in the regulation of aggressive behavior. Using mice that lack either ER-α or ER-β genes, we found that two types of ER may have an opposite effect on aggressive behavior. Specifically, mice lacking ER-α genes were not aggressive at all, whereas those lacking ER-β genes were more aggressive than control littermate mice, particularly during puberty and young adult ages. These findings suggest that activation of ER-α is necessary for the induction of aggressive behavior, whereas activation of ER-β may inhibit aggressive behavior in male mice. It is assumed that ER-α activation at the perinatal critical period for sexual differentiation of brain development is essential for expression of male-typical aggressive behavior. On the other hand, ER-β's role is more of a modulatory one to fine-tune the final outcome of the behavior by affecting animals' anxiety levels as well as social memory/learning ability. Our recent studies suggest that ER-β may inhibit aggression by modifying the synthesis and secretion of neuropeptides, oxytocin, and vasopressin, as well as a neurotransmitter, serotonin.
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Yep, we've all been there – some even every week. Most people can't escape a hangover after a big night out. The good news are that you can ease the symptoms with natural solutions!
According to Dr. Kahn, hydration is supreme. Make sure to drink water before, under and after your night out. Even better is drinking alkaline water – keep reading to find out how!
Magnesium has shown to relieve headaches. You can either do supplements or pamper yourself with magnesium-rich Epsom salt bath. Magnesium absorbs through the skin and makes it easily available for the body to use.
In addition to the dehydrating effects of alcohol, it also triggers electrolyte imbalances. Coconut is by many considered better than sports drinks in terms of replenishing the body's water levels after dehydration, and supply the body with electrolytes. It's a great source of potassium as well as containing small amounts of sodium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus.
This mineral plays a big role in detoxifying your body. Your liver could use all the help it can get after a heavy night of drinking. Garlic, onions, cruciferous veggies are great sources. Moreover, turmeric, which is also highly anti-inflammatory, is amazing.
Alcohol reduces the quality of sleep. However, as sleep deprivation increase a hangover's misery, aim for at least eight hours' sleep after you've had a liquid night out.
While experts are divided about the benefits of mixing exercise with a hangover, research has found it gets the liver working faster to break down alcohol in the body and rid the body of those nasty toxins. As the liver is already working hard, make sure to do light exercise and nothing too straining on the body.
One of the easiest and simplest things you can do is to start your day with something that is alkaline, detoxifying, easy to digest, and easy to make. However, it is beneficial to set your body up BEFORE you head to the party as well. An easy way to do this is; make yourself a small glass of water with ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate soda and flush it down. This is highly alkaline, and will be neutralizing for your body as alcohol is very acidic. Drink this before going to bed as well for optimal effect.
Martine Thomassen and Olga Divakova run the concept, Wellness Wednesday. It is a series of workshops made up by four different health topics within a month. Week one: "Green Non-toxic Home", week two: "Green Beauty and Body", week three: "Natural Health and Diet", and week four: "Emotional and Spiritual Wellness ". Follow them on Facebook to see where we're hosting our next workshop.


Coach Robert Jones won his 100th game as Norfolk State's head basketball coach last month (February). Senior forward Alex Long (#22) scored his 1000th point March 2 as the Spartans clinched the regular season (MEAC) title easily downing the Coppin State Eagles 72-38 at Echols Hall. This was the first regular season title for Norfolk State since 2012-2013 when they won their first under coach Anthony Evans and Jones was an assistant.
Jones is in his sixth year as head coach. After the historic win players and coaches took turns cutting down the nets especially to the delight of the seniors. They all agree that the nets they really want to cut down next are the ones certifying them as the 2019 MEAC Tournament Champions. The win earns them No. 1 seed in the tournament and a possible NIT bid.
Sharp 3-point shooting R. J. Cole launched a 3-pointer with one second left in the game lead the Howard University Bisons to a 98-95 win in a rematch shootout Thursday night (March 7) at Echols Hall in Norfolk. The Spartans had come from 24 points down to edge out Howard 80-78 Feb. 2nd at Howard. Alex Long, who scored his career record 1000th point on March 2, was awarded the basketball Thursday night.
The Spartans' La'Deja James scored 19 points in 33 minutes to lead the Spartans to a 74-59 win over the Howard University women Thursday night in the season's finale heading into the MEAC Tournament at Norfolk's Scope.
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