A new (civil) year has dawned, and as is usual, a number of posts linking to several different Bible reading plans have appeared in various corners of the blogosphere. It so happens that, a little over a year ago, I started to work on a response to Fr Milovan Katanić's challenging post on the subject of Bible reading among the Orthodox, and had hoped to post some thoughts on the matter (as well as some practical solutions) by New Year's Day 2009. Regrettably, my lack of internet access at the time prevented me from finishing my post in a timely manner, so I decided to wait until New Year 2010 to publish it. Thus, I offer the following in the hope that it may prove useful to someone in carrying out their desire to read the Holy Scriptures.
I. To What End Should We Read?
Many Christians would like to read the Scriptures in some systematic fashion, but they face a number of obstacles to their good intentions. For example, it is not unusual for overzealous believers to attempt rather ambitious reading plans that inevitably lead them to crash and burn somewhere around Deuteronomy 5. As is true of other disciplines of the Christian life, the systematic reading the Scriptures is an ascetical endeavor, and here too we must allow for growth in the exercise of a discipline before we expect to produce the sorts of results that would bespeak a spiritual maturity that we have not yet attained. In the end (to adapt the advice of a well-known prayer book), it is better to read a single chapter of the Scriptures every day without fail, than to read 15 or 20 on an irregular, impulsive basis1.
"These are all the books in which those who fear God and are made docile by their holiness seek God's will. The first rule in this laborious task is, as I have said, to know these books; not necessarily to understand them but to read them so as to commit them to memory or at least make them not totally unfamiliar. Then the matters which are clearly stated in them, whether ethical precepts or articles of belief, should be examined carefully and intelligently. The greater a person's intellectual capacity, the more of these he finds. In clearly expressed passages of scripture one can find all the things that concern faith and the moral life (namely hope and love, treated in my previous book). Then, after gaining a familiarity with the language of the divine scriptures, one should proceed to explore and analyse the obscure parts to illuminate obscure expressions and by using the evidence of indisputable passages to remove the uncertainty of ambiguous ones. Here memory is extremely valuable; and it cannot be supplied by these instructions if it is lacking"2.
The daily and systematic reading of Scripture falls within St Augustine's "first rule," whose purpose is simply to know the content of the Bible. Anything beyond this takes place at the level of more detailed study and analysis, which the rhythm of systematic reading can hardly afford.
"Orthodox theology takes for granted the divine inspiration of the Scriptures. Even a casual acquaintance with the Orthodox liturgical ethos shows the Biblical character of the Orthodox religious experience. The office, almost entirely, is made up of scriptural texts, particularly Psalms, which are sung or read in the context of various celebrations. However, if one takes the liturgy as a guide, the Bible is not read as a uniform collection of equally holy texts. There is a certain hierarchy within it: the New Testament, read during the Eucharistic liturgy, is the fulfillment of the Old, and within the New Testament itself, the book containing the four Gospels is the object of special and direct veneration not accorded the rest of the New Testament"3.
From this perspective, it is quite clear that the Gospels should never be absent from our daily reading of the Scriptures. The same may also be said of the Psalter, for as St John Chrysostom once remarked, "It would be better for the sun to be extinguished than for the words of David to be forgotten"4. Those just starting to read the Scriptures would do well, then, to read at least the Gospel and the Psalter daily, only increasing this reading program (to once again adapt the advice of that well-known prayer book) once it has become a regular and integral part of their lives5.
Now, how do we go about our daily reading of the Gospel? The first way that comes to mind is to follow the daily cycle of Gospel readings appointed for the Divine Liturgy and usually printed in yearly calendars. This is a laudable practice, of course, but it should be noted that to depend exclusively on the lectionary for one's private reading of Scripture has some limitations. For one thing, no appointed Gospel reading would usually be available for Lenten weekdays. Further, as I suggested earlier, the readings in our Gospel lectionary have been deliberately selected and arranged in order to serve a definite, iconic liturgical function. Because of this, attempting to gain a sense of, say, the integrity of the St Matthew's Gospel from the lectionary's successive pericopes would only do violence to both St Matthew's Gospel and the lectionary.
Another method (and one I can recommend from experience) comes from the "Cell Rule of the Optina Monastery," which prescribed, among other things, the reading of one chapter of the Gospel every day. Since there are 89 chapters in the Gospels, reading them in succession takes a reader through the Gospels, in strict canonical order, 4 times per year.
What about the Psalter? As is well known, the Psalter is divided into 20 kathismata (i.e., sections comprising roughly nine Psalms), each of which is further divided into three staseis (i.e., subsections comprising roughly three Psalms). Outside of Lent, when this regime is doubled, the Psalter is appointed to be read in its entirety once a week during the liturgical services at a rate of three kathismata per day (two on Mondays). For its part, the "Optina Cell Rule" prescribed the reading of one kathisma per day. I think that a daily kathisma is an excellent long-term goal, but again, those who are just starting to read the Scriptures should be careful not to bite off more than they can chew. In my experience, a more manageable and immediate goal is to read one stasis every day. Since there are 60 staseis in the Psalter, reading them in succession would take a reader through the entire Psalter 6 times per year.
A future post on this subject will detail a more comprehensive reading plan. Before then, however, I should like to say a word about English translations of the Gospel and the Psalter. To the best of my knowledge, there are only two existing English translations of the ecclesiastical text of the Gospels: 1) the Eastern / Greek Orthodox Bible (EOB), available both in print and for download, and 2) The Orthodox New Testament, vol. 1 (The Holy Gospels), a hopelessly eccentric translation with an invaluable set of patristic annotations. We have mercifully fared a little better with the ecclesiastical text of the Psalter, and there are several editions readily available in print. In fact, a number of them are even available online either for reading or for download: HTM's Psalter According to the Seventy, Michael Asser's KJV-LXX Psalter, David James' Coverdale-based Russian Orthodox Psalter, the EOB's Psalter, and most notably, the late Archimandrite Lazarus Moore's rare and beautiful Psalter.
2. St Augustine, On Christian Teaching, trans. R. P. H. Green (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), II.9.
3. [Protopresbyter] Johh Meyendorff, "Light from the East? 'Doing Theology' in an Eastern Orthodox Perspective," in J. D. Woodbridge and T. E. McComiskey (eds.), Doing Theology in Today's World. Essays in Honor of Kenneth S. Kantzer (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991), pages 340-1 .
4. Cf. Second Homily on Repentance (PG 49, col. 286): Αἱρετώτερόν ἐστι τὸν ἥλιον σβεσθῆναι, ἢ τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ Δαυῒδ λήθῃ παραδοθῆναι.
FWIW, my wife and I read a stasis together each night as part of our evening prayers. I also keep a volume of Theophylact's Gospel commentaries handy for daily reading. To keep things simple, there are four seasons of the year, and the general flow of weekday readings in the lectionary seems to be: John in the spring, Matthew in the summer, Luke in the fall, and Mark in the winter. So rather than try to keep track of the readings for each day, I just change volumes with the seasons and read manageable portions in sequence. My only real standards are to read something each day and get through the whole volume at least once a year.
Peter> That sounds like an eminently sensible program!
Thanks, Esteban. Nicely done. Out of curiosity, which Psalter do you use and why?
By the way, is there a solid review of the EOB available on the web?
Michael> Oh, my, that's a loaded question! For personal reading, I've learned to enjoy the contemporary English translation by the Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery in Otego, NY. I think that's a lovely and clear translation suitable for reading. In Church, like everyone else, I've often had to read and hear the clunky and sadly ubiquitous HTM Psalter. However, if I had my way, everyone would use Fr Lazarus Moore's translation (linked above). It certainly could use some editing, but it is on the whole superior to the HTM Psalter. As for Asser's and James' respective Psalters, they were released only very recently, so I haven't had a chance to form an opinion on the published texts.
As for the EOB, it has not yet been released in full, and to my knowledge, no one has yet produced a review of the EOB NT. I will say, however, that I have liked most everything I have seen thus far, though some of the bracketed words in the text seem quite unnecessary to me, and the general introduction could be further revised.
I would like to memorize the Psalter. However, before I take on such a task I would like your counsel.
First what version would you recommend I memorize. I was going to favor the KJV1611 or the translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery. Perhaps NETs would be a better choice?
I was going to record each kathisma for listening on my long commute and while exercising and then reading once aloud as well.
Secondly, do you think it would be better to read it plainly or deliberately chant it? I don't chant "properly" but I do chant the way it is done in my parish which is very sober and without embellishment.
Basically I want to stick my head in a bucket full of psalms for the next year or so.
David> If Michael's question was loaded, yours gets quite tricky! Well, let's see.
-If you use the "new" Jordanville prayer book and your parish worships in traditional liturgical English, then I would recommend to memorize the HTM Psalter, as this is the text you're praying every day and hearing in Church anyway. Now, do not mistake that for an endorsement: I've always made it abundantly clear in the past just how much I dislike the HTM Psalter. In this case, however, it would seem preferable to sacrifice aesthetic preferences on the altar of consistency.
-If you use the "old" Jordanville prayer book, as some of us have been known to do, memorize Fr Lazarus Moore's Psalter. This would be the text of the Psalms you're currently praying anyway, and clearly the disjunction between that and whatever variation of English they use at your parish has not yet caused you to be stricken with a fit of apoplexy — so why not? After all, Fr Lazarus' Psalter is a little jewel.
-If your parish and prayer book use traditional liturgical English but not of the Jordanville variety, and if you are well versed in the KJV and read it often, then I think Michael Asser's Psalter would be your best bet. This is a revision of the KJV Psalms according to the ecclesiastical Greek Psalter, so it is a good "mediating" text.
-If your parish and prayer book use contemporary English, look no further than the Holy Myrrbearers Monastery's Kathisma Psalter with Canticles. As I said in my response to Michael, I find this to be a lovely and clear translation, and I can't quite understand why more people aren't aware of it.
As for the NETS, I cannot recommend it for use either as a translation for memorization or as a liturgical translation. The NETS is a very good scholarly text, an excellent (and indeed, indispensable) study tool, but it is not made for use at Church and the icon corner. Also, reading in recitativo is not necessary when we read the Psalms at home, whether at prayer or for the sake of memorization. This is done at Church for various reasons, but at home it is better and much more simple to read plainly.
I sincerely hope this is helpful to you. I truly commend you for your desire to immerse yourself in deep waters of the Psalter, and wish you all the best. Also, and don't forget these three excellent resources at your disposal: St Athanasius' Letter to Marcellinus on the Interpretation of the Psalms; Johanna Manley's Grace for Grace: The Psalter and the Holy Fathers; and Robert C. Hill's translation of St John Chrysostom's Commentary on the Psalms.
That was an extremely helpful post.
I have a copy of the HTM that I … well … de-thou-ed because the prayers my priest gave me for my rule had been and when I wanted to include Psalms it was jarring to go back and forth for my family's morning and evening prayers. I'm sure we are NOT using the "new" at my parish. I have noticed the difference without specifically investigating what is used. I know that the liturgical texts are taken from the NKJV (though I think RSV has been used from time to time).
I know that this is no simple effort. In particular, I am the unlucky sort to have not even remedial successes in memorization. Frankly, I stink at it. But the work itself will be ever more valuable than whether I actually could recite the text as a carnival act.
I have converted to Orthodoxy from a study-the-Bible-day-and-night-but-never-read-it tradition. I'd like to reverse the damage of that. Call this a corrective diet.
Thank you again Stefan. My wife is very interested in my efforts, she enjoys hearing me read and was hoping that reading plainly would be appropriate. The next step is recording the Kathismas, cleaning up the audio and making some mp3s.
I think I'll avoid the HTM version.
Indeed, it is the bare minimum, but good nonetheless.
Amen and amen…a most excellent sentiment!
I had just posted a link to two newly finished plans, the NRSV and NETS reading plans, using the Optina kellia system for the NT readings, just as like last year, but without the Psalms, which I feel rather ghastly about, but I simply don't have the time to arrange the plan in full right now. There's a plan for reading the NETS and one for the NRSV (or any other Hebrew-based, full-apocrypha-inclusive translation), as there was last year.
I do think a stasis a day of the Psalms is much more realistic. It's such an excellent suggestion that I think I'll work that out and put that together, rather than worrying about the full kathismata plan that I included last year.
I've updated the plans I put up earlier to include the Psalms, one stasis per day. See this post for details.
The two plans are for the NRSV (and thus use its book titles, versification and Psalm numbering), and for the NETS (which use its own).
Using these, over the course of the year the reader will read through the entire Greek Orthodox Old Testament once, the entire New Testament four times, and the entire Psalter six times. And that's by only reading five or six chapters a day, a chunk of reading that should take much less time than keeping up with email or blogs or any of that stuff (he says to himself).
Thank you for the suggestion, Esteban. It was a very good one.
I cannot wait to read the next part of this post.
Tim> A blessed New Year to you as well, my friend! And yes, I chose that subtitle because I wanted to convey precisely what you've picked up from it. Ah, how much better off would we be if most of the people in our churches were in the practice of doing even this bare minimum when it comes to reading the Bible, and took it to heart!
Kevin> I'm very pleased to see that you've adopted my suggestion, and that the revised plans are up! This will make my job a lot easier when I write my next post on Bible reading, which will simply detail these plans we've worked on and offer some practical suggestions for their use. Thank you for your tireless commitment to making these available!
I'm going with Fr Lazarus. I hate to sound lacking in critical thinking, but aesthetics matter even if I can't deconstruct my prejudices. I have been reading them in small batches aloud to get a feel for his sense of word choice. I simply like his work the best. Though I still appreciate the gift of the HTM version I got back when I was first inquiring to Orthodoxy, it isn't what we use at our parish.
I think I'll make my recordings at work over my lunch hour. I have better equipment there and it saves me wrestling my wife and two kids into long periods of silence. I plan on recording them rather rapidly. I'm hoping to fit it into 135 mins which would be just enough for my commute both ways and my workout.
Yes, that's the Psalms every day. If I regret that I'll slow it down to three times a week. If I'm really going to memorize this much material, I expect I can't avoid spending over an hour a day on it. Apart from my morning and evening prayers (and of course services) this will probably be the total of my spiritual diet for this year.
Thanks for posting this. This is all excellent advice. I've been using "The Treasury of Daily Prayer" which includes this reading plan. It follows the liturgical year and has a reading from the Old and New Testament. It takes you through almost the whole New Testament and about a third of the Old Testament. The Treasury also has a Psalm (or part of a Psalm) set for chanting. My kids love the chanting and would love it if I chanted through the other readings as well but I've had some trouble doing that. Then there's a reading from an early church father or Lutheran church father. I've really enjoyed it but I'm always a little disappointed when the New Testament reading is not a Gospel reading. The church has rightly shown special honor to the Gospel reading and I do think that the Gospels should form the core of our devotions and theology.
Esteban, a bit late but thanks for the information. Funny thing is that I don't try to do ready plans anymore just because I tend to fall behind. But this year I decided that I would read the Psalms and the Gospels so it was encouraging to read your posting.
I have appreciated your comments on my 'King James Septuagint' Liturgical Psalter, a revised version of which was published by CTOS in 2008.
You may be interested to know that I have produced a complete 'King James Septuagint', taking the King James Bible Old Testament and changing it where the meaning diifers from that of the Greek text of the Septuagint published by Apostoliki Diakonia.
I have been looking for a publisher, but meantime Genesis – 2 Kingdoms have been posted on the Orthodox England website, with the rest to follow in due course.
David> Splendid! Once again, all the best in your endeavors for 2010. I encourage you to keep a journal of your experiences as you memorize the Psalms. Perhaps at the end of the year you could revisit your entries and extract from them some practical advice on the subject for the benefit of the rest of us.
Robert> I'm glad that you found this post helpful and encouraging. I think it is a deep Christian instinct to turn to the Gospels and the Psalms as the most basic Biblical reading for the spiritual life, as your own independent sense of the matter seems to confirm. We can't do wrong to read at least these — but hopefully, they will always create in us to greater appetite for the Scriptural word in all its richness and fulness.
Michael> Thank you very much for stopping by. I have commented on your work earlier, and I also announced here the publication of a revised edition of your Psalter by the CTOS. One of the reasons I reserved judgement on the CTOS edition in an earlier comment is that I have been told by those who have seen it (and I have not) that they changed several places of your translation to conform to the stichoi they had already printed in their Epistle and Gospel lectionaries. I take this opportunity to ask you: are the changes so many and conspicuous that the CTOS edition turns out to be, in the end, something quite different from your original work? This would be a pity, since I have long been ready to recommend the latter wholeheartedly.
Yes, I am happily aware that your translation of Genesis-II Kingdoms is available on "Orthodox England," and I intend to mention this when I recommend your "King James Septuagint" as one of my two favored options for Old Testament reading in my next post on this subject. Thank you for undertaking this task (which is nothing short of herculean!); I am eagerly looking forward to the rest of the translation.
The CTOS version of my 'King James Septuagint Liturgical Psalter was a revision to achieve what the editors felt in a number of places was a more accurate reflection of the original Greek than mine. For example, my use of 'ungodly' and 'trouble' (following King James) was throughout replaced by 'impious' and 'affliction'. In Ps. 76 CTOS expanded my v.19 'The voice of Thy thunder was in their rolling' to read: 'The voice of Thy thunder was in the rolling (of the Pharaoh's chariots)'. Most significantly, my versions of Psalms. 50, 69 and 142 were replaced by CTOS' own versions, which they had previously made for their translation of Small Compline. Despite these changes, I do not think that the CTOS Psalter is definitively different from my original: however, I have not incorporated their revisions in the Book of Psalms in my complete Septuagint.
The reading schedule has been printed in Lutheran Service Book and many congregations print the readings in their bulletins as suggestions for members to read throughout the week. The reading plan however is separate from the lectionary readings used during the Divine Service. Most churches use the three year lectionary for the Divine Service but some use the one year. Both readings are listed in Lutheran Service Book, the Lutheran Study Bible, and the other resources published by CPH.
Isn't the "The Orthodox New Testament" published by Holy Apostle's Convent also a translation of the Ecclesiastical Text? Do you have any thoughts on Peter Papoutsis' translation of the LXX?
I have seen references to something called the "Moscow Edition of 1821" (for example, in Boston's translation of the Psalter, "The Psalter According to the Seventy", "Translators' Introduction", page 15).
I'm unable to locate this text, or references to it in standard studies of the Septuagint. Can anyone provide further information about this "Moscow Edition of 1821"?
Br. Justin> As I understand the matter, the 1821 Moscow Edition basically reprints the text of the edition of Codex Alexandrinus by Johann Ernst Grabe. The printing, undertaken with the blessing of the Russian Holy Synod, was apparently done at the behest (and at the expense) of two Russian brothers and merchants of uncertain name (perhaps Zosimadis, but whence the Greek name?) who were members of the Moscow Bible Society.
Grabe's edition (1707-1720) was in four volumes; he himself saw the publication of the first and the last, with the two middle volumes being completed by colleagues after his death in 1712. (Vol. 4 may be accessed online here.) As far as I know, the 1821 Moscow Edition appeared in a single volume, and was printed only once, which accounts for its scarcity. (It is well known, however, that there are two copies of this edition at the library of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline, MA.) Now Grabe's work was an edition of Alexandrinus, but with a twist: he proposed corrections, additions, and substractions to the text of Codex A which were, however, clearly marked by such devices as smaller print and the well-known text-critical marks (obelisks, asteriks, etc.). These markings were ignored in the 1821 edition, which resulted in the printing of an eclectic text (in the modern text-critical sense of the term), as opposed to an edition of a manuscript (as was Grabe's intention) or an ecclesiastical text (which does not seem to exist for the entire Greek Old Testament, but only for the readings printed in our service books).
Notes regarding Grabe's edition, along with the 1821 Moscow Septuagint (and its oft-forgotten 1843 revised reprint by the SPCK, with the blessing of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece), may be found in H. B. Swete's An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek, vol. I, pages 182-184, and more succintly in Sidney Jellicoe's The Septuagint and Modern Study, page 184.
Esteban: I'm ver glad to inform you that Archbishop Mark of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain (ROCOR) has blessed my 'King James Septuagint' (an adaptation of the OT of the King James Bible to the Greek Septuagint), and it is expected that it will be published by September 2013 by the St Innocent Press of Middlebury, Indiana.


Compare, for example, the temptation narratives in Luke 4 and Matthew 4. The same temptations are presented in both, but in Matthew the final temptation occurs with Satan offering the kingdoms of the world on a high mountain, whereas Luke ends the with Satan tempting Jesus to jump from the pinnacle of the temple. By choosing two different presentations, the Gospel writers are emphasizing different facts. Matthew employs mountains as a prominent motif; his Gospel recounts the Sermon on the Mount in chapters 5–7 and ends on a mountaintop with Jesus saying, "Go make disciples of all nations." So Matthew also presents the final temptation on a mountain.
This article was adapted from a podcast at Southern Equip.
Robert L. Plummer, PhD, is chairman of the New Testament department and professor of New Testament interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.


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Brett Hundley believes he'll get his chance eventually, even if he's stuck on the sideline for the foreseeable future.
Hundley hopes to be Green Bay's next great QB Brett Hundley believes he'll get his chance eventually, even if he's stuck on the sideline for the foreseeable future. Check out this story on packersnews.com: https://pck.rs/1H7EAJ9
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Green Bay Packers rookie Brett Hundley (7) drops back during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015.(Photo: Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media)
Brett Hundley, the appointed "football nerd" of the Green Bay Packers' eight-man draft class, counts the game's history among his well-versed subjects.
So the former UCLA quarterback knew where he stood when he arrived in Green Bay – a fifth-round pick, with little chance of starting for the team that drafted him. But Hundley also knows there's hope for his future.
Hundley believes he'll get his chance eventually, even if he's stuck on the sideline for the foreseeable future.
"You see a lot of times a lot of quarterbacks come in," Hundley said, "and it's almost like a redshirt year in college, and it helps a lot. Aaron Rodgers was a prime example. Tom Brady sat for a little bit, Russell (Wilson). They sat for a little bit before getting thrown into the fire.
"They get some time to learn an offense, understand the game, get adjusted to it, and then they step in and show what they can do."
Packers rookie orientation at Don Hutson Center
Green Bay Packers rookies Tay Glover-Wright (25), J.D. Roussel (34), Quinten Rollins (24), Anthony Wooding (22), and Mike Horsey (31) loosen up during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Damarious Randall (23) during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Quinten Rollins (24) during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Blake Sims (6) runs through footwork drills during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Brett Hundley (7) runs through warmup drills during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Brett Hundley (7) drops back during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Chris Humphrey (5) runs the ball in a drill during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Kennard Backman (86) is stripped of the ball by LaDarius Gunter (36) in a drill during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Ty Montgomery (88) warms up during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Jake Ryan (47) makes a play on an interception drill during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Quinten Rollins (24) stretches out next to Anthony Wooding (22) during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie John Crockett (38) runs a drill against Tay Glover-Wright (25) during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Javess Blue (10) runs a drill during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie John Crockett (38) runs a drill during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie James Vaughters (43) makes a play on an interception drill during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Brett Hundley (7) runs through footwork drills during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Raymond Maples (41) runs drills during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Jake Ryan (47) pauses between drills during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
Green Bay Packers rookie Jake Ryan (47) pauses between drills with Joe Thomas (48) and Uona Kaveinga (40) during rookie orientation in the Don Hutson Center May 8, 2015. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media
That's the path Hundley is hoping for as he begins his professional career, which officially began Friday with the Packers' first rookie minicamp practice at the Don Hutson Center. It was Hundley's first chance to show coaches why general manager Ted Thompson's aggression – trading up in the fifth round to draft him – was worthwhile.
Hundley faces a significant learning curve, transitioning from UCLA coach Jim Mora Jr.'s spread offense to Packers coach Mike McCarthy's hybrid-West Coast system. The growing pains were evident at times Friday.
His accuracy was inconsistent. Timing was off with receivers. On one play, Packers' second-round cornerback Quentin Rollins jumped a Hundley pass intended for third-round receiver Ty Montgomery and returned the interception for a would-be touchdown.
None of those errant throws were alarming, not on the first day of practice with new receiving targets. Hundley made plenty of sharp, accurate throws Friday. McCarthy said he was pleased with the quarterback's first day.
"I thought he threw the ball well," McCarthy said, "particularly anticipation. Any time you watch a quarterback come in Day 1 with all new receivers, new cadence, new center – particularly working on under center exclusively with a new center – I thought he had some throws that he threw on anticipation. That's always encouraging, but there's always a lot to learn, particularly at that position.
"I'm sure there will be some things when he goes through the quarterback profile practice that we have with all the quarterbacks next week, there will be something there that we'll continue to work on. But excellent athlete, I'm glad he's here."
Hundley said he's glad to be in Green Bay, too, even if it's not a place where he can compete for a starting quarterback job.
He's determined to make the most of his opportunity. Hundley arrived in town Thursday afternoon, almost 24 hours before his first practice began. He'd been studying the Packers' playbook since Monday morning, hoping for a strong start.
"Came in, got to see the stadium," Hundley said. "There was no, 'Hey, welcome.' It was all like, 'Let's jump into it and let's roll.' That's what you want, just to start playing football again. So it's been non-stop, and I'm enjoying it."
Hundley said he took some Thursday to appreciate Lambeau Field. In his first trip to the legendary stadium, his sense of history seeped through.
"This is the best football team in America," Hundley said. "This is the bed of quarterbacks. A lot of great quarterbacks have come out of Green Bay, and hopefully I can be the next.
"Green Bay is always known for football and nothing but football, and that's what you've got to love about the fans, the city, everything. It's surrounded by football, and that's what you want to be around."
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It will be two years before qualifying Ohioans can buy medical marijuana from dispensaries, but some communities are putting a stop to the practice before it's started.
A number of Ohio municipalities are taking steps to ban marijuana-related businesses since House Bill 523 passed in June, allowing businesses to cultivate, process and sell the drug for medical use under certain regulations.
Those regulations, however, have yet to be set and won't be instituted for another two years. House Bill 523 only created a framework, the rest of the details — including how to become a registered and licensed dispensary and how much it will cost — still are being determined.
Some restrictions already are in place for retail dispensaries, which are prohibited from being located within 500 feet of schools, churches and public libraries, playgrounds and parks. Cities and townships can adopt further regulations to limit the number of dispensaries or ban them altogether.
Ohio Municipal League Executive Director Kent Scarrett said the majority of municipalities are waiting to act until the state has outlined regulations. There is no official count of how many communities have taken action to ban medical marijuana businesses.
For example, Zanesville is examining a one-year moratorium on the issuance and process of permits, giving the state time to set guidelines before deciding how to proceed with zoning.
Other cities, including Lancaster, already have started the process to ban medical marijuana-related businesses.
Lancaster city officials are having a public hearing on an ordinance that would make cultivating, processing and dispensing medical marijuana in the city limits a first-degree misdemeanor. The zoning issues will be addressed through the city planning commission, which is the route other Ohio municipalities have taken to ensure marijuana businesses do not sprout in their town.
Lancaster Law Director Randall Ullom said the ordinance could always be tweaked after the state's regulations are rolled out.
"We can dial it back," Ullom said. "It would be harder to dial it up."
At least one village has taken the opposite stance, seeing medical marijuana-related businesses as an economic development opportunity.
Johnstown, a village in Licking County of about 4,600 people about 15 minutes east of Columbus, passed an ordinance on Aug. 16 permitting medical marijuana-related businesses to open within the village limits.
"It's an economic development tool to help promote other business … to locate in the village," Village Manager Jim Lenner said.
Scarrett said Johnstown is the only village he is aware of taking this position.
Since Johnstown announced its plans, the Licking County Prevention Partnership asked the village council and administration to rethink the ordinance, citing law enforcement's concerns and a lack of scientific evidence to prove marijuana's medical benefits, according to a news release from the group.
While cities and villages are considering the legislation, Scarrett said the Ohio Municipal League is providing educational materials to its membership on HB 523 and outlining what is allowable under the law.
Ohio's Medical Marijuana Control Program, which will be overseen by the Ohio Department of Commerce and State of Ohio Pharmacy Board, should have rules adopted by September 2017 and should be fully operational in September 2018.
"At that time, there will be an established structure for Ohioans with a qualifying medical condition to obtain a recommendation for medical marijuana, purchase medical marijuana from a licensed dispensary, and consume medical marijuana," according to the program's website.
More than $3 million in state funds were allocated to create and operate the Medical Marijuana Control Program in fiscal year 2017.
The program's website — www.MedicalMarijuana.ohio.gov — was created to inform the public about the program and provide updates. Under many of the website's "frequently asked questions" section — including questions of how to become a processor, cultivator or a testing laboratory — the answer is they are "under development" by the Department of Commerce.
Draft rules will also be available on the website for public comment prior to their adoption by Sept. 8, 2017.
USA Today Network reporters Kelly McBride, Kent Mallett, and Shelly Schultz, contributed to this report.
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This 1000 or 500 piece jigsaw puzzle shows da Vinci's most famous painting Mona Lisa.
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to weigh in on the divisive recount issue that has caused Florida to descend into political chaos and partisan bickering.
While doing so, Senator Rubio attempted to equate the machinations of the recount currently proceeding following the midterm elections to an NFL field goal … and whiffed horribly, at least according to those individuals who mocked and ridiculed him for the odd reference.
Twitter not surprisingly had a field day with Rubio over the odd manner of describing a field goal. A sample of the reactions, as curated by Yahoo Sports.
I can't wait to use "hits a 3PT kick" on this weekend's broadcast.
Football fans, and presumably others as well, obviously knew exactly what Rubio was getting at with his field goal analogy. But "3 pt kick" arguably is amusing, regardless of one's personal political persuasions.


The minimal little house can be placed anywhere in your room. The house aroma diffuser is designed to keep the room proper humidity and gentle aroma scent. Like the design? Let's keep checking.
The House is an elegant and practical aroma diffuser that measures 130 x 100 x 133.5mm and weights 420g. As we can see from the images, the aroma humidifier looks like a fantastic little house in solid white that delivers a charming, minimalistic aesthetic style, and the compact design allows you to deploy the aroma diffuser in any corner of your house.
The aroma diffuser is powered by its USB cable. When it's turned on, the soft abs comfortable LED light on its one side will illuminate to indicate its operating status. Meanwhile, the mist, which is generated by the vibration of ultrasonic waves, looks like a wisp of smoke from the kitchen of the house, which delivers the scent of the aroma oil in its natural state and maintains proper humidity in your room. Moreover, the aroma diffuser automatically turns off when it's been used for 6 hours or the water runs out, and the little house can be easily separated for easy cleaning and storing.
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Nintendo President: "No Whales"
Could Nintendo change the way we think about free-to-play monetization methods?
In speaking to investors earlier this week, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata — who already has had his say on free-to-play and its less-savory practices — said that his company is exploring alternatives to change the monetization of its F2P games from one that appeals to a "narrow and large[-spending]" audience to one that's "wide and small[-spending]." In other words, he wants his games to get smaller amounts of money from a larger pool of players instead of a lot of money from a few players.
The second question on this page is where Iwata explains in depth his company's strategy. In noting that the traditional way Japanese mobile games make money is by exploiting "whales," Iwata says that such a strategy "will not produce long-lasting results," even if it does produce short-term profits. A secondary issue is the desire to keep Nintendo a family-friendly company, and avoid incidents like this one, so that "parents and guardians can give Nintendo products to their children with peace of mind." As such, Iwata has challenged his team to come up with alternatives, and his developers have had "many active discussions on the topic."
It's an interesting challenge, and considering Iwata's seemingly high integrity, one that I wouldn't doubt he's serious about. Of course, as with my last article about Iwata, I'm not 100% that it can work without something really restrictive, like my Awful Idea from last year, which sounded nice in theory but not so much in practice. Not only that, but big spenders, as much as they might seem abhorrent, are what help keep games free for the vast majority of players. Reduce their impact and it means more players have to pay to enjoy the game — which could have a dramatic effect on the "free-ness" of a F2P game and the enjoyment level of its player base.
Still, it'll be interesting to see if Iwata and Nintendo can actually pull off something that appeals to customers and is healthy for the company in the long-term. Maybe it will lead to a whole new way to approach F2P monetization that games will rush to adapt.
Merkadis May 19, 2015 at 5:46 am
Hmm… i'm skeptical until i actually see some results.
You guys do remember Nexon ceo with his "no more P2W"? it also sounded a bit like this here.
NopnopanNOP May 16, 2015 at 3:35 pm
There already games that do this kind of business model very few but still exist. Still there are also other games that do this and only appeal to the people who push more money in. I think there does need to be some form of norm for making a fair F2P game. These game companies do not place their hopes on small payment systems because well they know their game is Shi# and don't wanna put more effort than they want too into the game because well there are limits and putting pay to win tactics into a game is more easier than balancing it for all users to enjoy.
Razer May 16, 2015 at 11:50 am
Good. I'm glad Ninty ignored the troglodytes that told them to do it the easy way. If this new business model is successful, it will be the beginning of the end for shit games that cater to people with more money than brains.
NeoS May 16, 2015 at 1:24 am
This won't prevent games from nickel-and-diming you to death. It also won't stop the hordes of cheaters, trolls and lazy casuals that flood popular F2P games.
It is a step in the right direction though. Too bad most developers don't care about their image as much as Nintendo.
Buggy May 16, 2015 at 12:24 am
Nintendo should stick to what their good with instead of trying to lose a leg branching out into the mmo markets, Now nothing to see here folks carry on with your daily business.
how is it back in the 90's bros ? I was pretty sure this was the future.
Eviil May 16, 2015 at 6:37 pm
uh, brah, you shouldn't sleep on Nintendo.
elli May 16, 2015 at 7:58 pm
They're pretty good at everything, actually.
oןןǝɥ May 15, 2015 at 10:57 pm
I tried some f2p 3ds games, they're just as bad as every other mobile game.
Mystika May 15, 2015 at 9:39 pm
Nintendo's so far published 4 free games (all on the 3DS; there are others but those aren't from Nintendo):
– 2 full F2P games (Pokemon Shuffle & Pokemon Rumble World) which while limiting players on a time basis (Shuffle moreso than Rumble World), limit mictrotransactions per month as well (a practice which I like, but for addicted players who want to spend big, may not like). The microtransactions are a way of bypassing the time limits/or to get powerups which can be earned ingame anyway.
– 2 free to try games (Rusty's Real Deal Baseball & Stretchmo/Fullblox), which are more like demos, but just branded under a different name, as most of the content still requires a 1 time payment to access (call them mini-expansions if you will).
While I don't think Ninty's going to go big with F2P games (their core business is still paid games on their consoles), it'll still be interesting to see where they head with F2P. Of course, it's still very doubtful they'd join the PC market (they only just this year announced joining the mobile market after a long period of opposition to it).
sounds cool. i hope it works out lol.


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4. You will get a page with a lot of images thumbnailed.
5. Now delete the URL on the addressbar.
7. Press Enter and see the thumbnails leave their place and fly on your browser screen .
Nice. But what is "DIS", where is it printed out and don't you overwrite it?


Dnister hotel is situated in the historic centre of Lviv - Mateyka Str, 6 on a picturesque hill near an old park and architectural monument of XYIII century - St. Yura's Cathedral. The windows of the hotel face a really wonderful view of the city center.Dnister Hotel is a member of the first Ukrainian hotel chain – Premier Hotels – that includes 6 hotels within the territory of Ukraine.The hotel offers 150 comfortable rooms, delicious Ukrainian & European cuisine, conference & meeting facilities, business center and also such useful and pleasant services as beauty salon, solarium and sauna. Hotel Dnister provides you with free Wi-Fi Internet and guarded parking.
- breakfast included in the fee and features Ukrainian Galychyna region specialty dishes.
This is a room of 21 m2 with a bath tub. It has two single beds, comfortable desk.
This is a comfortable room of 21 m2 with a bathtub or shower cabin. The room is furnished in contemporary style. It has two separate beds or one double bed, convenient desk, coffee table.
This is a modern room of 21 m2. Recently renovated and refurbished Premier rooms are decorated in a European style. Comfortable British and Italian furniture, elegant pastel colours and modern amenities create an atmosphere of peace and comfort.
This is a spacious room of 60 m2. Each Suite consists of two rooms: a living room and a bedroom, plus two bathrooms. The maximum capacity is four persons. The Suite has a beautiful view of the Old City and Ivan Franko Park. Suite category rooms also feature balconies. Italian furniture, modern design and amenities.


Sending all my best to Richie for a full recovery soon.Wishing him much success in the future,that he surely deserves.
Yeah, it was a big one, a nasty accident. As history shows, you can come back and be strong again, clue – NM. Obviously it's boring to stay calm or in bed all the time, especially for a racing driver, nothing's happening. Best regards to RS, may we see you in the car soon.


Working with IT sales candidates we see lots of CVs, both good and bad, on a daily basis.
Based on what we've seen and what our clients tell us, here is our advice on how NOT to fall into the 'bad' category!
There is no need to include your date of birth or marital status, as these are no longer required.
Make it short and snappy, avoiding filler words and clichés. Be creative with this!
Include a link to your LinkedIn profile, so future employers can see groups that you are part of, companies you follow and any recommendations you may have.
Start with most sales recent role and work back.
If you have worked for a company that has since been taken over or your role has changed, be sure to include this information under one heading (not two) or explain underneath. If you list separately it can make you look like you've had a lot of short moves.
Only include full role descriptions for the last 10-15 years, after that just include company name, job title and dates.
Include any targets, achievements and also key wins – as a sales professional, this is what our clients are most interested in!
If you have a degree, include what you studied, where and your grade.
There is no need to include GCSE or A Level results.
Be sure to include any sales training you have done.
Include any hobbies that you have, especially if they can demonstrate competitiveness, drive and determination as these attributes are often found in the most tenacious sales professionals.
There is no need to put boxes around text, keep it plain and easy to read.
Make sure there are no spelling or grammar mistakes and the text is all in the same font.
Do not put a picture on your CV, it is not necessary.
Keep the length to between 2 and 4 pages – any shorter, you are not giving enough information, however, any longer, you risk it not all being read.
There is definitely no need for a contents page, especially if you follow the above layout.
This is only a guideline! Your CV should be a professional snapshot of your life, and represent you in the best possible way.
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Imagine not even having to leave your hotel to experience the unique art and culture of the Middle East.
Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai is home to over 480 renowned works of art, curated by Camelia Esmaili, founder of l'Atelier Camelia.
This unique collection features both established as well as emerging talent and includes paintings, sculptures, videos, limited edition series and mixed media works.
So many of our guests have loved the chance encounters with these stirring masterpieces in places they would least expect, providing a window to the colourful history and heritage of this charismatic region.


"Initially good, post going public not so interested in people sadly."
Great training, a good place to get experience in real estate and then move on.
Long days, no extra holiday days considering essentially you work an additional 26 days a year for free if you work more surely you could give a bit more?
It was probably the place to work as sales negotiator and make money when it was under John Hunt's management, since going public I don't think they have kept up with the times and struggle to see how they justify their fees with other competitors fast catching up.
They are clearly losing a foothold and majority market share in London. Simple really, high staff turnover=lose consistency in your product.
Having been a loyal employee in excess of 4 years, which is a lot longer than the average recruit, on leaving felt like I had been there a week at best, just a cog in the wheel.
Ironically having been a massive believer in the brand, I would not sell my own property through them now, they will take every penny they can when you leave.
Great training but don't stay too long!
Treat your employees like people not like numbers and incentivise sales people you'd be amazed what you get back.
The training was very good, although it was very intense for one week, a lot to take in.
Here is an honest review.
The first time I joined a Foxtons, it felt like a great and super exciting company to work for In terms of commission structure and company culture. As im an enthusiastic, positive person with high energy. This was probably one of the worst company's to have joined. You could sense the bad energy and very nosey people around you.
Got to front office, shadowed for a week and was learning all the processes and how the structure is day to day. What you then realise is, they depict this great image of working together as a company and a team. But really they'll throw you under the bus if it doesn't benefit them. You always have to watch you back, even if you're in the same team.
Considering it's a sales environment, you can have friendly work competition. But playing colleagues against each other just demonstrates that this company is full of 'dream sellers'. And also, creates a lot of uncomfortable tension and hate.
Once you've left, everyone in front office will use your leave as a source of gossip and a topic of every discussion, because if you have the confidence to SPEAK UP about how you feel, it's frowned upon because senior managers and directors EGO's get bruised, therefore they'll just dismiss you there and then. Even if you're courteous enough to still Be accommodating, they'll treat you like nothing and replace you anyway. That's why they have a high staff turnover.
This company does not depict corporate or professional, it's just an image where estate agents hide behind to look like a big shot company.
Treat your staff better, and allow your staff to have a voice.
There is a lot of favouritism and no room for real recognition of progress.
Just because you have a senior position, does not allow you to be intimidating to your staff. That is not leadership.
"Threatening court action to pay for company car when you leave, even with no damages!!!"
Long hours and weekends, no progression. Lazy management, everyone is demotivated so warning to negotiators do not expect to make money!!! Leads are given to their favourite/mates.
"A great foot in the door but beware"


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Joanna Whalley, Board Chair
Joanna is a Certified Human Resources Professional with over 20 years of experience and provides governance, strategic planning and HR consulting to a variety of organizations. She has built best practice systems and award winning strategies that centre on creating great places to work. Joanna holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Victoria and a Graduate Certificate in HR Management from Royal Roads University. As well as volunteering and sitting on the board for the Salt Spring Literacy Society, she chairs the board of the Pacific Immigrant Resources Society and is a volunteer facilitator with Vantage Point. Joanna has an avid interest in creating environments, structures and processes that bring out the very best in our rich and diverse community. She enjoys dog walks, beach rambles and a good book.
Cathy McCluskey, Board Secretary
Cathy is a retired teacher who moved to the island full-time with her husband in May 2015 from Burlington, Ontario. Cathy had a 30-year career as an elementary teacher, primarily as a special educator and learning resource teacher in both inner city and suburban schools working with children with specific learning challenges and developing education plans with their teachers and families. Upon arrival on Salt Spring, Cathy quickly became a literacy tutor and also participated in the One-to One school program at Fernwood School.
Maureen Stuart, Board Member
Maureen moved to Salt Spring Island in 2016, after retiring from a life-long career in teaching, culminating in 14 years as the teacher librarian in a North Vancouver secondary school. Before that, she taught in secondary, junior high school and elementary schools in both North Vancouver and Edmonton, Alberta. Apart from her professional life, in which she founded a very effective student service organization and sponsored numerous student clubs, she volunteered in various capacities with North Shore Connexions, an organization supporting people with developmental disabilities. Since coming to Salt Spring, she has volunteered as a tutor in the One to One Reading Program in a local elementary school and helped sort books for the Literacy Society's Giant Book Sale. She takes great pleasure in supporting literacy programs on Salt Spring, as literacy has provided her with one of the greatest pleasures in her life.
Martha Taylor, Board Member
Martha is a relative new-comer to Salt Spring, having arrived in the spring of 2017. Most of her career was in post-secondary education at Mount Royal University as an adult educator/work experience coordinator and team leader. In her final working years, she joined the university's foundation, first as a communications and stewardship officer, then as a fund development officer, helping to raise money for scholarships, bursaries, programs and capital projects. She is a One to One Reading Tutor and board member of the Salt Spring Community Health Society. In addition, she volunteers for the Salt Spring Island Conservancy's Stewards-In-Training program and was appointed as a Marriage Commissioner on the island in May of 2018.
Karen Dakin, Treasurer
Karen Dakin is a senior partner in Dakin & Webb Inc, Chartered Professional Accountants. A long-time resident of Salt Spring, Karen with her husband and young family chose the island as home after a travel adventure through BC, leaving the northern climes for warmer ground in 1988. Outside a busy professional career, she enjoys cooking, ceramic arts, sewing, gardening, reading, and daily walks with her canine companions. As a child, a parent and now a grandparent, the pleasure of a good book remains a constant in her life, and revisiting Dr. Seuss highly recommended.
Victoria Skinner, Board Member
Victoria moved to Salt Spring 14 years ago from Vancouver. She worked for 35 years as a Registered Nurse specializing in Operating Room and Recovery. She has always been hugely involved with sports and exercise, starting as a very young child and continuing today.
Since moving to Salt Spring, Victoria has been involved with many volunteer positions. She has volunteered with the SPCA, the Conservancy's Stewarts in Training Programme, Salt Spring Sailing Club, Treasure Fair, One to One Reading Programme, the Book and Bling sale, and in charge of the gardens at her Strata.
Victoria believes in supporting Literacy in her community. She believes that Literacy is critical to economic development as well as individual and community well being.
Deb McGovern, Board Member
Deb's career has been in Human Resources in Toronto and Vancouver, where she was on the local Heritage Commission and Docent for UBC's Museum of Anthropology. Deb moved to Salt Spring Island 18 years ago and volunteered initially with Island Natural Care wildlife rescue and Salt Spring Conservancy. She was Secretary to the Board of Salt Spring Sailing Club and is still involved as a Membership Officer. She was on the Board of Therapeutic Riding and helped with fundraising and communication. After several years' helping with the Giant Book and Jewellery Sale she joined Literacy's Board for the first time in 2016, and co-chaired the event with Gail Sjuberg. She left the Board in 2019 to travel, was persuaded to rejoin the Board after last year's AGM and looks forward to being involved with a great group.
Mona Donovan, Board Member
Mona is new to Salt Spring, having arrived in January 2020. Although originally from Saskatchewan, Mona spent most of her adult life in Vancouver. After completing a B.A. and a B.Ed, both in French, she taught French immersion in Burnaby at the elementary level. She also taught English as a Second Language to adults and seniors. Mona is a co-founder of the Nicaragua Children's Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports schools, children and their families in rural communities. A few years ago, Mona decided to take up beekeeping and currently manages several beehives. Mona loves reading and learning and is often found with her nose in a book. Upon discovering the Salt Spring Literacy Society, she signed on a volunteer tutor and now is tutoring French, which she enjoys very much. She is looking forward to becoming more involved with the Literacy Society.
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Mary Rose MacLachlan, Board Member
Mary Rose currently works as a visual researcher and permissions consultant in educational publishing for companies in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. She moved with her partner from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island in 2005. She has volunteered on the boards of ArtSpring (Island Arts Centre Society) and the Salt Spring Island Foundation. She was involved in the creation of the Foundation of Youth, which advises and supports the Salt Spring Island Foundation Board in the area of youth grant making. She has volunteered over the years as a book sorter for the Giant Book Sale, one of her favourite events on the Salt Spring Island calendar. She has also been a valued volunteer with the 1000×5 program helping to sort and package books for preschoolers on the island and facilitating a discounted book order from Annick Press.
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Tana 3S acquired 15.000 hectares of quality land at Kitangale Ranch next to the Tana river under a 30 years Lease agreement .
Each year 2.500 hectares of land will be prepared for high yield sweet sorghum plantation.
The full land conversion is expected to be completed by 2020.
Sorghum grains will be sold to the Food and Feeds Processors industry in Kenya.
Sugar Syrup for ethanol production will be produced from Sweet Sorghum stems in scalable production units.
In the first two years, the syrup will be sold to local distilleries.
An ethanol fermentation & distillery and cogeneration unit will be installed in 2020, once 10.000 ha. of converted land will be in full sweet sorghum feedstock production.
Kenya suffers from a a structural ethanol & sugar molasse production deficit.
As result of high import cost, the price of Ethanol in the Kenyan domestic prices is 30% higher than international prices.
Sorghum grain prices are 50 to 60 % higher than in the USA.
Global ethanol prices are due to increase as result of raising US imports (sugarcane based ethanol is the cheapest alternative to fill the advanced Biofuel mandate).
Sweet Sorghum grain, syrup/ ethanol, beef industry &electricity sales create multiple source of revenue reducing exposure to price fluctuations.
Ethanol from Sweet sorghum is 40 to 50 % cheaper to produce than sugarcane ethanol (Cost of cultivation of sweet sorghum is 3 times lower than sugarcane).
The investment in syrup production units are scaled to correspond to sorghum plantation area increase.
Ethanol production unit investment is realized only once the agro & syrup production operations come up to speed.
For agro-industrial investors, Kenya offers unique advantages: a stable economical & political environment, easy access to markets, developed agricultural services & good road logistics.
Top quality soils, 650 mm annual rainfall, high irrigation potential proximity to ports and consumption centers.
3 crops per year under irrigation.
Land lease cost is a bargain compared to ethanol producing countries such as Brazil.
The project seeks returns above 35 % IRR while offering exceptional investment safety.
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Adaptation and learning in control and signal processing
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Adam Smith's Concept of Productive and Unproductive Labour: An Interpretation
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Adam Smith and the Labour Theory of Value: an Unconvincing "Reconsideration"
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A cybernetic perspective on methods and process models in collaborative designing
Maier, A. M., Wynn, D. C., Andreasen, M. M. & Clarkson, P. J., 24 May 2012, p. 233-240. 8 p.
A cybernetic model for analytic network process
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AC voltage control of DC/DC converters based on modular multilevel converters in multi-terminal high-voltage direct current transmission systems
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Acute ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced deficits in reversal learning: neural correlates of affective inflexibility
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Acute whole body UVA irradiation combined with nitrate ingestion enhances time trial performance in trained cyclists
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Acute whole-body UVA irradiation combined with nitrate ingestion enhances cycling performance in trained cyclists
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Acute respiratory-failure and CNS-depressing drugs
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Acute health risks to community hand-pumped groundwater supplies following cyclone Idai flooding
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Acute B-type natriuretic peptide response and early postoperative right ventricular physiology following tetralogy of Fallot's repair
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Acute and chronic environmental effects of clandestine methamphetamine waste
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Acute and chronic effects of intrathecal galanin on behavioural and biochemical markers of spinal motor function in adult rats
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A customers' perception of electronic service delivery in the UK retail banking sector
Ibrahim, E. E. B. & Joseph, M., 2006, In: International Journal of Bank Marketing. 24, 7, p. 475-493 18 p.
A customer-manufacturer-competitor orientation model for product life cycle analysis based on QFD, AHP/ANP and TRIZ
Hou, J. & Su, D., 2007, In: International Journal of Design Engineering. 1, 1, p. 104-124 20 p.
A custom, high-channel-count data acquisition system for chemical species tomography of aero-jet engine exhaust plumes
Fisher, E. M. D., Tsekenis, S-A., Yang, Y., Chighine, A., Liu, C., Polydorides, N., Wright, P., Kliment, J., Ozanyan, K., Benoy, T., Humphries, G., Wilson, D., Lengden, M., Johnstone, W. & McCann, H., 29 Feb 2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement . 69, 2, p. 549-558 10 p.
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Arsenal news: Has Unai Emery leaked early Bernd Leno team news ahead of Everton clash?
ARSENAL manager Unai Emery may have teased that Bernd Leno will keep his place in goal to face Everton this weekend.
The goalkeeper made his long-awaited first appearance for the club since a £22million summer switch from Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League last night.
The Gunners beat Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava 4-2 in their opening group game with Leno not at fault for either of the two late goals his side conceded.
The 26-year-old's debut was largely low-key with his distribution kept simple and only one save, a simple low stop, to make before Vorskla's goals.
Arsenal fans were long keen for Leno to start over Cech, who has endured a disappointing start to the season while trying to adapt to new boss Emery's methods but has kept his place for all of their five Premier League outings.
Yet Emery may have revealed that he plans to hand German international his league debut for their clash with Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday (4pm) as he discussed the performances of the keeper and fellow summer signing Lucas Torreira, who also made his first start.
Emery told journalists: "Lucas is playing with his progress on the team and on our ideas, our performance with a passion and with a performance. Each minute he is playing, he is doing very well.
"And for Leno it's the first match also. I think that we conceded two goals but not for a mistake [from him].
He will be continuing to play matches in the next week.
Arsenal face Championship side Brentford in the third round of the Carabao Cup next Wednesday and it can be assumed that Leno will start that clash.
But Emery stating that Leno will continue to "play matches" rather than specifically naming the Brentford game could mean Cech will continue on the bench at the weekend.
That could simply be fanciful wishing for Arsenal supporters, however, with it most likely that Leno and Torreira will return to the bench against Everton before starting in the cup next week.
Combative midfielder Torreira suffered a knock which forced him off before the hour mark and on his fitness, Emery explained: "Each match we play, I am responsible for the group and for Torreira also.
Arsenal legend Martin Keown believes neither Leno or Torreira did enough to justify inclusions from the start against the Toffees.
He told BT Sport: "I'm not sure anyone has done that [staked a claim to start the next match] tonight. Certainly not the goalkeeper.
"You can't point blame at him for the goals, but if he pulled off a worldie save he might stay in the team.


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BfK Briefing – January 1998
This issue's cover shows titles from Anthony Masters' new 'Weird World' series aimed to grab reluctant readers. Anthony Masters is interviewed by George Hunt. Thanks to Bloomsbury Children's Books for their help in producing this January cover.
New Government - New Initiatives?
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BfK invites Gary McKeone, Literature Director, Arts Council of England, to explain what he expects from New Labour:
"In November past I attended the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists. Five poets received fifteen thousand pounds each. In his passionate address, Adrian Mitchell, one of the judges, pointed out that the average annual income of the hundreds of poets who applied was twelve thousand five hundred pounds. The figures are sadly eloquent.
We must cherish our writers, not through the tokenism of sporadic prizes, but by developing new and sustained ways of offering financial support. The government has a role to play in this. Let's work together, government and Arts Council, to devise imaginative tax relief schemes for writers. Let's look at helpful pension schemes for writers. Let's explore innovative schemes in other countries and, magpie-like, pick the best examples for our own writers. The arts funding system does many good things for literature but we must now put the writer back at the centre of our efforts.
These are long term plans. More immediately I would ask Chris Smith and Mark Fisher to spearhead a drive to set up a Writers Awards Trust Fund. The Arts Council offers fifteen awards annually of seven thousand pounds each. It helps but it's not enough. Let's aim for fifty awards per year at fifteen thousand pounds each. With effort and commitment we can reduce the need for the 'beautiful begging letters'."
Count Down to the 1998-99 National Year of Reading
* Books Etc has become a sponsor of the charity Reading is Fundamental. It will sponsor 20 literacy projects in schools around London.
* The Bookstart Books for Babies project is to receive £150,000 over the next three years from the Basic Skills Agency to support its work encouraging parents to share books with very young children.
* Everyman's Library is to denote sets of 250 books and six CD-Roms ('masterclasses on language and literature') to the 4,500 secondary schools in the UK, following a £4 million award from the Millennium Commission. Everyman is to match the lottery funding for the project through sales and sponsorship.
A leaflet is available on how to get involved in the National Year of Reading. Free from DfEE, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT.
Dahl is Top (Again)
Roald Dahl (1,957 votes) was voted the nation's favourite modern children's author in a poll conducted by Treasure Islands before its demise. The rest of the top ten were Goosebumps author, R L Stine (1,052), Dick King-Smith (412), Jacqueline Wilson (340), Terry Pratchett (168), Judy Blume (154), Anne Fine (121), Animal Ark's 'Lucy Daniels' (103), Shirley Hughes (103) and Robert Westall (63). A total of 357 authors received votes but of these 185 had to rely on their mum to be included; they received only one vote.
Treasure Islands Sinks
The popular Radio 4 programme, Treasure Islands, dedicated to children's books, is to be replaced by an hour-long general arts programme in which books coverage will be divided between adult and children's. A proposal from the Treasure Islands team for a specific children's book programme has been turned down. BfK finds it astounding that in the run-up to the National Year of Reading, children's books should get the short end of the stick from the broadcasters.
Junior Education Children's Books Festival
This will be held on Wednesday, 11th March from 10am to 4pm at Cheltenham Town Hall, Gloucestershire. Morning speakers include Philip Pullman, Shirley Hughes and Michael Morpurgo. Afternoon sessions will be run by Neil Ardley, Michael Foreman, Shirley Hughes, Rosalind Kerven, Colin McNaughton, Michael Morpurgo, Brian Moses, Grace Nichols, Korky Paul and Jacqueline Wilson.
Cost £20, lunch not included. Application froms are available from Junior Education, Scholastic Ltd, Villiers House, Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 5PR. Closing date Monday, 16th February.
The Department for Education and Employment has invited the National Literacy Trust to set up the team to organise the National Year of Reading. In a bold and imaginative move, Liz Attenborough has been appointed its Project Director. Attenborough was formerly Publisher, Penguin Children's Books; she is a regular contributor to BfK.
Charles Keeping (1924-1988) has been commemorated with a blue plaque on the Keeping family home in Bromley, Kent. One of the best known illustrators of the 1960s and 1970s, Keeping worked mainly in black or coloured inks to create a strongly atmospheric imaginative world.
Catherine Blanchard, head of children's services at Hertfordshire Libraries, has been appointed Chief Librarian at Leeds.
Domenica de Rosa has been appointed Editorial Director for children's fiction at HarperCollins. De Rosa previously worked in the educational division. She will report directly to head of children's publishing, Kate Harris. Publishing director Gail Penston remains in charge of picture books and properties. Meanwhile, Jane Friedman, formerly of Knopf, has been appointed president and chief executive of HarperCollins with responsibility for HarperCollins publishing worldwide. Anthea Disney, the deadlines disciplinarian, becomes Chairman and Chief Executive of the News America Publishing Group, a new division of New Corporation.
Ladybird Books has appointed Michael Herridge Publishing Director. He was previously Creative Director at World International.
Following Lindsey Fraser's surprise resignation from Book Trust Scotland, Kathryn Ross has been appointed Acting Executive Director. Fraser's longterm plans are 'on the hazy side'.
Chris Kloet, formerly editorial director of the Gollancz children's list, has left Penguin to pursue a freelance career.
Jo Shiel, Waterstone's children's book specialist, has left to take up a post with Daisy & Tom in Manchester. There are no plans to replace her.
After 60 years of eating Cow Pie (horns included), Desperate Dan has left the Dandy. Mad cow disease or just another redundancy?
And, as BfK goes to press, rumour has it that, despite interest from Ravensburger Buchverlag, Penguin is, after all, about to acquire Reed Children's Books ...
Margaret Potter (1916-1997)
With her husband, Alexander Potter, Margaret Potter collaborated on writing and illustrating educational books including the 'Puffin Building Books' for Allen Lane's innovative new series of Puffin Picture Books in the 1940s. Their pen and pencil drawings, particularly of buildings, were scrupulously accurate and often enlivened with humorously observed detail.
The Kurt Maschler Award
The 1997 award for 'a work ... in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other' has been won by William Mayne's Lady Muck, illustrated by Joanathan Heale (Heinemann). The judges were Louis Baum of The Bookseller, writer and former BfK editor, Chris Powling, and academic Margaret Meek. Chris Powling commented: 'Lady Muck is Mayne mimicry at his read-aloud best, alongside gloriously piggy woodcuts.'
The 1997 SEN Book Award
This (Special Education Needs) Award has been won by Charlie's Eye (reviewed BfK 104) by Dorothy Horgan (Hamish Hamilton). Commended books were Elaine Forrestal's Someone Like Me (Puffin), Elizabeth Arnold's Gold and Silver Water (Mammoth) and Philip Ridley's Scribbleboy (Puffin).
Excelle Awards for Black Publishing
Nine lifetime achievement awards were presented at a literary banquet to, amongst others, Jessica and Eric Huntley, founders of Bogle L'Ouverture and the publishers of some of Britain's first children's books for a multi-racial society. Verna Wilkins, founder of Tamarind Press, was also honoured. The award for the best children's book went to Malorie Blackman for Hacker (Transworld).
Wirral Paperback of the Year Award
The 1997 award, chosen by young readers from ten Wirral LEA secondary schools, has been won by Sue Welford's The Shadow of August (Mammoth) - see review BfK 107.
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
Titles shortlisted are Junk by Melvin Burgess (Andersen Press), Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech (Macmillan), Aquila by Andrew Norriss (Hamish Hamilton) and Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley (Scholastic Press). The judges include poet and novelist Helen Dunmore and novelist Anne Fine.
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
Members of the 1998 panel, chaired by Julia Eccleshare, are last year's winner, Melvin Burgess, BfK editor, Rosemary Stones, and writers Anthony Masters and Gillian Cross.
1998 BFC Mother Goose Award
Entries should be submitted by the end of February 1998. The Award is open to all British illustrators publishing a first major book for children between 1st March 1997 and 28th February 1998. For further details please contact Marisa Ryder at Books For Children,4 Furzegound Way, Stockley Park, Uxbridge UB11 1DP.
Unesco Prize
The deadline for nominations for the 1999 Unesco Prize for Children and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance is 31st December. Books published in 1996 and 1997 are eligible. Details from Gloria Bailey at the PA (0171 565 7474).
Cracking Good Books: Teaching Literature at Key Stage 2 by Judith Graham, NATE, 0 901291 51 X, £16.50. From Paton Walsh's Thomas and the Tinners to Alfred Noyes' The Highwayman, Graham's imaginative selection of titles is revealed to be most apposite for student interpretation, discussion and activity for which she makes useful suggestions.
Practical Ways to Inspire Young Authors by Angela Redfern and Viv Edwards, Reading and Language Information Centre, 0 7049 1261 9 £4.50. From The University of Reading, Bulmershe Court, Earley, Reading RG6 1HY. A short booklet that focuses on the teacher's responsibility to create a rich writing environment and effective classroom practice.
Young Writer, editor Kate Jones, is a termly magazine dedicated to publishing children's writing and suggesting writing activities. There are author interviews, poetry, short fiction and book reviews. Subscription in UK £6.50. From Glebe House, Church Road, Weobley, Hereford HR4 8SD.
Waterstone's Guide to Books for the National Curriculum (£4.99 from Waterstone's branches) contains 300 recommendations for core subjects, foundation subjects and additional subjects such as personal and social education at Key Stages 1 and 2.
Books for Students
BEST SELLER CHART
TOP 10 CLASSICS
January to December 1997
1. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C S Lewis, Collins
2. Charlotte's Web, E B White, Puffin
3. The Iron Man, Ted Hughes, Faber
4. The Hobbit, J R R Tolkien, Collins
5. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Puffin
6. The Railway Children, E Nesbit, Puffin
7. The Magician's Nephew, C S Lewis, Collins
8. Tom's Midnight Garden, Philippa Pearce, Puffin
9. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, Puffin
10. Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome, Red Fox
It is encouraging to see 'modern' classics such as The Iron Man (1968) alongside titles from the first decade of the 20th century in this list.
This listing has been specially compiled for BfK by Books for Students from their sales data. Books for Students Ltd is a major specialist supply company to schools and libraries.
Those Vital Schools Library Services
Congratulations on a sterling editorial in BfK 106.
Apropos of your advice to Chris Smith and Mark Fisher you might like to know that organisations representing Schools Library Services met with Mark Fisher recently. We raised the issues affecting schools library services and, whilst we sought to be positive, he was left in no doubt of the importance of ensuring that SLSs are successful, relevant and able to adequately support the work of schools. A useful strategy would be closer links between DCMS and the DfEE. In fact, Mark Fisher and Stephen Byers have a meeting shortly, and Mark Fisher indicated he would raise the issue of schools library services at this meeting and aim for on-going dialogue, recognising the role SLSs can play in the education process. This will be a start!
The delegation to the meeting included the Schools Library Association, the Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians, the Schools Libraries Group of The Library Association and myself representing LAHQ. We have all prioritised advocacy work with the DfEE, DCMS, other relevant departments (such as the Scottish Office and the Welsh Office), education quangos such as Ofsted and SCAA/QCA, the Audit Commission working party on LEA support services, the Royal Family, the Education Select Committee of the House of Commons and so on. There is so much to do, but there are positive signs which we need to build on.
Just a small point. Whilst Graham Small's report identifies many concerns about SLSs, unfortunately some printing errors occurred in the report. The body of the report identifies, I think, that about 12% of LEAs do not provide an SLS, whilst the summary uses the figure of 25%. For 1996/97, LISU figures, courtesy of Claire Creaser, indicate that of 177 local authorities in the UK, 13 authorities do not have a service, so the actual percentage is low. Just a small point, but ASCEL, SLG, SLA and LAHQ are concerned that SLSs are not talked down: we all recognise that we need to be positive and proactive if we are to meet the challenges of all the new educational initiatives – indeed, many colleagues join me in thinking there is much to be positive about.
Anthony Tilke
Professional Adviser, Youth and School Libraries, The Library Association, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
Using Big Books
As a user of Big Books I was delighted to see them now featuring in your review section. The real value of Big Books is as a means of a whole class sharing a story and learning to read, a fact now recognised in the Literacy Hour. Therefore the text must be enlarged sufficiently for every child to read easily. Reps. have proudly shown me Big Books that would fail in my small class of 12 let alone in a class of 30 plus.
The Big Book market desperately needs expanding but please publishers before you rush your best sellers into big format consider the child in the back row of a large class grouped in front of their teacher and the Big Book. It is not enough to just 'blow up' the pages; the size and spacing of the letters, words and lines must be adjusted to enable that child to read as easily as the child in the front. Spacing is all important as the child must be able to distinguish every letter and word pointed at. I have seen texts where from a distance 'cl' is indistinguishable from 'd' and 'ri' becomes 'n'.
These factors become even more important in books aimed at older pupils where the temptation is to overload a page with text.
Could I ask that publishers consult with everyday classroom teachers who are using Big Books, not educational experts, otherwise there are going to be some very disappointed purchasers of Big Books in the near future.
Maggie Sutton
White Author/Black Characters ...continued
At the risk of sounding smug I have to say that my experience has been different from that of Jean Ure (BfK 105). One editor was wary when I approached her with the idea for The Jessame Stories, expressing reservations such as Jean describes, but I wrote the book anyway and luckily the first editor I showed it to, Rosemary Debnam at Heinemann, accepted it more quickly than she'd ever accepted anything before – or has since! Reviews have been positive, sales good and the sequel More Jessame Stories, appeared this summer.
My only problem with The Jessame Stories has been being ignored at Hull station by a teacher meeting me for an author visit; she wasn't expecting a white face. A bonus has been both books' enthusiastic reception by the family of Vanessa Aduke Olusanya, the young teacher who was their inspiration.
Julia Jarman
This correspondence is now closed.