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In the treatment of education, Campanella reveals himself as a seventeenth-century thinker, placing great emphasis on the study of the sciences, all of the sciences. He has a plan for spreading information on all branches of knowledge through pictures displayed throughout the city on walls and in corridors of public buildings — visual aids to education for persons of all ages. Their leaders believe that the advancement of scientific knowledge is the principal key to the betterment of the race. The report claims that those people have developed not only the telescope but also such modern inventions as power-propelled ships and flying machines.
In this lecture, Moody will describe the common elements of near-death experiences, as medical doctors in many countries have studied them. Also, he will describe shared death experiences, an identical phenomenon reported by bystanders at the death of some other person. Moody traces debates on these topics back to Plato and Democritus, who argued about whether near-death experiences indicate an afterlife, or just a dying brain. Moody will discuss fascinating new ways of studying such experiences and their relationship to humanity's biggest question: what happens when we die?
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Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1932) offers a projection of what life on earth might become in another 500 years if technology plays an increasingly dominant role and if government control of all aspects of human activity becomes absolute. Skyscrapers will become taller, factories will become more efficient, travel will be mainly by air, diseases will be virtually eliminated, and universal happiness will be provided through elaborate sports and entertainment programs and through a happiness pill called soma.
Samuel Butler, Erewhon. This hugely inventive 1872 satire by the author of the anti-Victorian novel The Way of All Flesh is perhaps more accurately described as 'anti-utopian', though it follows the utopian narrative structure. The fictional land of Erewhon – almost 'nowhere' backwards – is the setting for this novel. Among the things satirised by Butler in this book is the rise of the machines, which Butler argues will evolve at an ever-faster rate – along the lines of Darwinian evolution – until the machines eventually overtake humans.
On becoming Lord Chancellor after the fall of Cardinal Wolsey he was zealous in the persecution and burning of reformers and Protestant. More opposed the English translation of the Bible by William Tyndale. He could be cruel and was a bitter enemy of anyone who opposed the Church. Like most people of the age he was superstitious believing firmly in ghosts, omens in dreams and the literal interpretation of the Bible. More called for reform in the existing church but believed everyone should obey the Pope in Rome as a father is obeyed in the well ordered home. He would not brook breaking away from Roman Catholicism.
The music in Journey was composed and orchestrated by Austin Wintory, who had previously worked with Thatgamecompany on the soundtrack for Flow. Wintory worked closely on the soundtrack with sound designer Steve Johnson, as well as the programming team, so the music would dynamically tie in to both the actions of the player and sound effects caused by nearby game objects, and feel as if it were "unfolding in real time".[28] Johnson felt having short pieces of music that looped without reacting to the player would be a "missed opportunity", and wanted to create music that changed while still containing a composed emotional arc. Jenova Chen met with Wintory at the start of the game's development to describe his vision for the project, and Wintory left the meeting and composed and recorded the main cello theme for the soundtrack that night. He continued to work on the soundtrack for the next three years, experimenting and discarding many ideas.[29] The game's orchestrations were performed by the Skopje Radio Symphonic Orchestra (Makedonskiot filmski orkestar "F.A.M.E.S.") in Macedonia.[30]
There is, of course, nothing new in all of this program, nothing fantastic such as Huxley's "Hatchery and Conditioning Centre." The reader, while he cringes at the horror, keeps repeating to himself, "It can't happen here." Nevertheless, Orwell compels us to recognize not only Nazi devices but also certain telltale symptoms in our own social and political practices that cannot help but undermine our complacency.
Gattaca is a science fiction film directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Jude Law. It depicts the life in the futuristic dystopian Earth society, in which quality genetic makeup controls the destiny of every person. The main protagonist Vincent was born in an old-fashioned way. He is seen as genetically inferior and is doomed to a life of servitude. He tries to change his destiny by buying identity of Jerome Eugene Morrow, a potential swimming star whose career ended in a car accident.
The film's director, Scud, explained that the idea for the film "originated from my own thoughts about suicide. One time, I had thought about walking into the central Australian desert until I am exhausted and die in a miserable way. These thoughts caused me to think about similar people in this situation." He continued that "All of the episodes are independent of each other and the stories are based on real experiences which some of the actors appearing in the film have gone through. Having an international cast and locations around the world is appropriate because depression and suicide are universal themes".[1][2]
The history of utopian literature is extensive, even if we take the term in the strict sense of a detailed description of a nation or commonwealth ordered according to a system which the author proposes as a better way of life than any known to exist, a system that could be instituted if the present one could be cancelled and people could start over. Before More's 1516 Utopia, the number of elaborately designed utopian commonwealths is small. Most of the writings along these lines are brief and many are misty, nostalgic, backward glances at an imagined primitive life in the "Golden Age." There is, of course, no lack of earlier literature criticizing the status quo. The great outpouring of utopian literature, however, came after More; and it cannot be doubted that his work gave great impetus to the movement.
A serious dilemma presented itself as a result of this newfound devotion to the ancient sages because of the apparent conflict between pagan classicism and Christian doctrine. It became a matter of deepest concern for all Renaissance thinkers to find an accommodation of the two doctrines — the philosophy of Plato and the teachings of Christ. As a result of their dual allegiance, we get the term which describes the movement, "Christian humanism." The successful adaptation of double devotion is seldom better illustrated than in the works of Thomas More, especially in Utopia.
His most recent book, a New York Times bestseller, is "Manhunt: The Ten Year Search for bin Laden, from 9/11 to Abbottabad." The book is being translated into nine languages and HBO has produced a theatrical release documentary based upon it. The film, for which Bergen is the executive producer, was in the Sundance Film 2013 competition and won the Emmy award for Best Documentary. The Washington Post named "Manhunt" one of the best non-fiction books of 2012 and The Guardian named it one of the key books on Islamist extremism. The Sunday Times (UK) named it the best current affairs book of 2012 and The Times (UK) named it one of the best non-fiction books of 2012. The book was awarded the Overseas Press Club Cornelius Ryan award for best non-fiction book of 2012 on international affairs.
Utopians do not fight their own wars if they can avoid it. Killing, although morally necessary, is morally degrading, so they hire mercenaries to defend Utopia. They do, however, train for war - men and women both - "so that they will not be incapable of fighting when circumstances require it". (105) They go to war reluctantly, and "do so only to defend their own territory, or to drive an invading enemy from the territory of their friends, or else, out of compassion and humanity, they use their forces to liberate a[n] oppressed people from tyranny and servitude." (105) Upon declaring war, they immediately offer enormous rewards for the assassination or capture of the enemy prince and others "responsible for plotting against the Utopians." (108)
The "classical revival" was at the center of the intellectual and artistic agitation of the age. It involved a realization — or rediscovery — that a very great civilization had flourished in ancient Greece and Rome and a conviction that conscientious study and imitation of that civilization offered the key to new greatness. The Renaissance artists studied ancient works of architecture and sculpture, not only for their form and technique but also for their spirit. Renaissance scholars came to appreciate the literature of the ancients as a storehouse of wisdom and eloquence, and through their study they acquired attitudes and developed tastes of enormous value: to challenge dogma, to recognize the authority of nature, and to regard living a full life in "this world" as an opportunity and an obligation. They came to believe in their right to accept and enjoy physical beauty and the whole sensory world. Finally they acquired a sense of the worth of the individual and of the dignity of man. Growing gradually out of these concepts came the philosophy of "humanism" and the magnificent achievements in the fine arts.
Utopians are ambivalent, in fact illogical if not morally arrogant, about killing for food or defense. They eat animals but "they do not allow their citizens to be accustomed to butchering animals" but rather have "bondsmen" do this because they believe that butchering animals for food "gradually eliminates compassion, the finest feeling of human nature." (68) Bondsmen are apparently immune to such a descent into moral corruption, or else they are bondsmen exactly because they are already morally degraded and so either immune to further corruption or they are beyond moral rectification, and therefore the moral consequences of killing for food cannot matter for their moral selves. So bondsmen who butcher animals either have no compassion, it having been gradually eliminated through butchering, or because their moral precondition, their qualification of moral impurity, includes diminished compassion from which their moral descent continues, or else they have compassion and, being bondsmen, they are somehow immune from the moral consequences of killing for food, either because of their moral deficiency or because bondsmen have a moral strength that the citizens of Utopia lack.
The extraordinary efficiency of the entire business structure is explained in part by superior management, as has been said, but also partly because they have eliminated several costly and time-consuming activities, freeing the citizens for more productive work. There is no army, no navy, no police force; there are no lawyers, bankers, or salesmen.
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The Millennium: A Comedy of the Year 2000 by Upton Sinclair. A novel in which capitalism finds its zenith with the construction of The Pleasure Palace. During the grand opening of this, an explosion kills everybody in the world except eleven of the people at the Pleasure Palace. The survivors struggle to rebuild their lives by creating a capitalistic society. After that fails, they create a successful utopian society "The Cooperative Commonwealth," and live happily forever after.[28].
What happens to those slaves (bondsmen) who helped feed the citizens of Utopia by butchering animals for food and thus suffering the apparent moral consequence of diminished compassion is not stated. Perhaps Utopia uses only slaves gotten from outside the citizenry of Utopia for their necessary killing. Utopia has slaves captured in wars they fought and other "foreigners who have been condemned to death" which the Utopians "acquire [...] sometimes cheaply, more often gratis and take them away." Foreign slaves are kept "constantly at work" and in chains. (95) Utopia also has slaves who entered into slavery by choice. These are "poor, overworked drudges from other nations [...] who chose to be slaves among the Utopians." Such slaves can relinquish their slavery whenever they choose, but in doing so they leave Utopia, although they are not "sent away empty-handed." (96)
The trailer of " Voyage en Chine " (Trip to China) is undoubtedly attractive : while it displays beautiful views of the Chinese countryside it sets against them the shapeless figure of an aging, limping, more uncomely than ever Yolande Moreau. The effect is that you can't help asking yourself what the Belgian comedian is doing in such an exotic place ? And the title is only half explicit about that, for this trip does not look like a sightseeing one. Well, for more information, there is no other solution than... to go and see the film. Which I did. I then found out what Yolande Moreau was doing in the Middle Kingdom. In the film she is in fact Liliane Rousseau, a fifty-odd-year-old nurse sharing her modest suburban house with a husband she does not seem to particularly care for. One night she learns by phone the death of her twenty-five-year-old son Philippe : the young man has just been killed in a car accident in China, his adopted homeland. Due to administrative complications, the grieving mother brings herself to go to China, in order to try and sort things out of course but also and above all to mourn her only child with dignity. Only she insists on going alone, certainly not in the company of her husband Richard, whom she blames for having misunderstood their son and caused his estrangement from them. And this is precisely what she does, landing first in Shanghai where Philippe lived and then in the province of Sichuan where he had his accident. Speaking a little English (which does not help very much in the countryside) but not a word of Chinese, this journey proves no pleasure cruise. However Liliane, like a brave little soldier, holds on and finally achieves her initiatory voyage - with a little help from local friends naturally. And just while she opens up to China and its people she gets closer to her son, even if it is too late for him. A profound theme combined with the discovery of another civilization, it looks like we are on track for a masterpiece... Unfortunately this is not really the case. The film is pleasant, yes. As expected, you discover many things about China, particularly about rural China, which is rarely shown in fiction cinema, the views are beautiful and Yolande Moreau is great. So, how come you leave the theater vaguely dissatisfied? One explanation may lie in its exceedingly slow pace. Too many scenes last too long and as they are not rich enough in meaning and/or emotions, a distancing effect (unwanted by the director, I suppose) sets in. With the result that instead of translating the meditative mood of his heroine, Zoltan Mayer inoculates a slight dose of boredom in the viewers' brains. A little more dynamic editing and scenes a little richer in content would have helped give "Voyage en Chine " more impact, which it deserved actually. Another weak point is the way the scenes connected with Philippe's death and funeral. Oddly enough, while the general tone of the film is subdued (even a little too much, as I mentioned before), this part of the film is presented in a melodramatic, if not whiny, fashion. An illustration of it is the (inappropriate) way Mayer directs the pretty Chinese actress Qu Jing Jing, who embodies the late son's former fiancée : she expresses grief too conventionally. So, when she finds herself face to Yolande Moreau, it is disturbing to see the former play while the latter lives. But don't get me wrong: even if I dwelt at some length on the film's imperfections these are only reservations. On the whole, as it is, " Voyage en Chine " remains a respectable work, at any rate worth seeing. Simply, it could have been even better. On the other hand, knowing that this is photographer Zoltan Mayer's first feature, such defects are understandable. So, if you feel like a trip to grassroots China, you can try this one. Just do not expect too many thrills and spills.
Hythloday, speaking in Book 1, agrees with Plato and the people of Utopia that "as long as everyone has his own property, there is no hope of curing them and putting society back into good condition." (48) More disagrees and believes, along with Aristotle and Aquinas, "that no one can live comfortably where everything is held in common. For how can there be any abundance of goods when everyone stops working because he is no longer motivated by making a profit, and grows lazy because he relies on the labors of others." (48)
Unlike many games, where different songs have different themes for each character or area, Wintory chose to base all of the pieces on one theme which stood for the player and their journey, with cello solos especially representing the player. Wintory describes the music as "like a big cello concerto where you are the soloist and all the rest of the instruments represent the world around you", though he describes it as not necessarily orchestral due to the inclusion of electronic aspects.[28][31] The cello begins the game as "immersed in a sea of electronic sound", before first emerging on its own and then merging into a full orchestra, mirroring the player's journey to the mountain.[32] While the game's art style is based on several different cultures, Wintory tried to remove any overt cultural influences from the music to make it "as universal and culture-less as possible".[28] Tina Guo features as the cellist for the soundtrack. She is a close friend of Wintory and has since performed "Woven Variations" with him, an eight-minute orchestral variation on the Journey soundtrack.[31] All of the non-electronic instruments in the soundtrack were recorded with a live orchestra.[29]
The soundtrack was released as an album on April 10 on iTunes and the PlayStation Network.[33] The album is a collection of the soundtrack's "most important" pieces, arranged by Wintory to stand alone without the context of the player's actions.[28] The album comprises 18 tracks and is over 58 minutes long. It features the voice of Lisbeth Scott for the final track, "I Was Born for This". After its release, the soundtrack reached the top 10 of the iTunes Soundtrack charts in more than 20 countries.[32] It also reached No. 116 on the Billboard sales charts, with over 4000 units sold in its first week after release, the second-highest position of any video game music album to date.[34] The soundtrack was released as a physical album by Sumthing Else Music Works on October 9, 2012.[35] In 2012 Wintory released a download-only album of music on Bandcamp titled Journey Bonus Bundle, which includes variations on themes from Journey and Flow.[36] The soundtrack itself was subsequently released on Bandcamp on June 19, 2013.[37] An album of piano arrangements titled Transfiguration was released on May 1, 2014, on Bandcamp as both a digital and physical album.[38] A two-record vinyl version of the album was released in 2015.[39]
An early evidence of the impact of Utopia in Europe appeared in Rabelais's first book of Pantagruel (1532) in which a section is entitled "The Expedition to Utopia." Actually the narrative in no way resembles Utopia, but there are incidental parallels. Details of the voyage from France to Utopia are in a general way reminiscent of More's account of the travels of Hythloday. And it is noteworthy that Rabelais called the inhabitants of Utopia the Amaurotes, a word derived from More's name for the capital city of Utopia.
Sir Francis Bacon, New Atlantis. Although he never completed it, this utopian novel by one of the great philosophers of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras is well worth reading. It was published posthumously in 1627 and outlines a perfect society, Bensalem (its name suggesting Jerusalem) founded on peace, enlightenment, and public spirit. Available in Three Early Modern Utopias Thomas More: Utopia / Francis Bacon: New Atlantis / Henry Neville: The Isle of Pines (Oxford World's Classics) along with More's Utopia and another early utopian novel, Henry Neville's The Isle of Pines.
Journey is a wordless story told through gameplay and visual-only cutscenes. The player's character begins on a sand dune in a vast desert. In the far distance looms a large, mysterious mountain with a glowing crevice that splits its peak. As the character approaches the mountain, they find remnants of a once-thriving civilization, eroded by sand over time. Scattered throughout the ruins at the end of each area are stones where the traveler rests and has visions of meeting a large, white-robed figure in a circular room. Art adorns the walls, describing the rise and fall of the player character's civilization, which also mirrors the player's journey. The player must also contend with roaming, ancient automatons left over from a war that ended the civilization.
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The following wines are a personal selection of around 75 top white wines from the several hundred tasted during January 2011's en primeur campaign. It includes a dozen or so wines that offer excellent value. It would have been easy to list only grands crus, but I have tried to select wines from a range of vineyards and prices. This does not pretend to be a comprehensive list, as many of the top estates – Romanée-Conti, Leroy, Mortet, Dujac, Ramonet, Leflaive, Coche-Dury, Roumier, Rousseau, and a few others – do not make their wines available for press tastings at this stage – or, in some cases, ever.


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On Media & Politics (or is that Redundant?)
Jaci Clement
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While waiting for the next phase of life to reopen, here's something to ponder: Why do conservatives fall for fake news more often than liberals do?
That's part of the findings of a new study coming out of the University of Navarra's IESE Business School, where 444 individuals were presented with 40 headlines, each of which included a picture and a subheading — in short, basically what you see of a news article when you're on Facebook or Twitter — and quizzed on which were true or false. Of the 40 news items, 20 were right-leaning while the other 20 went in the other direction. Drill down one more level: Within each set of 20, 10 were real news stories, and 10 were fake. Respondents also provided one key piece of personal information, which was to choose conservative or liberal in their own political belief system.
Believe What You Want
A key takeaway: Confirmation bias is alive and well in America. That is to say, the study found people tend to believe any news that aligns with their own political beliefs. Whether or not the news is true? Doesn't matter.
Of course, this isn't the first study to tell us confirmation bias exists, but it does throw more weight behind a concept that seems to be eating away at the fabric of America.
The ultimate key takeaway here? Unlike other surveys, the IESE study lands on new ground with the finding that "conservatives and liberals are different in their abilities to discern false from true news."
Might that be because liberals are more open-minded? Possibly, at least according to the 2018 study in the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. Yet another 2018 study finds a lack of reasoning and hence, the susceptibility toward falling for fake news may simply have more to do with simply being lazy than it does with bias. Perhaps that also explains why fake news travels faster than real news. Researchers at MIT found fake news stories are 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than real news stories and to spread at a rate of six times faster. (And that was after they threw the bots out of the study.)
Here's the Thing
What is clear from all of the research is how vastly out of sync America is with its ability to educate the public on how to handle the technology it amuses itself with for far too much of the day, each and every day. The implications reach far beyond the political spectrum, straight into the heart of our daily lives, businesses, thoughts, and relationships.
In a time when everything is being recreated to accommodate the new normal, we can't afford to overlook the power of media and technology. It has the ability to put our recovery on fast forward. Or on hold. That's something all the studies agree on.
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Weigh the pros and cons before saying yes or no to an international adoption referral.
What Happens If I Refuse a Referral?
International adoption offers so many choices: good choices, difficult choices, complicated choices. While most people never even consider the possibility of refusing a child referral when they embark on their international adoption journey, you can quite easily and unexpectedly find yourself in a very tough, emotional situation. Some people compare turning down a child referral to having a miscarriage: both are situations of personal loss and lost possibilities– you've lost the possibility of parenting a particular child.
If you are referred a child who brings circumstances you didn't expect– or has more severe special needs than you think you can handle– don't immediately say, "No way, this isn't what we asked for." Instead, stop, and take a deep breath. Then, do some digging– lots of digging. Find out what is truly involved in parenting a child from this particular situation or with these particular needs. Get multiple opinions from doctors and specialists; ask your adoption agency to connect you with other adoptive parents whose children are in the same (or similar) situation; and talk it over with your spouse, and then talk some more.
If you turn down a referral, be prepared to grieve. Grieve for the child you said "no" to and grieve for all the lost possibilities. Also, be ready for a lack of understanding– and the insensitive remarks that it can bring– from some of your family and friends. Just when you need their support the most, you may hear, "So what? You'll get another referral," or, "What's the big deal? You never even met the child." This type of remark is akin to telling someone who miscarried, "You'll have other children," in that it doesn't acknowledge and validate the real nature of the grief you're feeling. Try to remember that most people who say insensitive things at a time like this are very uncomfortable with expressing emotions. Don't go adding their problems to yours!
The bottom line on evaluating a referral– any referral– is that you must take into consideration what is best for you and your family. You must weigh everything– your job, your needs, your lifestyle, even the type of health insurance coverage you have– when deciding whether to accept or turn down a referral in international adoption, because absolutely everything will change when you say "yes" and bring that child into your life. You have to be brutally honest because you're not just considering the impact on your life, you're also considering the impact on the child. Don't beat yourself up if you find that you have to say no to a referral. Instead, take strength in the fact that you are honest and in knowing that the right child– your child– will come along.


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The German Shepherd Dog is one of America's most popular dog breeds — for good reason. He's an intelligent and capable working dog. His devotion and courage are unmatched. And he's amazingly versatile, excelling at most anything he's trained to do: guide and assistance work for the handicapped, police and military service, herding, search and rescue, drug detection, competitive obedience and, last but not least, faithful companion.
One of the nicest family dogs that you can find is the Labrador Retriever. This incredibly popular dog actually came from Newfoundland, helping fisherman catch loose fish. They were known to jump into the chilly water. Eventually, when British ships came to Labrador, the sailors brought the breed back home. Since the Brits needed dogs that were better at hunting rather than fishing, they bred the dogs with retriever breeds and eventually developed the dog we know and love today. Affectionately known as "Labs" these dogs are easy to train which is why they are the desired breed for families, police officers, people with disabilities, search and rescue organizations, and hunters.
Very beautiful to look at and friendly to play with, the Siberian Husky is relatively easy to maintain. Even though their coats are quite thick, they only need to be brushed once a week. Owners must be able to provide a way to give them daily exercise.
The Pomeranian is truly the dog of royalty. Marie Antoinette, Queen Victoria, and Mozart all had Pomeranians in their families. Their Pomeranians were much larger, weighing close to 30 pounds. Queen Victoria is the one responsible for bringing down the size of these much-loved showboats. In 1888, they received their AKC recognition. The dogs are close relatives to the Samoyed and Alaskan Malamute, as well as other dogs in the Spitz family.


KEIGHLEY MP John Grogan is taking a gamble – and he hopes it will be an odds-on winner for charity. He is backing Bradford City, Leeds United and Burnley all to win their Boxing Day football fixtures. And he has got an each-way bet on Thistlecrack in the big holiday steeplechase race, the King George VI at Kempton Park.
Mr Grogan has contributed £20 and Ladbrokes, in Bow Street, Keighley, £30.
Any winnings will go to foodbanks in the town.
"Going for a day out at the football or the races is an important part of many people's Christmas," said Mr Grogan.
"I myself shall be cheering on the Bantams at Valley Parade on Boxing Day as they take on Peterborough.
"For the bet I have backed City, Leeds and Burnley, which should just about cover most local supporters!"


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Amanda Beazley
Amanda has worked in the not for profit sector on PEI for many years. She has also run a Kindermusik business here, in Charlottetown, for several years. She is at her best working with children and families (especially when it involves singing and dancing!).
Amanda and her family live close to the club in Parkdale, and she thinks it's pretty great to be making a difference for families so close to home.
"I'm most excited to work with such a fantastic team and be a part of our Club kids' lives. It's so exciting to witness children grow and learn. It really is food for the soul."
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Callen Cudmore
Callen Cudmore is a fixture at the Boys & Girls Club of Charlottetown. After starting in the After School Program as a Leader Callen was the Site Supervisor at our Charlottetown location. Callen is now bringing her years of experience and important skills to the team as the Programs Director, overseeing all programming in Charlottetown and Montague. She does an excellent job supporting the team and ensuring that our programs run smoothly. Callen has always been a big reader and has taken a lead role of our literacy program, introducing new books and old classics to the kids. All of the kids know Callen for her sense of humor and joke loving nature. As one of our senior staff, Callen has built great long lasting relationships with many children.
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Carly Levy
Carly started working at the Boys & Girls Club as an After school Program Staff in October 2013. A passion for working with children, youth, and families has led Carly to take on roles in all aspects of life at the Boys & Girls Club. In addition to After School and Summer Camp programming she spent time working with youth in the evening drop-in centre, The Club, as well as the Connected to the Community Club for youth 12 and over. More recently, Carly worked as the Events and Communications Coordinator, planning fundraisers and family events at our clubs. Carly is just back from six months as the Site Supervisor in Montague to take on the role of Development & Outreach Director.
"I truly believe that our programs change lives and offer something special to youth and I'm excited to begin telling that story to the community!"
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Alex DesRoches
Alex started volunteering at the Boys & girls Club of Charlottetown and soon after joined the staff team of the 5-8 group. We are so thrilled to have Alex who recently graduated from UPEI now in the position of Site Supervisor in our Charlottetown location. Alex keeps our Club running in top form!
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Rylee Levy
Rylee recently moved to Charlottetown from Nova Scotia. Her favourite hobbies include swimming, reading and hanging out with her nephew.
Rylee is currently attending UPEI and hopes to someday pursue a degree in social work. She has always loved being around children and is very excited to be spending her days at the club with the 7-9 group!
Maria MacLeod
Maria started with the Boys & Girls club in August 2018 and is excited to be working in the After School Program this year! Maria is planning to pursue a career in social work. Maria loves to bike, swim, sing and spend lots of time outdoors.
Kiara LaBobe
Ryan Curran
Ryan joined our team in the spring of 2017. He has done other group work with children at GO!PEI, and is heavily involved in organizing, and playing, in local tournaments and events. Ryan is currently enrolled at UPEI and hopes to pursue a career in medical studies or in biology. Ryan loves having fun, being outside, and joking around with children.
We're so lucky to have Ryan, as he has experience in both of our locations. The kids love having him around to play with!
Nikita Norcott
Nikita comes to us with a background in Human Services and Child and Youth Care. She has tons of experience with youth programs in both day care and summer camp settings which makes her an excellent addition to our team. When she is not at the Club Nikita can be found spending time with her husband and three sons. Nikita's enthusiasm and positivity is contagious and she is an excellent leader for the team in Montague.
Kayla Dunn
Kayla joined the Boys & Girls Club team in June 2017 and is currently still working in the after school program at our Montague location. She enjoys coming to work to hangout with the kids and spending fun time outside. She plans on going to Holland College to pursue a career as a Child & Youth Care Worker.
"I'm looking forward to spending another great year here at the club!"


writes a check, it is creating money."
in a publication titled "Putting It Simply"
A private banking group, the FED, is allowed to create "money" anytime they feel like it. Are we completely nuts in this country. The bankers run the world.
Yes,putting it simply and truthfully.
It is funny (not haha) how language and perceptions hide the truth of the Fed. By way of example: We use the word transfer to denote movement of money from one account to another account. In fact, no money transfers. One financial entity simply makes a ledger entry that it has X amount more while, another entity simply erases X from its ledger nothing is transferred.
If this simple fact was truly understood, there would be a revolution by tomorrow.
The FED issues "Credit" not money. And it is paid back through taxation on goods and your labor with "currency" not money. "Money" has an intrinsic value and can be literally anything that is valued by or useful to the parties involved in any transaction. The Fraudulent Reserve, it's owners and its collection wing of gangsters are perpetrating the greatest crime ever conducted on an entire nation, and in fact, the entire planet in an effort to enthrone themselves as rulers of the world. The Rothschilds started out as thieves and continue to be thieves. These parasites (et.al.) have got to go!
This is how the private banking cartel, i.e., the Federal Reserve Bank serves us all up. Creating money out of thin air with nothing of intrinsic value to back it.
Conflicts to come, seen long ago. Liberty and Freedom reside in the hearts and minds of the believers. As with all of creation. The beast of the field have it, and know it ! Like a thief in the night, it was taken away. So shall the Revolution be upon us, sides are drawn, ranks are called. Nature shows us higher highs and lower lows. Even the heavens declare through observation, the written word named and numbered.The cyclical natures of governments and administrations in conjunction with foreshadowing of events. Certain books left out of the cannon, for a purpose. " Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes on the stars." TR, just like waiting on a train at the station.
Absolutely correct. And, when the Federal Reserve writes a check it is creating worthless fiat money out of thin air .. and, is thus "Not Worth a Continental."


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H. Howells
Herbert Howells (17/10/1892 - 24/02/1983), an English composer, born in Lydney (Gloucester). He started his musical career as a cathedral organist. He succeeded Gustav Holst as director of music at St Paul's Girls' School in London and taught composition for many years at the Royal College of Music. A pupil of Stanford and Charles Wood at the Royal College, he wrote music within the prevailing English tradition, showing some affinity with Vaughan Williams in his choral music.
Source: http://www.naxos.com/composer/howells.htm
Period: Expressionism
Musical form: free
Text/libretto: Latin mass + English texts
Duration: ca.17'
Label(s): Collegium COLCD 118
Naxos 8.554659
Ars Musici AM 1265-2
Harmonia Mundi HMU 807518
This requiem was originaly written for Boris Ord and the King's College Cambridge. Requiem, composed in the 1930s but not performed until 1980. Some of the Requiem themes eventually found their way into the Hymnus Paradisi.
Source: http://www.gprep.org/~gldaum/howells/howellsdiscography.html
This Requiem contains:
- Salvator mundi
- Psalm 23
- Requiem aeternam (1)
- Psalm 121
- I heard a voice from heaven
Source: booklet of cd Harmonia Mundi HMU 807518
Howell's Requiem of 1936 was set for divided mixed chorus with soprano, tenor and baritone soloists. This unaccompanied work was the first of two which arose from the tragic death in 1935 of the composer's only son Michael Kendrick Howells, aged nine, from either miningitis or polio. (He had also found Elgar's death in 1934 difficult to bear). The writing of this work and Hymnus Paradisi (1938) achieved for Howells some 'release and consolation' from a 'loss essentially profound'. Both works have strong comparisons and contrasts but, although Hymnus Paradisi was released for publication in 1950 (with some persuasion from Vaughan Williams), it was not until 1980 that the Requiem was re-assembled from manuscript and released for publication and performance. The six movements of the Requiem open with Salvator Mundi where the smooth melancholic opening is soon followed by a splitting of the choir to achieve answering phrases to the entreaty help us and save us. Psalm 23 is a simple, stark chanting style that reflects speech values. The Requiem aeternam (1) moves from desolation to hope and Psalm 121 reflects the syllabic style achieved earlier. Requiem aeternum (2) opens and ends with a calm stillness, the mid section having built up to an enlightening climax with et lux perpetua luceat. The final movement: I heard a voice from heaven achieves an air of blissful peace and is the summation of the release from torment that Howells must have wished for his child.
Author: Marion Ansell
Hymnus Paradisi
Text/libretto: from: Latin mass, the Anglican burial service, as well as the texts of Psalm 23 and Psalm 121
In memory of: his son Michael Kendrick
Label(s): EMI Classics 7243 5 67119 2 1
Hymnus Paradisi is composed for chorus and orchestra with soprano and tenor soloists. From the opening measures, it's quite recognizable as Howells, but there is a depth and a power lacking in his earlier work. The text includes a few lines from the traditional Latin Requiem along with lines from the Anglican burial service, as well as the texts of Psalm 23 and Psalm 121. The result, like the Brahms German Requiem, is a consolation for the living and a promising glimmer of hope. Because of the personal nature of the composition, Hymnus Paradisi remained unperformed until 1950 and finally saw the light of day, thanks to the urging of Vaughan Williams.
Source: http://www.gprep.org/~gldaum/howells/biography.html
Howells reused some of the Requiem (1933) to ceate his larger, longer requiem, called Hymnus Paradisi, which was very much dedicated to his son Michael, who died in 1935 from polio, nine years old.
Source: www.hnh.com
Hymnus Paradisi is an intensely personal work - in fact, for twelve years after its completion, the composer kept it to himself. It was written as part of the grieving process for Howells' 9-year old son, who died suddenly of polio in 1935. A requiem in all but name, it expresses an almost unbearable intensity of grief and quest for hope and salvation.
Source: www.recordsinternational.com


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Mark Sullivan has had a tremendous impact on the town of Suffield through his endeavors in athletics. Mark participated in three high school state championship games between 1978 and 1980, and was a key member of championship teams in both soccer and hockey. He then went on to play soccer at the Division I level. After his playing career ended, Mark continued to have an impact on Suffield by coaching youth soccer as well as participating in a variety of town endeavors.
Mark grew up in an athletic family and began to play sports at an early age. He was the captain of the town's first recreational travel soccer team, and was also one of the early participants in the Suffield Flyers youth hockey organization and a Little League Baseball all-star. His athletic prowess, as well as his outstanding leadership qualities, really became evident once he entered Suffield High School. He was a starter on the soccer team as a freshman, and that same year he assisted on the tying goal and then scored the winning goal (in overtime) in the quarterfinals of the state tournament. In Mark's junior year Suffield won the State Class M Championship. As a senior, he missed most of the regular season because of a broken leg but was able to make it back to the team and did play in state title game in which Suffield lost to Farmington by a 2-1 score. Despite playing only half the year, he earned first team honors on the All NCCC team.
Mark was also a key member of the SHS ice hockey team as a 3-year starter and senior assistant captain. The team lost in the Division II state semifinals his sophomore year but won the state title the following season. In his senior year, the team was forced to play in Division I yet still made it all the way to the state semifinals before losing to powerful Amity 2-1.
Following graduation, Mark moved on to Division I college soccer at the University of Rhode Island where he was a midfielder on the nationally ranked Rams team. He transferred the following year to the University of Hartford where he was a three-year starter and one of their key offensive performers. He was named All Conference his junior and senior years and was named to the Division I All New England team as a senior.
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Taiwan says is important partner, will keep talking to U.S. on currency
Reuters | Posted: Dec. 4, 2021, 4:30 a.m. | Updated: Dec. 4, 2021, 6:30 a.m. | 2 Min Read
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and the United States have mutually beneficial trade relations especially in technology, and the two have "smooth" communication channels and will keep talking to each other on currency issues, Taiwan's central bank said on Saturday.
Taiwan, along with Vietnam, again exceeded the U.S. Treasury's thresholds for possible currency manipulation and enhanced analysis under a 2015 trade law, but the department on Friday refrained from formally branding them as manipulators.
Responding, Taiwan's central bank reiterated the trade surplus with the United States was due to the China-U.S. trade war, which has seen companies shift production from China to avoid tariffs, and soaring tech demand from U.S. consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The expansion of the trade surplus with the United States has nothing to do with exchange rate factors," it said in a statement, repeating comments from a central bank official late Friday.
Taiwan's current account surplus has also been affected by the same factors, with domestic savings growth contributing to the surplus as Taiwanese firms increased investment at home and people were unable to travel or spend as much due to the pandemic, it added.
"For a long time, our country and the United States have maintained close and mutually beneficial bilateral trade relations, and are important partners in the technology supply chain," the central bank said.
"Communication channels between the bank and the U.S. Treasury are smooth, and the two sides will continue to communicate on relevant issues in the future on the basis of good interaction."
The U.S. Treasury said it was working with Taiwan to develop a plan with "specific actions to address the underlying causes of Taiwan's currency undervaluation and excessive external surpluses".
The Taiwan dollar is up more than 2.5% against the greenback this year, among the best-performing Asian currencies.
Taiwan's case is complicated by geopolitical pressures, including heightened military tensions with China, and the island's position as a major exporter of semiconductors that are needed to help ease a supply shortage for U.S. manufacturers.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Kim Coghill)


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These braces are so called because they are typically worn for a six month period. The wire brackets are recommended for patients who mainly need to correct protruding teeth, rather than alignment or bite issues. The only downside of a six month smile is that they are recommended only for mild cases. The corrective measure isn't suitable for severe teeth alignment issues.
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Thing a Week 37 – Rock and Roll Boy
ByJoCo •June 16, 2006
I went trolling for some interesting audio this week over at the Internet Archive – frankly, I'm a little sick of writing songs, and I wanted to flush out the system with a found audio thingie. I found this treasure trove, a collection of kids on cassette in the public domain (if you've never been to the Internet Archive, you should check it out – it's non-profit with an enormous library of, like, everything). It brought back fond memories of yelling nonsense into the grill of a 40-pound tape recorder with a record button you had to lean on and mash down with your whole hand. And I was blown away by six-year-old Justin's "Rock and Roll Boy," which begins with the most fantastic opening lines in the history of rock and roll.
So I wrote a song around Justin's vocals. He wasn't thoughtful enough to provide a third verse or a bridge, and he wandered a bit in terms of key, so I had to improvise. But I really think he had an actual song in his head. Which is more than I can say for myself some weeks…
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Steve C. says
This song and the oddity of the source material wins in so many random ways. I will be proud to say I was there when the internet hit its bizarre apex.
However, if it turns out that Rock And Roll Boy grew up to be Jason Mraz or some other equally insincere, heartless singer-songwriter, I will be crushed.
Dude.. sweet key changes! After listening to the source I'm just floored. Somewhere on Planet Earth little Justin is gonna be one happy guy.
It would be absolutely hilarious if the kid was older now and just happened to come upon this page and heard this song, I'd love to see the look on his face.
Andrine says
I'd say that the kid has potential. Can we please have the lyrics? It's beautifully orchestrated, but sort of hard to understand.
Josh says
Yes!! This is fantastic! I used to do that all the time. The best thing when I was a kid, was to record the family drunks partying. I wish I still had some of those old boombox recordings. I even remember a recordable 8 track tape we played with.
I would also record music from my Fisher Price record player onto a tape that was in the recorder and D.J. No wires! Air quality recording.
Good times!!
Alex Holden says
Andrine: to get the lyrics of any of JC's songs, go to the Songs page and click on the info link next to the name of the song.
Jeremy Henty says
This proves Tom Lehrer was right when he referred to "Rock and Roll ... and other children's music"! Seriously, this was both laugh-out-loud funny and tear-in-the-eye heartwarming. It's also the first time I haven't wanted to retch when a singer dedicates a song to his Mum.
Spiff says
The opening music is dead on Chiron Beta Prime.
JoCo says
Spiff: it's the same drums - got to buy a new library...
Eric Ginsberg says
Now it is your solemn duty to track down Justin, and give him half your profits for this week's Thing. Public domain is all well and good, but you know you'd be doing the right thing. ;)
Well done,
Lane says
oh man, I made a bunch of tapes with a friend of mind when I was a kid. I recently spoke with him as we are planning our 25th high school reunion. We talked about those tapes. I have completely lost track of them. We each had some of them, and it seems we have none now. I wish I knew where they were. We got quite elaborate, with an alien that had become stranded on earth and shacked up with a chick he met. We did our own monster chiller horror theatre. Weirdly enough, he always like the voices I made up, and I always preferred his.
I really dig the kid of course, and also, your backup vocals. This is going to become a favourite of mine.
oh, btw, garage band has a pitch corrector ... :)
Mur says
For the record, "sibling rivalry" is one of my favorite songs by you, so don't discount your other audio adventures.
Thanks Alex, I knew that the lyrics should be there, but it wasn't up on the songs page when I posted. There they are now. And it's totally understandable in the source material. I love that Rock and Roll boy!
DGD says
Why do I get the feeling Justin was a member of the Kiss Army?
Barby says
And here is the moment when Barby feels an incessant need to throw my arms around you and tell you, that might be the cutest thing I've heard all year. Go go Jo Co!
Otis Fodder says
Thank you for this!! I contacted Justin (who is still around and is a video/film producer cat in Seattle WA). We played for years in a band together Lullabelle in Seattle, http://www.junkstand.com.
If you want to write Justin (JP Farquar) directly you can reach him at:
unclemaryx [at] junkstand [dot] com
This song/version/original-remake is nothing but amazing. After carrying around this recording for years and compiling the Party Fun comp this makes me more happy then you can ever know. Thank You!!
P.S. -
Just linked you from the Comfort Stand website:
http://www.comfortstand.com/catalog/004/index.html
http://www.comfortstand.com/index.html
Thank you again. I am going to call Justin tomorrow to make sure he hears this. You don't even know, he is going to love this. I think you will have made his decade.
That's crazy and awesome! You go!
ric seaberg says
awesome effort jc. i kneel at the feet of the king omega talented jonathan! ric
Hey Otis: that's excellent, I'm glad this song will make its way home to the man himself. Let me know if he says I got it right or not...
My parents recorded my sisters and me in about 1973 (we were between 4 and 9). Naturally, they treasured it as if it was an original butcher cover of Yesterday And Today. Dad even went so far as to transfer it to CD and, the last time we were together, they played it for us. The sight of my nephews looking disinterested as my parents kept saying, "This is your mommy when she was your age" as my sister warbled "The Impossible Dream" was the only thing to come out of that episode.
loverofme says
u should sing over justins prety voice jc
yes, alternate version! sorry, just hooked on this song.
Jordan says
This song is so damn good. It's been in my head since I heard it, and I don't mind it being there.
Wilson Fowlie (aka CuriousMind) says
So, what's the verdict from Justin - anyone know?
Otis says
Justin wrote to me the other day and said,
"i just listened to it. it's great. unfortunately my ma just got on a plane so she didn't get to hear it."
that's it from the rock and roll boy. anyone wanting to write him can do so at, unclemaryx [at] junkstand [dot] com
Well, I like the guitar very much and I do think the song is original. Have you thought about recording a cover of a rock classic. These are rock classic covers are all the rage, ever since Dr. BLT released this version of Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild
Dr. BLT
http://www.drblt.net/music/Born2BeWild.mp3
JY says
FYI, I happened to stumble across an earlier recording that another musician made based on the same tape of Justin. It is said to have been created in April 2004. Your version is catchier though.
Here's the link to a page that lets you play the song:
Totz the Plaid says
I'm sorry, but next to "Beds Hurt My Booty" this is my least favorite thing of yours. I can't stand to listen to either. Why this one? The vocal style of the kid seems really punk or hard rock and you went in a completely different direction, making it into a Queen-esque choral-rock piece. Now, I like that style when it fits the lyrics and vocals (I'm a big fan of Queen), but I feel this song called for 'RAWK'. I respect your artistic choice and am a huge fan of your work in general, but... yeah. Sorry.


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Who is Dr. Sonya R. Murray?
Dr. Sonya R. Murray is originally from Boston Massachusetts. Her passion in seeking more knowledge and better education has always started early. When she was accepted to Stanford University to pursue her bachelor degree, her goal became even clearer. Leaving the cozy and historical city of Boston, Dr Murray began her academic and life journey in Palo Alto, California.
Stanford University acted as her first platform in practicing medicine. She was a pre-medical student majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in Health & Disease in Developing Communities. Her time at the university had opened her eyes to the severe lack of medical care access especially among the low income communities.
After she graduated, Dr. Murray started working for Mayfield Community Clinic. The medical facility primarily serves the low-income families in a heavily populated Spanish-speaking population. Her responsibilities comprised of being a Patient Advocate, a Spanish Translator and a Medical Assistant. After three years, Dr. Murray began her medical school at University of Cincinnati School of Medicine in Ohio. After graduation, she returned to California when she was accepted to a Family Medicine internship program at Sutter Hospital UCSF in Santa Rosa, California. Later on, she continued her Family Medicine Residency program at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Riverside, California.
Equipped with knowledge and experience, her desire to help those in need never stopped. She started as a family physician for Riverside County where she provided medical care to thousands of people in numerous outpatient county clinics. At Kaiser Permanente, she was also trained by the physicians in Psychiatry Department. Dr. Murray understood then, being a physician, the patient care was not only about the physical well-being, but also the mental wellness of the patient.
Subsequently, Dr. Murray joined another philanthropic group who focused on serving the low-income communities, Laguna Beach Community Clinic. She also served as the Advisory Committee Member for Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Intervention at Saddleback Community College. She is still currently serving Saddleback Community College students, faculty and staff as one of their family physicians.
Dr. Murray is blessed with a caring husband and two beautiful daughters. While her passion to help others never fades, her family is now her main focus in life. When Dr. Murray arrived at Hybrid MD Urgent Care, we could have not been happier. Her exceptional medical knowledge, her life experience and her genuine care of our patients, made it an easy decision to have Dr. Murray to join Hybrid MD Urgent Care family. We have no doubt that when our patients have the opportunity to meet Dr. Murray, they will understand how lucky we are, to have another genuinely caring physician, who treats her patients just like her family.


Caustic smell comes out of ventilation slot!
After a day or two since I first turned on the iMac 27" i7 a week ago, a noticeable strong bad smell started to come out from the left side of the ventilation slot behind the display as you see it from the front, i.e. the right upper corner as you see it from the back; I believe this is where the power adapter is situated. The smell resembles the way brand new iMacs smell but with a much, much stronger smell, from which you get a burning-caustic feeling in your eyes (imagine a very mild tear gas feeling).
Any ideas what it might be, what to do about it and to what extent I should be worried about it would be appreciated very much.
Thanks guys for the prompt answers.
I'm nowhere near an Apple store! The fumes still persist constantly till now, nearly ten days after purchase. Yes, burnt chlorine is a fair mach, I guess. No other problems. Running smoothly from day one.
Nothing good is happening. Some electronic component is going to blow shortly. I suggest unplugging and getting to repair facility before the item blows. I would worry that the item that is defective would take out other components then you would have to repair more items or more expensive items. It should still be covered by Applecare, so be sure to call them, maybe they have ideas. But also you get your problem on record in case you need a warranty repair.
The smell is probably a flame retardant in a board or component being charred by an electrical short or over heating component. I know this smell well, in an earlier job we were accelerated aging circuit boards in ovens. As the flame retardant additive degrades in spits off bromine (or chlorine for some additives).
You need to unplug rather than just shut down because the power supply will always be drawing some power when plugged in.
The closest thing I've had to this is when my Airport Express died. Something inside popped and fried -- the smell was kind of like burnt chlorine, if that makes any sense. Have you had any performance issues?Anything not working that used to work?
In the short term, while you figure out what's going on, I'd highly recommend ensuring you have good air circulation/filtration in the room to get rid of any possibly toxic fumes.
For what it's worth, here are a couple of threads in which people are complaining of burning smells from their new iMacs. Seems that others are seeing this in conjunction with display flickering/blackout problems.
if it's a very strong smell and you're near an Apple Store, I would bring it in and have them check it out, it doesn't sound normal. is the smell persistent, or has it gone away after a couple days?
I've had a 27" iMac i7 for a couple months and not noticed anything like that, nor have I noticed anything like it with another 27" C2D iMac.
I wanted to add my story because until the end, my situation was the same. But it ended up differently.
Everything from the initial humming and a slight caustic smell coming from the top left corner of my 2010 iMac made it seem like the power source was failing. When my computer wouldn't turn on, the LEDs confirmed the power source was not working.
Because I haven't worked on computers before, I took it to Apple. Even though iFixit's videos on YouTube were great, I was not comfortable doing it myself. When the Apple tech opened up my computer, they said my computer was really dusty. I mean, the vent slot is pretty wide and probably lets in a lot of dust. The dust was preventing my computer from booting up, not a failed power source. From now on, I'll use the dust cover on my iMac when I'm not using it. I should have been doing this from the beginning. Whoops.


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Ranking of the Best Philippines Secondary Education 2017
The ranking of the best Philippines secondary education for 2017 has been released, which currently features only 57 out of 2,095 colleges and universities offering bachelor of secondary education.
This was based on overall board exams performance, number of students, top performing students, accreditation status and faculty student ratio.
The rankings are based on the results of two licensure examinations this year (September and March) plus other factors including level of accreditation and faculty-student ratio to find out which schools offering undergraduate programs in secondary teacher education have the most valuable degree programs to produce batch of examinees with high licensure examination for teachers (LET) passing rates.
The ranking uses the same performance indicators as the Local Pulse School Rankings, however the weightings for number of examinees were adjusted to reflect programs with large disparity of number of examinees. Details on the methodology are discussed here. Other possible factors which are possibly secondary variables in determining the best Philippine schools to study secondary education are included in the disclaimer page. Factors such as international linkages, community involvement, employer reputation, research outputs, and research citations per faculty are not part of this study. These variables are assumed to be assessed by accredited agencies such as PACUCOA, PAASCU, and AACCUP.
10. Mariano Marcos State University- Laoag City
The Mariano Marcos State University is a multidisciplinary, state-funded institution of higher learning that serves the Ilocos Region and its surrounding regions in the Philippines.
MMSU is in Ilocos Norte, a province in the northwestern part of Luzon Island, Philippines. Its main campus of about 300 hectares is in Batac City, 472 km from Manila.
MMSU maintains five other campuses. These are in Batac City (main campus), Laoag City (two campuses), Currimao, Dingras, and Paoay. In Laoag is the College of Education or the College of Teacher Education and the College of Industrial Technology.
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Summary: It is difficult to see any outcome of Tuesday's Brexit vote that will not ultimately prove negative for the UK economy and British assets.
It is a near-impossible task for UK prime minister Theresa May to get close to the 320 votes she will likely need to pass the deal she negotiated with the European Union. Over the past few weeks, she has dispatched her cabinet ministers around the UK to make the argument for the deal and to insist that she can still win; behind the scenes, however, most of them except the most loyal believe victory is impossible.
May has not been able to reach a deal that would unite her party so we can expect that the hard Brexiters of the Conservative Party will vote against the deal along with the DUP and most members of Labour. All the most likely outcomes are negative for the UK economy and the pound sterling as they will contribute to the ongoing period of uncertainty.
Some MPs and high-profile cabinet ministers believe that there won't be any change in Brussels until after the PM's deal is shot down in Parliament. However, it is hard to see EU leaders willingly reopening negotiations after taking months of hard work to reach a unanimous agreement, including on the thorny issue of the future of UK-administered Gibraltar. In the best case, the EU and May can agree to cosmetic changes but it is uncertain whether it will be enough to convince Parliament to vote the new deal.
May could also call another popular referendum in order to seek further clarity on what citizens actually want. In our view, this would be no great help. The government faces exactly that same problem as two years ago – Britain is extremely divided on Brexit.
If May suffers a heavy defeat, she might be pushed out by her cabinet. A leadership election would then take place. The winner will have the difficult task to negotiate a Norway-style soft Brexit or a Canada-style hard Brexit – both of which would be disastrous for the British economy.
While the Mueller Report on Russian interference in the 2016 US election failed to establish that President Trump's campaign "coordinated or conspired" with Moscow to sway the 2016 ballot, the multitude of lesser obstructions, infractions, and general murky dealings uncovered in the report mean that Trump's domestic enemies are emboldened – even as his own base attempts a victory lap.
The Chinese government's attempts to re-engineer the economy involves both a massive stimulus programme and looser credit conditions, which, in turn, are making a significant impact on the housing market.


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'Gauntlet' reboot announced for this summer
Remake of 1985 original will maintain same 4 characters but add procedurally-generated dungeons
'Gauntlet' reboot announced for this summer Remake of 1985 original will maintain same 4 characters but add procedurally-generated dungeons Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1iV3UXl
channing.king@indystar.com Published 10:54 a.m. ET March 17, 2014
'Gauntlet,' coming to Steam this summer.(Photo: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Fans of action/RPGs can look forward to saving keys to open doors and worrying about someone shooting the food this summer when Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment releases its 'Gauntlet' reboot on Steam, launching a new series of Atari/Midway remakes.
Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios (Swedish makers of the, well, 'Gauntlet-like 'Magicka'), the reboot maintains the "four characters, four sets of strengths and weaknesses" philosophy from the 1985 original: the Warrior is strongest, the Elf is fastest, the Valkyrie is best at range, the Wizard rocks the magic. Even if you somehow missed the original game, this character differentiation should be familiar as it has become ingrained in game design over the years.
The biggest addition is procedural generation of dungeons. Due to memory constraints, the original game and its myriad sequels all had a limit to the number of floor layouts; once it was reached, the game either ended (as in the NES and Genesis versions) or just started to loop. The new 'Gauntlet' will generate its levels based on meeting certain criteria, such as having an exit, X number of keys and locked doors, Y number of monster generators and so on. While procedural generation can't create an infinite number, it can get close enough to keep you interested.
The game, which will include both online and local co-op, will also support Steam OS and Steam Machines when they're released later this year. Neither the press release nor trailer mention it, but you would have to think a home console release would make sense considering how well the console versions of the similar-looking/-playing 'Diablo III' performed. Plus, you know, it's 'Gauntlet.'
WBIE says 'Gauntlet' will be the first in its new "WB Games Vault" series of digital releases. As companies rise, fall and get liquidated, it's hard to keep track of who owns what without getting a headache, but keep this in mind: thanks to its purchase of a large chunk of the Midway catalog in 2009, WBIE owns not only such familiar Midway properties as 'Mortal Kombat,' but also the Williams and Atari Games arcade catalogs that include such classics as 'Defender,' 'Sinistar,' 'Robotron,' 'Marble Madness' and 'A.P.B.'
(The rights to much of Atari's classic home games ('Combat,' 'Adventure,' etc.) actually belong to another company. Ironically, the rights to the home and arcade catalogs -- with some overlap -- were split when WBIE's parent company sold the Atari home division in 1984. A subsequent series of mergers and acquisitions led to those home rights landing at the French company Infogrammes, which changed its name to and is currently doing business as Atari. As I said, headache.)
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New Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has declared we now live in the most exciting time in history and that disruption brought about by technology is a huge opportunity for all Australians. We agree. That's why Daze of Disruption is heading to Melbourne.With such a sudden rise in the intellect of debate emanating from Australia's highest executive office, B&T is thrilled to announce the initialspeaker line-up of Daze of Disruption Redux to be held at Melbourne Town Hall December 3-4 (buy your early bird tickets now).
Like the inaugural event held in Sydney, Daze Melbourne will be two-days of TEDx-style ideas and strategy, targeted at enhancing the digital capability of Australian businesses. Learn tips from the best advisors, management consultants and academics on how to start your digital journey and reset your mind.
Sessions include: Successful incumbent executives reveal strategies from the frontline of disruption and transformation, Digital crisis and opportunity fundamentals, how to pick winners in venture capital, strategic partnerships and transformation tactics.
The panel topics include: How to build a digital values and governance framework from the top down, using digital strategies to build customer loyalty based on brand trust, how to elevate the customer experience.
Didier Bonnet, Senior Vice President & Global Practice Leader Digital Transformation, CapGemini Consulting, London, Tony Davis, Managing Director, Quantium, Sam Smith, Managing Director, Tube Mogul, Toumas Peltoniemi, President, Innovation Director, TBWA Digital Arts Asia, Singapore and Gerd Schenkel, Executive Director Telstra Digital, Founder U-Bank.


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import unittest
import sys
import itertools
import string
import random
import threading
import time

from streamsx.topology.topology import *
from streamsx.topology.tester import Tester
from streamsx.topology.state import ConsistentRegionConfig
from streamsx.topology.context import ConfigParams

class MTSource(object):
    def __init__(self, N):
        self.a = 0
        self.b = 0
        self.N = N
        self.c = 0

    def __iter__(self):
        return self

    def __next__(self):
        if self.c >= self.N:
            raise StopIteration()
        v = self.c
        self.c += 1
        self.a += 1
        time.sleep(0.0001)
        self.b += 1
        if self.a != self.b:
            raise ValueError('MTSource:' + str(self.a) + " != " + str(self.b))
        return v

class MTChecker(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.a = 0
        self.b = 0

    def __call__(self, tuple_):
        self.a += 1
        time.sleep(0.001)
        self.b += 1
        return self.a == self.b

class MTForEach(MTChecker):
    def __call__(self, tuple_):
        v = super(MTForEach, self).__call__(tuple_)
        if not v:
            raise ValueError('MTForEach:' + str(self.a) + " != " + str(self.b))

class MTFlatMap(MTChecker):
    def __call__(self, tuple_):
        v = super(MTFlatMap, self).__call__(tuple_)
        return [v]

class MTHashAdder(MTChecker):
    def __call__(self, tuple_):
        v = super(MTHashAdder, self).__call__(tuple_)
        if not v:
            raise ValueError('MTHashAdder:' + str(self.a) + " != " + str(self.b))
        return self.a

class TestMT(unittest.TestCase):
    _multiprocess_can_split_ = True

    def setUp(self):
        Tester.setup_standalone(self)

    def add_stateful(self, topo, s):
        pass

    def test_mt(self):
        topo = Topology()
        N = 1000
        s1 = topo.source(MTSource(N)).low_latency()
        s2 = topo.source(range(N)).low_latency()
        s3 = topo.source(range(N)).low_latency()
        self.add_stateful(topo, [s1,s2,s3])

        s = s1.union({s2,s3})
        s = s.filter(MTChecker())
        s = s.filter(lambda _ : True)
        s = s.map(MTChecker())
        s = s.map()
        s = s.flat_map(MTFlatMap())
        s = s.flat_map(lambda v : [v])
        s.for_each(MTForEach())
        s.for_each(lambda _ : None)
        sp = s.parallel(3, Routing.HASH_PARTITIONED, MTHashAdder())
        s = s.end_low_latency()

        sp = sp.map().end_parallel()

        tester = Tester(topo)
        tester.tuple_count(s, N*3)
        tester.tuple_count(sp, N*3)
        tester.test(self.test_ctxtype, self.test_config)

    def test_mt_batch_aggregate(self):
        topo = Topology()
        N = 1000
        s1 = topo.source(range(N))
        s2 = topo.source(range(N))
        s3 = topo.source(range(N))
        self.add_stateful(topo, [s1,s2,s3])
        s = s1.union({s2,s3})

        s = s.batch(7).aggregate(lambda tuples : tuples).flat_map()

        tester = Tester(topo)
        tester.tuple_count(s, N*3)
        tester.test(self.test_ctxtype, self.test_config)

    def test_mt_last_aggregate(self):
        topo = Topology()
        N = 1000
        s1 = topo.source(range(N))
        s2 = topo.source(range(N))
        s3 = topo.source(range(N))
        self.add_stateful(topo, [s1,s2,s3])
        s = s1.union({s2,s3})

        s = s.last(1).trigger(1).aggregate(lambda tuples : tuples).flat_map()

        tester = Tester(topo)
        tester.tuple_count(s, N*3)
        tester.test(self.test_ctxtype, self.test_config)

class TestDistributedMTCheckpoint(TestMT):
    def setUp(self):
        Tester.setup_distributed(self)
        self.test_config[ConfigParams.SSL_VERIFY] = False

    def add_stateful(self, topo, s=None):
        topo.checkpoint_period = 0.5

class TestDistributedMTConsistentRegion(TestMT):
    def setUp(self):
        Tester.setup_distributed(self)
        self.test_config[ConfigParams.SSL_VERIFY] = False

    def add_stateful(self, topo, streams):
        for s in streams:
            s.set_consistent(ConsistentRegionConfig.periodic(0.5))

class TestSasMTCheckpoint(TestDistributedMTCheckpoint):
    def setUp(self):
        Tester.setup_streaming_analytics(self, force_remote_build=True)

class TestSasMTConsistentRegion(TestDistributedMTConsistentRegion):
    def setUp(self):
        Tester.setup_streaming_analytics(self, force_remote_build=True)

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Unlike our big brother Vision Christian Radio, Vision180 is currently broadcast on just one FM frequency (87.6 FM) in the town of St George QLD. Otherwise it's accessible online.
If you're ever passing through the town of St George and don't want to use your data to stream the radio, then tune in and experience Vision180 in FM.
We hope to be able to offer more locations in time.
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What good is sitting, alone in your room?
come hear the music play!
Life is a cabaret, old chum!
Right this way your table´s waiting.
What good´s permitting some prophet of doom?
Life is a cabaret , old chum!
So come to the cabaret!
As a matter of fact she rented by the hour.
Too much pills and liquor.
What good is sitting all alone in your room?
It´s only a cabaret, old chum!
And I love a cabaret!