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From the editor: What are they among so many? (John 6.9)
Occasional Letters - Encouragement for a Young Preacher
Why I Believe in Eternal Punishment
Torchbearers of the Truth: John Knox (1510-1572)
Jehoshaphat (2): Jehoshaphat's Alliances
Fundamentals for Young Believers (6): They continued stedfastly in the...breaking of bread (Acts 2.42)
Notebook: Great Cities of the Bible - Philippi
A New Testament Relief Fund (2)
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The Communion of Elisha (2 Kings 2)
J Griffiths
Into All The World: Chile
David Rodgers
Into All The World: Brazil
S Davidson
Macedonian Philippi
Philippi is situated at the north of the Aegean Sea, ten miles inland from the Gulf of Neapolis, and is named after Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. He ascended the throne of the kingdom of Macedonia in 359 BC and proved himself to be a skilled diplomat and soldier, greatly strengthening his kingdom and extending its boundaries. In 356 BC the citizens of Crenides, which means "Wells" requested him to become their protector. He annexed the town to his kingdom, mainly because of the gold deposits in the area, and gave it the name Philippi. The city, however, was allowed to retain its autonomy and political system. The second objective in annexing the town was to install a garrison at a strategic point. The site controlled the route between Amphipolis and Neapolis. This was part of the great route which crossed Macedonia from the east to the west and which was reconstructed later by the Roman Empire as the Via Egnatia, a vital link joining the eastern provinces of the empire to those in the west.
The gold reserves added greatly to Philip's income, very necessary for the political and military pursuit of his aims. The north-west of the city was a marsh, and when this was drained it provided a new area for use in agriculture. Combined with the gold industry this enhanced further the wealth of the city which was to be seen in the theatre and other buildings which displayed its prosperity and importance. When the Romans invaded in 167 BC, however, Philippi was not chosen as the capital of the Roman controlled area as by that time the gold reserves were depleted and the city was much diminished in wealth and influence.
Roman Philippi
It was not until the civil war, which followed the assassination of Julius Caesar, that Philippi became prominent again. In October, 42 BC the armies of Brutus and Cassius met those of Mark Antony and Octavian in the plain situated on the west of the city. The forces of Brutus and Cassius, two of those who were involved in the murder of Julius Caesar (44 BC), were defeated. After the battle Philippi was given the honour of being a Roman colony, Colonia Julia Philippensis, designated as a home for ex-legionaries. Some 11 years later Octavian, after defeating Mark Antony at the battle of Actium, became the first Roman emperor, taking the title Augustus. Philippi then became Colonia Julia Augusta Victrix Philippensium. These battles, therefore, were critical in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
To be designated a Roman colony brought with it great privileges. "During the empire, colonies were showcases of Roman culture and examples of the Roman way of life. The native population of the provinces could see how they were expected to live. Because of this function, the promotion of a town to the status of colonia civium Romanorum implied that all citizens received full citizen rights and dedicated a temple to the Capitoline triad: Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, the deities venerated in the temple of Jupiter"1 in Rome.
Retired legionaries in Philippi were given Roman citizenship due to their loyal service. Each veteran received a grant of land from the Emperor. Remarkably, legionnaires who had fought for Mark Antony were given this honour. "Within a few years after Augustus' defeat of Antony at the battle of Actium (30 BC), as many as 500 more Roman soldiers - mostly veterans of Antony's praetorian guard who had lost their claims to land in Italy - received allotments and accompanying privileges in Philippi"2 . The Jus Italicum, was conferred. This was the law which covered the Italian Peninsula, and which differed from the law of the provinces. Economic privileges, such as exemption from tribute etc. and political privileges, such as freedom from interference from the provincial governor, were enjoyed. The city was controlled by praetores (civic commanders), magistrates who administrated justice. "Philippi as a Roman colony had two magistrates, who were normally called duoviri (meaning two men), but who preferred the more dignified title of Praetor"3. There were also lictores (constables), sometimes called "rod carriers". These were the official attendants to the magistrates, and were responsible to act as police. As symbols of their office they carried their fasces, bundles of rods with an axe placed among them. The message this gave was that the magistrates had the authority to inflict punishment, both corporal and capital.
Being a citizen of Rome brought exemption from certain forms of punishment, such as scourging, beating, and crucifixion. When put on trial it gave the right to appeal to the Emperor. In a colony the language they relished was Latin and their dress and currency were Roman. The citizens of Philippi, therefore, although Romans, were living as a colony, surrounded by a society that did not have the privileges and standing that they enjoyed. Their whole manner of life and the privileges they enjoyed differed greatly from those who lived around them.
Roman citizenship, as has been noted above, was conferred as recognition of faithful service rendered to the Roman state, and also by purchase. Paul was a freeborn Roman (Acts 22.25,28). His father or grandfather most probably purchased this. The chief captain who was responsible for his safety after his arrest in Jerusalem had purchased his citizenship at great cost.
Philippi in the Acts of the Apostles
On his second missionary journey Paul and Silas travelled from Antioch through the Roman provinces of Syria and Cilicia and then into Galatia where he visited Derbe and Lystra. Timothy joined them there and they continued travelling west until they reached the port of Troas on the Aegean Sea. It was there that a vision appeared to Paul: a man of Macedonia calling, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us" (Acts 16.9). Responding to this call, Paul and those accompanying him travelled by sea over to the port of Neapolis, near to Philippi. Although Philippi was not the capital of the Roman province, Luke confirmed its importance, stating that it was the "chief city of that part of Macedonia" (Acts 16.12).
Strategically, therefore, Philippi was an ideal place to plant the good seed of the gospel. Many have commented that it was the first city in Europe where there is a record of the preaching of the gospel, but it must be remembered that "Europe" as a region or continent did not exist at that time. The neighbouring port and the Egnatian Way mentioned above, with the passing traffic on that vital highway, made it a centre through which many would pass, a great advantage in preaching the Word.
But Philippi was still a centre of spiritism, demon possession, and idolatry. This was a well-established industry that brought wealth to its practitioners, and when the power of the gospel was displayed in the deliverance of a young woman from the spirit that possessed her, her masters acted. Paul and Silas were called before the magistrates, scourged, and imprisoned. The authorities, however, acted in haste, not thinking it possible that either of these two men were Roman citizens. That evening there was an earthquake and the keeper of the prison and his family were saved and baptised.
On the morning the magistrates sent word that Paul and Silas were to be released and had to depart from the city. What fear must have gripped their hearts when they learned that these two men were Roman citizens! Paul's insistence that the magistrates should come to him was no doubt partly to show that care had to be taken when dealing with those Christians who would remain when he departed. Six years later, on his third missionary journey, Paul paid another visit to Philippi (Acts 20.1-6).
The Epistle to the Philippians
Paul was writing to those who lived in a city where citizenship was an important issue. Their separation from the local population around them was jealously guarded. The apostle, however, deals with the other citizenship possessed by believers, and teaches the Christians that they enjoy a citizenship of far greater worth than that of Rome. "Our citizenship is in heaven", he declared, and it is from there that we are looking for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil 3.20). They were not looking for the coming of some important personage from Rome. One, whom they served and loved, was coming one day. Far greater present privileges and far greater prospects were the possessions of those who were citizens of heaven, surrounded by others whose manner of life was different from that of Christians.
1 J Lendering.
2 The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Doubleday, 1999.
3 Ranks of Roman government and army found in the book of Acts. J Spring.


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Molly Seidel: "Despite My Success As A Runner, I Struggle Too"
By Molly Seidel | May 19, 2021, 3:27 p.m. (ET)
Molly Seidel, who qualified last year for Team USA in the marathon, runs during a training session on July 10, 2020 in Boston, Mass.
Mental health in sport has become a topic people are talking about much more openly; I'm glad it's definitely out there in the public discourse and people are paying attention to it as a key aspect of health.
So much of athletics and competition really is about maximizing both your physical and mental game. Athletes really have to home in on various mental techniques in order to compete at the highest level.
On the flip side of it, I've seen disproportionately high numbers of mental problems among athletes. Maybe the intensity and drive that are required to succeed in sports can also manifest in unhealthier ways.
I see so many people dealing with depression and anxiety. And without social interaction, or specifically a support network of people looking out for you on a more regular basis, I think these things can really spiral quickly. I've noticed it with my own mental health during the pandemic, and I certainly am not alone in this.
I deal with OCD, and I have a longstanding history of eating disorders. During the pandemic, I dealt with relapsing into both of those. It's very difficult when you're dealing with an enormous amount of stress in day-to-day life with COVID-19, and then at the same time you don't have the normal outlets that you develop over years to deal with mental struggles such as in-person therapy or reaching out to friends. All of that was taken away, so the problem just compounds.
I dealt with my relapse by connecting with my therapist via Zoom and I really leaned on my family. My sister and I returned to our family's home in Wisconsin for a month when the pandemic was at its worst. I also absorbed myself in training as a way to help create a sense of normalcy and a sense of rhythm.
But running alone isn't enough to get through mental health struggles. It definitely helps, but I think people have a tendency to overexaggerate the ability of exercise and sports to "fix" them. Athletics aren't therapy; they are a part of the solution but need to go along with other more focused mental health work.
Right now I'm in full marathon build for the Games this summer, and while there are ups and downs I feel like I'm in a solid place mentally. I'm living out in Flagstaff, Arizona, and preparing as best I can for the biggest race of my life so far. A big part of that preparation is training my brain for the pressure and challenge of the Olympic marathon.
There's been a lot of uncertainty about holding the 2020 Olympics, and since the postponement of the Games last April I've experienced a lot of stress wondering if the Games will go on as planned. I'm hoping, (knock on wood) that everything is set to move forward this summer. Simply not knowing brings an added level of stress to already an enormously stressful event. It also won't be a typical Olympic experience; I will probably have a quarantine, won't be allowed to enter the Tokyo Olympic Village since our event is held in Sapporo, and will not be able to attend opening ceremonies. Regardless, I am still so excited to get the opportunity to compete and live out a dream of racing at the Olympics I've held since I was a kid.
To deal with stress, as well as the OCD I've had since age 12, I have some tactics I've worked to develop. First, finding and working with a therapist. That's been truthfully the biggest thing for me -- consistent targeted therapy. I do meditation and mindfulness practices. I also focus on eating well, exercising, and getting outside. I think if your body's healthy your brain is healthier, too.
I also find that just talking to people is one of the most powerful mental health practices. Even if it isn't a therapist, being able to reach out to people and being able to say, "Hey, I'm not doing OK right now" is huge. I need to lean on other people. It's being able to be vulnerable.
Many people (myself included) have difficulty reaching out. Nobody wants to come across as weak, or burden people with problems. I think the thing that I've realized the most throughout my own mental health journey is the people who love you are willing to go through the hard times with you. And they want you to be able to say when you're struggling because they genuinely care about you. It's the kind of thing where if a friend of mine were struggling I'd want them to be able to tell me and talk to me about it.
Since going public about my story I've been asked to speak on mental health frequently, and I've had a lot of people reach out out to me regarding their own mental health struggles. When I first talked about my eating disorder on a friend's podcast I never imagined it would gain as much traction as it did; in a way I've become a bit of an unwilling advocate, and looked at as a "success story" while I still often struggle to manage my mental health.
I want to be able to help people and share my story, but truthfully it can be pretty difficult to be seen now as a mental health advocate. People reach out to me with really difficult stories online or ask for advice; many of them are looking to me to give them all the answers, but all I have is my own story which won't apply to everyone. I do advise them to really seek help from a licensed therapist and tell them that despite the success in running I've had I still struggle. I'm still a work in progress, and all I have is my individual experience.
I think my story has resonated within the running community, and I hope that it's been able to help people. Not many people speak out about mental health or eating disorders, and even those who do keep it pretty tame. I'm definitely not ashamed of what I went through, and I've been open about the uglier parts. It's definitely an unconventional story for an Olympian but I think it gives some people hope who are in the thick of it that things can get better. With the right support it's possible to overcome really, really severe mental health struggles - like being institutionalized or going through eating disorder treatment -- and it's possible to thrive at a high level despite some of the biggest setbacks that you can possibly have in terms of mental health.
Olympian Sam Schultz Shares The Highs And Lows Of Her Olympic Dream, Hopes To Inspire Others
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Instead Of Calling It Mental Health Call It Mental Wealth
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HomeThe Garden of Earthly Delights. At least that's its name this century.
The Garden of Earthly Delights. At least that's its name this century.
Last week I began a new, hopefully, weekly bit of a challenge and cultural growth posting called "Guess That Art!" In this challenge you're not to cheat but to see if you know what it is and comment, comment about what you think of the art, and even write a piece of poetry inspired by the art and share it through a link in the comments.
The first panel is a scene of the Garden of Eden and most often interpreted as the moment God introduced Eve to Adam who is just coming awake from his surgical procedure. Click the link to go to an enlarged view of the panel that you can see the details and interpret the symbolism of the artists imagery. The man had a serious opinion about some things it would seem. Click here to see the first panel.
The second or middle panel is similar to the first panel with the continuation of the horizon and terrain. It might even be possible that the second is future of the first when you look deeper. There is an obvious air of sexuality in the middle panel and thoughts have been it is a warning of where the world is heading. You get a feeling of condemnation from it and when you look at many of the individual scenes it becomes apparent what he may have thought. The large pink tower in the upper left corner is one that I was a bit surprised by. Click here to see the middle panel.
The third panel is the result of what Bosch saw as humanity's wild forays into indiscriminate selfish pleasure. This is either a Hell on Earth or actual Hell. I especially find the pig nun disturbing. Click here to see the middle panel.
What are you thoughts and interpretations? Share in the comments. Friday I will be sharing another work that I came across during some research.
Here is what the work looks like when the panels are closed. If you look closely you will see what is thought to be God in the upper left corner looking down on earth as light is first appearing over Earth.
I enjoyed this post and am looking forward to the next one!


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Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan on November 28, 1967 in Houston, Texas) was an American model, actress, and television personality. Growing up in Texas, she attended elementary school, but failed her freshman year of high school. In result, she dropped out the following year. In 1992, she began her modeling career and appeared on the March cover of Playboy magazine. After her debut, she secured a contract with Guess Jeans followed by H&M. The model also appeared on the cover of many magazines, such as Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, and Italian Vogue. Although she was more successful in modeling and performing, Anna participated in some films and television shows. In 2002, she was given her own reality show, The Anna Nicole Show, receiving the highest cable rating ever for a reality series.
Anna Nicole Smith is best-known for being a Playboy model and her troubled, personal life.
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While working at a restaurant in Mexia, Texas, Anna met Billy Wayne Smith and the couple married in 1985. They had a child together, Daniel Smith, however, he later died in 2006. Years later, while performing in Houston, Anna met J. Howard Marshall, a wealthy oil tycoon, and they began an affair. In result, she divorced Billy in 1993. A year later, Anna married Howard — who was then 89-years-old, while the model was only 26. Thirteen months after their marriage, her husband died at the age of 90. Anna lived a troubled life, and was addicted to prescription painkillers. She had borderline personality disorder and was involved in many court cases — one in which she had to file for bankruptcy. In 2006, a positive event occurred in Anna's life, the announcement of her second pregnancy. There was drama as to who the father was, but eventually the birth certificate showed that Anna's longtime attorney, Howard K. Stern was the father. They had a secret relationship. On Feb. 8, 2008, Anna was found dead in Hollywood, Florida dying of a drug overdose. However, after Anna's death it was confirmed that Howard Stern wasn't the father of her daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, but another partner, Larry Birkhead, was her biological parent. Anna is survived by her daughter Dannielynn.
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Evaluation of Sustainable Development Agreements
2000-2001; Multi-Country; Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Netherlands
Itad was contracted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to complete an evaluation of the process of Sustainable Development Agreements (SDAs) which proved to be innovative, involving political and operational elements and introducing the notion of reciprocity.
The SDAs were established between four countries: Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica and The Netherlands, following the Rio summit. The study is designed to meet a requirement of the Dutch Parliament to report on progress and evaluate the agreements, which are intended to create a relationship that is wider than normal aid programmes.
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Sandra E. Varona
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Sandra E. Varona is a Los Angeles-based Producer with 10+years of experience. In 2008, Sandra received the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant—which provides up-and-coming independent filmmakers a full camera package to jumpstart their careers. Soon after, she launched her own production company, Varona Productions —a banner that has been at the forefront of numerous music videos, short films, new media projects and now feature films.
In 2010, Varona was one of 30 participants selected for the highly coveted year-long mentorship program Project Involve sponsored by Film Independent. After completing Project Involve, she signed on as the Unit Production Manager on the feature film, FILLY BROWN, which was well received at Sundance.
Starting in 2013 Sandra became the Production & Crew Manager at Maker Studios working directly with the Head of Production to develop efficient and necessary protocols between producers and studio operations. Several years later she went on to production manage for Pop Sugar, REVOLT TV and most recently for comedian Kevin Hart's company, Hartland Productions on a show for Comedy Central.
Her debut as a Producer/Line Producer on her first feature film came in the fall of 2015 as she applied her expertise to the drama dance movie SHINE. Mostly shot in New York City with additional shoots in Los Angeles and London. SHINE premiered at Urbanworld Film Festival on September of 2017 and won Best Feature Film (Audience Award). The feature stars David Zayas (Dexter & Gotham), Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black, Netflix), and world-renowned bachatero Jorge Burgos (Ataca).
In addition, Sandra had the opportunity to produce/line produce another feature film in November of 2016, titled Flavor of Life in her hometown of South Gate, California.
Varona is actively hiring minorities and women in key positions to promote and prove diversity behind camera is certainly attainable.
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Ampersand Mountain's open summit provides breathtaking 360-degree views, but you'll have to work for it. The first half of the trail is fairly easy, but once it starts going up it's relentlessly steep until the top. Give yourself plenty of time to complete this hike, especially if you aren't an avid hiker. As a bonus, Ampersand is one of the peaks required to complete the Saranac Lake 6er hiking challenge. Consider doing them all!
From the parking area, carefully cross Route 3 to get to the trailhead. The path descends slightly to a brook crossing before starting an easy hike that gently rolls up and down through a mature forest. At 0.8 mile there is a long boardwalk across a wet section; soon after that the trail begins a slow ascent, then it gets steeper as it approaches the location of the old fire observer's cabin, on the right at 1.7 miles — rubble is all that remains of the building.
Past the cabin site, the grade increases and eventually becomes very steep as it reaches a stone staircase, which was built to alleviate the heavy erosion caused by water runoff and heavy foot traffic. The trail remains rocky from this point on. Take note that footing can be slippery along this stretch, especially during wet weather.
The path reaches a ridge and levels out at 2.4 miles, and soon after that it enters a spectacular section with enormous, jumbled boulders the size of small houses. Take a few minutes to explore the narrow passageways here, then swing right to climb over open rock to the summit at 2.7 miles.
Trailhead: From downtown Saranac Lake, turn right onto Route 3, heading west toward Tupper Lake. The parking area is on the right after about 8 miles. The trailhead is across the road on the left— be very careful crossing the main highway.


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Wednesday, 13 February 2019 - 8 p.m.
Alban Berg Ensemble Wien, Quatuor Van Kuijk, Ishay Shaer, Nikola Meeuwsen, Thomas Beijer, Deirdre Angenent, Peter Nilsson
The 2019 edition of the Februari Festival opens with music by Brahms and his protégé Dvořák; music that appears to have been composed out of an equal degree of passion. The music of Brahms is tremendously expressive and lively, compelling the listener to experience a whirlwind of colours and emotions, to which Dvořák adds a good dose of Bohemian panache. His feelings of exuberant joy and suffocating despair seem to be removed only a few notes from those of Brahms.
Thursday, 14 February 2019 - 8 p.m.
THIS CONCERT WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON NPO Radio 4
Alban Berg Ensemble Wien, Thomas Beijer, Renate Arends, Deirdre Angenent, Peter Nilsson, Ishay Shaer, Hawijch Elders, Nikola Meeuwsen
Having been dubbed 'the new Beethoven' and in the throes of a turbulent relationship with Clara Schumann, the young Brahms was under considerable pressure. A relentless quest for the right melody and fitting harmonies prompted him to study folk music and compositions from the Renaissance and the Baroque. Thus, the music of Bach came to have a great impact on him, as well as that of his contemporary Johann Strauss Jr., whom he admired for the spontaneity with which he crafted an infinite cornucopia of melodies. The product of this is the passionate and sincerely moving chamber music that is so typical of Brahms. Perhaps this was his way of making amends for clumsily chosen words and unrequited romances?
Friday, 15 February 2019 - 8 p.m.
Alban Berg Ensemble Wien, Simone Lamsma, Rob van de Laar, Thomas Beijer, Ishay Shaer, Animato Quartet
Perfectionist Johannes Brahms regularly destroyed works that, in his opinion, failed to satisfy the lofty demands he imposed on himself. What remained was an oeuvre of highly innovative chamber music works. Using only the minimum of thematic material, he was able to create masterpieces on the grandest possible scale. Continually surpassing himself with the lyrical dialogues and harmonic tours de force that are so typical to his compositions, Brahms was able to translate his profound understanding of the emotions he was feeling into music in such a way that the listener cannot help but be deeply moved.
Saturday, 16 February 2019 - 7.30 p.m.
Alban Berg Ensemble Wien, Dirk Luijmes, Quatuor Van Kuijk, Ishay Shaer, Animato Kwartet, Renate Arends, Barbara Kozelj, Hans Pieter Herman, Hannah Strijbos, Peter Nilsson, Jan-Paul Grijpink
This evening's programme is a festive soirée, in which we pull out all the stops. Brahms' Liebeslieder-Walzer are more than light-hearted songs of love - albeit in its numerous facets. Not only are they moving in their sincerity; they also showcase Brahms' musicality and profundity. Never, ever could they be called kitschy - an achievement he shares with the unsurpassed 'king of melodies' Johann Strauss Jr. The last work is Brahms' Piano Quartet, in which the audible influences of gypsy music clearly hark back to his youth, exhibiting an unprecedented vitality and a tremendous promise of the future.
Sunday, 17 February 2019 - 3.30 p.m.
Alban Berg Ensemble Wien, Thomas Beijer, Renate Arends, Peter Nilsson, Simone Lamsma, Robert Kulek, Hannah Strijbos
We will be ending the Februari festival on a fantastic, tempestuous note, in which no emotions will be spared. Once more, you will be immersed in the masterful music of Brahms, ranging from intimate and lyrical to exuberant and extroverted. From a string quintet to a string sextet: Johannes Brahms was one of the first to attempt a work scored for six string players. This edition of the Februari Festival will close with one of Brahms' absolute masterpieces in the chamber music genre: the lyrical and melancholic Second String Sextet, a piece that contains numerous references to both Clara Schumann and Agathe von Siebold, whose seductive soprano makes the violins sing out.
Lectures (in Dutch)
Wednesday, 13 February - 4 p.m.
Huib Ramaer
4 p.m. - 5.15 p.m. In het Nutshuis
Friday, 15 February - 4 p.m.
Johannes Brahms' visits to the Netherlands and his circle of Dutch friends
Frits Zwart
Saturday, 16 February - 4 p.m.
Brahms' Verklärte Nacht II
4 p.m. - 5.15 In het Nutshuis
10 - 12 A.M. & 1.30 - 3.30 P.M.
Flautist Silvia Careddu
In het Koninklijk Conservatorium
Friday 15 February - 10 - 13 A.M.
Violists Sebastian Gürtler & Régis Bringolf
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Before coming to Madison, Dimitris spent two wonderful years as a postdoc at UC Berkeley. At Berkeley, he was a member of the AMPLab and BLISS, and he worked on several fun projects with Kannan Ramchandran and Ben Recht. He received his Ph.D. in 2014 from UT Austin, where he was advised by Alex Dimakis. Before UT, he spent 3.5 years as a grad student at USC. Before all that, he received his M.Sc. and ECE Diploma from the Technical University of Crete, located in the beautiful city of Chania.
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Lyrics » Avant-Garde » I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1991 A Lyrics By Negativland
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1991 A Lyrics By Negativland
by Billy K. Hicks
Artist/Band Name: Negativland
Genre: Avant-Garde
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CB1: Reproduction or what?
CB2: What did you say?
CB1: What kind of production?
CB2: "There are all sorts of
possibilities…you could do, you
know, a little spoof on something…
V1: This is also nothing new.
CB1: Yeah, get some stuff together,
no problem, y'know, depends on what
A1 (Jack Armstrong): C'mon, let's look…
V2: Journey?
W (The Weatherman):
Ha ha ha, ho…Oh, well…
V3: No, no, no, Uh-uh.
C (Casey Kasem): This
is American Top Forty.
W: I have climbed the highest mountains,
CB2: Uh, I believe that's
the Weatherman there…
W: And guess what?
CB1: Where ya at?
W: I have run…through the fields…
only to be with you…yup, with you…
no one else, just you.
C: Here's the first Top 40 hit…
C: …for the Irish band from Dublin
who call themselves U2…
W: I have run, I have crawled,
I have scaled these city walls…
Yeah, that's really great, I can't
believe I did it, but nevertheless,
I have done that for you.
C: That's the letter U
and the numeral 2.
W: Only to be with you,
I've done all these things.
C: The f-
W: Yeah, with you. The fat one,
W: You're the fat one,
and I wanna be with you…
A1: What's the matter?)
C: Can I say, why was
it changed here?
W: But on the other hand,
I still haven't found
what I'm looking for.
V3: Maybe they'll make it
as a junior U2.
and the numeral…
V3: They say…
W: Nope, definitely not.
C: …two.
W: I haven't found it.
V3: They say they're
kinda like U2.
W: I just can't seem
to find it.
W: Nope, definitely not,
I haven't found it.
A1: C'mon.
W: And here's what else I've done…
A1: C'mon, let's see
what we can find.
W: I have kissed honey lips,
felt the healing in her fingertips.
I've even done that.
W: While I was doing that–
y'know, all the kissing on
the honey lips?–
it burned like fire, and it
reminded me of cheap, melting
plastic–the kind that makes little
clouds of white vapo-gas and then
when it catches on fire, it makes those
little…little strings of black smoke with
little ashes attached to them.
That's how it was kissing honey lips.
C: Why are we doing it?
Why have we changed something?)
W: And I still haven't found it.
B (Bono): Uh…
W: What I'm looking for, that is.
I just don't know where the Hell
it is…I just can't seem to find it…
B: The last thing we wanted
to do was sound like anybody
else. So with U2…
B: you've gotta challenge it, you
know, musically speaking, you know,
you've gotta find new sounds in a
guitar, you've gotta find a new way
of approaching a 4/4 beat. You know,
rock and roll still needs innovation
…and there's a lot, there's a…
there's a lot out there.
V4: Someone has said, "Get a great
idea, a great purpose, marry it, and
raise a family.
C: What the Hell's going on here?
V5: Bono.
A2: Why, Billy, look!
C: I should be saying,
"American Top 40 is heard
in the fifty states, and around the…"
V4: Are you two married
to a great idea?
C: It was…it was every week,
"American Top 40 is heard in the…"
A2: Everything is topsy-turvy!
A1: I'll say it is!
C: Is it to just screw up things?
V4: Marriage is not you two
living for each other.
C: 'Cause I can't say this…y'know…
A1: Let's see what we can find.
A2: Everything is such a mess!
C: Jeez, I thought we were
V4: It is you two uniting to live
as a team for this great purpose.
A1: What's the matter?
A2: No.
CBJ (CB jammer): [unintelligible]…
fuck his ass…go jerk his bone!
A2: No, I can't find anything here.
WCB: That damn sewer-mouth is back again.
A2: There's no one in here now…
CBJ: …[unintelligible]…
A2: There's nothing but Uncle Jim's
shortwave radio set.)
C: Ponderous! Is Don on the phone?
D (Don): Hi, Casey. Uh, had 'em
put me right on the speakerphone for
ya. Uh, now…I just got word from
Mr. Friday that, uh…uh, we can't
pay you anything for this until, uh,
our label sends us some of the money
they owe us…so, this will, uh, have
to be benefit terms…so, uh…
C: Good golly, Miss Molly!
D: Well, I gotta catch a plane. Give
my regards to the Weatherman and, uh,
heh, You Too!
C: You know, they do this to me
all the time…I dunno what the hell
they do it for, but…
CB: Yeah that…the guy that was
talking to the sewer-mouth there,
bring 'im back.
C: Now, make it–and I also want to
know what happened to the pictures I
was supposed to see this week?
WCB: Hey, sewer-mouth!
CBJ: Could be…hey, I'm on a
frequency, bet ya can't find me!
CB: Hes's got the
sideband out there?
C: That's the letter 2,
and the numeral U.
W: Nyeh ha ha haaa.
I was a worm in the night
CB: [unintelligible]
W: And cold as a stone, I was.
C: Alright, alright…
OK, let's try it, OK?
UMTV (MTV Rock Video Awards
presenter): Cyndi?
CL (Cyndi Lauper): OK…
W: And I believe in kingdom come…
UMTV: Cyndi?
CL: OK…
W: And all the colors
bleeding into one big mess.
W: I'll probably have to get out
the S.T.P. cleaner on that one,
maybe the 409, but I'm not sure yet.
CL: Uh…
C:That's the letter U,
UMTV: I have the envelope here…
W: And you broke the bonds.
CL: And uh…
W: You broke the goddamn bonds…
W: You loosened the chains…
UMTV: I have the envelope…
W: You carried a cross…
W: And my shame, and my shame…
Shame, shame, shame,
shame, shame…
W: So much shame, yeah.
Ha, ha, hoo, hoo, hee, ha, haaa.
CL And uh…I'm a
little nearsighted.
C: Why have we changed changed something
that we've been doing all along?
W: You know, I believe it.
C: Alright…
W: Nope, I guess I don't
believe it…I don't know
C: This is, this is
blowin'…ya know…
W: But, nevertheless,
I still haven't found it.
W: I haven't found what I'm
looking for, I haven't found it…
C: I can't say it again!
W: I'm lookin' for it, but I don't
even know where it is.
C: …and the numeral 2.
W: I don't even really know…
CL: Before we announce
W: …anything anymore, I just…
C: See, that doesn't
sound right either.
W: …I don't really
know what to do…
CL: Let's just…
W: …or do I?
CL: …recap…
C: OK, let's just
try it, OK?
CL: …the nominees.
W: But I still haven't found it.
C: That's the letter U,
W: That doesn't make sense:
"But I still haven't found it,
W: "I'm…", no, "I'm,
I'm looking for it…"
W: No, just: "I'm–
looking–for–it."
W: And…I…
CBJ: There ain't nobody can
find me on this frequency.
W: Ha, ha, ha, ha…
MTVA (MTV Rock Video Awards
announcer): U2, U2, U2, U2…
W: I just don't know much of
anything. Maybe I oughta be shot
point blank in the stamper tonight.
CBJ: Hey, c'mon, find me…
you can't find me?…
C: Is that the way I say that?
I dunno how to say it.
MTVA: U2, "I Still Haven't
W: Well, I'll be jiggered.
C: We're counting down the 40
biggest hits in the 50 states.
WCB: Hey sewer-mouth,
we're gonna getcha.
C: "This is American Top 40…"
This is American Top 40, heard…"
…God, I hate that. We come outta
that, and then I gotta say
the goddamned Ameri…
C: I hear the American Top 40
jingle and then I say, "This is
American Top For…"
CL: And uh, the winner is…
C: Let the goddamn jingle I.D.
this show. I I.D. the show whenever
there isn't a jingle, don't I?
CL: The winner is…
C: Don't I do it between every
goddamn record that we play?
CL: INXS!
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Director David Ayer Revealed His One Big Regret Regarding The Joker In 'Suicide Squad'
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by Douglas Charles January 23, 2017 11:14 am
Suicide Squad, despite making gobs and gobs of money, was pretty universally panned after hitting theaters in August.
One of the most common complaints had to do with the fact that Jared Leto's Joker, after being hyped to the moon, was barely in the film at all.
In fact, Leto was in Suicide Squad so little that someone actually wanted to sue for false advertising.
And as this video spliced together by someone on YouTube showing all the times The Joker appeared in trailers yet not in any version of the film displays, this person actually had a very valid point.
So what does he director of the film, David Ayer think about this criticism? Turns out, based on what he tweeted the other day, he's pretty much right there with us.
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— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) January 21, 2017
I took the inspiration from the insanity of the original comics. Making a movie is a journey, not a straight line. I learned so much. People want what they want, and everyone has a personal vision of how each character should look and walk and talk. If you set out to make a mass appeal movie, it's easy to end up with vanilla. But I went for it. And I know Squad has its flaws, Hell, the World knows it. Nothing hurts more than to pick up a newspaper and see a couple years of your blood, sweat and tears ripped to shreds. The hate game is strong out there.
Here's the part in his note where it gets real interesting and makes us wonder what could have been…
Wish I had a time machine. I'd make Joker the main villain and engineer a more grounded story. I have to take the good and bad and learn from it. I love making movies and I love DC. I'm a High School dropout who used to paint houses for a living. I'm lucky to have the job I have. I have to give the characters the stories and plots they deserve next time. Real talk. (And no, there isn't a secret edit of the film with a bunch of Joker scenes hidden in a salt mine somewhere.)
Good. He gets it. I just wish there was a "secret edit of the film with a bunch of Joker scenes."
Oh well. At the very least we now have hope that he and DC will take these lessons and apply them to Gotham City Sirens. Because I really don't know if I can be that disappointed in a comic book-related film again.
Before settling down at BroBible, Douglas Charles, a graduate of the University of Iowa (Go Hawks), owned and operated a wide assortment of websites. He is also one of the few White Sox fans out there and thinks Michael Jordan is, hands down, the GOAT.
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William Hill Accepts Takeover Offer From Caesars Entertainment
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What Caesars Stands To Gain From Its $3.7 Billion Acquisition Of William Hill
Alex Weldon Posted on Sep 30, 2020 06:46 PDT@benefactumgames
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The US casino and sports betting industries have been abuzz this week with the news that Caesars made an offer to acquire British bookmaker William Hill. This morning, the companies announced that the latter has accepted the offer of £2.9 billion ($3.7 billion).
William Hill went public about the negotiations on Friday, though private talks had already been underway for some time before then. Caesars confirmed its bid on Monday, and William Hill accepted it on Wednesday.
On the surface, the deal isn't surprising. There has been a trend toward consolidation from the start in the burgeoning US sports betting market. Whether through acquisitions, mergers, or joint ventures, companies have been seeking to pool their strengths. Yet the motivations here might be slightly different, and as much about brand focus and bargain hunting as they are about expansion.
The two companies are already working together in the US market, so the groundwork for a closer relationship was in place. Caesars holds a 20% stake in William Hill as it stands and will now purchase the remaining 80%. Meanwhile, the latter runs a retail sportsbook at 12 of Caesars' 55 US properties and a William Hill mobile app in four states.
Caesars appeared to have a lot of confidence that the deal would go through this time. Even before William Hill's formal acceptance of the offer, Caesars announced an underwritten public offering of 31 million shares at a price of $56 apiece. That will raise more than $1.7 billion, which it will use to partially finance the acquisition.
The companies expect to close the deal sometime in the second half of 2021.
Often a bridesmaid, now finally a bride
Caesars itself has already been party to the consolidation trend, having been acquired by Eldorado Resorts earlier this year. In fact, much of the current relationship between Caesars and William Hill comes by way of that deal. It was Eldorado that originally acquired the stake in William Hill, in return for providing nationwide market access.
William Hill, on the other hand, was one of the few big-name companies still flying solo. It has therefore seemed inevitable for a while now that some kind of deal would be coming sooner or later.
Indeed, the two companies engaged in talks for a merger just last year. Prior to that, there had been times that William Hill looked likely to acquire 888 Holdings or to be acquired by The Stars Group (or rather Amaya, as it was known at the time).
William Hill's stock jumped in price roughly 25% as a result of the initial announcement. Caesars' investors seem more ambivalent. Its stock saw an immediate jump of around 7.5%, but it has been quite volatile over the days since.
An all-or-nothing proposition
The main hurdle facing Caesars in the deal was a competing bid from private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Fortunately for Caesars, the existing relationship it has with William Hill made its offer one the company would have found it hard to refuse.
Under the terms of the market access deal, there is a list of companies whose acquisition of or merger with William Hill would allow Caesars to unilaterally exit the relationship. What's more, Caesars has a right to amend that list as circumstances demand, and it added Apollo to it upon discovering the latter's offer. Had Caesars made good on the threat, it would have left William Hill scrambling to find new locations for its retail sportsbooks.
Following the acquisition, it's likely that the opposite will happen and William Hill will now take over operations of all Caesars sportsbooks. For the moment, that means expanding from 12 locations to as many as 29. That does not include a further 26 properties in states where sports betting is illegal for the time being.
This dynamic underlies two of Caesars' likely reasons to want to acquire William Hill in the first place. First, it's a good time for the two to commit to their relationship. Caesars wouldn't want to go all-in on William Hill-branded sportsbooks only to have the latter strike a deal with another company whose goals conflict with Caesars'.
Second, holding that leverage allowed Caesars to get a good deal on its purchase. The deal values William Hill at just 2.2x its annual revenue, far less than other companies poised to capitalize on the expanding US market.
A different kind of brand strategy
One goal that all of these deals have in common is sharing expertise. In many cases, it's a matter of a domestic US company sharing its market expertise with an international company familiar with the new spaces now opening up, namely sports betting and online gambling. Such is the case with Caesars and William Hill.
Of the other deals we've seen, the most similar is perhaps MGM Resorts International forming Roar Digital as a joint venture with GVC Holdings. Though no acquisition was involved, MGM and GVC have similar businesses and roles in the relationship as Caesars and William Hill, respectively.
That comparison highlights a key difference in what's going on here, however. Through Roar, MGM and GVC formed the BetMGM brand that will cover both online casino and sports betting, while keeping a name familiar to patrons of MGM's brick-and-mortar properties.
Most other operators are employing a similar strategy. For instance, the daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel expanded their existing brands into the sports betting and online casino verticals rather than creating or acquiring new ones.
Caesars, on the other hand, looks as if it will be compartmentalizing its brands. Its self-branded sportsbooks aren't big money makers and might be phased out in favor of the William Hill brand. Meanwhile, it has already been keeping its WSOP.com online poker room at arms' length from the rest of the company. Following a William Hill acquisition, then, the Caesars brand might end up used exclusively for casino products.
There's almost no other example of such separation of brands by vertical in the US at the moment. The closest thing is The Stars Group spinning off the new Fox Bet brand in partnership with Fox Sports. However, it still uses the PokerStars brand for both poker and casino.
Sacrificing cross-sell for flexibility
There's an obvious downside to doing things this way. Other operators bank heavily on cross-selling as a marketing strategy. This can be particularly important for online casinos, where the cost of acquisition and average lifetime spending of a typical user are both high. Getting people in the door with another vertical and then convincing them to try the casino products is an effective tactic. That's hard to do when each vertical has a different brand.
For a company in Caesars' position, however, cross-vertical migration might be less important, or even harmful. It stands to reason that its land-based casino empire would tend to recruit players directly into the casino vertical. There's little incentive for it to want to convert those players into poker or sportsbook users. Meanwhile, it can still enroll players in its Total Rewards program through WSOP and William Hill, and sell them on casino products that way.
At the same time, it will give Caesars more granular brand control. Single-brand companies have to consider all their verticals when forming a marketing strategy and focus on the same customer base for all of them.
That's probably the reason, for instance, that DraftKings and FanDuel do so well with blackjack, but less well with higher-yielding slots products. Their sports customers don't match the standard casino demographic and prefer different products, which impacts the companies' bottom line.
Thus, one final potential advantage of the deal for Caesars is that it will be able to manage its brands and verticals separately. The Caesars casino, William Hill sportsbook, and WSOP poker products can all support each other, while also having their own marketing strategies and target audiences. How that balances out against weaker potential for cross-selling is a question that only time can answer.
Alex Weldon - Alex is a journalist from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Now site runner for OnlinePokerReport, he has been writing about poker and the online gambling industry in various capacities since 2014.
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To be happy, you don't have to do anything new.
Believe everything good is possible.
But most of all...Believe in yourself.
Have you ever noticed that people who believe they are unlucky always have misfortune? Or people who believe they are lucky always seem to have good luck? Or people who believe they always attract "the crazy ones," always seem to attract them, while those who have fantastic relationships will tell you that love is very real and very amazing?
You have to believe in something before you'll be able to experience it. Skepticism of great things drives away great things. Welcoming great things encourages more.
Believe in yourself and in great things, and you will start to see them in your life. If something or someone bad comes along, let it go...don't let it change your beliefs. We all come across great things and great people, and not-so-great things and not-so-great people. The ones we choose to focus on and the ones we choose to keep around will bring more of the same.
Happy people tend to spend a lot of time with other happy people. Shady folks have some pretty shady friends. If you try to change anyone or try to "make them" into better people, you'll find it's just not possible. It doesn't fit with their belief system, so it cannot work long term.
When you believe in great things, and bad things come your way, it shouldn't convince you that those great things aren't true. It should just let you know that they are possible, just not at that time, or with that person, or in that circumstance.
Stay true to yourself, and stay true to your positive beliefs, and in time, all great things will be yours.
Author of "Happiness in Your Life - Book One: Karma"
This is how I feel at times also, but other times are better, do you have any better times? Have gratitude for those times, and maybe more and more will come.
If you try to change anyone or try to "make them" into better people, you'll find it's just not possible. This is the part I need to learn, it is not my responsiblity.
Everything I read lately takes me back to the law of Attraction!! I love that. It's not coincidence!
ILove This! My life has been changing in so many ways the last couple of weeks. BIG CHANGES! But im trusting the plan and plowing forward w/ my "new " life . I have faith! I BELIVE AGAIN!
Im happy to hear that I am not alone in my struggle and that there are other people out there sitting in the internet trying so hard to figure out how we can be happy. This article is perfect for what I am going through.


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What 4 French Translators Want You to Know About Translating English to French
French is an official language in 29 countries and for the United Nations. Here is what four translators want you to know about translating English to French.
As the official language in 29 different countries and the United Nations, over 275 million people speak French around the world. It's no surprise considering the term "lingua franca," meaning a common language, refers to a mixture of French, Italian, and other Mediterranean languages.
Between grammar differences, cultural preferences, and style and tone for modern translations, there is plenty to learn about translating content between English and French. That's why we turned to our expert French translators for a little advice.
Five common challenges when translating English to French (and how to solve them)
Going from an English translation to your target language requires more than just translator fluency. They need to understand your target audience, intent, and overall meaning you're trying to convey.
This comes with its own set of challenges, which is why we interviewed four of our top-notch translators at Smartling to review everything you need to know about translating from English to French.
1. French translations will be longer
In general, a foreign language like French will expand text compared to its English counterpart:
Please S'il vous plaît
Can I pay with a credit card? Est-ce que je peux payer avec une carte de crédit?
Discover and book the best restaurant Découvrez et réservez le meilleur restaurant
That means it's important to make sure you've internationalized your website and application code ahead of any translations and that your designers have built a UI that can handle longer word length and more words for any given amount of space.
"In French, you need more words than in English to express an idea. This is a problem translators often face when they are asked to observe character limits, like in a PowerPoint presentation. Translation has to fit in a restricted space while staying accurate and convey the same message as the source." — Marie-Hélène P.
With French, it's important to stay flexible with your content length and limits for document translation and work directly with the design team. Otherwise, you'll end up spending extra time and money de-bugging presentations and application pages after translations are already completed.
At Smartling, we integrate directly with design tools like Figma so that anyone using the platform for design can incorporate real or pseudo-translations into the design process from the beginning, fine-tuning any text expansion before development begins.
2. French grammar is more complex
One of the biggest differences between a language like English and a romance language like French is the level of complexity. Unlike English, French uses gendered nouns that changes based on the speaker, the noun, and the plural and has different agreement rules when it comes to verbs and adjectives.
Deleted Could be rendered as Supprimé, Supprimée, Supprimés or Supprimées in French depending on what it is referring to
Add this item Could be rendered as "Ajoutez cet élément" (for a prompt) and "Ajouter cet élément" (for a CTA) depending on intent
Because of this, even simple words or phrases for marketing slogans require line-level decision-making on the part of the translator.
"French can become very complicated. The word "added" could have 4 different translations depending on whether the subject is singular, plural, masculine, or feminine because our words always bear the mark of gender and number." — Osmose M.
That's why it's so important to provide context with translations so that translators know exactly where and how a given word or phrase will be used. That can be through images, notes, or broader strategic information about the word placement and what information is conveyed — all of which you can store directly in your Smartling account. Smartling's translation tool also automatically creates a glossary and translation memory for reference.
It's also why we ensure you get to know the translators assigned to your account — so there's continuity in how your brand sounds and feels to your audience in that target market.
3. The French language has more than one level of formality
Culturally, the biggest difference between English and French is the level of formality. For native speakers, this is automatic — it takes some getting used to when translating from English, which doesn't have a built-in formality in grammar (though we do use addresses like sir or ma'am).
In French, as in other romance languages, it's appropriate to address spouses, friends, and peers differently than doctors, managers, customers, and professors.
You (singular, informal) Tu
You (singular, formal) Vous
You (plural, informal) Vous
You (plural, formal) Vous
Translators have to balance the level of formality appropriate for a French audience which may seem too formal from an American or English point-of-view. Being too formal creates an unnecessary distance (or renders you "uncool"), but being too familiar can be impolite or inappropriate.
"English-speaking clients always want to look like they're close to their customers and use 'tu,' but in French, it's really used only for the younger crowds. If someone messaged me that I didn't know, I'd be offended if they used 'tu.'" — Jessy C.
You may already have a set tone of voice or guidelines around formality in English, but it's important to remember that localization isn't just about the literal translation, but about how your brand is interpreted through the cultural lens of that market.
4. English is more enthusiastic
French audiences tend to be more skeptical than American ones, especially when it comes to marketing content. It's common for marketing copy to extoll the benefits and virtues of a given product — but being too enthusiastic can turn off French audiences, who may feel like you're hiding something.
"I often have to tone down the intensity of the copy — saying that something is 'great,' 'awesome,' or 'the best product' doesn't work too well in French. For us, saying something like, 'it's not bad at all' is the closest we have to the American 'great.' Overall, we're more reserved when it comes to giving praise. Of course, you can and should put forward all the best qualities of your product, but it can't be too in your face." — Theo C.
When you translate copy, it doesn't have to be exact for your meaning to get across. It's also important to look at where you're repeating yourself with similar ideas, since there may not be more than one way to translate it.
English repeats itself a lot. In French, repetitions look boring at best and annoying at worst, so translators may need to omit parts of the source text or get more creative so it doesn't look like you're saying the same exact phrase over and over." — Jessy C.
Give your translators some room to localize the content based on what you want your audience to know. It's okay to dial back some of the excitement for the French audience.
5. It's okay to incorporate English into French
Every year, hundreds of new words in English circulate around the globe. Merriam-Webster added 520 words to the English dictionary in 2021, with terms like "coworking," "crowdfunding," and "cancel culture" are all words that might not have an immediate French translation, and that's okay.
"When it comes to modern industries and new terms from English-speaking companies, we often keep the English expression. Academically speaking, there's a stiff consensus that we shouldn't allow new English words to enter the language and find a counterpart, but it often creates very awkward or approximate translations. Customers have different preferences, but in general, if you want to sound modern, keep the English term." — Osmose M.
Especially when it comes to e-commerce or tech industries, many words in English aren't actually translated into French. Instead, they're added directly into the French dictionary. Things like brand names (Facebook) or disciplines (marketing) may technically have a French translation, but French speakers expect to keep it in English.
With Smartling, you'll always know your translators
Focus on creating localized experiences for your customer, we'll take care of the rest. No need for Google Translate or machine translation — whether you're translating into Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Arabic, or another of our many languages offered, we have you covered.
Our suite of translation management technology and language services eliminates manual translation efforts, removes black-box project management, and creates quality translations — while lowering your costs. You'll be able to directly communicate with your translation team, like Jessy, Marie-Helene, Theo, and Osmose from France.
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Q: There is way to improve this query? wordpress get post data and some meta data Suppose we have 2 blog with different database A and B. I want to get some post from Blog B to show them on Blog A. The problem comes when the posts have much metadata (custom field for example) that i want to retrive with the post. My current query is below but it takes more than 16 sec...
SELECT post.ID, post.guid, post.post_title,
        attachment_meta.meta_value AS upload_relative_path,
        test.meta_value AS publish_carlton,
        extest.meta_value AS exp_date,
        pt.meta_value AS price_type,
        pa.meta_value AS price,
        post_title_EN.meta_value AS title_EN,
        post_title_DE.meta_value AS title_DE,
        post_title_FR.meta_value AS title_FR,
        post_title_ES.meta_value AS title_ES
FROM cs_posts AS post
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS post_meta ON (post_meta.post_id = post.ID AND post_meta.meta_key = 'service_service_a4_img_thumbnail_id')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS extest ON (extest.post_id = post.ID AND extest.meta_key = 'expiration_date')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS test ON (test.post_id = post.ID AND test.meta_key = 'vocs_carlton')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS pt ON (pt.post_id = post.ID AND pt.meta_key = 'service_price_type')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS pa ON (pa.post_id = post.ID AND pa.meta_key = 'service_price')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS post_title_EN ON (post_title_EN.post_id = post.ID AND post_title_EN.meta_key = 'custom_title_EN')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS post_title_DE ON (post_title_DE.post_id = post.ID AND post_title_DE.meta_key = 'custom_title_DE')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS post_title_FR ON (post_title_FR.post_id = post.ID AND post_title_FR.meta_key = 'custom_title_FR')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS post_title_ES ON (post_title_ES.post_id = post.ID AND post_title_ES.meta_key = 'custom_title_ES')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS attachment_meta ON (attachment_meta.post_id = post_meta.meta_value AND attachment_meta.meta_key = '_wp_attached_file')

WHERE post.post_status = 'publish'
    AND post.post_type = 'service'
    AND test.meta_value = '1'
ORDER BY post.menu_order ASC
LIMIT 20

Solved with some php code, now it takes 0,0030 in total, much different from 16 sec!
$sql = "SELECT post.ID, post.guid, post.post_title,
        attachment_meta.meta_value AS upload_relative_path,
        test.meta_value AS publish_carlton
FROM cs_posts AS post
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS post_meta ON (post_meta.post_id = post.ID AND post_meta.meta_key = 'event_event_a4_img_thumbnail_id')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS test ON (test.post_id = post.ID AND test.meta_key = 'vocs_carlton')
    JOIN cs_postmeta AS attachment_meta ON (attachment_meta.post_id = post_meta.meta_value AND attachment_meta.meta_key = '_wp_attached_file')

WHERE post.post_status = 'publish'
    AND post.post_type = 'event'
    AND test.meta_value = '1'
ORDER BY post.menu_order ASC
LIMIT 20";

$res = $wpdb2->get_results($sql);

//0.0030
foreach ($res as $r) {

    $nsql = "SELECT post_meta.meta_value,post_meta.meta_key
             FROM cs_postmeta AS post_meta
             WHERE post_meta.post_id = '".$r->ID."';";
    $metares = $wpdb2->get_results($nsql);

    foreach($metares as $meta) {

        if ($meta->meta_key == 'event_price_adult')
            $r->price = $meta->meta_value;

        if ($meta->meta_key == 'custom_title_EN')
            $r->title_EN = $meta->meta_value;

        if ($meta->meta_key == 'custom_title_DE')
            $r->title_DE = $meta->meta_value;

        if ($meta->meta_key == 'custom_title_ES')
            $r->title_ES = $meta->meta_value;

        if ($meta->meta_key == 'custom_title_FR')
            $r->title_FR = $meta->meta_value;

    }

}

return ($res);

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One of the most important steps in implementing a new marketing campaign is tracking the success of your efforts. You need to know your return on investment (ROI) to make sure you're making the most of your efforts. Here are some smart tips to make ROI tracking more effective and efficient.
You can't measure your success without first setting goals. You need to determine how much you feel your marketing efforts are worth and how high you expect your return on them to be. Which metrics are you measuring? Visits? Leads? Sales? Map out monthly and annual goals to measure your short- and long-term achievements.
The first step to gauging financial success in online marketing is to track your links. Google Analytics is one of the best tools for seeing how much traffic you're getting and where that traffic is coming from. Create individual tracking for various social media marketing campaigns to differentiate between them. If you need help building tracking codes for your links, Google has a free tool available.
Time is a key metric many marketers forget to track when they're looking at ROI. Since time is money, how many hours you and your staff are investing in various campaigns matters. Online tools can help you measure the amount of time spent on different tasks and campaigns through a Google Chrome extension.
Not only are discounts, deals and coupons good ways to attract customers, but they also easily allow you to determine ROI. Many social platforms, such as Facebook, do this for you with minimum effort. If you'd rather work with an outside platform, ROI tracking is still possible through coupon codes.
Social media is a major moneymaker for companies across the globe. Because of this, most of the main social platforms offer their own advertising tracking systems that help you measure ROI. Facebook has a measurement tool as does Twitter.
By integrating these simple ROI tracking techniques, you can maximize your marketing campaigns to receive the best return on your time and money possible.


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Verizon Subsidiary Receives FAA Waiver to Fly Drones During Wildfire
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Skyward, a Verizon company, a temporary waiver that allows company pilots to fly the Percepto Sparrow drone from their homes to inspect critical communications infrastructure near the Big Hollow wildfire in Washington. The waiver permits operations 24 hours a day, with less than 3 miles of visibility and no pilot or observer on site.
With multiple natural disasters occurring throughout the United States, the ability to safely inspect sites that support critical communications for first responders has never been more important or necessary.
"At a moment when we are facing dangerous consequences of climate change and coping with a global pandemic, maintaining the Verizon Network has never been more important," said Rima Qureshi, Verizon chief strategy officer. "Innovations in airborne technology have enhanced our ability to inspect our sites without putting engineers in harm's way and provide our first responders with reliable communications. We appreciate the FAA's swift action in granting the waiver, which allows us to deploy a network-connected drone and provide critical services safely and effectively."
Although the FAA can grant beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) waivers to businesses that prove they can fly safely, an on-site pilot or visual observer has still been generally required. In preparation for crises such as this, Skyward spent nearly a year testing and proving it could safely fly without on-site personnel. In addition to the ground-breaking nature of the flight, the waiver itself is a milestone for remote deployment of drones in the U.S.
The waiver was granted through the FAA's expedited Special Governmental Interest (SGI) process. The waiver applies to drone support operations for critical infrastructure that maintain communications for emergency responders and extends until Friday, Sept. 25.
Since September 9, the Big Hollow Fire has burned more than 24,000 acres and caused mandatory evacuation orders in the area. The location of the critical communications infrastructure itself is within blocks of a Level 1 evacuation order, and the air quality was unsafe for humans. This operation not only allowed Verizon engineers to confirm the integrity and operability of its infrastructure was not impacted, it also allowed them to do so without putting people in harm's way.
Verizon continues to closely monitor dozens of wildfires burning in the western U.S., and its network is currently performing well with no significant impacts to date.
The Verizon Response Team (VRT) is available 24/7 to provide on-demand, emergency assistance to first responders. The company is mobilizing charging stations, Wi-Fi hotspots, devices, special equipment, emergency vehicles and more to support local, state and federal agencies in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.


Don't say: Once lived a great king.
√ Say: Once there/There once lived a great king.
Use the adverb there to introduce the subject of a sentence in which the verb stands before the subject.
Don't say: She knows to play the piano.
√ Say: She knows how to play the piano.
Don't say: Homer was greater than all the Greek poets.
√ Say: Homer was greater than all the other Greek poets.
Since Homer was a Greek poet, the first sentence makes him greater than himself, which is illogical.
Don't say: I'd never seen such a thing.
√ Say: I'd never seen such a thing before.
Don't leave out the word before in making a comparison between one thing and all others of the same kind.
264. Omission of else after everybody, etc.
Don't say: She is stronger than everybody.
√ Say: She is stronger than everybody else.
Use the word else n making a comparison between one person or thing and others of the same kind after everybody, anybody, anything, etc.
Don't say: This is the only that I like.
✓ Say: This is the only one that I like.
✓ Say: I want you to tell me the truth.
Express the subject of the infinitive after verbs like want, like, wish, etc. if it is different from that of the main verb.
Don't say: Is very hot in the Sudan.
✓ Say: It's very hot in the Sudan.
Don't say: When he saw the teacher, stood up.
✓ Say: When he saw the teacher, he stood up.
In a sentence beginning with an adverbial clause, express the personal pronoun as the subject of the man clause.
Don't say: 'I'm learning English,' said.
✓ Say: 'I'm learning English,' he said.
After a quotation, express the personal pronoun as the subject of the reporting verb.
Don't say: 1 asked her for some paper, but she had not.
✓ Say: I asked her for some paper, but she had none/didn't have any.
As a rule, every transitive verb must have an expressed object: here, none (equivalent to not any) is the object of had.


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Q: When will Apple start rejecting apps built with Xcode 4.x? Update
On december 17, 2013, Apple has issued a statement about when they will be forcing everyone to submit new apps with Xcode 5:

"Starting February 1, new apps and app updates submitted to the App Store must be built with the latest version of Xcode 5 and must be optimized for iOS 7."

iOS 7 was originally announced on June 10, 2013, with Xcode 5.x being released on October 22, 2013. This spans a time frame of close to eight months between announcing iOS 7 and enforcing Xcode 5 submissions, with the release of Xcode pretty nicely in the middle.

Original question
Apps that are built with Xcode 4.x (targeting the iOS 6.x SDK's) will run on iOS 7 in a kind of legacy-mode, emulating features like the black status bars, old UISwitch appearances etc. I don't know if this mode is documented somewhere with another name or maybe is not discussed due to NDA-restrictions, but I can't find any details about it (upvotes for the canonically accepted name of this mode).
If you compile the same app without any modifications from Xcode 5, it gets compiled as a first class iOS 7 citizen, with the new status bar appearance and controls. In fact, I can't find any way in Xcode 5 to have the app launch in legacy-mode (I'll upvote comments for any non-NDA-violating hints on this, but the real question is about something else).
The app I'm currently working on works in this legacy-mode, but will crash when compiled with Xcode 5, due to very old iOS 4.x code. This can be addressed of course, but with a short deadline the client has asked me to not address it, focussing on a set of features first, and only after that updating the project to be a 'real' iOS 7 app.
When weighing all the rumors and experiences in past years, the iOS 7 launch is supposedly imminent. It is absolutely vital that the updates I'm currently working on are submitted to the App Store as an iOS 6 update. To my current knowledge, this means the app has to be built with Xcode 4, inherently with the base SDK set tot iOS 6.x (or iphoneos6.1 as it's called in the build settings).

I'm assuming Apple will at some point around the launch of iOS 7 start rejecting apps that were built with Xcode 4 and the iOS 6 SDK, in order to push the adoption of real iOS 7 apps, phasing out the necessity of the legacy mode. With this I'm hoping to aim for an iOS 6 app submission before they start rejecting 'old school' apps, but I have no real intel on when this might be.
So here comes the real question:

Are there examples of cases like these with prior iOS releases, that Apple started rejecting apps built with older Xcodes or SDK's? The time frame between the release of an iOS version and when Apple rejects apps is what I'm most interested in.

P.S. Here's a forum post that seemed to indicate this happening around the launch of iOS 6, but the very last post devalues it: http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forums/topic/apple-dev-support-says-all-apps-must-now-be-built-with-ios-6-sdk
P.P.S There's also the date when Apple started rejecting non iPhone5-optimized apps, but that had nothing to do with an SDK change, let alone a major version change like 6 to 7: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/03/21/after-a-year-of-warnings-apple-will-no-longer-accept-any-apps-that-use-udids-as-of-may-1st/


A really short song, one day i'll finish it.
i'll rest your picture on your grave.
I'll keep an eye out for the finished version.
I really love your guitar work.
What's stopping you, Daniel? What you have posted is crying out to be fully developed. Just do it (to coin a phrase). Regards, Peter.
Can hardly wait for the full song. Thanks.
Why do you need to ask?


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Williams » Chemistry » The Major
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Changes to Major Requirements:
For students in the Class of 2022, you may fulfill your upper level elective requirements with at least TWO (rather than three) courses with a laboratory component. For the Class of 2023, Class of 2024, and Class of 2025: starting at the 300 level, at least THREE of the courses taken must have a laboratory component. The major still requires 9 chemistry courses, or 8 with two approved courses from biology/computer science/physics/mathematics.
Through a variety of individual courses and sequential programs, the department provides an opportunity for students to explore the nature and significance of chemistry, an area of important achievement in our quest for knowledge about ourselves and the world around us. The student of chemistry is able to become aware of the special viewpoint of chemists, the general nature of chemical investigation, some of its important results, how these results are expressed, and something of their significance within the fields of science and in the area of human endeavor as a whole. The Chemistry major provides excellent preparation for graduate study in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science, materials science, medicine, and the medical sciences.
A major in chemistry can be achieved in several ways, preferably beginning in the student's first year at Williams, but also beginning in the sophomore year. Building on a foundation in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry, a student elects additional advanced courses to complete a major that is consistent with his or her background in other sciences, interests, and goals. A student's program might emphasize biochemistry, organic chemistry, or physical chemistry, with additional courses available in analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and materials science. Students considering a major in chemistry should consult with a member of the department as early as possible in order to plan a program which best suits their interests and abilities and which makes full use of their previous preparation.
All students begin their study in the department with either Chemistry 151, 153, or 155. Placement in one of the gateway courses is based upon performance on results from the Departmental Placement Survey and consultation with the faculty; results of the Chemistry Advanced Placement Test or the International Baccalaureate Exam are also taken into account. The first year is completed with Chemistry 156. In the second year at the introductory level, students take Chemistry 251 (or 255) and Chemistry 256 (those students who complete 155 are exempted from 256). Completion of a Chemistry major requires either nine semester chemistry courses or eight semester chemistry courses plus two approved courses from among the following: Biology 101; Computer Science 134; Mathematics 130, 140, 150, 151; Physics 131, 141; or any courses in these departments for which the approved courses are prerequisites. CHEM 155 counts for two courses toward the major, but a single course toward graduation credit. For the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2022: starting at the 300 level, at least TWO of the courses taken must have a laboratory component. For the Class of 2023 and Class of 2024, starting at the 300 level, at least THREE of the courses taken must have a laboratory component. For all majors, at least one must be selected from Chemistry 361, 366, 364, or 367. (The specific course elected, in consultation with the chair or major advisor, will depend on the student's future plans.) In addition, the department has a number of "Independent Research Courses" which, while they do not count toward completion of the major, provide a unique opportunity to pursue an independent research project under the direction of a faculty member.
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It's a good thing to know about!
Fairgodboss recently did a study that outlines the top tech companies for women to work at, according to women that actually work there. Each company scores between 0 to 100, with 100 being THE best score you can possibly receive. 0 is the worst.
They get their rankings from anonymous surveys and reviews that ask their female members to weigh in on job satisfaction, if they feel they are treated as equally as their male coworkers, and if they would recommend other women work there too.
Women that work here report that these companies do not micromanage, promote and pay women fairly, advance women into management roles, and value a balance between work and life.
Here are the top tech companies for women to work at, below! It's a wonderful resource to have and take a look at, especially if you're looking to change careers within the tech industry.
"If you read the job reviews women have left of these employers, you'll see that nobody necessarily does a perfect job. However, these companies uniformly have a lot of female employees who give their companies credit for trying," Georgene Huang, their CEO, says.
"We rely 100% on our members to submit tips about their companies policies. If you see something that needs updating, please submit a tip!" they say on their website.
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Q: C ++ warning: relocation against ... undefined reference to I've a problem compiling my C++ project using a makefile.
The structure of the project is like:

*

*gui/:

*

*Basicshape.cpp / .h

*Functionable.cpp / .h

*logic/:

*

*Matrix.cpp/ .h

*Cell.cpp/ .h

*Item.cpp / .h

*Position.cpp / .h

*main.cpp

*makefile

Here's the content of the makefile:
FLAGS=--std='c++20' -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -lfltk

all:CandyCrush

CandyCrush: main.o Matrice.o Cell.o Item.o Position.o BasicShape.o Functionable.o
    g++ main.o Matrice.o Cell.o Item.o Position.o BasicShape.o Functionable.o -o CandyCrush

Cell.o: logic/Cell.h logic/Cell.cpp
    g++ $(FLAGS) -c logic/Cell.cpp -o Cell.o
Item.o: logic/Item.h logic/Item.cpp
    g++ $(FLAGS) -c logic/Item.cpp -o Item.o
Position.o: logic/Position.h logic/Position.cpp
    g++ $(FLAGS) -c logic/Position.cpp -o Position.o
Matrice.o: logic/Matrice.h logic/Matrice.cpp
    g++ $(FLAGS) -c logic/Matrice.cpp -o Matrice.o

BasicShape.o: gui/BasicShapes.h gui/BasicShapes.cpp
    g++ $(FLAGS) -c gui/BasicShapes.cpp -o BasicShape.o
Functionable.o: gui/Functionable.h gui/Functionable.cpp
    g++ $(FLAGS) -c gui/Functionable.cpp -o Functionable.o

main.o: main.cpp
    g++ $(FLAGS) -c main.cpp -o main.o

clear:
    rm *.o

I know it can be shortened but for debugging purposes and the fact than I'm still learning I prefer keeping this structure.
By typing make in my terminal, I've this error and I'm not sure why :
/usr/bin/ld: BasicShape.o: warning: relocation against `_ZTV9Rectangle' in read-only section `.text'
/usr/bin/ld: BasicShape.o: in function `Rectangle::Rectangle(Point, int, int, unsigned int, unsigned int)':
BasicShapes.cpp:(.text+0xdd): undefined reference to `vtable for Rectangle'
/usr/bin/ld: BasicShapes.cpp:(.text+0xf3): undefined reference to `vtable for Rectangle'
/usr/bin/ld: BasicShape.o: in function `Circle::Circle(Point, int, unsigned int, unsigned int)':
BasicShapes.cpp:(.text+0x225): undefined reference to `vtable for Circle'
/usr/bin/ld: BasicShapes.cpp:(.text+0x23b): undefined reference to `vtable for Circle'
/usr/bin/ld: warning: creating DT_TEXTREL in a PIE
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [makefile:6: CandyCrush] Error 1


The last day of the world starts out like any ordinary day. Everything seems normal. Then news breaks of an imminent killer asteroid strike and everything changes forever. With the human race facing sudden extinction, the world descends into chaos. Now that no one has anything to lose, hidden horrors are unearthed and brought to the light. Serial killers and other predators no longer have to hide, indulging their dark appetites without fear of reprisal. The seemingly meek reveal inner monsters and go on killing sprees. The world is engulfed in carnage and blood flows freely in the streets. A few seek to rise above the madness and find a way to do the impossible–survive the end of the world.


I missed yesterday, Day 4. But for today, I want to recommend watching RBG, a documentary, about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. No matter your persuasion in politics, her story is very inspiring. What she did to become a lawyer is amazing. She worked extremely hard within extraordinary constraints.
"Enduring change happens one step at a time."


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Oreste Adamovitch Kiprensky (en ), né le  et mort le  à Rome, est un peintre russe, portraitiste majeur de l'école romantique russe.

Biographie
Oreste Kiprensky est l'enfant illégitime d'un propriétaire terrien du nom de Diakonov. Il naît près du village de Koporié, aujourd'hui dans le raïon de Lomonossov. Un paysan du nom d'Adam Schwalbe accepte de lui donner un nom, celui du village où il est baptisé (Koporié), transformé en Koporski puis en Kiprensky .

Il étudie à partir de 1788 (à six ans) à la pension des apprentis dépendant de l'académie des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Pétersbourg et il est inscrit sous le nom de Kiprensky (littéralement: de Chypre, en référence à Aphrodite déesse de l'amour). Il étudie à l'académie, jusqu'en 1803, où il sort avec la médaille d'or. Son portrait du prince Dimitri Donskoï à la bataille de Koulikovo (1805), lui fait obtenir une bourse de l'académie.

Après la période des guerres napoléonienne en Europe, il fait son Grand Tour. Mais il s'installe d'abord à Moscou en 1809, à Tver en 1811, et ensuite à Saint-Pétersbourg à partir de 1812. Il est à Rome et à Naples de 1816 à 1822 et à partir de 1828.

Il devient le portraitiste du grand monde à Moscou et à Saint-Pétersbourg. Ses portraits les plus connus sont ceux du poète Pouchkine et du prince Davydov, « un officier de cavalerie (et poète) à l'allure nonchalante, qui semble sortir tout droit des pages de Guerre et Paix ». À ce titre, les éditions Le livre de poche utilisent cette œuvre pour illustrer leur réédition du second volume de Guerre et Paix, de Tolstoï.

Il épouse en  Anne-Marie Falcucci, avec qui il vivait depuis plusieurs années, et se convertit ainsi au catholicisme.

Il meurt quelques mois plus tard à Rome, le  pour être enterré à l'église Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, où une plaque rappelle sa mémoire.

Un de ses tableaux représentant son père, Diakonov, est exposé en 1862 lors de l'exposition internationale de Londres.

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Peintre de l'Empire russe au XIXe siècle
Naissance en mars 1782
Décès en octobre 1836
Décès à 54 ans
Peintre portraitiste de l'Empire russe
Étudiant de l'Académie impériale des beaux-arts
Peintre romantique

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