Rarely will a Champions League semi-final see so much attention on the two protagonists' technical areas - but this is no ordinary semi-final.
There is also nothing ordinary about either Diego Simeone or Pep Guardiola, currently front and centre among European football's greatest managerial minds.
As players, little could separate the respective head coaches of Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich. They were both tenacious and industrious; reflected in a head-to-head record that yielded four wins apiece and three draws.
Off the pitch, they continue to be box-office material.
Potential match-winners feature in both starting line-ups, but all eyes will be on Simeone and Guardiola when they face off again tomorrow morning (Singapore time) for only the second time in their managerial history.
The first leg in Madrid is a heavyweight clash, but it is the first meeting between both sides since they contested the infamous 1974 European Cup final.
That in itself has reopened old wounds for Atleti, but it is the scars of 2014 which now drive on Simeone.
The Argentinian has already managed to cut their closest competitors down to size.
Two seasons ago, he stole La Liga away from Barcelona in their own backyard, while Real Madrid were taken to extra-time in the Champions League final.
Already, his men have dethroned Barca, the reigning European champions, and another all-Madrid final remains in the offing.
Domestically, Atletico are level on points with leaders Barca, and are behind only because of an inferior head-to-head record.
Atletico's success has been achieved through the art of winning ugly; Simeone's maverick streak is threatening to give Jose Mourinho's self-proclaimed status as the "Special One" a run for its money - at a fraction of the cost.
Appearing to instruct a ballboy to engage in some in-game sabotage during last Saturday's win over Malaga took it to a new level of duplicity - it would have made the ex-Chelsea boss proud.
Victory at all costs may have become the 45-year-old's hallmark but method is not in short supply amid the madness.
Only three European teams have conceded fewer shots per game than Atletico-Bayern, chief among them.
Guardiola is a man at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Manchester City's future manager faces a win-or-bust finale to his tenure in Bavaria.
Successive semi-final exits in prior campaigns have cast a shadow over a formality-like haul of three back-to-back Bundesliga titles in that time.
The expectations that he would eclipse Jupp Heynckes' historic 2013 treble have failed to materialise, with defeats by Real and Barca, where his "tiki taka" vision remains in all its glory.
He will have his work cut out at the Vicente Calderon, too.
With only seven points lost from their previous 12 Bundesliga games, Bayern's defence is as formidable as they come.
But, on the European stage, it has been incredibly porous at times; not least in their breathless and belated Round of 16 victory over Juventus.
Guardiola's unrelenting penchant for playing possession-based football could well be their undoing, especially against the wily Simeone and his lock-solid midfield.
Atletico Madrid have conceded only 16 goals after 35 La Liga games this season, and leaked only five in 10 Champions League matches.
Having exited at the Champions League semi-finals under Pep Guardiola for the past two seasons, Bayern Munich hope they will be third-time lucky this term.
In fact, striker Robert Lewandowski hopes they can go all the way to win the cup as a parting gift for Guardiola, who will join Manchester City next season.
"It would be amazing if we could bid farewell to Pep Guardiola by winning the Champions League - it would be the icing on the cake after all the time we've had together at Bayern," Lewandowski told uefa.com.
"I hope it happens.... we want to win every single match until the end of our time with Guardiola. We want to be celebrating until the end."
The treble-chasing German side will be the first to win a fourth consecutive German league title, if they beat Borussia Moenchengladbach at home on Saturday.
They also face Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup final in Berlin on May 21.
But first, they will bid to overcome Atletico Madrid, whose miserly defence has conceded only 16 goals after 35 La Liga games this season, and leaked only five in 10 Champions League games.
Those statistics have not gone unnoticed by Lewandowski, who has scored 38 goals this term and is relishing the meeting.
He said: "They have the best defence in the Spanish Liga. As a striker, it's a challenge to face a side that concede so few, but I'm happy to play against them.
"We know it will be tough, I hope we prepare well for it, don't make mistakes and show we want to play in the final.
"I am hoping for two great performances from us, to confirm our ambitions to go as far as possible."
His cause will be helped by the absence of Atletico's rock in defence, Diego Godin. The Uruguayan centre back is out with a hamstring injury.
However, in his absence, the 20-year-old Frenchman Lucas Hernandez has deputised well, as shown in last Saturday's 1-0 win over Malaga.
Bayern, meanwhile, will be without winger Arjen Robben and defender Holger Badstuber.
The German side rested several regulars last Saturday but still beat Hertha Berlin 2-0, with goals by Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa, despite producing just six shots on goal. - Wire Services.
They have the best defence in the Spanish Liga. As a striker, it's a challenge to face a side that concede so few.
Bayern Munich confirmed yesterday that they are negotiating with Borussia Dortmund captain and Germany defender Mats Hummels.
Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said he expects the 27-year-old to join Bayern next season, even though his Dortmund contract runs until June 2017.
"Basically, I can confirm what Mr Watzke has said; Mats is dealing with Bayern," chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.
Watzke said: "(Hummels) still has unfinished business with the club (Bayern Munich). His father, his mother and his brother all live in Munich. His girlfriend comes from Munich, he's from Munich, too."
Watzke said Bayern would have to "dig really deep in their pockets" to sign Hummels, who has a market value of 32 million euros ($49m).
Watzke added that he hopes to see Mario Goetze, who has made little impact since joining Bayern in 2013, returning to Dortmund. - AFP.


Perspective in photography refers to the dimension of objects and the spatial relationship between them. It also relates to the position of the human eye in relation to the objects in an image. Perspective may change the way an object looks, depending on the object's size and distance from the camera. In photography, perspective is another illusion you use to produce photographs of quality composition. When you are making pictures, the camera always creates perspective. Because a camera automatically produces perspective, many novice photographers believe there is no need to know much about it. This attitude is far from correct. When you know the principles of perspective and skillfully apply them, the photographs you produce show a good rendition of the subject's form and shape, and the viewer is given the sensation of volume, space, depth, and distance. Additionally, the photographer can manipulate perspective to change the illusion of space and distance by either expanding or compressing these factors, therefore providing a sense of scale within the picture.
In the sport of purebred dogs these same principles apply. In our breed there is a line of dogs that have become very popular. Only a few years ago there would have been no market, and no desire, for dogs of this quality. Straight fronts, bicycling rears, exaggerated type and movement combine to produce caricatures of a breed defined by its moderation. What makes this type of dog become the embodiment of the standard in some breeder's eyes? The answer is found in the perspective of the people who own dogs from this line and their reasons for being involved in showing dogs. It is ridiculous to pretend that no matter how well a dog may fit its standard, if it only wins occasionally, or seldom gets the "right" kinds of wins, showing that dog is satisfying. To many newer breeder/exhibitors, the view from the BOB place marker is the greatest determiner of breed type. This is the perspective automatically produced by winning. But what caused the win? Was the winner deserving because it fit the standard better than the competition, or because it was the best of what was before the judge that day.
From the judge's perspective, the dogs are supposed to be judged against the standard. More often, the relationship of the judge's eye to the dogs in his ring creates its own perspective. If the entry is a litany of mediocrity, while fitting the standard, the dog with that something extra: ring presence, incorrect, but flashy movement and a good grooming job will stand out. The principles of perspective, skillfully applied, influence the judge's view and make a picture suggestive of more quality in the dog than its structure provides. The ability to change the judge's perspective is critical for a faulty dog to win consistently enough to be noticed. Such a dog emerged in our breed a few years ago. Shown at first in a part of the country where there are sufficient numbers for majors and a Best of Breed win captures many points, this dog soared to the top of the stats. Some splashy, well placed ads followed. The illusion was complete. From a ringside perspective, this dog gave the impression of what the standard calls for. While not a good example of what the breed was developed to be, his record could not be disputed. Since this dog has not been used at stud often, he has had little effect on the breed in general. What paved the way for this dog's success and ultimately the success of his line in this country?
Breeding dogs is not easy and each standard allows for personal interpretation by skilled breeders. Maintaining perspective about one's line is difficult and today's breeders don't keep more than a few breedable animals in their homes at any given time. If the animals bred have faults difficult to overcome through limited breeding, they are perpetuated. As dogs in one line show the same faults across generations, their breeders' perspective is changed to view these deviations from the standard as acceptable and in fact correct. Additionally, breeders may over-emphasis one trait, usually one easy to change, like temperament, or head length. This approach produces dogs with critical faults in their basic structure but exhibiting some exaggerated traits now deemed virtues. Since most people choose stud dogs in their area, or those belonging to like-minded friends, faults spread from line to line within regions. These regions become like islands, limiting the development of a breed further. As these dogs make their way to the ring, judges see the same faults in most of the exhibits in front of them. Within a few show seasons, this manipulation of breed type successfully changes the perspective of breeders, handlers and judges. If a dog emerges, with the same faults but exhibiting more showmanship or ring-presence he is perceived as more correct and worthy of winning. If his handler is smart, the dog will be campaigned consistently in the area where he has fewer dogs of real quality to overcome. This was the evolution of our breed's latest imported phenom.
In today's dog show culture, game changing dogs are seldom brought to the ring by veteran breeders. Instead, they come from exhibitors with the money to buy the dog, but not the knowledge to properly apply the standard to it. These people look outside the country for a dog that will make them sure winners among their peers. There seems to be a prevailing attitude in our breed that dogs coming from outside the country are somehow more authentic. Exaggerated, foreign bred dogs appeal to the American lust for more is better. People looking for the exotic gravitate to European breeders whose splashy websites tout their show ring successes. Sometimes these dogs are of sufficient quality to do some winning. If they do a lot of winning, as a few have, naive exhibitors perceive all dogs from those lines as being superior. And since winning creates its own perspective many never question whether their view is accurate or just immediate. Twenty years ago, the lack of diversity within European bred Kerries produced dogs with faults American breeders had overcome. With a more diverse gene pool and more opportunity to breed across lines, American dogs came closer to the standard, than their European counterparts. During those years, a few truly outstanding dogs made their way to the US and were successfully incorporated into American lines, strengthening them. Importation was judicious and done by master breeders with close ties to a few lines in Europe.
As the quality of American Kerries has degraded, their conformation more closely approaches that of dogs produced by European breeders today. The internet has made the world of dogs smaller and the door has opened for more imported dogs to find success in AKC shows. The demand for puppies from foreign lines is high. At this year's Montgomery weekend, the presence of the imported dogs was felt. Some of the winners came from established European lines, but more were American. Imported dogs won their share, but did not dominate in all classes. Movement and type were virtually indistinguishable. Less than skillful breeders, on both sides of the Atlantic, who produce dogs that win regardless of their quality have no incentive to change direction. As a result we are left struggling with mediocrity and dangerously close to losing correct breed type. Our dogs appear more flashy, but hardly more sound. This forces an unintended change in perspective affecting us all.


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Tjerk Hiddes de Vries (né le  à Sexbierum province de Frise, mort le  à Flessingue) est un amiral néerlandais du .

Il est le fils d'un pauvre paysan Hidde Siurds et de son épouse Swab Tjeirckdochter. À l'âge de douze ans, il prend à la mer. En 1648, il épouse Nannetje Atses, le couple s'installe à Harlingen. En 1654, il est nommé capitaine.

Carrière militaire
En 1658, au cours de la première guerre du Nord, Tjerk est nommé commandant d'un transport de troupes, la Judith, qui fait partie la flotte expéditionnaire, commandée par le lieutenant-amiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam. Le 29 octobre, dans la bataille du détroit de l'Øresund, les soldats de la Judith capturent trois navires suédois. Pour cette action extraordinaire, Tjerk est nommé capitaine de l'amirauté Frisonne, l'une des cinq amirautés autonomes néerlandaises.

Pendant la deuxième guerre anglo-néerlandaise, le , Tjerk qui commande l'Elff Steden à de la bataille de Lowestoft, fait preuve beaucoup de courage personnel pour libérer son navire de l'enchevêtrement général des vaisseaux hollandais, qui sont incendiés par un brûlot anglais. Cette bataille est une grave défaite pour les Hollandais. Mais, alors que les équipages des autres navires ont brillé par leur incompétence, les hommes de Tjerk sont acclamés comme des héros par la population.

Tentant d'expliquer les motifs de la défaite, Tjerk jugera très sévèrement le lieutenant-amiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, commandant en chef de la flotte qui a péri au cours de la bataille:
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Le , montant de deux rangs dans la hiérarchie, évènement rare dans la marine néerlandaise de ce siècle, Tjerk est nommé lieutenant-amiral de Frise en remplacement du lieutenant-amiral Auke Stellingwerf, qui a également péri dans cette bataille.

La flotte frisonne se trouve très affaiblie, mais compte tenu de l'urgence de la situation, comme le reste de la République, la province fait un solide effort de guerre en programmant la construction de 28 nouveaux navires. Tjerk a ainsi à superviser la formation de la plus puissante force navale que la Frise n'a encore jamais possédé.

Un an plus tard, en 1666, presque jour pour jour après la défaite de la bataille de Lowestoft, toute la flotte néerlandaise affronte à nouveau la flotte britannique, au cours de la bataille des Quatre Jours. Tjerk, qui se fait lui-même appeler De Vries' (Le frison), est commandant en second du lieutenant-amiral Cornelis Evertsen qui commande l'escadre de Zélande. Dès le premier jour des combats Evertsen est tué. Tjerk devient commandant de l'escadre. À bord de son navire amiral le Groot Frisia'', il se fait particulièrement remarquer, et contribue grandement à la victoire hollandaise.

Six semaines plus tard, le 4 août, Tjerk se retrouve engagé à la bataille de North Foreland, comme commandant en second de l'escadre d'avant, sous les ordres du lieutenant-amiral Johan Evertsen. Le combat dure deux jours. Tjerk qui a perdu un bras et une jambe, tente encore vainement de rassembler ses forces. Son navire qui dérive, n'est secouru que le lendemain par Cornelis Tromp qui commande l'arrière. Les blessés sont ramenés à terre, mais Tjerk décède de ses blessures, le jour de son , le .

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Amiral néerlandais
Naissance en août 1622
Décès en août 1666
Décès à 44 ans
Décès à Flessingue
Militaire néerlandais du XVIIe siècle

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Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
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Six Music Industry Students Selected for Music Business Association Scholarships
Ashlyn Bird, Gavin Clarke, Mina Johnson, Maya Micci Morrison, Bibhav Pradhan, and Catherine Stagliano—students in Drexel Westphal's nationally-ranked Music Industry program—are 2021 recipients of awards from the Music Business Association Scholarship Foundation. Each student will receive $5,000 toward their tuition for the upcoming academic year.
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Westphal's Talented Alums Recognized in 'Drexel Magazine' 40 Under 40
Each year, Drexel Magazine recognizes some of the most promising, entrepreneurial, creative, and inspiring alumni under the age of 40. These alumni launched new companies in the middle of an historic downturn, reimagined how they delivered on their talents, and, collectively, adapted their professional environments to the unique challenges of 2020. This year, seven Westphal College of Media Arts & Design alumni were highlighted as nominees of the Class of 2021.
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Andre Pak, a sophomore in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design's Music Industry program, co-created the podcast The New Normal, which aims to destigmatize conversations surrounding mental health
Music Industry Alum and 'Folklore' Engineer Wins Album of the Year at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards
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Czech republic: Velim test track- Autonomous train trials and green power
photo: VUZ/https://www.cdvuz.cz/en/page/zkusebni-centrum-vuz-velim/Velim test track
"We invest about €2.5m maintaining and renewing our infrastructure each year. However, over the next five years, we are preparing fundamental investments that should reach a total of €24m. Much of this amount will go into services offered on the smaller test track, as well as into technologies that will help us further reduce our emissions," said Martin Bělčík, CEO of VUZ.
European Train Control System (ETCS) is going to be built on a small track in addition to a large test track.
Investments will also be made to improve environmental performance. 'Reducing our carbon footprint is fundamental for us', 'It's part of the philosophy for the future development of our test center. We already guarantee to our customers that the electricity they use at our facility comes solely from renewable resources.
'We are currently preparing a project for our non-fossil fuel sources of energy to cover not only our consumption but also the output of green hydrogen.' Bělčík stated.
Velim, VUZ, hydrogen, Autonomous Train, ETCS,
VTG Sets A Goal of Becoming Climate Neutral by 2040: First Sustainability…
ÖBB Submits Documents for the Environmental Impact Assessment…
European countries initiate the creation of transport corridors…
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Meridian Celebrates Victor Seda's 20-Year Anniversary
Post author By Matt Barclay
On August 19, Meridian celebrated Victor Seda's 20-year anniversary with the company. Victor joined Meridian as a Customer Service Representative (CSR) in 1999. In 2008, he was promoted to Customer Service Manager and now supervises a staff of 22 colleagues.
Victor, along with the Meridian team, celebrates his 20-year anniversary.
Over the years, Victor has received numerous accolades for his outstanding customer service. He has consistently been ranked in the top of this category by Professional Pilot (ProPilot) Magazine in its annual PRASE Survey. Joining him in this honor is our own Betsy Wines. Together, both of them have been named among the top five CSRs in the country by ProPilot for the last 12 years!
Victor came to Meridian from the restaurant industry. He says he loves aviation and really loves working at Meridian. "Working here is awesome,' he says. "Everyone is like family and I look forward to coming to work every day."
Victor says he really enjoys the interaction he has with people in his job. It can be very busy at times, and he says that's what he really enjoys. "I like being at the front desk and dealing with our customers. There's always something different going on and I am certainly never bored!"
Meridian is incredibly proud of Victor, and all our dedicated Customer Service staff. We're so glad for your long tenure here and all of the years you have represented Meridian.
Congratulations Victor!
Victor's celebration was colorful and lively.
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Meridian Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Line Service Manager
On December 21, Meridian celebrated the 20th anniversary of our Line Service Manager, Nehemias Camacho. "Camacho", as he is commonly called by his colleagues and friends, started his career at Meridian as a Line Service Technician in December of 1998 while also enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He served as Crew Chief for the KC-130, the tanker version of the C-130 Hercules modified for aerial refueling. He was honorably discharged from the military in September of 2003 and was promoted to Line Service Manager in June 2005.
Sgt. Camacho under the wing of a KC-130.
Since then, he has focused heavily on safety and keeping the ever-growing Line Service department adequately trained to operate on the Meridian ramp safely and effectively. This has been a huge task as his department has doubled in size from 30 to 60 since his promotion.
"It's important for people to see the 'ties' on the ramp. It shows everyone that we've done this before, and we know it works. It's always been my philosophy to lead from the front and to show everyone that Management understands what it's like to work on the ramp. It shows that we're a team."
Camacho commented on the Meridian culture and Management by saying, "It's a rare thing to walk into work, every day for 20 years, and still be working for the same people; to see the same people every day and to interact with the CEO as frequently as I do. It just doesn't happen anywhere else."
Camacho celebrates his 20th anniversary with members of the Meridian FBO team.
Camacho, reflecting on his career, cannot wait to see what the future holds and hopes for many more years with Meridian.
Congratulations Camacho for 20 great years with the company!
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Flight Operations Manager Celebrates 20th Anniversary at Meridian
Post author By John Hunter
Heather DeRegis, Flight Operations Manager, celebrating her 20th year working at Meridian with some cake.
Heather DeRegis, Flight Operations Manager, celebrated 20 years as a member of the Meridian Air Charter team on April 20. Heather started her career with Meridian in 1998 after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics & Management from Dowling College in Oakdale, NY.
Heather joined Meridian as a member of our Charter Sales team. As corporate aviation at Teterboro Airport intensified over the years, in 2001, she transitioned into Flight Operations as a Coordinator. Now, Heather is our Flight Operations Manager and she continues to come into work every day with a smile and positive attitude.
Heather was extremely grateful to her colleagues for the recognition, and had this to say, "I can't believe how quickly 20 years have gone by. It seems like yesterday that I started here, and both the airport and the company were very different back then. Now I am looking forward to the next 20 years with Meridian!"
Congratulations Heather for 20 years with Meridian!
The Meridian Air Charter team taking some time to celebrate Heather's milestone.
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Meridian's Craig Ferguson Completes The 17th Annual Mercedes-Benz Marathon
The Ferguson Family at the finish line (l ro r) John Ferguson, Ann Ferguson, Carrie Wilson, Kate Gaskin, Craig Ferguson.
This past weekend, Craig Ferguson, Meridian's Safety Manager, and his immediate family participated in the Mercedes-Benz Marathon in Birmingham, AL. Now in its 17th year, the Mercedes-Benz Marathon Weekend of Events has become a Birmingham tradition. The event has helped raise millions of dollars for local charities throughout its 16-year history.
Craig's mother, Ann, and his two sisters, Kate and Carrie, participated in the half marathon (13.1 miles), while Craig and his father, John, participated in the full-length marathon (26.2 miles). All five members of the Ferguson family finished the race donning Meridian t-shirts and three of them managed to place in their respective age groups!
Craig Ferguson: 4:19:49 (26th in age group) – Marathon
John Ferguson: 4:34:52 (4th in age group) – Marathon
Kate Gaskin: 2:06:38 (55th in age group) – Half Marathon
Astonishingly enough, this was Craig's father's 65th marathon! He said this of the event, "We have done some running before, but this is the fist time we've all come together to do this. The goal for me was to finish and have fun". While John admits he does not see his running career ending anytime soon, he said his current short-term goal is to have completed 75 marathons. At his current rate of participation, we have no doubt he'll be able to complete this task in 3 years.
We at Meridian are proud of Craig and his family for completing such an incredible feat and thank them for representing Meridian with t-shirts at the event's finish line. In addition, we would like to wish them great success in their future running careers.
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Meridian Celebrates Steve Chandoha's 30 Year Anniversary
Steve Chandoha, President of Meridian Teterboro, celebrates his 30th Anniversary at the company.
On January 4, Steve Chandoha, President of Meridian Teterboro, celebrated 30 years as a member of the Meridian team. Steve started his career with Meridian in 1988 after earning his Master of Business Administration/Master of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He also received his Bachelor's degree from Embry Riddle.
Steve joined Meridian as Flight School Manager. As corporate aviation at Teterboro intensified, Steve moved to the FBO side of the business and served as Line Service Manager. He then moved up to General Manager, Vice President and became President of Meridian Teterboro in 2002.
Steve got the aviation bug early–around age 15. He loved flying and got his glider license and then his pilot license and various ratings while at Embry-Riddle. As his career progressed, his focus turned more to the business side. While no longer actively flying, Steve obviously loves aviation, and loves working at Meridian.
"Every day is different," says Steve. "You start your day planning certain activities, then something comes up or something happens and the day totally changes."
While each day is different, the one thing that always stays the same is the supportive attitude of Ken Forester, Owner and CEO. Steve says that his support and encouragement fosters a culture that contributes to the longevity of so many employees. "There is an amazing group of talented people that work here; many of them for well over 20 years. It is a true pleasure to work with them every day."
An early photo of Steve (circa 1993) while at the front desk of the old Million Air Teterboro FBO
Steve says it is hard to believe that it has already been 30 years since he joined Meridian. He still looks forward to coming to work every day and is excited about what the future holds for the company.
Congratulations Steve on 30 years with Meridian!
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Who really wrote the Book of Mormon? One thing is certain: the Book of Mormon itself gives a great deal of attention to answering this question. Indeed, one of the most notable features of the Book of Mormon is the fact that its fifteen books, all of which are purportedly historical narratives, are attributed to ancient Israelite authors who refer to themselves by name explicitly in the first person. Although this feature is widely known especially with regard to the opening verse of the Book of Mormon, "I, Nephi" (1 Ne. 1:1), what is not widely known is that it exposes the work's modern origin. This study will explain why.
Each book bears the name of its author, with the final book in this series, Omni, bearing the name of the first of its five authors, each of whom has only a very short contribution.
The other nine books are attributed to two authors: Mormon (Words of Mormon through Book of Mormon 7) and his son Moroni (Book of Mormon 8-9, Ether, and Moroni). Mormon describes himself as "a pure descendant of Lehi" (3 Ne. 5:20; see also Mormon 1:5), meaning that he was a direct lineal descendant of Lehi,1 just as were the nine authors of the first six books. His son Moroni later adds that he and his father were descendants of Nephi (Mormon 8:13). Mormon's narrative covers the period from about 130 BC to about AD 385. Mormon's son Moroni then finishes his father's record (Mormon 8:1), inserting into the record his account of the people who had inhabited the land before the arrival of Lehi's family (the Book of Ether, named for the individual whose ancient account Moroni says he is abridging).
In addition, the Book of Mormon states that only "descendants of Nephi" were authorized to rule as kings (Mosiah 25:13), which confirms that Benjamin, who received the plates from Amaleki (Omni 1:23, 25; Words of Mormon 1:10-11), was a descendant of Nephi, as was Benjamin's son Mosiah2 (Mosiah 1:15-16), who received the plates from Benjamin and later passed them down to Alma2. Thus, the Book of Mormon presents all of the 22 men following Nephi who took custody of the plates from one generation to the next after him were his descendants.
The authors of the books are identified in two ways. For nine of the books, the author's name is in the title of the book. For the other six books, which are said to have been abridgements by either Mormon or Moroni of earlier writings, the first author of those earlier writings serves as the name of the book (e.g., Alma was the first author of the material Mormon abridged as the Book of Alma).3 The titles of all fifteen books are understood to have appeared on the gold plates and to have been translated by Joseph Smith more or less literally. The one qualification is that the books named for the men named Nephi have been numbered as 1, 2, 3, and 4 Nephi.
The other way in which authors are identified is by self-referencing statements in the first-person singular. There are hundreds of first-person singular statements in the Book of Mormon, but more specifically there are 158 statements of the form "I, Nephi" and similar direct self-identifying statements presented as having been made by the eleven authors. To be more precise, there are 148 "I, Name" statements, 6 "me, Name" statements, 3 "I am Name" statements, and 1 "I am called Name" statement attributed to the eleven authors. There are also some 22 such self-identifying statements by figures whose writings and speeches are said to be abridged in the Book of Mormon, such as Lehi (2 Ne. 1:6, 9; 2:17) and Alma (Alma 5:3, 61; 9:1, 31).4 Our concern here, though, is specifically with the 158 self-naming statements by the men that the text presents as the authors of the books in the Book of Mormon that Joseph Smith claimed to have translated. The table below provides a detailed overview of those 158 authorial self-naming statements in the Book of Mormon.
Citations followed by [bis] have two occurrences of the expression.
"The Five" are Omni, Amoron, Chemish, Abinadom, and Amaleki.
Some explanations will be helpful for understanding the data given in the table. The table shows each book of the Book of Mormon listed in the order of Joseph Smith's dictation of the manuscript to his scribes, which began with Mosiah. To give some sense of proportion the number of chapters in each book is given in the second column. The third column gives the total number of authorial self-naming statements in each book. The "Book of Mormon" that follows 4 Nephi is split into Mormon 1-7, which is credited to the Nephite prophet Mormon, and Mormon 8-9, which is an appendix to the book credited to his son Moroni. The fourth column names the author of each book, ignoring self-naming statements attributed to the writers or speakers of the sources that the author quotes or abridges in his book (e.g., Alma and Helaman). The fifth column cites the references in each book in which the authorial self-naming statements appear.
The table shows that every one of the eleven authors has authorial self-naming statements in the material he is said to have written. This is true even for "the Five" in the Book of Omni, each of whom has at least one such statement (the last of the Five, Amaleki, has three of them). Thus, the Book of Mormon explicitly identifies its authors both in the titles of the books and in first-person statements within the text in which the authors refer to themselves by name.
Since Joseph did not know whether the lost manuscript would show up or not, when he resumed his dictation he did not begin with that parallel account, but instead continued dictating where he had left off in the narrative, with the reign of Benjamin, at or about the beginning of the current Book of Mosiah.6 Only after dictating the remainder of the books through Moroni did he produce the translation of the Small Plates (1 Nephi through Omni) to replace the narrative that covered the period from Lehi to Benjamin.
It turns out that the distribution of authorial self-naming statements in the Book of Mormon correlates with the order in which Joseph dictated the manuscript. Authorial self-naming statements appear from 3 Nephi 5 through Words of Mormon at an average of about one and a third per chapter (158 occurrences in 117 chapters), or about three every five pages (158 occurrences in 260 pages). Oddly, however, there are no authorial self-naming statements from Mosiah 1 through 3 Nephi 4, a continuous stretch of 122 chapters and about 271 pages of the printed text of the English Book of Mormon (51% of its 239 chapters and of its 531 pages).
The order in which these statements in the Book of Mormon are reviewed appears to make a difference. If we read the Book of Mormon in canonical order, we find that the first quarter has a lot of authorial self-naming statements (125 in 144 pages from 1 Nephi through Words of Mormon), the middle half has none at all (from Mosiah 1 through 3 Nephi 4), and the last quarter has a fair amount of them (33 in 116 pages from 3 Nephi 5 through Moroni 10). However, a much simpler pattern appears when we read in the order of Joseph Smith's dictation. For the first half of his dictation (Mosiah 1 through 3 Nephi 4), there were no authorial self-naming statements, but in the second half of his dictation (3 Nephi 5 through Words of Mormon) there were 158 such statements. This phenomenon needs to be explained and merits closer attention.
We might begin by addressing two seemingly simple explanations for the lack of authorial self-naming statements in the first half of the manuscript that Joseph Smith dictated. One such explanation would be based on the fact that the half of the Book of Mormon that lacks authorial self-naming statements is all attributed to Mormon. Given this fact, one might suppose that Mormon simply chose not to draw attention to himself in the way that the other authors did.
However, this explanation will not work. Mormon is credited with far more than half of the Book of Mormon. He is credited with 337 of the 531 pages of the Book of Mormon (64%), or 147 out of its 239 chapters (62%). Mormon has 18 authorial self-naming statements in Words of Mormon and 3 Nephi 5—Mormon 7, but none in Mosiah 1—3 Nephi 4. From 3 Nephi 26 through Mormon 7 and in Words of Mormon, there are 16 authorial self-naming statements by Mormon in 16 chapters, which is close to the frequency one finds in the books attributed to the other authors. Thus, the lack of authorial self-naming statements in Mosiah through 3 Nephi 4 is not due to any stylistic difference in Mormon's writings as compared to the other writings.
A potentially better explanation might be that Mormon made no authorial self-naming statements in the books that he wrote as abridgments of earlier works by other authors. This explanation would account for the lack of self-naming statements by Mormon in the books of Mosiah, Alma, and Helaman. However, this explanation also does not work, for at least three reasons.
(1) There are five self-naming statements by Mormon in 3 Nephi and one in 4 Nephi. Both of those books are also supposed to be abridgments of earlier works by other authors.
(2) The Book of Ether is said to have been an abridgment by Moroni of an earlier work, and there are 11 self-naming statements by Moroni in its 15 chapters.
(3) Mormon does refer to himself in the first-person singular at least seven times in the books of Mosiah, Alma, and Helaman (Mosiah 8:1; 28:9, 20; Alma 22:35; 43:3; Helaman 2:14; 3:17), just without giving his name.
The above explanations that presuppose the historicity of the Book of Mormon authors in effect treat the fact that the first half of Joseph's dictation lacked authorial self-naming references while the second half was full of such references as a coincidence. The possibility that it was not a coincidence needs to be considered.
There is another problem that makes this second explanation completely untenable. The first of Mormon's self-naming statements introduces him to the readers as if it were for the first time: "And behold, I am called Mormon…. Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life…. I am Mormon, and a pure descendant of Lehi" (3 Nephi 5:12-13, 20). What is puzzling about this self-introduction is that it comes so late in Mormon's narrative. He had already written what in the modern printed editions are 122 chapters or 271 pages prior to offering these statements about himself as the author.
Thus, ten of the eleven authors of the Book of Mormon introduce themselves explicitly by name in the opening words of their books. The one exception is Mormon, who as mentioned previously occasionally writes in the first-person singular but does not introduce himself or make any self-naming statements until 271 pages into his narrative. Why might this be?
Mormon's Self-Introduction: Why So Late?
Mormon's self-introduction ends at this point. The rest of the chapter consists of prophetic assurances of a future gathering and restoration of the scattered seed of Jacob (3 Ne. 5:20b-26).
Mormon's role as author and editor clearly dominates his self-introduction, accounting for 272 words out of 367 words (5:8-11, 14-19), or a whopping 74% of the passage. Personal information about Mormon's name, heritage, and lineage account for 64 words (5:12, 20a), about 17% of the passage. References to Mormon's status as a "disciple," by contrast, take up just 31 words (5:13), a mere 8% of the passage. To construe the passage "as an introduction from Mormon the apostle, not Mormon the editor" is simply not credible.
He makes his first authorial self-naming statement (5:12; true for all ten of the other authors).
He acknowledges that he is not including all of the available information (5:8; so also Nephi, Jacob, Jarom, Amaron, Chemish, and Moroni).
He makes specific reference to the plates on which he is writing (5:11; so also Jacob, Jarom, Omni, Amaron, Chemish, Moroni).
He asserts that he has personal knowledge of at least some of what he writes (5:17; so also Nephi, Enos, Omni, and implicitly all of the others).
He makes reference to the language in which he wrote (5:18; so also Nephi and Enos).
The passage in 3 Nephi 5, then, was clearly meant to be Mormon's self-introduction, performing the same function in the narrative as the self-introductions that begin the writings attributed to the other ten Book of Mormon authors. Yet this finding, despite being well supported in the text, is obviously incompatible with the idea that Mormon had already written the equivalent of over four hundred printed pages. This discrepancy leads to a conclusion that is rather obvious, if unsatisfactory to those who insist on the historical authenticity of the Book of Mormon. That conclusion is simply this: Joseph Smith composed Mormon's self-introduction.
We know with a fairly high degree of confidence that after the loss of the 116 pages, Joseph began his new dictation of the Book of Mormon with Mosiah. What those 116 pages contained in fine detail is unknown. We do know that Joseph dictated Mosiah through 3 Nephi 4 largely in the third person, with just occasional uses of the first-person singular "I" by the narrator. We are lacking not only the Book of Lehi but also the original beginning of the Book of Mosiah. It is likely, as Hardy and Gardner have suggested, that a self-introduction by the narrator Mormon existed at the beginning of the Book of Lehi, the first of the books he is supposed to have written as an abridgment of an earlier work.
Joseph Smith decided to begin his new dictation where he had left off, in the Book of Mosiah, very likely because he hoped that the lost pages would surface before he needed to replace them. As the dictation progressed he would have realized that the chances of the pages showing up were dwindling. After dictating Mosiah through Helaman, Joseph evidently decided that he needed to introduce the narrator even though the introduction was supposed to take place at the beginning of his account. Joseph therefore composed a new self-introduction for Mormon in 3 Nephi 5. Then, as Mormon's account of Jesus' visits and speeches to the Nephites was winding down, Joseph began incorporating into the account authorial self-naming statements beyond what was needed for each author's self-introduction, beginning with three such statements by Mormon toward the end of 3 Nephi (26:12; 28:24), one in 4 Nephi (1:23), and nine in Mormon 1–7.
With Mormon's writings at an end, henceforth Joseph Smith had each author introduce himself by name at the very beginning of his account: Moroni (Mormon 8:1); Nephi (1 Nephi intro., 1:1); Jacob (Jacob 1:1); Enos (Enos 1:1); Jarom (Jarom 1:1); and the five prophets in the book of Omni (Omni 1:1, 4, 9, 10, 12). Except for the four authors of Omni whose combined accounts add up to only eleven verses (Omni 1:1-11), each Book of Mormon author is shown making additional authorial self-naming statements.
Mormon also refers to himself at the beginning of Words of Mormon (1:1) but not to introduce himself, since this book is presented as having been written after Mosiah through Mormon 7, just before he passes on the plates to Moroni. Joseph composed Words of Mormon (1:1-11) at the very end of his dictation process, adding it between the "plates of Nephi" (1 Nephi—Omni) and the "plates of Mormon" (Mosiah—Moroni) in order to explain the complicated structure of the whole that was necessitated by the loss of the 116 pages.
This reconstruction of how the Book of Mormon came to have Mormon's self-introduction in 3 Nephi fully and plausibly accounts for all of the known facts. That cannot be said for the notion that Mormon composed two self-introductions, one of which happens to be lost. In addition, the distribution of all 158 of the authorial self-naming statements in the second half of Joseph's dictation of the Book of Mormon is best explained as a shift in Joseph's compositional strategy. These two findings strongly support the broader conclusion that Joseph Smith is the real author of the Book of Mormon.
1. John L. Sorenson, "Book of Mormon Peoples," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan, 1992), 1:191. Brant A Gardner calls this "the most conservative reading" but offers no specific alternative; see Second Witness: Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2007), 5:275. According to the Book of Mormon, the peoples inhabiting the land during that period included "the people of Zarahemla" led by Mulek (said to have been a son of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah) who had escaped from Jerusalem about the same time as Lehi and settled in a different area (Omni 1:14-21; Mosiah 25:2; Hel. 6:10; 8:21). This would mean that only some of the inhabitants of the land would be descendants of Lehi. LDS scholars anxious to argue that the entire population of the land was never monolithically Israelite therefore cannot legitimately appeal to 3 Nephi 5:20 in support. Cf. Ugo A. Perego and Jayne E. Ekins, "Is Decrypting the Genetic Legacy of America's Indigenous Populations the Key to the Historicity of the Book of Mormon?" Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 12 (2014): 242 (237-79). Perego and Ekins acknowledge in a footnote (n. 7) that 3 Nephi 5:20 may simply be distinguishing Mormon's ancestry from that of Mulek's people. By "pure" descendant the text may mean that Mormon's family tree included no ancestors from the Mulekites, or perhaps that Mormon was a direct patrilineal descendant of Lehi.
2. The figure of 22 men assumes the usual view that the man identified as Nephi in 4 Nephi 1:19 is a different man than the one whose writing was the basis for the book of 3 Nephi. This is actually uncertain given the information in the text. Following standard LDS convention, a subscript number is used to differentiate Book of Mormon men with the same name, e.g., the first Alma's son is designated Alma2. The Nephi credited as Mormon's source for 3 Nephi just happens to be the third man chronologically in the Book of Mormon with that name, hence Nephi3.
3. Note that this explanation also accounts for the naming of the Book of Omni, which though not an abridgment is credited to five authors and is named for its first author. This is a simpler explanation than Gardner's theory that changes in book names are related to shifts "in the ruling dynasties and the passage of the plates in and out of those dynasties"; Gardner, Second Witness, 3:94. Gardner admits that the change from Helaman to 3 Nephi does not fit his theory.
4. See also the "I, Mormon" statement in a speech by Mormon quoted in his son's book (Moroni 7:2).
5. The case has been most thoroughly presented in (non-LDS) Brent Lee Metcalfe, "The Priority of Mosiah: A Prelude to Book of Mormon Exegesis," in New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology, ed. Brent Lee Metcalfe (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1993), 395-444; and (LDS) John W. Welch, "The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon," in Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820-1844, ed. John W. Welch, Documents in Latter-day Saint History (Provo, UT: BYU Press; Salt Lake City: Deseret, 2005), 115-17 n. 111 (77-213). Other LDS scholars who agree include Matthew Roper, "A More Perfect Priority?" [review of Metcalfe], Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 6/1 (1994): 362 (362-78); Royal Skousen, ed., The Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon: Typographical Facsimile of the Extant Text (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2001), 33; Alan Goff, "Positivism and the Priority of Ideology in Mosiah-First Theories of Book of Mormon Production," FARMS Review 16 (2004): 11-36; Brant A. Gardner, The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2011), 298-99; and Jack M. Lyon and Kent R. Minson, "When Pages Collide: Dissecting the Words of Mormon," BYU Studies Quarterly 51/4 (2012): 122-23 (120-36).
6. What is now Words of Mormon 1:12-18 evidently was either part of the opening chapters of Mosiah (where, on this view, the present chapter 1 should be chapter 3) or composed by Joseph Smith to replace the lost opening material of Mosiah. For the former theory, see Lyon and Minson, "When Pages Collide"; for the latter theory, see Brant A. Gardner, "When Hypotheses Collide: Responding to Lyon and Minson's 'When Pages Collide,'" Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 5 (2013): 105-119. On either view, the original Words of Mormon (if it existed) would have consisted only of Words of Mormon 1:1-11.
7. The quotations here in some places conform to the wording of the Printer's Manuscript (minus later editorial changes) and so differ slightly from the current printed editions.
8. Grant Hardy, Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), 296 n. 9.
9. The books of 1 Nephi through Omni, which replaced the lost 116 manuscript pages, are themselves about 115 manuscript pages. Thus, from the presumed self-introduction by Mormon at the beginning of his Book of Lehi to his second self-introduction in 3 Nephi 5 would be roughly 415 pages, the same as the number of pages from 1 Nephi 1 to 3 Nephi 5.
10. Gardner, Second Witness, 5:272-73.


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The Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla in Italian) are an ancient Roman public baths complex in Rome, the incredible remains of which are one of the very best ancient sites in Rome.
It was the Emperor Septimius Severus who began building the Baths of Caracalla in 206 AD, but they are named after his son, the emperor Caracalla, who completed the works in 216 AD.
Comprised of a vast compound of red-brick buildings, the Baths of Caracalla would, like all ancient Roman baths, have been used for a variety of social functions and could accommodate thousands of visitors at any one time. As well as being where people gathered and bathed, the Baths of Caracalla would have had shops, libraries and galleries as well as other leisure facilities.
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Today the hugely impressive remains of the Baths of Caracalla still offer a great insight into what would have been a social hub of the ancient Roman world. With the original walls still towering above and impressive black and white mosaics underfoot this amazing ancient ruin is one of the best preserved of its kind anywhere in the world. Audio guides are available to help explain the various rooms and chambers which can be explored.
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Paul describes death as 'the last enemy' 1 Corinthians 15:26. Usually the 'death of death' is seen in Christian thinking in terms of the death and resurrection of Christ, as Paul presents it. But Donne strikes out in quite another direction. He confronts death and belittles it, in order to take away its 'sting'. Death is seen as a boastful enemy (see Themes and signficant ideas > Death as friend or foe). Donne taunts it and in this way it loses its power in our imagination.
When you think about death and dying, what sort of emotions do you experience?
How is it possible to deal with the negative ones?
Do you think Donne is really that confident, or is this a piece of bravado, hiding a very real fear?
What evidence can you find?


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GE's Industry-Leading Portfolio of Synchronous Condensers Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Synchronous condensers, with their ability to provide grid stabilizing inertia, are making a comeback
Paris, FRANCE — December 11, 2019 —This year, GE (NYSE: GE) is celebrating its 100-year anniversary of supplying synchronous condenser solutions to utility customers and transmission system operators. As many transmission networks around the world are struggling with weak grid conditions as a result of retiring legacy thermal generation units and the intermittency of wind and solar power, this technology—once considered nearly obsolete—has reinvented itself and now provides critical support to a transforming grid.
Installed at strategic intervals along a transmission system, synchronous condensers are electrical rotating equipment that produce or absorb reactive power to keep the current flowing consistently to the grid – helping to ensure reliable power is available for those who need it, when they need it. The company's latest synchronous condenser offerings have undergone many developments since 1919, when GE shipped the world's first high voltage synchronous condenser to Ontario Hydro in Canada.
The original 10 Mvar model has evolved over the past century to meet evolving grid demands. GE now offers the broadest synchronous condenser portfolio in the industry, with units ranging from 20 Mvar all the way up to more than 300 Mvar in a single piece of equipment. As a utility industry leader, GE has supplied more than 200 synchronous condensers to utilities around the globe. Significant technology milestones include:
1919: First GE air-cooled synchronous condenser rated +10 MVARs
1928: First GE hydrogen-cooled synchronous condenser rated +12.5 MVARs
2008: First "modern era" synchronous condenser installed for the sole purpose of "grid reliability"
2011: First synchronous condenser conversion from a 473 MVA generator to a +360/-210 Mvar synchronous condenser, allowing for seasonal conversion between generator and synchronous condenser
2014: First GE air-cooled synchronous condenser rated +250 MVARs
2017: World's largest GE air-cooled synchronous condenser rated +330 MVARs
2018: First 625 MVA liquid-cooled turbogenerator converted to synchronous condenser in Europe
2018: High inertia synchronous condensers rated 4 x +250 MVARs with world's largest flywheels
2019: Installation of the world's most efficient air-cooled +100 Mvar synchronous condenser
Synchronous condenser technology has been around almost as long as the electric grid itself to support transmission system reliability. As the grid became more mature and reliable over the decades, synchronous condenser eventually became regarded as obsolete, with many utilities discontinuing use of the technology. Today, however, as the grid has experienced increasing instability, the technology is undergoing a major comeback with all major synchronous condenser manufacturers reporting higher sales.
"The biggest factor in this renaissance is the changing generation mix of less traditional thermal energy and more wind and solar energy," said Fabrice Jullien, Global Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) business leader for Grid Integration Solutions, GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions business. "Because the best sites for renewable power generation often are not adjacent to where the power is needed, an effective and affordable transmission infrastructure is paramount."
FACTS devices such as SVCs and STATCOMs are good at supplying reactive power quickly. They are less helpful at handling low system inertia, a measure of the stored energy within the mechanical rotating machine as well as low short-circuit strength in the power grid. Synchronous condensers can help meet these reactive power needs and boost system inertia and short-circuit strength.
Advanced technological improvements are also driving the acceptance of synchronous condensers. While older analog control systems and rheostats were unable to provide adequate response to dynamic events, the latest machines come with digital field exciter control systems and protective relays. The speed and precision of modern exciters allow the performance of new synchronous condensers to rival their SVC counterparts. Moreover, machine manufacturing and construction have advanced over the years. Slow speed 10- or 12-pole condensers are a thing of the past, and today's better-insulated, brushless machines offer significantly higher reliability and availability with reduced maintenance costs.
"As the demands of the grid have changed over the past 100 years, GE's synchronous condenser technology has changed with it. Today our synchronous condensers are enabling a clean energy future by supporting the integration of more renewable energy into the mix in a reliable way," said Kevin Cogo, Rotating Equipment leader for GE Steam Power. "Our 100 years of experience, and the learnings that have been developed over that time, have GE well positioned to support our utility customers and transmission system operators as they navigate a dynamic energy landscape."
About GE's Grid Solutions
GE's Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 17,000 employees in approximately 80 countries. Grid Solutions helps enable utilities and industry to effectively manage electricity from the point of generation to the point of consumption, helping to maximize the reliability, efficiency and resilience of the grid. For more about GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions business, visit www.gegridsolutions.com.
About GE Steam Power
GE Steam Power is helping customers achieve their cleaner power generation objectives with a broad portfolio of technologies that can be applied to new-built plants and the installed base across a range of fuel sources including nuclear, coal, oil, biomass, solar and municipal waste. As today's #1 steam power franchise with more than 30% of the world's steam turbine installed capacity, 50% of the world's steam turbines operating in nuclear power plants and 30% of the world's boilers, GE Steam Power technology is delivering solutions that optimize the reliability, affordability, flexibility and environmental impact of steam power plants all over the world.
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External Communications Manager
GE Steam Power
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GE Renewable Energy, Grid Solutions business
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Art Heart: More Art, Already!
The general consensus has been that you all want to see more art. I agree, I want to see more too. I want to see it pouring out of my hands, paint and fabric flying, colors lighting up the sky, work that makes my own heart swoon. But alas, it's the art of mothering, or actually grandmothering that I'm wrapped up in right now. But I am counting down the days...just 4 more weeks!
One thing I am able to do in short spurts or while entertaining Riley at my side (she LOVES attention, like any almost 4 month old does), is clean, sort, file, organize and when she sleeps, read. One of the things I came upon this week was a file of color copies of the pages I created in everyone else's Alphabetica journals.
Do you have the book? It is a true visual feast but it contains only a small fraction of the over 200 works of art created by the 14 participating artists. This is the page I did for Karen Michel's book. Simple, classy lines, texture, color, image. It was one of my favorites. I'll show you another one - it's there, right above - the new blog banner! Once I spied it I knew it would be perfect. That's the spread I did for Judi Riesch's long journal. It was the first journal I received in my first collaboration. I was petrified! These were the True Colors people, would I measure up? And look at it, I love that page!
Diving even deeper into the stacks, the layers and layers of papers, folders, notebooks, flotsam & jetsam, that piled up so quickly while I was off gallivanting all over the country spreading the word, the art word that is, was another rare collection of images. I found a fat folder of copies of my first Fragments. What struck me were their freshness, the looseness of them. They looked so very joyful - the creation of someone who had finally found a source of expression.
I am reading Thomas Moore's wonderful new book, A Life at Work . I get shivers every time two things coincide in my life, a divine intervention, a colliding of seemingly unrelated activities that combine to bring that sweet taste of wisdom. "A calling is the sense that you are on this earth for a reason, that you have a destiny, no matter how great or small...A calling is the sensation or intuition that life wants something from you."
Here is what I had read the night before, "Up until now, I felt I was waiting harder. I have always had this feeling that there was something I was supposed to be doing, something significant, my creative purpose. I read, took classes, I thought deep thoughts. And it was hard waiting, because I wanted to know. But life reveals itself on its own schedule. It wasn't my time yet. But now all my preparation has paid off. My impatient waiting time is over. My creativity is spilling over. The time is now."
The first words are Thomas Moore's, the second, my own. What only a handful of people know (if they even remember), is that when I originally started making Fragments, each one came with a short narrative, a verbal Fragment. I really wanted people to read the words more than see the art, but I figured no one would be interested in my words unless I first caught their attention some other way, with pretty colors, textures and images. Those were the words on the back of the large green Fragment you see above. The quote on the Fragment reads "It's just that it's not quite time to write them...What shall I do while I'm waiting?...Wait harder, it said." written by James Hillman, author of (get this) The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling . The Fragment and quote are circa 1999. Now, almost 10 years later, after finding and living my calling, I am back examining my calling. But according to Thomas Moore, that is exactly what I should be doing, and that's great news.
Back in 1999 I never dreamed that my words would be as popular as my art. This whole blog phenomenon has enabled women to share their voices, their words. It has connected us as never before. And we are listening. But just as I suspected back in 1999, people want to see the artwork too. Over the next few posts I will share more 1999 Fragments and the word Fragments that accompanied them.
Thanks Lesley, You've always got the right words when they are needed.
"Wait harder." Hmmm. The right words for me today, I think. Thanks!
Just beautiful, Lesley. All of your words and art.
Love the "wait harder." But it's HARD.
Looking forward to seeing the art and hearing the words of your journey over the past 10 years. Thank you for putting them out there for us to experience and journey with you.
The wait is always the hardest thing for me too (and right now the waiting is super HARD) wishing the wait was over for the time....anywho, thanks for giving me wonderful things to think about!!
BTW, I just noticed our new blog banner and I love it!!


New York has ten games left in the 2011-12 season.
Anything can happen in terms of the final seeding, projecting out the remaining games has no value because any club can beat another.
The seventy two games played suggest the Islanders likely will finish out of the lottery despite their present standing because this is a club that has mostly fluctuated between six under and five hundred all season.
Some other clubs are in a more pronounced free-fall.
The trends also suggest this club is incapable of more than a three game winning streak.
Trends always change so a lot cannot be read into them.
NHL franchises/players do not tank games.
Those writing players/coaches who are fighting for their future employment have no interest in winning every single game are only kidding themselves.
How some players produce are everything come contract time or what other organizations find out via scouting when they decide on signing or trading for a player. Someone mailing it in will not be the player a gm wants to build around or spend their limited resources on, much less have around their prospects.
The list of players signed (or not) are playing for their future and how they finish mean everything.
NYIFC will still use it's twitter account to refute fabrications/bias and writers with obvious agenda's in some of the worst articles out there on occasion.
Having written this NYIFC has done enough of that here, our goal has been to use our important time/space for credible, relevant journalism that's fair.
There are years of archives responding to those only interested in tabloid journalism who fail to practice professionalism desperate for pageviews above anything else.
Unfortunately our archives are still completely correct most of the time which says everything about the writer/publication/agenda/double-standards and virtually nothing about the New York Islanders.
All our welcome to view the archives here back to 2007.
New York plays it's final game of the season in Canada vs Toronto.
Bridgeport with a six game losing streak (some OT games) absolutely could use back David Ullstrom/Casey Cizikas to strengthen it's tenuous spot.
Anders Nilsson hurt his ankle on Sunday, it's reported not serious.
The twitter box will return Tuesday at 3pm.


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In Wake of School Shooting, Students and Advocates Say Armed Guards Are Not the Answer
"A school full of guns is a tragedy waiting to happen."
By: Eva Harder, Writer and Editor, America's Promise Alliance
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In the months following the shooting in Parkland, 23 state legislatures have moved to pass legislation to increase the number of law enforcement officers in schools, Politico recently reported.
And yet, this is the last thing students of color need to be safer, according to students and advocates who spoke at the Federal Commission on School Safety Listening Session last week. The listening session was an open public forum that allowed citizens from around the country to offer their advice for making schools safer in five-minute statements.
"Though tragic and heart-wrenching for all, school shootings are rare, and school violence overall has shown a decline over several decades," said Chelsea Crittle, a fourth-year doctoral student at Tufts University, in the eight-hour listening session.
"What has increased is the prevalence of the school-to-prison pipeline and the criminalization of our schools, which negatively impacts the life outcomes of Black and Latinx students."
Recent data back up her argument. The Washington Post reported that school shootings have gone down since the 1990s; meanwhile, a civil rights data collection from the U.S. Department of Education details how racial disparities in student discipline have continued to grow in recent years.
For instance, the overrepresentation of Black students in referrals to law enforcement and school-related arrests grew from 11 percent to 16 percent from 2013-2014 to 2015-2016.
"We are running the risk of having schools resemble criminal justice systems rather than the safe and healthy environment that we're all striving towards," Crittle said. "If the goal is to foster a safer environment for all students, the commission should consider the impact of race when deciding on a solution."
At Risk of "Having Schools Resemble Criminal Justice Systems"
Amina Henderson-Redwan, 20, also urged the commission not to increase armed guards in schools. As an African-American Palestinian woman who grew up on the south side of Chicago, she's lost friends and family to gun violence since she was nine years old. Now an advocate for Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE), she has been working on the ground to curb gun violence in schools.
"Whenever these tragedies happen—like Columbine, like Sandy Hook—our country's response has typically been the hardening of schools. But for students like us, this is not what safety means," she said.
After Columbine, the numbers of School Resource Officers (SROs) increased by nearly a third from 1997 to 2000, Vox reported. While the goal was to prevent mass shootings like the one in Columbine, it resulted in thousands more students getting arrested.
"Safety does not mean more police in schools, more metal detectors, and armed teachers," Henderson-Redwan continued. "Safety means getting to the root causes of a student's misbehavior. It means more conflict resolution, alternatives to arrest, and supporting students when their mental and behavioral health is needed."
"Now We Will Use Our Voice"
Though U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the commission would not focus specifically on gun laws, that's exactly what two Montgomery County, Maryland graduating high school seniors, Michael Yin and Alessia Modjarrad, said needs to change.
"Politicians have come up with some good ideas, but if we really want to end these tragedies, we need to listen to the people closest to the school system," Yin said. "One idea that is a little worrying though is arming school staff."
Yin said there is a "limited role" for school resource officers, but that schools should not force staff to be guards or turn schools into prisons. "A school full of guns is a tragedy waiting to happen," he said.
Modjarrad listed the changes she and other students want to see: universal background checks, bans on high capacity magazines, mental healthcare reform, and lifting the Dickey Amendment, a 1996 amendment that critics say prevents the CDC from being able to research gun violence.
Modjarrad said that, ultimately, real policy change requires legislators to amplify student voice.
"We the students experience the American school system every day," she said. "We used to sit in classrooms waiting for something to be done. Now we will use our voice, and it's time for the commission to listen."
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15 Ridiculous Things Petra Ecclestone Brought to The Manor
By Adrian Glick Kudler Feb 16, 2012, 5:46pm PST
Holy crap, Petra Ecclestone let W magazine into her new house The Manor and the results of the visit are predictably absurd (many thanks to the Real Estalker). Ecclestone, you may recall, is a 23 year old Brit heiress/handbag designer (her father heads Formula One racing) who decided to make her entrance into LA "society" last year by buying Candy Spelling's 56,500 square foot Holmby Hills mansion for $85 million (the move was so weird that for a while everyone tried to convince themselves that she was fronting for an Indian billionaire). Since then, Ecclestone has married some guy named James Stunt (in a $19 million wedding) and overhauled The Manor to her poppy tastes with the help of design-builder Gavin Brodin. Here is our accounting of things she has brought into The Manor:
-- Jobs! It took 500 workers to install her new furnishings in just nine weeks (they were designed in three).
-- A new "massive VIP lounge" look: "Five thousand square feet of white marble lashed with thick black stripes pave the foyer; black carpet streaks up the sweeping double staircase to the second floor. Dark velvets line the walls, and little crystals sparkle everywhere."
-- Or, in Ecclestone's words: "I've got quite masculine taste?I don't like a lot of pattern. This room is the only light room; everything else is very dark and kind of sexy, with, like, a boudoir feel to it. You're not scared if you stain something."
-- Weird ideas about coziness: "I know that the house is huge, and yes, it really is quite overwhelming, but with the other houses we looked at that were a similar size to this, you felt like you were in a museum. They didn't feel homey. I think because there was a family here previously, it was warmer and cozier."
-- Classy friends, including Brandon Davis, the Hilton sisters, Mel Gibson, and "a lot of friends you won't have heard of, old-money people who have houses here. They're kind of like us," according to Stunt. (Is there any easier way to look like a giant asshole than by bragging about being friends with this lot? Yes: by forcing Gibson to watch his own nineties-era movies in your screening room when he comes over [Ransom].)
-- Portraits by Sir Anthony van Dyck, Sir Godfrey Kneller, and Sir Peter Lely, belonging to Stunt. He is in competition with the royals over the Lelys, in fact: "In Althorp, the Earl of Spencer has the Windsor Beauties, which is a very famous group of pictures by the artist. I've been trying to rival the Windsor Beauties. I have more, I think, than him, and I'm just five off the Royal Collection."
-- "A sculpture by Marc Quinn of twin Pamela Andersons in bikinis."
-- A giant fish tank, "to be filled with rare puffer fish and angelfish," for Stunt's study.
-- A nightclub-esque makeover for the basement.
-- A spa with a massage parlor, three hair stations, and two mani-pedi chairs, in the room that used to house Spelling's infamous doll collection.
-- A Mickey Mouse doll that Ecclestone has had since birth. Awww, she's just like us.
-- A white Range Rover with "petra" on the grille, a black Range Rover with "stunt" on the grille, a white Ferrari, a white Rolls-Royce Ghost, a black Lamborghini, and a black Rolls. (The white ones are for Petra and the black are for James--adorable!)
-- "Caretakers, housekeepers, an assistant, several bodyguards, and a butler" named Rodney who "just helps around the house," according to Ecclestone.
-- A coat of arms designed by her decorator: "a large M encircled by laurels and flanked by a pair of English lions."
-- A Union Jack for the flagpole, natch.
And here's a fun little kicker about father Bernie Ecclestone's attempt to set up Petra and his other daughter Tamara (a reality star in England) for the long term: "In December, The Guardian reported that he had established a £3 billion trust for them to build a real estate portfolio. 'The idea was that they'd buy superquality property that would be long term—for their kids and everything else,' he said. 'Didn't happen. They haven't done that. So they've had access to money, which they've spent.'"
· Lady of the Manor [W]
· Candy Spelling Sells The Manor For $85 Million [Curbed LA]
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