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Publication Category: Communication and Public Policy
A New World Order in Communication
Article by William F. Fore
In October 1980, the 21st General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), meeting in Belgrade, received a report and issued a declaration on communication that has caused a furor in the Western press. The New York Times featured an editorial titled "UNESCO as Censor." Time magazine issued a full-page editorial …
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Activist Television: Sociological and Public Policy Implications of Public Service Campaigns
Article by John M. Phelan
Unlike most advanced countries in the world, the United States does not have a ministry of culture. This may be because, as a nation of immigrants, America is a land of many cultures — and languages as well. The French may tolerate their Academy, which rules with authority on what can properly be said in …
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Advertising: Commercial Rhetoric
"Advertising." Entry for Dictionary of Theology and Society. Eds. Paul A.B. Clarke and Andrew Linzey. London: Routledge, 1995. Essay on the moral and ethical implications of commercial rhetoric and their adaptations for political, religious, public order and public service purposes. Definitions Advertising is a social institution that produces advertisements within a political economy of …
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Communication: From Confrontation to Reconciliation
Article by Carlos A. Valle
We live in a world of confrontations in need of reconciliation. What are the grave problems that beset us? What are the possible ways of resolving them? Is reconciliation a realistic, adequate, viable solution? Does communication have anything to contribute along the proposed road from confrontation to reconciliation? Let's begin by pointing out some of …
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Constituents of a Theory of the Media
Article by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
If you should think this is Utopian, then I would ask you to consider why it is Utopian. — Brecht: Theory of Radio 1. With the development of the electronic media, the industry that shapes consciousness has become the pacemaker for the social and economic development of societies in the late industrial age. It infiltrates …
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Digital Advantage for Development
Article by Cees Hamelink
Promises Digital Information-Communication Technologies (ICTs) promise the world a "new civilization", an "information revolution", or a "knowledge society". Once ICTs have realized worldwide access for all to information, new social values will evolve, new social relations will develop, the "zero sum society" comes to a definite end. According to the digital utopists the ICTs will …
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Global Communication for Justice, a National Council of Churches Policy Statement
Article by National Council of Churches
Introduction The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, through its programs of mission and witness, seeks to join with others in defining and creating the conditions for a more just world order. As a new millennium approaches, a unique opportunity exists to replace Cold War animosities, which have dominated the last …
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Human Rights in Cyberspace
Cyberspace is the virtual communicative space created by digital technologies. It is not limited to the operation of computer networks, but also encompasses all social activities in which digital information and communication technologies (ICT) are deployed. It thus ranges from computerised reservation systems to automated teller systems and smart cards. With the 'embedding' of digital …
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In Defense of Public Broadcasting
Public broadcasting was a Johnny-come-lately to the American scene, partly because the U.S. never had the equivalent of a BBC. When broadcasting developed in the 1920s, the British saw it as so important that it had to be separated from church, state and the workings of the marketplace. Accordingly, citizens paid a license fee directly …
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Media: Their Structure and Moral and Public Policy Import
Definitions "Media" is the plural of "medium." "Media" is shorthand for "mass media of communication" in advanced technological society. "Medium" refers to a single method of encoding and delivering messages to a broad public; thus, radio is a medium, television is a medium, newspapers constitute one medium; lumping together radio and television in all their …
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Private Threats to Free Expression
Article by George Gerbner
The usual litany of private threats fills the law journals, trade papers, and recent books concerned with free expression. They include the "chilling effects" of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers' freedom to move their …
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The Media and Violence: Needed – a Paradigm for Public Policy
Article by Peter Horsfield
In the past two years there have been three major investigations into violence in Australian society. Each of them are examining or have examined, to different extents, the role played by violence on the media. On 11th January, 1988 the Social Development Committee of the Victorian Parliament was requested by the Governor in Council "to …
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The Political and Economic Conditions of Freedom of Information
Article by Dallas W. Smythe
An acceptable degree of freedom of information exists nowhere in the world today. Information is the basis of power. The structure of power is today not compatible with freedom for men and the care of the earth; rather it is the social organization by which men are denied freedom and the earth defiled. The technology …
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Trends in World Communication
CONTENTS 1. Introduction. 2. The trend towards digitization. 1. What is digitization? 2. Digitization: The Issues. Privacy Security. Activity I. 3. The trend towards liberalization. 1. What is liberalization? 2. Liberalization: The Issues. Universal Service. Market access. 3. Activity II. 4. The trend towards consolidation. 4.1. What is consolidation? 4.2. Consolidation: The Issues. 4.2.1. …
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Truth, Lies and the Media
Why when almost every major denomination on record opposed unilateral U.S. action in Iraq, did most people in the pews support it? In recent months researchers have begun to address that question by examining knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about involvement in Iraq. The findings reveal a deeply disturbing gap between the facts and the public's …
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Violence in Electronic Media and Film, a National Council of Churches Polity Statement
Foreword We live in a climate of violence. Violence is everywhere: in city and suburb, in mean streets and quiet lanes, in private conversations and public media. Our society knows violence through abuse and rape, rising crime rates and diminished trust. We acknowledge that the climate of the psychological violence of words, as well as …
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Violence: Media's Desperate Remedy
Article by James A. Taylor
Rapes, muggings and murders assault us from newspaper headlines. Earthquakes, landslides, floods and fires reel off TV film clips. On the sports pages, photos freeze the impact of crunching tackles and knockout punches. Cartoon and comic-strip characters trade bangs and pows and oofs; "family" TV programs get laughs from verbal combat instead of physical assault. …
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War on the Web
Article by Fred Strickert
During the Vietnam war, pictures of death and destruction filled our television screens. In the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pictures of terrorized children and suicide bombings have appeared on our computer screens. Anyone interested in following this conflict can log on to sites showing images of demonstrators on the West Bank or of stone-throwing youth facing …
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What You Don't Know Can Kill You
A few months ago I discovered that I am living in an America that is different from the one in which I grew up. And many of the differences are not good. It is far beyond the scope of this article to try to analyze them all. Instead, I want focus on the one area …
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Samsung Galaxy S20: Pre-Order Date Announced
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On 11 February 2020 Samsung unveiled a next-generation device built for a new generation of users. The Galaxy S20 was created to empower us to communicate and express ourselves in incredible new ways. Called 'the phone to end all cameras', the Galaxy S20 has already captured the imagination of the world with pioneering features like S20's 100X Space Zoom. And the good news – it is now available for pre-order.
You can pre-order the Galaxy S20 from Friday, 21 February until 12 March 2020 and receive the amazing Galaxy Buds+ on selected models and screen repair voucher FREE*.
"We are pleased to offer Galaxy fans the chance to own a device from the incredible Galaxy S20 Series. Those who will seize the opportunity to pre-order will be rewarded with an awesome addition to the device – the Galaxy Buds+ on selected models and screen repair voucher. With this new product, consumers will get the opportunity to experience full ecosystem" said Dudu Mokholo, Chief Marketing Officer at Samsung Central Africa.
To pre-order, visit www.Samsung.com/Africa_en
About the Galaxy S20: The Galaxy S20 series introduces a brand-new camera architecture that combines AI with Samsung's largest image sensor yet for stunning image quality. Along with the camera, the Galaxy S20 makes the experience of everything we love to do with our phones, easier and better—enjoy personalised music for every moment of the day, watch videos the way they are meant to be seen and play console-style games on-the-go.
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As part of the Arab Studies Institute's "The Media Project," the second in a series of critical workshops, conferences, and events will be held in Beirut, Lebanon to address the relationship between digital activism as spurred by the Arab uprisings and civil society institutions and actors.
This workshop and conference, which are co-sponsored by the Arab Studies Institute, the Media Studies Program and the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut, and the Department of Media Studies at Notre Dame University, aim to convene civil society activists, active researchers, and media practitioners to reflect on the scope of digital activism in the region, with a particular focus on Lebanon and several other countries including Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Bahrain. Speakers will discuss the role of digital media activism in promoting civil and political rights in light of renewed challenges to social, economic, and political injustice. Academics with specialization in the respective protest movements will reflect on the possibility of organic transnational solidarity as well as shared visions, goals, and strategies.
This conference will be an integral component of the networking of activists, scholars, media, and intellectuals with an interest in social movements online and the digital dimensions of civil society. The output of the conference will include the publication of a selection of the top papers and interventions from the conference as well as audio lectures and interviews with participants to be posted on ASI's audio journal Status.


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Students will not be given eLearning assignments on Oct. 4th or 5th since they are being used as Parent/Teacher Conference days.
At RBBCSC it is our policy to have ALL visitors who enter the school buildings during school hours to have their background checks ran EACH school year. Please complete this document for EACH adult family member who will be doing any of the following: visiting the classroom, eating lunch with your child, field trips, and any special school events (like Breakfast Buddies, Veterans' Day, and award ceremonies to name a few). Those who do not pass the background check will not be able to enter the buildings - and will be notified by school personnel.
Students will NOT eat lunch at school.
EECC: 11:15 a.m. No afternoon session.
RBBCSC operates on a 2 hour delay whenever inclement weather or hazardous road conditions exist. Parents that are signed up to receive calls (in Harmony) will get a robo call recording letting them know of the delay and the reason. Please note: all RBBCSC schools operate exactly 2 hours later than their regular start times during a 2 hour delay. A 2 hour delay OVERRIDES a late start Wednesday, meaning the day will start 2 hours later and not 2.5 hours later than a regularly scheduled day.
The district also notifies radio stations, changes the stoplight on the webpage to a yellow, and posts on the district's Facebook page whenever there is a delay or cancellation.
Even if you're not sure you will qualify, be sure to apply for Free or Reduced meals for your child(ren) when you register in Harmony. This application needs to be completed ASAP. If you have any questions, please contact Vickie Coffey at vcoffey@rbbschools.net or at 812-876-7100.
Please click here to visit the online Breakfast & Lunch Menus. This link can also be found by clicking on the FORK/KNIFE icon at the top of any of the schools' webpages.
Breakfast and Lunch prices can be found here.
Payment MUST be done in advance. If you have questions about how to do this using MySchoolBucks.com, see the next segment or contact Vickie Coffey at vcoffey@rbbschools.net.
Students can always bring their own lunch, but if you prefer your child to eat a hot breakfast or lunch, make sure you pay ahead on the MySchoolBucks.com site. Once your child is registered in Harmony, go to this site and create an account. You can set it so that it will auto-refill when the account is low. Returning students do not need to create a new account. Payment for meals must be made in advance.
Did you know that the district has found a very efficient way to sell items that are no longer needed?
Click here or the picture below to see what is being sold this round. The link can always be found on the district's main webpage below the "stoplight." If there are no items listed, come back and check again in a week!
Are You New to RBB? Lost? Looking for Answers?
If you have questions about your child's school, questions about school events & resources, or any overall questions about our area, please do not hesitate to email Jill Ferguson, Family Engagement Coordinator (jferguson@rbbschools.net). She will help you find your answers and help get you plugged into this amazing community!
Our next PIE/PTO Meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 24th 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (childcare available). Meet other parents, school administrators, staff, and community partners to discuss school activities and events.
The entire family is invited for a special literacy night! Stories, crafts, snacks!
EPS families -join us tonight!
Outdoor Movie Night: Friday, September 14th. 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. New this year, we're taking our beloved free Movie Night outdoors! Please join your fellow ponies behind EPS for an outdoor viewing of the film Peter Rabbit on a giant inflatable screen. Blankets, camping chairs, and even PJs are welcome. Kona Ice and 812 BBQ will be there selling food and treats and we will have our "concession stand" open selling traditional movie snacks at great prices. Seating and food open at 7:00, movie starts at approximately 8:00 (when dark)!
PTO Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Both EPS and EIS now have a school wide Title I program. A school wide program serves all children in the school and ensures that all staff, resources, and classes are part of the educational program. It also allows for greater flexibility of programs and services. A school wide Title I program will provide high quality education for all students to close the achievement gap.
As we grow our STEAM programming at every grade level we're finding that families are seeking out more and more STEAM-based opportunities.
What a great problem to have - eager learners looking for rigorous and engaging extracurricular activities! We're looking to community partners to help us create the spaces and programming families want, for our kids to learn, explore, build and grow during out-of-school time too!
To do so, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please take just a few moments to complete the survey below and share a little about the types of interests and times you're looking to plug your kids into STEAM programs! Your feedback helps us grow!
PTO Meeting: Thursday, September 20th; 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Come join us as we plan this school year's events. It's informal, informative, and usually a lot of fun! Enter the back doors.
Meetings are on the third Thursday of each month.
The EJHS PTO NEEDS YOU! Are you curious what the PTO has done the past year? Do you want to help with student support and staff appreciation? Email Theresa Lehman at ejhspto@outlook.com to ask your questions and get involved!
The Fall Festival starts Thursday, September 20th and ends Saturday, September 22nd at 11:00 p.m. This community wide festival showcases several of our RBBCSC school groups in various activities. The parade through downtown is the highlight for many! Click here for additional information.


The past few months I have been developing a new type of drawing process based on Set Theory and the concept of mapping. Using the Cartesian coordinate system, I started by plotting sets of points on the x, y and z axes. To create a visual metaphor for the 4th dimension, I added one more axis perpendicular to the z axis. Using different mapping procedures I connect points from one axis to point on another. I utilize bijective (one point to one point) mapping, as well as non-bijective (one point to many points ) mapping patterns.
These new drawings use mathematics to create intricate patterns that relate to technological network maps, neurological phenomena, but also to hand-made lace.


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Cēsis Culture Centre
Monday, 2008 March 17th, 7 PM
Riga St John Church
Tuesday, 2008 March 18th, 7 PM
Riga Dome Cathedral
Thursday, 2008 March 20th, 6 PM
Jēkabpils St Michael Church
Saturday, 2008 March 22nd, 3 PM
Liepāja St. Trinity Cathedral
Ventspils Culture Centre
Presentation of the new CD
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi- STABAT MATER
Alessandro Stradella -PIETA SIGNORE
Antonio Vivaldi- STABAT MATER
"I laid hands on Pergolesi's Stabat Mater for the first time when together with the soprano Inga Kalna I was going to sing it in the Rīga Reformer's Church. But only now, after having performed it in the capacity of a singer and a conductor for many years, I have come closer to the understanding of its underlying story, which is infinitely noble both in music and the text.
The most strange thing concerns the text – Jakopo Benedetti's text on the basis of the revelations experienced by the 14th century monk Jakopone da Todi about the small, but very essential episode in the Bible when the Blessed Virgin Mary suffers for the death of her son Jesus Christ on the cross is tinged with a personal lamento. And especially curious and aesthetically charged is Passion with both the Italian masters.
In the course of time my Stabat Mater by Pergolesi was enriched by those by Vivaldi, Bokerini and Scarlatti (a composer, who was the first to combine alto, soprano and the strings).
The style of these composers' works, irrespective of differences in the ensemble composition and various time periods of their creation and first performance, are similar in their range and depth of emotions. It seems that any of them had been familiar with his predecessors' compositions and had received inspiration from the source of eternal love from above.
Recorded in the album Stabat Mater by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), RV 621 (solo for alto, two violins, viola and basso continuo) was composed in 1711 when Vivaldi himself was 33. It was performed for the first time with his father, the violinist Pietro Alessandro participating, in the town of Brescia on 18 March 1712, on the day of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady.
Lamenting this dolorous story forms as if an infinite circle of sorrow as Parts 1, 2 and 3 are repeated and Part 7 Eja Mater fons amoris creates associations with water (blood) dripping – it is only for the strings, and alto is used as the bass instrument. Following tradition the final part is a fast polyphonic Amen.
It is known that Vivaldi worked as music master and violin tutor for many years at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, an orphanage and music school for girls. Music he composed there was written expressly for women as it was performed only by the girls themselves playing in the orchestra, singing in the choir and performing solo, thus it is not excluded that the castrato part had been performed by an alto singer.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) composed his Stabat Mater (soprano, alto, two violins, viola and basso continuo) as a requiem for himself, in this differing from Vivaldi. This composition, the last work of the composer who died prematurely at the age of 26, was created in 1736 in the Franciscan monastery in Pozzuoli near Naples where the composer lived, cherishing hopes to be treated for tuberculosis.
The composition was planned to be performed in the church Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori in Naples where Alessandro Scarlatti's Stabat Mater had been performed for the first time.
Both the solo parts were written for castratos as the Naples Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesu Christo where Pergolesi had studied and worked himself was famous for the castratos trained there (among its graduates was Cafarelli who used to be prima donna in Pergolesi's operas before he left for England. It is evidenced by the virtuoso, operatic style of the vocal parts.)
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater is introduced by the frequently applied in the Baroque period motif of the cross in the strings, taken over by the singers representing Mary at the Cross.
Many duets are enriched with solo arias, creating up to then an unknown type of ecclesiastical cantata where it is already difficult to draw a borderline between the secular (operatic) and church music. The duet Fac ut ardea, written as a double fugue, is especially impressive. Many parts, permeated with deep emotions, end with a polyphonic (presto assai) Amen.
The faculties of Vivaldi and Pergolesi as violin virtuosos have left an impact upon their compositions, where it wonderfully entwines with deeply felt vocal parts and the message of the text.
The album also includes one of the most famous compositions Pietà Signore by the Italian composer Alessandro Stradella (1644-1682). Though the lifetime of Stradella was the 17th century, as to his improvisations and compositions he belongs already to the 18th century".
Andris Veismanis
Nature endowed, the singer's voice has an unusually warm timbre. With years it has got more dramatic, however, retaining its heartfelt sincerity and ability of soaring.
Inessa Galante was born in Riga. She graduated from the Latvian Academy of Music (the vocal class of professor Ludmila Braun).
Since 1982 till 1991 she was a soloist of the Latvian National Opera. During this period she appeared as the Snow Maiden, Lucia, Gilda, Marguerite, Adina, Violetta, Rosina, Micaela…
In 1991 Inessa Galante moved to Germany, where she lives now. Till 1999 she was a soloist of the Manheim opera theatre, and the Deutsche Opera am Rhein in Düsseldorf.
She performs on the greatest opera stages of Germany, France, USA and Israel. She is invited to sing in the most prestigious concert halls of Switzerland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Australia, South Korea, France and Holland. Frequently she sings in such famous London venues as the Barbican Hall, the Wigmore Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. In 2001 she gave a charity solo concert at the Royal Family invitation in the Kensington Palace. Her appearances on the Sweden Royal Opera stage are to be mentioned.
The singer has a vast opera and chamber music repertoire. The characters of Puccini's and Verdi's operas (Mimi, Violetta, Liu, Gilda, Leonora, Butterfly, Manon Lescaut) are among her favourites.
Since 1989 Inessa Galante is a star of CAMPION RECORDS, having 9 CDs under this label (she was also awarded Gold, then Platinum discs for the continuing sales of her CD Debut, released in 1995). The disc "Arietta" was recognized by BBC to be the best in the nomination of classical music (2000). The disc of opera arias by Tchaikovsky (BMG, the Royal Opera orchestra, conductor Neeme Järvi) was considered to be exceptionally brilliant, marking out the Scene of Tatyana's letter as the best interpretation of recent 20 years. The disc "Arias from Verdi's late operas" won the GRAMOPHONE magazine editor choice (October, 2003). Worldwide sales of all CDs featuring Galante have exceeded 200,000.
Inessa Galante has cooperated with such famous conductors as Yehudi Menuhin, Kent Nagano, Myung-Whun Chung, Valery Gergiev, Antonio Pappano, Steven Mercurio, Miguel Gomez-Martinez, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Neeme Järvi, Eri Klas, Vassily Sinaisky etc.
The singer bears the Order of the Three Stars, she was awarded the Latvia Grand Prix in music as well.
Sergejs Jēgers
Sergejs Jēgers studied at Rīga Music Boarding School, in 2003 received BA from Jāzeps Vītols Latvia Academy of Music and in 2005, after studying in the class of professor Kārlis Zariņš and lecturer Andris Veismanis, he received his MA there. He has perfected his singing in Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland with professor Andreas Scholl and master classes of professor Robert Expert in France.
He has worked as music teacher in the day-care centre "Saule" (1997-1999) and the children's home "Vita" (1996-2005).
Sergejs Jēgers started his singer's career in the performances staged at the Academy of Music Opera Studio "Figaro" in 2000. Since 2001 he gives concerts regularly in Rīga and other places in Latvia.
In 2003 he made his debut in the role of the Angel in Rubinstein's opera The Demon at the Latvian National Opera, enrapturing the audience not only in Rīga, but also during the Opera guest performances in the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland (2004). He has also performed the roles of Orpheus (Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice), Rinaldo (Handel's Rinaldo) and Ruggiero (Handel's Alcina).
Sergejs Jēgers has participated in performances of large pieces, among them Handel's Messiah, Vivaldi's Gloria, Stabat Mater and the cantata Cessate, o mai cessate, O mie porpore piu belle, Nisi Dominus, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Bach's Mark's Passion and Cantata No 170, Purcell's Ode to St. Cecilia a.o.
He has given concerts in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Germany, Britain, New Caledonia and other places as well.
In 2005 Sergejs Jēgers was the only countertenor among 25 finalists at the prestigious BBC competition Cardiff Singer of the World 2005.
In 2006 the publishers "Upe tuviem and tāliem" released his first solo album Ave Musica, but in 2007 – the album Duende, in this recording he performs together with the saxophonist Artis Gāga. While working on the album, in the studio "Lokomotīve" a documentary was shot about him (director Dāvis Sīmanis), as well as the video clip Panis Angelicus (director Una Rozenbauma).
Andris Veismanis was born in 1965, studied choral conducting at Jāzeps Vītols Latvia Academy of Music, class of Imants Kokars; received MA (cum laude) in 1995; the graduation piece was Bach's St. John Passion at the Rīga Dom Cathedral.
Winner at the International Jāzeps Vītols competition for choir conductors in 1988.
Studied symphony conducting with professor Yuri Simonov in Moscow and Budapest. Specialized in ancient music, studying with the harpsichordist and conductor William Christie in Rīga and Paris.
Andris Veismanis was twice awarded the Latvia Grand Prix in Music – in 1993 for the performance of Purcell's opera Dido and Aenas and in 1998 for Handel's Alcina. In 1994 in Budapest he was awarded Grand Prix for conducting music by Listz.
He has performed in Taiwan, South America, USA, Canada, Russia and several countries of Europe.
Andris Veismanis is an expert of music of baroque and classicism. Among his achievements there stand out the performance of Purcell's operas Dido and Aenas and The Fairy Queen, Handel's Alcina and Acis and Galatea, Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice, The Birds' Opera by Jānis Lūsens, Benjamin Briten's The Turn of the Screw, Maurice Ravel's The Child and The Spells, Gian Carlo Menotti Amal and The Night Visitors.
At present Andris Veismanis is a conductor at the Latvian National Opera and of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra; he is artistic director of the Vidzeme chamber music orchestra and works in the Conducting Department at Latvia Academy of Music. He performs regularly baroque music in the churches of Latvia, participates in Antique Music festivals and projects of the Latvian National Opera where several performances have been staged under his guidance in its New Hall.
Concert takes place:
Inessa Galante, soprano, Sergejs Jēgers, countertenor, instrumental ensemble.
Andris Veismanis, conductor
Liepāja Latvian Society House
Krustpils Catholic Church
Riga St. John church (Sv.Jāņa baznīca)


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<i>Slices</i> Issue 2-13 hits shelves June 20th
Words by Slices Magazine
Published on June 6, 2013 00:01 Berlin Time
Yup, it's that time again. The Slices crew have returned from their travels, laden with content from the most influential artists, on-point new talent and knowlege-packing gearheads from across the globe. The result of this envious task? Slices Issue 2 – 13. And it's a corker.
First up, an interview offbeat techno producer Robag Wruhme as he cruises around the central German state of Thuringia. Robag Wruhme is, to those in the know, one of the most intriguing and dynamic producers and DJs of the last few years. His productions take in jazz, paranoid micro house and fragmented minimal techno and, as one half of the much-missed Wighnomy Brothers, he was responsible for some of the most hedonistic DJ sets in living memory. The candid and informal chat touches on Wruhme's opinions on the music business as he reveals, "I think I'm not made for that entire music business. But because I was successful with some of my stuff, I do not see the necessity to leave it again. Although I sometimes wish to…" To find out why, you'll have to get the DVD.
Slices also tag along with Stefan Goldmann as he explores an abandoned building offering an insight into how the techno producer—known for his theoretical and analytical skills—finds a little bit of peace. He also looks to the past and examines the reasons why he got into techno in the first place: "I really wanted to get away from everything that's got some kind of virtuosity or technicality. I'm not fond of technical stuff", he tells the Slices team, perhaps unexpectedly.
Elsewhere Team Slices pay a visit to Synkro in Manchester and, closer to home, drop by Rone in his Berlin studio. The issue's Tech Talk comes from Manuel Richter of Leaf Audio. Amsterdam's mighty Trouw takes the spotlight in the Club Special which examines what it is about this club, art space, restaurant and cultural foundation that's setting the bar for club culture in Europe. Finally, get acquainted with Sandrow M of the Uncanny Valley collective in New Faces—because no one likes a latecomer.
As a bonus, there's three live videos: Nicolas Jaar, Hundreds and Karin Park. Just because, well, we're nice like that.
Slices 2-13 hits the shelves on June 20th—you'll be able to pick it up alongside the new issue of Electronic Beats Magazine. Pre-order Slices issue 2-13, subscribe to the full DVD series, or pick up your free copy from one of these locations. You can also find even more Slices features on our YouTube Channel or watch the New Faces from the last issue with Genius of Time below.
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SQL Server 2008 gets new developer features, and SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services gets a facelift and new architecture that no longer requires Internet Information Services.
SQL Server 2005 gave developers new language capabilities to perform recursive queries against data stored hierarchically. SQL Server 2008 stores hierarchical data better, and provides new functions to query data without needing to use common table expressions.
The HierarchyID data type contains methods to get descendants and ancestors, as well as a root definition. So you can use the following functions as part of building an "API" for inserting into/retrieving from a hierarchical data type.
With an API for inserting (see Listing 1), you can make creating data very easy.
Figure 1. Hierarchical Data: The figure shows some stored hierarchical data and query that uses GetAncestor to determine each parent.
Figure 1 shows the results.
Despite reactions from database "purists", many database/application developers have often asked for the ability to pass a table definition (or an ADO.NET DataTable) as a pure parameter. While Table-valued functions allow developers to write UDFs to return table variables, most developers would have to use XML or other tricks to actually pass a table as a parameter.
Next, let's create an actual physical table that we'll use as the destination table (actual sales orders).
Our objective is to create a stored procedure that will take a temporary table variable (of type SalesHistoryTableType) and insert it into the permanent table. The code below contains a stored procedure that performs this task. Note that the Table type parameter is READONLY—you cannot modify the contents of a Table type inside the procedure that receives it as a parameter.
Finally, you can write code to create a variable of type SalesHistoryTableType, populate it with data, and then pass it to the stored procedure.
You may be wondering, "Can I do this from a .NET application?" The answer is YES! The SqlClient data provider for SQL Server 2008 contains a new SqlDbType called "Structured" that allows you to pass a DataTable (or a DataReader, or any IEnumerable).
Finally, another application for the Table type is handling a variable number of user selections. For example, many developers have faced situations where they need to query against invoices, where the user might select one account, or two, or ten, etc. Often, developers will pass a comma-separated list of integer keys (or an XML string) as a parameter to a stored procedure. With the new Table type, you can now pass an ADO.NET DataTable as a parameter. This represents the simplest and most efficient means yet for this type of process.
Of all the new enhancements in SQL Server 2008, the one that often gets the most applause is the fact that you can now create separate Date and Time data types.


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By Pod Rescue, Paul Griffin, and Maxwell Baumbach. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio is streamed directly from their servers. Hit the Subscribe button to track updates in Player FM, or paste the feed URL into other podcast apps.
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In a unique weekly podcast, Edith Bowman sits down with a variety of film directors, actors, producers and composers to talk about the music that inspired them and how they use music in their films, from their current release to key moments in their career. The music chosen by our guests is woven into the interview and used alongside clips from their films. https://twitter.com/soundtrackinguk https://www.facebook.com/Soundtrackingwithedithbowman/ https://play.spotify.com/user/soundtrackingwi ...
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Written by Rm Harrington on . Posted in HVAC Maintenance, Repair or Replace, Thermostats and Controllers.
Although an installed digital thermostat typically functions trouble-free, perhaps you can benefit by the following simple testing processes. After all, a faulty thermostat affects the heating and cooling comfort level throughout your entire home.
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What's unique about Trane XV18 and Trane XV20i mainstream residential heat pump systems? And why are these air conditioning units a right choice for regional Mesa homeowners?
Ø AND A precision in home temperature control system.
Ever go to bed comfortable and then wake up to a chill morning? That's the price of standard performance one or two stage compressors. The temperatures float, rising as the system runs, and then dropping between cycles.
Imagine day or night precision Mesa home cooling within an accuracy rating of ½ degrees. From daylight to dusk and from dusk to dawn, the temperature in your home remains constant – not too hot and not too cool. This is the prime benefit of an installed Trane heat pump system that makes use of variable speed compressor technology. This is the prime benefit of an installed Trane XV18 heat pump or an installed Trane XV20i heat pump.
Think of it: An installed energy-efficient heat pump that enables precision management of in-home Mesa temperature while also operating at the lowest noise level in the industry – a record-breaking 54 dB. And then, count in the added value of Trane's twelve-year warranty on the compressor in the Trane XV20i heat pump system.
Before sizing any heat pump to the requirements and needs of your Mesa home, our techs consider the size, nature of construction, layout, and necessary load-balance calculations. It may be that an XV20i or an XV18 don't make a perfect match for you. However, this only means we need to look at a different Trane heat pump system. American Cooling and Heating specializes in putting together the best and most cost efficient HVAC unit for each household.
Ø Available in standard residential sizes from two to five tons.
Ø Both units are crafted in powder coated standard steel frames.
Ø Variable Speed Compressor offering precision mesa home cooling and heating management.
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Ø Coming in with a decibel rating of 55, both the Trane XV20i and the Trane XV18 pull rank as the quietest heat pumps available to the residential market place.
Ø The Trane XV20i comes in at 33-37 inches long, 30-34 inches wide and 48-54 inches tall.
Ø The Trane XV18 measures same as XV20i in all but height, which comes in at 41-45 inches.
Before you install your next Mesa heating and cooling system, contact American Cooling and Heating. Take advantage of our Free home HVAC system evaluation and heat pump installation estimate.


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Starting with the Radeon R7 260X, which pushes out just 220Mhps, with the next GPU in the lineup, the Radeon R9 270X which increases the mining ability to 400Mhps.
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In Chinese zodiac, one of its most interesting uses is to explore the compatibility of animal signs. That is, which duos will make good friends, partners, or even lovers. You can find out which signs are the most or least compatible with yours on my Animal Signs Compatibility page.
It is also important to note that the compatibility tables and information are specially true when you are dealing with 'pure' signs (or strongly dominant lunar signs). A Rooster born in the hours of the Rooster is a 'pure' sign. A person who born in the year of the Dragon and during the hours of the Rabbit, most likely he will maintain his more 'dominant' Dragon personality. But a person who born in the year of the Sheep and during the hours of the Tiger, then he may display the 'stronger' Tiger traits of his ascendant sign. In this case, he might also be more compatible with a Dog-born people.
It is therefore, in Chinese astrology they will not see your birth sign alone. So whenever you consult for marriage combinations or business partners, it is very important to keep in your mind that other factors in the horoscope also affect the relationship between two signs.
When you are born during the hours of the sign most incompatible with your birth sign, it is often very difficult for many fortune readers (or even for the most experienced fortune readers) to predict what traits will be most likely to dominate within you. One of the methods used to determine which sign dominates in a person is to find out the lunar signs of the people he/she attracted to or prefers to work with.
According to the astrology experts, the animal sign of the year of your birth has the 1st degree of importance, followed by the animal sign which ruled the hours (ascendant) of your birth and third is the animal sign of the month of your birth. So if you are a Sheep, i can say that you will be most compatible with a Rabbit or Pig. But if your ascendant sign is Snake, then i can also deduce that you will have an affinity for Ox people and may also get on well with the Rooster people. If your ascendant sign tends to dominate your personality, you may even shun the Pig (which is actually an excellent partner for the Sheep), this is because your ascendant sign is most incompatible with Pigs.


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7 December 2018|In Culture, Travel and Sport, Education, Headlines, Society|5 Minutes
How Netflix's The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina makes a stand for women
By Shivani Govindia
When I began seeing posters for Netflix's The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, I was really excited as I loved watching the '90s version with actress Melissa Joan Heart called Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Heart's show taught me valuable life lessons with all the mistakes that Sabrina makes using her magic. One episode that stood out for me was 'Sabrina Through the Looking Glass' where Sabrina is in a bad mood so takes it out on everyone around her but then has to make amends by going through her other-realm mirror. Another favourite was 'As Westbridge Turns' where her and her friends feel they are not living exciting lives so Sabrina opens a magical can of worms and ends up living a soap opera of her nightmares. I was upset when Heart's show finished in 2003, which is why I started binge watching this new version on Netflix — and I haven't been disappointed.
Just two episodes into the show and I was in for a shock as it was completely different to the Sabrina I knew. Satanism becomes a key feature, Aunt Zelda is a chain-smoker still stuck in the 1950s and Salem the cat — doesn't talk. Every episode seems to be a mini horror film with scary-looking creatures and the Devil himself quite literally coming to life! One thing for sure, Kiernan Shipka who plays Sabrina, does not stray away from real issues faced by young women. The new version is layered with modern-day feminism and how women want to make the right choices for themselves instead of being ruled by outdated patriarchal systems. This Sabrina is willing to take a stand against men who want to rule free-thinking women by having them sign their life away in 'the Book of the Beast'. Well, thanks, but no thanks.
From the start Sabrina and her friends are faced with men who have privilege and power. An example of this can be seen when Sabrina's friend is getting bullied by boys, their response is to form a group for young women to help one another in time of need known as 'WICCA'. Another example is when Father Blackwood, known as the High Priest of the coven and the head of the school for witches, sets our on making Sabrina go through obstacles every time she wants to help others. Blackwood is truly a symbol of men who seem to think they own women, whether this be their brains or their bodies.
Two scenes show this presumed ownership particularly well. One, is when Blackwood does not allow Sabrina to take proper witch modules as he feels she is not prepared enough or clever enough; another, is when a ceremony takes place. This ceremony is for women to sacrifice their life for other people's appetite, known as the 'Feast of Feasts', but Sabrina isn't prepared to do that. What is interesting though is the underlying issue of older women being scared to change traditional ways from the past. Aunt Zelda in particular is always fearful of her and her family becoming outcasts from the coven, as well as fearing 'The Dark Lord'. She is someone who willingly gives in to male dominance and is happy to follow strange traditions even if they oppress her.
The new series is also popular because the script provides its characters with solid narratives so audiences can understand the motivation behind their choices. One such narrative is when Sabrina's friend is going blind, but is able to see things others cannot.
I wasn't that keen on the series at the beginning, but having finished watching Season One I can honestly say that the spooky Sabrina has grown on me, and I can't wait for the second instalment. Oh, and, I like her red coat!
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Shivani Govindia has been writing for Shout Out UK since 2017. She has written topics on politics, covered events/debates in parliament and protests such as the Northern Ireland Abortion Reform.
Shivani studied Bsc Social Sciences at the University of Bath and is now doing a Masters in Advertising & PR at Richmond University.


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Do you really know San Francisco? Here are 25 trivia questions to prove it.
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A Modern Guide to Downtown Sonoma: Beloved Restaurants, Cozy Inns, Shops, Hikes + All the Wine 7x7.com	Downtown Sonoma, once the birthplace of the California flag that marked the state's independence from Mexican rule, lures visitors with the charm of its heritage along with all the modern trappings of Wine Country life. Go for the wine tastings, quirky speciality shops and restaurants du jour.
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New York Supplier Recalls Biscuits
Distributed nationwide, the orange biscuits may contain undeclared milk.
Sep 1st, 2021
KBF Inc. of Astoria, NY, is recalling its 8.11-ounce packages of "Banoful Top Orange Biscuit" food treats because they may contain undeclared milk allergens. Consumers who are allergic to milk allergens may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product.
The recalled "Banoful Top Orange Biscuit" were distributed nationwide in retail stores and through mail orders. The product comes in an 8.11 ounce, orange plastic package marked with MFG 15.06.2020 on the top and with an expiration date of 14/06/2022 stamped on the side. The product UPC code is 8-941114-001427.
No illnesses or allergic reactions involving this product have been reported to date.
The recall was initiated after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis by Food Laboratory personnel revealed the presence of undeclared milk allergens in the 8.11-ounce packages of "Banoful Top Orange Biscuit" which did not declare a milk ingredient on the label.
Consumers who have purchased 8.11-ounce packages of "Banoful Top Orange Biscuit" are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-646-714-4062.


TSS ~ Birthdays are Challenging for a Jane Austen Spaz!
K, so I started doing a Jane-a-thon last year, fully intent on reading all Jane Austen's books, straight through, in order of publication. I made it through Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, and Mansfield Park with no trouble…. then came Emma, and I hit a wall. She was so dense and droning and hard to read… even harder to like any of the characters except Mr. Knightly and Miss Taylor… and I lost steam. I did finally finish Emma a couple weeks ago, but I'm thinking I need a shot of something to get back on track with it all.
Read Northanger Abbey, it's up next on the Jane-a-thon anyway.
Read Persuasion, which will complete my Jane-a-thon.
Read Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Sanditon, which are all by Jane Austen.
Read The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler, which has been on my TBR list for awhile, but I've been waiting to finish the novels first.
Read Austenland by Shannon Hale, also a long waiter on Mt. TBR.
Read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which I spazzed out about when I saw it on the shelf at Walmart.
And since I'm being such a joiner, I think I'll go ahead and join the War Through the Generations World War II Reading Challenge. Since it's running from January 1st, 2009 to December 31st, 2009, I can count books I've read since the challenge began. Pretty easy, really… only 5 books and I've read two already.
These are the WWII-related books on the WWII Reading Challenge list that I have on Mt. TBR. I've already read The Book Thiefby Markus Zusak and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, so I only have 3 to go for the 5 book challenge, and I'll probably do more.
As they say, "In for a penny, in for a pound," so I'm going to add one more challenge to my book-challenge-lovefestI've got going. So Many Books, So Little Time is hosting an ARC Reading Challenge. I know I need to get it in gear with my ARC-alanche pile threatening to cave in… and poor Missy's bed is just below the stacks, she'll be crushed!
And other tidbits of info….
In the Shadow of Mt. TBR is a little over a year old, June 16, 2008 was my first post.
Monday is my stop for the Something Beyond Greatness blog tour, and I've got an extra copy to give away, so make sure to sign up for a chance to win. I'll have a daily post for you to comment on for an extra entry, too.
Bloggiesta ~ I Didn't Play, but I Wish I hadda!
When I was a kid, and my mom was trying to force me to do my chores, I'd mouth off that I was going to get a maid when I grew up, so I didn't need to learn how to do dishes or laundry or clean the toilet.
I'm still waiting for my maid.
This past Friday and Saturday (June 19-20), Natasha at Maw Books hosted the first ever Bloggiesta… Olé! The idea was to clean out the broken links, write the reviews you're behind on, clean out the clutter, and in general bootify yer blog.
Housekeeping. For my blog. Blech! Needless to say, I didn't sign up.
However, as I read through everyone else's Bloggiesta updates and challenges, I found myself doing all the activities and wanting to fix up my blog, too. I don't wanna be the family in the trailer with four foot grass and the car on blocks while everyone else has mansions… Wait, I wanna bootify my place, too!
So here's some of the things I ended up doing.
1. Updating Mt. TBR's inventory page, adding a page for my ARC-alanche pile. Unfortunately, I got about halfway through the TBR page when LibraryThing pooped out on me, so I've still got some more work on that. It's no where near what's allon my TBR shelves.
2. Stealing a page from Stella Matutina, literally, I've written up a review policy for Mt. TBRand linked it in my "contact me" widget on the sidebar. I didn't really have a policy before… not one set in stone, anyway, just a kinda-sorta flimsy plan. This fact is made painfully obvious by the amount of books on my ARC-alanche pile.
One of the things that irk me is that I can't find a theme that I like… I mean, really like. The colors on this one seem a bit pale, and the sidebar and main area run together for some unknown reason sometimes, but my problem is: I wanna knew layout, but hate all the wordpress ones, halp? Is there a site somewhere that makes them to paste in the CSS thingy like MySpace does?
Another thing I've been wondering lately: Is my site too busy? Too many pics? TMI? Is it navigable and readable, or does it overwhelm and turn off?
A third, and major… in my opinion it's big, is that there will be a book review change. I've learned that blog posts look a lot different on Google Reader, and I'm beginning to see that the whole itemized list of title, author, publisher and date and page numbers… blah blah blah… is unnecessary. Who cares what year it was published and how many pages! It's making the post needlessly longer. From now on, the reviews will have the title, author and ISBN only and smaller covers. Personally, I like the ISBN handy to grab and paste to my wishlist instead of having to sift through similar titles and other books by that author. Smaller covers, again something I've learned from Google Reader, because, while the big ones with detail are pretty, they take up soOOoo much space.
Some of the things in the report from Website Grader made sense, but some things left me very confuzzled. like Meta. Meta tags. Meta description. I'm missin' out on the Meta deal, but have no clue on how to get hip and get with it! How do I add the Meta parcels?
Is this what I'm suppose to see? With all the code and stuff?
So that's where I'm at on all the "Keep the Bloggie Beautiful" stuff, though… I figure it's probably a lot like my desk. No sooner than I clean it all up, someone will dump a load on it and I'll have to start over.
What kinds of things would you suggest to improve Mt. TBR? Any help is appreciated!


Podcast | Who Is the Big Brother in Maharashtra – Sena or BJP?
Recently, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray called for a meeting with party leaders to decide on whether or not to have an alliance with the BJP. After the meeting, Shiv Sena's leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on 28 January said, "We are the big brother in Maharashtra".
The Shiv Sena has been continuously hinting on going for polls on its own, and the BJP is trying to reconcile differences while also making it clear that it won't beg for an alliance.
But what is this cryptic passive aggression? Why not just stick together or leave the alliance altogether?
Click on the play button below and listen to the podcast for more!
Let's dive into the very reason behind the formation of this alliance that took place in 1984. BJP and Shiv Sena appeared to be ideal allies – BJP was becoming a pan indian party and it needed regional support and Shiv Sena dominated Maharashtra. Now here's the catch, Maharashtra has 48 seats, only second to UP – thus a symbiotic relationship was formed. And it paid up and how! In 1995, they broke Congress' unchallenged dominion in the state and formed a coalition government in the state. In fact, in the last general elections of 2014, this alliance won as many as 41 seats.
But things have been rocky since 2014 Maharashtra state Assembly elections. Before 2014, the seat sharing formula between the parties for the state elections was 171 seats to Shiv Sena and 117 to the BJP. But that is history because before 2014, the BJP demanded equal share of the seat and rejected the old seat sharing. After disagreements, the parties contested separately and the BJP got its first CM post in the state. The BJP fell short of two seats to form majority and the alliance was back, but Shiv Sena was clearly not calling the shots. In fact, it didn't even get the portfolios it demanded for.
And all that has been affecting their alliance. Shiv Sena has been vocally critical of the BJP and its policies at both the state level and at the Centre.
But one thing is for sure, both the parties are aware that without an alliance, the Hindu vote might get divided and that maybe the reason why neither parties can stay with each other, nor can they stay without each other.


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Q: Beginner set theory question I'm stuck on this simple problem.  Say we have sets $A$ and $B$, where $A \subset B$.  Prove:
$$B = A \cup (B\setminus A)$$
All help appreciated, Agapito

A: $B \backslash A$ means all the elements in $B$ but not in $A$. With that said, show set containment in both direction. That is show, if $b \in B$ then $b \in A \cup (B \backslash A)$ and if $ b \in A \cup (B \backslash A)$ then $b \in B$. This should be straightforward.

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What are Heating Oil Futures?
Heating oil futures are heavily traded in the U.S. and around the world, giving heating oil producers and consumers a valuable financial product to protect themselves against the risk of price fluctuations in the heating oil market.
A heating oil future is a standardized contract, traded on an exchange, where the contract buyer agrees to take delivery of a specific amount of heating oil on a predetermined date at a locked-in price. The seller agrees to make such a delivery adhering to the same contract specifications.
Heating oil prices are often directly associated with WTI crude, and hence are open to fluctuations, which is why traders have come to view heating oil futures as an attractive opportunity to manage risk and make profits.


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Overlooked star leads Bosnia into Paris
BY foxsports • October 10, 2011
Safet Sušic still has a Pied-à-terre in Fourqueux, a picturesque little village west of Paris that was once home to Victor Hugo and his family in the mid-1830s. When the Bosnia coach isn't in Sarajevo attending to official business, it's not out of the ordinary to see him sitting in one of the cafes that line its streets reading the day's papers.
Sušic doesn't go unnoticed. His windswept hair and weathered face are well known. He is a legend around here, after all. Last year, France Football elected Sušic the best player in the history of Paris Saint-Germain ahead of Carlos Bianchi, Luis Fernández, George Weah, Raí and Ronaldinho in acknowledgement of the extraordinary impact he had on the club in his 342 appearances between 1982 and 1991.
Tuesday's match between Bosnia and France is eagerly anticipated because it will decide who automatically qualifies for Euro 2012, but it also holds a special meaning for Sušic, even if he insisted in a tête-à-tête with L'Équipe on Monday that he returns to Paris "without any particular emotion."
There is a job to do and, for now, his focus lies there. "Bosnia have a 10 per cent chance," Sušic told Le Parisien. "France are on a run of 14 matches without a defeat and few teams have realized such a series of results."
Doubts surrounding the fitness of Zvjezdan Misimovic, Bosnia's most capped player of all-time and the scorer of a brace in Friday's 5-0 victory over Luxembourg, bring with them a possible need to change shape to a 4-2-3-1 with Edin Džeko on his own up front and Elvir Rahimic and Adnan Zahirovic holding in midfield.
Safet Susic, as Yugoslavia plays Colombia at the 1990 World Cup. (Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images)
It will surely be that and nothing else which occupies Sušic's mind in the hours building up to the game. He won't sentimentally dwell on past glories, not at such an important juncture in his country's football history. "PSG figure a lot in my career," he said, "but that was more than 20 years back."
Even so, Sušic's playing days are worth re-telling, for outside of France and Bosnia his talent still seems underappreciated. "With all modesty, I was a star," he declared.
Interviewed by So Foot in August 2006, the Balkan musician and composer Goran Bregovic recalled just how much the playmaker meant to his country back in the `70s and `80s.
"Sušic played for FK Sarajevo at the time, but his play was so magical that even the supporters of rival club Zeljeznicar knew that he was Bosnia's best player.
"In Sarajevo, it was traditional for children of all religious backgrounds to attend the Christmas service at the cathedral in the town centre. Every year the priest reiterated his awareness that there were all sorts of different people in attendance but that we were brought together because there is only one God. And then the same guy always repeated: 'Yes and its Pape!' (Sušic's nickname). Applause ensued, a rare event in a church. But the priest wasn't offended, he too knew that Sušic was a genius."
After close to a decade at FK Sarajevo, Sušic sought a new challenge. He received contract offers from Inter and Torino, and thought nothing of signing both of them. The Italian Football Federation didn't look too kindly on that and Sušic unsurprisingly received a ban.
"My career in Italy ended before it even began," he lamented. "It was 1982. I played the World Cup in Spain and then subsequently reached an agreement with Paris." Except this time, it was the Yugoslav Football Federation that stood in his way.
"At the time, in order to leave Yugoslavia, you needed to be 28. I was on the verge of being so but they had promised me I could leave. The World Cup didn't go well [we went out in the group stages] so they did everything to delay my departure. Finally after a lot of persuasion, I arrived in December."
As Sušic arrived Ossie Ardiles left. PSG's replacement proved worth the wait and wasted no time making his mark. Their new No. 10's adaptation was lightening fast, and he scored the team's winner in his first ever start against Nancy. "I have never understood players needing time to integrate," he scoffed. "Either you know how to play football or you don't, right?"
Sušic inspired PSG to an extraordinary second half of the season. They won 11 of their remaining 18 games and lost on just four occasions. It was enough to finish third. That year, Georges Peyroche's side reached the final of the Coupe de France, and it was Sušic's magnificent bullet-like equalizer from outside of the box that set PSG on the way to a 3-2 victory over Ligue 1 champions Nantes.
It was the club's first major trophy in their 12-year existence and Sušic had helped validate the fledgling PSG. "They were a small team at that time," he admitted. "The city quickly seduced and impressed me. The club, on the contrary, impressed me a lot less. I had expected other things, notably in terms of infrastructure."
Before Sušic's arrival, PSG had tried to copy Saint-Étienne. They bought the players that had been synonymous with the dominance of les Verts in the `70s and hoped the success of the likes of Dominique Rocheteau, Jean-Michel Larqué and Dominique Bathenay would rub off on them. Now with Sušic and in particular Fernández, PSG had a team that genuinely felt like their own.
"Safet was an extraordinary player," Fernández recalled. "But careful, he was also the kind of player who would never give the ball to you or who would throw his arms up in the air if the pass you gave him wasn't to his feet.
"One day, we clashed. I said to him: 'When you throw your arms up like that, it's as if you're saying to the fans that I am rubbish when you're the one who's not moving...' But what a player he was..."
When PSG won Ligue 1 for the first time in their history under Gérard Houllier in 1986, it was still a shock, not least because they had finished 13th the previous season. Sušic again played the conductor, leaving his young coach and all the club's fans forever grateful, because no one ever forgets their first time.
"He is the most exquisite man, the nicest to spend time with and easiest to train," a 38-year-old Houllier recalled in the following year's Panini album. "Tactically his richness is unbelievable, he can play in a wide range of positions. He's a player of the highest level. He never missed a training session.
It was with great regret on Sušic's part that he could never take the club further. PSG went out in the first round of the European Cup to Czech outfit Vitkovice in September 1986 and that, as they say, was that. "I would have liked to have been at the club when there were greater financial means," he sighed. "If in my time, we'd had the money from Canal+, we would have won more titles."
Canal+ bought PSG in May 1991, too late for Sušic. Then 37, he left the club that summer for a swansong in Ligue 2 with Red Star Saint-Ouen. It was a shame, even if he remains the benchmark by which all playmakers are judged at PSG, including Javier Pastore. "Physically we don't resemble each other at all," he told L'Équipe. "He is a lot taller than me."
And yet, it's Sušic who looms large over France right now. His Bosnia side might be away from home, but Paris is his city, his stage and it provides the setting for what promises to be the most compelling piece of theatre in this final round of Euro 2012 qualifiers.


News Should Penalties be Allowed to be Reviewed?
Drew Brees, dropping back into the pocket, looked for an open receiver to pass the ball on a 3rd & 10 play. The game was on the line with only 1:49 ticking away on the game clock. Brees, appearing to find a receiver downfield, hurls the pigskin in a hurry towards Tommylee Lewis in attempt to get a first down and the rest is history.
Nickell Robey-Coleman, a cornerback for the Rams, blatantly interfered with the pass towards the defenseless receiver. Robey-Coleman never looked over his shoulder to see where the ball was or where it was going, so he never tried to make a play on the ball. According to Rule 8 Section 5 Article 2 of the NFL's rulebook, a DPI (Defensive Pass Interference) can be ruled as "contact by a player who is not playing the ball that restricts the opponent's opportunity to make the catch." To me, the play on Lewis is perfectly described in the above rule from the official rules of the NFL. Now the question is should pass interference be a reviewable penalty?
Looking back on the play and how it possibly changed the outcome of the game, I believe that in the offseason the NFL should look over their rules and make a modification. These types of penalties that might not always be crystal clear when called, should be reviewed for maximum assurance of calls. We already see this in the MLS or Major League Soccer since they have the video assistant referee (VAR). They use the VAR to check any game-changing calls that might not be correct. This is exactly what I think the NFL should integrate into their game to allow for the reduction of controversial endings in the NFL.
I believe the system should run as follows: If a referee calls a penalty on a play that maybe shouldn't have been called, then the referees should huddle together and video-review the call. There should also be a rules expert on the field at every game to assist in any confusion that the referees might have. Each coach is given two challenges per game and to accommodate for the new penalty-review change, every coach should be given an extra challenge. This new challenge can only be used for penalties coaches disagree with and they can only use it once per game in order to make it fair.
These new rules should help accommodate any controversial calls by referees and it helps eliminate bias from the referees by having a rule expert on the field.
Check back to the Roundup for more NFL and other sports news!


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John earned his bachelor's degree in physics and math from the University of Kentucky and his PhD in physics from Princeton. He became a neuroscientist at Duke, where he did his postdoctoral training with Michael Platt, working on the neurobiology of reward and decision-making. From 2015 to 2018, he was an Assistant Research Professor in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences. In 2018, he moved back to the School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, with secondary appointments in the departments of Psychology & Neuroscience and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Anne obtained bachelor's degrees in physics and computer science from NC State University. She completed graduate school at Duke University with a master's in electrical and computer engineering and a PhD in physics, focusing on low temperature quantum transport. Currently she studies machine learning and statistical techniques to facilitate real-time analysis of neural data, and is interested broadly in the design and construction of new measurement and analysis methods. For stress relief, she enjoys reading, MMA, and dancing with her husband.
Kelsey is a graduate student in the CNAP program at Duke University. She received a BA in Psychology from Princeton University, writing a senior thesis in computational reinforcement learning under Dr. Yael Niv. Before coming to Duke, she was a research assistant in Dr. Catherine Hartley's lab at Weill Cornell Medicine, studying the neurodevelopment of learning and decision making. At Duke, she is focusing on using computational models to study neuroeconomics, learning, and decision making. Outside of the lab, she loves to cook, read, and play with her husky puppy, Khaleesi.
Pranjal is a first-year graduate student in the Cognitive Neuroscience Admitting Program at Duke. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Computational Biology from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he worked under Dr. Daniel Butts to use neural networks to elucidate retinal ganglion cell function. Pranjal's research interests include studying biological and artificial reinforcement learning as well as studying the neural basis of perception. Away from a computer, Pranjal enjoys meditation and playing basketball.
Na Young is a second-year graduate student in the Neurobiology program at Duke University. She received her Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Yale University under Dr. Jessica Cardin, where she studied distinct patterns of network activity in Channelrhodopsin variants. After graduation, she worked on retinal circuitry with Dr. Jonathan Demb at Yale. At Duke, she is focusing on the computational understanding of retinal information processing. Na Young also loves to travel, especially when she travels to eat.
Sam obtained his BS degree from Duke University with a major in statistical science and a minor in neuroscience. He joined the lab after graduation. His research interests include Bayesian inference, nonparametric models, and interpretable machine learning with application primarily in biology and neuroscience.
Jack earned his bachelor's degree in math and physics from Davidson College where he worked with Dr. Raghuram Ramanujan applying Monte Carlo tree search methods to combinatorial optimization problems. His research interests include music cognition, music/language parallels, and machine learning. Jack also enjoys rock climbing and playing the bass clarinet.
Sujal is a third-year undergraduate majoring in Neuroscience and Visual Arts at Duke University. She is focusing on using eye tracking to understand implicit legal judgments and visual perception. She will complete her second semester of Independent Study in Fall 2018. Apart from research, she is the Photography Editor for The Chronicle, a Baldwin Scholar, and a volunteer with Arts for Life at Duke Hospital.


"Surveys, focus groups, and other voice-of-customer inputs will be invaluable as you formulate new ways to position your offerings, differentiate your business, and stand out in a crowded marketplace."
Your business' brand is everything you do, everything, you say, and everything you stand for. It's no less than the strategy of your organization. That's why it's important—no, critical—to take the pulse of your brand occasionally, and find out how it's ticking.
Since early coalmines did not feature ventilation systems, miners would often bring a caged canary into new seams of coal. Canaries are especially sensitive to methane and carbon monoxide, which made them ideal for detecting any dangerous gas build-ups. As long as the canary in a coal mine kept singing, the miners knew their air supply was safe. A dead canary in a coalmine spelled an immediate evacuation.
So it is with your business—and your brand. You need to routinely check for leaks and missteps in your brand platform by checking in with your customers and, if possible, your prospects. Why? Because the marketplace is fickle. Trends, fashions, what's hot and what's not, and the economy, all conspire to make your customers and prospects a constantly moving target.
Surveys, focus groups, and other voice-of-customer inputs will be invaluable as you formulate new ways to position your offerings, differentiate your business, and stand out in a crowded marketplace.
What does [Business Name] stand for in your mind?
What would you say is [Business Name's] mission?
What is it about [Business Name] that makes it unique?
What is the greatest value [Business Name] provides to you?
What are [Business Name's] greatest strengths?
What are [Business Name's] greatest weaknesses?
What need does [Business Name] fulfill?
Why does society need [Business Name]?
Do you trust [Business Name]?
By deploying a simple survey, you'll get to the heart of the awareness, engagement, and satisfaction questions, and you'll be able to make the mid-course corrections necessary to keep your business communicating and acting in a way that your customers and prospects will respond to.
And even in the act of asking for their opinion, you'll be providing value by engaging and establishing a relationship with customers and prospects, developing a dialogue with them, and getting to know your target market better.
About the Author: Michael DiFrisco is the brains behind BrandXcellence and the brawn behind the popular site How-To-Branding that coaches small businesses through the branding process.


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Lipstick is having a moment. (A rather long moment, mind you.) But when lip colour is on trend, you just know that lipliner is tagging along for the fashionable ride.
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You have taken the bold step of getting your house reroofed. It took a lot of planning, financing, and worry, but you have made it here. What will a reroofing project look like? How should you prepare, both inside and outside your home?
Why Did You Decide on a New Roof?
Storm damage — A passing storm may have torn away shingles, flashing, or drip edge. If substantial areas have been damaged, a complete reroof may make more sense than spot repair.
Impact damage — A falling tree or just a big limb can break not only the roofing components but your roof deck itself. The rafters and joists supporting your roof may need replacing. Matching the roof color may not be possible, so your entire roof will be replaced.
In nearly all cases of roof damage, your contractor will not be surprised by unknown rot, hidden water damage, or some other snag. That is not the case with replacing an aged roof. Here, the challenge is the ol' "tip of the iceberg" problem: uncovering the old, failing roofing material may reveal substantial flaws beneath.
With an aging roof, just about every component — from ridge vents to flashing to gutters — will need a thorough inspection and (possibly) replacement.
Your local roofing contractor will attempt to schedule the installation of a replacement roof around your schedule. Sometimes this is not completely possible. Weather, unexpected delays at other job sites, or final financing arrangements may compel you and your roofer to shift the schedule.
Getting your home ready for the roofers ahead of time will make the whole process easier on everyone. Consider first the outside of your home.
Prepare family members for the expected noises coming from above them. They will hear pounding, air compressors, scraping, and a lot of footsteps. Consider laying down a dropcloth for workers if they need to reach your attic through an interior hatchway. The use of your bathroom by the crew is also greatly appreciated. A dropcloth leading to it keeps your floors cleaner.
Removing the old roof is fast work. The old roofing materials will usually be tossed off the roof for a crew member to pick up and deposit in a dumpster to be hauled away. This includes underlayment, water and ice shield, corroded flashing, bent drip edge, and the shingles themselves.
The new roof involves rolls of underlayment (and water and ice shield) hauled up. Those are followed by bundles of shingles. Either machine or a ladder hoist will be sued. Depending on the slope (steepness) of your roof, you may see roof jacks and plenty of safety gear in use.
The reroofing process moves very quickly with a well-trained crew. Your home will be completely protected from the weather no matter how far along the crew gets each day.
A reroofed house essentially has a brand new roof. You can expect to see new ridge vents, new shingles, new drip edge, new flashing, and new boots around sanitary stacks and other rooftop protrusions.
The crew will remove all traces of work, from old roofing to the plastic film on the self-adhesive strip for each shingle. A thorough ground cleanup usually is the last step to make certain no nails, metal, or other debris remains.
If you would like, join your roofer for the final inspection, even if you have to climb a ladder to the gutter to do it. Never pay for a roof without a final inspection.
For complete information about every aspect of reroofing for your Twin Cities home, please contact us at Midwest Exteriors Plus, Inc. We would be happy to explain the entire roofing process, inspect your roof to see if age or damage requires a new roof, and outline the choices you have in new roofing materials.


These creepy green stalks are gonna bloom daffodils!
My paper whites growing hydroponically in stone's have about a week and a half before they will bloom with double white flowers. Yes, it will be "Springtime in Autumn!" Written, compiled & all images by Paulette L. Motzko. Copyright PLM Studios, Las Vegas, NV. Halloween 2017 4:18 p.m. Continue reading These creepy green stalks are gonna bloom daffodils!
Thank you to the 2,848 Fabulous Followers on Totally Inspired Mind!
Every follower fuels my passion for creating new, life-enriching content fron hundreds of sources. My new wonderful friendships have been built either because I shared one of YOUR stories or you contacted me or commented on something I posted. I appreciate all of you and celebrate your talents and abilities, which are quite vast. God bless you all. I can't wait to see my followers … Continue reading Thank you to the 2,848 Fabulous Followers on Totally Inspired Mind!
Where are some places you like to go walking and why?
One of my favorite places to walk and listen to my Spotify playlist and see my friends -The Texas Station. Image photographed and created by Paulette L. Motzko, Copyright October 2017. Continue reading Where are some places you like to go walking and why?
Beautiful pictures are developed from negatives in a dark room. So if you see darkness in your life be reassured that a beautiful picture is being prepared.
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What book are you reading now that you would recommend to others? Why would you recommend it?
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Create a life that feels good on the inside not just one the looks good on the outside.
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Make stellar experiences daily because those fuel your sacred precious memories in the future.
Try to make stellar experiences every day because those will be your memories in the future. The photo is of mom and I close to 20 years ago. I had just played the massive pipe organ at St. Columban's Catholic Church and my 6th grade Catholic teacher Sister Bernadette arranged it for me to play Ave Maria on what would have been Nanny's birthday October 2. … Continue reading Make stellar experiences daily because those fuel your sacred precious memories in the future.
Fall Leaves, Cooler Weather Thank the Heavens above!
Autumn Haiku Leaves blowing away Like the many months before Where did this year go? Written by Paulette Le Pore Motzko Copyright 2017. I have one here Polly… but not a 575. Written by Willie BongKY my kind friends from Facebook that I've known 10 years who lives in the Philippines. We met years ago on a haiku group on Facebook, and he's a literal … Continue reading Fall Leaves, Cooler Weather Thank the Heavens above!
Spread Your Arms & Trust Your Cape!
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Organize your life around your dreams- and watch them come true! I have proved it!
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May you find Rays of Hope Wherever You Are.
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Insurance Journal: Is It Time to Say So Long to Social Security Numbers?
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A guideline document has been provided for all medical and nursing staff in the community who are responsible for annual reviews of patients with diabetes and who are housebound.
This has been provided to ensure the best quality of care is provided by the right person, at the right time.
A clear process for carrying out the review is provided, included actions for the GP and community nurse, emphasising the importance of patient consent accurate record keeping.
The benefits of these guidelines ensure good communications between the GP or Practice Nurse and the Comnunity Nurses who will decide who is best placed to carry out the annual reviews of housebound patients.
The guidelines contain an easy to follow flow chart of actions and an example of a Diabetes Annual Review Record.