Brunei Restaurants: Pan & Wok expands to four branches!
Pan & Wok burst into the scenes last year with an innovative idea - creative delicious freshly packed takeaways that saves time yet does not compromise in terms of quality. It was an amazing concept yet many wonder whether this would work in Brunei. Fast forward to today - Pan & Wok is one of the most successful startup food businesses in Brunei winning more and more Bruneians with calls for them to open more outlets to further serve the demand.
If you haven't been to Pan & Wok - perhaps now is a good time to check them out - basically they have beautifully packed food that is ready for you to just take, pay and go ~~ no more sitting around in crowded restaurants and waiting for your food. You can just come and make your selections, then eat at home or in your office. The tapao concept but you don't need to wait!
Personally I am a big fan of their packaging! You might think that Pan & Wok is actually an international franchise but it's not! It's actually made in Brunei! Even these adorable cute designs on their packaging are done here in Brunei by a local design company! Talk about born and bred in Brunei! I think they definitely have potential to go international! One of these days, we might see them overseas!
It's fun and you might actually take some time to pick what you wanna eat! No worries - I'll give you an idea of what sort of food to expect from pan & wok - I'll have to say though - there's so much choice and they are very creative in terms of coming up with new menus!
Freshly made sandwiches from their sandwich corner ~~ they have quite a lot of varieties so just pick whichever that suits your taste!
Picture from their FB page for a clearer picture of these lovely sandwiches! We tried out their Chicken Avocado Sandwich which uses chargrilled chicken with herbs, avocadoes, mixed greens and cream cheese mayo ~~ they also have a honey roasted chicken version of this! I really enjoyed their Curry Chutney Chicken, curry chicken, cucumbers, mixed greens and a delicious apple chutney to marry the flavours together! Highly recommended!
Can you believe they have a duck meat wrap!? This is the Hoisin duck wrap; roasted duck, with mixed greens, cucumber and onions married together with a lovely sweet tangy hoisin sauce! Yummers! Note that we slice them so that we could share - but if you are having one for yourself ~~ just eat it without slicing ~~ yummm!
They say the Chicken Paprika Wrap is one of their hot sellers and I can understand why! Chargrilled chicken and red capsicum, mixed greens, onions with their signature paprika dressing. That's a good combo right there! They also have Honey Roasted Chicken Wrap which are honey roasted chicken with mixed greens, roasted capsicum and onions with their home made BBQ Cream Cheese Mayo! Oooh la la!
If you have the time, you can also order their toasties ~~ this here is their Smoked Salmon Cheese toastie ~~~ toasted smoked salmon with melted gooey cheese ~~ yeshhhh!!!
They also have takeaway soups! We really enjoy their cream of mushroom soup but of course there's a few others we haven't gotten to try yet!
So we can do our obligatory pose with the spread! HAHAHAHA! You can tapao a lot and do this shot yourselves too for office or family gathering!
ALAMAK! Chicken and prawns with rice noodles!! YES YES!! I'm sold! Their Chicken Pad Thai Noodle Salad is basically chargrilled chicken with prawns, mixed greens, chopped nuts and served with a chili lime dressing!
This is another powerhouse packed with nutrients salad! Chicken Avocado Salad; chargrilled chicken with your fav avocadoes, mixed greens with tomatoes, dried cranberry and nuts -- served with roasted garlic dressing! Your doctor would be pleased that you have this for lunch ~ healthy and delicious!
This one is more hipster ~~ healthy quinoa salad ~~ heart healthy superfood quinoa with mixed greens, feta cheese, dried cranberries, olives, onions, nuts with cumin dressing! Ultra healthy combo that will make your heart smile!
Last but not least ~~ is another one of my favs ~~ STEAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK~~~ Steak and Roasted Veggies salad; gorgeous sliced seasoned beef steak, mixed greens, roasted eggplants, potatoes, mushrooms and sweet corn with a South Western dressing to marry it all together! Oooooh yesshhh!!!
If you want a good combination of carbs and proteins in a smaller portion - look out for thier quinoa rice pots ~~ basically a mixture of Quinoa and red rice with yummy toppings to enjoy them with! This is their Salmon Kimchi Quinoa Rice Pot; lovely salmon, egg and kimchi! Mmmmm!!!
Salmon lover? Look no further than this baby! Fresh Salmon patties with a signature creamy sauce ~~ ooooh yeshhh ~~~ what a great combo with the quinoa and red rice!
This one took us by surprise as we didn't expect to see some Indian influence in their dishes! Here's the Chicken Tikka Masala Quinoa Rice Pot ~~ creamy gorgeous chicken with spices! Really good!
When you tapao for your colleagues - confirm you will have one of them that wants straight up comfort food and don't want salads ~~~ they have this spaghetti and meatballs ~~ down to earth delicious goodness!
There's some of us that must have rice for every meal ~~ but no worries ~~ pan & wok has that covered with their selection of packed rice boxes!
Gorgeous Buffalo Chicken, chicken pieces cooked in their secret recipe - Hot Buffalo style sauce!
Dreamy Thai style chicken cooked in their signature Thai style sauce ~~ so good la this one!!!
Japanese influenced lunch box! Yakitori beef; Beef rolls filled with vegetables in Chef's Special Yakitori sauce served with Japanese Rice! Itadakimasuuu!!
Comfort food again! Coconut Chicken ~~ chicken cooked in spices and coconut sauce ~~ haiya ~~ how to resist this?!!
Besides all that, they also serve a variety of drinks, pastries and tarts at the counter ~~ This is taken at their Delima branch.
Lovely puddings that are sooooooo yummy texture wise! Give them a try!
I highly recommend these brownie bars -- this is a secret recipe that will satisfy all your chocolate cravings ~~ I was skeptical at first but these are really good! Thumbs up to these!
If you are after something lighter and guilt free - check out their Emperor's Gem which is silken tofu fa made from black soy beans!
They also have creme brulee ~ and melted chocolate pots ~~ that you can order to go!
Don't forget to try out their signature flavoured tarts! They are pretty yummy and so cute don't you think!?
Their mushroom quiches and chicken pies are gorgeous!! They are usually sold out pretty quick so grab some if you see them especially the quiche!
Organic Apple Beetroot Ginger juice? You can't get more hipster than that! Hahahahah!
They have snack bars, nuts and rice bites at the counter too ~~ so be sure to check these out!
Impressed with pan & wok? Wished there's one near where you live or work? Now let me give you the address to all their current four branches! Of course we wished they would open up more especially in Bandar and Kiulap or even in Tutong, Belait Temburong districts but that's something to look forward to in the near future!


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Tech revolution must not come at cost of simplicity
Technology is becoming ever more integral to private banking, but client service remains key, according to Phil Newbold, Kleinwort Hambros Commercial Chief Strategy Officer.
Speaking as part of the WealthBriefing's panel discussion, Technology and operations trends in the wealth management industry, Kleinwort Hambros' commercial chief strategy officer said, "You can implement the most secure system but if it is a nightmare to log in, it is pointless. You must balance ease of use with security."
And while technology is central, banks should not lose sight of customer service, he added, "Technology is a key driver for our business, but we should also use innovation to do simple things well. If we deliver customer service, that will keep clients happy."
The recent merger of Kleinwort Benson and SGPB Hambros had, Phil said, highlighted potential cost savings that technology makes possible, although he argued that focus would continue to be on customer service, which would in turn drive revenue.
Asked whether he favoured a 'best-of-breed' multi-platform or single-system approach, Phil said the two were not mutually exclusive. While using just one platform may save on costs, it can be a less dynamic model and it can prove difficult to assimilate future add-ons, leading to narrower solutions.
"In an ideal world you would be looking at one system to deliver cutting-edge technology and cutting-edge experience. But we are looking to use best-of-breed capability and integrate various providers with one existing offering," he said
Phil argued that the ability to communicate is one of the most important benefits of technology today, but predicted that anything that streamlined the on-boarding process would be invaluable in the future.
However, despite all these advances, he cautioned that as a 200-year-old bank, Kleinwort Hambros still had a number of clients who are "comfortable with what they are used to."
"There is a nervousness around change and it is imperative any technology introduced helps to build trust, so we can change that mindset and help people understand the benefits so nobody is left behind," he added.
Phil was joined on the panel by representatives from Seven Investment Managament, SS&C Advent, and banking industry expert, Dennis Harhalakis. Wendy Spires, Global Head of Research at the WealthBriefing chaired.
Kleinwort Hambros has a wealth of experience in helping individuals, families, entrepreneurs, charities and their advisers to manage their financial assets, whether they are based in the UK or overseas.
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"In Married Life Three Is Company And Two Is None"
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Discuss "conflict" in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde?
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The play The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, is a comedy of manners which intends to satirize the oddities that were resounding among members of the middle and upper classes of Victorian England. These oddities manifest themselves mostly in the behavior and demeanor of these social classes and are often quite ridiculous and useless. It is precisely those qualities which Wilde aims to target with this play.
Conflict is an essential part of a comedy of manners, because the situations that are present in them are often contradictory, ironic, and senseless. In The Importance of Being Earnest we find a myriad of conflicting situations which bring out those behaviors of the upper classes that Wilde wanted to mock.
The first conflict we see in Act I is social. Lady Bracknell seeks a husband for her daughter, Gwendolen, but only a rich man with a title will do. Although Jack Worthing clearly has money he lacks a "name", that is, a respectable family name to which Lady Bracknell can connect her daughter for social purposes. Since Jack is a foundling and grew up adopted, he is unable to locate a family member to be able to satisfy Lady Bracknell. This is when we see the ridiculous (but funny) retort that she gives Jack advising him to acquire a family:
I would strongly advise you, Mr. Worthing, to try and acquire some relations as soon as possible, and to make a definite effort to produce at any rate one parent, of either sex, before the season is quite over.
Therefore, until Jack finds some relations, Lady Bracknell will feel entitled to treat him badly since, in her mind, he is beneath her in social status. Therefore, he is not worthy of much. This is the actual conflict of class consciousness and class separation.
The second conflict is moral. Algernon lacks morals of any kind but, since he lacks them, does that make him immoral, or merely, amoral? His Bunburying is his way to escape responsibility from family, creditors, and events that he despises. Similarly, Jack creates this ill brother called Ernest whom he uses to also escape responsibility. The topic of double lives is everywhere in the play, and tells us about the hypocritical nature of the prudish Victorians. It is a conflict of truth versus lies; morality vs. immorality. It is just like Algernon tells Jack, when he expressed how foolish Jack would be for "getting rid" of his fake brother Ernest:
You don't seem to realize, that in married life three is company and two is none.
In all, The Importance of Being Earnest, presents conflict by exposing the ironic situations that occur in households where there are no real rules of decorum to be followed, and where everything is superficial. Wilde is effective in describing the concept of conflict under the perspective of the hypocritical and snobbish nature of the upper classes.
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Philetairos, son of Athos, was from the Greek city of Tius in the Propontis. He served as an administrator under Lysimachus, who was one of Alexander the Great's successors. After Lysimachus secured the Macedonian war chest, the booty of Alexander's conquest of Achaemenid Persia, he entrusted a share to Philetairos, which he guarded in the fortress city of Pergamon. He maintained his loyalty to Lysimachus until court intrigues endangered his position, and then switched allegiance to Seleucus Nicator of Syria. After Seleucus's defeat of Lysimachus in 281 B.C., he retained Philetairos as governor of Pergamon, and left the treasure to his care. Under his watch, Pergamon became one of the most important cities of the Hellenistic world (see Davis and Kraay, The Hellenistic Kingdoms, Portrait Coins and History, pp. 250-252).
Philetairos neither took the title of king, nor used his own portrait on coins. His image is known chiefly from coins minted by his successors, which may duplicate a now-lost statue from the acropolis of Pergamon created during his lifetime or shortly after his death in 263 B.C. On the basis of its similarity to the coin portraits, a marble herm from the Villa of Papyri at Herculaneum has been identified as a depiction of Philetairos. The head presented here is the third known version of the type; the fine quality of the sculpture, especially in the treatment of the hair, suggests a late Hellenistic date, so probably a century earlier than the Roman example from Herculaneum, now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples, inv. 6148. The Herculaneum herm portrait turns left and looks up, same as our head.
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A&B Properties Promotes Hallin, Wright and Loo
HONOLULU – (February 17, 2004) – A&B Properties, Inc., the property development and management subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALEX), has made several management promotions, said A&B Properties CEO Stanley M. Kuriyama.
Paul W. Hallin was promoted to senior vice president, development, from vice president. He will continue to report to A&B Properties President Robert K. Sasaki.
Michael G. Wright was promoted to senior vice president, acquisitions and investments, from vice president. He will continue to report to A&B Properties CEO Stanley M. Kuriyama.
Daniel Loo was promoted to manager, investment analysis, and will continue to report to Diane Shigeta, director, financial planning & analysis. He had been a senior financial analyst.
A&B Properties CEO Stanley M. Kuriyama said of Hallin and Wright, "We are pleased to recognize the major roles these two individuals have played in the growth and success of our real estate activities. Paul has been a key player in many of our development projects in Hawaii, and is spearheading the development of our recently acquired Wailea Resort properties. Mike has led the recent expansion of our acquisition and investment efforts, including the Alakea Corporate Tower and other projects in Hawaii and California."
Diane Shigeta said of Loo, "Danny's strong background in financial management, auditing and accounting have been of great benefit to our analyses of our potential investments, aiding in the critical decision making process. We are pleased to recognize his contributions to the company's progress with this promotion."
All promotions were effective January 1st. Additional information on those promoted follows:
Paul W. Hallin retains responsibility for A&B Properties' development activities. He joined A&B Properties in 1992 as project manager, development activities, and was promoted to vice president in 1997. He has lived in Hawaii since 1983, and previously was a project manager for Lanai Company, a subsidiary of Castle & Cooke, Ltd. and held a similar position with Hemmeter Development.
Hallin has a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu. He and his wife, Carla, have a daughter and a son.
Michael G. Wright retains responsibility for A&B's growth through real estate acquisitions and investments. He had joined A&B Properties in March 2001, after nine years in various capacities with GE Capital Hawaii, where most recently he served as senior vice president and manager of the GE's commercial real estate finance business. Prior to joining GE Capital Hawaii, he served as vice president with City National Bank in Beverly Hills California, managing commercial real estate loan transactions.
Wright was born and raised in California and graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor's degree in finance. He is a member of the Hawaii Developers Council, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and serves on the board of Calvary Chapel Pearl Harbor. He and his wife, Patrice, have two sons.
Daniel Loo retains responsibility for the financial analysis of real estate acquisitions, development projects and income properties. He will continue to work on planning and forecasting processes, strategic and operating plans, and the department's information technology requirements.
Loo joined A&B Properties in November 2001 and had been a controller at various development and construction-related entities in Hawaii. He was born and raised in Honolulu; he is a graduate of St. Louis High School and earned a bachelor's degree in finance and real estate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Loo is a certified public accountant (CPA), a member of the Honolulu Board of Realtors and Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners. He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son and a daughter.
A&B's landholdings include a total of over 90,000 acres in Hawaii, making it the state's fourth largest private landowner, and an income property portfolio comprising over 5 million square feet of leasable space in 18 Mainland and 23 Hawaii office, industrial and retail properties. Besides focusing on the development and management of these core real estate holdings, in recent years A&B has embarked on a strategy of expanding beyond its historical land holdings in Hawaii. Including its 2003 Wailea acquisition, A&B has, in the past five years alone, announced 19 Hawaii real estate investments outside of its core landholdings, representing a total capital investment of over $400 million. A&B development projects are ongoing now in Kahului and Wailea on Maui; in various locations on Oahu; and in Poipu and Port Allen on Kauai.
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (A&B), headquartered in Honolulu, is engaged in real property development and management through its subsidiary A&B Properties, Inc.; in transportation through its subsidiaries Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and Matson Integrated Logistics, Inc.; and in food products through Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company and Kauai Coffee Company, Inc. Additional information about A&B may be found at its web site: www.alexanderbaldwin.com


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I've copied a class before and not had this problem, but I've never copied a class into two different sections before. There appears to be an "-3" extension at the end of all wiki page titles, and if I click pages> view all (which I never normally do, and Pages is not enabled in navigation for students) each page has multiple copies. I don't know whether I'm copying wrong or whether it is because I copied twice to correct a different problem. I thought I was kind of syncing new info rather than copying double the content.
2. Copying into the first went fine, and I revised the first course as needed and copied it to the the 2nd (which already had the first copy job in it) Well, it duplicated everything rather than copying over what I had initially copied, so I had a course with two versions of each module (one out of date, and one not but with a "-2" extension on all wiki page titles.
3. So I deleted the content of the 2nd course (module by module, from scratch) and copied again. This time, there is no duplication, but there is a "-3" added to the title of each wiki page. I'm guessing it's one for each of the various copy jobs.
How do I copy again without merely getting "-4" in the wiki page titles?
I tried to delete each "-3", but upon saving, they become "-2", so that isn't working either.
I would appreciate any suggestions or insights anyone might have.
Reset course content for the second class that has the issue and then re-import the content?
Resetting your course (essentially cleaning it out so you can start fresh) would be one option for you. That would probably be the "cleanest" option. Here is the Guide on how to do that. How do I reset course content?
Another option, which may take a bit more time, would be to go to the "Pages" section of your course and view all your Wiki Pages. You'd then have to identify which pages were duplicated and then delete them from your course. How do I delete a page in a course? Then you'd need to import course content again...this time probably importing just specific content.
This typically happnen when you have a wiki page that is named the same as another wiki page. In general, you'll want to make sure that all wiki pages in your course have a unique name to them. If you name a wiki page the same as another wiki page that's already been created in your course, it will automatically add the "-2", "-3", etc. to it for each instance Canvas "sees".
Also, just so you know, I'm going to tag your posting with some keywords so that it is easier for people to search for in case they have similar questions.
If you want to replace existing content with updates, one of the best ways to do that is by sharing the content into commons. How do I update a resource I previously shared to Commons? and How do I view updates to resources I previously imported from Commons?
The only thing I can add to this is that if you decide to go the second route Chris suggested and delete the unwanted duplicate pages, you can rename the remaining ones to remove any wanted numbers or symbols on the page name using How do I change the name of a page in my course?.
Thanks, everyone. I reset the course content and reimported, and it all worked great. Just two clicks, and I was done. Very quick. I guess I thought copying content would be more like sync-ing, so I have it all under control now. Much thanks to all who replied.


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The security of our secrets: A history of privacy and confidentiality in law and statistical practice
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AT&T has launched the official Android 8.0.0 Oreo official update for all the Galaxy Note 8 users on their network.
The new Android 8 Oreo OS upgrade is being rolled out in stages for all Samsung Galaxy Note 8 users on AT&T, but not everyone will get the new firmware files at the same time. That is why you can use our tutorial and ODIN app in order to flash the Oreo firmware manually.
This guide can be used to restore your Galaxy Note 8 AT&T device to 100% stock firmware from custom ROMs.
use this guide only for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 devices.
- don't try to flash the firmware on any other different smartphones.
- the model of your device has to be SM - N950U1 and be on AT&T.
download and install the Samsung USB drivers from here on your computer.
for the update process you need to use the ODIN app, and for this tool to work on your PC you have to install the above usb drivers and to enable USB Debugging option from Developer Options.
- go to Settings> About Phone> Software Information and here tap 7 times on the Build Number text.
- return to Settings, as Developer Options will be listed there.
- open Developer Options and find USB Debugging.
you can install the Android 8.0 Oreo official update over rooted firmware, but you need to know that root access won't survive the update process.
- also, any custom Recovery you might have flashed is going to be replaced with stock Recovery.
you can flash the new update over a custom ROM, but you need to know that an extra Factory Reset process has to be applied after the update is done.
- the Factory Reset process won't remove any data from internal storage, nor in case you lose any important data files during installation.
- the Factory Reset shouldn't delete any files from internal storage.
in case your phone runs 100% stock Android firmware, then you can initiate the update process as fast as you can and no data will be lost in the process.
check the entire post and do not skip any steps.
this guide has to be used by advanced users only, as we cannot be blamed in case you brick the phone nor in case you lose any important data files.
Download Android 8.0.0 N950U1UEU3CRC1 tar.md5 firmware update for your Galaxy Note 8 AT&T from here.
- you will obtain six different firmware files with the Tar.Md5 extension.
- don't unzip the obtained files.
After the download is done you can extract the files.
Now connect the phone with the PC using the USB cable.
Return to ODIN's main menu and load the update files.
Click AP and load the N950U1UEU3CRC1 tar.md5 file with AP in the name.
Click BL and load the BL N950U1UEU3CRC1 tar.md5 file.
Click CP and load the CP N950U1UEU3CRC1 tar.md5 file.
Click CSC and make sure to load the files with HOME_CSC in the name.
- Don't load the file with CSC-only in the name, as that file will tell ODIN to wipe clean the device.
Hit START to begin the updating process.
- don't press any buttons until the flashing process is done.
When the update is complete you can see the PASS alert shown by ODIN.
Unplug the phone from PC and reboot the device in normal mode.
These were the steps that you had to take in order to complete the new official update for your Galaxy Note 8 AT&T smartphone.
If the FAIL alert is displayed by the ODIN app, then you will have to repeat the tutorial more than once. If you do repeat installation you need to make sure that your phone meets all requirements and that you won't be skipping any steps.
If the PASS alert is displayed by the ODIN app, but your phone enters in a boot loop or it gets stuck at the boot animation, then you will have to Factory Reset the Galaxy Note 8 system partition.
The factor reset steps below should be applied by those that have installed the official update over a custom ROM, too, as otherwise the device won't boot.


I created this whimsical and romantic scarf for my little Abigail, it fits her personality so well.
I was inspired by the lattice work of an Indian piece of art I once saw .
you will have 5 loops, yarn over and through all the loops.
*you created your first petal.
sc in second ch from hook, ch8; *[dc, omitting the last step of your dc in 3rd ch from hook] 4 times, you will have 5 loops, yarn over and through all the loops. sl st .*you created your first petal.
you will have 5 loops, yarn over and through all the loops. sl st .*you created your first petal.
ch6, sc in second ch from loop, ch4 join with first ch from beginning.
On the other side end of your card, sl st at the corner st.
sc in second ch from hook, join with corner st.
Sew in all losse Tails and you are Done!!!
It's beautiful :-) Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. I made a shawl recently that had a similar pattern.
Oh my goodness. I am in love with this sweet scarf! Thank you for making this pattern available!! I have been crocheting for lotsa years, but never learned how to follow a pattern- your step, by step instructions and pictures will be very easy to follow! Even for me! I can't wait to try it out!
This is a very nice pattern! I love it and you're such a talent. I wonder how long does it take for you to complete the scarf?
I have to say this is a very lovely pattern & one of the best tutorials with so many photos.. one cannot possibly go wrong. Thank you for going out of your way. Excellent.
Beautiful! I don't think I will be able to wait for the weekend to make one of these. Love the neutral color.
So chic and beautiful ! I love it ! I'll try when my english will be better !! thanks for this pattern !
<3 my pleasure!!!Thank you for the compliment!!! It is greatly appreciated!!!
Adorable scarf and wonderful easy to follow tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing your talent. Can't wait to try it.
El disenio es complicado,pero la explicacion es excelente.Gracias.
I had a little bit of difficulty with it as if some parts of it repeated. But then maybe that was because I was reading it wrong, adding the picture quotes in as well? In any case the pattern is awesome and the pictures are a huge help. I ended up deciding to do a skinny scarf so I only did the first row of flowers before continuing to row 4 and beyond. Thank you so much for the pattern!
just found your scarf on Pinterest and came over to look at the pattern since I am a beginner crocheter and wow! blown away by your detailed tutorial and lovely step by step pics!! Thank you so much for sharing and for the time and effort you put in. This is the next scarf I am going to try when I finish the one I am on now.


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New leader aims to reinvigorate Whitaker Center
By: David O'Connor
Ted Black became president and CEO of Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in early March. He is seen here surrounded by two life-sized animatronic dinosaurs featured in the center's summer exhibit Dinosaur Discovery, on display through Sept. 3. - (Photo / Amy Spangler)
With several hundred thousand fans watching, the Pittsburgh Penguins held a parade earlier this month to celebrate their second straight Stanley Cup hockey championship.
But the team hasn't always been known for its dominance on the ice. It also is the only team in the four major North American sports to file for bankruptcy twice. Once in the late 1990s it almost didn't finish its season due to money woes.
Ted Black was instrumental in the team's financial turnaround following that period.
And while the fiscal challenges facing Harrisburg's Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts today aren't as serious, and he has gone from pro sports to nonprofit venue management, Black feels he can work the same magic again.
"It's not as big a jump as you think," said Black, who took over as president and CEO of the 130,000-square-foot science/performing arts/theater complex in early March. He replaced Michael Hanes, who retired from the post after 10 years.
"I see it as a challenge," Black said. "Whitaker is reaching a point in its life where it has a great opportunity to reinvent itself."
The core challenges he and his staff face, Black said in an interview, are to engage new audiences, particularly younger professionals, and to boost corporate support for the 18-year-old center.
"I think millennials are our 'sweet spot,' and also our challenge — how do we engage the millennials and make this a destination that becomes their home as well? How do we provide the programming for them that provides a destination for them?" he said.
About Ted Black
Black grew up in New Bethlehem, Clarion County, a town of just under 1,000 people.
He graduated in 1987 from Allegheny College, then graduated from law school from the University of Pittsburgh.
Black and his wife Amy have two sons, Andrew, 24, and Nathan, 21. They live in Lower Paxton Township.
Black impressed Whitaker leaders during the interview process with his knowledge of how to search for new audiences while maintaining the center's goals, said Terry Lehman, chairman of the center's board of directors.
"He understands that we're competing for people's discretionary spending dollars. There's a lot of competition out there, whether it's sports, the arts … and we need to have a product that's competitive and compelling," Lehman said.
Many nonprofit venues like Whitaker may rely too much on contributed dollars, said Lehman, a retired CPA.
"One of the things the board believes will happen under Ted is, we will have increased foot traffic and, as a tresult, increased earned revenue," Lehman added. "It will be easier to get profitable than to always be looking to the community for additional support, although that will always be a part of it."
The board vice chairman, Harrisburg attorney Stephen Gierasch, said Black showed himself to possess the right mix of creativity and past experience that center officials were seeking.
"Ted is the guy who a lot of us believed can be innovative but stay true to the history and mission of the Whitaker Center," Gierasch said. "He is both an 'ideas guy' and someone who knows how to execute."
Whitaker, which has the equivalent of 31 full-time employees and an annual budget of around $5 million, is losing money and has the same challenges of seeking grant money that all nonprofits face, but Black welcomes the new task.
"I think we're challenged," he said when asked about the center's finances. "It takes a great deal to operate the Whitaker Center, and it takes a lot of what I call 'bunt singles,' keeping our eyes open for big opportunities, but also being mindful that smaller opportunities can add up to the same level of success. It depends heavily on being smart, being strategic."
It's also dependent on benefactors, whether corporations or individuals, to contribute to the center's endowment, which now stands at around $8 million, Black said. And as the Whitaker's new "Face of the Franchise," the personable Black knows it's important to grow that endowment.
The center has had many long-standing partnerships in the capital-area business community, Black noted: "We will continue to nurture those core relationships while actively seeking out technology companies, emerging businesses and 'non-endemic' brands to join Team Whitaker."
Profits on ice
Black faced a major challenge when he was hired by the Penguins in 1999. Black, an attorney by trade, was vice president of business and legal affairs for the team, playing a role in guiding the Penguins back to profitability and working with Pittsburgh officials as the team built and opened a downtown arena in 2010.
"Their position was very, very tenuous, but it was a lot of fun," he recalled. "You knew you were building something from the ground up, taking something that was a jewel, at least in the sports field, and taking it to another level.
"Those 10 years with the Penguins really fed in me a desire to help lead a turnaround," Black said.
Black also served as general manager with FSN Pittsburgh, a regional sports television network (now known as ROOT Sports Pittsburgh). Then, from 2011 to 2015, Black served as president of another NHL team, the Buffalo Sabres.
He helped team owner Terry Pegula buy the franchise, but left the team in July 2015 when he and Pegula mutually agreed to part ways, according to press reports at the time. Black said he and the Buffalo owner parted amicably.
Black, who looks a bit like a former hockey player (he isn't, but played football), sees possible untapped revenue streams for the Whitaker.
Young millennial professionals are moving back into urban areas like Harrisburg, giving his facility a growing audience just outside its door.
"That represents a great opportunity, but we can't sit around and wait for the audience to come to us. We have to figure out ways that we can program Whitaker in a way that becomes more engaging," he said.
The center has three venues: the Sunoco Performance Theater, which has about 700 seats and features everything from chorale and ballet performances to top-name performing artists; the Harsco Science Center, which has roughly 250 scientific and limited-engagement exhibits; and Select Medical Digital Cinema, formerly an IMAX theater, which features modern educational films and new releases.
Before Black's arrival, Whitaker settled a lawsuit with cinema-projection company IMAX Corp., which had filed a $376,000 breach of contract suit against Whitaker.
In his new role, Black also sees opportunities to bring in more shows, featuring different genres, to the Sunoco center. Whitaker also is taking an in-depth look at the science center to see what its educational and entertainment attractions should be over the next five to 10 years, Black said.
He also sees opportunities in digital cinema, which can be used for things like PowerPoint presentations and live-streaming of off-site events, possibly attracting business conferences and other nontraditional audiences for Whitaker.
One area that excites Black as a possible revenue source is eSports, also known as competitive video gaming, which is increasingly popular with millennials, he said.
Whitaker's digital cinema would be an ideal spot for live game-playing or for watching a tournament held somewhere else, said Black, who is exploring the theater's potential to host such events.
Black added that having more millennials in the audience also could spur a new generation of regional companies to become Whitaker supporters.
One top official at a nonprofit venue north of Harrisburg, the Williamsport Community Arts Center, agreed that centers like his and the Whitaker Center face financial and other obstacles — but added that such facilities can play a major role in the lives of their communities.
"In my opinion, we have some of the best patrons, sponsors and donors in the nation, who not only appreciate and support the arts, but also see the value in having a facility of this capacity right in the middle of our downtown," said Dave Whitnack, the Williamsport center's operations director.
One challenge Whitnack and others at the Williamsport venue face is keeping up the center, which opened as a theater in 1928, closed, but was renovated and reopened in 1993.
While the public often assumes that ticket prices cover the costs of operations, they mostly just pay the fees for touring artists, so nonprofit facilities are heavily dependent on corporate sponsorship, Whitnack noted.
But he and other officials at his site constantly ask patrons what they want to see and encourage them to share their opinions, he said: "It's our constant goal to have events that represent and serve the taste of our community as a whole. This is a big challenge, but one that we feel must be met."
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Brian joined Touchdown in 2021 focusing on security, property technology, Construction Tech, and IoT investments. Prior to Touchdown, Brian spent two years working for early-stage Prop Tech startups in Boston in sales, marketing, and operations. Before becoming an operator, Brian learned about sector-specific corporate venture capital while he was on the staff of LearnLaunch's Breakthrough Accelerator program and DCU's FinTech Innovation Center, respectively.
Brian holds a BS in entrepreneurship and marketing from Boston College in Massachusetts, where he was a Division 1 athlete and was actively involved in Boston College's student entrepreneurship organizations.
Outside of work, Brian frequently competes in marathons and has completed two (Boston, Chicago) so far. His goal is to complete all six of the Abbott Major Marathons (London, Tokyo, Berlin, NYC, Boston, and Chicago) before he turns 30. Brian is also an avid skier, fencer, and IPA enthusiast.
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Novant Health Wilkes Medical Associates welcomes new patients! We want to make your first visit to our office as convenient as possible. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment so that we can collect necessary information.
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Q: How to do a Makefile using a specific libraries in different paths? The issue I'm having is that I need to compile my code using specific libraries that are in different path locations. I need to use -lncurses library from ./ramdisk/libs path, the problem is that this directory also cointains a version of lthr library that I don't want to be linked. The makefile is pulling both libraries from the same location which is not what I want. I can't change the contents of these library directories in the filesystem, so I need to find a way to tell the Makefile to link lncurses library from path A and link lthr library from path B instead using the lthr from path A.
Any suggestions?
CC=icc
NCE=-L./ramdisk/libs
CFLAGS+=-I$(ROOTDIR)/../../include
#LDFLAGS=-static -lthr

$(DESTDIR)/nce: nce
        mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)
        $(INSTALL) -m 777 nce $(DESTDIR)

nce: nce.c
        $(CC) $(CFLAGS) nce.c $(LDFLAGS) -o nce -lthr $(NCE) -lncurses

A: You can (probably) bypass the search by giving the full path to the library archive. So instead of specifying -lncurses, you might try ./ramdisk/libs/libncurses.a (or whatever). You didn't specify whether it was a shared lib or not, and I'm not entirely sure that this works for shared libraries, but probably worth a try.
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Since this is a shared lib issues, maybe something like:
CC=icc
THR=/full/path/to/wherever/libthr/lives
NCE=/full/path/to/ramdisk/libs
CFLAGS+=-I$(ROOTDIR)/../../include
LDFLAGS=-static

nce: nce.c
    $(CC) $(CFLAGS) nce.c $(LDFLAGS) -o nce -L$(THR) -W,-rpath=$(THR) -lthr -L$(NCE) -W,-rpath=$(NCE) -lncurses

I'm kind of shooting in the dark here as I'm not familiar with icc, but the idea is to make sure the linker puts thr's path on the runtime linker's search path before the one on the ramdisk so that thr gets found there first.

A: You could copy the remote library to a local working directory.
ncurses would source from one location while thr would source from another.


This is a rare Iron Age silver V-shaped finger ring, dating to the middle La-Tene period c. 400 - 200 B.C. It is an interesting type known as a "Schaukelring", similar examples being noted on the Portable Antiquities website from KENT-5235BB, Derby DENO-D90604, Essex ESS-015996. The ring is purposefully curved into a 'V' shape that when worn curls around the finger in an 'S' shape. Supposedly such rings were worn as magical talismans, used by elite members in society (such as nobility and Druids). It has survived in excellent condition and still wearable if one so chooses.
DATE: c. 400 - 200 B.C.
PROVENANCE: From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 1999.


Arising from the "protest and occupy" movement, the DTES Market provides a safe and legal vending space for individuals in the survival economy. Working with the support of the City of Vancouver, Central City Foundation, the Vancouver Police Department, and the Portland Hotel Society, the DTES Street Market Society provides over 1000 vendors with income generating opportunities seven days per week across three sites in the DTES.
The City of Vancouver and low-income community have been very vocal about the essential role of street vending in allowing some citizens to earn a livelihood or supplement their income assistance. The DTES Market Society employs community members to rent tents and tables on market days and sell snack items at a coffee kiosk. The Market also provides low cost and used goods to many more members of the community. As such, it is imperative to expand and validate market-selling and make it easier for local artists and other entrepreneurs to showcase and sell their work.
The Society is integral to building a safe, coordinated, and approachable space for vendors to sell legitimate goods. Collaboration with groups like law enforcement and local area business associations help provide a well-managed space that fosters the breakdown of social stigmas, allowing for a diversity of community that is the foundation for street markets worldwide.
LEDlab Project Coordinator Daniel Mundeva supported the DTES Market's expansion to seven days per week, increasing the number of paid volunteer positions in the organization while helping refine their business and operations model. Outcomes from this work included the expansion of market operations from 1 to 7 days per week, increased the number of paid positions by 500%, creation of new operational documents, and an analysis of the market's income generating operations with recommendations for additional enterprising activities.


Find registration links, schedules and up-to-date information for the spring season.
Answers to commonly asked questions about WYSA.
Learn about the program's rich history in Westfield.
Coach registration and other information.
Links to official WYSA policies.
Please bookmark this page. We will open our registration for the 2019 season in late May!
Need more information? Click on one of the links at the top of the page.
The Westfield Youth Soccer Association is the Recreational program of the Indiana Fire Juniors. Soccer participation starts at age 4 and continues through high school seniors. We also have an Adult Recreational Soccer program for grownups who want to keep a foot in the game.
All WYSA youth soccer games are coached by parent volunteers. We do have a paid Coaching Director who works with our coaches and provides guidance, game plans and other helpful information.
The WYSA youth program has two separate seasons. Our fall season usually begins in late August and continues through early October, with weeknight practices and weekend games. Our spring season begins in early April and continues through the end of May, with weeknight practices and games either on the weeknights or on weekend, depending on the Grand Park schedule. The cost is $130 for ages 4 to 7 (preschool - second grade) and $150 for ages 8 and up (third grade-high school.) Register early for a discount. All practices and games are held at the Grand Park Sports Campus.
Please bookmark this page to keep up with what's going with the WYSA Recreational Soccer program! Also, don't forget to like us on Facebook and Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates!


Exhibitions, concerts, festivals, reviews, appointments, events and more happening in and around Sellano over the next couple of months. Updated daily.
List of Holiday Farms in Sellano.
Famous Personalities: Beato Jolo (sec. XIII-XIV); Domenico Mustafà (musicista, 1829-1912).


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Orthodox Pope and Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria says "We condemn Russia's aggression and ask God for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters to protect and achieve peace."
The Pope and Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria expressed support for the Ukrainian people
His Beatitude Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, expressed his deepest condolences on the suffering of the Ukrainian people from Russian military aggression.
He also noted the heroism of soldiers and all Ukrainians who defend their state and freedom from invaders. This was stated by the Primate of the Second Church of Alexandria in a telephone conversation with His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine.
"Our ancient Apostolic Church, the throne of St. Mark, like the whole world, deeply sympathizes with Ukraine, your pious people, whom I know and love since my ministry in Odessa. We condemn Russia's aggression and ask God for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters to protect and achieve peace. Tears well up in our eyes when we see the aggressors firing rockets at civilians and their homes. Pass on to your flock our assurance of love and prayer for Ukraine, for peace on your land "- said in particular His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore.
Metropolitan Epiphanius thanked the Primate of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and in his person - the whole Church for support, compassion and prayer. "The truth is on our side, so God is with us. And where there is God, there is victory, "said the head of the PCU.
Earlier, His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphanius also had a telephone conversation with His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, from whom he also received assurances of prayer, support and hope for peace. The Ecumenical Patriarch has also made a number of public appeals regarding Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
In addition, during the previous days, the Primate of the PCU had talks with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, a number of Ukrainian statesmen, as well as foreign friends of Ukraine. The Primate had telephone conversations with Metropolitans Andriy of Halychyna, Joasaph of Ivano-Frankivsk and Halychyna, Mykhailo of Lutsk and Volyn, Serhiy of Donetsk and Mariupol, Archbishops of Chernihiv and Nizhyn Yevstratiy, Kropyvny and Kryvyi Rih, Bohdan and Kryvyi Rih Kamyanets-Podilsky Paul and many other bishops of the PCU.
The day before, in his video address , the Primate thanked the defenders of Ukraine and called on them for God's blessing.
Press Service of the Kyiv Metropolitanate of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (PCU)
https://www.pomisna.info/uk/vsi-novyny/papa-i-patriarh-oleksandrijskyj-feodor-vyslovyv-pidtrymku-ukrayinskomu-narodu/


UC Walks is back! Get some exercise and boost your wellbeing Wednesday | Link: UCOP's e-newsletter | Stay Informed. Stay Connected.
On Wednesday, May 16, UCOP employees in Oakland and UCPath employees in Riverside are invited to gather for the ninth annual UC Walks — a Systemwide WellBeing Initiative program that is coordinated by the wellness programs at each campus and health system.
Events at both locations will feature lots of free wellness goodies, raffle prizes, fun group activities and of course an energizing walk with colleagues.
Meet at 11 a.m. to allow plenty of time for fun with your coworkers — healthy snacks (fruit-infused water, make your own trail mix and popcorn with fun and healthy toppings), giveaways (tote bags, sunblock, lip balm and more) and games (old favorites like the bean bag toss and big foot race plus new additions like trike races and the beach ball towel toss). Of course, every participant gets a free T-shirt, and early arrivals have the best selection of sizes.
Lakeside Park (just past Fairyland), Lake Merritt — Take Grand Ave. to Bellevue Ave., turn right into the park and follow the signs and arrows.
11–11:25 a.m.: Games, goodies, snacks and socializing – enter to win prizes!
12:25 p.m.: Prize drawing. Must be present to win.
Walks will begin at both 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. — choose the one that works for you. At the wellness fair, try out yoga and hula-hooping, pick up giveaways and wellness information from UC medical plan vendors, and take the perfect #UCWalks selfie at the selfie station.
Free T-shirts will be distributed before the event — stay tuned to UCPath SharePoint for details.
Share photos of you and your colleagues on Twitter and Instagram, using the hashtag #UCWalks (and #UCPathCenter for UCPath employees), and we'll share them in Link after the event. Check out a photo slideshow of last year's event.
If you have questions about these events, please contact Jesus.Loo@ucop.edu (Oakland) or Erin.Warnock@ucop.edu (Riverside).


Strong pine and earth notes come from the oily Summit hops. Notes of citrus and fur trees jump from the glass for a refreshing and earthly aroma. The draw is medium bodied that ends with a pleasant and lasting bitterness. An amazing example of how distinctly hops effect each individual brew.


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Notes on Schopenhauer's The Art of Literature (1893)—I
June 11, 2019 August 27, 2019 | Kaiter Enless
Arthur Schopenhauer's The Art of Literature is a brisk, engaging consideration of many of the central questions pertaining to literary craftsmanship. The first question tackled is authorship (On Authorship serves as the title of the book's first chapter). Schopenhauer begins his endeavour by defining two types of authors; those who write for the subject and those who write for "writing's sake."
"There are, first of all, two kinds of authors : those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's sake." (Schopenhauer, The Art of Literature, 1893, page 3)
§.00—Schopenhauer then delineates the motivations for these two authorial modes: artistic expression on the one hand, and the route desire for money on the other.
He allows no room for doubt as to where he stands on which is the higher type, writing,
"While the one [the former type] have had thoughts or experiences which seem to them worth communicating, the others [the latter type] want money; and so they write, for money. Their thinking is part of the business of writing. They may be recognized by the way in which they spin out their thoughts to the greatest possible lengths; then, too, by the very nature of their thoughts, which are only half-true, perverse, forced, vacillating; again, by the aversion they generally show to anything straight out, so that they may seem other than they are. Hence their writing is deficient in clearness and definiteness, and it is not long before they betray that their only object in writing is to cover paper." (Schopenhauer, p. 3)
§.01—This is a overgeneralization (for which Schopenhauer has a decided proclivity). There are many commercially motivated writers who write clearly and definitely and many non-commercially motivated writer's who are dense as dirt and who simply lack the proficiency to write enduring works, but one which contains a kernel of truth, in that, the dedicated writer, the man of letters, writes not chiefly to acquired money, but to communicate a message (as is the point of art, or was, before its Warholesque redefinition ("Art is what you can get away with."); the title of the piece is, after all, The Art of Literature, not, The Mercantilism of Literature and so consideration must be given to the task of the artist, not the businessman (nor the dilettante). It should not be thought that art and mercantilism (by which I simply mean endeavouring for financial gain) are intrinsically opposed, as Schopenhauer believes, but rather that a author cannot be one if thought is given only to the other.
"As soon as the reader perceives this [that the author's object is to 'cover paper'], let him throw the book away; for time is precious. […] No one writes anything that is worth writing, unless he writes entirely for the sake of his subject. What an inestimable boon it would be if, in every branch of literature there were only a few books, but those excellent!" (p.3-4 )
§.02—What a boon that would be, indeed and up to this point, I am in agreement with his central assertions; however, he suddenly takes a dramatic turn (again, towards overgeneralization) when he declares,
"It seems as though the money lay under a curse; for every author degenerates as soon as he begins to put pen to paper in any way for the sake of gain. The best works of the greatest men all come from the time when they had to write for nothing or for very little. And here, too, that Spanish proverb holds good, which declares that honour and money are not to be found in the same purse — honra y provecho no caben en un saco. The reason why Literature is in such a bad plight nowadays is simply and solely that people write books to make money." (p.4)
§.03—Ah, we're at the bottom of it—Money, the death of art. How convenient it would be if that were true, but clearly, it is not. Whilst it certainly tracks that the author whose work is chiefly and protractedly motivated by (financial) gain is diminished, of necessity, it does not follow that the 'The best works of the greatest men all come from the time when they had to write for nothing or for very little.' Lovecraft wrote his greatest works at the peak of his career, at the point where his reputation and revenue stream were greatly expanded in relation to the pittance he had formerly made from his fiction writing. Whilst he certainly was not making a great deal of money it was not 'very little' in comparison to what he had previously been making. One could also consider the account of Huysmans whose La Cathédrale (1898) was so financially successful that it allowed the novelist's early retirement. The novel was a commercial endeavour, to be sure, but it was also, in essence, a intensely autobiographical work and it was from this essence (as well as its painterly detail) that the work derives it power. There are plenty of other reasons for literature (as a general matter) to become mired in a 'bad plight'—anti-art sentiment, could be one; a culture which prioritizes and promotes short time preferences, another. Financial gain alone (and recall Schopenhauer writes in no uncertain terms that a lust for money is 'simply and solely' to blame for the 'bad plight' of literature) is insufficient to explain the totality of the aesthetic degradation of an age. To assume the contrary position is to reveal the outline of the cage—one's own idée fixe. Everyone judges from a cage, yet, the size thereof is variable.
He goes on in a similar vein to remark upon the general public's literary receptivity,
"A man who is in want sits down and writes a book, and the public is stupid enough to buy it. The secondary effect of this is the ruin of language." (p.4)
§.04—Certainly, if a man wrote a book soley because he thought he could make money from it, anyone who knew this fact before purchasing the book who chose to buy the book anyways, would indeed be very stupid. It is not obvious, however, that this is even possible since all writing, of whatever variety, but especially of the artistic variety, is infused with the author's personal qualities and charged by their experience. A book which communicates nothing would not be a book. Even a blank book, judiciously considered, can carry a message. Consider Michael Knowles' Reasons To Vote For Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide (2017), a book containing only a table of contents, chapter titles and a bibliography, but no other words. Though the joke book is devoid of substantive content it still manages to communicate a message by the very omission of said contents through contrast with its title. Not La-bas, but mildly amusing.
§.05—His secondary claim concerning the 'ruin of language' is smuggled in without explanation. I do not contest that a language can be 'ruined'—extensive and prolonged word-loss or modulation towards decreasing nuance are expressions of linguistic regression—what I do contest is that writers who are motivated in large part by monetary profit are generally to blame for the ruin of language (though they certainly can be) at any given point in time where such actions are possible (post-printing press). It should also be noted that the aesthete is apt, more so than his less linguistically sensitive fellows, to bemoan the death or ruin or otherwise regression of a given language. A cursory glance back through the historical record reveals that there does not appear to be a period in time when someone, somewhere was not complaining about new slang, emerging idioms and flippant, informal word use (a proclivity that Steven Pinker, in his The Sense of Style, terms "The graybeard sensibilities of the style mavens"). Consider that some of the earliest writing, clay tablets of ancient Sumerian, contain the complaints of a teacher bemoaning the precipitous decline of his student's writing ability, noting, "A junior scribe is too concerned with feeding his hunger. He does not pay attention to the scribal art."
Then there is the case of William Langdon (c. 1332–c. 1386) author of Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman (1370–90), who, in the 1300s, wrote, "There is not a single modern schoolboy who can compose verses or write a decent letter."
A year after Langdon's death, the benedictine monk, Ranulph Higden, in his Polychronicon (sive Historia Polycratica) ab initio mundi usque ad mortem regis Edwardi III in septem libros dispositum lamented what he perceived as linguistic perversion of English due proximity with Normans and Vikings.
"…by comyxtioun and mellynge firste wiþ Danes and afterward wiþ Normans, in meny thynges þe contray longage is apayred, and som vseþ straunge wlafferynge, chiterynge, harrynge, and garrynge grisbayting." (Higden)
Translation: "…by mixing and mingling, first with Danes and afterwards with Normans, in many cases the country's language is impaired, and some use strange stammering, chattering, snarling, and grating gnashing of teeth."
Here Higden commits the very linguistic commingling which he rails against through his use of comyxtioun a word which descends from the language of the Norman French.
In 1478, after the invention of the printing press, William Craxton declared, "And certaynly our langage now vsed veryeth ferre from what whiche was vsed and spoken when I was borne."
In 1672, the poet, John Dryden wrote with exceptional melodrama on the linguistic decline as represented by those second-raters, Fletcher and Shakespeare, "It is not their plots which I meant, principally, to tax; I was speaking of their sense and language; and I dare almost challenge any man to shew me a page together, which is correct in both […] [M]alice and partiality set apart, let any man who understands English, read diligently the works of Shakespeare and Fletcher; and I dare undertake that he will find in every page either some solecism of speech [an impropriety, mistake, or incongruity], or some notorious flaw in sense."
It is remarkable how similar the expression of language anxiety has remained across time (always the words are getting too far away from the familiar, despite their ready apprehension) and attests more to certain deficiencies of psychological introspection than any palpable degradation of language. Consequently, I wax intensely skeptical of those who treat linguistic novelty as likely, or intrinsically lesser, than its antecedents.
It is upon this subject that Schopenhauer next directs his powers, writing,
"A great many bad writers make their whole living by that foolish mania of the public for reading nothing but what has just been printed,—journalists, I mean. Truly, a most appropriate name. In plain language it is journeymen, day-labourers!" (p. 4)
§.06—What value rests in journalism is to be found in the skillful dissemination of pertinent information, both good and ill (with minimal injection of opinion). When journalism eschews the informational needs of the public at-large, or some portion of the public, in favor of sensationalism and propaganda, it trends always to incite 'foolish mania.' The journalist often attempts to wear also the hat of the social critic, the public intellectual, moral philosopher, and so on, yet often lacks the requisite mental resources, and, being ever constrained by the nature of his industry, lacks also the time necessary to study his subject, rather, he must churn copy swiftly as he is able and, in so doing, diminishes his intellectual nimbleness. In summation, the problem is not that they are 'day-labourers' but that they are pretending that they are not, that they are a special type of man, who are possessed of some arcane insightfulness which escapes the lowly commoners.
After this brisk treatment of the journalist class, our errant author swiftly pivots, laying out what he perceives to be the three principal genres of authorial motivation.
"Again, it may be said that there are three kinds of authors. First come those who write without thinking. They write from a full memory, from reminiscences; it may be, even straight out of other people's books. This class is the most numerous. Then come those who do their thinking whilst they are writing. They think in order to write; and there is no lack of them. Last of all come those authors who think before they begin to write. They are rare. Authors of the second class, who put off their thinking until they come to write, are like a sportsman who goes forth at random and is not likely to bring very much home. On the other hand, when an author of the third or rare class writes, it is like a battue [a hunt where bushes are beaten to flush out game]. Here the game has been previously captured and shut up within a very small space; from which it is afterwards let out, so many at a time, into another space, also confined. The game cannot possibly escape the sportsman; he has nothing to do but aim and fire—in other words, write down his thoughts. This is a kind of sport from which a man has some thing to show. But even though the number of those who really think seriously before they begin to write is small, extremely few of them think about the subject itself: the remainder think only about the books that have been written on the subject, and what has been said by others. In order to think at all, such writers need the more direct and powerful stimulus of having other people's thoughts before them. These become their immediate theme; and the result is that they are always under their influence, and so never, in any real sense of the word, original. But the former are roused to thought by the subject itself, to which their thinking is thus immediately directed. This is the only class that produces writers of abiding fame." (p.5)
§.07—It is in these psychological interrogations of authorial methodology where Schopenhauer (in my personal opinion) is strongest in his discourses on literary art. His remark on 'having other people's thoughts' laid before the writer as a source of stimulus is particularly interesting to me as I have found great distraction upon heavily reading book after book by a single author while at the same time trying to write my own. The distraction assumed the form of unconscious replication of the recently-read author's style, which would bleed through into my own in sporadic bursts that were only evident upon later consideration (as during the editing process). Borrowing terminology or particular structuring techniques from other authors is something which I highly recommend; its extremely instructive. However, that is very different from copying (consciously or unconsciously) a style wholesale, which near-invariably serves to generate nothing but a lesser facsimile of the original author's prose and consequently, derail the flow and coherency of one's own laboriously developed style. Whilst each of the authorial types which Schopenhauer mentions is indeed a apt description, they should not be considered wholly static and binding, but rather fluid, as I find, in attempting to place myself, falling into every single category, depending on my mood and the happenings of the day. That being said, I agree with Schopenhauer's assessment that the latter category (the third type) is the one for which the serious author should (if possible) strive; a subject will invariably emerge (if given sufficient time whilst working by way of either the first or second modes), but it were better, at the outset, to have some conception of a given work and also to find in its development and exploration, a source of yet further inspiration and excitement.
† continued in part II
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The History of Rogers' Rangers, Volume 4: The St. Francis Raid (cloth)
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The History of Rogers' Rangers, Volume 4: The St. Francis Raid - Burt Garfield Loescher. At last, from the undisputed expert on Rogers' Rangers, here is the long-awaited chronicle of this tragic and infamous event. This phenomenal "commando" attack, initially successful, would be forever scarred by the violent deaths and starvation suffered by the Rangers during their return journey. Burt Loescher traveled thousands of miles tracing the routes of the separate Ranger parties, interviewing old-timers and descendants, and digging through hundreds of archival documents to painstakingly piece together the truth of the St. Francis Raid.
There are many threads to this story, including its historical background, the events that occurred early in the expedition that foretold its outcome, and the separate agonies that befell the eleven groups of Rangers when the main force divided during the retreat from St. Francis. Extracts from actual Ranger diaries and journals provide authentic accounts of the journey, as well as shedding light on the personalities of the Rangers themselves. Many legends have grown around the story of the St. Francis Raid, most of them centered around the valuable silver and gold treasures stolen from the mission chapel by the Rangers and buried along the return routes when the men became too weak with hunger to continue to carry their heavy loads. Some say the Rangers were "cursed" for destroying and desecrating the mission.
You will be able to retrace the separate trails by following the detailed descriptions and maps in this book. If you take a metal detector, you might get lucky and find gold coins, candlesticks, or the coveted Silver Madonna! Mr. Loescher went far beyond Rogers' own Journal accounts to get to the truth of the St. Francis Raid. He combed the documents in the Loudoun and Amherst Papers, colonial newspaper accounts, narratives, and, most importantly, some never-before published French accounts. He also disproves the legends that suffer from "credibility gaps." Many newly discovered facts completely change our currently held notions of the Raid, which have been shaped by the novel and motion picture. So much new evidence has been turned up that a definitive volume on the Raid was imperative. The exhaustive Appendices, detailed maps, and splendid color illustrations by well-known Ranger artist Gary Zaboly and Ron Embleton, make this study a complete source of reference for the historian, the treasure hunter, the Rogers' Ranger enthusiast, as well as the lover of exciting early Americana.
(2002), 2008, 6x9, cloth, index, 336 pp.
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Fed to tune out election and hold rates steady next year, experts say
Federal Reserve officials won't allow the 2020 presidential election to sway their monetary policy decisions and will keep interest rates on hold for the next two years, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
In a Dec. 2–4 poll of 29 economists, respondents abandoned their previous forecast—from October—for a rate cut in 2020. Their median responses show they now expect the target range for the federal funds rate to stay put at 1.5% to 1.75% through the end of 2021.
A majority also rejected the notion that the looming election will influence policy.
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"The Fed is on hold for the foreseeable future but would cut rates if warranted," Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James Financial, said in his response comments. "Despite a high level of noise, the Fed will remain above the political fray."
Fed policymakers have lowered rates three times this year. Chairman Jerome Powell signaled a pause after the most recent move, in October, and said rates would be on hold until officials saw a "material reassessment" in their economic outlook.
More than 90% of respondents agreed with the Fed's recent appraisal that their rate cuts this year had helped support economic growth and that U.S. monetary policy was now "in a good place."
Economists also saw a decreased chance of recession net year. Asked to assign a probability to the likelihood that the Fed's benchmark interest rate will drop to zero next year, the median response was 20%, down from 30% in October.
Despite that optimism, respondents overwhelmingly indicated that risks to growth and inflation remained tilted to the downside. They also continued to point to international trade disputes as the single biggest threat to the U.S. economy next year, followed by slowing global growth.
Several Fed officials have said they are watching closely for any indication that trade uncertainties, which have already dampened business investment in the U.S., might cause hiring to slow significantly.
"The most important variability will be payroll employment, which I currently anticipate will be below consensus and Federal Reserve expectations," said Hugh Johnson, of Hugh Johnson Advisors LLC.
The U.S. Labor Department is set to release its November employment report on Friday. In a separate Bloomberg survey, economists have predicted the report will show 185,000 new jobs were created in the month. Over the last three months, gains have averaged 176,000.
Economists said in the latest poll that policy makers would be forced to alter their outlook if payrolls dropped below 100,000 for a few months.
Two thirds of the respondents also predicted the Fed would eventually establish a standing repo facility, a permanent program aimed at reducing volatility in overnight interest rates by injecting liquidity into the market for repurchase agreements. The Fed has been conducting ad hoc lending into that market since September.


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Welcome to the Hillingdon Manor secondary site. Our site is located across two buildings where we have provision for Year 7 up to Year 14.
Our curriculum approach enables all pupils to be taught in a way which optimises their learning and is relevant and meaningful to them. All pupils work at their own level through individualised teaching strategies and differentiated lessons based on the expectations of the National Curriculum. Key Stage 3 teachers aim to ensure that a sound basis is developed for all pupils with different profiles of ability and performance in different areas. This prepares our pupils for the coming years of gaining qualifications and accreditation. We strive to develop an in depth knowledge of each pupil's profile of ability so that the school is well placed to develop strengths and maximise potential.
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Our secondary curriculum offers excellent educational opportunities for national accreditation. We provide effective support for the individual learning needs of our pupils so that they can access a range of certificated subjects. We also deliver a range of vocational and life skills subjects, including work experience, to prepare pupils for life beyond school.
Accreditation available to learners at Hillingdon Manor School includes GCSEs, Entry Level qualifications and certificates/awards/diplomas in line with the National Qualifications Framework.
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The semi-formal curriculum at Hillingdon Manor School is for children and young people with severe learning difficulties. Our rationale is based on the extensive research of respected educationalists in the world of SEN including Peter Imray, Penny Lacey and Barry Carpenter, the SEND code of practice, the national curriculum and the recommendations of the Rochford review (October 2016). The term 'Semi-Formal Curriculum' was first coined by Whitefield Academy Trust (2011), our lead teaching school for Initial Teacher Training. The semi-formal curriculum recognises that many of the young people have a range of complex learning difficulties; the curriculum is designed to meet learning needs by a personalised learning approach based on:
becoming literate communicators
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the acquisition of early learning skills which encompasses
the development of thinking skills
play (emotional, cognition and social dimensions)
Our Semi-Formal curriculum has its own curriculum areas, which are different to, but encompass the subjects on the UK National Curriculum: My Communication, My Thinking, Myself and My Body, The World About Me, Me and My Community, My Creativity, My Play & Leisure Skills, My Personal Development, My Forest Schools and My ICT. There are overlaps between our semi-formal curriculum areas and subjects on the UK National Curriculum. However, our semi-formal curriculum areas are designed to offer something totally distinct, to directly address SLD learning need, rather than an adaptation of the national curriculum in any form.
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Pupils in Key Stage 4 & 5 following the Semi-Formal Curriculum begin the Equals Moving On 14+ programs of study.
Moving On offers an easy-to-use, flexible, all-inclusive curriculum with national accreditation for pupils aged 14+ years who experience difficulties in learning. Moving On is structured in five, one-year programmes; Adventurer, Explorer, Traveller, Voyager and Globetrotter. The Programmes incorporate subject areas taken from three Courses of Study; World Studies, Independent Living and Vocational Skills. These can be taught in any order or combined and are supported by Functional Skills and Literacy and Numeracy programmes. By covering all five Programmes a student would complete a broad and balanced curriculum during their post-14 education. At Hillingdon Manor School we have created a 5 year route planner, working across all 5 programmes throughout each year; though there is a heavier emphasis on the Globetrotter Programme for year 14, as the units are largely around transition and moving on to new placements.
The Formal Curriculum at Key Stage 3
Pupils following the formal curriculum pathway in Key Stage 3 access the national curriculum adapted to meet their individual needs. Pupils' access maths and English in ability specific groups and all other areas of the curriculum are studied in consistent form groups with familiar peers and support staff. Form groups are created based on a combination of: academic ability, national curriculum year group and social and emotional needs. Although pupils' classes following the formal pathway are able to access the national curriculum through subject specific learning, many are working below their age expected attainment therefore many are working towards Key Stage 2 outcomes. Once pupils have reached stage 6 secure (End of year six expected attainment) pupils move on to follow the KS3 National curriculum and begin to work towards pre-GCSE outcomes. Form tutors deliver: maths, English, Humanities, PSHCE and RE. Specialist subject teachers deliver: Science, D&T, art, computing, music, drama and physical education. Pupils are given provided a broad and balance curriculum aimed at preparing them for undertaking appropriate qualifications after KS3 and being able to make an informed choice about which subjects they will choose to pursue at GCSE or BTEC level.
The Formal Curriculum at Key Stage 4&5
The formal curriculum at Key Stage 4 and 5 aims to provide our pupils with the opportunities to access certifications with great flexibility in terms of the time they are allotted to complete a course. Whereas a typical student in a maintained placement would be expected to complete GCSE courses in Year 11 after two years of study, our pupils are given the opportunity to extend their course length or resit GCSEs in order to achieve a higher or preferable grades. In addition, the amount of GCSE courses on a student's timetable will vary depend on the needs of the student. Some pupils may elect to take on five GCSE subjects in a single year, which we can offer, whereas others may prefer to break this up over a three or four year period.
GCSE Courses On Offer
AQA English Language/Literature
Edexcel Mathematics (Foundation and Higher)
AQA Science · AQA Food Technology (Hospitality and Catering)
AQA Design Technology (Resistant Materials)
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AQA Art and Design
AQA Psychology (Single Unit Award)
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For pupils that are unable to access a GCSE upon entry, we offer Entry Level Certificates (ELC) for core curriculum subjects. These courses are used as a 'step-up' to GCSE level work.
ELC Courses On Offer
AQA Step Up To English ELC (Silver and Gold Award)
Edexcel Maths ELC
AQA Science ELC
In addition to the above certifications, we also offer functional skills courses. These are designed to teach skills that are applicable to practical life skills and are less intense in content than what is taught in a GCSE and operate on a pass-fail system.
Functional Skills Courses On Offer
Edexcel Functional English (Level 1/2)
Edexcel Functional Mathematics (Level 1/2)
Edexcel Functional ICT (Entry Level 3, Level 1/2)
We also offer a range of BTEC and NCFE courses, such as:
BTEC Money and Finance
BTEC Sport
BTEC Food Technology
BTEC Jamie Oliver
BTEC Performing Arts
Work Experience For pupils that wish to gain the skills to move on to work, we offer flexibility in our curriculum for work experience to be embedded into student timetables. Work experience is typically offered to Key Stage 5 pupils and is taken on a case-by-case basis.
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The Sydney Start-up scene is a powerful and important driver for Sydney's economy. We currently have the largest technology and startup ecosystem in Australia, with 64% of Australian based startups living and working in Sydney. According to Startupaus.org more than $100 billion is generated within the City of Sydney alone from start up and tech businesses. Even more impressive, with only 1200 tech start ups in Australia, they represent 0.06% of Australian business.
Sydney needs to support and foster further growth for start ups. Angela Vithoulkas and the Sydney Matters Team developed strategies to improve the ammenities of the start up scene in Sydney during the 2016 local election. Some of the City's property assets could be dedicated to the tech startup ecosystem as part of a comprehensive and innovative strategy put forward to ensure that Sydney is ranked among the global leaders.
The Tech and Startup policy put forward is intended to create future employment and economic prospects for the city by pursing the cities capability to be a tech powerhouse.
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