Aristotle is often praised as the father of Logic, but it is far more reasonable (and logical) to say that Aristotle developed theories of debate and seeking truth just as thinkers had from many ancient cultures such as India and China. There are several of his texts that concern logic and debate which were gathered together and titled the Organon by Aristotle's followers. We will cover some of the central ideas of Aristotle's Categories, On Interpretation, Prior Analytics and Posterior Analytics.
In the Categories Aristotle is concerned with in the power of speech, identified with breath and Logosin Plato's Timaeus. Aristotle assumes that things have purposes according to their natures, and these purposes correspond to concepts that can be put into words. Aristotle believes that we must observe nature and say what can be said of things, based on their similarities and differences. Recall that in Plato's Timaeus, all things are fashioned out of sameness and difference. Thus, as example, Aristotle says that 'animal' can be said or predicated of both a man and an ox, just as 'man' and 'animal' can be predicated of any human male individual. A Genera or Genus is the family to which a thing belongs. This is paired with Species, the subgroup of the family. He says that if you are giving an account of a particular tree, you would say more with the species of tree than you would of the genus 'plant'.
Aristotle gives us ten categories which he claims are in no way composite, completely separate from each other or "categorically separate". The ten are substance, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, position, state, action, and affection. Note that several of these such as relation, place, time, position, state, and affection are all quite confusingly interrelated, even though Aristotle says that they are all categorically separate. Substances 'underlie' everything else. Aristotle argues that substances simply are, while 'white' or 'beautiful' or 'warm' can be more or less so in a thing.
Aristotle writes, "The distinctive mark of substance is that it can admit contrary qualities. Thus, a color cannot be both white and black, nor can the same act be good and bad: this is true for any non substance, but substances can at different times be white and black…The same individual person is at one time white, at another black, at one time warm, at another cold, at one time good, at another bad." Note that by "white" Aristotle means a sick, pale or elderly person, not a judgement about ethnicity. Thus the proposition "He is sitting" can be true, then false, then true as a person sits, stands, and then sits again. Aristotle denies that things can possess contrary qualities (be both white and black) or be in contrary states (good and evil) at the same time.
This is a point that any skeptical or relativistic thinker would deny. Heraclitus, an opponent that Aristotle argues against, thought that things were good and bad by perspective and positioning and so things can have contrary qualities and be in contrary states at the same time. Aristotle completely denies the possibility of this, saying "If, then, someone says that statements and opinions are capable of admitting contrary qualities, his contention is unsound". For Aristotle, a person cannot be healthy and sick at the same time, but it can be one at one time, then another at another time. What if you have a healthy liver, but an eye infection? What if you then get a liver problem?
In his On Interpretation, Aristotle says that we must limit our discussion to propositions that are true or false exclusively. He argues that prayers, promises and requests are neither true nor false because they do not guarantee whether they will be fulfilled or not. An affirmation is a positive statement of something, a denial a negative statement. Thus, "I exist" is a positive affirmation, as is "This apple is red", whereas 'I do not exist' or 'I doubt that I exist' are negative denials, as is "This apple is not red".
Later Aristotelians used a diagram known as the Square of Opposition to frame and teach Aristotelian Logic. In fact, Aristotle does not mention the concept himself but medieval Europeans, who translated much of Aristotle from Arabic into Latin, created the square as a way of organizing Aristotle's ideas. In the same way, Aristotle did not use algebraic notation but his syllogisms were put in symbolic forms by Muslims and Christians to make them simpler to digest. Aristotle says there are universals and particulars. This corresponds to the eternal aetherial heavens and the temporal earth. Cows is the universal group including all cows, while a particular cow is an individual. Thus, "All people are good" and "No people are good" are universal propositions, whereas "Some people are good" and "Some people are not good" are particular propositions.
Aristotle uses "white" as a central example, and this was misperceived by later cultures. Muslims and Christians mistook this to be speaking about their own ethnicity, and unfortunately Aquinas in the 1200s used "Socrates was a white man" as a central example for teaching Aristotle's On Interpretation. Aquinas thought that he and Aristotle were "white men", and that this referred to the European race. Muslim logicians assumed that Aristotle was a "white" Asiatic man like themselves, and Aquinas is getting his Aristotle from Persians like Al Farabi and Al Ghazali. Aristotle, who was concerned with medicine and biology, used the term to refer to a sick or elderly person, which shows that he neither called Greeks white nor thought that it was their typical condition.
Aristotle tells us, critical for understanding the Square of Opposition, that particular propositions can contradict each other but both be true, whereas universal propositions can not contradict each other and both be true. Consider the four propositions, "I like all cows", "I dislike all cows", "I like some cows", and "I dislike some cows". The first two are universal propositions, as they refer to the group of all cows, while the second two are particular propositions, as they only refer to some individual cows. These propositions correspond to the four corners of a square. The top is universal (All and None), the bottom is particular (Some and Some Not), the left is positive (All and Some), and the right is negative (None and Some Not). If we want to put the four corners in an algebraic form with X and Y, they would be: All X is Y, No X is Y, Some X is Y, Some X is not Y.
Aristotle notes that the cross corners cannot both be true, and neither can the top two corners (ALL and NONE). Also, he argues that one or the other of the bottom must be true, but as many have pointed out this is only so if we know that there are some Xs and Ys and that things must be either X or not X, Y or not Y. If there are cows, and if I either like or dislike things, then there must be some cows that I like or some cows that I dislike, and while I may like some cows and dislike others I must do one, the other or both. If there are no cows, or if there are things I am indifferent to and neither like nor dislike, Aristotle is wrong that one must do one or the other.
Aristotle argues that he has a problem with things that are neither X nor not X, with the example of a neither good nor bad person. Does the proposition "X is good" contradict "X is bad" or does it contradict "X is not good"? If X is neither good nor bad, the first is false, the second false, but the third is true. Good and bad are contraries, but they are BOTH contrary to neither good nor bad (neutral, like the Swiss). Aristotle says, strangely, that 'not good' is MORE FALSE than 'bad', the contrary quality. This seems to reverse his position from before, that if something is good, it can be bad at some other time, but cannot be bad, because he is now saying that it is more that it cannot be good. He says, "It SEEMS more contrary".
Aristotle has founded everything on what are later called by Aristotelians the PRINCIPLE OF BIVALENCE (a proposition must be either true or false, not neither true nor false) and the PRINCIPLE OF NON-CONTRADICTION (a proposition must be true or false, not both). These two principles became central to the logical positivism of the British and American Analytic tradition. Bertrand Russell argued that logic and science must start with one universally true principle, the principle of noncontradiction, to avoid skepticism and relativism, being as upset with Utilitarian and pragmatic logicians such as John Stuart Mill as Aristotle was with Heraclitus.
Hegel, who argued that the major battle in the history of thought was that between dogmatism and skepticism, identified dogmatism with noncontradiction and skepticism with contradiction. Hegel believed that Aristotle grasped the side of thought that exclusively divided things to avoid contradiction, but Heraclitus grasped the side of thought that inclusively united things and their opposites to comprehend contradiction. Recall that Parmenides argued that being and nonbeing cannot be the same, ridiculing the position of Heraclitus, while Heraclitus argued that being and nonbeing are one and the same as becoming, the constant transformation of all things. In Plato's Parmenides, Socrates is taught that things can and can't have contrary qualities, that the position of Heraclitus or any other thinker is true and not true. Hegel, like Plato's Parmenides, takes this contradictory view, that contradiction and noncontradiction are both true and false.
The top and bottom of the square of opposition show us both of these positions, as well as the two ways we use the word 'or'. The conjunction OR can function both inclusively and exclusively. Let us say you are at a buffet, and the sign says, "You can have eggs, toast, bacon, soup, or salad". At a buffet, you can have as much of any number of things as you want, thus the OR in the sign is used INCLUSIVELY. Now let us say someone is buying you a car, and says "You can have a Honda, a Cadillac or a Volkswagen". Since you only get to have one, the OR is being used EXCLUSIVELY by the generous person who is buying you a (single) car. When you can have your choice of more than one, OR is used inclusively. When you can have ONLY one choice, not more, OR is used exclusively.
Notice that the top of the Square of Opposition, the Universal and General side, functions like an exclusive OR because both "All X is Y" and "All X is not Y" cannot both be true. If all trees are green, then it can't be that all trees are not green and vice versa. The bottom of the Square of Opposition, the particular and individual side, functions like an inclusive OR because both "Some X is Y" and "Some X is not Y" can't both be false but one, the other or both can be true. If some trees are green, it is possible that some trees are not green. While 'all' and 'none' are absolute and exclusive ("black versus white" as it is often called), 'some' and 'some not' are relative and inclusive ("shades of grey" as it is said, contrary to "black or white"). When we are dogmatic, and want black and white answers, we are like the top, and when we are skeptical and want shades of grey, we are like the bottom of the square.
Aristotle says, like Russell thousands of years later, that true science or knowledge starts from starts from first principles to deduce necessary conclusions, and he says that this originated in ancient Babylon (modern day Iraq). While he includes consideration of some and some not, notice that nothing is known certainly about X if we only know that some X is Y or not Y. To know something certain about X, we would have to know that all X is Y or no X is Y. If I know that some cows are good, I do not know if my aunt Mildred's cow is good, but if I know that all cows are bad, I know with certainty that Mildred's cow is evil.
Wittgenstein, Russell's protege who invented modern truth table logic, remarked in his Philosophical Investigations that in arguments between individuals and schools of thought, each side attacks the other as if their position is absolute by offering counter examples, but each side also allows their own position to be relative, as mostly or plenty true in spite of counter examples. Believers in objective truth argue that all truth is not subjective against skeptical relativism, and believers in subjective truth argue that all truth is not objective against dogmatic absolutism. Wittgenstein wanted to show that while many argue that truth is out in the world, independent of mind, and others that truth is in the mind, independent of the world, we think and act as if truth is both in the mind and in the world, both subjective and objective at the same time in many ways.
Aristotle describes the difference between DEMONSTRATION, which starts from certain principles to deduce and conclude additional certain principles (If A, B, and C, therefore D) and DIALECTIC, which argues back and forth about a thing to see which side is more certain (Is A B or not B, just like the Nyaya logicians of India). While Aristotle's teacher Plato thought dialectic was the ultimate device for achieving certain knowledge, famously displayed in the Parmenides, Aristotle believed that demonstration is superior to dialectic even though he uses both throughout his texts. Aristotle presents us with many forms of argument that can be used in debate, but he only believes that the first four require no additional conditions, outside inferences or evidence. For this reason, Aristotle's four "perfect" forms of syllogism were studied as the forms of logic up until Wittgenstein replaced them with truth tables. There is one for each of the four corners of the square.
If All A are B, and All B are C, then All A are C.
If all humans are animals, and all animals are alive, then all humans are alive.
In the Venn diagram form, if a circle A is entirely within a circle B, and this circle B is entirely in a third circle C, then circle A must be entirely inside circle C.
If All A are B, and No B are C, then No A are C.
If all humans are animals, and no animals are made of stone, then no humans are made of stone.
As a Venn diagram, if A is entirely within B, and no B is inside C, then no A can be inside C.
If Some A are B, and All B are C, then Some A are C.
If some animals are humans, and all humans are funny, then some animals are funny.
As a Venn diagram, if some A is inside B and all B is inside C then some A must be inside C.
If Some A are B, and No B are C, then Some A are not C.
If some animals are humans, and no humans are reptiles, then some animals are not reptiles.
As a Venn diagram, if some A is in B and no B is in C then some of A is outside C.
Aristotle believed that you could derive pure knowledge from chaining these forms together. He argues in the text that since the Scythians have no vines, thus no grapes, thus no intoxication, thus no flute players. Aristotle, like Plato in the Symposium, associates intoxication with flutes. He gives another example. If something is metal, then it will cut, and since hatchets are made of metal, therefore hatchets will cut. In the 1600s, Sir Francis Bacon rejected the syllogism as fallible, just as Islamic scholars and scientists had before, arguing that they were too limited for doing science. Consider that all metal things do not cut, nor do all knives, the butter knife being an example of something metal and a knife that does not cut, created by a French nobleman to prevent his dinner guests from picking their teeth.
Aristotle sometimes goes back on his earlier statements and gives us examples when things that are normally universal and certain can be conditional, can be different in certain situations and circumstances. He says that it is never right to kill your father, but among the Triballi tribe, the gods sometimes demand it. Since the gods are one's super-parents and one's obligations to them supersedes one's obligations to one's parents, he says that the Triballi rightly sacrifice their fathers. Notice that Aristotle believes that the polytheistic gods are real and that human sacrifice is sometimes logical.
Interestingly Aristotle provides us with defenses against syllogisms. He says that in order to avoid having a syllogism drawn against one's own argument, one should not let the opponent give the same term twice over. If one's opponent argues that A is B, and B is C, therefore A is C, one should attack the twice used middle term (the B that links A and C in the syllogisms) to prevent an argument from reaching a conclusion. For example, if one's opponent argues war is American, what is American is good, therefore war is good, one should argue that the war is only somewhat American, that only some of America is involved in war, or that only some of America is good because America is being used to link war to the good. It seems that we naturally know to do this in arguing, just like using the forms. If we want to destroy a position, we show that it is relative, not absolute.


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As Piscinas Naturais da Furna de Santo António que se localizam na costa Norte da ilha do Pico, na freguesia de Santo António, município de São Roque do Pico, constituem-se como uma das zonas balneares mais procuradas da ilha devido às suas características naturais ímpares.

Em associação às piscinas naturais foram construídas piscinas artificias que dão ao conjunto um ar de modernidade. Este local é servido por parque de estacionamento.

A morfologia geológica deste local e suas imediações, nomeadamente a Baía de Santo António, apresentam uma aspecto vulcânico fortemente acentuado por enormes pedras vulcânicas que penetram no mar formando reentrâncias costeiras e entre estas excelentes e curiosos locais privados para banho de mar.

Nas imediações desta zona balnear a Capela de Santo António da Furna e o Império do Divino Espírito Santo de Santo António.

Ver também
Lista de praias dos Açores

Praias dos Açores
São Roque do Pico

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Desert Dirt: Takes, opinions and columns
NFL Week 10, Monday night pick against the spread: Chiefs won't win, but spread is beatable
The lowly Kansas City Chiefs come into Pittsburgh hoping to keep it close on Monday night.
By Jose Romero Nov 12, 2012, 11:00am MST
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Being a 13-1/2 point underdog on the road means oddsmakers aren't giving the Kansas City Chiefs a chance against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and there probably aren't many others who would do so, either. The 1-7 Chiefs face the 5-3 Steelers at Heinz Field Monday night in a game that doesn't look too appealing based on the matchup.
Thank the Chiefs for that. They haven't held a lead in regulation time all season. Their quarterbacks this season, Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn, have thrown six touchdown passes and 14 interceptions.
The Steelers? They have a 14-game winning streak at home on Monday night, and the average win is by more than two touchdowns. But the Steelers score only about 24 points a game this season, and on what could be a very rainy night in the Steel City with a lot of rush offense, the Chiefs should have a good shot to beat the spread.
Look for low scoring, defense-dominated football with the Steelers sharing the load at running back. The Chiefs don't defend the run very well, but their pride should kick in one of these nights and they'll show some fight.
Maybe if the Chiefs can cut down on the mistakes -- Cassel isn't just pick-prone, he fumbles, too -- they can keep the game respectable. But either way they're still staring at 1-8.

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Two races into his IndyCar career, Marcus Ericsson is already noting some big differences compared to Formula 1.
Marcus Ericsson says there are more "proper fights" and wheel-to-wheel racing in IndyCar than Formula 1 thanks to the lack of DRS, which encourages safe overtaking.
Ericsson raced in F1 for five seasons between 2014 and 2018 before moving into IndyCar for 2019 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, making his debut earlier this month at St. Petersburg.
Ericsson enjoyed a strong second outing at the Circuit of The Americas last weekend, and was on-course for a top-five finish before a penalty for an unsafe pit stop release dropped him to the back of the field.
Amid debate about the comparisons between IndyCar and F1 at COTA, Ericsson said he felt the lack of DRS in IndyCar encouraged drivers to be more aggressive in their overtaking attempts instead of settling for a straightforward pass.
"One of the great things I've found in IndyCar so far is the fact we don't have DRS [which] means there is [sic] so much more proper fights on track wheel to wheel and corner to corner," Ericsson wrote on Twitter.
"You don't 'wait' for a DRS zone to overtake, you just go for it when you get the chance.
"DRS might produce more overtaking but is it really producing more proper fights on track which I believe is what we want to see? Just my 2 cents.
"And I'm not saying I have the answer. I just know that from a driver perspective you have to be more aggressive and go for it more when you get the chance, anywhere on the track. Instead of waiting to get to a DRS zone and do the pass there the 'safe' way."
F1 has remained coy about its planned future usage of DRS, with technical chief Ross Brawn previously saying it could continue to be part of the sport upon the change in regulations in 2021 despite heavy criticism.


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School system creates post to coordinate construction
By Lightning Reports, Published: May 29, 2018
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Don't eat the ice cream
McDonald urges supporters to attend training center Q&A
County orders report on turf fields for prep athletics
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Balfour's Parent has already won
Balfour paves path to success
Kent Parent has been named the director of capital projects and safe schools for Henderson County public schools, a new administrator position serving under the direction of the Associate Superintendent for Administrative Services John Bryant.
Parent's new position will provide overall leadership and management of the district's capital improvements program and safe school initiatives, including planning, design, contracting, construction, and program monitoring and evaluation. He moves to the new role on July 1.
"I'm excited to get into the planned building projects for Henderson County public schools, and to work with principals and local law enforcement to improve school safety in our district," Parent said.
Specific to capital projects, Parent will identify new site and facility needs as well as remodeling needs, oversee contractors, anticipate and develop strategies and programs that respond effectively to anticipated needs and the changing educational environment, prepare and monitor capital fund expenditures, and more.
Regarding school safety, Parent will serve as the school system's representative on departmental issues with external agencies, evaluate the district's overall security program, update school safety plans, review incident reports, serve as liaison with local law enforcement regarding the School Resource Officers' program in elementary, middle and high schools, and more.
Parent is currently the principal of the Henderson County Career Academy (formerly Balfour Education Center), where he has served as principal since 2011. He began his education career with Henderson County public schools in 2005 as a business teacher at Balfour Education Center, then served as assistant principal at Flat Rock Middle from 2006-2007. Parent moved to West Henderson High in 2007, where he served as assistant principal and athletic director until 2011.
Prior to his work in education, Parent served with the U.S. Army Military Police from 1983-1994. He holds a bachelors degree from Worcester State University and a Masters in School Administration from Western North Carolina University.


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Potter Darren Ellis shares his passion for ceramics, his inspirations, and gives advice to aspiring crafters.
Hi Darren, thanks for speaking to us today! Firstly, how long have you been doing pottery and what inspired you to start?
Not coming from a family of artists or makers, I wasn't exposed to ceramics or clay growing up. I've been working with clay for 13 years counting education: one year in foundation, three years at University (Wolverhampton), three years with Lisa Hammond (MBE), two of which were as an apprentice and the rest out on my own.
It was that first few weeks in foundation that got me hooked, although it wasn't the touch of the clay or how responsive and malleable it is as a material. It was the problems that arose from working with clay, so many things to solve and understand, and with all that came the many techniques to learn.
I grew up working in my parents' textile mill watching my father fix and maintain the old Victorian machines that I loved. You can't just buy new parts, you have to learn how they work and fix them. This is where I believe my attraction to working with clay came from, learning and solving problems.
That's great! Other than the problem-solving aspect, what do you enjoy most about pottery?
It would be the throwing, the time sat on the wheel. Not the creative aspect of making something new or the challenge of throwing a difficult form, but the repetitive throwing of simple shapes. I don't need to concentrate; my hands know what to do. The years of practice are paying off and I can go into auto pilot and enjoy the ease of it. I'm not the most accurate of throwers and if one pot from a batch is 1-2mm taller, then so be it.
I remember a conversation I had with Svend Bayer during my apprenticeship in Devon. He told me that when he makes a new form such as a bowl, plate, jug, etc., he would make 200 just for the practice to understand the form and gain the muscle memory needed. Then he would reclaim them all before making them again to sell. This really stuck with me, the idea of being able to really understand a form and repeat it after only making 200 is quite incredible. So, it's those moments, the ones I get lost in while throwing, filling a board with pots without realizing any time has passed that I really enjoy. It makes me appreciate what I've learned and the time I have been lucky enough to give to my making.
It sounds like a really interesting process! What is your favorite thing to make and why?
I find it unusual to have a favorite 'thing' to make, for me it depends on the situation. Almost everything I do make is made to be used in the preparation, cooking and serving of food, with the real enjoyment coming from seeing how people use my pots. Sometimes the feedback comes from an email or a picture posted on social media and in some cases from a newspaper or recipe book. This would make the cooking pots my favorite things to make, such as the lidded casserole or oven dishes. My go-to thing to make if I've spent too much time away from the wheel would be bowls, a form that's simple and easy to make, to build up confidence.
However, the challenge of throwing larger forms, especially jugs or pitchers, could make these my favorite pieces to make. I once read that the jug is the equivalent to the artist's self-portrait and any of the great potters, past and present, can easily be recognized by the jug and pitcher forms they made. Michael Cardew's book Pioneer Pottery has some wonderfully simple illustrations to explain how to achieve a lively and athletic pot combining grace and strength but to execute this is another matter. I love the challenge.
So, for all those aspiring potters out there, what is one piece of advice you would give for getting into pottery?
For those who are just looking to break from the constraints of a "normal" job, just have a go and have fun doing it. But do try throwing, there is nothing else quite like it in any other craft – whether you are good or bad at it, everything made will have its own character that will make you laugh or smile!
For those looking to make a lifestyle from pottery and making to sell as part, or all, of their income, I can only comment on ways to which I do as a small batch studio potter. My advice would be to learn how to throw quickly and efficiently, putting in the time to train. Working with a professional potter as I did or doing full time throwing courses will also teach you how to juggle the running of a pottery. When running a studio, you will find that you may only have 20% of your time throwing at the wheel with other tasks such as finishing, clay prep, glaze prep, kiln packing and maintenance, advertising, paper work etc. eating the rest of your time. So, making 20-30 pots in that time won't allow you to earn enough.
Great advice! Finally, what are your interests outside of pottery?
I work a lot and have little free time, but I do really enjoy cooking which marries well with pots! Funds dependent, every time I visit a ceramics show as an exhibitor or a customer I do try to buy a piece. I tend not to keep any of my own pots, but when using pots made by other potters there is so much to learn and the best way is to use what the pots were intended for!
Any time I do have spare is spent volunteering my time as a trustee to Adopt a Potter working with a team that helps run a charity designed to fund apprenticeships. This has developed and led to the opening of Clay College Stoke both of which aim to help the next generation of potters as a direct response to the closure of so many ceramic departments in universities over the years.
Find out more about Darren's work on his website.


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I recently had the amazing privilege of being featured on Episode 15 of the Rise up! Good Witch podcast in a Tarot Storytelling segment about Temperance! For the sake of accessibility I have decided to post the transcript of my portion. I say a lot in a short period of time, so I wanted to make the text available for those who would find it helpful in parsing the audio. Enjoy!
Hi, I am Harvey James from Harvey James Tarot, and I am going to talk about the card Temperance.
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot describes the figure on Temperance as being neither male, nor female. This sets this card apart from the other cards in the original rider waite smith deck in that it explicitly represents a nonbinary figure. I highly doubt that Waite was making a nod at any real gender diverse people with his imagery, but nonetheless I have always seen my personal narrative as a nonbinary transgender person and a tarot reader in this card. Ever since I got my first deck and learned this about Temperance I have been prying deeper than its topical imagery to learn more about its role in diversifying tarot.
Earlier in the major arcana than Temperance we see a lot of archetypes, gender and otherwise, compared as opposites. We see the Empress and Emperor and Magician and High Priestess, expressing activeness and passiveness, maleness and femaleness, as mutually exclusive. As we move through the majors, we begin to see this broken up, as we take a more complex view at the original archetypes and elevate them. Temperance arrives with a strong message of balance, blending what we once viewed as opposites to create something more sustainable. This puts these archetypes on a spectrum, and advocates for a synthesis of concepts in place of conflicting energies. There is a sense of liberation in the cards that come after Temperance, like the Tower, The Star, and The World, all of which exist outside of binaries, and are bigger than social roles or even personal identity.
The juxtaposition of Temperance to the card that comes after it, The Devil, really helped me connect it to my experience and queer culture as a whole. The Devil, among other things, represents radical elements, extremes and the outcast. As someone whose identity is erased, marginalized, and misunderstood, I often see myself in the radical act of existing without apology to a society that views queerness as something abnormal. But as empowering as it can be to view oneself as abnormal, in rejection of what normal tends to represent, something must come before it. I find that the passionate energy of reclaiming and reflecting society's insults only came to me after I did the emotional labor of solidifying my sense of worth. I had to understand the absurdity of being made to feel abnormal before it could empower me.
Temperance answered this problem with an affirmation that we are all normal. The divine nature of the figure on the card reminds me that fluidity and transformation exists everywhere. This card speaks to every aspect of ourselves, whether it falls in line with the binary, or if it exists somewhere between or outside of the roles prescribed to us. Temperance reminds us that it is just as important that we view ourselves as regular, as we do revolutionary.
As someone who has centered their practice around bringing diversity to tarot, I sometimes find myself feeling radical. Bringing LGBTQ education into my practice makes it more me, but also sets me and my content apart from that of more traditionalist readers. In trying to innovate on card meanings and make them reflective of more than just a cisgender heterosexual experience, I fear sounding as if I am trying to reinvent tarot or change its innate meanings. Temperance has reminded me through my practice that I, and all other queer tarot readers, are not reinventing the wheel by trying to make our community more inclusive. We are in touch with a fluidity and a desire for change that the tarot in fact celebrates.
Temperance illuminates the diversity present under the surface, inviting those who feel left out by narrow minded interpretations to grab a deck, lay their own cards, and find themselves in the deep, unending symbolism. It has inspired me to illustrate a deck, finding ways to celebrate diversity that falls in line with tarot archetypes and patterns. To me, Temperance is a beacon of our creativity and spirit, reminding us of all the ways we use the tools we are given on this earth to make positive change, for others and for ourselves. We start with prescribed roles, shame, and fear, and through incredible work and support we can rise above it and transform it. We are constantly transmuting, growing, and learning, striving for something more sustainable than conformity. Temperance, in this way, becomes representative of self care and community care. It is a celebration of our triumphs, and an affirmation of our worth.
Thank you Corinna for this opportunity to speak on this card, and thank you for doing the work that you do to inspire and heal. If you you want, you can find me @hjtarot on instagram, and visit my website harveyjamestarot.com. Blessings and best wishes!


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Illinois might not be considered a saintly place. Chicago was the home base for the organized crime leader Al Capone; two of its former governors are currently in jail, and "Chicago-style politics" is often used as a synonym for political corruption. So it comes as somewhat of a surprise that the state is playing a major role in the potential canonization of three well-known Catholic figures.
One is Cardinal John Henry Newman, the theologian and educator whose name adorns many university Catholic centers. In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI declared Newman blessed after a miracle was attributed to him. Jack Sullivan, a deacon from Marshfield, Mass., was found to have recovered from a spinal cord disorder through Newman's intercession.
Now a claim of the miraculous healing of an Illinois resident has been investigated by the Archdiocese of Chicago. "Our report was that there was validity to the claim," Archbishop Blase Cupich said. "There were no physical causes that would have allowed us to determine [another] reason for the healing that took place." The archbishop said he is not at liberty to disclose details of the possible miracle but that a report was submitted to the Vatican late last year.
Cardinal Newman was a convert to Catholicism from the Church of England, and his writings were enormously influential. If canonized, he would be the first person of English descent named a saint since the 17th century. "There is so much that's compelling in this man's life, it's clear to me that the church would be blessed to have him in the canon of saints," Archbishop Cupich said.
The canonization is being closely watched by the gay community as well, which has adopted Cardinal Newman as an unofficial patron saint. While there is no evidence that Cardinal Newman was unfaithful to his priestly vows, he had a close 30-year friendship with Ambrose St. John. He wrote of his friend with great affection and requested that they be buried together.
The late Cardinal Francis George of Chicago suggested opening the cause for Father Tolton during the 2010 Year for Priests. If the cause is successful, Father Tolton would be the first American-born priest to be canonized.
Bishop Sheen was declared venerable in June 2012, and in March 2014 the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints approved a miracle attributed to his intercession. The miracle involved the birth of a child who appeared to be stillborn, even after doctors performed life-saving procedures. The child's parents said they prayed for the bishop's intervention and the infant revived.
The child remains in good health today. Bishop's Sheen's cause, however, has become mired in a dispute between the Diocese of Peoria and the Archdiocese of New York over his remains. Peoria had requested that the body be transferred there from its tomb in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York for an official inspection and the taking of relics. The New York Archdiocese has so far declined to grant that request, and the Sheen cause remains stalled.
Perhaps a little Chicago-style political arm-twisting is in order.
" If canonized, he would be the first person of English descent named a saint since the 17th century." I don't understand this statement on several levels. First, Newman was English born and bred and lived and died in England, not 'of English descent'. Second, in the 20th century a large number of English men and women were canonized, most prominent being Thomas More, sainted in 1925. Paul VI made 40 English martyrs of the counter-Reformation period saints. Perhaps Ms Valente intended to say that Newman would be the first English person who lived after the 17th century to be canonized. That may well be true.
This article also appeared in print, under the headline "Making Saints in Illinois," in the March 14, 2016 issue.
Judith Valente, America's Chicago correspondent, is a regular contributor to NPR and "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly." Twitter: @JudithValente.


Here are some of my favorite food spots in the city! There are WAY too many amazing places than I can count, but here are the photos of the particular ones I caught on Instagram recently. Going back to NYC next week...can't wait to get my fill of favorites!
oh my god that is the coolest thing!!! I LOVE it! I might just do this for the rest of my life and make a wall full of food images!
Okay so i pretty much need to visit NY and go to some of these places, all of the food is so creative up there, I know DC has fun places to eat but not like this! I def have to follow you on instagram.
OMG! This post makes me really hungry!!!


The iPhone maker's quarterly average share grew from 41.6 percent in the December quarter to 42.6 percent in the first quarter of 2015, according to the latest data from comScore. Samsung fell from 29.7 percent to 28.3 percent, while Motorola dipped from 5.2 percent to a flat 5.
LG and HTC also saw gains, however. The former saw its share rise from 8 percent to 8.4 percent, while HTC inched ahead a tenth of a point to 3.8 percent.
Cumulatively, Android phone vendors maintained dominance of the U.S. in the March quarter with a 52.4 percent share. BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and Symbian devices together represented only 5 percent, with Windows leading the pack at 3.3 percent.
comScore also ranked the reach of iOS and Android apps in March among people aged 18 or older. Facebook was the top app at 69.5 percent, while YouTube and Google Play followed behind at 55.9 and 51.5 percent respectively. Apple Maps notably had just a 24.8 percent share, while iTunes Radio and iCloud (the latter actually being a service) were lumped together at 23.9 percent.
The data appears to back claims that Apple Maps and iTunes Radio are unpopular products, despite being integrated into iOS. Google Maps is known to be one of the most downloaded apps on the iOS App Store. Precise iTunes Radio statistics aren't available, meanwhile, but its listenership is believed to be well below multiplatform rivals like Spotify or Pandora.


Britain First's leaders insist there will not be a protest at their trial after a judge expressed security concerns.
Paul Golding, leader of the far right group, and deputy leader Jayda Fransen are awaiting next week's trial in Folkestone in which they stand accused of causing religiously aggravated harassment.
The pair were arrested in May 2017 in relation to their campaigning around the then-ongoing trial of four men who raped a 16-year-old girl in a flat above the 555 Pizza takeaway in Ramsgate.
During a pre-trial hearing at Folkestone Magistrates' Court today (January 22), District Judge Justin Barron raised the issue of security should a large group of Britain First members or counter-protestors come to the court.
He said: "There is only one issue that I want to raise: that is security. While you are allowed to bring whoever you like. Are you planning to bring any supporters or members of Britain First with you?
When pushed to specify the number of people likely to be joining them, Golding said it would be "six or seven or so" and specified "there won't be any insignia on display".
Speaking outside the court, Golding again confirmed that Britain First will not be calling on supporters to protest at the trial.
He said: "We are not holding a protest during the trial. We just want the trial to go as smoothly as possible.
The pair attracted widespread attention in December after Donald Trump retweeted a pair of posts from Fransen.
One of which was captioned "Muslim migrant beats up a Dutch boy on crutches", though Dutch police later said the attacker in the video was neither Muslim nor a migrant.
Their trial at Folkestone Magistrates' Court is due to begin on Monday, January 29.


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James Travis "Jim" Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter with records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s. This week we have a song from him; "He'll Have to Go." This song, released in the fall of 1959 became an American country and pop hit. "He'll Have to Go" reached #1 on the Hot Country Singles chart on February 8, 1960, where it remained for 14 consecutive weeks.


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7 February 2019 – CABI scientists have helped map the ferocious speed and probable cause of a devastating spread of the invasive alien tree Prosopis juliflora (Swartz DC) across an area equivalent to half of neighbouring Djibouti in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia.
Dr Urs Schaffner, who is supervising lead author Hailu Shiferaw for his PhD studies, contributed to the Scientific Reports published paper 'Modelling the current fractional cover of an invasive alien plant and drivers of its invasion in a dryland ecosystem', which shows that the Prosopis invaded 1.2 million ha of grassland/shrubland in just 35 years.
The fractional cover map produced by Mr Shiferaw not only provides information on the current distribution of Prosopis in the Afar Region, it also shows the percent cover of this alien tree across the invaded range.
Hailu Shiferaw, from the Water and Land Resource Centre of Addis Ababa University, Dr Schaffner and colleagues from Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources and University of Bern, Switzerland, believe the main drivers for the invasion are river courses, road networks and village vicinities.
The scientists, who modelled the spread using a Random Forest algorithm in combination with satellite data, also suggest that the migration of livestock and wildlife could have contributed to the distribution of the woody weed but state this claim requires further investigation.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, various species and hybrids of Prosopis 'native to South and Central America' were planted in areas outside of their native range including Australia, southern Asia and eastern Africa. The aim was to provide firewood, charcoal, fodder and timber to stabilize soil in degraded ecosystems and prevent desertification.
While the first introductions in Ethiopia were made during the 1970s and 1980s, problems soon arose in the early 1990s when the tree started invading croplands, grasslands, riverbanks and roadsides; causing significant environmental impacts and a source of conflict among pastoralist groups due to the effect on dwindling grazing land.
Mr Shiferaw said, 'Our study suggests that river courses, particularly during flooding events, are known to serve as modes of transportation of Prosopis pods and seeds to downstream areas; a process otherwise known as corridor dispersal.
'In particular, our findings reveal that the invasion of riparian habitats along the Awash River will continue downstream, thereby, quickening the loss of drought-season grazing areas which may aggravate conflict among pastoralist communities.'
The researchers say that despite the potential benefits of Prosopis, by way of firewood and charcoal, Ethiopia has declared it a noxious weed and has recently published a Prosopis management strategy to try and tackle it.
'The Random Forest regression can help produce accurate fractional cover maps of Invasive Alien Plant Species that help explain their current abundance as well as predict future invasion patterns,' Mr Shiferaw added. 'Fractional cover maps help us identify areas with early stages of invasion, where Invasive Alien Plant Species management is still relatively cheap but the benefits are high. We propose that the establishment and interpretation of fractional cover maps of this nature should become a key component of management strategies at the regional and national scale.'
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Shiferaw, H., Schaffner, U., Bewket, W., Alamirew, T., Zeleke, G., Teketay, D., and Eckert, S. 2019. Modelling the current fractional cover of an invasive alien plant and drivers of its invasion in a dryland ecosystem. Scientific Reports, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-36587-7
The paper is available as an Open Access document and can be viewed here https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-36587-7
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Urs Schaffner was supported by CABI with core financial support from its member countries.
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For the last ever post on MostlyFilm, we've assembled as many current and former contributors as possible to show you their favourite endings from the movies. Technically, there may be spoilers.
So, that's it from us. Thanks to all of you out there for reading over the last seven years! It's been a pleasure and a privilege to share all this with you. Well, mostly.
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I've been telling readers and subscribers that the housing market has a considerable amount to fall before we reach income parity. With income currently falling along with rising underwriting standards, that point is actually being pushed even farther into the (event) horizon! We are now at a point where interested parties would be remiss in not pursuing blogs (both in addition to and instead of the mainstream media) to get the nitty gritty analysis on a wide variety of topics. With that being said, I have finally decided to bite the bullet and expand BoomBustBlog by accepting partners in a bid to grow the business. Lethargic media and financial concerns, look out, here comes the BLOGS!!! I am open to ideas and suggestions. Interested parties may contact me here.
The median price for an existing home was $165,100 in February, down 1.8% from February 2009, the Realtors said. Distressed homes, generally sold at discount, accounted for 35% of sales last month.
A separate report Tuesday from Federal Housing Finance Agency showed that house prices fell 0.6% in January and December's numbers were softer than previously reported. The FHFA index -- which tracks the prices of the same houses over time, but only those sold to or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Federal Home Loan Banks -- is 13.2% below its April 2007 peak.
Inventories of existing homes increased 9.5% at the end of the month to 3.59 million available for sale, the Realtors said. That represented a 8.6-month supply at the current sales pace, compared with a 7.8-month supply in January.
As you can see, the residential housing uptrend is now apparently over, and we are resuming the downward decent.
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The year 2009 was the year of reflation theories and bubble blowing. Theses of "Green Shoots", catching the bottom, and QE reigning supreme were the order of the day. Sure enough, asset prices (nearly all of them) went one direction, straight up. We all saw it coming, but guys like me who actually count the money and rely on the fundamentals didn't believe it was a sustainable gain. It wasn't a bull market, but a bear market rally. After nearly one year, the reflationists have had their hay day, or have they?


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I'm totally over hearing about the price of the Mac Pro, so consider today's #ThrowbackThursday my last word on the subject. Any sober-minded Apple person knew the news cycle was going to be like this from the moment the new Mac Pro was announced, of course. All we have to do now is wait a week for people to get over it.
1. The 15 percent tariff on iPhone imports to the U.S. is scheduled to kick in this Sunday, but Tim Cook has laid it on thick with President Trump, and Chinese officials expect the tariffs to be delayed. With an average selling price around $1,000, these tariffs would amount to $150 per iPhone, so Apple will dodge a bullet if the tariffs are delayed. The big question, for consumers on one side and investors on the other, is whether Apple would eat the costs (bad for investors) or pass them on to consumers (bad for consumers, though probably ultimately bad for both). Apple is already paying 30 percent duties on Apple Watch, AirPods, iMacs, and HomePods, and it hasn't raised prices on those, but the iPhone would be a whole different beast. — BLOOMBERG
2. A Credit Suisse analyst report found that China iPhone shipments dropped 35 percent year-over-year in November despite an overall slight increase in the smartphone market there. Apple stock (ticker: AAPL) was down nearly 1 percent premarket today but recovered just after open. Credit Suisse also says sales declined 10.3 percent YoY in October. I'm reporting this because it's a reversal of what other reports, including government data, indicated in September, which is that this cycle was looking unusually good. Either there was a startling reversal in iPhone sales in China between September and October — which is conceivable, since that's when the iPhone 11 launch euphoria would have worn off — or somebody is wrong here. — CNBC
3. #ThrowbackThursday: In March 1990, Apple introduced the Macintosh IIfx. It was the fastest, most powerful Mac of its day; its reign lasted two years before it was dethroned by the Quadra. The base configuration was $9,000. In 2019 dollars, that's $17,930. At the top end, it was around $12,000 in 1990, or $23,908 today.
Internet people were flipping out this week about the fact that one can spec out the new Mac Pro to over $50,000, as though its an indication that Apple has lost its mind. Well, a reasonably specced 2019 Mac Pro, with a Pro Display XDR, costs about the same as the top-end Mac did in 1990, and it's just a wee bit better of a computer (and screen), wouldn't you say? The original Mac launched at about the same price as the base 2019 Mac Pro! Here are more favorable price comparisons with classic Macs. And have you tried maxing out a Dell tower workstation lately? $176.280.20. So take a chill pill, everybody. If a Mac Pro is too expensive for you, try one of Apple's many other powerful computers. — @JSNELL
4. Apple is now selling the Brydge keyboard for the 10.2-inch iPad and 10.5-inch iPad Air in stores and online. Brydge is the best truly laptop-style iPad keyboard with great backlit keyboards in nice aluminum cases. I have one myself for the iPad Pro, though lately, I've returned to Apple's Smart Keyboard Folio. It's a little bit revealing that Apple isn't selling the iPad Pro version of the Brydge, but maybe they'll add more products if these sell well. — THE VERGE
5. Apple engineers spoke to Popular Mechanics about how the new Mac Pro's massive fans keep the super-high-end machine cool without making a deafening noise. The manager of the group that designed the fans is a pilot — that's how interested he is in how air moves. The fan blades have a randomized blade pass frequency (BPF) that prevents annoying harmonics and makes the noise more distributed across a wider band of frequencies. If you're wondering why the new Mac Pro has all those crazy holes on it, it's because of all the air these fans have to move through. — POPULAR MECHANICS
6. OMNY, the New York City public transit system's tap-and-go payment system that supports Apple Pay Express Transit and other providers, is now available at Penn Station. It will be available at 85 MTA stations later this month, and the plan is for all 472 subway stations and all bus routes to have it by the end of 2020. Rollout to buses in Manhattan will begin in March 2020. — MACRUMORS
7. Apple is making serious headway with Siri's intelligence this year, especially when it comes to distinguishing people's voices from each other. It's no mean feat to be able to recognize an individual person's voice on their device without the company capturing any personal data about them. Apple is doing this using federated learning, a privacy-preserving machine learning method developed at Google in 2017. — TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
8. Business Insider's recent video, "Why Apple Products Are So Expensive," relies on outdated, inaccurate, and outright false claims. This takedown by analyst Neil Cybart deconstructs the popular notion of an "Apple Tax" — a premium Apple can extract for no reason other than that people are unwilling to leave its ecosystem. But Apple's hardware margins are actually declining as the products get more high-tech and Apple maintains — or even lowers! — prices. — ABOVE AVALON
9. Apple's lawyers got a little trigger-happy with a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown request on a tweet from the jailbreaking community. The tweet contained an encryption key that could be used to get around the iPhone's Secure Enclave, the part of the device that encrypts things behind your password and Touch ID or Face ID. It's pretty hard to argue copyright over a number, though; Apple did retract the takedown request, and Twitter restored the tweet. Security researchers think Apple's harsh stance against the jailbreak community is stifling research that could help Apple make its devices more secure. — VICE
10. Disney+ has been downloaded 22 million times on mobile devices, according to mobile app analytics firm Apptopia. That number doesn't count usage on desktop browsers, smart TVs, or plug-in boxes like Apple TV. Apptopia also says Disney+ has 9.5 million daily active users on mobile alone – the top performer on both Apple and Google's app stores. Disney reported 10 million signups total on the first day of Disney+, and it's only available in five countries so far. — CNBC
Jon Mitchell has been a tech journalist since 2010. He covered Apple, Google, and the societal effects of social media for the storied blog ReadWriteWeb (now ReadWrite). He co-hosts Internet Friends, a podcast about life online with occasional lengthy digressions into Apple news. He's the author of In Real Life: Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times from Parallax Press. He has recently, reticently returned to Twitter at @ablaze.
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This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1900. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and highly prolific, ranging from philosophy and ontology to art criticism and detective fiction. However, he is probably best-remembered for his Christian apologetics, most notably in Orthodoxy (1908) and The Everlasting Man (1925). We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Home Media Personalities Jimmy Fallon Wife, Mom, Kids, Family, Age, Net Worth, Height, Divorce
Jimmy Fallon Wife, Mom, Kids, Family, Age, Net Worth, Height, Divorce
Sometimes, a child's passion for something is a pointer to what he/she would become in the future. As a child, Jimmy Fallon was literally obsessed with watching the late-night comedy program, Saturday Night Live (SNL). Then, his parents would tape the clean parts for him to watch and later, he and his sister would re-enact sketches from the show with their friends. It did not turn out to be a mere childhood obsession as his love for the show remained with him even until college.
With his eyes set on comedy, the then 21-year-old Jimmy abandoned his college degree in 1995 to pursue a comedy career and about three years later, his lifelong dream of being a part of his beloved Saturday Night Live show was fulfilled after he was commissioned to join the comedy program as a cast member. He remained on the show until 2004 and became a celebrity while doing his job.
Having decided to try his hand at acting, Jimmy left the program and starred in the 2004 and 2005 films, Taxi and Fever Pitch. He later returned to television in 2009 as the host of the NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and in 2014, he moved to The Tonight Show.
Jimmy Fallon Bio (Age)
Born with the full name James Thomas Fallon on September 19, 1974, in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, it was obvious what career path the talented young man would follow from the time he was a child. This was because he had always been good at impersonating other characters and was also music inclined.
He graduated from Saugerties High School in 1992 and while there, he took part in most of the stage productions and served as a class social director two times. He later moved on to The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York, to study computer science major but that turned out to be a case of trying to fix a round peg in a square hole so Jimmy abandoned the course and switched to communications in his senior year.
As a college student, Jimmy Fallon would take stand-up gigs on the weekends and also perform sets at Caroline's comedy club in Times Square. However, when he was no longer able to suppress the urge to give full expression to his creativity, he dropped out of college not minding the fact that he had just one semester left to get his degree in 1995.
He moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a full-time career in comedy. 14 years later, he went back to school to finish what he started and finally received his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications. The institution also awarded him his diploma after a portfolio of his television work was reviewed, earning him experiential learning credits.
His Net Worth
Apart from his comedy which primarily includes his Late Night Show hosting, the entertainer also makes his money from hosting high profile awards shows such as the MTV Video Music Awards which he hosted in 2016. In addition to that, Jimmy Fallon also makes money from the sales of his books and comedy albums.
When Fallon became a part of The Late Night Show in 2009, his annual salary stood at $5 million and by the time he eventually took over the show from Jay Leno, his paycheck rose to about $11 million every year. This, in addition to his other endeavors, grew his net worth to the range of $25 – $35 million.
Fallon's Mom
Jimmy Fallon is the son of James Fallon Sr. and Gloria Fallon. Both of his parents were present on his first episode of "The Tonight Show" in 2014, watching from the studio audience. His mother has been said to be his biggest fan from day one and they shared a very close relationship.
Sadly, Jimmy's mother died from undisclosed causes at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, New York, on November 4, 2017. Consequently, tapings of the following week's Tonight Show episodes were canceled. One week after his mother's death, Jimmy Fallon paid a tribute to her, describing her as the best audience.
His Family – Wife, Kids, Divorce
Jimmy Fallon and his family image source
Fallon is married to Nancy Juvonen, a film producer and co-owner of the Flower Films production company. She was born on May 18, 1967, making her seven years and a few months older than her husband. Before she joined the movie industry, she studied at the University of California from where she bagged a degree in Sociology and Corporative Education.
Jimmy and Nancy met on the set of the 2005 film, Fever Pitch, and started dating in May 2007 after Drew Barrymore, who worked with Jimmy on the afore-mentioned movie, introduced them during a birthday party she (Drew) threw for Nancy.
Without wasting much time, Jimmy proposed to Nancy just three months after they started dating, with an engagement ring designed by Neil Lane. The engagement took place when they were at Nancy's family summer home in Wolfeboro on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire.
According to the comedian, he was so nervous about what the outcome would be that his face looked like he was smelling burnt toast. Fortunately, the night ended well for him as Nancy said yes to his proposal and they tied the knot on December 22, 2007.
Five years after their union, the coupled welcomed their first child, a daughter named Winnie, in July 2013, and in December 2014, the second daughter, Frances, joined the family. Both of the girls were born through a surrogate mother.
Before the kids came, most of their fans speculated that the duo was either not just ready to have children yet or do not want kids at all. However, after they welcomed their first child, Jimmy Fallon disclosed that he and his wife had been dealing with fertility issues all the while and finally settled for surrogacy after trying other options.
The power couple has been rumored to have almost broken up many times in the past few years but the rumors notwithstanding, they are still very much married and happily so too.
The successful television star has an athletic body and stands at an impressive 6 feet (1.83 meters). This makes him 4 inches taller than the average American man. He wears shoe size 10 (US) and has a waist, chest and hip measurement of 34-40-40 inches respectively.


Unless you have been on another planet or hiding under a rock, you should all know by now that the first Friday of every month here at Church St. brings a night of great live music! and last night was no exception as we held our sixth Live Music Friday of the year.
Once again it did not disappoint. And we had the pleasure of hosting a new local three piece acoustic / alternative / folk band called Stunts.
Playing two sets, they mixed well a range of their own original material with stripped down covers of well known songs which blended seamlessly. A particular highlight was their hauntingly beautiful cover of the Foo Fighters' classic My Hero which captivated the audience and even got them asking for more!
You can read more about Stunts and hear some of there songs on my space >>> here!
If you were unfortunate enough to miss out on this months music, don't worry because we will be doing all over again next month on Friday 2nd September!.
And as always we will have a great band and amazing drinks offers! so check your diaries, cross off anything that you may have planned and replace it with 'Urban Coffee's Live Music Friday'!


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DSK Bank is streamlining its model deployment process with IBM® SPSS® Modeler Gold—enabling models to move directly from development to testing and production without manual coding and with minimal IT support.
Operating in an increasingly competitive market, DSK Bank recognizes that customer service is one of its most important differentiators. The bank is constantly working on innovative ways to serve its clients faster and more efficiently, and sees predictive analytics as a key tool to help it automate processes and tailor its services to the needs of each client.
One of the most important areas where DSK Bank uses predictive analytics is its consumer loans approval process. Consumer loans make up approximately 50 percent of the bank's retail loan portfolio, and have complex approval and underwriting requirements.
In the past, due to the lack of an integrated automatic process and the many manual checks involved, customers applying for a loan often had to wait up to several hours to learn whether their request had been approved. DSK Bank realized that by accelerating the process, it could greatly improve the customer experience and gain a significant competitive advantage over other banks in the Bulgarian market.
The main issue with the existing system was deployment. The bank used IBM SPSS Modeler to design its models, but when a model was ready for production, the bank's modeling team had to manually translate it into the input language used by the risk scoring system—essentially recoding the entire model from scratch. As the bank began using more sophisticated modeling techniques, this became increasingly time-consuming and error-prone.
DSK Bank decided to solve its testing and deployment problems by extending its use of solutions from the IBM SPSS Modeler Gold portfolio, which includes IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services and IBM SPSS Analytical Decision Management.
Working with IBS, a Bulgarian IBM Business Partner that specializes in helping clients achieve digital transformation, the bank delivered a successful pilot, which convinced the key stakeholders to migrate all existing models from the old engine to the new platform.
IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services provides a rigorous, standardized process for model implementation, enabling DSK Bank to enforce strict policies around the roles and processes involved in developing, testing and deploying models to production. Logging and security management is built into the platform, so it is easy for the bank to provide a complete history of the lifecycle of each model.
The solution also eliminates the need to rebuild models in a different language prior to deployment: the models move seamlessly from the development environment into testing and production, without requiring any recoding.
You can read the full case study at IBM public site.
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Many of us live in city apartments or smaller homes, where finding a place to sit down and eat may become a challenge. A tiny kitchen doesn't have to mean that you are limited to eating over the sink or on a TV tray in the family room.
There are easy solutions to this problem. With a little ingenuity, you can transform your small space into a gathering place to sit and eat meals with your family and friends.
Incorporating bench seating into your tiny kitchen can create a perfect little dining area.
If your space is extremely limited, consider tucking a set of benches into a corner, along with a small table. If there is enough room, an extra chair or two can also be used by the table, in addition to the benches. These extra chairs can be folded and put away after meals if desired.
Benches are quite popular and are created with a variety of materials. You can find unique and trendy benches made of wood, or covered in leather or fabric. Many of which are designed with built in storage, that helps with the lack of cabinets associated with small kitchens.
Taller tables, such as a bistro table, work nicely in small spaces.
Bar stool type seating, makes it easy to slide them under the table and out of the way. Walkways will stay clear and the room won't appear cluttered.
A slide out table is the perfect solution to a tiny kitchen. These can be added in between cabinets or put in place of a drawer.
A benefit of this type of table is that you can easily slide it back into hiding when not in use. This will free up much needed floor space.
Turn your countertop into a breakfast bar.
Add a few stools and you will be able to enjoy eating in your kitchen without having to find space for a table and chairs.
Tables with a pedestal base will take up less space that a common table with four legs.
Another benefit is that it is easier to get in and out of your seat than a standard table. Also, pedestal tables are easier to clean around than a four legged table.
A triangular shaped table fits nicely in a tight corner space. This shape takes up less area than a traditional rectangular or square table.
You will give your kitchen a more modern appeal with a triangular table. Incorporate some bright colors in the room to make this style come to life.
Taking advantage of a wall mounted bar top is a design used in many commercial establishments. Bring that idea to the next level and incorporate it into your home.
This look can be created by choosing a beautiful slab of wood and mounting it along the wall. Some prefer the look of upcycled old wood, while others like a smooth, polished slab.
Bar stools slide under it to keep the space open when not in use. This is an excellent alternative to adding a table.
Now that you are aware of the many options you can choose from, adding an eat in kitchen should no longer be a dilemma.
Your kitchen may be small in size but it can be big in style and efficiency! Be sure to consult with a professional kitchen designer to help bring your ideas to life.
For further reading on kitchen remodeling, check out: Take Your Kitchen From Ordinary To Extraordinary and 8 Amazing Ideas For Kitchen Storage.


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How much is the price of shipping per kilo in DHL and its most important branches and addresses –
What is DHL?
How much is DHL shipping per kilo?
Reasons for DHL's success
How to calculate the volumetric weight of a DHL parcel
DHL prohibited items
DHL branches in Saudi Arabia
DHL unified phone number in Saudi Arabia
How much is DHL shipping per kilo?It was known that the cost of DHL shipping is one of the lowest prices in terms of cost in the world, and it was also known that the DHL shipping company is distinguished by the presence of the service of delivering both parcels and products from door to door in record time, and this matter has attracted many people to become Customers have it, in order to know the price of international shipping within DHL, as well as to know the price of international DHL shipping for the year 2023 AD, and we will display how much the price of shipping per kilo in DHL.
Before we can get acquainted with the various information related to how much the price of freight per kilo in DHL, we will work on presenting the most important and prominent details that specialize in what the DHL company is, and it is known that DHL is an international company that has existed since ancient times, and it is the one that was founded In 1969 AD, which was established by Adrian Dalcy and Robert Lynn, and the aim of its establishment was to work on transporting a number of important bonds and files by air, and it is the best shipping company around the world.
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Many people were interested in knowing the details of how much the price of freight per kilo in DHL, and it was also known that the price is the one that has financial values in varying degrees, which are calculated in accordance with the DHL parcel shipping calculator within the official website of the company as follows:
To access the DHL freight rates calculator link through the link here.
Also, all information relating to the destination and place of sending the parcel should be written.
The shipment data should be written, such as weight, and the quantitative size measurements should be determined.
Also, you must click on calculate after specifying the weight of the parcel 1 kg.
To click on "Account", and then calculate the freight price per kilo in DHL, after adding the following words to it:
tax costs.
the customs.
fuel surcharge.
Also, it was known that the weight of the parcel to be shipped within DHL is about 2 kilograms as a minimum, and it is determined among the following factors:
Package size, weight and type.
The distance separating the area from which the parcel is sent and the area to which the parcel is to be delivered.
The currency rate, which is defined as not fixed.
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By getting to know how much the price of freight per kilo in DHL, we will be able to identify the reasons for the success of DHL, and in addition to that, it is DHL that has been able to achieve great success in the world in terms of shipping packages and products, and these reasons are as follows:
Know that DHL is the one that operates according to a unified principle in all countries of the world, which is to shop, then ship, as well as save and enjoy.
Also, it was known that the company has a solid base of loyal employees.
DHL was able to work on sending about 130 transport vehicles, especially in various packages, within a specific distance that needed cities of about half an hour.
How much is the shipping price per kilo in DHL by entering the official website of the company, and then working on following steps related to the method of calculating the volumetric weight of a DHL parcel, and these steps are what we will display through the following:
Package length x height x width.
Then work on dividing the gross product that appeared previously by the volume factor.
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After we were able to identify the price per kilo freight in DHL, we will be able to know that DHL has banned a number of materials, which are considered among the prohibited materials in DHL, and these materials are as follows:
Precious stones.
In addition, rare coins.
Weapons and ammunition of all kinds.
In addition, drugs and medicines that are not licensed.
Gold and platinum alloys and silver jewelry.
In addition, drinks containing alcohol.
Perishable products are as follows:
cheeses.
the plants.
In addition, gambling purposes.
In addition, human remains.
Toxic, explosive, dangerous or flammable products.
In addition, pornographic and obscene material.
Anything that is contrary to Islamic law.
In addition, regular and electronic cigarettes.
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DHL has been able to attract a large percentage of its customers all over the world, and this matter is due to the price of freight per kilo in DHL, and there are many branches that belong to the company, as the branches of DHL are represented in Saudi Arabia through the following table:
branch the phone Worktime
Headquarters, Al-Khobar, King Fahd Al-Jawhara Road 8003450000 From 8 am until 11 pm, except for Friday, work starts from 1 pm until 10 pm
Main branch, Al-Qahtani Building, Third Floor, Dammam-Khobar Road – From Saturday to Wednesday 8:00 – 19:00
Thursday and Friday closed
Khobar, Dammam 03882919 Working hours: from Sunday to Thursday
Buraydah, Qassim 063235172 Working hours: from Sunday to Thursday
Khurais Road, Riyadh 014919624 From 8 am until 11 pm, except for Friday, work starts from 1 pm until 10 pm
DHL EMS Patio 07727090 Working hours: from Sunday to Thursday
Olaya, Riyadh 014621919 Working hours: from Sunday to Thursday
Khurais Road, Riyadh 014919516 Working hours: from Sunday to Thursday
Hafar Al-Batin, Jubail 037224993 From 8 am until 11 pm, except for Friday, work starts from 1 pm until 10 pm
Snas Express Courier, Eastern Province, Jeddah – Working hours: from Sunday to Thursday
Al Hofuf, Al Hazem, near Saydon Restaurant 0135861296 From Saturday to Wednesday
8.00 – 13.00 – 16.00 – 19.00
Thursday: 8:00 – 13:00
Al Sulay Area – Exit 16 – Working hours: from Sunday to Thursday
Sulaymaniyah District – Gasco Building – Abu Bakr Al-Razi Street 011462919 Business hours are from Sunday to Thursday
Friday: 9.00 – 11.00, 13.00 – 22.00
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After we were able to display all the information related to how much the price of freight per kilo in DHL, we will work on displaying the unified DHL phone number in Saudi Arabia, which was officially determined by the company's management, and this information is as follows:
Customers can call the unified number of DHL in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 8003450000 in order to inquire and be able to submit customer complaints.
What is the price of shipping per kilo in DHL? In this article, we have presented all the information and details related to the price of shipping per kilo in DHL, which was clarified by the company's management, and in addition to that there are a number of prohibited items with DHL.
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Gumba, Nepal is a village in Sindhupalchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3107 and had 588 houses in the village.

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All children should wear school uniform as it helps to promote a sense of belonging and community.
Long hair should be tied back neatly. Discreet hair accessories only should be worn.
Please make sure that all items of clothing are labelled.
School Uniform can be ordered online via Tesco or Brigade. Please see links below or ask in the school office for further information.


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