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Julia Annette Schmidt-Funke (* 1976 in Holzminden) ist eine deutsche Frühneuzeithistorikerin.

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Sie wuchs in Goslar auf und studierte von 1996 bis 2001 Mittlere und Neuere Geschichte, Kunstgeschichte und Klassische Archäologie an der Universität Leipzig. 2005 promovierte sie an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena mit einer Arbeit zu dem Weimarer Verleger Friedrich Justin Bertuch. Von 2006 bis 2017 war sie als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin zunächst am Historischen Seminar der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, dann an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena tätig. Nach der Habilitation im Jahr 2017 übernahm sie die Koordination des Sammlungs- und Forschungsverbunds Gotha an der Universität Erfurt. 2020 folgte sie einem Ruf auf die Professur für Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit an die Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Im Folgejahr wechselte sie an die Universität Leipzig und hat dort seit dem Sommersemester 2021 die Professur für Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit inne.

Schriften (Auswahl)
 Auf dem Weg in die Bürgergesellschaft. Die politische Publizistik des Weimarer Verlegers Friedrich Justin Bertuch (= Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Thüringen. Kleine Reihe, 16), Köln u. a. 2005, ISBN 978-3-412-22305-2.
 Karl August Böttiger (1760–1835). Weltmann und Gelehrter (= Ereignis Weimar-Jena. Kultur um 1800: Ästhetische Forschungen, 14), Heidelberg 2006, ISBN 978-3-8253-5229-5.
 Haben und Sein. Materielle Kultur und Konsum im frühneuzeitlichen Frankfurt am Main, Habilitationsschrift, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 2016.
 mit Martin Prell (Hrsg.): Digitale Edition der Briefe Erdmuthe Benignas von Reuß-Ebersdorf (1670–1732), Kooperation mit dem Thüringer Staatsarchiv Greiz und der Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena, URL: erdmuthe.thulb.uni-jena.de.
 mit Matthias Schnettger (Hrsg.): Neue Stadtgeschichte(n). Die Reichsstadt Frankfurt im Vergleich (= Mainzer Historische Kulturwissenschaften), Bielefeld 2018, ISBN 978-3-8394-3482-6.
 Materielle Kultur und Konsum in der Frühen Neuzeit (= Ding Materialität Geschichte, 1), Köln 2019, ISBN 978-3-412-51766-3.
 mit Gunhild Berg, Martin Mulsow (Hrsg.): Das Schloss als Hörsaal. Ludwig Christian Lichtenberg und die residenzstädtische Wissensproduktion um 1800 (= Gothaer Forschungen zur Frühen Neuzeit), Stuttgart 2021, ISBN 978-3-515-12664-9.

Weblinks

 Personenprofil an der Universität Leipzig
 Profil auf academia.edu
 Literatur von und über Julia A. Schmidt-Funke im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek

Einzelnachweise

Historiker (Frühe Neuzeit)
Hochschullehrer (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Hochschullehrer (Universität Leipzig)
Deutscher
Geboren 1976
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
:-. HEALING OF A PARALYTIC. ( = Mark 2:1-41.2.12; Luke 5:17-42.5.26).
This incident appears to follow next in order of time to the cure of the leper (Luke 5:17-42.5.26- :). For the exposition, see on Luke 5:17-42.5.26- :.
Luke 5:17-42.5.26- :. MATTHEW'S CALL AND FEAST. ( = Mark 2:14-41.2.17; Luke 5:27-42.5.32).
The Call of Matthew (Luke 5:27-42.5.32- :).
9. And as Jesus passed forth from thence—that is, from the scene of the paralytic's cure in Capernaum, towards the shore of the Sea of Galilee, on which that town lay. Mark, as usual, pictures the scene more in detail, thus ( :-): "And He went forth again by the seaside; and all the multitude resorted unto Him, and He taught them"—or, "kept teaching them." "And as He passed by"
he saw a man, named Matthew—the writer of this precious Gospel, who here, with singular modesty and brevity, relates the story of his own calling. In Mark and Luke he is called Levi, which seems to have been his family name. In their lists of the twelve apostles, however, Mark and Luke give him the name of Matthew, which seems to have been the name by which he was known as a disciple. While he himself sinks his family name, he is careful not to sink his occupation, the obnoxious associations with which he would place over against the grace that called him from it, and made him an apostle. (See on :-). Mark alone tells us ( :-) that he was "the son of Alphæus"—the same, probably, with the father of James the Less. From this and other considerations it is pretty certain that he must at least have heard of our Lord before this meeting. Unnecessary doubts, even from an early period, have been raised about the identity of Levi and Matthew. No capable jury, with the evidence before them which we have in the Gospels, would hesitate in giving a unanimous verdict of identity.
sitting at the receipt of custom—as a publican, which Luke ( :-) calls him. It means the place of receipt, the toll house or booth in which the collector sat. Being in this case by the seaside, it might be the ferry tax for the transit of persons and goods across the lake, which he collected. (See on :-).
and he saith unto him, Follow me—Witching words these, from the lips of Him who never employed them without giving them resistless efficacy in the hearts of those they were spoken to.
And he—"left all" (Luke 5:28), "arose and followed him."
The Feast (Luke 5:28- :).
10. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house—The modesty of our Evangelist signally appears here. Luke says (Luke 5:29) that "Levi made Him a great feast," or "reception," while Matthew merely says, "He sat at meat"; and Mark and Luke say that it was in Levi's "own house," while Matthew merely says, "He sat at meat in the house." Whether this feast was made now, or not till afterwards, is a point of some importance in the order of events, and not agreed among harmonists. The probability is that it did not take place till a considerable time afterwards. For Matthew, who ought surely to know what took place while his Lord was speaking at his own table, tells us that the visit of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, occurred at that moment (Matthew 9:18). But we know from Mark and Luke that this visit of Jairus did not take place till after our Lord's return, at a later period from the country of the Gadarenes. (See Mark 5:21-41.5.43; Luke 8:40-42.8.56, c.). We conclude, therefore, that the feast was not made in the novelty of his discipleship, but after Matthew had had time to be somewhat established in the faith when returning to Capernaum, his compassion for old friends, of his own calling and character, led him to gather them together that they might have an opportunity of hearing the gracious words which proceeded out of His Master's mouth, if haply they might experience a like change.
behold, many publicans and sinners—Luke says, "a great company" (Luke 8:40-42.8.56- :)
came and sat down with him and his disciples—In all such cases the word rendered "sat" is "reclined," in allusion to the ancient mode of lying on couches at meals.
11. And when the Pharisees—"and scribes," add Mark and Luke (Mark 2:6; Luke 5:21).
saw it, they said—"murmured" or "muttered," says Luke (Luke 5:21- :).
unto his disciples—not venturing to put their question to Jesus Himself.
Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?—(See on Luke 5:21- :).
12. But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them—to the Pharisees and scribes; addressing Himself to them, though they had shrunk from addressing Him.
They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick—that is, "Ye deem yourselves whole; My mission, therefore, is not to you: The physician's business is with the sick; therefore eat I with publicans and sinners." Oh, what myriads of broken hearts, of sin-sick souls, have been bound up by this matchless saying!
13. But go ye and learn what that meaneth— (Hosea 6:6),
I will have mercy, and not sacrifice—that is, the one rather than the other. "Sacrifice," the chief part of the ceremonial law, is here put for a religion of literal adherence to mere rules; while "mercy" expresses such compassion for the fallen as seeks to lift them up. The duty of keeping aloof from the polluted, in the sense of "having no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness," is obvious enough; but to understand this as prohibiting such intercourse with them as is necessary to their recovery, is to abuse it. This was what these pharisaical religionists did, and this is what our Lord here exposes.
for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance —The italicized words are of doubtful authority here, and more than doubtful authority in Mark 2:17; but in Luke 5:32 they are undisputed. We have here just the former statement stripped of its figure. "The righteous" are the whole; "sinners," the sick. When Christ "called" the latter, as He did Matthew, and probably some of those publicans and sinners whom he had invited to meet Him, it was to heal them of their spiritual maladies, or save their souls: "The righteous," like those miserable self-satisfied Pharisees, "He sent empty away."
Luke 5:32- :. DISCOURSE ON FASTING.
See on Luke 5:32- :.
Luke 5:32- :. THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD HEALED.—THE DAUGHTER OF JAIRUS RAISED TO LIFE. ( = Luke 8:40-42.8.56; Mark 5:21-41.5.43).
For the exposition, see on Mark 5:21-41.5.43- :.
Mark 5:21-41.5.43- :. TWO BLIND MEN AND A DUMB DEMONIAC HEALED.
These two miracles are recorded by Matthew alone.
Two Blind Men Healed (Mark 5:21-41.5.43- :).
27. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him—hearing, doubtless, as in a later case is expressed, "that Jesus passed by" ( :-).
crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us—It is remarkable that in the only other recorded case in which the blind applied to Jesus for their sight, and obtained it, they addressed Him, over and over again, by this one Messianic title, so well known—"Son of David" (Matthew 20:30). Can there be a doubt that their faith fastened on such great Messianic promises as this, "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened," &c. (Isaiah 35:5)? and if so, this appeal to Him, as the Consolation of Israel, to do His predicted office, would fall with great weight upon the ears of Jesus.
28. And when he was come into the house—To try their faith and patience, He seems to have made them no answer. But
the blind men came to Him—which, no doubt, was what He desired.
and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? they said unto him, Yea, Lord—Doubtless our Lord's design was not only to put their faith to the test by this question, but to deepen it, to raise their expectation of a cure, and so prepare them to receive it; and the cordial acknowledgment, so touchingly simple, which they immediately made to Him of His power to heal them, shows how entirely that object was gained.
29. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you—not, Receive a cure proportioned to your faith, but, Receive this cure as granted to your faith. Thus would they carry about with them, in their restored vision, a gracious seal of the faith which drew it from their compassionate Lord.
30. And their eyes were opened: and Jesus straitly charged them—The expression is very strong, denoting great earnestness.
31. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country—(See on :-).
A Dumb Demoniac Healed ( :-).
32. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil—"demonized." The dumbness was not natural, but was the effect of the possession.
33. And when the devil—demon.
was cast out, the dumb spake—The particulars in this case are not given; the object being simply to record the instantaneous restoration of the natural faculties on the removal of the malignant oppression of them, the form which the popular astonishment took, and the very different effect of it upon another class.
and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel—referring, probably, not to this case only, but to all those miraculous displays of healing power which seemed to promise a new era in the history of Israel. Probably they meant by this language to indicate, as far as they thought it safe to do so, their inclination to regard Him as the promised Messiah.
34. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils—"the demons through the prince of the demons." This seems to be the first muttering of a theory of such miracles which soon became a fixed mode of calumniating them—a theory which would be ridiculous if it were not melancholy as an outburst of the darkest malignity. (See on Matthew 9:1, &c.).
Matthew 9:1- :. THIRD GALILEAN CIRCUIT—MISSION OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES.
As the Mission of the Twelve supposes the previous choice of them—of which our Evangelist gives no account, and which did not take place till a later stage of our Lord's public life—it is introduced here out of its proper place, which is after what is recorded in Matthew 9:1- :.
Third Galilean Circuit (Matthew 9:1- :) —and probably the last.
35. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people —The italicized words are of more than doubtful authority here, and were probably introduced here from Matthew 4:23. The language here is so identical with that used in describing the first circuit (Matthew 4:23), that we may presume the work done on both occasions was much the same. It was just a further preparation of the soil, and a fresh sowing of the precious seed. (See on Matthew 4:23). To these fruitful journeyings of the Redeemer, "with healing in His wings," Peter no doubt alludes, when, in his address to the household of Cornelius, he spoke of "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil: for God was with Him" (Acts 10:38).
Jesus Compassionating the Multitudes, Asks Prayer for Help (Acts 10:38- :). He had now returned from His preaching and healing circuit, and the result, as at the close of the first one, was the gathering of a vast and motley multitude around Him. After a whole night spent in prayer, He had called His more immediate disciples, and from them had solemnly chosen the twelve; then, coming down from the mountain, on which this was transacted, to the multitudes that waited for Him below, He had addressed to them—as we take it—that discourse which bears so strong a resemblance to the Sermon on the Mount that many critics take it to be the same. (See on Acts 10:38- :; and Matthew 5:1, Introductory Remarks). Soon after this, it should seem, the multitudes still hanging on Him, Jesus is touched with their wretched and helpless condition, and acts as is now to be described.
36. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted—This reading, however, has hardly any authority at all. The true reading doubtless is, "were harassed."
and were scattered abroad—rather, "lying about," "abandoned," or "neglected."
as sheep, having no shepherd—their pitiable condition as wearied under bodily fatigue, a vast disorganized mass, being but a faint picture of their wretchedness as the victims of pharisaic guidance; their souls uncared for, yet drawn after and hanging upon Him. This moved the Redeemer's compassion.
37. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous—His eye doubtless rested immediately on the Jewish field, but this he saw widening into the vast field of "the world" ( :-), teeming with souls having to be gathered to Him.
but the labourers—men divinely qualified and called to gather them in—"are few."
38. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest—the great Lord and Proprietor of all. Compare :-, "I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman."
that he will send forth labourers into his harvest—The word properly means "thrust forth"; but this emphatic sense disappears in some places, as in Matthew 9:25; John 10:4 —"When He putteth forth His own sheep." (See on John 10:4- :).
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This expanded edition of the Jameison-Faussett-Brown Commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed.
Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Matthew 9". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/jfb/matthew-9.html. 1871-8.

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Cost of goods sold—costs incurred in buying or producing products and services. Generally speaking, these costs are constant per unit within certain volume ranges and vary with total unit volume.
Gross margin (sometimes called gross profit)—represents the remainder after cost of goods sold has been subtracted from sales.
Marketing expenses—generally programmed expenses budgeted to produce sales. Advertising expenses are typically fixed. Sales expenses can be fixed, such as a salesperson's salary, or variable, such as sales commissions. Freight or delivery expenses are typically constant per unit and vary with total unit volume.
General and administrative expenses—generally, committed fixed costs for the planning period, which cannot be avoided if the organization is to operate. These costs are frequently called overhead.
Net income before (income) taxes (often called net profit before taxes—the remainder after all costs have been subtracted from sales.
A pro forma income statement reflects a marketing manager's expectations (sales) given criterion inputs (costs). This means that a manager must think specifically about customer response to strategies and tactics and focus attention on the organization's financial objectives of profitability and growth when preparing a pro forma income statement.
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Competences vary in the extent to which they are at the center of a firm's ability to offer low cost or differentiated products or services. To be at the center, competences must meet three criteria: customer value, competitor differentiation, and extendability. The customer value criterion requires that a core competence must make an unusually high contribution to the value that customers perceive. A competence is a competitor differentiating if it is uniquely held or, if widely held, the firm's level of the competence is higher than that of its competitors. A competence is extendable if it is used in more than one product area.
Distinctive Competence
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Distinctiveness is a relative concept – an organization is distinctive with respect to a benchmark established with reference to aspirations. For example, an organization may aspire to become the largest organization of its type in a region. Thus, one aspect of distinctiveness will be related to other organizations within that region, as this is their benchmark – not elsewhere in the world. However the benchmark for distinctiveness may change as the business model or livelihood scheme is explored – aspirations may become more ambitious as the group discovers that its distinctive competences are more distinctive than they had thought. Alternatively, sometimes a group realizes that they are not exploiting their distinctiveness as fully as they might, because they have not appreciated fully the nature of their distinctiveness.
The opposite may also occur. Here, a group discovers that much of what is distinctive is also useless in relation to their current aspirations. Many distinctive competences of an organization grow over time and the organization becomes so proud of them that they forget why they needed them. Distinctiveness is therefore relative to a benchmark, usually with respect to other organizations, existing or potential, as defined by the aspirations, rather than to any absolute criterion. This means that aspirations can subsequently be changed to become less demanding if increasing distinctiveness is difficult to come by. Exploring distinctive competences and aspirations must therefore be done together.


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If you think through all of the variables that shape a country's economy, it's no wonder that monetary policy is difficult. It should also come as no surprise that the Federal Reserve doesn't always get it right. In fact, sometimes the Fed's actions have made the economy worse off.
Prior to the Great Recession, and in response to the recession of 2001, the Fed took steps to stimulate aggregate demand. It kept interest rates low, which meant that credit was cheap – including credit for stuff like mortgages.
Cheap credit has the potential to fuel asset bubbles. For example, in the early to mid 2000s, housing prices were increasing year over year. Both buyers and lenders became overconfident. And, while it's easy for us to see what happened in hindsight, very few people spotted the trouble ahead.
This is an example of where action was the problem. But what about inaction? Most economists agree that the Fed's choice to not increase the money supply in the 1930s actually made the Great Depression worse.
If the Fed could have foreseen the housing crisis, what could they have done to prevent it? What are some different viewpoints on the role of the Fed? We'll cover these in detail in the video (and the quantity theory of money will make a reappearance!).
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The economy is complex, and it operates according to uncertain rules. This makes monetary policy difficult and sometimes the Fed's actions have made things worse rather than better. Let's take a look at the Great Recession. In an earlier video, we showed how increased leverage, mortgage securitization, and overconfidence contributed to the Great Recession. In this video, we're going to take a look at how the Fed's actions before the recession -- how they might have promoted the housing bubble, making the eventual recession worse.
In the late 1990s, the American economy was booming, with low unemployment and low inflation. The recession in 2001 appeared to be mild, but it was troubling that the unemployment rate remained high even after the recession officially ended. In an effort perhaps to bring back the 1990s, and to reduce unemployment, the Fed continued to try to increase aggregate demand, even after the recession had ended. In particular, the Fed kept the federal funds rate very low. A low federal funds rate makes credit cheaper and cheap credit can fuel an asset bubble. A bubble is when asset prices rise far higher and faster than can be explained by the fundamentals.
Irrational exuberance, rather than analysis, begins to drive prices higher and higher and higher. By keeping interest rates low, the Fed's policy in the early to mid-2000s encouraged people to buy more homes. Housing construction increased and that did generate lots of jobs. But as housing prices increased, year after year after year, it also made buyers and lenders overconfident. The Fed kept the federal funds rate very low until mid-2005. Housing prices peaked in 2006, shortly after the rate began to increase. And housing prices started to crash in 2007.
When housing prices started to fall, homeowners felt poor and they spent less. Home construction slowed down and halted. Aggregate demand fell. The Fed probably did keep interest rates too low for too long, but they also underestimated the effects that a decline in the housing sector would have on the overall economy. In fact, few people at the time understood how large the shadow banking system was, or how tied it was to the housing sector through mortgage-backed securities.
We should also recognize that bubbles -- they're much easier to see in hindsight than they are in real time. Every bubble comes with a story about why this time is different. The trouble is, sometimes the times -- they really are different. Even if the Fed knew that housing prices were too high, and even if they had wanted to restrain prices, the Fed has limited tools. Monetary policy -- it's simply a crude way to pop a bubble. Monetary policy can influence aggregate demand, but by reducing aggregate demand, the Fed is slowing down the entire economy, not just the housing sector. That's not a very efficient way to manage an asset price bubble.
Now the Fed does have the power to regulate banks, and it could have used some of that power to restrain some of the abuses in subprime mortgage lending. That would have been a more targeted attack on the sector that was overheating. So, the Fed's actions may have contributed to the housing bubble and the Great Recession, but failing to act can also have disastrous consequences. For example, most economists agree that the Fed's inaction during the 1930s -- they made the Great Depression much worse.
During that time, the U.S. money supply fell by about a third -- the largest drop in aggregate demand in American history. And the Fed mostly watched from the sidelines, when instead very strong actions to increase the money supply were called for. Rather than hoping that wise policymakers will make the right decision at just the right time, some economists argue that the Fed should follow a rule rather than relying on discretion. Milton Friedman, for example, suggested a money supply rule, a rule that would have M1 or M2 grow at a constant rate -- say 3% a year -- to match the growth rate of real GDP.
Money supply rules work best when velocity is constant. But when there are large shocks to the economy, such as the Great Depression and the Great Recession, velocity usually falls. So, these rules can mislead, just when you need them most. To avoid some of the pitfalls of a strict money supply rule, other economists have suggested targeting inflation, or nominal GDP. A nominal GDP rule, for example, would keep nominal GDP -- M times V -- growing at a constant rate. If the Fed had followed a nominal GDP rule, for example, then the recession of 2008 -- it might have been much milder.
But it's not clear that it could have followed the rule. Beginning in late 2008, the Fed doubled the monetary base in just four months -- the largest increase in history. But keeping nominal GDP growing would have required injecting even more money into the economy. It's not clear that the Fed could have done that, as that kind of action is unprecedented in monetary history. And we don't really know how the economy, or the political system, how they would have responded to such unprecedented policies. The bottom line is this -- the Federal Reserve has some powerful tools at its command, so designing monetary institutions and rules is important if the Fed's power is to help more than to harm.


The U.S. dollar leaped to its highest levels this year against a basket of currencies on Friday, despite disappointing U.S. employment data for April.
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected and although the unemployment rate dropped to near a 17-1/2-year low of 3.9 percent, this was because some jobless Americans left the labour force.
Average hourly earnings rose 4 cents, or 0.1 percent, last month after gaining 0.2 percent in March. That left the annual increase in average hourly earnings at 2.6 percent.
The dollar index jumped to 92.90, the highest level since Dec. 28. The greenback also broke above parity with the Swiss franc, rising as high as 1.0022 francs.
The dollar has gained as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will continue raising rates while other central banks including the European Central Bank (ECB) will act more slowly.
The sharp rise in the dollar in recent weeks - it broke above a 200-day moving average this week for the first time in a year - took hedge funds and other investors by surprise. They had built up record short bets on the dollar and were forced to cover some of those positions, lifting the greenback even more.


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3 Things - April Twenty Fifteen
My 3 things FAQ here.
1: Listening: "We Belong Together" by Rickie Lee Jones
Lie on your floor and crank this song real loud. That's what I did. I lost my self and soul for a few minutes. Been years since I'd heard those iconic piano chords that open the song, and that incredible first line, "Say this was no game of chicken you were aiming your best friend. That you wear like a switchblade on a chain around your neck I think you picked this up in Mexico from your dad." Quintessential Rickie — the mood, the strange lyrics, the drama. When the song finished, I got up, walked over to my guitar, picked it up, hit the re-play button on YouTube, and played along to this song, over and over.
2: Making: a loaf of bread from scratch
I play guitar; I dabble in playing the bass. I am a serious cook; I dabble in baking. This week, I became fixated on making a loaf of bread from scratch. From the ground up is how I roll, so I pulled out a copy of Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book that my aunt Ellen gave me years ago and I made the basic whole wheat loaf. What an exercise in risk and faith! The instructions said, "when in doubt, keep kneading." Good advice for life, methinks.
3. Thinking about: what it takes to write a song
Anytime I read about writers and writing (which is a lot), I think about songwriting. In an interesting article in the New York Times book review, Benjamin Moser had this to say about being a writer: "No young writer can know how rare inspiration is — or how, in its place, the real talent turns out to be sitting down, propelling oneself, day after day, through the self-doubt surrounding our nebulous enterprise, trying to believe, as when we began, that writing is important."
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Getting at a Leader's Essential Character
04 Sep 2015. Jennifer Farrer, Robert E. Kaplan
When leaders are assessed to help them improve or to make staffing decisions, the final product—typically a set of strengths and weaknesses—is a superficial read that lacks coherence, lacks explanatory power. It's a loose collection of attributes like the sets of "competencies" that it's often based on.
Sure, for development purposes those summary lists are useful in serving up a few specific things for the person to work on, but they strike only a glancing blow. They leave development power on the table. How often do these exercises amount to nothing?
For strengths and weaknesses material to stand a good chance of bringing about meaningful change, leaders need to see the larger significance of discrete tendencies and go from surface knowledge to deep realization. They need to get it, really get it, and get it with feeling. How to make this happen? By inferring from that fragmented, disconnected collection of attributes a unifying theme, one that consolidates many of the leader's strengths and weaknesses, and illuminates all that by tying it to what drives the individual. It's getting at the leader's character in a full sense—in a deep sense. A big thought emerges that is clear as day, something that can be seen to originate in childhood and that applies to work and to life outside of work today.
First, the scattered puzzle pieces are fitted together into a coherent picture. Actually two pictures, one of the leader's strengths and another of weaknesses. Not just fitted together but grouped around a central theme, an organizing principle, which coalesces the attributes.
To illustrate we'll pick someone with a very recognizable leadership style. All business, he sits on the edge of his seat eyes flashing, talks fast, walks fast, self-assured yet awkward interpersonally, handsome but a little out of shape. He leads a large chunk of a large organization and reports to the CEO.
His strengths:
commanding knowledge of the business and industry
strong sense of purpose
strong sense of ownership
high energy; great stamina
can-do attitude; focused, determined
high integrity; ambition in check
what you see is what you get
sets clear direction, communicates it unequivocally
a terrific problem-solver—creative, resourceful
tough when necessary
his organization generally delivers; a generally good track record
To jump from these several positive attributes to a unifying theme is a big inferential leap. Much more than the exercise of logic, this big step grows out of significant guided personal exploration, drawing on multiple sources of data. When asked to roll up these attributes into a pithy summary statement, this is what he wrote:
"A capable guy who wants the best for the organization and gets the job done—takes personal responsibility."
On the flip side, his weaknesses:
shoulders too much of the load
spread too thin; not accessible
overloads the organization
his team not really a team; has a small inner circle made up of like types
too competitive—wants to win the debate
intolerant—of individuals who don't take total responsibility, go all out
too intense, bores in on people
distant interpersonally
disorganized personally
picks up the slack for subpar staff members
lack of work-life balance
How would you roll these up? This is what he came up with:
"Overly self-reliant; the lack of a team environment hurts morale and detracts from performance."
Another major way to amp up an assessment is to factor in what drives the individual. Referring to what lies beneath surface adds depth to an otherwise flat picture, the two-dimensional view suddenly becomes three-dimensional. It's not unusual for one driver to be the strongest by a wide margin, the prime mover.
Our example's irrepressible sense of responsibility, highly productive, narrowly channeled, is what made him and in non-trivial ways what unmakes him. It accounts for how much he and his organization accomplishes, and it accounts for the drags on his and his team's effectiveness. It also explains his failure to take adequate care of himself (short on sleep and too busy to exercise) and his lack of availability to his wife and children—in the name of being responsible to his family.
Adding drivers to the picture reveals, or reveals more clearly, the positives and negatives as flip sides of the same coin, united and cemented together by the chief driver. He does his job to the max, he does some of yours too. Expecting the world of himself, he's his own worse critic. Knowing that about himself, he tries his best to spare others but his negative feeling seeps through. As much as he cares for others, he is sorely limited in his ability to connect with them personally.
The drivers themselves acquire even great potency when tied to the leader's history, going back to childhood. Likely cause-and-effect connections are made. A major circumstance or set of experiences stands out above the rest, and looks every bit like the defining formative influence.
In our example, the breakthrough came from a single biographical fact and the fall-out from it. When he was eleven years old his father died. The loss was enormous. Apart from missing his father terribly—his father had taken him under his wing—he had to grow up fast. Before long he became the man of the house, looking after his two younger sisters, making meals, finding ways to add to the family's income. His mother "broke her back to make ends meet" and to be a good mother. Both her example and the press of circumstances imbued him with a work ethic that knows no bounds. Driven to be the provider at work and at home, he reminded us of Atlas, the mythical figure who strained to hold the earth on his shoulders.
That difficult circumstance and his all-out long-running response to it shaped his character. Literally. Derived from the Greek, the word character originally meant a stamping tool. His upbringing stamped him with many of the qualities that distinguish him both as a person and as a leader.
The emerging sense of the leader's character is lent further weight by factoring in private life. The role taken at home is almost always marked by striking parallels to the role taken at work. In our example the senior manager instinctively assumed the role with his own family of provider and took pride in that. They lived in a nice neighborhood, they could afford for his wife to be a stay-at-home mother, they had built up substantial savings (that to him never seemed enough). But he was a distant provider—when he was home he was consumed by work or tied up with household projects that he generally did on his own. When he did interact with his wife or children, too often he was critical, only vaguely aware that he was taking small bites out of their self-esteem. The ironic bottom line: financially, he was an excellent provider, emotionally not so much. This was true at home and at work. By doing too much himself and being intolerant of other people who in his view weren't doing enough, he created, at work and at home, a morale problem and took away from other people's performance.
Each of the puzzle pieces served up in sets of strengths and weaknesses mean a lot more when placed in the context of the whole person. Then when, in addition, that sense of the whole is tied to what makes the individual tick, you have mustered the assessment power that causes leaders to call out excitedly, "This is an epiphany!" Our senior manager knew, and was gratified to know, he was highly responsible in both sectors of his life. He didn't know that in both sectors he was in certain ways irresponsible.
The power of getting at character is that it doesn't just produce intellectual awareness, it kicks up great splashes of feeling. "This is unsettling," leaders say. It's a sharp clarity that generates not just light but heat. When our senior manager realized that, by being distant and intolerant, he had unwittingly hurt his wife and children, his face flushed. He was mortified. "I'm ashamed of myself," he said. It was the last thing he wanted to do. That type of clarity, searing clarity, sparks a heart-felt commitment to do better and fires a natural momentum for change.
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United Arab Emirates Quiz
International GK Quiz
UAE GK Quiz and Questions
Q1. United Arab Emirates is a federation of _________ emirates
Q2. The United Arab Emirates was established in the year
(A) 1968
(B) 1971
(D) 1977
Answer: (B) 1971
Q3. Who was the first President of the UAE
(A) Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
(B) Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
(C) Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(D) Ubaid bin Saeed
Answer: (B) Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Q4. In which year, the first national elections were held in the United Arab Emirates
Answer: (D) 2006
Q5. Which one is the largest emirates by area wise in United Arab Emirates
(A) Abu Dhabi
(B) Sharjah
(C) Dubai
(D) Ajman
Answer: (A) Abu Dhabi
(A) Dubai
(C) Abu Dhabi
(D) Fujairah
Answer: (C) Abu Dhabi
Q7. Which one is the most populous city in United Arab Emirates
(B) Al Ain
(D) Sharjah
Answer: (A) Dubai
Q8. In which year Burj Khalifa was opened for public
Q9. Which country do not shares its border with UAE
(A) Iran
(B) Qatar
(C) Iraq
(D) Oman
Answer: (C) Iraq
Q10. Which one is recognized as National Bird of UAE
(A) Pigeon
(B) Hawk
(C) Buzzard
(D) Falcon
Answer: (D) Falcon
Q11. Which one is the largest port in UAE
(A) Mina Saqr
(B) Port Rashid
(C) Fateh Terminal
(D) Jebel Ali
Answer: (D) Jebel Ali
Q12. Which dynasty rule the Emirate of Sharjah
(A) Al Abu Falasa Dynasty
(B) Al Qasimi Dynasty
(C) Al Sharqi Dynasty
(D) Al Mu'alla Dynasty
Answer: (B) Al Qasimi Dynasty
Q13. The Al Badiyah mosque is located in
(A) Fujairah
(B) Dubai
(C) Sharjah
(D) Abu Dhabi
Answer: (A) Fujairah
Q14. Which one is the second most largest Emirates by area wise in UAE
Answer: (B) Dubai
Q15. The UAE dirham was introduced in the year
Answer: (C) 1973


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Improving Access to Maternal Health Care through Devolution in Western Kenya
Susan Kilonzo+−
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Susan Kilonzo
Susan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Maseno University. She holds a doctorate on the sociology of religion and is trained in peace studies (University for Peace, San José), as well as in gender-responsive economic policy management (IDEP).
Moi University, Kenya
Eunice Kamaara
Eunice Kamaara is Professor of Religion at Moi University, Kenya and International Affiliate of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.
Kitche Magak
Kitche Magak is Associate Professor of literature and Head of Department of Literary Studies at Maseno University in Kenya.
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Devolution was greeted with great anticipation in Kenya as a means of bringing services closer to the people. However, since the implementation of the recent devolution reforms, criticism has mounted, with evidence of corruption, poor management, late payment of county staff and considerable disaffection among service providers, especially health professionals. In this study, we examine health-care users' and providers' perceptions of the effect of devolved health services on referral maternal health-care access in Kisumu and Uasin Gishu counties in Western Kenya. Our findings suggest that while health workers are dissatisfied, there is considerable satisfaction among users of referral maternal health services. Users largely associate their satisfaction with devolution. However, closer analysis suggests that improved access is not only linked to devolved
health services but also to other developments both at the national level(health campaigns, increased mobile telephony) and county level (improved transportation, relocation of available funds).
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Last summer, just as the fidget spinner craze was cresting, a glossy spin on the trend hit the internet. The Glamspin is a fidget spinner, the virally popular toy for distracted hands, but with pots of lip gloss appended to the end of each lobe. Voila! Glamspin wrung a little extra life out of the fad, and the $10 impulse item was a best-seller upon its release.
This kind of genius is not an accident, though: The Glamspin was conceived for the teen-oriented Taste Beauty by employees of BuzzFeed Commerce after they saw that many people reading articles about fidget spinners on the site were also clicking on articles about lip gloss.
Fast forward a year, and BuzzFeed has created a new line of business out of generating insights for brands, and helping them develop products and solve business challenges: BuzzFeed Partner Innovation.
The name might not be profound (or clever), but the challenges that this division of BuzzFeed Commerce is designed to address are. Traditional brands have lost their way between Amazon on one end and Instagram on the other, and those that realize this are increasingly experimenting with how to create products to respond to consumer trends more quickly and reach their audiences directly.
For BuzzFeed, of course, the issues are no less significant. Amid increasing pressure for digital media brands to generate revenue from unexpected sources, consulting is a potentially rich source of high-margin income for BuzzFeed, which reportedly missed its revenue target by 15% to 20% and cut 8% of its staff in 2017.
Partner Innovations, has quietly been providing services to companies since last August, from lawn-care giant Scotts Miracle Gro to cosmetics brand Maybelline, and is overseen by two pioneers in digital commerce. Ben Kaufman, who runs BuzzFeed Commerce, joined the company in 2016 to start the division after having built the crowdsourced products startup Quirky, which is best remembered for its internet-connected egg tray (and perhaps also for Kaufman having raised $185 million only to see Quirky sell for $15 million in a bankruptcy sale). His partner, Jake Bronstein, made his name off the wildly popular desktop fidget toy (and consumer safety hazard) Buckyballs, and then he followed that up with an early crowdfunded hit in Flint & Tinder American-made apparel.
For Maybelline, whose project launched last week, the BuzzFeed team helped create "summer fundles"–beauty bundles of best-selling Maybelline products intended to provide customers with "everything they need for an Instagrammable summer." Kaufman and Bronstein convened beauty editorial staffers, experts on Amazon, and influencers, merchandisers, and illustrators, and Maybelline contributed its own experts, including employees from its social media and PR teams. The challenge was to design a product and marketing strategy that would break through on Amazon's Prime Day, an event where customers typically look for big "door-buster" deals rather than relatively inexpensive items such as makeup.
Similarly, when Scotts Miracle Gro was in search of a subscription product that could get millennials interested in gardening, they turned to BuzzFeed. "The insights they were able to provide on millennial behavior were narrower than anything we could have focused on ourselves," says Patti Ziegler, VP of marketing and communications.
Following the brief from Scotts, the team developed Lunarly, a subscription plant service that will be available soon. Lunarly will deliver a new plant according to the moon phases and comes with ceremonial accessories like crystals or palo santo and sage.
Partner Innovations is now one of two-year-old BuzzFeed Commerce's five pillars that operate as discrete businesses. The division makes money from licensing BuzzFeed brands–Tasty branded cookware is sold at Walmart, and the company also makes custom-labeled wine, for example–as well as merch events, and its aggressive strategy to draw money from affiliate links. Kaufman said that BuzzFeed is projecting triple-digit growth for its Commerce business this year.


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Damian Delvalle Sanabria is led away by a SENAD official
Paraguay Captures 'Marijuana King'
PARAGUAY / 10 SEP 2013 BY CHARLES PARKINSON EN
Paraguay has announced the capture of one of the country's major marijuana exporters two years after he escaped prison, giving President Horacio Cartes a high-profile scalp in his apparent fight against crime and corruption.
Damian Delvalle Sanabria, known as the "marijuana king," was detained on Friday after investigators from the country's anti-drug force (SENAD) raided a luxury mansion in the southern city of Encarnacion, near the tri-border area with Argentina and Brazil, reported Ultima Hora.
The property belonged to his partner, a former legal advisor for a state hydroelectric project, reported ABC Color.
Delvalle was originally detained by SENAD in November 2010 in the possession of over two tons of marijuana, but escaped in May 2011 after allegedly paying $150,000 for a falsified release order, reported ABC Color.
According to La Nacion, Delvalle headed a criminal group which transported marijuana to neighboring countries and was connected with 800 kilos recently seized at the Argentina-Paraguay border.
He is also the subject of an extradition request from Argentina and wanted in connection with the 2003 kidnapping of the son of a former Argentine minister, according to ABC Color.
According to the 2013 UN World Drug Report, 171 tons of marijuana were seized in Paraguay in 2011 -- more than double the seizures made in 2009 -- although SENAD placed 2011 seizures in excess of 300 tons.
While it is unclear exactly how much marijuana Delvalle was responsible for exporting, it is clear that he was a key player in the trade in South America's biggest marijuana producing country.
According to the State Department's 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 80 percent of the marijuana produced in Paraguay is destined for the domestic market in Brazil. With Argentina also a significant domestic market, the location where Delvalle was found would have been ideal for orchestrating exports.
With recently sworn in President Horacio Cartes attempting to overcome accusations of ties to drug trafficking, the capture of a major trafficker living the high life in the company of a former government employee represents a high-profile success in his declared battle against crime and corruption.
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Q: SplitViewController always shows DetailViewController on startup I have a splitViewController setup on Storyboard. Its setup as Master on MasterViewController() and on DetailController on DetailViewController(). Whenever the app launches I always get the DetailViewController on full screen with a navigationBar which I have to pop before the MasterView is presented. I have set self.preferredDisplayMode = .oneBesideSecondary
and I have searched the net for an answer but cannot get. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

A: from
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/656369

If I embed the split view controller in a container view controller,
then the problem solved. This is the the most effective solution I
have ever found.

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Q: Really annoying keyboard screw up when entering sqlplus Often when using bash I am used to using the keys ^A and ^E to go to the
beginning and end of line, and the arrow keys to move from character to
character without erasing.  Every now and then, I enter certain tools
where it completely screws up my hotkeys, and nothing works.  My keyboard
is remapped making the delete key the backspace key, ^W now erases words
and it is impossible for me to correct anything in the command line
because just about every key for editing the commands typed puts garbage
characters to the terminal.  This often happens to me when entering
passwords or SQLPlus in a UNIX terminal.
I don't even know if this is bash or something else, but someone told me
too look at this command:
  $ stty -a
  speed 38400 baud; rows 37; columns 100; line = 0;
  intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>; eol2 = <undef>; swtch = ^Z;
  start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W; lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 0
  ;
  -parenb -parodd cs8 -hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts
  -ignbrk brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl ixon -ixoff -iuclc -ixany -imaxbel

  opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0
  isig icanon iexten echo -echoe -echok -echonl -noflsh -tostop -echoctl -echoke

Anyhow, I don't know what I am looking at here, but I do recognize some of
the shortcuts ^W and ^U.  How can I redefine things to make this weird
terminal settings act like regular bash

A: I think you want the reset command, in the ncurses package.
If you rather mean inside of sqlplus, then the other answer is correct: there's nothing you can do, because sqlplus is an ancient and doesn't support readline.

A: Most of what you describe is provided by readline, so if the utility you are using doesn't support readline or something equivalent you are out of luck. The terminal only interprets a very limited set of escape codes, mainly the ones for deleting the previous word (^W) and for deleting the whole line (^U), for the rest (^A, ^E, ...) the application has to do the work.

A: You can use rlwrap
Unfortunately, if you are on client site, you can't compile it. But you can download a binary version here
Have fun!


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Book Review: Things We Didn't Say
TITLE: Things We Didn't Say
AUTHOR: Amy Lynn Green
PUBLISHER: Bethany House
STARS: ****
Headstrong Johanna Berglund, a linguistics student at the University of Minnesota, has very definite plans for her future . . . plans that do not include returning to her hometown and the secrets and heartaches she left behind there. But the US Army wants her to work as a translator at a nearby camp for German POWs.
Johanna arrives to find the once-sleepy town exploding with hostility. Most patriotic citizens want nothing to do with German soldiers laboring in their fields, and they're not afraid to criticize those who work at the camp as well. When Johanna describes the trouble to her friend Peter Ito, a language instructor at a school for military intelligence officers, he encourages her to give the town that rejected her a second chance.
As Johanna interacts with the men of the camp and censors their letters home, she begins to see the prisoners in a more sympathetic light. But advocating for better treatment makes her enemies in the community, especially when charismatic German spokesman Stefan Werner begins to show interest in Johanna and her work. The longer Johanna wages her home-front battle, the more the lines between compassion and treason become blurred--and it's no longer clear whom she can trust.
Things We Didn't Say tells Johanna story via letters, which caught me off-guard at first, but the intrigue within the missives kept me reading. Johanna makes an interesting heroine. Her high intelligence and fierce drive sometimes clash with social niceties, and her only true friend is Peter Ito, a brilliant young man of Japanese descent in a time when Japanese are met with as much suspicion as Germans.
On the surface, this story is about two young people trying to serve their country, although Johanna commits reluctantly. In reality, pride, prejudice, loyalty and, finally, faith are the real stars. And that makes this World War 2 novel relevant today.
It took me a while to get into this story, chopped up as it is into short letters, but it hooked me fairly quickly, and secrets, lies and mysteries will do. Things We Didn't Say will stay with me for a long time, and I recommend it, awarding it four stars. I received this book courtesy of Graf-Martin Communications and Baker Publishing Inc.
Book Review: What Are YOU Made Of?
TITLE: What Are YOU Made Of? (Life Lessons From Nature)
AUTHOR: Caitlin Nickel
ILLUSTRATOR: Lilla Vincze
Have you ever wanted to quit when things got hard?
Have you wondered, "what's the point?" when you were going through difficult experiences? The characters in this book have felt all of those things!
Come along and meet Pearl, Jack, Diamond and Fergie, some of the world's most rare and wonderful creations who became what they are by enduring hard things.
What Are YOU Made Of? is a delightful story for children from 5 to 10 years of age, but it's message of encouragement will appeal to all age groups. This book shows how troubles can produce beautiful results and encourages readers to trust the God Who created them and is always with them.
I was surprised and intrigued by the science discoveries and experiments designed for a fun, hands-on learning encounter. The author even invites readers to interact with her personally, a surprising and sweet touch.
I love this book and highly recommend it. What Are YOU Made Of? would make a great gift or resource for schools. Five stars!


Who is Hugo Sheppard ?
Hugo Sheppard & Co is the retail and online destination for women searching for a curated mix of premium quality footwear that reflects their personal style and needs. The collection features exclusive European brands catering to Australian women who require luxurious comfort, quality and original styling.
The brands available are not found in every boutique on the high street. Special attention is paid to trends that are taking a lead in Europe and have a unique identity so that they can be launched in Australia with confidence.
Hugo Sheppard is committed to offering their customers an unrivalled shopping experience from the moment they enter the store. A magnificent collection of footwear presented by a fully trained service team is sure to make your shopping experience a memorable one.


One excellent way to help protect your personal information from falling into the wrong hands is to shred unneeded documents. Oast & Hook has partnered with Stealth Shredding to provide free document shredding on May 9th to all of Oast & Hook's clients and friends. The event will take place at Oast & Hook's Portsmouth office, and all shredded paper will be recycled. Just show up with your old records, and Oast & Hook will gladly assist you. Come meet our attorneys and staff (including Allie), and enjoy free parking, hot coffee, and snacks.
Financial and Investment Documents: Investments often result in receiving vast amounts of mail, such as prospectuses, privacy notices and address confirmations. If you don't plan on acting on this information, get rid of it. You need to retain balance statements for only the past three months. Any time you purchase a new investment, however, you should retain the transaction record until you sell the investment and complete your income tax return. In addition, you may want to keep any benefit information if it would be helpful to you in determining your future benefits.
Medical Records: Personal health records, such as medical history, contact information of personal physicians, and prescribed treatments and prescriptions – should be kept indefinitely. All other medical records, however, such as premium statements, physician or hospital bills, copies of prescriptions, only need to be kept for five years after treatment has ended (unless items have been claimed on your tax returns, in which case the supporting documents should be kept for seven years).
Pay Stubs: If your pay stubs contain the history of all the past pay stubs for the year, then you need to keep only the most recent one. If they don't provide payment history, then keep all pay stubs until you receive an overview statement at the end of the year. After you receive the overview statement, you may discard all previous pay stubs. Please note that pay stubs contain all the information an identity thief needs to steal your identity. Therefore, dispose of these cautiously, preferably by shredding.
Warranty Documents: All warranty documents may be disposed of at the time the warranty expires or you get rid of the item.
Oast & Hook trusts that this information helps you clear out the paper clutter that you may have in your home.
O&H: Allie, we know that many of our clients are moving out of their homes and into apartments. Do you know of any resources that might help them find pet-friendly rentals?
Allie: As a matter of fact, I do have some tips for renters. Understanding why many landlords do not allow pets can help you be a more responsible tenant. Landlords have concerns about damage to drapes, blinds, or carpeting. If we cats don't use the litterbox properly, then the smell can be difficult to remove; and landlords may be concerned if we are wandering outside. If you are a responsible resident, then you may be able to get a great referral when you move. There are several online resources to help you find a pet-friendly home. They include PeopleWithPets.com, Apartments.com, and RentWithPets.org. (This last one is a service of the Humane Society of the U.S.) You can also contact your local Humane Society and animal shelters for more rental information. You may need a pet resume including references from previous rental managers, and some communities may require a letter from your veterinarian stating that your pet is up-to-date on vaccinations. Make sure your lease includes permission in writing to have pets, and find out if you must pay a pet deposit. (These generally range from $150 to $500, and rent may be $10 to $50 higher per month.) Conduct a pre-move-in damage inspection with the landlord, and find out what is considered "pet damage." In my next column, I will discuss moving day and settling in tips for your pet. Time to find my toys so they don't get lost in Oast & Hook's upcoming office move!


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Ridgedale Advisors LP
An alternative asset management firm focused on global macro absolute return & active commodity solutions
Mark Rosenberg
Chairman & Co-CIO
Mark co-leads the investment Committee and co-manages Ridgedale's portfolios. Mark founded Ridgedale's predecessor company RXR Capital ("RXR") in 1983, later renamed SSARIS Advisors after partnering with State Street Global Advisors in 2001. As an early pioneer in the managed futures/global macro segments of the business, Mark started on the floor at NYMEX in 1968, and created one of Merrill Lynch's first commodities funds in the early 1980's, leading a group that managed hedging and alternative strategies for Merrill's institutional clients. Mark served as a Director of the FIA for 19 years, 2 term Executive Director of MFA and is a current Arbitrator for the NFA.
Paul Lucek
CEO & Co-CIO
Paul leads portfolio management and development of new investment and risk management strategies and co-leads the investment Committee. Prior to joining Ridgedale, Paul served as CEO and CIO of SSARIS until 2014, and prior to that as Director of Research. Before joining SSARIS in 2004, Paul developed quantitative algorithms for trading stock index futures and used this expertise to launch SITE Capital Management LLC in 1996, a CTA and CPO that focused on systematic equity derivatives and options strategies. Paul was previously part of the Human Genome Project at Columbia University as a candidate in the MD/PhD program and received a BA and MA from Harvard University.
Peter Gorman
Peter heads business development, sales management, client relations and product development, is a member of the Investment committee and is also the Compliance Coordinator. Prior to joining Ridgedale, Peter spent five years as Senior Vice President at SSARIS. Before joining SSARIS in 2011, Peter worked as a Senior Vice President at Index IQ, a Director at Hatteras Funds and a Managing Director at Robeco Investment Management. Peter has his MBA from Babson College, and BA from Hobart College. He is a past and present member of Managed Money Institute, IMCA, FOX, NACUBO and AIMSE. Peter holds Series 3, 7 & 63 licenses.
Steven Fidanzato
Senior Vice President, Head of Trading
Steve directs trading and is also a member of the investment committee. Previously he was Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management at SSARIS. Prior to joining Ridgedale, Steve was with RXR since 1991. He was of member of the board of the FINEX exchange, a division of the New York Board of Trade and a board member of the FIA New York operations divisions. Steve is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Cortland with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Nick Katchadurian, CAIA
Nick is a Vice President at Ridgedale Advisors focused on business development , investments and operations. Nick is also a member of Ridgedale's investment committee. Prior to joining Ridgedale, Nick held internships with Centerbridge Partners and Epiq Systems, as well as participating in Ridgedale's internship program. Nick is a graduate of Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. While at Colgate, Nick was a member of the Men's Rugby Club, Student Government Association and Colgate's Ski Team. Nick currently holds a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.
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Offset granted to $40m Dark Crystal sequel
By Simon de Bruyn
Screen Australia has issued a provisional Producer Offset certificate to Omnilab Media for its $40m budgeted sequel to the 1982 fantasy classic The Dark Crystal, which the company is currently developing.
While based on a story by Jim Henson, the film will be shot in Australia with an Australian director and crew, and is currently in development with Australian writers. Omnilab own the rights to the project.
It appears the film has passed the crucial Significant Australian Content test, required to access the Offset – less than six months after a similar property, George Miller's Justice League, was knocked back based on the same tests.
The content test is a case-by-case analysis which covers a film's subject matter, details of production expenditure, where it is made, the nationalities and places of residence of the producer, director, and other key creatives.
As previously reported, Gabriel director Shane Abbess was attached to a Dark Crystal project but further details weren't known. INSIDEFILM now understands this was the Omnilab project, but that Abbess has since departed. The project is a reboot of the previously slated CGI sequel Power of the Dark Crystal, which was announced back in 2005, but is now being planned as a hybrid of CGI and live action.
The Dark Crystal sequel will have the Henson family stamp of approval, with the Jim Henson Creature Shop reportedly visiting Sydney in July. The Jim Henson Company has previously worked with Australian producers, shooting its science fiction series Farscape here.
Alex Sangston, head of Producer Offset and Co-productions at Screen Australia told INSIDEFILM the agency couldn't provide any information on any projects which have been issued with provisional or final certificates for the Producer Offset due to taxation privacy laws.
Omnilab is expected to attach a new Australian director in a matter of weeks.
Tagged: dark-crystal, justice-league-mortal, omnilab-media, producer-offset, screen-australia


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Pele's Physician – Dr. Alexander Sotiropoulos: He 'Was an Amazing Man Full of Kindness'
Funeral workers uncover the coffin of the late Brazilian soccer great Pele as he lies in state on the pitch during his wake at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
"Pele leaves a very big void, because he was not only a super-athlete but also an amazing human being. A kind man with a lot of love for his fellow human beings." So said a man who knew the 'King' – soccer star Pele –well. As one of Pele's doctor, he had a very close relationship with him. Alexander Sotiropoulos, a urologist and surgeon, spoke to The National Herald from New York, where he is based, about Pele. "It is a great loss for sports in general, but also for Brazil, because he was involved in politics in his country… where for a period he was Minister of Sport," Sotiropoulos said.
He explained that the beloved soccer legend "died of colon cancer, but he had other major problems, such as mobility problems due to the arthritis in his spine from years ago. Our relationship was very close but mostly medical. He had come from Brazil and I operated on him because he had kidney cancer and it went very well. At that time we had looked for other forms of cancer and he had nothing."
Dr. Sotiropoulos acknowledged that he had the good fortune to know Pele as a person. "I will always remember him as a very good man, a very good family man, a very good father – he loved his children very much. He was a believer in God, something he had taken from his mother. I will never forget his kindness as a human being and his love for his fellow human beings," said Sotiropoulos.
He emphasized that Pele "had a glow that showed you that he received the love and admiration of the world. Pele was accepted and has been recognised and applauded by the whole world. By all people. Everyone has expressed their admiration for Pele. And not just from within his native Brazil – he was embraced and had earned the respect of the whole world."
Finally, the leading Greek-American surgeon shared some personal information about Pele: "His real name was 'Enchon Arantes do Nascimento'. Once he asked me 'what do you think of Pele.' And I said 'look, Pele is a creation of Enchon Arantes, and what I admire about the successes and the man is [that he is] Enchon Arantes." He really liked my answer.
Sotiropoulos noted, "after the operation I had done on him, whenever he came to New York, we saw each other, but in the last few years he had been living in Brazil and it was not easy to get out."
Sotiropoulos closed the conversation as he began about Pele: "He was a human being. He was not affected by his success in football. His personality had remained simple and pure. He was a very humble man."
Djokovic, Tsitsipas to Meet in Australian Open Men's Final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Winning matches at the Australian Open does not give Novak Djokovic all that much trouble.
Curry's 35 Points Send Warriors Past Raptors, 129-117


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09/09/1962	 D372	 Seen at Willesden Shed	 Mid morning. On?
29/03/1964	 D372	 Glasgow Central - London Euston	 Sleeper, from? - ?
08/12/1964	 D372	 Seen at London Euston	 On?
14/01/1967	 D372	 Seen at Crewe Station	 On?
03/11/1976	 40172	 Seen at Prestion Station	 On?
06/04/1979	 40172	 Stabled at Preston Station	 1800hrs.
23/10/1979	 40172	 Seen at Preston On?
19/03/1980	 40172	 Seen at Peterborough Station	 On?
08/09/1981	 40172	 Seen at Crewe	 On?
13/08/1982	 40172	 1806(12/08?) Ripple Lane - Holyhead	 Freightliner,from ?early am,or pm?
04/08/1983	 40172	 Seen at Llandudno Junction	 On?
31/08/1983	 40172	 At Allerton Depot	 On Decision. First know sighting here. Last know sighting was 02/12/83. Can anyone narrow the dates down?
01/12/1983	 40172	 At Allerton Depot	 Last known sighting here. Next one when arriving at Doncaster Works for scrapping. Can anyone narrow the dates down?