Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications and games that went live in the Market in the previous week or so. This roundup is a day late, apologies for that - the Theft Aware review stole a lot of my time.
Solipskier is a fast paced skiing game where you draw the slopes to pick up speed and do jumps. Paint your own cliffs, do tricks and slalom through gates to get huge scores! Compete with your friends or worldwide using Open Feint to see who can score the highest.
Cocktail Frenzy is an exciting bar simulation game.
You have to mix together ingredients to prepare drinks for customers before they lose their patience.
Earn money throughout your career and buy new cocktail recipes.
The full version is finally here! Help Squibble swing, bounce, and slingshot his way home in an epic, fast-paced and fun 2D platformer that's easy to learn but hard to master. Free Lite version also available. Future updates include bonus areas to explore and conquer at no extra cost!
The Impossible Game, described by Destructoid.com as "insanely addictive", is a one button platform game, synced to an awesome soundtrack. See how far you can get!
Routes new SMS to your PC via WiFi. You can reply directly, and even compose new messages using the integrated address book, all from your PC!
In this simple yet addictive drawing game you take on the role of Astral Commander. Your mission is to direct high tech robots to collect resources for base construction on alien planets. Open fire on enemies if things get serious.
Search and download any MP3 music. Set downloaded songs as ringtone.
Millions of songs in the database.
Fantastic collection of music charts. Weekly charts updates.
No piracy. All rights reserved to their owners.
Want to unlock all levels of angry birds /angrybirds?
Use this application, it's free. It will replace a file by one with all levels, 10 000 points per level (1 star), so you can improve the score (don't want to kill the game). It will erase your previous scores!
Fade away into a magic Christmas winter dream with in this interactive, animated live wallpaper.
Like this app, get the DONATION VERSION to help us out for the holidays!
Tron (blue) beam of light Livewallaper.
I ams Timester and I runs your clocks. I usually has lazy and likes big belly to rubs. But no mores. I have clocks to runs!
I runs, I sleeps, I chills, and mores.
This is the BETA version of the RSA SecurID Software Token app for Android. It is only intended for participants of the RSA Early Access program and is not supported by RSA Customer Support.
Just an application I made to help me practice Android application development. It is meant to improve text selection and provide a way to copy and paste text in all applications.
The worlds first ever picnic defence simulator.
Fire Nomster at the greedy birds using his hastily constructed catapult & defend your sweet treats down to the last crumb. With 18 mission stages, 4 challenge stages, OpenFeint & a whole cast of cake snaffling birds, Must.Eat.Birds is bursting with goodness & value for money.
Supported by all Android platforms.
BattleZone is a team-based massively multiplayer 3D online game dedicated to armored warfare.In BattleZone you can get into the epic tank battles of World War II with other steel cowboys all over the world. Tanks includes 8 classic vehicles from Germany and Russia, based on history.
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Doodle Dash is an action game, playable and simple to control.
Doodle protagonist is a brave warrior, running in a different world, the eradication of ninjas, mummies, vampires and more!
Run as much as possible during the collection of weapons and life, to be a higher score.
Do the dash. Do the Doodle Dash!
We've made it quick and easy to watch your favorite shows from the Revision3 lineup, so if you're into Diggnation, Film Riot or Tekzilla, it doesn't matter - they're all here for you to watch and enjoy!
One more addition to the roundup was supposed to be Full Tilt Poker Rush Mobile, but it has been pulled from the Market for "technical reasons." Whether it will be put back or not is unknown.


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Home Neck of the Woods Woodlawn Woodlawn Street Market begins new season April 9
Woodlawn Street Market begins new season April 9
by JESSE CHAMBERS
Photo courtesy of REV Birmingham.
Customers visit Mattie's Garden, a vendor at the Woodlawn Street Market, in 2021. The market returns on April 9 for its ninth season in the historic neighborhood.
Since 2014, more than 500 Birmingham entrepreneurs have used the popular Woodlawn Street Market as a way to start small, share their products with the public and refine their business models using real customer feedback.
A partnership between REV Birmingham, the Woodlawn Business Association and Woodlawn United, the market typically features more than 70 local makers selling all sorts of items — including art, jewelry, clothing, toys, food and décor — on 55th Place between First Avenue North and First Avenue South.
Along the way, the market "has become a community staple," said market co-founder and organizer Rebekah Fox in a REV Birmingham news release.
This month, the market returns for its ninth season.
The 2022 Woodlawn Street Market schedule is as follows:
► Sat., April 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
► Sat., June 11, 5-9 p.m.
► Sat., Aug. 13, 5-9 p.m.
► Sat., Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
► Sun., Dec. 11, noon-4 p.m.
In addition to offering attendees a unique, curated shopping experience, the market adds to the vibrancy of Woodlawn's commercial district.
"There's an influx of people visiting, walking around, engaging and spending money at local businesses, becoming familiar and possibly more comfortable with the neighborhood and larger community of Woodlawn," Fox told Iron City Ink in 2019.
The crowd is also very diverse.
"One of my favorite things about the market is the crowds, big or small, full of all kinds of people, walking around the street together," Fox said.
In 2022, organizers will continue to do whatever they can to support the start-ups that offer their wares at the market,
"REV's business growth team and its partners support start-ups as they launch at this market and grow beyond, especially with a goal of moving into brick and mortar," said Robert Emerick, REV Birmingham client relations manager.
In 2022, the REV/Woodlawn Street Market team also plans to use new wayfinding to help visitors explore the larger Woodlawn business district, which has been growing beyond the market footprint the last few years.
Vendors can submit applications at woodlawnstreetmarket.com.
The website also features a Virtual Woodlawn Street Marketplace where shoppers can buy from vendors between markets.
For more information about REV Birmingham — a nonprofit focused on economic development and neighborhood revitalization — go to revbirmingham.org.
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New Morse Code is devoted to bold and engaging performances of music worth sharing. Omnivorous, rigorous and inventive, Hannah Collins and Michael Compitello activate the unexpected range and unique sonic world of cello and percussion to catalyze and champion the compelling works of young composers.
To Hannah and Michael, collaboration involves drawing upon mutual influences while generating and refining material together over an extended period of time. Through close work with colleagues such as pianist-composer Paul Kerekes, steel pan virtuoso and composer Andy Akiho, Hawaiian composer and visual artist Tonia Ko, and Pulitzer Prize-winning violinist/vocalist/composer Caroline Shaw, New Morse Code generates a singular and personal repertoire which reflects both their friends' creative voices and their own perspectives. Current projects include collaborations with composers Samuel Carl Adams, Matthew Barnson, Patrick van Deurzen, Stephen Gorbos, and Robert Honstein.
Together, Hannah and Michael were finalists in the 2014 Concert Artists Guild Competition and recipients of a Classical Commissioning Grant from Chamber Music America with composer Christopher Stark. In addition to developing new repertoire for concert programs, New Morse Code also creates music for larger interdisciplinary projects. In 2012, New Morse Code worked with a team of artistic collaborators from the Yale Schools of Music and Drama to create Basement Hades: Songs of the Underworld, a contemporary retelling of the Orpheus myth which blurs the boundaries between concert, play and multimedia event, which was hailed as "stunningly moving" by the New Haven Review. More theater projects are currently in development with playwright Justin Taylor, composer Kevin Clark, and documentarian/composer George Lam.
Through its outreach initiative New Morse Kids, the duo has inspired young listeners with eye-opening performances and engaging presentations at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Yale's Morse Summer Music Academy, the ARTS Experience Festival at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, New Haven Educational Center for the Arts, Community MusicWorks, and Greenwood Music Camp. They have given classes and worked with composers at universities across the United States, including Michigan State University, Furman University, Southwestern University, Cornell University, Catholic University of America, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and the Yale School of Drama.
Hannah and Michael are co-directors of the Avaloch Farm New Music Initiative, a summer residency program in Boscawen, New Hampshire designed to provide resources and support for performers and composers collaborating on new works. Please see avalochfarmmusic.org for more information. They both teach at the University of Kansas.


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Over the last few years Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been incorporated into more and more devices that are part of our daily life, says Professor Louis Fourie.
Tech News: You cannot reason with a biased AI algorithm
By Opinion Oct 9, 2020
By Prof Louis C H Fourie is a Futurist and Technology Strategist.
JOHANNESBURG - Over the last few years Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been incorporated into more and more devices that are part of our daily life. Currently, AI makes numerous important decisions on a regular basis and also performs countless automated functions.
AI has indeed become an inherent and indispensable part of modern business.
It is therefore understandable that many people are concerned about the future of AI and that it might one day destroy humanity. Although it is doubtful if humanity will be destroyed through AI and intelligent killer robots, unfortunately the shady effects of AI are already present and in many instances impacting our lives, often causing a divide amongst people and groups, inadvertently marginalising certain people, ensnaring our attention, and enlarging the gap between rich and the poor.
The problem of algorithm bias
About three decades ago, when algorithms were mostly used by computer scientists and did not really had an impact on our lives, algorithm bias was not a problem. But AI has since found its way into more sensitive areas such as loan application processing, the analysing of interviews and making of decisions regarding appointments of employees, adaptive pricing, credit scoring, facial recognition, health care and housing.
There are many instances of algorithm bias that have been discovered over the past few years.
A few recent examples are:
The algorithm of the Amazon AI recruiting tool that discriminated against women. Automation has been key to Amazon's huge success. An automated AI hiring tool was thus used to score job candidates on a scale of one to five stars. Unfortunately, this very efficient tool did not rate candidates in a gender-neutral way because the algorithms were trained to vet applicants by observing patterns in resumes submitted over the previous ten years. Since the tech industry is often dominated by men, these training resumes mostly came from men. The system thus taught itself through machine learning that male candidates were preferable and penalised applicants who attended all-women's colleges or resumes containing the word "women's" as in "women's chess club."
The risk assessment algorithm used by the judicial system (judges, probation and parole officers) in the USA to predict a criminal defendant's likelihood to becoming a recidivist, or to determine the bond amount during bail, was found to be biased with a significant disparity in the handling of the assigned risk towards different races.
Microsoft, IBM and Face++ developed face detection systems that did not perform well with black female faces due to the underrepresentation of darker skin colours in the training data used to create the face-analysis algorithms.
Microsoft's facial expression cloud service fared poorly in the analysing of facial expressions of children under a certain age due to shortcomings in the data used to train the algorithms.
The Google photo-organising algorithm grossly mislabelled the images of black people.
The Apple credit card lending algorithm discriminated against women in their credit scoring and offered them less credit than men with similar income and circumstances.
A health care algorithm used by most health care systems in the USA was found to be biased against black patients making them less likely to receive important medical treatment. The algorithm screens patients for "high-risk care management" intervention and relied on patient treatment cost data as a proxy for health. However, due to unequal access to health care, black patients spent less on treatments, which led to a racial bias against treatment for black patients.
Winterlight Labs' developed an algorithm to determine if a person is developing a neurological disease like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or multiple sclerosis. After publication it was found that the algorithm only works for English speakers of a particular Canadian dialect. The data used by the company were from native English speakers speaking in their mother tongue. A native French speaker taking the test in English, might pause while thinking of the appropriate English word, or pronounce a word with uncertainty in their voice, which are then misconstrued for markers of a particular disease by the system.
Facebook was sued by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, since their ad targeting algorithm unfairly limited people who could see housing ads.
All the above problems were eventually fixed, or the algorithms were discontinued, since algorithmic fairness is critical in the use of AI. One of the problems with algorithmic bias is the severe limitation that you cannot reason with an algorithm. Once the untransparent decision has been made by the algorithmic overlord, little can be done. The algorithm is in control.
The importance of the training data
All the above examples clearly illustrate the importance of the data that is used for machine learning. Biased data sources used for the training of the algorithm produce biased results in automated systems. Because AI systems learn to make decisions by looking at historical data, they often perpetuate existing biases. Machine and deep learning are especially susceptible to bias. The aim of deep learning is to find patterns in the data that it is trained on. Unfortunately, the data may reaffirm false stereotypes, for instance, where men are associated with doctors and women with nurses, the algorithm will apply this bias to answer all future questions. In the field of medicine, such as the diagnosis of skin cancer or determining the best drug treatment based on biological markers, these biases can mean the difference between life and death.
Like-minded coders
Unfortunately, technology is never neutral and mostly contains the fingerprints of its creators. This is also true in the case of the coding of algorithms, which often reflect the unconscious biases, preferences, and blind spots of the coders or algorithm creators.
In many of the above examples of AI bias it was found that the algorithms were usually built by a relatively small, insulated group of like-minded young people from more or less similar social backgrounds and ethnic groups. As with any insulated team that work closely together, their unconscious biases and myopia often become new systems of belief and accepted behaviour as time passes, and even find its way into their products.
The like-mindedness is created by universities that feed the major AI companies. Universities and computer science programmes mostly focus on hard software engineering skills, programming, systems engineering, mathematics, machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, computer vision, and other technical skills. There is almost no time for anthropology, philosophy, psychology, let alone, ethics. If they are offered, they are optional. And when these people start creating AI systems, they are sometimes blind to their own biases and would not know where to look for problems.
Fixing the bias
Companies and government agencies often introduce automated AI systems to cut costs and handle complex datasets, but unfortunately some of the algorithms are opaque and unregulated and contain biases that were often unintentionally built into their code.
Fortunately, it is possible to fix the bias. Either with a totally new set of data and careful training of the algorithm, an improved neural network, or just by changing the very thing that the algorithm is supposed to predict. In the case of the above-mentioned healthcare system, researchers found that by focusing on only a subset of the health costs, such as emergency room visits, they were able to lower the bias. In fact, they also found that an algorithm that directly predicts health outcomes, rather than costs (as a proxy for patient health) is much more accurate.
In the longer-term, universities will have to rethink their current computer science programmes and at least accommodate ethics as a core part of the curriculum, just as it was done in business studies some years ago after the Enron scandal. The only problem is that technology is moving faster than academia and infinitely faster than the Department of Higher Education and the Council of Higher Education that take a year or more to approve any new university curriculum. An ethics course without current material or the newest technological thinking just will not make sense.
But whatever it takes, we urgently need an ethical conscience in the field of algorithms and AI decision-making to ensure that in future our lives are not ruled by a biased algorithmic overlord.
Prof Louis C H Fourie is a Futurist and Technology Strategist.


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Chiamato "Tocoy Tzima" ai tempi della colonizzazione spagnola, assunse il nome attuale il 15 settembre 1887. Dal 1908 parte del dipartimento di Baja Verapaz, passò in quello di El Progreso nel 1934.

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Here are internal control over cash research proposal types of application letters that are commonly used today: Subject 6. Another form of application letter that is widely used is a loan application letter.
After all, no employer would want a valuable team member out for a longer period.
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In order to pass the course it is required to acquire more than 100 points in total and at least 25 points per written exam.
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Q: Update UI when adding to observable collection iv'e got 2 itemscontrols bound to 2 observable collections
my ItemsControls :
    <ItemsControl Grid.Column="4"  Name="Pipe19"  ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Pipes[19].Checkers}" Style="{StaticResource ItemsControlStyle}" ItemsPanel="{StaticResource TopPipePanelTemplate}" />
    <ItemsControl Grid.Column="5"  Name="Pipe18"  ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Pipes[18].Checkers}" Style="{StaticResource ItemsControlStyle}" ItemsPanel="{StaticResource TopPipePanelTemplate}" />

their definitions through style :
   <Style TargetType="{x:Type ItemsControl}" x:Key="ItemsControlStyle">
        <Setter Property="ItemTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PipeDataItem}"></Setter>
        <Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="True"></Setter>
        <EventSetter Event="PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown" Handler="ItemsControl_MouseLeftButtonDown"></EventSetter>
         <EventSetter Event="Drop" Handler="ItemsControl_Drop"></EventSetter>
   </Style>

both are considered drop targets , they contain ellipse items which i need to drag from one to the other . the problem is the  Add  part of the operation doesn't get rendered to the UI .
Visual Helper :

when drag drop as ellipse from the right one to the left :
this is the code which grabs the ellipse and saves the source control
    private void ItemsControl_MouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
    {
        ItemsControl control = (ItemsControl)sender;
        UIElement element = control.InputHitTest(e.GetPosition(control)) as UIElement;

        if (element != null)
        {
            Ellipse ellipse = element as Ellipse;
            DragSource = control;
            DragDrop.DoDragDrop(ellipse, ellipse, DragDropEffects.Copy);
        }
    }

this is the code where the ellipse is dropped onto it's target :
    private void ItemsControl_Drop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
    {
        ItemsControl target = (ItemsControl)sender;
        Ellipse ellipse = (Ellipse)e.Data.GetData(typeof(Ellipse));
        ((ObservableCollection<Checker>)DragSource.ItemsSource).Remove(ellipse.DataContext as Checker);
        ((ObservableCollection<Checker>)target.ItemsSource).Add(ellipse.DataContext as Checker);
    }

the Checkers collections are described as follows : (Take notice that they are the itemscontrols ItemsSource :
public class Pipe
{
    private ObservableCollection<Checker> checkers;
    public ObservableCollection<Checker> Checkers
    {
        get
        {
            if (checkers == null)
                checkers = new ObservableCollection<Checker>();
            return checkers;
        }
    }
}

after the ItemsControl_Drop event the result is that only the remove updated the UI but the add on the target add not (i would expect that a new item would appear on the left one which i called Add on it's itemsource :
Another Visual Aid :

any ideas ?

A: Maybe the problem is that your adding to the ItemsSource of the ItemsControl instead of directly to the Pipes[#].Checkers.
I notice that the remove method is a remove from DragSource.ItemsSource.
You probably have a DragTargetControl which ItemsSource you should add to, which will update the Binding.
In the way your doing it you might be undoing the Binding if you cast the Binded ItemsSource to an ObservableCollection.

A: I think I know what is going on.  I bet Pipes[] is not an ObservableCollection.  Try it with Pipe1 and Pipe2.  Remove from Pipe1 and add to Pipe2.

A: it turns out the ui element some how loses it's reference if you remove it
from one observable collection before adding it to another ,
so i added the ellipse to the target and then removed it from the source .
    private void ItemsControl_MouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
    {
        ItemsControl control = (ItemsControl)sender;
        UIElement element = control.InputHitTest(e.GetPosition(control)) as UIElement;

        if (element != null && (element is Ellipse))
        {
            Ellipse ellipse = element as Ellipse;
            DragSource = control;
            DragDrop.DoDragDrop(ellipse, ellipse, DragDropEffects.Move);
        }
    }

    private void ItemsControl_Drop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
    {
        ItemsControl target = (ItemsControl)sender;
        Ellipse ellipse = (Ellipse)e.Data.GetData(typeof(Ellipse));
        ObservableCollection<Checker> collection = target.ItemsSource as ObservableCollection<Checker>;
        Checker checker = ellipse.DataContext as Checker;
        collection.Add(checker);
        ((ObservableCollection<Checker>)DragSource.ItemsSource).Remove(ellipse.DataContext as Checker);

    }

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'140m Nigerians can't access justice'
• Minister counsels Nigerians on universal health coverage
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna On Dec 2, 2021
No fewer than 140 million of the estimated 200 million Nigerians are part of the 5.1 billion people across the world that lack access to justice.
The Hague Institute of Innovations of Law (HIIL) which disclosed this in Kaduna yesterday said there are 11 million such residents lacking access to justice in Kaduna State.
HILL, which has been in Imo State since it came into Nigeria in 2018 before coming to Kaduna State, said it wants to help 150 million Nigerians have access to justice by solving the most urgent and most important of their justice challenges in the next nine years.
Addressing the Justice Transformation Lab in Kaduna State, HIIL's Country Director, Mrs Ijeoma Nwafor told some stakeholders in the justice system that, "5.1 billion people lack meaningful access to justice across the world, at least 140 million Nigerians lack access to meaningful justice."
Mrs Nwafor said: "We want to help 150 million Nigerians solve their most pressing justice problems by 2030. This is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Attorney-General of Kaduna State and Commissioner for Justice, Mrs Aisha Dikko said HIIL as an organisation focuses on a user-friendly approach to provide access to justice."
Read Also: Odili: When will invasion of Justices' residence end?
Also yesterday, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire counselled Nigerians on the need to be included in the universal health coverage to ensure their families are adequately covered.
He said many people roaming the streets may have one health challenge or the other, but because they lack health coverage for regular checkups, such health challenges go undetected.
He said it is estimated that about 20 million Nigerians are affected by various health challenges, even though they appear healthy physically.
Declaring open the virtual annual general meeting of the Guild of Medical Directors in Kaduna, the Minister said the plan by the government for universal health coverage among Nigerians is crucial to improving the health of the citizens.
He, however, encouraged Medical Directors to prioritise measures for disease prevention and health promotion, saying "that is the background of sustaining health.
He said the guild is an indispensable partner for providing 60 to 70 per cent of health care delivery in the country.
President, Guild of Medical Directors, Femi Babalola stressed the need to come up with strategies, either as private practitioners or as a country, to overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By taylor | cardiology, Pearls | Comments are Closed | 9 August, 2012 | 0
68F with chest pain. No prior ECG. What is going on here?
MI!
This ECG demonstrates all three independent Sgarbossa Criteria for Acute MI in LBBB.
1) ST segment elevation of 1 mm or more that was in the same direction (concordant) as the QRS complex in any lead — score 5. [lead II]
2) ST segment depression of 1 mm or more in any lead from V1 to V3 — score 3. [V2 and V3]
3) ST segment elevation of 5 mm or more that was discordant with the QRS complex (ie, associated with a QS or rS complex) — score 2 [III and aVF]
A Score of >3 was shown to have >90% specificity, acute MI (as judged by CK-MB, not angiography). However, the criteria have had poor sensitivities in validation samples. Either of the first two criteria are sufficient to give a score>3, but the third criteria was too non-specific on its own and thus yields 2 points. Dr. Stephen Smith has suggested (listen to EMCRIT podcast #48) improved sensitivity and specificity for discordant ST elevation in precordial leads, using proportional criteria as defined by the ratio of ST elevation to S-wave depth of ≥ 0.25.
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Sgarbossa EB, Pinski SL, Barbagelata A, et al, for the GUSTO-1 investigators. Electrocardiographic diagnosis of evolving acute myocardial infarction in the presence of left bundle branch block. N Engl J Med 1996;334:481–7.
Smith SW, Heegaard W, Bachour FB. Acute myocardial infarction with left bundle-branch block: disproportional anterior ST elevation due to right ventricular myocardial infarction in the presence of left bundle-branch block. Am J Emerg Med., 26 (2008), pp. 342–347
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Gen 22:16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: Gen 22:17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; Gen 22:18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
The blessings of Abraham exceeded everyone else's blessings because he was to become the father of faith. He was chosen of God and blessed of God to become the avenue of blessings to the nations. The blessings extended to all who would become his children and even to those who were not because in him would all the nations of the world be blessed. The concept of blessing in the Church has in recent times been reduced to financial and material well being. This has come about through doctrines that do not cover the full extent of the true meaning of blessings and even how they come or why they come. The source of blessing is more important than the blessing because, without the source there are no blessings. In this world, all of mankind is blessed by God to receive the air they breathe and the fruit of their labour. So, in that, we see God does not withhold blessings from anyone but reserves the best for His children. Furthermore, anyone who is unsaved gets blessed when they bless God's people even if they remain unsaved. Mar_9:41For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. Cornelius is a great example of this in Acts Chapter 10.
in blessing mankind. The blessings of God cover a wide range of things that allow all of us to become blessed in the things of God. To understand what we can be blessed in and how we can be blessed, we must first explore and understand the forms of blessing that are available to us.
We can glean from these concepts about blessings that God has different types of blessings which come to us in different ways. They were all designed by God to bless all mankind through Abraham and ministered through Jesus with common blessings and God's children with superior blessings. In that, God also designed that the wealth of the wicked will become the wealth of the righteous. Abraham was blessed with favour and material blessings by heathen kings because of this intention of God. Even the land that Abraham possessed was taken from the heathen and given as an inheritance to the seed of Abraham.
From these two verses, we can see the purposes of God in blessing His creation. In the first instance, it is for His own self. Does that make God selfish? I do not think so. It makes Him God. If it is not for Him who is it for then? A human creator of things always expresses himself in his creation and for the good pleasure it brings him while becoming the first recipient. Likewise, God as the Creator, creates for His own self and then blesses what He creates for His own benefit and then for the benefit of others. That is why we bless God. Psa_103:22Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. When God's creation blesses Him, God blesses His children even more. That is why giving of self in everyway and giving of our worldly goods to Him brings blessings. It is a delight to Him to see that His creation blesses Him willingly in recognition that God is God and that they are His creation. Even the heathen have worshipped and blessed God unwittingly because they recognize His deity, even if they do not understand specifically who He is. Act 17:23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
It is my understanding that through certain preachers, the blessing message has been reduced to mean financial and material blessings. God on the other hand has asked us to seek spiritual blessings which no man can rob from us. Mat 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: Mat 6:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: Spiritual blessings are the true blessings we need to seek. They involve the pursuit of Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge to mention just a few.
God has divided blessings into natural and spiritual blessings. Often time, we mistake them to be one and the same. The Jews ate manna from heaven in the wilderness and died. Jesus told them that they had not received the true manna from heaven because Moses had only obtained for them natural blessings from heaven. Even though natural blessings come from heaven, they do not give spiritual life or blessings. God instituted the following verse in the Bible to cause us to understand the power of His word in blessing so that we could employ it in everyday life. Mat.4:4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
I have found in my own journey of life that blessings come in both a spiritual and natural sense from understanding this verse. It instructs me to live by the words of God that proceed from His mouth. This requires listening to God and hearing what He has to say and then doing what He says to do. This is what made Jesus successful on this earth. Jesus said He never did anything that He did not see or hear the Father do or say. When we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (spiritual) then all other things are added (natural). I have experienced revelation about natural blessings that have given me such a sense of God's provision in my life that it is hard to explain to the natural man some of these things. To have lived by faith for 16 years out of a suitcase and depending only on God for my daily well being is not natural. No man can accept that in the natural and at the same time say that God has blessed him unless he first understands spiritual principles concerning blessings. It is suicide to step out in any direction of life without the word of God to guide us.
The first principle of blessings come from the words of God that proceed from His mouth. That means; every word sent out by God is a blessing to those whom He sends it to. It divides and separates like a two edged sword to search our hearts and defeat our enemies. When God blessed Abraham, God blessed him so that he would possess the gate of his enemies. That means, the devil, evil, sickness, poverty, unsoundness of mind, darkness and any other thing that exalts itself against the most high. That word to Abraham blessed him so much that wherever he went he received blessings on earth and all who came against him were destroyed or reprimanded.
I hope that this simple teaching will cause you to seek more understanding from God about true blessings and the principles that govern them so that you too could receive them as He intended them for you.


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Sixth season. When's the movie?
After months of waiting – I couldn't get Yahoo! Screen to run properly due to region issues, then it went out of business and the DVD release got postponed more than once – I finally had the chance to see the sixth and final season of 'Community', my favorite television series ever. And though I initially had some concerns, most prominently the departure of Yvette Nicole Brown (who played Shirley Bennett) and Donald Glover (who played Troy Barnes), I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. It certainly is different from the first three seasons, but the thirteen episodes displayed all the quirks and intelligent sitcom writing I've come to love about the show.
What does jump out is that the different medium allows for a different pacing. Because the writers weren't confined to the network mandated 22 minute limit, they could branch out a little in this season, though never over half an hour. That may seem a little off-putting at first, because the delivery isn't quite as rapid-fire as it used to be, but once you get used to it, the extra breathing room actually enhances the emotional weight of the acting. That doesn't necessarily mean that there's a bigger emphasis on the drama, but it doesn't exactly hurt it either. And due to the season's highly conceptual nature, I feel the extra time was needed. Some of the season 5 episodes with the same tendency ('Geothermal Escapism' most prominently) suffered from the time limitations.
One of the revelations of this season is the addition of Paget Brewster as the consultant Francesca 'Frankie' Dart. I must admit that I've been a bit of a fan of Brewster since her guest role in 'Friends' and this character is more proof of why she's great for any sitcom: she has a dramatic gravitas without letting her comedic talents suffer from that. Perfect for a character who functions as sort of a voice of reason. Albeit flawed, because we are dealing with Greendale Community College here. In fact, Frankie's struggle to adapt to the cast's ongoing insanity is the source for a majority of this season's comedy, although Ken Jeong's surprisingly restrained and heartfelt performance as Ben Chang isn't far behind.
Keith David, the other "new kid" who plays Elroy Patashnik, has a bit of a weird dynamic with the rest of the main cast. David is a class act for sure, but you could see that the writers were a little too committed to making him a substitute for both Troy Barnes and Pierce Hawthorne (portrayed by Chevy Chase, who left the fold quite some time ago) to play to his strengths. Him being the only African-American actor on the main cast does offer a proper canvas for Greendale's hilarious political hypercorrectness – which consistently borders on racism, of course – but I feel David's character doesn't quite get the development it deserves. Then again, there are some moments that suggests he was meant to be sort of a shielded personality and I love David's acting.
It's quite obvious that the crew decided to go all-out one more time now that they were working with more creative freedom than ever. The end tags are really something else this time around, often litterally. 'Grifting 101', which features large portions of Matt Berry ('The IT Crowd') just the way we love him, is an even weirder brother to the brilliant season 2 episode 'Conspiracy Theories And Interior Design' and as such would have been too bizarre for network television. In a similar way, I think 'Modern Espionage' would have at least suffered the pressure to emphasize the paintball element more. 'Laws Of Robotics And Party Rights' features some laugh-out-loud silliness that shouldn't work, but does. All combined with the heart that is so important 'Community'. In a way, that combination makes this season a little thank you gift to all the fans that have stuck by the show's side for six seasons.
Naturally, we can't discuss a final season without talking about the finale ('Emotional Consequences Of Broadcast Television') and I can only say it is exactly what we could have asked for. It's funny, the season 5 finale failed at its attempt to translate the general wonder what the story would be if there's no more story, but it's exactly that sentiment that is played out so perfectly this time around. With a short guest spot for a surprisingly slender Yvette Nicole Brown to make it feel more complete. It's a very wordy episode with very little gags or jokes, but it's perfect. I can see why the big Winger speech, this time delivered by Abed Nadir (as always expertly played by Danny Pudi) made the cast cry and seeing Jeff Winger (synonymous with Joel McHale's development as an actor) actually care deeply about anything is the perfect way to round the story out. It's a tearjerker for sure, but not as depressing as you might expect.
Ultimately, season six is directed at hardcore 'Community' fans obviously and those of you who are – including yours truly – will enjoy it immensely. A few episodes fall flat – I'm not too fond of 'Intro To Recycled Cinema' and 'Wedding Videography' is decent, but the concept has been done better before – but all in all, it's a great season to round out what I consider the most brilliant show ever to have appeared on television. Now all we need is that movie that the series promised us. In fact, it does it again at the end of the finale. Please, Dan Harmon, if you won't do it, I will, and we all know no one would want that.
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Six seasons and a movie!
"All stories are about death and resurrection." These wise words from Abed Nadir in the season 2 episode 'Messianic Myths And Ancient Peoples' have become all too true for all of 'Community' itself. As have the words "six seasons and a movie". About two months ago, NBC announced the cancellation of 'Community'. Unsurprisingly to many, because the series seemed to be on the brink of extinction throughout its existence. Why is beyond me, because it is still the most intelligent and just simply funny show on television. Ever.
Which is why the news that reached us at the beginning of the week was the best news I've heard in a long time. Yahoo! announced that it would be streaming the 13 episodes of season 6 on Yahoo! Screen. Honesty forces me to say that I'm not familiar with the medium, but any medium giving 'Community' room to air – even NBC, with its dubious position when it comes to their greatest comedies – is a good one in my book. Sony Pictures deserves a lot of credit for not giving up on the show either. Both media probably know that they should give Dan Harmon and his crew room to be as creative or crazy as they like. It's what got the show its hardcore fans, such as yours truly.
Harmon promised us around the time the cancellation was announced that a sixth season would also mean the movie from the earlier quote would be made. That has also piqued by interest. Especially because season 5, despite being hilarious and warmly true to the show's premise, prove that the series may have outgrown the TV format. The enormous escapades as seen in 'Geothermal Escapism' and the heartwarming – as I'm a fan of the literary genre – dystopia tribute 'App Development And Condiments' were almost limited by the 22 minute restriction. It would be interesting to see how a 90+ minute feature film would turn out if Harmon could get someone like Justin Lin, who directed the first paintball episode 'Modern Warfare', to direct it.
The main cast of Joel McHale (as Jeff Winger), Danny Pudi (as Abed Nadir, TV's most brilliant character ever, thanks in part to Pudy's incredible portrayal), Yvette Nicole Brown (as Shirley Bennett, who has been somewhat underused lately) and the gorgeous Alison Brie (as Annie Edison) and Gillian Jacobs (as Britta Perry) has already been confirmed to be on board for season 6. If I interpret the credits correctly, that means Jim Rash (as Dean Craig Pelton) and Ken Jeong (as Benjamin Chang) will also be a part of season 6. This is a good thing, because these people have proven they are funny, but also able to carry the gravitas to deliver acting-wise. I also hope Jonathan Banks will be able to reprise his role as criminology teacher Buzz Hickey, as he was a fantastic addition to the show. An extension of Jon Oliver's return as psychology professor would be pleasant as well.
More hopes and wishes I will not have. Because if history has proven us one thing, it's that anything that Dan Harmon and his crew come up with is good. The vast majority of it is even pure comedic genius. Through this way, I just want to thank everyone involved for the sixth season that this show deserves. Despite breaking all the rules of TV logic. Or maybe even because of that.
Looking back: Community season 4
Frequent visitors of this weblog may have already noted my music obsession. Those of you who know me personally are most likely aware of my obsession with NBC's 'Community', which is in my humble opinion the best TV show ever made. For the music freaks, this may be a bit of an annoying departure, but I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the controversial fourth season of the brilliant sitcom.
A quick summary of what it was that made the season so controversial for those unfamiliar with the story: series creator Dan Harmon was sideroaded by Sony Pictures for reasons that are still unknown. Harmon wasn't the show's sole writer, but the vision was his, so many fans, including myself, didn't quite know what to expect of these series. Especially since several other key figures of the 'Community' crew also departed, among which writer and producer Chris McKenna and the directing brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, all of whom have been vital to many of the series' key episodes.
Now that the series have finally aired in Holland – I know I could have watched online, but I think the wait and excitement are part of a series experience – I can finally have an opinion on it. And I must admit: it wasn't as bad as some reviewers have lead me to believe it would be. Granted, the season was short (13 episodes instead of over 20) and Harmon's influence was certainly missing, but I still found it to be an enjoyable season. It did have the general air of a tribute band with original members – you'd be surprised how many of those exist – because while the brilliant actors were still there, as was the general idea of the series, but there was something lacking. I'll try and explain.
I don't think season 4 will have the replay value of the earlier seasons because the humor of this season lacks the subtlety of earlier seasons. When I revisit those earlier episodes, I still discover new things that are incredibly funny – keep in mind that I have watched those a ridiculous amount of times – but with these episodes, there aren't many surprises even the second time around. It's not necessarily a problem, but I do think the replayability adds to the general quality of a show. In addition, much of the show's genius meta-humor and popculture references appear to be in the episodes because they need to be, not because they're spontaneous strokes of brilliance.
Also, the comic talents of Gillian Jacobs, who plays Britta Perry, were severely underused. In some ways, I've always thought it may have been a burden on her that she's a good looking blonde woman, as several interviews I've seen with her prove that she is truly naturally funny. In addition, some of the writers seem to have mistaken the naivity of Troy Barnes, played by the superb Donald Glover, for stupidity. On the other hand, the popularity of the Abed Nadir character, brilliantly portrayed by Danny Pudi, caused the writers to enlarge his role, which isn't always to the series' benefit, as his sudden appearances are part of his character's charm. And where both season two and three had brilliant animated episodes (respectively the stop-motion Christmas episode 'Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas' and 8 bit game animated 'Digital Estate Planning'), the Muppets-like 'Intro To Felt Surrogacy' ultimately fell flat, favoring shape before content.
Having said that, the season does still have the general 'Community' vibe and a bunch of fantastic episodes. And these aren't necessarily the episodes done by the house writers of the show. For instance, actor Jim Rash, who plays Dean Craig Pelton in the series, debuted as a writer with the episode 'Basic Human Anatomy', which is one of the best episodes of the season. The 'Freaky Friday' homage is a bit obvious, but applied very well to the general story and containing several moments of clever humor. New writer Jack Kokuda contributed to 'Herstory Of Dance', which I found strong story-wise, while Abed's story was simply charming.
While the Halloween episode 'Paranormal Parentage' (written by veteran Megan Ganz) may not have been aired in time for the holiday, I found it really funny – anarchist vegetarian Britta dressed as a ham is downright brilliant – and well-written. And I'm not quite sure how the Thanksgiving episode 'Cooperative Escapism In Familial Relations' was aired in relation to the holiday, but it was a very enjoyable episode. Abed's 'Prison Break' reference may have been the best joke of this season. Using Yvette Nicole Brown's character Shirley Bennett in a funny matter rather than the group moral was a good choice as well. The two episodes closing the season may have been a tad overdone, but they were good nonetheless.
In the end, questions will remain. Would Dan Harmon have wanted Jeff Winger – portrayed by the never disappointing Joel McHale – to actually meet his father? Would the end of the season be what he had envisioned? And more importantly: now that Harmon has agreed to be back on board for a fifth season, did these series provide him a satisfying starting point? I'm just glad that Harmon is back. His presence was missed, but after all: a mediocre season of 'Community' is still streets ahead (pun intended) of many a sitcom's good season. The fifth season is prospected to also consist of 13 episodes, which I consider the ultimate stepping stone to six seasons and a movie.


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Press Kit 2019
Partnerships-2019
Artistic Executive Director:
Adria Ferrali
Executive Assistant:
Sara Tartaglia
Cultural Consultant:
Sebastian Kloborg
International Cultural Communication Director:
Mezhova Marina
Assistant Artistic Director:
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The Artistic Project 2019
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Coreographic Platform 2019
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Events Program 2018
MARIA KOCHETKOVA
GUEST ARTIST 2018
Born in Moscow, Maria Kochetkova trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School for eight years before dancing with The Royal Ballet and English National Ballet in London. She joined the San Francisco Ballet as a Principal Dancer in 2007 and has performed as a guest artist with the Bolshoi and Stanislavsky Theaters in Moscow, the Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky Theaters in St. Petersburg, ABT in New York, Rome Opera and the Tokyo Ballet. Her classical repertoire includes the title role in Giselle, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Kitri in Don Quixote, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, Odette-Odile in Swan Lake, Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Tatiana in John Cranko's Onegin, the title role in Alice in Wonderland and Nikiya in The Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère. She has also performed in George Balanchine's Coppelia (as Swanilda), Divertimento No. 15, Jewels (Emeralds and Rubies), Serenade and Theme and Variations, Symphony in C (2nd movement), Scotch Symphony, William Forsythe's in the middle, somewhat elevated and Artifact Suite, Kenneth MacMillan's Winter Dreams and bedroom pas de deux from Manon, Frederick Ashton's Symphonic Variations and Voices of Spring, Wayne McGregor's Chroma (opening night for US premiere), Serge Lifar's Suite en Blanc and ballets by David Dawson, Derek Deane, Jorma Elo, Mark Morris, Yuri Possokhov, Alexei Ratmansky, Jerome Robbins, Helgi Tomasson, Christopher Wheeldon and Hans Van Manen.
Kochetkova has created principal roles in Yuri Possokhov's Diving into the Lilacs, Raymonda Pas de Deux, Classical Symphony and Francesca da Rimini, Helgi Tomasson's On a Theme of Paganini and Trio, Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella, Within the Golden Hour and Number 9, Alexei Ratmansky's From Foreign Lands, Jorma Elo's One Overture, Mauro Bigonzetti's Cinque and Wayne McGregor's Borderlands.
Her guest performances include Kitri in Don Quixote for the 2009 NBS World Ballet Festival in Tokyo and Cinque and One Overture with the Bolshoi's Reflections project (2011). She has also performed at the Stars of the 21st Century Ballet Galas in Toronto, Moscow, Panama and Paris, the Roberto Bolle and Friends Gala at the Arena di Verona and New York, the Nijinsky Gala in Hamburg, the Boris Eifman and Ballet Stars Gala at Mikhailovsky Castle in St Petersburg, Les Etoiles pour le Japon Gala at the Palais des congrès in Paris, theInternational Ballet Star Gala in Taipei, the YAGP Pestov Galas in Moscow and New York and YAGP Ballet's Greatest Hits Gala in Tampa Florida.
Kochetkova performed the Grand Pas de Deux in San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker which was broadcast by PBS in 2008 and won the solo gold medal in the NBC series Superstars of Dance which was watched by over 10 million viewers.
Kochetkova's prizes and awards include the Isadora Duncan Award for the role of Giselle and medals at the International Ballet Competitions in Seoul (Gold, 2005), Rome (Gold, 2005), Riety (Gold, 2005), Luxembourg (Gold, 2003), Varna (Silver and the Press Jury Prize, 2002), Moscow (Bronze, 2001). She is also a winner of the Prix de Lausanne (2002) and was nominated for the best dancer award in the Benois de la Dance (2013) and National Dance Awards (2014).


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Death of Veteran Whose Burned Body Was Found on Fort Bragg Training Range Ruled Accidental
After a two-week investigation, authorities have ruled that the death of Ronald. A. Farrell, a 70-year-old Army National Guard veteran whose body was found in a burned-out shell of a vehicle smack in the middle of Fort Bragg, North Carolina's training grounds, was accidental.
Three days before Thanksgiving, Fort Bragg military police discovered Farrell's body near Range 74, an urban operation facility. Authorities say that it appears likely that the vehicle he was in hit an embankment and caught fire the night before his remains were found.
"Unfortunately, the driver, Ronald A. Farrell, 70, of Fayetteville, N.C., died as a result of the accident," a Thursday Army Criminal Investigation Division press release said. "At this point in the investigation, there are no signs of foul play," it said, adding that Farrell served in the North Carolina Army National Guard from 1975 to 1983.
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An obituary that appeared to be for Farrell says that he was originally from Cumberland County, North Carolina, and achieved the rank of sergeant during his time in the Guard. Army Times was first to publish the details from the obituary.
Since 2020, more than 100 soldiers have died in various circumstances near the post, according to Rolling Stone reporting from Army veteran Seth Harp and other local outlets, an abnormally high figure, although there does not appear to be a specific pattern to the deaths. A large number of those deaths have been attributed to overdoses, murders and suicides.
While Farrell's death appears unconnected, according to authorities, the news of a burned body in the middle of an Army post brought increased attention to the high number of deaths.
The Army's Criminal Investigation Division has come under intense scrutiny over the last few years for how it has handled its caseload, specifically in deaths like that of Spc. Vanessa Guillen at Fort Hood, Texas, and Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez, whose head washed ashore on North Carolina's Outer Banks two years ago. His case remains unsolved.
On Thursday, CID thanked local police, adding that "as the investigation continues, we extend our condolences to Mr. Farrell's family. To protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, Army CID will not release any further information at this time."
— Drew F. Lawrence can be reached at drew.lawrence@military.com. Follow him on Twitter @df_lawrence.
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Are Students Getting the Support They Need and Deserve?
With an increasingly competitive job market to enter into, pressures to conform to the latest trends constantly weighing in from peers and social media influencers alike, and an evolving landscape of rigorous academic standards that they must meet, students are having to become more resilient than ever before. In addition to the usual concerns around fitting-in among new friends, finding the balance between studying and socialising, and earning money to support themselves, living independently often for the first time in their lives, students entering university today are having to deal with a myriad of all-too-often unforeseen challenges. It is therefore vital that the importance of looking after their mental health as well as their physical wellbeing is consistently highlighted – from day one on campus.
A holistic, whole-university approach is needed to ensure positive mental health and wellbeing is successfully promoted, and buy-in from students must be gained. Crucially, this kind of promotion and outreach is not just the role of Student Services; a diverse range of staff, and student themselves, must play a part.
While senior leaders must steer a culture of openness, understanding and flexibility, it is the faculty heads, professors and lecturers who have a core role in determining what that means and looks like for their discipline. Thinking about how curricula and assessment practice can be adapted to better suit students' needs and ways of learning can have a hugely positive impact on the overall student experience – as well as academic outcomes.
Students' Unions (SUs) have a key role to play in promoting this need for a more tailored higher education offer. In addition, SUs must continue to find innovative ways of sharing advice and increasing understanding among the student body of how poor mental health may manifest itself, and how students can help themselves and each other to maintain good wellbeing. SUs are also often best placed to inform students of what to do and where to turn if they are struggling or experiencing a challenging time.
What Service are Students Receiving?
Of course, it is usually the case that Student Services teams and councillors will be the ones to deal with the bulk of student mental health difficulties, and will be the ones to provide the vital support needed at times of heightened stress and anxiety.
Is it enough to direct a student, who perhaps is unable to fully articulate the worries they are dealing with, to an online self-help guide for reducing anxiety? Is it enough to tell a student who is struggling with determining their purpose or their future that they can have six sessions with a university councillor to work through some problems, but after that they're on their own, or perhaps will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list of a local NHS provider?
Often, yes, that is enough, with a reference guide or 15 minute talk with someone who can empathise being of enormous help for the student.
But sometimes, it is not.
While such services are constantly grappling for funding and being asked to do more with less, the standard of the advice and guidance offered by these teams cannot be compromised. To help these efforts, it is all the more important for staff across the wider university to ensure they are also doing all they can, in whatever capacity they are able, to be actively considerate of their students' wellbeing and mental health.
At the Promoting and Improving Student Mental Health and Wellbeing in Higher Education forum taking place in London on Wednesday 16th May 2018, strategies for developing and implementing this holistic approach will be discussed further both by sector leaders and best practice case studies. Participants will learn from proven methods for enhancing the support offered by Student Services, and how to ensure the wider higher education experience is more adaptable to the needs of a more diverse range of students.


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Minimay is a small town located in Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of West Wimmera  from the South Australian border, about halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide.  At the 2016 census, Minimay and the surrounding area recorded a population of 84. A signpost outside the town lists the town's population at 9.

Geography
Farming is the main industry in Minimay and includes sheep and cattle breeding and arable crops. Center pivot irrigation is used to water crops and give satellite images of the area a characteristic patchwork pattern of green circles. Before agriculture, the area was quite wooded; at the time trees were cleared, agriculture in Australia was not advanced and initial attempts to grow crops required much manual labour, and the town consequently had a higher population.

Sporting

Sports today in Minimay is extinct with locals travelling to other sporting clubs in the district—including football and netball clubs. Minimay originally had a golf club, basketball club, tennis club, racecourse, football club and cricket club.

Football
Border Districts Football Netball Club was originally a combined team with Minimay and Frances and today also includes Goroke. The club plays in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League. The football ground still exists. Border District football club won premierships in 1962, 1967, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1992 and 1996.

Cricket
The Minimay Cricket Club is one of the oldest bodies in the district. Records are poor but, an old minute book suggests that the club was formed before 1896. The Minimay Cricket Club also won premierships during the 1900s. The cricket club now has been extinct for a long time.

Tennis
Tennis was first played in Minimay on a dirt court was in 1913.
The Minimay Tennis Club was first formed in 1919. Today the courts are in a different position than what they first were. 1967 they rebuilt the third court. Minimay again won many premierships in Tennis. The courts were last used in 1985 when the sport wasn't played any more.

Basketball
Minimay Basketball Club started in 1946.
The Minimay Basketball team won ten premierships.

Minimay Race Club started in the early 1900s. Minimay Golf Club had nine holes course which was founded in 1931 and the Golf Club lasted for only 8 years.

History

There have been two churches in Minimay; the first church was Catholic and the second dating from 1953 was the Union church.

Minimay Post Office opened on 1 November 1877. In  the  early  1880s  selectors  were  taking  up  320-acre  blocks  in  the Minimay area.

In 1885, a new school in Minimay  was designated: Minimay  School  No.2600. The school consisted of a small room which could hold 30 to 40 children. The school was closed in 1902 while it was painted and repaired. The school had planned to enlarge in 1906; this did not happen until 1911. A new school was built as the old school was infested by white ants. In 1951 the school was closed and most students went to a school in nearby Goroke.

The poet John Shaw Neilson grew up in Minimay in the 1880s.

The Minimay Public Hall was built in 1901 to 1975. The Hall was opened 15 February 1991. In 1975 the old Hall was removed to make way for the new Minimay Memorial Hall. For the opening of the Minimay Memorial Hall the community had a ball. Today the Hall still is used for many fund-raising and community events.

The first general store in Minimay was built in the 1880s. The first owners were from Harrow and they were Mr. and Mrs. Egan. The store had three rooms and a veranda. After a few years the owners left and the store was destroyed by fire. Mr. Carracher from the general store in Frances decided to build a new one in Minimay in 1901. In 1941 the president Mrs. McIntosh purchased the store. The shop was demolished on 12 February 1976. Later a new Minimay store was built and this still runs. The store sells groceries and is a post office agency.

Work commenced to construct a telephone line, connecting Minimay to Goroke, in 1908.

References

 History of Minimay and District. Published 1976

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The 2000 Church bombings refers to the serial bombings of churches in the southern Indian states of Karnataka, Goa and Andhra Pradesh by the Islamist extremist group Deendar Anjuman in the year 2000.

Bombings

On 21 May 2000, a Christian congregation at Machilipatnam was bombed.

On 28 May 2000, bombs exploded in churches at Medak and Vikarabad.

On 8 June 2000, two bombs exploded at the St Annes Church in Wadi. The church was damaged and two persons were injured.

On 9 June 2000, a bomb exploded in the St. Andrews church in Vasco, Goa.

On 8 July 2000, two churches bombed in Andhra Pradesh, Gewett Memorial Baptist Church in Ongole and the Mother Vannini Catholic Church in Tadepalligudem town. The blast in the Ongole church injured three persons.

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Aftermath
Deendar Anjuman was banned in May 2001 for engineering the serial bomb blasts, and carrying out a hate campaign against the Christian community. The group's founder Siddique is reported to have hated Christians after the British colonial government in 1934 jailed Siddiqui and 18 of his followers for indulging in inflammatory speeches and writings.

In October 2007 the ban was extended and the group declared an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for "indulging in activities which are pre-judicial to the security of the country having the potential to disturb peace and communal harmony and to disrupt the secular fabric of the country".

In 2008, Capital punishment was awarded to 11 people and life sentence to 12 others by a local court. The prime accused in the case, Zia-ul-Hassan, was the son of Syed Siddique Hussain, the founder of Deendar Anjuman. Zia-ul-Hassan had migrated to Pakistan and used to visit Hyderabad during his father's death anniversary. The accused believed that the "blasts at churches in India would trigger a civil war between Hindus and Christians, and a religious leader from Afghanistan would invade and conquer India, which would be converted into an Islamic country".

The serial blasts were carried out by activists of Deendar Channabasaveshwara Anjuman, founded in the 1920s. The conspiracy began in October 1999 in Hyderabad, during the death anniversary of its founder Hajrath Moulana Siddiqui.

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Former WWE Divas Champion and star of the E! reality show "WAGS" Barbie Blank-Souray joined "Multi-time Award Winning" the Rack Thursday Night. In a nearly 15-minute interview, she talked about WAGS season 2 and what we can expect to see this upcoming season, what it's like to be newly married, planning the wedding and if we'll get to see it as part of the show, her time in WWE and if she'd considered doing Total Divas, her decision to retire and if that helped when her husband decided to hang up the skates, her favorite moment from her WWE days and much more.
How the newly married life is treating her: "I just got married at the end of February and it's just been amazing. I mean, I married my soul-mate so it's been a whirlwind: planning the wedding and the wedding day was the best day of our lives. I'm just excited to call him my husband now and carry on the Souray name."
Will we get to see her wedding as part of WAGS, Season 2: "Oh my gosh, you're going to see everything in Season 2 when it comes to the wedding. You're going to see the ups and downs of planning a wedding, you're going to see the bridezilla moments, you're going to see some stuff that goes down where I'm like 'Oh my gosh, I don't know if this wedding is going to happen' because that went on with planning a wedding, but I don't want to give too much away. There's some drama with the girls, leading up to it, but you get to see the whole wedding which I can't wait for the fans to see. I can't wait for them to see all my hard work pay off and just see their year and a half wedding that I've been planning that was such a magical day and I can't wait for everyone to see it."
What it was like planning for everything with the wedding: "Yeah, I mean it was my first time planning a wedding so find out all those things- down to the place cards and everything like that, you're like 'I didn't even realize'. Luckily, I had an amazing wedding planned and she really helped me with so much. It's hard planning a wedding in Mexico and you're in LA (Los Angeles); it's not easy."
What can we expect to see on WAGS, Season 2 when it premieres: "Well, the beginning of the season, that's mostly just the wedding planning and there's some drama with the girls but I kind of stay out of that this season. I didn't want to be involved with any of the drama, I was like 'I'm focused, it's my wedding. I'm planning my wedding, I'm not with any of your girl's drama.' So, you'll see me walk out a lot where I'm like throw my hands up, I'm done. And then really, after we get married, I'm contemplating if I want a family or if I want to get back into work and maybe do some acting or something like that. So, you'll get to see where I figure out, with my husband, what's our next move."
If her previous retirement from wrestling and WWE helped with her husband's retirement from hockey: "Yeah, I feel like we were both able to relate to each other on another level when it came to that too, because when I retired, I didn't know what was next. I was like 'Ok, now what do I do?' You know? And for him, I think he just enjoyed being retired and not having to live on a schedule because he he'd played hockey for 20 years, so I think he enjoyed being retired and now not being on a schedule and being able to do his own thing and golf. But now, he's thinking 'Now what do I do?' and now he just enjoys golfing and just living the retired life. But I definitely feel like we were able to relate on that level of now we're retired and now, what's next? So it was the perfect time to get married because he had just retired and we were both able to put our efforts into planning a wedding."
What's the best part about transitioning into a normal life again: "With wrestling, because you're on the road for 300 days a year, and you don't have any off-season, so your constant, to go from that to 'Now what do I do?', it's not easy. But I was able to get into a routine; I started cooking a lot more, I started working out. I got my routine down after being retired for a couple of months, and was like 'Ok, this is my life now. This is normal life.'"
What attracted her to do the show WAGS: "When WAGS approached me about the show, I was like this is awesome. This is such an awesome concept and I think it's a great thing that it's not about who we're dating really; it's about our lives and what it is like dating athletes and we have going on. I was a former wrestler and wanted to get into acting now and stuff like that. So, it's able to highlight that too and I just kind of missed being in the entertainment industry. So, when they approached me, I was like you know what this will give me what I kind of missed when I left WWE and I'll be able to start working again. I feel like this has been a great opportunity for people to be able to see what it's like to be married to or dating an athlete and the highs and lows with that. That's definitely what attracted me to that and for season two, it was an easy answer because I loved season one and I'm excited about season two."
Does she ever miss being in the WWE: "I miss the performing, you know. I miss performing for the fans, I miss walking through the curtain and having them cheer for me. So that's the part I miss for sure. I feel like I'm able to get that fix with being on WAGS because you either love me or you hate me and so in the end I feel like I'm able to keep my fans and they're able to see a different side of me; they're able to see how I am in my everyday life, which in WWE they weren't able to see. They were just seeing a character."
Would she have been interested in doing Total Divas if still with WWE: "I think when I left, it was my time. I just had a lot of issues with my neck and my body. When you're wrestling 300 days a year, your body is doing things it's not meant to do and you definitely get injuries very quickly. So, I just started to get a lot of injuries and I was just ready to spend time at home with Sheldon and we were getting a lot more serious. I just felt like it was my time, so when Total Divas came up, I just couldn't go back to doing that schedule. But I feel like WAGS was the perfect place for me to be."
What are some of her favorite moment while in WWE: "Probably when I was able to win the Divas Championship; that was the best day and highlight of my career was winning the belt. And how I won it too; it was the fan's choice about who they were going to face, so the fans chose me and I went out there and I won the belt. I felt like everyone had recognized I had been there for so long and I had earned this, it was my time and I was just so happy because once you reach that, you can't go any higher. You are the champion of the whole division. That's what motivated me for so long was the fans. They mean everything."
Who does she have the best chemistry with on WAGS: "I mean, I love Olivia (Pierson). Actually, it's so funny, seeing from last season until now, we've gotten so close. So, I would definitely say Olivia and Nicole (Williams). Nicole and I have gotten really close. So, you'll see a different side because last season I was really with the wives and so, if you tune in, you'll see how things start to change and it'll be an exciting, entertaining season."
Is there any tension between the wives and girlfriends of WAGS: "Well, if you saw last season, some women like to think they are the hierarchy- that wives are up here and girlfriends are down here, that whole thing. I've never been one to be all about that, but I see where the wives come from, in that they say, 'Oh, the girlfriends, you never know who is going to be here today, tomorrow so you don't want to get close to them'. I understand that part but I don't understand how serious they take it, like "Oh, I'm not going to talk with you because you're a girlfriend.' I'm not like that but there are some ladies that are. It does happen and a lot in the athletic world, so it is and interesting point of view."
Is there anyone she'd like to see join the show: "I don't know. Since Sheldon retired last season, I haven't really been around that world lately, so I don't know who all is around now. I mean, it would be amazing if Carrie Underwood or someone like that joined."
What do you like to do on your day off: "I love going to the movies by myself; I know it's a little weird but I love going, getting a big popcorn and a Coke and sitting down and watching a movie by myself. Whatever I want to see and not being bothered, not having to explain anything to anyone, not having anyone sitting right next to me; just being alone and in my own space."
A huge thank you to Wild Talk Radio for sending us the transcript of their interview with Barbie! You can listen to the interview on their site or on their Youtube channel.


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India ~ Assam
In Assam at a Bodo silk-weaving village before watching a beautiful Bagudumba dance.
India is mind-blowing. One out of every six people on earth live in India. Its population of over 1.3 billion is more than North America, South America, and Western Europe combined! By 2025, India will surpass China as the world's most populous country.
My prior three visits to India were fascinating and you do have to see the Taj Mahal, but I've barely begun to explore all the country's varied cultures, foods, terrain, and sites.
A cruise up the Brahmaputra River offered a chance to see diverse rural villages (some with descendants of people from Tibet, China, Bangladesh, or Burma) and other slices of life in the northeast corner of India.
After flying up from Kolkata, our travels were entirely in Assam, the largest Indian state in the northeast with over 31 million people (larger than Australia and New Zealand combined).
Noble Caledonia's 2020 cruise up the mighty Brahmaputra in India's state of Assam.
Our ship, the handsome, new ABN Charaidew II, carried two dozen mostly British travelers and about two dozen crew. Few other ships were seen on this major river for one critical reason:
The Brahmaputra is wide (often over 5 kilometers wide) but sometimes quite shallow with shifting submerged sandbanks. Our ship had only a 6' draft but still had to maneuver slowly and zigzag cautiously to avoid getting stuck on a dangerous sandbar.
From Google Maps, view this 20 kilometer (12 mile) stretch of the unpredictable river's maze of channels and tributaries. (Google Maps does not know where exactly to put the Brahmaputra label.)
Our relatively large ship was a not a common sight for Indians living along the river. They would pause to watch us glide slowly by, or take photos of us as did the two guys above, or sometimes boys would run to keep up with our ship's careful pace.
Whether on a tributary or river channel, river villages were at risk of erosion during the dry season and being flooded and washed away in the rainy season. (Poles above are an attempt to slow erosion.)
Of the several villages we visited, this extra-tidy one was our favorite because the people were exceptionally friendly and welcoming.
Bottom photo: Londoner Gen was always good at engaging local people.
Shy at first, the school kids became eager to practice a little English and welcome the visitors. At the top is the morning school assembly.
Great mutuality to see some villagers whip out their phones and take photos of us.
And we were often asked for selfies.
Very very cool for many reasons.
Before visiting a market, we were each given 20 rupees (30 cents) to buy our assigned vegetables for the ship's kitchen. Good to have a mission! Here I am with my bag of superb spinach.
In Nameri National Park, we survived the gentle rapids of the Jia Bhoreli river while birds kept our naturalists busy identifying every species.
The one-horned rhino (aka Indian rhinoceros; with the clever species name rhinoceros unicornis) is a conservation success story and thrives in Assam's big Kaziranga National Park. One rhino, shown above, was about ten yards away, paused and stared at our jeep for a while, then decided to continue across the road.
Nevertheless, rhino horns are still a target for poachers. Numerous Kaziranga park rangers patrol the park. From a distance we thought theses two rangers were walking in short grass until we got closer and saw they were riding elephants in (appropriately named) elephant grass.
I'm a terrible bird photographer (except for penguins). But, this nearby, patiently posed white-rumped shama allowed the best bird photo I've ever taken and probably ever will take!
More dramatic than the pretty shama on a stump was this scene of a grey-headed fish eagle eating a fish too large to carry away. Eat, pause, look around, continue with brunch.
The endangered wild water buffalo (bubalus arnee aka Asian buffalo) have amazing horns. Like this cow and calf, most of the remaining ones are in Kaziranga and other parks in Assam.
Kids at the Biswanath village in front of a family's Hindu shrine.
At the Auniati Satra monastery on large Majuli island in the middle of the Brahmaputra.
Impressive dancing and drumming by monks at the Uttar Kamalabari Satra monastery on Majuli island.
Various temples: Family of pilgrims at the goat-filled Kamakhya Temple (from 1500s) in Guwahati (top); hilltop Hatimura Temple built in 1667 at Silghat (bottom left); don't know the name of this third more modest temple but it had friendly people as usual.
Due to the shallow river's challenges, we had more daytime downtime on the ship than I expected in order to get to the next destination safely. And early morning excursions were much colder than I expected. But overall this was a great, easy-going way to see the parks and temples of Assam along with rarely visited villages.
P.S.FYI,
Highlights of my 2018 trip to Delhi, Goa, and Chennai are posted here.


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