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Commercial Broadcasting Pioneer: The WEAF Experiment, 1922–1926 Banning, William Peck E-DITION 01/01/1946 $65.00 Available from De Gruyter »
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The Navaho Door: An Introduction to Navaho Life Leighton, Alexander H.
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Native African Medicine: With Special Reference to Its Practice in the Mano Tribe of Liberia Harley, George Way E-DITION 01/01/1941 $65.00 Available from De Gruyter »
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Responsible Bureaucracy: A Study of the Swiss Civil Service Friedrich, Carl Joachim
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Editorial Summer 2016
The olden days feature in this issue. Some may wish to label Peter Brain's article as a product of the "sentimental generation". John Yates article maybe might be regarded as antiquarian by some.
These articles remind us of the problem of what happens a generation or so after the "good old days". Or after a big revival. Both Methodism and Pentecostalism can be see as heirs of the eighteenth century revival. Nowadays neither look like the kind of religious communities overseen by Whitfield and Wesley.
We rightly praise God for the remarkable growth of the church in Africa, Asia and South America. But what will sustain the present life of those churches to the grand children and great grandchildren of today's saints?
Forms continue but hearts change. Ideas and doctrines change slowly, as much under the power of the culture as under the power of the Word and Spirit.
Read more: Editorial Summer 2016
Editorial Spring 2017
Five Centuries Later
We don't manage to theme each issue of Essentials, but we have made a special effort this issue to honour the five hundredth anniversary of the posting of Luther's Ninety-five Theses by majoring on Reformation themes. There's a trio of feature articles by a trio of Peters. Firstly Peter Brain looks at justification by faith in the heart of the pastor, then Peter Jensen reflects on the strange and precious gift of the Bible, and lastly Peter Adam urges us to benefit from the reformation of prayer that Cranmer brought to the church in the Book of Common Prayer. Another Reformation feature has Paul Bartley relating how a Reformation study tour has catalysed his interest in the historical actors, aims and outcomes of the Reformation.
Our lead articles are perhaps less obviously connected to the Reformation, but consider that anxiety over guilt before God was a powerful experience for Luther, and the joyful discovery of justification before God through faith in Christ's atoning death electrified him and his age. What, then has happened to the sense and burden of guilt in our own age, and the desire to be morally justified? Is it still with us? In our opening leader I recommend a recent essay that explores these questions powerfully, and in our second leader, Frances Cook writes candidly of the way her Bible reading helped her in her own feelings of self-condemnation.
Read more: Editorial Spring 2017
Giving in a Cashless Culture
Written by Stephen Hale
by Bishop Stephen Hale
Bishop Stephen Hale has been the Lead Minister at St Hilary's since 2009. A recent media focus has been on the growing number of people who no longer carry any cash with them as they go about their daily lives. In this article Bishop Hale discusses the implications for us and for our churches
For the first time, cards account for more of our purchases than cash. Whether it's payWave or myki, Opal or MyWay for the small things, or Visa, MasterCard and debit cards for the big ones, we are using cards more often than ever before and taking less cash out of ATMs than at any time in the past 15 years.
A new Reserve Bank report released last week finds that an astonishing one-fifth of Australians carried no cash whatsoever on the day they were surveyed, up from 8 per cent three years before. The typical amount carried fell from $55 to $40. The typical amount secreted away around the home (such as in bedrooms and under fruit bowls) is $100.
Only for payments of less than $10 did cash still hold its own, and predominantly among older and poorer Australians.
Ironically there has been a jump in the number of people using $100 notes. This applies for people, it seems, who only pay cash!!
Traditionally in churches people put money – cash – in the plate. The Offertory was an act of devotion during public worship having been reverently collected and then received by the minister with a prayer of thanks and offering. In the 70's and 80's this was partly altered as people used envelopes to put cash/cheques in the envelope and put them in the plate. The next evolution in the 90's was the introduction of Direct Debit/Credit Card Authorisations. At our church we've been at the upper end of the percentage of people who give electronically – 85% to 90%. In other churches it may be more like 60 – 70%. Research indicates that most churches that rely heavily on traditional forms of electronic giving have static offertory incomes because most people do not adjust (i.e. increase) their giving from one year to the next. The critical thing these days is to eliminate the steps. If you're relying on people to take home a form and complete it, chances are you'll get a limited response.
At present in the church I lead we're going through another revolution as more and more people give via the Push Pay App. Approximately 43% of our current giving now comes via PushPay. Given we only introduced this less than two years ago this is a major shift. The huge advantage of PushPay is that people can manage their own giving and can adjust it instantly. Your information is loaded in the App and it is a two-step process to give or manage your regular giving. People can spontaneously give to particular appeals or other appeals via the App. With an App like PushPay people can manage their giving in the same way as most people now manage their other financial transactions by having it pre- set and digitised. There is also the challenge that if they're not happy with something they can act immediately!
These changes have significant implications for us and for all churches. We still have offertories but as we all know only a small amount is given by a small number of people. In 2016 we introduced an offertory at each of our Sunday Schools because some parents became aware that their children had never seen them give any money at church! Some people still use envelopes and many still have Direct Debit arrangements or Credit Card transfer authorisations. As indicated a growing number of people are choosing to use PushPay. Recently I was told that a Pentecostal Church nearby has the standard two offertories (tithes and then another after the giving appeal). They have volunteers who stand in the aisles with tap and pay machines!
It would be true to say that for a range of people these sorts of innovations are personally challenging as they impact the sense of piety and expectation they have around the idea of making an offering to God.
Our church is on a journey in this space. Most of us are evolving how we mange our finances and make payments. We don't have all the answers and we are currently checking out what other leading churches are doing in this space. I recently spoke at the Diocesan Training Program for new Incumbents. None of them had heard of PushPay!
In one sense that's not surprising as most of them are leading smaller churches which rely on fairly traditional approaches. Unfortunately the traditional approaches are being surpassed by contemporary technology.
Many of you I'm sure will be wondering, has this worked? Has your giving gone up?
The answer is yes. Last year our giving grew by 6% and it has grown again in 2017. Is this due to the new technology? It's probably too early to know. We've also grown numerically. I'll let you be the judge on that one. I would suggest that with 43% uptake in less than two years it has been an important shift to be a part of, especially for younger people.
N.B. There are no fees for the individuals who give, but PushPay charges organisations an annual service fee that may vary based on certain factors.
The Politics of Rage
Written by Dale Appleby
Dale Appleby
"The Second Coming: On the politics of rage". Christos Tsiolkas. The Monthly Dec 16-Jan17
The White Queen: One Nation and the Politics of Race. David Marr Quarterly Essay 65 2017
Christos Tsiolkas concludes his article by bemoaning the impact of anger in public debate: "...but this rage and this pornography of wrath, it is proving dangerous." (35). His discussion claims that rage is everywhere and expressed by all kinds of parties. "There is a narrative of this anger…: that the rage festers in the disenfranchised white working class of the globalised capitalist world." (30) A narrative he says, which is mistaken. "We are fooling ourselves if we believe the rage is only misogynistic or rural, only white and right-wing, baby-boomer and not millennial." (30)
His view is that it has invaded all aspects of public discourse. Some if it is the language of elites used against those who don't speak that language – the less educated for example. "...identity politics has become a weapon to punish any ambivalence of thought and expression, any incorrect use of gendered, racial or theoretical nomenclature, and to launch accusations of bad faith."
(31) Some of it is exacerbated by "..the internet, which allows for a lubrication and indulgence in wrath just as much as it does for lust" (30). It shows itself in the increase in dichotomies, false distinctions and separations. Each group thinking in their own bubbles, class divisions and lack of understandings. His suggestion is that "We have to relearn listening and we have to relearn argument, to free both activities from the indulgent wrath of the new digital age." (34)
David Marr discusses the rise and influence of Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party. Despite her appeal to those disaffected with politics and politicians, those fed up with the influence of elites, and her positioning as part of a working class and nostalgic group, her central appeal has to do with race, according to Marr. The focus of the rage against other races has changed over the years. At present it is Muslims. Previously it was Aborigines and Asians. Dr Anne Aly agrees with various researchers who think that there is around 14 per cent of the population that are clearly hostile to Muslims and another 10 per cent that hold vaguer fears towards Muslims (17).
Marr thinks Hanson has harnessed the fear and anger of this part of the population. Her power, he says, is not just that it has won her another term in the Senate, but that she holds sway over a significant voting block which affects the fortunes of the major parties. Hence the gradual and unashamed adoption of many of One Nation's policies by the Government, and the refusal of any of the leaders of the major parties to call her on her racism. Because that would immediately alienate a group which the major parties need to woo.
Marr's essay outlines a deliberate use of fear and racial hatred to promote a political agenda. Hanson would say that she is merely giving that 24 per cent of the population a voice. Marr's conclusion is that "the far right where politicians are spending so much energy harvesting votes these days is not Australia. Nearly all of us are somewhere else, scattered around the centre, waiting for a government that will take this good, prosperous, generous country into the future." (95).
Both essays are rational and irenic. Both are speaking the language of their group. Marr's is an attempt to explain and dismiss. Tsiolkas offers some advice about listening and arguing. And a plea to give up anger. But what is the alternative, or antidote, to engineered anger?
At a community level, fear and engineered hate are ways of reinforcing tribal boundaries. Because tribal boundaries are felt as means of retaining security. Listening and arguing better may be of some help to those who want less tribal conflict. But some of the talk needs to be inside the tribe to identify other ways not to be afraid. And leadership that shows a path for righteous anger not to become festered anger.
I was at a meeting of EFAC members recently at which the discussion came around to the kind of hate that is directed towards evangelicals. Some of it is passive, of course, and most of it may not be addressed directly. Yet there is a strong antipathy to what evangelicals are perceived to stand for. Inside the evangelical tribe there is a strong desire to listen and argue gently, humbly and in a conciliatory spirit. There is also anger particularly by those who are chronically marginalised. But evangelicals don't need to be afraid and they don't need to feed their anger. Either as members of a church or as citizens in a nation.
What they do have is a way of thinking, living and feeling that follows the principle of "blessing those who curse you", and of "doing to others what you want them to do to you". Marr wants a government to lead this nation into a better future. Christians still have the opportunity to show their church and nation (and political parties) how the tribes of the earth can listen and argue and grow together in friendship.
Editorial - Winter 2017
Dale Appleby, who has steered Essentials so capably since Spring 2013, has stepped out of the editor's chair, and deft ly manoeuvred me
into it. I could not persuade him to write a farewell editorial, but then again, as he will stay on the editorial team, it is not really goodbye (just see Dale's piece on rage and fear in politics, which you will find in the Caboose, down the back of this issue). Dale displays there his characteristic concern for the state of Australian society and the opportunities Christians (especially evangelical Anglican Christians) have to
contribute to the life of our communities and our country. Thanks, Dale for your excellent work as Essentials Editor. May you not slip away too quickly!
This issue brings other glimpses of Christians working hard to contribute to the good of community and church. Karan Moxham writes about life and ministry at Nungalinya College in Darwin, and Kaye and Ian Malcolm write about starting free English classes in a local church, for the benefit of those who appreciate an English speaking context accessible to those whose fi rst language is not English. Th ese are inspiring and very Australian stories.
The ever-evolving conversation in our culture about gender, homosexuality and moral nonconformity makes its mark on this issue too, as part 2 of my essay on same-sex marriage. I hope that Essentials can help us think through the various issues at stake as sympathetically, insightfully and faithfully as possible.
Instead of many book reviews, we have one substantial review essay this issue, by Tim Foster, of John Barclay's book, Paul and the Gift , a fresh account of Paul's theology of God's grace, engaging especially with Romans and Galatians. Has Barclay healed the rift in Pauline studies that the New Perspective has opened up? Tim makes his call in this issue.
There are other treats of various kinds tobe found in the following pages. I hope you fi nd our winter issue engrosses you as you warm yourself by the fire. We plan for our next issue to have a Reformation theme, as we remember with gratitude aft er 500 years the blessings that God
brought to his people through Martin Luther, those who prepared him and those other reformers who followed him. If you think you've got the right stuff to contribute to that issue, do be in touch.
Ben Underwood, Editor

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As with any project, our account management team oversees the work, first researching suitable publications, negotiating the best deals and then making recommendations to the client.
Once costs are agreed, we artwork the advertisement, resizing the template as per the publications requirement and using copy supplied by the client. The work undergoes our quality control process before being passed to the client for their feedback and approval.
SEA also handle liaison with and submission to the publication, making the whole process hassle-free for our clients. Due to the nature of this work, there are often tight deadlines for SEA to meet.


Rock Memorabilia Collecting Tips - Backstage Auctions, Inc.
Posters were not originally made to last forever. They were intended as throw-away advertising, and most were printed on high-acid, low-grade paper. You need to take into careful consideration the following when handling your posters: heat, humidity, light (UV rays) and the frequency of handling. All of these can have an impact on the condition of your piece and/or collection.
First, do not store your poster in the attic or in the basement. The best place for storing is in a temperature controlled environment. If you are not planning to display or frame your poster, it should be properly stored.
If possible, it should be laid flat in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.
If you are unable to store your poster flat, then you can carefully roll and place it in an acid free clear storage sleeve.
Never use rubber bands on rolled posters. Those should be removed because the rubber deteriorates over time and will stick to your poster. Rubber bands can also indent your poster as a result of the applied pressure.
Do not store your poster between regular cardboard, which has a high acid content, as the cardboard can hasten its deterioration. If you can, store your poster between low-acid foam boards, then place in an acid free storage sleeve.
We suggest that when framing your poster, have it matted so that it is not in direct contact with the glass. Also, make sure the backing board is acid-free. We suggest you use UV (Ultra-violet) resistant glass to protect the paper from dangerous prolonged exposure to UV rays from the sun. Never hang the poster where it is subject to direct sun light or indoor lighting. Its probably best to have your item professional framed.
If the poster is valuable, or appears to be a very large job, it is advised to have it restored by a professional.
For removing a small amount of tape residue, rubber cement thinner is effective. Very carefully, lightly rub a small amount on the spot to be removed. Use extreme caution - you don't want to remove the poster ink!
De-Acidification - As mentioned earlier, some posters were printed on high-acid, low-grade paper. De-acidification can help arrest the deterioration of your movie poster. There are three methods of de-acidification - linen backing/mounting, lamination and encapsulation. It is advisable to consult a professional when considering de-acidifying your poster.


So, anyone who has known me for longer than a day (less in the summer months), knows that I have an obsession with body odor. I am always worried about being less than fresh in the arm pit area. I think I take my thoughts and judgements that I place on others and then obsess about them and make sure I am not one of those people. I just really can't understand how someone can have less than pleasant body odor. Good hygeine es muy importante.
Secret Clinical Strength Sport. The name of the scent (Marathon Fresh) confuses me because I don't know how fresh you would smell after running a marathon. But maybe it means that you will smell fresh even after running one with this stuff. Not only does it work ALL DAY LONG on regular days, but also on hot summer days spent in the pool or on a boat (which has always been an even tougher challenge for me). Not to mention it has a delightful scent. Sometimes I get a whiff of it throughout the day and it's everything I can do not to start sniffing my armpit.
I stumbled upon this little gem at Girlfriend's house after a day of being out in the sun with my regular old former deoderant. Obviously I needed to reapply, so it's clear it was not working very well. I kept getting whiffs of it throughout the day and really enjoyed the scent. I thought, next time I need deoderant, I am going to try it. I almost changed my mind when I saw it was about $8 for a small thing of it, but let me tell you, it's more than worth it.
You know what's funny, that stuff does not work for me at all. I have yet to find one that works. Maybe I need to try it again, and give it a longer chance than a week.


The urban development boom that has now Cartagena and its surroundings is comparable to what happened before in cities like Panama and Miami.
The city currently has about 600 thousand meters on construction, and the value per square meter is between 750 thousand and 11 million pesos (US 1 = 1990 COP), localized in areas of social interest like Bayunca or Turbaco, and in the tourist area, such as the walled city, Bocagrande, Castillogrande, Manga, El Cabrero and the north zone.
The momentum of the city is driven by its tourist status, its natural scenery, beaches, sun and safety conditions.
The Real Estate services have created an employment opportunity for many people in Cartagena, These says Fedelonjas, asosiación which ensures that the good economic times facing the country is reflected in this sector.
The new projects have a strong national and international demand, 60% of Colombian and 40% claimed by Americans, Italians, Germans and Spanish who want housing in the city.
For urban curating, the traditional tourist area exhausted its capacity and investor interest now points to the north of Cartagena beyond The Boquilla sector, considered as a new model city, with extensive development and where we build new housing complexes: storey houses, which are imposed as a new style of urban planning in the city that previously had.
The new architecture has ingredients Caribbean, is in tune with the environment, the setting sun and water, and the white color is imposed on the buildings now stand.
In addition to new housing projects being built, today are two new shopping centers planned for the heroic city, a business center and a large power load, as well as hotel projects.


Dear Friends…. Finally we make it our First meet-up which is held in #Karachi at Fibbi Cafe at 6:00 pm on Saturday 13th August, 2016.
I would like to thanks and appreciated all managers including Danyal, Asad, Abdullah and Kamran Vazeer to find out spear time from their busy schedule for Friendz United and Hitwicket - Cricket Game to come and make this event successful, also some of the managers not able to join us this time due to pre-celebration of #Independence_Day events in the city.
We all are very excited and happy to get together each other and it is happened just because the Game of #Hitwicket. During our meeting we have discussing a lot of things such as all about Hitwicket game features and share our playing experience with each other as well as about our professional life.
After having great experienced and spent a quality time together with all friends/managers and the warm response from all 30 managers whom I approached them for this Meet-up, I have decide to continue these kind of events plan twice a year, so will plan to arrange our next meet-up in December 2016 with more fun and activities.
Last but not least I would like to thanks Omar Mughal bhai and Abdul Haq bhai for their suggestion to arrange this kind of meet-up event.
Here is the details of First Meet-up attending members.
Next time. A cricket match between managers.


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SolarWinds hack exposes underbelly of supply-chain attacks
Written by Shannon Vavra
Dec 14, 2020 | CYBERSCOOP
Hackers of lore are often depicted breaking into prominent targets by typing frantically on keyboards in dark rooms and yelling "I'm in!" when they've purportedly breached their victim's systems. But the sweeping SolarWinds breach, which has reportedly impacted the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, shows the reality is much less flashy and can be far more devastating.
Details are still emerging about the SolarWinds breach, in which hackers inserted malicious code into software updates for the SolarWinds network management product Orion in order to conduct cyber-espionage against the U.S. federal government and multiple other targets. But the fallout from the attack, which is suspected to be linked with Russian hackers, is still being investigated, and early indications suggest the ramifications — and victims — could be extensive.
In many respects, SolarWinds is just another, typical IT provider with government contracts. The company's website has touted business with numerous U.S. military and civilian agencies and sponsors white papers on working remotely for trade publications. It had an exposition booth in February at RSA, one of the world's biggest cybersecurity conferences.
But its customer base — which it says includes 300,000 customers and the likes of the Pentagon, the Navy, the Army, Cyber Command, the FBI and the departments of Homeland Security, Defense and Health and Human Services — and its level of access make it a ripe target for hackers interested in stealthy supply-chain attacks.
"Supply-chain attacks are some of the most devastating types of attacks because organizations already have a strong trust," said Dave Kennedy, a former National Security Agency analyst and the founder and CEO of TrustedSec. "We run into SolarWinds all of the time at organizations and it's often a point we as simulated attackers go after because it has such high permissions on an organization's network environment. SolarWinds is used [widely] in both private and public sector organizations and widely used globally. The company is a prime target because of the level of access the software has to an entire company infrastructure."
It's only natural for government-sponsored espionage actors to try making their way into sensitive targets by first infiltrating an IT company with connections to prominent targets around the world. Nonetheless, the sweeping nature of the SolarWinds breach is a stark reminder that the federal government and private sector alike — even if they are in tune with supply chain security issues — are dependent on smaller organizations that can be quietly weaponized against them.
The Commerce Department, one of the breached entities, has been working for years to spread awareness about better security practices for keeping track of supply chain security issues, for instance. Commerce has not confirmed that hackers victimized it via the SolarWinds vulnerability.
It's not the first time a supply-chain attack has caught the cybersecurity community off guard. In 2017, hackers compromised HandBrake, a video conversion tool, to distribute a remote access toolkit. The same year, hackers with suspected links to China laced malicious software in the file cleaning program CCleaner to ultimately target more than two million users.
In perhaps the most globally infamous supply-chain security nightmare to date, Russian hackers exploited a software vulnerability in Ukrainian tax software to lock up computers around the world. The U.S. has charged hackers linked with the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, or the GRU, for the the NotPetya attack. The European Union has also sanctioned Russian hackers for the attack.
Although the federal government has been working to prevent supply chain-based attacks for years, the attractiveness of targeting smaller, lesser-known companies to infiltrate more sensitive targets isn't going away anytime soon.
"Compromising a tool [SolarWinds] means the attackers have significant access to company assets and reminds us that defense-in-depth is a must as attackers pivot and embed in the corporate environments," said Ben Johnson, a former NSA official who is now chief technology officer of Obsidian Security. From an intelligence service's perspective, Johnson added, "Why try to bust down the front door if I can have your trusted delivery person bring my payload in for me?"
Even though supply chain-based attacks will be perpetually alluring to nation-state espionage operations, the scale of the SolarWinds breach is raising questions about what a capable counterintelligence operation looks like.
"If a government like the U.S. with the strongest counterintelligence capabilities in the world can get stung like this, how do you reassure a country that does not have the same kind of resources?" a diplomat at the United Nations told CyberScoop, speaking under condition of anonymity.
It's also raising questions in the halls of Congress about whether the U.S. government has an adequate framework to assess the security of products upon which the government relies.
"I have warned for years that the government was falling down on the basics of securing federal systems, and this breach unfortunately proves me right," said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. "To start, it's high time to scrap the lax practice of allowing agencies to install high-risk software on government systems without subjecting it to a thorough security review. … If reports are true and state-sponsored hackers successfully snuck malware-riddled software into scores of federal government systems, our country has suffered a massive national security failure that could have ramifications for years to come."
Russian hackers known as APT29 or Cozy Bear with ties to Russia's foreign intelligence agency, SVR, are behind the SolarWinds attack, according to according to the Washington Post.
The Russian Foreign Ministry denied it conducts offensive cyberattacks through a comment shared on the Russian U.S. Embassy's Facebook page.
While investigations are ongoing, one thing is clear for Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.: The U.S. should prepare options to hit back.
"As we gather more information on the impact and goals of these malign efforts, we should make clear that there will be consequences for any broader impact on private networks, critical infrastructure, or other sensitive sectors," Warner, the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a statement.
In the meantime, the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency is advising private sector and federal civilian agencies to check for indications they've been compromised and to stop using SolarWinds Orion "immediately." Microsoft has also shared technical details on methods used in the SolarWinds hack.
Increased vigilance should not just be directed at SolarWinds, Kennedy said, because the cybersecurity community may begin seeing copycat supply chain hackers, who also may want to fly under the radar to gather intelligence on federal government agencies or the private sector.
"While SolarWinds is now public, adversaries are always looking for these types of supply-chain attacks because of how effective and successful they are," said Kennedy. "We should expect that other software development companies are also a target as well as potentially already compromised. … We should be anticipating more of these moving forward."
Sean Lyngaas contributed to this story.
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The new station has a distinctive diamond-shaped roof. Photo: apa/hans punz
Vienna Hauptbahnhof - the city's newly developed main train station in the Favoriten district - is celebrating its opening on October 10th and 11th with a host of free events.
After five years of construction, at a cost of around €1 billion, Wien Hauptbahnhof replaces the old Südbahnhof terminus and links four major railway lines converging on Vienna from the north, east, west and south.
It features a new shopping centre with around 90 shops, a food market, cafes and restaurants.
The new station will offer significantly improved connections, mainly to international destinations. The main access will be at Südtiroler Platz, so that the station has better connections to the U-Bahn system, and will also be accessible by S-Bahn, tram and bus lines.
From December 14th night trains to Berlin, Bucharest, Düsseldorf, Florence, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Krakow, Milan, Munich, Rome, Venice, Verona and Zurich will depart from the station. A new daily high-speed train service via Graz to Prague will depart every two hours.
The celebrations kick off at 10am on Friday with excerpts from the hit musical Mama Mia!, and will feature performances by stars from the ski and snowboarding world championships and an evening concert by Belgian singer-writer Milow. On Saturday funk and soul act Andie Gabauer and the Hot Pants Road Club will perform at 7.30pm.
Details of the full programme can be found on the station's website.
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This ePaper module has 104x212 pixel resolution packed in a 2.13 inch diagonal screen. 3-colors gives you the ability to make certain elements stand out in yellow, white or black. To extend the life of your ePaper display its recommended you limit refreshing the display to one refresh every few minutes. So if you want to play video, this isn't going to work for you and instead we'd recommend a TFT or OLED display module.
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In a blow to India's efforts to bring back the 'Kohinoor' diamond from the United Kingdom, UK Minister of Asia and Pacific Affairs Alok Sharma on 26 July said his government does not believe "there is any legal ground" for restitution of the diamond.
"It is a longstanding position of the UK Government that we don't believe there is any legal ground for the restitution of the diamond," said Sharma, the first British Minister to visit India since Brexit.
After the subjugation of Punjab in 1849 by British forces, the properties of the Sikh Empire were confiscated and the Kohinoor was also transferred to the treasury of the British East India Company in Lahore.
Later, the diamond was shipped to Britain and was handed over to Queen Victoria in July 1850. It was cut to improve its brilliance and was mounted into Queen Victoria's crown. The diamond now sits in the Tower of London, along with the Crown Jewels.
The people of India have been demanding the return of the 105-carat diamond, which the British Government rejected in 2013.
Stressing that certain news items appearing in the press regarding the Kohinoor were "not based on facts", the Indian government had on 19 April reiterated its resolve to make all possible effort to bring back the Kohinoor in an amicable manner.
"The factual position is that the matter is sub judice at present. A PIL has been led in the Supreme Court, which is yet to be admitted. Besides, Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar was asked to seek the views of the Government of India, which have not yet been conveyed," said a government statement.
The NDA Government had on 18 April told the Supreme Court that as per the Ministry of Culture, India should not stake a claim to the famed Kohinoor diamond as it was "neither stolen nor forcibly taken away".
Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the government, said this was the stand of the Culture Ministry. "Ministry of External Affairs is also a party and their response is yet to come," he informed the court. He also told the apex court that the Kohinoor diamond was handed over by Maharaja Ranjit Singh to the East India Company.
Pandit Nehru had also said, "To exploit our good relations with some country to obtain free gifts from it of valuable articles does not seem to be desirable. On the other hand, it does seem to be desirable that foreign museums should have Indian objects of art."
However, it may be noted that ever since he has taken over as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's efforts led to three significant pieces of India's history coming back home, and thus, Indians hope that the Kohinoor would also be brought back from the UK.
In October 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel returned a 10th century Indian statue of Goddess Durga that was stolen in 1990 and found in 2012 at a museum in Germany.
In April 2015, then Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper returned a sculpture known as the 'Parrot Lady', which dates back to almost 900 years.
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, on his India visit in 2014, had returned antique statues of Hindu deities that were in Australian art galleries.
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I took this photo because of the older building in the foreground, which is Bush Tower. But now the most interesting element to me is the building reflected in the glass building in the back. Busy day today, so I'm setting this post up the night before and have little time to research and figure out what it is. I might have to go back and investigate.


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E3 2016: Phantom Dust Re-Revealed
It's back, again!
By Joe Skrebels
Updated: 14 Jun 2016 1:18 am
Posted: 14 Jun 2016 12:01 am
The Phantom Dust reboot may have died a death, but Microsoft has found a way to bring the series back to life - Phantom Dust is now a remaster of the original Xbox game instead.
Announced on YouTube's Live at E3 stream, Phantom Dust is now an updated version of the cult card-battler/action-RPG hybrid, and will be an Xbox Play Anywhere title, meaning it's both cross-buy and cross-play across Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs.
Releasing in 2017, and taking advantage of the recently announced Xbox One Arena features, the game will use the original's assets, but has been tweaked so that players have access to a multiplayer-ready deck of cards far earlier in the game than in the 2005 version.
In one of the stranger quotes from E3 so far, general manager of Xbox game publishing Shannon Loftis, also made clear that "we're updating it with modern Xbox Live, so you'll be able to play with friends that are alive today." Xbox Live is officially not séance-ready, people.
The original studio developing the Phantom Dust reboot, Darkside Game Studio, closed in February 2015. Microsoft confirmed at that time that the reboot was still in development despite the studio's closure. Microsoft filed a trademark for Phantom Dust back in January. It's unclear who is responsible for this new version's development.
The original Phantom Dust was released in 2005 as a card strategy action game.
For all the news from Microsoft's 2016 E3 press conference and more, be sure to head over to IGN's E3 2016 event hub.
Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he's sad about that séance thing. He reckons his grandfather would be great at Japanese experiemental card games. Follow him on Twitter.
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Release DateMay 16, 2017
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Miss Jones (Netflix Jessica Jones) Sixth-Scale Figure by Toys Works
I can hardly afford it because of my backlog, but I decided it was time to start mixing up Marvel Mondays with something other than Marvel Legends, and today I'm venturing into uncharted territory. Much like that illicit underground third-party Not-Transformers market (which is so underground you can buy them on just about any reputable online toy retailer) the Sixth-Scale action figure market also has its own copyright-bending thing going on. These rebel companies, seated in their secret hideouts deep in the East, turn out figures that are clearly based on popular franchises, with likenesses of famous actors. And it's not all about raping other people's copyrights for a quick buck. Nah, in a lot of cases, like today's review, it's about getting figures into the hands of collectors, that otherwise wouldn't exist. Oh, and yeah… it's also about raping other peoples' copyrights for a quick buck. Hot Toys stepped up and gave us Netflix versions of The Punisher and Daredevil, but sadly they stopped there. And that brings us to Toys Works' Miss Jones, a figure that steps up to fill a slot that Hot Toys failed to. Let's take a look at Not-Jessica!
The box is suggestive of some tough times ahead. It's totally utilitarian and in some ways rather humorous with it's curious translations. The artwork is pretty faint, so much so that it's hard to make out. The bottom of the front panel shows a cluttered desk and the back is a monochrome illustration of Miss Jones with her camera. The bulk of the box is a crossword puzzle of words, including gems like eye infidelity and woman lifestyle other odd throwaways include frustration, talking, and hat. All things that instantly come to mind when thinking about the Jessica Jones Netflix series! Only not at all. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, because once upon a time you'd be lucky to get a bootleg figure like this wrapped like a fish in old Chinese newspapers. Suffice it to say, the box here is totally serviceable and nothing more. The figure comes ready for display, so let's check her out.
Jessica dons her trademark outfit, consisting of a pair of faded blue jeans, a tan T-shirt, black leather jacket, gray scarf, and black boots. The costume fits the figure very well and avoids that puffy look that we sometimes get with sixth-scale costumes when not done by Hot Toys or Sideshow (I'm looking at you, Big Chief!). Starting below the waist, the jeans feature immaculate white stitching, belt loops, and functional pockets! There are even tiny silver rivets on the back pockets. The boot feet, include sculpted laces up the sides, silver painted buckles, and even sculpted treads on the soles.
Above the waist, the shirt is snug enough to show off that she has an anatomically correct chest (more on that in a bit!), and it's sleeveless like a tank-top, although It's intended to be a full shirt. The leather jacket is nicely tailored with more of that tight stitching. The zipper is just painted on, and I'm fine with that. The lapels on the collar tend to jut out a bit, but not too bad. I may be tempted to pin these down at some point. The scarf is a loop of gray cloth and she also has a finger-less cloth glove on her left hand, which I discarded because it didn't fit right. So all in all the outfit is solid enough, but it just lacks that extra filter of realism that the Sixth-Scale big dogs manages to achieve. It looks like well-made action figure clothes and not shrunken down real people clothes that we get from the experts.
The portrait is nothing special, but considering the source, I'm not totally hating it either. It's obviously far from a dead ringer for Kristen Ritter, but there's enough in there, at least from certain angles, that with the context of the outfit it manages to get by. It's far from what I'm used to seeing in this scale, but much better than I would have expected from a third-party sculpt. Likewise, the paint is pretty good too. The eyes have a little of that spark of life and the eyebrows and lips are neatly painted and not overstated. The rooted hair falls naturally around the face, but it requires a lot of futzing to get it under control, and even then I'm not always successful. I'll concede that I'm not doing this portrait any favors shooting under bright studio lights, but in hand and on the shelf, it looks a bit better.
The body isn't a Phicen-style, at least not completely. The torso does feature the silicone-type skin, which means it does feel like real skin and it's all sorts of squishy. The arms and legs, however, are hard plastic and feature what appear to be double-hinges in the knees and elbows, rotating hinges in the shoulders, and possibly ball joints or rotating hinges in the hips. With a costume like this, the figure doesn't lose anything by going jointed rather than seamless. The body-type suits the character quite nicely and she scales pretty well next to my Hot Toys Daredevil. The wrists consist of the usual pegs and she has a total of three sets of hands to choose from.
Toy Works did not exactly weigh this figure down with a plethora of accessories. Indeed, she only comes with two: A satchel and a camera. The satchel is quite nice and features a canvas-like material and working straps. It fits over her shoulder and looks great on the figure.
The camera is just a hunk of sculpted plastic, but it looks good and features some printing on it to add detail to the sculpt. Her hands don't seem to be made expressly for it, but they do work with it. One thing to note, the wrist pegs aren't all that secure and sometimes they pop out when I'm trying to get her to hold stuff.
The biggest omission when it comes to accessories is booze. Fortunately, there are plenty of options online for Sixth-Scale liquor and beer bottles, so I was able to set her up with some libations. Just keep in mind that they aren't included with the figure. A stand, however, is included and it's the generic crotch-cradle type that Hot Toys used to use. There's no branding on it at all.
With the Marvel Netflix Universe either done or in limbo, it didn't seem likely that we were going to get a proper Jessica Jones from Hot Toys, so I was more than willing to take a chance with Toys Works' version. On the one hand, I'm OK with what I got, but I don't think I'll be doing this again, unless I'm really desperate to put a particular neglected character on my shelf. The weakest thing here is easily the portrait, but it's still fairly tolerable to me. Still, here's a lesson as to why license approval is so important with those official figures. In the end, this one reminds me a lot of the early Sideshow stuff. At the time, those figures were amazing, but they haven't aged well among the current competition. Miss Jones is almost there, but not quite.
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Our Pre-Kinder and Kinder boys have been preparing for Easter with their teachers and teacher aides over the past few weeks. Today they were also joined by Dr McEwan, Mr Angus, Mrs Manthey and Rev Mark who said Grace with the boys before they devoured their pasta and rabbit cookies at their Long Table Easter Lunch.
Their table manners were impeccable and the boys loved wearing their bunny ears (some even had flashing lights). The lunch conversation with their special guests was riveting and mainly revolved around when the rabbit cookies were coming out!


It is no surprise that Cacao products have met with such wide reaching success. Given the plethora of studies analysing the health benefits provided by the flavanoids contained naturally within the cacao bean, combined with its rich and full flavour, this is really an ingredient for healthy indulgence at its best.
Add to this its organic production on small family held farms in the Andes region of Peru and its minimal processing using age old techniques, our range of Cacao products are a truly tremendous compliment to a growing range of superfoods that have been capturing the interest of manufacturers the world around. Interest comes not only from the confectionary sector, as Cacao products find their way into a range of health foods, health supplements, sports nutrition and specialty baked goods and gourmet sources.
Originating from the foothills of the Andes, the Cacao bean has a long and important history in pre-Columbian America, regarded not only as a luxury commodity, but also for a time as a form of currency. It seems that it has long been regarded as being worth its weight in gold!
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The benefits of the flavonoids contained within the cocoa mass have been the subject of much study as we try to understand some of the health benefits that can be enjoyed by eating cacao products. Studies have looked into the effects that these flavonoids may have from helping to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, to its cardiovascular benefits and anti-ageing properties. Added to this are its other nutritional benefits derived from its content of various minerals.
The cacao bean contains a rich source of antioxidising phytochemicals such as epicatechins and procyanidins along with a range of alkaloids such as theobromine, phenethylamine and caffeine known for their stimulant properties. These all provide a range of health benefits that can be found from the cacao bean and its derivative products such as the cacao nibs and cacao powder.
Epicatechins: Cacao beans are recorded as being the richest source of all foods analysed for the flavonoid epicatechin. Apart from being a good antioxidant, studies have also looked into the benefits in cardiovascular health that these epicatechins may provide, and in particular its beneficial effect on vascular function and on blood pressure levels.
Procyanidins: Also present in aronia berries, grape seeds and skins, red wine and açai oil, the cacao bean again stands apart as containing the highest concentration of this highly antioxidising flavonoid compound. Procyanidins have been found to suppress production of a protein endothelin-1 that constricts blood vessels, and is thought to be the principle vasoactive polyphenol that gives rise to the well known French Paradox of red wine and its documented effect in reducing the risk of coronary heart disease.
Alkaloids: Theobromine is the principle alkaloid found in cacao beans, and as its name indicates, this alkaloid is named after the cacao plant, being one of its principle sources. In medical applications Theobromine is used as a vasodilator, a diuretic and as a heart stimulant. Because of its diuretic effect and its ability to dilate blood vessels, theobromine has been used to treat high blood pressure. Like caffeine, theobromine is a stimulant, although has a lesser impact on the human central nervous system whilst stimulating the heart to a greater degree.
Although there are many benefits to be had by the standard fermentation process of the cacao bean, used to improve flavour, recent studies have found that the unfermented cacao bean presents higher levels of polyphenols, and these have been linked to the prevention of protein build-up in the brain that cause nerve damage, and is related to the onset of dementia and Alzheimers disease. This unfermented cacao bean is referred to as Lavado Cacao, as it is only washed and not fermented as it is prepared for processing.
100g of cacao mass will provide more than the RDI for iron, magnesium, manganese and phosphorous, and a good part of the RDI for zinc. We must not forget also the rich vitamin and mineral content of the cacao pulp and the rich source of oleic and stearic fatty acids found in the cacao butter.
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No matter how much we plan for the perfect, seamless trip, sometimes life has other plans. Whether it is a missed flight or train, a language barrier that you can't cross or some foreign food that makes you wish you had stuck to the granola bar you brought along, sometimes things go wrong.
While a travel snafu can feel like the end of the world, some simple approaches to how you manage conflict both mentally and with your actions can save your trip from becoming a huge headache.
Seriously. Take a step back and breathe. Try to reframe the situation in a way that makes it manageable. Did you miss your connecting flight? Breathe. Sit down and realistically look at your options. Do you really need to get somewhere asap or can you take a day to go on an unexpected day trip while you wait for the next flight? Go grab a glass of wine and even write down your options, if that is helpful to you. But the main thing is not to panic. When we start to stress about things going wrong, we lose the clarity that we need to work on setting them right.
Remember the tools available to you.
While I am admittedly not the most up on all the new technology, I feel like an absolute caveman for not having discovered Google Translate prior to my most recent trip to Italy. Seriously. I might as well be a Grandma.
Translate is just one of many tools available in the palm of your hand that can help mitigate issues as they arise.
You know that old "There's an app for that!" ad? Well, it's the truth. There really is an app for everything. Before you admit defeat, search the App Store. Whether you need help finding a cheap flight or rental car, translating in the midst of a huge language barrier, finding local medical services, or finding a local who speaks your language, the App Store is your best friend. There are a wealth of apps that are made for every situation you could possibly encounter!
Find someone who speaks your language. Literally.
When something goes wrong while you are abroad, the best thing you can do is to find someone who speaks your language. Ideally someone who doesn't seem sketchy, but that's up to you.
In the midst of stress and confusion, finding someone who you can communicate with not only can help you out of a bad situation, but can also help calm you down and reason through your options.
I would recommend venturing in to a local hotel or tour company. In most places, you will find someone with a basic working knowledge of English. When Adam and I were lost at 2am in Budapest and our phones were dead, we ventured in to a hotel in a tourist-y area and were able to find a member of their front desk who knew enough English to help guide us back to our AirBnb and give us a free map.
Whether you need help or just some comfort, being able to communicate with others is so key.
A cancelled flight doesn't have to be the end of the world. In fact, it can sometimes be cause for an unexpected adventure!
During a recent trip to the East Coast, our flight from Newark to Boston was cancelled due to weather, leaving us stuck in Newark with no way to get out until the morning (gotta love East Coast winters!). Instead of sulking at the Newark airport all night, we decided to take an Uber in to New York and spent 4 hours seeing everything we possibly could in NYC before calling it a night before our early flight. What could have been a night in a crummy airport hotel turned in to Adam's first time seeing New York, tired selfies in Times Square, and $1.99 pizza at midnight. In my book, that beats moping in an airport hotel.
Remember that sometimes the best adventures are the ones you don't expect!
Remember that when things go wrong, most people out there want to help you. Be kind to the people at the airport who had no say over whether or not your flight was cancelled. Be kind to the people doing their best to help you. Kindness goes a long, long way.
I will, until my dying breath, maintain that the world is only as scary a place as you allow it to be. That being said, there are situations you may find yourself in where you need to be exceptionally alert and aware. Don't make the mistake of thinking that you are smarter or stronger than whatever situation you find yourself in. Be smart and aware of your surroundings. Don't do things that would get you in trouble at home and don't assume that you are above repercussions abroad. Be safe. Be smart.
Great tips! I agree, you have to always keep an open mind. I try to look at everything as a new adventure.


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Q: Azure Notification Hub with .Net back-end - How to get trigger Azure Database Dependency I'm having a problem with Notification Hub and GCM ... I want to Make SQL Dependency where whatever the value is changed in DB it will trigger Notification Hub and then GCM and received by my Mobile App Client.
What I've tried so far ...
Make A Logical App. Create a trigger but trigger not fired. I end up with an error like:
"message": "Microsoft SQL: The target table 'dbo.mytable' of the DML statement cannot have any enabled triggers if the statement contains an OUTPUT clause without INTO clause."

Does anyone have any suggestions?

A: You cannot use SQL Dependency Class on Azure SQL Database. For more information about it, please read this Connect item.

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Five new gymnasts have been added to the GB senior squad for 2016, all have come from the junior ranks, and have represented Great Britain at junior level. In this fifth and final profile, meet Catherine Lyons.
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Astrologers look for meaningful correspondences, seeking to find correlations between celestial phenomena and happenings here on earth. While one branch of astrology, mundane astrology, is devoted to social and political trends, astrologers are not averse to looking into virtually any realm, even the world of cartoons. The short history of the planet Pluto shows some remarkable similarities to another Pluto, Walt Disney's cartoon dog.
The naming of celestial bodies is not something that involves astrologers—that responsibility falls to astronomers. Whatever the astronomer's proximal reason for naming a planet or asteroid, astrologers assume that there is some thread of meaning running through the process, and that the name will in some way reflect the character, energy, or vibration of the planet. How that works, and how astrology works, is a complex question beyond the scope of this article, but from an astrological perspective it all weaves together pretty well most of the time.
The planet Pluto was named for the Roman god of the underworld, the equivalent of the Greek Hades. In mythology, Pluto is associated with power and wealth (hence the term Plutocracy), and bringing up treasures from below. Astrologically, Pluto is associated with the emergence of unconscious contents, as in the psychoanalytic process that was so popular at the time of the planet's discovery in 1930. Pluto is sometimes depicted as the puer eternis, the eternal youth, a reflection of the connection between death and rebirth. Ergo, astrologically, Pluto is also associated with deep transformation. As the god of the underworld, Pluto has an appropriately heavy, dangerous sort of reputation in both mythology and astrology.
That Pluto is sometimes seen as a youth is interesting, as the planet was given its name by an eleven year-old girl (her grandfather transmitted the idea to astronomers at the Lowell Observatory, where the planet was discovered). It is perhaps somewhat curious that a young girl should have the Roman god of the underworld on her mind, although young girls do have a place in Plutonian mythology, as the abduction of Propserine by the god and her subsequent rescue by her mother, Ceres, is one of the key myths about Pluto. Astrologers might note that there is a kind of reversal of empowerment in the youth giving the god's name to the planet. In any event, it is not as strange as Disney's decision to name his cartoon dog after the planet, and hence the god.
Walt Disney's own explanation for the naming of the cartoon dog is almost impossibly naïve. He once said: "There was a malaise of humanity sweeping across the country. I decided to take Nate's advice and do something fun and creative. The planet Pluto had recently been discovered and I felt it was appropriate to name the pup in its honor." Was no one in Disney's studio remotely familiar with mythology?
Dogs certainly do have a place in the underworld, but not as the god himself. In Greek and Roman mythology it was Cerberus, the three-headed hellhound, who keeps the dead in the underworld. It is to this fierce guardian figure that Disney's cartoon canine might more appropriately refer. Cerberus has made it into popular culture many times, as in blues singer Robert Johnson's song, Hellhound On My Trail.
It is not uncommon for cartoon animals to be anthropomorphized. Something of our human nature is projected onto the animal kingdom in order to make it more palatable to play with images of our human qualities: Bugs Bunny is a slick-talking rabbit, and Daffy Duck is a manic waterfowl. Disney's other cartoon dog, Goofy, is a slightly slow-witted slapstick character.
Interestingly, the cartoon Pluto is not anthropomorphized—he remains a dog. He does not talk, dress in human clothing, or otherwise become a person. Perhaps the guardian of the underworld is too powerful a figure to play with, or maybe we are not ready to hear him speak.
In the cartoons, Pluto is Mickey Mouse's pet dog. Now, a mouse might seem like an unlikely cartoon protagonist, although Jerry also fares pretty well in the Tom and Jerry cartoons. Our associations with rodents are usually negative. Consider the old taunt, "are you a man or a mouse?" In fact, while the rat is often considered to be treacherous and of dubious moral character, the mouse is a rodent that is frequently associated with meekness—hardly what we would expect for Cerberus' master.
If we dig a bit deeper into the history of Mickey and Pluto, we find a surprising revelation: in the first cartoon in which Pluto appeared, The Chain Gang (1930), he is not Mickey's pet dog at all, but is in a role closer to that of Cerberus. He is a bloodhound guarding Mickey, and pursues him when the mouse joins a prison break. In the early cartoons, Mickey is not the good-natured foil that he later became, and in fact he is something of a prankster. After all, some unknown offence landed him on a chain gang. This isn't the mouse we know from his silent handshakes at the Magic Kingdom!
Several reversals have apparently taken place. The meek mouse is the master of the hellhound, who is himself named for the lord of the underworld. The awe-inspiring power of this fearsome god is transferred to a happy cartoon household. It seems that Pluto, known for uncovering difficult truths and bringing them up from the depths, is being hidden in these reversals. We may find it significant that Disney Studios has always been known for its rather clean-cut (some might say sanitized), image. While Warner Brothers characters (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner) were often socially and politically edgy, and Max and Dave Fleischer's (Popeye, Betty Boop) could be risqué, Disney produced fare for the American family as wholesome as a moving Norman Rockwell painting.
While Bluto confronted us with our Plutonian side, Disney's dog led us into a maze of denial and role-reversals, demonstrating that the symbolic energy of Pluto has always been liable to repression and suppression. It is almost as though Disney was intent on telling the world that there was nothing to worry about now that Pluto had made his appearance in the sky. Yet the earliest cartoons featuring 'the pup' belie the image Disney eventually projected. If we dig for the truth—a Plutonian process—we find that even Disney let a little more of the story out than they later recognized.
In 2006, astronomers demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet. Although astrologers have had mixed reactions to this change in status, one popular interpretation has been that the demotion represents an attempt by the collective psyche to repress the energies of Pluto (rather than deal with them constructively), as though seventy-six years of Plutonian awareness was enough. Yet as with the cartoon Pluto—the other Pluto—we can find the truth if we are willing to dig.


UTHSC Faculty facepage : ROBERT B. SKINNER, M.D., M.A., B.A.
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Patel, TS, Greer, SC, Skinner, RB. Cancer concerns with topical immunomodulators in atopic dermatitis: overview of data and recommendations to clinicians. Am J Clin Dermatol, 8 (4), 189-94, 2007.
Reddy, S, Bushore, D, Levy, A, Skinner, RB. Early diffuse alopecia in a neonate with congenital syphilis. Pediatr Dermatol, 23 (6), 564-6, 2006.
Levy, AL, Simpson, G, Skinner, RB. Medical pearl: circle of desquamation--a clue to the diagnosis of folliculitis and furunculosis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. J Am Acad Dermatol, 55 (6), 1079-80, 2006.
Woodmansee, C, Pillow, J, Skinner, RB. The role of topical immune response modifiers in skin cancer. Drugs, 66 (13), 1657-64, 2006.
Noah, PW, Handorf, CR, Skinner, RB, Mandrell, TD, Rosenberg, EW. Skin basement membrane zone: a depository for circulating microbial antigen evoking psoriasis and autoimmunity. Skinmed, 5 (2), 72-9; quiz 80-1, 2006.
Head, AJ, Myers, LK, Thompson, JD, Buckingham, SC, Skinner, RB. Disseminated blastomycosis presenting as oligoarticular septic arthritis in a 12-year-old girl. Arthritis Rheum, 53 (1), 138-41, 2005.
Huber, A, Huber, JD, Skinner, RB, Kuwahara, RT, Haque, R, Amonette, RA. Topical imiquimod treatment for nodular basal cell carcinomas: an open-label series. Dermatol Surg, 30 (3), 429-30, 2004.
Skinner, RB. Imiquimod. Dermatol Clin, 21 (2), 291-300, 2003.
Skinner, RB. Treatment of molluscum contagiosum with imiquimod 5% cream. J Am Acad Dermatol, 47 (4 Suppl), S221-4, 2002.
Kuwahara, RT, Rudolph, TM, Skinner, RB, Rasberry, RD. A large ulcerated tumor on the back. Diagnosis: solitary giant sebaceous carcinoma in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient. Arch Dermatol, 137 (10), 1367-72, 2001.
Kuwahara, RT, Skinner, RB. Emla versus ice as a topical anesthetic. Dermatol Surg, 27 (5), 495-6, 2001.
Lew, DB, Higgins, GC, Skinner, RB, Snider, MD, Myers, LK. Adverse reaction to prednisone in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Pediatr Dermatol, 16 (2), 146-50, 1999.
Belew-Noah, PW, Rosenberg, WE, Zabriskie, JB, Skinner, RB, Henson, TH, Beard, GB. Microbial associations and response to antimicrobials seen in a psoriasis clinic. Adv Exp Med Biol, 418, 157-9, 1997.
Skinner, RB, Rosenberg, EW, Noah, PW. Antimicrobial treatment of psoriasis. Dermatol Clin, 13 (4), 909-13, 1995.
Skinner, RB, Light, WH, Leonardi, C, Bale, GF, Rosenberg, EW. A molecular approach to alopecia areata. J Invest Dermatol, 104 (5 Suppl), 3S-4S, 1995.
Rosenberg, EW, Noah, PW, Skinner, RB. Psoriasis is a visible manifestation of the skin's defense against micro-organisms. J Dermatol, 21 (6), 375-81, 1994.
Rosenberg, EW, Noah, PW, Skinner, RB. Microorganisms and psoriasis. J Natl Med Assoc, 86 (4), 305-10, 1994.
Skinner, RB, Rosenberg, EW, Noah, PW. Psoriasis of the palms and soles is frequently associated with oropharyngeal Candida albicans. Acta Derm Venereol Suppl (Stockh), 186, 149-50, 1994.
Rosenberg, EW, Noah, PW, Skinner, RB, Vander Zwaag, R, West, SK, Browder, JF. Microbial associations of 167 patients with psoriasis. Acta Derm Venereol Suppl (Stockh), 146, 72-4; discussion 75, 1989.
Stack, KM, Churchwell, MA, Skinner, RB. Xanthoderma: case report and differential diagnosis. Cutis, 41 (2), 100-2, 1988.


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The Broncos on Tuesday signed OF Manny Ramirez to a future contract. He will join the active roster at end of the 2010 season in Feb
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When asked why he's switching from baseball to football Ramirez said "Manny Being Manny"..
chazoe60
we do need to up our power hitting numbers.
spikerman
Good! He and Thompson can compete for best dreadlocks on the team.
Lancane
Manny is a big ass boy...wonder if he could replace Harris at right tackle!
BroncoAV06
And yet another signing that does nothing for defense. Have you seen this man in the OF? He is like a 7yr old that picks at the weeds.
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camdisco24
haha this is the Manny Ramirez from the Lions right???
Sinthor
I don't get it. Why sign someone right now? Anyone? This really doesn't make sense. For example, we're using a power blocking scheme, right? What if a new coach wants to go back to zone blocking and needs smaller, more athletic guys. Just get rid of this guy then and chuck the money he's been paid so far? Seems like a really weird move for the offseason unless this was some incredible guy that they just HAD to lock up quickly before someone else took him.
Gotta start signing guys for next years camp.
Its that time of year.