text:
Forum Index ‹ Snooker Ecosystem ‹ Snooker News and Webosphere
Smurf makes 2 maxis in a row
by Johnny Bravo » 30 May 2018 Read
I don't know if u guys saw this, but the Smurf made history a few days ago by making 2 147's in a row. It was in an exhibition match against Jimmy in Hungary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJbpiODJO0g&t=1217s
Snooker Idol: Ronnie O Sullivan
Highest Break: 122
Re: Smurf makes 2 maxis in a row
by Pink Ball » 31 May 2018 Read
Did he play any nice tactical shots? No? Thought not.
by Alex0paul » 31 May 2018 Read
Adrian Gunnell made 3 in 3 frames once
Alex0paul
Location: Plymouth
Snooker Idol: Graeme Dott
Walk-On: Loco in Acapulco
by vodkadiet » 31 May 2018 Read
Those pockets are really tight....
vodkadiet
Location: Zanzibar
Snooker Idol: Gino Rigitano
Walk-On: Broken Wings
by TheSaviour » 02 Jun 2018 Read
But this is a bit like an American female tennis players on clay.. They are all about making that "miracle on clay" to happen.. Yes, the first few days always goes really well and they are almost all progressing, similar to the Chinese usual efforts. Only to almost completely losing it when some another day arises and they still should be executing and playing really well. That much talked "the miracle on clay" is just not happening. The only miracle there is happening is Caroline Wozniacki and she´s a Dane. But at least the Americans or the Chinese are not completely pathetic as some French players are. Some of them have it all, and some of them having none. The willingness to fight and to battle and to make most of their abilities.
Bit of a waiting and then hot hot.......
So wondering what will be Shaun Murphy like when the actions again are kicking off.
Even a one feeling alone is just a feeling. Even an anger is just a feeling. Or the joy. For example. Surely Shaun Murphy should try to get the coaching lessons from Stephen Hendry. And Ronnie O´Sullivan shoud try to had some also. I am sure the reigning WC Mark Williams has had some, as he found such a superior playing and they are such a close friends, M Williams and Hendry.
TheSaviour
Location: Vandalising is boring when you have nothing to say.
Snooker Idol: At times David Gilbert.
by Andy Spark » 04 Jun 2018 Read
I remember posting a question about the possibility back to back maxis in real pro play a few years ago.
I believe that if Hearn gave (say) a £1,000,000 prize for back to back maxis then it would be achieved one day - at least if the pockets remain the same size. I think it's a far more exciting "one in a million chance" curiosity than winning all four home nation events. After all, in order for the four home nation "mega prize" of £1,000,000 to produce even an iota of real excitement someone has to win the first two, which is about a one in five chance in any given year.
Andy Spark
Location: Bournemouth
Snooker Idol: Ronnie Luca and Thais
Walk-On: Alkan: piano etude op.35 no.12
TheSaviour wrote: But this is a bit like an American female tennis players on clay.. They are all about making that "miracle on clay" to happen.. Yes, the first few days always goes really well and they are almost all progressing, similar to the Chinese usual efforts. Only to almost completely losing it when some another day arises and they still should be executing and playing really well. That much talked "the miracle on clay" is just not happening. The only miracle there is happening is Caroline Wozniacki and she´s a Dane. But at least the Americans or the Chinese are not completely pathetic as some French players are. Some of them have it all, and some of them having none. The willingness to fight and to battle and to make most of their abilities.
Well, as you say, I think Shaun Murphy will be less than able to replicate such achievements. BTW, although I love your contributions(!) I find them difficult to understand. Is it possible for you to develop the capacity for brevity? Failing that, some sort of appreciation for old wizened English (modern English is overrated!)
Andy Spark wrote:
But................. Antoine Grrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn....
Ringing any bells? I thought it should.
Last edited by TheSaviour on 07 Jun 2018, edited 1 time in total.
TheSaviour wrote: Thank you, Sir
Thanks for your feedback. I know I can be such, a difficult to understand, and certainly knowing I can be be rather off-topic also.
When making such a major bets you must know with who you are working with. At the M I am working with the likes of Thomas Müller and Toni Kroos. The best possible there just are. So a major money from my part were wisely invested l . Even when I won´t be winning, I certainly know I worked with the best possible people there just are. And that´s the key thing. And not the winning. To know with who are you working with,
(Yes, apologies to mods for being off-topic) I gather these are great pro footballers. Well, utmost respect for your working accomplishments Saviour!
by SnookerFan » 06 Jun 2018 Read
Do we think anybody will ever make two 147s in a professional match?
They're getting a lot more common these days.
by Badsnookerplayer » 06 Jun 2018 Read
Liang nearly did it
by Dan-cat » 06 Jun 2018 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote: Liang nearly did it
It wasn't back to back though
Dan-cat wrote:
Oh yeah - I forgot that.
Mark Davis made two on consecutive days last season
The other day I made a 1 (red), a 4 (red and green) and then a 7 (final black) in back to back frames.
Does this count?
Still impressive.
Well it would've been if he'd have done it.
I would like to apologize if finding that me not giving enough credit towards this. Or towards Judd Trump´s usual supreme centuries. Or not give enough credit to D Thiem. That would be rather strange giving that it was me who actually found him.. Just can be a bit greedy and so going out of my depth as any given normal person can. Thiem plays the game when it gets tough, a very similar to Simona Halep.
I would like to apologize because those really are great.
But is Kristina Mladenovic already a good enough to win something..??
Stellar array of spectacular shots unrivalled elsewhere at the region.
Andreas Seppi also is a great great giving his strange Italian looks on these days Creates an interest to watch he on the court.
If facing a hanging because of this I would like face it with those infamous last words (Heil Hitler).
Heil Hitler.
I am sure I would receive a phone call if writing something too offensive. Normal people calls you if having something constructive to say. If not having, no problems at all.
No problems at all. Accidents still happens. But what I found great about Shaun Murphy is that he amongs the many others are keeping it really tight. I should had be part of that system too. Wasn´t meant to be, okay. BUT what so great about having a system like that is that when you are having a genuine smile while head to head you just know you´re having all the prospects. Shaun´s otherwise just very happy and won´t be giving you a shout if not really feeling like that he fancies it. So a tight system just awesome. Just wait that one smile and you got it. But still needs to execute.
Judd versus Jimmy would be just a tasty tought What so great about Judd is that he´s having that extreme light cueing action yet still making all the flair cannons yet still rock solid. And getting in very quickly. That´s a quite a package. What safety-game?
But everyone needs to make their own maximums. I am usually quite a perfectionist. Only then that infamous of mine "week means life" works. If it is about to work. But no need to perfectionist. It is just about trying to find your maximum amongs the balls. Making everything so well that there just aren´t any regrets. No matter if winning or losing. That´s your own maximum. Everything ACTUALLY no needs to be perfect. Just think two days forward. If now no good, tomorrow no good, BUT then.... And then when thinking about your previous honest losses while on the mood again those previous losses of yours are your lifeline. Of not starting to think you would be some kind of a world beater.
The Japanese or the Thais are really class acts when putting tall enough lads and a few lass to play. Short no good okay.
Like my experiences regarding those SHORT Thais. "Difficult coming. Way much over the time".
Yes yes, difficult coming, yes. But an alcohol also played it part.
I charge £147 for my 4 hour seminar, because it's a maximum.
by Johnny Bravo » 12 Jun 2018 Read
Alex0paul wrote: Adrian Gunnell made 3 in 3 frames once
That cannot be true. Adrian Gunnel is just another average player.
by Holden Chinaski » 12 Jun 2018 Read
Dan-cat wrote: I charge £147 for my 4 hour seminar, because it's a maximum.
Are your seminars on the same level as this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXytRC0k-K8
Holden Chinaski wrote:
I love Ricky Gervais!
(I think we can go off-topic as mods are asleep this time of year...haha. )
The probability of two maximums in consecutive frames is currently around 1 in ten million.
There were 8 maximums last season.
There were 21 062 professional frames played.
Therefore, probability of making a maximum in the next frame is 8/ 21062 which is 0.00037983097
Assuming that making a maximum in the next frame is independent (big assumption) then the probability of two consecutive maximums is 0.00037983097 x 0.00037983097 = 0.00000014427157
Several other assumptions are made.
If anything, Smurf just too erratic for the my likening. Yes, something like this tends to happen, even during the big ones, but how is he then when it is some tournament like the Champion of Champions, the Welsh Open or the China Open time?? Limping in there, limping out there while playing the game, complaining how injured he is, still playing well but just confusing the fans looking forward seeing him to play and rubbishing the sport and fitness-levels overally.
Oh yeah, the funniest man of England. Oh yes.. He reminds a bit of some mates of mine. Yes, good lads or a good lad, surely, I know. - As long as you will have to see him or to speak with him just once in an every 10 years. Welll, Shaun´s better than that. But still slightly too erratic, me thinks.
But the chances are, you won´t be getting a look.
There were Stephen Lee and Ng On Yee who fell during the reign of Mark Selby.
But now if and quite obviously when there´s no such thing as a human comprehension. The history of Newcastle Upon Tyne or Gateshead will be written as;
1967. Paul Gascoigne borns.
2022. Paul Gascoigne comprehends a thing.
2023. Paul Gascoigne reads a book.
I could bend a bit. About that. But in order to do that, I would just like to have some sort of an explanation about those the colours of the shirts. How they always reacts so quickly. If I am having a white, that´s the dominative colour. If I am not having, it is non-existential. Really irritating, if anything. I once again state that.
So my main bets where that Egypt wins the World Cup, 201/1 and Thomas Muller will be a top goal scorer, 28/1. I covered Egypt with Germany, France, Croatia and Serbia. Tha-that´s a quite good covering, if there´s been any. Some of those to win and I would get 2/1, sounds like a good deal to me. With Egypt I would be a rich, rich man. I am just a bit too realistic, so did the covering part also. Thomas Muller I didn´t even bothered to cover.
I have heard that Salah is a player with a great influence. And that´s what I also think. Even without them they would be a tough and rather classy team. You just won´t reach the Champions League final just for nothing. There´s always the teams like FC Barcelona or FC Juventus to really make it tough to reach it. And to test your midfield. Even when they are not the best teams of the world..
I know, I know. There´s also the teams like Argentina, Spain or Brazil. For example. But Messi´s last prospects to reach it.. And remember the last efforts. How there were just Messi, and how he was outplayed. Spain´s midfield class but playing 0-0 every match and winning the whole thing? And what has changed so much during the last 4 years?
That´s the money poorly used and invested. But sometimes you just need to do that also in order to keep your spirits high. And in theory, it sounds good to me.
What else it will be than a one big tattoo show?? Just like two years ago, only worse this time. To show they got the money??
If there really is such thing as a human comprehension I would also like receive some of of an explanation regarding those mindless and thoughtless cue ball bashings in and out of the countries..(?)
Please, don´t be giving us any public explanation regarding those tattoos..... That would just too haaaarsh.
If that thought of yours regarding the tattoos isn´t valid then THINK THINK THINK. What could be the real explanation then??
Please don´t be giving us any public information regarding how all those tattooed people really think about their tattoos.... That would be just too harsh.
Please don´t be giving us any public explanation regarding those Mafia style debts. That would be just too harsh.
Please don´t be giving any critic towards those tattoos.... Of ruining their own skins at least temporarily. Please don´t give any public critics like that. Please don´t be giving any critics towards the tattooing business.
There were Stephen Lee and Ng On Yee who fell during the reign of Mark Selby and Anthony Bourdain...
TheSaviour wrote: If anything, Smurf just too erratic for the my likening. Yes, something like this tends to happen, even during the big ones, but how is he then when it is some tournament like the Champion of Champions, the Welsh Open or the China Open time?? Limping in there, limping out there while playing the game, complaining how injured he is, still playing well but just confusing the fans looking forward seeing him to play and rubbishing the sport and fitness-levels overally.
Please, don´t give us any public explanation regarding those tattoos..... That would just too haaaarsh.
Please don´t give us any public information regarding how all those tattooed people really think about their tattoos.... That would be just too harsh.
Please don´t give us any public explanation regarding those Mafia style debts. That would be just too harsh.
Please don´t give any critic towards those tattoos.... Of ruining their own skins at least temporarily. Please don´t give any public critics like that. Please don´t give any critics towards the tattooing business.
Man, your posts get crazier with each day that passes.
Badsnookerplayer wrote: The probability of two maximums in consecutive frames is currently around 1 in ten million.
Nice idea to have an equation! Presumably your "one in ten million" is for either one or both players in the two frames. However, you call the assumption of the second frame not being influenced by the first, a "big assumption". It's surely too big, as players get inspired after playing a great frame of snooker!
I suggest the introduction of an "inspiration/cluster factor ("I")" into the equation: If P1 is unequal to P2 then P1*(P1*I)=Y. Where P1*I=P2
The value of "I" could be estimated by looking at the probablitity of "a century" and comparing with the probability of back to back centuries. i.e where C3=probability of back to back centuries by same player and C1=probability of a century then C3=C1*(C1*I)
Rearranging and substituting: I=(C3/C1)/C1 Therefore...Y=P1*(P1*((C3/C1)/C1)) ...where Y= probability of back to back 147's by a single player in any two frames.
(BTW I assume the stat we want is back to back 147s by the same player in one match! This should be accounted for in our calculation of "I", but could be changed if I could find an easy stat for back to back centuries regardless of the player making them.)
OK the maths is a bit complex, but based on 2017,2016 and 2015 World Championship stats. C3=(about)0.012, C1=(about)0.13 and I'll take P1= 0.00037983097
Therefore Y=0.00037983097*(0.00037983097*((0.012/0.13)/0.13))
Probability of ONE player making back to back 147s in any two frames of a pro match=0.0000001024413485="One in about 10 million"...Therefore odds of it in a season = "1 in about 500"
Wild is probably well annoyed at people who cared about this.
There's more to snooker than 147s.
I didn't quite follow all your workings Andy. Maths was never my strong point.
One in 500? Unlikely to happen in our lifetime then, we are not even 50 years into the modern pro game.
Dan-cat wrote: I didn't quite follow all your workings Andy. Maths was never my strong point.
Yes, but bear in mind the "one in 500" odds get shorter if any of the following occur...
1) The general break-building standard goes up.
2) The players are more inspired (to make a second 147) by making the innitial 147 than a century inspires them to make another century.
3) You waive the requirement for the same player to make the two 147s.
4) The number of professional frames contested in a season increases.
by Pink Ball » 21 Jun 2018 Read
Wow, this is very interesting
Wasn't me.
Edited.
Return to Snooker News and Webosphere


Fabio Nanni started his business in Florence in 1973 taking care of metalworking in the field of furnishings, especially brass. This delicate material allowed him developing a particular attention to the small details. After that, he specialized himself in the workmanship of the iron and he has made his own brand an excellence, first in Italy than in the rest of the world, by exporting "made in Florence".
In 2005 the sons Maurizio and Tiziano decided to take in management the company, in an historical difficult moment. The recession has never discouraged the Nanni family craftsmen nor reduced the high quality of their products.
In 2007 the team composed from Fabio, Maurizio e Tiziano won the world championship of forging with the work "the charm of the limelight" during the biennal championship of blacksmith art in which partecipated more than two-hundred blacksmiths masters from around the world. In the same year Fabio Nanni has received, from the town of Florence, the title of "Master Craftsman" and it was awarded to him the gold florin.
In 2012 Maurizio Nanni turned his skills in sheet-metal working, leaving his brother Tiziano the artisan workshop management, with the task of renewing without forgetting the ancient art of forged-iron.
Every article of the Nanni company is manufactured in our workshop in Florence, hand-forged in our family or by our collaborators; painted and decorated using traditional techniques, finished in the smallest details. We turn to the master craftsmen in Florence and Tuscany for the application of the gold and silver leaf, for the supply of the accessories which are necessary to complete our articles, as tapestry, iron table, pillows, lampshades, mattresses, glasses and mirrors.


text:
Get the Best Virtual Reality Apps for Android
Pierre Pita February 9, 2017 Get the Best Virtual Reality Apps for Android2017-02-09T18:26:56+00:00 Software No Comment
Virtual Reality is evolving pretty fast, and while it does, it becomes richer in content and more affordable for newcomers. It is true that high-end VR headsets such as the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift are still expensive enough to attract most of the public, but there are other affordable choices that will appeal even those with a mild interest in VR.
The Best VR Apps for Android Users
There are many VR apps available in the Google Play Store, more than we expected but less than we actually want. Either way, we made a short list with the best and most polished VR Android apps developed so far:
1. Cardboard
The Google Cardboard is the obvious first application you must install in your Android smartphone. This free app is the best possible way to initiate the VR path. It offers you demo videos in VR to have a small test of what's coming and it also displays all the VR apps available for download that are compatible with the Cardboard. It is undoubtedly the best place to start.
Of course, YouTube. The biggest repertoire of videos on Earth must also have the widest library of 360 degrees videos and you probably knew it already. But what's more interesting is that you can watch all these videos in Virtual Reality though the Cardboard. It's as immersive as it can get, providing you have a decent internet speed.
3. Within
Within is branded as the Virtual Reality Netflix (though Netflix has its own VR app) because it has a rich and well-polished library of VR videos. You won't look cats licking their parts with this app, no, we leave that for YouTubers. Within has impressive high-quality videos, everything from short movie clips to documentaries and star music videos. You can stream them or download first. Whatever suits you better.
4. Cardboard Camera
This isn't new, and you can even do it without the Cardboard or the Cardboard Camera app in some smartphones. But the Cardboard Camera not only allows you to take pictures, it provides you a gallery where you can see your own pictures. It also lets you capture stereoscopic panoramas with audio included.
5. Google Arts & Culture
Google partnered with over 1,200 galleries, museums, and institutions from all over the world to allow viewers tour all these marvelous places online. With Google Arts & Culture You can watch the tours from a normal screen, but the level of immersion achieved by using a VR headset is quite remarkable. If you are a fan of traveling and meeting new places, you will definitely enjoy this app.
Do you know another good VR app for Android? Let us know!
Google's New AR Feature for Maps Coming to Pixel Phones First
Get Detached Into This Space Virtual Reality Game
Google Adds Street View to Google Earth VR
Samsung redesigns Gear VR for S6 Smartphone
https://virtualrealitytimes.com/2017/02/09/get-the-best-virtual-reality-apps-for-android/https://virtualrealitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/android-vr-predictions-2-600x338.jpghttps://virtualrealitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/android-vr-predictions-2-150x90.jpg 2017-02-09T18:26:56+00:00 Pierre PitaSoftwareVirtual Reality is evolving pretty fast, and while it does, it becomes richer in content and more affordable for newcomers. It is true that high-end VR headsets such as the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift are still expensive enough to attract most of the public, but there are...Pierre PitaPierre Pitajeanpierrepita@gmail.comEditorTrue gamer and very passionate about gadgets and new technologies. Virtual Reality is the future and geeks like us are ruling the World.Virtual Reality Times
About Pierre Pita
True gamer and very passionate about gadgets and new technologies. Virtual Reality is the future and geeks like us are ruling the World.
View all posts by Pierre Pita →
« Enjoy the Great Amazon Rainforest in VR
Funny Reaction to VR Scary Video 'Sisters' »
Mojo Vision Tests its Smart Contact Lenses In-Eye
Mojo Vision has begun in-eye tests for its smart contact lenses and the testing was done …
A Cheap VR Headset is Being Funded on Kickstarter
Affordable VR headsets are making their presence known in the VR world. Recently, Google announced a …
Oculus Rift Starring in South Park!
This week, the incredibly popular show South Park focused on virtual reality, specifically using the Oculus …
Including Our Noses in the VR World
Ubisoft, a French game publisher, recently unveiled the Nosulus Rift, a headset which can immerse its …
Snap Announces New Spectacles with AR Capabilities
Last week, Snap announced new Spectacles that have AR capabilities and which intends to push to …

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
three.
Alvin, Theodore, Simon. The Chipmunks first officially appeared on the scene in a novelty record released in late fall 1958 by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (aka David Seville, the trio's manager, human father and confidant). The song, originally listed on the record label as "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)," featured the singing skills of the chipmunk trio. One phrase in the chorus has Alvin wishing for a hula hoop, which was that year's hot new toy.
The novelty record was highly successful, selling more than four million copies in seven weeks, and it launched the careers of its chipmunk stars. It spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from December 22, 1958 to January 12, 1959. It also earned three Grammy Awards and a nomination for Record of the Year. At the height of the record's popularity, Bagdasarian and three chipmunk hand-puppets appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, lip-synching the song. "The Chipmunk Song" appeared on the Chipmunks' debut album, Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks, in 1959, and was repeated on Christmas with the Chipmunks, released in 1962. The song has also been included on several compilation albums.
:wiki; youtube


Welcome to Core Insights Psychological Group!
Therapy provides a safe and sacred space to travel through the dark and painful crevices of our souls that we struggle to love.
As a psychologist, it is a true privilege and honor to be entrusted with people's stories and pain and to journey with them towards healing and growth. I have always enjoyed connecting with people on an authentic and deep level and being a psychologist provides a platform to help people connect with themselves and others in a transformative way.
I received my doctorate from Rosemead School of Psychology and completed trainings at community mental health clinics and university counseling centers. I was most recently employed at Humboldt State University Counseling and Psychological Services where I provided therapy for students struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and early-onset psychosis. I utilize techniques primarily from attachment theory, emotion-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy.
After someone has made the brave choice to pursue therapy, my goal is to help them feel heard and understood. As well, I hope to assist them with being open to the growth and healing that they may see ahead.
If you would like to visit Dr. Chan's web site, please click here.
Core Insights Psychological Group is a diverse group of compassionate therapists who provide high quality, affordable therapy and accept health insurance. We serve clients in and around San Francisco and the East Bay, including: Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, San Leandro, Hayward, Concord and Danville.
Copyright © 2019 Core Insights Psychological Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Soybeans in east-central Iowa are about 10 to 15 days maturity-wise behind the crop in Illinois this season, according to Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist and owner of Crop-Tech Consulting.
"The soybeans look average there, and fields have a lot of sudden death syndrome (SDS)," Ferrie reports.
Further north, in corn, Ferries say rain has taken a toll on even the best nitrogen programs.
Listen here for Ferrie's complete report.


Fence Overhaul Mod aims to address qualms with vanilla fences. Besides, the vanilla fence are not replaced in this mod and many awesome objects can be built with a combination of vanilla and improved fences. This mod also adds diagonal fences. Do you think you will be the best gardener after playing this mod?


text:
Анатолий Остро́вский:
 Островский, Анатолий Бенцианович (род. 1940) — врач-терапевт, председатель Законодательной Думы Хабаровского края (2009—2010).
 Островский, Анатолий Павлович (1913—1990) — советский конструктор.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


"Mo-Jo: 1: A magic spell or charm; magical power; 2. Herbaceous ale that summons hop attacks.
The Mojo is one of our favorites. It pours a light amber color with an average, frothy white head, with amazing lacing and a clear, sparkling body. Aroma is sweet, with hints of perfume hops and citrus. Initial flavor is sweet with a light bitter finish. Mouthfeel is dry and light, with lively carbonation. A chalky feel. With this as well, we will drink more.
Re-reviewed on 8/30/06: "4th in the Looking Glass series, great IPA for the lower % of alcohol beers, very hoppy, bitterness may turn away those afraid of hops but will be a touch of heaven for IPA fanatics"
Reviewed on February 26th, 2006 with MB and Lisa "Left Hand" Griffin.


here it is. the chess set i struggled to complete before christmas morning and with which i am not very satisfied. adjustments must be made. the kings and queens (note how the white ones are leaning) are too tall and fall easily. i should have made the bottoms wider on all the back pieces. i will get to it but i'm resting my machine until the new year arrives. i do love the pawns though. the beady little eyes and pointy little ears are perfect.
i feel for the dishwasher, confessing to his colleagues what his wife gave him for christmas! bless his heart he loves me anyway.
You and the dishwasher renew my faith in love. Happy 2009!


text:
Laois council suspends car parking charges in big towns due to coronavirus
Parking rules eased
Laois County Council is suspending parking bye-laws and charges in the county's three big towns due to the coronavirus.
The local authority confirmed the news in a statement issued on Thursday, February 19.
"Laois County Council is temporarily suspending the enforcement of parking bye-laws in the period Friday 20th March, 2020 to Friday 17th April, 2020 inclusive.
"In effect, this provides that, in the period specified, there will be no monetary charges applicable to car parking in car parking areas operated by Laois County Council in Portlaoise, Portarlington and Mountmellick.
"This decision is taken to support social distancing, reduce cash/coin transactions, recognises reduced demand for medium/long term car parking and is geared to assist in the local, collective response to the Covid 19 pandemic.
"This temporary suspension relates to paid parking only and does not relate to other parking offences such as unauthorised parking, on footpaths, in loading bays or in disabled parking bays, parking on double yellow lines etc. Enforcement of such offences will continue, as required, further to the provisions of Road Traffic Regulations," concluded the statement.
Read also: CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR WATER SUPPLIES IN RURAL AREAS


Typically a fire is started with a small flame and gradually built into a fire that is hot enough to sustain itself. This can take a long time depending on the availability of suitable materials and the weather conditions.
The Will Light Fire Starter takes a different approach. It utilizes an exceptionally hot ignition to develop a hot core in minutes allowing for the use of larger and less desirable materials. Completely water and wind proof they provide dependable performance even in poor conditions.
Powerful, convenient and easy to use, make Will Light Fire Starters a part of your fire starting options.
Why You Should Use Will Light Fire Starters?
Have you ever struggled to start a fire? Has finding dry tinder, kindling and wood been challenging? Have you practiced with your fire starter in poor conditions? How will rain, high winds and frozen fingers affect your ability to build a fire?
With the Will Light Fire Starter creating a fire has never been easier. Simply extend the fuse, place the Will Light Fire Starter on the ground, pile on woody material (you can't smother it) and light the fuse. The initial burn combined with the extended secondary burn will create a hot core and ignite materials that would be difficult to ignite otherwise. The Will Light Fire Starter provides a unique option for anyone who needs to create a fire quickly and easily.
Place smaller material first and gradually add larger pieces. Completely cover the Will Light Fire Starter (you can't smother it) to maximize the ignition and ignite as much material as possible.
The initial heat burst combined with the secondary burn will create a substantial fire with a hot core. This fire will be suitable for cooking or warmth in minutes with minimal effort even in poor conditions.
EASY Just light the fuse.
With 4 convenient sizes, the Will Light Fire Starter is ideal for emergency, recreational or commercial use. See the options and specs here.


text:
Чемпионат России по хоккею с мячом 2016/2017 — 25-й сезон высшего дивизиона системы хоккейных (с мячом) лиг России —  Чемпионат России среди команд Суперлиги 2016/2017 .

Регламент
Турнир состоит из четырёх этапов.

Первый этап.
12 клубов Суперлиги разделены на две группы А и Б («Запад» и «Восток») по шесть команд в каждой. Команды в группах проведут турниры по круговой системе в четыре круга: спаренные матчи на своём поле и на поле соперника (двойной матч) — 10 домашних матчей и 10 гостевых матчей. Сроки проведения: с 7 ноября 2016 года по 10 января 2017 года.

Второй этап.
Очки, набранные командами на первом этапе, не учитываются.

Команды будут поделены на две группы.

Восемь команд, занявших 1—4 места в группах «Запад» и «Восток», образуют первую группу, которая сыграет между собой круговой турнир в два круга. Команды из группы «Запад» будут играть только с командами из группы «Восток».

На втором этапе каждой из четырёх команд группы «Запад» предстоит провести с каждой из четырёх команд группы «Восток» по четыре домашних матча и четыре гостевых матча (итого — 8 игр). Лучшие шесть команд первой группы напрямую выходят в плей-офф. Первая группа проводит свой круговой турнир с 13 января по 26 февраля 2017 года.

Во второй группе сыграют команды, которые заняли 5—6 места на первом этапе в группах «Запад» и «Восток», которые сыграют круговой турнир в два круга. Каждая команда на втором этапе проводит одну игру на своем поле и одну на
поле соперника (итого — 6 игр). Вторая группа проводит свой круговой турнир с 13 января по 24 февраля 2017 года.

Две лучшие команды из второй группы сыграют квалификационные матчи в предварительном раунде плей-офф в серии из двух игр (на своём поле и на поле соперника) с 7—8 командами из первой группы и определят ещё двух участников плей-офф.

Третий этап.
Четвертьфинальный раунд плей-офф будет проходить в серии до трёх побед.

Первые две игры команда, занявшая более высокое место на втором этапе в первой группе, проводит на своем поле, а третью и, в случае необходимости, четвёртую — на поле соперника. Если в серии каждая команда одержит по две победы, то назначается пятая игра на поле команды, которая заняла на втором этапе в первой группе более высокое место.

Сроки проведения: 9, 10, 14, 15 и 19 марта 2017 года.

Четвёртый этап.

Победители четвертьфинальных поединков выходят в «Финал четырёх», который проходит в одном городе.

Полуфинальные и финальный поединки, а также матч за третье место состоятся с 23 по 26 марта 2017 года.

Место проведения и финансовые условия определяются на конкурсной
основе.

Матчи финального этапа пройдут в Хабаровске на "Арене «Ерофей»".

Участники
В Суперлиге чемпионата страны по хоккею с мячом сезона 2016/17 принимают участие 12 команд:

Регулярный чемпионат

1 этап

Запад
Матчи проходили с 7 ноября по 10 января.

Восток
Матчи проходили с 7 ноября по 10 января.

Результаты матчей

2 этап

Группа 1
Матчи прошли с 15 января по 3 марта.

 26 февраля последний матч заключительного игрового дня на втором этапе чемпионата России между командами «Водник» и «Байкал-Энергия», который начался в 19:00 через 4 часа после окончания предпоследнего, ознаменовался скандалом — «Байкал-Энергия» победила со счётом 11:9, а все 20 мячей в матче были забиты командами в свои ворота (с середины второго тайма). Уклонение обеих команд от честной борьбы и последующий результат матча привёл общественность к версиям, что изначально это было связано либо с подбором «Водником» соперника по плей-офф (в случае поражения это был бы не «Енисей», а «Уральский трубник»), либо с протестом против действий Федерации хоккея с мячом России, с последующими обвинениями в адрес федерации со стороны руководства «Водника» о ведении ею закулисных игр в отношении участников чемпионата. Мотивация соперников — «Байкала-Энергии» — не ясна, со второго места в турнирной таблице они никуда не могли сместиться. Решением федерации тренеры и некоторые игроки обеих команд дисквалифицированы на различные сроки, на 3 марта назначена переигровка матча на нейтральном поле, в котором снова победила команда «Байкал-Энергия» — 4:3.

Группа 2
Матчи прошли с 15 января по 24 февраля.

Квалификационные матчи
Матчи прошли 1 и 4 марта.

 Кузбасс — Динамо-Казань — 4-2; 4-4

 Сибсельмаш — Динамо-Москва — 9-3; 6-7

Плей-офф

Матчи прошли с 9 по 26 марта.

Статистика чемпионата

Бомбардиры

Высшая лига

Соревнования прошли с 22 ноября 2016 года по 9 марта 2017 года. 23 команд были разделены на три группы.

Группа 1
Матчи прошли с 26 ноября по 1 марта.

Группа 2
Матчи прошли с 30 ноября по 22 февраля.

Группа 3
Матчи прошли с 22 ноября по 25 февраля.

Финальный турнир
Матчи прошли с 1 по 9 марта.

 Право на выступление в Суперлиге завоевала команда «Строитель» (Сыктывкар), победившая в финальном турнире, прошедшем в Сыктывкаре. Команда «Зоркий» (Красногорск) решением исполкома Федерации хоккея с мячом России также получила повышение в классе).

Примечания

Ссылки
 Положение о проведении Чемпионата России по хоккею с мячом среди команд Суперлиги сезона 2016−2017 гг.
 Федерация хоккея с мячом России. Календарь чемпионата
 Федерация хоккея с мячом России. Турнирная таблица
 Федерация хоккея с мячом России. Статистика

2017


text:
Michael Rakowitz: Nimrud
Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College
On a sculptural recreation of a room from an ancient Iraqi palace, in the wake of lootings by Western archaeologists and ISIS.
Edited by Katherine D. Alcauskas, with texts by Katherine D. Alcauskas, Tracy L. Adler, and Rijin Sahakian
Designed by Tim Laun
Using Arab-language newspapers and wrappers from food products imported from the Middle East, Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz (born 1973) has recreated to scale Room H from the Northwest Palace of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud (Kalhu). Part of a reception suite, Room H was originally lined with seven-foot-tall carved stone reliefs, including an inscription detailing Ashurnasirpal II's achievements and winged male figures, many of which have been removed by Western archaeologists over the last 150 years. Here, Rakowitz has "reappeared" only those panels that were in situ in Room H when the remains of the palace were destroyed by the jihadist group the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2015. Areas from which the reliefs had already been removed by 19th-century archaeologists are left blank, resulting in what Rakowitz calls "a palimpsest of different moments of removal."


As any author will tell you, technical books based mostly on hands-on material do not have a long time span. Technology changes ever so quickly and we can expect tools and practices that are valid today to become obsolete a couple of years afterward. I expected The DevOps 2.0 Toolkit to be a reference for two to three years (not more). After all, how much can things change in one year? Well, Docker proved me wrong. A lot changed in only six months since I made the book public. The new Swarm was released. It is now part of Docker Engine v1.12+. Service discovery is bundled inside it. Networking was greatly improved with load balancing and routing mesh. The list can go on for a while. The release 1.12 is, in my opinion, the most significant release since the first version that went public.
I remember the days I spent together with Docker engineers in Seattle during DockerCon 2016. Instead attending the public sessions, I spent four days with them going through the features that will be released in version 1.12 and the roadmap beyond it. I felt I understood all the technical concepts and features behind them. However, a week later, when I went back home and started "playing" with the new Docker Swarm Mode, I realized that my brain was still wired to the way the things were working before. Too many things changed. Too many new possibilities emerged. It took a couple of weeks until my brain reset. Only then I felt I truly understood the scope of changes they introduced in a single release. It was massive.
In parallel with my discovery of the Swarm Mode, I continued receiving emails from The DevOps 2.0 Toolkit readers. They wanted more. They wanted me to cover new topics as well as to go deeper into those already explored. One particular request was repeated over and over. "I want you to go deeper into clustering." Readers wanted to know in more detail how to operate a cluster and how to combine it with continuous deployment. They requested that I explore alternative methods for zero-downtime deployments, how to monitor the system more efficiently, how to get closer to self-healing systems, and so on. The range of topics they wanted me to cover was massive, and they wanted it as soon as possible.
Hence, I decided to start a new book and combine my amazement with Docker 1.12 with some of the requests from the readers. This time, I did not want to wait for a year until the book is published but pick a smaller scope and release it as soon as possible. Hence, The DevOps 2.1 Toolkit is born. More importantly, The DevOps Toolkit Series came into existence.
This time, the publishing process will be leaner than before. Today I published the first 60 pages of the book hoping that people will pick it up this early. I'm expecting your feedback. Tell me what you like and dislike, let me know if I made a mistake, influence the direction I'm taking. Is there a chapter you'd like me to cover in more details? Is your favorite hosting provided included? Do you think that a different process or a tool should be used? Please send me your feedback to my email, Skype, or HangOuts (info is in the About section of this blog).
I created a special coupon with 50% discount for the first 25 readers. Please use https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-1-toolkit/c/gAe8FTW5vifX to claim it.
I am reading your book, "The DevOps 2.1 Toolkit: Docker Swarm" (2018-12-14) and my goal is to understand CI and CD , CDP – publishing docker images to my docket-hub account and fetching them to the test-machine and prod-machine. And then learning all the unknowns in the process.
Could you give me some advice before continue to read?
Docker Machine has been deprecated since I published that book. Use Docker For Desktop (Mac or Windows) instead. On top of that, remember that it is useful only for local purposes when you want to run something on your laptop. For anything more serious (e.g., CI/CD/CDP), you'll need a "real" cluster. For Docker Swarm, I suggest Docker For AWS/Azure. If you plan to run it somewhere else, creating your own cluster should be straightforward.
Thank you for that answer Victor!
then I will keep on reading the book but leave out the docker-machine part – still hope that the CI/CD/CDP -parts will give me a good understanding of the required process during the holidays.


Three Amazing Password Managers That Will Take the Worry Out of Your Hands!
Are you tired of coming up with a new password for every service you sign up for? Are you guilty of writing down your passwords so you don't forget them? If so, a Password Manager is probably the right tool for you!
It saves you from having to remember your passwords.
This subsequently allows you to come up with really strong passwords for all your accounts, since you don't actually have to memorize them.
Don't worry! That doesn't mean you'll have to open the password manager every time you need to remember your passwords. The password manager automatically fills in your username and password on your accounts.
Some password manager's come with the capability of filling in your credit card details when you shop online. Since the password manager fills in your checkout forms for you, keystroke loggers won't be able to swipe your credit card number.
With LastPass, your usernames and passwords are encrypted and stored online. When your login details are synced to your computers and mobile devices, they're also encrypted during that delivery. When the data is at rest, it's encrypted in such a way that even the company members at LastPass are unable to see it. So you don't have to worry about any government agencies getting their hands on all your private information.
Dashlane has features related to online shopping. It can auto-fill your credit card information so you don't have to manually type it and risk having keystrokes logged. It also takes screenshots in the background while you're checking out so if anything were to go wrong, you'd have evidence of all the confirmation pages. This is useful if the online retailer does not send a confirmation email, or it gets sent to your junk folder. Dashlane makes sure you're protected and leaves the worry out of your hands.
Roboform Everywhere is a great password manager tool because it not only files away your passwords, and automatically fills out login and checkout forms, but it fills out any type of sign up form in general. Many other password managers are beginning to follow this trend, but Roboform was one of the first programs to start it. These features will save you tons of time.
If you are constantly engaging in online activity it might be beneficial to your personal or business security to use a password manager. With the many benefits and different options to choose from, a password manager is a great way to build on security. Don't wait any longer, protect your passwords and begin working online more efficiently!
For more information on password mangers and security contact our team at KYOCERA Intelligence. You can give us a call at (800) 875--8843 or send us an email at ITsolutions@osisit.com. We will make sure you choose the best password manager for your personal or business needs.


Howdy , this post is about Best 25 Purple Duvet Covers Ideas On Pinterest Purple Duvet For New Residence Purple Duvet Cover Prepare . ( Grey Purple Duvet Cover #1). It is a image/jpeg and the resolution of this image is 648 x 648. It's file size is just 68 KB. If You want to download This attachment to Your computer, you could Click here. You may also download more images by clicking the following photo or read more at this article: Grey Purple Duvet Cover.
Grey Purple Duvet Cover layout has become a beloved style of many people for their property. The style is classy, easy and modern search has captivated lots of people to apply for their occupancy. Getting a modern contemporary look wonderful? The furniture is made for contemporary layout model has a characteristic that was exciting.
The design style fixtures provide light and simple's impression within the room's closing look. This is often attained by the use of a straight line that was smooth to use white color thus satisfied lighting and clear. Another product employed is glass product that is reflective and clear to offer the impact of a more contemporary.
Ground with products for example timber, ceramics, porcelain tile properly entered within the contemporary classification. Provide concluding fairly such as a carpeting for yet another impact of luxury and to crash space visually. This strategy is for isolating between the family-room which will appear next to one another along with the dining room, many well suited.
Currently with modern modern interior design, room is created vivid and open with natural light while in the area. Choose flooring content that is white to ensure that lighting could be reflected across the room in the house. Also utilize glass as opposed to windows that are significant wall substance and skylights to create in light that is natural around possible inhouse.
Best 25 Purple Duvet Covers Ideas On Pinterest Purple Duvet For New Residence Purple Duvet Cover Prepare . ( Grey Purple Duvet Cover #1) style style's color scheme is focused from the palette of simple hues like brown dreary, dark, and white. Utilize these colors for interior elements such as walls, threshold, flooring, and booking a spot to get a splash of vivid hues in components and furniture.
Use your imagination to get a more innovative process designs and finishes to offer a splendor in the room. Options have exposed for the substance used to conduct out interior-design stand is. The impact that's thought in modern home design is wrinkles that are minimal and atmosphere " stuff that is less ".
Tags: Best 25 Purple Duvet Covers Ideas On Pinterest Purple Duvet For New Residence Purple Duvet Cover Prepare ., Best, 25, Purple, Duvet, Covers, Ideas, On, Pinterest, Purple, Duvet, For, New, , Residence, Purple, Duvet, Cover, Prepare, .


text:
Why Are Enzymes Specific In Their Action?
Jone Davies answered
Because most enzymes are a kind of protein, proteins are highly specific (the spatial structure of proteins is diverse, and one spatial structure corresponds to one characteristic).
Enzyme-protein/peptide conjugates, or cross-linked enzymes, are constructed for different applications. A typical example is the conjugation of "activated" horseradish peroxidase (HRP) to target antibody, protein, or peptide in immunoassays. On the other hand, cross-linking of enzyme molecules, as carrier-free immobilization technology, can expand industrial enzyme arsenal by increasing stability during use and storage. The conjugation reaction with proteins or peptides is usually via small molecular linkers (e.g. Glutaraldehyde) or enzymes (e.g. Transglutaminase), also known as cross-linking procedures.
They bind to a single type of substrate. The active site can fit only one substrate
Why Are The Enzymes In Washing Powders Not Destroyed By High Washing Temperatures?
Having washing powders that contain enzymes ~ the biological variety of washing powder ~ has only been...
Why Are Enzymes Sometimes Denatured?
The rate of enzyme reactions is affected by temperature. All enzymes have an optimum temperature range...
Why Do We Need Enzymes In Our Body?
Enzymes are required for the proper and normal functioning of every organ system. They direct, accelerate,...
What Are Therapeutic Enzymes?
Therapeutic enzymes are those enzymes which can be safely used in medicine either isolately or in adjunct...
What Are The Common Uses Of Enzymes In Industrial Biotechnology?
The common uses of enzymes in Industrial biotechnology are in beer, bread, chocolate and mayonnaise.The...
What Is Mechanism Of Enzyme Action And Characteristics Of Enzyme?
An enzyme is a three dimensional globular protein that has specific chemical composition due to its component...
What Are The Various Enzymes In Our Body?
There are various number of enzymes. Like aminopeptidase, sucrase-lactase, pepsin, salivary...
Explain The Relationship Between Enzymes Structure And Enzyme Specificity?
The specificity of an enzyme is dependant on the structure of the enzyme for a few reasons: 1) Depending...
Why are people, not everyone, so reckless nowadays? Nobody puts thought into their actions, I think a lot but still manage to make people mad. *smirk*
I've wondered the same thing sometimes. Part of it may be that our standard of reckless has changed....
What are some common animals found in all ecozones in Saskatchewan? What are some reasons that animals are found in their specific ecozones and not in another?
Adaption and natural selection...
How Are Enzymes Classified?
What Are The Ways To Express Your Love In Action Or Words? What Are The Ways Also To Own Your Someone's Heart?
What Is The Effect Of Temperature On Enzyme Activity?
Which Factors Affecting The Rate Of Enzyme Action?
Explain How A Change In The Amount Of A Product Causes A Shift In Equilibrium?
How Is The Structure Of A Chloroplast Suited To Its Function?
How Much Is A Box Of Action Packed Football Cards, Still Sealed Worth?
How Much Does An Action Replay Cost And Where Do I Get One?
What Qualities In A Partner Are Important To You?
Why Haven't I Gotten My Period?
Where Do Demons Come From?
When a guy has a crush on a girl does he think about having sex with her?
How do you swat 200 flies at once?
Does Anyone Know How To Get Rid Of Heartache, From Loving Someone?


What does the hat you're wearing say about you? The answer… quite a lot. Headwear is a functional yet fashionable item and represents YOU while also letting everyone else know what you are all about by the type or brand of hat on your head.
Learn if the hat you're wearing fits your personality by taking our quiz below!
What Hat Fits Your Personality?
check with my group to see if the change has effected anyone and how they feel about it.
re-organize and communicate the new plan to my friends.
enjoy the present moment and roll with it.
take action to get back in control and back on track.
immediately post what's happening on social media.
find an angle to leverage the change and get more out of the day.
take it in stride; besides, it's the same basic uniform I wear every day.
beam with delight because I JUST picked it up on a whim.
give a heartfelt thank you and offer to loan it to him/her.
enjoy the compliment and attribute it to my knack for staying current on fashion trends.
dismiss it because he/she is a loyal friend and that's what friends do.
take note and strategically plan my future wardrobe around it.
make a to-do list of all the details for the party.
immediately start to think about what kind of party the guest of honor would love.
make a list of the most highly recommended event planners in the area.
identify all of my friends' strengths and assign them tasks.
offer to have my band provide the music/entertainment.
start thinking of the coolest party themes and fun ways to decorate.
vote that whatever we decide to do, fun is the top priority.
vote for everyone to have our own, separate sleeping space.
vote to leave immediately and worry about the details as we go.
vote for the plan that best fits everyone's wants so we can all have fun.
vote to do something we've never done in the past.
vote to research and make a plan so we aren't left sleeping in the car.
voice my opinion but am tolerant to his/her opposing view point even though I don't get it.
recognize and empathize with his/her view point and agree to disagree because I just want everyone to get along.
don't voice or force my opinion and avoid the subject.
keep my opinion to myself unless asked.There's no need for a disagreement to ruin a good time.
voice my opinion and try to persuade him/her to see my point of view.
consider all possible outcomes and scenarios before voicing my opinion.
offer to throw a huge party to celebrate!
send congratulations along with the name of a great investment firm!
offer ernest congratulations and inquire about how they feel about it all!
pull out my latest business plan and set up a time to talk about investment capital! It's a win/win!
send a private and appropriate congratulations!
ask the trick to winning and if he/she needs help spending it!
accept only if the host/hostess promises to let me know if they need help with ANYTHING so they won't get over extended.
accept and suggest a caterer or the best menu and dishes to delegate.
eagerly accept by offering to bring a bag a of chips and a karaoke machine (games, music, etc…).
tenativley accept and postpone my decision until I find out who else is going.
am delighted but inquire about the main menu and attire expectations before accepting.
immediately accept and let the host/hostess know the dish I'll bring.
Which type of hat were you? Share in the comments below. You can also follow us on Instagram using the hashtag #hatswork.
Huh, gave me a straw cowboy hat. The one I wear isn't straw though, but it was pretty damn close.


text:
Home | Sports | Hockey World Cup: India beat Canada by 5-1, enter quarter finals
Hockey World Cup: India beat Canada by 5-1, enter quarter finals
India registered a comprehensive 5-1 win over Canada to march into the quarterfinals of the 2018 Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.
India started of their final pool match with a goal in the first quarter.
Harmanpreet Singh scored in the 12th minute through a penalty corner, giving India an early lead in the match.
But after the opening goal, the second quarter went goalless as both teams failed to find the back of the net.
In the third quarter, Floris van Son stunned the Indian team, scoring the equaliser for Canada.
In the final quarter of the match, Indian attackers upped the ante and scored four goals in quick succession to take the game away from Canada.
Lalit Upadhyay scored twice while Chinglensana Singh and Amit Rohidas scored a goal each in the last quarter, helping India register a thumping win against the World No.11 team.
BELGIUM BEAT SOUTH AFRICA 5-1
Olympic silver medalists Belgium defeated South Africa 5-1 in their final pool match of the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar.
Nicholas Spooner scored in the 1st minute of the game to give South Africa 1-0 lead.
But after that Belgium changed their gear and scored 3 goals within a span of 9 minutes to make it 3-1 in favor of Belgium.
Alexander Hendrickx scored Belgium's first goal in 14th minute. Soon Simon Gougnard scored a beautiful goal to give Belgium lead in the match.
Towards the end of 2nd quarter Red Lions scored 2 more goals to increase Belgium's lead.
In the last quarter Belgium scored one more goal to seal the match 5-1.
India overcome spirited Australian fight to go 1-0 up
Pune to host Khelo India Youth Games 2019; Jersey launched


[STUTTGART] The significant data gap on malnutrition is making it hard to plan and monitor interventions, a conference has heard.
Scientific information on what is sometimes called 'hidden hunger' — a lack of important nutrients — is sparse and scattered unevenly across the globe, according to experts at the second International Congress on Hidden Hunger, organised by the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany (3-5 March). This reduces commitment from both public and private entities to solve the problem, as there is no clear picture of the prevalence and scope of malnutrition, the conference heard.
The conference looked at the Global Hunger Index (GHI), which was introduced in 2006 by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to monitor nutrition. However, there was no available data for many countries, including Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Georgia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and Somalia. This prevents the calculation of GHI scores and the publication of such data for policymaking in these countries, speakers said.
Defined as a chronic lack of micronutrients — especially vitamin A, iron, zinc and iodine — hidden hunger is a major public health problem. According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, two billion people are affected globally, mostly in developing countries, and 165 million children suffer from stunted growth because of malnutrition.
The conference heard of another problem: malnutrition's effects are not immediately visible, meaning they often do not get addressed until later in life when they cannot be reversed.
"If you have malaria, you go to the hospital and get medication. But with malnutrition, problems become manifest in the future, while they should be tackled now," said Janice Desire Busingye, a nutritionist at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
To make hidden hunger visible, communication of the scale of the problem and possible solutions must be more aggressive and persuasive, the conference heard. Positioning nutrition security as central to the post-2015 agenda and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals would help to translate existing high-level commitment into global goals and firm action, participants said.


text:
We Are Seeing the Results of Social Justice in Kenosha
September 5, 2020 ~ Ian McCaulley
I think it's safe to say that the current national scene is a bit disconcerting, thanks to all the rioting that's been going on for over a month now. I'm quite certain that I'm not the only one who feels that violence could break out near me at any moment, without warning. While there are certainly precedents for this kind of violence throughout history, I think it's profitable for us to look at what brought us to this point.
The violent marauders that have descended on the streets of Kenosha, and so many other cities across the nation, are operating under the banner of Black Lives Matter. The BLM movement claims to be striving for justice, but at this point it's pretty apparent that there's something more afoot; after all, most people realize that burning down a car dealership because the police shot a man who was actively resisting arrest and going for a weapon isn't justice. It's something else. Now, BLM has a lot of problems and no Christian has any business supporting them, as explained by Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker of the Just Thinking podcast in their latest episode, which is definitely worth a listen. Of the many, many problems with the BLM organisation, I want to focus on the one that seems to have the most traction in the church: social justice.
If you do a Google search for 'what is social justice' here's the definition that comes up:
"Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society."
At first glance, it sounds fine; Christians like justice, and we certainly don't want our neighbors to be impoverished or victimized. The problem comes out on a closer examination of the definition. Social justice is about how wealth opportunity and privileges are distributed, not whether or not someone has actually done anything wrong. In other words, social justice is about what you have, not how you got it. Under the rubric of social justice, the one who has better-than-average standard of living because he earned it through hard work is unjust, while the one who reaches an average standard of living by theft and extortion has committed no injustice; in fact, he has righted an injustice if those he stole from were wealthy.
I know this sounds ludicrous, but it's actually happening. BLM activists have already claimed that the looting is a form of reparations for slavery. They're demanding that people who did nothing to them give up their homes. They're extorting from businesses in the name of social justice.
This is not the way God defines justice, indeed, it is the very opposite. God's justice, which is the only real justice, is about whether or not you violated His law, not how much wealth, opportunity, or privilege you have. Leviticus 19:15 sums it up succinctly:
You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
God's justice isn't about what you have, it's about what you do. What you earn belongs to you, and no one else has a claim on it, no matter how poor they are. God never treats disparities as a sin, indeed Jesus Himself said in Mark 14:7 "For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me." He says nothing about doing justice for the poor, but rather doing good. From the context, we know that He was responding to His disciples indignation over a woman anointing His feet when, to their minds, the perfume could have been sold and the money given to the poor. Therefore, the good that Jesus speaks of here isn't some campaign for equal outcomes, but simply giving charity to the poor.
This idea of justice based on actions used to be widely understood in the church, but many are starting to embrace social justice and are doing their best to twist, mangle, and pervert scripture to force social justice into the church. This is the same idea that groups like BLM embrace, and we can see the end results of their embrace of social justice ideology.
The violence and hatred unleashed in these riots should not come as a surprise. These people have imbibed the idea that they are owed stuff simply because of their skin color and economic condition. They believe that they are owed for past injustices to people centuries ago, and because they're not wealthy. Ultimately, it boils down to covetousness. They want nicer stuff, and they'll use even the flimsiest excuse to take what they want. For the wealthy elites who push the same ideas without violence, the gain is power, instead of wealth. They don't need to go out and loot; they have much more to gain, in the form of power, from siding with the thugs and justifying their actions.
This is the natural outcome of a worldview that fosters covetousness. Scripture lays out this progression in James 4:2-3:
You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
The result of embracing social justice ideology is the destruction of churches through internal strife and hatred. What we see playing out now will happen, albeit less violently (I hope), in the church as woke church members become more and more hateful towards conservatives, unless we all reject social justice.
Ideas have consequences. We're seeing the consequences of social justice playing out on the streets of Kenosha, Seattle, Portland, and other cities where riots are taking place. By fostering covetousness, social justice ultimately leads to hatred and violence. The church must reject the notion of social justice, or we risk strife and schism among the saints.
JusticeRiotsSocial Justice
Published by Ian McCaulley
View all posts by Ian McCaulley
‹ PreviousVirtue Signaling and the Christian
Next ›On Voting


text:
Glasserie Brunch
by Cori Sue
I make an effort to explore New York's diverse neighborhoods and their accompanying restaurants. One neighborhood I'd never visited? Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Likely because it's not terribly accessible. I was meeting Shera, a stylish redhead from the South, for brunch. An expert on Brooklyn's brunch scene, Shera told me Glasserie was top on her list, and I trusted her word.
When I arrived, she was seated with a cocktail at the bar, which lies in the center of the restaurant. The aesthetic of the space is minimalist, with lovely natural light flooding in through the windows. It can best be described as prohibition meets warehouse, with some industrial light fixtures and accents, simple wooden seating, and beautiful natural light pouring in. And that day the space was filled with a mix of couples, friends and young families at brunch.
We began with cocktails, naturally. Shera's pretty pink cocktail was crafted with mezcal, grapefruit, and a lime. It was light and went down easily. My mimosa was classic, frothy, fresh, and served in a low tumbler like Shera's drink. I appreciated that they used quality champagne.
To start, we opted for the mezze sampler, which costs $19 a person to share a mix of Mediterranean appetizers, or $25 to share the spread, plus have an entree. As Bitches, we opted for the latter. And, what a spread it was. When it arrived, we were stunned by the sheer number of small bowls of delicious things, mostly spreads and veggies.
The spread included pickled veggies, a couscous veggie salad, and olives, all of which were delicious. The hummus was beautiful, and Shera really enjoyed it. Meanwhile, I don't really love hummus, which most people think is blasphemy. There were also roasted beets and roasted tomatoes, both of which were delightful.
The absolute home runs of the mezze spread were the feta spread, which was creamy, flavorful and served with sweet balsamic and olive oil. And the flatbread, which was utter heaven. The thin, moist, and fluffy bread was filled with herbs and sprinkled with sea salt. It was the hot, satisfying melt-in-your-mouth type of bread you keep reaching for.
The eggs and sausage we ordered were simple but good: two beautiful, sunny-side up eggs, served with Greek lamb kofta, a tahini oregano cream, and a light, fresh salad. This was a simple Greek take on breakfast that would be great for anyone looking for a clean but satisfying breakfast platter.
We also shared the salad, which is available during lunch and dinner. At first, we were put off by the salad because it looked a lot like a larger version of the salad included in the mezze sampler. It also had a good bit of dressing. Oh, were we wrong.
This salad was packed with feta, oh-so-crispy chunks of falafel, onion, and sumac, resulting in a mix of crispy-crunchy, cheesy flavorful deliciousness. This was no ordinary, boring salad. I'm typically someone who hates ordering a salad but forces herself to do it, and I was happy I did.
The home run of the brunch was the last dish: the fried crescent pastry, a puff pastry filled with spinach, feta, charred onion, and egg. It was crispy, buttery and flaky on the outside, and filled with flavorful, hot and crumbly feta deliciousness on the inside. It was served with a small, beautiful, side salad.
Last but not least, Bitches never pass up dessert. I ordered an iced coffee in order to overcome my food coma, and we decided to go for chocolate. The chocolate parfait was a tall glass of chocolate mousse swirled with a lavender cream—yes, lavender—which paired surprisingly beautifully without tasting odd.
The Bitches say: Five Flutes for delicious, memorable Mediterranean fare in a chic ambiance with great service. Glasserie would be our go-to if we lived in Greenpoint, but it's worth a trip if you do not.
Glasserie serves brunch Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cori Sue
Co-Founder, Pro Bruncher
The co-founder of Bitches Who Brunch, Cori Sue loves brand strategy, social media, red wine, and pink lipstick.
Glasserie
Contact (718)-389-0640
Neighborhood Greenpoint
Cuisine Greek
Good For Bitch Approved
Ten Hope Brunch
The Consulate Brunch
NYC Best Brunches of 2019


Opened in 1995, Coors Field is a 76-acre ballpark in Denver's LoDo neighborhood, at the corner of Blake and 20th streets. While the park provides a great view of the game from every seat, if you sit along the first base/right field side, you'll also be treated to spectacular views of the Rocky Mountains that tower over Denver's skyline. Fans who arrive early can try for autographs from the players, between sections 116-121 and 142-146, up to 40 minutes prior to the game. Don't miss the Interactive Area, located behind the bullpens on the main concourse at Gate A, where fans can hit baseballs in a video batting cage, test their pitching speed and more. There's also a family seating section of the ballpark, perfect for families with younger children, where alcohol is not permitted.
Parks: "Tours of Coors Field, offered on various days during the season and off-season, provide a behind-the-scenes look at a top Major League Baseball park."
Best Attractions & Activities: "Check out a summer evening's game from the right field bleachers and watch the sun set in the west over 14,265 ft. Mount Evans. Before or after the game, take in the lively LoDo neighborhood with its restaurants, galleries and breweries."
Best for Parks Because: Ballparks are parks, too, providing fans with a spectacular green field and a place to gather, relax and root, root, root for the home team.
Recommended as Best Attractions & Activities Because: It's fun to see how far the ball flies at a mile high, plus Coors Field is walkable from many downtown hotels.
Outdoor Activities: "Check out a summer evening's game from the right field bleachers and watch the sun set in the west over 14,265 ft. Mount Evans."
Best for Outdoor Activities Because: Coors Field goes beyond a typical baseball environment offering up cool bars like the Rooftop at Coors Field where craft beers are on tap.


The Arusha National Park is the only park in Northern Tanzania where you may experience a walking safari. Safari in the Arusha National Park means a light trekking with a ranger. You will walk in the tropical forest and watch animals outside the car. The most amazing thing is that you will be able to walk up to the crater of Meru (the second highest peak of Tanzania and the fifth highest peak of Africa) which is located right in the park. This is a fantastic experience, worth adding to your Tanzanian adventures!
After the walking safari, a jeep will drive you to the furthest part of the park – the Momela lakes where you can see pink flamingos as well as many other animals on your way.


text:
"Good heavens!" exclaimed the archdeacon as he placed his foot on the gravel walk of the close, and raising his hat with one hand, passed the other somewhat violently over his now grizzled locks; smoke issued forth from the uplifted beaver as it were a cloud of wrath, and the safety valve of his anger opened, and emitted a visible steam, preventing positive explosion and probable apoplexy. "Good heavens!"--and the archdeacon looked up to the gray pinnacles of the cathedral tower, making a mute appeal to that still living witness which had looked down on the doings of so many bishops of Barchester.
"I don't think I shall ever like that Mr. Slope," said Mr. Harding.
"Like him!" roared the archdeacon, standing still for a moment to give more force to his voice; "like him!" All the ravens of the close cawed their assent. The old bells of the tower, in chiming the hour, echoed the words, and the swallows flying out from their nests mutely expressed a similar opinion. Like Mr. Slope! Why no, it was not very probable that any Barchester-bred living thing should like Mr. Slope!
"Nor Mrs. Proudie either," said Mr. Harding.
The archdeacon hereupon forgot himself. I will not follow his example, nor shock my readers by transcribing the term in which he expressed his feeling as to the lady who had been named. The ravens and the last lingering notes of the clock bells were less scrupulous and repeated in correspondent echoes the very improper exclamation. The archdeacon again raised his hat, and another salutary escape of steam was effected.
There was a pause, during which the precentor tried to realize the fact that the wife of a Bishop of Barchester had been thus designated, in the close of the cathedral, by the lips of its own archdeacon; but he could not do it.
"The bishop seems to be a quiet man enough," suggested Mr. Harding, having acknowledged to himself his own failure.
"Idiot!" exclaimed the doctor, who for the nonce was not capable of more than such spasmodic attempts at utterance.
"Well, he did not seem very bright," said Mr. Harding, "and yet he has always had the reputation of a clever man. I suppose he's cautious and not inclined to express himself very freely."
The new Bishop of Barchester was already so contemptible a creature in Dr. Grantly's eyes that he could not condescend to discuss his character. He was a puppet to be played by others; a mere wax doll, done up in an apron and a shovel hat, to be stuck on a throne or elsewhere and pulled about by wires as others chose. Dr. Grantly did not choose to let himself down low enough to talk about Dr. Proudie, but he saw that he would have to talk about the other members of his household, the coadjutor bishops, who had brought his lordship down, as it were, in a box, and were about to handle the wires as they willed. This in itself was a terrible vexation to the archdeacon. Could he have ignored the chaplain and have fought the bishop, there would have been, at any rate, nothing degrading in such a contest. Let the Queen make whom she would Bishop of Barchester; a man, or even an ape, when once a bishop, would be a respectable adversary, if he would but fight, himself. But what was such a person as Dr. Grantly to do when such another person as Mr. Slope was put forward as his antagonist?
If he, our archdeacon, refused the combat, Mr. Slope would walk triumphant over the field and have the diocese of Barchester under his heel.
If, on the other hand, the archdeacon accepted as his enemy the man whom the new puppet bishop put before him as such, he would have to talk about Mr. Slope, and write about Mr. Slope, and in all matters treat with Mr. Slope, as a being standing, in some degree, on ground similar to his own. He would have to meet Mr. Slope, to--Bah! the idea was sickening. He could not bring himself to have to do with Mr. Slope.
"He is the most thoroughly bestial creature that ever I set my eyes upon," said the archdeacon.
"Who--the bishop?" asked the other innocently.
"Bishop! no--I'm not talking about the bishop. How on earth such a creature got ordained!--they'll ordain anybody now, I know, but he's been in the church these ten years, and they used to be a little careful ten years ago."
"Oh! You mean Mr. Slope."
"Did you ever see any animal less like a gentleman?" asked Dr. Grantly.
"I can't say I felt myself much disposed to like him."
"Like him!" again shouted the doctor, and the assenting ravens again cawed an echo; "of course, you don't like him: it's not a question of liking. But what are we to do with him?"
"Do with him?" asked Mr. Harding.
"Yes--what are we to do with him? How are we to treat him? There he is, and there he'll stay. He has put his foot in that palace, and he'll never take it out again till he's driven. How are we to get rid of him?"
"I don't suppose he can do us much harm."
"Not do harm!--Well, I think you'll find yourself of a different opinion before a month is gone. What would you say now, if he got himself put into the hospital? Would that be harm?"
Mr. Harding mused awhile and then said he didn't think the new bishop would put Mr. Slope into the hospital.
"If he doesn't put him there, he'll put him somewhere else where he'll be as bad. I tell you that that man, to all intents and purposes, will be Bishop of Barchester!" And again Dr. Grantly raised his hat and rubbed his hand thoughtfully and sadly over his head.
"Impudent scoundrel!" he continued after a while. "To dare to cross- examine me about the Sunday-schools in the diocese, and Sunday travelling too: I never in my life met his equal for sheer impudence. Why, he must have thought we were two candidates for ordination!"
"I declare I thought Mrs. Proudie was the worst of the two," said Mr. Harding.
"When a woman is impertinent, one must only put up with it and keep out of her way in future, but I am not inclined to put up with Mr. Slope. 'Sabbath travelling!' " and the doctor attempted to imitate the peculiar drawl of the man he so much disliked: "'Sabbath travelling!' Those are the sort of men who will ruin the Church of England and make the profession of a clergyman disreputable. It is not the dissenters or the papists that we should fear, but the set of canting, low-bred hypocrites who are wriggling their way in among us; men who have no fixed principle, no standard ideas of religion or doctrine, but who take up some popular cry, as this fellow has done about 'Sabbath travelling.'"
Dr. Grantly did not again repeat the question aloud, but he did so constantly to himself: What were they to do with Mr. Slope? How was he openly, before the world, to show that he utterly disapproved of and abhorred such a man?
Hitherto Barchester had escaped the taint of any extreme rigour of church doctrine. The clergymen of the city and neighbourhood, though very well inclined to promote High Church principles, privileges, and prerogatives, had never committed themselves to tendencies which are somewhat too loosely called Puseyite practices. They all preached in their black gowns, as their fathers had done before them; they wore ordinary black cloth waistcoats; they had no candles on their altars, either lighted or unlighted; they made no private genuflexions, and were contented to confine themselves to such ceremonial observances as had been in vogue for the last hundred years. The services were decently and demurely read in their parish churches, chanting was confined to the cathedral, and the science of intoning was unknown. One young man who had come direct from Oxford as a curate to Plumstead had, after the lapse of two or three Sundays, made a faint attempt, much to the bewilderment of the poorer part of the congregation. Dr. Grantly had not been present on the occasion, but Mrs. Grantly, who had her own opinion on the subject, immediately after the service expressed a hope that the young gentleman had not been taken ill, and offered to send him all kinds of condiments supposed to be good for a sore throat. After that there had been no more intoning at Plumstead Episcopi.
But now the archdeacon began to meditate on some strong measures of absolute opposition. Dr. Proudie and his crew were of the lowest possible order of Church of England clergymen, and therefore it behoved him, Dr. Grantly, to be of the very highest. Dr. Proudie would abolish all forms and ceremonies, and therefore Dr. Grantly felt the sudden necessity of multiplying them. Dr. Proudie would consent to deprive the church of all collective authority and rule, and therefore Dr. Grantly would stand up for the full power of convocation and the renewal of all its ancient privileges.
It was true that he could not himself intone the service, but he could procure the co-operation of any number of gentlemanlike curates well trained in the mystery of doing so. He-would not willingly alter his own fashion of dress, but he could people Barchester with young clergymen dressed in the longest frocks and in the highest- breasted silk waistcoats. He certainly was not prepared to cross himself, or to advocate the real presence, but without going this length there were various observances, by adopting which he could plainly show his antipathy to such men as Dr. Proudie and Mr. Slope.
All these things passed through his mind as he paced up and down the close with Mr. Harding. War, war, internecine war was in his heart. He felt that, as regarded himself and Mr. Slope, one of the two must be annihilated as far as the city of Barchester was concerned, and he did not intend to give way until there was not left to him an inch of ground on which he could stand. He still flattered himself that he could make Barchester too hot to hold Mr. Slope, and he had no weakness of spirit to prevent his bringing about such a consummation if it were in his power.
"I suppose Susan must call at the palace," said Mr. Harding.
"Yes, she shall call there, but it shall be once and once only. I dare say 'the horses' won't find it convenient to come out to Plumstead very soon, and when that once is done the matter may drop."
"I don't suppose Eleanor need call. I don't think Eleanor would get on at all well with Mrs. Proudie."
"Not the least necessity in life," replied the archdeacon, not without the reflexion that a ceremony which was necessary for his wife might not be at all binding on the widow of John Bold. "Not the slightest reason on earth why she should do so, if she doesn't like it. For myself, I don't think that any decent young woman should be subjected to the nuisance of being in the same room with that man."
And so the two clergymen parted, Mr. Harding going to his daughter's house and the archdeacon seeking the seclusion of his brougham.
The new inhabitants of the palace did not express any higher opinion of their visitors than their visitors had expressed of them. Though they did not use quite such strong language as Dr. Grantly had done, they felt as much personal aversion and were quite as well aware as he was that there would be a battle to be fought, that there was hardly room for Proudieism in Barchester as long as Grantlyism was predominant.
Indeed, it may be doubted whether Mr. Slope had not already within his breast a better prepared system of strategy, a more accurately defined line of hostile conduct than the archdeacon. Dr. Grantly was going to fight because he found that he hated the man. Mr. Slope had predetermined to hate the man because he foresaw the necessity of fighting him. When he had first reviewed the carte du pays previous to his entry into Barchester, the idea had occurred to him of conciliating the archdeacon, of cajoling and flattering him into submission, and of obtaining the upper hand by cunning instead of courage. A little inquiry, however, sufficed to convince him that all his cunning would fail to win over such a man as Dr. Grantly to such a mode of action as that to be adopted by Mr. Slope, and then he determined to fall back upon his courage. He at once saw that open battle against Dr. Grantly and all Dr. Grantly's adherents was a necessity of his position, and he deliberately planned the most expedient methods of giving offence.
Soon after his arrival the bishop had intimated to the dean that, with the permission of the canon then in residence, his chaplain would preach in the cathedral on the next Sunday. The canon in residence happened to be the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Vesey Stanhope, who at this time was very busy on the shores of the Lake of Como, adding to that unique collection of butterflies for which he is so famous. Or rather, he would have been in residence but for the butterflies and other such summer-day considerations; and the vicar-choral, who was to take his place in the pulpit, by no means objected to having his work done for him by Mr. Slope.
Mr. Slope accordingly preached, and if a preacher can have satisfaction in being listened to, Mr. Slope ought to have been gratified. I have reason to think that he was gratified and that he left the pulpit with the conviction that he had done what he intended to do when he entered it.
On this occasion the new bishop took his seat for the first time in the throne alloted to him. New scarlet cushions and drapery had been prepared, with new gilt binding and new fringe. The old carved oak- wood of the throne, ascending with its numerous grotesque pinnacles half-way up to the roof of the choir, had been washed, and dusted, and rubbed, and it all looked very smart. Ah! how often sitting there, in happy early days, on those lowly benches in front of the altar, have I whiled away the tedium of a sermon in considering how best I might thread my way up amidst those wooden towers and climb safely to the topmost pinnacle!
All Barchester went to hear Mr. Slope; either for that or to gaze at the new bishop. All the best bonnets of the city were there, and moreover all the best glossy clerical hats. Not a stall but had its fitting occupant, for though some of the prebendaries might be away in Italy or elsewhere, their places were filled by brethren who flocked into Barchester on the occasion. The dean was there, a heavy old man, now too old, indeed, to attend frequently in his place, and so was the archdeacon. So also were the chancellor, the treasurer, the precentor, sundry canons and minor canons, and every lay member of the choir, prepared to sing the new bishop in with due melody and harmonious expression of sacred welcome.
The service was certainly very well performed. Such was always the case at Barchester, as the musical education of the choir had been good, and the voices had been carefully selected. The psalms were beautifully chanted; the Te Deum was magnificently sung; and the litany was given in a manner which is still to be found at Barchester but, if my taste be correct, is to be found nowhere else. The litany in Barchester cathedral has long been the special task to which Mr. Harding's skill and voice have been devoted. Crowded audiences generally make good performers, and though Mr. Harding was not aware of any extraordinary exertion on his part, yet probably he rather exceeded his usual mark. Others were doing their best, and it was natural that he should emulate his brethren. So the service went on, and at last Mr. Slope got into the pulpit.
He chose for his text a verse from the precepts addressed by St. Paul to Timothy, as to the conduct necessary in a spiritual pastor and guide, and it was immediately evident that the good clergy of Barchester were to have a lesson.
"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." These were the words of his text, and with such a subject in such a place, it may be supposed that such a preacher would be listened to by such an audience. He was listened to with breathless attention and not without considerable surprise. Whatever opinion of Mr. Slope might have been held in Barchester before he commenced his discourse, none of his hearers, when it was over, could mistake him either for a fool or a coward.
It would not be becoming were I to travesty a sermon, or even to repeat the language of it in the pages of a novel. In endeavouring to depict the characters of the persons of whom I write, I am to a certain extent forced to speak of sacred things. I trust, however, that I shall not be thought to scoff at the pulpit, though some may imagine that I do not feel all the reverence that is due to the cloth. I may question the infallibility of the teachers, but I hope that I shall not therefore be accused of doubt as to the thing to be taught.
Mr. Slope, in commencing his sermon, showed no slight tact in his ambiguous manner of hinting that, humble as he was himself, he stood there as the mouth-piece of the illustrious divine who sat opposite to him; and having premised so much, he gave forth a very accurate definition of the conduct which that prelate would rejoice to see in the clergymen now brought under his jurisdiction. It is only necessary to say that the peculiar points insisted upon were exactly those which were most distasteful to the clergy of the diocese and most averse to their practice and opinions, and that all those peculiar habits and privileges which have always been dear to High Church priests, to that party which is now scandalously called the "high and dry church," were ridiculed, abused, and anathematized. Now, the clergymen of the diocese of Barchester are all of the high and dry church.
Having thus, according to his own opinion, explained how a clergyman should show himself approved unto God, as a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, he went on to explain how the word of truth should be divided; and here he took a rather narrow view of the question and fetched his arguments from afar. His object was to express his abomination of all ceremonious modes of utterance, to cry down any religious feeling which might be excited, not by the sense, but by the sound of words, and in fact to insult cathedral practices. Had St. Paul spoken of rightly pronouncing, instead of rightly dividing the word of truth, this part of his sermon would have been more to the purpose, but the preacher's immediate object was to preach Mr. Slope's doctrine, and not St. Paul's, and he contrived to give the necessary twist to the text with some skill.
He could not exactly say, preaching from a cathedral pulpit, that chanting should be abandoned in cathedral services. By such an assertion he would have overshot his mark and rendered himself absurd, to the delight of his hearers. He could, however, and did allude with heavy denunciations to the practice of intoning in parish churches, although the practice was all but unknown in the diocese; and from thence he came round to the undue preponderance which, he asserted, music had over meaning in the beautiful service which they had just heard. He was aware, he said, that the practices of our ancestors could not be abandoned at a moment's notice; the feelings of the aged would be outraged, and the minds of respectable men would be shocked. There were many, he was aware, of not sufficient calibre of thought to perceive, of not sufficient education to know, that a mode of service which was effective when outward ceremonies were of more moment than inward feelings had become all but barbarous at a time when inward conviction was everything, when each word of the minister's lips should fall intelligibly into the listener's heart. Formerly the religion of the multitude had been an affair of the imagination: now, in these latter days, it had become necessary that a Christian should have a reason for his faith--should not only believe, but digest--not only hear, but understand. The words of our morning service, how beautiful, how apposite, how intelligible they were, when read with simple and distinct decorum! But how much of the meaning of the words was lost when they were produced with all the meretricious charms of melody! &c. &c.
Here was a sermon to be preached before Mr. Archdeacon Grantly, Mr. Precentor Harding, and the rest of them! Before a whole dean and chapter assembled in their own cathedral! Before men who had grown old in the exercise of their peculiar services, with a full conviction of their excellence for all intended purposes! This too from such a man, a clerical parvenu, a man without a cure, a mere chaplain, an intruder among them; a fellow raked up, so said Dr. Grantly, from the gutters of Marylebone! They had to sit through it! None of them, not even Dr. Grantly, could close his ears, nor leave the house of God during the hours of service. They were under an obligation of listening, and that too without any immediate power of reply.
There is, perhaps, no greater hardship at present inflicted on mankind in civilized and free countries than the necessity of listening to sermons. No one but a preaching clergyman has, in these realms, the power of compelling an audience to sit silent and be tormented. No one but a preaching clergyman can revel in platitudes, truisms, and untruisms and yet receive, as his undisputed privilege, the same respectful demeanour as though words of impassioned eloquence, or persuasive logic, fell from his lips. Let a professor of law or physics find his place in a lecture-room and there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrases, and he will pour them forth to empty benches. Let a barrister attempt to talk without talking well, and he will talk but seldom. A judge's charge need be listened to perforce by none but the jury, prisoner, and gaoler. A member of Parliament can be coughed down or counted out. Town- councillors can be tabooed. But no one can rid himself of the preaching clergyman. He is the bore of the age, the old man whom we Sindbads cannot shake off, the nightmare that disturbs our Sunday's rest, the incubus that overloads our religion and makes God's service distasteful. We are not forced into church! No: but we desire more than that. We desire not to be forced to stay away. We desire, nay, we are resolute, to enjoy the comfort of public worship, but we desire also that we may do so without an amount of tedium which ordinary human nature cannot endure with patience; that we may be able to leave the house of God without that anxious longing for escape which is the common consequence of common sermons.
With what complacency will a young parson deduce false conclusions from misunderstood texts, and then threaten us with all the penalties of Hades if we neglect to comply with the injunctions he has given us! Yes, my too self-confident juvenile friend, I do believe in those mysteries which are so common in your mouth; I do believe in the unadulterated word which you hold there in your hand; but you must pardon me if, in some things, I doubt your interpretation. The Bible is good, the prayer-book is good, nay, you yourself would be acceptable, if you would read to me some portion of those time- honoured discourses which our. great divines have elaborated in the full maturity of their powers. But you must excuse me, my insufficient young lecturer, if I yawn over your imperfect sentences, your repeated phrases, your false pathos, your drawlings and denouncings, your humming and hawing, your ohing and ahing, your black gloves and your white handkerchief. To me, it all means nothing; and hours are too precious to be so wasted--if one could only avoid it.
And here I must make a protest against the pretence, so often put forward by the working clergy, that they are overburdened by the multitude of sermons to be preached. We are all too fond of our own voices, and a preacher is encouraged in the vanity of making his heard by the privilege of a compelled audience. His sermon is the pleasant morsel of his life, his delicious moment of self-exaltation. "I have preached nine sermons this week," said a young friend to me the other day, with hand languidly raised to his brow, the picture of an overburdened martyr. "Nine this week, seven last week, four the week before. I have preached twenty-three sermons this month. It is really too much."
"Too much, indeed," said I, shuddering; "too much for the strength of any one."
"Yes," he answered meekly, "indeed it is; I am beginning to feel it painfully."
"Would," said I, "you could feel it--would that you could be made to feel it." But he never guessed that my heart was wrung for the poor listeners.
There was, at any rate, no tedium felt in listening to Mr. Slope on the occasion in question. His subject came too home to his audience to be dull, and to tell the truth Mr. Slope had the gift of using words forcibly. He was heard through his thirty minutes of eloquence with mute attention and open ears, but with angry eyes, which glared round from one enraged parson to another, with wide-spread nostrils from which already burst forth fumes of indignation, and with many shufflings of the feet and uneasy motions of the body, which betokened minds disturbed and hearts not at peace with all the world.
At last the bishop, who, of all the congregation, had been most surprised, and whose hair almost stood on end with terror, gave the blessing in a manner not at all equal to that in which he had long been practising it in his own study, and the congregation was free to go their way.


text:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

<title>AprSocketContext.TlsCertVerifier (Apache Tomcat 8.0.14 API Documentation)</title>
<meta name="date" content="2014-09-24">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../../../stylesheet.css" title="Style">

JavaScript is disabled on your browser.

Overview

Package

Class

Tree

Deprecated

Index

Help

Apache Tomcat 8.0.14

Prev Class

Next Class

Frames

No Frames

All Classes

Summary:

Nested |

Field |

Constr |

Method

Detail:

Field |

Constr |

Method

org.apache.tomcat.jni.socket

Interface AprSocketContext.TlsCertVerifier

Enclosing class:

AprSocketContext

public static interface AprSocketContext.TlsCertVerifier

Called in SSL mode after the handshake is completed.

See Also:

AprSocketContext.customVerification(TlsCertVerifier)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type
Method and Description

void
handshakeDone(AprSocket ch)

Method Detail

handshakeDone

void handshakeDone(AprSocket ch)

Overview

Package

Class

Tree

Deprecated

Index

Help

Apache Tomcat 8.0.14

Prev Class

Next Class

Frames

No Frames

All Classes

Summary:

Nested |

Field |

Constr |

Method

Detail:

Field |

Constr |

Method

Copyright © 2000-2014 Apache Software Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub