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B.C. Hydro adds energy-efficient software to online catalogue
Russ Francis
IT managers are a conservative bunch who are delaying implementation of innovative software such as energy management programs, according to David Rogers, a technology and project management specialist with BC Hydro, one of Canada's largest electric utilities.
"The IT people are often blocking the progress, because they're very conservative" Rogers says. "You don't mess around with the IT people."
Rogers has noticed the problem in attempting to convince organizations to implement energy savings programs that shut down computers when they're not in use.
While IT managers have no objections to turning off monitors, computers themselves are a different story.
"It's like the Holy Grail," Rogers says. "Do not turn the hard drives off."
The reason that they want the machines left on is typically for upgrades, he adds. However, this issue can be dealt with by waking computers through their LAN cards, and this can be done securely, Rogers says.
Programs such as Faronics's Deep Freeze—which BC Hydro recently added to its e-catalogue list of energy-efficient products–also have the option of leaving a computer on at certain times for updates, he says.
"If senior management could get into this and realize it makes economic sense, they can tell these guys, we're paying you," Rogers says. "You have a choice: If you don't like it, get another job."
Rogers adds that too many senior managers are presently pushed around by their IT managers: "Right now, it's the other way round."
He emphasizes that as a Crown corporation, BC Hydro does not promote any particular vendor, noting that there is a range of good energy management programs available.
Energy management programs are already saving about 15 million KWH of electricity in B.C. annually, he says, but the potential is far greater.
"It's the tip of the iceberg," he says.
BC Hydro estimates that only about 40 per cent of office staff turn their computers off at nights. The range is between four per cent and 100 per cent.
Each desktop tower uses about 50 watts of power, while a CRT monitor uses about 70 watts.
"Shutting both off is the way to go," Rogers says.
Installing energy management software on all B.C. computers would cut consumption by an estimated 1 billion KWH annually, says Rogers.
This amounts to approximately 2.3 per cent of the 43 billion KWH that BC Hydro generates each year.
Even though BC Hydro's revenue is from selling electricity, it's cheaper for the provincially-owned company to conserve a kilowatt than it is to build a facility to generate a new one.
As well, by reducing electricity consumption within B.C., it can sell the extra capacity elsewhere at higher prices than it gets inside the province, Rogers says.
The emphasis of the Deep Freeze software is its "restart and restore" approach, according to Faronics marketing manager Dmitry Shesterin.
"Having Deep Freeze installed across an entire enterprise, say hundreds and thousands of computers, you can schedule a restart of those computers, or a shut down at a specified time," says Shesterin. "Say you have 5,000 computers. You can specify at 8 o'clock in the evening, all those PCs carrying Deep Freeze will automatically shut down."
The software also allows varying shutdown schedules for different groups of computers, Shesterin adds.
Another feature permits shutting down any workstation where there have been no keystrokes or mouse movements for a specified length of time.
The Deep Freeze software has proven highly popular in educational settings, both K-12 and in higher education, Shesterin says.
Its popularity in the classroom lies in the fact that the software permits system administrators to place no restrictions on the use of workstations, since when they are rebooted, Deep Freeze restores them to their original states.
The whole class could load any software they want, or even reformat the hard drive, without doing any permanent harm.
Without Deep Freeze, educational computers are often so locked down that few features are available to students, Shesterin says.
"How can you learn if they're locked out of, say, mapping network drives?" he asks. "Deep Freeze is a perfect solution. Once you install it, you can do anything you want."
None of the changes would survive the reboot.
"If the work station doesn't reboot, it's because of a hardware problem," he adds.
While the original purpose of Deep Freeze was to reduce the amount of work needed to maintain workstations, it has a side benefit of cutting energy consumption.
BC Hydro's Rogers says that thanks to Deep Freeze, the Vancouver School Board is saving about $200,000 annually in energy costs.
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Barcelona's desire to bring Neymar back is now the reason for growing problems at the club, Marca reports.
Vice President, Jordi Mestre has resigned this week, with general Manager, Pep Segura, set to follow. Neymar left the club in 2017 to join Paris Saint-Germain, in a move which angered the Spanish champions.
PSG paid his £200million release clause and the Brazilian forward departed in controversial circumstances, leading to legal action over the payment of a bonus. Now he wants to return, having grown frustrated with life in Paris.
Barcelona Vice President, Jordi Cardoner, recently confirmed that the 27-year-old desires a return, but insisted old wounds haven't fully healed.
However, a move to bring back Neymar has been endorsed by Lionel Messi and president Josep Bartomeu, but is splitting club chiefs.
Some want Neymar, while others feel it is better to pay Antoine Griezmann's release clause, with the Frenchman set to leave Atletico Madrid.
Griezmann also annoyed the Catalans with his 'Decision' video last summer, which saw him turn down the Camp Nou to remain at Atletico.
This year, the 28-year-old, has already announced he's moving and has been expected to join Barca for £105million.
But a deal remains in limbo after Neymar became available.

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Alan Moberg
Mr. British Columbia
By Annie Palovcik
Posted: Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
B.C. crooner Alan Moberg has been painting vivid pictures of the province he loves for over four decades. Along the way, he has released 16 albums and been inducted into the B.C. Country Music Hall of Fame.
Alan was born on the coast near Pender Harbour to a fishing family, and has always done hard and rugged work throughout the province, whether fishing, logging, or as a telephone lineman, merchant seaman or landscape gardener.
"When I was young," says Alan Moberg, "I heard many songs about places - certainly in the United States they celebrate their places - I heard the songs from back East that celebrated places in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. But I heard very few songs about British Columbia. So, one of my missions has been to write these songs about B.C. and her people."
Howard White, publisher of the well-loved *Raincoast Chronicles* says, "Moberg has lived the west coast experience to the fullest, he brilliantly conveys his love and attachment to the great spaces and unforgettable people of his home turf.
From evoking a starlit night on the Skeena to calling the boisterous action of the Williams Lake Stampede, from depicting the miraculous journey of the wild salmon to painting the heartrending beauty of the Cariboo sunrise.
Moberg does for B.C.'s interior ranchland and coastal rainforest what Ian Tyson does for Alberta cow country and Stan Rogers did for the Great Lakes."
Alan's musical career began when he wrote the song "Saltwater Cowboy" in honour of the man who most influenced him to start playing the guitar, the man "who taught me my very first chords."
Red Nicholson lived next door to him, and he played the guitar and sang the old songs. "I was enthralled, of course, by what he could do, the stories he told," Alan remembers.
These neighbours had moved their house from a logging camp in Jervis Inlet down to Pender Harbour. "The bay we lived in was a tidal bay, and they floated those houses in on the tide as high as they could onto the shore and built foundations under them." Many of Alan's songs capture historical snapshots of a way of life that has ended. "Sunday Night Seine Boats," for example, takes listeners to a time when fishing was in its heyday.
The Williams Lake Stampede, an institution for more than 80 years, is still going strong. When Alan wrote his classic song, "The Williams Lake Stampede,"people used to camp right beside the fairgrounds. Some of them even came in horse-drawn covered wagons.
At the Stampede, different cowboy skills are tested, like saddle bronc riding and bull riding. "It was also a time when people got together," says Alan, "when probably in those older days they wouldn't have seen each other all year because they were busy on their own ranches and distances between them were far. So, it was a time to swap stories and enjoy being together."
Alan is one of the finest yodellers on the Coast. "I remember being at a Roy Rogers movie as a child." He has been yodelling ever since.
"Alan has many gifts, not the least of which is a bell-like vocal quality, which we don't hear enough of today in this less-than-gentle musical time," says Canadian country singer Laurie Thain.
Alan's ballads contain traditional western themes of bravery, innocence, survival and of his admiration for the cross-cultural friendships Canadians share with First Nations people. "Song for an Indian Carver" is a tribute to his Gitxsan brother, the late Walter Harris, who received both the Governor General's Award and the Order of Canada for his magnificent artwork.
"[Walter's] mother, Mrs. Harris, adopted me," says Alan. "It's a matrilineal society in their culture and the crests of the tribe are passed on through the mother. So, I am now a Killer Whale, by adoption at a traditional feast."
Like many of his heroes, Alan Moberg has walked the long hard road of life and has known when to ask for a helping hand. As a result, gospel music is part of Alan's repertoire. His song "This Could be the Day" has been performed by The Mennonite Men's Choir of Abbotsford and the choir of Knox Presbyterian in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Not everyone can live in a house on Rainbow Road, which Alan did, but he has used that as a metaphor for choosing to leave the big city and come to a more simplified style of life on Salt Spring Island.
His songs celebrate the lives of ordinary men and women, giving them identity and dignity. He sings reflectively, "We're tired of chasing that elusive pot of gold."
But simplicity doesn't mean stagnation. Besides being a landscape gardener, Alan has become host of a program on Salt Spring's new radio station, streamed live at www.cfsi-fm.com each Wednesday at noon, The Alan Moberg Show. He airs many of the songs he has loved and performs, from early Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash to Roy Orbison and Guy Clark. In his late 60s, Alan continues to perform his music throughout the province. "Sometimes, I think I'm so young!"
JUNE 2010 SENIOR LIVING MAGAZINE
Hear Alan Moberg:
Jun 27 Country Gospel Music SundayFest Providence Farm, Duncan
Jul 1 Canada Day Show & Shine - Antique Cars Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island
Aug 1-2 Capital Festival's B.C. Days St. Ann's Academy, Victoria
Wednesdays, noon, The Alan Moberg Show 107.9 FM, or www.cfsi-fm.com Cds at www.alanmoberg.com
Alan Moberg's song, Sally June was selected to be in the Province Playlist Top Ten Picks July 27, available for free download for a month. It deals with the worries of a Native coastal family when a young girl leaves for the City.
This poignant song honours the many families who have worried, and those who continue to worry, about what is happening to their daughters.
Songs to Dream by, Delight in, of BC's Coast, Country and Heart
Alan Moberg... He's country. He's folk. He's Western Roots. He's gospel. He's known as "The Saltwater Cowboy" for his blended identity: a singer of the coast and a singer of BC's interior ranch lands, a singer of its diverse people, with an admiration for the First Nations.
Alan Moberg is BC's most authentic troubadour, a "West Coast Stan Rogers", known for his bell-like tenor vocals. He is a simple but powerful performer, just a man and his guitar, but a big presence.
Alan Moberg's songs speak to the human condition, evoking notions of ongoing endurance, perseverance, travails and triumphs with simplicity and directness. He celebrates the lives of ordinary men and women, giving them identity and dignity. He puts smiles on our faces and in our hearts. He gets toes tapping. Soon we're all celebrating. Let his music enrich and uplift your spirits.
Alan Moberg was inducted into the BC Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 for his extensive body of original and moving songs about his beloved British Columbia, with traditional western themes like bravery, innocence, survival and the cross-cultural friendships we share with First Nations people.
Howard White of Harbour Publishing, says that "Moberg does for BC's interior ranchland and coastal rain forest what Ian Tyson does for Alberta cow country…
... a moving portrayal of the west beyond the west by a virtuoso singer-songwriter." "Alan is no doubt one of Canada's best".
– CIUT Radio, Toronto.
He was honoured in 2009 at the Williams Lake Stampede for the 40th anniversary of his "Williams Lake Stampede Song". This folk song has promoted BC's cowboy culture round the world.
These days he is wearing more than his cowboy hat.
After decades making music from vinyl to downloads, Alan Moberg becomes a radio host.
The Alan Moberg Show broadcasts Wednesdays from Salt Spring Island, BC on CFSI-FM at 107.9, and is heard worldwide at www.cfsi-fm.com, noon to one, Pacific Time.
The Alan Moberg Show is a fascinating mix of his many recordings (sixteen albums in total) as well as songs and singers he loves well and who have influenced his music - such as Johnny Cash, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Townes Van Zandt, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Stuart Hamlin, T Texas Tyler, Paul Robeson, Hank Snow, and yodeling mentors such as Roy Rogers.
Listen to Alan Moberg as he weaves a magical musical radio spell, Wednesdays, with songs and stories to dream by and to delight in.
Let Alan know you're listening alanmoberg@telus.net
Alan Moberg has sixteen recordings, with his latest,
REMEMBER ME released in 2008.
Radio airplay coast to coast, in the U.S., Ireland and Australia. He has charted in the Top Ten of Folk/Roots/Blues at university and community radio stations. Recent television appearances on BC Global TV and CFJC in Kamloops.
Click to hear sound clips from "Remember Me"...
Return from Alan Moberg to SaltSpring-Island.com


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The Women's CEV Champions League, formerly known as CEV Champions Cup (from 1960 to 2000), is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) and was created in 1960 as . On 13 November 2000, it was officially presented in Florence under a new format and renamed .

Formula
The competition has changed its format since the first fourteen teams took part at the inaugural edition in 1960–61. Through the  era, as the number of participating teams has changed over time, the competition moved from an only knockout tournament to include a round-robin format between the final four competitors to determine the champion.

Since the competition became the , all participants are divided into groups, and a double round-robin takes place within each group. The best teams advance to the playoffs and one team is selected to be the host of the "Final four" (receiving a bye from the playoffs and qualifying directly to the final four). The teams paired for the playoffs play a double-elimination until three teams remain, these three teams join the final four host to play the semifinal, 3rd place match and final. The final four takes place between March and April.

History
 CEV Champions Cup (1960 to 2000)
 CEV Champions League (2000 to present)

Finals

In the 1961–62 season, the finalists was qualified by a home-and-away format in group stage round.

From the 1961–62 season, the knockout stage was played on the same format in the 1960–61 season.

From the 1971–72 season, the final round was played on the round robin format.

Titles by club

Titles by country
For the purpose of keeping historical event accuracy, historical countries names are used in this table.

MVP by edition
2001–02 –
2002–03 –
2003–04 –
2004–05 –
2005–06 –
2006–07 –
2007–08 –
2008–09 –
2009–10 –
2010–11 –
2011–12 –
2012–13 –
2013–14 –
2014–15 –
2015–16 –
2016–17 –
2017–18 –
2018–19 –
2019–20 – Competition cancelled
2020–21 –
2021–22 –

All-time team records
Winners and finalists by city since 1960/1961

Various statistics since 1990/1991

(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)

See also
 Men's
 CEV Champions League
 CEV Challenge Cup
 CEV Cup
 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
 Women's
 CEV Women's Champions League
 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
 CEV Cup Women's
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

References
 European Cups
 CEV 40th Anniversary Book - European Cups
 L'Équipe

Citations

External links

 Website of the CEV – Confederation Europeenne de Volleyball
 List of Champions League medal positions at The-sports.org

League
European volleyball records and statistics
Recurring sporting events established in 1960
1960 establishments in Europe
Women's volleyball leagues
Multi-national professional sports leagues

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Members of the House spar during Electoral College debate
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Electoral college votes are brought as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate reconvenes to confirm the Electoral College votes at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
A small group of House lawmakers came close to physically fighting early Thursday morning as the congressional count of electoral votes stretched into the wee hours and a Pennsylvania Democrat charged that Republicans had been telling "lies" about his state's votes.
Rep. Morgan Griffiths, R-Va., objected after Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., said a breach of the Capitol by an angry mob earlier in the day was "inspired by lies, the same lies you are hearing in this room tonight."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot down the objection, but a few minutes later Republicans and Democrats streamed to the middle aisle, with around a dozen lawmakers getting close to each other and arguing. But the group quickly broke up when Pelosi called for order on the floor.
President Donald Trump has falsely claimed there was widespread fraud in Pennsylvania and other states and Republicans have echoed those claims as they have challenged electoral votes.


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Date Posted : August 18, 2019
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has thanked anew the House ways and means committee chaired by Albay Representative Joey Salceda for its prompt action on the proposed corporate income tax (CIT) and incentives reform package, which President Duterte himself has said would benefit small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs).
Dominguez expressed the hope that the House of Representatives and the Senate would soon give their final approval to this second package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) now known as the proposed Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Reform Act (CITIRA), to help bring the Philippines closer to its goal of attaining the coveted "A" investment grade credit rating in two years' time.
More importantly, passing the CITIRA bill will make the Philippines more attractive to investors by gradually lowering the corporate income tax (CIT) rate from 30 to 20 percent, and rationalizing the system of granting fiscal incentives to companies, Dominguez said.
The CITIRA, as proposed by the Department of Finance (DOF), is also projected to create up to 1.5 million jobs that are better-paying and of high-value, Dominguez said.
"We thank Representative Salceda, the various sponsors of the CITIRA bill, and the members of the House ways and means committee for heeding the call of President Duterte in his SONA (State of the Nation Address) on the swift approval of this measure, which represents Package 2 of his comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP)," Dominguez said.
Salceda and 26 other members of the ways and means committee voted Wednesday to approve the CITIRA bill under House Bill No. 313 upon the motion of Nueva Ecija Rep. Estrellita Suansing, a senior vice chairperson of the panel.
"A reduced corporate income tax and a simplified, fair and accountable tax incentives system will benefit tens of thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as what the President had pointed out in his latest SONA, and attract investments that will create quality jobs, enhance the skills of our workforce and bring in new technologies," Dominguez said.
Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua said the approval by the House ways and means committee of the CITIRA bill, and, earlier, the measure imposing higher taxes on alcohol products, keeps on track Salceda's commitment on the approval by end-September of the tax reform packages pending before his panel, so that all of these bills could be taken up in, and passed by, at the plenary before the proposed 2020 national budget is tackled on the floor.
Chua pointed out that under the current corporate taxation system, firms with no incentives, which include almost all of the country's 90,000 SMEs that employ a majority of Filipino workers, pay the regular CIT rate of 30 percent of their net taxable income–the highest in the region.
In contrast, a select group of some 3,000 companies, including those on the elite list of Top 1,000 corporations, enjoy incentives that allow them to pay discounted tax rates of between 6 percent to 13 percent of net income only.
As a result of such tax perks enjoyed by the favored companies, about P441 billion, representing 2.8 percent of GDP, was given away to only 3,150 corporations in 2017 alone, Chua said.
On top of the foregone revenues, another P63 billion was lost to revenue leakages like possible abuse of transfer pricing schemes, he added.
The Philippines' 30 percent CIT rate is the highest among countries in the ASEAN region, thereby blunting the country's competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investments or FDIs, Chua said.
Under the CITIRA bill approved by the Salceda-chaired committee, the CIT rate will be gradually reduced by 2 percent yearly starting in 2021 until it goes down to just 20 percent in 2029.
Fiscal incentives will also be performance-based, time-bound, targeted and made more transparent under CITIRA.
"This means that incentives will be granted based on the number and quality of jobs that will be created, the investments made on research and development (R&D) and skills training, the capital invested for countrywide infrastructure development, among other criteria," Chua said.
Incentives for approved activities will also be given for a specific period, which are renewable if and when investors meet the approved criteria, he said.
Chua said a sunset provision will likewise be given to firms currently enjoying incentives. "At the end of the incentives period, they will be allowed to reapply again for new incentives under the new regime if they qualify," he added.
The bill also calls for an enhanced monitoring system of incentives, including the collection of detailed information on the cost and benefits of incentives so that the public would know if such perks are used properly.
The proposed Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB), to be chaired by the Secretary of Finance, will exercise oversight functions over all the investment promotions agencies (IPAs) under CITIRA, approve incentives to special projects, and will regularly conduct cost-benefit analyses to determine the impact of corporate tax incentives on the economy.
Chua said the DOF is proposing the addition of a provision during the plenary debates stating that if lowering the CIT is determined to contribute to a larger than programmed deficit in the following year, then the President will be given the power to temporarily suspend the next scheduled reduction of corporate income taxes.
The House earlier approved on second reading a bill raising excise taxes on alcohol and imposing a new round of tax hikes on electronic cigarettes such as heated tobacco and vapor (vaping) products.
The ways and means committee held a hearing to approve HB 1026. This bill, which increased the excise tax on alcohol products, was later substituted on the plenary floor by the House Committee on Rules and expanded the scope of the measure to include e-cigarettes.
Dominguez said earlier the swift action on the bill raising taxes on alcohol products and later, CITIRA, "augurs well" for the hoped-for closer coordination between Malacañang and lawmakers in the 18th Congress, as he expressed optimism that both the House of the Representatives and the Senate could give their final approval to these measures and the rest of the Palace-endorsed CTRP bills before yearend.
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Financial shot in the arm to bring yet more business prosperity in Trafford
Financial shot in the arm to enable yet more business prosperity in Trafford
By Peter Devine
NEW and existing businesses needing a funding boost in Trafford are being encouraged to apply for a new loan package to help them on their way.
Under the scheme businesses are being offered interest free loans under the Town Centre's Business Growth Programme in which Trafford Council will loan potential or existing eligible businesses in Altrincham, Sale, Stretford or Urmston town centres the cash to fulfil their potential.
It follows the success of a previous scheme set up in 2013 which has created jobs in across the borough.
The new loan fund offers the following:
• up to £20,000 to businesses who will bring vacant ground floor premises back into use;
• up to £5,000 to help promote and market a business and ensure that it remains competitive; and
• up to £1,000 to help a business to upskill or improve customer care.
Executive councillor for housing and strategic planning, David Hopps said: "We are currently investing heavily in improving the look, feel and flow of Altrincham and Stretford Town Centres; ploughing millions of pounds into regeneration works. We have a dedicated Town Centres Team which acts as the first point of contact to assist businesses in, or looking to locate to, the area and a Business Growth Advisor is on hand to provide specialist one-on-one support for businesses.
We now need the entrepreneurs to make the next step by opening that dream business and existing businesses to take advantage of the help and support on offer in order to grow and flourish."
A scheme to encourage businesses to occupy vacant units has been operating across Trafford since 2013 and has already helped 28 businesses get up and running with an estimated118 jobs being created and more than £1m of private investment has been levered into town centres as a direct result of these openings.
Cllr Hopps added: "We are currently investing heavily in improving the look, feel and flow of Altrincham and Stretford Town Centres; ploughing millions of pounds into regeneration works. We have a dedicated Town Centres Team, which acts as the first point of contact to assist businesses in, or looking to locate to, the area and a Business Growth Advisor is on hand to provide specialist one-on-one support for businesses.
"We now need the entrepreneurs to make the next step by opening that dream business and existing businesses to take advantage of the help and support on offer in order to grow and flourish."
For further information or to apply call 0161 912 4176 or email business@traff-ord.gov.uk


Between Series Two and Series Three, the production team decided to tackle Christie's first ever Poirot novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, published in 1920, to coincide with the centenary of her birth in September 1990. The screenplay was written by the excellent Clive Exton and the director was Ross Devenish.
Considering the length and complexity of this story, the script stays remarkably true to its source material. A few characters are omitted (Dr Bauerstein, who was merely a subplot or red herring really, and the maid Annie) and certain passages are removed (the extra coffee cup Lawrence is searching for, the letter to Evie from Mrs. Inglethorpe, the visit to the hospital where Cynthia works, the gardeners who witnessed the will etc.). Some passages are shortened down, such as Poirot's initial interviews with the household and the trial of John Cavendish, but the key information is kept intact. Some elements are added, such as the scenes with the group of Belgian refugees Poirot is educating, as well as Hastings's war trauma memories, and the important and explanatory visit to the Institute of Pharmacology. All in all, however, the script is faithful to the novel, probably as faithful as an adaptation can possibly be without recounting every single word.
Ross Devenish's direction is very competent. I particularly enjoyed the way Poirot was introduced on screen, with a close up on his patent leather boots, then moving up his legs to his face - very reminiscent of the first shot of Poirot in the first-ever episode, The Adventure of the Clapham Cook, directed by Edward Bennett. A nice touch! As to the production design, it is wonderful to note the attention to detail in recreating wartime Britain, from the streets of London to the village of Styles St. Mary. The locations for the episode include the beautiful Chavenage House, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, used as 'Styles Court', a location I sincerely hope they've returned to for the adaptation of Curtain!, as well as the village of Easton Grey, Gloucestershire, doubling as 'Styles St. Mary', and the end scene shot in Lloyd Square, London. See here, here and here for photos. Several pieces from the soundtrack are included on Christopher Gunning's latest CD release, including 'War' (from the opening scene), 'A Country Retreat' (from Hastings's arrival in Styles St. Mary) and 'The Death of Mrs Inglethorpe' (from the death scene, obviously).
It's lovely to see David Suchet transform into the younger Poirot, complete with a hair-piece to make him look younger (they would use the same trick for one later episode, The Chocolate Box), supporting my theory that the television version of Poirot was significantly younger than the book version of Poirot when he arrived in England (see my chronology blog). Suchet gets to display 'the tools of Poirot's profession', a set of objects we will rarely (if ever) see used again in the subsequent episodes. You should also note the added scenes in which Poirot's attention to order and method (e.g. the reordering of the post office groceries, the complaint on the English countryside as opposed to the streets of New York). And of course, there's the famous scenes from the book, i.e. the reordering of the mantelpiece and the building of cards to focus his little grey cells (which we'll see again in later episodes, e.g. The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim and Three Act Tragedy). As to Hastings, I'm intrigued by the addition of the war trauma (particularly well executed by director Devenish). It adds a depth to Hastings's character which we rarely see. Perhaps one of his final two appearances in the series, The Big Four, apparently set just before the break of the Second World War, and Curtain, set almost immediately after it, will make a reference to his experience of war? That would certainly be an interesting addition. Also, I notice that a) any references to Hastings's previous employment at Lloyds and b) any references to specific years in which Japp and Poirot have collaborated before are excluded in the adaptation. For once, they choose to be vague on facts and character history, and I think it's a wise move.
As to the guest performances, one can clearly see that the actors have so much more to play with in these longer stories. But for me, the standouts are certainly Michael Cronin (Albert Inglethorpe) and Joanna McCallum (Evie Howard), the first managing to convey just the right amount of uneasiness and creepiness, and the latter accurately portraying the character from the book.
For me, the adaptation glosses over the double jeopardy angle too much. In the book, Poirot realises what the killers' plan is and doesn't want Inglethorpe arrested until he has all the evidence; he also wants John arrested to bring he and his wife closer together again. All of this is missed on TV, so it just looks like Poirot wrongly thought Inglethorpe was innocent, and it turns out that the murderer was exactly who we thought it was all along.


A huge 'shout-out' to the ultimate combination of 'New York Ranger' fan and East Village artist here in the Great NYC. Billy the Artist is back and MSG will welcome back a great fan and a great NYC institution after a long hiatus in Woodstock....plus painting hot chicks and gratuitous pictures of hot chicks never ruined a hockey fan's day.
Ironic that these were the most important issues for the Rangers one year ago -- only now we have a handful of free agents that (should) will leave, freeing up close to $20 million in salary cap. If management treats this right, we could be looking at an improved 2009 playoff picture and a long-term veteran/youth mix for years to come. But they won't....if Coach Clueless and SLATS the Barbarian refuse to adapt to new opportunities.
...at least we have Billy the Artist...for now.
F&*k THE RANGERS.....bring on those picks DARK...if I could get a chick to let me paint on her...it's been a long time since I talked to Jesus, but this might be close.
I think Streit from the Habs would make a fine addition to the Blueshirts and agree that the defensive lines need the attention in order to improve as a team. We need to get past the second round. Brian Campbell is overrated as a free agent and he will cost too much, though it seems like something sather will invest in. the obvious. You never know as we were all thinking Briere was considered of the three top agents and we got the other two in one swoop. We'd also like to see more hockey chicks on the site. THANK YOU.
dj...what the hell else do we have in the off-season, this period of limbo. I know, I know...I've given in to the cheap thrill...I wonder how Sean Avery is feeling at Vogue these days?
Looks like Jagr will slow things down for another season as a Ranger. Not much talk in the press, which means there is much talk happening between management and agents. Cross your fingers...without him the Prague opening doesn't generate excitement, but it would sure make for an exciting re-building of the team.


Does it get any better than Autumn days, beautiful light and the most intimate of all weddings? I spent a few short but sweet hours with Jacqueline and Henry for their Hackney Town Hall Elopement photography, before they jumped on the Eurostar to Paris to celebrate their marriage.
It was just the two of them, plus their two witnesses as friends and Daniel their wonderful guitarist who accompanied us for their post elopement portraits. It was all kinds of wonderful having beautiful music while we took pictures in the Autumn leaves in London Fields.
Here's what Jacqueline and Henry had to say about working with me: We chose Babb Photo because we loved Laura's natural, impulsive style and the fact her weddings look 'real' and not like they were airbrushed or shot through a vaseline lens. We like seeing simple, natural and authentic portraits, complete with all the laughter and tears and everything. The very polished, posed look didn't appeal to us at all, as we wanted to look back on our photos and really feel the emotion of the day over and over.
Scroll down to the bottom to read all about their Hackney Town Hall Elopement photography and wedding day in their own words.
We met in sunny Melbourne, Australia, through a mutual love of music as we both played in bands which from time-to-time shared a bill together. Jacqueline had already booked a one way ticket to find her fortune in London, and after awhile Henry decided he was coming too. We moved to London together 7 years ago and haven't looked back since. Jacqueline travelled to New York for work in July of 2016, and Henry joined her for a few days. They got engaged during an early morning run along the Hudson River in NYC, with the sun shining over the Statute of Liberty, and got married 18 months later.
We eloped, so the only venue we chose was Hackney Town Hall. Hackney Town Hall holds a special place in our hearts, as our first flat in London was in Mare Street, Hackney, and our first year in London was during the heady summer of the London 2012 Olympics, which largely took place in the Borough of Hackney. It also has the advantage of being a beautiful, art deco room, with some of the friendliest staff in London.
Henry wore a suit sourced and tailored by those good folk from TM Lewin. He chose Navy as he didn't want a traditional, sombre, black double-breasted number. Jacqueline worn a halter-neck lace midi dress from cult Australian label Lover – a nod to home and quite non-traditional, which appealed. She's not a fan of jewellery or other frippery so wore the dress on its own – no accessories needed!
As we eloped there wasn't much to do in relation to styling. Jacqueline had a beautiful bouquet of both English and Australian blooms in whites, greys, nudes and pale pinks from amazing Hackney florists Rebel Rebel,. The 'feature' blooms were beautiful Prince Jardiner Roses, Cafe Au Lait Dahlias, along with Amensia and Quicksand Roses, coupled with Dollar Eucalyptus, and Moonlight Wattle. Henry had a matching button hole arrangement. Colours will be whites, greys, nudes and pale pink. It will have an English look but contain eucalyptus and wattle foliage as a nod to Australia.
We eloped, so didn't have an evening event, but we book Daniel, an amazing guitarist and soul singer who serenaded us on the Hackney Town Hall steps with some soul classics, then followed us through London Fields and by Regents Canal with some of our favourite tunes.
Do what feels right for you – don't feel like you have to have a big day full of pomp and ceremony to make other people happy. Our day was simple, sweet and inexpensive, and it was perfect for us.
Hackney Town Hall Elopement photography by Babb Photo. Check out some more London wedding photography and head here if you're looking for London elopement ideas. If you'd like to have a chat about your wedding or elopement you can contact me here!


MEXICO CITY - Prosecutors say inmates at a Mexican prison made extortion phone calls to Mexicans living in several U.S. cities.
Jalisco state prosecutor Eduardo Almaguer said Monday the fraudulent phone calls targeted Mexicans living in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and cities in Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
He said inmates pretended to be relatives, a technique used in Mexico in fake kidnap calls. The inmates also managed to get migrants to send them tens of thousands of dollars by posing as lawyers calling from airports, he said.
Both schemes usually involve using a disguised voice to tell people that a relative had been kidnapped or detained and needs help.
A raid at the Puente Grande prison found seven prohibited cellphones, 18 SIMM chips and detailed scripts for the calls.


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I Don't Wanna is a retrospective album released in 2005 on Locust Music consisting of demos recorded in 1966 by Henry Flynt & The Insurrections, a garage rock protest group led by Flynt on lead vocals and electric guitar, Walter De Maria on drums, Art Murphy on keyboards, and Paul Breslin on upright bass.

The music on I Don't Wanna is primarily a rockabilly and delta blues-inspired exercise in experimental primitivism, characterized by politically radical agitprop lyrics.

Background

History
Henry Flynt & the Insurrections were led by musician and philosopher Henry Flynt, who was a classically trained violinist. Flynt, a native of North Carolina, was living in New York City during the 1960s and had come into contact with many of the conceptual, "Fluxus", and avant-garde artists and musicians living there at the time, including La Monte Young, before starting his own group.

Flynt, who had initially been trained on guitar by Lou Reed briefly joined the Velvet Underground in 1966 substituting for John Cale, at his suggestion, while Cale was suffering from an illness.  During that time Lou Reed gave him his first guitar lessons. Flynt had been interested in writing songs with political messages, inspired by Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues", so he began assembling an act of his own influenced by rock music and blues. The Insurrections started as a duo with Flynt as the vocalist and electric guitarist. He was accompanied by Walter De Maria, a sculptor and friend, on drums, who had formerly played in the Primitives, an earlier garage rock combo that included Lou Reed.

The duo specialized in a kind of agitprop approach to topical songs as they evolved into a larger group, eventually adding jazz musician Paul Breslin on upright bass and organist Art Murphy, and taking the name Henry Flynt & the Insurrections.  Many of the band's songs were highly satirical, rife with references to topics such as "napalm", "Uncle Sam", and "CIA-backed coups".  They recorded songs onto rehearsal demos in 1966, but, due to Flynt and DeMaira's wariness of commercial success, the material was not released until years later.  The band broke up shortly thereafter. The group's demo tapes were re-issued in 2004 as the album I Don't Wanna, on Locust Music.

Music

The opening cut on I Don't Wanna is the delta blues-tinged "Uncle Sam Do", a highly sarcastic diatribe against the Vietnam War, and establishes the characteristically caustic mood that extends throughout the whole set. The second track, "Goodbye Wall St." takes dead-center aim at capitalism. The lyrics to "Go Down" depict a picket line in which the target of anger is not only directed at the war and social inequality, but seemingly provides blank slate for whatever particular grievance that comes to mind.  "Jumping", though not topical, is the most experimental cut stylistically, featuring a heavily reverbed high-pitched saxophone accompanied manic guitar strumming.  The penultimate cut is the album's theme song, "I Don't Wanna", another anti-war protest.  The album concludes with "Dreams Away", which manages to stretch delta blues motifs into a musically experimental context.

Reception

In Records Ruin the Landscape: John Cage, the Sixties, and Sound Recording, David Grubbs describes the Henry Flynt & the Insurrections sound as "garage-punk protest". Their posthumously released I Don't Wanna was listed as Julian Cope's Album of the Month, not long after its release. Cope comments: "This album reveals such an astonishing quicksilver energy of interplay between the guitar and drums that it all sounds contemporary even today". Eugene Chadbourne wrote a generally positive review for AllMusic, pointing out some weaker cuts, but he states that "on the whole the nine tracks here add up to a vision of rock music that most listeners will be perfectly happy to have in their heads for a while..."

Track listing
All songs are written by Henry Flynt.

 "Uncle Sam Do" – 2:52
 "Good by Wall St." – 2:59
 "Go Down" – 2:55
 "Corona Del Mar" – 3:00
 "Missionary Stew" – 4:30
 "Jumping" – 3:03
 "Sky Turned Red" – 2:33
 "I Don't Wanna" – 3:18
 "Dreams Away" – 7:29

Musicians
Henry Flynt – vocals and electric guitar
Walter De Maria – drums
Art Murphy – keyboards
Paul Breslin – upright bass

References

1966 albums
Henry Flynt & the Insurrections albums


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Eric Church on Morgan Wallen's N-Word Video: 'That Was Indefensible'
Sterling Whitaker Published: April 1, 2021
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Eric Church reached out to Morgan Wallen in the wake of Wallen's recent N-word controversy, but he makes it very clear that he will not defend his actions.
In a new interview with Billboard, the country superstar says he sent Wallen a note telling him that he was praying for him and to keep "hanging in there" after a video of Wallen using the N-word went viral.
Wallen has hailed Church as his musical hero, but while Church is hoping for the best for the younger singer, he's absolutely clear about his position on the video.
"That was indefensible," he says flatly. "I was heartbroken when it happened. I think Morgan's trying to work on that and on himself. And I hope he does."
Wallen has faced enormous consequences since TMZ aired the video of him using the N-word on Feb. 2. His music was dropped from country radio and streaming services, he was removed from consideration for the ACM Awards and his recording contract was indefinitely suspended. The singer has apologized, and he has remained almost entirely out of the spotlight in the months since then.
Wallen's career has continued to build in country music despite the controversy and the fallout surrounding it. His latest release, Dangerous: The Double Album, is the runaway success story of 2021 in country music. The album just spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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Q: unfamiliar C shorthand { } I inherited some code and it has a format like this when it is called.  To be clear some function is defined somewhere like this:
void some_function(int a, int b, int c){
     printf("hi there\n");
}

then it is called like this in the main code:
some_function(2, 3, 4);
{
       x = 1200;
       another_function(&x);
}

So is the above just short hand for:
if(some_function(2,3,4) == 1)
{
    //then execute code found here?
}

I've never seen that one before, and I feel that since some_function is void and  never returns a value that it will never run the code in the brackets?

A: A compound statement is a {, followed by zero or more declarations and statements, followed by a }. A compound statement is treated as a single statement.
Typically a compound statement is used as the statement controlled by an if, while, for, etc.:
if (condition)
{
    blah;
    blah;
}

but it can be used anywhere you can use a single statement. (Compound statements are sometimes called blocks; strictly speaking a compound statement is one kind of block.)
It can be useful as a way to define a local variable:
 blah;
 {
     int n = 42;
     /* ... */
 }
 /* n is not visible here */

In your example:
some_function(2, 3, 4);
{
       x = 1200;
       another_function(&x);
}

the extra { and } are legal, but useless; they could be omitted with no change to the meaning of the program. (The author might have intended to mark those statements as a logical grouping.)
The compound statement is not logically related to the function call; it just happens to follow it.
Using a compound statement here would make more sense if the code were something like:
some_function(2, 3, 4);
{
       int x = 1200;
       another_function(&x);
}

since it would provide a local scope for the variable x.

A: It is valid syntax but serves no good purpose in this case.  Removing the extra braces would not change the meaning of the code.
Putting additional braces is sometimes useful, however, if you want to restrict the scope of a local variable.  For example, if I want to exchange the values of a and b, I might write
int a;
int b;

// Lots of code that assigns values to `a` and `b`.

{
  int temp;
  temp = a;
  a = b;
  b = temp;
}

so not to litter the namespace with the temp variable.  This is even more useful in C++ where destructors for variables with automatic storage duration will be run automatically at scope exit.

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The challenge of Renewing Your Faith
Channel: Yaser Birjas
Let's keep them in the practice at monaca.
Murphy brothers and sisters, we live in a time when it's becoming harder and harder and harder to stay a believer.
The Phaeton are so many. The trials are so great, and people are getting exhausted.
It hasn't been like this before. I remember 1015 years ago as a demand for almost over 20 years right now, I haven't had that many demands for questions and and sessions to meet with people to discuss the matters of faith. Most people back in the day they were concerned about, am I praying correctly or not? Did I pay my soccer or not? How do I hide my inheritance? Am I doing this right or wrong? People were concerned about you know, practicing their faith. Today they're concerned about you know, having faith or not. It's becoming harder and harder and harder to remain believer in terms of fitting and trials like ours. So the fact to stay a believer, it's a blessing from Allah
azza wa jal. It's a struggle, no doubt about it. But it's no secret. Allah subhanho wa Taala mentioned that in the Quran, and the messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in many a hadith mentioned that this will be the case. It's a matter of struggle, until we meet our Lord Allah subhanho wa Taala says, one could drop back
to Korea when you continue to worship your Lord until you face your certainty and that certainty the certainty of death. Until then, you can always be struggling with that certainty. It's a matter of struggle in hiding
in the hands of our beloved nom de la Sol de la noir la Rasulullah. His blossom says in an Amana layer la Kofi jiofi a hydroquin cam is la casa del Eman wears out from the heart. Just like you know the design of your clothes just like the color of your clothes are fading out. Eman starts fading out from the heart as much chemical acquisto then he says Casa de la silla infest la Allah and uj the electron Eman pupu become so always ask Allah azza wa jal to help you renew your faith in your heart.
How often do we ask Allah azza wa jal this question How often do you ask Allah beginning of the day? And at the end of the day, you're Allah strengthen my Eman, you're a lot of new faith in my heart, your Allah as the hearts keep flipping up and down. You're lucky my heart confirmed this faith and you're a man. How often do we say that a German law it is not easy today to stay believer is a huge fitna along with Stan and that's why to renew or fade. It's a skill that we need to acquire. We need to we need to hold on to although technically speaking, and statistically speaking, Muslims, Muslims, among all people of different faith groups, they they register and they have the highest
level of satisfaction when it comes to life. In a recent study that just came out there was printed out actually at one of the journals, the American Psychological Association journal, speaking about the effect of oneness, you know, the oneness with the law, the oneness with the with the divine, having this kind of connection with a spiritual course in a spiritual realm. It has the highest level of satisfaction Muslims have the highest level of satisfaction when it comes to life. That's great news, but as collectively as a group, but as an individual. Today, we have so much struggle.
And the demand the emails, the requests from people asking the same thing over and over again is alarming. especially among young ones. Those who haven't experienced probably maybe an ideal or at least a reasonable spiritual life at the their upbringing. They grew up in a time when Islam was under attack. They grew up in a time when Islam was always on the news in a negative way. They grew up like many people who have practiced their faith and did in peace and tranquility. They saw the beauty of our Eman, our Deen our practice of our Deen they saw that our younger generation hadn't seen that. So their point of reference is not as much as their parents and their grandparents was
come to the practice of the faith and the dean. So they're struggling.
They're struggling and to renew the faith is a big struggle we all going through Rasulullah his Salah Sam says in the Hadith set the Quran futile Peter nakikita lol Muslim, there will be time there will be time when fit and trials are gonna fall out you just like you know, complete darkness. What does that mean? In the darkness of the night you can see if you wave your way through. And the professor spoke about these times he says that the person used the Harajuku movement and volume see kathira volume see movement, character? Do they know who they are as
a person in the morning strong believer by the end of the day, they lost their faith
and it's opposite sometimes at night.
You're a strong believer that by the time you wake up in the morning, you lost it. He says, God, no, he'll be out of the minute dunya khaleel, he will trade his faith with a three bit amount from this dunya it's not worth it. But it's written. These are tests and trials, and you have to go through it. Whether we like it or not. My dear brothers and sisters, when it comes to renewing our faith, there are certain reasons there are certain ways of doing that. And Allah subhanho wa Taala has shown us the way in the Quran and the prophets, Allah, some in the Sunnah. And I would like to share with you a few things and
the first thing I want you to understand that a lot of it has to do with how much you know about your faith and at the beginning, how much you know about this. A lot of people they grew up in a Muslim community, Muslim society, Muslim families, and they practiced it so they know it probably inside out. Others they don't have that same privilege. And they barely know just the basics of what they learned in Sunday school, or maybe from here and they want us to come to Juma on the summer probably. So their attachment to that state is not that so great. Some people have that they had that actually very great, very beginning, but then later on they stop learning. And that's the thing
that you never stop doing. Allah subhanho wa Taala did not command the Prophet sallallahu Sallam in the Quran to ask for any increased occasional anything except for knowledge. God aku Rob be Sidney ilma Allah azza wa jal ordered his messenger Muhammad Sallallahu sallam, he said them say Mohammed, Robbie, my Lord zipmoney Elma increase my knowledge, give me more knowledge. It didn't ask him to seek you know, increase in provision or increase of lifestyle lifetime and no, no, the only thing of such an importance is to seek knowledge and increase in knowledge. Because knowledge is power. The more you know, the more certain you become. That's the certainty of knowledge. We talked about this,
the previous hobo, when the Prophet sallallahu Sallam he spoke about the lesson, the excellent level of practice of our faith. And then he said and taboo de la haka, and Nakamura, you worship Allah as if you see him. What does that mean as if you're certain that you have the certainty of sight. And if you can get to that level of certainty, then you worship Allah azza wa jal at knowing that he sees you, which means you have the certainty of knowledge. Knowledge is very important for us to have that peace and tranquility, we looking forward when it comes to renewing and affirming our faith and our demand.
And as the first step that we should work in on, we should learn more late look for opportunities. Our lifestyle in America, unfortunately, is unhealthy.
It doesn't support that when you go out to work from seven o'clock in the morning, if not even earlier for some people, and you come back by five, six o'clock, and if not even later than that, in some some you know, jobs and so on what is left for you?
What is left for you? Nothing much. You want to take one or two hours for recreation, you end up sleeping until the next day, and the cycle goes on.
And by the time that we can start, you're too exhausted to do anything other than just you know, catch up on family issues.
That life is not healthy. But you're going to have to make time for seeking that knowledge. If not on an individual level, collectively, by learning govern word there are opportunities to attend programs and halaqaat The second thing I want you to understand that even though you said hamdulillah I have my faith, my faith is in my heart. And it's a humbler solid well, may Allah Subhana make it stronger. But I hope it's the right one.
You see a lot even demand from the believers to seek more faith in a man God Allah azza wa jal and Surah Nisa yeah you alladhina amanu Aminu Bella, all you who believe, have faith in Allah. What does that mean? Even though he described them as believers, when he says have faith, which means have more faith? Which means according to the tafsir, practice what you know,
if you're a believer, why aren't you doing what you're supposed to be doing? Why are you missing out on it? Yes, I have the knowledge, but am I working on it? And that's what we have our main main issues. We sometimes fall short on practicing a lot of what we know. And in the process, that knowledge that you don't practice, it goes away. Oh, Lola, they said heterophylla Elmo bill Iman, for in a Java who would love to have knowledge always call upon action. If it doesn't respond to it, it goes away.
If you don't practice something, you lose that skill. If you don't practice that knowledge, you will going to lose it and you're going to forget about it. My dear brothers and sisters,
I have few things for you to share a shout out and regard to how we can renew our faith and our email. Things probably already know. But whether or not the kratom meaning remained for the remainder benefit the believer. The first thing
That we missing in our life today in such a very busy lifestyle we have that should help us re or fit our Eman. Guess what? But
pondering or reflecting on the creation of Allah azza wa jal
like pause, just pause, stop. You're running too fast in this life.
You're rushing you're going and you're 100 miles per hour just slow down, enjoy the size through the window.
Make a stop and watch that beautiful lake out there. Observe the sunrise and the sunset. We live right now closing this as we come closer to the summer in the spring. Some of the most beautiful colors on the sky. Have you paid attention to this?
This is what amazed you sometimes how the moon changes in terms of its size and shape and color during different seasons. These are things that are out there have been out there for all these years. But we're busy. We're not paying attention to it. Allah subhanho wa Taala says, if you have the semi watch you will walk delightful lady Wanda
Alba, la escuela de como como de vida, Julian for Coronavirus of the San Mateo robina mahalo about it and supersonic Kakinada not suited earlier Mr. analyzers telling us in the health seminar to load indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth was delightful lady when the heart and the alternation of the night and the day there are signs there are signs miracles aluna Alba, for those who have reason and intellect, those who reflect and think. And he continues and he says, Who are they? Allah venier, Quran Allah Thea, Mahabharata, those who are constantly in a constant state of worship. They remember Allah azza wa jal as they as they get up and walk. And as they sit down and
rest, while I am on their side, even before they go to sleep.
What does that mean? They are night? They are night. They are constantly members of Allah subhanho wa Taala. What do they do? What do they reflect over? They say Rob banner, Mark aloka, Barton and Suhana they keep reflecting on the creation of the heavens and the earth.
And they just like amazed by that beautiful creation. You know, it's, it's it amazed me sometimes you know, how far people can go to show us the magnificent creation of Allah azza wa jal put on a big screen,
the new CD that comes out every now and then about planet Earth. And the blue planet shows you the creation of Allah, HD high definition cameras, unbelievable things we've never seen before. It's so close. But these things have been, you know, for 1000s of years existed.
And we're not paying attention to it. And today, we just watch it on the screen just like Wow, this is amazing. Are we reflecting on this beyond just the amazement form,
that's what that is speaking about. Over here. They reflect have been collected about this is truly the creation of alas dose and that's not trivial. It wasn't created for treat for trivial. It's a serious matter. So gahanna We praise you Allah to create anything in vain. And then they say 14 other but not they know that this day, they're going to be standing before the Lord and the secret of loss protection from ending up in the wrong place. In the firewall. mela protect us from adorable lm in my dear brothers and sisters, lots of hands on what Allah has commanded us in many, many other Ayah to reflect on this beautiful, magnificent creation. Allah azza wa jal.
He is the one who says amin iottie halco sumati will, among His signs and miracles as the creation of the heavens and the earth was the law for us unity and the different the variation of your tongues, the languages that you speak it isn't that a magnificent and amazing. We come from the same period Adam and Eve just the same couple how old these tongues are all these languages all of a sudden appeared on Earth. But that's divine design. It's a divine design from Allah subhanho wa Taala. So do we get to know each other was delightful all synergy come
from annual colors. Same thing we come from the same man and woman. We have different shades and different colors. Show the shades of this creation, a magnificent creation, creation of Allah subhana wa Tada. Allah says in the danika in the fidelia color it will only mean that indeed and there are these signs or Signs for those who have the knowledge. It goes back again to having that knowledge. Allah subhanahu wa Donna is telling us to sub be Hello Some are to several or to him. To him soprano what are the praise of the heavens and the earth always goes to Alaska, the seven heavens and the earth. always present in the name of Allah upon a woman fee him and everything
that's in between everything that's there and we're in ministry and Elizabeth will be handing everything in this creation, magnificent creation.
Praise is the name of the Lord subhana wa tada what I can but you don't understand their praise.
Just because we consider the minute is not praising Allah azza wa jal that's the magnificent creation of Allah subhanho wa Taala Allah azza wa jal saying, What's the emphasis of Allah to soon look at yourself?
Isn't that enough science for you?
Enough science for you look at the, the you know the the creation of man from Savannah from the inside out the body, the anatomy of the body, the functionality of everything, these beautiful senses that you buy, which you live your life is unbelievable and amazing.
And every now and then we have a new study saying something about one of the creation of Allah soprano in our own body
and how it functions is unbelievable. And the loss of hundreds telling us don't look far away. Just don't look far away. Look closer.
Your body is enough evidence for you to understand that cannot be a trivium that cannot be a creation came by itself. It's a magnificent creation of Allah subhana wa Tada. And once you come to this realization, you should understand that the one who did that deserves my praise and worship. And once we have that praise and worship you have the man is renewed and strengthened. And no matter how difficult things go on your way, you still have that connection with Allah subhanho wa Taala mighty brothers and sisters, after you have this beautiful now realization of this creation comes now your action. What is your action item? Now that I know that this is all amazing, it's a creation
of Allah azza wa jal put it into practice. And what is the first thing I need to do when I put into practice what Allah has ordered you it's not a secret. It's not a secret. Allah subhana wa is asking us to worship Him. one molecule Gina will insert ilaria Boone that have not created the jinn and mankind but to worship me.
And he mentioned it clearly. It's not a secret not for you to figure out what Allah needs for me in this in this universe. He is telling you why He created you for the Quran is an open book exam.
The questions are there. And the answers are there as well. He says you shall be tried and tested. You want to be saved. Just stay there. Stay with me.
Worship Me. Okay, well worship allies, but how? on his terms, not my terms. That's what many people struggle today. A lot of our young men and women they want, they want to be believers. They want to be believer, or on their terms. Like, you know, I'm humble. I'm a Muslim. But when it comes to practice what Islam asks us to do, even though it's might be a struggle, sometimes in difficult time like this, but still this is the way to safety. This is our way to safety. And the last panel that is making it clear to us in the forum, the sooner Alif Lam Meem Valley, Calcutta lottery Buffy
That's the meaning of the book. Alif Lam mean there is this is the book there's no doubt it's absolutely no doubt in it. Why? Who the little motto pin guidance for the righteous ones. So the book is open for you to find your way lusterless go back to the book and find your way to me. And how, what are the qualities Allah subhanho wa Taala is shared with us that will give us this guidance. This is
the first thing those who truly believe in the unseen What does that mean? We don't see a lot of panels but we believe in him. I don't see the angels but I know I believe that they exist. I don't see Jen and Johanna. But I know that exists and there will be a day when we all going to be back to Allah subhanho wa Taala I believe in that. And the stronger My belief is, the more peace and tranquility I'll feel in my heart.
And the less and less I go far away from my faith and Eman the less and less you know my attachment to this principle becomes and we get scarier and then a larger says after that after believer in the here and the unseen he says alladhina numerable Hi What up Muna Sala and established Allah so the second thing that you need to work on is stablished Allah. How do you affirm and confirm your faith and your reflection of this magnificent creation of sola?
As simple as that? I know we all know that it's important I know that I have to pray. But do you even know that the importance of Salah is really almost equivalent to the establishment of your faith?
Rasulullah is still awesome says in the Hadith. Allah had already been an albino masala Metallica aka
the covenant that establishes you know the connection with allies between the believers that separates between the believers and non believers is a Salah fermenter aka hotcopper anyone who abandoned Salah completely the left faith
so for those young brothers and sisters and even you know the adults of our time right now Mashallah they have their Eman and their hearts but they don't practice the Salah at all. How are you going to be able to find that peace? How can you find
That piece maybe today you'll find it because of your age. And because you think you're in control. But as we start getting older, we start aging, we start losing control of our health, and our economy, we're losing our job, because you're too old for this right now. All that stuff is realizing, you know, life is not as rosy as I thought it would be. And as you know, I was going to continue the way it should be. That's when people start coming back, you know, to subject to faith, which is why, by the way, Pamela, it is very commonly known that the people once they hit the, you know, 45, closer to 50. That's when the sub becoming more spiritual, more religious.
Because that's when they realize, okay,
now I'm not gonna live longer than I lived already. And that's when they realize they're going to emotional phase. It wasn't worth it. All what I've done, was that something that was worth it for me. And if they were, if they were content with what they've achieved, they move on with confidence, but if not, that's when they start becoming, you know, shaky and confused. You don't want to come to that phase in life. We don't have a strong faith in your heart that you must strengthen that Eman with the establishment over Salaam. Allah subhana wa tada is telling us a Salah is important because that's when I find my strength and power. Carla was there in the subject of Salah, seek assistance
and help through salah and through patience. You see the answer is there he says. You're having troubles. You're struggling. You need to help find it in Salah.
Find it in Salah. Okay, but I've been doing this for the past 1015 years What are you doing it right that's the first question you asked yourself about. And if you're doing it right that hamdulillah Are you connecting with a Lazarus Allah, Allah subhana wa tada says, but after the honeymoon, Allah Dino houfy Salatin posture on successful other believers, those when they pray they pray with who should concentration and focus. What does that mean? Those when they pray, they connect with a lot.
A lot of people they pray, but their mind is wandering all over the place.
You just be communicating you never connected to the last panel wattana you have to have that strong connection. Allah did not praise them for being believers. A lot of praise them for praying because they should pray because they are believers. He praised them because when they prayed, they connected
cause you ruin the when they pray they connect with the last soldier. So my Salah is indeed the key for me to stay strong. But am I doing it right? Am I doing it regular? Am I doing good focus and connection with Allah subhanho wa Taala how often Am I doing this in my day and my night? Ramadan is coming up inshallah very very soon. There is a time to reboot the system. It's a time where everybody just press the button and reset
is the time when subtle Alhamdulillah I do have the energy to make extra Salah hamdulillah I don't have the energy to have more focus on my data. I do have energy to pause slow down and have time for the masjid half time for the Quran. half time for the it's a blessing will lie Ramadan is an enema is a blessing especially in terms of hardships and difficulty. This is the time when you start you know waiting for Ramadan to come. But until then urine Siobhan
and Siobhan is a warm up for Ramadan. Wherever you want to plan to do in Ramadan. Make sure to do this in the month of Shabbat Abu localizada was thought through a lot in Morocco welcome. What is mo similar stuff through
hamdulillahi Rabbil alameen Salatu was Salam Baraka Mohammed you know that my brothers and sisters in terms of difficulties the challenge of redoing our faith once again is to the practice. And one thing I would like to mention here quickly before it fell out that Ramadan starts is the Quran. I know we all know how valuable the Quran is especially when Ramadan starts. But the understand that Allah Subhana Allah that a student has a solution for your agonies for your pain for your warriors for uncertainty for your anxiety lightsome darynda for an Allah azza wa jal says panel with Allah, organizational karate Maha Shiva Rama to the meaning that we indeed we revealed we sent down to
Mohammed in the Quran, revelation that is healing
and mercy,
healing and mercy for the believers. Allah subhana wa tada says, Yeah, you harness all mankind, but you're at Kumamoto to Morocco, there comes to your reminder from your Lord, when she found Lima for sudo and healing for that which is in the heart, like whatever you go through, they have healing, they're in the forum, how often do we connect with the book of Allah? subhanho wa Taala? That is a question. You know, the answer is left for you.
How often do you connect with allies? And are you do you have a daily word with the Quran? Do you do it once a year? Once a month? How often? That is a question you need to answer yourself because will lie. The answer to all these agonies are mentioned there and the one son of the Prophet sallallahu sallam, we have
The knowledge that we need to practice my last panel the maker some others listen to the speech and follow the structure but I mean, a lot of molybdenum and Fina, when finally my Atlanta in Atlanta lollywood Hakeem Alomar musataha was a fireman Zika antibody, Allah, Allah, Allah Allah saloon Allah nebby Yeah, you're Latina amanu sallu alayhi wa sallam Otis Lima llama salli wa sallim wa barik ala nabina Muhammad Ali was Germaine de la Mancha for Rashid you know better Mama was nanavati one sir Sahaba Jasmine women who do have the masala


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Playing with Power
The authorial consequences of roleplaying games
Current: Playing with Power
A Dissertation on Authorship and RPGs
ABSTRACT: Authorship has undergone drastic revision in the twentieth century. A fundamental transformation in literature, wherein the author has become a multiplicity of voices, is evinced by the development of roleplaying games as both literary and cultural texts.
The literary roots of roleplaying games are self-evident, as they draw on writers such as H. P. Lovecraft and J. R. R. Tolkien. However, a consequence of the development of the roleplaying game has been a subsequent departure from these authorial beginnings; roleplaying games have irrevocably transformed the role of the writers who inspired them, altering the authorial position to become a border-blurring multiplicity. Not only do roleplaying game designers reinterpret literary texts as literary games, often borrowing rules material from other designers in the process, in modifying the function of the author from a single creative entity to an empowered storytelling among groups roleplaying games further complicate previous distinctions between author and audience. Players create a fictional world as a group endeavor, authoring a complex structure of fantasy that addresses Freudian concepts of dreams and wish-fulfillment.
In this way, roleplaying becomes a locus for issues of identity, including questions of performance, spectatorship, and gender construction. And by allowing play in regard to identity, roleplaying games are able to transgressively navigate expressions of difference, encouraging players to subtly work against the traditional split between spectacle and narrative. The thriving fan subculture surrounding roleplaying only emphasizes the transgressiveness of the hobby; this is a social formation that aggressively utilizes new technology such as the internet, through which fans are able to explore culturally subversive methods of authoring in the face of hostility from the surrounding cultural environment. They, too, are active producers and manipulators of meanings, rather than passively accepting dominant ideology.
By fusing the broader perspectives of literary and cultural criticism with personal experiences, this study examines the development of roleplaying games from the fiction of individual writers to the interactive roleplaying based on them, wherein fiction writers, the hobby's creators, designers, editors, publishers, fans, players, and the cultural environment are all invested with the creative power to contribute meaningfully to the narrative.
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