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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 11.1633 Thursday, 31 August 2000.
Date: Wednesday, 30 Aug 2000 23:38:19 EDT
Do any readers know Shakespearean passages
1) describing the beauty and power of music;
2) reflecting upon a profound aspect of music; or
3) showing the teaching of music -- or even teaching pupils in any
I would dearly appreciate such guidance from our most adept readers.

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Drivers reject NZ Bus pay offer
Thu, 05 Jul 2012 3:31p.m.
Bus drivers on Auckland's biggest network have rejected a new collective contract offer, but the employer says negotiations have been constructive.
Buses run by NZ Bus stopped running for five and a half hours on Thursday as Auckland Tramways Union and First Union members met to discuss whether to agree to the company's collective contract offer.
More than 96 percent of members rejected the offer, the unions say.
"There was an overwhelming feeling from the meeting that the offer from NZ Bus was not sufficient," First Union transport and logistics secretary Karl Andersen said.
Mr Andersen said the unions were committed to reaching a settlement and would return for further negotiations on Thursday and Friday of next week.
NZ Bus chief operating officer Shane McMahon says the offer would have made its drivers amongst the top earners in their positions in Auckland.
"While NZ Bus is obviously disappointed that the proposed new Collective Agreement has not been ratified, we are committed to working with the unions to agree a way forward," Mr McMahon said.
"NZ Bus will seek to re-engage with the union negotiating team as quickly as possible in order to reach an agreement that satisfies the needs of both parties, avoids any disruption to commuters and encourages the unions to do the same."
NZ Bus, a subsidiary of Infratil, runs about 70 percent of Auckland's buses, including the North Star, Go West, Metrolink, City Link, Outer Link and Waka Pacific buses.
The negotiations come three years after NZ Bus services were seriously interrupted during a dispute between the company and its drivers.
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QUINCY (WGEM) — With people unemployed and kids completing school from home due to COVID-19, a lot of people are relying on local food pantry boxes in neighborhoods to help feed their families.
Volunteer Tracy Kiefer helps fill the boxes on the regularly and said the food is going faster than normal because many are unsure where the next meal will come from.
Recently Kiefer has heard that some people are emptying the boxes once they are filled. She encourages everyone to take only what they need so there's enough to go around.
"I know that they're hungry, there's people feeding their families, some people are feeding multiple generations, so they're needing more than one or two things but we're just asking everybody take what you have to have and just come back later, they are being filled multiple times a day," Kiefer said.
Quincy Neighborhood Federation volunteer John Hills said the pantry boxes are vital, especially for people unable to visit stores.
"There's people out there that can't get out to the grocery store, whether they're elderly, young, they need help and if someone's down the street here, say a block away can't get to the grocery store,they can come down here and get something to eat," Hills added.
Also, Horizons Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry in Quincy is helping people in need of food, to sign up for their food pantry call (217) 224-5530.
They also provide a hot carry out meal Monday through Friday from noon til 1:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
List of neighborhood food pantry boxes in Quincy:
407 S 4th Street
812 Payson Ave
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This is why I generally stick to completely unprocessed foods. Highly processed “organic” foods are still likely to be chalk full of crap.The so-called health food industry does not care about us…they care about making money so they will do what they can to sucker us into buying all manner of additives and ingredients that are no good for us.
Two articles in the Washington Post today–the first here:
100 Percent Organic” products must show an ingredient list, the name and address of the handler (bottler, distributor, importer, manufacturer, packer, processor) of the finished product, and the name and seal of the organic certifier. These products should contain no chemicals, additives, synthetics, pesticides or genetically engineered substances.
“USDA Organic” products must contain at least 95 percent organic ingredients. The five percent non-organic ingredients could include additives or synthetics if they are on an approved list. The label must contain a list that identifies the organic, as well as the non-organic, ingredients in the product, and the name of the organic certifier. (read rest here)
Three years ago, U.S. Department of Agriculture employees determined that synthetic additives in organic baby formula violated federal standards and should be banned from a product carrying the federal organic label. Today the same additives, purported to boost brainpower and vision, can be found in 90 percent of organic baby formula.
The government’s turnaround, from prohibition to permission, came after a USDA program manager was lobbied by the formula makers and overruled her staff. That decision and others by a handful of USDA employees, along with an advisory board’s approval of a growing list of non-organic ingredients, have helped numerous companies win a coveted green-and-white “USDA Organic” seal on an array of products.
Grated organic cheese, for example, contains wood starch to prevent clumping. Organic beer can be made from non-organic hops. Organic mock duck contains a synthetic ingredient that gives it an authentic, stringy texture.
Relaxation of the federal standards, and an explosion of consumer demand, have helped push the organics market into a $23 billion-a-year business, the fastest growing segment of the food industry. Half of the country’s adults say they buy organic food often or sometimes, according to a survey last year by the Harvard School of Public Health. (this is a long and detailed article you can read here)
And again, it’s really not hard to know what you’re eating if you just stick to stuff made primarily by nature. I’m also now in the process of finding local farms to buy as much as possible from farmers who I can talk to and see the animals and plants they raise. Granted not everyone lives somewhere that is possible but if you do it’s very wonderful.
We also now grow all our veggies for about 6 months out of the year.


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Warmer temperatures, school graduation ceremonies and blooming flowers and trees can only mean one thing; it’s spring again, and with that comes a craving for lighter, fresher flavors on our plates. This week I decided to do a little roundup of some popular springtime foods that you can incorporate in your dishes to give you that taste of the season.
Strawberries – it’s a little difficult to think of spring without including strawberries, and because their fresh growing season lasts well into the summer, there’s no reason to limit this little gem to just one time of year. We all know about the hundreds of uses for them, so I’ve found some links below with great info (and a recipe) that can remind us all what a superstar strawberries really are, including a post that I did on them last year:
Ramps – I’ve briefly mentioned these before, and they are one of my favorites for spring, especially being a lover of all things onion and garlic-related. They’re appearing on more and more menus, and I feel that in the future they’ll become more readily available to the average consumer as well – which hopefully will not lead to over-producing or shortages of any kind:
Peas – while there are more varieties of peas than I have time to mention here, the one I’m referring to in this instance is the green English pea, the one most people think of when they hear the word. I personally am not overly fond of them, although I do appreciate what they bring to soups, casseroles or a good pasta salad. There’s something about their flavor, texture (when cooked properly) and color that lends itself to the whole feeling of springtime, and I have always associated them with this season:
Asparagus – another great green veg, my recent post on this rekindled my excitement to incorporate asparagus into my diet as much as possible this spring and summer. I would put these tasty stalk in just about anything, but I am perfectly content to just roast them up and eat them all on their own:
And these are just a few of my favorites. I’m sure you have several foods that make you think of spring as well; let me know in the comments below what you think I should be trying right now. Have a great season and happy eating!


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This unique vase if great for spring tulips! It also provides a great framework to arrange any large bouquet. It's multiple stems flow into a common ring so all your flowers are drinking from the same reservoir. On its own, it's a beautiful and interesting form. Sure to be the center of conversation as well.
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AC's Trump Plaza sold for $20M
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - February 14, 2013 (WPVI) -- A California company has bought Atlantic City's Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino for $20 million.
Thursday's sale is the latest in a series of bargain-basement deals for struggling casinos in the seaside resort.
The Meruelo Group of Downey, Calif., plans to close the deal by May 31.
The casino, which cost $210 million to build, opened in May 1984 as one of Donald Trump's pet projects. The real estate mogul has since limited his dealings in Atlantic City.
The sale leaves the company he once ran, Trump Entertainment Resorts, with just one casino, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort. The company sold the former Trump Marina to a Texas company that rebranded it as the new Golden Nugget in 2011.
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A proposed move by the EU to halve pesticide usage by 2030 could wipe out potato growing in Ireland. Agricultural consultant and tillage specialist PJ Phelan said a compulsory pesticide reduction of 50pc would be ‘totally impractical’ in Ireland.
“A 50pc reduction in fungicide usage would finish wheat and potato production; barley and oats would struggle and our only protein crop, beans needs soil residual herbicides.” Phelan also said that prices for all crop productions would have to increase dramatically to give any level of viability.
Agronomist Richard Hackett said Ireland’s main threat is plant diseases and weeds: “Fungicides and herbicides tend to have a more benign environmental profile than insecticides. Any restriction or arbitrary reduction in the application of these would be entirely ignoring science, as the environmental lobby does when the facts don’t suit their policy.”
The EU’s plan is part of its Farm to Fork strategy and EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said last week that the EU “will replace chemical pesticides with safe alternatives” and that farmers will be fully supported with unprecedented EU funding possibilities to cover the cost of the transition.

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The Baden area is a unique neighborhood because it contains residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Effective revitalization includes redevelopment and growth in all three zones. Check out some of the current projects happening in and around Baden.
Making Baden Streets Safer
Status: Complete - lane diet, bike lanes, wide sidewalks, new streetlights, fiber installation. In Progress - security and traffic cameras connected to real-time crime center, completion date end of October 2020
Transforming Abandoned Properties
Status: Several abandoned properties have been acquired and developers are currently working on rehabilitating the homes.
ROBA has a community-created list of properties that are eligible for this program and is actively seeking interested developers and contractors to participate.
Future Farmer's Market
Status: The Alderwoman has been preparing "The Wedge" as the future site of Baden's Farmer's Market, with train car stalls as an homage to Baden's railroad history.
She has already secured demolition of the Medical Center building, however the absentee owner of the Art Deco-style apartment building is fighting back against her demolition campaign against his neglected property. He has no plans for improving the property and periodically places boards over doors and windows to stay in compliance with local codes to stave off demolition. As soon as he falls out of compliance, the Alderwoman will be able to proceed with clearing the Wedge and installing the Farmer's Market.
A Multi-Million Dollar Development in Baden's Backyard
Status: 425 acres have been acquired at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The Conservation and Animal Science Center is designed for breeding endangered animals and planned to be the first stage of the project to be completed. The Safari Park and Wilderness Adventure and "Glamping" (luxury camping) sites are highly anticipated parts of the project. The development will also include a hospitality (hotels and restaurants) district that is already under construction.
Drainage Basins over a Forgotten Stream
Status: The project is nearing completion now that a contract has been awarded for the final landscaping installation. Sign up to receive ROBA emails to find out when the contractor will hold the neighborhood meeting about the project set to begin in July.
One and Two Bedroom Senior Apartments
Status: The project is moving through the appropriate approval channels. ROBA has been in constant communication with the LDG on this project and is excited to support them in this development endeavor.
A Breath of Fresh Air: New Construction Homes
Status: The project is moving through appropriate approval channels. Some lots have already had the uninhabitable buildings demolished within the last year.


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Hi all! I hope you are having a wonderful summer wherever you are. Doesn’t it seem like the season is evaporating so quickly?
This summer, I found a favorite salad combination: arugula, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, walnut, peaches/apples/nectarines (pick one or use all of them), with fresh squeezed orange and lemon juice- based dressing mixed with olive oil, honey, dijon mustard, green onions, and cayenne peppers.
Arugula has this wonderful peppery taste that I like so much. The selection of bountiful summer fruits add natural sweetness to the bite. Salty feta cheese, crunchy walnut, chopped green onions, and cayenne peppers liven things up with their distinct flavors. Oh, and the dressing! It enhances the peppery, tangy, sweet, and refreshing taste of this salad. Such a great companion for grilled fish/shrimp/sea scallops, turkey sandwiches, or even steak.
Here’s the list for the salad (serve 2):
- 3-4 cups of arugula (you could also add radicchio or other greens that you prefer)
- ½ cup of crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup of walnut (chopped or not, you decide 🙂 )
- 1 cup of cherry tomatoes
- 1-2 peaches/apples/nectarines (sliced)
For the dressing, mix the following in a bowl:
- ½ cup of olive oil
- Juice from 1 orange
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- ½ tablespoon of dijon mustard
- 2 green onions (chopped)
- 2 cayenne peppers (chopped)
- Salt and pepper
Optional: you could also add a little bit of dill to the dressing
Combine the arugula, walnut, cheese, and fruits in a big bowl and mix with the dressing. Serve immediately. My mouth is watering as I type up this recipe 😀
What’s your favorite summer salad? Do share.
Thanks for reading!
Recipe inspiration came from: Arugula, Watermelon, Feta Salad by Ina Garten


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One of the most prominent schools situated in the capital city of Goa decided to stop the online classes following with immediate effect following the incident of students posting the morphed images of teachers on Instagram. The school authorise has filed a police complaint with the cybercrime against the unknown pupils.
The incident came into the light following morphed images of the teachers went viral on the social media. The school has suspended all the live recordings and recorded sessions for an undefined period and they have issued a circular stating that the school will now admit students into Zoom study sessions only after they give written applications.
The school management has also asked parents to monitor children’s online activities and study sessions.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many schools in Goa had decided to make use of online technology to reach the students with studies but somehow the students made a wrong use of the technology to morph the images of the teachers copied from the recordings and posting them online on the social media platform.
According to the reports, The management of a prominent school based in Panaji approached the police on Wednesday with a complaint that some students allegedly put up “demeaning” morphed images of teachers, clicked during online classes, on social media sites.
In a statement issued to parents and teachers, the school management wrote, “…a few students have shown disrespect by using social media platform like Instagram in a demeaning manner. Teachers’ faces have been clicked during Zoom classes as well as from recorded sessions and morphed into unacceptable and demeaning images and uploaded on Instagram.”
Meanwhile the SP Crime Branch Pankaj Kumar Singh has confirmed the receipt of complaint on their portal from a school authorities and that they will begin the investigation after meeting the management of a school.
“For now, we have been intimated and will meet the school authorities tomorrow to take the details. They have written to us through our online complaints portal. We will probe the allegations,” said SP Pankaj Kumar Singh.
The school wrote, “his method of teaching is new for all teachers and preparations are quite tedious and strenuous for them…. The effort of the management and the teachers should have been appreciated by the students and parents.”
According to the statement released in the complaint, students have also mutilated the “PowerPoint presentations and passing disrespectful comments” The teachers have demoralised and demoralised due to unforeseen behaviour of the students.

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Dust, mud, sludge, snow and ice.
Working in mining can be dirty, but it doesn’t mean your vehicles should be.
In fact, keeping your mining vehicles clean will help extend service life, inhibit rusting, reduce scheduled maintenance times and promote equipment longevity.
Cleaning vehicles can be time consuming:
Taking workers off the job or having full-time dedicated labourers to clean vehicles can be time consuming, expensive, and most importantly, hazardous to your workers.
So what’s the solution?
Our team at Levitt-Safety is a proud partner in Canadian mining.
We recognize the importance of getting the job done efficiently and safely, and this includes even the nitty gritty jobs like getting your vehicles clean.
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Here are four ways Magnum can keep you environmentally friendly, productive and, most importantly, safe.
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Magnum automated wash systems help reduce water usage by reclaiming water during wash cycles. 85% of the water can be reused.
Along with being environmentally-friendly, this is especially important for the mining industry which is subject to stringent water-consumption regulations and monitoring.
2. Customizes cleaning options
Every user can customize which wash cycle best suits their needs.
- Want a complete autonomous wash?
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With most of the companies leveraging SDN technologies for accelerating work-flow automation, software defined networking (SDN) market has been observing robust expansion lately. SDN facilities offer several benefits to leading organizations, some of them being, a rise in resource flexibility, low infrastructure cost, better data center visualization, and growing resource utilization. Pertaining to the same, in addition to considering the growing popularity of open source software, most of the giants in SDN industry have been signing on partnerships with competitors to bring forth innovative SDN facilities. Say for instance, Orange Business Services has recently teamed up with one of the leading behemoths in the SDN industry – Cisco, to develop intent based networking with the help of artificial intelligence. Through this partnership, the firm is also looking forward to encouraging customers to incline toward digitalization and cloud with the adoption of new age software facilities. Numerous other companies are apparently implementing visualization technologies like SDN to speed up their digital transformation with reliability, agility, and cost effectiveness, fueling the commercialization graph of SDN market. Driven by the growing adoption rate of virtualized solution across several sectors including retail, government, banking, healthcare, IT services, and consumer goods, SDN market size has been forecast to grow tremendously over the years ahead.
SDN Market Share, By End-Use, 2016
In recent times, many IT service companies have willingly changed their perspective toward the adoption evolving software-based solutions to resolve several business challenges. Tech giants in SDN market have worked to introduce several scalabilities and performance improvements in SDN components, which has encouraged service companies to deploy SDN facilities across their organizations. Programmable SDN indeed boasts of several benefits, on the grounds of which service companies have lately been demanding these networking services on a large scale, thereby driving SDN market dynamics. Two of the most prominent advantages of SDN that contribute toward fueling SDN industry outlook are mentioned below:
Pertaining to the abovementioned benefits, a substantial number of IT service companies have implemented SDN in their enterprise. For instance, a few years before, Intel IT adopted a software-defined networking platform to enable networking services. In addition to IT service companies, since the last decade, firms operating in other businesses have also been adopting SDNs and related technologies. The banking sector in particular, has witnessed a significant transformation due to technology innovations and improved methodologies. From the technical point of view, currently, for gaining more profit, banks have been implementing complex computing architectures, data center sets, and vendor relationships. For instance, recently, online tabloids were ablaze with the news of Malaysian banks wanting to implement digitalization, owing to which they have been planning to invest in the latest technologies over the coming three years. More than 50% of Malaysia based banks apparently, are looking forward to inking agreement deals with leading players in SDN industry. The initiatives taken by banks to enhance their technological and digital capabilities for efficient and accurate financial offerings are likely to have a remarkable impact on APAC SDN market share.
Speaking on similar lines, merely a year before, the internet behemoth Google, penetrated Asia SDN market with the intent of transforming the telecom sector with SDN based platforms. In this regard, the firm had already collaborated with Indian telecom operator, Bharti Airtel and the South Korea based SK Telecom. According to the tech magnate, the deployment of SDN based platforms will help telecom networks in the region to adopt new services and traffic patterns very effectively. In addition, the Indian government is also contributing toward the improvement of telecommunication facilities across the country. Recently, under the Smart City Program, the Pune Municipal Corporation collaborated with Google, IBM, RailTel, and L&T to provide Google Station WiFi facility in the city. In essence, the shifting trends toward data revolution are certain to boost India SDN industry size over the years ahead.
Considering the rapid progression of the IT sector, most of the tech companies are constantly focusing on enhancing traditional IT solutions. For instance, the world’s leading mobile provider, China Mobile, has recently deployed Huawei’s cloud computing technology to modernize its data center. In addition, several biggies in SDN industry have been making extensive investments to enhance their existing network protocols and improve their capabilities with the development of new tools. The adoption of tried-and-tested growth tactics such as joint ventures and R&D activities on SDN technologies are also observed to be rampant across this business space. Aided by the rapidly developing technology space, SDN market is expected to amass major gains over the years ahead.


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Today, there are many marketing options such that it becomes hard for dentists and doctors to determine the best way to use. Several marketing agencies can help them market their practice. The doctors ought to find the best agencies if they’re going to get the best results.
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Froggy12 from the Postcrossing forum sent me two cards of Berlin’s Museuminsel, or Museum Island.
The northern half of this island in the Spree River is home to five museums and has been on the UNESCO list since 1999. The top card shows the Berlin Cathedral. The oldest museum on the island is the “Old Museum” or Altes Museum, built in 1830. The newest museum is the Pergamon Museum, completed in 1930.
On the bottom card, in addition to the museums, you can also see the Fernsehturm, or TV tower, the tallest structure in Germany. It is the 4th tallest structure in Europe.
Froggy12 used some great stamps of German buildings:
On the left is the Brandenburg Gate and the right shows the Gendarmenmarkt, a historic square in Berlin.
This stamp shows another view of the Gendarmenmarkt.
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Imagine a party that takes you back to the sights and sounds of New York City in the 70s and 80s. Where DJs likeLarry Levan and Francois Kplayed cuts from Karen Young,Taana Gardner, Loose Jointsand First Choice at the Paradise Garage. A time when labels like Prelude, West End, and Salsoul were major players in the underground Disco sound. The movement that spread to Chicago and gave way for DJs like Ron Hardy and Proto-house artists such as D-Train. Resident DJ, Ghosts Of Venice will provide the soundtrack of classic Disco with a modern twist as well as special guests that are carrying the torch for scene in 2014. Artists such as Rahaan, Cyclist, Black Madonna, Joey Negro and Dimitri From Paris.
Sin Label, originally based in Chicago, come to bring those good windy city vibes to the top of the famous Standard Rooftop in Downtown Los Angeles with their party called LOVE TO LOVE. These parties are known for their good vibes, great music, and sweaty dance floors. Disco is the theme and they are bringing in stellar acts like Magic Touch, Ghosts Of Venice, Daniel T from Cosmic Kids, and Ben Stone. Things are definitely going to get physical, so make sure you bring your dancing shoes and dress to sweat! EVENT INFO
Damon Palermo has been making adventurous house and disco music under the moniker Magic Touch since August 2011. In a short time the producer/DJ has amassed an impressive following and several well-received releases, kicking off with the critically-lauded 100% Silk release “I Can Feel The Heat,” which was a recommended release of the week at Boomkat and made 20JazzFunkGreats Best of 2011 list. Following his debut, Palermo released a split 12″ with close collaborator Ital and a collaborative EP with Japanese producer Sapphire Slows. Magic Touch has continued his prolific touring and release schedule. Most recently, he released the “Nothing More” EP for Tensnake’s True Romance label as well as “Palermo House Gang”, a full-length for 100% Silk which is his most realized, collaborative venture to date. Magic Touch live sets mix the psychedelic ethos of San Francisco with the house movements of Chicago, Detroit and smatters the whole thing with a solid nod to the UK rave underground. He has played live at Sonar, Unsound and CTM, and is also a formidable DJ, appearing at Berlin’s legendary Panorama Bar, Lux Frágil and WWW Shibuya.
Ghosts Of Venice has become one of the most widely respected young DJs in the House and Disco community. Starting in 2009 he has stayed true to the House and Disco sound whilst overs have been and gone. His music is supported by everyone from Todd Edwards and Derrick Carter to Tensnake. Ghosts Of Venice decided to focus on the Disco side of his sound in 2013 and began working with legendary labels such as Salsouland West End on a series of remixes and re-edits. He has remixed many various artists including Kimbra, The Knocks,Treasure Fingers, Todd Terryand French Horn Rebellion.
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By The Associated Press
MEMPHIS – Memphis is considering privatizing its waste services, which would eliminate about 250 jobs.
Memphis’ city council scheduled a Tuesday meeting to discuss its $60 million recurring budget deficit and one money-saving proposal calls for placing sanitation services, including garbage collection, into the hands of private companies.
“Clearly, Dr. (Martin Luther) King lost his life for people to have collective bargaining rights,” said Shelley Seeberg, a local union administrator opposed to privatization. Yet she said Memphis has a unique niche in civil rights history because of the 1968 strike, which drew King to the city where he was assasinated, and insists the matter today is well worth fighting for.
The outsourcing plan, advanced by City Councilman Kemp Conrad, calls for modernizing an aging fleet of garbage trucks and taking other steps to collect $25 million in savings per year. A private company, under Conrad’s plan, would be able to make 950 trash collection stops a day compared with 450 stops under the existing system.
But the plan also calls for cuts in the solid waste workforce, about 500 employees who do not have pensions. Conrad’s proposal says the private sanitation company would probably need about 250 employees, earning a similar wage but with longer hours.


President JolieEvangeline Lilly wants Angelina Jolie to be the first female American president.
The actress - who is reportedly engaged to her 'Lost' co-star Dominic Monaghan - believes Angelina would be perfect in the White House because of her social conscience.
Evangeline said: "Angelina is incredible. I can't emulate her. My prediction is that she'll be the first female president of the United States, with Brad as her first man."
It seems Evangeline's celebrity presidential pick has some competition - from Scarlett Johansson.
The 'Lost in Translation' actress, who campaigned to get young people to vote in the country's last presidential election, is a keen Democrat and admits she would love to end up in the White House - one day.
Scarlett, 21, said: "Whose life would I like to step into for the day? The president's. I could probably get some things done in the Oval Office."
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Hamilton KW: Antibiotic-resistant disease a call to action for industry. Philadelphia Inquirer October 13 2013.
Caroff D, Pegues D, Bilker W, Hamilton K: The relationship between increased Clostridium difficile rates, antibiotic utilization, and a new C. difficile testing algorithm. Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Denver, CO 2013.
Hamilton KW and Lautenbach E. : “Candidemia in the intensive care unit." Hospital Acquired Infections: A Case-based Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Weber SG and Salgado CD (eds.). Oxford University Press, 2013.
Hamilton KW and Dietz J: "Healthcare-associated infections" Intensive Care Unit Manual. Lanken PN, Manaker S, Kohl BA, Hanson CW (eds.). Elsevier, 2, 2013.
Lee D, Levy D, Hamilton K, Muggia V, Byrne D, Zeitler K, Claridge T, Gray J, Puius Y, Shuter J, Minamoto G: The impact of infection among left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients on post-transplant outcomes: A multicenter retrospective review. ID Week 2013.
Lukaszewicz J, Mehta JM, Lautenback E, Hamilton K, Binkley S, Timko D, Morgan SC, Pegues D.: Impact of two different antimicrobial stewardship methods on frequency of streamlining antimicrobial agents in patients with bacteremia. ID Week, San Francisco, CA 2013.
Hamilton KW and Lautenbach E.: “Candidemia.” Gantz’s Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease, 6th Edition. Myers JW, Moorman JP, Salgado CD (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012.
Hamilton KW and Blumberg EA.: Cytomegalovirus infection in liver transplant recipients. Infect Dis Clin Pract 20: 32, 2012.
Hamilton KW, Zborowski KA, Fishman NO, Norris AH, Lautenbach E: Impact of a multidisciplinary approach to decrease central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in home infusion patients. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America National Meeting, Dallas, TX 2011.
Hamilton KW, Abt PL, Rosenbach MA, Bleicher MB, Levine MS, Mehta J, Montgomery SP, Hasz RD, Bono BR, Tetzlaff MT, Mildiner-Early S, Introcasso CE, Blumberg EA.: Donor-derived Strongyloides stercoralis infections in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation 91: 1019, 2011.
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Why Is DITA So Hard? Understanding the link and configuration management challenges inherent in technical documentation.
DITA-based technical documents are inherently sophisticated and complex hyperdocuments. They are developed through complex revision processes, often by highly-distributed teams. Thus DITA documents and their management present a number of challenges inherent in the nature of sophisticated technical documentation. While the value of this sophisticated approach to documentation has tremendous value to organizations as a whole, it can make the life of individual authors much more challenging, leading to the common complaint “DITA is too hard”. This talk presents the link and configuration management challenges inherent in sophisticated hyperlinked documentation and discusses the features of DITA and DITA component content management systems that address these challenges. If authors and managers understand the challenges inherent in DITA-based authoring they can at least set their expectations and provision tools and resources appropriately.
What can attendees expect to learn?
- The way in which DITA documents are sophisticated hyperdocuments
- What “configuration management” means in the context of DITA-based documentation
- The fundamental link and configuration management challenges DITA hyperdocuments present
- The DITA features that enable and support hyperdocument configuration management
- The link and configuration management features DITA-aware component configuration management systems must provide in order to support authors.
- A little bit about Aikido
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Eliot Kimber, Contrext, LLC
Eliot Kimber is a founding and active member of the DITA Technical Committee. He has been working with structured markup for more than 30 years. Eliot is also a co-editor of the HyTime standard. Eliot currently focuses on the application of DITA to the business challenges of Publishers. Eliot is the founder and principle developer of the open-source DITA for Publishers project. Eliot lives and works with his family in Austin, Texas.

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Chinese Wood Vase Stand for up to 6 1/2 base Vintage or Antique
Chinese Wood Vase Stand for up to 6 1/2 base Vintage or Antique. This is a very nice antique or vintage Chinese wood vase or bowl stand. It will hold a vase or bowl with a base diameter of up to 6 1/8 inches in diameter. About 7 1/4 inches wide. About 2 3/4 inches tall. About 661 grams in weight. Very good condition as shown. Crack in one of the upper surface wood elements. The top is constructed of wood sections. The joints between these sections can be seen in some of the photos - these are not cracks. All of our vase stands were obtained with vases or bowl over the course of our antique business. They are all vintage or antique. It shrinks faster across the grain than along the grain. This means stands that were made round, will become slightly oval over time. We measure the narrowest distance across the top. If you have a vase or bowl that fits, this is a very nice stand. Please see our other listings for more Chinese wood stands. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Other Chinese Antiques". The seller is "avionsunantiques" and is located in this country: CA.
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It was not the primary time during McCall’s tenure at the network that she had gone to bat for her expertise. Just months after her arrival at ITV, one of many network’s hottest faces, “Britain’s Got Talent” co-host Ant McPartlin, pleaded guilty to driving beneath the affect following a car crash. The scandal would have tanked the career of most primetime presenters, but underneath McCall’s leadership, McPartlin instead took a yr off work, some of which was spent in rehab, before returning in early 2019. “Beautiful Disaster” garnered constructive reviews from music critics, who complimented the music’s musical structure and composition. Eight years after its launch, the monitor entered the Official UK Singles Chart at quantity 124. Clarkson has performed the music within the third season finale of American Idol, and has included it within the set lists for her live performance excursions.
It appeared the couple’s family was full — Blackstock, a music manager, additionally has two children from a previous marriage, daughter Savannah and son Seth. However, Clarkson later revealed she’d had a change of heart and that having extra kids was back on the desk once more… With a lot behind her, there’s even more forward, and one might wonder if love is probably one of the issues her future holds. Clarkson definitely has thoughts on that, and provided a blunt response to an inquiry into her present courting life.
In 2019, she centered on elevating her family, touring behind her album “Meaning of Life” — she’s seen here at a live performance stop in January 2019 — and training on “The Voice.” It wasn’t Kelly’s first voice position, as she’d beforehand played an animated version of herself on an episode of the cartoon TV sequence “Phineas and Ferb” back in 2011. She’s seen here on the 2004 Grammys in Los Angeles that February. The following year, Kelly returned to the series once extra as Brenda for the episode “Tidings of Comfort and Joy.”
“[Kelly] has at all times been a really organized businesswoman, so her choice to have a prenup just reflects that and protects her earnings,” the supply stated. “Kelly is very kindhearted, generous and giving, so Brandon will be just nice.” Entertainment Tonight stories that Clarkson had a premartial settlement in place, which she requested the court to implement.
In March 2009, Kelly Clarkson released her fourth studio album, “All I Ever Wanted,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Its lead single, “My Life Would Suck Without You,” also topped the charts and made a dramatic climb from No. ninety seven to No. 1 in just one week. Kelly’s seen right here performing during the Women’s World Awards Ceremony in Vienna, Austria, the identical day her album dropped. 2006 was the yr Kelly Clarkson went from Grammy-nominated artist to two-time Grammy winner. At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards that February, Kelly gained prizes for greatest pop vocal efficiency for her track “Since U Been Gone” and finest pop vocal album for “Breakaway.” Kelly Clarkson’s life modified eternally on Sept. 4, 2002, when she was crowned the very first winner of “American Idol,” besting runner-up Justin Guarini.
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The singer has filed to legally make the modifications to her moniker amid divorce from Brandon Blackstock. Kelly Clarkson has admitted that she bodily disciplined her kids from time to time after they misbehave. With his group full, Shelton now feels Rachel provides him something his aspect was missing. What she has proven with her performances is that she will be able to tackle a wide range of preparations. Clarkson referred to her as a “dark horse” during Monday’s episode whereas Reba McEntire, who was serving as a Mega Mentor, complimented her mic placement. During her Blind Audition, Shelton was certainly one of two judges that didn’t turn around as both Clarkson and Chance the Rapper hit their buttons.
After being married for a number of years, she has simply finalized her divorce and is adjusting to her new life as a single woman. The relationship allegations began after an encounter with Key throughout one of his band’s live shows in 2006. She shared a bottle of whiskey with Key earlier than singing a few traces while dancing provocatively with the singer.
“Basically I began writing down these little enjoyable stories — of like after we went to Australia and he or she received to hang around with some kangaroos.” The tales finally became a guide of each place they visited. When she was simply 2 years outdated, she rode alongside with her mother within the 2016 Nashville Christmas Parade, in which Clarkson served as the grand marshall. She even served because the inspiration for Clarkson’s 2016 kids’s guide, River Rose and the Magical Lullaby.
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In the end, the couple determined to elope – intending to only wed in the presence of their children and a minister. In 2012, Clarkson and Brandon made their relationship public after attending a celebration collectively in Tennessee. After a quantity of months of dating, Brandon proposed in December 2012. Brianne was joyful however admitted to wondering whether it was too quickly, provided that her fiancé had simply come out of a marriage.
Kelly is trying to move issues along, as she filed court docket paperwork Wednesday asking a judge to restore her final identify and legally change it shifting forward, The Blast reports. Kelly, 39, needs to get back on the courting scene, a source exclusively revealed within the newest problem of US Weekly. Lane is a writer who loves leisure and media and watches as many films as she reads books.
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The Happy Days and Barry actor appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to debate his writing profession — he’s penned greater than 30 books for kids! — and it seems, he has plenty of knowledge to dispense off the page, as nicely. Unfortunately, the cheating rumors didn’t stop after Blackstock received together with Clarkson. In reality, Ashworth really spoke out when a girl came out claiming to have been, er, concerned with the singer’s husband.
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The pair of hosts truly makes extra sense than you may suppose. Here’s everything you have to know about the unlikely pair of hosts that explains precisely why this collaboration works. In 2006, the Yellowcard singer had a short relationship with Clarkson. Even although this is history, it seems that evidently Avril Lavigne and Tyga’s courting lives have a lot in frequent that followers simply really feel they make sense collectively. While their dating life isn’t a secret, there was one fan who analyzed their conditions more closely, finding too many connections with the Kardashian-Jenners.
According to an Us Weekly supply, Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock weren’t a picture-perfect couple nor a match made in heaven, as fans and associates perceived them to be. In reality, they had a lot of differences — each in persona and existence. “Everyone thought Kelly and Brandon had the proper marriage, however they positively didn’t. Brandon’s very laid-back, whereas Kelly’s pretty high-strung,” the insider explained. The pair tied the knot in October 2013, a year after they started relationship and 7 years after they first crossed paths at a rehearsal for the County Music Awards, People reported. At the time, Blackstock was nonetheless with his ex-wife, Melissa Ashworth.

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Privy Council decision re employer's liability for traffic accident - University of Technology, Mauritius v Gopeechand [PC (Mau)] 08.10.18 (Unreported)
An employer, which was under a contractual obligation to provide its employee with transport between his place of work and his usual place of residence, was liable in damages for breach of contract after the employee sustained injuries in a road traffic accident whilst being driven home from work by another employee.http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKPC/2018/26.html
Category: Employment » Contracts of employment; Employers' liability. Keyword(s): Breach of contract; Personal injury; Mauritius. Area(s) of law: Employment; Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Law.
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Faith Radio began working with an African preacher named Peter Mitimingi in 2005 when Scott Beigle and others were on a mission trip to Kenya, Africa. Peter was attending a seminary in Kenya, Africa receiving Bible training to take back to his country of Tanzania.
Upon completing his education, Peter Mitimingi established the Voice of Hope Ministries. This is a worthy ministry that takes the Gospel of Jesus Christ into the "neglected villages" as Peter liked to call them. Peter found that nobody wanted to go to these villages because of witchcraft, demon possession, and the lack of personal comforts. These are not small villages, as we might think by the use of the word "village"; they can have thousands of people. It is a dangerous work. Satanic activity is a reality like not known in the United States.
Peter Mitimingi unexpectedly went home to be with his Lord the first week of May 2020, but his ministry continues on through his wife and the other leaders.
The Voice of Hope Ministry has a 4-fold strategy for reaching the lost in these neglected villages:
- First, a Survey Team goes in and gathers all the information they need like: Are there any Christians at all (usually not)? Who are the witch doctors? What Satanic activity is present?
- Next, the Prayer Team group goes in and covers the village with prayer for several days, inconspicuously surrounding the village with prayer.
- Then, the Evangelistic Team goes in to hold a crusade and goes hut to hut witnessing.
- But the work continues even after the crusade with the Discipleship Phase. Voice of Hope seeks to plant a church in each village and even provides assistance in erecting a structure for the church and securing a pastor.
Our Faith Radio listeners have funded several church construction projects in Tanzanian villages and as well pastor training. Faith Radio listeners also provided the funds for a full-sized bus to take the workers and equipment to each village. As well, our listeners purchased a very powerful public address system to aid in their outdoor crusades, along with Bibles for distribution.
It was always an exciting time when Peter would visit us on several occasions when he was in the USA. Continue to pray for Peter's wife, Patience, and their 5 children as she tries to carry on with the help of other leaders in this great ministry.
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Trial against "Tell the Truth" activist Mikhas Bashura resumed
The court trial against Mikhas Bashura will be resumed on October18 in Savetski district court of Minsk. According to Radio Liberty, the activist of the "Tell the Truth" campaign is under trial for alleged repeated document forgery.
The process against Bashura started on October 11. On October 15 the Public Prosecutor Halina Korneva unexpectedly asked for a break in order to re-word the accusation.
Bashura's lawyer Tamara Sidarenka has commented to Euroradio that the accusation is most likely to be substituted for a harder one.


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Cheap tickets from Halifax to Santa Clara
You can count on WestJet when it comes to cheap tickets from Halifax to Santa Clara. Our flights take off and land all across North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe, including Abel Santa Maria Airport, which is why you can rely on us to get you where you need to be. We believe in affordable travel and exceptional customer care, so our passengers can always expect to pay less and get more. These are just some of the many reasons Canadians choose to fly with WestJet and why you should too.
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Author(s): Yimam YT, Gelaye KA, Chercos DH
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Abstract INTRODUCTION: In Ethiopia up to 60\% of the current disease burden is attributable to poor sanitation. Latrine facility coverage is increasing since Health Extension Program started, whereas less attention to quality and utilization of latrine facilities in rural Ethiopia. METHODS: A community based cross-sectional study design with multistage sampling technique was employed to collect data from total of 806 households. RESULTS: A total of 801 households with latrines were assessed for their latrine utilization status. The extent of latrine utilization among 490 (61.2\%) households was satisfactory. Presence of ≤5 children (AOR: 0.379, 95\% CI :( 0.196, 0.732)), job of mothers (being farmer) (AOR: 0.321, 95\%CI :( 0.136, 0.757)) and rare cleaning frequency (AOR: 0.055, 95\% CI :( 0.005, 0.620)) were a factor negatively associated with latrine utilization. Whereas the presence of secondary school children (AOR: 3.739, 95\% CI (1.884, 7.419), educational status of mothers (AOR: 2.437, 95\% CI (1.032, 5.756), latrine constructed for the second time (AOR: 2.676, 95\% CI :( 1.352, 5.299)), presence of door (AOR: 3.201, 95\% CI: (1.437, 7.130)), the hygienic condition of latrine (AOR: 4.327, 95\% CI: (2.05, 9.134)) were factors positively associated with latrine utilization. CONCLUSION: Latrine utilization rate of household latrines was satisfactory. The presence of ≤5 years children, job of mother (farmer), educational status of mothers, presence of secondary school student, the presence of the door, frequency of latrine construction, and hygienic condition of latrine were significant predictors of latrine utilization.
This article was published in Pan Afr Med J
and referenced in Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy


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How many times have we prayed for something and it has failed to materialize? We are afflicted with doubt and quickly conclude that it does not work. Perhaps Divine Essence/God is too distant and uncaring - or does not exist. It is rare for us to pause and consider whether, in fact, we are praying effectively. It depends upon our understanding of prayer. Normally we think of prayer as a shopping list of demands. Often, we believe that we are helpless and that we have to beg. We hardly imagine that we are powerful in our own right and that we are effective in the ordering of our lives.
This article examines the Kabalistic interpretation of prayer and suggests that it is the deliberate setting into motion of the hidden processes of the Cosmos. We should note, however, that successful or effective prayer can hurt - it can bring the 'dark night of the soul'. Pain in our lives is not necessarily the result of wrong thinking creating a bad reality. Right thinking can also lead to pain that brings release and - spiritual awareness.
Kabalistic teaching suggests that the hidden processes were put into place when God uttered verbal commands and created a numerical sequence of consciousness or energy. This produced order in the Cosmos by way of the 10 Sefirot and the 'Tree of Life'.
If we turn to the Bible and Genesis Ch. 1, it has 10 statements of "God said". The number 10 is important because it takes us to the 10 Sefirot. This is where the Tree of Life comes from. In the diagram, Fig. 1, the Sefirot are shown as circles. They can be thought of as centers of consciousness or centers of energy. The circles are connected by lines which are regarded as paths.
This brings us to the importance of words and language. The teaching suggests that the Hebrew word properly pronounced creates a direct channel to the principle that it means. If we return to Genesis we will see the words "God made" mentioned 3 times, "God saw" mentioned 7 times, with 12 single references to "God". This correlates to the paths in the Tree of Life, as there are 3 horizontal paths, 7 vertical paths and 12 diagonal paths. Genesis Ch. 1 gives us the structure, source and origin of the Tree of Life. This relationship between text and Kabala uses the Tree of Life to explain a Kabalistic notion of effective prayer. The combination of paths, Sefirot and their functions, constitute the hidden processes of the Cosmos.
The Hebrew names and the Tree of Life are shown in Fig. 1. For simplicity and convenience the modern meanings will now be used. This helps us to focus on the intrinsic meaning of the names of the Sefirot so that we can use them practically. For effective prayer we only need to understand the intrinsic meaning. We do not need to go into the Hebrew language. It is beyond the scope of this article to explain the workings of the whole Tree. We shall only look at part of it. The bottom half of the Tree of Life diagram is shown in Fig. 2.
We can view the Kabalistic process of effective prayer scientifically, in that we expect a cause and effect relationship. Our starting point is Objective Consciousness. This is the seat of our perceptions through the senses. It is the metaphysical place from which we explain our reality to ourselves. It is metaphysical because we are not dealing with materiality, only with the one truth, that consciousness is all we truly perceive directly. All else is the interpretation by our minds of external events.
Thus for example, if we hear a noise, sound waves strike our eardrum which by mechanical means transmits those vibrations to the inner ear. Other receptors then translate the vibrations into electro-chemical energy which passes via the nerves to the brain. By a process which is still mysterious to science, these vibrations are 'translated' into sound, which in turn appears to be coming from outside ourselves. All of this is an interpretation of reality, as we are not perceiving it directly.
We are aware that we are aware and we are conscious that we are conscious. If we look at Fig. 2, we stand at the place numbered 1 called 'Objective Consciousness'. This is where we are here and now. It is also the place where we make the decision to act. Our next step is crucial.
Modern western science has given us the theories of Freud and Jung. Their teachings suggest that we should go directly from Objective Consciousness to Sub-Consciousness. However, they would go to the hard place first. If we return to the diagram, it shows us several alternatives. The easiest is to go to Desire (#2). This takes us straight to our power house and the source of our motivation. In other words, the diagram suggests that we do things in a different order from Freud and Jung.
From Desire we go to Intellect (#3). This is the source of our beliefs. This is where we must examine our faith and our belief system. Next, we return to Objective Consciousness (#4) so that we can act with desire and belief. We can go to our Subconscious (#5) in order to resolve our problem areas. Only then can we proceed to Cosmic Consciousness (#6) which is the true source of the inspiration to direct our lives. Successful connection with the Cosmic is the key to effective control of our lives and is the key to successful prayer.
Modern psychology does not proceed beyond the subconscious. This is precisely the value of the Kabalistic method, because it takes us to Cosmic Consciousness. However, we need to understand why the process of prayer (whether Kabalistic or otherwise) can break down. Here are some possibilities:
OBJECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS (1) - Maybe we do not have all the necessary facts and so our initial decision is based on the wrong assumptions.
DESIRE (2) - Perhaps we are not truly motivated and there is no energy to make the prayer effective.
INTELLECT (3) - If we do not believe, how can it work? Faith is based on knowledge gained through the intellect. If there is no knowledge, there is no faith. Then there is no belief.
OBJECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS (4) - If we do not put our desire and belief into action, failure is guaranteed.
The Tree of Life is an image of Divine Essence/God and we function in much the same way as the Tree operates. We correspond to an archetypal reality and the Tree of Life is an image of the reality. That is why we get exactly what we ask for. If we do not understand the way in which the Tree of Life functions, it operates automatically anyway and brings to our lives everything that we create in our own individual realities by our own particular thoughts. Prayer does work. However, we need to understand how it works in order to use it effectively.
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
If the 10 Commandments are assumed to have an effect on the level of reality, then it is easy to see why they are taken so literally. We believe that they are no more than a set of rules for human behavior - moral, philosophical, ethical and practical. The other levels of reality are hidden from us and we have no idea that there is more involved. Properly understood, they are spiritual exercises designed to set into motion the hidden processes of the Cosmos taken as a whole. If they are no more than a code of ethical behavior, then we are spiritual robots, mechanically obeying rules we have learned parrot fashion. We do not develop or grow.
Let us go beyond the literal and see the spiritual meaning. Ultimately, we have to give our own interpretation, but this is a guide for the time being.
(1) I Am the Lord Thy God, thou shalt have no other gods before me.
I AM: refers to our Divine spark. It is the connection with God and our ultimate identity. This is who we truly are. This realization occurs when we reach the level of reality/Emanation. This is the true Self; not our objective consciousness, subconscious, ego, psyche, personality. NO OTHER GODS: nothing else can be the focus of attention, striving, effort, feeling or thought. The Divine spark is the unifying principle and the means of integration.
(2) Thou shalt not make idols of me nor bow down to worship and serve them.
The key word is IDOL. There is a difference between the Divine spark and the symbols that we create to describe it. Since we do not yet experience unity, our divided consciousness needs polarity in order to function. Hence the Tree of Life is experienced as the masculine pillar of force, the feminine pillar of form and the central pillar of consciousness, which reconciles them. These lower levels are some of the idols that we have created and worship. These are inner idols. It is trite to mention external idols such as money, power and sex.
The main issue is not to identify with any of the idols in our lives. External idols are easy to identify, although hard to deal with. We do not even suspect our inner idols. Nothing less than identification with the Divine spark will do.
(3) Thou shalt not use the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
Normally we understand this to be a comment about irreverence, the use of God's name lightly, inappropriately. The point is, that the NAME is a word of power that invokes God's presence. It brings God's Consciousness, Life and Energy. By using it IN VAIN, we abuse ourselves by misusing the function of our Divine spark. It is simple enough to list the countless ways in which self-abuse is the norm for our lives: drugs, alcohol, greed, violence and so on. Little do we suspect that ultimately our self-abuse begins and ends with our Divine spark.
This commandment is about the proper use of our divine nature. We have a legitimate right to the abundance that the Cosmos can provide us. By using the NAME IN VAIN, we pervert the Cosmic processes.
(4) Thou shalt keep holy the day of the Lord thy God.
Again, the ordinary meaning is trite. We think it means going to church on Sunday. TO KEEP HOLY means to achieve right relationship and proper balance. It requires action on our part. We usually miss this point because we are told that there is nothing we can do for our salvation. Superficially, we understand that THE DAY OF THE LORD is giving time to God. Why? What can we possibly do that is useful to God? Think of it this way, to keep holy the day of the Lord, is about consciously directed spiritual work. It is the deliberate setting into motion of the hidden processes of the Cosmos.
(5) Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother.
We all understand this, don't we? Why then must it be elevated to the status of a command of God?
This deals with the principle of polarity and gender, of right relationship between spirit and matter, male and female, active and passive. THOU: refers to our little 'self' operating from our objective consciousness and sub-consciousness. To HONOR is to deliberately focus attention upon and enter into a right relationship with:
the FATHER: as both God and our Divine spark, which are identical in truth, if we could only understand this, and
the MOTHER: the lowest level of reality, personified as Nature in general and our individual vehicle of consciousness, our body, in particular.
Thus we must become aware that we are both spiritual and physical beings and we must reconcile many polarities: knowledge/love, grace/effort, joy/pain, spirit/matter, good/evil. Polarity is a great mystery and operates on all levels of the Tree of Life and hence of our being. We understand this Commandment only by plunging into the polarities, not by avoiding them.
(6) Thou shalt not kill.
Again, an obvious statement, hardly needing God to get involved - but more difficult and subtle than it seems. Remember, these Commandments are statements of SPIRITUAL action as well as of physical conduct. It means essentially, not to interfere with the Cosmic scheme, but rather to fulfil our role, mission and purpose according to God's will. We must consciously harmonize with the Divine spark and the Great Work of spiritual evolution. We are not to impose our will upon the Cosmos, but to work with it. If we do otherwise, we kill.
This Commandment implies harmlessness and proper alignment: the Lord Buddha spoke of this.
(7) Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Adultery: is the loss of the state of pureness, clearness, concentration and integration, that is rightly ours. It implies the disintegration of our being into separate parts like, objective consciousness, sub-consciousness, desire, intellect, etc. In this sense, we are all adulterers. It is this state of disintegration that makes it easy for us to "mate" with wrong thinking, feeling and action. Thus we do things because they are 'practical' or 'expedient' or because 'everyone does it'.
On the Tree of Life this Commandment focuses on desire. To want what is wrong brings dissociation, confusion and misery. To want what is right brings synthesis, peace, clarity, certainty and joy. Righteousness is so obviously desirable it is a wonder that we choose adultery so often.
(8) Thou shalt not steal.
We steal when we take something physical, emotional, mental or spiritual that does not belong to us. This is not just about honesty and respect for others. It is an injunction about not using our will to take what we want to gratify ourselves. Rather, we must take that which God gives to us for our good and growth. It means to grow consciously according to the will of the Divine spark, together with our obligations to society and nature. More subtly, it is about growth that is neither forced nor hindered. It requires self-knowledge that goes far deeper than where either philosophy or psychology can take us. It requires gnosis.
(9) Thou shalt not bear false witness.
We bear false witness whenever we affirm anything not centered on truth or reality. This is much more than ordinary concepts of honesty. Anything contrary to the will of the Divine spark is false witness in this sense. True, we must not think, feel, say or act in any way that we know is false. But more than that, we can only be true to our Divine spark if we center our being upon it. That is harder than it sounds and more vital than we can imagine. Yet again, self-knowledge is required.
(10) Thou shalt not covet the wife or any of the possessions of thy neighbor.
Have we not already spoken of adultery and stealing? Why the repetition? It is because this Commandment is closest to the literal interpretation that we normally give. It deals with right human relationships as the beginning of the process that takes us to right relations with the Divine spark.
Put simply, this Commandment requires us to be what we are, with what we have, in order to become who we shall be, according to the will of the Divine spark. If we see something someone else has, we should not desire it without working for it and creating it by our own efforts. More subtly, it is about evolving at the right time and unfolding naturally. The 'wife of our neighbor' includes his faculties and feminine principle. The 'possessions of our neighbor' include not only what he owns but also what he is.
Even this most literal of Commandments requires a degree of self-knowledge that most of us would rather not have. Knowledge implies responsibility. How many of us want that?
Let us end this examination of prayer by noting that if we follow the 10 Commandments, we are praying in the sense that we are deliberately setting into motion the hidden processes of the Cosmos. But this is only the beginning, because the Commandments are to be performed here and now through our vehicle of consciousness - the BODY. This is only the first level - the beginning of our study. Further examination (the Lord's Prayer, etc.) delineates effects on the next level of reality / Yetzirah / Formation. That is our SOUL level.JACK COURTIS passed through transition in 2001. He was born in Greece and migrated to Australia with his parents as a child. He trained with the Australian special unit forces earning the rank of Major. He was a practicing attorney for over 25 years and was married with a family of two sons and two daughters. His spiritual quest of about 30 years equipped him to incisively write and teach on a multitude of spiritual motifs/subject matter. An initial compilation of his essays - The Gnostic Book of Liberation - will be published soon and details will be forthcoming to all interested Vital Spark readers.
In my early teenage years I remember kneeling at the foot of my bed on a number of occasions and petitioning the Almighty to assist me in the next day's school exam. I had not studied nor prepared myself as I should have and Lord, I iterated, if You help me out just this one time I promise to pull up my socks in the future. No - really!
Adolescents can be excused for thinking that this was the way the process operated. It's what they had all been taught. And it's unfortunate (and sometimes fairly comical) that most adults have not graduated from this unsophisticated and spiritually erroneous method of supplication.
Are not most prayers quite puerile? We beg. We sometimes receive that object of our desire. Many more times we probably do not. And do we ever apprehend why the answer was yes last week and no today?
Why do so many individuals not fathom the illogicality of their pleas? How many wars have taken place with both sides reaching out to God to be on "their side"? Does farmer Brown really think that a few Our Father's and Glory Be's are going to shift earthly weather patterns simply because his farm in Left Armpit, Saskatchewan is in the midst of a prolonged drought? Would not any sense of Cosmic Law / Unity be shattered if the Divine operated so capriciously?
Every religion has fostered the concept of prayer as an integral component of spiritual cultivation. But most religious people "ask" for a specific something mistakenly believing that they have no control over the events / favours which they want to materialize in their lives.
The individual on the mystical path who is wise enough not to demand the inconceivable and who believes in karmic cause and effect will never petition the Cosmic in the hope that a particular physical or universal law be counteracted because of some selfish notion. The merits and benefits of any prayer are commensurate with the underlying motive / methodology set into motion. Here are a few points to ponder:


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The scientific literature paints an overly rosy picture of the efficacy of psychological treatments for depression.
That is the conclusion of a study published Sept. 30 in the journal PLOS ONE. It is the follow-up to a study published in 2008 that created a considerable stir when it found a comparable publication bias in scientific articles reporting the efficacy of antidepressant drugs.
“[rquote]This doesn’t mean that psychotherapy doesn’t work. Psychotherapy does work. It just doesn’t work as well as you would think from reading the scientific literature[/rquote],” said Steven Hollon, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, who co-authored the study with colleagues from Oregon Health & Science University, VU University Amsterdam and the University of Groningen.
The basic problem arises because clinical studies of the treatments for depression with more positive outcomes are more likely to be published than studies with less favorable results. “It’s like flipping a bunch of coins and only keeping the ones that come up heads,” Hollon said.
The research team identified all the U.S. National Institutes of Health grants awarded to fund clinical trials of psychological treatments for depression from 1972 to 2008. They found that nearly a quarter of these grants (13 of 55) had not published trial results.
They contacted the researchers who had conducted the 13 unpublished studies and requested the results from their studies. Using the unpublished data together with the published data, they conducted a series of meta-analyses from which they concluded that psychotherapy works, but that its effectiveness was inflated by publication bias.
“[lquote]This study shows that publication bias occurs in psychotherapy, mirroring what we’ve seen previously with antidepressants and other drugs[/lquote],” said co-author Erick Turner, associate professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at OHSU School of Medicine, who directed the 2008 study of antidepressants.
(A question that was raised, but not answered, by that study was whether it was reasonable to recommend psychotherapy over drug treatment without examining whether publication bias might be occurring with psychotherapy, too.)
“Journal articles are vetted through the process of peer review, but this process has loopholes, allowing treatment benefits to be overstated and potential harms to be understated,” Turner said. “The consumers of this skewed information are health care providers and, ultimately, their patients.”
The authors suggest that both the funding agencies and the journals should archive the original proposals and raw data from the trials – both published and unpublished – so that this form of reporting bias can be detected and corrected in the future.
Ellen Driessen, assistant professor of clinical psychology at VU University Amsterdam was the lead author on the article (though not available for comment at the time of publication). In addition Pim Cuijpers, professor of clinical psychology at VU University Amsterdam, and Claudi L.H. Bockting, professor of clinical and health psychology at the University of Groningen, also co-authored the study.
This project was conducted without grant support.


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This report summarises the key results from our latest Fraser of Allander (FAI) Scottish Business Monitor, published in partnership with Addleshaw Goddard. The survey sampled over 500 firms in January from across the Scottish economy. The results examined business sentiment in the final quarter of 2020, and their outlook and expectations through 2021. Our survey results show that business sentiment remained poor in the fourth quarter, with the majority of net balances across metrics such as volume of business, employment and turnover, negative for the entirety of 2020.
We also found that:
- More than one in every ten food & accommodation services businesses reported that their
chance of survival over the next six months was unlikely or very unlikely, almost double that of the Scotland average.
- The construction industry continued its recovery, going from the sector with the lowest sentiment in the spring to the highest sentiment in the fourth quarter of the year.
- Since the last quarter, more businesses are reporting that home working has negatively affected performance management of staff and productivity levels, but a larger number are also expecting to permanently reduce their office footprint.
- Business ratings of how the Scottish and UK Government have handled the public health crisis have remained unchanged over the quarter. However, ratings on understanding the challenges that businesses face and supporting businesses through the pandemic have fallen slightly for both Governments.
- 38% of businesses say the level of government support has been sufficient or very sufficient, while 40% of businesses say it has been insufficient or very insufficient.
- In particular, more than half of all Strategic Framework Business Fund applicants said that the level of support was insufficient.
- Of the businesses who trade with the EU, 57% reported negative or very negative impacts on their trade, while 1% reported positive impacts.

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When I first heard Carrie Underwood’s new album Carnival Ride, I was most impressed by the ballad “Just a Dream”, which is now slated to be her fourth single from the set.
Similarly, I was blown away by “What I Cannot Change” on the new LeAnn Rimes set, and that is rumored to be the third single from Family.
What other songs from current albums do you think are hits waiting to happen? For me, the answer is “Romeo’s Tune”, from Keith Urban’s hits collection. How about you?