Self-Evaluation for Narcolepsy

Sleepiness can occur for a variety of reasons, but persistent sleepiness that occurs even after a good night’s sleep is usually the first clue that someone may have narcolepsy. Self-assessment tools on this website can help identify problematic sleepiness and symptoms of narcolepsy... More »

Narcolepsy Natural Remedies

Currently there are no narcolepsy cures that can treat completely this disease. Some drugs may reduce the risk of drowsiness and untimely nap: amphetamines and other stimulants may be prescribed, as well as antidepressants. More »

Understanding Cataplexy

Cataplexy represents an episode in which body loses its muscle tone, mainly because of emotions. The original name comes from greek, plexis traduced as paralysis and kata as down. Statistically speaking, this illness is a rare one and it is usually associated with narcolepsy. More »

Hypersomnia Symptoms

The first hypersomnia symptoms reported by persons suffering from this disease are the tendency to sleep during the day, although the night sleep was long enough. Sometimes the sleep can even occur unwittingly. Episodes of sleep during the day do not occur in the form of “attacks”... More »

Restless Leg Syndrome

Restless legs syndrome is characterized by pain in the legs, pain which becomes more severe while resting and lose its intensity when the person moves his feet. Symptoms are worse in the evening or at night so that people with restless legs syndrome generally suffer from insomnia. More »

Link Between Narcolepsy and Mental Health

Just about every illness, mental and physical, is related to emotional problems such as stress, anxiety, and trauma such as physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Narcolepsy symptoms are often mistaken for depression, in fact narcolepsy is correlated with depression, especially in adolescents. More »

Medications for Narcolepsy

Medications for Narcolepsy

Medication can and should be a last resort for many illnesses, due to side effects and the fact that most people don’t want to feel dependent on taking daily pills. Yet, sometimes a person has no choice but to take medications prescribed by a doctor on a daily basis. Narcolepsy is no different and patients should work closely with their primary care physicians and sleep specialists to determine whether they require medication.

To start off with, there are medications that work to promote wakefulness in a person with narcolepsy. These are Modafinil, Armodfinil, Amphetamines, and Sodium Oxybate, with the latter being the best tested and most commonly used.  For those patients who have narcolepsy combined with cataplexy, amphetamines and antidepressants are usually prescribed.

Sounds strange taking an antidepressant for a sleep disorder? When you look at the neurological science behind narcolepsy, there are commonalities between brain processes occurring in sleep disorders and mental illnesses (specifically depression); particularly the brain areas affected and types of neurotransmitters involved are the same in both cases. Modafinil is usually prescribed because it creates a sense of alertness by increasing dopamine, which is a wake-promoting chemical in the brain – due to increased dopamine secretion, those with bipolar disorder can go days without sleep.  It is also safe to mention that as dopamine increases, two other neurotransmitters also increase. These two are serotonin and norephinedrine with the former often being called “happiness hormone” and the latter being known for increasing an individual’s energy level. The main reason for prescribing an antidepressant, besides increasing one’s sense of alertness, is that it also suppresses REM (rapid eye movement) during sleep.

Modafinil works by increasing wakefulness in the individual with narcolepsy for up to eight hours; therefore, it works best if taken in the morning. Some patients take half their recommended dose in the morning and half after lunch and then make time for a brief power nap around two or three in the afternoon.

When compared to most other medications, Modafinil is known to produce the least side effects in individuals with narcolepsy.  In addition to Modafinil being taken potentially twice a day (if you cut the dosage in half), a short acting amphetamine may also be prescribed to keep you going until a few hours before bedtime; the time when you start to wind down from the day’s activities and prepare to go to sleep.  Amphetamine is a very powerful medication, you should not take an Amphetamine too close to bedtime, or take more than you are prescribed.  An overdose of Amphetamine can cause serious brain injury.

Sodium oxybate is another common medication for patients who are diagnosed with narcolepsy.  Although with sodium oxybate, the age of a patient can play a factor in determining if the medication is right for an individual or not. It is not generally a good idea for the elderly, who may also be diagnosed with dementia, to take sodium oxybate. Also, anyone diagnosed with heart problems or hypertension may not want to take sodium oxybate since they are more than likely on a low salt diet.

It goes without saying that one should not take any narcolepsy medication with alcohol, or at least within a few hours of each other.

Two other symptoms of narcolepsy, usually in those with cataplexy, are dream-like hallucinations and sleep paralysis which can occur upon falling asleep or waking up. While these two symptoms do not usually require taking a medication to control, the drugs will often help the person experiencing these symptoms to better deal with these often severe conditions.  A couple of medications that are effectively used in patients who are diagnosed with cataplexy are Clominpramine (Anafinil) and Protryptaline (Vivactil).  The side effects of these drugs can be dry mouth, constipation, etc.

In conclusion, the narcolepsy medications dodn’t work overnight. Medication may take months to take effect. Also, lifecycle and other metabolic changes throughout one’s life means the majority of people will not stay on the same medication for “the rest of their lives”. If you do decide to stop taking a medication, be sure to consult with your doctor and taper slowly; never just stop cold turkey, especially if you are diagnosed with cataplexy –  this can lead to rebound cataplexy which may be even worse.

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Things I’ve noticed that I like

by danscreativeoutlet

Things I've learned about myselfWe go through life and all it’s strife, and we learn about things and we learn about ourselves. A big part of learning about ourselves is learning what we like. We are wired differently and sometimes we like different things.

So here is stuff I’ve noticed that I like:

1. Direct experience. I spent 3 hours today on the internet with a simple question: Is the flu shot a good thing? Came across a paper saying no, then a few blog posts (1, 2, 3, 4) saying the guy who wrote the paper was wrong and bad and not an expert. At the end of the experience, I still don’t have an answer about the flu shot, but I have an insight:

You can only know something by counting your own beans. By this I mean, you count flu-related harms and you count the effect on the harms of the flu-shot, and you make a conclusion. And this takes a whole lot of work to do yourself.

“See I have the advantage of having found out how hard it is to get to really know something. How careful you have to be about checking your experiments, how easy it is to make mistakes and fool yourself. I know what it means to know something…I see how they get their info. I have a great suspicion that they don’t know. They haven’t done the checks, the care. And they intimidate people by it. I think so. I don’t know the world very well. But that’s what I think.” – Richard Feynman

People on both sides of any issue are arguing and arguing, calling names, but really it comes down to disciplined, often tedious, work.

But because time is finite, you have to trust your friendly neighborhood scientist to count your beans for you. To count the flu shot beans and write them up in a pdf file that gets distributed to doctors who then gently nudge their patients to do what the file says. That’s how medicine works: “A hierarchy of trust.”

I don’t like it. I like to be close to the earth, mining my own truth.

This is only possible for a few truths, because life is so short, and mining is such hard work there’s no way around trusting others. In the olden days we just trusted others to do some work for us, like farming and making clothes. Now we trust people at desks to farm knowledge. Maybe I belong as a scientist so that I can at least mine a few truths in my life…Or maybe I belong as a farmer.

I was walking down the street and saw some grapes. I picked them. It was a lot more fulfilling to me to eat these fresh grapes than drive to a store and pay for food with the papers I got deposited in my bank for doing certain tasks in the hospital.

I guess, be it in data or in food, I like being close to the source. Being part of making the thing and not just trusting that the truth or the food gets delivered to my door by some expert.

2. Spontaneity. Skipped yoga today. Poo you, plans. “It’s good to exercise, it’s good to do this, it’s good to do that.” It’s good to take the plans and ignore them. To do what flows. It feels good to be a time anarchist.

3. Aesthetics. I poured my tea into a jar. The tea was pretty cloudy yellow-green. I looked outside. The leaves made a gradient along the branch:

I pointed this out to my roommate, who said he hadn’t noticed it.

I like pretty things. Going down the stairs in my house, the sun peering through the blue stained-glass window gets me high in the mornings.

4. Dalai Lama Goop. Basically he advocates a compassion for all people. A concern for all people, no matter their walk of life. After reading the argumentative name-calling-type posts of anti-vaccine people vs. pro-vaccine people, it just becomes very clear that the world needs more Dalai Lama substance in it.

Dalai Lama goop agrees with me. It’ll take a lifetime of work to be able to secrete more of this stuff inside my brain.

And that’s a wrap, folks!


This very rewarding set of performances by Jill Crossland is played on the 1824 Jirikowsky fortepiano at Restoration House in historic Rochester. Restoration House comprises two medieval buildings which in the latter part of the 16th century were combined as a mansion house in the heart of Rochester. Its fame comes from being the home of Miss Havisham in the Charles Dickens novel “Great Expectations”. Its name is derived from the fact that King Charles II used it as an overnight base on the eve of the Restoration.

The Jirikowsky fortepiano, although a Moravian instrument, has the qualities of a Viennese fortepiano. Built in 1824, this fortepiano has pedal action entirely absent from the type of fortepiano that Bach was familiar with, namely a 1746 Gottfried Silbermann that we know Bach had played. However, Jill Crossland makes only minimal use of the pedals, mitigating the differences between the two instruments. The Jirikowsky has an attractive woody tone, admirable depth, and only slight mechanical noise action.

Crossland is a young adult keyboard artist who primarily concentrates on music of the 18th century. She received her training at Chethams and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester; other notable instruction was given by Paul Badura-Skoda in Vienna. Crossland’s recent concert schedule in the UK has been a busy one, including occasional appearances at the South Bank in London and two at Wigmore Hall in 2004. She also has a few recordings to her credit with discs of Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach on the Calico Classics label and a Warner Apex recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Crossland is currently working on a recording of Bach’s complete Well Tempered Clavier, and I am eagerly awaiting its release.

Crossland’s style of playing on this Divine Arts disc is highly demonstrative with powerful bass strokes, strongly articulated phrasing and incisive accenting. She pushes the music forward at every opportunity, and the buoyancy of her rhythmic patterns is very impressive. At the same time, Crossland can be tender, elegant and poignant when the scores demand such responses. Still, soft coaxing of the music is not what Crossland is all about; it is strength, boldness and a rather primitive display of emotion that informs her interpretations. Most extraordinary is an extra reservoir of power that explodes from Crossland’s hands at the most advantageous moments. Also, the detail and conversational elements among the myriad of voices are constant pleasures throughout the program.

Naturally, Crossland’s interpretive style will not be to everyone’s liking. What strikes me as most important is whether she has chosen a program that fits well with her approach. In this case, the answer is clearly in the affirmative. Bach’s English Suite No. 3 easily handles her strong approach, and the Fantasia in C minor and most of the selections from the Well Tempered Clavier are tailor-made for her style. Handel’s Chaconne is also a fine piece for Crossland, and even the gentle Scarlatti Sonata in E major well absorbs the greater urgency that Crossland offers.

I’d like to utilize the English Suite in G minor as a barometer of Crossland’s playing, because it is the work on the disc that covers the widest array of architecture and emotional breadth. In six movements, it begins with a decisive and quick Prelude combining great joy and tension; Crossland offers incisive bass strokes and a macabre atmosphere without sacrificing the music’s lyricism. The second movement Allemande contrasts tenderness with urgent refrains in a reflective cocoon, and Crossland’s poignant inflections and pin-point articulation in a performance of moderate tempo are a joy to experience. Next is the French-style Courante with its quick pacing, exuberance, and strong forward drive; Crossland gives it a relatively straightforward and mainstream interpretation with abundant momentum and detailed conversation among voices. The fourth movement is an introspective Sarabande of serious dialogue highlighted by extensive and embellishments capped off by Les agrements which are figurations and embellishments more elaborate than in the Sarabande proper and that are used to ensure a varied repeat of themes. More than any other piece on the program, the Sarabande is “thinking” music, rich in emotional content and requiring many listenings to uncover its glories. Crossland provides an exceptional performance where she luxuriates in the music while weaving a host of scenarios, and her strong articulation makes for a confident interpretation of storytelling proportion.

The fifth movement of the English Suite is a French dance called the Gavotte, and Bach offers it in ABA form. The first section is fast, powerful and tense, the second quite tender and inward. Crossland’s first section displays excellent rhythmic vitality with plentiful tension, while her second section is gentle and mesmerizing. The final movement is a Gigue where the second section is an inversion of the first, a device not uncommon in Bach’s arsenal. This is the only piece on the disc where Crossland is a little tame and doesn’t take full advantage of the severity and drive present in the score.

In conclusion, Jill Crossland’s disc is highly rewarding and especially recommended for fortepiano enthusiasts and those who have no problem with a Bach of strong demeanor. With clear and detailed sonics, I would consider the recording essential except for one consideration. As the program progresses, a cumulative impact creeps in of Crossland pushing the music too hard. With this in mind, I recommend that the entire disc not be played at one sitting.

—Don Satz


Guido Lena Cota

As a seasoned Computer Science researcher, Guido has spent the last five years contributing his broad knowledge to this field throughout Europe. He has worked not only in Italy (University of Milan), but also in France (INSA de Lyon), and Germany (Universität Passau).

After obtaining a Ph.D. with a specialisation in the dependability of distributed systems, Guido felt it was high time for a career change. Eager to tackle new challenges and design innovative solutions for real-world problems, Guido decided to move to Berlin.

At kreuzwerker, Guido supports the development team, bringing along his vast experience in the identification of complex problems and matching them with methodical and creative solutions.

His love for movies --any movie-- is second only to his love of talking about them. In his free time, Guido also likes to run and learn to play bass guitar.


Programmer (Qatari National)

  • Salaire : Competitive
  • Lieu de travail : Doha, Ad Dawḩah, Qatar
  • Type de contrat : Plein-temps
  • Entreprise : Qatar National Bank (QNB)
  • Mise à jour le : 23 sept. 17

Role Summary:
The role is primarily responsible to implement and document, deliver and support the application by coding and documenting, testing, and maintaining the development of software programs and applications as per the specifications provided by the designated systems analysts using the standard development tools.

About QNB
QNB Group, the biggest bank in Qatar, and a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, is looking to hire a Programmer (Qatari National), to meet the requirements of the expansion of its office in QNB - Qatar//Doha.
QNB Group's presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies now extends to more than 30 countries across 3 continents, providing a comprehensive range of products and services. The total number of staff is more than 28,000 operating from over 1200 locations.

Role Description:
Carefully analyze possible software and application program changes to ensure congruence with the Group's long term planning and approved strategy.
Design, implement, document and develop applications as per the specified budget and plan.
Liaise with the concerned business for their information requirements and follow-up as and when required to answer their business needs.
Develop new applications as per user requirements and the plan specified by the designated systems analysts.
Correct bugs and errors by making appropriate changes and then retest the program to ensure that the desired results are produced.
Conduct trial runs/ perform testing of programs and software applications to be sure they will produce the desired information and that the instructions are correct.
Write or contribute to instructions or manuals to guide end users.
Investigate whether networks, workstations, the central processing unit of the system, and/or peripheral equipment are responding to a program's instructions.
Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client/server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.
Abide by the Policies and Procedures developed for maintaining the Information Security for the Data Centre Operations and shall take on active responsibilities in achieving, managing and maintaining the ISO 27001 standard.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
2+ years' experience in financial services with a specialization in application programming.
Experience in RDBMS.
Strong programming skills in the development tools and languages.
Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
Ability to identify need for change, adaptable and flexible in anticipating and realizing improvement opportunities.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic
Training courses and certification in relevant programming languages.
Good interpersonal skills.

Note: you will be required to attach the following:
1. Resume / CV


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The 3 Essential Mindsets an Entrepreneur Needs to Succeed

By adapting these mindsets, founders can help scale their business into a successful venture.
The 3 Essential Mindsets an Entrepreneur Needs to Succeed
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In the process of building our company, Practice Makes Perfect, I’ve realized there are three different mindsets – going in the right direction, not now and being wrong -- I’ve adopted that have been vital to my success.

By adapting these mindsets, I have learned to sell a great product and lead a high-performing team.

For those entrepreneurs just getting started, here are the three mindsets more in-depth, along with tips on execution.

1. The 'this is the right direction' mindset.

The right direction mindset is necessary when decisions have to be made with time constraints. It is an especially important mindset at times of uncertainty, which for every entrepreneur I know, this happens a lot.  This mindset works well when the team or company is smaller and you’re making decisions within your realm of expertise. You also need this mindset to take your vision from ideation to existence.

Related: These Mindset Shifts Will Transform Your Life Forever

That said, be careful getting too caught up in this mindset as your team grows. You will have other smart leaders (if you’re hiring correctly), and the right direction needs to come from the group. In my experience, it isn’t the right answer that typically works out. The answer or direction the group believes in, whether it is flawed or not, tends be the right answer.

2. The 'no’ doesn’t mean ‘no,’ it just means ‘not now’ mindset.

First of all, you can’t take “no” personally. Getting rejected is part of the entrepreneurial journey and learning process. I remember counting noes at one point early on in my journey and noticed that I was receiving 97 noes for every 3 yeses. We kept moving and didn’t let the negativity distract us. Instead, as we focused on getting more noes, we realized that eventually we would get yeses.

In the beginning, many of the noes really were “not nows.” In future years, we converted several people who had previously said “no” to “yes.”

Be careful not to get too carried away. No definitely does NOT mean yes or maybe. If you push too hard, you can alienate other people and sever relationships. Instead, I’d suggest when people say no that you give them some space and later ask them for feedback on why they said it if it wasn’t inherently obvious. Use questions like: “Why did you decide against purchasing our product or using our service?” and “What would make you or would’ve made you a yes?

Related: 12 Signs You Have an Entrepreneurial Mindset

3. The 'I was wrong' mindset.

It is one thing to strive for excellence; it is a completely other thing to never admit when you’re wrong. No one wants to work for someone who thinks they are perfect and never admits when they are wrong. It shows a strong sense of insecurity and lack of awareness. The worse thing about being wrong and not owning up to it is that it sets the wrong precedent internally. If you, as the leader, don’t admit when you’re wrong, then others internally may never do it either. This means people will not be growing from their mistakes. At times, small issues may snowball into even bigger concerns.

There are also positive outcomes to admitting when you’re wrong. For one, it shows a bit of vulnerability. It humanizes you. Also, owning your mistakes can be very powerful for company culture and getting help.

Related: 5 Mindset Secrets to Achieve Your Goals Faster

Be careful not to get too carried away with admitting when you’re wrong. Not many would want to work for someone who was always wrong..


Photography Graduate Programs & Graduate Schools

Photography graduate programs prepare students to work in fields that require photographic skills and knowledge. Photography graduate schools offer training in the theory, history, and practice of photography and photographic technology—lighting, sets, scanning equipment, labs, and digital imagery. Schools with photography programs impart the kind of skills necessary for working with images not only in the artistic world but in the commercial sector as well. Graduates of photography programs may be able to find career paths in the fields of marketing, documentary making, and journalism. There may be many exciting careers for individuals who hold a higher degree in photography such as a MFA Photography.

There are different kinds of graduate photography programs for individuals looking to earn a Masters in Photography or a Doctorate in Photography. The majority of masters degree in photography schools offer MFA Photography Programs which is a Masters of Fine Arts with an emphasis in photography. There are more specialized programs such as photojournalism, social documentation, and digital photography. Some photography masters degrees out there include a Photography MFA and a Photographic and Electronic Media (MFA).

There are graduate certificate programs in photography, too, for example a Graduate Certificate in Digital Photography. Depending on the university, students may be able to choose courses in online, hybrid, or on campus formats and do part-time or full-time studies. No matter which class format the student selects, graduate photography programs offer many options for students to explore their interests and achieve their career goals. Start exploring a photography graduate degree in any of these areas.

Choosing the Best Photography Graduate Programs for You

You can find the best graduate photography programs for you by using our filters to search by location, degree type, and program type (on-campus, online, or hybrid). Why not start today to learn more about the different options in photography graduate programs at accredited colleges and universities!

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Northern Lights photos

Taking a good photo of the Northern Lights is not as easy as it sounds. Cold and arctic environment is certainly a problem, but being in the right place at the right time is just as much a challenge.

Iceland is a cold country, especially in winter, and that brings up many challenges when taking pictures of the Northern Lights. Cameras and camera lenses can be affected by the cold, e.g. if you bring the camera from cold environment to a warm environment. This can be a real problem if you often jump in and out of a warm car.

Keeping the camera in a camera bag is recommended. A good pair of gloves is also a necessity, along with other good winter clothes.

Taking photos of the Northern Lights

In general, auroras are fairly dim and you can see stars through them. As our eyes don't see colour at such low light levels the aurora looks white to us unless it is very bright. The camera will however see the colour. Photographing the aurora, especially when not bright, isn't easy as the stars move across the sky with the rotation of the earth. This limits the longest exposure you can make without converting stars from pinpoints into streaks. The longest exposure time depends on the focal length of the lens but typically you will be using a fairly short focal length to get enough of the sky in. That means the exposure time should be no longer than about 20 to 30 seconds. With the low light a fast lens is required otherwise you need to increase the ISO setting to high levels which will introduce a lot of noise into the image. As an example both of these images used the following settings: Nikon D7000 with a Samyang 16mm f2 prime lens 25 seconds @ f2.0 ISO1600.

If you used a lens with a maximum aperture of f2.8 you would have had to use an ISO of 3200. If your lens was only f4 then you would have had to use an ISO of 6400. A slow lens just isn't going to give you the best results. Of course if you strike a really bright aurora then a slower lens will work just fine.

You should always be taking photos in Raw Image Format, at least for the purposes of Nocturnal and Northern Lights photography. Raw editing allows you to make much bigger adjustments than Jpeg, such as correcting exposure, changing white balance and many others. Most of consumer DSLR cameras are capable of shooting Raw.

Photos of the Northern Lights in Iceland

There are many great photos of the Northern Lights in Iceland, but these are usually the produced through hard work, experience and a good dose of luck. There are a few tricks to capturing the opportune moment, when the Northern Lights dance across the sky.

As mentioned above you need to have your camera, ready and set up for this kind of photography. Finding the right spot can be a bit tricky, but if you make sure that you work with the locals and watch out for Northern Lights Forecast, you should be able to get a chance to get your perfect photo. Make sure you dress warm and pack all your needs, since hunting for the Auroras can take the whole night, and nights are long in Iceland during the winter.

Finally, picture the Northern Lights with something in the foreground. Not because you just want to take photos of the Northern Lights doesn’t mean you are just to photograph the sky all night long. Adding the whole scenery on where you stand is the most dramatic way to take photos. Plus, it would remind you of the place where you have experienced the breathtaking phenomena.

Here are some photos of the Northern Lights in Iceland.


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Mobilità planetaria e “ius soli”, di Domenico Panetta

Omaggio a Francesco De Sanctis nel bicentenario della nascita: note sull’edizione crociana di “Teoria e storia della letteratura” di Maria Panetta

Abstract: This essay is a tribute to one of the most important Italian critic in XIX century, Francesco De Sanctis, in the bicentennial of his birth (Morra Irpina, 28/03/1817). The author focuses on one of Francesco De Sanctis’s most important critical work, Teoria e storia della letteratura, edited in 1926 by the philosopher Benedetto Croce and on some relevant philological questions connected to this edition.

Letture critiche

Frammenti da “Trieste e una donna”: lettura delle liriche sabiane “La gatta” e “Carmen”, di Marco Del Colombo

Abstract: This essay offers an analisys of some lirics written by Umberto Saba and edited in his Canzoniere, publiched for the first time in 1921. In particular, the author focuses about two texts, La gatta and Carmen, illustrating the relation between the character of Carmen and the personality of Saba’s wife, Lina.

In balìa di Dio. Note su Saba, “Trieste” e l’innominato, di Michele Armenia

Abstract: The essay aims to analyze the deep symmetries which everyone can find comparing some Umberto Saba’s poems to particular passages of I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni. Conversion, faith and internal conflict are the key-words of a difficult change which marked Saba’s soul: a poet who, until death, tried to reconcile his parents’ opposite natures.

«Non per l’amore di sé ma per l’amore della propria somiglianza»: Carlo Levi e gli scritti sul ritratto, di Dario Stazzone

Abstract: This article examines Carlo Levi’s Note sul ritratto, first written in 1935 when the author was confined in Lucania and then subsequently revised in 1968. Levi was both a writer and a painter and his theory of the portrait allows to investigate his awareness as an author able to experience and mix different codes. Note sul ritratto rewrites classical mythology, giving a pivotal role to the images of both Narcissus and Christ, reinventing various themes and imagery which characterized Renaissance art literature. To the painter and the writer the portrait reveals itself as the main instrument of self knowledge but also of knowledge of the Other.

Storia dell’editoria

L’Orma Editore: per un’editoria europea, di Alice Figini

Abstract: This article analyzes the story of an innovative project, L’Orma editore, created by two Italian publishers, Lorenzo Flabbi and Marco Federici Solari, that believe in the power of literature. L’Orma editore gives a new model to European literature, analyzing the bond between memory and literary tradition. A journey through books that tries to explain how a culture of publishing today is still possible.

Inediti e traduzione

Precarios”/”Precari”, di Carmen Leonor Ferro, con una Nota di Davide Rondoni

Abstract: The precarious, provisional employees, faceless faces, without past nor future, with no assurances nor convictions, are the characters that the venezuelan poet Carmen Leonor Ferro brings together in this collection of poems, translated by Flavia Zibellini with an introductory Note by Davide Rondoni. As indicated by the etymology, the neutral plural of the adjective “precarious” leads us to “prayer”, and this perhaps reveals the path somehow proposed by the author that will allow us to assume and coexist with that inevitable conflict between dream and destiny.

Juan Ramón Masoliver, un mediatore culturale tra Spagna e Italia, di Alina Navas e Chiara Sinatra

Abstract: Juan Ramón Masoliver Martínez de Oria (Zaragoza 1910-Barcelona 1997) has been a major yet unknown actor in the cultural relationships between Spain and Italy in the 20th century. For him, Italy was a crucial experience. He approached and he learned the Italian culture in a very peculiar way providing interesting ideas about the job of the writer, the translator and the cultural mediator, leaving an historical piece of reference for the comprehension of the complex strategies of international exchange, which occurred in the complex era of Fascism. Names such as Pound, Saviotti, Gentile, Croce, Pirandello, Svevo, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Alberti, Cernuda, Altolaguirre were in his articles. He spread an important part of the culture of both countries in a bilateral way, living the complex historical dynamics of Fascism he also personally joined. As other Italian and Spanish writers, he was a cultural mediator, a role which involved the selection, spreading and the interpretation of national cultures, and which he pursued with a rather distinguishable approach.

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“Periodo di transizione” di Fabio Strinati, di Michela Zanarella

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received a delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin.

The head of state hailed Azerbaijan-Ukraine bilateral relations, saying the visit of the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to Azerbaijan played an important role in strengthening these ties.

President Ilham Aliyev noted that this visit gave an impetus to the expansion of bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries' relevant authorities, particularly in economic, trade and investment spheres.

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Ukrainian FM Pavlo Klimkin extended greetings and best wishes of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to President Ilham Aliyev.

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Fethullah Gulen and Interfaith dialogue

Below are two articles written by Fethullah Gulen on the importance and place of dialogue

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A Movement Originating Its Own Models

The Necessity Of Interfaith Dialogue
M. Fethullah GULEN- The Fountain Magazine July 2000

People are talking about peace, contentment, ecology, justice, tolerance, and dialogue. Unfortunately, the prevailing materialist worldview disturbs the balance between humanity and nature and within individuals. This harmony and peace only occurs when the material and spiritual realms are reconciled.

Religion reconciles opposites: religion—science, this world—the next world, Nature—Divine Books, material—spiritual, and spirit—body. It can contain scientific materialism, put science in its proper place, and end long-standing conflicts. The natural sciences, which should lead people to God, instead cause widespread unbelief. As this trend is strongest in the West, and because Christianity is the most influenced, Muslim—Christian dialogue is indispensable.

Interfaith dialogue seeks to realize religion’s basic oneness and unity, and the universality of belief. Religion embraces all beliefs and races in brotherhood, and exalts love, respect, tolerance, forgiveness, mercy, human rights, peace, brotherhood, and freedom via its Prophets.

Islam has a Prophetic Tradition that Jesus will return during the last days. For Muslims, this means that such values as love, peace, brotherhood, forgiveness, altruism, mercy, and spiritual purification will have precedence. As Jesus was sent to the Jews and all Jewish Prophets exalted these values, dialogue with the Jews must be established, as well as a closer relationship and cooperation among Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

There are many common points for dialogue. Michael Wyschogrod writes that there are as many theoretical or creedal reasons for Muslims and Jews drawing closer together as there are for Jews and Christians coming together.1 Furthermore, Muslims have a good record of dealing with Jews: There has been almost no discrimination, no Holocaust, denial of basic human rights, or genocide. In fact, Jews were welcomed in times of trouble, as when the Ottoman State embraced them after their expulsion from Spain.

Muslim Difficulties in Dialogue
•In the last century alone, far more Muslims have been killed by Christians than all Christians killed by Muslims throughout history.2 Many Muslims, even educated and conscious ones, believe the West seeks to undermine Islam with ever-more subtle and sophisticated methods.

•Western colonialism is remembered. The Ottoman State collapsed due to European attacks. Foreign invasions of Muslim lands were followed with great interest in Turkey. The gradual “transformation” of Islam into an ideology of conflict and reaction or into a party ideology also made people suspicious of Islam and Muslims.

•Islam was the greatest dynamic for Muslim independence. It has been viewed as an element of separation, a harsh political ideology, and a mass ideology of independence that raised walls between itself and the West.

•Christendom’s historical portrayal of Islam as a crude distorted version of Judaism and Christianity, and the Prophet as a fraud, still rankle.

Dialogue Is a Must
For interfaith dialogue to succeed, we must forget the past, ignore polemics, and focus on gicommon points. The West’s view has changed. Consider Massignon, who says Islam is “the faith of Abraham revived with Muhammad.” He believed that Islam has a positive, almost prophetic mission in the post-Christian world, for: “Islam is the religion of faith. It is not a religion of natural faith in the God of the philosophers, but faith in the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Ishmael, faith in our God. Islam is a great mystery of Divine Will.” He believed in the Qur’an’s Divine authorship and Muhammad’s Prophethood.3

The West’s perspective on our Prophet also has softened. Such Christian clerics and people of religion like Charles J. Ledit. Moubarac, Irene M. Dalmais, L. Gardet, Norman Daniel, Michel Lelong, H. Maurier, Olivier Lacombe, and Thomas Merton express warmth for Islam and the Prophet, and support dialogue.

The Second Vatican Council, which Initiated this dialogue and so cannot be ignored, shows that the Catholic Church’s attitude has changed. In the Council’s second period, Pope Paul VI said:

“On the other hand, the Catholic Church is looking farther, beyond the horizons of Christianity. It is turning towards other religions that preserve the concept and meaning of God as One, Transcendental, Creator, Ruler of Fate and Wise. Those religions worship God with sincere, devotional actions...

“The Church reaffirms to them that in modern society in order to save the meaning of religion and servanthood to God—a necessity and need of true civilization—the Church itself is going to take its place as a resolute advoate of God’s rights on man...

“In our world that has become smaller and in which relations have become closer, people expect answers from religion regarding mysterious enigmas in human nature that turn their hearts upside down. What is man? What is the meaning and purpose of life? What is goodness and reward, what is sin? What is the source and point of suffering? What is the path to true happiness? What is death, what is the meaning of judgment after death and receiving the fruits of what one has done? What is the mystery surrounding the beginning and end of existence?...

“The Church encourages its children, together with believing and living as Christians, to get to know and support with precaution, compassion, dialogue and co-operation those who follow other religions and to encourage them to develop their spiritual, moral and socio-cultural values.”4

Pope John Paul II admits in his Crossing the Threshold of Hope that Muslims worship in the best and most careful manner. He reminds his readers that, on this point, Christians should follow Muslims.

Islam’s resistance to materialist ideologies and its important role in the modern world has amazed Western observers. E. H. Jurji’s remarks are significant: “In its self-respect, self-maintenance, and realistic zeal, in its fight for solidarity against racist and Marxist ideologies, in its vigorous denunciation of exploitation, as in the preaching of its message to a wayward, bleeding humanity, Islam faces the modern world with a peculiar sense of mission. Not confused and not torn apart by a mass of theological subtleties, nor buried beneath a heavy burden of dogma, this sense of mission draws its strength from a complete conviction of the relevance of Islam.”5

Muslims and Christians have struggled with each other for almost 14 centuries. The West remembers Islam’s military might and invasions. Current Muslim opposition to and resentment of the West benefit no one. In our global village, the West cannot wipe out Islam and Muslim armies cannot attack the West. Both sides can benefit from each other. The West has scientific, technological, economic, and military supremacy; Islam possesses an uncorrupted and living spiritual tradition rooted in the Qur’an and Sunnah.

Religion has not escaped unbelief’s onslaught. Muslims cannot limit Islam to a political ideology or an economic system, or consider the West and other religious from a historical perspective and define their attitude accordingly. Those who adopt Islam as a political ideology do so usually out of personal or national anger or hostility. We must end this practice, and base our actions on Islam as a religion. The Prophet defined a true Muslim as one from whom others are safe, as the most trust-worthy representative of universal peace.

Muslims must stop acting out of ideological or political partisanship and dressing it up in Islamic garb, or represent mere desires as ideas. This has caused the West to adopt a distorted vision of Islam. For example, American universities teach Islam as a political system in their political science or international relations departments.6 Such a perception is found among Westernized Muslims and non-Muslim Asians and Africans. Strangely enough, many groups that have put themselves forward under the banner of Islam export this image and actually strengthen it.

Islam’s Ecumenical Call for Dialogue
Fourteen centuries ago, Islam made history’s greatest ecumenical call: Say: “0 People of the Book! Come to common terms as between us and you: that we worship none but God; that we associate no partners with Him; that we take not, from among ourselves lords and patrons other than God.” If they turn back, say: “Bear witness that we are Muslims (surrenders to God’s Will)” (3:64).

The Islamic statement of faith—There is no god but God—is a call not to do certain things, so that followers of revealed religions could end their separation. It represented the widest statement on which religious people could agree. If it was rejected, Muslims were to reply: “Your religion is for you; my religion is for me.”

Elmalili Hamdi Yazir, a famous Turkish Qur’an interpreter, observed: “Various consciences, nations, religions, and books can unite in one essential conscience and word of truth. Islam has taught the human realm such a wide, open, and true path of salvation and law of freedom. This is not limited to Arab or non-Arab. Religious progress is possible not by consciences being narrow and separate, but by their being universal and broad.”7

Islam gave these as gifts. Said Nursi explains this broadest scope of Islam from a contemplative observation:

“I thought about we in: You alone do we worship, and You alone
we ask for help (1:5), and my heart asked why we was used in place of I. Suddenly I discovered the virtue and secret of congregational prayer. By praying together at the Bayezid Mosque, every individual became a kind of intercessor for me. As long as I recited the Qur’an there, everyone testified for me. I took courage from its great and intense servitude to present my insufficient servitude to the Divine Court.

“Another reality unveiled itself: All of Istanbul’s mosques united and came under Bayezid’s authority. I felt they confirmed me in my cause and included me in their prayer. I saw myself in the earthly mosque, in circular rows around the Ka‘bah. I said: ‘Praise be to the Lord of the worlds. I have so many intercessors; all of us are saying the same words, and they are confirming me.’

“As this reality was unveiled, I felt I was praying before the Ka‘bah. So, I took those worshippers as witnesses and said:
‘I witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is God’s Messenger.’ I entrusted this testimony of faith to
the Black Stone. While leaving this trust, another veil opened. I saw that the congregation I was in had separated into three circles.

“The first circle was a large group of believing Muslims and those who believe in God’s existence and Unity. The second circle contained all creatures performing the greatest prayer and invocation of God. Every class or species was busy with its unique invocation and litanies to God, and I was among them. The third circle contained an amazing realm that was outwardly small, but, in reality, large due to its duty and quality. From my body’s atoms to the outer senses, there was a congregation busy with servitude and gratitude.

“In short, the we in we worship pointed to these groups. I imagined our Prophet, the Qur’an’s translator and propagator, addressing humanity in Madina: 0 humanity, worship your Lord (2:2 1). Like everyone else, I heard his command in my spirit, and like me, everyone in the three groups replied: ‘You alone do we worship.’”8

The Necessity of Interfaith Dialogue: a Muslim Approach

This message has been addressed to the year 1999 meeting for the Parliament of the World's Religions in Cape Town of the Republic of South Africa.

We can only speculate as to when the original man and woman appeared on Earth, which is equated with the Heavens due to the divine art it exhibits, its ontological meaning, and its value largely coming from its chief inhabitant, that is man. According to the calendar we use today, we are at the threshold of the third millennium after the birth of Jesus, upon him be peace. However, since time revolves and advances in a helicoidal relativity, there are different measures of time in the world. For example, according to the measure of time that currently enjoys world-wide acceptance, the world is about to cross the threshold of a new thousand-year period. While according to the Jewish calendar, we are already in the second half of the sixth millennium. Within the Hindu timeframe, we are living in the Kali Yuga era, and according to the Muslim calendar, we are approaching the end of the first half of the second millennium.

We should remember, however, that this measure of time is also relative. While a 100-year period is assumed to be the measure for a century, the idea of a 60-year century, based on the life span of an average person, is also worth mentioning. From this point of view, we are already in the forth millennium after the birth of Jesus, upon him be peace, and third millennium after the hijrah, which is the starting point of the Muslim calendar. I bring up this issue due to the spiritual discomfort engendered by the terrifying auguries believed to be associated with the upcoming millennium, especially in the West.

People live in perpetual hope, and thus are children of hope. At the instant they lose their hope, they also lose their "fire" of life, no matter if their physical existence continues. Hope is directly proportional to having faith. Just as winter constitutes one-forth of a year, so the periods in a person's or a society's life corresponding to winter are also small. The gears of Divine acts revolve around such comprehensive wisdom and merciful purposes that just as the circulation of night and day builds one's hope and revivifies one's spirit and every new year comes in expectations of spring, and summer, so too the disastrous periods are short and followed by happy times in both an individual's life and a nation's history.

In the same way, we read in the Qur'an: "Unless God hampered some (of you) with some other (of you), the mosques, monasteries, and synagogues in which God is worshipped would have fallen into ruins." In other words, God would be so little known that men and women, who are inclined not to recognize anything superior to them and believe that their deeds will be questioned in the Hereafter, will completely go astray, thereby making the Earth unsuitable for human life. There is also the divine decree: " You consider something as evil although it is good for you; you also consider something else as good although it is bad for you." For example, war is permissible. Although wars based on specific principles and with the intention of improving the existing situation may have benefits, they should not be demanded, since they bring harm; they leave behind themselves ruined houses, destroyed families, and weeping orphans and widows.

Basic nature of man

We mentioned above some issues that seem to be harmful and unpleasant. Similarly, there are human traits that seem to be evil at first glance, such as hatred, jealousy, enmity, the desire to dominate others, greed, rage, and egoism. A human being has also other innate drives and needs that allow the continuation of his or her worldly life, such as the need to eat and drink and the drives of lust and anger. All human drives, needs and desires should be guided and trained in the direction of the eternal, universal, and invariable values that address the fundamental aspects of humanity. In this respect, the need to eat and drink, and the desire associated with lust and rage, can be tamed and transformed into means of absolute or relative good. Likewise, egoism and hatred can become sources of fine attributes and goodness. Jealousy and rivalry can be transformed into competition in charitable and good deeds. The feeling of enmity can be transformed into enmity against Satan, the greatest enemy of mankind, and against the feeling of enmity itself and hatred. Greed and rage into a drive which will force one to perform good deeds without tiredness. Egoism can point out the evil aspects of the carnal soul (nafs), thereby seeking to train and purify the soul by not excusing its evil actions.

The second millennium
The second millennium started with the Crusades and then the Mongol invasions of the Muslim world, which was like the heart of the Earth and history at that time. Despite the wars and destruction, and despite the crimes committed sometimes in the name of religion and sometimes in the name of economic, political and military supremacy, this millennium has seen the apex of the East's civilizations, based on spirituality, metaphysical, universal and eternal values, and the West's civilizations, based on the physical sciences. Many significant geographical discoveries and scientific inventions have occurred.

Our expectations with respect to the new millennium

As each individual is like a species with respect to other species, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for society, and social rights should depend on individual rights. This is why the basic human rights and freedoms found in the revealed religions, came to be considered by a war-weary West. They will enjoy priority in all relations. At the head of these rights is the right to life, which is granted and can solely be taken by God. To accentuate the importance of this right in Islam, a basic Qur'anic principle is that: "If one person kills another unjustly, it is the same as if he or she had killed all of humanity; if one saves another, it is the same as if he or she has saved all of humanity."

Other rights are the freedom of religion and belief, thought and expression; the right to own property and the sanctity of one's home; to marry and have children; to communication and travel; and the right to and freedom of education. The principles of Islamic jurisprudence are based on these and other rights, all of which are accepted by modern legal systems, such as the protection of life, religion, property, reproduction, and intellect, as well as equality of people based on the fact that all people are human beings, and the rejection of all racial, color, and linguistic discriminations. All of these will be—and should be—indispensable essentials in the new millennium.

Previous generations witnessed a bitter struggle that should never have taken place: science versus religion. This conflict gave rise to atheism and materialism which influenced Christianity more than other religions. Whereas, science cannot contradict religion, for its purpose is to understand nature and man, which are each a composition of the manifestations of God's Attributes of Will and Power. Religion has its source in the Divine Attribute of Speech, that was manifested in the course of human history as Divine Scriptures such as the Qur'an, the Gospels, the Torah and others. Thanks to the efforts of both Christian and Muslim theologians and scientists, it seems that the few-century long religion-science conflict will come to an end, or at least its absurdity will be acknowledged.

The end of this conflict and a new style of education that will fuse religious and scientific knowledge together with morality and spirituality, produce genuinely enlightened people with hearts illumined by religious sciences and spirituality, minds illuminated with positive sciences, characterized by all kinds of humane merits and morale values, and cognizant of the socio-economic and political conditions of their time. Our old world will experience an excellent "spring-time" before its demise. This spring-time will see the gap between rich and poor narrow; the world's riches distributed most justly according to one's work, capital, and needs; the absence of discrimination based on race, color, language, and world-view; and basic human rights and freedoms are protected. Individuals will come to the fore and, learning how to realize their potential, will ascend on the way to becoming "the most elevated human" with the wings of love, knowledge, and belief.

The Parliament of the World's Religions, Capetown of the Rep. of S. Africa, 12.01.1999


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How A Tallahassee Chiropractors Alleviates Hip Pain Naturally

By Ted Strothers

The hip is the largest ball-and-socket joint inside the human body. It is designed to withstand wear and tear over time, including that which comes from repeated movements. This part of the body is necessary when it comes to doing many different motions with the body. It is important that it be kept strong and healthy, especially as people get older. A Tallahassee Florida chiropractor is available to help alleviate pain and other issues that might develop in this area.

This is a durable joint that is still susceptible to breaking down. It often occurs because of age and extended use. Cartilage gets worn down. This area can become damaged easily because of injuries, falls and other medical conditions. Tendons and muscles of the hips are used too often and the bone can be easily fractured. All such situations can lead to pain.

The condition or cause for the pain will impact the nature of it. People might experience discomfort in or around the groin, inside hip joint, thigh, outside hip joint or buttocks. Sometimes this problem is present in other body parts, including the back or groin, and moves into the hip region. People may have more trouble with the pain after physical activity, particularly arthritic individuals.

With pain might come a reduction in the range of motion one has. Some might gain a limp, while others may find it difficult to participate in normal daily activities, such as work. This might compromise their overall happiness and quality of life. Every case is different, which is why these doctors do patient assessments to better understand the condition of clients and care for them effectively.

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Households are choosing between paying medical bills and electricity costs. Picture: Thinkstock
media_cameraHouseholds are choosing between paying medical bills and electricity costs. Picture: Thinkstock

ACCC boss Rod Sims delivers dire warning over soaring power prices

AUSTRALIANS are having to choose between paying their medical bills and paying their electricity costs, according to the nation’s consumer watchdog.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has also identified cases of households rationing food to pay their power bills and rent.

media_cameraAustralians are rationing their groceries to pay for electricity and rent.

That’s according to ACCC chairman Rod Sims, who has also warned of widespread job losses in manufacturing, along with small business closures, if Australia’s soaring electricity and gas prices aren’t reined in.

Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra today, Mr Sims said industry players who blamed investment uncertainty were ignoring a “hell of a lot” of other factors.

More than 40 per cent of power price hikes in the past decade were due to costs associated with network infrastructure, such as power poles, he said.

Other causes were higher retail costs, which contributed 24 per cent to prices hikes, generation costs (19 per cent) and green scheme costs (16 per cent).

media_cameraNetwork costs have contributed most to soaring power bills, Mr Sims says. Picture: Kym Smith

State government moratoriums on gas exportation had contributed to gas supply shortages and price hikes, he said.

But privatisation was not the cause.

“Those poles and wires that run down your street are the main reason you are paying too much for electricity,” Mr Sims said.

“It was state governments, when they owned these poles and wires, that deliberately loosened the rules which made it very hard for the AER to make sure that consumers are only paying efficient costs.

media_cameraPrivatisation of energy market infrastructure is not the cause of price hikes, Mr Sims says. Picture: AAP

“I have to say, when those rules were loosened, the two states that took most advantage, or the two network businesses, were the Government-owned ones in New South Wales and Queensland.

“The privatised ones in Victoria, the increases were much, much less.

“If you want to look at the evidence of privatisation and Government ownership in network businesses, I am afraid the evidence is that the biggest cost increases have been with the Government-owned network businesses.”

Outlining the consequences of the power price rises on the east coast, Mr Sims warned jobs would be lost in regions where new jobs would be very hard to find.

The futures of manufacturers or explosives, glass, paper, steel, fertilisers, chemicals and other areas that totally relied on gas were at stake, he said.

media_cameraPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called electricity company bosses to Parliament House for multiple crisis talks this year. Picture: AAP
media_cameraMany are struggling to pay their bills thanks to price hikes on electricity.

Many households, and particularly the poorest, have been hit by the price hikes.

“As we have moved around the country, our retail pricing team heard stories of Australians rationing electricity through choosing between paying medical bills and paying electricity bills and having only a small amount to spend on food after meeting electricity bills and rent,” he said.

The ACCC is currently conducting two inquiries into Australia’s energy market; one into electricity and one into gas.

It comes as the Turnbull Government is deciding on a response to a report from Chief Scientist Alan Finkel on a policy to secure Australia’s energy generation and prevent major blackouts and significant price hikes.

Originally published as Aussies starving over power bills


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Total Eclipse of the Sun

When we lived in Moscow we had to renew our visas every year.  This always meant leaving the country.  It was a very good excuse for a vacation.  I renewed my visa in Finland, Italy, and France.  In 1999 there was a total eclipse of the sun so we decided to combine our visa renewal with a visit with old friends and watching the eclipse.

Our son, Noah’s best friend in Moscow moved to Paris with his parents.  They were living in a house in the suburbs.  The house was about a ten minute walk from the train in a quaint little village with a pretty chateau.  The first day was spent getting our new visas organized and trying to do some shopping.  Our friends had a Russian nanny so we could leave Noah at their house and wander around on our own. Nicholas and I explored the left bank and then the four adults went out to dinner at a nouveau French restaurant.  It was my birthday so we had champagne and wine and great food.  The following day was the boat ride on the Seine with the boys and then a walk through the Tulliers garden where there just happened to be some rides and of course Noah had to go on them.

We had decided that Metz would be a good place to view the eclipse.  We rented a car and drove to Metz stopping on our way to see the cathedral in Reims with its stained glass windows designed by Chagall (a Russian – can’t get away from them).  Once in Metz, we scoped out the area and early the next morning we headed out with the telescope, video camera and other cameras.  We set up our camp in the middle of the Esplanade which was a nice park right by the river.  The town had organized a big festival around the eclipse and so there were parades, music, etc. going on all day long.

It was cloudy.  During the first half of the eclipse we were able to see it off and on.  But about 20 minutes before total eclipse it started to rain.  We could tell when the total was, though, because it was completely dark. All the flowers closed up and all the lights came on and it was really night and kind of eerie.  Then during the second half it cleared up a bit and we were able to see more.  Noah kept looking at the “moon” through his glasses.  Nicholas got some good shots through his telescope.  And I got a new umbrella.  When we got back to Paris our friends who had gone 25 minutes north of Paris on the train said they had seen the whole thing perfectly.

From Metz we drove into Lorraine and the Vosges area.  We stopped at the Haut Konningburg castle which is a huge restored castle on top of a mountain in the middle of the forest.  You can see forever from it.  It has a moat and drawbridge and inner yard.  It would be very hard to penetrate.  It was a hike up to it and since it had been raining the path was muddy.  I commented on how “mucky” it was and Noah responded, “monkeys?  Where are the Monkeys??”  He would not let it go and kept asking for the rest of the day.

From there we wound our way around down to La Bresse which is in the heart of a big ski area amid mountains and forest.  Really beautiful.  Our hotel was very nice with a good restaurant.  We drove all around the area and went hiking around a glacial pool where Noah spent the better part of an hour throwing rocks into it and hunting for dragonflies.

On Sunday (the day before Noah’s birthday) we took the boys to the Bois de Bologne to the big amusement park there and I think they went on about 20 rides.  They had a lot of fun.  Afterwards we went home and our friend, Carol had made a chocolate birthday cake and so we had cake and opened presents. Our last day in Paris we had lunch up at Montmartre with all the tourists in town.

After we returned to Moscow, Noah was in bed going to sleep and he asked me if we had been to America.  I said no.  He said, “oh, no, no we were in Caris”.  No, I said, you mean France.  He said, “no, not France, Caris”.  I said “you mean Paris?”.  He said, “yes, Paris.  That’s were Josic lives.  I want to go to Josic’s house!”


Inflammatory and fibriotic reaction affecting the anterior pituitary gland, often related to pregnancy.
- lymphocytic a. a diffuse lymphocytic infiltration of the adenohypophysis, often related to pregnancy; probably a disturbance in the immune system.

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This may just be the last week we see Gwanghae as a King, as this week’s episodes are basically events that happen to speed up dethroning him. With the capture of the Joseon troops after the ambush on the Ming troops, the Jurchens sent an envoy to deliver a message to Gwanghae, which is, they’ll release the Joseon troops if Joseon agrees to refer to their Khan as the Emperor. Gwanghae is enraged at the request, but in exchange for his people’s lives, and also recognising the rapid decline of Ming, he is inclined to agreeing to this unfair trade.

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His decision is met with severe disagreement with all the high ranking ministers, including his allies such as Lee Yi-chum. While they sit outside the Office of Documents to prevent the Joseon envoy to send back the reply to Jurchens, In Woo approaches his father to suggest that he’ll marry the Jung-myeong, and in turn Kang Joo-seon can persuade the Westerner factions to let Gwanghae have his way. Furthermore, In Woo admits he doesn’t like Neung-yang, and that Kang Joo-seon has nothing to lose since it’s a gamble to lend his support to either Neung-yang or Gwanghae, he might as well go for the more established bet, ie Gwanghae.

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Kang Joo-seon weighs the pros and cons, and seeks audience with Gwanghae. He proposes the political marriage between In Woo and Jung-myeong (which previously Jung-myeong has already told Gwanghae about it), and is rather smug that Gwanghae will accept it. He offers to get all the Westerners to stop their protest, and Gwanghae agrees to it. However at a meeting with all the ministers a few days after, Gwanghae announces he disagree to the arranged marriage of Jung-myeong to In Woo, after sending out the national reply to Jurchen’s regarding their request. He then orders an arrest of Kang Joo-seon, using the confession which Heo Gyun wrote before his execution, regarding Kang’s involvement in treason. The entire Kang household is also under arrest, and based on the character relationship chart, my guess is In Woo will eventually go to Neung-yang for help, and in exchange of his father’s release, he becomes one of Neung-yang’s man.

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Over at the Jurchen camp, Joo-won finally awakes from his severe injuries (it’s highly miraculous but whatever), only to be dragged out to be executed. The Jurchens give the excuse of killing off some of the Joseon troops, so as to give Joseon a warning of not giving a reply within the given deadline. Apparently this sudden selective execution is not an official order, and while nothing more was being explained, I wonder if the Kangs have anything to do with it at all. Anyway, Ja Kyung the bodyguard slipped into the Jurchen camp and managed to save Joo-won, since he promised Jung-myeong to protect her, and Joo-won is the person she wants to protect, so yeah, by logic Ja Kyung has to protect Joo-won too.

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Neung-yang finds out that Kang Joo-seon has given up on him, and while fuming over that, he finds himself a new ally: Kim Ja-jeom. Neung-yang was rather skeptical about Kim Ja-jeom, but the latter shows his cards saying that he doesn’t want the likes of Kang Joo-seon being more powerful than him, and he chooses Neung-yang to be the next king. He also reveals he has the weapon to overthrow Gwanghae, which was the order Gwanghae gave to General Kang, to abandon the Ming troops. Unbeknownst to Neung-yang however, is that Kim Ja-jeom has arranged for Jo Yeo-jung to seduce him, and Kim Ja-jeom will be controlling Neung-yang through her. And oh, it seems that Kim Ja-jeom is trying to get Kim Kae-shi over to his side.

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On the day Gwanghae announced he disagrees to Jung-myeong’s marriage, Jung-myeong was supposed to get married to In Woo (!!! My jaw dropped). Yeo-jung, at the orders of Kim Ja-jeom, knocks Jung-myeong out with some really powerful poison (which causes severe allergy with just a small amount of the poison on the skin). Yeo-jung is a psychopath by modern definition, as she has absolutely no remorse nor guilt (it’s apparent in her first appearance, where she killed the cat for scratching her). Kim Kae-shi has also realised Yeo-jung being someone’s spy, but hey, you’re one step late, and you should have trusted your instinct the first time you met her!

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I really like what Jung-myeong said at the Department of Artillery, when the mob arranged by Neung-yang to destroy the place as well as beat the crap out of the workers swarmed the Department. She pleaded with them that what is wrong with Gwanghae trying to protect his people, therefore developing Joseon’s own firearms in a bid to do so; because isn’t he better than those ministers who are only out to protect their own interests? She also added that even if Gwanghae killed her own brother, he treats the lives of his people like his own, and hence she thinks he is a true king.

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The pacing and story development has fallen into the same trap most other sageuks tend to do, though I do appreciate a more grounded imagination of “what could have happened” by this writer, which is pretty characteristic of her previous works (Yi San, Dong Yi). It’s a tried and tested writing style, so while it may get abit boring at times, it’s at least not as outrageous as ahhm, Empress Ki was.


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The Value of Time

Time is the most valuable thing in our life. Our life is the sum total of hours, days, months and years. Our life is short but art is long. So, to kill time is to shorten life.

Time flies very fast none can stop it. It is the most precious thing on earth. If we lose wealth or health, we can get if back but lost time can never come back. There is a proverb, “Time and tide waits for none.” Time is money. If we spend our time in vain, it will bring distress in our life. So, the value of time is very great.

Success in life depends on the proper use of time. Our life is very short. But within this short time we have to do various duties. If we leave any work for tomorrow, it may happen that it earn sufferings. All the great men of the world have used their time properly. So, they are famous in history. A man, who wastes his time idly, can never shine in life. He always behinds. He will suffer a miserable life.

The idle can not achieve anything in life. For them, life is long and time goes very slowly. They find sufficient time to waste time Idleness is the root of all evils. An idle brain is the devil’s workshop. When they are in troubles, they find none to save them from utter ruination. They do not even live long.

Proper use of time makes a man great. It is a touch stone of life. We must not defer anything. To make our life meaningful, we must make the best use of time.

A Tea Stall

A tea stall is a small shop where tea is sold for all kinds of people. It sits beside roads or in big markets, near school, college or any public places. All kinds of people take tea in a tea stall. When people sip in tea-cups, they discuss about many things. A tea stall is a place where political discussions are made by different sorts of people. People come here to take tea. They sit here, take tea and discuss politics and different matters. A tea stall is open early in the morning and it is kept open till late night. People gather here till mid-night. So it remains open. A tea stall is always a noisy place. People come and go here all the time. They come here to take tea and have a relax. A tea stall is always busy like a public place.

Our School Library

A library is a store house of knowledge. In a library, various kinds of books, magazines, newspapers, etc. are stored. Students can read different kinds of books in a library. They can borrow books from there to read in their house. Our school has a library. It is an idle library. It is located at the second floor of the main building. I use it every day for about two hours. A librarian sits in the library. He keeps the records of books lends and receives books. Every library has some rules and regulations. The librarian guides us to choose books. There are about three thousand books in our library. It is useful for students.

Tree Plantation

Tree plantation means planting trees more and more. This is a program taken by the government to save our environment from dissertation. Trees are very useful and necessary for the environment. Trees give us oxygen without which we can’t survive. But this important aspect of our environment is destroyed by the unwise acts of the people. We should plant more trees in order to maintain a harmony between man and nature and also to save our environment. June and July are the proper time for tree plantation. Trees can be planted on the banks of ponds, rivers, on both sides of highways and railways, on the banks of dams, etc. The government and the public should work together to materialize tree plantation program. The more we plant trees the more we do good to us.

Traffic Jam

Traffic jam refers to a long line of vehicles on the road leading to serious road block. It is a common picture of the major roads of Bangladesh. It is also seen on the town or even rural roads. There are some causes behind this. Firstly, many drivers are ignorant of traffic rules while some deliberately violate traffic rules that leads to serious road block. Again, plying of various vehicles with different velocity causes traffic jam. The vehicles with high speed are sometime blocked by vehicles with less speed. Again, traffic jam is largely occurred due to thousands ofrickshaws plying on the busy roads. Besides, water clogging on the road sometimes leads to traffic jam. Finally, poor driving, reckless parking alongside pavements and unhealthy competition among drivers cause traffic jam. I feel bored at the time of traffic jam. It can be removed by maintaining traffic rules strongly as well as making drivers conscious about following these rules.

A Rickshaw Puller

A person who pulls a rickshaw for earning his livelihood is called a rickshaw puller. He is a common figure on the street. He wears very poor and simple dress. Normally, he wears a torn shirt and lungi. There is a sign of want in his face. So his appearance is not good at all. Rickshaw pullers are found in large number in towns. At present, they are found in villages too. They wait for the passengers at the bus stands, railway stations, cinema halls and at the corners of the roads. They draw the attention of the passengers by ringing bells or shouting. A rickshaw puller leads a very miserable life. He can hardly fulfil the needs of his family members. He earns his bread by the sweat of his brow. However, he does not complain about his need to anybody. So, we should not look down upon him.


ZenGarden is a track in BTD Battles.

ZenGarden features two paths that the Bloons come in. The black path is for the natural Bloons, while the red path is for bloon rushes. ZenGarden features two water sections for each side of the track, so Monkey Buccaneers can be used

ZenGarden is arguably one of the hardest tracks in BTD Battles due to having two different paths that the Bloons come in. The paths are rather short compared to other maps.

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