text:
In following the course which Michael Scot held in his voyage to Spain,
we approach what was beyond all doubt the most important epoch in the
life of that scholar. Hitherto we have seen him as the student preparing
at Paris or Bologna for a brilliant future, or as the tutor of a youthful
monarch, essaying some literary ventures, which justified the position
he held in Sicily, and recommended him for future employment. But the
moment was now come which put him at last in possession of an opportunity
suitable to his training and talents. We are to see how he won in Spain
his greatest reputation in connection with the most important literary
enterprise of the age, and one which is indeed not the least remarkable
of all time.
The part which the Arabs took in the intellectual awakening of Europe
is a familiar theme of early mediæval history. That wonderful people,
drawn from what was then an unknown land of the East, and acted on
by the mighty sense of religion and nationality which Mohammed was
able to communicate, fell like a flood upon the weak remains of older
civilisations, and made huge inroads upon the Christian Empire of
the East. Having reached this point in their career of conquest they
became in their turn the conquered, not under force of arms indeed,
but as subdued by the still vital intellectual power possessed by those
whom they had in a material sense overcome. In their new seat by the
streams of the Euphrates they learned from their Syrian subjects, now
become their teachers, the treasures of Greek philosophy which had been
translated into the Aramaic tongue. Led captive as by a spell, the
Caliphs of the Abassid line, especially Al Mansour, Al Rachid, and Al
Mamoun, encouraged with civil honours and rewards the labours of these
learned men. Happy indeed was the Syrian who brought to life another
relic of the mighty dead, or who gave to such works a new immortality by
rendering them into the Arabic language.
Meanwhile the progress of the Ommiad arms, compelled to seek new
conquests by the defeat they had sustained in the East from the
victorious Abbassides, was carrying the Moors west and ever westward
along the northern provinces of Africa. Egypt and Tripoli and Tunis
successively fell before their victorious march; Algiers and Morocco
shared the same fate, and at last, crossing the Straits of Gibraltar, the
Moors overran Spain, making a new Arabia of that western peninsula, which
in position and physical features bore so great a likeness to the ancient
cradle of their race.
It is true indeed that long ere the period of which we write the Moorish
power in the West had received a severe check, and had, for at least a
century, entered on its period of decay. The battle of Tours, fought
in 732, had driven the infidels from France. The Christian kingdoms of
Spain itself had rallied their courage and their forces, and, in a scene
of chivalry, which inspired many a tale and song, had freed at least the
northern provinces of that country from the alien power. But weapons of
war, as we have already seen in the case of the Arabs themselves, are
not the only means of conquest. The surest title of the Moors to glory
lies in the prevailing intellectual influence they were able to exert
over that Christendom which, in a political sense, they had failed to
subdue and dispossess. The scene we have just witnessed in the East was
now repeated in Spain, but was repeated in an exactly opposite sense. The
mental impulse received from the remains of Greek literature at Bagdad
now became in its turn the motive power which not only sufficed to carry
these forgotten treasures westward in the course of Moorish conquest, but
succeeded, through that nation, in rousing the Latin races to a sense of
their excellence, and a generous ambition to become possessed of all the
culture and discipline they were capable of yielding.
The chief centre of this influence, as it was the chief scene of contact
between the two races, naturally lay in Spain. During the ages of Moorish
dominion the Christians of this country had lived in peace and prosperity
under the generous protection of their foreign rulers. To a considerable
extent indeed the Moors and Spaniards amalgamated by intermarriage. The
language of the conquerors was familiarly employed by their Spanish
subjects, and these frequented in numbers the famous schools of science
and literature established by the Moors at Cordova, and in other
cities of the kingdom. Proof of all this remains in the public acts of
the Castiles, which continued to be written in Arabic as late as the
fourteenth century, and were signed by Christian prelates in the same
characters;[78] in the present language of Spain which retains so many
words of eastern origin; but, above all, in the profound influence, now
chiefly engaging our attention, which has left its mark upon almost every
branch of our modern science, literature, and art.
This result was largely owing to a singular enterprise of the twelfth
century with which the learned researches of Jourdain have made us
familiar.[79] Scholars from other lands, such as Constantine, Gerbert,
afterwards Pope Sylvester II., Adelard of Bath, Hermann, and Alfred
and Daniel de Morlay, had indeed visited Spain during that age and
the one which preceded it, and had, as individuals, made a number of
translations from the Arabic, among which were various works in medicine
and mathematics, as well as the first version of the Koran. But in the
earlier half of the twelfth century, and precisely between the years
1130 and 1150, this desultory work was reduced to a system by the
establishment of a regular school of translation in Toledo. The credit
of this foundation, which did so much for mediæval science and letters,
belongs to Don Raymon, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain. This
enlightened and liberal churchman was by origin a French monk, born at
Agen, whom Bernard, a previous Primate, had brought southward in his
train, as he returned from a journey beyond the Pyrenees. Don Raymon
associated with himself his Archdeacon, Dominicus Gundisalvus, and a
converted Jew commonly known as Johannes Hispalensis or John of Seville,
whom Jourdain has identified with Johannes Avendeath: this latter being
in all probability his proper name. These formed the heads of the
Toledo school in its earliest period, and the enterprise was continued
throughout the latter half of the century by other scholars, of whom
Gherardus Cremonensis the elder was probably the chief. Versions of the
voluminous works of Avicenna, as well as of several treatises by Algazel
and Alpharabius, and of a number of medical writings, were the highly
prized contribution of the Toledo school to the growing library of
foreign authors now accessible in the Latin language.
It is probable that when Michael Scot left Sicily he did so with the
purpose of joining this important enterprise. His movements naturally
suggest such an idea, as he proceeded to Toledo, still the centre of
these studies, and won, during the years of his residence there, the name
by which he is best known in the world of letters, that of the chief
exponent of the Arabo-Aristotelic philosophy in the West.
The name and fame of Aristotle, never quite forgotten even in the darkest
age,[80] and now known and extolled among Moorish scholars, formed indeed
the ground of that immense reputation which Arabian philosophy enjoyed
in Europe. The Latin schools had long been familiar with the logical
writings of Aristotle, but the modern spirit, soon to show itself as it
were precociously in Bacon and Albertus Magnus, was already awake, and
under its influence men had begun to demand more than the mere training
of the mind in abstract reasoning. Even the application of dialectics to
evolve or support systems of doctrine drawn from Holy Scripture could not
content this new curiosity. Men were becoming alive to the larger book
of nature which lay open around them, and, confounded at first by the
complexity of unnumbered facts in sea and sky, in earth and air, they
began to long for help from the great master of philosophy which might
guide their first trembling footsteps in so strange and untrodden a realm
of knowledge. Nor was the hope of such aid denied them. There was still a
tradition concerning the lost works of Aristotle on physics. The Moors,
it was found, boasted their possession, and even claimed to have enriched
these priceless pages by comments which were still more precious than the
original text itself.
The mere hope that it might be so was enough to beget a new crusade,
when western scholars vied with each other in their efforts to recover
these lost treasures and restore to the schools of Europe the impulse
and guidance so eagerly desired. Such had, in fact, been the aim of
Archbishop Raymon and the successive translators of the Toledan school.
The important place they assigned to Avicenna among those whose works
they rendered into Latin was due to the fact that this author had come
to be regarded in the early part of the twelfth century as the chief
exponent of Aristotle, whose spirit he had inherited, and on whose works
he had founded his own.
The part of the Aristotelic writings to which Michael Scot first turned
his attention would seem to have been the history of animals. This, in
the Greek text, consisted of three distinct treatises: first the _De
Historiis Animalium_ in ten books; next the _De Partibus Animalium_ in
four books; and lastly, the _De Generatione Animalium_ in five books.
The Arabian scholars, however, who paid great attention to this part
of natural philosophy and made many curious observations in it, were
accustomed to group these three treatises under the general title _De
Animalibus_, and to number their books or chapters consecutively from one
to nineteen, probably for convenience in referring to them. As Scot's
work consisted of a translation from Arabic texts it naturally followed
the form which had been sanctioned by the use and wont of the eastern
At least two versions of the _De Animalibus_ appeared from the pen of
Scot. These have sometimes been confounded with each other, but are
really quite distinct, representing the labours of two different Arabian
commentators on the text of Aristotle. We may best commence by examining
that of which least is known, the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_, as it is
commonly called, and this the rather that there is good reason to suppose
it represents the first Arabian work on Natural History which came into
Scot's hands.
Nothing is known certainly regarding the author of this commentary.
Jourdain and Steinschneider conclude with reason that the text must have
been an Arabic and not a Hebrew one, as Camus[81] and Wüstenfeld[82]
contend. No one, however, has hitherto ventured any suggestion throwing
light on the personality of the writer. The colophon to the copy of
Scot's version in the _Bibliotheca Angelica_ of Rome contains the word
_Alphagiri_, which would seem to stand for the proper name Al Faquir. But
in all probability, as we shall presently show, this may be merely the
name of the Spanish Jew who aided Michael Scot in the work of translation.
The expression 'secundum extractionem Michaelis Scoti,' which is
used in the same colophon, would seem to indicate that this version,
voluminous as it is, was no more than a compend of the original. The
title of the manuscript too: 'Incipit flos primi libri Aristotelis de
Animalibus' agrees curiously with this, and with the word _Abbreviatio_
(_Avicennae_), used to describe Scot's second version of the _De
Animalibus_ of which we are presently to speak. Are we then to suppose
that in each case the translator exercised his faculty of selection, and
that the form of these compends was due, not to Avicenna, nor to the
unknown author of the text called in Scot's version the _De Animalibus ad
Caesarem_, but to Scot himself? The expressions just cited would seem to
open the way for such a conclusion.
The contents of the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_ may be inferred from
the Prologue which is as follows: 'In Nomine Domini Nostri Jesu Christi
Omnipotentis Misericordis et Pii, translatio tractatus primi libri quem
composuit Aristoteles in cognitione naturalium animalium, agrestium
et marinorum, et in illo est conjunctionis animalium modus et modus
generationis illorum cum coitu, cum partitione membrorum interiorum
et apparentium, et cum meditatione comparationum eorum, et actionum
eorum, et juvamentorum et nocumentorum eorum, et qualiter venantur,
et in quibus locis sunt, et quomodo moventur de loco ad locum propter
dispositionem presentis aetatis, aestatis et hiemis, et unde est vita
cuiuslibet eorum, scilicet modorum avium, et luporum, et piscium maris
et qui ambulant in eo.' It seems tolerably certain that the substance
of this prologue came from the Arabic original, which must have
commenced with the ascription of praise to God so commonly employed by
Mohammedans: 'Bi-smilláhi-r-rahhmáni-r-rahheém' (In the Name of God, the
Compassionate; the Merciful).[83] The clumsiness of the Latin, which
here, as in the body of the work, seems to labour heavily in the track
of a foreign text,[84] adds force to this assumption. The hand of Scot
is seen, however, where the name of our Saviour has been substituted for
that of Allah, and also in the closing words, which ring with a strong
reminiscence of the eighth Psalm. The churchman betrays himself here
as in not a few other places which might be quoted from his different
By far the most interesting matter, however, which offers itself for
our consideration here, lies in the comparison we are now to make
between this book and a former work of Scot, the _De Physionomia_. This
comparison, which has never before been attempted, will throw light on
both these texts, but has a special value as it affords the means of
dating, at least approximately, the composition of Scot's version of the
_De Animalibus ad Caesarem_.
We have already remarked that the last two chapters of the first book of
the _Physionomia_ suggest that in compiling them the author had before
him an Arabic treatise on Natural History. A natural conjecture leads
us further to suppose that this may have been the original from which
he translated the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_, and this idea becomes a
certainty when we pursue the comparison a little more closely. Take for
example this curious passage from the _Physionomia_ (Book I. chap, ii.):
'Incipiunt pili paulatim oriri in pectine unitas quorum dicitur femur
… item sibi vox mutatur.' Its obscurity disappears when we confront it
with the corresponding words in the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_, and thus
discover what was no doubt the original source from which Scot derived
it: 'Incipiunt pili oriri in pectore _Kameon alkaratoki_, et in isto
tempore mutatur vox eius.'[85] There is no need to extend the comparison
any further than this significant passage. Doubt may arise regarding
the depth and accuracy of Scot's knowledge of the Arabic tongue, the
nature of the text that lay before him, or the reason he may have had
for retaining foreign words in the one version which he translated in
the other; but surely this may be regarded as now clearly established,
that some part of the first book of the _Physionomia_ was derived by
compilation from the same text which appeared in a Latin dress as the _De
Animalibus ad Caesarem_, and that this source was an Arabic one.
This point settled, it becomes possible to establish another. One of the
copies of the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_[86] has the following colophon:
'Completus est liber Aristotelis de animalibus, translatus a magistro
michaele in tollecto de arabico in latinum.' Now if the version was made
in Toledo, it was probably posterior in date to the _Physionomia_. This
indeed is no more than might have been asserted on the ground of common
likelihood; for, when a compilation and a complete version of one of
the sources from which it was derived are both found passing under the
name of the same author, it is but natural to suppose that the first was
made before the other, and that in the interval the author had conceived
the idea of producing in a fuller form a work he had already partially
Resuming then the results we have reached, it appears that Scot had met
with this Arabic commentary on the Natural History of Aristotle while he
was still in Sicily, and had made extracts from it for his _Physionomia_.
Coming to Spain he probably carried the manuscript with him, and as
his version of the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_ seems to have been the
first complete translation he made from the Arabic, and to have been
published shortly after he came to the Castiles, he may possibly have
begun work upon it even before his arrival there. On every account,
there being no positive evidence to the contrary, we may conjecture that
the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_, like the _Physionomia_, belongs to the
year 1209. If the latter work appeared at Palermo in time for the royal
marriage, which took place in spring, the former may well have been
completed and published towards the end of the same year, when Scot had
no doubt been already some time settled in Toledo.
The second form in which Michael Scot produced his work upon the Natural
History of Aristotle was that of a version called the _Abbreviatio
Avicennae_. The full title as it appears in the printed copy[87] is:
'Avicenna de Animalibus per Magistrum Michaelem Scotum de Arabico in
Latinum translatus.' Like the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_ it consists of
nineteen books, thus comprehending the three Aristotelic treatises in one
The name of _Ibn Sina_ or Avicenna, the author of the Arabic original, is
significant, as it enables us to connect in a remarkable way the present
labours of Scot's pen with those which had in a past age proceeded from
the school of translators at Toledo, and to place the _Abbreviatio_ in
its true relation with the system of versions which had been published
there nearly a century before. We have already remarked that Don Raymon
directed the attention of his translators to Avicenna as the best
representative, both of Aristotle himself and of the Arabian wisdom
which had gathered about his writings. A manuscript of great interest
preserved in the library of the Vatican[88] shows what the labours of
Gundisalvus, Avendeath, and their coadjutors had been, and how far they
had proceeded in the task of making this author accessible to Latin
students. From it we learn that the _Logic_, the _Physics_, the _De
Cœlo et Mundo_, the _Metaphysics_; the _De Anima_, called also _Liber
sextus de Naturalibus_; and the _De generatione Lapidum_ of Avicenna,
had come from the school of Toledo during the twelfth century in a
Latin dress. The last-named treatise was apparently a comment on the
_Meteora_ of Aristotle, and the whole belonged to that _Kitab Alchefâ_,
which was called by the Latins the _Assephae_, _Asschiphe_ or _Liber
Sufficientiae_. This collection was said to form but the first and
most common of the three bodies of philosophy composed by Avicenna. It
represented the teaching of Aristotle and the Peripatetics, while the
second expounded the system of Avicenna himself, and the third contained
the more esoteric and occult doctrines of natural philosophy.[89] Of
these the first alone had reached the Western schools.
It is plain then that until Michael Scot took the work in hand Toledo
had not completed the Latin version of Avicenna by translating that part
of the _Alchefâ_ which concerned the Natural History of Animals. The
_Abbreviatio Avicennae_ thus came to supply the defect and to crown the
labours of the ancient college of translators. This place of honour is
actually given to it in the Vatican manuscript just referred to, where
it follows the _De generatione Lapidum_, and forms the fitting close of
that remarkable series and volume. Thus, while the _De Animalibus ad
Caesarem_ connects itself with the _Physionomia_, and with Scot's past
life in Sicily, the _Abbreviatio Avicennae_ joins him closely and in a
very remarkable way with the whole tradition of the Toledo school, of
which, by this translation, he at once became not the least distinguished
[Illustration: FROM M.S. FONDO VATICANO 4428, p. 158, _recto_]
The authority of this manuscript, now perhaps for the first time
appealed to, is sufficient not only to determine the relation of
Scot's work to that of the earlier Toledan school, but even, by a most
fortunate circumstance, enables us to feel sure of the exact date when
the translation of the _Abbreviatio_ was made. For the colophon to the
Vatican manuscript, brief as it is, contains in one line a fact of the
utmost interest and importance to all students of the life of Scot.
It is as follows: 'Explicit anno Domini mºcºcºx.'[90] The researches
of Jourdain had the merit of making public two colophons from the
manuscripts of Paris, containing the date of another and later work of
Scot,[91] but since the days of that savant no further addition of this
valuable kind has been made to our knowledge of the philosopher's life.
The date just cited from the Vatican copy of the _Abbreviatio_ shows,
however, that further inquiry in this direction need not be abandoned as
useless. We now know accurately the time when this version was completed,
and find the date to be such as accords exactly with our idea that Scot
must have quitted Sicily soon after the marriage of Frederick; for the
year 1210 may be taken as a fixed point determining the time when he
first became definitely connected with the Toledo school. It will be
remembered that we anticipated this result of research so far as to use
it in our attempt to conjecture the date of Scot's birth.[92]
Like the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_, the _Abbreviatio Avicennae_
bears a dedication to Frederick conceived in the following terms: '_O
Frederick, Lord of the World and Emperor, receive with devotion this
book of Michael Scot, that it may be a grace unto thy head and a chain
about thy neck._'[93] It will always be matter of doubt whether in this
address Scot appealed to a taste for natural history already formed in
his pupil before he left Palermo, or whether the interest subsequently
shown by this monarch in studying the habits of animals was awakened by
the perusal of these two volumes. In any case they must have done not a
little to guide both his interest and his researches. The chroniclers
tell us of Frederick's elephant, which was sent to Cremona, of the
cameleopard, the camels and dromedaries, the lions, leopards, panthers,
and rare birds which the royal menagerie contained, and of a white bear
which, being very uncommon, formed one of the gifts presented by the
Emperor on an important occasion. We hear too that Frederick, not content
with gathering such rarities under his own observation, entered upon more
than one curious experiment in this branch of science. Desiring to learn
the origin of language he had some children brought up, so Salimbene
tells us, beyond hearing of any spoken tongue. In the course of another
inquiry he caused the surgeon's knife to be ruthlessly employed upon
living men that he might lay bare the secrets and study the process of
digestion. If these experiments do not present the moral character of the
Emperor in a very attractive light, they may at least serve to show how
keenly he was interested in the study of nature.
This interest indeed went so far as to lead Frederick to join the
number of royal authors by publishing a work on falconry.[94] In it he
ranges over all the species of birds then known, and insists on certain
rarities, such as a white cockatoo, which had been sent to him by the
Sultan from Cairo. He thus appears in his own pages, not merely as a keen
sportsman, but as one who took no narrow interest in natural history.
Clearly the dedication of the _De Animalibus_ and the _Abbreviatio
Avicennae_ was no empty compliment as it flowed from the pen of Scot.
He had directed his first labours from Toledo to one who could highly
appreciate them, and to these works must be ascribed, in no small
measure, the growth of the Emperor's interest in a subject then very
novel and little understood.
As regards the _Abbreviatio Avicennae_ indeed, we have actual evidence of
the esteem in which Frederick held it. The book remained treasured in the
Imperial closet at Melfi for more than twenty years, and, when at last
the Emperor consented to its publication, so important was the moment
deemed, that a regular writ passed the seals giving warrant for its
transcription.[95] Master Henry of Colonia[96] was the person selected
by favour of Frederick for this work, and, as most of the manuscripts of
the _Abbreviatio_ now extant have a colophon referring in detail to this
transaction, we may assume that Henry's copy, made from that belonging to
the Emperor, was the source from which all others have been derived.
This Imperial original would seem to be more nearly represented by
the Vatican copy[97] than by any other which remains in the libraries
of Europe. From it we discover that the Arabic names with which the
_Abbreviatio_ abounds were given in Latin in the margin of the original
manuscript, which Scot sent to the Emperor.[98] These hard words and
their explanations were afterwards gathered in a glossary, and inscribed
at the end of the treatise; an improvement which was probably due to
Henry of Colonia. The glossary has, however, been quite neglected
by later copyists, nor does it appear in the printed edition of the
_Abbreviatio Avicennae_. The completeness with which it is found in the
Vatican manuscript shows the close relation which that copy holds to the
one first made by the Emperor's permission. The Chigi manuscript[99]
seems to be the only other in which the glossary is to be found. It
therefore ranks beside that of the Vatican, but is inferior to it as it
presents the glossary in a less complete form.
The originality of the Vatican text perhaps appears also in the curious
triplet with which it closes: 'Liber iste inceptus est et expletus cum
adiutorio Jesu Christi qui vivit, etc.
Frenata penna, finito nunc Avicenna
Libro Caesario, gloria summa Deo
Dextera scriptoris careat gravitate doloris.'[100]
Several other copies of the _Abbreviatio_ have the first two lines, but
this alone contains the third. In the Chigi manuscript, the place of
these verses is occupied by a curious feat of language:—
latinum arabicum sclauonicum teutonicum arabicum
Felix el melic dober Friderich salemelich.[101]
To whatever period it belongs, the writer's purpose was doubtless to
recall to the mind the four nations over which Frederick II. ruled, and
the splendid kingdoms of Sicily, Germany, and Jerusalem which he gathered
in one under his imperial power.
In the Laurentian Library there is a valuable manuscript, written during
the summer and autumn of 1266, for the monks of Santa Croce.[102] It
contains the _De Animalibus ad Caesarem_; the _Abbreviatio Avicennae_,
and, as a third and concluding article, an independent version of the
_Liber de Partibus Animalium_, corresponding, as has been said, to books
xi.-xiv. of the other versions which the volume contains. Bandini, in the
printed catalogue of the library, asserts that this third translation,
unlike the two which precede it, was made from the Greek. This is
probably correct, as it was only the Greek text which treated these
four chapters of the Natural History as a distinct work. He further
ascribes the version to Michael Scot, relying no doubt on the general
composition of the volume, for this particular translation does not seem
to contain any direct evidence of authorship. Thus the doubt expressed
by Jourdain in this matter[103] is not without reason, though the balance
of probability would seem to incline in favour of Bandini's opinion; for
such a volume can scarcely be assumed to have been a mere miscellany
without clear evidence that the contents come from more than one author.
Taking it for granted then that the _De Partibus Animalium_ came from
Scot's pen, then this is the third form in which his labours on the
Natural History of Aristotle appeared.
In any case, however, his chief merit in this department of study
belonged to Michael Scot as the exponent of the Arabian naturalists.
It is difficult for any one who has not read the books in question to
form an adequate idea of their contents, and still more of their style;
even from the most careful description. We are made to feel that the
task of the translator must have been a very difficult one. There is a
concentration combined with great wealth of detail, and withal a constant
nimble transition from one subject to another, seemingly remote, under
the suggestion of some subtle connection, which result in a style almost
baffling to one who sought to reproduce it in his comparatively slow and
clumsy Latin.
No greater contrast could be imagined than that which separates such
works from those which are the production of our modern writers on the
same subject. Nor does this difference depend, as one might suppose,
on the fact that a wider field of observation is open to us, and more
adequate collections of facts are at our disposal. Rather is it the case
that between ancients and moderns, between the eastern and western
world, there is an entirely different understanding of the whole subject.
A different principle of arrangement is at work, and results in the
wide diversity of manner which strikes us as soon as we open the _De
Animalibus_ or the _Abbreviatio_. We find ourselves in the presence of a
system of ideas, more or less abstract, which a wealth of facts derived
from keen and wide observation of the world of nature is employed to
illustrate. There is a finer division than with us. The unit in these
works is not the species nor even the individual, but some single
part or passion. This the author follows through all he knew of the
multitudinous maze of nature, comparing and discerning and recording with
a _bizarrerie_ which comes to resemble nothing so much as the fantastic
dance of form and colour in a kaleidoscope.
'Birds,' says Avicenna,[104] 'have a way of life that is peculiar to
themselves. Those that are long-necked drink by the mouth, then lift
their head till the water runs down their neck. The reason of this is
that their neck is long and narrow, so that they cannot satisfy their
thirst by putting beak in water and straightway drinking. There is,
however, a great difference between different birds in their way of
drinking, and the mountain hog loveth roots to which his tusk helpeth,
wherewith he turneth up the ground and breaketh out the roots. Six days
or thereabout are proper for his fattening, wherein he drinketh not for
three, and there are some who feed their hogs and yet will not water them
for perchance seven days on end. And in their fattening all animals are
helped by moderate and gentle exercise, save the hog, who fatteneth lying
in the mud, and that mightily, for thereby his pores are shut upon him so
that he loseth nothing by evaporation. And the hog will fight with the
wolf, and that is his nature, and cows fatten on every windy thing, such
as vetches, beans, and barley, and if their horns be anointed with soft
wax, straightway, even while still upon the living animal, they become
soft, and if the horns of ox or cow be anointed with marrow, oil, or
pitch, this easeth them of the pain in their feet after a journey.'
In another place[105] he continues: 'Some animals have teeth which serve
them not save for fighting, and not for the mastication of their food.
Such are the hog and the elephant, for the elephant's tusks are of use
to him in this matter as we have said. And there are animals which make
no use of their teeth save for eating or fighting, nay, I believe that
every animal having teeth will fight with them upon occasion, and some
there are whose teeth are sharp and stand well apart, so that they are
therewith furnished to tear prey: such is the lion. And those animals
that have need to crop their food, as grass and the like, from the
ground, have level and regular teeth, and not long tusks or canines,
which would hinder them from cropping; and since in some kinds the males
are more apt to anger than the females, tusks have been given them that
they may defend the females, because these are weaker in themselves and
of a worse complexion, and this is true in a general way of all animals,
even in those kinds that eat no flesh, and need not their tusks for
eating, but only for defence, such as boars, and this is the reason why
they have the strength of which we have just spoken. It is the same
with the camel, and so we pass to speak of this general truth as it
appears with regard to all other means of defence. Hence hath the stag
his horn and not the hind; the ram and not the ewe; the he-goat and not
his female, and fish which eat not flesh have no need of teeth that are
The city where these strange writings were deciphered and translated into
Latin, being itself so strange and remote from the ways of modern life,
had a certain poetic fitness as the scene where Michael Scot undertook
his labours upon the Arabian authors. No passage of all their texts
was more bizarre and tortuous than the mass of intricate lanes which
formed then, as they form to-day, the thoroughfares of communication in
Toledo. No hidden jewel of knowledge and observation could surprise and
reward the translator in the midst of his tedious labours with a flash
of sudden light and glory more unexpectedly delicious than that felt by
the traveller, when, after long wandering in that maze and labyrinth, he
finds a wider air; a stronger light beats before him, beckoning, and in a
moment he stands in the full sunshine of the _plaza mayor_, with space to
see and light to show the wonders of mind and hand, and all the toil of
past ages in the fabric of the great cathedral.
Such as it now stands, the Cathedral of Toledo had not yet begun to rise
above ground when Michael Scot had his residence there, but enough of
the ancient city remains to show what Toledo must have been like in these
early days. The splendid and commanding site, swept about by the waves of
the Tagus; the famous bridge of Alcantara; the steep slope of approach
crowned by ancient fortifications; and above all the massed and massive
houses of the old town, so closely crowded together as hardly to give
room for streets that should rather be called lanes; all this, beneath
the unchanging sky of the south, recalls sufficiently what must have
been the surroundings of Scot's life during ten laborious years. Even
yet, where white-wash peels and stucco fails, strange records of that
forgotten past reveal themselves in the walls and on the house fronts:
sculptured stones of every age; bas-reliefs, arabesques; windows in the
delicate Moorish manner of twin arches, and a central shaft with carved
cornices, long built up and forgotten till accident has revealed them.
Here then, perhaps in some house still standing, the scholar come from
Sicily made his home. The quiet courtyard is forgotten; the _azulejos_
have disappeared from walls and pavement; the rich wood-work of the
ceilings, still bearing dim traces of colour and gold, looks down on
the life of another age; even the curious cedar book-chest has crumbled
to dust, for all its delicate defence of ironwork spreading away like a
spider's web from hinges and from lock. But the name and the fame endure,
and the years which Michael Scot spent in Toledo have left a deep mark
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For interviews with Mrs Frances Hawkes, previously Mrs Richards, nee Filby, see interview tapes 17 and 20. For more information see Hawkes, Frances (nee Filby, first husband Richards), in the People files. 1839 Tithe map George Richards occupied cottage and garden at site now 56 Church St _______________________________________________________________________________________ Census _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1851 census HO 107/1783, folio … Continue reading "Richards family"
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Tape 002. Mrs Dorothy Ireland (nee Goss), sides 3 and 4
Tape 2 Mrs Ireland was born in 1894, and was interviewed on 25 November 1976. when she lived at 12 Chalks Road, Witham. She also appears on tapes 1, 3, 7, 33, 86, 90 and 97. For more information about her, see the the notes in the people category headed Ireland, Mrs Dorothy (Dolly), nee … Continue reading "Tape 002. Mrs Dorothy Ireland (nee Goss), sides 3 and 4"

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Dark guitar notes ring through like Nirvana. People can be heard talking in the background to show that this performance is live. The mood then changes to a little bit more upbeat as the notes interchange to form a melody. It then takes on a feel as if it's rambling, driving along that old highway. I am reminded of Neil Young. While this is primarily guitar-based it is difficult to compare it with any other artist simply because even if I do imagine added instruments to it (drums, bass, keys, vocals even) I still can't quite pick out someone like The Who to say this would remind me of, for example.
Through the distortion though this does remind me of someone like BBJr, Lucas Brode or even to be more vague Hendrix. There is just this air to the guitar sound-- I feel as if it is in a sea of fog. Usually, you can tell what kind of music someone is playing with their guitar: there is a classical sense, jazz, blues, ska, rock, metal, etc. but with Michael Potter it's not really in any specific genre. There is a twang to it (which could lean towards either country/Americana/etc.) but then it also really opens up like FNL which is of course closer to post rock.
The guitars then trail off into this dark place and it becomes quite hollow. The sound of the people (to show this is live) seems to be less apparent the more that this goes on. The guitar notes then begin to have this old time rock n roll mixed with The Replacements vibe coming out next. And then it really just begins to shred as if Michael Potter is to say "Look what this guitar can really do, kids". You can hear a "Woo!" as I believe we shift to the next track. These guitar chords come through with this bass drop and they have blues rock feel to them like Jonny Lang.
Birds seem to make their night time type jungle sounds next, somewhat of crickets and such, I'm not sure how this comes out live though since I feel like it's field recorded (maybe there's an instrument for it?) but it reminds me of when you go into the place that has all the birds and such at a zoo, particularly the one in Houston. This continues until the cassette comes to a close and it seems like it's so much more than just guitars and bird sounds but you really have to listen to experience it for yourself.
What seems to be an interesting idea to me- though I'm not sure if anyone has done it before- would be to take the means to record your sets with you while on the road. Take five major cities you perform in, five particularly good sets, and put them in editions of 10 each on cassette. Ten cassettes for NYC, ten cassettes for Boston, etc. Then those people who were at those shows or random people will likely buy them- I mean, someone who lives in none of the cities could buy all five really- and that could help fund your next tour. Forever stay on tour. And, yeah, maybe I stole that idea from Pearl Jam a little (Just a little)


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We like to think we're absolute masters when it comes to toast. But one man's observation is making us doughbious.
This week, Twitter user Devonthesav sparked a hilarious discussion when he posed a loaf-ded question: "Do y'all eat peanut butter & jelly on raw toast or toasted toast?"
Users were quick to adopt the term, even providing helpful illustrations for the uninformed.
Some got deep into the semantics of it all.
King isn't the first to raise this question about the familiar yeast product: Tweets from earlier this year reveal it's been on users' minds for a while, and an old Reddit post and Yahoo question board debate the terminology as far back as 2010. (Water is also "raw ice," Reddit notes.)
The related but culinarily incorrect term "raw bread" has even been an Urban Dictionary entry for "uncooked toast" since 2014.
New or not, we find "raw toast" highly entertaining. Thanks to King for heating up the discussion once again.


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If you are a subscriber of an online music streaming service you can use it anytime you feel like it, as long as you are connected to the Internet. How about those times you are not? For those offline situations a software to convert YouTube to MP3 for Windows is irreplaceable as it will let you take your music anywhere and not rely on the Internet connection.
Converting YouTube to MP3 on Windows is a fun and effortless process with a good YouTube MP3 converter for Windows. We'll talk about finding the right free YouTube to MP3 converter download for Windows and how to use it.
If you are debating on whether it is legal to download from YouTube at all, we prefer staying neutral and let you decide for yourself. We'll however gladly provide you with the instructions for YouTube to MP3 Windows app that we obtained by downloading, converting and describing the process for our own YouTube upload.
For these YouTube to MP3 and MP4 Windows converter instructions we used the app Airy developed by Eltima Software. We found Airy for Windows to be straightforward and easy to understand doing its job really well. So proceed reading to know how to convert YouTube videos to MP3 as well as convert YouTube to MP4 might you need it:
If you are looking for a YouTube to MP3 Windows freeware Airy will work for you as it offers two first downloads for free. After two first downloads you can decide whether you want to invest in the license to download from YouTube non-stop.


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From once having little to no influence on guests' fashion choices, hotels have stepped up their game and are now offering services – whether tempting guests with their own designs, shepherding guests around the city's most chic boutiques or providing made-to-measure garments – that will change the holiday scene forever.
From Bintan Island to Tokyo, here are five hotels that are setting the trend in spicing up guests' experience with an element of fashion.
Fusion Maia Da Nang
Nestled on Vietnam's central coast, this boutique spa resort has launched its own fashion collection in response to receiving countless of compliments on its staff uniforms. Inspired by the Goddess of Compassion in East Asia, Kuan Yin, and the Lady Buddha, the clothing line features loose flowing garments ranging from shirts and pants to dresses, and are catered for all shapes and sizes. In addition to harnessing soft linens and cotton, the collection possesses a warm palette that not only symbolises the strength of the lotus rising from the water but also pays tribute to the flower's femininity. Available at the resort's Maia Lifestyle Boutique, garments are priced from USD 20 and can also be tailored for guests who desire a different proportion or hue.
Fusion Maia Da Nang Resort
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Luxury peony wedding invitation pocketfold
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- Main Invitation & Envelope – If you do not need a pocket fold why not ordering only main invitation with will come with Envelope & Belly Band. Then just add any extras as needed.
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In my line of work, which is serving the public at a comprehensive community and technical college that provides post-secondary education to a very diverse group of men and women -- representing every age, race and ethnicity -- we are to be neutral and not endorse candidates, whether in local, state or national politics. We are cautioned not to meddle in hot political issues or take sides. However, I will take one side publicly, and that is the side of our students and their needs, encouraging them to find their voices and engage in every freedom they have. From that perspective, I will encourage every one of us, especially the leaders and caretakers of our educational institutions, to kick off civic conversations on our college campuses.
Just as Khalil Gibran wrote "Your children are not your children," I am very mindful that, in a similar sense, "our students are not our students" -- that we prepare them to go out into the world and make their own contributions. We have done our part well when our graduates become productive and valued employees and participate in the community that is around them. We must help students develop sensitivity and skillsets for civic engagement and action, to be a part of our society's solutions, and not just be bystanders. We must inspire leadership development in civic responsibilities. We must be active in our encouragement of their political involvement and participation in the democratic process, and provide the environment for learning critical thinking skills and how to engage themselves in the political world surrounding us all.
Our colleges are part and parcel of the social justice engines of our communities everywhere across this country, whether in urban, suburban, rural, homogenous, or heterogeneous environments -- we are there. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), enrollment in post-secondary 2-year, 4-year, public, private, for-profit and not non-profit institutions is well over 28 million people per year. What potential in these numbers! When I recently attended the Kettering Foundation Deliberative Democracy Exchange workshop, I was further inspired by my colleagues from two- and four-year colleges and universities from across the U.S. As college presidents, we were invited to offer fresh perspectives on higher education and involvement in the life of local and regional communities, working collaboratively for civic, social, educational and economic development. I applaud the Kettering Foundation and their exploration of what it takes to have a robust democracy, with citizens, communities and institutions collectively and actively involved. This experience cemented my resolve to be very deliberate and vocal about encouraging our campus community to be civically engaged and mindful of the opportunities everywhere around us to use our voices and be heard.
For public two-year college presidents, who serve nearly 1,400 communities, it is our moral responsibility to provide fearless leadership. We welcome the most vulnerable members of our communities. Our institutions do not have restrictive admission criteria; we are here to provide educational privilege to the underprivileged. In our role as presidents of these egalitarian institutions, we need to promote civic engagement opportunities for our students by inspiring our students in meaningful activism about democracy, democratic values, and the ingredients that have made this nation a great and compassionate great nation. These activities should take place inside and outside the classroom, as part of instruction, and as parts of student life activities. Beyond creating opportunities just to promote voting, we need to engage our students in making informed decisions and help them gain an understanding of the critical role they can play in the local, regional, and national political landscape. As the leaders of these institutions, we must be poised to advance the democratic values of our society. We need to be tireless advocates for our students and our communities, devoting resources to promote civic engagement even during the current difficult fiscal times. We must do this for the sake of democracy to avoid hypocrisy.
How we lead has great civic and economic impact. According to the NCES, two-year public institutions train roughly 10.5 million students each year. Community colleges had a net impact on the U.S. economy of $809 billion in added income, with an additional economic benefit of $285.7 billion in increased tax revenue as graduates earn higher wages (American Association of Community Colleges Report: The Economic Impact of Community Colleges). Our responsibility is to ensure this vitality continues. We should never forget that we are not only training the future workforce of our community and the U.S., but that it is our responsibility to provide a platform for civic engagement, ensuring that our students are capable of making and justifying informed moral and civic judgments, and taking actions when appropriate. This legacy should be perpetual and on-going.
Democracy and the democratic process are important to me. More than three decades ago, I arrived in Minnesota as a young teenage immigrant and found a safe place. It soon became my 'home' as I transitioned from being a teenager to becoming a young college graduate and professional. The people of Minnesota infused in me a strong work ethic and my resolve for helping others. The idea that none of us can do it alone will drive us to continue to be a great nation.
What an honor, what a privilege, and what a great opportunity it is to advance civic engagement and promote democracy in our institutions, and in so doing, in our communities.


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Caraway Flower
by Crave Local
- 1 ½ oz Gin
- 1 oz KOVAL Caraway Liqueur
- 1/2 oz Elderflower Liqueur
- Lemon wheel
- Fennel frond
- Grapefruit seltzer or club soda
Mix all three ingredients in a tumbler glass with cracked ice, and stir. Top off the club soda, or grapefruit flavored seltzer water.
Serve with a lemon wheel, and a sprig of fennel frond.
Find Crave Local's spirit review of KOVAL Caraway Liqueur here, and if you'd like to see how to use Caraway Liqueur in a food recipe, our Smoked Salmon recipe is here.


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Aged for six years in oak casks, the same ones used previously for storage and aging of sherry wine, this harmonious blend of flavor and fragrance will enhance any meat dish, a bowl of warm legumes, or salad. This comes to us thanks to Dr. Juan Palomar. Pair it with his Veleta Olive Oil for a snappy Spanish vinaigrette. This vinegar is named "Veleta" (Spanish for "weathervane") in honor of Juan's estate in southern Spain.


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Fivash Performance provides psychological support for performers across many disciplines including; sport & exercise, business and performing arts. The main objective is to support you the individual or your group or team to be the best you can be by teaching mental skills to encourage peak performance in training, rehearsals and the performance itself. Fivash Performance caters for all levels of abilities and ages from children to adults and the amateur to the professional.
"It's not a case of getting rid of the butterflies, it's the question of getting them to fly in formation"
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National Geographic Guide to Birding Hot Spots of the United States, boasting more than 220 full-color illustrations and maps, is the perfect practical companion to the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Each section begins with an overview map covering several states and showing major roads and hotspots. Next, each state has separate close-up maps that identify national and state parks, bird sanctuaries, nature trails, and many other prime birding locations. Entries give clear directions to major sites along with notes on the birds you're likely to see there, the best seasons and time of day to see them, and frequent sidebars on subjects of particular interest. Each state entry closes with a list of additional key places complete with specific contact information. Finally a comprehensive index cross-references each bird with every site where it can be found.
Softcover; 320 pages, 5×8″. Full color photographs, maps.


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Paperback, A Paperback Original Edition, 125gms, 173 pages. This book is a vintage collection of tales from Dublin in days gone by. Book is in good condition with no to very little general wear and tear, some mild page discolorations, previous owners name on first page, otherwise no other pre-loved marks. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title you're looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!
Title: Me Darlin' Dublins's Dead & Gone
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Edition: A Paperback Original Edition
Publisher: Dublin, Ireland, Ward River Press Ltd: 1983
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The '70's live inside the four doors of Al's white Cadillac.
For $100 an hour, late-night club crawlers can spread across its red leather seats, roll up its tinted windows and share a fat joint with the driver - Al, the affable cannabis chauffeur.
"I don't know about you guys, but I love Led Zeppelin," Al said as a Daily News reporter and three friends climbed inside the disco-themed limo.
Al's dope limo service is a semisecret in the Manhattan after-hours party scene. To arrange a tour, you call Al on his cell phone and book a ride.
"I've been doing this a long time: 11 years," he said. "I take you where you need to go in the city in an enjoyable atmosphere."
The reporter - who did not smoke weed - watched as Al lit and passed a marijuana blunt while driving up Eighth Ave. towards Times Square on Thursday night.
The News is withholding Al's last name since his extra-special service isn't exactly legal.
Al picked up the party crew at a West Village bar in the white limo with racing stripes on the side and neon purple undercarriage lights.
The inside was decked out in Studio-54-meets-New-Orleans-brothel: red velvet ceilings and floors, peace sign stickers, a dangling disco ball and leopard-print pillows.
"I was impressed. I thought it looked pretty sweet," said one passenger who accompanied The News reporter and smoked marijuana. "It definitely lived up to its reputation as the pot limo."
People on the streets of Times Square gawked and took pictures of Al's ride. Through the tinted windows they couldn't see him light a second joint and take a hit before passing it back to the passengers.
"The guy was super nice and friendly," said another passenger with The News. "He gave us what we wanted."
While his passengers munched on complimentary Cheetos and candy, Al drove to another West Village bar, circling the block a couple of times so the partiers could finish their beverages.
"I've been through Times Square stoned before," said a rider after the hour-long trip. "But that was the best way."
The day after taking a magic limo ride, The News called Al to ask if he's worried about being caught.
Al immediately denied supplying and smoking marijuana.
"I got to be honest, I don't know what you're talking about," he said.
"It's about a ride from destination to destination. If you guys did more than what was legal, that was up to you guys, not me."


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Hello and welcome to August: In Review
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The days are shorter and summer is nearly over, but before you rush to dust off your raincoat and settle in for the autumn, check out our favourite picks from around the web this month.
We've cut out cartloads of colourless content and sifted through stacks of sub-standard social posts to present you with 5 absolute gems from the world of retail, ecommerce and digital marketing.
So sit back and enjoy, as we present August: In Review...
1. Blog: 5 Proven Ways to Increase the Average Order Value of Your Ecommerce Store
It's rare that a blog post perfectly hits the spot between informative and interesting, as well as purposeful and pretty. This one does.
Packed with statistics, pictures and easily digestible text, this Shopify post presents the reader with five clear and practical ways that you can make a real impact on the AOV of your online store.
As an online retailer you should always be aiming to optimize your online channels, and this article is a fantastic place to start! Check it out here.
2. Blog: 7 Examples of Expert Newsjacking by Ecommerce Brands
Fifty years ago, if you told your boss you were planning on "boosting your ecommerce exposure by newsjacking with tweets" you'd likely get carted off by the men in white coats.
Fast forward to the present day and you'll soon see newsjacking (capitalising on the popularity of a news story or current event to promote your brand) everywhere you look.
From Paddy Power's provocative approach, to Stella Artois more subtle angle, bandwagoning is a powerful tool available to every business but rarely deployed by smaller retailers.
This article by Ometria features 7 examples of ecommerce brands using this tactic to their advantage, and presents the key findings from each case.
Check it out here, and give it a try yourself. It's a great way to gain exposure for a fraction of the cost of advertising.
3. Opinion: Why small retailers shouldn't rush to adopt Apple Pay
You've probably heard by now, but this month Apple Pay launched in the UK. As with all things Apple, a lot of hype was built up for the 250,000 large retailers and the banks who would be able to support it.
But little to nothing is being said for the small or medium sized retailer. Will it help growth? Is it affordable? Should owners take steps to adopt?
In this article in The Guardian, Henry Morland gets stuck into the facts for small and medium sized retailers. He argues that rather than rushing to adopt Apple Pay, small retailers should look to modernise their entire mobile strategy to stay competitive.
Extensively researched and smartly focused on the small retailer, this opinion piece is well worth a click.
4. Blog: 13 Tips to Win Shoppers in a Frugal Back-to-School Season
As summer draws to a close, retailers need to be thinking about their back-to-school strategies. Whether you sell heavy laptop parts or delicate pink watches, having a strategy in place to master this tricky season will set you apart from the competition.
Bigcommerce predict that in this back-to-school season "parents will be more frugal, spending an average of $630.36." That's a 5.8% YOY decrease!
Whilst the purse strings are being tightened, more families are shopping online than ever before, and with careful targeting you can win their business.
Packed with tips for videos, incentives, email nurture campaigns and blog posts, this post presents 13 useful tips for you to consider.
5. Expert Advice: Moving Away from Shoebox Accounting
If you're a regular to this series, you're obviously pretty smart (check you out!). You'll also know that we like to leave you with one of our own pieces to get stuck into.
This month Julie Stevens, the Managing Director of Evenstone, wrote us an awesome guest post which hit the nail on the head for a lot of growing retailers and wholesalers.
Reflecting on her experience as an accountant, Julie argues that many businesses are held in shackles by their accounting systems. Highlighting that companies who change to cloud accounting reduce their costs by anywhere between 30% to 70%, Julie illustrates how much more profitable retailers can be if they modernise their old-fashioned systems.
Whether you're considering modernising your systems or not, this post will be sure to shake up your thinking.
That's all for this month, thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to share, and if you have any comments or questions drop us a message below!


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The company highlights its successes with major providers in healthcare at the Citrix-Ready booth 527 and lays out the strategy to move to cloud-hosted desktops.
Chicago, IL — Feb. 12th, 2019 — Liquidware, the leader in adaptive workspace management, today announced that it will participate at the HIMSS19 conference and expo; demonstrating recent enhancements and industry-first features to its ProfileUnity and FlexApp products, and showcasing compelling new healthcare case studies. The company, which celebrates its tenth birthday this year, will join long-time partner Citrix at the Citrix Ready Partner Pavilion – booth number 527 – at this leading global health information and technology conference, taking place Feb. 11-15, 2019 in Orlando, Fla.
Liquidware's success in the healthcare industry is well documented and the vertical shares some credit for making it the leading and only remaining independent player in the adaptive workspace management arena. The Liquidware Essentials suite eases the pain for healthcare organizations as they grapple with balancing the everyday challenges of embracing digital transformation along with burdensome HIPAA and other regulatory requirements. This year alone, Liquidware has added on new joint Citrix desktop customers such as the largest children's healthcare provider in the Southeast as well as in Philadelphia to provide next-generation desktop environments. In addition to that, the team has welcomed additional Citrix customers including the largest university-based healthcare provider in Utah and the largest healthcare provider in the greater Louisville, Kentucky area to design a cloud-ready environment that works best for them whilst significantly decreasing time spent managing desktops.
Last month, Liquidware unveiled several major enhancements to ProfileUnity and FlexApp v6.8. FlexApp's new industry-firsts include the ability to store FlexApp to Object-Based Cloud Storage, including Amazon S3, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure Blob. Complementary to that, FlexApp Caching makes layered apps readily available even in the face of unstable cloud connections. FlexApp Cloud Apps is another industry-first that makes more than a dozen pre-packaged, cloud-hosted, ready-to-deploy apps available to users for the rapid spin-up of pilot projects and easy cloning for production environments.
Together with FlexApp, ProfileUnity received an update in the form of a New Licensing Server which enables concurrent license models and accurate in-use license counts of both products, a feature that is especially important to healthcare, government and education customers. Finally, both products enjoy faster client execution times thanks to a startup agent that reduces login times by several seconds.
"We are pleased to have Liquidware join us in the Citrix Ready Partner Pavilion," said John Panagulias, Director, Citrix Ready. "Liquidware has helped many of our customer implement Citrix solutions to power their cloud transitions, and we look forward to having them join us at HIMSS to showcase how, together, we can help healthcare organizations transform their operations and deliver the future of work."
"This is our best release, ever – a true game-changer that will have a significant impact on our joint Citrix and Liquidware healthcare customers," said Jason E. Smith, VP of Products at Liquidware. "It's an exciting time to be in the workspace management solutions space. We're seeing significant momentum in the movement of desktops to the cloud, with partners using Liquidware to liberate user profiles from legacy on-prem for the move to cloud-based desktops as a service (DaaS) such as Citrix virtual apps and desktops on Azure or Google Cloud. The healthcare industry is a key part of this movement as we will demonstrate at this year's expo."
Visit Liquidware at HIMSS19 at the Citrix Pavilion, booth number 527, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando Fla., from Feb. 11-15, 2019, and click here to learn about Liquidware solutions.
About Liquidware
Liquidware is a leader in adaptive workspace management solutions for Windows workspaces. The company's products encompass all facets of management to ensure the ultimate user experience across all workspaces - physical, virtual, DaaS or in the cloud. Enterprise companies across the globe utilize Liquidware solutions to dramatically decrease time spent managing desktops, while delivering increased security, flexibility and scalability. Supported platforms include Microsoft physical, WVD (Windows Virtual Desktop), and RDS desktops, Citrix Desktops, VMware Horizon View, Amazon WorkSpaces (AWS), and Nutanix FRAME. Liquidware products are available through a global network of partners. For more information, visit www.liquidware.com or follow on Twitter @liquidware.


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This episode, we're taking the time to talk about a subject that comes up just about every episode: the classification and relationships of living organisms. Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and the Tree of Life!
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A Possible Legal Action May Be Taken by the U.S. Against a Swiss Bank
Authorities in the U.S. are making steps towards a proper legal action against Swiss bank Wegelin & Co. This could very well lead to an indictment of one of the last pure private banks of Switzerland. Among the charges made was that the bank allowed wealthy Americans to evade taxes. This was according to two individuals who possess the knowledge about the case.
A critical stage was already reached in relation to the negotiations on the case. A possible indictment is being looked at although the bank is seeking for a deferred agreement from the prosecution, which altogether would be far less damaging. The outcome of which would largely depend on the manner that prosecutors, which would include both the U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. State Department would be treating the matter, according to the sources.
Wegelin is an old bank founded in 1741, and is considered as one of Switzerland's oldest. A possible indictment would be adverse to the tradition with regards to banking secrecy. On the other hand, it would be a positive avenue on the crackdown of U.S. on Americans who evade taxes through a Swiss bank.
The U.S. crackdown began in 2007, starting with the investigation of one of Switzerland's largest bank, UBS Ag. From that point in time, it spread to the whole Swiss banking industry. Many U.S. clients have already been charged. Around two dozen Swiss bankers were also charged.
The spokeswoman for Wegelin, Albena Bjorck, didn't make a comment during an interview when she was asked whether or not the bank was also considering a possible indictment.


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"Get Hard"
March 27, 2015
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You know that with a movie title like "Get Hard," and with comic stars Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, the laughs are likely to not be subtle at all.
Etan Cohen directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Ian Roberts and Jay Martel. Their comic survey of racial stereotypes pits Ferrell as James, an enormously wealthy financier, against Hart as Darnell, a carwash owner. James is facing a 10-year prison sentence for fraud and embezzlement and hires Darnell to teach him how to be tough in prison because in this satire, James assumes Darnell, a black man, must know everything about surviving in prison.
With so many clichés woven into the story, Costume Designer Shay Cunliffe had to choose whether to go with the low-brow flow, or play it straight.
"Both of them were willing to just go for it," Cunliffe said. "Will was going for a ridiculously wealthy man in every detail–French cuffs and silk bathrobes and everything matching in his life. He's a man who gets a manicure. He's meant to be this multi-millionaire, fabulous stock trader, but he doesn't break a sweat over any of the day." That's why, dressed in Tom Ford, he never removes his jacket in the office; he's not sitting or concentrating long enough to require comfort.
She played up the contrast with Hart, who is more than a head shorter than Ferrell. "Darnell is obviously a middle-class guy, so he himself has to come up with the clichés of how to present himself as a gangster," Cunliffe said.
Just as the movie is a reflection on portrayals and stereotypes about race, the characters' clothing illustrates how identity and race exist in a complex web.
When James is to visit Darnell's cousin, he takes it upon himself to dress as he imagines he's to look in an urban neighborhood.
"He researches black culture and finds Lil Wayne," Cunliffe said. James arrives looking like a parody of the rapper: camouflage sagging pants, a puffy orange vest, an abstract animal print hoodie, mirrored amber-lens glasses and a ball cap with the sticker still on the brim. The taxi yellow hoodie is from Lil Wayne's clothing collection, Trukfit, a line inspired by skate culture, which originated with white beach kids.
Cunliffe didn't have to search the far reaches of urban America to locate the essential elements of the costume.
"I found the bright orange puffer vest late one night at Macy's at the Glendale Galleria," she said. The Trukfit clothing line is sold at such suburban American clothiers as Tilly's and Macy's.
The $1,200, bright blue Giuseppe Zanotti high-tops, adorned with a denim photo print and chains at the ankle, were another matter.
"The shoes are the most expensive pair of sneakers I've ever bought," said Cunliffe, who found them at Saks Fifth Avenue. As with so many accessories, they helped put the finishing touch on the character.
"Will was very gung ho. We put together a rack of different ways he could go with the outfit. He is very collaborative, but very sweetly expresses his preferences. I had leopard print sneakers that in my mind looked good," she said. But the comic actor picked the look less pleasing to the eye. "As a costume designer," said Cunliffe, "you always want to make things look good."


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Great songwriting and performances have lit up the skyline of New York City singer songwriter David Pollack's life and career.
From an early age, he was turned on to the music of Paul Simon, James Taylor, and The Beatles. Places like the Meadowlands were his playground, where his father took him to see greats like Bruce Springsteen perform. By the time Pollack reached the age of 12, he picked up his first guitar. By then, he was exploring the sounds of post punk and indie rock from artists such as Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie, and Modest Mouse.
He spent his summers in such institutions as Bucks Rock Creative Arts Camp and the Berklee School of Music summer program, as well as working in internships with Rough Magic Studios and music promotions firm Creative Entertainment Group.
In high school, Pollack formed a band called Play that took the local scene by storm. At 16, he recorded his first EP after winning a free recording session from a JCC Battle of the Bands. Play went on to perform at well-known venues like The Knitting Factory, CBGB's, and Sullivan Hall.
After high school, Pollack enrolled at the University of Vermont, where he was a member of the Jazz Vocal Ensemble and the UVM Top Cats Acapella group. A year later, he decided to move back to New York City, where he would record an EP of lo-fi tracks entitled Out the Other Side. He spent several months touring in support of the album until he transferred to Fordham University. While studying media and communications, Pollack began working at Public Radio station WFUV alongside Dennis Elsas and Rita Houston.
During his time at Fordham in 2010, Pollack formed a band called Bridges with drummer Steele Kratt and bassist Sasha Korolkoff. Bridges would later be joined by new members Julia Barrett Mitchell, Nick Jenkins, and guitarist Daisy Spencer (who would later go on to play in the band The Skins.) While together, Bridges released a self-titled EP followed by another titled Groundwork, both in 2011, and played shows for audiences throughout greater New York.
David Pollack went solo after Bridges disbanded in 2012. He went back into the studio in September, working with Producer and Engineer Oliver Ignatius at Mama Coco's Funky Kitchen. and released two singles (What Do I Do?, Hot Love). In addition to releasing tracks from the Mama Coco's sessions, Pollack worked with producers Gian Stone at Stone Studios, Rick Torres at Buskerville Studios in Queens and Gordon Grady (Lady GaGa, Alicia Keys) to create his debut full length "Put It Into Words." The record was mixed and mastered by Grammy-winner Jon D'Uva (Louis CK, Breaking Benjamin, Paramore) and released in January of 2014. Pollack is currently touring to support the record.


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Facebook announced Friday a partnership with leading movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, making it easier for users to access the site without having to register or fill out a profile. Users who are already logged into Facebook can visit RottenTomatoes.com and experience an instant, personalized version of the movie review site including a welcome tab with your Facebook profile photo and links to reviews and recommendations by your Facebook friends.
Another example of the customized Facebook features on Rotten Tomatoes is the Friends Activity section, featuring the most recent movies "liked" by your Facebook friends.
In a post on the Facebook Blog, Austin Haugen writes, "Next time you're trying to decide on a movie to watch, you'll be able to see what the professional critics and your friends say all in one place."
He also adds, reminding privacy-concerned users, "Like other instant personalization partner websites, you only bring the public parts of your profile to Rotten Tomatoes so they can create your social experience."
Facebook originally announced its instant personalization programs back in April, causing a big stir among privacy concerned users and other critics. To date, Pandora, Yelp and Microsoft's Docs.com have all partnered with Facebook to offer instant personalization.


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Let $f:R^n \to R$ be convex. Then there exist signed Radon measures $\mu^{ij}=\mu^{ji}$ such that $$ \int_{R^n} f \frac{\partial^2 \varphi}{\partial x_i \partial x_j} dx= \int_{R^n} \varphi d\mu^{ij} \quad (i,j=1,...,n) $$ for all $\varphi \in C^2_c(R^n)$. Let $[\frac{\partial^2 \varphi}{\partial x_i \partial x_j}]=[D^2 f]$ be the distributional Hessian metrix. The absolutely part w.r.t. n-dim Lebesgue measure $[D^2f]_{ac}$ is a non-negatively definite matrix.
For $C^2$ Riemannian manifolds, since we can take $C_c^2$ functions as test functions, we can define the distributional Hessian metrix just as the the case of $R^n$.
I wonder whether we can define the distributional Hessian metrix in spaces where we have not $C^2_c$ functions. For example, $C^0$ Riemannian manifold, Lipschitz manifold with $L^{\infty}$ Riemannian metric. Metric measure spaces such as $CD(K,N)$ spaces.


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Sephora Sun Safety Kit brings you a bevy of summer skincare must-haves! Sun exposure is the #1 cause of wrinkles and skin damage. Try out this array of products and find your perfect match. Do something good for your skin and feel good knowing that 100% of the net profits from the sales of this set will be donated to The Skin Cancer Foundation. Stay safe this summer!
Unbeknownst to me, my boyfriend ordered this cute Sephora Sun Safety Kit for me while I was away in Korea–I guess he got bored without me! =D And of course I love it since he's usually anti buying my anything cosmetics related.
I'm all about year round sun-protection (see my reviews of my favorite SPF products HERE), but of course it's especially important come spring/summer with the hot sun beating down on your delicate complexions for hours on end. I'm always loathe to experiment with full-sized SPF's since many of them irritate my skin and cause burning/itching, so I love having all these minis to play around with before having to commit to a full-size.
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I do wish that the set didn't include men's products (the Jack Black and Anthony Logistics), but it's not a huge deal as I can just give them to the SO. And I also found myself wishing that some of the products had higher SPF's–I usually go for at least SPF 40, so some of these are on the low end of the spectrum for me.
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These HDPE (High density polyethylene) spacers install right over your strut hat. Great for adding more lift to a vehicle's original/aftermarket equipment or helping level out your fender gap.
New strut mount hardware included! Class 12.9 bolts and class 8 to 10 nuts.
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In comparison to aluminum spacers, our HDPE material is light weight and not prone to additional NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) unlike typical aluminum spacers which transfers straight to the chassis. HDPE or high density polyethylene has a compression yield strength of 20Mpa or 2900 pounds per square inch.
2015-2016 WRX & STI: Camber after installation is was -1 degrees. Still within stock parameters to re-adjust.
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New CTF webinars about the programme, how to implement FLS and success stories will continue this year with new speakers and a new feature: they will be held in different languages!
The first one will be held in French, presented by Prof. Thierry Thomas (St Etienne hospital, France) on March 29th 2016, 11:00-12:00 CET.
The Orthogeriatric Unit of the University Hospital Infanta Sofia is the first Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) to receive this rating in the Community of Madrid, in recognition of its excellent work that meets best practice standards.
Intervenant: Prof. Thierry Thomas (France)Date: 29 mars 2016Time: 11h - 12h CETPrix: Gratuit
Les fractures de fragilité ont un impact socio-économique considérable à l'échelle mondiale et pourtant la plupart des patients ayant eu une fracture de fragilité n'ont pas accès aux traitements efficaces de prévention des fractures secondaires.
In an effort to facilitate the Capture the Fracture® FLS reviewing process, the CTF team has created an updated and more user-friendly questionnaire for newly submitting or updating FLS.If your healthcare facility runs an FLS, then you should ensure that your important work is recognized by the Capture the Fracture® (CTF) Best Practice Recognition Programme.We invite all Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) who have not yet joined the CTF programme to complete our new, more comprehensive and user-friendly questionnaire.
To date 138 Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are profiled on the Map of Best Practice. To pursue our goal of having all FLS register with our Best Practice Recognition programme, we need your help! Do you know of any exemplary FLS which are not yet on the map? Do you know any institutions wanting to establish an FLS? Please let us know - contact Muriel at email@example.com for more information.
Over 500 people learn how to Capture the Fracture® and avoid debilitating bone breaks during a conference open to the public in Lausanne, Switzerland.
On September 17 (09:00 CET) we will present the third webinar in a 4-part series on Capture the Fracture® on how to get mapped and get best practice recognition for your Fracture Liaison Service (FLS). This webinar will be presented by Dr Kassim Javaid, Co-chair of the Capture the Fracture® Steering Committee and the IOF Fracture Working Group, who has extensive expertise on how to implement an FLS in a health-care setting.
Last week, in the second webinar of a 4-part series, Capture the Fracture (CTF) Chair Prof. Kristina Akesson explained the key steps in Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) implementation. If you missed this or the first of these excellent webinars, you can still download the recorded versions.
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Grab a date or a friend and head to the Museum for a speakeasy-inspired Valentine's Day soirée! Dress your best and enjoy prohibition-era cocktails, Jazz Age music by Drew Nugent and the Midnight Society, swing dancing demonstrations from the University of Delaware Swing Club, sketching in the galleries, and more.
Valentine's speakeasy cocktails and treats will be available in the Thronson Café with a secret password given at the front desk the night of the event.
Prohibition-era attire is encouraged, but not required. Check out our Pinterest page for ideas.