Polyglot Bibles

Polyglot Bibles Polyglot Bibles had existed since at least the third century, but none could compare with the four “great” polyglot Bibles of the early modern peiod: the Complutensian (Alcalá de Henares, Spain, 1514-1517), Antwerp (1569-1572), Paris (1628-1645), and London (1654-1657) polyglots. These editions – all of them printed in large, folio-sized editions numbering between … Read more

Guardian owner apologises for founders’ links to transatlantic slavery

Guardian owner apologises for founders’ links to transatlantic slavery The owner of the Guardian has issued an apology for the role the newspaper’s founders had in transatlantic slavery and announced a decade-long programme of restorative justice. The Scott Trust said it expected to invest more than £10m (US$12.3m, A$18.4m), with millions dedicated specifically to descendant … Read more

Longchamps Restaurants – Vanished New York City Art Deco .

Longchamps Restaurants – Vanished New York City Art Deco . In 1930’s Manhattan a chain of long forgotten restaurants brought café society elegance to the middle class. It all began when wholesaler Henry Lustig opened his first restaurant in 1919 at Madison Avenue and 78th Street. Being a race horse owner, Lustig decided to name … Read more

OPM has identified five executive core qualifications (ECQs). The executive core qualifications define the competencies needed to build a federal corporate culture that drives for results, serves customers, and builds successful teams and coalitions within and outside the organization. The Executive Core Qualifications are required for entry to the Senior Executive Service and are used by many departments and agencies in selection, performance management, and leadership development for management and executive positions. The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential-not technical expertise. ¶ Successful performance in the SES requires competence in each ECQ.

“Executive Core Qualifications: Overview,” U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Been reading a lot of this stuff today, initialism word salads à la federalese—and starting to get the hang of it.

(Here, rather than “corporate culture that drives for results,” why not just “corporate culture that drives results”?)