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My mother, age 92, who has always had a loving and sweet disposition, has turned into a rude and abusive woman. She shows early signs of dementia, but she is in relatively good health. She won’t leave the house and though she complains about being lonely at night she threatens to call the police if we suggest a nighttime companion. Her behavior is irrational and I don’t know what to do to help her. She refuses to see a geriatric psychiatrist and her physician is concerned that a calming medication could contribute to a fall. Can you give us any advice? Michael B., Miami, FL
This is indeed a very difficult and stressful situation for you but unfortunately, it is not uncommon, according to Dr. Leslie Kernisan, a board-certified geriatrician and a clinical instructor at the University of California, San Francisco, whom I contacted for some expert advice on your situation. Here is what she advised in an email to me;
“First, I would find a way to obtain a preliminary medical assessment for dementia possibly handled by your mother’s primary care provider,” Dr. Kernisan wrote. “She’ll be checked for other health problems that might cause personality or thinking changes. It’s possible that the changes her son is observing are not due to dementia, which can be exacerbated by additional problems such as electrolyte imbalances, medication side-effects, untreated pain or even constipation.
“I suggest that the son familiarize himself with how dementia is diagnosed and then accompany his mother to the exam prepared with good information regarding her abilities and challenges. For more information on this topic, see this article about dementia diagnosis, which I wrote for family caregivers. Also, bear in mind that HIPAA does not prevent you from contacting her doctor ahead of time and relaying your concerns and your observations. I generally think it’s good to do this in writing, as it can be put in her chart.
“If a diagnosis of dementia is confirmed, her son will want that information to be in her medical charts with all of her physicians since it has implications for how to manage the care of any other health problems she has.”
Finally, Dr. Kernisan wisely pointed out that a diagnosis will also make it easier for you to get help as a family caregiver with coaching in dementia behavior management and caregiving coping strategies. “Learning better ways to handle your mother’s behaviors can have a big effect on her well being and on yours,” she explained.
A diagnosis will also help you plan ahead for when her cognitive abilities and independence are further impeded and she requires more support and oversight. While these situations are always emotionally and financially challenging, I have observed that families who plan ahead tend to use support services more wisely, and as a result, they experience less stress.
For help coping with the experience – whether it’s how to get your mom in to see the doctor, how to deal with the doctors, how to cope with your stress, how to manage her outbursts, and how to plan ahead – Dr. Kernisan recommends the following resources.
- Visit online support forums, such as these very active forums at agingcare and caregiving.com of people caring for aging parents.
- Read a few good books, as it’s hard to learn a lot by skimming web pages. For dementia, the 36 Hour Day is well respected, as well as Surviving Alzheimer’s .
I also highly recommend visiting Dr. Kernisan’s blog, “Geriatrics for Caregivers,” which offers practical ways to improve health and wellbeing in aging. She is a thought leader in the field of geriatrics and I have found her writing to be instructiveCategory: Care Planning, Caregiving, Family Relationships, Memory Disorders/Dementia/Alzheimer's Disease, Medical
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From a very fast reading of the paper at
I found the following problems with the paper, and some problems not
covered at all
* It does not take into account the problems introduced by dyslectic
users. Such users can contribute a lot of info, yet the info they
contribute can be completely rewritten.
* User credits/reputation is unbound and therefore very difficult to use
for decisions, should an user be allowed to edit a specific article or not?
* Collaborations are not taken into account. This is very important as
users working together usually makes very good contributions.
* Users having expertise in one area, which reflects in the
contributions. This will have impact on the user reputation at similar
articles, ie within the same category.
* Credits/Reputation is not only given as a function of an users own
edits, but also as a result by the quality of the article he or she
edits. The quality of the article is again given by the reputation of
the users editing them, thereby creating a highly interconnected system.
To anly take user contributions and reverts into account is to simple.
* When credits/reputation is used for decisions like excluding an user
from editing an article the decision will reinforce its own decision, so
after making the decision it will become harder and harder to get over
the limit to be allowed to edit an article.
* If both user credits/reputation and article quality are in use there
is easily introduced an instability which results in a situation whereby
an user are given less credits for editing an article than the article
itself are given quality points, leading to a situation where the user
is blocked from editing his own article. This situation is most likely
to happen when there is introduced a non-linear growth factor in
credits/reputation or quality.
It could be more that I didn't notice.
John Erling Blad wrote:
This is described at
The first work on such a system is an article at (From 12. mar 2006)
This article is now deleted.
Links to the article at meta are posted both here, at #wikipedia,
#wikimedia and several other places so it can hardly be an unknown
approach to anyone.
It is also discussed to set it up as a project together with Norwegian
Erik Moeller wrote:
The University of Santa Cruz/California has an
interesting demo up
that computes author trust based on whether users' edits are
kept/improved or reverted. It then highlights passages of the text
according to the computed reputation of the author who added them:
NB, this is still very experimental, but it seems promising.
Luca de Alfaro, who did most of this work, will also be presenting at
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HI staff Christmas dinner traditions
Christmas is just around the corner and here at HI we’re already thinking about the glorious food we’re going to gobble up on the day.
With staff from around the world, we thought we’d share our Christmas dinner traditions with you to give you an idea of what fellow hostellers will be eating this Christmas.
Lenka, our web assistant, is from Slovakia:
“In Slovakia, most people are Catholic therefore Christmas is considered a very spiritual celebration and Christmas gifts are brought to children by the Baby Jesus.
“Christmas dinner starts with ‘Oplatky’ – small bread wafers, honey and a blessing. Christmas dish recipes vary between regions and families but one thing is the same everywhere and that is a lot of courses to stuff yourself up with! The dinner consists of a fish dish and ‘Kapustnica’. Kapustnica is a thick cabbage soup with sausage, meat, dried mushrooms and cream. Some regions include ingredients that might seem unusual such as dried plums and apples.
“Carp is often the fish that is eaten and some people buy it alive and keep it in their bath until it’s time to kill it and cook it. And if you want a bath or a shower, you have to take the carp out and put it in a bucket!
Cécile, our communications co-ordinator, is from France:
“Christmas in France is not a religious celebration for everyone but it’s definitely a family tradition involving presents and plenty of delicious food, wines paired with each dish and ‘Champagne’!
“Whether it’s on the evening of the 24th December or on the 25th, the Christmas meal in France will traditionally start with two famous delicacies – ‘foie gras’ served with rye bread and either a pinch of salt or fig chutney on top, as well as smoked salmon with lemon, bread and butter. Some might also have a seafood platter with oysters, langoustines, prawns and maybe cockles.
“The main course is a roasted turkey with a chestnut and mushroom stuffing served with potatoes dauphinoise, green beans and a rich mushroom or red wine sauce. To finish this four-hour meal we have ‘la bûche de Noël’ or Christmas log. It’s literally a log-shaped sponge cake with chocolate, coffee or vanilla-flavoured buttercream and decorated with seasonal characters.
Maria, our IGS marketing administrator, is from Barcelona:
“Memories of Christmas as I was growing up is something I will treasure all my life. It was the time of the year when being with family and indulging yourself took priority over anything else that might have been happening around you. I’m from Barcelona, you see, so Christmas has always meant an opportunity to catch up with all sorts of extended family and offered me an excuse to eat all those culinary delicatessens of food that are normally on my ‘not to eat’ list.
“The large table at Nan’s, usually set for 25 diners, was always beautifully laid. Silver cutlery, crystal wine glasses, candles to set the mood and a vast amount of delicious canapé style starters – smoked salmon, foie gras, jabugo ham, anchovies and shellfish to list just a few. A traditional Catalan family would always start their Christmas lunch with a dish of ‘Escudella‘, a traditional Catalan soup and stew that boils all day long and is made with chicken, white sausage, cabbage and all sorts of root vegetables. The stock is then served in a soup dish with ‘galets’, a large shell-shaped pasta, so large that you can only fit in one or two.
“Turkey, it’s on the menu even back home. Deliciously filled with nuts and dried fruit and served on the bone with shallots, onions, pine-nuts and anything else that has been used to stuff the bird. Big bowls of dressed endives and radishes are placed around the table to help digest the heavy dinner and prepare the stomach for the deliciousness of the ‘turrones’.
“Soft drinks, water, a good selection of reds and some cava to toast for a happy Christmas are always in hand, followed by much-needed coffee and a Christmas concert too. No room for mince pies, Christmas pudding, roast potatoes or even presents on the day. A festivity full of food and family, definitely the best way.
Sam, our groups sales and marketing manager, is from England:
“The familiar phrase ‘eat, drink and be merry’ is a firm tradition within the walls of our village home at Christmas time.
“The revelry starts on December 1, when it is officially time to dust off our much-watched copy of Elf, re-slot Michael Buble into the CD player (one day we might move onto the Ipod or even a Spotify version) and stock the cupboards with mince pies and port. The dog also has to suffer wearing reindeer antlers willy nilly.
“The Christmas baton has been passed to me and my family. I am officially the one that ‘does’ Christmas day now. When I was growing up it was my mum. The family would descend on her home where she would dutifully get the cutlery out of the canteen and lay the big table (complete with table cloth and the good china) for a feast which never failed to deliver straining waistbands for all of us.
“But now my parents come to me laden with bags of presents, crackers and champagne. I don’t have a canteen of cutlery but I do have a runner which is a bit of a festive treat for the kitchen table and hides the various scribbles that have inadvertently been doodled over the years.
“We generally start with the champagne popping. For those in charge of the oven (me) it is often prudent to have a Bucks Fizz first off. This quickly progresses to just drinking the bubbles au natural, as the heat increases and the timings for the Turkey, spuds and parsnips become ever more flexible.
“The meal is traditional although we have caused controversy locally with the addition of Yorkshire puddings to the plate. These are a necessity and something that will always appear regardless of the meat which is served. There will always be pigs in blankets. There will never be sprouts. And the rest is usually what we feel like. Last year we were extremely adventurous and added some cinnamon red cabbage into the mix. (Note to self for this year – the children didn’t like it – don’t bother again.)
“We always have a boozy trifle, chocolate log and mince pies for dessert. And my dad insists on having an individual portion of Christmas pudding which my mum brings in her bags of delight along with the brandy butter.
“When we can move no longer, we retire into the living room where there is the pot of chocolates – usually full of wrappers and Bounty (no one likes those) and then the games commence. Charades, sticky notes on foreheads and name the celebrity picture boards. The wine is flowing, the laughter is loud. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Justlearn has 1 Kannada tutors, who can teach online through video lessons. The average hourly rate is $20.00.
View Kannada Tutors
Justlearn has 1 Nepali tutors, who can teach online through video lessons. The average hourly rate is $20.00.
View Nepali Tutors
Mastering Kannada will take from you 1100 hours or 44 weeks in a class according to FSI. Difficulty category for mastering it is evaluated 2 point.
Learning Nepali might seem like a overwhelming thing to do. FSI has concluded that it takes 1100 hours or 44 weeks in a class to learn the language. The difficulty point is 2.
You will most likely find people, who speaks Kannada In India.
Number of native speakers is about 45,000,000.
Number of fluent speakers is about 56,600,000. The biggest country in which Kannada is used as a native language is Southern India.
Native speakers of Nepali are mostly from Nepal and are about 12,300,000 people.
Nepali are spoken fluently by 15,360,100 people.
The language is spoken in Nepal, India, Bhutan.
Kannada came from Southern branch of the Dravidian language family.
Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family is the origin of Nepali Language
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Not all superhumans exist between the pages of a comic book… Some of them walk among us. This video, created by Hybrid Librarian for Youtube, shows 10 people who have real superpowers. Some of these people were born with unusual talents which they have worked on, but others had to train both their body and mind to perform beyond the level of a normal human being.
This parody of a first person shooter game was created with a gopro and a few gamers-turned-actors. Freddie W and his team mates from RocketJump used a GoPro to shoot the footage and Adobe After Effects to create the visual effects of splattered blood, fire and points awarded for each kill.
Physicist Ken Libbrecht has done something pretty incredible – he’s found a way to create snowflakes in his lab. Using a microscope, Libbrecht was able to take macro photographs of his snowflakes that reveal the intricate beauty of the tiny ice crystals. Each snowflake resembles a six-sided flower and is symmetrical (each half mirrors the other […]
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Fire Service Visit
Attenborough class have had a Hampshire Fire Service visit in school today. The talk began with a video of how quickly a house fire can spread in one room, from no fire at all to flames billowing out of the windows and doors (less than 3 minutes). We all discussed the importance of smoke alarms and making sure they are tested every week.
The children then had the opportunity to see general house hold items and appliances and discuss the dangers they can pose such as a toaster, kettle and an aerosol can; followed by discussing how to keep safe when using these items.
Finally, the children learnt about road safety. We all watched a video after being asked a question to count the number of passes between the players wearing white t-shirts and due to the concentration only 2 children spotted the dancing bear walk across the screen. Remember we can miss things we aren't looking for! Therefore the message to children was to make sure they all wear bright clothing as the days start to get colder and darker as it is hard for drivers to see them if they are in dark colours.
The children all had a fantastic afternoon. Thank you to Hampshire Fire Safety!
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|Name origin: from Wampanoag Muhs-uhtuq meaning "big river"|
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The Mystic River is a 7.0-mile-long (11.3 km) river in Massachusetts, in the United States. Its name derives from the Wampanoag word "muhs-uhtuq", which translates to "big river." In an Algonquian language, "Missi-Tuk" means "a great river whose waters are driven by waves", alluding to the original tidal nature of the Mystic. It lies to the north of and flows approximately parallel to the lower portions of the Charles River.
The Mystic River has a long history of industrial use and a continuing water quality problem. Encompassing 76 square miles (200 km2) of watershed, the river flows from the Lower Mystic Lake and travels through the Boston-area communities of Arlington, Medford, Somerville, Everett, Charlestown, Chelsea, and East Boston. The river joins the Charles River to form inner Boston Harbor. Its watershed contains 44 lakes and ponds, the largest of which is Spot Pond in the Middlesex Fells, with an area of 307 acres (124 ha). Significant portions of the river's shores are within the Mystic River Reservation and are administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, which include a variety of recreation areas.
Before recorded history, Native Americans and then later colonists used weirs to catch alewives and fertilize their crops. In 1631, after the arrival of the English, the first ship built by Europeans in Massachusetts, the Blessing of the Bay, was launched from the river's shores. A few years later (1637) the first bridge was built; neighboring towns squabbled about the costs for more than a hundred years.
Over one hundred years later, the Mystic River played a role in the American Revolution when on September 1, 1774, a force of roughly 260 British regulars rowed from Boston up the Mystic River to a landing point near Winter Hill in today's Somerville. From there, they marched about a mile (1.6 km) to the Powder House where a large supply of provincial gunpowder was kept, and after sunrise they removed all the gunpowder, sparking a popular uprising known as the Powder Alarm. In 1775, the Battle of Chelsea Creek took place in the river's watershed in May, and the British attacked via the river's beach in the Battle of Bunker Hill in June.
In 1805 the Middlesex Canal linked the Charles and Mystic Rivers to the Merrimack River in Lowell, and during the 19th century, 10 shipyards along the Mystic River built more than 500 clipper ships. Shipbuilding peaked in the 1840s as schooners and sloops transported timber and molasses for rum distilleries between Medford and the West Indies.
By 1865, overfishing and pollution all but eliminated commercial fishing.
Extensive salt marshes lined the banks of the Mystic until 1909, when the first dam (Craddock Locks) was built across the river, converting salt marsh to freshwater marsh and enabling development. A dam named for Amelia Earhart, was built in 1966. It has three locks to allow the passage of boats, and is equipped with pumps to push fresh water out to the harbor even during high tide. Dam operators leave the locks open at times to allow the passage of fish. There is a fish ladder, but it has never been functional. The dam is closed to the public.
In 1950, construction was completed on the Maurice J. Tobin Bridge which spans the Mystic River, joining Charlestown and Chelsea.
At one time, the Mystic River was home to great numbers of many species of fish, including salmon, alewife, blueback herring, striped bass, bluefish, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, carp, and more. Although most of these species still live in the Mystic River, pollution and dam building have severely damaged the populations. Pollution came from various mills and a small ship building yard in the past. The main source of pollution in the 20th century and into the present is from drainage from cities and towns in the watershed. Many of the records of nearby drainage pipes have been lost, or have undocumented changes and diversions. Once described as having so many herring that one could cross the river on their backs, the Mystic River herring run is much smaller than it was in historic times. Pollution has raised bacteria levels and turbidity, making it unfavorable for fish to live in.
In popular culture
In 1844, Medford abolitionist and writer Lydia Maria Child described her journey across the Mystic to her grandfather's house in the poem "Over the River and Through the Wood." (Grandfather's House, restored by Tufts University in 1976, still stands near the river on South Street in Medford.) John Townsend Trowbridge's popular 1882 novel, The Tinkham Brothers' Tide-Mill, had its setting along the river at a time when saltwater still reached the Mystic Lakes.
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mystic River.|
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- National Bridge Inventory Database entry B16029388MUNNBI
- National Bridge Inventory Database entry M120014DXDOTNBI
- National Bridge Inventory Database entry M120194DYDOTNBI
- National Bridge Inventory Database entry M120034DTDOTNBI
- National Bridge Inventory Database entry M120054DUDOTNBI
- "History of the Mystic". About the Mystic River Watershed. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "Paul Revere's Ride". Retrieved 2008-01-03.
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It’s been another week of diverse topics in tech news on Mobile ID World, but our roundup of the most popular stories is almost totally dominated by one theme: mobile ID apps.
Apple, for example, continued to make waves with its own mobile ID solution. The company has quietly pushed back its planned launch date from late 2021 to early 2022, a development that would naturally attract reader interest given recent revelations about the degree of control that Apple has attained in its agreements with states with which it has partnered on the solution. But readers were also likely interested in new signals of how Apple plans to expand the functionality of its mobile ID solution:
Meanwhile, Iowa – one of Apple’s state partners in the mobile ID project – has also been developing its own mobile driver’s license solution. And the Iowa Department of Transportation attracted attention from Mobile ID World readers this week with the news that it planned to begin testing its mobile ID app internally this month, aiming for a broader rollout next summer:
On the other side of the world, the government of New South Wales in Australia recently issued an Expression of Interest concerning the development of a digital wallet that would be able to store virtual versions of government-issued IDs, among other documents. It also issued a Request for Information pertaining to the integration of facial recognition technology into its public-facing online channels:
Mobile ID technology is also booming on campuses, and to take advantage of the trend, TouchNet has announced a new student ID solution. Dubbed “360u”, the solution is meant to house a digital version of a student’s official school ID, and also to facilitate on-campus payments and access control, with additional functionality planned for the future. TouchNet says it’s already piloting the app with four universities:
And finally, some news that isn’t about a mobile ID app – but is very much about the identities of mobile device users. Readers showed a lot of interest in news out of Pakistan this week indicating that some government authorities are concerned that a database of mobile device users’ fingerprint biometrics has been hacked. The concerns stem from the rise of illegal SIM cards in the country, but it isn’t yet clear whether a hack of the register is the cause:
Keep reading Mobile ID World for the latest news from the world of digital identity. You can also visit our sibling site FindBiometrics to learn more about biometrics.
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The system for taking care of the elderly is well established and very functional. The municipalities are responsible for the care and tend to help the elderly to stay in their own home as long as possible, but with municipal assistance. The person has a choice of how he/she wants to live and how to be taken care of. It is however the states' responsibility to maintain a high standard of services and housing.
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The Status of Rosh Chodesh in the Torah
The Torah lists Rosh Chodesh together with all the other holidays on which we offer additional sacrifices (Musafim) in honor of the day’s sanctity. Our Sages derive from a verse in Eichah (1:15) that Rosh Chodesh is also called mo’ed (an appointed time) like all the other holidays. In Temple times, they used to blow trumpets on Rosh Chodesh, as written in the Torah:
“On the day of your gladness, and on your appointed times, and on the beginnings of your months, you shall sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings” (Numbers,10:10).
Due to the sanctity of Rosh Chodesh, a custom developed to go out and greet one’s rabbi, similar to the custom on the Sabbath of saying “Shabbat Shalom” to him. There is also a custom to prepare festive meals on Rosh Chodesh.
A wonderful expression is used by the Torah when describing the goat that was sacrificed on Rosh Chodesh, calling it “a sin offering for the Lord” (Numbers, 28:15). The Talmud (Chulin 60b) explains that in the beginning, God created two great luminaries in the sky, the sun and the moon. The moon, however, made a claim to the Master of the World:
“How can two kings share the same crown?”
hoping that God would diminish the sun so that it, the moon, could reign supreme. God, however, said to the moon:
“Go and reduce yourself.”
The moon replied:
“Because I made a justified claim before You, I have to reduce myself?”
God consoled the moon by saying that the Jews would reckon the months according to its cycle, and that the righteous would be called by its name. But the moon was not consoled, so the Holy One Blessed Be He said:
“Bring atonement for Me, for I diminished the moon.” This is what is written:
“And one kid of the goats for a sin offering for the Lord.”
This passage contains a very profound concept. On a simple level, the reduction of the moon symbolizes the deficiencies existing in creation, including the descent the soul undergoes upon arrival to this world, and all the failures that man experiences during his lifetime. All these failures and deficiencies are prerequisites for subsequent growth, because ultimately, coping with hardships helps one reach higher heights, as Rabbi Abahu said in the Talmud:
“The purely righteous cannot stand where penitents stand” (Berachot 34b).
For the time being, however, people commit sins which cause great pain in the world. Therefore, in order to relieve the pain and repair the flaws, God commanded us to sacrifice a goat as a sin offering. This is the purpose of Rosh Chodesh, to show us how a new beginning sprouts from the moon’s reduction, which happened as a result of sin and accusation. Therefore, Rosh Chodesh is a good time for repentance, new beginnings, and profound joy. However, until the world is redeemed from all its deficiencies, the joy of Rosh Chodesh is not completely revealed.
The Meaning behind the Blessing of the Moon
In the ‘Blessing of the Moon’ (Birkat HaLevanah), we thank God for creating the moon, and for the benefit we receive from its light. Many attach special honor to this blessing, because it alludes to deep concepts concerning the Jewish people. We will explain some of these ideas:
Of all the heavenly bodies, the moon is most similar to us. Just as a person’s life is filled with ups and downs, so too, the moon waxes and wanes. In the middle of the month, it appears full, but as it nears the end of the month it dwindles and disappears. And just as Adam paid dearly for giving in to his pride and desires when he ate from the Tree of Knowledge , so too, the moon was not satisfied with being originally the same size as the sun, wanting instead to rule over it. As punishment for the moon’s arrogance, God reduced its light and created the lunar cycle in which its light decreases every month, eventually disappearing from the sky. However, unlike man, who diminishes and eventually dies, the moon is part of the heavenly hosts, fixed, everlasting, and constantly regenerates itself. The Jewish people have the exact same qualities. On the one hand, they lead normal human lives, which include ups and downs, with good inclinations as well as evil ones. Yet their connection to faith and God is everlasting. Therefore, unlike other nations, Am Yisrael endures forever. Thus we are reminded of Israel’s immortality in Birkat HaLevanah when we see the moon reappear and grow stronger every month.
Moreover, not only do we manage to survive despite all the hardships, we actually advance to a higher level as a result of each crisis and setback. King David, whose kingdom is compared to the moon, taught us how to transform each setback into an impetus for greater development. Our Sages tell us that David was the least esteemed of his brothers, growing up in the fields amongst the sheep, but he matured and grew from each experience. Even after his difficult fall in the episode of Bathsheba, he didn’t give in to despair. Rather, he repented completely, to the point where our Sages say that “he established the yoke of repentance” (Mo’ed Kattan 16b). David transformed the regrettable incident into a catapult of tremendous self-improvement, setting an example for all generations. We learn from him the ways of repentance and its power of renewal. By virtue of his repentance, David’s kingdom is everlasting, just like the moon which always rejuvenates after its decline.
This is why we say in the Kiddush Levanah ceremony:
“David, King of Israel, lives and endures.”
Likewise, the Jewish people, as well, grow from every setback, rectifying all their sins and blemishes, until they will eventually be privileged to perfect the world through God’s sovereignty. At that time, the moon, which symbolizes our situation in the world, will also return to its perfected state, when its light will be as bright as the sun’s. Thus, we beseech God in Birkat HaLevanah:
“It (the moon) should renew itself like a crown of glory for those borne from the womb (the people of Israel), who will eventually renew themselves like it and glorify their Maker for the sake of His glorious kingdom.”
Some have a custom to add the following request:
“May it be Your will, Lord my God and God of my forefathers, to repair the moon’s defect, that there be no deficiency in it. Let the light of the moon be like the light of the sun and like the light of the seven days of Creation, as it was before it was reduced, as it says, ‘The two great luminaries’ (Genesis, 1:16).
And may the following verse be fulfilled through us: ‘They shall seek the Lord their God and David their king’ (Hoshea, 3:5). Amen.
This article appears in Rabbi Melamed’s highly popular series of books on Jewish law, “Peninei Halakha:Z’manim”, and was translated by Rabbi Moshe Lichtman. Other writings by Rabbi Melamed can be found here: http://en.yhb.org.il/
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Are Silicone Breast Implants Safe?
The modern era in breast augmentation began with the development and surgical implantation of silicone gel breast implants in a woman in 1963. In the 30 years that followed, plastic surgeons worldwide used silicone-gel-filled breast implants for both breast reconstruction and elective breast enlargement in well over one million women. Saline-filled breast implants were also used during this time, but in only about 15% of all patients receiving implants.
Breast implants were developed and utilized for more than a decade before the FDA began regulating medical devices in 1976; the safe and effective use of silicone in these and other medical products such as pacemaker insulation, lubrication for insulin needles, chemotherapy tubing, and artificial joints was well-established before the FDA could evaluate all of them. Because silicone breast implants and many other silicone medical devices were already in use prior to 1976, the ongoing use of these products was “grandfathered” by the FDA without formal evaluation and approval. None of these other silicone medical devices has been made unavailable to patients, but lack of formal FDA evaluation and approval of breast implants came into public awareness in the early 1990s.
The lay media has been responsible for spreading a great deal of information and misinformation regarding breast enlargement in the past two decades. Many women remember tabloid and TV talk shows' focus on the supposed problems claimed to be associated with silicone gel implants. Despite a lack of scientific data supporting these concerns, in 1992 the FDA restricted the use of silicone gel breast implants in women requesting elective breast augmentation.
At no point have silicone gel implants ever been “taken off the market,” but until November 2006 their use required enrollment in the FDA study that allowed only eligible patients and plastic surgeons access to them under strict guidelines. Since the FDA restrictions in 1992, numerous scientific studies (over 30 in the past decade) have continued to show NO cause-and-effect relationship between silicone gel breast implants and autoimmune-type illnesses (such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, or so-called "human adjuvant" diseases). Since 1992, silicone gel implants have been used by plastic surgeons involved in FDA-approved studies for patients undergoing breast reconstruction, breast augmentation revision (in certain patients), breast lift, and for those patients with congenital breast deformities.
After exhaustive review of the previous nearly four decades of use, the FDA approved the use of saline-filled implants in May 2000.
Late in 2003, the FDA reviewed all of the available scientific data about silicone gel implants, including very detailed information from implant patients over the preceding decade, and heard testimony from patients, physicians, and researchers. The expert physician advisory panel to the FDA voted to recommend that the FDA approve the use of silicone breast implants for primary elective breast augmentation. However, the FDA deferred its decision, requesting “additional information” before granting approval.
In spring 2005, the FDA again revisited the request by both of the existing U.S. implant manufacturers for approval of general use of silicone gel implants; the expert physician advisory panel recommended approval for Mentor Corporation’s gel implants. Late in 2005, Both Mentor and INAMED® received letters of “[gel implant] product approvable” from the FDA.
On November 17, 2006 the FDA approved the use of silicone gel implants from both companies in patients over the age of 22, with certain restrictions, including involvement in the FDA study that has been ongoing for the past several years.
Opponents of silicone gel implants continue to claim that they cause autoimmune illness or are unsafe, but peer-reviewed scientific studies by many researchers and institutions have shown them to be safe and effective for their intended use. The controversy about silicone gel implants has made them one of the most intensely studied products in the entire medical marketplace.
As part of the 2006 FDA reapproval of silicone gel implant use, each company has an informed consent booklet that prospective breast enlargement patients are asked to read (and sign). The FDA has made a controversial recommendation that patients with silicone gel implants undergo a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging, a non-X-ray study similar to a CAT scan) every two to three years to evaluate their implants (for leakage or rupture). Studies have shown that MRI evaluation of silicone implants has 79% effectiveness in detecting otherwise-unsuspected implant rupture or “leak.” Thus, if you have no identifiable problem or concern with your implants and choose to follow this recommendation, you will require an unnecessary reoperation (for entirely normal non-ruptured) implants 21% of the time! The FDA makes this recommendation because physician examination has been shown to be unreliable in detecting silicone implant rupture. Yet, since present silicone implants are cohesive and cannot “leak,” this is a nonsensical recommendation for patients with the latest generation of silicone breast implants. Patients with older silicone implants may find this recommendation appropriate, though still potentially misleading over 20% of the time!
Many plastic surgeons believe (and I am in this group) that if you are not having any kind of problem or concern with your implants, it is ridiculous to perform a costly (may not be covered by your insurance) and often-inaccurate test that would require an operation (erroneously) over 20% of the time. Rather, if you have any issue at all with your implants (size, shape, position, firmness, or concern about possible rupture), return to your plastic surgeon for evaluation. Your plastic surgeon can then do whatever corrective surgery is needed, where he or she will be able to examine, and replace if necessary, your implants under direct vision.
So, are silicone breast implants safe? In a carefully-considered word: “Yes.”
. . . More so than driving a car.
. . . And substantially more so than smoking, which curiously, the FDA has never banned despite overwhelming evidence of the health care risks that accompany tobacco use!
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Join the 'Mifepristone' group to help and get support from people like you.
Posted 31 Mar 2016 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is making it easier for women to obtain a medication that induces abortion. Under changes announced Wednesday by the agency, women in most states who want the drug, called mifepristone (Mifeprex), will need to make just two trips to a doctor, instead of three. They'll also have 10 weeks from the start of their last period to use the medication to terminate pregnancy, up from the prior cutoff of 49 days, The New York Times reported. Additionally, the FDA is reducing the drug's dosage from 600 milligrams to 200 mg, reportedly reducing the cost of mifepristone and its potential side effects. Abortion-rights advocates welcomed the label changes. "Unlike state and federal anti-choice laws that restrict a woman's access to an abortion, the FDA decision to make mifepristone available to more women in this country is based on ... Read more
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MONDAY, Feb. 20 – Korlym (mifepristone) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat endogenous Cushing's syndrome, a disabling disorder caused by overproduction of the so-called "stress hormone," cortisol. Cortisol is produced by the adrenal glands and increases blood sugar, making it particularly dangerous for people with diabetes. Korlym does not decrease production of the hormone, but reduces the effects of overproduction, the FDA said in a news release. The approval is for people with endogenous (of internal cause) Cushing's syndrome who have type 2 diabetes and who either haven't responded to previous surgery or aren't candidates for new surgery. Only about 5,000 people in the United States are likely to be eligible for the drug, the agency said. The medication was evaluated in clinical studies involving 50 people. Participants who took Korlym had ... Read more
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Opponents of a $26 million Hawkins Point medical waste incinerator have won their day in court.
The state Court of Special Appeals ruled last week that the Maryland Waste Coalition, a Glen Burnie-based environmental group, can sue to stop construction and operation of the incinerator -- located just across the northeastern Anne Arundel line in Baltimore -- under the 12-year-old Maryland Environmental Standing Act.
The Maryland Waste Coalition filed suit in September 1989 after the state Department of the Environment had issued the developer, Maryland Waste Associates, air pollution permits for an incinerator capable of burning 130 tons of infectious medical waste per day.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Thomas E. Noel threw the suit out of court Oct.
23, 1989, saying state law does not allow the Maryland Waste Coalition to appeal the Department of the Environment's decisions to issue air quality permits. His ruling said third parties -- in this case, neighbors of the incinerator -- did not have legal standing to make a challenge.
The Court of Special Appeals reversed that decision Oct. 31, citing the Environmental Standing Act.
"The Legislature has recognized the importance of citizens becoming involved in the environment," wrote Judge Rosalyn B. Bell. "Because of this clear expression of legislative intent, we will remand this case to the Circuit Court."
Macy Nelson, attorney for the environmentalists, said the ruling "is the first time a court has ruled that a citizen group can appeal this type of permit."
Mary Rosso, president of the Maryland Waste Coalition, said "There is no way the law is just when it allows the applicant to appeal a permit decision but not the average citizen. Even if we don't defeat the incinerator, we want that avenue open to appeal other industrial projects which will be as devastating as we think this one will be."
Jarvis Finney, attorney for the developer, said his clients may appeal the recent ruling to the state's highest court, the Maryland Court of Appeals.
Although the environmentalists have claimed last week's decision as a victory, the court ruled against the Maryland Waste Coalition's request for a "trial-type hearing" before the Department of the Environment, said Jeff Howard, an attorney for the state.
"It's far from clear how things will proceed" in Circuit Court, Howard said. The Environmental Standing Act has been seldom used so "there is no history of cases that one can look at."
Nelson said the Maryland Waste Coalition will attempt to convince a judge that the permits shouldn't have been issued in a region already in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.
The Curtis Bay area violates primary air standards for ozone, a poisonous gas, and secondary standards for particulates, dusts that can harm the lungs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said. Primary standards are levels that can harm health; secondary standards are levels at which pollution can damage agriculture and buildings.
Meanwhile, construction has been nearly completed and operation could begin in December, said William Boucher, president of Maryland Medical Associates.
"When my client wins, that incinerator will be shut down," Nelson said.
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Does a DOT Physical Include a Drug Test ?
“Does a DOT physical include a drug test” is a recurring question asked by CMV drivers. Most CMV drivers are required to take a DOT physical exam every 2 years to maintain their DOT medical certificate and CDL. For many, the DOT physical is extremely stressful, since it can determine the fate of their careers.
Being prepared and knowing what to expect from your DOT physical can make all the difference.
For Drivers Wondering if a DOT Physical Includes a Drug Test, SameDayDOT Physicals Drug & Alcohol Testing Offers Answers
What will my DOT physical evaluate?
The objective of a DOT physical is to evaluate whether or not a driver is healthy enough to operate a commercial motor vehicle. A driver with health issues like sleep apnea, diabetes, poor vision and high blood pressure could be hazardous if their medical conditions become unmanageable while driving. The job of a DOT physical is to keep unsafe CMV drivers off the road, making a safer road for everyone.
Does the DOT physical exam include a drug test?
The DOT physical exam requirements do not include a drug test. You will still have to give a urine sample which is used for a kidney screen for potential medical conditions.
However, companies require a pre-employment drug test.
So your company may request to have a drug screen done at the same time as you take your DOT physical.
Not all medical examiner’s offices that conduct DOT physicals have a drug testing service.
SameDayDOT Physicals Drug & Alcohol Testing are qualified to perform CDL/DOT physicals in Tennessee, as well as BAT (Breath Alcohol Testing) and Drug Testing through a split urine collection (in compliance with the DOT employment drug test requirements).
What drugs will I be tested for?
The medical examiner will take urine samples that test for marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine and amphetamines/methamphetamines.
What if I fail the drug test?
Failing any portion of the DOT physical exam could cause your DOT medical certificate to be denied. On top of that, if a driver tests positive for drugs, he/she could lose his CDL and be required to meet with a substance abuse professional.
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According to the FMCSA website, refusing to take a drug test is generally treated the same as testing positive and could follow the same consequences.
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Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, global cargo ship traffic has repeatedly gotten out of joint due to lockdowns. After a staff strike in North Sea ports, freighter traffic jams there are at record levels. This can lead to delivery delays and higher import prices.
Last week's 48-hour dockworkers' strike caused container ship traffic jams on the North Sea to increase again. Economist Vincent Stamer from the Kiel Institute for Economic Research (IfW) said that for the first time since the IfW began collecting data in 2016, more than 20 container ships were waiting to enter a German port.
Furthermore, the container ship traffic jams in the North Sea alone tie up more than two percent of global freight capacity. The majority of these are now in the German Bight, from which the most important container ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven, for example, are headed for.
"The situation is not exclusively due to the strikes by the port workers," Stamer continued. "Both strikes and capacity bottlenecks at the ports have aggravated the situation." For the German economy, this means further delivery delays in the short term and higher import prices in the medium term, especially for products from countries outside Europe.
Since the beginning of the corona pandemic more than two years ago, lockdowns, especially in Chinese and American ports, have thrown the schedules in global traffic for container and cargo ships upside down. As a result, the otherwise precise processes at the quay edges have also become increasingly out of sync. For example, there are hardly any container parking spaces in the ports because boxes that would otherwise be transported on within a short time have to be stored temporarily. More than 90 percent of global trade in goods is handled by ship.
In this situation, the most recent warning strike by port workers hit the port logisticians and thus also the shipping companies as their customers. The Verdi trade union and the Central Association of German Seaport Companies (ZDS) are arguing about the extent to which port workers' wages should increase. In what have now been seven rounds of negotiations, accompanied by three warning strikes, they have not been able to come to an agreement.
Further labor disputes are excluded until the end of August. A settlement reached in the Hamburg labor court last week stipulates that the parties to the collective bargaining agreement must agree on three further hearing dates by August 26 by the end of next week. Verdi is therefore not allowed to call for any further warning strikes during this period.
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For those of you prepping for Friday’s Labor Department report on November employment, here are four things to remember:
1. The job market is picking up, but let’s not get carried away: What we’ve seen for years now is slow, steady improvement. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires expect Friday’s report to show employers adding 180,000 jobs in November, close to October’s impressive 204,000 figure — which was the third straight month of encouraging payroll numbers. Unemployment is expected to fall to 7.2% after edging up to 7.3% in October due to government shutdown-related factors.
Clearly, the jobs picture is better than earlier this year: Job growth has averaged about 200,000 a month for the past three months; first-time jobless insurance claims — a measure of layoffs — are falling and around prerecession levels; and workers’ wages are now rising, hinting at competition between employers for workers, at least in some areas. Other reports have pointed to strong private-sector hiring and fewer unemployed people per job opening. But it’s important to place these improvements in context.
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The ginger-haired boy positioned his freckled face above the school gate, “Hey you, white nigger.”
I gulped a lungful of air and screamed back defiantly, “Go roll with your pigs, farm yard scum.”
He slammed the gate shut, and screeched back, “Rather live in a dung heap than a filthy tent! Tinky vermin, your mother can’t knit, your father kicked a policeman and is lying in the nick (jail).”
I flew at him with fanned fingers and grabbed bunches of red hair. Like tail tied wildcats we scratched, punched and rolled in the dirt and chuck gravel. I knitted my legs around his heaving chest and hissed, “My daddy says your father spends more time on the hillside with the sheep than he does with your ugly mother!”
Teeth clenched, he retorted, “Your mother’s a witch; you’re a goblin, so there!’
Fueled temper blotted all memory of the battle, except for the teacher shouting as he cast me aside like a rag doll, “Bloody uncivilised tinker, go home. You too, boy.”
I limped home from school that day sporting two bruised shins; he was such a big boy with hard capped boots. Layers of pink flesh under my nails and red hair between my swollen fingers proved I managed to hold my own.
The previous month, my beautiful raven-haired mother had given birth to her eighth daughter. Her back was still weak and painfully sore as she bent over a metal bath scrubbing nappies (diapers). Rising slowly, she straitened her spine, inhaled and rested two soapy fists on slender hips. I rushed over and circled her thighs. “Oh mammy. Why is life so awful?”
“Oh dear, not another fight.” She blew onto my tear-sodden eyes and kissed my knuckles.
“Empty headed boy, he’ll never live as rich a life as you. All that waits for him is moaning about the price of cattle food.”
She lifted my chin and smiled. “You share the world with all God’s creatures and strong, powerful warriors from Africa are called niggers but only by ignorant people who don’t know better. Now remember I told you about grandma and grandpa living in tents most of their lives. Tree bark peeling, hazelnut gathering, snaring rabbits and selling the skins put food in our bellies just like you going berry picking in summer and potato lifting in the autumn. I was raised walking behind the horses’ hooves, as was your father. If the tent was erected properly, it was cozy and kept out the worst snow and gales.”
She turned me around to face our mobile home and said, “But isn’t it better sleeping in a proper bed rather than the ground?”
I handed her a flannel to dry her hands. Together we walked into our “home”—a converted bus; a mansion on wheels. From a cradle of wicker weave lined with eiderdown, my baby sister cried. I snuggled between a feather-filled cushion and Mammy to watch the sucking motion of baby’s cheeks as she filled her belly with milk au natural and wondered if somewhere in Africa a six years old girl was watching her mother do exactly the same thing; two niggers—one black the other white, who’d spend a lifetime defending their identity against racism.
That was 1954, only nine years since the end of WW2; rebuilding opportunities were in every city. I had four older sisters. They didn’t have the same respect for their ancestral roots as I, and constantly nagged our parents to find a proper home, a house with a bath and bedrooms.
Sadly, Mammy was becoming increasingly tired with the road so she, too, added her persuasive powers at Daddy, my bus driver and their breadwinner. He didn’t wish to sever ties and end his roving days. Like his rootless daughter, he held fast his love of bridle paths, wild moorland and the simple love of freedom to roam.
For ten years, while my sisters grew ever distant to their culture, my parents and I shared fantastic memories of a land very few people get the chance to explore.
By the time I reached my fifteenth birthday, the bus was a mechanical wreck yet the urge to travel further was still strong. Sadly, although Dad’s health was causing problems, nevertheless, for my sake, he purchased a caravan and for another two years we continued to move from forest track to fruit fields, west coast beaches, skirts at the feet of mountains tipped by winter snow and clothed in purple heather.
Time passed and with it my sisters found partners who’d provide their own stone mansions. Daddy’s ill- health was a timely reminder he had to settle, near a doctor.
I alone continued to travel but at seventeen, when I met a handsome young man and fell head over heels, my wanderlust abruptly came to an end.
He wasn’t a Traveller, had no desire to be the husband of a wild rover so he imprisoned me in a stone walled house. Soon we shared two sons and a curly-headed daughter. My cultural shock would remain until the chicks flew off to build their own nests.
As I looked forward to a future of mountain climbing with my beloved jailer, something fantastic happened. I began to regress to my mansion on wheels, wandering roots and the nasty boy. I don’t know why, but something was pulling me towards writing down those memories. Leaving the mountains aside, I applied every sensible available hour and before I knew it the past was alive in five published books*. My ancestors roam again….
Awaiting birth is a massive literary giant that encapsulates the entire Gypsy/traveller culture plus two novels.
Sometimes, when I go wandering across the mountain tracks near my hillside cottage, I think of the ginger-haired boy with bad attitude and wonder who had the bigger problem?
We were only six years old yet already at war. It’s in man’s make-up and to date no wise mind has changed that genetic flaw. Animals don’t suffer from it, people do. Reasons are readily on tap: class, religious division, skin colour and, in my case, Gypsy roots.
So every now and then I remind myself of the little six-year-old white nigger girl with painful shin bones rocking her baby sister to sleep among a field of trumpeting daffodils and smelling yellow blossomed broom and thinking, “ time to kiss Mother Nature! My hills are alive...”
Author's Note: For centuries Scottish gypsies were known as tinkers or tinsmiths. It refers to a time when they were skilled in the art of blacksmithing or forging tin and made their living this way. They lived in tents, caves, moorlands and mountains were secretive and seldom mixed with the settled population. My lineage is rooted to this culture which is the whole subject of my books. Research has dated them as being brought to Britain by Roman conquers over two thousand years ago. It is believed they were Egyptian weapon forgers who had perfected a superior sword to that of Rome. Facing a wild and savage northern warrior (picts) those ancient weapons would have been needed in abundance. When Rome recalled her fighting forces many slaves were left behind-and here our story begins. To learn more about me and what drives my pen, visit www.jesssmith.co.uk
photo by ericcommando89
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To the Sinton family, philanthropy means supporting those who don’t have the means to support themselves. The James J. Sinton Memorial Scholarship Fund does precisely that by helping Business Administration or Economics students obtain financial aid in their pursuit of a post-secondary education at Colorado College (CC). The Fund was initially endowed to CC in 1971 on behalf of Tom Sinton, husband to Bee Sinton, our founder. Both Tom and Bee graduated from CC and thus wanted to give back to their alma mater. Tom also wanted to way to honor and remember his father James Sinton.
With a beginning balance of $163,000, today the Fund has grown to over $1.4 million and has supported 85 students over the years, typically awarding two to four scholarships per year. With the help of investment managers, the Fund will continue to support a student’s dream of becoming the first in their family to graduate with a college degree.
Endowments have become a way for individuals or families to pass on their wealth to a nonprofit organization of their choice. They are structured such that the initial principal amount is left intact or untouched and the investment interest can be drawn upon to fulfill the desire of the donor. Most commonly, institutions that manage endowments include museums, libraries, theaters, hospitals, and universities.
Endowments, to many, are a way to leave behind a legacy all-encompassing of individual and family values, tradition, and a greater life meaning. To Tom, it was a way to support education, a valued tradition in the family. Bee continues this legacy through her vision of Moniker Foundation and our own Scholarship Program.
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Need the perfect dessert for a Halloween party? In this candy making lesson, learn how to make black candy apples that are fun and delicious.
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Central Valley Meat Company is recalling more than 58,000 pounds of ground beef that was intended to be used in school lunches.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said on Thursday that customer complaints of small plastic pieces in the meat lead to the Hanford, Calif. company's recall.
The products in question were sold in 40-lbs. cases containing 10-lb chubs of "Fine Ground Beef." They have the establishment number "Est. 6063A" inside the USDA Mark of Inspection and case codes of "6063A3091A" or "6063A3091B."
The products were produced on April 1, 2013, and shipped to distribution centers in Arkansas, California, Montana and Texas. They were to be used in the government-subsidized.
The government safety agency said it nor the company have received any reports of illnesses or injuries from consuming the ground beef.
If someone suspects that they have become sick from eating the meat in question, the FSIS said to contact a health care professional.
The Fresno Bee reported that the USDA had previously stopped purchasing meat from the company in August after an animal welfare organization released an undercover video of workers kicking and shocking cattle in order to slaughter them more efficiently.
The USDA resumed working with the company after the FSIS found no evidence that its actions lead to sick cattle in the food supply, adding that the Central Valley Meat Company had improved their treatment of animals.
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Supreme Court decision allows operators to get additional rights on existing sites (early)
27th June 2022, 7:53 am
The Supreme Court has now handed down its decision in the cases of CTIL v Compton Beauchamp; CTIL v Ashloch; and On Tower v AP Wireless II (UK) Limited. The decision allows operators to acquire additional rights in respect of their existing sites.
The Electronic Communications Code (“the Code”) came into force in December 2017, providing a new regime for telecoms operators to acquire and operate new sites. Paragraph 9 of the Code states that:
‘a code right in respect of land may only be conferred on an operator by an agreement between the occupier of the land and the operator’
Code rights can either be granted by a landowner consensually, or the operator can apply to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) under paragraph 20 of the Code for an agreement to be imposed granting the operator Code rights.
The operators involved in the above cases had installed equipment and begun occupying sites before the Code came into force. They now wanted to acquire rights under the Code using paragraph 20.
The Court of Appeal had previously decided that operators that were already in occupation could not acquire additional rights under the Code using paragraph 20. This is because the operators were already the “occupier of the land” for the purpose of paragraph 9 of the Code, and it is not possible for an operator to make a legal agreement with itself.
The effect of the Court of Appeal’s decision was that:
- Operators that had existing agreements would have to wait until those agreements expired before they could seek to vary the terms. Part 5 of the Code allows operators or landowners to modify the terms of an existing agreement once the contractual term has expired.
- Operators that did not have any agreement with the landowner but were in occupation were precluded from obtaining any rights under the Code.
The operators in these cases argued that this position was inconsistent with the purpose of the Code and that the fact that the operator seeking rights was already in occupation should be disregarded when considering who the “occupier of the land” was.
The Supreme Court the found in favour of the operators on this point.
The Supreme Court firstly noted that the word “occupier” has no fixed meaning but takes its meaning from the context in which appears. It then proceeded to consider whether the Code would operate in a way which was more consistent with the government’s stated aims and objectives if the fact that the operator was already in occupation were disregarded when considering who the “occupier of the land” was.
The Supreme Court decided that preventing operators from acquiring additional rights during the term of an existing agreement or preventing operators from acquiring rights altogether on certain sites, was not consistent with the government’s aim that new improvements to digital infrastructure are rolled out across the country swiftly.
It also decided that allowing operators already in occupation to utilise paragraph 20 of the Code was more consistent with the language of the Code overall.
The Supreme Court did, however, draw a distinction between operators acquiring new rights and modifying existing agreements. While operators will now be able to acquire new rights under paragraph 20 of the Code, they will only be allowed to modify an existing agreement in accordance with Part 5 of the Code once the term of the existing agreement has ended.
There are a number of cases at the Tribunal which are stayed pending this decision being handed down. The operators in those cases will now be able to progress their claims for additional rights.
Landowners need to be aware that operators can now apply for additional rights during the term of existing agreements. There will undoubtedly be disputes as to whether what an operator has requested is strictly speaking an additional Code right or a variation of their existing agreement which is impermissible until the end of the term.
The practical impact of the decision could be regarded as limited given that the Government had already committed to amending the definition of “occupier of the land” following the Court of Appeal decision (among other amendments to the Code). The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, if enacted, will have a similar effect to the Supreme Court’s decision.
The bill is currently at the Committee Stage in the House of Lords.
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From Democracy Now 12/19/08 In a shocking new report, The Nation magazine exposes how white vigilante groups patrolled the streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, shooting at least 11 African-American men. Local police have never conducted investigations into the shootings. We speak to reporter A.C. Thompson and New Orleans resident Donnell Herrington, who nearly died after being shot by a white vigilante.
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OTTAWA — The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy says while the fire that broke out on HMCS Fredericton last month was not due to a systemic issue in Canada’s frigate fleet, the 30-year-old warships are starting to show their age.
Fredericton was leading a NATO taskforce off the coast of Norway when the fire erupted in the frigate’s forward engine room on Nov. 18. While no one was hurt, it took the crew more than 20 minutes to put out as they dealt with tight quarters and rough seas.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Vice-Admiral Craig Baines said investigators believe the fire started after Fredericton's main pump broke and the crew set up a temporary bilge pump until it could be repaired.
“There was a temporary bilge pump installed with a non-fire-rated hose going up through the funnel intakes, and we believe that is what started the fire,” he said. “Once they fixed the regular pump, they just hadn't gotten around to removing the temporary one yet.”
While no injuries were reported, officials have said the 22-minute fight to put the blaze out was challenging due to the frigate’s cramped spaces and because it was operating in rough seas at the time.
The extent of the damage remains unclear, though the Defence Department says cabling and some control systems were melted or otherwise hurt by the heat. The warship was able to return to its home port in Halifax on Dec. 18, five days earlier than planned.
“Good news was it wasn't a systemic problem or anything,” Baines said. “Bad news is that it probably could have been avoided.”
Yet the fire on board Fredericton is nonetheless only the latest incident on Canada’s 12 frigates, which entered service in the early to mid-1990s and act as the navy’s workhorses. Those incidents include 10 other fires since 2018, as well as at least one power outage.
The Canadian Press also reported on an internal Defence Department review last year that found the navy’s maintenance facilities are having an increasingly tough time fixing Canada's warships because of staff shortages, lack of spare parts and the age of the fleet.
“There’s no question that we’re seeing the age of the ship,” Baines said. “There’s no denying that the ships are aging and, as a result, there’s going to be issues that will present themselves that we wouldn’t have seen earlier.”
The federal government has been working on getting replacements built as part of its multibillion-dollar national shipbuilding procurement plan, with 15 new warships due to be built by Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax at a cost of at least $56 billion.
The first of those new vessels, which will replace not only the navy’s 12 Halifax-class frigates but also the three Iroquois-class destroyers that have already been retired for nearly a decade, isn’t slated for delivery until at least the early 2030s.
The original plan was to have what are known in military circles as the “Canadian surface combatants” start entering service in the mid-2020s. But officials announced earlier this year that won’t happen, and there are concerns the pandemic could lead to more delays.
That will mean putting more money into Fredericton and the rest of the navy’s current frigate fleet to make sure Canada has enough warships to protect the country and operate overseas until the new vessels are in the water.
Baines could not provide an estimate of how much money could be needed to keep the Halifax-class frigates running, but said he is working with other parts of government to make sure the fleet gets the needed upgrades and repairs.
“They will need investment to keep them in the right state of readiness,” he said, adding: “We’re going to be very clear-eyed about what’s required to keep them going, and then what investment would be needed to keep the ships available and ready.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 29, 2021.
Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press
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Lieutenant General James Longstreet took charge of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina on February 25 and initiated his Tidewater Operations.
He directed D.H. Hill, commander of the North Carolina District, to advance on the Union stronghold of New Berne with about 12,000 men. Major General William H.T. Whiting, who commanded the Wilmington garrison, refused to cooperate.
After an initial success at Deep Gully on March 13, Hill marched against the well-entrenched Federals at Fort Anderson on March 14-15.
Hill was forced to retire upon the arrival of Union gunboats.
The city's garrison was heavily reinforced, and Hill withdrew to threaten Washington, North Carolina.
Result(s): Union victory
Location: Craven County
Campaign: Longstreet's Tidewater Operations (February-May 1863) next battle in campaign Campaigns
Date(s): March 13-15, 1863
Principal Commanders: Lieutenant Colonel Hiram Anderson [US]; Major General D.H. Hill [CS]
Forces Engaged: 1st Division, XVIII Corps [US]; Hill's Division [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 7 total
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As large shortage looms, GCC Governments Need to Pursue More Holistic Housing Strategies, Says Strategy&
Surge in housing demand could lead to a shortage in excess of one million units by 2018
Sustainable development, public-private-partnerships, prudent real estate laws and greater access to financing critical to sector’s development
With the GCC region set to face a massive shortage of housing, governments need to pursue more holistic policies in order to better meet the housing needs of the region’s populations, according to a study by management consultancy Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company. Governments should drive sustainable development, promote public-private-partnerships, establish prudent real estate laws and facilitate greater access to housing finance in order to revitalise the sector, the study said.
Factors Behind Housing Shortage
The countries of the GCC are currently experiencing a shortage of housing, particularly for their large and growing population of low-income residents. Several factors are contributing to the problem, according to Strategy&. The first is rapid local population growth.
“From 2000 to 2013, the total population of the GCC rose by over 67 percent, from 29.4 million to more than 49 million, and it continues to grow 2 to 3 percent each year,” says Samer Bohsali, Partner with Strategy&. “The relatively young demographic structure of the region is creating a surge in demand that could lead to a shortage in excess of one million units by 2018.”
High unemployment means that an increasingly larger portion of the regional population is unable to purchase or even rent homes. Despite growing demand, residential real estate development in the GCC region is slow with buildable land scarce and expensive, particularly in urban environments.
Furthermore, difficulties securing mortgage financing is a key constraint for potential home buyers. These are primarily due to the lack of a legal framework for banks to offer such financing or because of strict requirements that render many potential buyers ineligible for lending. The result is that the GCC has home ownership rates far lower than those of comparable countries. Only 35 percent of Saudi households own their homes, according to estimates. In the UAE, home ownership rates are roughly 48 percent.
Another factor is a major shift in housing preferences in the region. People, especially the aspiring younger generation, now want apartments rather than houses, in part because of affordability. Many young citizens of GCC countries are also interested in a higher standard of living, with more services and less pollution.
Several GCC governments are trying to address the housing shortage by spending billions of dollars on mega-housing programs, often aimed at low-income residents. However, without sustainability and community factors embedded in the design and construction of these units, they often do not retain their value over the long term.
“Given the severity of the housing shortage — and the current efforts of GCC governments to achieve other socioeconomic goals, such as reducing unemployment and weaning residents from their dependence on the state — a better approach to the provision of housing is needed,” points out Ramy Sfeir, Partner, Strategy&. “Rather than focusing simply on bricks and mortar, GCC housing policies should aim to build vibrant communities, create jobs, enhance social welfare, and ensure a healthy environment,” he adds.
According to Strategy&, five factors are critical to making GCC public housing policy more effective.
- Apply sustainable urban planning and design principles: Integrating principles of sustainable urban planning and design, including mixed-use developments can foster a sense of physical and social community. Financially, the right design can retain or increase the value of properties. It also creates a range of employment opportunities, which help advance the socioeconomic status of residents. Sustainable design can also potentially deliver a range of environmental benefits like reducing electricity consumption, limiting air pollution and CO2 emissions, and fostering biodiversity and a vibrant ecosystem
- Leverage public–private partnerships: Public-private partnerships can enable faster and more sustainable development of housing projects. Structured correctly, such partnerships can combine the investment funds and expertise needed to execute and manage housing projects. They allow government assets to be allocated across more projects. They can also build public-sector capabilities by transferring know-how and expertise to relevant government agencies, thus helping streamline the delivery process. However, as with other areas where the public and private sectors intersect, this will require mechanisms to ensure transparency and efficiency.
- Strengthen housing finance: “Another structural limitation facing the region’s housing sector is weak access to home financing”, says Principal Karim Abdallah, Strategy&. “Underdeveloped financial markets and regulations limit the appetite of banks to extend mortgages. Governments seek to remedy the situation through soft loans through local banks or government agencies. However, few governments have any kind of equitable distribution mechanism, which means that households that are most in need may not have access to financing,” he adds.
Addressing these challenges requires a two-part solution. Firstly, governments must develop financing schemes that more effectively target low-income households, allowing them to purchase adequate and affordable housing. Secondly, mortgage laws must be revamped to offer protection to low-income households, while still preserving the rights of lenders.
- Diversify housing programs: Most GCC governments’ housing programs offer limited types of assistance - either land, direct financial support, or a housing unit. However, there is often a mismatch between assistance and need. Many applicants may already have access to existing housing units. This mismatch may lead to the waste of valuable resources, and missed opportunities to renovate existing units. Access to existing programs is also often limited. Most of these programs require the beneficiaries to repay over time the value of the benefit. In some circumstances, the applicant’s income does not allow the person to be a homeowner, leading to a denial of assistance. A large menu of programs can be used by governments to ensure proper targeting and efficient use of resources.
- Implement efficient management: Governments also need to create specialized agencies to deal with the supply, maintenance, and management of public housing. A specialized agency can evaluate housing applicants to ensure that those who best meet the eligibility requirements actually receive housing. In addition, these agencies can ensure the adequate maintenance of facilities, to establish a consistent and equal standard of housing over the years.
Furthermore, in order to maintain the stability of the real estate sector and attract investments for its development and growth, governments must ensure the rights and responsibilities of landlords, tenants, investors, and property service providers. A real estate regulatory agency, similar to the Real Estate Regulatory Agency in Dubai, is one approach to efficiently carry out this task. In addition, laws that guide the actions of both tenants and owners are essential to ensuring the maintenance of housing units, as well as overall real estate market mechanisms.
The housing challenges in the region are profound. However, with the right approach governments can transform these challenges into opportunities to develop a vibrant and more affordable GCC housing market, and so better meet the needs of the current and future populations of the region.
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Leonardo Da Vinci had many unfinished projects, not unlike many hackers here. Lucky for us though, he was a bit better at writing down his ideas than we are. This is his Viola Organista, as recreated by [Slawomir Zubrzycki] — a mechanical work of art, that sounds good too!
If you’re familiar with a Hurdy gurdy, this is basically the same thing — but on a much bigger scale. It is the combination of an organ, a harp, and a viola. Instead of a hammer hitting the 61 steel-strings, spinning wheels of horse-hair (similar to a bow) caress each string via input from the keyboard and the pedal powered crankshaft. The result is a very unique sound, which is reminiscent to each of the instruments it combines.
The designs for the instrument were found in Da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus, a 12-volume collection of many of his manuscripts and designs, documenting everything from his flying machines to weaponry. [Slawomir] spent three years and over 5000 hours perfecting his version of it.
Stick around after the break to hear it in action! Don’t forget to turn on the subtitles though, unless you’re fluent in Polish!
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What You Can Do to Protect the Hudson River Estuary
Pollution problems facing the Hudson River and its tributaries today are quite different from those of the past. Discharges from industry and waster water treatment facilities have been reduced, but non-point source pollution, such as stormwater runoff, remains a concern. Contaminated runoff from individual homes, farms and communities has put pressure on aquatic habitats, protected species, and overall water quality of the Hudson estuary and local streams.
Make a commitment to be part of the solution. Here's how you can make a difference:
In your home
- Be a water saver! Every drop you save means more water for fish, wildlife, plants, and you. Be sure to fix leaks in and around your home.
- Naturalize your yard. Plant rain gardens and native vegetation when landscaping your property to minimize soil erosion, provide habitat for native birds, and help keep water clean. Reduce the use of herbicides, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers on your lawn.
- Promote vegetated buffers along streams. Lay off the lawn mower and preserve or replant streamside trees and shrubs.
- Check your septic system and underground storage tanks (oil) regularly. This could potentially save you from a costly clean-up, and it will also prevent harmful bacteria and volatile compounds from entering your drinking water.
- Recycle used motor oil. Take it to your local gas station. Motor oil is classified as a hazardous waste, and its destructive impact on wildlife can easily be avoided though proper disposal.
- Properly dispose of pharmaceuticals and household hazardous waste. Rather than flush them away, dispose of cleansers, beauty products, medicine, auto fluids, paint, and lawn care products at a local household hazardous waste facility or take pharmaceuticals to special collection days. Septic systems and wastewater treatment can't handle these materials. See DEC page 'Safe Medication Disposal for Households'.
- Use non-toxic cleaning supplies. Remember that the substances that go down your drain will eventually reach a body of water, affecting all the fish and invertebrates in the vicinity.
- Reduce, reuse, recycle. Attempt to reduce the amount of potential waste coming into your home and actual waste going out.
In your community
- Get involved.
There are many watershed groups in the region that are working to protect our rivers and streams. These groups and others provide a wide variety of volunteer opportunities, from monitoring water quality to assisting with community-based outreach efforts. The Hudson River Estuary Program also offers opportunities for volunteers to monitor important animal species, including river herring, American eels, and amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders.
- Act locally. Talk to local officials about your concern for clean water. Land use decisions made by municipalities affect water quality downstream. In many cases, all it takes is a few persistent citizens to motivate local officials to do a better job protecting aquatic habitat and natural resources. This can include adopting codes and ordinances that protect streams and reduce stormwater.
- Manage stormwater. Protecting natural areas, reducing impervious surface cover in new developments, and utilizing green infrastructure practices to filter runoff are key steps in improving stormwater management. Consider an enforcement program for illicit connections and stormwater violations.
- Clean it up. Support your local community and participate in a clean-up day. It's a great way to meet other river lovers, introduce kids to river stewardship, and spend a day outdoors. Set an example by always picking up your own trash and pet waste before it washes into our waters, and encourage neighbors to do the same.
- Prevent hazardous waste from reaching the river. Report chemical spills on roadways or bridges to hazardous waste teams.
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Down by the river
- Carry out what you carry in. Leave areas by the river as clean (or cleaner!) than they were when you arrived.
- Keep a trash bag in your tackle box. If you fish dispose of your fishing line properly in order to prevent animal (or human!) entanglement.
On your boat
- Don't pick up plant and animal hitchhikers. Reduce the spread of invasive species, such as zebra mussels and water chestnuts, by inspecting and hosing down your boat's hull and draining all bilge water before moving to new waterways.
- Slow down and enjoy! Treat vegetated shallows, marshes, and mudflats as no wake zones. This will minimize the uprooting of native plants and destruction of wildlife habitat. Take the time to relax and bask in the river's natural beauty.
- Use mild detergents when cleaning your boat. Toxic cleaners can poison the river's fish and other plants and animals. Natural and biodegradable products work just as well, without the detrimental side effects.
- Double your cycles. Four-cycle outboard motors are quieter, get much better mileage, and run cleaner than their two-cycle counterparts without compromising power, response, or torque.
We all make decisions about how we live and interact with our environment. We are all a part of the Hudson River Estuary watershed, and we can enjoy and protect it during our day-to-day activities. So get out and savor the river with your family and friends...boat, fish, and hike along its shores, sit in quiet contemplation at one of the many riverside parks, or picnic on a beach and remember that how you do what you do will be reflected in the waters of this magnificent estuary.The State, as well as many local organizations and academic partners, is dedicated to assisting in our shared vision for protecting Hudson Valley water resources. For more information on any of the tools above, please contact the Hudson River Estuary Program.
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Also known as the Catalina Currant, this currant never drops its leathery dark green leaves, unlike others of the species which go dormant in the summer (hence the name Evergreen Currant). The price you normally pay for this is that it rarely has significant blooms. However, this year several of our Evergreen Currants (as well as those of our friends) have decided to treat us, starting to bloom Christmas week. The blooms are very small - this photo is larger than actual size - but very cute. (In later years as the plant aged, we saw more blooms, progressing to sparse but colorful fruit in late summer.)
Evergreen currants are low, mounding, spreading plants that are good for knitting together a hillside. Their red stems arch up about 2-3 feet and out 3-5 feet, striking roots where they hit the ground, and then continue outwards. A dead-easy plant, they prefer partial shade and are fine with a wide range of watering conditions (we water ours about every 2 weeks).
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Many of you are probably already aware of the importance of good mental health. As nursing students, counselors-in-training, and future social workers, you understand that happiness is a complex — and immeasurably important — contributor to well-being. And as busy adults, you’ve undoubtedly felt the pinch of stress, anxiety, insecurity, and other psychological challenges.
Sadly, for every person who really understands mental health, there are just as many who need to learn more. Stigma and shame still surround mental illness, in spite of the fact that mental illness affects 1 in 4 adults in the US — and a full half of Americans will experience mental illness at some point in their lives. Fortunately, May is Mental Health Awareness Month: the perfect opportunity to spread the word about what mental health really means.
Start by assessing your understanding of mental health issues with these online quizzes:
Mental Health America’s Stress Quiz
Canadian Mental Health Association’s Work-Life Balance Quiz
The My Mental Health Campaign’s Measure Your Mental Health Quizzes
We also invite you to explore the library’s extensive collection of psychology resources. Print our research guide, come to the library, and start learning about what mental health really is! These issues affect us all, and the more we know, the happier we can hope to be.
*Can’t make it to the library? Don’t worry: our research guide includes online resources like electronic articles and websites. Learn about mental health from the comfort and privacy of your own home.*
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Dynamics between hypertrophy (increase in cell size) and hyperplasia (increase in cell numbers) of white and red muscle in relation to body size (standard length – SL), and the influence of the first-feeding diets on muscle growth were investigated in Atlantic cod larvae (Gadus morhua). Cod larvae were fed copepod nauplii or rotifers of different nutritional qualities from 4 to 29 days post hatching (dph), Artemia nauplii from 20 to 40 dph and a formulated diet from 36 to 60 dph. The short period of feeding with cultivated copepod nauplii had a positive effect on both muscle hyperplasia and hypertrophy after the copepod/rotifer phase (19 dph), and a positive long term effect on muscle hypertrophy (60 dph). The different nutritional qualities of rotifers did not significantly affect muscle growth. We suggest here a model of the dynamics between hyperplasia and hypertrophy of red and white muscle fibre cells in relation to cod SL (4 to 30 mm), where the different red and white muscle growth phases clearly coincided with different metamorphosis stages in cod larvae. These shifts could be included as biomarkers for the different stages of development during metamorphosis. The main dietary muscle effect was that hypertrophic growth of red muscle fibres was stronger in cod larvae fed copepods than in larvae fed rotifers, both in relation to larval age and size. Red muscle fibres are directly involved in larval locomotory performance, but may also play an important role in the larval myogenesis. This can have a long term effect on growth potential and fish performance.
- Received March 21, 2016.
- Accepted September 5, 2016.
- © 2016. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.
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There is currently a lack of cholangiocarcinoma-specific educational resources that are designed to support the adoption of ICD-11 among healthcare professionals. As a result, the Global Cholangiocarcinoma Alliance (GCA) is organizing an ICD-11 webinar titled “An overview of CCA: Why better coding is needed.”
The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation is supporting this webinar and advocates that all patients become aware of the billing codes to share with their treatment teams and our medical community also chose a date to participate in a session that is most convenient.
The webinar runs in three (3) individual sessions, each with the same agenda, so please join the session that fits into your schedule.
During the webinar, an international panel of experts will discuss why healthcare professionals should support the adoption of ICD-11. The aim of this webinar is to provide an educational overview of the coding changes for each CCA classification, highlight the importance and benefits of its widespread adoption, provide an opportunity for a discussion and questions on the topic, and encourage those involved in coding to adopt the new classifications. The panel discussion will highlight the importance of ICD-11 and its role in creating robust data for CCA.
To register for your chosen session, please complete the registration form and you will receive a calendar invitation accordingly. Registration is free of charge.
|10||Global epidemiology||Prof. Shahid Khan|
|10||Pathophysiology and subtypes – impact on surgical treatment options||Mr Hassan Malik|
|10||How can better coding (ICD-11) improve data collection||Dr Robert Jakob|
|10||How better coding can inform patient management||Prof. John Bridgewater|
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The vision of Rocking Robots is to report on the interaction between humans and robots. The interviews we published this year show that we as humans are increasingly successful in making robots work for us. However, it remains important to pay attention to pre-eminently human issues such as ethics, acceptance and safety. Where that happens, applications of technology arise that actually help us as humans.
Ultimately, it’s about people, not technology. It has become clear again in 2020 that technology and innovation are not an end goal, but tools that are used to achieve a business or social goal. That is one of the recurring themes in the conversations we have had for Rocking Robots this year.
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The practice of confining young people to adult jails and prisons is both counterproductive and inhumane. Adolescents who are locked up with adults are more likely to be raped, battered or driven to suicide than young people who are handled through the juvenile justice system. After the trauma of doing hard, adult time, young people often return home as damaged individuals who are more likely to commit violent crimes and end up back inside.
The prudent approach would be for the states to keep children out of adult jails and channel them through the juvenile justice systems, where they could get the counseling and mental health services that so many of them clearly need. But, as it stands today, tens of thousands of young people each year are charged as adults, even for nonviolent offenses and property crimes that do not warrant adult time.
Many states have adopted various protective strategies, under which young inmates are separated from adults who would otherwise prey on them. One of these strategies is to segregate young people in solitary confinement — a soul-killing punishment that condemns young people to spend weeks or even months locked up alone in small cells for up to 23 hours a day, cut off from all contact with other prisoners.
A new study issued earlier this month by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union shows the degree to which extended isolation — which is hard going for mature adults — can easily lead to mental illness and other damage among emotionally immature young people. The report, Growing Up Locked Down, is based on interviews and correspondence in 2011 and 2012 with more than 125 individuals who were sent to jail or prison in 20 states while under the age of 18.
Prison officials use solitary confinement for several reasons that apply to all prisoners: to isolate inmates who need protection or could be dangerous to others; to deal with those who have mental problems or have threatened suicide; or to punish inmates who break rules, even minor rules like failing to make their beds or close their cell doors. Young people are naturally more prone to rule-breaking because they are impulsive and generally less capable of reasoned judgment.
Like others in solitary, young prisoners are routinely cut off from their families, sometimes denied books or forbidden from writing home. All of this deepens the terminal sense of isolation. Many of the young prisoners interviewed for the report spoke of struggling with acute anxiety, depression or hallucinations. Some spoke of deliberately injuring themselves or thinking about suicide. Others spoke of being overcome with an uncontrollable rage, which, of course, would get them bounced right back into solitary once they got out.
Corrections officials have a duty to protect the public from crime. But they also have a responsibility not to permanently scar the lives of young people who are far from fully developed when they land in custody. To meet that responsibility, states and localities should ban or sharply minimize solitary confinement for young people, and, more broadly, make sure that fewer of them land in adult jails in the first place.
– New York Times
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“The first rule of the wall,” my father told me when I was five, “is being constantly conscious of its presence.” I remember my palm getting sweatier in his hand and my eyes having a hard time adjusting to the extent of the tallest structure I’d seen back then, one that scooped a diagonal part of the sky and stretched from one end of the horizon to another.
Twenty-six years later, the border wall still begs for attention and demands from whoever passes through to stop and appreciate its crude symmetry. Two towns of the same name neighbor one another from beyond the border and look similarly lifeless for decades. Most days, it is only an accent mark that identifies them, that crooked line curving over the first “a” and imitating the shape of the wall.
Apart from their names and the repeated letters in them, not two of anything coexists in twin Sasabes. No siblings or double roads. No double copies of a book, save for the Spanish-language Bibles found in the backpacks of some crossers and jumpers. Not anyone with a pair of eyes or ears or limbs or organs equally functional. Not even any two days are alike. Often weeds, snakes, and politics dictate what’s needed to be done in any given twenty-four-hour period.
One border, one belief, one God, one sun, and one moon loom over the dirt roads that ripple in every direction and lead to either side of the Americas. Everything in each town is shelved in its own place, rarely bending or crossing the line. Officers forget their equipment in people’s dark places; folks barely have fun out of strip clubs. Bedroom activities don’t leave the brothels, and emotions are safely preserved in adobe houses. There’s also one school, one ranch, one bar, one post office, and one general store with fuel pumps and all the souvenirs put up for the tourists that are never around, including a landscape postcard that reads SASABE? to depict both places for what they’re known for the most: obscurity.
So obscure that when the only general store is closed on Mondays, one must drive all the way into the Mexican side of the border, to a roadside vendor who rides from San Miguel every morning with plenty of everything to offer, unlike the desert she works. It is unclear what side of the sand came before the other, but the one in Arizona, one without the accent mark, is where my father and I make one hundred and twenty an hour now in his thirty-year-old Ford Bronco and about two miles into the English-spoken side of the border. Here the sun is high and its shadow short, and I gaze out the windshield and think about how much each Sasabe looks like the other, like a vast sandy hole scarred by a steel wall and marked by the imposing presence of saguaros whose arms mimic the bodies sometimes found in their shades, like a mob of chalk fairies.
The United Saguaros of America, my mother used to joke about it.
My mother also used to tell me that life outside the desert is full of options. If you were from up north, she’d say, you could always go to sea. Or if you were from around the sea, like her, you could take the ocean anytime. And if you were from the ocean, you could hit the road in any direction of the world you’d like.
But if you are from the desert, she would say, where will you go?
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LTE B65 (FD 2100)
Band 65 is an LTE operating frequency Band. LTE is designed to work across a number of frequency bands – E-UTRA operating bands- currently ranging from 450 MHz up to 3.8GHz. The available bandwidths are also flexible starting with 1.4 MHz up to 20 MHz with Carrier Aggregation allowing use of wider multiples. LTE is developed to support both the time division duplex technology (TDD) as well as frequency division duplex (FDD). Availability of specific bands varies per country and operator.
LTE Band 65 is defined as for use as follows:
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Available LTE Hardware for Band 65:
LTE Base Station hardware
- CableFree Emerald LTE
UE (User equipment) Terminals
Note that availability of UE terminals in this band may depend on availability of chipsets and driver support from major chipsets vendors. This may require extra tooling, volume commitment and MOQ.
- CableFree Outdoor LTE CPE
- CableFree Desktop LTE CPE
- CableFree MiFi Handheld CPE
LTE is a standard defined by the 3GPP as technology for 4th generation (4G) mobile wireless networking technology.
Complete List of LTE Bands
For a complete list of E-UTRA operating bands for LTE please Click Here
FDD and TDD LTE frequency bands
FDD spectrum requires pair bands, one of the uplink and one for the downlink, and TDD requires a single band as uplink and downlink are on the same frequency but time separated. As a result, there are different LTE band allocations for TDD and FDD. In some cases these bands may overlap, and it is therefore feasible, although unlikely that both TDD and FDD transmissions could be present on a particular LTE frequency band.
The greater likelihood is that a single UE or mobile will need to detect whether a TDD or FDD transmission should be made on a given band. UEs that roam may encounter both types on the same band. They will therefore need to detect what type of transmission is being made on that particular LTE band in its current location.
The different LTE frequency allocations or LTE frequency bands are allocated numbers. Currently the LTE bands between 1 & 22 are for paired spectrum, i.e. FDD, and LTE bands between 33 & 41 are for unpaired spectrum, i.e. TDD.
TDD LTE frequency band allocations
With the interest in TDD LTE, there are several unpaired frequency allocations that are being prepared for LTE TDD use. The TDD LTE bands are unpaired because the uplink and downlink share the same frequency, being time multiplexed. TDD LTE is popular in ISP and closed networks where there is either predominantly Data-centric use (rather than voice), no legacy of 2G/3G, or pressure on limited spectrum available.
For Further Information on LTE Bands
For More Information on LTE networking please Contact Us
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It's time Lafayette join its neighbors, Louisville and Boulder, and take the next important step toward Zero Waste. Curbside composting is a simple and easy action that has an enormous impact. When we put organic materials like food scraps and yard waste into the landfill, the greenhouse gas methane is created. Methane has 84 times more heat-trapping potential than carbon dioxide, making it very harmful to our environment. We can stop methane emissions from landfills by simply composting.
Composting also helps our soils. Currently, we are losing 75 billion tons of soil worldwide each year. It makes no sense to send our organics to the landfill when we can compost and return valuable nutrients to our soil right here in Boulder County.
I urge the Lafayette City Council to add curbside composting to the city's waste services this spring when they renew the city's hauling contract, and I call upon all my neighbors to do the same. If you want to get involved or simply show your support, sign Eco-Cycle's petition at www.ecocycle.org.Cameron Loomis
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Temporarily out of Stock
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Natural color Hemp fiber has been used for centuries. The hand spun hemp yarns are woven, crocheted, and knitted into many different types of items-- everything from clothing to fishing nets and bags. These yarns are completely natural, made without the use of chemicals or machines. The Hemp plants are grown in remote mountainous areas of Nepal. The fibers are processed and spun by hand. The resulting yarn has a natural, coarse and rustic appeal. This yarn has a texture similar to natural linen and like linen will soften with use and wear. Use as a carry along yarn with Recycled Rayon. Knit or crochet bags and face clothes. Note: Most balls will contain some hand-tied breaks. Yardage and weight is approximate.
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For three days the International Open Government Data Conference (iogdc), in Washington, D.C., gathered the community of data owners, developers and policy makers from around the globe to share lessons learned, stimulate new ideas, and demonstrate the power of democratizing data. For two days London was the meeting place for a more European focused audience in the Open Government Data Camp (ogdcamp).
Alexander B. Howard from O’Reilly Media published a great blog post the second day in Washington that very well summarizes the whole week: Open data: accountability, citizen utility and economic opportunity.
In both conferences Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, described his “five star system” for open government data. From "one star" for making data available, often in pdf format. To "five stars" for linked data using the semantic web standard RDF (Resource Description Framework). What is required to get the ratings stars? See this excellent page: Linked Open Data star scheme by example.
In a five minute interview on YouTube with David Eaves, Public Policy Entrepreneur in Canada, on Open Government Data, gives his view on why is it important, what are the benefits, what should government do?
Two examples of what is happening in the Open Government sphere.
- In UK every postcode has got a global identifier, e.g. http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/id/postcodeunit/SO164GU, which in a web-browser is de-referenced to a page presenting the linked data describing postcode SO164GU. This linked data service is provided by the Ordnance Survey, Great Britain's national mapping agency.
- In US, one application being showcased on the www.data.gov give you a detailed view of the nationwide obesity epidemic, and the factors that influence it, using National Obesity Comparison Tool
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Life will grant insight in the most unusual places to those willing to listen. This time for me it was Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, the city where I spent my youth and my favorite place in the world. Every Christmas, I go there on a pilgrimage to recapture my roots and get reacquainted with old friends and family. One of my recently developed rituals, is to spend an afternoon with Charles Juhasz- Alvarado, a Puerto Rican artist and sculptor. Charles has a very clear mission in life, to create work that makes people think of everyday situations, news or objects, in fresh and different ways. Importantly, to create work that withstand the test of time. To that aim, he builds everyday items as huge structures to be touched and explored; for example, he built a shoeshine box as big as an adult like doll house where people can see and experience the magical soul that inhabits the ordinary. Charles is committed to his mission and through his words and actions he clearly demonstrates that there is total alignment of who he is and what he does.
One of my favorite installations "celebrates" the role of the termite in our lives. Charles created a musical band of life size wooden termites that look like recently assembled construction models. Celebrate the termite, why? I dared to ask and was truly surprised by what I heard. "The termite symbolizes my existential and physical struggle to transcend ". Charles loves wood because it represents the skin of the earth; it is raw , original and real. Termites also love wood as they feed on it to survive. They are the lord Shiva of our world , maintaining balance in nature: no creation without destruction. Charles respects and admires this tiny insect that gets in the way of his transcendences. He knows that he will eventually lose the fight but learning about the termite allows him to innovate around it to insure one more day of life for his work and his legacy. Charles considers the termite a curse but also a blessing: a curse, because the termite destroys his work; a blessing, because it is the motivation for him to do better and more lasting work. Out of that conflict and paradox his creations emerge.
I also explored with Charles the concept of creative integrity. He believes that to stay true to his mission in life he has to apply his utmost energy, passion and creativity to all the tasks that come to him; the big and epic as well as the small and crappy; the work he is commissioned with tight specs as well as the wide open work that he initiates. Every job is an opportunity to express his mission, to look at things differently, to enhance, improve or transform what he has in front of him. Creativity is an integral part of Charles being so he can not switch it "on" and "off" upon request or personal preference. Creativity and imagination need constant fuel and practice. If he was to apply it only to the projects he loves, over time, he could eventually drain it and slowly destroy his essence .
My afternoon with Charles led to very interesting conversations with my daughter Clara who is beginning a corporate career. Charles embodied three principles that we must never forget. First, we need to define our mission in life and insure that the work that we do is consistent with that mission. As leaders we spend a lot of time defining our company's mission and not enough time defining our personal purpose in life. It is only through the integration of company and personal mission that we will find fulfillment and meaning in our work and lives. The integration of the material everyday world with our spiritual thirst for significance will allows us to transcend and leave a mark in our world. Secondly, we need to embrace conflict and paradoxes as the sources of inspiration and innovation. Constructive tension will lead to meaningful creation and for that, diversity of thought is key. Finally, we must maintain a constant engagement approach to life. Creativity, inspiration and passion need to be manifested in everything that we do: the good, the dull and the extraordinary . Everything and everyone that we touch can be transformed for the better .
So what was supposed to be an art appreciation day ended up being a wonderful reflection on the leadership journey. I should not be surprised; being a student of leadership is who I am and I can not switch it "on" and "off" upon request . I did buy a wonderful piece from Charles : a termite that today sits in my living room. Sometimes I feel it is a magical being that gets up at night to do mischief around the house and is probably responsible for those wonderful wild ideas that sometimes wake me up in the middle of the night ...
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Inspiring woman with paralyzing disease becomes successful model
Katie Knowles, 24, doesn't let anything, not even a paralyzing disease, keep her from reaching her dreams. The strong and motivated young woman achieved her goal of becoming a successful model despite all of the hardships she endured along the way.
After battled sciatica, a degenerative spine disease, the then 20-year-old decided to go through with a surgery that would eliminate her pain. When she woke up from surgery, she discovered that the lower half of her body had been paralyzed. She told Daily Mail:
"When I realized I couldn't walk I felt like my life was over. I couldn't feel my feet and parts of my legs, it was horrendous."
However, Knowles knew that her walking days weren't over. She worked hard in physical therapy until she finally took those first glorious steps on her road to recovery. Nonetheless, she felt weak and frustrated with her new condition. She said:
"I was very determined, and taking my first steps was just amazing, but the experience left me with no confidence at all."
A friend helped Knowles gain that confidence back when she suggested that Knowles pose for photographs in her wheelchair. The model realized that her condition didn't have to stop her from achieving her dream. Once the photographs were published, various photographers and brands immediately contacted Knowles with modeling opportunities.
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Knowles said that she also now models for Models of Diversity, a company that supports and campaigns for diversity in the modeling industry.
Even on bad days, Knowles is determined to stay committed to her modeling jobs. She said:
"I still use my crutches all the time, and on a really bad day I'll use a wheelchair, but I won't let that stop me. I'll try anything at shoots because I want to prove to the photographer that I'm a good model. I once modeled on a horse, and it threw me off backwards. Everyone else was concerned about my back but I was more worried about my hair and makeup ... But if there's a pose or a shot that the photographer wants, I'll do everything to make sure I can achieve it."
Knowles is an inspiration to all of us as we embark on our life-long quests of conquering our dreams.
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Black Rose Anarchist Federation / Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra (BRRN) is a political organization founded in 2014 which shares a common set of politics and a shared strategic vision of building popular power in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and schools towards the goal of libertarian socialism. With locals and contacts in over a dozen cities, our organizing work is centered on building mass movements such as tenant unions, neighborhood assemblies, workplace campaigns, student unions, prisoner organizing, and in defense of communities resisting criminalization.
If you are new to anarchism, libertarian socialism, or working class feminism, here is where to start:
- Who Are the Anarchists and What Is Anarchism? / Español
- Why I Am An Anarchist by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin / Español
- Socialism Will Be Free, Or It Will Not Be At All – Intro to Libertarian Socialism and Socialism From Below / Español
- Feminist Readings and Resources
Our Strategy and Analysis
- Below and Beyond Trump: Power and Counter-Power (2017)
- Building Popular Power In a Time of Reaction (2018)
- The State of Labor: Beyond Unions, But Not Without Them (2019)
- History and Ideas of Anarchism: Mark Bray on Revolutionary Left Radio
- Elections, Power, & the DSA: The Failure of the Left in Power
- From Below Podcast: Feminism Against Capitalism
- Anarchism and Marxism in Dialogue with Zoe Baker
- From Below Podcast produced by members of BRRN
A Year in Popular Power is a four YouTube part series featuring members of BRRN presenting on their organizing work within larger movements and building popular power.
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David Henderson gives a great talk on the role of economists in ending the draft - a subject he's written on before.
It's interesting to see this, because actually just this weekend I told my wife the story about Milton Friedman and General Westmoreland. We drove by Westmoreland St. (I have no idea if it was named for the general, but I wouldn't be surprised), and it reminded me of Friedman. She works at National Defense University, so I figured she'd appreciate it. She confirmed my understanding too that the military today (and presumably earlier for many of them) is in full agreement with Friedman on this point. With an AVF they get people who want to be there and are dedicated to the mission.
The one point she did raise - another one I agree with - is that part of what you get from the AVF is that the military draws disproportionately from lower income populations. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. It's a good thing because it's an opportunity for upward mobility, education, experience, etc. It does have a downside, of course, when the wealthy go to Congress or pick the people that do and lower income people fight the wars Congress tells them to fight. That's just something to keep in mind - it's not an argument against the AVF. Everything has costs and benefits.
The other thing I wanted to mention that I've always found interesting (and have always wanted to write up) - is that almost all the big players in the fight against the draft (from economics at least) also made important contributions to the literature on the science and engineering workforce. I think the common thread here is that in both cases they were combatting what Kenneth Boulding called the "manpower concept" (and in some of Boulding's writings, U.S. policy on the science and engineering workforce and on the draft were explicitly tied together). The manpower concept is the view that you have certain input requirements (in this case manpower) that you need to satisfy and either you supply enough manpower to achieve your goal or you have inadequate manpower. The manpower concept has no appreciation at all of the role of the price system, trade offs between goals, or marginalism.
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Books that provide a little insight into a new place
Standing in the sea of books in a bookstore, a black book cover caught my eye. From afar, only the word ‘Sleep’ is legible. Upon closer inspection, it says Where Architects Sleep. On my bookshelf at home, as a self-proclaimed foodie, is a copy of Where Chefs Eat; linking with the Where Chefs Eat series, Where Architects Sleep must be one of the book series of insider recommendations. For a moment, I was a little sceptical about the book’s title - a chef knows a lot about food, so if, say, I like Italian food, I would trust an Italian chef’s recommendations, right? While an architect might design spaces that we sleep in, architects are not the likely expert when it comes to sleep. In fact, I might say that many architects are often sleep-deprived, but that’s another story to tell. When the book says where architects sleep, it’s likely a generalisation of a space that is conducive to sleep, supposedly contributed by a hotel or resort’s overall architecture and design. With the book Where Architects Sleep at hand, I turned to the pages of the region I am familiar with - South East Asia. One resort that stood out is The Datai, Langkawi which has been renovated by Didier Lefort after Kerry Hill’s 1993 original design. Recommended by several renowned architects, including one of my first mentors in architecture, plus relatives who visited it post-renovation also highly recommended it. And so, the book came home with me.
Books that provide a little insight into a new place that is not on your radar, perhaps in countries that you might never or have not had a chance to visit are little gems. It reminds me that there is so much more to the world, that although there is ugliness making news headlines, there is also undiscovered beauty. Interested in architecture and design, the below books have offered a new way to see the world:
Where Architects Sleep
This unique guide is an ideal reference for design-conscious individuals and travellers, from well-known hotels to low-key gems known by locals. With insights from over 250 of the world’s leading architects, this book reveals insider tips on where to stay across 100 countries. Phaidon describes the title’s relevance to architects as ‘no one appreciates a building quite like an architect.’
Remote Places to Stay: The Most Unique Hotels at the End of the World
For the travellers who are willing to travel the distance, this book shares 22 locations where one can escape from the hustle and bustle of a busy life. Some of these 22 locations are so remote that they are only reachable by foot or a small boat. Raw nature. Untouched space. Off the grid. If those words resonate with you, this book will provide some inspiration for your next trip.
New York Times: 36 Hours World
Guided by The Times’ contributors, this book reveals the insights known by travel writers, travel photographers, food and culture writers who dig deep for their columns. The stories of city must-visit spots are revealed, sharing some fresh insights from those who are in the know that even locals may not know. The book has a piece for us who love cities, from the obvious major cities to the lesser-known cities in the world.
When looking at tree houses, even as an adult, the excitement of staying in a tree house or simply spending a few hours in one seems like an unfulfilled dream from childhood. This is why looking through this book, which showcases 50 tree houses around the world, is an exciting book to have on a quiet day. A few of the tree houses operate a teahouse or as hotels with modern amenities; visiting or staying there will probably evoke the feeling of a child visiting Disneyland with a fastpass! One that piqued my interest is the Mirrorcube Tree Hotel, Sweden designed by Tham and Videgard.
Let’s Get Lost: The World’s Most Stunning Remote Locations
Again, off the beaten track, this visual book with over 200 stunning shots share remote locations from the mountains to forests, from Scandinavia to Southeast Asia. The book is a curated collection of photographs by various photographers. Accompanying the photographs are each of the photographer’s background stories about each location, inspiring people to take the leap in search of remote natural environments across the world.
The latest edition of the Design Hotels book is still Edition 2020, skipping the pandemic year of 2021. Typically, the Design Hotels' in-house team presents a global collection of design-led, independent hotels each year. The book contains a series of photographs accompanied by photo essays on the 25 trailblazing member hotels that are setting the benchmark of modern hospitality. This book shows a glimpse into the 300 plus hotels across 60 countries that member hotels are located.
These are only some of the many travel or travel-related books. Each book, I hope, contains a little nugget of information for inspiration; they accompanied my weekends, widened my view, and provided inspiration not only for work but in the appreciation of what exceptional surroundings can offer, eg. a simple structure within exceptional surroundings wins every time.
If you have any questions or would like to share any other relevant resources to this topic, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at email@example.com
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How would you personally answer the following questions?
- What is the “consistent tendency” of my preaching? In other words, what do I tend to magnify and highlight in my preaching?
- What is my “favorite theme” in preaching? What do I delight to preach about? What is my default topic?
- What is one of my “great achievements as a preacher”? What do I want to be known for? What do people think about when they think about my preaching?
While you’re thinking about the answers to those questions, consider how they are answered in the life and ministry of Jonathan Edwards, the great New England preacher, pastor, and theologian.
The consistent tendency of Edwards’ preaching is, therefore, that of exalting, extolling, and magnifying the God of heaven. This tendency lies in solution throughout his sermons. Kimnach correctly identifies “the grandeur of God” as “a favorite theme” of the Northampton preacher; but what contributes to this sense of the greatness, the grandeur, and the sheer magnificence of God is Edwards’ striking use of adjectives — indeed, his unashamed use of superlatives — as he seeks to portray, via the limitations of language, the glory of that great Being who is ultimately incomprehensible and indescribable. . . . Helen P. Westra pinpoints “the rhetoric of superlatives” as an essential aspect of his homiletical style; . . . One of Edwards’ great achievements as a preacher is his ability to convey to his hearers a sense of God. (26-27)
So, going back to the opening series of questions, how would they be answered in light of Edwards’ preaching?
- What did Edwards’ magnify in his preaching? “the God of heaven”
- His favorite theme? “The grandeur of God”
- His great achievement? “To convey…a sense of God”
Edwards left a legacy of God-centered, God-glorifying preaching.
But that was Edwards. What about us? What do we tend to magnify in our preaching? What big thing do people typically take away from our sermons?
Are they ultimately and primarily impressed with . . .
- Our cleverly crafted proposition?
- Our highly structured (preferably alliterated) outline?
- Our skill as a communicator?
- Our high-res, high-def media presentation?
- Our technical expertise (let’s say of ANE history)?
- Our knowledge of Greek and Hebrew?
- Our practical life applications?
- Our down-to-earth transparency and general likeability?
- Our riveting stories and humorous anecdotes?
- Our cute and adorable children used as winsome sermon illustrations?
- Our opinions and pontifications on this and that.
- Our commands to be this or do that.
Or, are they, in the end, impressed with a sense of the glory and greatness and grandeur of God in Christ?
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The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported yesterday that the State of Minnesota issued 31,657 permits to carry handguns in 2012, a record number. No surprise there. The Strib puts that number in the context of the current debate over gun control, and concludes with these statistics, presented without comment:
Minnesota’s permit holders have committed at least 1,159 crimes since 2003, including 114 in which a gun was used, according to the BCA.
Wow, sounds like a regular crime wave among gun permit holders! But what do those data actually show? According to the same article, there are now over 125,000 permit holders in Minnesota, or around 2.6% of the over-21 population. So, other things being equal, you would expect them to commit something like 2 to 2 1/2% of all crimes (since a considerable number are committed by persons who are less than 21 years old). In order to put the Strib’s numbers in context, you need to know something about the number of crimes committed in Minnesota.
According to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s numbers, there were at least 146,249 crimes of violence and crimes against property in Minnesota in 2011. (I believe that total is low, if we are trying to get a number for all crimes, since drunk driving, for instance, is not included). Let’s assume, to make the calculation simple, that the number of violent and property crimes has remained constant since 2003; actually, it has fallen somewhat. But using the 2011 rate for the period 2004-2012 yields a total of 1,316,241 crimes. (And you thought Minnesota was a law-abiding state!) Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that over that period of time there have been an average of 50,000 carry permit holders in Minnesota; that would be roughly 1.2% of the over-age 18 population. (Again, that is an average from 2004 through 2012, assuming an average of 50,000 permit holders over that time period.)
So do the math: if permit holders were as law-abiding as the average Minnesota citizen, you would expect them to have committed 1.2% of the 1,316,241 crimes from 2004 through 2012, or a total of a little over 16,300. Which tells us, according to the Strib’s numbers, that non-permit holders are around 15 times as likely to commit a crime as permit holders. Carry permit holders must be the most law-abiding segment of Minnesota’s population, with the possible exception of Sunday School teachers.
I believe that since Minnesota enacted its shall-issue law in 2003, two permit holders have been charged with homicides. Over the eight years from 2004 through 2011, there were 807 homicides. Using the same logic employed above, one would expect 1.2%, of these homicides to have been perpetrated by carry permit holders. That would be nine or ten murders, as opposed to two.
A representative of the Minnesota Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance offered similar numbers with respect to drunk driving:
Rothman responded that permit holders commit much less than their share of crime, citing as an example that though one in seven Minnesotans has a DWI on their record, only one in 545 of the state’s permit holders got one after getting a permit.
“No one ever claimed permit holders would be perfect,” Rothman said, “but the numbers show (they) are consistently orders of magnitude more law abiding than the general public.”
Other analyses have shown that permit holders are far less likely than other Minnesotans to commit assaults and other crimes.
One could tinker with all of these numbers around the edges, but there is no escaping the conclusion that permit holders are remarkably law-abiding, and commit far fewer crimes than would be expected, given their numbers. That being the case, it was deceptive for the Star-Tribune to recite numbers for crimes committed by permit holders without putting them into context and noting how extraordinarily low the numbers are.
UPDATE: As I noted above, the comparison of crimes was unfair to permit holders, in that the Strib article referred to all crimes committed by permit holders, while the BCA data for the state as a whole included only crimes of violence and property crimes, but omitted such crimes as driving under the influence. A reader tracked down BCA data on permit holders, which allows an apples-to-apples comparison that confirms that permit holders are even more law-abiding, compared with the general population, than my comparison suggested:
I think your recent piece on the rarity of crimes committed by permit holders significantly overstates the amount of crime they (we) commit relative to the rest of the population. If you look at the BCA data, the overall total includes a laundry list of minor offenses by permit holders including traffic crimes. The two largest categories of crimes committed with guns are carrying under the influence and DWI (51/127). While certainly not a responsible behavior, the implication that the firearm was used in commission of a crime there is totally false. Moreover, those two categories also comprise 608 of 1455 total offenses. Please direct your attention to section 5b of the BCA report and consider revising your numbers to include only serious crimes in the comparison to the overall violent/property crime rate:
Any way you slice the numbers, Minnesotans with permits to carry firearms are many times more law-abiding than the rest of the population on a pro rata basis. The crime rate among permit holders, including but not limited to crimes involving firearms, is remarkably low; for the Star Tribune to simply report the gross number of crimes committed by permit holders without disclosing that fact was misleading at best.
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McPhy is engaged in French and European projects in order to affirm techno-economic viability and participate in the development of green energy and industrial hydrogen.
These demonstration projects - of significant size - will allow the implementation of viable and sustainable business models using hydrogen as a sole energy vector that can connect different markets: energy and industry, electricity and gas.
- The PUSHY project (Potential Use of Solid Hydrogen) aims to create an innovative industry in the industrial hydrogen sector. It is divided into two parts: OSSHY and LASHY.
- The INGRID project is designed to produce hydrogen by electrolysis from renewable electricity, to store it in solid form and then reuse it to create electricity via a fuel cell, or to supply the hydrogen market.
- The HYPER project involves the designing and marketing of a flexible mobile platform, comprising hydrogen storage and fuel cells, for energy supply.
- The GRHYD project, led by GDF SUEZ, aims to validate the technical and economic relevance of a combined green hydrogen and natural gas network.
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Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Baker, Harold Douglas Author's Email Address firstname.lastname@example.org URN etd-0417102-170705 Title Misguided by Experience: A Defense of Custer's Actions at the Little Bighorn Degree Master of Arts in Liberal Arts (M.A.L.A.) Department History Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Stanley E. Hilton Committee Chair Karl A. Roider Committee Member William A. Clark Committee Member Keywords
- cavalry tactics
- sitting bull
Date of Defense 2002-04-08 Availability unrestricted AbstractAt midday on June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer split his Seventh Cavalry Regiment into three elements and attacked an enormous village of hostile Indians situated along the Little Bighorn River in modern-day Montana. Custer and his immediate command of five troops, a total of 225 men, did not survive the fight.
Immediately following the battle, officers-Reno, Benteen, Brisbin, Terry, Gibbon-began to recreate the history of the campaign's recent events in an effort to explain the disaster and clear themselves of responsibility. Their self-serving omission of facts and their convenient "remembrance" of things that had not happened fully blamed Custer for the calamity and heavily influenced future historical assessments of the battle.
Numerous explanations for the disaster have surfaced over the years. Driven by vain personal motives, Custer allegedly disobeyed General Terry's orders by taking a direct route to the Indian village and then rushing his exhausted men into battle without waiting for Gibbon's support. He did not conduct a thorough reconnaissance and ignored the warnings of his scouts. He violated a basic maxim of war by splitting his force in the face of the enemy, and his midday attack destroyed any hopes for surprise. Finally, Custer's actions displayed an overall ineptness at fighting Indians.
Some of the assessments hold truths, but they must be placed in the context of what Custer knew at the time and expected to encounter. In fact, given his prior experiences and information at hand, Custer correctly configured his forces and acted appropriately by attacking the hostile village. His forces, however, were not enough to overcome the combination of peculiar circumstances, some of his own creation, that opposed them.
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Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on.
When I was growing up, the people who liked the Beatles, I didn't like, so I didn't pay attention to them.
I need boundaries. In the modern studio there are a bunch of instruments around me, and I can simulate anything I can't play, so sometimes the palette feels too big.
A lot of what I've done as Nine Inch Nails has been governed by fear. I was trying to keep the songs in a framework that was tough, and I learnt a lot from Jesus and Mary Chain about how to bury nice pop songs in unlistenable noise - the idea being if you can get behind that wall, you find there's a pearl inside.
James R. Clapper
Emily Alyn Lind
Dixie Lee Ray
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What hand does a baseball glove go on?
Not always is it immediately clear which hand should hold the baseball glove. A select minority are fortunate enough to be ambidextrous and can use either hand interchangeably. Some persons are right-handed dominant, others have a dominant left hand. Although some gloves that may be worn on either hand have been produced expressly for ambidextrous players, most gloves are meant to be worn on either the right or left hand.
Here are some fundamentals to keep in mind while deciding which hand should hold your glove.
How to properly wear a glove?
Baseball players have long worn gloves on their non-dominant hands. The ball was originally commonly caught with two hands. Players could catch the ball with only one hand easily because to the large pocket that eventually gave rise to the common glove style, freeing up their other hand for more efficient throwing. Baseball gloves were first used in the sport, and since then, they have been used more frequently and have gotten bigger.
Finding your dominant hand is the first step in determining which hand you should wear your glove on. Baseball players typically wear their glove on their non-dominant hand so that they can toss the ball with their dominant side.
If not, just pick up a baseball and throw it to see if you already know if you are right-handed or left-handed. Your dominant side is the hand with which you typically pick up and toss the ball, and you should put your glove on the opposing hand.
You can discover that you prefer to use both hands equally and that neither one makes you feel particularly more comfortable. This suggests that you are either incredibly coordinated or ambidextrous, both of which are tremendous assets in baseball. You can just decide which hand you want to wear your glove on in this situation.
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Alkimos Wind Statistics, July averages since 2006
The graph illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal July. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 2480 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Alkimos, located 26 km away (16 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3.
According to the model, the dominant wind at Alkimos blows from the WSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Alkimos. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 11% of the time (3 days each July) and blows offshore 47% of the time (15 days in an average July). Over an average July winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Alkimos
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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This is the path I’ve taken so far and has helped me lose the fear of learning game programming and feel more confident to continue. Learning by yourself is not easy and requires a lot of discipline and dedication, the good thing is that it has a much lower cost compared to a formal education in programming (like going to University). For those who find it difficult to focus the Pomodoro technique will help you on your way.
It is important not only to learn how to write in a language but also to know the theory and foundations of programming. These fundamentals are the same to almost all programming languages and classes from Professor Simon Allardice at Lynda.com are very good explaining the concepts. This road is to develop games based on Unity with C# language but you can apply it also for programming in general. At first you will not understand everything, and that’s fine, but the moment you learn the same concepts from different sources you will have a better understanding of each topic.
The Way to Lose the Fear of Learning Programming for Video Games
First Step – Enter the Matrix
Concepts and Foundations
Unity 3D Learning
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It is important not only to learn how to write in a language but also to know the theory and foundations of programming (this will help you a lot). These foundations and concepts apply to almost all programming languages and courses from Professor Simon Allardice at Lynda.com are very good explaining those concepts. This path is based to develop games in Unity with the C# language but that is not the only way to develop games. At first you will not understand everything, and that’s fine, seeing the same concepts from different sources will help you to have a better understanding of each topic.
After completing these courses you will feel more confident so you can keep learning more. If you have trouble perhaps a formal education program may be the solution, but learning on your own is a low cost alternative for those who can not afford that kind of education or just want to learn specific stuff. As a last tip have a lot of patience, do not try to use shortcuts, practice often and step by step, learning new things every day that will help you on your quest of developing video games.
Finally something that can help a lot is having a programmer friend or contact who can guide you on certain things, in my case I was lucky to have @androbtech who patiently guided me along the way.
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Writing Resources for Current Students
Writing Specialists for Additional Help
Loyola writing specialists are available to help all currently enrolled students with writing needs for work being prepared for a law school course whether first year legal research and writing, or an upper division writing course. Writing specialists will help students address legal writing issues including analysis, issue division, organization, grammar and punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure, and concision and clarity. Specialists will not address the legal substance of the problem; substantive questions should be directed to the course instructor.
Both specialists, Professors Ronda Fox and Paul Von Blum have both JD and PhD degrees, and years of experience helping students with writing projects. The specialists hold regular office hours throughout the semester with extra times available in the weeks before first year legal writing assignments are due. Conference times are available for both day and evening students. Further information and online conference sign-up lists are available on the Legal Writing Resources TWEN page.
Writing Sample Assistance
The Loyola Student Writing Tutors Program provides assistance to students in preparing their work for submission to employers. The tutors are selected from among Loyola’s best and the program is supervised by Loyola faculty. Tutors will not rewrite or line-edit student work for writing samples nor make substantive comments on the legal issues. They will make suggestions on organization, writing mechanics, and citation formatting, so the final product reflects the student's own work.
Student Writing Tutors are available to help only with writing samples and not with ongoing law school or work assignments. More information about submitting requests for assistance can be found on the Legal Writing Resources TWEN page or on the Loyola Writing Tutors TWEN page. The program is supervised by Prof. Mary Dant. Contact Prof. Dant at Mary.Dant@lls.edu at the end of the spring semester if you are interested in interviewing to be a tutor.
Preparing for Writing on the Bar Exam
Loyola encourages students to take advantage of all the resources available to them to prepare for the state Bar Exams. For many years Loyola has offered the Fundamentals of Bar Exam Writing (4J65) course to assist students in preparing for the written portions of the exam. The course is offered in Summer and Fall semesters. (See the Bar Exam Resources TWEN page for further Bar Exam preparation information.)
Students can earn scholarship and prizes by participating in writing competitions sponsored by attorney bar associations, like the American Bar Association. They are often focused on specific practice areas in the law. Students preparing notes or other significant research papers may have their work published by the competition's sponsors. Information about competitions is available on the Legal Writing Resources TWEN page.
Lawyering Skills Curriculum
919 Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Become A Police Officer
The name of the game in becoming a Police Officer is Preparation
To become a police officer, especially with today's competition, the name of the game is preparation. If you don't prepare, you're in trouble, period. One way you can better prepare yourself is using online practice exams that will better prepare you for police exams. These sell for around $20 to $30 on average, and are loaded with test questions and information on how to answer oral board questions. They make preparing for police tests as easy as possible, and are laid out in a step-by-step method detailing key points that are critical to an applicant's success. Most will explain "why" you answered a question wrong or right. If the $20 to $30 price is a bit much for now, you could also use some of the training guides on how to become a police officer, which usually sell for around $15 or less. This is personally how I studied prior to getting into law enforcement (because the above courses were not available at the time).
If you're sure you want to pursue criminal justice, take Amazon for example. They have plenty to choose from, but you can also go to your local book store and find them under the "Reference" section. Just look for Prep practice study exams. These books are pretty bulky, but you should at least invest the $15 before even considering applying for a police department. The information is critical. At absolute minimum (even if you make some type of purchase), you should prepare yourself as much as possible with this minimal investment. Don't get eliminated because another guy prepared and you didn't.
Something to understand is that in the past, people wanting to go into the criminal justice field simply applied, and were hired under much less standards. At one point, simply applying almost guaranteed your hire date. This is because in the early days there was not a strong interest in this field, thus making it much easier to get into police work.
But with the explosion of shows like Cops, LAPD, Police Videos & Chases, etc. its no wonder a lot of people have become interested in becoming officers. But with that explosion of interest comes fierce competition. That competition has fueled many companies to start offering books, videos, etc. for people who are interested in how to become a police officer. That brings us to our next point; On one end of the spectrum, getting into this field has become tougher, but on the other end, its become easier to prepare for. Just take a look around; online, book stores, colleges, etc. The study guides and programs have simply exploded.
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Another route that you can and should consider is that there is also a lot of free information available online by running a simple search. Its important though that you're getting reliable information, so be sure what you are reading is taken with a grain of salt. Most Police Forums for example offer tons of valuable information on preparing for tests, preparing for oral boards, exams, how to answer questions, etc. This resource can never be overlooked and because of membership levels, they stay current with daily updates.
Some sites even offer help and practice tests for minimal fees. You can actually purchase these and have immediate access to study questions, oral board scenarios, etc. as fast as it is paid for online. So not only is the information there, its quick as well.
Its been our experience that the information seems to be getting cheaper and cheaper, while at the same time the quality continues to rise. The reason? More competitors entering the field wanting your business. We do however recommend that you do at least "some" research when it comes to choosing a exam tutorial. If you want to know how to become a police officer, start doing the research now before you apply. When you're competing with a thousand other people for the position, you need every piece of preparation you can get your hands on, because once the moment passes, its too late. Good luck.
- Previous: How To Get Hired Faster
Police Training Books - Police Training Books are without question an incredible asset when trying to become a police officer. Experienced officers know that failure to prepare for the position of police officer can literally mean getting the job or not.
How to become a Police Officer - Becoming a police officer is one of the hardest things to do now of days, and its important to understand some of the basic requirements upfront.
Burned Out - Burn out is normal for most jobs. However, there must be a relief for the stress whether it be in law enforcement or any other professions.
Code Of Silence - When all people deal with the reality of police as humans instead of the illusion of them as automatons, the war against crime and the safety of citizens will take a giant step forward.
Common Questions - Learn how much alcohol is "too much" alcohol that can put you over the limit, alcohol blood tests and breath tests, etc.
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I'm currently using decision trees (CART) in R with packages rpart and rattle for classification.
After training my CART tree, I found that some rules conflict with each other. Consider the following tree, with the conflicting rules indicated by the red circle.
In the parent node the split is CHWC.VLV >= 15; if this is true you go left in the tree and if it is false you go right in the tree. To the left, we find that the child node's rule is CHWC.VLV < 15. However based on the splitting rule in the parent node, I wouldn't expect any of the observations in this part of the tree to have values CHWC.VLV < 15.
Does anybody know the cause of this apparent conflict?
This sort of issue generally comes from simply not outputting using enough digits of precision when outputting your CART tree. As a simple example, let's consider the following dataset:
CHWC.VLV <- seq(14, 16, length.out=10000) outcome <- ifelse(CHWC.VLV >= 14.97, ifelse(CHWC.VLV <= 15.34, 1, 2), 3)
We can train and plot our CART model with:
library(rpart) mod <- rpart(outcome~CHWC.VLV) library(rpart.plot) prp(mod)
This appears to be a contradiction, because the left subtree from the root node should have all values
CHWC.VLV >= 15, but the next split is
CHWC.VLV < 15. However, upon plotting with more digits of accuracy we see that this is, in fact, not a contradiction:
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The Best Real Estate Advice for Buyers in 2022
Whether you’re buying or selling a home, there’s a lot to think about. When looking for a new place to live, the first question you ask yourself will help drive the rest of your decision-making.
Should you rent or buy?
Buying may seem appealing because you will put an end to escalating rent and can build equity. But the reality of routine home maintenance and repairs can quickly drain a bank account. In general, whether renting or buying is better for you largely depends on your specific circumstances.
If it’s your first time in the real estate market, sometimes you don’t even know what you don’t know. It’s natural to have many questions about where to start or what the best strategy is.
As exciting as it is to purchase your first home, you may also be nervous about all the steps in the process. While this can be a stressful time, especially in a highly competitive market, you can take steps to make the home buying process easier. Start by figuring out how much house you can afford, what real estate agent you want to work with, and what you’re looking for in a home.
Additional: 7 Signs You’re Ready to Buy a House – Cindy Steelman, Steelman Mortgages
Getting prequalified for a home is an excellent way to determine a base home price you can afford. But keep in mind, you may get prequalified for a home that’s actually out of your price range. It’s helpful to know how much a lender will pre qualify you for, but remember, only you can understand how much you can afford within your monthly budget.
More: Price Shouldn’t be the Only Reason to Buy a House – Devin Stephens, Canmore Real Estate Group
While real estate experts have plenty of data about the market, keep in mind that there’s never going to be one right time to buy a home. Don’t get discouraged by the current market. The market is fluid, and the only thing certain is change. By considering properties below your price limit, you’ll have extra room in your budget to make counter offers in a competitive market. You’re also more likely to present an acceptable offer to sellers if the home fits comfortably within your budget, and you’ll prevent heartbreak when looking for a home. What’s more, purchasing a less expensive home means your mortgage will be smaller and easier to manage than a more expensive mortgage.
Related: Should you be looking for your starter home or forever home? Dale Corpus, Tri-Valley CA Realtor®
When you find a home you think could be “the one,” it’s natural to get excited and share your enthusiasm with your agent. But if the owner or their agent is within earshot, you could lose some negotiating power.
Read More: 5 Tips to Getting Your Offer Accepted – Tina Saporito, Palm Desert Realtor®
There are important things to consider when buying a home, especially in a tough seller’s market but knowing why you want to buy and having your finances in order is really the first and best step to getting the home you want.
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Obama’s Ludicrous ‘Barrel Bomb’ Theme
In addressing the United Nations, President Obama singled out for condemnation Syria’s President Assad and his alleged use of “barrel bombs,” but Obama was silent on his own use of far more powerful ordnance or the civilian tolls from Saudi/Israeli attacks with highly lethal U.S. bombs
The U.S. government has dropped hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs on Iraq alone in the last dozen years – and even hailed the start of the bombing campaign in 2003 as “shock and awe” – but now has coyly and repeatedly decried the Syrian government’s supposed use of crude “barrel bombs.”
This hyper-hypocritical propaganda theme was given voice in President Barack Obama’s Sept. 28 speech to the United Nations General Assembly when he denounced anyone who doesn’t favor “regime change” in Syria as advocating “support [for] tyrants like Bashar al-Assad, who drops barrel bombs to massacre innocent children.”
"Obviously, any killing of civilians in wartime is to be deplored – whoever is dropping the bombs and whatever the weapon’s degree of lethality – but it was still stunning to watch Obama apply such selective outrage."
Yet, Obama offered no criticism of various U.S. administrations and American allies that have leveled whole cities, killing countless men, women and children. That slaughter has included two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in 1945 and the devastation of Indochina during the 1960s and 1970s with more bomb tonnage than was dropped in all of World War II. Millions, including countless children, were killed in these bombing campaigns.
More recently, Obama’s predecessor, President George W. Bush ordered the devastation of Fallujah and other Iraqi cities to suppress resistance to the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. Obama himself has boasted of ordering military strikes in seven countries, mostly aerial bombardments with many confirmed civilian dead.
In 2014, Israel used American warplanes and armaments to blast apart Gaza killing some 2,100 people – the vast majority civilians and many of them children, including four little boys playing on a beach. President Obama not only refrains from criticizing Israel’s indiscriminate use of these devastating weapons but stays silent on Israel’s rogue nuclear stockpile and today ponders which giant “bunker buster” bombs should be added to Israel’s bristling arsenal.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is dropping U.S.-supplied ordnance, reportedly including cluster bombs, on the helpless population of Yemen with Obama’s tacit approval and reportedly with U.S. intelligence assistance.
On Monday, the Saudi air force apparently bombed a wedding party on Yemen’s Red Sea coast killing more than 130 people, including women who had taken refuge in a tent, according to various news reports.
One surviving relative said it was difficult to determine the exact number of dead because the bodies were blasted into so many bloody pieces. “I saw no body intact,” said Ahmed Altabozi, the uncle of one of the victims.
Yet, while President Obama has avoided any direct public rebukes of U.S. or allied militaries for their slaughter of civilians, he singled out Syria’s embattled government for using a homemade weapon in its desperate fight against terrorists of the Islamic State and Al Qaeda’s Nusra Front.
Further, Obama claimed that President Assad dropped the “barrel bombs to massacre innocent children” when there is no evidence that Assad had any such intent. Obama’s comment amounted to crude and deceptive propaganda.
By contrast, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launches one of his periodic “lawn mowing” operations against the people of Gaza and many children are cut down in the process, Obama stands mute, apparently judging that the exercise in recurring butchery is just one of those “price is worth it” moments.
Obviously, any killing of civilians in wartime is to be deplored – whoever is dropping the bombs and whatever the weapon’s degree of lethality – but it was still stunning to watch Obama apply such selective outrage. Indeed, much of the UN General Assembly seemed genuinely shocked by Obama’s blatant double standards.
Propaganda Buzz Phrase
But it’s really all par for the course. Whenever propagandists develop their “themes” for a conflict, they look for certain “hot button” phrases that make the behavior of a “black-hatted enemy” appear particularly venal. “Barrel bomb” has become the propaganda buzz phrase of choice associated with the Syrian conflict.
Yet, it seems likely this clumsy, improvised weapon – supposedly dropped from helicopters – would be far less lethal than rocket-propelled bombs delivered from afar by jet planes or drones, the approach favored by the U.S. government and its “allies.”
Civilians would have a much better chance to seek safety in a bomb shelter before some “barrel bomb” is shoved out the door of a helicopter than when a sophisticated U.S.-made bomb arrives with little or no warning, as apparently happened to the victims of that wedding in Yemen.
And that is not to mention the U.S. bombs that involve depleted uranium, napalm, phosphorous and cluster munitions, which present other humanitarian concerns. However, while U.S.-assisted or U.S.-directed slaughters of civilians attract little attention in the mainstream U.S. media, there are endless denunciations of the Syrian government’s “barrel bombs.”
The propaganda drumbeat is such that the American people are told that they must support “regime change” in Syria even if it risks opening the gates of Damascus to a victory by the Islamic State and Al Qaeda terrorists.
This odd “humanitarian” equation, tallied up by the State Department and “human-rights” NGOs, holds that to secure revenge for Syria’s alleged use of “barrel bombs,” the world must accept the possibility of the black flag of Sunni terrorism flying over a major Mideast capital while its streets would run red with the blood of Christians, Alawites, Shiites and other “heretics.”
Then, apparently, the United States would have little choice but to lead a massive expeditionary force into Syria to oust the Islamic State and Al Qaeda, ensuring the deaths of hundreds of thousands more innocents and sending millions more fleeing into a destabilized Europe.
But such is the power of propaganda in managing public perceptions. Use a phrase like “barrel bomb” over and over again as if it is a uniquely evil weapon when, in fact, it is far less lethal and destructive than the ordnance that the United States routinely deploys or hands out to its “allies” like candy on Halloween. Soon the people lose all perspective and are open to manipulation. [See Consortiumnews.com’s “The Power of False Narrative.”]
Once the U.S. public is softened up with the propaganda and psy-ops – also known as “strategic communications” or Stratcom – the only acceptable option is “regime change” in Syria even if that prospect holds the likelihood of a far worse human catastrophe.
By hearing “barrel bomb” enough times, the judgment of American citizens is clouded and any practical suggestion for a realistic political settlement of Syria’s conflict is deemed “appeasement” of a tyrant, which was the clear message of President Obama’s UN tirade.
And, thus, the killing continues; the chaos grows worse.
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Split from Hizb ul-Mujahidin (HM) in 1998. Traces its origins to 1971 when a group of the same name attacked Bengalis in East Pakistan. Later operated as part of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hizb-I-Islami (HIG) in Afghanistan and from 1990 as a unit of HM in Kashmir.
Has conducted a number of operations against Indian military targets in Jammu and Kashmir.
Perhaps several hundred.
Location/Area of Operation
Kashmir, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
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Through its contributions to the public and policy debate on the future of work and education, acatech aims to tackle the challenges of demographic change and digitalisation and turn them into opportunities for innovation in Germany.
Achieving a quantum leap in productivity
Germany is facing a widening demographic gap. The baby boomers are reaching retirement age and we could soon have a shortfall of around ten million workers. Against this backdrop, acatech is pursuing answers to three key questions: How can Germany achieve a quantum leap in productivity that allows it to maintain the same economic output with a smaller workforce? How can we harness the opportunities offered by the digital transformation in order to promote prosperity, employment and good jobs? And how can we update our education system so that it provides young people with the skills they will need in their future careers?
Our work focuses on three key themes:
- In the future, innovative ways of working will be characterised by a strong emphasis on individual employee choice and responsibility, agility and new forms of human-machine interaction.
- Training is the key to the digital transformation. Germany still has much to do, especially in the field of lifelong learning.
- Modern STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is key to providing young people with the skills they need to help shape the social and technological transformation in an informed, empowered and responsible manner. Schools, universities and extracurricular settings must make the leap into the digital age as quickly as possible.
HR directors discuss the future of work
acatech is committed to improving the underlying conditions and overall framework for innovation in Germany. A highly-skilled workforce and a tech-savvy public both have a vital role to play – a view shared by the HR directors of major German companies and academics who make up the HR Working Group – Forum for HR Directors on the Future of Work.
Young talents in the STEM subjects
The Barometer of Young Talents in the STEM Subjects is an annual nationwide report that discusses the latest trends and presents the key facts and figures for young talents in the STEM subjects. Together with the members of the Education Working Group, we explain how schools, universities and extracurricular settings can make the transition to the digital age and what we must do to achieve a lasting improvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education. In the Nationales MINT Forum (German STEM Forum) founded by acatech and the BDA/BDI initiative “MINT Zukunft schaffen”, acatech and over 30 leading institutions from science and industry are working to improve the quality of STEM education and bring it up to date with the requirements of today’s world
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Heroes of the New Day
The oldest of religious myths will tell that the Primordials created the raw substance of reality, while the gods gave it form. Some would debate these teachings, but they serve well enough for most mythologies. At some point, the Primordials struck at the gods, beginning the Dawn War. The gods were eventually victorious, though only because a number of primordials saw the destruction that was imminent and aided the gods in imprisoning or killing the worst of their brethren (these “wise” primordials are called the Xel’Naga, and afterwards they went off to find their own new world).
Many average people don’t even really know what a “primordial” is, if you ask them. They might think they’re things that make elementals, or maybe they have something to do with cults, or maybe they’re servants of the gods, but most people will just stare at you blankly. The information contained here is attainable to those who have engaged in extensive religious and/or arcane studies. Some of this information may be incomplete, but as the church of Ioun says, “A little Knowledge is better than a lot of surprise.”
While most primordial were killed or imprisoned in the Dawn War, there are still a bunch of proto-primordial, known as the “Elemental Princes”, who wield a portion of the primordials’ power throughout the Elemental Chaos.
Balcoth, the Groaning King
Though many call him the father of fire titans, Balcoth was not enticed to the front lines of the Dawn War when the battles raged hottest. Instead, he felt he had ascended, mastering arcane magics and rituals. Remaining hidden, he would create arcane gateways of escape for primordials on the verge of defeat, and stole the knowledge and magics of many gods as they died, growing in power. However, he could not master the power of soul creation, and found himself fascinated by the minds and souls of men. The gods soon learned Balcoth’s role in the war, and sought to destroy him. However, Balcoth was tricky, and convinced other primordials to capture a fledgling god of shadows for him. From that god’s flesh, he crafted a mask to hide his form. Thus hidden (even though his magic was so great that reality often groaned around him), Balcoth continued to serve behind-the-scenes in the Dawn War.
Knowing that they could not find him, the gods conspired to draw him out. They gathered the most intriguing minds and powerful souls of all their followers to use as bait. When Balcoth arrived to try to twist and understand their minds, the gods struck. Bane beheaded the primordial, while Moradin forged a dungeon deep in the earth, and Dumathoin hid the dungeon. Melora banished his still-thrashing body out of the Prime Material world, while the new goddess Tiamat imbued the body with contradicting instructions and desires, dooming it to thrash about without direction. The new god Bahamut appointed some of his angelic dragons to guard the head, which was imprisoned at the bottom of Moradin’s dungeon.
However, it is believed that Balcoth will not remain trapped forever. His arcane powers are great enough that the beheading did not kill him. When he is calm, he can reach out to entice the minds of nearby mortals with his magical tricks. When he is in a rage, the earth shakes around him and fires spew from the mountains. However, since the time of the Great Cataclysm, no one has been able to verify that Bahamut’s angelic guards still stand vigilant. If anyone was to ever find the dungeon, it’s entirely possible that the head could be freed.
Bryakus, the Many-Headed
Also known as “The Great Maw”, Bryakus’ appetite was never sated, no matter how many angels he consumed. It was Kord who finally struck him down, though it is said that the spattering of the many-headed primordial’s blood is what spawned the first Hydras in the world. Kord cut this creature up into a thousand million pieces and scattered them across the multiverse, though occasionally cults of his will still attempt to find these pieces and reunite them, hoping to resurrect this primordial of hunger and gorging devastation.
Castanamir, the Shattered Khan
A brilliant tactician and master of trickery and manipulation, it was Castanamir who lured Io into the Dawn War, and tricked him into leaving himself open to Erek-Hus’s axe, which killed the dragon god. Of course, the “trick” involved making Io rip into Castanamir with his mighty jaw and throw him to the earth, shattering him… so perhaps it wasn’t the best plan in the long run… though it did lead to Io’s defeat. There are still rumors of Rakshasha cults working for a creature they call “the Great Khan”, though, so perhaps even his death was not what it seemed.
Erek-Hus, the Terror King
A primordial of elemental fear, Erek-Hus existed and thrived on terror. The fear generated when he split the dragon god Io in twain was unbelievably massive, and the Terror King looked to perhaps be the leader that would crush the gods and rule over all primordials after that. However, two gods rose from Io’s corpse, Tiamat & Bahamut, and neither yet knew enough of the world to be afraid… they only remembered their progenitor’s desire to slay the Terror King. Unable to use their fear against them, Erek-Hus was vastly underpowered in his fight against the two new dragon gods, and he was soon ripped to shreds by the two of them, who consumed his essence that he might never return. It is said that this is the reason dragons have an unnatural aura of fear about them… because their gods have passed on some small vestige of Erek-Hus’s legacy to them.
The Forest Walker
This was the greatest primordial Melora defeated, though there are many rumors as to exactly how that happened. Most believe that Melora devoured the Forest Walker, but some sages claim that the Forest Walker become Melora in that process. That’s silly, because Melora is obviously a god of good and not a primordial seeking to destroy the world… but sometimes even druids will question why the power of Nature is being so destructive. It’s enough to make one wonder…
Haemnathuum, The Blood Lord
Though this primordial of undeath perished in the dawn war, its corpse still floats silently upon the Astral Sea, decaying and rotting, attracting all sorts of immortal creatures that enjoy undeath. The gods cannot remove the corpse, so most have simply positioned their realms to be nowhere near it.
Iktha-Lau, the Ever Empty (Elemental princess)
The primordials did more than simply create the world. They hung it in space and set it in motion alongside the other celestial bodies that track across the heavens. The darkness of the void and the endless night surrounding the world is the realm of Iktha-Lau the Ever Empty, primordial of nothingness. It fell to her to clear away the raw chaos that made room for creation, and she resides still in the emptiness that is her legacy. An impassive observer, she
witnesses time’s passage from afar, her frozen heart unconcerned with and unmoved by the struggles she observes. Iktha-Lau is a remote power, and in her vastness of utter cold dwell the stars and the terrible creatures that take their shape.
Imix, the Eternal Flame
A Prince of Elemental power (an Archomental) that actually aided the Primordials during the Dawn War, Imix was imprisoned by the gods for his complicity. However, cults of his set up rituals to give Imix strength whenever volcanoes erupt in the prime material plane, and has been gorging on that power so that he can break free of his prison and burn the world. Imix is also able to reciprocate this power to his cultists, so that even among other elemental cults, his are known to be the strongest (or at least the most damaging). See also the Fire Benders from that Avatar show.
Miska, The Wolf Spider
Miska was chaos incarnate, sort of a Chaos Elemental, if such a thing could exist. Unfortunately, it also had the hunting instincts of a wolf spider, seeking out any prey that relied on law and devouring it. Legends say that law simply could not exist near Miska, and that anything that was ordered or stable would simply fall apart near it. A collection of seven gods came together to defeat Miska, though some of their names are lost. It is generally thought that one of those gods was Lolth, who was not yet known as the Spider Queen at that time. Each god poured their energy into an item of ultimate law that could exist in Miska’s presence, and used that item, rumored to be the famous Rod of Seven Parts, to defeat Miska and imprison it. Of course, the prison could not be stable and still hold Miska, so the gods devised a prison that would embody chaos itself, never existing in the same place, constantly travelling in random directions to random dimensions. The prison itself was said to feed off of Miska’s energy, a massive mountainous prison fueled by Miska’s own chaotic nature, both weakening and imprisoning it. Very brave bards will say that Lolth took her spider-essence from the battle with Miska, and she certainly became a goddess of chaos after that fight… which may be part of what caused the great split between her and the other elven deities. But as for Miska, none have heard or seen anything of the Wolf Spider since it was sealed away in its constantly shifting prison, randomly falling through the dimensions. That’s probably a good thing, all things considered.
Mual-Tar, The Thunder Serpent
During the Dawn War, Mual-Tar, a being of raw electrical and thunderous energy, claimed the skies and mountaintops, attacking the mountaintops of Moradin and the sun-facing shrines of Pelor. Finding themselves too weak to control the vicious thunder serpent, the two enlisted the help of the newly-created god Bahamut. Together, these three gods were able to reclaim the skies from Mual-Tar and chain it deep in the Elemental Chaos. There, in a remote plane of stone and desolation, they chained the Thunder Serpent with chains of raw sunlight, fastening them to the rock with 5 mithril spikes from Moradin’s own forge. And there it has lain ever since, eternally imprisoned… or so they thought. At the time of the Great Cataclysm, the energies released on the planet revurberated through the Elemental Chaos, and one of Mual-Tar’s spikes broke free. Though it is still contained, this troubling truth proves that the Gods’ victory was not as permanent as they would have liked.
Olhydra, Princess of Elemental Water
An Archomental that Melora defeated early on in the Dawn War, she now lies trapped in a fortress of living coral at the bottom of one of the bottomless oceans in the Elemental Chaos, unable to escape, though her thoughts do still pervert water elementals into evil creatures.
Solkara, The Crushing Wave
Solkara, the Crushing Wave, embodies the fury of the sea and the cold of its darkest depths. Her voice is the sound of wood and bone shattered by the strike of a tsunami.
As a creature that dominated the seas, Solkara came into frequent conflict with Melora, the goddess of all nature (including the seas). Yet try as she might, Melora could never defeat Solkara on her own. Much of this was due to Solkara’s trusted servant, Xixecal, the Living Glacier. While Solkara would strike at Melora, Xixecal would freeze and slow the Nature Goddess, leaving her open to the crushing attacks of the primordial. It took aide from Kord, god of Storms and Battle, to push back the glacier, leaving Solkara and Melora on somewhat more even ground. But Melora was all things in nature, while Solkara was just the fury. Melora could not hold back the crashing waves, and looked as if she would be destroyed in the battering tide. But it was her thought of tides that changed the fight. Sehanine, the Moon goddess, heard Melora’s thoughts of fear, and reached down to the battlefield, using the strength of the moon to hold back the Crushing Wave. Melora struck true, and the primordial was defeated. The gods could not kill Solkara, but they each took some of her power, and imprisoned her (and her lackey) in a continental ice shelf far off in the Elemental Chaos. And there she sleeps, unable to move, unable to crash, unable to express any fury at all. Her servant, Xixecal, slowly roams her surface, eternally searching for any crack in the ice, yet paradoxically fusing those cracks with his own blizzard aura as he looks for ways to free his mistress. It is said that Melora ceded some power to Umberlee after that battle, hoping that a separate Ocean goddess would be able to fight off further attacks better than one so broad as Melora… though it is also said that Umberlee absorbed some of Solkara’s fury as well.
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The CYCLE OF SUCCES is a model with 12 Key Elements that you can use to set up and execute a succesfull Bug Out Strategy
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Transparency International has ranked Nigeria 136th among 168 least corrupt countries in the world, with a score of 26 per cent.
The ranking, which was for 2015, was released on Wednesday and showed that Nigeria dropped by one point in the TI index, which rated countries on a scale of zero (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be least corrupt). In 2014, the nation was also ranked 136th among 176 countries, but scored 27 per cent.
The TI, which has published the ‘Corruption Perceptions Index’ since 1995, defines corruption as “the misuse of public power for private benefits.”
Denmark, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand and The Netherlands were in the top five on the list, with their scores given as 91, 90, 89, 88 and 87 per cent, respectively.
No African country is in the first 10. Those in the group include Norway, Switzerland, Singapore and Canada. Germany, Luxemburg and United Kingdom were ranked 10th.
Ghana is ranked 56th out of 168 countries with a score of 47 per cent, marginally down from a score of 48 per cent in 2014. The rankings of other African countries showed Guinea, Kenya and Uganda in the 139th position with 25 per cent; Congo Republic was 146th with 23 per cent; and Chad in 147th, scoring 22 per cent.
North Korea and Somalia remained at the bottom with unchanged scores of eight per cent.
The Chair, Transparency International, José Ugaz, was quoted as saying in a statement, “The 2015 Corruption Perception Index clearly shows that corruption remains a blight around the world. But 2015 was also a year when people again took to the streets to protest corruption. People across the globe sent a strong signal to those in power: it is time to tackle grand corruption.”
The group also said that 2015 showed that people working together could succeed in the battle against corruption.
Although it noted that corruption was still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of the index than declined.
It said, “Overall, two-thirds of the 168 countries on the 2015 index scored below 50, on a scale from zero (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean).
“Yet, in places like Guatemala, Sri Lanka and Ghana, citizen activists in groups and on their own worked hard to drive out the corrupt, sending a strong message that should encourage others to take decisive action in 2016.”
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I have written a post where I suggest readings for those who want to go deeper into design thinking. The basic idea is to push for more grounding when it comes to design thinking by relating it to other intellectual sources. If you have an interest in a reading list, take a look. I am also looking for suggestions for more books that could take design thinking deeper.
Simon, Herbert. "The Science of the Artificial"
Simon's book is a must in the area. Unfortunately, Simon is not read carefully enough by most people who criticize him. [I have found this article by Hatchuel to be a really good help in reading Simon: Hatchuel, A. (2001). Towards Design Theory and Expandable Rationality: The Unfinished Program of Herbert Simon. In Journal of Management and Governance. Vol 5, Numbers 3-4, September, 2001.]
Rittel, Horst. (1988). “The Reasoning of Designers”,
This short paper is one of the best explanations of what design reasoning is.
Schön, Donald. "Educating the Reflective Practitioner"
I consider Schön to present the most developed design thinking philosophy and theory today. All his readings should be mandatory for anyone who engage in design thinking. But if that is too much, then this book is a good place to start.
Lawson, Bryan. "How Designers Think"
Lawson's book really helped me to form my own understanding of design. Lawson has over the years continued to publish good books on design.
Dunne, Joseph "Back to the Rough Ground"
Probably the best book ever on practical knowledge and judgment.
Krippendorff, Klaus. "The Semantic Turn -- a new foundation for design"
One of the best contemporary books on design theory.
Pye, David. "The Nature and Aesthetics of Design"
This book was first published in 1969 and is a wonderful book on the relation between craft and design, functionality and aesthetics.
Alexander, Christoffer. "The Timeless Way of Building"
Even though Alexander is more famous for his pattern language work (which is usually heavily criticized , this is the book that to me is still relevant and fundamental in its way of posing challenging questions about the purpose of design.
Borgmann, Albert. "Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry"
Of all the readings in philosophy of technology, this is the one that has influenced me the most. A wonderful critique of contemporary design and technology.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience"
Still one of the best and maybe only books in psychology that has direct influence on how to think about design.
Latour, Bruno. "Pandoras Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies"
A book so full of great ideas that it is almost too much. Latour makes the case for reality in a way that makes sense to design theory, it is all about the particular, about here and now.
Feyerabend, P. K. (1975). Against method : outline of an anarchistic theory of knowledge.
Another book that strongly influenced me as a PhD student and I am sure that the basic message from Feyerabend still influences me. Why methods are dangerous and why there are other approaches to change is the message.
Churchman, C. West. (1971). The Design of Inquiring Systems: Basic Concepts of Systems and Organization.
This book made a huge impact on my thinking as a PhD student. Churchman asks the question how we can design a system that can produce knowledge. Design, systems and knowledge, all brought together. [A short version of Churchman's systems philosophy can be found in his book "The Systems approach"]
Kuhn, T. S. (1962) The Structure of Scientific Revolution.
Most people read this extraordinary influential book as being about science. I find the book to be possible to read as a book about design. Notion of paradigm and "normal science" are equally relevant for anyone reflecting on design thinking.
Marcuse, Herbert. "One-Dimensional Man"
All about the consequences of getting stuck in our understanding of the world, and why we have to critically break out of dominating thought figures.
Hillman, J. (1996). The Soul’s Code – In Search of Character and Calling
Another wonderful book that shows what character and calling is all about. Any designer who sees design as based on who you are as much as what you can do should read this book.
Herrigel, Eugen. (1953). Zen in the Art of Archery.
A wonderful book that examines forms of knowing that rests on character and sensibility to reality in a way that good designers should emulate.
Dewey, J. (1934) Art as Experience.
Dewey presents maybe the best foundation when it comes to understanding experience in relation to designed artifacts and systems. Also the philosophical "father" of Donald Schon.
Cross, N. (2010, reprint of 2006 book). Designerly Ways of Knowing.
An excellent book about design as a way of knowing. [A short and simple but great version of Cross's theory of design can be found in his book "Design Thinking"]
Peter-Paul Verbeek (2011) "Moralizing Technology: Understanding and Designing the Morality of Things"
A great book about how to understand designed things.
and finally some self-promotion...
Nelson, Harold & Stolterman, Erik. "The Design Way - Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World"
The 2nd edition is published by MIT Press (2012).
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Interesting reading list. Definitely adding some of these to my queue.. now I just need to find time to read!
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The black line is my second attempt at breeding for a black bird. The first line was progressing nicely when we started noticing that the soles of their feet were yellow. This came from a recessive gene that one of the birds was carrying. I always set the darkest egg in the hope of improving the egg colour but the darkest eggs can also carry other recessive genes. This is how the yellow feet began appearing. My second attempt was to breed a cuckoo female to a black copper male. At first some of the chicks carried the Ks gene for slow feathering. As I continue to breed, I see fewer chicks carrying this gene. Some breeders like the slow feathering gene because they say they get better feather quality. In my initial breeding the males had a small amount of gold in their hackles but now they are a solid black. The egg is a rounded in shape and occasionally reaches a number seven on the egg chart. This line is one of my favourites.
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Characteristics of Digitalization: Instagram
Instagram has made major waves in the sea of social media. Instagram connects millions of user worldwide to connect with each other through the simple integration of visual communication and social interaction. Instagram is a mobile app that allows users to upload content and share their lives with the world through photos and videos. Users are able to access this application free and can choose from a variety of filters to customize images that capture the story of their lives. Instagram users and followers can simultaneously share their experiences in real time. Instagram users have access to a convenient way to instantly share a picture on Facebook or Twitter, all from one app.
In addition, users can scan a homepage of their followers’ recent posts, check a newsfeed for follower activity, comment or like pictures, as well as tag users in both comments and photos.
Death of Distance and Instagram
Unlike the challenges we may have been faced with years ago the obstacle of distance has been overcome. This is because distance is no longer a limit of information exchange. We can easily use Instagram as an example of this. On Instagram we can instantly upload photographs and videos to share publicly or privately. These pictures are moments that we can upload for our family in other countries or a friends in a different cities. In return they can upload family vacations, new job promotion or the birth of their first child. Our scope is now open to viewing different events from all over the world with a simple hashtag on a photo. Some popular hashtags like #Blacklivesmatter can connect and inform people around the world about various social issues. In addition, this can be used for branding and other ways of connecting with others.
Network Externalities and Instagram
Network Externalities are “when the value of a product to one user depends on how many other users there are”. Instagram is a prime example of this like a majority of social media apps that are defined by their popularity. If no one is actively using the application then it would lose the momentum it carried. The success of Instagram heavily relies on the people using the app for as a method of communication.
Digital Footprint and Instagram:
Digital Footprint is loosely defined as the trail of data you create while using the Internet. Instagram, founded in 2010, derived its name from the combination of “instant camera” and “telegram.” The photo-sharing app found itself with 100 million uploaded photos by July 2011 and 10 million users in September of that same year. Currently there are over 182 million Instagram users online and with over 18 billion photos being shared on Instagram.
Poly-Directionality and Instagram
The power engine behind effective communication is the digitalization aspect which allows for communication to be Poly-Directional. On Instagram you can switch in the way you communicate with your intended audience. You can swiftly go from individual to individual if communication on direct message or a comment. One to many would occur for a user like a celebrity who has a large audience base. Many to many would be sharing a circulating post or page as a "repost."
Instagram paints an awesome story by utilizing some key components of digitalization such as Network Externalities, Digital Footprint, Death of Distance and Poly-directionality. It is evident that there are innumerable characteristics that could be used to describe Instagram. We have covered a few components and I encourage others to find additional ones.
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Extreme sports like street luging, skateboarding on rails and ramps, and snow boarding off nearly impossible jumps are hotter today than they have ever been before. The athletes who pursue these challenging activities often become as dedicated as Olympians and spend hours every day practicing and improving their technique in order to be able to enjoy the thrill that only making the perfect ollie or dropping a hill on a buttboard can bring. Extreme athletes often refer to the adrenaline rush of competing as being "amped," and many say that there is no other feeling in the world that is as satisfying. For most of these rough and tumble athletes, part of the appeal of extreme sports is the danger. Discover everything you need to know by grabbing a copy of this ebook today.
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A story this good should be true. Alas, it's not. There never was a suicidal Ronald Opus, a feuding, shotgun-wielding older couple, or an increasingly confused medical examiner trying to get to the bottom of things. But there is some truth to it, for there is a Don Harper Mills, and he did tell this very story at a meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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How did a 1987 illustrative anecdote morph into 1994's believed-to-be-true story? We'll likely never know. How did
Ronald Opus never lived. And his death will never die.
In 1998 we began seeing versions attributed "A true story from Associated Press, by Kurt Westervelt." If that venerable wire service employs a writer by that name, we've yet to see anything under his byline. As for AP itself having run the Opus story, no, it never did.
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Brown, Lonnie. "Twisting the Truth: Murder or Suicide?" The [Lakeland] Ledger. 26 January 1997 (p. A13). Gallivan, Joseph. "Did He Jump or Was He Plugged?" Sunday Telegraph. 2 March 1997 (p. 2).
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At this stage, AJ loves to get into everything and poke it. When we read a book, she pokes the pages. When we eat lunch, she pokes her high chair tray. When she finds a cat sleeping in a chair, she pokes him. (Luckily our cats are sweeties and put up with the crazy child!) So I decided it was time to find a toy that was made for poking. We were stuck indoors due to an unexpected storm last week, so I whipped up a quick sensory bag for her, and she loves it! Today I’m going to show you how to make sensory bags for the next time you’re stuck indoors or need a quick distraction for your baby or toddler.
Sensory bags are so easy to make, and the best part is you can put whatever you want in them! You can put googly eyes and green gel in one for Halloween, or flowers and clear gel for spring, or whatever you want; every bag is different! And it’s a great way to use up small bits and bobs that you normally couldn’t let your toddler play with; in a sensory bag the small pieces aren’t a choking hazard (though obviously, do keep an eye on your little one while they’re playing, just in case!)
How To Make Sensory Bags For Babies & Toddlers
- Time to set up: 5 minutes
- Time it kept the toddler busy: 30 minutes
You can fill these bags with whatever you want, as long as it doesn’t have sharp edges that will puncture the bag. Here are a few of my favorite filling ideas:
- googly eyes
- small plastic toys
- pom poms
- water beads
- small foam shapes
- small smooth rocks
- vase fillers
- plastic letters
Fill your bag with hair gel. For a quart sized bag I use about 1 cup of hair gel (I used this LA Looks hair gel and one 20 oz bottle makes exactly two quart sized sensory bags). You don’t want to use too much or the bag will be overfilled and not as easy to squish around.
Add your fillings. Again, don’t overfill the bag or it will be sensory overload! Once your bag is full, carefully squeeze all of the air out of the bag, then close the bag. Using duct tape or packing tape, seal the opening so the bag doesn’t accidentally open while your child is playing with it! Duck tape makes fun, colorful duct tape you can use, or Scotch has a line of decorative packing tape that works great as well.
Cover all four edges in tape, folding the tape over the edge to help reinforce the bag.
And you’re done making sensory bags! Hand it to your toddler and let them enjoy!
If your toddler is more interested in trying to eat it than playing with it… (ask me how I guessed!)
…you can always tape the bag up onto a wall or window. Tape all four edges so they can’t pull the bag off the window; they can still play with it and move stuff around, but they won’t be able to eat it. 🙂
If you have a younger baby, tape the sensory bags to the floor in front of them and let them have some tummy time while they play!
The bag is pretty sturdy; AJ hasn’t managed to poke a hole in it yet. But keep an eye on your child while they play with the sensory bag, just in case. Fawkes was very interested in the bag, and I know her teeth are sharp enough to make a hole if she ever gets a hold of it, so if you have pets, put it away out of reach once your child is done playing with it.
If you want another 5 minute project that will keep your little one occupied for a while, check out this empty wipes container filled with fabric scraps!
What are your favorite sensory bag fillings?
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The global challenge of climate change and
action by the tourism sector in both adaptation of destinations and mitigation of
its own impacts will be addressed at the Second International Conference on
Climate Change and Tourism in Davos, Switzerland this week.The meeting is
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the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and supported by the World Economic
Forum (WEF) and the Swiss Government.
The increasingly important travel and tourism sector - totalling 846 million
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tourism activities are estimated to account for between 4 and 6% of total emissions.
- If no mitigation measures are taken, tourism contribution to CO2 emissions could
grow by 150% in the next 30 years, based on UNWTO tourism market forecasts.
- Impacts of climate change on the tourism sector will steadily intensify,
particularly under higher global GHG emission scenarios.
- Changing climate patterns might alter major tourism flows where climate is of
paramount importance, such as Northern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
- Coastal, mountain and nature-based destinations in least developed countries and
small island developing states might be particularly affected.
The tourism sector needs to strategically focus on both, adaptation measures in
affected tourism destinations in order to safeguard economic returns and jobs, and
mitigation measures of specific forms of tourism in order to achieve substantial
emission reductions. New technology and financial mechanisms will also be pivotal.
UNWTO Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli says that “Climate change is real, its
effects are proven and the Tourism sector has to play its part in contributing to
the solution of the challenges it poses. Within our commitment to the Millennium
Development Goals and as the lead Tourism organization in the UN family, we want to
ensure the coherence between action on poverty reduction and climate change. Tourism
is an important player in both, as it represents the main economic driving force for
several developing states.”
According to UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner,
“The tourism industry is both challenged by climate change and a contributor to
greenhouse gas emissions as reflected in the latest UNWTO report. Last week at the
United Nations in New York, world leader after world leader pledged political will
at the highest level to realize a post 2012 emissions reduction agreement. Meanwhile
many corporations pledged emission reduction cuts of up to 50 per cent by 2020.
Others have plans in place to go further, even to carbon neutrality. This is the
kind of leadership and innovation needed across all sectors including the tourism
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The report includes a synthesis of current and future likely impacts of climate
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demand, current levels and trends in greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism
sector, and an overview of policy and business management responses to climate
The results of the Conference will be considered at a UNWTO Ministerial Summit in
London on 13 November, with the support of the World Travel Market and the UK
Government, and factored as appropriate into the overall UN Strategy for Climate
Change Response to be discussed in Bali later in December.
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Aliases for GCC2 Gene
External Ids for GCC2 Gene
Previous GeneCards Identifiers for GCC2 Gene
The protein encoded by this gene is a peripheral membrane protein localized to the trans-Golgi network. It is sensitive to brefeldin A. This encoded protein contains a GRIP domain which is thought to be used in targeting. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009]
GeneCards Summary for GCC2 Gene
GCC2 (GRIP And Coiled-Coil Domain Containing 2) is a Protein Coding gene. Among its related pathways are Vesicle-mediated transport and Golgi-to-ER retrograde transport. GO annotations related to this gene include identical protein binding and nucleotide binding.
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for GCC2 Gene
Golgin which probably tethers transport vesicles to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and regulates vesicular transport between the endosomes and the Golgi. As a RAB9A effector it is involved in recycling of the mannose 6-phosphate receptor from the late endosomes to the TGN. May also play a role in transport between the recycling endosomes and the Golgi. Required for maintenance of the Golgi structure, it is involved in the biogenesis of noncentrosomal, Golgi-associated microtubules through recruitment of CLASP1 and CLASP2.
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Maid. No great harm if you had. You'd only have bought a pig in a poke-and what then? Oh, here he comes creeping
Enter MR. H. abject.
Go to her, Mr. Hogs-Hogs-Hogsbristles, what's your name? Don't be afraid, man— don't give it up-she's not crying-only summat has made her eyes red-she has got a sty in her eye, I believe—(going).
Melesinda. You are not going, Betty? Maid. O, Madam, never mind me--I shall be back in the twinkling of a pig's whisker, as they say.
Mr. H. Melesinda, you behold before you a wretch who would have betrayed your confidence-but it was love that prompted him; who would have trick'd you, by an unworthy concealment, into a participation of that disgrace which a superficial world has agreed to attach to a name-but with it you would have shared a fortune not contemptible, and a heart-but 'tis over now. That name he is content to bear alone-to go where the persecuted syllables shall be no more heard, or excite no meaning-some spot where his native tongue has never penetrated, nor any of his countrymen have landed, to plant their unfeeling satire, their brutal wit, and national ill manners-where no Englishmen (Here MELESINDA, who has been pouting during this speech, fetches a deep sigh). Some yet undiscovered Otaheite, where witless, unapprehensive savages shall innocently pronounce the ill-fated sounds, and think them not inharmonious.
Mr. H. Who knows but among the female natives might be found
Melesinda. Sir! (raising her head.)
Mr. H. One who would be more kind than -some Oberea-Queen Oberea. Melesinda. Oh!
Mr. H. Monomotopa (musing).
Melesinda. How fortunate that the discovery has been made before it was too late! Had I listened to his deceits, and, as the perfidious man had almost persuaded me, Belvil. Heyday, Jack! what means this precipitated myself into an inextricable | mortified face? nothing has happened, I engagement before hope, between this lady and you? I beg pardon, Madam, but understanding my friend was with you, I took the liberty of seeking him here. Some little difference possibly which a third person can adjust-not a word. Will you, Madam, as this gentleman's friend, suffer me to be the arbitratorstrange—hark’ee, Jack, nothing has come out, has there? you understand me. Oh, I guess how it is-somebody has got at your secret; you haven't blabbed it yourself, have you? ha ha ha! I could find in my heart-Jack, what would you give me if I should relieve you?
Mr. H. No power of man can relieve me (sighs); but it must lie at the root, gnawing at the root-here it will lie.
Mr. H. Or what if I were to seek for proofs of reciprocal esteem among unprejudiced African maids, in Monomotopa?
Belvil. No power of man? not a common man, I grant you: for instance, a subject— it's out of the power of any subject.
Mr. H. Gnawing at the root-there it will lie. Belvil. Such a thing has been known as a name to be changed; but not by a subject— (shows a Gazette).
Mr. H. Gnawing at the root-(suddenly snatches the paper out of BELVIL'S hand)—ha' pish! nonsense! give it me-what! (reads) promotions, bankrupts—a great many bankrupts this week-there it will lie. (Lays it down, takes it up again, and reads.) "The King has been graciously pleased”—gnawing at the root-"graciously pleased to grant unto John Hogsflesh," the devil-" Hogsflesh, Esq., of Sty Hall, in the county of Hants, his royal licence and authority"—0 Lord! O Lord!" that he and his issue" me and my issue-"may take and use the
Belvil. It is true what my friend would
surname and arms of Bacon "-Bacon, the surname and arms of Bacon-" in pursuance of an injunction contained in the last will and testament of Nicholas Bacon, Esq., his late uncle, as well as out of grateful respect to his memory: "-grateful respect! poor old soul-here's more-" and that such express; we have been all in a mistake, arms may be first duly exemplified"-they ladies. Very true, the name of this genshall, I will take care of that-"according to tleman was what you call it, but it is so no the laws of arms, and recorded in the longer. The succession to the long-contested Herald's Office." Bacon estate is at length decided, and with it my friend succeeds to the name of his deceased relative.
Mr. H. "His Majesty has been graciously pleased
1st Lady. I am sure we all join in hearty congratulation—(sighs).
Belvil. Come, Madam, give me leave to put my own interpretation upon your silence, and to plead for my friend, that now that only obstacle which seemed to stand in the way of your union is removed, you will suffer me to complete the happiness which my news seems to have brought him, by introducing him with a new claim to your favour, by the name of Mr. Bacon. (Takes their hands and joins them, which MELESINDA seems to give consent to with a smile.)
Mr. H. Generous Melesinda! my dear friend-"he and his issue," me and my issue! -O Lord!
Belvil. I wish you joy, Jack, with all my heart.
Mr. H. Bacon, Bacon, Bacon-how odd it sounds! I could never be tired of hearing it. There was Lord Chancellor Bacon. Methinks I have some of the Verulam blood in me already.—Methinks I could look through Nature-there was Friar Bacon, a conjuror, -I feel as if I could conjure too
Enter three Ladies, being part of those who were at the Assembly.
Old Lady. We have been so concerned— (seeing him)—Mr. Hogsflesh
Mr. H. There's no such person-nor there never was-nor 'tis not fit there should be surname and arms "
2nd Lady. And wish you joy with all our hearts—(heigh ho !)
Old Lady. And hope you will enjoy the
1st Lady. Hope you intend to stay
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Your ever grateful servant takes his leave. Lay your plans surer when you plot to grieve;
See, while you kindly mean to mortify
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2nd Lady. How do you do? We have Your shafts have miss'd their aim-Hogsbeen so concerned for you flesh has saved his Bacon.
You will smile to see the slender labours of your friend designated by the title of Works; but such was the wish of the gentlemen who have kindly undertaken the trouble of collecting them, and from their judgment could be no appeal.
It would be a kind of disloyalty to offer to any one but yourself a volume containing the early pieces, which were first published among your poems, and were fairly derivatives from you and them. My friend Lloyd and myself came into our first battle (authorship is a sort of warfare) under cover of the greater Ajax. How this association, which shall always be a dear and proud recollection to me, came to be broken,-who snapped the three-fold cord,-whether yourself (but I know that was not the case) grew ashamed of your former companions,- -or whether (which is by much the more probable) some ungracious bookseller was author of the separation,—I cannot tell;— but wanting the support of your friendly elm, (I speak for myself,) my vine has, since that time, put forth few or no fruits; the sap (if ever it had any) has become, in a manner, dried up and extinct; and you will find your old associate, in his second volume, dwindled into prose and criticism.
Am I right in assuming this as the cause? or is it that, as years come upon us, (except with some more healthy-happy spirits,) Life itself loses much of its Poetry for us? we transcribe but what we read in the great volume of Nature; and, as the characters grow dim, we turn off, and look another way. You yourself write no Christabels, nor Ancient Mariners, now.
Some of the Sonnets, which shall be carelessly turned over by the general reader, may happily awaken in you remembrances, which I should be sorry should be ever totally extinctthe memory
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Arizona public employees can no longer use hardworking taxpayers’ dollars to conduct business on behalf of private unions. Arizona governor Doug Ducey signed a first-in-the-nation law, prohibiting “any public employee to engage in union activities or provide paid leave or any compensation for the purposes of engaging in union activity.” The legislation was crafted by The Goldwater Institute, who advocated for labor reform after their investigative report found that release time in the city of Phoenix cost taxpayers over three million dollars in 2020.
Release time permits state and federal government employees to participate and engage in private union business while continuing to earn pay and benefits. For example, a public school teacher can actively lobby the state legislature on behalf of the teachers’ union, while continuing to earn a regular paycheck. In essence, release time makes taxpayers foot the bill for union work.
The practice of release time has been hotly debated even at the highest levels of government. Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order in 2018 in an attempt to curtail release time and create a more effective federal government. This executive order did not prevent workers from joining the union but required unions to use their own funds, not Americans’ tax dollars, to pay their representatives. President Joe Biden in one of his first executive orders, repealed the prior administration’s decision, once again allowing private unions to further their own interests on the public’s dime.
The Goldwater Institute has been sounding the alarm on release time for several years and has led the charge to resolve the issue through policy reform. “Public funds should advance the public’s interest, not the political and lobbying activities of private labor unions,” Goldwater president and CEO, Victor Riches said. “This law will ensure that tax dollars cannot be used to pay government workers to lobby and engage in political activities for labor unions instead of working for the public.”
Goldwater Institute began by seeking to understand the costs associated with the practice of release time. Goldwater created an investigative report, which tracked local and state government employees’ engagement in union activities while still receiving their regular pay and benefits. The report found that some state governments do not track release time. If they do, it’s difficult to tell if the data reported by these agencies is accurate: “Of the 150 agencies surveyed, only 82 were able to produce data on the number of hours they allowed in release time, including 44 jurisdictions that reported zero hours. Even fewer provided cost figures. The rest generally admitted they do not track the hours and cost of release time or said it would take extensive research to determine if the data exists.”
Through grant support from State Policy Network, Goldwater launched an educational campaign to show how release time was diverting tax dollars away from essential public services and directing them to private union activities instead. The campaign featured a 50-state release time tracker map that looked at the department of corrections, the nation’s largest school districts, city governments, and detailed the amount of money spent by these agencies on union activities. This campaign, as well as several litigation cases in different states, has been a long been part of Goldwater’s advocacy for legislative reforms. The state think tank has introduced model release time legislation to state lawmakers and spotlighted the fiscal irresponsibility of release time. Thanks to Goldwater’s key research, data, and analysis, Arizona lawmakers have ended this corrupt union practice.
With the SB1166 now signed into law, Goldwater is hopeful that other states will follow suit and end release time. Goldwater is a key member of SPN’s group of labor experts from across the Network who regularly share best practices and help good policy reforms spread to multiple states.
In a press release responding to the new Arizona law, Goldwater stated: “We thank Governor Ducey for signing this important reform, and we urge other states to follow Arizona’s lead. While there is still much work to be done to curb taxpayer spending abuses in Arizona and around the country, the enactment of SB166 is a significant first step.”
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It's report card time: our own. Teacher self assessment and evaluation will allow you to make a teacher performance improvement plan. The more you improve, the more your students will benefit. Although it is extremely difficult to critique one’s own strengths and weaknesses, it is hugely important.
Avoid Falling in a Rut
One thing a teacher self assessment and a teacher performance improvement plan accomplishes is the avoidance of falling into a rut. If a teacher does not take time to evaluate his/her performance, a teacher will have a tendency to do the same things in the same way, to teach the same concepts the same way, and to use the same exercises again and again. Guess what? If a teacher does the same things the same way he or she has always done them, the results are going to be the same that they have always been in the past.
Some teachers are pleased with their results and have the attitude that they do not need to change any of their teaching practices. However, for those teachers that are overachievers, it is imperative that they reflect on what they taught, how they taught certain concepts, and how effective their teaching/instructional strategies were.
Self-Assessment Leads to Improvement
Once teachers begin the evaluation process, they will see in which areas they can improve. How can I make the concept of _______ stick in my students’ heads? What can I do to become a more effective teacher? Look at the concepts with which your students struggled and see what you can do to assist them in grasping a more complete understanding of that particular concept.
Becoming a more effective teacher does not mean that a teacher passes more students or that a teacher raises their class average by so many points. To be more effective simply suggests that a teacher challenges and enlightens his/her students each and every day.
Extend Self-Assessement to Other Areas
Not only does this period of self-reflection extend to teaching, but it can be extended to how teachers manage their classrooms? Do you go home every day with a pounding headache because your students are noisy? Do you have the loudest classroom on the hall? If so, it is time to make some changes. A teacher can do several things differently to maintain order. If a teacher is unsure of what changes to implement, ask some more experienced teachers, and theywill be full of ideas. Also, they will be glad to help because a quiet hallway is a happy hallway...for teachers, at least.
Apart from teaching and discipline, teachers should evaluate their professionalism. How timely is a teaching in returning phone calls and emails? Does a teacher complete lesson plans each week? How prompt is your arrival at meetings and conferences? These are all aspects of being proactive.
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House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor, (R-Va.) was in Williamsburg to keynote the Charter Day exercises, the 318th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter to the College of William and Mary.
His selection for this distinction was partly due for his meteoric rise in the firmament of American politics. After just one term in the House of Representatives, he became Deputy House Minority Whip in 2003, and by 2008 his standing in the Republican Party was such that he was rumored to be on the short-list of Sen. John McCain’s vice-presidential choices.
From early on, Cantor earned the reputation of being a staunch conservative, a consummate fundraiser for the Republican Party, and a skilled negotiator. All this made him a prime candidate for the post of Majority Leader that he currently holds.
During an interview prior to the Charter Day exercises, I asked Rep. Cantor what made him such a staunch conservative.
“Listening to my father telling how his mother’s family came to America, early in the last century, escaping persecution in Eastern Europe, and how her entrepreneurialism and hard work made her family prosper sums up what the Republican Party is all about. By giving equal opportunity to everyone, not necessarily, equal outcome. But as long as everybody has a chance it is what matters.”
Before turning full-time to politics, Cantor worked for a decade in the family real estate business doing legal work. He put his juris doctor degree that he earned from William & Mary Law School, to good use.
“My training at W&M Law School has been a tremendous source of strength to me. It gave me a perspective, taught me how think critically, and hopefully it will provide me with the ability to carry out the tremendous honor and responsibility I have in Congress,” he said.
Cantor also holds a master’s of science degree from Columbia University. This expertise, according to Politico, enabled him to formulate the so called Cantor Rule. He asks lawmakers “Are my efforts addressing job creation and the economy? Are they reducing spending? Are they shrinking the size of the federal government while protecting and expanding liberty? If not, why are we doing it?”
As Majority Leader, he has the opportunity to be not just a “personal stumbling block for the enaction of President Obama’s legislative agenda,” but be a coordinator, “working with committee leaders to develop strategy on legislative priorities.”
His deputy chief of staff, John Murray was quoted saying: “Eric has always placed a high value on policy communications. It drives our top-line strategy because we are not only talking to each other we are also speaking to American’s around their kitchen tables.”
Cantor’s demeanor reveals a lot about him. He is soft-spoken, non-threatening, but hardnosed. His philosophy and politics is anchored in the belief that “we can be leaner and smarter and have more efficient government….We have to find waste and eliminate excessive regulations.”
In the bestselling book “Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders,” written by Cantor and co-authored by Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy, the three “Young Guns” espouse ideas they deeply believe in. They are economic freedom, limited government, the sanctity of life, and putting family first. Principles, they believe, that made America great.
According to the Simon & Schuster website, “This groundbreaking book is a call to action that sets forth a plan for growth, opportunity, and commitment that will propel this country to prosperity once again.”
Some observers consider Cantor, presidential timber. They see him as a leader who has the capacity to combine adherence to ideals and principles with a “common- sense agenda, for the common good” and make it work.
I asked about his aspirations for the presidency. Smiling, he replied: “No, I am not thinking about it, and I am not running.” But it did not sound Shermanesque.
Frank Shatz lives in Williamsburg, Va. and Lake Placid. His column was reprinted with permission from The Virginia Gazette.
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Where possible I use SVG for diagrams and the PNG image format for photographs (including APNG for animations, now at last converted from animated GIF format). Most of my SVGs are geometric illustrations, typically used by my pages on mathematics, e.g. the statement and proof of Pythagoras's theorem (see margin – best used as a background image, so that it tessellates). These are my own work – please feel free to recirculate or reference from elsewhere, if they're what you need.
I use images published by other websites by reference, in moderation; where I do so, I link to where I found the original. If you you own the copyright to such an image, or are responsible for the web-site that I use this way, and wish I wouldn't do so, please let me know; to the best of my knowledge my use is covered by fair use provisions, but I have no problem with ending that use.
The remaining images in use on this web-site are published as part of the site. Some of these I know to be public domain, some I have derived from such and some I have created myself. I use my geometric illustrations (in SVG format) in too many places to list here. The other pages using images not listed here are:
The W3C validator and CSS validator incite me to announce validity of my pages using their icons. Although their suggested HTML does use the icons taken from their web-site, I've made an educated guess that they're fine with me copying the following images here and saving their server some traffic:
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There is an increasing demand for effective anti-aging ingredients with high activity at low dosages in sophisticated cosmeceutical products. Peptides have been studied for more than 50 years, and are one of the most popular functional ingredients in skin care products. Peptides are short-chain proteins that naturally occur in the skin and act mainly as messengers (signalling peptides) or hormones. Furthermore, they have been shown to play a key role in natural skin healing processes. Products containing peptides are claimed to have smoothing and nourishing effects on the skin. Both the peptides and their degradation products are key players in fields of cosmetics and dermatology. The amino acid sequence and chain structure determine the specific biological activity and function. Constantly developing technologies enable the purification and development of toxicologically safe peptides with high specific mechanisms and local effects.
Short proteins, derived from hydrolysed collagen, appear to act as “messengers” that stimulate skin cells to perform particular functions. Consequently, as aging skin produces less collagen, the ability to stimulate the endogen synthesis materially helps preserve the vital intercellular matrix and reduce the wrinkling process. Based on its function as messenger protein, oligopeptides are high in demand in skin care products as so called matrikins or collagen boosters. In effect, peptides such as Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 and Tripeptide-1 stimulate the skin to synthesize collagen I and III, while reducing enzyme to protect the integrity of elastin and collagen. However, amino acids, which result from the degradation of soybean or hydrolyzed milk protein, have been shown to be effective on the skin surface via increasing of skin moisture. Certain polypeptides such as poly-gamma-glutaminic acid are also known for their moisturizing effects
Other peptides are described as having a “Botox-like” action. Pentapeptide-18 and Acetyl hexapeptide-8 (Argireline) are examples of peptides that act via muscular relaxation, to tighten the skin and reduce the appearance of mimic wrinkles.
Several peptides have hormone-like functions. With aging, the ability to produce the hormone thymopoietin is reduced. Biopeptides, such as Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, are designed to compensate the natural loss of thymic factors, which are responsible for cell renewal and boost the skin’s natural immune function. Further signaling molecules, which modulate a variety of important skin physiological processes, are cytokines, such as TGFbeta or growth factors, such as fibroblast growth factor (FGF).
Another key anti-aging function for peptides is the reduction of puffy bags; Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 has this impact and is used as a key ingredient in eye serums. It has been reported to reduce the decomposition of the collagen, to increase the lymph flow and to prevent edema.
I'm Fabulous Cosmetics is using lots of pepides in high concentration. I'm Fabulous Serums and creams are all organic and super concentrated with actives anti-aging ingredients. Their serums and creams will firm and tighten your skin fast! You put those fabulous products and you think you've entered a time machine...and the packaging is ultra chic!!! You can buy directly from their website at Im-fabulous.com
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When I was in graduate school, during my first couple years of teaching, a professors said, “An organized teacher is a good teacher.” For some reason, this statement really stuck with me. Now, nearly fifteen years later, I can truly appreciate her meaning. To be clear, I don’t think you have to be organized to be a good–or even great teacher, but it sure does help.
Here are some reasons why I agree being an organized teacher helps you and your students:
- Time management: It is a big time drag looking for materials and resources. If you are not organized and have your assignments and supplies readily available, you will be wasting time. In teaching, time is precious.
- Curriculum Planning: Teachers are expected to pace the year to meet certain grade level standards. While we don’t “teach to the test,” we do need to ensure our students have received the teaching and exposure to grade level standards in a timely manner (this includes before spring state testing). You need to know where you are, where you are going, and where you need to be by the end of the year; this requires pacing and organization.
- Classroom Management and Sanity: Teachers are expected to manage close to 30 + students. We are entrusted with creating rich, nourishing environments in which our students flourish. We do this while providing excellent academic instruction. This is no easy task. Having an organized class frees up your energy to accomplish this. We all know the proverbial child who acts up while his/her mom is on the phone. This is the same principle in teaching; if you are scrambling to find something or are unprepared–students are off-task and you are more likely to encounter behavior issues.
- Calm, Comfort, and Routine: A neat, purposeful and organized class gives students a sense of calm and comfort. Your students will feel safe. Anxiety is a real and growing problem for more and more of our students. For many students, knowing the course of the day is comforting–be it the daily schedule posted on the white board, in a daily planner, etc. This is especially true for students on the autism spectrum, where the need for structure is often increased.
- Frees up Creativity: If you are organized, this frees up time to focus on creativity and meeting your students needs in a multi-sensory environment. Students know classroom expectations, and can be given greater freedom to think outside of the box and learn in a differentiated classroom.
I added the last point, because I want to emphasize that organized does not equal boring; it equals prepared and thoughtful. I hope this helps!
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Art has always played an important role in Brian’s life. Like most kids, Brian loved to draw and was influenced by Saturday morning cartoons. Upon moving to Santa Barbara in 1984, a roommate introduced Brian to a stained glassmaking class at Adult Education. The teacher there told him that due to his disability, he wouldn’t have the strength to physically do it, but he proved him wrong and continued to make stained glass for 30 years.
Brian has been an Art Instructor at Santa Barbara Art Works for over four years, teaching watercolor class on Fridays. He says he paints from personal life experiences and his style of work is influenced by a past watercolor teacher, combining black ink and watercolors.
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Lake Forest Principals in front of the school.
Clifton L. Long (1941- ) was the principal, and Gwendolyn L. Robinson (1931- ) and Russell D. Simmons (1943- ) were the assistant principals at Lake Forest School in this photo, probably when it was a 7th and 8th grade center in the early 1970s. All three went on to work in other positions in the New Hanover County school system: Clifton Long was later the assistant superintendent for operations in the 1980s, Dr. Russell Simmons was the principal at Lake Forest and Virgo Middle schools, and Ms. Robinson became the principal of Dudley Junior High which became Howe Elementary in the late 1970s.
Cape Fearians Vertical Files, "Schools"
Copyright is owned by the New Hanover County Public Library. For commercial or other use, permission must be granted.
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By Ross Enamait – Published in 2003
As I am writing this article, I am happy to report that the temperature is a balmy 10 degrees Fahrenheit outside. The wind chill is -4. Last week, the wind chill hit -30 degrees. There is snow on the ground and it is cold. During this time of the year, you may have difficulty running outside. I personally enjoy running in the snow, but you may not have access to a convenient running location.
Fortunately, there are several indoor conditioning options that you can use to crank up the intensity. Tabata intervals are just one example. The phrase Tabata interval originated from a study performed by Dr. Izumi Tabata (and colleagues) at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan.
Below I have provided an abstract from this study.
Effects of moderate-intensity endurance and high-intensity intermittent training on anaerobic capacity and VO2max.
Tabata I, Nishimura K, Kouzaki M, Hirai Y, Ogita F, Miyachi M, Yamamoto K.
Department of Physiology and Biomechanics, National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
This study consists of two training experiments using a mechanically braked cycle ergometer. First, the effect of 6 wk of moderate-intensity endurance training (intensity: 70% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), 60 min.d-1, 5 d.wk-1) on the anaerobic capacity (the maximal accumulated oxygen deficit) and VO2max was evaluated. After the training, the anaerobic capacity did not increase significantly (P > 0.10), while VO2max increased from 53 +/- 5 ml.kg-1 min-1 to 58 +/- 3 ml.kg-1.min-1 (P < 0.01) (mean +/- SD). Second, to quantify the effect of high-intensity intermittent training on energy release, seven subjects performed an intermittent training exercise 5 d.wk-1 for 6 wk. The exhaustive intermittent training consisted of seven to eight sets of 20-s exercise at an intensity of about 170% of VO2max with a 10-s rest between each bout. After the training period, VO2max increased by 7 ml.kg-1.min-1, while the anaerobic capacity increased by 28%. In conclusion, this study showed that moderate-intensity aerobic training that improves the maximal aerobic power does not change anaerobic capacity and that adequate high-intensity intermittent training may improve both anaerobic and aerobic energy supplying systems significantly, probably through imposing intensive stimuli on both systems.
Tabata intervals consist of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest. This cycle is repeated 8 times (for a total of 4-minutes). Although Dr. Tabata used a mechanically braked cycle ergometer, you can apply this protocol to almost any exercise. A few popular examples include hitting a heavy bag, sprinting, jumping rope, or performing bodyweight calisthenics (ex. squats and pushups).
It is important to note however that changing the exercise used during the interval session may change the focus of the session. For example, working with a bodyweight exercise such as pushups or squats will shift the workout’s focus towards strength endurance. Here is one related discussion from the forum.
After reading of this protocol, your first reaction might be, “How effective can it be?”
Assuming that you put forth a maximal effort, you will be surprised at how intense 4 minutes of exercise will feel. These intervals are both taxing and time efficient. Such intense work is excellent for those athletes involved in sports such as boxing, MMA, or wrestling.
As for the initial study, after 6 weeks of testing, Dr. Tabata noted a 28% increase in anaerobic capacity along with a 14% increase in V02Max. These results were witnessed by physically fit athletes. Many tests are conducted on deconditioned subjects, which leads to results that are difficult to evaluate. Dr. Tabata’s test was much more effective, as it produced a positive response on individuals who were already in shape.
This form of training is also effective for fat loss. Intense interval work will raise the body’s metabolic rate long after the exercise session is completed. Post workout fat loss is the end result. Many recent studies have confirmed that the powerful “after-effect” of interval training is more effective (for fat loss) than low-intensity, continuous exercise. Such research assumes that a true maximal effort is applied however. Interval training is like many things in life, you get what you put into it.
The Tabata protocol can be applied to almost any exercise. The most obvious choice is outdoor sprinting. For example, sprint 20 seconds, then rest (walk) 10 seconds, and continue until you have completed 8 x 20 second sprints. Always begin with a moderate warm-up and cool down session.
A winter friendly option can include a variety of exercises. Below I have provided one sample workout.
- Jump Rope (sprint in place)
- Medicine ball slams (or sledgehammer swings)
This workout will consist of 4 separate Tabata intervals, each consisting of 4 minutes. The total workout will last 16 minutes. You can perform this workout indoors. Clearly, the workout varies from the initial study, so you cannot expect identical results. The 20/10 second work-to-rest ratio is rather convenient however. You can easily time this workout with a large digital clock or personal interval timer such as the Gymboss.
Another useful Tabata workout can be performed on the heavy bag. Punch non-stop for 20-second intervals, followed by 10 seconds of rest. You will be surprised at the difficulty of this 4-minute heavy bag session. Fighters could use this protocol as a finisher to a more comprehensive skill session (ex. after sparring or traditional bag work, finish with one round of Tabata intervals on the heavy bag).
In summary, incorporate variety into your interval workouts, both in terms of exercise selection and work-to-rest ratios. The Tabata protocol is just one of countless options.
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Shingles may Increase Risk for Stroke
Reported October 13, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) Adults with shingles were about 30 percent more likely to have a stroke during a one-year follow-up than adults without the painful condition, according to a new study.
The risk was even greater when the infection involved the eyes.
Shingles is a skin rash developed from the same virus as chicken pox. The virus from chicken pox stays in the skin, and can reappear years later, causing shingles. The rash usually begins on one side of the face or body and causes painful blisters, scabbing, itching and tingling. When the shingles infection was close to the eyes, patients with shingles were 4.28 times more likely to experience a stroke.
Researchers studied 7,760 shingles patients 18 years and older, and 23, 280 adults without shingles. Participants average age was 47. All participants were studied for four years (1997-2001) and followed up with one year after the study.
“While the mechanism by which shingles increases stroke risk remains unclear, the possibility of developing a stroke after a shingles attack should not be overlooked. Doctors and patients must pay extra attention to controlling other risk factors for stroke, such as high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes,” Jiunn-Horng Kang, M.D., M.Sc., lead author of the study and attending physician in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and chair of the Sleep Physiological Lab at Taipei Medical University Hospital was quoted as saying.
SOURCE: Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, 2009
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There has never been a better time to discuss the IT/ Technology industry than in 2022.
Diversity and inclusion is one of the hottest topics in tech right now. We have been witnessing record levels of investment in the sector and generational shifts in workforce organisations.
According to a government funded growth network Tech Nation, nearly 3 million people are employed in the UK tech industry. And with only 26% of those in the tech workforce being women, there is an imbalance that remains within our industry.
The great potential of technology in all areas of society coupled with the global shortage of IT Skills are strong reasons to encourage women to pursue careers in technology. As its been found that women are more likely to select a career in which they can positively influence the world, according to PwC.
Almost 40% of FTSE 100 board positions are held by women, but there is still a long way to go.
At Applicita, we are keen to get an insight into the women who work in technology and what their roles mean to them. Why did they choose to work in a software industry. What they aim to achieve going forward and what can we do as an industry to do better.
Our mission is to bring together and amplify the voices of our incredible females and work towards a more inclusive industry. Together we can create the change.
Q) What does women in tech mean to you?
“In some ways, it’s exciting and overwhelming at times, but I love it. It’s predominantly a “male world” but I think that its changing over time. We women need to support each other, and at Applicita we’re fortunate enough to get the same support from the male side as well.”
Q) Why did you choose to take the path of working in a software/tech industry?
“My dream job was a career in IT. Unfortunately, there are a relatively small number of women in this field. But women are vital to run important jobs, deal with real problems, showing a woman’s strength and fight for equality in any sector.”
“It is very important for the young generation, which has yet to choose a profession, to have examples of successful women in the IT world.”
Q) What can we do as an industry to do better moving forward?
“We have an organisation called ITGirls, a group made up of successful women from the IT world. They work with girls under 18 years old, to motivate and work with them in various branches of IT.”
“I think we need more of these organisations to help guide the younger generation in this direction. All in all, the role of women in IT is important to our development and progress.”
At Applicita, we’re always committed to maintaining an inclusive culture and progressive environment for everyone.
We’re pleased to have 2/3 of our Senior Leadership be represented by women, as well as in varying departments from QA Testing, Software Development, UX/UI Design, Marketing, Finance and Business Analysis.
For us, it’s all about the greatest talent!
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There was an interesting article from Spanish political scientist (and economist) Vicente Navarro (August 4, 2016) – Is The Nation-State And Its Welfare State Dead? A Critique Of Varoufakis – which contested the former Greek finance mininster’s claims that the “nation state is dead” and so pan-international movements are required to restore democracy and provide a bulwark against global capitalism. I have a lot of sympathy for Navarro’s argument given that the topic is closely related to current book manuscript I am working on with Italian journalist Thomas Fazi on the reasons that the Left have vacated the progressive space and adopted neo-liberal economic positions that guarantee its steady demise as a political force. So in that context, the work of the former finance minister in trying to revive a Left narrative is admirable but, as Navarro notes, is misguided. DiEM25 is not likely to form a basic of a progressive manifesto for the future.
The recent political ructions such as the Brexit outcome in the UK, the popularity of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in the US, the growing extremist popularist movements in Europe and elsewhere, and the scrape-in victory of the incumbent conservative government in Australia at the recent federal elections, have been attributed in no small part to a growing resentment against rising income (and wealth) inequality. A ‘progressive manifesto’ has to address this issue and work out ways that the gap between real wages and productivity growth is eliminated so that workers can rely more on wages growth to fund their consumption growth rather than credit. This blog continues to discuss the elements of such a Manifesto and today we focus on the question of income inequality and ways in which productivity growth can be better shared.
This blog is the second part (now of three) where I discuss how the international institutional framework has to be reformed to serve a progressive agenda where rich countries (and the elites within them) do not plunder then pillory poor countries. In this blog I detail why we should dissolve the World Bank, the OECD, and the BIS, all of which have become so sullied by neo-liberal Groupthink that they are not only dysfunctional in terms of their original charter but downright dangerous to the prosperity and freedoms of people. The third part will consider what a new international institution might look like and the role it can play in aiding poor nations, particularly those who are reliant on imported food and energy. We will also discuss reforming the foreign aid system.
This blog continues the unedited excerpts that will appear in my new book (with Italian journalist Thomas Fazi) which is nearing completion. This material will be in Part 3 where we present what we are calling a ‘Progressive Manifesto’, which we hope to provide a coherent Left philosophy to guide policy design and policy choices for governments that are struggling to see a way beyond the neo-liberal macroeconomics. In this blog I examine how the international institutional framework has to be reformed to serve a progressive agenda where rich countries (and the elites within them) do not plunder then pillary poor countries. Central to this new framework is the abolition of the World Bank, the IMF and the OECD, all of which have become so sullied by neo-liberal Groupthink that they are not only dysfunctional in terms of their original charter but downright dangerous to the prosperity and freedoms of people. Former World Bank chief economist Joseph Stiglitz told journalist Greg Palast in an interview in 2001 that the IMF “has condemned people to death” (Source). I will propose a new international institution designed to protect vulnerable nations from damaging exchange rate fluctuations and to provide investment funds for education, health and public infrastructure. We will explore how new institutions protect themselves from developing the sort of dysfunctional Groupthink that has crippled the existing institutions. We will disabuse ourselves of notions that are popular among some progressive voices that a fixed exchange rate, international currency system is required. This will be a two part blog and will also have context for other blogs where I discuss reforms to the global financial system.
Last week, the US Republican Party held an extraordinary convention in Cleveland, an old rustbelt manufacturing town. I say extraordinary because I guess you have to be American to understand how grown adults can systematically humiliate themselves for several days with the rest of the world looking on wondering WTF was going on! Anyway, just down the road from Cleveland is Akron, Ohio, which is being held out as a model for the new era of prosperity in advanced nations. I caution against believing that hypothesis. It was proposed in a book I have just finished – The Smartest Places on Earth – written by two Dutch writers (published 2016). It carried the subtitle “Why Rustbelts are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation”. I do not recommend anyone purchase it even though it is getting rave reviews around the place. I see it as a sort of replay of the 1990s ‘New Regionalism’ mania that emerged as part of the Third Way movement, which the now discredited Tony Blair promoted as the entrepreneurial solution to turn regions into sub-national export centres to replace the ‘nation state’, that had been (according to the narrative) rendered powerless and irrelevant by globalisation. The book introduces the notion of the “Brainbelt”, which the authors claim are revitalising the “former rustbelt areas” and “bringing new competitiveness to the United States and Europe” – a sort of counter-strategy to foil the jobs lost to the low-cost nations such as China and the Asian economies in general. The problem is that the growth strategy seems to leave the worker behind!
There was an interesting article written in the London Review of Books (September 13, 2012) by regular contributor James Meek in – How We Happened to Sell Off Our Electricity (you need to subscribe to read it). It discussed how the obsession with privatisation in Britain, which was meant to reduce state control of this sector, has led to the state still being dominant in electricity production. The only problem for the British is that the French government now owns a large swathe of the ‘privatised’ British electricity industry. The outcome demonstrates the absurdity of the whole privatisation debate. This example is not unique. State-owned enterprises have eaten up inefficient privately owned firms all around the world as governments sell off public assets in the belief that prices will fall, services will improve and costs will be lower. The reality now some 35 years or so into the privatisation experiment is that none of these claims have been realised. In many cases, costs are higher and the privatised firms rely on higher public subsidies than was the case when the operations were completely in public hands. Prices are no uniformly lower after privatisation. Profit-seeking firms seek to gain by cutting costs and under investing in essential infrastructure, which leads to poor outcomes for Society (blackouts, poor repair times etc). And, millions of jobs have been lost in this cost-cutting mania. As a result, we argue that a ‘Progressive Manifesto’ must include the case for re-nationalisation of many sectors, which are intrinsic to advancing the well-being of Society. Progressive parties should start researching and demonstrating how this policy will take us into the next century where green, sustainable production is the norm and there are high levels of public service available from these key sectors, rather than allow critics to argue that the re-nationalisation agenda is just a return to the dark old days of inefficient state enterprises where cronyism, nepotism and corruption was rife.
This is Part 2 of my discussion of how a progressive agenda can escape the straitjacket of neo-liberal thinking and broaden how it presents policy initiatives that have been declared taboo in the current conservative, free market Groupthink. Today, I compare and contrast the neo-liberal vision of efficiency, which is embedded in its view of the relationship between the people, the natural environment and the economy, with what I consider to be a progressive vision, which elevates our focus to Society and sees people embedded organically and necessarily within the living natural environment. It envisions an economy that is created by us, controlled by us and capable of delivering outcomes which advance the well-being of all citizens rather than being a vehicle to advance the prosperity of only a small proportion of citizens.
Before I present the second part of my discussion about the relevance of re-nationalisation to what I would call a truly progressive policy agenda, we have to take a step backward. I note after the first part – Brexit signals that a new policy paradigm is required including re-nationalisation – there were a few comments posted (and many more E-mails received – apparently readers are happier berating me personally rather than putting their ideas out in the public domain) that I was advocating a return to the ‘bad’ old days of nationalisation where cronyism, inefficiency and trade union bastardry were the norm. The obvious next point was – how can I claim that is progressive and part of the future. In this two part blog (the second part will come tomorrow), I offer a framework for assessing these claims. Today’s blog foscuses on the neo-liberal vision of efficiency and reveals how narrow and biased towards private profit it is. In Part 2 (tomorrow) I will present the progressive vision and how it conditions the way we think of efficiency. Once we break out of the neo-liberal constructs and refocus our attention on Society rather than the individual then the way we appraise policy options also changes – it becomes enriched with new possibilities and understandings. We enter the progressive world and leave behind the austerity nightmare that neo-liberalism has created. We are then able to see how our old conceptions of nationalised industries or public sector job creation are tainted with these neo-liberal biases. And we are then able to see how policy initiatives that invoke scorn from the conservatives and many so-called modern progressives (obsessed with post modern constructs) have a vital role to play in a truly progressive manifesto. I split the discussion into two parts because the blogs are too long as they are.
With the new British Prime Minister now indicating that she will push ahead with Brexit and free the nation from the undemocratic imposts of the increasingly dysfunctional European Union, a view that is apparently ‘poisonous’ to some so-called progressive writers, several pro-Remain economists or economic commentators have realised that the game is up for neo-liberalism in Britain. There have been several articles recently arguing (after bitching about the loss of the Remain vote and repeating the catastrophe mantra) that a new economic paradigm is now called for in Britain, based on its new found sovereignty (after it finally exits). It could, by the way, exit through an Act of Parliament without all the Article 50 palaver if it wanted to. That is just a smokescreen. This idea of a new paradigm being required is exactly what Thomas Fazi and I are working on as part of our current book project which is nearing completion. Today, I consider briefly our view that nationalisation has to return as a key industry policy plank for any aspiring progressive political party.
I am in the final stages of completing the manuscript for my next book (this one with co-author, Italian journalist Thomas Fazi) which traces the way the Left fell prey to what we call the globalisation myth and started to believe that the state had withered and was powerless in the face of the transnational movements of goods and services and capital flows. Accordingly, social democratic politicians frequently opine that national economic policy must be acceptable to the global financial markets and compromise the well-being of their citizens as a result. In Part 3 of the book, which we are now working on, we aim to present a ‘Progressive Manifesto’ to guide policy design and policy choices for progressive governments. We also hope that the ‘Manifesto’ will empower community groups by demonstrating that the TINA mantra, where these alleged goals of the amorphous global financial markets are prioritised over real goals like full employment, renewable energy and revitalised manufacturing sectors is bereft and a range of policy options, now taboo in this neo-liberal world, are available. Today, I discuss capital controls.
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Sometimes, when you’re inside a group or organization, that group’s interests take on an importance far beyond anything else.
Take part in a service organization, and you might find yourself embroiled in a huge discussion over whether a motion is in order, or whether the rules were properly followed when the last slate of the executive was elected.
Small things can completely overwhelm an organization, leaving it expending tremendous amounts of scarce energy — and sometimes finances as well — arguing over issues as esoteric and unnecessary as determining how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
And that brings us to the House of Assembly, and last week’s filibuster.
Filibusters are a particularly stylized portion of political business: unable to bring about functional change through the normal processes of government, opposition parties instead decide to jam a stick in the procedural spokes.
Instead of letting the debate on a bill chug along through the normal process, opposition parties either propose row after row of amendments, or more simply, refuse to stop talking about the bill in question.
Governments are then left with two options: either let the opposition members talk themselves out, or else impose closure, stopping the debate and allowing themselves to be accused of all manner of anti-democratic sins.
The politicians themselves — and often the political reporters covering the events — get caught up, sometimes almost giddily, in the process. Up all night — refusing to stop debating. It’s a rite of passage for new politicians and reporters, some sprouting whiskers and others sporting unkempt clothes, a kind of legislative call to arms where surviving the event is a measure of your depth of experience.
But in terms of the world of measurable results, a filibuster — especially in this province’s political system — is, more than anything else, a waste of time.
What has the filibuster changed? Nothing. What did all that time talking actually achieve? Nothing again, except to point out once again that the House of Assembly allows ignorant behaviour that would be deemed abusive bullying in any other workplace in this province.
Sure, you can put the best face on it and talk about how the issue was fully brought into the public eye, but that’s only window dressing.
It was many, many exhausting hours for a select few MHAs and political reporters. But in the end result, the symbolic opposition was watched by few, ignored by many, and, in terms of its actual result, could easily be classed as a complete waste of time.
And it’s the second time this year we’ve sat through this particular theatre.
We need to improve the way this province’s legislature works. Having government simply trot out legislation, consider no changes to its road map and have debate consist merely of government members talking about how great their government is — while the opposition, well, opposes — does not create better legislation.
We need the best we can get.
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Report on Bearing Fruit, the Lutheran World Federation Task Force to follow up the “Mennonite Action” at the LWF Eleventh Assembly in 2010.
Bogotá, Colombia – The reconciliation process between the Lutheran World Federation and Mennonite World Conference has created fertile ground for collaboration. A report summarizing the LWF-MWC action of reconciling with Mennonites over the condemnations in the Augsburg Confession aims to help LWF churches, pastors, seminaries and congregations to “implement the LWF commitment to teach differently about Anabaptists, especially to how they are described in the Augsburg Confession.”
“The seeds of reconciliation sown more than 30 years ago, which flowered at the service of reconciliation in Stuttgart in 2010, are now truly bearing fruit,” says John D. Roth, MWC representative on the LWF Task Force and contributor to the document. “Mennonite and Lutheran pastors and church leaders will find lots of ideas for how they might engage each other at the local level.”
The process is rooted in the dialogues started to celebrate the Augsburg’s Confession’s 450th anniversary. Recognizing that “ongoing theological differences could not be constructively examined until the wounds of the past were directly confronted,” LWF began a formal reconciliation process in 2003. The principal work of the study commission was to “write a common history of the painful relations during the sixteenth century.” This process was “itself an ecumenical act and thus already a contribution to reconciliation.”
Both communions recognized “the need for communities as well as individuals to recognize when they are in need of genuine repentance and forgiveness.”
“The work of this Task Force has been to respond to the commitments [on teaching Lutheran confessions, exploring unresolved issues, deepening relationship through common prayer and study and work for peace]….in the conviction that this work of the Spirit has not finished with our churches,” the report says.
One “fruit” of this work is the dialogues on baptism; invited to participate by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity), MWC suggested LWF join as well.
Bearing Fruit explores another point of on-going difference – civil authority and Christian participation in war – through an honest, respectful dialogue between Mennonite and Lutheran representatives.
“Hard, even painful, work of re-evaluating the past has opened the way for new relationships,” the report declares. “Trees of hope have been planted. Now is the time to take care that the fruits continue to be nurtured and harvested.”
Five hundred years ago, Anabaptists and Lutherans dealt differently with pressure from governing political powers and condemnations rose against each other, says Alfred Neufeld, Faith and Life Commission chair. “But that all is history. Today, the global church of Christ (Mennonites as well as Lutherans) realizes that the church is called to speak truth to the powers. That new global and transnational awareness frees us to stick closer together.”
Addressing the process at an LWF event in Indiana, USA, MWC president Nelson Kraybill said: “Now it falls on us – pastors like you and me, leaders in all levels of our churches and regional bodies – to resolve that we will love and respect each other and find ways to collaborate for peacemaking and proclamation of the gospel.”
Click here to see the entire Bearing Fruit report by LWF
—Mennonite World Conference release
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Before the rituals, before the blessings, before the vows, come your promises, said the cover page ad in Times of India this morning. Made from kumkum or roli (sacred red powder), genda phool (desi yellow flower), chawal (rice) and moli or kalava (red holy thread).. the ad announced the arrival of the much awaited shaadi season. The season for the holy matrimony when two become one.
I couldn't turn the page over and kept pondering over the promises that a marriage holds. And then thinking about a factual reality that promises are meant to be broken. Married life is a choice, choice of make or break. It's always in our hands to take it where we want to. Coming back to the promises, I remember recieving the wedding card of my cousin Bharat, which had Saptapadi-the seven vows illustrated and explicitly stated sharing the emaning of what marriage truly means to him and his beloved Meenu.
I always thought that the Indian couples look like jokers on the stage, with their stomachs starved and cheeks hurting from smiling obligatorily and sore back from bending and touching feet of the elders.
Coming back to the promises, allow me to share with you the 7 vows:
1) Om esha ekapadi bhava iti prathaman
I will love, cherish and provide for you and our children. You will support me and offer me food
2) Om oorje jara dastayaha
Together we will defend our family and home
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Retail fit out trends have evolved more in the last ten years than the previous three decades combined. A large part of this evolution is a direct result of the changing nature of the retail industry. Technology has enabled people to shop remotely, to rarely need a fixed location to perform their shopping, and to shop and compare with a greater degree of anonymity than before. Attitudes have also shifted. There is more to most retail fit outs than just providing access to a product, it’s about creating an experience and atmosphere that your customers will appreciate.
These changes have culminated to create spaces that are more human focused, sustainable, and technological places. However, the pace of change is relentless, so designing a new retail fit out for 2020 must be more inclusive than what’s currently going on, it must also incorporate what will be happening tomorrow and the day after if it’s going to remain successful.
While you’ll always want to maintain your brand identity by ensuring you have a consistent feel to your store, building flexibility into your fixtures and fittings will help you at various times throughout the year. A flexible design will allow you to keep your store feeling fresh to returning customers, allow you to showcase different products, and create space if you want to host an event or promotion during the year.
Flexibility can be achieved in many ways. You can use portable displays that can be easily stored or moved. Some displays can even be designed to serve multiple purposes at different times. AN open space is inviting to consumers, so piling in as many products as possible can be off-putting.
Another area it’s important to design to be flexible is your window display. Whether it’s seasonal changes or the launch of new products, changing the external look of your business can catch the attention of passing shoppers.
Sustainability has been a hot topic for a while now, and the conversation is getting louder. Selecting sustainable materials and products is important to a large percentage of consumers. Many retailers are actively joining the circular economy to minimise waste and increase recycling.
A significant sixty two percent of young consumers said they were more likely to purchase goods from a brand that was transparent about their environmental impact, while sixty three percent said they’d stop using brands they knew were acting in a way that’s harmful to the environment.
Using recycled natural materials in your store can help to address sustainability and add a new dimension to your store. Natural materials, such as stone and wood, are more tactile and can change the feel of a space. They can be wonderful additions when maximised with the right lighting.
If you have a successful online presence, make sure any physical shoppers are aware of it. If you have a social media presence with 5-star reviews, share them in your store. If you have products that are highly rated on Amazon, include the rating in the physical store.
People are becoming accustomed to looking at product ratings online for extra security when making a purchase. Use this to your advantage in your physical store by providing them with the same peace of mind. E-commerce is now at the point where it is no longer online shopping, it’s just shopping. Synchronise your physical and online presence to provide a seamless experience for your customers.
Good lighting is about much more than simply being well lit. Clever lighting can highlight certain products or areas, create a route around your store, and set the tone for any consumers that visit. Great lighting should never be intrusive. Different types of lighting will be relevant for different businesses, and even different areas within a business.
The best lighting will also take into account the materials that are being used in different areas, as well as other decorative features, such as logos or plants. It can be a good idea to get expert guidance to really make the most of your lighting.
Building a positive relationship between your business and the local community you serve can help to build loyalty and drive sales. How you achieve this will partly depend on the type of products or services you offer. For example, if you run a restaurant, why not showcase local artists on different nights. This can attract new clientele and provide a boost for a member of the community.
Some businesses sponsor a local children’s sports team or design special offers that reward loyalty. However you achieve it, having a physical presence in a community is one advantage you have over an online presence, so take advantage of it.
Some customers will want to spend some time in your store, weigh up their options, learn more and make an informed purchase. If relevant, why not provide some comfortable seating or a coffee machine for customers that might be there a while.
It’s equally important to consider customers who might be in a rush. Offer a wide choice of payment methods for their convenience. Ensure you accept as many alternative forms of payment as possible, and consider a buy now pay later scheme for bigger purchases.
The quality of your products and all the attention to detail won’t matter if your customers don’t have an enjoyable experience when they visit your store. There are various aspects to ensuring this, such as making sure your employees are informed, well trained and friendly. Consider the ways a customer will interact with the environment and products inside your store. Are there any ways you can make the easier or more comfortable for them?
While we can’t help with your employees, we can make sure everything else is perfect for your business. We have decades of experience designing retail spaces for small and large businesses, making the most of the space available to achieve their goals. Get in touch to make your shop fit-out exceed all your expectations.
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The link between learning the Online Quran Class and Islam is extremely strong. The more you learn about Islam from the Quran, the more you’ll understand it.
The Holy Quran is Allah Almighty’s final divine revelation to Muhammad, the last prophet and messenger (PBUH). That is why the Online Quran Class is more than just a collection of rituals and laws. The Quran, on the other hand, grew in a spectacular and wonderful way.
Allah (SWT) has taken it upon Himself to protect this holy book from any distortion or manipulation throughout history and in perpetuity. Several Caliphs were instrumental in preserving the original form of this book.
Quran knowledge includes a detailed description of the ideal life for Muslims. Whether it is in the development of a person’s personality from qualities such as honesty, purity, honesty, alertness, and tolerance, or in family etiquette from qualities such as affection, mercy, and care.
The Quran also included guidelines for societal interpersonal relationships, such as those with neighbours and coworkers. Similarly, the Noble Quran affirms the brotherhood of all human beings, who are all descended from Adam and Eve. As a result, the Quran is the primary source of Sharia. Or the values that Muslims are expect to live by.
All Muslims should adhere to Sharia law. Muslims’ lives are governs by Sharia law, which plays an important role in their daily lives. As a result, learning the Quran is a basic requirement for all Muslims.
Arabic-speaking Muslims find it much easier to learn the Quran than non-Arabic-speaking Muslims. It is difficult to find a good Quran tutor; however, with The Online Quran Class Institute’s assistance, it is not as difficult.
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This course is the most effective way to read the Quran correctly. Reading the Quran in Arabic, the revelation language, in its original language.
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After successfully completing the course and passing the tests and evaluations, you will be award the corresponding Ijazah certificate. Our certified teachers will guide you step by step from the basics of the Quran to the excellent level when you are ready to teach the words of Allah (SWT) to others during the Ijaza course.
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Quran for Kids Course is a type of Learning Quran online UK designed specifically for children in order to instil a love of learning the Quran in them at a young age. The Quran Classes Online Institute provides a comprehensive Quran learning path for children, including Arabic Quran reading, Tajweed recitation, and Quran memorising.
The Quran tutors in this course have extensive experience teaching the Quran and Arabic to children online, as well as innovative teaching methods that simplify and enrich the learning process.
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Dec. 2, 2009
Survey Research Institute, Princeton partner on new poll
Researchers at the Survey Research Institute at Cornell, in collaboration with Princeton University and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, are currently conducting a survey of unemployed workers in New Jersey.
Participants in the study are asked to complete a baseline survey and then a short online interview each week for a period of 12 weeks. The weekly online interview includes questions related to job search activities and job offers, as well as a time use diary in which respondents recount how they spent their time the previous day.
Existing time use studies focus on the general population and usually provide only a snapshot of one or two days of a person's life. This study is unique in that it attempts to follow unemployed workers over the duration of their unemployment.
The data collected from the weekly follow-up interviews will allow researchers to tackle new and interesting questions -- in particular, the researchers will examine how the job search strategies and the time spent on job search activities changes as the workers remain unemployed.
The week-by-week nature of the survey also promises a better understanding of which job search methods are most effective in finding employment.
The project is funded by the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton.
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The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a series of videos featuring Oreo biscuits after ruling that they were not clearly marked as adverts.
The videos saw a number of prominent British YouTube vloggers take part in an ‘Oreo Lick Race’ on their channels. The presenters did not make it clear to viewers that they were being paid by Oreo to take part in the campaign.
The issue of when and how bloggers and vloggers should disclose their partnerships with brands has been bubbling for a number of years. Guidelines were issued back in 2011 by the ASA, stressing that any incentivised post should be declared and, following some confusion on the issue, further clarification was issued in November 2013.
But as native advertising tries to blur the lines between editorial and advertising, how do brands and bloggers stay on the right side of the law?
Let’s go back to March 2011
Back in March 2011, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) issued new guidelines on how and when bloggers and vloggers should disclose when they are being incentivised to post by a brand.
In simple terms, bloggers have to disclose whether what they have posted has been influenced in some way by an incentive from a brand. In other words, if a blogger is being encouraged to say something positive, they must disclose it. Typically, a marker such as “advertorial” or “sponsored content” would suffice.
The rules don’t stop bloggers from doing their own product reviews as genuine consumers, nor do they prevent PR companies from sending samples to bloggers, but the bloggers cannot falsely present themselves as genuine consumers by passing off sponsored content as honest opinion.
Blogs and vlogs are subject to the same advertising laws as any other publisher
The guidelines specific to blogs and vlogs were introduced back in 2011 to reflect modern media. Previous regulations were written largely for more traditional forms of media, such as print, broadcast and outdoor media, leading many bloggers and prominent social media users to believe that the laws didn’t apply to their blogs.
But with many bloggers now having a bigger reach than some national newspapers, the ASA and CAP updated their guidelines, issuing a warning to bloggers that if they didn’t adequately signpost paid-for content.
The onus to disclose is on the blogger, not the brand
The ASA has made it clear that the onus is on the blogger to disclose the fact that a post is sponsored, and that ignorance is no defence on this issue.
Where the ASA rules that a blog is not compliant with the regulations, it will order the blog to be edited or removed. Bloggers or brands who fail to cooperate with the ASA’s rulings are subject to further sanctions, which include asking search engines to remove any paid ad campaigns you may be running, featuring your blog on the ASA website and running sponsored search engine ads warning consumers about the content on your blog.
In more serious cases, where a blogger passes of paid content as a genuine product review, they could expect a knock on the door from Trading Standards.
But the brands are accountable
Whilst the onus is on the bloggers, it is the brands that are ultimately accountable.
Although the blogger would be named as part of any ASA investigation into misleading advertising, the Advertising Code states that the buck would ultimately stop with the advertiser. If a paid for entry on a blog wasn’t disclosed the ASA would investigate the advertiser and hold them accountable.
It is also worth noting that the sanctions detailed above would also apply to any brand that was, in the view of the ASA, not compliant with the regulations.
It pays to be honest
The ASA’s message is simply “it pays to be honest”. It wants bloggers to be up-front about the ways in which their content is being influenced.
At the same time, regulators expects brands to respect the stance that bloggers take. The ASA is aware of situations where bloggers have been paid more money than was initially offered in order to refrain from declaring paid posts, and it is likely to take a very dim view of such practices.
Of course, the hope for brands is that they can avoid that “sponsored post” tag entirely, and this is where creative engagement comes into play. It’s nothing new of course – PR companies have been earning coverage since the dawn of PR – and this is how brands should be seeing their blogger engagement activities. Don’t treat bloggers as paid media, treat them as earned media.
Check out our top five tips for how brands can engage video bloggers.
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The border crisis unfolding in Texas is, depending on whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, either President Barack Obama's fault or an unavoidable humanitarian crisis created by Central American violence and poverty.
Those are the competing narratives emerging in congressional statements, interviews and hearings this week as lawmakers from both parties visit detention centers in Texas and elsewhere to see firsthand the flood of young children and mothers who have entered the country illegally in recent months.
At a Homeland Security Committee field hearing in McAllen, Texas Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry led Republican criticism of the White House, telling lawmakers from both parties the flood of unaccompanied minors is attributable to failed Washington policies.
Perry and other Republicans presented the situation as a national security crisis, with Perry calling on lawmakers to supply more border security agents and more resources.
Specifically, Perry wants the National Guard sent to the border, and he wants the federal government to pay Texas back for the money it has already spent addressing the crisis.
Perry noted that there are, on average, 17 border patrol agents per mile between El Paso, Texas, and the edge of California, while there are only seven border security agents between El Paso and the eastern-most point of the Rio Grande.
Michael McCaul, R-Texas, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, said to fix the crisis, "the administration must first recognize its failed immigration and border policies are the source of the problem."
McCaul noted that the committee repeatedly heard last week that "the horrible economic conditions and violence in Central America were the only reason these kids are coming."
While McCaul said no one questions that the circumstances in these countries are terrible, "these conditions are not new, and they have not suddenly gotten worse."
"What is new," McCaul said, "is a series of executive actions by the administration to grant immigration benefits to children outside the purview of the law, a relaxed enforcement posture, along with talk of comprehensive immigration reform."
But Democrats said the crisis has more to do with human dignity than with law enforcement.
Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who acted as the ranking member for the field hearing, noted she took lollipops to the holding facility in McAllen that lawmakers had visited earlier in the day.
“This is not a national security crisis," Jackson Lee said. "This is a humanitarian crisis.”
Perry didn't seem to disagree — at one point, he noted that "we have multiple crises here" — but he still tried to paint the situation as a national security threat.
He said the border was being penetrated "by countries with strong terrorist ties," and he said he believes the situation was being manufactured by drug cartels.
Which is why, Perry said, the primary need is enhanced border security.
But some Democrats seemed to think that would have little effect on stemming the tide.
As California Democrat Eric Swalwell noted, children were running into the open arms of border security agents. "Wouldn’t additional border security agents increase the number of open arms these children are running into?" Swalwell asked.
Perry's answer seemed to be that the situation is complex, but that Washington can't continue with "the same old policies."
"I really believe we can find a solution," he said.
Related: Diaz-Balart: 'Boehner's Never Told Me' Immigration Overhaul Is 'Dead' Goodlatte Warns Deportation Changes Hurt Immigration Overhaul Prospects Immigration Protests Focus on 22 Republicans Across Country Immigration Overhaul for 2014: Decidedly Not Dead Boehner Walks Back Immigration Comments Video Shows Boehner Mocking Colleagues on Immigration Where Do House Republicans Stand on Immigration Principles? (Updated Whip Count)
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Lit. black, darkness.
God Himself appeared in the Form of Krishna at the end of Dvaparayuga (3228 B.C.). He was the son or Vasudeva and Devaki. His wife Rukmini was Princess of Vidarbha state. Radha was His principal consort; She was an embodiment of total surrender and true devotion to Krishna after having attained realization that Krishna was Absolute Brahma. Bhagavan Krishna is famed to have several other consorts. Sage Sandipani was Guru of Bhagavan Krishna. In the legendary battle waged at Kurukshetra between Pandavas and Kauravas cited in Mahabharata He sided the Pandavas and was the charioteer of Arjuna's chariot. His counsel to Arjuna during this battle is the Holy scripture Srimad Bhagavad Gita authored by Vyasadeva. While resting on the branch of a tree, a hunter mistook His Lotus Feet to be a bird and shot an arrow at it. On this plea Bhagavan Krishna caused a cessation to His Mortal Existence.
Yogic connotations are as follows :
Black or darkness is the second circle of the Kutastha-Eye. It is called Kalachand, the dark Soul-moon which the yogi envisions.
Krishna infers Purana-Krishna, implying the Primordial Krishna or Primordial Being.
Vasudeva denotes soul and Devaki body.
Rukmini is the state of Lakshmi.
Radha symbolises dynamic Prana. The universe is borne by dynamic Prana. Dynamic Prana evolves from still Prana so both are inextricable and complementary to each other.
Love of dynamic Prana and still Prana is the Divine Love of Radha-Krishna. The conjoined image of Radha and Krishna is the uniting of dynamic Prana in still Prana -- the sublime union. Several other consorts infer the irresistible attraction dynamic Prana bears towards still Prana because dynamic Prana has evolved from still Prana. Dynamic Prana here purports the comprehensive female energy.
Sandipani originates from Sandipan. Sandipan signifies the heat essence situated at the navel. Through the heat essence a yogi performs Pranayama. Though Krishna is Bhagavan, He practises Pranayama through this heat-essence in accordance with His Own discipline. Sandipani is not any particular person but the Guru essence. Krishna had to abide by His Own discipline of having a Guru to reveal to mankind that a Guru is always necessary for entering the spiritual path.
Krishna Himself is the heat-essence. Arjuna is the son of the heat essence. Therefore a spiritual rapport existed between Krishna and Arjuna. Hence Krishna selected Arjuna amongst the five Pandava brothers to impart spiritual counsel. Arjuna was also fortunate to receive the grace from his Guru, Krishna of having the universal visualisation of the resplendence of thousand suns akin to the intense effugence of the Soul-Sun at Kutastha.
Kurukshetra war is the war between material attachment (Kauravas) and material detachment (Pandavas) which is incessantly continuing in all living beings. Chariot is the body-chariot. Krishna's counsel to disciple is the Guru's counsel to disciple as to how he should proceed in the sadhana-battle. Arjuna represents heroism and fortitude each aspirant yogi should possess.
Gita is the yoga-scripture.
Vyasadeva is the state of an all-knowing yogi.
Hunter epitomises cruelty. Each individual possesses cruelty in some measure or the other. Vibration of Prana prevails till the last portion of the body i.e. the feet. Arrow was shot at the feet inferring the commencement of the withdrawal of dynamism from this part of the body proceeding upwards through Pranayama (the arrow-like breath) and ultimately gaining stillness at Kutastha.
Bird represents the Prana bird. A bird's disposition is to fly with the help of it's wings. Again when it perches on the ground it folds it's wings. This connotes that it's travel is limited within the five elements from earth to sky. The wings of the Prana-bird are Ida and Pingala - the inhalation-exhalation process of every living. being. This external breathing process confines all to material attachment. Cessation of mortal existence signifies cessation of Prana dynamism and mergence with the Absolute still Prana.
Literally the term ‘Krishna’ is an appellation (a noun) but yogically it is a verb. As a verb the term 'Krishna’ connotes that a yogi has to cultivate his body-field for annihilating dynamism and attaining stillness.
(Excerpts from the book 'Purana Purusha'; Author: Dr. Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee)
Website: www.kriyayogashyamacharan.org /www.facebook.com/yogirajshama- charandevelopmenttrust
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Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousufzai has questioned the Pakistani leadership on its silence on terrorism in the Swat Valley.
In an interview to India Today TV channel where Yousufzai said there is a “need for strong leadership” in Pakistan, 18-year-old crusader for girls’ education asked: “Why are they silent if terrorism is happening in Swat valley? Why are they silent if girls are denied education or women are flogged on the streets?”
Originally hailing from Pakistan’s Swat Valley, the Nobel Laureate said: “I do miss my beautiful Swat Valley. I have gone to so many places, but Swat is really paradise on earth.”
Yousufzai said she was amazed and happy to know that people in India love her. “They don’t care about my religion or from where I belong. People stand with me knowing that I am doing a good work. This is what is good about India and I would love to visit India,” she said.
Talking about her love for Indian cinema, she said: “I am also a big fan of Bollywood movies. Recently I saw Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan. It was a very good film. It delivered the message of brotherhood and peace between the two countries.”
In sports, Yousafzai said she “likes cricket” and wants “India and Pakistan to have good relation” before quipping: “I always want Pakistan to win.”
Yousafzai became a globally famous name after she was brutally attacked by Taliban militants in October 2012. Now a major film is being made on her life and the bravery she demonstrated.
“I want to go to Pakistan and serve the people of my country. I started my campaign for education from Swat only. The terrorists who stopped me from getting education motivated me to stand up for my rights. I will continue my campaign there.”
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LA CORNE DUBREUIL, FRANÇOIS-JOSUÉ DE, officer in the colonial regular troops; b. 7 Oct. 1710, son of Jean-Louis de La Corne* de Chaptes and Marie Pécaudy de Contrecœur; d. in Quebec on 17 Oct. 1753.
François-Josué de La Corne Dubreuil, like his older brothers, was involved in the military and commercial life of the interior of the colony in the 1740s and 1750s. In 1739 he served as second in command at Michilimackinac while François de Couagne looked after his financial affairs in Montreal. Two years later he was commandant at Fort Kaministiquia (Thunder Bay, Ont.) on the northwest shore of Lake Superior. Dubreuil evidently exercised his permission to trade at this post, for in 1741 alone he borrowed over 2,000 livres’ worth of powder and cloth from Joseph de Fleury de La Gorgendière, agent-general for the Compagnie des Indes.
That same year friction among western Indians led to indecisive intertribal warfare, and in the fall of 1742 Dubreuil had to use diplomacy to convince the Ojibwas in the Kaministiquia area not to attack their enemies. His rhetoric was so persuasive that in the winter of 1742–43 the Ojibwas hunted peacefully alongside their enemies, the Sioux and the Sauks, in the Snake River region west of Lake Superior.
In Montreal on 28 Dec. 1745 Ensign Dubreuil married Michelle Hervieux, daughter of a family involved in the western trade. He remained in Montreal for five or six years and then returned to the west where, with the rank of lieutenant, he pursued his career in the Ohio country. In June 1753 he contracted a serious illness while surveying the portage at Fort de la Rivière au Boeuf (Waterford, Pa.). His condition rapidly deteriorated, forcing him to leave the Ohio valley and return to Quebec. He died in the capital on 17 Oct. 1753. Dubreuil was survived by his wife and their only child, François-Michel, who was probably the cadet “La Corne Dubreuil” drowned with his uncle Louis de La Corne in the sinking of the Auguste in November 1761.
AN, Col., C11A, 79, pp.157–59 (PAC transcripts). ANQ-M, Greffe de J.-C. Porlier, 12 juin 1741. “Les congés de traite sous le régime français au Canada,” APQ Rapport, 1922–23, 196. Le Jeune, Dictionnaire. Tanguay, Dictionnaire. Champagne, Les La Vérendrye, 262, 298–301. Nish, Les bourgeois-gentilshommes.
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Happy World Book day one and all!
I remember the very first World Book Day, way, way back in 1998. I was teaching in a school in Birmingham and had started working very closely with the school's librarian to promote a new reading scheme. Looking back, they were probably the first steps I took on a journey that eventually led to me creating The Book Zone (For Boys). Said librarian was a huge fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel, and we decided that we would celebrate the inaugural World Book Day by having a fancy dress day for students, and also by encouraging as many of the staff as possible to dress up as a character from a Discworld novel. Those staff who volunteered were each given a character (and description).
I remember dressing up all in black as an assassin, but for the life of me I can't remember the character's name. That doesn't matter though, the important thing was that loads of staff and students took part in the name of reading, and we even featured on the local news that evening.
Since 1998 World Book Day has gone from strength to strength and is now a major day in the calendar for many schools across the country, and this year it seems like it will be bigger than ever. There are events going on all over Britain today, in schools, libraries, book shops. There is also a brand new FREE World Book Day app featuring short stories from such writing gods and goddesses as Neil Gaiman, Charlie Higson, Malorie Blackman and Anthony Horowitz. I have already downloaded it to my iphone - you can find out more by heading on over to this page on the World Book Day website. There are also a number of special World Book Day books (including a special Skulduggery Pleasant story) available from book shops today for the paltry sum of £1 (or your world book day voucher). And if you have not yet read the totally brilliant Department 19 by Will Hill then look out for the specially priced £1 copies available in Waterstones. Only 3! for the best action horror book I have ever read??!! Bargain!
I hope you all have a great World Book Day!
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Windows bring many benefits to your home including relaxing views to the outdoors, letting natural light in, air circulation through the home and enhancing your curb appeal. However, with unpredictable and often harsh weather in Ontario, windows can also cause a lot of unwanted problems. Don’t worry, we’ve put together a list of six common window problems including their potential solutions so you can easily address them.
Problem #1: Drafts
Over time, windows may begin to let drafts in. You may notice your curtains moving or feel a slight breeze when you walk by. Drafts are always unwanted – they disrupt the comfort of your home and will cause your utility bills to rise. Drafts may be caused by improper window design or from loose weather-stripping between the glass and the frame.
Solution: To effectively deal with drafty windows consider getting replacement windows to upgrade the technology and design. Alternatively, you can replace any damaged weather-stripping to recreate a tight seal that will no longer let drafts into the home.
Problem #2: Leaks
Another problem that occurs with older windows is leaks. Leaks need to be dealt with immediately so the moisture doesn’t damage anything in your home. A leaking window may be caused by a broken seal or glass, excess humidity, too much condensation, ice build-up, and damaged caulking.
Solution: There are several effective ways to address leaky windows. Some of the options include re-glazing, replacing glass, using a humidifier (to avoid ice build-up), or applying new caulking. If none of these solutions can effectively fix the problem, it may be time to consider a professional window replacement.
Problem #3: Broken Springs
Due to the vast and often sudden temperature changes in Ontario, the crank handles and springs on windows often become seized up or worn out. This means that your windows may no longer open and close properly.
Solution: To avoid broken springs and cranks in the first place ensure that you do not force your windows open when they are frozen or over-tighten them. At least once annually, apply a lubricant to the cranks to keep them greased. Always make sure that you remove dirt and debris that may interfere with the function of the springs and cranks. If you window crank has given out due to long-term use, you can replace it for a minimal cost and effort.
Problem #4: Fog
You may notice that your insulated windows are fogging up between the glass panes. Again, this is largely due to changes in temperature but may also be a sign that the seal or spacer has deteriorated.
Solution: The most effective way to deal with this particular problem is by hiring a professional to examine the issue and recommend the proper repair.
Problem #5: Rotting Frames
Older window models were typically made with wooden frames. Over time, the wood deteriorates and the aesthetic value of wood windows decreases. Prolonged moisture and exposure to weather events will eventually cause the frame to rot and may lead to mold growth.
Solution: The best solution for dealing with rotting frames is to replace your windows altogether. Newer models of windows use improved technology such as vinyl or fibreglass windows last a lot longer and deliver a higher degree of energy efficiency. Sometimes, if the damage is not as extensive, an area of the frame can be temporarily patched up by a professional.
Problem #6: Mold Growth
Mold and mildew growth on your windows is ugly to look at but it may also be hazardous for your health and wellbeing. Typically, mold and mildew form as the result of collected moisture that remains unattended to.
Solution: In order to properly deal with mold or mildew, you will have to remove the area where the mold is present. You can do this by cleaning the area with a dish detergent or baking soda and then tackling the area with a disinfecting mixture such as bleach. In order to prevent mold from forming in the first place, make sure your windows are sealed and deal with any leaks as soon as you notice them. If moisture continually builds-up it can lead to recurring mold problems, which can turn into long-term damage. If this is the case, we suggest considering a full window replacement.
If you want to learn more about tackling common window problems in Ontario, or if you’re looking for factory direct vinyl windows, contact us at Custom Window Designs. We’ll be happy to help and offer professional window replacement installation!
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Sometimes referred to as deep cleaning, root planing and scaling is an effective treatment for gum disease before it advances into more severe stages. Root planing and scaling is a procedure dentists perform on patients whose gums have started pulling away from the teeth or when the roots of the teeth have tartar deposits on them. A routine cleaning and tooth polishing isn’t enough when the gums and teeth are in this condition, which is why a deep cleaning is recommended.
Root planing and scaling procedure
During a deep cleaning, the areas between the teeth and gums down to the root receive a thorough cleaning that may require a local anesthetic to numb the areas undergoing treatment. Sometimes the dental professional or hygienist uses an ultrasonic tool for the treatment, which is more comfortable as the standard cleaning tool. Following the deep cleaning, the hygienist may put an antibiotic, known as Arrestin, in an infected pocket to help eliminate bacteria.
The deep cleaning can introduce bacteria into the bloodstream. Patients that require dental premedication due to an existing medical condition (Heart Murmur, Artificial Joints, Mitral Valve Prolapse) should take their dental premedication for this procedure.
Following a root planing and scaling, your lips and gums may be numb if the dentist used local anesthesia. Aside from potential and temporary numbness from anesthesia, deep cleaning causes very little or no discomfort in patients after this simple procedure. Maintaining good oral health care is essential after the procedure to ensure that the gum disease stops progressing. Patients need to stop using any kind of tobacco because it reduces the body’s ability to fight infection and compromises proper healing. With the correct care, the gums eventually heal, become firm again, and regain their healthy pink color.
If you’re suffering the early stages of gum disease, a deep cleaning may be able to restore the health of your teeth and gums. Contact Greater Baltimore Prosthodontics to schedule an exam and consultation to talk about the treatment options for your oral health concerns.
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4 Effective Restaurant and Bar Sales Strategies
How should your restaurant set its prices?
1. Customer Data-Driven
By using your customer data, you will be able to individually check what various customers are spending their money on, and what type of spender they are. For example, if a customer comes in and often cashes in coupons or discounts, you can offer them items that benefit from new sales and discounts. However, if you have customers that pay full price and never opt to use discounts, you should avoid sending them discounts and, instead, focus on sending them your latest and most-interesting products.
2. Seasonal Sales
Seasonal items sell great! Who can resist their favorite summer ice cream flavors, Christmas delights or Thanksgiving turkey? Given that seasonal items are popular and associated only with a particular season/holiday, customers are willing to pay a premium for them. This is especially true since customers know that these items will eventually no longer be available. Base your pricing on how popular your seasonal items are and add a premium for items that don't stay on your menu long.
3. New Item Higher Price
Got something new to offer? Make sure it looks exclusive with a slightly higher price tag. There are some customers who just have to have the newest and latest things. This certainly applies to food; especially if your business is keeping up with the latest trends. Offering a really innovative twist on avocado toast? Bump that price up and make your new item look special. This is a great way to capture the market of people who thrive off of being the first to try new products.
4. Determined by Demand
Use your data to track what items are selling best and which ones need a helping hand. Items that are selling very well can be increased in price, while those that are struggling can benefit from a slight price drop. The increased price on popular items will likely not have a big adverse effect on popularity, but a price drop for poor-sellers can make them far more attractive to customers on a budget.
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Moscow The director of a Moscow market where the roof collapsed, killing at least 61 people, was charged with negligence, prosecutors said Friday, as hope faded for finding more survivors after Europe's second most deadly such accident this winter.
Hundreds of workers labored around the clock to clear the enormous mound of concrete and steel at the Basmanny market using power shovels and other heavy equipment - an indication of the limited hopes that anybody was alive underneath.
Prosecutor Anatoly Zuyev said the market's director, Mark Mishiyev, had been charged with negligence leading to deaths, which carries a maximum sentence of at least three years.
Zuyev also said prosecutors had ordered an analysis by explosives experts and a comprehensive construction analysis would follow.
Officials had all but ruled out terrorism as the cause of the collapse, saying it was probably due to the buildup of heavy snow, design flaws or maintenance errors.
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