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Barber has stature within the music video industry for his ability to break out of the cliches that have dogged the music video business. Barber's videos convey a classic mood often taken from previous era hits. Barber's ability to be heard as a clear and distinct authorial voice lay in his defining a unique visual style, a postmodern style that relied heavily on the use of classic film and TV clips. For example, Barber referenced Grease in the OutKast music video Roses and the Beatles' Ed Sullivan appearance in the band's video for "Hey Ya!". In the process, Barber emerged as a talent and imparted an original image to the hip-hop movement.

Barber spent "$50,000 for a presentation that included motion capture, stunts, concept art, storyboards and sound design" to try to get the job directing X-Men Origins: Wolverine from 20th Century Fox. He did not get the job but Fox was impressed enough with it that they reimbursed Barber. Barber is currently working on an adaptation of Gigantor after acquiring the rights from Fred Ladd.

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 With summer vacation just around the corner, you’re surely already thinking about what activities to engage your child in during their time off. Keep in mind that even if they’re on a school break, you should still encourage your child to pursue some academic activities so they can keep their knowledge fresh. For instance, they can use this time to practice their grammar. If you’d like to learn a few tips on how your child can improve their grammar over the break, continue reading.

How to Practice Grammar Over the Break

Reading can be a joyous, entertaining, and educational activity that can benefit your child in a myriad of different ways. By reading over their break, they’ll be able to practice their grammar, improve on their spelling, expand their vocabulary, work their imagination, and gain more knowledge on a variety of subjects.

Grammar is an important part of writing, so if your child needs help with this skill, they should write as much as they can to develop it further. For instance, you should encourage them to keep a journal in which they document what they do, feel or think during their summer vacation, so they can get better at it.

Finally, if you want to ensure that your child will work on their grammar over their summer break, you can help them practice by handing them worksheets for them to complete (you can find some for their level online). Motivate them to do them while on vacation by giving them some reward if they complete them correctly.

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If you’re thinking about enrolling your child in an academic activity so they can ward off summer learning loss, turn to The Tutoring Center in Whittier. By doing so, they’ll be able to learn effectively and improve on different skill sets (e.g. math, grammar, reading, and more). If you’d like more information, or if you require summer tutoring in Whittier, call the number above.

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Jane Gloriana Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) and Rafael Solano (Justin Baldoni) might not know it yet, but Jane’s hot and exciting cousin, Catalina (Sofia Pernas), is trouble with a capital T.

Jane’s grandmother, Alba (Ivonne Col), already warned her that Catalina is up to no good, but being the good-hearted protagonist that she is, Jane will most likely give Catalina the benefit of the doubt. The good news is that Catalina will only have four episodes to stir up trouble, according to Romper, so whatever damage she’ll cause with the main characters would most likely be minimal.

Whether it's Jane or Rafael who would be more affected by her departure still remains to be seen. Jane was charmed by her cousin when she first arrived, although the rest of her family members seemed reserved. As for Rafael, he fell head over heels in love with her, and they already spent a romantic evening together, with Jane’s approval.

Bustle even suspected that Catalina used Jane to get to Rafael. But for what purpose?

Earlier, showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman told Indie Wire that it was time for Rafael to have a new romantic interest. Before Jane got married, they let Rafael hold a torch for her, but now that she’s no longer single, it’s time for him to have “new, full and interesting relationships.”


Wyckoff Stock Analysis

Wyckoff Stock Analysis

After analyzing the broad market and establishing a trading bias, Wyckoff turned to individual stock selection and focused on stocks trading in harmony with the broad market trend. By definition, the vast majority of stocks move in the same direction as the broader market. Wyckoff, therefore, focused exclusively on potential long positions when the broad market index was trending up. Conversely, he focused on potential short positions when the broad market index was trending down. In general, there are four steps in the stock selection process. First, chartists begin by singling out a particular group or sector within the broader market that shows relative strength. Second, look for stocks within this group that are showing relative strength. Third, look for signals using chart patterns and volume. Fourth, calculate risk and reward to ascertain the feasibility of a trade.

Four Phases

Before looking at the stock selection process in detail, keep in mind the four phases of price movement: accumulation, markup, distribution, and markdown. It is important to understand the price position for the broad market and the individual stock before initiating a trade. Long positions are preferred when the broad market is in a markup stage.

Outside of the markup stage, there are five other buy points that offer a good risk-reward ratio. Aggressive traders would attempt to pick a bottom by buying on the spring. Trend followers would buy on the breakout that signals the start of an uptrend. Once the breakout has taken place, chartists can also look to establish long positions during throwbacks, re-accumulation phases, or corrections.

Short positions are preferred when the broader market is in a markdown stage. Aggressive traders would become active when a lower peak forms or a thrust pattern forms, which is a failed resistance breakout. This is clearly a top picking exercise with an above-average risk of failure. Trend followers would be most apt to sell on a support break that signals a clear trend reversal. After the breakdown, chartists can look to establish short positions during throwbacks, re-distribution phases, and corrections.

Sector Group Behavior

Once chartists understand the broader market and the position of the market, it is time to analyze the groups that make up the market. There are nine to twelve sectors in the stock market and each of these sectors can be broken down into different industry groups. Chartists today can use the nine sector SPDRs to compare sector charts with the broad market chart. There are also dozens of Dow Jones industry group indices and industry group ETFs that can be used to measure performance for specific groups.

Even though the broad market governs the general trend for all stocks, Wyckoff understood that certain groups lead the market and certain groups lag the market. The objective is to find groups showing relative strength when broad market conditions are bullish and relative weakness when broad market conditions are bearish.

Keep in mind that Wyckoff was active in the early 20th century, well before calculators and computers. Everything was done by hand with pencil, paper, and eraser. Even plotting a simple ratio chart to compare two securities would have been a real chore, especially if following dozens of securities. Instead of ratio charts, Wyckoff simply compared the actual price charts to determine relative strength or relative weakness. Groups that hold up when the market moves lower show relative strength. Groups that fail to rally when the market advances show relative weakness. It is as simple as that.

The chart above shows the Technology SPDR (XLK) and the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). XLK started showing relative strength in mid-September by breaking above its late August high. Notice that SPY did not break above this corresponding high. While SPY moved to a new low in early October, XLK held above its prior low and showed relative strength again. With SPY forming a spring in early October and breaking out in mid-October, Wyckoff chartists would be focusing on stocks in the technology sector because of relative strength in XLK.

The second example shows the Finance SPDR (XLF) and the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). XLF started showing relative strength in April-May as it failed to exceed its February high. Notice that SPY did exceed this high. Relative weakness continued to materialize as XLF broke below the March-April lows in May and continued lower in June. SPY, on the other hand, did not come close to its March low in April-May and held above this low in June. The finance sectors clearly showed relative weakness.

Relative Performance

In addition to following the broader market, Wyckoff advocated a relative strength approach to stock picking. This means buying stocks showing relative strength and avoiding stocks showing relative weakness. There are three ways to show relative strength. First, the stock can advance at a steeper rate than the index. Second, the stock can advance when the index moves sideways. Third, the stock can advance or trade flat when the index corrects. The example below shows Consolidated Edison (ED) forming a higher low and breaking resistance as the S&P 500 corrects. The ability advance as the market corrected showed relative strength.

Wyckoff was not afraid of short positions and advocated shorting stocks when the broad market index was trending lower. In keeping in harmony with the broad market downtrend, Wyckoff would look for short positions in stocks showing relative weakness. There are three ways to show relative weakness. First, a stock can decline at a faster rate than the broad market index. Second, a stock can decline when the index is trading flat. Third, a stock can decline or trade flat when the index is bouncing within a bigger downtrend. The example below shows Nucor (NUE) moving lower as the S&P 500 bounces in July-August. Nucor showed relative weakness because it was unable to bounce along with the broad market index.

Price Volume Patterns

Wyckoff used price patterns and volume to generate signals for individual stocks. Bullish patterns include the springboard near consolidation support, the pullback that retraces 50% of the prior advance, and the high volume consolidation. Bearish patterns include the thrust near consolidation resistance, a corrective bounce that retraces 50% of the prior decline, and a high volume consolidation. Let's look at some bullish patterns first.

High Volume Springboard

First, note that the broad market and the stock should be in uptrends. With the exception of a spring (failed support break), the idea is to participate in an ongoing uptrend, not to pick a bottom. The high volume springboard was perhaps a favorite for Wyckoff. After a move higher, the stock moves into a flat consolidation with a clear support level. Chartists should watch action closely as prices approach support. A high volume surge off of support, also known as a springboard, is the first sign that the bigger uptrend is set to continue and a consolidation breakout is imminent.

The example with Boeing (BA) shows a high volume spring off consolidation support. BA surged in October and then consolidated in November. Support was around 62 and resistance around 68 for the entire month. After dipping in late November, the stock sprung off support with high volume and ultimately broke resistance on its way to the mid-70s.

In addition to this bullish pattern, BA showed relative strength by outperforming the S&P 500. The indicator window shows the S&P 500 moving lower in November. Notice that BA held its early November low and showed relative strength. This is a classic example of a stock holding firm as the market corrects, which further reinforced the Wyckoff spring and buy signal.

50% Retracement

An uptrend often takes shape as a zigzag advance with two steps forward and one step backward. Wyckoff used the 50% retracement level as his line in the sand for pullbacks. A shallower pullback shows relatively weak selling pressure and underlying strength, while a deeper pullback reflects relatively strong selling pressure and underlying weakness. Once a stock hits the 50% sweet spot, Wyckoff would look for a high volume reversal surge to signal a continuation of the prior advance.

The example above shows Gannet (GCI) retracing around 50% of the prior advance and then surging with high volume to start another leg up. Gannet hit the 50% mark around 10.28 and firmed for a few days. The first reversal clue came with the initial surge above 10.50 on above-average volume. In fact, volume on this surge was the highest in four weeks. Further confirmation came with a follow-through above 11.50 on even higher volume (second green arrow). The stock quickly moved above its October high and continued to 15.50 in January.

High Volume Consolidation

Wyckoff note that chartists should heighten their attention when a stock consolidates and volume expands. High volume reflects a high level of interest, but the consolidation reflects a stalemate. Such conditions can lead to an explosive move. Admittedly, the consolidation break can go either way. Chartists should examine the overall chart for directional clues and act when confirmed with a directional break.

The example below shows Amgen (AMGN) with a high volume consolidation just before a breakout. First, note that Amgen showed relative strength in August-September and again in November. The S&P 500 moved lower during these periods, but Amgen moved higher in August-September and traded flat during November. Relative strength was the first clue that any breakout would be to the upside.

After the August-September advance, Amgen moved into a consolidation from early October to mid-December. There was a high volume springboard off support at the end of November, but the stock did not break resistance. Instead, Amgen consolidated and volume expanded even further. Something was up here. Even though the consolidation is technically neutral, the bias was bullish because of relative strength and the high volume springboard. Amgen made its move with a gap and breakout on high volume. This signal foreshadowed a surge from 60 to 68.

Bearish Patterns

Chartists can reverse engineer these bullish patterns to get the bearish equivalents. In a bearish situation, chartists would look for stocks showing relative weakness, negative volume flows, and bearish chart patterns. A stock is relatively weak when it fails to bounce along with the market for fails to confirm a higher high in the broad market index. Negative volume flows occur when volume on down days expands or exceeds volume on up days. The three bullish patterns have bearish counterparts. Instead of a high volume springboard off consolidation support, look for a high volume decline from consolidation resistance. After a counter-trend advance retraces 50% of the prior decline, look for a high volume down thrust or reversal to signal the start of another leg lower.

Risk-Reward and Stops

The final Wyckoff steps are to calculate reward potential, identify potential risk and set appropriate stops. Wyckoff believed that profit potential should be at least three times the risk. In other words, he would risk 5 dollars for the chance to make 15 or more. Using such a risk-reward ratio, it would be possible to make profits 50% of the time and still make money.

Wyckoff used Point & Figure charts to calculate price objectives or profit potential. In particular, the width of the pattern is used to project the target. In the Amgen example, the stock traded sideways for a period and then broke resistance. In Point & Figure terms, the stock forged a Triple Top Breakout. The pattern is 5 columns wide, this is a 3-box reversal chart and each box is worth 1, which makes the upside target 69 (5 x 3 x 1 = 15, 54 + 15 = 69).

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StockCharts.com also computes P&F targets using reversal and breakout methods. As shown on the chart, the Triple Top Breakout projects a move to 72 using the reversal method. You can read more on P&F targets in our ChartSchool article.

Even though Wyckoff made price projections, he used these projections as guidelines, not definitive targets. Chartists must continually reassess the chart and the validity of the current move. The technical situation can change before the target is reached. Chartists should recognize these changes and adjust their trading plan accordingly.

A stop-loss is the final piece of the Wyckoff trading plan. In general, Wyckoff thought stops should be placed at obvious danger points. In other words, look for key support or resistance levels that when broken would change the initial assessment. Once a move is underway, chartists should trail their stop-loss to lock in profits. Wyckoff advised against placing stops too tight. Chartists should allow a little wiggle room and exercise judgment when adjusting their stops. Stops should, however, be quite tight once a price objective is reached.

Richard D. Wyckoff presents a systematic approach to identifying the market trend, isolating strong groups and picking stocks within that group. This relative strength approach, which has stood the test of time, is just as applicable today as it was 10 and 50 years ago. Remember, the Wyckoff methodology is based on broad guidelines, not an exact science. Individual chartists must make their own judgments based on the charts. Forget about the fundamentals and financial media. Focus on price action and let the charts speak for themselves.

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Healing Broken Wings: Cancer Survivor And Butterfly Form Beautiful Friendship

Two bouts with ovarian cancer and time spent providing aid in Africa left Tracy Pepper burnt out and feeling down in early 2016. Fortunately, she started feeling better when she adopted a new pet, Fluffy, and nursed it back to health. Fluffy wasn’t your typical pet, though. This was a monarch butterfly, and the bond between the pair quickly went viral.

According to Stuff, Tracy’s ovarian cancer resulted in a hysterectomy and left her unable to have children. While she found her aid work fulfilling, she had an empty feeling after returning home to New Zealand in 2015. Then Fluffy entered the picture.

Fluffy came out of his cocoon on February 1, 2016, but the young monarch butterfly wasn’t able to fly, which led to wind pushing him around the concrete. Tracy took it into her home and chose its name. She started it out with a sunflower for food, before giving it a bowl with apple syrup, honey and sugar.

Tracy made sure to take plenty of pictures and videos of herself with Fluffy, which she then posted to social media. Fluffy soon gained quite the following. One of the butterfly’s most surprising supporters was Tracy’s cat.

Sadly, the typical lifespan of a monarch butterfly is only two to six weeks, and Fluffy passed away on February 17, 2016. Tracy wrote a short Facebook post about her pet’s final moments, where it stood up and tried to walk on her chest for hours. Fluffy may be gone, but it’s not forgotten. Not only does Tracy plan to preserve Fluffy, she also wants to create a children’s book about the butterfly that meant so much to her.

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What is SEPA Direct Debit?

SEPA Direct Debit has now been implemented in all eurozone countries and non-eurozone SEPA countries. In these countries all Euro-denominated payments must be collected via the SEPA payment scheme.

This guide summarises the main features of the SEPA Direct Debit schemes from a merchant’s perspective to help you understand what it means for your business.

Key features of SEPA Direct Debit

SEPA Direct Debit is broadly similar to UK Direct Debit

  1. SEPA Direct Debit is pull based. Once given a mandate by their customer it is the merchant who initiates payments.
  2. SEPA Direct Debit payments are bank-to-bank. There are no card networks involved in the SEPA Direct Debit scheme. All communications happen directly between the banks.

However, SEPA Direct Debit differs from UK Direct Debit in five key ways:

1. Currency

All SEPA Direct Debit transactions happen in Euros (even if the relevant accounts aren't in Euros). Any currency exchange required is up to the payer's and merchant's banks.

2. Chargebacks

Payers can get a refund from their bank for unauthorised SEPA payments for up to 13 months. Under the UK Direct Debit Guarantee, the indemnity claim period is unlimited.

3. Bank details

To collect SEPA payments, you need a customer's BIC and IBAN rather than their account number and sort code.

4. Customers

Businesses and consumers can be treated differently (see SEPA Direct Debit refers to two schemes below).

5. Implementation

Several implementation details of SEPA Direct Debit differ from its UK counterpart including:

SEPA Direct Debit refers to two schemes

SEPA Direct Debit refers to two schemes: SEPA Core Direct Debit and SEPA B2B Direct Debit. In short, the B2B scheme is only available if you are collecting Direct Debit payments from other businesses.

The Core scheme is mandatory for all SEPA banks offering Euro-denominated Direct Debits. However, the B2B scheme is an optional scheme, meaning that not all banks are able to offer it.

When deciding on which scheme to adopt, the following should be considered to select the scheme that best suits your needs:

  1. Customers – The SEPA B2B Direct Debit scheme can only be used for payers who are businesses - not private individuals or microenterprises. The Core scheme can be used with all payers.
  2. Indemnity claim protections - SEPA B2B Direct Debit customers are not entitled to refunds of authorised transactions. Refunds for unauthorised transactions are only possible if the payer proves that he did not agree to a B2B mandate (up to 13 months after the debit date).
  3. Timing - SEPA B2B Direct Debit offers a shorter timeline for payment submission (1 day before the collection) and a faster response time from the banks in case of technical failure or being unable to realise the collection (2 days after collection).

Throughout this guide references to SEPA Direct Debit are, unless explicitly stated, to both the Core and B2B schemes.

How will SEPA Direct Debit affect UK merchants?

The SEPA Direct Debit Scheme only affects Euro-denominated Direct Debit payments. Merchants collecting in GBP within the UK will therefore not be affected. However, UK businesses collecting Euro-denominated Direct Debit payments are required to migrate to the SEPA Direct Debit scheme.

The SEPA Payment scheme makes collecting Euro payments cheaper and easier. If you would like further information on SEPA payments and how to become compliant, you may find our guide to getting ready for SEPA helpful.

SEPA Direct Debit and GoCardless

GoCardless is an online Direct Debit specialist that manages the entire SEPA Direct Debit collection process on your behalf. Merchants can collect and manage their payments through our REST API, an online dashboard, or by connecting GoCardless to a partner integration.

For a full list of countries you can collect SEPA Direct Debit payments from using GoCardless, visit our support centre.

To find out more about collecting SEPA Direct Debit or to register your interest with GoCardless, check out our GoCardless Europe page.

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Democratic Panel Decides in Favor of Hayes, Glassman Retains Endorsement

The five member panel appointed by State Democratic Party to consider challenges to the outcome of the Democratic Fifth District Congressional Convention has ruled in favor of Waterbury educator Jahana Hayes.

Jahana Hayes. Frank Gerratana photo.

The panel has decided that two of the New Britain delegates who New Britain Democratic Chair William Shortell had announced as having switched their votes from Hayes to former Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman should be counted, as they initially voted, for Hayes.

The decision decreased Glassman’s final vote from 173 votes to 171 and increased Hayes’ final vote from 167 to 169, leaving Glassman with a two vote lead.

As a result, Glassman retained the party endorsement.

The Democratic nomination for the Fifth Congressional District will be decided by Democratic voters in an August 14, 2018 primary between Glassman and Hayes.

The controversy came out of the decisive second ballot of voting at the convention. When the votes were initially declared in that ballot, Hayes had a majority of declared votes, putting her at a 171 to 169 vote lead over Glassman.

Mary Glassman. Frank Gerratana photo.

New Britain’s delegates were split, with twenty-six voting in favor Glassman and eleven delegates voting for Hayes. But before the vote was declared as final, three New Britain delegates apparently switched from supporting Hayes to Glassman. One Avon delegate also switched from Hayes to Glassman, and when the balloting closed, Glassman was declared to have a 173 to 167 vote majority vote to win the endorsement.

Vote switching at nominating conventions is a common part of the Democratic party’s process in Connecticut. What occurs is that, after each city and town’s delegate votes are declared, the chair of the convention holds off for a time in announcing the vote as final. During this time, delegates are invited to change their votes, if they choose, and changed votes are announced by delegates’ local party chairs. It is a process that has been widely supported, because it allows discussion between delegates before final decisions are made.

But the process by which this occurred at the Democrats’ 2018 Fifth District Congressional Convention has been the focus of controversy, with many charging that it appeared unfairly tilted in favor Glassman, denying the party endorsement to Hayes, who would be Connecticut’s first Democratic African American member of Congress.

Connecticut NAACP President Scot X. Esdaile reminded the panel of the long history of voter suppression against African Americans in the United States, as he asked the panel to review the results of the convention. He also reminded the panel of the history of overwhelming votes for Democratic candidates from African Americans, asking the Democratic Party, “that represents democracy, to make sure that civil rights are not being violated.”

Esdaile was joined by other NAACP leaders at the hearing, including New Britain NAACP President Ronald P. Davis.

Mayor Neil O’Leary (D) of Waterbury said that the rules governing the convention require that any delegate switching their vote to sign a form documenting their changed vote. He said that, though Shortell announced that three New Britain delegates had changed from voting for Hayes to voting for Glassman, only one switched vote was actually identified by a form signed by a delegate.

Shortell said that, after one delegate changed his vote from Hayes to Glassman, he turned in the vote change form to convention officials. He said that the reason that the other two delegates who switched their votes were not on the form was that he was not able to get the form back to get the signatures of those two delegates when they, later, changed their votes.

Two New Britain delegates also testified at the hearing that they were the two who switched from voting for Hayes to voting for Glassman.

The panel acknowledged that Shortell acted as he was instructed by convention officials, but concluded that the fact that two of the vote changes were not recorded meant that only one New Britain vote switch from Hayes to Glassman would be counted in the final vote.

The panel voted unanimously in its decision.

In addition, the panel made two recommendations for the Connecticut Democratic Party, as a whole.

The Panel recommends that the Party work to design a better process for recording votes at conventions to help when pressure increases. The Panel also recommends that the Party reconsider whether to offer a vote change option.


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Holi celebration in Mathura-Vrindavan

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There are many festivals all over the world and each of them has a special purpose behind this. Despite of separate reasons for the celebrations still it is celebrated with love among all without any discrimination. In all these festivals there is one which is celebrated in order to celebrate love. Love in this festival is celebrated through colours. By applying colours to each other we forget everything our fights and differences among each other. This festival is acknowledged by the name of Holi. This is the festival of colours and all over the world it is celebrated with lots of love.

Root of festival of love
There are many gods or deity, that being, worshipped. Among that, one of the Hindu deities is Krishna. When he was small, a demon with the name Putana gave him poison through the milk of her breast. This makes the colour of Krishna turned dark blue due to the reaction of poison taken by him. In his village, there is a girl with the name Radha, which is having a fair skin. He likes her very much but due to his colour he is insecure that whether Radha and other girl of the village will like him or not. He asks this many a times that whether other girls and Radha will like him or not. His mother always told him that they would like him. However, despite this he continuously ask the same question repeatedly. One day his mother is irritated and told him to colour Radha with whatever colour he likes so that he would not, feel insecure. He coloured Radha with all the colours and they became couple. There love begins and known all over the world. From that day every year, it is being, celebrated as Holi, which is the festival of colour and love.

Celebration on Land of Krishna
All over the world, it is celebrated but from where it originated is the place where it grows is Mathura and Vrindavan. Here Krishna had spent all his childhood. Over here, Holi celebrated for the whole week. As usual, we play Holi all over the world it is being, played over here also. With that here Lathmar Holi is also, played. In this Holi the ladies (Gopis) from the neighboring village play Holi with Lath or Danda or wooden stick and the gents save themselves with guard or shields. In this, the males sing the songs, which make the women provocative for beating them with the lathis. With this thandai is, also given to everyone, which is having Bhang. Due to this, everyone behaves differently and absurdly. In this someone ask for more food, some laugh loudly or some cries aloud. This makes everyone forget everything and all their, worries which they face in their regular life. This festival of colours makes everyone forget every bad moment in their life and refresh them to make a new beginning in their life. In this, all the enemies become friends and celebrate this with whole heart. In the land of Krishna, it is, celebrated with extra love, which Krishna had spread during his stay.

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NASA finds curious new clues to life on Mars

Jun 08, 2018, 19:33 IST | IANS

It has also found seasonal variations in the levels of methane in the atmosphere, a discovery that has relation to the search for current life on the Red Planet

NASA finds curious new clues to life on Mars
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NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered "tough" organic molecules in three-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks near the surface of Mars -- a finding that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life.

"With these new findings, Mars is telling us to stay the course and keep searching for evidence of life," said Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, in Washington on Thursday.

"I'm confident that our ongoing and planned missions will unlock even more breathtaking discoveries on the Red Planet," Zurbuchen said.

While not necessarily evidence of life itself, these findings, detailed in two papers in the journal Science, are a good sign for future missions exploring the planet's surface and subsurface.

In the second paper, scientists described the discovery of seasonal variations in methane in the Martian atmosphere over the course of nearly three Mars years, which is almost six Earth years.

"This is the first time we have seen something repeatable in the methane story, so it offers us a handle in understanding it," said Chris Webster of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, lead author of the second paper.

"This is all possible because of Curiosity's longevity. The long duration has allowed us to see the patterns in this seasonal 'breathing," Webster added.

Launched in 2011, Curiosity was designed to assess whether Mars ever had an environment able to support small life forms called microbes.


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Perpetrators in these situations are unpredictable and may create panic and chaos at the location. This makes it difficult to establish a specific plan of action. Therefore, you must be aware of certain guidelines when making your decisions.
If confronted,
Stall for time and create distance between you and the suspect.
Do not be aggressive or use aggressive body language.
Do not try to disarm an armed individual.
Remain calm and understanding. Listen intently to what the person has to say.
Take mental notes of what the suspect is wearing, weapons you see, what the suspect says.
Do not attempt to protect personal belongings.
Attempt to dial 911; leave the telephone off the hook if you cannot talk.
If it is not safe to exit your location and the threat is outside the area you are in:
Lock your doors and windows and turn off the lights.
Stay away from the suspect’s line of sight.
Place a message in the window or under the door to communicate.
Dial 911.
If possible, evacuate away from the suspect’s location:
Stay close to walls and avoid wide open areas.
If there is shooting, run in a zig zag pattern.
Seek safe shelter and dial 911 or notify an appropriate official of the incident as soon as possible.
If law enforcement is present, they will be armed and moving quickly:
Identify yourself.
Keep your hands visible and above your head.
Listen carefully to law enforcement instructions and follow them.


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Student enrichment topics:

Have you thought about creating the next generation of transportation vehicles? Do you want to make cars more energy efficient and environmentally friendly? If so, consider a career in the automotive industry! A panel of women professionals in the automotive industry will share their insights and perspectives as women working in the automotive industry. They will discuss why they chose work in the automotive industry and how they prepared for their careers while in high school and college. They will tell you what they do on a typical day in their workplace, how they balance work and home, and why a career in the automotive industry is a satisfying career for women.


dezembro 29, 2015

A World Without Growth?

Low or no growth is not necessarily a problem. It may have positive effects, for example on the environment or conservation of scarce resources. But current economic, political and social systems are predicated on endless economic expansion and related improvements in living standards. Growth is needed to generate higher tax revenues, helping balance increased demand for public services and the funds needed to finance these. Growth is needed maintains social cohesion. The prospect of improvements in living standards, however remote, limits pressure for wealth redistribution. As Henry Wallick, a former Governor of the US Federal Reserve, accurately diagnosed: "So long as there is growth there is hope, and that makes large income differential tolerable."

Satyajit Das

dezembro 22, 2015

We decide on the amount and on the quality of the information we possess. The easier case is when the problem outcome is already known (the coin flip was heads, now what?); this is a case where we do not need to predict anything, the event already occurred. The next case is when we do not know the outcomes but know their probabilities (this is a biased coin, with a chance of 55% heads). We know how to solve this type of problem, and call it risk management. The harder case is when not even the probabilities are known (oops, this coin might even have two equal faces...). Usually, the literature calls it uncertainty, which is a different, uglier, beast than risk. And humans do not like uncertainty. We try to solve them using what we know about risk, by simplifying our models -- and possibly forgetting about this fact -- so that we can analyse the problem and compute its solution with the tools (like statistics) and assumptions (like normality) we understand. Sometimes our assumptions are not that far away and our decisions are good approximations/predictions of what happens. Sometimes we miss the mark and the chosen action results in disaster. Black swans, an expression coined by Nassim Taleb, are examples of this. It is when we assume that extraordinary events are impossible and one of them occurs nonetheless. This is the price of recklessness or laziness or both; the hubris of assuming too much.

dezembro 18, 2015

Quantum Randomness

@Eamon: "I wonder what a *genuine* stochastic process *would* look like if not the ones I mentioned. In other words, what possible observational state of affairs would, for you, serve as evidence for genuine indeterminism?"

Good question. I think I would be willing to accept indeterminism despite my gut feeling that it is a mistake, if accepting indeterminism answered more questions than it raised. The prima facie reason for accepting indeterminism is the examples you cited (radioactive decay, etc.), but that interpretation has the following problem.

- Pretty much everybody accepts the reality of superposition, which is in effect Many-Worlds.
- Then, in order to explain the fact that our "thread of consciousness" sees only one discrete outcome, the Copenhagen interpretation posits a wavefunction collapse -essentially, all superpositions instantaneously "die," except the one containing my "thread of consciousness."
- But this collapse is the ONLY known phenomenon in physics that is inherently random/acausal, along with a bunch of other weird properties like non-locality, non-CPT-symmetry, faster-than-light influence...
- And then we get to the crux of the matter: what is this queer collapse theory trying to explain in the first place?
- Answer: why our "thread of consciousness" sees only one outcome, which outcome is apparently not predictable in principle.
- So the question becomes: what happens if we drop our intuitive idea of a single unique "thread of consciousness?"
- Answer: there is nothing left to explain. All branches of the wavefunction remember their own history, and to all of them it prima facie appears that their "thread" made it while the others didn't.

Summary: quantum randomness/collapse "explains" why our "thread of consciousness" sees only one outcome, but this is explained equally well by no collapse and no randomness. Quantum randomness does ZERO explanatory work (although at first intuitive glance, it seems to). -- Ian Pollock [link]

dezembro 15, 2015

"Mentir é um vício abominável. São as palavras que nos aproximam e nos tornam humanos. Se nos apercebessemos do horrível peso que representa a mentira, chegaríamos à conclusão que é mais digna do cadafalso do que muitos outros crimes. Uma vez adquirido o hábito da mentira, é impressionante constatar como é praticamente impossível desistir dele." Montaigne

dezembro 08, 2015

There is a critical aspect that every anarchist proposal should discuss: the secular education of every child. Modern democratic States have many flaws. They are inefficient and corrupt, they are ruled by oligarchies, hopelessly mixing corporation and government interests that have little to do with the needs of we the people. However they provide universal education. I wouldn't want any of us to have the sole word on the indoctrination of our children. It's a terrible danger to be brainwashed only by our parents. And yes, every person is a brainwashed human. What every one of us is, thinks and beliefs, depends on the society we are born into and the people we grow-up with. But diversity of views -- from our parents, our teachers, the mass media, the internet, our friends -- helps immunize us against radical pathologies of belief. Without a central organization to enforce universal education, which means structured education outside family or an inner-community domain, how this potential danger is dealt in an anarchic society?

dezembro 04, 2015

A Chinese Tale

Once upon a time, there was a man who was riding in a horse drawn carriage and traveling to go take care of some affairs; and in the carriage there was also a very big suitcase. He told the driver to of the carriage to drive non-stop and the horse ran extremely fast.

Along the road, there was an old man who saw them and asked, “Sir, you seem anxious, where do you need to go?”

The man in the carriage then replied in a loud voice, “I need to go to the state of Chu.” The old man heard and laughing he smiled and said, “You are going the wrong way. The state of Chu is in the south, how come you are going to to the north?”

“That’s alright,” The man in the carriage then said, “Can you not see? My horse runs very fast.”

“Your horse is great, but your path is incorrect.”

“It’s no problem, my carriage is new, it was made just last month.”

“Your carriage is brand new, but this is not the road one takes to get to Chu.”

“Old Uncle, you don’t know,” and the man in the carriage pointed to the suitcase in the back and said, “In that suitcase there’s alot of money. No matter how long the road is, I am not afraid.”

“You have lots of money, but do not forget, The direction which you are going is wrong. I can see, you should go back the direction which you came from.”

The man in the carriage heard this and irritated said, “I have already been traveling for ten days, how can you tell me to go back from where I came?” He then pointed at the carriage driver and said, “Take a look, he is very young, and he drives very well, you needn’t worry. Goodbye!”

And then he told the driver to drive forward, and the horse ran even faster.

-- Chinese Tale


Learning Through Goals in Computer Science

September 22, 2016
Starting with my experiences as a young, naïve game developer, I argue the importance of learning programming and its tools through the lens of goals, methods, and metrics.

Hello, Gaben

At the tender age of 17, like many boys of the time I aspired to be a professional game developer. For the last three years, I had spent innumerable hours playing and scripting a game called Garry’s Mod, through which I learned the fundamentals of scripting languages, software design, and programming in Lua. But eventually, I hit a wall. I watched as other developers in the community made amazing tools using their 1337 hacker knowledge of C++ (which was a complete enigma to me at the time), and I felt like I just didn’t know how to progress. No one at school or amongst my friends was even remotely interested in what I was doing, so I needed to look elsewhere for help.

Naturally, as anyone would do in this situation, I emailed Gabe Newell, the CEO of Valve. Having played practically all of their games (Half Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2, etc.), I idolized that company. Although I knew next to nothing about real game development, I had heard enough to know that Valve stood at the shining pinnacle of game companies, towering over the scummy studios like EA and Ubisoft. Gabe was the company’s most public figure, and his name often invoked in hopeful discussions on the coming of Half-Life 3. So I figured, hey, if I wanted to be a game dev, who better to know than him? I wrote:

Hey Gabe, I’m Will Crichton, 17, and an up-and-coming scripter. I’ve seen and heard much of your generosity and willingness to actually interact with the community around Valve, so I ask not for a free mousepad or autograph but for some advice.

Since a wee age, Valve’s games heavily influenced my entertainment tastes. I initially got into PC gaming playing CS:S, which later evolved into TF2, and then transitioned into my involvement with Garry’s Mod. Over the past few years, I’ve come to know the Source engine that we all hold so close to our hearts very well, releasing various Lua-based addons for the community.

So, my question is this: can you provide any recommendations for an upcoming developer? How I can get involved in the industry on a professional level, or even how I could land a job working with Valve? Should I study hard to learn C++ and OpenGL or something, attend a major video game development seminar, major in game design versus computer science?

Thanks, Will Crichton

Now, in the inevitable conclusion to this tragic story, he never replied back. Gabe was probably too busy making billions of dollars to talk to a 17-year-old. However, not all hope was lost. My interests shifted into web development and later computer systems once I started at CMU. I even learned C++ along the way! But this email highlights something of fundamental importance in learning about computer science (or learning in general): setting the right goals. As I was learning about game development, I never had a goal like “learn X tool” or “learn Y language.” My goals were “make games that other people enjoy” or “get a job at Valve working on the stuff I love.” Even if this led me to do outlandish things like emailing Gabe and expecting a response, I was always seeking knowledge with a purpose.

Goal setting

Personally, my success in programming has been entirely driven by treating the act of learning to program as purely a means to some greater end. An anecdote for concreteness: I tried to pick up programming when I was 13, because I heard programming was cool and I had written some HTML code before. My goal then was to learn Python. I didn’t really know what Python was or why it was useful, but someone told me it wasn’t too hard so that became my goal: learn Python. And sure enough, by slogging through a few tutorials, I learned some Python. I could write a simple script to parse text files or check if a number was prime. But eventually, I just dropped the whole project entirely. I wasn’t interested enough in the abstract idea of “learning Python” to keep up, so I left it for greener pastures.

When I actually learned programming, it was mere coincidence. At 15, I started playing Garry’s Mod, and after playing long enough there were certain aspects of the game I wanted to change—I wanted to add an item, change a setting, modify an entire map. Here the goal was to play Garry’s Mod in a way that was maximally fun. And so I incrementally started to accomplish these goals. I learned the syntax of Lua so as to change some config scripts. I browsed through a few tutorials to pick up the basic semantics, enough to rewrite copy+pasted code into something I could call my own. As my programs started to grow, this forced me to learn about classes, modules, and encapsulation to manage the emergent complexity (although I wouldn’t have used any of those words to describe it at the time). And the key part: I loved every second of it. Even when I was down in the trenches debugging some stupid libraries, I saw the light at the end of the tunnel. I wasn’t passionate about programming, I was passionate about what programming enabled me to do. When I re-learned some of these concepts formally in undergrad, it made perfect sense because I had seen why it was useful. I didn’t accept on face that encapsulation is a good software practice, but I had lived it.

To some extent, you may think, “This is obvious. Of course people learn better by doing instead of by reading textbooks.” But the lesson here is deeper than that. Even if you’re learning by doing, it still matters what you’re doing it for. The single biggest mistake that I’ve seen time and time again in programmers, whether novices or senior developers, is learning tools for the sake of learning the tool. Consider how effective one can learn in the following scenarios:

Now consider these same hypotheticals in a different context:

When the tool/language/library that you’re learning is a means to an end, you will know not just how to use it but also when and why. A common refrain in programming circles is “use the right tools for the job,” and a natural corollary is “learn tools for a job, not for the tools.” As a caveat, I recognize there are some who learn tools just for the intrinsic enjoyment of learning them or to broaden their horizons, and that’s totally ok. My goal of this post is just to remind you to be cautious when learning, and reflect on why you’re doing so.

Internalizing this idea is only the first step towards being a better goal-setter. We’ve separated out methods (or means) from the goals (or ends) they accomplish. The missing piece of the puzzle is metrics, or answering two questions: 1) given a method, how effectively is it accomplishing my goal, and 2) given a goal, how desirable is that goal? For example, 17 year old me really wanted to become a game developer. This is a simple goal to evaluate in terms of its methods: after using a particular method, can I get a job at a game company? Does it substantially increase my probability of doing so? My method was to write Lua scripts for a game, which provides good hands-on experience and gets me in touch with community members who could later land me a job. By the methods metric, it’s a pretty good one. However, the goal itself turned out to be a suboptimal one. I didn’t really want to be a game developer, I just liked it as a hobby. Here, the goal metric was: “can this goal bring me routine happiness?” And I realized the answer was no. I couldn’t work on games every single day and be happy, so I found other programming pursuits.

So remember: separate out the method from the goal. Avoid learning tools for the sake of learning them. And come up with concrete metrics for evaluating both your methods and your goals.


Trenbolone Acetate or Trenbolone Enanthate – what to choose?

Do you know the difference between Trenbolone Acetate and Trenbolone Enanthate? Do you know the other forms of testosterone and their differentiation? Knowing the differences can leave an influence on choosing a specific steroid and also assuming the effect it can have on you.

Trenbolone drug is a veterinary-graded steroid that is transformed from animal pellets. The Trenbolone acetate vs enanthate uses reflect how the esters make the mechanism different for the drug. The steroid is prepared for human use, but is extremely potent. Start from basic to know the difference between the esters.

Trenbolone acetate vs. Trenbolone Enanthate

Esters are elements that define the length of activity or presence of a steroid in your bloodstream. The measurement is followed as per half-life. The biological half-life of the drug is defined by time taken for physiologic activity of the drug and it gets reduced by one-half when measured in our blood.

The half-life of anabolic steroid is essential to follow for knowing how steroids must be taken. For example, the drug might be orally consumed or injected, and that differ the level of benefit. Esters can influence more aspects like drug’s performance, functions, and more. The same thing works for Trenbolone acetate and Trenbolone Enanthate differences. These two forms of Trenbolone are different due to the potency of esters.

The molecular structure of the two forms of Trenbolone is small and is related to carbon and hydrogen atoms. The Trenbolone acetate has a molecular structure of C20H24O3 while Trenbolone Enanthate is C25H34O3. Both the drugs are synthetic anabolic steroids that are used by bodybuilders for increasing accelerated muscle gains. The drugs have slight differences in terms of weight loss and cutting capabilities. The drug is rated to have strong anabolic properties and androgenic properties.

Basics to know about Trenbolone acetate

Trenbolone acetate is transformed from steroid pellets implanted in animals before they are slaughtered. The drug is available in pills tablets, oral doses, along with injection form. The oral pills are not as effective as the injection. When it is about dosages of Trenbolone acetate you need to consume around 100 mg to 300 mg through injections for around 6-8 weeks.

Trenbolone can result in liver toxicity if you consume it more than the recommended dosage. You can divide the milligram strength among two to three smaller dosages to space it out. This lets your blood stream get constant inputs and you can maintain easy functioning of the drug in your body.

The milligram dosage can be divided into two or three smaller dosages evenly spaced throughout the week for a more constant level in the bloodstream and to maintain a more steady function of the drug’s actions in the blood. If you consume Trenbolone orally, then you can have an average of 100 to 200 mg of the drug every day for 6-8 weeks.

Trenbolone acetate is more preferred for muscle building and help you retain water to get overall muscle gains. On comparing trenbolone acetate vs enanthate uses, the acetate will result in being more versatile for both bulking and cutting cycles.


Home practice

Some things to practice over the Xmas period

Tai Xu exercise

1 pressing down ( palms resting on balls floating on water)

2 pressing out ( turn fingers in towards each other, create spiral feeling in your arms by tightening muscles).

3 supporting heaven

4 holding a ball

5 separating heaven and earth ( left and right)

6 pushing the sky

7 separating east and west

8 filling the gate of life.

Massage the dantien area 36 times to the left and 24 to the right.

1/  BEAR standing with feet shoulder width apart sink into left leg allowing upper body to turn right as you float up the left arm as if scooping honey, repeat on right side allowing left arm to float back down. Continue on both sides for several minutes.

2/ EAGLE legs wider than shoulder width apart, gently shifting your weight from one side to the other and arms float like a eagle soaring in the sky ( palms down). Imagine your looking down scanning the ground for food. Sink into your left leg, bring your right hand( talon ) down to grasp your prey as you left hand floats up. Repeat on the other side then return to flying observing the ground.

3/ SNAKE legs wider than shoulder width apart, move weight from one leg to the other. Move right hand in and under arm in a spiral, turn fingers outwards and move hand down leg whilst shifting your weight to the left. Release hand, arm and shoulder whilst raising arm and stretching out. At the same time as the arm goes out the left hand is spiralling in under the arm and flowing down the left side and stretching out whilst rolling shoulder,arm and hand. Continue on each side relaxing joints.

link to Grand Master Chen Loajia form for practice.


Advanced Clouds

Tired of using the same old clouds (FILTER...Render...Clouds) which rely on the Foreground/Background colors? Here's how to get some variation...

This is a fabulous tutorial which will introduce you to many new techniques, Actions etc etc.

Open a new image (FILE…New) 400 pixels x 400 pixels, 72 dpi, White Background.

Create a new layer (Layer 2).

Change the Foreground/Background colours to a dark blue/light blue.

Select the Linear Gradient Toollinear gradient tool and, with Shift pressed down, drag a vertical gradient from the top of the image to the bottom (dark blue at the top, fading to light blue at the bottom).

Create a new layer (Layer 3). Press D on the keyboard to return the Foreground/Background colours to their default of Black/White.

IMAGE…Adjust…Auto Levels to increase the contrast of the clouds.

Click on the Layer Mask icon layer mask icon(at the bottom of the Layers palette) to give the clouds layer a Layer Mask.

Click on the first thumbnail on the layer (red square, to the right).

IMAGE…Adjustments…Auto Levels.

LAYER…Remove Layer Mask…Discard

Experiment with the Layer Blend Modes (in the box at the top of the Layers palette - it normally says "Normal" until you click the drop-down arrow), Hard Light (stormy!) and Lighten (summery!) can be effective.

If you like, go to IMAGE…Adjustments…Hue/Saturation
and, with the Colorize box checked, move the Hue/Saturation sliders until you like the result.

Depending on the image you are using these clouds in, you may want a panoramic-vista type effect. Link layers 2 and 3 and go to EDIT…Transform…Perspective and drag one of the top-corner handles way out.

finished clouds

layer mask
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Wild Wealth

Wild Wealth, a documentary that depicts the wealth of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean in images not previously seen, will be previewed at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development on June 20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the documentary was produced by National Geographic film crews who traveled from the Andes to the Amazon to tell five stories that illustrate the need to protect the region’s natural resources.

With striking images, the film shows why Latin America and the Caribbean is considered abiodiversity superpower. Six of the world’s 10 most biodiverse countries are in the region, which is home to 33 percent of the world’s mammals, 35 percent of reptiles, and half of tropical forests.

The documentary also recounts how communities work together to maintain a balance between economic, environmental, and social objectives, conserving in this way the environment and the region’s resources for future generations and using it wisely as a source of economic development.

Wild Wealth presents examples of sustainable biodiversity conservation in the areas of tourism development, agriculture, fisheries, job creation, and environmental protection.

In Guanacaste, Costa Rica, the documentary shows how a first class resort located near a national park helps to protect biodiversity while generating jobs for local people.

In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, it tells the story of a cosmetics company that works with indigenous communities to market açaí fruit in a sustainable and responsible manner.

In the Andes, it presents the experiences of local farmers who produce organic quinoa, a traditional grain, and export their crop to international markets to create new sources of employment in the highlands.

On Ecuador’s Pacific coast, the documentary shows how small-scale and industrial fishers are seeking to put into practice sustainable practices for tuna fishing as a way of ensuring productive catches without depleting limited resources.

Finally, the documentary describes how Rio de Janeiro’s government is managing the forest areas around the city to control erosion and flooding and establish a balance between urban life and the protection of vital green spaces.

The documentary will be shown on June 20, in Rio de Janeiro. Interested parties who will not be at Rio+20 can watch the video online that day only by signing up ahead of time at After that date, the documentary will be shown in different countries throughout the region.

Cecília Reifschneider
Cecília trabaja como consultora en diseño y comunicación en la División de Cambio Climático del BID en Washington DC. Trabaja en la estrategia de comunicación del área, implementa actividades en redes sociales y produce gráficos, infográficos y los materiales de la división. Antes de ingresar al BID en 2009, trabajó en agencias de publicidad y comunicación en Brasil con clientes como Nike y DHL Express. Cecília es licenciada en diseño gráfico por la Corcoran College of Art and Design (EEUU). Sigue a Cecilia en Twitter: @cicasees

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5 ways to counter hate speech in the Media through Ethics and Self-regulation - by Poni Alice JameKolok

Poni Alice JameKolok

Education on media ethics: Countering tribalised hate speech begins by a realization that while freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, the emergence of social media has created multiple platforms for the production, packaging and dissemination of hate speech. Education on media ethics should focus on the rights and freedoms of journalists and their role in creating and promoting peaceful societies.

Awareness must be raised on the political, social and cultural rights of individuals and groups, including freedom of speech, and the responsibilities and social implications that come with press freedom. Journalists must be equipped with the knowledge and skills to identify hate speech and to counteract hate speech messages.

Encourage conflict sensitive reporting and multicultural awareness campaigns:  Conflict sensitive reporting will help dispel the ‘us’ against ‘them’ fallacy. Journalists should be taught conflict sensitive reporting skills. Multicultural awareness campaigns should emphasize knowledge about and respect for the diversity of cultures and traditions. Journalists must exercise professional standards in this and can write articles, air programmes and even speak with people without taking sides.

Regulate social media: I know many of you reading this article will ask how you regulate social media without revoking the right to press freedom. Press freedom can be enhanced through education on media laws and ethics.

Encourage victims and witnesses to report hate speech related crimes: Hate speech remains largely invisible simply because many victims do not know where to report the cases or even understand that they are victims of hate speech.

End impunity against hate crimes: Impunity against hate crimes can be tackled by establishing monitoring and evaluation units in newsrooms. These units would then be tasked with monitoring hate speech trends, compiling reports and bringing these to the attention of key institutions and the civil society.


Digital Analyst

Reingold Inc
Alexandria, VA
Feb 15, 2018
Feb 16, 2018
Full Time
Join a growing team that has shaped the digital marketing efforts of high-profile initiatives for clients such as the NFL, US Census Bureau, American Cancer Society, and US Department of Veterans Affairs. Reingold, a full-service marketing and communications firm in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia, offers an outstanding opportunity for a senior digital analyst to help shape the digital marketing efforts of cutting-edge social impact campaigns through data-driven analysis. Reingolds prestigious clients include associations, government agencies, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The digital analyst will be responsible for turning cross-channel marketing data into insights that inform marketing campaigns and business decisions and for consistently working with the digital team to identify performance trends, answer measurable questions, and provide recommendations to make our digital campaigns a success. This person will also be the technical lead on the implementation of web analytics and integration of other data sources. You will be expected to: Understand clients goals and determine how we will track and measure them (through analytics setup and configuration). Consistently analyze and track the performance of digital campaigns through strategic data analysis. Implement data collection strategies using Google Analytics. Acquire data through a variety of primary and secondary sources, including web analytics, digital advertising, and social media listening tools. Identify areas for automation and implement new processes or tools to increase efficiency. Analyze and visualize data using software, including Tableau. Work collaboratively with a team of SEO, paid media, web design and development, social media, and user experience professionals. Qualifications and skills include: Minimum of 4 years in digital analysis. Experience with Google Analytics configuration and analysis. Certification preferred. Experience with Adobe Analytics. Experience with data visualization platforms. Tableau experience preferred. Experience with digital advertising metrics and platforms preferred. SQL experience a plus.


The Global Elite – What can YOU do?

Below is an article by Inelia Benz of

The Global Elite, also known as the Illuminati, or nowadays as the Bilderbergs, are simply a group of people who realized what the true nature of our Universe was, eliminated every one else who knew this information, and used the information to harness the power (chi, ability to do) of the uninformed masses.

Their methodology is very mechanical in nature. They use sacred geometry, power points on the Earth, as well as mind control via the media and chemicals. Plus a continuing elimination of those individuals as well as native people and cultures who hold the sacred knowledge of creation.

Their bread and butter is FEAR.

Their knowledge has been passed down from generation to generation both by families as well as infiltrated groups, such as the Freemasons.They, in turn, are controlled by Darkness. Darkness came into this universe several thousand years ago from another universe which is Dark configured.

The difference between a Dark universe and a Light universe (which this one is), is basically that the main “emotional/creative” energy in a Dark universe is FEAR and the basic “emotional/creative” energy in a Light universe is LOVE.

There is plenty of documented and experiential evidence to support the above paragraph. To begin with, most cultures in the world will have an “origin” story where the Earth was a paradise devoid of suffering, fear and death, and then “fell” due to something that humans did. With regard to experiential evidence, ask anyone who has experienced Enlightenment or Oneness and he or she will tell you that it felt like BLISS, LOVE, ECSTASY. These higher states of consciousness are a merging with the Essence of this Universe… and guess what… no FEAR or SUFFERING in sight!

The Elite are presently working very hard at cultivating FEAR among the masses. They do this by staging, or broadcasting, natural or man made disasters, wars and pestilence around the world at regular intervals. FEAR keeps people ASLEEP. Someone who is ASLEEP has no FREE WILL. They are enslaved. FREE WILL is one of the fundamental laws of this universe. The Elite have broken that law by taking away the FREE WILL of billions of living beings in this planet.

They also use music and media to harness the focus of the young toward sex, drugs, violence and rock and roll.

They are also creating a FEAR OF LACK by making us believe that “oil and water are running out” and by polluting key areas of the world and broadcasting a belief that the entire world is polluted and overpopulated, when in fact, most of the world is clean, unpolluted, unpopulated and untouched by man. The CO2 pollution control is a SCAM to control the fuel sources of the world.

So, now that you know a few of the things these people are doing, what can you do?

  1. Firstly, you can create a FEAR FREE ZONE around you. This means a conscious effort to process fear as soon as it pops into your body/mind/aura.
  2. Also calling for your guides/angels to create a sanctuary of LOVE vibration in your home and workplace.
  3. Focus on a topic that is close to your heart, could be anything that creates Fear or Despair in the world and send it unconditional love, or beautiful liquid light. If the situation creates a strong negative emotion in you, then process it within yourself first, then do the outer work.
  4. When you see pictures of the Global Elite, you can google Bilderberg members in the news or media, or the internet, focus on them and tell them, “your time is up, all your darkness leaves this universe now”, with love and compassion.
  5. RETAKE power points in your area. Visit groves, parks, rocks, cathedrals, and known energy points in your area, and simply call upon the Divine Mother to retake that point. Call upon angles and fifth dimensional light beings to guard it and keep it free, clean and secure. Your intent is all that is needed to do this. It does not matter whether you believe in the Divine Mother with that particular name, or in Angels or other dimensional beings. What matters is your intent to retake the point of energy back for the Earth and Humanity.

Diana Cooper talks about the current transition into the Golden Age

Free Yourself from the International Conspiracy Against Enlightenment

A wonderful discourse by the highly aware, enlightened teacher: Ma Nithya Sudevi confirming that there is indeed an agenda to keep people depressed, bored, lethargic, apathetic, atheistic and unhappy. basically on a very low-frequency on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level.

I highly recommend you look deeply into the issues I’m about to share with you here. It’s my hope that this presentation will spark your own passion to research the hidden agendas behind the all-pervasive corruption in our world today, how that corruption affects your concious path of self-realization, and ultimately, how to go beyond all the obstacles stacked against you by the self-appointed global “elite,” and rise into enlightenment, anyway. Please click on the links below to listen to these subjects in more depth…

  1.   Do not consume any fluoride, ever.
  2.   Do not consume any aspertame, ever.
  3.   Avoid eating genetically modified, non-organic and highly processed, “foods.”
  4.   Avoid watching television.
  5.   Question your education.
  6.   Re-evaluate the validity of popular opinion.
  7.   Look within yourself to discover who you are.
  8.   Keep a Regular Spiritual Routine.
  9.   Drop all the judgements you have against those who are not ready to make the same changes you’re making.
  10.   Let Enlightenment be your number one priority!

50 Signs of spiritual Awakening

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  1. Ability to learn new concepts, or languages rapidly increases …this stems from opening to all your soul record and remembering who you are
  2. Making a conscious effort to connect to people through the eyes and the heart
  3. Increasing Gnosis (knowledge of spiritual mysteries)
  4. More frequent flashes of ‘inner-tuition’, or intuition
  5. Disconnection from the white noise and negative information (TV and radio)
  6. Seeking holistic health care practitioners as partners in your healing journey…no longer seeking a doctor to “fix you” with prescription drugs
  7. A feeling of being grounded to the core of the earth.
  8. Knowing that these places within your body are showing you about areas of great opportunity for growth on all levels.
  9. Paying attention to the places of pain/restriction  in your body in order to move into them!
  10. A sense of your own power to create with thought, words, and actions
  11. Activating grace and fluidity of movement through posture and breath
  12. An increasing ability to access inner peace in the lower chakras
  13. Heightened senses of hearing, smell and taste
  14. Becoming more aware of how your body moves through space
  15. An increased interest in exercising in ways that honour your body – mind – spirit connection
  16. A feeling that something has changed within you
  17. You begin to look younger experiencing more vitalityDSC_0995
  18. Seeking new friends and groups who are interested in the Integrated life of the spirit (meaning balance in mind-body-spirit)
  19. Spiritual awakening raises your vibration; this involves a release of blockages which allows abundance to flow to you. Being in alignment with a higher vibration results in quicker and more beneficial manifestations to be received by you.
  20. Greater understanding of symbols, numbers and sacred geometry
  21. Increasing sense of empathy and connection with all people & animals
  22. An increasing willingness to show your emotions to all people, rather than cover up and hide your true self
  23. An increased humor; the ability to laugh at the self
  24. Feelings of bliss when experiencing simple things, such as a sunset, or a seeing a beautiful cloud formation
  25. A returning ability to allow your tears to flow in situations of emotional intensity
  26. Letting go of the need to control outcomes

  27. Giving yourself permission to follow your heart’s desires
  28. “I can and I am” becoming your key words, rather than “I can’t and I am not”
  29. Offering from the heart to help others in times of need, knowing that you are helping yourself
  30. Increasingly seeing the Divine in the mundane
  31. Meeting new people in serendipitous ways and knowing that this is divine direction in your life
  32. Loving yourself as you are without the need to qualify
  33. Asking for and receiving confirmation from your guides on a regular basis
  34. Experiencing true surrender to Divine Will without feeling victimized by your own choices
  35. Remembering your dreams and knowing what your spirit is telling you through the symbolism of your dreams
  36. Seeing the beauty in each and every person in your life
  37. Letting go of expectations of how you think things “should be” and accepting them as they are
  38. Being led by spiritual intuition rather than limited by emotional fear
  39. Being able to transcend limited perceptions of incarnate dimension
  40. Seeing your life experience in the holographic reality of your soulApril 14 035
  41. Feeling God within your body – an awareness of heat coming from your hands and feet.
  42. Knowing that your are home now and in every Now you create
  43. An increase in occurrences of coincidence, better known as synchronicity, favourable people and beneficial circumstance start to appear with exactly what you need. Answers to questions are revealed to you through signs and messages. Synchronicity is a sign you are on the right track and that you are aware of these miracles happening around you. The more you notice and take heed, the more they appear so show appreciation for the guidance you are receiving.
  44. You simply feel different, you may not look any different but you know something has changed internally.
  45. Paying more attention to the details of daily life – your old ways are falling by the wayside and the real you is starting to emerge.
  46. A desire to enroll in a classroom of “higher” learning. Going to new places and moving outside of your comfort zone
  47. For many of you, this is allowing yourself to ask questions in groups, to talk to “strangers” and to let go of your fears of looking uninformed in front of others.
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  49. A feeling that you are somehow different, with new skills and gifts emerging, especially healing ones.
  50. Increased integrity, you realize that it is time for you to seek and speak your truth.
  51. A knowing sense of connectedness / Oneness. You have an abiding knowing from within of the intrinsic inter-relatedness of everything, both living and non-living. You have a sense that now your life is a living manifestation of this Truth, and that you are It — as are all people

What can you do against depression and negative energies?

1) Start educating yourself about the causes of negative energies
2) Practice SELFLOVE. The most important is the development of the heart.
3) You have to eliminate everything that creates negative energy, depression or fear.
4) Avoid negative, angry people, or people who want to steal your energy and control you.
5) Don´t drink alcohol, don’t smoke. Avoid places with smokers, because they are filled with negative entities.
6) Change the room you are living…….……………..

Hang only beautiful posters & pictures on the wall, with bright colours.

Avoid dark, depressive pictures!

7) Don´t wear dark clothes, use colours or white.
8 )Don´t listen to evil music like Heavy metal or worst.
Listen to harmonious music, like meditation music or happy music. Music with a high frequency, with Love.
9) Go often to nature to clean your energy and charge it with new clear energy.
10) Use a good smelling room-perfume. Light beings like angels, like only things which are smelling good.
11) Try to play sometimes. You can also use computer games for that, but of course only a funny ones …
12 ) Dance! Play games outside that involve jumping and running.
13) Make sometimes gifts to your self. Show yourself that you have Selflove. Tell to your self in the mirror
that you love yourself. Hang a paper on the door or on the mirror and write on it “I LOVE MY SELF”
14) Don´t watch negative, evil, horror movies on TV. Watch funny Movies, comics, etc.
or view exciting art that triggers your imagination for the universe and a brightful future.
15) Play an instrument, make music.
16) Take Vitamins and St. John’s wort.
17) Don´t eat meat.

Try to paint a picture…

Painting is a form of healing & meditation. So use only colourful, bright colours.

The artist Annett E. Bank will be holding a brand new course in creative portraiture called ‘True Colours’ throughout 2012 at Hawkwood College in Cloucestershire, UK. Feel free to enquire, or reserve your place!

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Just remember:
You need first of all a strong will and SELF – LOVE
Who loves himself, does not hurt himself.
Only who loves himself can love others REALLY.
You can only give what you have.
Everything that stinks, is shunned by beings of light.
Only the dark side like everything that is dirty and stinks.
Only the dark side, like to be in a lower vibration, which is not love.

You can find the light where there are beautiful scents and colors;  beautiful, harmonious music, love and high vibrations.

As long as Earth people are distracted in the technological society with boredom, hate, arrogance and drugs, they can not feel the energy of the existence and live a useless life. So they repeat the lessons in the next lifes again. Learn how to REALLY love yourself. Not just with your rational mind, but with your whole being. No spiritual being is taking drugs. No spiritual being is smoking. That would be) against love, against spirituality, against the existence (god. Only demons like poison, mud and low vibration. Take a big leap in your life and decide to go to the light. Throw away any drugs TODAY. Fight against the influence of the dark side. Are you ready for a higher level of development in your life? Are you ready for a higher consciousness? It is YOUR decision…

This advise was given on 30th Nov 2010 by Alaje.
a pleiadian member of the Federation of Light

How to Overcome Shyness

Tips to Overcome Shyness
* Figure Out What Makes You Feel Shy
Understand what situation triggers Shy feeling? And what are you concerned with at that point?

* Self Awareness
Recognize that the world is not looking at you. Besides, most people are too busy looking at themselves. Instead of watching yourself as if you are other people, bring your awareness inwards. Armed with your understanding of what makes you shy, seek within yourself and become the observing presence of your thoughts. Self awareness is the first step towards any change and to overcome shyness .

*Build Your Self confidence
Think about what you know, what you can do, and what you have accomplished, rather than fixating on how you look, sound, or dress. Keep in mind that everyone, even the beautiful people, has something about themselves or their life that they don’t like. This will help you in overcoming shyness.

*Be Comfortable
Be Comfortable to overcome shyness. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you, and build up your confidence through them. Eventually, this will translate to other situations being more comfortable.

*Compliment Others
Everyone loves a compliment, they start conversations and they give people confidence.

* Maintain Close Bonds With Friends
Maintain close bonds with your friends, as they can be there for you as you crack out of your shell. They’ll be glad to help and encourage you with your progress.

*Look and Learn
Watch your friends or even strangers who aren’t shy, is a good way to learn some tips first-hand.

* Set Goals
Set goals for yourself. Focus on small, daily accomplishments, then gradually become more daring.

*Learn to be Optimistic
Many shy people tend to have a gloomy or negative outlook on life or certain areas of it. Perhaps you feel okay about work, but have a bad view of relationships. Maybe you tend to badmouth those who are happier or more successful than you. Whatever your pessimism, carrying around that gray cloud of negativity really hurts your self-esteem. Learn to let all of that go and be more optimistic. You’ll soon find that when you view others and the world in a more positive light, your self-esteem ( check how to improve self esteem ) will begin to rise.

*Act Like You Are Not Shy
Sometimes you simply have to act like you aren’t shy until you can slowly but surely gain the confidence you’re looking for. Involve yourself in organisations or activities that you find interesting.
* Smile and Make Eye Contact

A simple smile in the direction of a stranger may brighten your day, and it will brighten theirs, too! Smiling is a friendly way to acknowledge others, and it makes a pretty good lead-in to start a conversation with anyone, stranger or friend.

*Learn to Like Yourself
Practice appreciating yourself and liking the unique expression that is you. Do things you enjoy, give gratitude for your body and its effortless functions, spend quality time getting to know yourself, go on a self-date.

*Learn From Uncomfortable Situation
When we leave shy situations, what we are really doing is reinforcing our shyness. Instead, face the uncomfortable situation. Turn the fearful situation into a place of introspection and personal growth. Become the observer and dig into yourself, answer the questions: why do I feel this way? What caused me to feel this way? Can there be an alternative explanation to what is happening?

*Learn to Accept NO
Accept the possibility that we can be rejected and learning to not take it personally. Remember, you are not alone and we all experience rejections. It is part of life and part of the learning process. The key lies in how you handle rejections when they come. It helps to be mentally prepared before they happen:

*Feel Positive
Feel positive about yourself, don’t get tensed or frustrated. Enjoy your time and have fun. Remember, the real goal is to find someone who will like you for who you are.

*Keep Working and Never Give Up
Keep working at it. It may take you time to feel more comfortable, don’t get discouraged. As time passes, you’ll notice that you’ve actually beaten a bit of that shyness. Think of it as a motivation to keep on!

Remember, overcoming shyness is about doing the things that allow you to enjoy social situations, not wondering why you feel shy. Hope above tips on how to overcome shyness will assist you in overcoming shyness. Believe in yourself. You can do whatever you put your mind to.

How to find your dream job/ career in 2011

And people go:

Barbara Marciniak channels the Pleiadians.

We came here to do what we love to do!

Who am I?
What is it that I want?
What is it that I am creating?
What is it that I want to create?
How much am I valued by myself my family?
Am I loved? Am I respected?
Am I following my passion and hearts desire?
What type of person do I want to be?
What kind of leader do I want to be?
What type of legacy am I going to leave?
Am I actually fulfilling what I want to do?