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There is an article by Noam Chomsky on the Information Clearing House website entitled “The US is a Leading Terrorist State.” The gist of the it is that the US is the leading terrorist state. Unfortunately, Chomsky introduces his argument by citing an international poll to that effect. Without knowing the details of the poll, but knowing that for as many responders who reasonably believe that the US is “the biggest threat to world peace today” there are an equal number who are what, after almost three generations of American meddling, one might call congenitally anti-American, the evidence of the poll counts for little.
Once he finishes discussing the poll, Chomsky cites a recent New York Times article reporting that a CIA study has found that providing covert aid to rebels (what Chomsky calls “major terrorist operations run by the White House”) seldom works. The CIA report, the Times said, covers CIA operations “from Angola to Nicaragua to Cuba.” Chomsky goes on to flesh out those operations, showing not only that they were failures, but that they justly can be referred to as state-sponsored terrorism.
The Times article and the Chomsky diatribe raise two questions, neither of which Chomsky attempts to answer, at least in this article. There’s a big question: Why has the US consistently acted in a way which increases, rather than ameliorates, the international destabilization brought about by its victory in the Cold War? And there’s a minor question: Why would the CIA continue a policy – providing covert aid to those who rebel against governments we don’t like or which don’t like us – when it consistently has proven a failure and has often even backfired, making the situation worse?
Let’s take the parochial, CIA question first. Why has the Agency persisted in a failed policy? The most obvious answer is that it has done so at the insistence of the executive, of whatever administration is in the White House which, after all, is its boss. If that is the reason, one can assume that, once it was clear to the Agency that it was not a clever policy, it warned the gung-ho administration, the State Department and pertinent congressional committees against it, only to be over-ruled.
So the question still remains. Why has the CIA (whose middle initial stands for “intelligence”) ignored its own empirical evidence and continued arming rebel groups? Might it be blinded by an arrogance inherent among spies, a belief that it can beat the odds, a propensity for come-what-may derring-do? Accounts of espionage operations of the past and memoirs of retired secret agents do indicate that many spies have a romanticized view of their work and joined the profession to satisfy a thirst for adventure. That would go some way toward explaining a willful rejection of data based on previous operations; to defy that data amounts, really, to a sort of doughtiness, the same kind advanced in the that old saw, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
However, another, quite different factor, should be considered.
It is a commonplace among political scientists, as well as those who study the operations of any large organizations, that one of the problems facing governments – and corporations – that bureaucracies are self-perpetuating. A bureaucratic agency is, after all, an agglomeration of people and has a survival instinct like that of any living being. A bureaucracy must protect its raison d’etre. To maintain their viability and keep themselves employed, bureaucrats must ensure that there are always issues to face, problems to solve, justifications for further action on their part. Furthermore, as any administrator soon learns, if a bureaucratic department – whether it is a college library or a federal government monolith – does not spend all the money allotted to it in this year’s budget, the money allotted to it next year likely will be less.
Let’s now look at the CIA not as a den of spies, not as an arm of US foreign policy, not as a covert fifth armed service, but as a government agency, a government bureaucracy. According to classified figures leaked by Edward Snowden, the National Intelligence Program allotted $14.8 billion to the CIA in 2013, more than to any other spy group. The CIA also received other funds – for example, from the Military Intelligence Program – the amount of which remains classified and unknown. For the CIA to maintain that funding level, it must preserve its prominence as the premier US intelligence agency. It must do things, no matter what they are, to show that it still is an active, aggressive, vital segment of the government. And it must spend every penny it gets.
What if there were, in truth, not enough for the CIA to do? What if we were in a period where the relations of foreign countries to the US and to each other were so complex and the domestic political situations of our allies and our enemies so fluid that there was no way even the smartest intelligence officer could know what was the next right move? That is, what if the best policy for a covert operations agency were to not act, simply to wait and see how things develop? Such a stance might be possible for the State Department, for example, whose funded function is to staff embassies and conduct diplomacy, but the CIA’s function is to maintain a constant state of active and novel operations. Would the CIA – and this holds true for all our intelligence services, who are in competition with each other for funding and recognition – be able to sit on its hands and do nothing until the dust clears, if this were the best option? George Kennan is acknowledged as a genius for having advocated a Cold War policy like this. (And it worked!) There may be a few geniuses in the CIA, but I suspect that most of the Agency is just made up of ordinary folk.
Maybe I’m wrong, but this is the reason that makes most sense, when it comes to how Chomsky is within his rights to call the US the world’s leading terrorist state. It certainly would explain why it does not seem to matter much to the Agency whether its operations are successful or not. In terms of looking at the CIA not as a world force, but as a self-perpetuating bureaucracy, all its operations are successful if they end up justifying its continuing existence and its budget allotment.
We can’t fasten the blame on our Presidents, unless you believe that every President from haberdasher, Harry Truman, and Army general, Eisenhower, to remittance man, Bush II, and political organizer, Obama, were initiates of a Masons-like secret society of troublemakers, à la Conan Doyle or H. Rider Haggard. We can condemn them for assenting to disruptive international behavior, for not putting a stop to it, in the case of Eisenhower and Carter, or worse, for getting caught up in it, like Kennedy and Obama, but our Presidents were not the original source of this evil.
The legislative branch cannot be tagged as the originator of out-of-control covert activities, although it too can be faulted as a facilitator. Sometimes, as in the case of the Church Committee, it can be lauded for its attempts to put a check on them.
The obvious culprit is the CIA. But where does that get us? Over the last sixty years the personnel and direction of the agency has changed. One CIA director, Alan Dulles, served eight years; two, Helms and Casey, served seven years; but the average length of time a CIA director has been in office, since 1961, when Dulles left, is about two-and-a-half years.
It is true that, although we haven’t had an evil dictator, an all-powerful spy-master or oppressive one-party rule, American foreign policy has been controlled by some powerful, Machiavellian éminences grises: the Dulles brothers, Kissinger and Cheney. They all possessed an inviolate faith that whatever policy they put in motion, even if it failed in its objective, was still brilliantly conceived. American adventurism did not abate in the periods when these men were not calling the shots, but it is possible that their overconfident, results-be-damned attitude leeched into the CIA and came to be regarded as a desirable personal trait in the Agency, along with bravery, cunning, thoroughness, etc.
Might the attitude that because we are the United States, we must do something, no matter what permeate the thinking of all Washington, when it comes to foreign policy? In a world as complex, unsettled and ever-changing as this post-Cold War one is, if Washington feels that, no matter what, it is necessary actively to engage in international politics, it is not surprising that American foreign policy continually flounders. The alternative to floundering is to tread water – that is, to keep in motion while remaining in place. The Obama administration has, in some cases, attempted to do that. But that strategy – “leading from behind” in Libya, supporting but not arming the Syrian rebels, accepting Russia’s appropriation of Crimea but having conniptions about its incursion into eastern Ukraine – leaves us being perceived not as wise (although, indecisiveness in these cases might well have been the wisest stance), but weak.
We are the most powerful country in the world – militarily, economically and culturally (just look at the tee-shirts sported by those that hate us and the complaisant references they make to American cultural artifacts). We do not have to rattle our sabre to prove it. Would not the best foreign policy strategy for the United States, in tumultuous, unpredictable times like these, be to step back, to not take sides – unless of course, an ally with whom we have a formal defense treaty, such as a NATO country, is threatened – to become a sort of great neutral power, just as Switzerland is a small one? In that way, when the dust clears, and a stable international order, of sorts, does take shape, we will not appear wrong-footed, unreliable and dangerous – which is how we appear now and will continue to appear, if we do not amend our current willy-nilly, knee-jerk foreign policy.

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In a policy memorandum dated May 10, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration and Services (“USCIS”) provided new guidance to its officers and adjudicators on calculating unlawful presence for nonimmigrants in F, M, and J status. This policy memorandum, which becomes effective on August 9, 2018, represents a dramatic shift in long-standing USCIS policy.
The date unlawful status begins to accrue is extremely important as this date is a linchpin in determining when the 3-year and 10-year bars of reentry may apply. Generally, unlawful status for more than 180 days, but less than 1 year, triggers a 3 year bar of reentry, while unlawful status for more than 1 year triggers a 10 year bar. Waivers of the bars may be available if certain requirements are met, including in some cases extreme hardship to a U.S. or permanent resident spouse or parent.
The day after an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals ordered the nonimmigrant excluded, deported, or removed (whether or not the decision is appealed).
The day after an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals orders the alien excluded, deported, or removed (whether or not the decision is appealed).
An immigration judge ordered the applicant excluded, deported, or removed (whether or not the decision is appealed), whichever came first.
An immigration judge ordered the applicant excluded, deported, or removed (whether or not the decision was appealed), whichever came first.
This new policy also affects the immigration status of dependent family members as the validity of their status is dependent on the principal maintaining his or her status.
To review the text of USCIS’ new policy memorandum, please click here.

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Turquoise and silver is an icon of the American Southwest. For generations, people have ogled these gemstones in pawn shops, jewelry shops and antiques stores, looking for a special piece of Native American jewelry that speaks to their heart. Southwest jewelry is now valued and collected around the world. Photographs of collectible pieces reveal what the attraction is about. Whether in shades of pale aqua or deeper aquamarine, blue or jade green, Mary Emmerling reveals that the collector's hunt is about color. And beyond jewelry, the color turquoise appears throughout the Southwest in architecture and decoration. After all, it's the color of calm. By Mary Emmerling and Jim Arndt.
8.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches. Hardcover.

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exterior hard drives are necessary products for people today, as we are in the fast information era. The external backup provided in our shop have three main advantages, the external backup drives are light, easy to be carried away, and the external disc have large storage volume, so that you have no limitation when storing data in it, and also the external disc drives are strictly safety guaranteed. Beyond all those practical advantages, we introduced new external disk of fashionable design, which are even more popular!
external sata hard drive are necessary products for people today, as we are in the fast information era. The external ssd drives provided in our shop have three main advantages, the external ssd hard drive are light, easy to be carried away, and the external storage have large storage volume, so that you have no limitation when storing data in it, and also the external storage device are strictly safety guaranteed. Beyond all those practical advantages, we introduced new external storage devices of fashionable design, which are even more popular!

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From time to time it's pertinent when discussing punting to go over the key factors which usually determine which horses will win and be placed. Too many punters forget these 'basics' of racehorse betting.
Summed up, we can list them. as: Class, Consistency, Fitness. But added to these are a host of other variables that you must also take into account along with class, consistency and fitness. These are the key factors.
For instance, you must look at how long since a horse had its last start. Track experience has it that 'hot' gallopers will be racing again wit' iin a week. The thinking here is that if you have a horse in top fitness, and which is racing well, you don't keep him at home in the stable you race him!
Statistics show that few horses win which haven't started within the previous 28 days. There are exceptions, of course, because some horses do race well fresh from a spell, and some-like Kate's Myth-can come back and win after a break of 18 months!
Always take into careful consideration whether a horse has had recent racing. Be biased in favour of those which had their last start within the previous 14 days.
Then there's the key factor of distance suitability. A horse may have class, consistency and fitness on its side but if it is placed over an unsuitable distance it is unlikely to win. Most horses are bred for certain distances and only a few can mix sprints and staying races successfully. Check on a horse's past performances to see if it suited by the distance of the race it is tackling.
Next factor is weight-probably one of the most important factors, because weight is a lynchpin of handicap racing. The more weight a horse has to carry the harder its task; it's as simple as that. Weight can beat any horse, no matter what its class or ability.
As horses win, or perform well, they are given more weight. Be very wary of any horse which is asked to carry 2.5kgs or more on the weight it carried at its last start--except when it is dropping substantially in class.
Barrier draw is also to be taken into consideration. At most tracks, a wide draw can severely affect any horse's winning chance. Take a field of 18, say, at Randwick over the 1000m and you'll always see that those drawn outside do it tough. The same thinking applies to other tracks and other distances.
Then there are key factors like jockeys, trainers, a horse's price, and whether or not it is likely to be suited by the actual pace of the race. It's a good idea to have a key factor chart in front of you when you assess any race.
Is the horse racing in form, or closely approaching his best form?
Is the horse reasonably well weighted?
Can the horse handle the track?
Are the track conditions suitable?
Is the horse drawn well at the barrier?
Is the horse in the hands of a successful trainer?
Is the horse racing in its correct Class?
As well as the key factors concerning the horses themselves, there is the further issue of choosing the right races on which to bet. Are you going to bet on them all, or just a couple, a half dozen, or maybe just three or four? Some races are difficult to analyse because of poor quality, too much quality, or simply lack of form (early 2yo. races, for example).
Finally, there's the matter of exactly how you go about selecting a horse to win a race. Quite often, it's a most useful exercise to find all the horses which cannot win! Get them out of the way first and then concentrate on the rest of the field.
You do this by looking firstly at all horses listed from 20/1 out to 100/1, or whatever is the longest price quoted for the race. You can usually eliminate about one third of the runners, which then n-takes your task far easier to find the main chances.
A field of 15 can usually be cut down to just 10 runners and this is where you can rigidly apply the key factors we have already discussed in this article. Look for horses running at unsuitable distances, horses with big weight rises, horses drawn badly, horses which don't seem to like the track, or the going, horses to be ridden by ordinary jockeys and those from stables which rarely win.
This second procedure should eliminate five of the 10 remaining runners, leaving you with the prime list of winning candidates. You then have the choice of which one to bet, or which ones to bet on, or you can leave the race alone if you feel it's just too hard, and that there isn't much value in it because of the tightness of the prices.
Successful punters are rarely found betting on every race. Remember that when you are rushing around like mad at a race meeting, betting here, there and everywhere!

industry_corpus2: Sports


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An event happening this month will discuss the use of e-paper technology for smart city, transportation, and transit. I'm closely familiar with the need for this in transit given my teenage daughter's struggles to navigate the METRO system based on the static signage. The event is free to attend. Please feel free to forward this to your METRO contacts.
Intelligent signage and interactive displays are among the most visible components of smart city technology deployments. E-paper, originally developed by MIT and now used in a variety of applications ranging from Kindle readers to smart watches, can offer significant benefits for municipal signage. Because e-paper only draws power when the display is changed, these displays can run for many years on minimal power - making them ideal for downtown information boards, kiosks, transit signage, off-grid applications, etc.
Join us on April 25th at the Hilton Santa Clara for a free seminar on this emerging civic technology. Presentation titles include "E-paper in Transportation Applications", "Digital Signage Makes Cities Smarter", and "A Neighborhood Approach to Smart City Development". David Witkowski will present on "Challenges & Opportunities in Building the City of the Future". The presentations will run from 2:00pm - 5:00pm, and will be followed by a free cocktail reception and demo exhibits.
The event will be hosted by E-Ink Corporation, a global company with offices in Fremont. We hope to see you there. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.

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you could try referencing it without the ‘.git’ part at the end?
also, which branch are you referencing, master?


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And the venom ducts, have they been secured?
The feathers were ready to be attached to the wings.
There were a few tongues no one could identify.
A placard saying zero defects blew across the courtyard.
A scentbox emitted a threat of rain.
We’d find tarps for the diary displays & rack of lamb.
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Join us as we cover historic and current aspects of climate resilience, disaster preparedness and community-based energy solutions in the Lower East Side. Topics covered during the tours include the impact of SuperStorm Sandy, the history of the land, the power of community gardens from their inception till now, community victories against Con Edison that changed legislation, and more!
The walking tour will last 2 hours, cover a little under 2 miles. No steps involved but a ramped bridge to cross.

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


text: AL15 HAO is a new style registration number which we are selling on behalf of a Client. It is currently held on a retention certificate which means the transfer could either be completed online onto your vehicle immediately, or it will take 5 - 7 working days for the DVLA to assign the registration to your vehicle. This registration can be held on a Retention Certificate until you are ready to transfer it onto your vehicle.

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Columnist Cynthia Stead has written about a very contentious issue - that of political candidates and their tax returns ("Beware schemes to transform our election rules," March 21).
Currently, there is no law stating that a candidate must divulge his or her tax returns. It should be a law, in all states, and federally. If candidates claim to be worth $50 million and their tax returns show they are worth only $5 million, then they are either liars or tax cheats, or both. This is something the voters need to know, before an election.
A private citizen's tax issues are just that, private. But once people put themselves in the public eye, they should be required to divulge their tax returns. The candidate or electee who refuses to do so is obviously hiding something and should be deemed unfit for public office. It shouldn't matter what office, from dog catcher to president. And it shouldn't matter what political parties are involved.


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She gave me a thumb’s up when I told her that I didn’t want the first sounds my son experienced to come from an obnoxious Meow Mix jingle or breaking news alerts on CNN. From the very beginning of my pregnancy, I’d played the piano for about an hour almost every day, hoping that all of that Chopin and Bach would somehow sink in. Classical was supposed to be the type of music that would soothe a baby in utero and make a difference in brain development, right?
So imagine my surprise in the hospital when I put in a Beatles CD to liven the mood and my little guy turned quiet and appeared to be listening. When “Blackbird” came on, I swear that he smiled. I played the song repeatedly after that, all the way up until my boy went to high school. Quite simply, it was his song, and still is.
My husband, though, has a different favorite. Because “Morning Has Broken” by Cat Stevens was playing on the radio in George’s Greek Cafe when we had breakfast there before I went into labor, he has always associated that song with our son.
What the songs have in common, of course (besides the fact that they are beautiful ballads), is that they each feature a blackbird. So whenever I hear the warbling, flute-like song of a blackbird, I always think of these songs, and of my first-born child.
When the song was over, I decided to listen to “Blackbird,” and I realized that my husband was right. As much as it hurt that day to let my son go, and as much as it hurts not to see him now every morning, this is a joyful time in his life and I want him to fly with courage and confidence.
FYI, “Morning Has Broken” is a children’s hymnal by Eleanor Farjeon, The United Methodist Hymnal, No. 145, published in 1931. Set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, “Bunessan.” Cat Stevens found the Hymnal while flipping through a Hymnal book in a bookstore.
BTW, I really like your blog. When I finish with my magazine deadlines today, I look forward to reading your latest!


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Maybe it’s because I have a blog now, this journal that chronicles my days, and maybe it’s because I’ve been doing this for a full year, but I am beginning to see the patterns of my life, ups and downs, hills and valleys, joy and discontent. Things I don’t think I ever noticed before.
I suppose having a blog forces you to become the journalist of your life, reporting on the world as you see it. It has a way of placing you under a microscope, and you start to focus on all the details.
I see the way I do things, or don’t do them, I see that the basement that was a mess last year is a mess again, that my desk is always messy, that my studio collects things no matter how many times I clear it out. There is the chair in my bedroom that grows clothes, the stacks of books that migrate to different rooms, the bench in the kitchen that is always cluttered.
I see the things I do over and over again, every year, every season, every day. I see the hours as they pass by, but I also see the sum total of their passing. Some days add up to much more than others.
I see cycles of whining and complaining, stress and calm, being sick and being healthy. I see the joy at the beginning of each season that wears out its welcome just as the next one shows its face. I see myself noticing the subtle way sunlight shifts with each month as it falls across the yard… did I ever notice that before?
I see myself as in a book, and I thumb back and forth through the pages finding phrases and sentences again and again. Sometimes I like what I read, other times, I cringe. Sometimes I am surprised to find myself there. It’s like looking in the mirror.
So am I noticing these things because of this blog, or simply because I’m getting older? Or both…?
Mostly, I’m thinking it’s a good thing, that I am building some sort of manual for my life. Perhaps it will instruct me on how to fix the things that are broken, how to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again. Perhaps it will teach me a thing or two about myself and this world, and one day, I will find that all my bad habits have been broken, eradicated, overcome.
Okay, fine, we all know that’s not going to happen.
But perhaps as I write my way through another year, I’ll find a word or a sentence that alters the pattern, ever so slightly, so that next year I can look back and see myself wearing a different dress.
to go out and chase those shadows through the garden.
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As a writer and adult educator, I am really, really big on journalling, for these very reasons, mostly for its ability to make us *see* better – outside ourselves and in. I’m thinking that the things we see as ‘bad habits’ are sometimes addressed through our journalling about them (I can’t stand to write that one more time so I will fix it). Other things, like the clothes growing on chairs, don’t really matter so much, when you look at the more important stuff that’s coming out in the writing. No?
Love this post . . . I often find myself thumbing through the pages of my life and like you there are times when I like what I read and times when I cringe.
I love how blogging is like an online journal, marking the passing of time.
Its amazing the acute ‘awareness’ that regular journalling/blogging appears to awaken in us and that you so eloquently describe here: those sparkling ‘ordinary’ moments that previously we had barely even noticed… the ‘slowing down’ of our senses so that we can truly treasure all the intricate detail and nuances. Perhaps it is something that emerges as we get older. Or maybe this awareness if just one of the many benefits of prioritising our creativity and responding to the whisperings of our heart and soul. Whatever, increasingly I’m realising that this is really what life is all about… the important stuff… the awareness of ‘being’ in the midst of it all…. a simple act of acknowledgement and an opportunity to be thankful too!
i truly believe that we bloggers are incredibly blessed to have posts that we can look back over year after year…..
and what we all get from doing that will be a bit different from each other….but it’s something we own. something that is all ours.
If I put my thoughts to paper the way that you so ably do, I promise to never whine again.
You should compile your blog entries each year into a book. Yours would be filled with beautiful pictures as well as beautiful words and you can fill your shelves with memoirs. I know that I’d read yours every single day.
wow, this is so insightful, kelly! and so true. my blog has revealed so many patterns in my life. how every year at about this time, i get truly down with the winter weather and so anxious for spring… and every year, i write the same old things about it.
then, every year, i bring up how i have too much stuff and i need to de-clutter my life… and sometimes i do, but then i end up re-cluttering it.
it’s a good thing, though… like we are writing an auto-biography… a different kind of auto-biography. and it’s honesty and truth. neither of which are bad when brought to the light, if we are sincere.
love this post… and the photo, as usual. this is why i have missed your blog!
Something about journaling and chronicling ones life..and getting older all at once and the same time that makes us acutely aware of the passage of time. Beautifully and inspiringly written!

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#39 – Which Of These 6 Cultural Archetypes Fits Your Organisational Culture?
This type of culture hosts people who are driven to achieve and who are constantly measuring, being held accountable and doing what they said they were going to do. IBM and other big IT firms and consultancies tend to embody this.
Everything is about the customer, from inside out to outside in. People in this culture know their customer well and often have an emotional connection with them. Many of the banks are trying to do this – CBA is a good example.
The belief that the whole is better than all of the individual parts. These tend to be highly collaborative, fluid organisations. McDonalds would be an example of this type of culture.
Organisations who “break things before they’re broken” just for the sake of it. All about technical excellence and what’s new. Apple is a great example.
Based on the belief that if you look after your staff well, the rest will follow. Google is an example which combines People First with Innovation.
This is a newer archetype from the last 10-15 years. All about leaving a legacy beyond profits. Non-profits and many universities embody this.
Most organisations are a combination of all of these, although they may have one or two which are more prevalent.
Jerome Parisse-Brassens is the Asia Pacific Regional Director for Walking the Talk.
He has over 25 years’ experience in change management, business improvement and strategy development. His key achievements include several large-scale culture and change initiatives for private and government organisations in Australia and in Europe. With his strong business drive, he focuses on the alignment of corporate culture with strategic intent.
Jerome has a Masters Degree in Economics and a Masters Degree in Linguistics and is passionate about cross-cultural intelligence and leadership. He is an experienced LSI coach and has helped countless individuals increase their effectiveness. He also enjoys working with leadership teams to maximise their impact on the business.
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Security is probably one of the most significant concerns for both the consumer and the merchant during an online transaction. In reality an online transaction is probably more secure than a card transaction in a shop or conducted over the telephone or by fax. Information transmitted online is encrypted using complicated algarithm combinations unlike these other methods that use standard medium coding.
The WorldPay Select payment gateway uses a combination of both established and innovative techniques to ensure the security and integrity of all sensitive data, protecting both the merchant and their customers.
All communication between the customer and WorldPay is encrypted to the maximum strength supported by the customer's browser using: TLS or SSL (security).
In addition card issuers protect cardholders from fraudulent use of their card in a card not present environment, such as over the Internet or telephone. As the customer did not sign for the goods they have the absolute right to demand a chargeback if those goods didn't arrive or the card was used fraudulently. WorldPay also insure all of our merchants against the risk of them going out of business. If one of WorldPay's online merchants goes into receivership WorldPay protects the cardholder by directly refunding any debits onto their card. These two combined allow complete protection for a cardholder.

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Digital curation cannot be the responsibility of a solitary individual, no matter how skilled a digital curator he or she may be.
For one thing, a considerable investment of time is required to implement digital curation best practice. For another, many of the decisions made at the point of creation and at various other stages of the data lifecycle impact on the long-term usability of digital objects.
So it’s vital that everyone who deals with research data understands their various roles and responsibilities in regard to digital curation and data preservation.
A great many institutions are already aware that digital curation is something that they ought to be taking more seriously, and that investment now is likely to avoid problems in the future.
But uncertainty remains around the practical steps that can and should be taken – and by whom – to achieve effective digital curation.
To help alleviate the confusion, the DCC has produced an overview of the roles and responsibilities involved in digital curation and the systems that must be in place to facilitate its success.

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System Professional combines cutting edge science with dedicated hairdressing mastery to push the limits of hair quality and beauty. Because they believe your hair is a living part of you, as unique as your fingerprint, System Professional prescribe a care system tailored to its specific energy needs, putting performance first. From an personalised diagnosis in salon to a highly personalised range of products to use at home, System Professional deliver a complete, made-to-measure care system that totally transforms the beauty of hair.
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Detox Retox Repeat is back with top barre studio, MOD Fitness, for their Flex for Fall Challenge the last two Wednesday’s in October and the first Wednesday in November. Cool down with a complimentary post workout cocktail and take a dip in the pool. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased via Eventbrite. Workout is complimentary for guests. For tickets and information go to: http://www.whotelaustin.com/events.
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I have 2 projects in different directories that are the same code base, but developing different features in each. When I debug a set of files in project 2, it is incorrectly using the cooresonding files form project 1. Only one project, Project 2 is open in PyCharm. I noticed that the Python Interperter paths have the project 1 in the path, but when I try and remove them, it marks them as "removed by user" but they problem persists.
Neither project is in the pythonpath or path variables.
Any ideas what is going on and why one project is seeing the files of another project.
user" but they problem persists.
Thanks for the quick response. I figured out what on my system was setting the python path and once I figured that out the problem went away.

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IIS 7.0 and above includes a request filtering module that is based on the URLScan ISAPI Filter for IIS 6.0. The module helps you tighten security of your Web servers.
The IIS team has also released an add-on URL rewrite module for IIS, which provides functionality for rule-based URL manipulation. Even though the primary purpose of the URL rewrite module is to rewrite URL paths for requests, the rewrite module can also be used as a security enforcement tool that helps prevent access to Web site content.
This article explains the differences between these two modules and provides guidance on which to choose for tightening the security of your Web server.
The request filtering module runs at the beginning of the request processing pipeline by handling the BeginRequest event. The module evaluates the request metadata, such as headers, the query string, content length, etc, in order to determine whether the request metadata matches any existing filter. If there is a match, the module generates a 404 (File Not Found) response and then shortcuts the remainder of the IIS pipeline.
If the request filtering module has not filtered the request, the request is passed to the next module in the IIS pipeline, which might be the URL rewrite module. The URL rewrite module evaluates the request against rewrite rules. If a rule results in a redirection, or sends a custom response or aborts the request, the rewrite module generates an appropriate response and then shortcuts the remainder of the IIS pipeline.
Notice that the request filtering module is placed before the URL rewrite module. This is because in IIS architecture, the request filtering module is considered to be a gatekeeper component that protects the Web server from malicious requests. The URL rewrite module is considered to be a server-based URL manipulation component that works on the URLs that have already been filtered by the request filtering module. You can think of URL rewriting as server-based application logic, similar to ASP.NET applications that can also perform rewriting or redirection. Request filtering is a first line of defense, while the URL rewriter can be a second security barrier that is more application specific. For more details, see the blog post "Interaction between URL Rewriter and Request Filtering Modules for IIS7" on the IIS Web site.
Request filtering is designed and optimized purely for security scenarios.
URL rewriting can be applied for a broad set of scenarios; security scenarios are just a subset of these.
Filtering criteria. What kind of input can be used to make a decision about blocking a request? Also, what conditions can be used to express the request-blocking logic?
Request-blocking actions. What actions can be performed when a request satisfies the filtering criteria?
Performance impact. How might request filtering and URL rewriting affect the performance of your Web server?
The following table lists possible filtering criteria and explains how each module supports them.
Supported by request filtering module?
Supported by URL rewrite module?
* The IP Restriction module in IIS can be used for blocking requests from specific IP addresses and host names.
The request filtering module has only one action, which it performs when a request matches a filtering criterion. The action is to return status code 404 (File Not Found).
The requested URL can be rewritten to some other URL. For example, to prevent image hot-linking, you can rewrite a URL to a placeholder image file for any requests that come from a third-party domain.
The Web client can be redirected to a different URL.
An HTTP status code of your choice can be sent to the Web client. For example, you might send a status 401 (Unauthorized) response for requests that match specific filtering criteria.
The HTTP request can be aborted by dropping the socket connection. That way, the Web client gets no information about the Web server at all.
The URL rewrite module relies heavily on regular expression patterns. Evaluating regular expressions is an expensive operation, and if you define many complex rewrite rules, you might see a noticeable impact on the throughput of your Web server.
The request filtering module does not use regular expressions or any other pattern matching. It simply performs a substring search, which can have a significantly smaller impact on Web server throughput.
If you are choosing between request filtering and URL rewriting for tightening the security of your Web server, the general rule is to start with request filtering. Request filtering is optimized for security scenarios and its feature set will most likely be sufficient for implementing your security requirements. If you have a requirement that cannot be addressed by the request filtering module, use the URL rewrite module to implement that requirement, and leave the rest of the security tasks to the request filtering module. That way you reduce the performance impact of the URL rewrite module by having the minimal amount of rewrite rules for the server to process.


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Tour de France organisers have defended the route for the revamped women’s race, La Course.
Last month the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) announced the route would switch from the Champs Élysées criterium race to a mountain finish on the Col d’Izoard before stage 18 of the Tour de France.
The organisation came in for criticism about the race length, which at 67km is below the UCI minimum race distance for a Women’s WorldTour event.
The event will begin in Briançon and finishes 2,360 metres above sea level, at the top of the Col d’Izoard, the same as the men’s stage. Unlike the 178km men’s stage, however, La Course misses out the southern loop over the Col de Vars.
“Organisationally it is better to have the same start and finish for the men and women,” explained ASO’s technical director and former professional, Thierry Gouvenou.
“They [the women] can enjoy the same infrastructures, the Tour de France village, the big signature podium and benefit from the presence of the public and media that will have the chance to enjoy the two starts on the same day. It is the best way to shine the spotlight on female cycling.
With the start and finish of both men’s and women’s races in the same place, despite the recent increase in permissible women’s race distances, it was geographically impossible to come up with a route longer than the proposed format.
“We don’t have the means to move the mountains, so to climb to the Izoard would have been a loop of 70 kilometres or another 180km,” added Gouvenou who raced seven editions of the Tour.
All three previous editions of La Course had been run on the Champs Élysées circuit on the final day of the Tour. Two of those had ended in sprint finishes, the other was won solo by current Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen.
Despite this variety, Gouvenou believes the race needed shaking up.
This is a sentiment Women’s WorldTour winner, Megan Guarnier (Boels-Dolmans) agreed with.
“Instead of having the sprinters shining we’ll get a look at the different types of riders who will be showcased that day. I think that’s a nice development,” she told Cycling Weekly.
American champion Guarnier was also loathe to criticise ASO for their work creating races for women.
Whilst acknowledging the logistical difficulties, Gouvenou hinted the race could develop into a stage race in years to come.
“Moving the race to the mountains is a logistic test to see if we can do this in the years to come,” he said.
Cycling Weekly understands La Course will be televised in its entirety and will need to begin at 8.30am to prevent any overlap with the men’s race coverage where each stage is shown in its entirety.
In addition to La Course, ASO organise the Ladies Tour of Qatar, La Flèche Wallonne Femmes and next year Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes will make its debut on the women’s calendar.
La Course will take place on July 20 before Stage 18 of the Tour de France, the final mountain stage of the race.


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For the most part, the internet is a good thing. People who use the internet can keep up with daily events, pass the time by playing games or interact with distant friends and family members.
Unfortunately, too much of a good thing can be dangerous. Some adolescents – and even adults – have found themselves “hooked” to the internet, unable to stop themselves from checking their phone or playing online video games. This obsession can have negative ramifications throughout a person’s life, hindering schoolwork, encouraging isolation and harming mental health.
Internet addiction is a condition marked by an obsession with spending time online, whether on social media, gaming or any other number of online activities. People with online addiction progressively lose control over their ability to avoid or regulate their time online, even when it hinders their ability to function in daily life.
Internet addiction is not yet included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), the so-called “bible” of mental illness, but may soon find itself in the same category as gambling disorder.
Much like other behavioral disorders and mental illnesses, online addiction does not have a single clear cause.
Mental illness may make internet addiction more likely to occur. Teens who are coping with illnesses – including depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder – may be more likely to seek refuge in the online world.
Other teens might find themselves addicted to specific online games – for instance, World of Warcraft – because the game environment itself encourages regular participation, punishes absence and has no set end point.
Scientists are still researching internet addiction in-depth and will likely identify more causes and correlates as time goes on.
Teens who struggle with online addiction don’t simply like to go online – they NEED to go online.
Teens who are addicted to the internet may fall behind in school, stay up all night, lie about how frequently they go online or grow combative when they’re forced to spend time doing other activities.
Internet addiction can also cause a number of physical symptoms, including carpal tunnel syndrome, vision problems, back pain, headaches and disordered eating.
Although online addiction is not a “traditional” addiction, teens who live with this condition can still benefit from effective, professional help.
At Sovereign Health of Rancho San Diego, we thoroughly evaluate each teen’s physical and mental well-being prior to admission. During this evaluation, our goal is to identify whether any co-occurring conditions (e.g., depression or substance abuse) are influencing the internet addiction. Once these conditions are properly treated, adolescents often find it easier to control the amount of time they spend on the internet.
Individual, group and family therapy can help adolescents spend less time online. Behavioral modification and cognitive behavioral therapy are also effective modalities when it comes to internet addiction treatment.
Sovereign Health of Rancho San Diego provides numerous treatment options so that each adolescent can chose the treatment that works best for him or her.
Internet addiction – like all addictions – can be treated. For more information about internet addiction recovery and behavioral health treatment at Sovereign Health of Rancho San Diego, contact our 24/7 helpline.

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It is quite commonly known that an engagement ring and wedding ring is worn on the left hand’s ring finger in most cultures and countries. There are some countries that prefer the right hand, however, but the general belief is that these rings should be placed on the left hand. Even though this is a tradition that has been accepted for centuries, many people do not stop and think about the reason behind these beliefs – yet they place their wedding rings on the left hand without knowing why they are doing this.
Here we are going to take a quick look at wedding ring hand why people have been wearing their wedding rings on their left hand instead of their right hand – and also discuss the different countries and cultures that have been wearing their rings on the right hand instead as well.
Wedding Finger of a wedding ring on the left-hand dates back to ancient times. It has been passed on from one generation to the next generation. The idea of placing the wedding ring on the left hand’s ring finger originated from ancient Roman times, where it was believed the ring finger contained a vein that was directly connected to the heart. This vein was referred to as the “vena amoris”, which translates to the “vein of love”. Thus, the ring was placed on this finger for the reason that the finger was considered to be directly connected to the heart.
Biological studies have proofed this to be a false fact, but this has not caused the tradition to be forgotten. While it is known today that the left hand’s ring finger does not really contain this “vein of love”, people still prefer to follow this ancient tradition and wear their wedding ring on their left hand.
In the Northern and Central parts of Europe, people often prefer the right hand, however. The particular countries that have chosen not to follow these traditions, but rather to place their wedding rings on the right hand’s ring finger, includes Norway, Denmark, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Austria, Poland and Bulgaria. Some areas in Belgium also chooses the right hand instead of the left hand.


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One JRF for the DST funded project Analysis of cross-talk between adrenergic and NOX Signaling in Cardiac Muscle in the laboratory of Prof S K Goswami, School of Life Sciences, JNU.
Duration: The duration of the project is till 31st March 2020.
Remuneration: Rs 25,000 per month for those who have qualified NET and Rs 16,000 per month for non-NET candidates plus HRA if applicable.
Essential qualifications: M Sc in Zoology/Biotechnology with good academic records. One year experience in mammalian cell culture, Western blot analysis, standard biochemical assays like estimation of enzyme activities, Immunocytochemistry, cell fractionation, etc.
The initial appointment will be for six months and if the performance is satisfactory, it will be extended till the end of the project.


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A BatchNode defines a source and a schedule for processing batch data. The data is queried from an InfluxDB database and then passed into the data pipeline.
In the above example InfluxDB is queried every 20 seconds; the window of time returned spans 1 minute and is grouped into 10 second buckets.
The name of a configured InfluxDB cluster. If empty the default cluster will be used.
Define a schedule using a cron syntax.
The Cron property is mutually exclusive with the Every property.
How often to query InfluxDB.
The Every property is mutually exclusive with the Cron property.
Group the data by a set of dimensions. Can specify one time dimension.
For example an Offest of 2 hours and an Every of 5m, Kapacitor will query InfluxDB every 5 minutes for the window of data 2 hours ago.
This applies to Cron schedules as well. If the cron specifies to run every Sunday at 1 AM and the Offset is 1 hour. Then at 1 AM on Sunday the data from 12 AM will be queried.


text: For example, making CRM use into a monthly competition between sales people—in which consistent users are rewarded with a prize at the end of a sales period—can be an effective motivator. Identify and reward your strongest adopters. Review how your employees have used CRM during performance reviews. Announce and acknowledge the strongest adopters within the company and promote how they follow best practices.


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LifeWatchGreece fulfills the vision to establish the biodiversity Centre of Excellence for South-eastern Europe, by: (a) Allying all the Greek scientific human potential working on biodiversity data and data observatories; (b) Paving the way for the development of complex virtual domains through a number of background e-Services; (c) Developing a number of virtual labs (vLabs) as contribution to LifeWatch-ERIC; (d) Building capacity at the national level through a network of activities; (e) Disseminating information, scientific knowledge and experience gained to the public.
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The key objectives of this project are: 1) to facilitate and provide the methodological standards for the next phase of MSFD, towards coordinated approaches between MSs, by reviewing, comparing, selecting and adapting appropriate existing methodologies; 2) to focus on Mediterranean regional/subregional cooperation and standardization, taking in consideration its specificities and therefore recommend suitable approaches for this region.
EMBRC-ERIC: The European Marine Biological Resource Centre ERIC is a RI on marine biology and ecology, a driver for the development of blue biotechnologies, supporting sustainability research in food, health and environment. LifeWatch Belgium and LifeWatchGreece support the e-infrastructure working group. Funded by EMBRC-ERIC member states.


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In the best interest of all our taxpayers, the Colorado Department of Revenue implements measures to detect and prevent identity theft-related refund fraud. Fraud detection, along with verification that claims made on an individual income tax return are valid and the documentation is submitted with the returns, are part of the process of ensuring the return is correct and complete and that taxpayers receive the refund amount to which they are entitled.
Please be aware that these measures, meant to ensure state tax dollars are going to the right person, could delay individual income tax refunds up to 60 days beyond the time frames of prior years.
You can check the status of your refund on Revenue Online. There is no need to login.


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Fast trains from Milan to Assisi take around 5 hours and 54 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 379 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Milan and Assisi.
1. Are there direct trains from Milan to Assisi?
Direct trains from Milan to Assisi have been found.
We usually find at least one direct train on the route from Milan to Assisi every weekday.
2. How long is the train journey from Milan to Assisi?
The Milan to Assisi train travel time is normally about 5 hours and 54 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.
3. What are the Milan to Assisi train times and schedule?
On weekdays the only direct train to Assisi is usually scheduled to depart Milan around 17:40. This is the same at the weekend.
When to book Milan to Assisi train tickets?
Trains in Italy usually open for booking around 6 months in advance. If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Milan to Assisi by train.
Which train companies operate between Milan and Assisi?
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I don't understand the question? System.Web.HttpContext.Current is an ASP.NET API, it's existence is not related or impacted by ServiceStack.
Still System.Web.HttpContext.Current has nothing to do with ServiceStack, it's an ASP.NET API that's only available within the context of a HTTP Request in a classic (i.e. System.Web) ASP.NET App.
Again this is only possible in a classic (i.e. System.Web) ASP.NET App.
Yes thanks it's quite plain to me that System.Web.HttpContext.Current has nothing to do with ServiceStack but therefore I wonder that if we change only the ServiceStack dependencies version to 5.4.0 to get such an issue? I will test it again with a small AppHost...or do you have another idea why this happens?
I don’t know why you’re seeing the issue, reasons why it would be null would be because it’s not a System.Web app or that access is not being done within the context of a HTTP Request (e.g in a background Thread).
But I wouldn’t be accessing the context via the singleton when you have access to IRequest, resolve it from OriginalRequest instead.
but outside the AppHost or ServiceStack Services like with System.Web.HttpContext.Current?
No you can't access the same IRequest instance via a singleton, you can create a new IRequest instance with the .ToRequest() extension method but it wont have access to any custom items you've added in IRequest.Items collection.
For non-HTTP Services like MQ you can use BasicRequest() which is effectively an empty IRequest instance.
now the singleton System.Web.HttpContext.Current is available again...all seems to be ok.
Sorry one question...why does no issue occured with the configuration of the target framework version 4.0 up to the Service Stack version 5.2 ?
I can't tell from here, but you can only access the HttpContext.Current singleton from the HTTP Worker Request thread, if it's null it suggests you're on a different Thread.


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We begin with a sidebar on the fuss about the Russians and Trump. While Trump’s denials of fact are outrageous, it also seems we are getting distracted in the same way as with terrorists–worrying about foreigners while forgetting the real examples are domestic.
The real story about the election is still homegrown—the successful coup exercised by the FBI on behalf of Trump. All you have to do is read Comey’s letters—I emphasize both of them—to realize this was conscious policy. There was no democratic change of government; there was a coup organized by the federal police. It is a monumental failure of the media that the behavior of the FBI was never considered as suspect prior to the election, and even now we seem blind to the danger posed by an FBI willing to provide Trump with ongoing extra-legal support.
That being said, we return to the main story: Trump, the Democrats, and “Trump’s people”—the white ex-middle class.
– Democrats have deserted the working class. They didn’t deliver what they should have and have paid the price.
– Why have they done nothing to help middle America?
– Why has it taken Trump to discover what needs to be done?
– Most of the job loss in Trump’s heartland was technological. Further, with current progress in robotics and artificial intelligence, that trend is actually accelerating.
– While there is an urgent need to mitigate its effects, globalization as general trend is not simply reversible.
In this environment Hilary Clinton proposed retraining, incentives for employers, and support during transition.
– The problems are just waiting to be solved. All it takes is removing the evil people who caused them, and we’ll be back where things were good.
– Those demons should be attacked for the evil they have done and are continuing to do.
– “We” are the true Americans, but the country is being taken over by “others” who will destroy it.
– Only Trump can deliver us.
The first conclusion to be drawn here is that very little could have been done about the core Trump voters in this election. But without the FBI the basic Democratic strategy would still have been successful. The FBI manipulations were if anything more significant than has been discussed, in that they affected both voting and non-voting behavior. There have been many analyses of voting behavior. I’ve seen no estimates of people who just didn’t vote, but one imagines at least the same–“two crooks, why bother?” (The prominence given to Clinton’s emails after the FBI announcement was actually quite incredible.) Since Clinton would have won decisively, it is just plain wrong to react to the election by bemoaning the failures of the Democratic party.
On the other hand, however, we can’t dismiss this election as an anomaly, since the dangers exposed by Trump are real and growing.
Despite the proliferating studies of “Trump’s people”, the white ex-middle class may not be as different from the rest of us as we are led to believe. Easterly’s recent article is worth reading on that point. What we do know is that they were whipped into hysteria by an intelligent, well-funded professional who knew exactly what he wanted to achieve. That is no isolated phenomenon.
Demagogues are an ever-present danger in democracy, and currently we are living in a great time for demagogues. Globalization, technology change, mixing of populations are well-established trends, and every one of them is getting worse. As just one example, the much-discussed “self-driving” cars and trucks apparently promise to shut down a major non-skilled job category long before most of us thought there was even a threat. It is no accident that there are Trump-like movements popping up everywhere.
All these changes put added weight behind the Democratic emphasis on education, health care, and a safety net. But it is also possible that we are moving into an era where there may not be enough good jobs for everyone. It’s not clear we have an answer for that, and probably we should be thinking about it. It may be a more than a matter of exceptions. Any group left behind is fodder for demagogues.
The real sea change in US politics is the emergence of a small elite class that feels it has no common enterprise with the rest of the population. (One indication of the change is the old movie French Connection. Looking from today’s perspective it seems rather quaint that the evil European drug lords actually take the subway!) That class has funded a Republican party with only one objective—cut taxes for the rich. All social services are fair game—education, medical care, retirement, environment, even police (Who needs them? Let’s all have guns!). Trump and the Tea Party have been smashing successes (along with the classic divide and conquer of ethnic groups and social classes), so there will always be money–and media support–for the next populist front. A recent New York Time article traces the corresponding evolution of the anti-democratic strain in the Republican party.
One of the worst media lapses of the campaign was to let Trump get away not divulging his taxes. No one ever dreamed that any candidate would commit such a lapse of civic ethics—or that such a candidate would not be held to account.
Now after Trump’s refusal to divest himself of his businesses and his continuing love affair with anything Russian (most recently his attack on the CIA over Russian hacking and his appointment of a Putin buddy to run the State Department), the time has come to demand accounting.
Every political official, columnist, and blogger should demand this. It shouldn’t even be a partisan issue—the public has a RIGHT TO KNOW.
There is a real worry we may not be able to go back. Certainly the Germans never got a second chance, and the Athenian Greeks were never able to free themselves from demagogues once that got going. The danger to dissent is immediate. Not only has Trump been able to use social media to incite his supporters to acts of violence, but the FBI represents an underemphasized threat. They have already demonstrated their willingness to support Trump by extra-legal means, and the history of J. Edgar Hoover has shown that it can happen here.
The Supreme Court makes this a perfect storm. As we know Trump gets at least one nominee and perhaps one or two more. The Constitution is only a piece of paper; its meaning is expressed by the Court’s interpretation. The Court was the Founding Fathers’ greatest risk–despite our much-vaunted checks and balances, the Court’s power is absolute. There is no recourse either for individual issues or for the makeup of the Court itself. Together with Congress a Trump court can do anything it wants, through legalized suppression of dissent or even controlling the country by manipulating who can vote–following the attempts to do that at the state level.
For now both the media and the mainstream politicians are trying to behave as if this is business as usual. While one can respect their desire the keep things calm, there is a corresponding responsibility to defend our democracy. At the very least there must be a commitment of the media in particular to actively defend dissent. That isn’t a given, since Trump as President will have even more power to control the public dialog than he did during the campaign. But with Trump holding all the cards, without dissent the democracy game may be lost for good.
I can’t say I know what to do, but it is sure time to try.


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Approving new members to the forums!
That's all anyone needs to know. Let him in.
Thank you fellow hue mans. I am hoppy to be here.
There is also a fan trying to get in from the old Vampi site goes by Angelbeville that said they can't seem to get "OK"ed.
I'll check it out, feel free to let them know once I post something regarding their approval.
EDIT: Shokoshu was the only one I found, he's now approved.
Last edited by comixfan1980; 06-05-2010, 06:40 PM.
I guess I can't keep them posted on the Vampirella site , I think it's shut down permanently now.
Added. It's hard to shift through the spambot email addressed and the real ones sometimes, I have a program that detects spambots and your friend may have just slipped through the crack. Thanks for letting me know!
thanks for the hard work man!
I was a mod at the Vampirella-forum and I also had to sort through them. Wankers!
testing to see if this account is approved.
Thanks comicsfan for setting me up. Glad you are out there to help out.

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The north is looking towards the south lately and the latest information to prove this point is, Mani Ratnam’s recent hit ‘OK Kanmani’ and Balu Mahendra’s classic ‘Moondram Pirai’ are getting ready to be remade in Hindi.
The Bollywood version of ‘OK Kanmani’ will be directed by Shaad, a former assistant to Mani Ratnam. Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor have been roped in to play the roles of Aadhi and Tara, made memorable by Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen, respectively.
According to sources, shooting for the movie will commence early next year. It is said that some important changes will be made to the script to suit the tastes of Hindi audience. Music, it is learnt, may be composed by A R Rahman himself.
On the other hand, advertisement maker Lloyd Baptista will make his directorial debut with the Hindi remake of ‘Moondram Pirai’. “It is a masterpiece, it should be passed on to the next generation. I have watched it countless times and though it would be a challenge to remake it, I am up for it,” he was quoted as saying.


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Forgot to apply a vendor credit on a bill once it's already paid but haven't printed checks.
So I've gone through and paid bills however I forgot to apply a credit for one of them. So I'm off on what my total balances. I have not yet printed the checks. How do I go back and apply the credit to a bill and then print the checks?
Re: Forgot to apply a vendor credit on a bill once it's already paid but haven't printed checks.
Thanks for checking in with us. It's a delight to help you apply a vendor credit to a bill in QuickBooks Desktop.
To resolve this, you'll want to delete the bill payment check. Then, re-apply the payment to the bill and apply the credit from it.
Select the QuickBooks Edit menu.
Also, knowing you already have an idea on how applying vendor credit works, you might want to have this article just in case you need reference: Record a vendor refund in QuickBooks Desktop.
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One of the most terrifying things about starting college is making new friends. Most new students overcome this by joining a club on campus. With over 1,000 registered student organizations at the University of Florida, you’re bound to find your niche.
Get ready to get pitch-slapped because UF delivers some aca-amazing toners. UF’s a cappella craze started with a co-ed group called No Southern Accent that branched into two gender-based groups: The Sedoctaves (all-female) and The Staff (all-male). In the past four years, several other groups have appeared on campus, all vying to crush the competition. Auditions happen in the fall, leaving teams ample time to train for the International Championship for Collegiate A Cappella. ICCA consists of several groups competing with 12 minutes of constant singing. “We pour all of our emotions into the set. We work on average around seven to 10 hours a week,” Cassidy Kinson, winner of Most Outstanding Arrangement in 2016 and former Music Director for The Sedoctaves, said. “A strict schedule motivates you to work towards a goal when you have a commitment towards the group.” During ICCA season, the group adds more hours to its schedule to prepare. But while ICCA is their yearly undertaking, The Sedoctaves’ ultimate mission is making beautiful music and telling a message with songs.
The Culinary Arts Student Union knows the most important thing in a college student’s life is food—and we can never get enough of it. This group celebrates food in all forms. Students get together to discuss food nutrition and culture and add a cherry on top when they prepare and devour their creations. “Our mission is to a foster a connected food community at UF and teach members everything we know about food in regards to our pillars: exploration, knowledge, technique and health,” CASU president Caitlin Close said. CASU hosts cooking workshops and nutrition culture classes in the Pilot Plant, a “hidden gem between the McCarty buildings and Marston.” CASU encourages anyone on campus to join—no experience necessary. Requirements include a love for food and willingness to learn.
Creating Reality Elevating Art Through Expression is one of the many art clubs on campus, but what makes this one unique is its ability to teach and explore new outlets of art. CREATE allows students with any skill level to join and provides all the materials necessary for each week’s creative project. “CREATE’s members keep the club a reality, and make every meeting fun, interesting and unpredictable,” CREATE president Naomi Steel said. The group doesn’t only focus on art in the tangible and visual sense; music, dance and creative writing have been included also. While some events range from body sculpting to creating CD mosaics, one odd event turned out to be extremely successful. “We painted with coffee and tea,” Steel said. “We used different levels of water to create different shades, and used different types of tea for additional colors.” The group’s mission is simple: use art as an outlet to lower students’ stress and anxiety levels.
If you enjoy a rush of adrenaline—and aren’t afraid of heights—we found your match. Falling Gators are UF’s premiere skydiving club. Providing a way for Gators to free fall and skydive for a low cost, Falling Gators hosts a Tandem Special in Palatka, FL every semester. “Skydive Palatka staff always tries to help the club. They make it possible for us to organize events at their drop zone in Gainesville,” Falling Gators president Bianca Artiaga said. Though the club is comprised of certified skydivers, they devote much time and energy to helping students gain their certification too. The process to get certified is a bit costly (with time and money) but once you’re done, each jump costs $24. “After you fall in love with the sport you will want to spend as much time as possible in the sky,” Artiaga said. The organization provides all of the necessary equipment to ensure their fellow Gators make it back safe and sound in time for football season.
While a variety of theater groups like to perform on campus, Florida Players shines the brightest. The group produces, directs, designs and performs three shows per semester, and everything is student-run. Michael Ortiz, assistant artistic director of Florida Players, said three things make up the essence of the organization: professionalism, quality and the family dynamic. “Everyone can come together and bond over this passion for theatre; we can all work professionally while still maintaining relationships and put on very quality productions,” Ortiz said. For those who don’t like working on performances, Florida Players offers free tickets to see the shows in the Phillips Center Squitieri Studio Theatre or the Black Box theatre located conveniently on campus.
Covered in 21 trees dedicated to the countries that sit on the International Latin American Association and home to the ever popular Hare Krishna vegetarian lunches, Plaza of the Americas is a favorite spot among students to eat, nap, study and just chill out. Alongside all of the life that it breeds, the Plaza welcomes one of the most relaxing group on campus: the Hammock Club, which boasts over 1,000 likes on Facebook. If buying a hammock seems out of your #PoorCollegeStudent budget, don’t worry. Hammock club has worked with Student Government to provide free rentals (with a valid Gator1) from student rec centers across campus. So if you walk by the plaza at any time of the day, you’ll most likely find at least one person relaxing in an ENO. Don’t forget to wake up to make it to class on time!
As you walk through Turlington Plaza, you suddenly see a large group of people run past The Potato wearing orange bandanas and carrying Nerf blasters. No, they’re not catching Pokémon—it’s simply the Zombie Apocalypse. “Humans vs. Zombies is like a giant game of tag that takes place in the zombie apocalypse,” Treasurer Maddox Corcoran said. The game’s simple rules are as follows: zombies infect humans by tagging them, but humans protect themselves using Nerf guns and socks. As you enter deeper into the game, humans are given objectives to complete without becoming infected. Missions become more challenging with humans forced to prove they have what it takes to withstand the The Walking Dead-style apocalypse. Everyone laughs and talks like a family—but once the game begins, all former kindness is replaced by ruthlessness and the need to survive.
If you like nature walks or desire to explore Gainesville, the TrailGators take you where you want to go. TrailGators started about a year ago when founder and UF student Jimmy Lee realized there was no club with the goal to simply enjoy nature and the outdoors. The TrailGators travel ‘round Gainesville to experience nature trails and parks and sometimes come back with surprising finds like shark teeth. Groups have explored places like Devil’s Den and a UF classic: Lake Wauburg. All UF students, no matter their levels of fitness, are welcome to join. Lee mentioned that consistency was difficult to achieve, but the end result is always worth it. “Every time I take a new person out on the trail, they’re always, ‘Oh wow, this place is really beautiful outside,’ and it’s something they never expected to see around Gainesville,” Lee said.
You walk onto the pitch wearing your House colors with pride and the stands scream your name. You mount your broomstick and take off into the sky ready to compete in the high-stakes game of Quidditch. Yet, instead of souring into the clear blue sky, you run on the ground across the grassy field with a stick between your legs. Muggle Quidditch combines elements of rugby, dodgeball and tag to create a live version of what was once only a magical (and physically impossible) game. In 2011, UF’s team won second place in the World Cup V after playing against 96 teams. They were the first team outside of the northeast region to ever reach the finals. The team continues to grow and host meetings twice a week to enhance the love of the game and remind everyone that impossible dreams can become a reality. 10 points for the Gators!
For a complete list of UF student organizations, visit GatorConnect at ufl.collegiatelink.net/organizations.


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Two Day National Seminar on Law and Justice: Emerging Issues’ starting from today was organized by Department of laws, Panjab University(PU), Chandigarh in collaboration with the Indian Council of Social Science Research-North Western Region.
Hon’ble Dr. Justice B.S.Chauhan, Chairperson, Law Commission of India & former Judge of Supreme Court of India in his inaugural address he urged the students to be a good lawyer instead going to the corporate sector. He emphasized the need for well-equipped judicial officers today to man the courts of law established to do justice. He related the theme of the seminar with the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Prof. Meenakshi Malhotra, Dean of University Instruction, PU, addressed the gathering, highlighting the history and achievements of PU. Ms. Anu Chathrath, Dean Faculty of Law, PU, encouraged the students to be active and thoroughly imbibe the knowledge available at their doorstep during the two days National seminar.
Prof. Shalini Marwaha, Chairperson, Department of laws, PU while talking on the theme of the seminar, said that justice is relational and approbative in nature, still law is a means to achieve the end of justice.
Professor Nishtha Jaswal introduced the theme of the seminar including sub-themes like access to justice, freedom of speech and expression, LGBT rights, obscenity laws, Right to privacy, Uniform Civil Code, climate change and role of New Media.
Mr. Satya Pal Jain (Member Law Commission of India and Additional Solicitor General of India) also graced the function. The seminar has witnessed participation from across the nation with more than 80 paper presentations in eight parallel technical sessions on different sub-themes which were chaired by many professors of law.


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There is sadly always a moment in our lives where we realize somone was not as sincere as ourselves. These people, concisously or not, decive us and use us for their own gain. It hurts our very core to find out the truth.
In todays quotable from Buddha, he teaches us how hurtful these types of people can be. Indirectly he is warning us to be weary of them so that our sincerity is protected from them.
About a month ago I was informed of a few things in the past, that a friend had done. Lies and deceitful words were spoken but the truth was not told by them. A true friend would be upfront and share it with you, even if it hurt. They would offer a shoulder to cry on and open their arms up for a large hug.
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In line with the restructuring of its European sales network, Nautic Global Group (NGG) has appointed AUGUSTA Wassersport GmbH as its main importer for RINKER Sportboats in Germany and Austria.
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ECHO emphasizes the many benefits of growing perennial vegetables. By this we mean vegetables that are planted once and eaten from for years. The benefits are many and can be especially helpful to the families of PLWHA, who have diminished labor availability and perhaps less land and money to purchase seeds.
Perennial vegetables require far less labor and expense and usually can be counted on for a reliable yield of food. The typical garden must be dug or plowed, then further worked to make a fine-textured seed bed. Farmers are often unsure whether they will find the seeds they want, whether they will be good seeds, and how far they may need to travel to purchase them. Then there is the work of planting the seeds and cultivating out the weeds. Ants and birds may eat the seeds. Chickens may eat or scratch out the young seedlings. Cutworms may cut the stems of the seedlings and insects may eat the leaves. Larger farm animals can destroy the garden.
In contrast, once a perennial vegetable has reached a considerable size, nearly all of these problems disappear, except those caused by the largest farm animals. This is especially important for the sick and elderly, including AIDS patients and AIDS orphans.
Perennial vegetables provide food year after year. I planted two of my favorite perennial vegetables, katuk and chaya, when my wife and I built a new home 22 years ago. We are still eating from the same plants today.
Chaya is a favorite perennial vegetable at ECHO.
Soil erosion is reduced. Because there is no need to till the soil, soil erosion is reduced. This can be of enormous importance on sloping land.
Perennial vegetables have special disease and insect resistance. Almost by definition, perennial vegetable plants must have unusual ability to fight off plant diseases and insects, or they would never live enough years to become perennials.
Perennial vegetables have resistance to climatic extremes. Again almost by definition, perennial vegetables must be able to survive long periods without rain if they are grown in a drought-prone region and to resist heat and humidity if they are grown in the hot, humid lowlands.
Perennial vegetables often have high nutritional value, high yields and provide food over an extended season. I am always struck by the enormous quantity of edible green leaves on a chaya bush, compared to the much smaller amount that can be harvested from an annual leafy vegetable like spinach or lettuce, which would take up the same space in the garden. I have seen chaya producing edible leaves in Haiti after four months without rain. An added benefit is that leaves of the perennial vegetables regrow soon after harvesting.
Favorite nutritious perennial vegetables at ECHO include moringa, chaya, katuk, and Haitian basket vine (also known as "hoop vine"). Write or visit our website for more information about these and other perennial vegetables.

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Maryland’s Carroll County school officials temporarily suspended field trips to Baltimore, citing increasing violence in the city.
Baltimore fifth grade teacher Kelly Forostiak referred to her mostly Black students as "a8%holes" and ironically still has her job.
A lawsuit accuses 13 St. Louis suburbs of extorting poor Black residents. Attorneys say they're operating debtor's prisons.
Plus, Justice Department finds Baltimore police practices are racially biased and MLK’s daughter is "disgusted" by Trump’s assassination comment.


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I wasn’t planning on writing this post this evening, but as I looked in the mirror after tea I felt that I had enough experience to write about being a boss. I saw panda eyes; not the type you get from wearing sunglasses, the type caused by dark bags around your eyes. I’m tired, and right now a little bit grumpy to be fair (probably related), but hopefully I’ll feel better after this!
Most of you will know that I run my own software and web development company, Lyke Ltd., however for the past three weeks I have had a intern with me (Callum) and I’ve also recently taken on a part-time employee (Danny). When I first took on Danny and started speaking with Callum’s college (which I also attended last year) I was naive enough to think that with three of us the businesses capacity would be tripled and that they’d be no stopping us. I understood that of course I would have to take the time out to train them both, a prospect I quite looked forward as I love teaching, but it’s safe to say I underestimated a few things.
Going from working on my own to working with other people has been a big jump. I’ve had to change my workflow and how I work to allow Callum and Danny to collaborate, I’ve had to make sure I’m absolutely clear about what I’m doing and think ahead about how I can delegate tasks, and it has made arranging meetings that little bit harder. It’s meant I have to be on the ball all the time and no longer do I only have my workload to consider, I have two other people’s to think about too. Training is possibly the most difficult part, even though I’m lucky that Danny and Callum want to learn as much as they can, it’s a real challenge to find the time to teach and still meet deadlines for clients as usual some days. It most often means me catching up with work at home which I don’t mind, but my body clearly does.
By no means do I regret my decision to take Danny or Callum on. I don’t regret any decisions I’ve made because life is about learning. I paint being a boss to be a negative teacher and it really isn’t, it’s an awesome feeling especially coupled with the fact just over a year ago I was sat in a class room at college. Perhaps I should have waited to venture into the land of employees, although I believe in throwing yourself in at the deep end – if you don’t push yourself, who will? – and at the time I made the decision everything was telling me was the next step. It’s important to remember also that I’m writing this from the perspective of an employer that hasn’t hired experts in the field, Danny and Callum have basic knowledge and the drive to learn, develop and put in the hours needed to do so. This post would probably be a little bit different if I’d have hired highly qualified people instead, but I didn’t want to do that and I think it still would have represented a leap that took a lot of effort.
It’s still very early days; I have a lot to teach Danny and Callum, and I have a lot to learn myself, but I know that in the end we’ll all benefit massively. For me, that’s what it’s all about! Yes, businesses have to make money but they exist to help people and I for one use the power I have through my company to help people in whatever way I can. I hope working with me is providing both guys with invaluable experience and opportunities in an industry that I know they are both passionate about. Unfortunately Callum’s internship finishes on the 19 August, though I hope he’ll be back and we have over a week until then so watch this space!
On that note, they’ll definitely be a funny video to look forward to next week. We post comedy sketches every Friday on our Facebook page so be sure to like it so that you don’t miss out!
Today has been a tough day and things didn’t quite go the way I planned, but that’s okay. Today has been a lesson and tomorrow is new day…. Hopefully with plenty of sleep in between!


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Here's a great article from Mindful.org - 6 Rules of Conscious Emailing.
I read it last week and have been referring to it daily ever since.
My relationship with email is generally "dig, dig, dig, dig" - always digging my way out of what I feel is a perpetual blackhole of emails.
I love to receive personal emails and life updates in my personal account, but by the end of the day when I actually have time to kindly respond to and send more extensive, well-thought out personal emails, I'm generally exhausted by the thought because I've spent all day online responding to work account emails. Sound familiar?
The article gives some hopeful, general suggestions about how to shift one's relationship with email.
It's good to pause and remember that email - like any mode of communication - is really, at the core, about relationship. So we probably ought to treat it with the care we'd treat any other relational tool.
Do you have any email suggestions?

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