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Pairing: Bert Mccracken/Jay James/Sean Smith
Rating: NC-17
POV: Jay
Prompt: 33: Age Play
Warnings: Infantilism
Notes: It was gonna imply/mention scat/watersports but I never did. This is mostly inspired by ginsygee.
"Jay? Jay wake up!" I groaned softly as I stirred at his words, my eyes blinking open slightly to gaze at the man that sat up in bed beside me. His hair stuck to his bare shoulders and framed the sides of his face. He smiled down at me, though I could tell he was just as tired as I was as I forced myself to sit up. "I think he's crying."
I rubbed my eyes with my fists, listening out for the soft snuffling sound. "Ok, I'll check on him..." I mumbled sleepily, sighing as I slipped out of bed. I padded through the darkness, walking through to the small bedroom beside ours. Set up along one wall was a crib, which was at least twice the size of a normal one. We'd custom built it to accomodate him. I walked over to it, gazing down into it at the form within.
Large eyes met mine and arms reached up for me. I couldn't help but smile at how adorable he was. The boy within the crib wasn't a child, but a teenage boy, with bleached blonde hair and adorable eyes. A sheet covered his body, concealling his pale skin from my gaze. "Mmmm what is it little one?" He pointed through the bars and I smiled, lifting up his cuddly sheep toy and waving it above him. His arms reached for it and, with a smile, I set it on his chest and kissed his cheek. "Sleep well sweetie."
I returned to my lover, laying down beside him with a smile. "His toy had slipped through the bars again." Bert nodded and wrapped his limbs around me and, together, we drifted to sleep.
I stood in the doorway to Sean's room, watching him sleep. He looked so adorable as he slept, sucking on his thumb gently. Sean was the result of Bert wanting some form of child, though we were obviously unable to do it ourselves. After considering for awhile, Bert recalled something he'd read online about infantilism. I'd thought about it before finally agreeing to it. Sean was the end result of our search.
I smiled as he squirmed in the sheets, rolling onto his side and curling up. He was so adorable. I was tempted to kiss his forehead, though I didn't want to wake him. Smiling, I headed back to Bert.
"Ugh..." I groaned softly as Bert eased his fingers inside me, lifting my hips up off the sheets. "Bert..." I whimpered, but the sound was quickly swallowed by his eager mouth, hot and hungry against mine. My hands released their grip on the sheets to latch onto his body, the fingers of my left holding onto the skin around that ridiculous stick figure tattoo of his. I let out a soft whine when his lips left mine, his body straightening above me and a dirty smirk playing on his lips.
"Mmm gonna fuck you so good baby, gonna make you moan so loud." His tongue snaked out over his lips, the slim digits buried up my ass curving to seek out my spot. My hips jerked up hard as he found it, something he could always do far, far too easily. I squeezed around his fingers, groaning softly.
He shifted them out of me, caressing my thigh with his other hand. "Ready?" I nodded, gasping softly as he guided his stiff cock towards my hole. His dick was much like his fingers, the same sort of length as his middle one and just a little thicker. It easily filled me, my ass swallowing it into my body.
"Shit..." I grunted, his lips latching onto my neck as he began to move steadily. Teeth and tongue attacked my skin, being sure to leave a mark which would be visible for at least a couple of days. There were marks like that all over my body, from my ass to my arms, all in various stages of fading away. His hands kept a grip on my body, holding onto my thighs as I wrapped my legs around him. "Fuck Bert, harder, faster... please..."
He chuckled and left my neck, moving back again to fuck me hard and rough, each thrust catching my spot. My head tipped back against the pillows and all I could do was make soft gasps and a few random Welsh words. I knew that Welsh turned him on, even if it was just a few meaningless words. I could say 'the kitchen sink is broken' and he'd still groan as if I'd said 'sick my dick'. I guess that was the advantage of him not knowing my native tongue more then a few swear words, love and good night.
We had to have been fucking for a good few minutes before I noticed we were being watched. By this point, Bert was stroking my dick with his right hand and caressing the skin around my nipples with his left. Sean was sitting near the door, simultaneously sucking on his thumb and rubbing the crotch of his nappy. "Fuck Sean what have I told you about watching us?"
Bert's head snapped towards the blonde and I knew he'd yell if I didn't stop him, so I clenched my muscles to make sure he couldn't say anything. Sean's thumb left his lips and he whimpered a reply in a small voice. "Not to do it unless you let me."
"That's right Sean." I sighed and looked up at Bert, who had a certain fire in his eyes. I knew he'd have Sean bent over his lap later, the nappy cast aside so he ould spank him until he made the boy's arse red. Which was probably half the reason why he did it. "Come over here." Sean crawled towards us, his movements slightly unsteady, clearly revealing his nerves. Bert released my dick and gripped the boy's blonde locks, pushing his head towards my stiff cock roughly. The boy parted his lips, taking in the pierced mushroom head of my cock, sliding his sweet lips down my shaft to take more of me in. This was normally the position he'd end up if we let him watch. He'd ether be sucking my dick, riding it or eating out Bert's ass.
I tangled a hand with Bert's in his hair, holding him steady as he sucked hard, my hips bucking slightly from Bert's thrusting. "For watching not only will I spank you, but you won't be getting any milk." Bert growled, squeezing the raised area around my nipple to prove his point. Even before we'd decided to have a 'kid' Bert had found out about male lactation and had started to get me to do it. Now the flesh below my nipples was slightly raised from where the milk got produced. It wasn't enough to really be noticeable, not unless you knew it was there to begin with.
My breath hitched slightly and I tilted my head back, shooting down the back of Sean's throat. The boy swallowed it all eagerly, his shaky hands stoking my thigh and stomach while he gulped it all down. I sighed softly in contentment, opening my eyes to gaze up at Bert. He was still thrusting in and out of me with wild abandon, his eyes scrunched up in concentration.
I felt him slip out of my hole and move around to my face. He was stroking himself now, his cock slick with sweat and spit from when I'd sucked him before he entered me. He only had to stroke himself three times before he released in streaks across my cheeks and chin, a few drops landing on my lips. I knew he liked it best that way. I swiped my lips with my tongue, smiling at his taste and kept my gaze on him. "You look so beautiful like that Jay." He bent down, licking some of the cum from my cheek. "I love you."
"I know." I whispered softly against him, shifting my hand from Sean's hair to caress Bert's back.
I knew Bert wouldn't stay on me long. After sex he was always strangely wired, while I preferred to jsut remain laying against the sheets, he always felt he had to do something and when his gaze found Sean I knew he'd decided to punish him. He slipped the white gold ring off his left ring finger, just in case he decided to use that hand, and he set it on the bedside table. I sat up on the bed, watching as he stalked towards Seaan, who'd returned to sitting on the floor. "Now, you've been a bad boy Sean...."


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School Attendance Plummets in Helmand [1]
People living in this southern province say the lack of educational opportunities is itself creating potential recruits for the insurgency.
Of all Afghan provinces, Helmand has been worst hit in recent years by the enforced closure of schools, either through Taleban intimidation or by the simple tactic of setting them on fire.
Rahimullah Khan, who heads Helmand's education department, told IWPR that a few months ago, only 35,000 pupils were attending school, but that things had improved somewhat since then. .
"The number of pupils in Helmand province has recently reached 54,000. More than 10 schools, previously closed down by the Taleban, have been re-opened in the Nawa district [alone] recently," he said.
Even this improvement amounts to a massive fall in attendance from February last year, when the then provincial education chief said there were 111,000 pupils registered in Helmand, of whom 12,000 were girls. At that point in February 2007, there were 113 schools operating across the province, the rest of the 224 schools had already closed. (See Schools Face Murderous Challenge [3], ARR No. 241, 9-Feb-07.)
This is at a time when education provision is growing in more secure parts of Afghanistan.
Students and teachers in Helmand say the official figures are far too optimistic. Whatever the correct number, though, it is clear that huge numbers of children are missing out on education in the province. Without schooling, young men will be ill equipped to cope in a situation of high unemployment, and that could make them ripe recruits for the Taleban.
Grishk district in the north of Helmand is one of many areas where the Taleban are active.
According to local schoolteacher Haji Abdul Hamid, "In past years, there were 23 schools operating in Grishk, but since 2006, it's fallen to just six. The number of pupils attending school reached 13,088 in past years, 3,500 of them girls. Almost all the boys and girls are now unable to go to school and are at home. Only a tiny number in the town of Grishk itself are currently going to school."
Taj Mohammed, deputy head of education in Helmand, detailed how many closures there have been, "There were 241 schools across Helmand province, of which 34 have been closed in the past four years. More than 64 schools have been torched by unidentified men, and 17 teachers and students have been murdered by anti-government militants."
The Taleban send mixed messages about whether they deliberately target schools, since they insist they are in favour of education in general.
The movement claimed responsibility for burning and closing down some schools in 2006, but have not said anything about the issue since then.
Last year, Taleban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi told reporters, "We have burnt some schools where anti-Islamic lessons were being taught. I can recall a school in the Shajoi district of Zabul province where the students were being taught wrongly."
He said the Taleban disapproved of changes to the way literacy was being taught, although he did not make it clear whether this counted as sufficient grounds to attack a school.
"Many changes have been made to the textbooks in other schools. For instance, the letter A used to be for Allah but in these textbooks A is used for 'anar' [pomegranate]. J used to be for Jihad, but these books have J for 'jowar' [maize]. We do not permit such changes," he said.
The Afghan authorities say Muslim religious scholars are free to check the curriculum to ensure there is nothing that runs counter to Islam – and say unless they find anything wrong, then the Taleban claim is merely a pretext for stopping children from getting an education.
On the ground, people in rural areas describe a policy of clear intimidation.
"We have gone to the Taleban many times and told them not to take action against the schools and they agreed to this," said Alisha Mazlumyar, a tribal elder in the Marja district. "But few days after the schools start up, Taleban militants make death threats to teachers and pupils. The anti-government militants do not want education to improve in our society. There isn't a single school operating in Marja district. Our children have been prevented from attending school, and are at home."
Marja district, some 40 kilometres southwest of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah, has seen recurring violence, most recently with a firefight between Afghan government troops and the Taleban that lasted several hours on April 08.
"There is nothing here but insecurity and fighting," grumbled Mazlumyar.
Bashir Ahmad, 20, is currently in the final school year in Lashkar Gah, where he went after his school in Marja closed down. After staying at home and working on the family farm for six months, he made his a decision on his own – "I should think about my future".
"The Taleban are currently dominant in Marja district. I can't go home. They'd kill me because I'm studying in Lashkar Gah. My father has been threatened by the Taleban several times, who said he must stop me going to school. They said I was being taught anti-Islamic lessons in Lashkar Gah, although my father has never spoken to me about it."
Neighbouring Sangin district is suffering similar problems. It may be just 50 kilometres from Lashkar Gah, but the main town there is the only place fully controlled by Afghan government and NATO troops – the surrounding territory is de facto Taleban territory.
One teacher from Sangin, speaking on condition of anonymity, told IWPR, "I can't live in Sangin any more because I used to show the good path [teaching] to the children in this country.
"I fled to Lashkar Gah two years ago. I have done nothing wrong – all I was doing was teach in an Islamic school; teaching boys in a school. I cannot return to my home district."
As a result of the security problems, large numbers of school pupils are now in Lashkar Gah to attend schools in the relatively safe environment there. There is no dormitory provision, but the authorities are paying them each 12,000 afghanis, 240 US dollars, to cover a three-month period.
Analysts warn that if the lack of schooling in Helmand continues, the security situation is bound to get worst.
Helmand's new governor, Mohammad Gulab Mangal, says he has a three-point action plan to get the schools open again.
"I have three plans in hand to re-open the closed schools and am committed to implementing them," he told IWPR. "First, we want to get the weakened education system back on its feet with the help of tribal elders. Second, we want to destroy the enemy's capacity through military operations. And third, we will improve the capacity of the provincial education department so that the standard of teaching improves in all districts.
"We are currently in phase one of the plan. We hope to implement all of them soon."
Ghulam Sarwar Ghafari, an analyst in Helmand, said the role of the traditional tribal structure was crucial, "Villagers and elders in the districts should gather together and make plans for building private schools and hiring teachers. No one but the tribal elders can do this."
The argument is that private schools would be seen as distinct from the Afghan state and the Taleban would leave them alone. Although the education ministry would not be able to set the curriculum, it has agreed to make provision for school-leavers from private institutions to be admitted to university without problems.
The problem may be that tribal leaders are not always in a position to rule on such matters these days.
As Haji Nadir Khan, an elder in Nawa district, said, "We see tribal elders getting killed every day. Several were killed brutally last month. So how do you think we can say something to benefit our villages and people? They [Taleban] view the tribal elders as major criminals, even though they [elders] find solutions for the problems facing villagers. They represent the people, not the government."
Aziz Ahmad Tassal is an IWPR-trained journalist in Helmand.

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Topic: Viktor Frankl Institute
by Alexander Batthyany
The development of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis dates back to the 1930s. On the basis of Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalysis and Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology the psychiatrist and neurologist Viktor Emil Frankl (1905-1997) laid down the foundations of a new and original approach which he first published in 1938. Logotherapy/Existential Analysis, sometimes called the "Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy", is an internationally acknowledged and empirically based meaning-centered approach to psychotherapy.
In Logotherapy/Existential Analysis (LTEA) the search for a meaning in life is identified as the primary motivational force in human beings.
Frankl's approach is based on three philosophical and psychological concepts:
Freedom of Will
Will to Meaning, and
Meaning in Life
According to LTEA humans are not fully subject to conditions but are basically free to decide and capable of taking their stance towards internal (psychological) and external (biological and social) conditions. Freedom is here defined as the space of shaping one's own life within the limits of the given possibilities. This freedom derives from the spiritual dimension of the person, which is understood as the essentially human realm, over and above the dimensions of body and of psyche. As spiritual persons, humans are not just reacting organisms but autonomous beings capable of actively shaping their lives.
The freedom of the human person plays an important role in psychotherapy, in that it provides clients with room for autonomous action even in the face of somatic or psychological illness. And it just that resource which enables clients, in the context of the techniques of Paradoxical Intention and Dereflection, to cope with their symptoms and to regain control and self-determination.
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I don't eat them, on ANYthing.... ever, ever, ever because I can't stand the smell of them, so I'm certainly not going to cry all over myself to cut them up for onion rings.
But, when she posted her recipe for them on her blog the other day; I knew it was going to be trouble because everyone in my house loves them!
Sure enough, Tony's been wanting onion rings... and he usually get what he wants... obviously!!!
Last week, I finally told him to buy the buttermilk and onions...(I'm thinking it was in a very sweet, loving tone too--- but I can't be sure)
He did.
Then I continued to put him off for so long, the milk went bad! Yeah for me!!!
I came home to this the other day...
So...before Colton's football practice and AJ's 2 baseball games tonight... I finally made them their onion rings.
And look at poor AJ's pitiful face...
They ate them faster than I could toss them in the oil....
But daddy saved him one... Let me share one thing Ree doesn't tell you on her blog about these little treasures though... They MAKE YOUR WHOLE HOUSE STINK To HIGH HEAVEN... FOR HOURS!!! No joke.
Tony continues to think they're worth crying over, but now I'm crying too!
Good thing tonight was a double header and I was gone for 5 hours or I think I'd be staying at a hotel tonight... really, it's THAT bad. (but apparently I'm the only one who thinks so because they want me to make more tomorrow!)
hmmm, we'll have to see about that.
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The Mini Moke was motoring at its most basic – a box-sided tray on wheels with a windscreen and the simplest of seats. In a warm climate it was great fun for taking down to the beach, a sort of four wheeled motorbike, but it was very draughty in the cold and wet with the "rag top" up and it did not offer much protection when mixing it with semi-trailers on the freeway.
The Moke was born in response to the British Army's search for air transportable vehicles. It was certainly light and compact, particularly with the windscreen down, but the front wheel drive, small wheels and low ground clearance cannot have given sufficient mobility, although experimental four wheel drive Mokes were built – with two engines and transmissions, power at each end! The general idea was to design a utility version of the Mini- a lighter weight Land Rover to be capable of packing in crates to be dropped from the sky with a parachute or lowered by helicopter (if you look carefully at a Moke, you can see how with the windscreen removed, they do stack on top of each other, the wheels on the top one fitting nicely on the wings underneath). The big military orders fell through but the Moke went on to become a cult, a real classic car.A few years later Leyland decided to transfer production to Australia. The Australian army liked them so did the Australian Public, well they did after increasing wheel size, ground clearance, engine size etc. Eventually after the Australian Public had their fun, the Portuguese (Cagiva) had a short attempt, later the Italians (Cagiva still) who made the final slight modifications and the final few Mokes. there is a hint of starting production again we'll wait and see.
- 1960, Austin investigate a light weight minimalist vehicle suitable for air transport for the British Army.
- 1963, Mini Moke prototype built but the Army abandons interest.
- 1964 August, civilian Mini Moke released, based on the front wheel drive Minicar with an 850cc engine transversely mounted.
- 1966, Moke production transferred to Australia.
- 1968, larger 13″ wheels raise ground clearance to 8″, 1100c engine fitted.
- 1972, Californian Mokes produced with 1275cc motor for the US market.
- 1981 November, Leyland Australia stops building Mokes but production is transferred to Portugal.
- 1992, Moke production stops in Portugal. Tooling sold to Cagiva of Italy who built 1500 Mokes
These dates are courtesy of the Moke Owners Association.
Thank you to John Taylor http://home.wxs.nl/~amoke/p07.htm for this info.
Pre-Production/Prototype Mokes
The Moke was originally developed during the '50s to meet a need in the British Army, and went through a number of different prototypes, including a twin-engined 4WD "Twinni-Moke". The British Army didn't like the Moke that much and decided to use Citroen 2CV pickups instead, but some Mokes did end up in military service. Mokes were also trialed by the U.S. Army and several Commonwealth nations including Australia and New Zealand. These early vehicles differ from the later production models, having features like hinged windscreens, different body-shells, wheel-bases, etc.
One of the early Moke prototypes of around 1960-61. This one appears destined for the United States (note that it's left-hand drive) or possibly North Africa (?). The sides show the original open "buckboard" design, but it has a side-mounted fuel tank like the production models. The front- and rear-end styling is very similar to the production Mokes apart from the large cut-aways on the bottom corners
Little Wheeler Mokes
The Moke went into civilian production in 1964 and was available as either an Austin or Morris, depending on the dealer. It was produced for only 4 years and 14,518 were built, only about 10% of which stayed in England. It was extremely basic having a seat for the driver, one wiper blade and little else. Front and rear passenger seats, heater, side screens, sump-guard, etc. were all additional cost extras! Spruce Green was the only colour available, and they were fitted with 10″ wheels and the 848cc engine as per the Mini. Production was transferred in its entirety to Australia in 1968, although it was already in production there since 1966. The early Australian Mokes were fitted with a larger 998cc engine, and remained unchanged until 1969.
The little-wheeler Mini Mokes suffered from poor ground clearance due to the 10″ wheels, but were still agile performers. The side boxes house the battery and fuel tank and provide some storage space.
Australian Mokes
The Moke started production in Australia in 1966, when the first civilian "little wheelers" were released. Many changes were made to the original design, including the fitting of larger engines (998, 1100 and eventually the 1275cc), stronger sump guard, parcel shelves, better seats and hood, re-routing of cabling and brake/fuel pipes for greater protection, etc. In an attempt to overcome the Moke's ground clearance problems, 13″ wheels were fitted which required special rear trailing arms and wheel arch extensions to cope with the larger wheels. The up-market "Californian" version of the Moke was produced to cater for the growing recreation market. It featured bull/kangaroo bars front and rear, wider spoked wheels, better seats, and rubber floor linings. A utility/pick-up version of the Moke was also produced. Production of the Australian Mokes stopped in 1982 (the assembly lines were used to build more profitable Peugeots!)
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Five years ago in this column, we investigated the yamas and niyamas in a 10-part series. These guidelines for living a harmonious life, which include five observances and five restraints, constitute the first two of the ten limbs of yoga as written in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: nonviolence, truthfulness, non-stealing, sexual responsibility, non-greediness, cleanliness, contentment, purification, self-study and devotion to the Divine. These qualities are attributes of consciousness that we all share as spiritual beings. We are happiest when these qualities blossom in our lives because they illustrate our true and essential nature.
For the coming series, we will examine each one of these qualities in more depth, beginning with ahimsa, or nonviolence. We will explore how profound and subtle the interconnections are with all these characteristics of a fully realized being and how we can deepen our understanding of these qualities in order to give more meaning to our everyday lives.
Before we go deeper into nonviolence, we need to understand how violence has already shaped our lives in both gross and subtle ways. We have been conditioned by many forces: personal experiences and influences from family, work, community, education, society and global events. By bringing our awareness to our cultural conditionings, we see more clearly where the real work needs to be done to turn violence into nonviolence.
Together we can discover answers to important burning questions: Where does most of the violence come from in our world? How have we been practicing or condoning violence in our own personal lives without really acknowledging it? What ways does our culture promote violence? What steps can we take to develop nonviolence in thought, word and deed? How do we connect with others to learn more about the theory and practice of nonviolence? What is the connection between the spiritual and social practice of nonviolence?
Everyone reading this was born into the bloodiest era that human beings have known. The 20th century saw tens of millions killed in world wars and genocidal attacks. The combination of technology for mass military weapons (chemical, nuclear and conventional) and the belief that war was inevitable proved that human beings could bring great suffering to one another. But the 21st century opened with a new belief–that war is not inevitable. When millions around the world marched just before the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, it marked the initiation of a new era. Even though the forces of nonviolence did not win that particular struggle, it was the launching of a world-wide shift of consciousness.
This shift of consciousness had been building throughout the last century in the writings of visionaries such as Mahatma Gandhi, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Dalai Lama and in the victories won by millions of people–with peaceful means–who defeated tyrants and oppressive systems.
Violence exists in many forms in our society. Unless we examine the history of violence in our families and in our countries, we will not be able to understand how to change it. Racism, sexism and xenophobia (hatred of foreigners) are not part of our essential nature but are taught through our culture.
To overcome our ignorance, it is important to see how violence afflicts our ideas and our behavior, consciously and unconsciously. Every day there are groups of people–immigrants, people of color, women, the elderly and those with low income–who suffer because of the ignorance of others. It is not only a matter of one individual violating another individual, but the way our society treats groups as a whole. Here are some examples:
- Most of the homeless men in America are veterans. More than one million veterans have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan; over a quarter of a million recent vets have applied for veteran health benefits; 17 vets per day commit suicide (according to American Medical News, December 2007).
- The greatest cause of death to pregnant women in the U.S. is murder.
- There are nearly 50 million people without health care in the U.S.
- Chicago has the most militarized school system in the U.S., with six schools where children (mainly Latino and African American) are trained as soldiers.
- There are 30,000 gunshot deaths per year in the U.S.
- One-quarter of all prisoners in the world are incarcerated by the U.S. Half of them are African-American. One-third of all African-American men have been in the prison system in America, and those with felony convictions are not allowed to vote.
- The most promoted video games are those where players "kill" opponents.
- Climate change has already displaced millions of people, contributed to wars over fresh water and food, killed hundreds of thousands through intense storms and droughts, eliminated thousands of plant and animal species and threatens the human race and the planet as a whole.
There is only a minority on the planet today who actually engages in harming others intentionally. Others promote violence for personal economic benefit or because of personal beliefs. But it's a loud and powerful minority who channel our tax money towards billions in armaments and away from education, healthcare and other social programs that would resolve conflicts peacefully.
The good news is that most of us are not violent in our behavior. However, we need to consider how our thoughts, words, actions or omission of actions may inadvertently contribute to violence.
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Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Heart. New York: Continuum International, 1997.
Hanh, Thich Nhat. Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames. New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001.
Klein, Naomi. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2007.
Macy, Joanna. World as Lover, World as Self: Courage for Global Justice and Ecological Renewal. Berkeley CA: Parallax Press, 2007.
McCarthy, Coleman. I'd Rather Teach Peace. New York: Orbis, 2007.
Tarnas, Richard. Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View. New York: Plume Penguin, 2007.
Swami Shraddhananda (Maureen Dolan, PhD) is a priest in the Kriya yoga tradition. She teaches peace studies courses, yoga, and meditation at DePaul University. She served as Adjunct Interfaith Chaplain for nearly 10 years at the university. Swami Shraddhananda has been active in housing cooperatives as well as other initiatives to build community and consciousness. She may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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On 29 May 2019 the NW London CCGs published a case for change for commissioning reform. This was in response to the recommendation in the NHS long term plan that the number of CCGs should be significantly reduced to align with the number of emerging integrated care systems (ICSs) across the country. This would imply a single CCG for NW London.
The launch of our case for change was followed by a period of engagement with CCG staff, local stakeholders and patient groups (this ended on the 24 August).
During this period of engagement we attended over 94 events, including eight governing bodies in public and 16 governing body events. In addition to this we have met with all local authorities, a large number of local GPs, most primary care networks, GP Federations, patient groups, the Local Medical Committee, Healthwatch and our staff.
Thank you to all the many organisations and individuals who took part in the engagement exercise and provided us with feedback. Following consideration of the responses received, our CCG chairs have agreed a recommendation that will be going to governing bodies in September for discussion.
The CCG Chairs have agreed to recommend the following to governing bodies:
CCG governing bodies will discuss a paper setting out this position at their meetings in public in September.
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As the retail industry is expanding with modern technology, has also affected the way of branding, marketing, and the way of retailers used to manage their business. Now, it's no longer a case of simply stocking shelves with desirable goods and waiting for customers to browse and buy. In the new commerce age, technology has sparked the mindset of enterprises who are coming up with high-tech ideas for their retail startups. These evolving business culture is also reshaping the retail industry with a hanging question on the future of many enterprises which are lagging behind in the evolution race.
But with digital disruptions and economic challenges retailers can successfully battle out to gain their consumers' attention, and in return, earn their business goals. One of the ways to do this is by choosing the right digital and physical retail environment. While digitally you can find several apps and technologies in the market, from the physical standpoint finding the right space to open your new retail store is critical for its success, as location, size, price, and parking are all important decisions that can give positive as well as negative results. When you're looking into the commercial real estate market, you will find different options that might relate to your budget and business type. Like for smaller businesses it would be effective if they go with limited inventory. Others might prefer larger spots in shopping malls, or even stand-alone buildings if they can afford it.
Here are a few steps that will help you make the right decision if you're looking to create a successful retail store:
Select the right location: The commercial building you decide has a massive impression on your business. It should be ideally located to enhance your operations while respecting zoning and environmental regulations. Like in Delhi NCR, and Gurgaon the location is an excellent place where the city and its satellites have housed some of the biggest International and national companies, serving them with superlative connections to public transport from Delhi metro and Indira Gandhi International Airport. Through a network of national and interstate highways, the region is filled with facilities like business parks, tech-parks, residential high rises, banks, hospitals, shopping malls, petrol pumps, restaurants, etc. A retails outlet in any of these locations will help you get the maximum footfall.
Be aware of costing: Commercial buildings come in a broad category of locations and prices, so you have to know what your requirements are and how much you can manage to pay. If you've worked on a business plan, you probably know the amount you can spend on rent or a mortgage, utilities, and taxes. A cash-flow analysis will help you determine whether you can afford to purchase a commercial property or if renting is your only viable option.
Adapt your selection to the needs of your customers: If you're a retailer, you probably want to make sure there are ample parking and pedestrian space as well as an attractive decor and facilities like washrooms within the store layout. This is why several brands prefer a mall, which comes with such added brownies.
Consider local taxes and infrastructure: Taxes vary between municipalities, with some towns offering preferential rates in the hopes of attracting businesses. Your commercial real estate agent should know what the taxes will be, as well as the infrastructure and utilities including internet access, garbage pickup, roads, electricity, and natural gas that are available at the sites you're considering.
Store design: The use of strategic floor plans and space management, including furniture, displays, fixtures, lighting, and signage, would result in a hassle-free store design. Have a good conversation and brainstorming session with your architect and interior designer about the available layout and how you can use it to create a highly attractive store.
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The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitizing of user supplied inputs in the application when parsing crafted HTTP requests. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to execute arbitrary OS commands within the context of the application, via a crafted HTTP request.
Affected Products
DCS-3411/3430 - firmware v1.02
DCS-5605/5635 - v1.01
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DCS-1100/1130 - v1.03
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DCS-5230 - v1.02
DCS-5230L - v1.02
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DCS-7410 - v1.00
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System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
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The authoritative biography on the unknown later years, based - incredibly - on new documents.
An ageing queen, an heirless state, conspiracy all round: here is the court of Elizabeth I as never known beforeHistory has pictured Elizabeth I as Gloriana, an icon of strength and power. But the reality, especially during her later years, was not so simple.In 1583 Elizabeth is fifty years old, past childbearing, but her greatest challenges are still to come: the Spanish Armada; the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots; relentless plotting among her courtiers. This gripping and vivid portrait of her life and times - often told in her own words ('You know I am no morning woman') - reveals a woman who is fallible, increasingly insecure, and struggling to lead Britain. This is the real Elizabeth, for the first time.


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Italy maintained their perfect record in Group J and clocked up their ninth international win in a row with a 5-0 thumping of Liechtenstein on Tuesday.
The Azzurri were already qualified for the European Championship finals an locked up the top spot in the group with the runaway win.
Federico Bernardeschi set Italy on the way in the second minute before Andrea Belotti, with a brace, Alessio Romagnoli and Stephan El Shaarawy added further goals in the final 20 minutes as Roberto Mancini's team made it eight wins out of eight in the group.
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Italy made 10 changes to their team that beat Greece 2-0 two days ago and Bernardeschi put the visitors ahead after less than two minutes when he volleyed in Cristiano Biraghi's cross, but Italy had to wait until the 70th for the second goal.
Italy's run, which includes a friendly win over the United States followed by their eight Euro qualifiers, is their longest since 1938-39 under Vittorio Pozzo.
"Am I interested in equalling Pozzo's record? I would be interested in winning two World Cups and an Olympic Games like he did, but a European Championship would do just fine," said Italy coach Roberto Mancini.
Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu had to pull off several saves to prevent an equaliser before Belotti headed in a corner to double the Italy's lead.
That opened up the floodgates as Romagnoli headed in another in the 77th on an assist from El Shaarawy, who got on the scoresheet himself five minutes later following a through-ball from Bryan Cristante.
Belotti doubled his tally in stoppage time with another header.
"The important thing is that all the lads are really involved," said Mancini, who has rejuvenated the team during his 18 months in charge. "And the truth is that, on June 1, I will be forced to make some important choices and some kids will have to miss out."


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This past week, and the whole summer, really, has been SO hot! Even attempting to go running, play tennis, or even go outdoors is a big effort. Hopefully this heat wave will pass, but for now, I am enjoying the small things. // My Cupcakes & Cashmere book just arrived! // The perfect attire for […]Read More As of Late


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April 8, 2019
SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted amendments to modernize and simplify certain disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K and related rules and forms, as mandated by the 2015 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.
April 8, 2019
SEC Director of Investment Management Dalia Blass Delivers Keynote Address at the ICI Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference
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SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman Delivers Keynote Address at the ICI Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference
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SEC's Division of Investment Management Issues Information Update Regarding Updated Forms
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Mucosal melanomas in the elderly: challenging cases and review of the literature
Authors Baderca F, Vincze D, Balica N, Solovan C
Received 19 March 2014
Accepted for publication 3 April 2014
Published 12 June 2014 Volume 2014:9 Pages 929—937
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S64361
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Flavia Baderca,1,2 Dana Vincze,3 Nicolae Balica,4 Caius Solovan5,6
1Department of Microscopic Morphology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania; 2Service of Pathology, Emergency City Hospital, Timisoara, Romania; 3Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania; 4Otolaryngology Department, 5Department of Dermatology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania; 6Department of Dermatology, Emergency City Hospital, Timisoara, Romania
Abstract: Melanomas are malignant tumors that originate from melanocytes. They are most frequently localized in the skin, but 5% of all melanomas interest also extracutaneous sites as mucosal surfaces, parenchymatous organs, the retroperitoneum area, and the ocular ball. The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic and morphologic data of mucosal melanomas diagnosed at Emergency City Hospital (Timisoara, Romania) during a period of 12 years. The study included 17 cases of extracutaneous, extraocular melanomas, with 16 primary melanomas and one secondary melanoma. All our patients were older than 53 years and were mostly men. Most of the patients presented with localized disease; only one case had regional lymph node metastases, and another one had systemic metastases at the time of diagnosis. Regarding localization, nine of 16 melanomas were in the head and neck region, six were diagnosed in the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts (three cases each), and one case had a rare localization (retroperitoneum). The most common histologic type was represented by epithelioid cells, and the majority of the tumors were achromic. Mucosal melanoma is a tumor associated with aging, all our patients being older than 53 years. Because of unspecific symptoms and low incidence, the diagnosis is often delayed and requires teamwork among the clinician, pathologist, radiologist, and oncologist. Different genetic fingerprints impose a correct diagnosis to offer the patient the best novel, personalized therapy.
Keywords: mucosal melanoma, melanocytes, molecular classification, kit gene mutations, immunohistochemistry
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Finding Rules Governing Layered Architectures of Trifluoroborate Potassium Salts in the Solid State
Radosław Kamiński , Katarzyna N. Jarzembska , Marek Dąbrowski , Krzysztof Durka , Marcin Kubsik , Janusz Serwatowski , Krzysztof Woźniak
AbstractA set of 15 new crystal structures of aryltrifluoroborate potassium salts (ArBF3–K+), with various substituents at the aromatic ring, is reported. The considered substituents belong to one of three groups: CF3, halogen atoms (F, Cl, Br, I), and alkoxy functions (OMe, OEt, OiPr). All crystals were obtained via solvent evaporation, and the structural features were determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods (including transferred aspherical atom model, TAAM). The resulting layered crystal structures were parametrized, whereas selected ones were additionally characterized computationally (using the periodic DFT approach). The data allowed for formulating basic rules characterizing a given layered structure of the parent phenyltrifluoroborate potassium salt derivative on the basis of the type and location of the aromatic ring substituents. These layered structures can be classified as single or double sheet depending on the mutual arrangement of the potassium cations. The double-sheet type of the ionic layer is formed in the parent compound (PhBF3–K+) and most of its simple derivatives. This motif is broken into the single-sheet type by the presence of solvent molecules (water or acetone) or alkoxy groups. Another general observation is that the electron-donating ortho-substituents are coordinated to metal centers unless a more energetically favorable interaction can be formed (e.g., Br···I). Among the studied structures, layers interact one with another via various weak intermolecular interactions, i.e., from weak C–H···π contacts, through C–H···O and C–H···F interactions, up to halogen bonds (I···I, Br···I, Br···F). The layered character of the studied crystal structures and a very significant difference in the strength of hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions are reflected in the platelike crystal morphology and their common tendency to stratify parallel to the layer planes.
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Cosplay! Construction, Tips, Gatherings, Advice / Re: Photos« on: June 02, 2012, 10:59:50 AM »
So has anyone posted photos yet? I was the Krory at the gathering :3 But I have no pictures of him T_T Not even from other photographers that gave me their business card as they're still have yet to post them >_<
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Gut bacteria are vitally important for good health. Though the microbiome has enjoyed some time in the spotlight in recent years, this connection between the gut and vibrant health wasn't always a given. Only recently have we begun to understand that the complexity of our microbiota can impact our skin health, energy levels, mental wellness and overall inflammation.
Though there are many side effects of poor gut heath, one of the most obvious is digestive trouble. If you've been experiencing this or other symptoms, you're probably ready to start your journey toward better health. Here are the first five steps you should take as you work toward healing your gut.
Eat a Low-FODMAP Diet
One of the biggest problems that can plague the digestive tract is the malabsorption of various foods. This phenomenon may also be referred to as food sensitivity, but here's the gist of what happens. When certain kinds of foods are consumed, they aren't absorbed adequately by the small intestine. This leads to a buildup of nutrients as the food moves through into the large intestine. Microbiota then consume those nutrients en masse, and their consumption creates unusually large amounts of gas. This is thought to be one of the main triggers of IBS.
You won't know exactly what foods are difficult for you to digest until you try eliminating them from your diet. The term FODMAP refers to "Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides and Polyols." Eating a low-FODMAP diet means eliminating high-fructose foods (sugary fruits), gluten-containing grains, maltitol and sorbitol (sugar alcohols found in stone fruits), lactose (aka dairy) and legumes. All of these foods are known to be poorly absorbed by some people. After you eliminate them for a period of about six weeks, you can try adding back one food group at a time. This will help you discover what may be causing you trouble.
Eat Adequate Amounts of Fiber
Fiber can be difficult to digest, but it is an important component of promoting regular bowel movements. If you are eating a low-FODMAP diet, you may notice that some of your usual fiber sources, such as whole grains, are eliminated. Make up for this by eating plenty of healthy vegetables. You can also feel safe adding a tablespoon of flaxseed to your meals, as it is considered perfectly safe for low-FODMAP eaters.
Consume Probiotics
Obviously, consuming probiotics is very important for gut health. How you choose to get probiotics into your diet, though, is up to you. You can take a probiotic supplement, but if you do, look for one that has more than a few live strains … at least six. Otherwise, you won't really be promoting the diverse microbiome that your gut needs to thrive.
You can also get probiotics completely naturally by eating fermented foods. Homemade classics such as kefir, sauerkraut, kombucha and yogurt (if you're not dairy-free) are all great options.
Consume Prebiotics
Prebiotics are the nutrients that gut bacteria often feed off of. Really, everything you eat can be a prebiotic, but there are certain foods that are known to be most beneficial for gut bacteria. Those foods include chicory root, artichoke, dandelion greens, sweet potatoes, onions and garlic. Be careful with the latter two, though—keep them at moderate levels, because they contain some FODMAP nutrients (fructans).
Cook Your Veggies
While many of us love the nutrient density of raw vegetables, it's a proven fact that veggies are more difficult to digest when they're eaten raw. While you're sorting out your digestive issues, try cooking your produce at least to room temperature before eating it. You don't have to cook it heavily—just a light steaming will do. This will make the food easier on the gut (and it's in line with ayurvedic principles, too!).


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I'm Jaime Nolan, and I created the Fuck Yeah Life to help men and women like you align with your awesomeness so that you can create the reality you desire. As an athlete I have always been intrigued by the mental stamina required for achieving growth. I spent the majority of my career working as a personal trainer helping top athletes and individuals push through mental and physical limits to reach new levels of success.
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NPSL SOCCER: Dutch Lions win South Central Conference title
The Houston Dutch Lions FC kept its season alive by capturing the NPSL South Central Conference title on Sunday evening in Tulsa, defeating the Tulsa Athletics 2-1.
With the win, the Lions (11-1-2) avenged their only loss of the season — a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Tulsa back in early June — and earned a spot in the NPSL national tournament.
Aitor Iniguez de Heredia and Carlos Acevedo scored goals for the Lions, who had already secured a spot in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup with a 5-0 win over FC Wichita in the semifinals on Saturday.
The Lions will be back in action in the South Regionals this week as they travel to play Chattanooga (Tenn.) FC.


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Prayer points:26 July 2019 | Mike Waller
On a recent visit to the UK, Jerusalem-based prayer leader Chuck Cohen urged British Christians to pray as follows:
1) That anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism may not be allowed to rise into the leadership of this nation.
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Swedish council bans prayers26 July 2019 | Mike Waller
A local council in Sweden has prohibited prayer in local council-run schools, care homes and offices.
Premier reports that the municipality in Bromölla on the north-east coast of Skåne argued that religious freedom includes the "right to avoid public religious … Read More
Coastline prayer chain26 July 2019 | Mike Waller
With all that is going on in our country, I believe the Lord has spoken to me about forming a 'prayer chain' around the UK coastline.
I prayed for a date and woke one morning with 21 September on my … Read More
"Life from the dead" for a pastor and for our nation?28 May 2019 | Mike Waller
A well known pastor and prayer leader recently died in hospital, but revived following intense prayer from his daughter and church.
Prayer leader Pastor Brenda Taylor reported, "He was in hospital for emergency surgery, and at one point actually 'died' … Read More
Prayer won't Costa lot29 November 2018 | kevin
A branch of Costa Coffee is adding an optional weekly shot of prayer to the curative effect of coffee.
"It was worth the suffering"24 November 2018 | kevin
How Pastor Brunson kept his faith in Turkish jail
American missionary Andrew Brunson says prayer was vital to his survival during two years in a Turkish prison.
"I just kept talking to God," he said.
Brunson added that worship also … Read More
The secret and supernatural life of a salesman (part 2)26 July 2018 | admin
After thrill seeker Gary Guillon met a man who challenged him about heaven, he discovered the peace he'd been yearning for and saw extraordinary miracles happen Frank speaking: the man who bought Gary's sofa ended up 'selling' Gary eternal life … Read More
Powerful prayer and encouraging news from the Christian Embassy26 July 2018 | admin
'Dare to Dream', International Christian Embassy Jerusalem conference, Millbrook Christian Centre, Southampton, 15 and 16 June 2018
"If anything is going to happen on earth, it has to be spoken…"
And then there were five30 May 2018 | admin
Women are being encouraged to pray for revival in groups of five.
Archbishop launches Thy Kingdom Come30 May 2018 | admin
For the third year running, Christians across the country and the world set aside time from Ascension Day to Pentecost to pray specifically for people they know to come to know Jesus Christ.
Anglican, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal churches … Read More


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Supporting our NHS and pushing for more GPs and better local services
Tom has carried out an NHS survey across the town to hear what people had to say about local NHS services. He is committed to working with key local and national decision makers to address the issues that were raised.
Tom says: "The survey results demonstrated that people are happy with our local hospital with over 90% of those who have used it over the past 12 months being happy with the service they received. However, less than 50% found it easy to book a GP appointment. I have met with the Chair of our Clinical Commissioning Group to discuss this and it is clear that our ratio of GPs to patients is inadequate. A key focus for me will be to work with organisations to address the issues affecting the recruitment and retention of medical professionals and to boost the number of GPs practicing locally. Another key focus for me will be ensuring that Ipswich Hospital benefits from the merger with Colchester Hospital. I will be holding discussions with the Health Secretary to make the case for the proposed orthopaedic centre being based in Ipswich."


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Our analysis of eurozone central bankers' communication shows nationality matters, but not really in the ECB's board. And once the appointment is made, the national bias won't be as significant as many ECB watchers think these days
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When European leaders meet in Brussels this week, they won't only be discussing ways to further deepen the monetary union but also scratching their heads on how to best fill the top European jobs.
As we've discussed in detail before, an already complex musical chairs game has become even more convoluted as it also includes replacing the ECB president Mario Draghi. In the past, the ECB president was appointed in an exclusive process but due to the timing of Mario Draghi's term ending - 31 October, the position has been included in the bigger game. Nationalities, gender, political affiliations and previous jobs, everything matters.
As hard as it may be for market participants and ECB watchers to understand, leaders will first choose the next president of the European Commission before appointing Draghi's successor.
Read our detailed report on ECB Musical Chairs
No real front runners as the presidency is part of horse trading
Given the deadlock in the talks up until now and particularly the increasing differences between France and Germany, chances have increased that this week's summit won't tell us 'who is who' in European politics.
We think it's very hard not seeing one of the Spitzenkandidaten as the next European Commission president. While the German politician Manfred Weber has the backing of the largest party in the European Parliament - the EPP, there is growing resistance against Weber. This could open the door for the Danish-born Competition Commissioner for the EU, Margrethe Vestager or the centre-left Dutch politician Frans Timmermans. If Weber doesn't get the job, chances of another German, Jens Weidmann, to take over Mario Draghi's seat increase.
In any case, while many observers believe this round of European musical chairs would bring both France and Germany a top job each, a scenario in which neither country gets one should no longer be excluded.
We think it's very hard not seeing one of the Spitzenkandidaten as the next European Commission president
Zooming in on the next ECB president, there is no real news on a front-runner. It still looks as if Draghi's successor will emerge from the group of Germany's Jens Weidmann, France's Francois Villeroy de Galhau or Finland's: Oli Rehn and Erkki Liikanen plus the outsider or compromise candidates including Klaas Knot, Ardo Hansson or Benoit Coeuré. While the European Treaties 'only' say that the ECB president (as well as all other Executive Board members) should have "recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters", it's hard to imagine any candidate without central bank experience.
Watch our video on who'll be the next ECB president?
Does nationality really matter?
Officially, nationality shouldn't matter. However, given that the Draghi-succession has now become part of the bigger European horse trading, nationality will matter.
We all know of the prejudices about core European hawks and Southern European doves. To lift the issue of nationality out of the cocktail party sphere to a more analytical level, we find that that there is indeed a significant difference in terms of topics that central bankers discuss. Southern European Governing Council members are much more concerned with growth-related issues, while Northern European Governing Council members have more of a tendency to discuss monetary issues like inflation and price stability.
However, surprisingly, this national bias tends to disappear in the ECB's Executive Board, as our analysis finds that ECB board members discuss less diverging themes based on their background.
Governing council members see clear differences between South and North in terms of topical discussion in speeches
ECB executive board members have less clear divisions in terms of themes discussed in speeches
Leaving the national passport at the door
Even if the European musical chairs game currently looks set to continue after this week, giving all commentators more time and material to gossip and engage in tea-leaf-reading on who will get which job, the ECB presidency remains the most important nomination for markets.
The results of our analysis give hope that even though nationality will matter during the appointment process, the national bias won't be as significant as many ECB watchers think these days
Now that the ECB has moved towards a new easing bias, opening the door for rate cuts and other monetary action, any Draghi successor will not only be questioned and tested on "whatever it takes" but also on the continuation of the latest dovish shift. In this regards, we could see marginal differences between a more hawkish new president, let's call him Jens Weidmann, and a more dovish president, let's call him Benoit Coeure. This difference won't be apparent in the pace of normalisation but rather in the depth and determination of additional easing.
In the broader sense of things, the results of our analysis give hope that even though nationality will matter during the appointment process, the national bias won't be as significant as many ECB watchers think these days. Chances are much higher that the ECB president will be presidential, leaving his or her national passport behind at the security control of the EuroTower on 1 November this year.
Our analysis of the ECB speeches is done using word count methodology based on Ernst and Merola (2018).
The vertical axis depicts the relative intensity of the topic in speeches where one means all of the speech were about a single topic. The thematic categories "monetary" and "growth" consist of five keywords central to the themes (for growth: expansion, recovery, productivity, GDP and economic growth, for monetary: inflation, interest rates, money, assets and quantitative).
The country grouping north includes Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia and Austria. The country grouping south includes Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus.


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Airbus has awarded MAAS Aviation the paint shop operation contract for the A320 Family Assembly Line in Mobile. MAAS will be responsible for painting aircraft prior to their delivery to Airbus' customers.
MAAS' paint hangar will be located on the Mobile Aeroplex property at Brookley, within the Airbus Assembly Line campus. Construction of the $13 million facility is scheduled to begin second quarter 2014 and will be complete by the middle of 2015. Jesco Inc. will lead the construction of the paint hangar. The new facility is expected to employ 34 people. MAAS also has options for expansion as Airbus' production increases over the years.
"We've reached yet another major milestone in establishing the A320 assembly line in Mobile," said Allan McArtor, chairman of Airbus Americas. "Throughout a very tough competition, MAAS showed that it would build a world-class, state-of-the-art paint facility which will provide our customers with beautiful aircraft for their passengers. We look forward to working together for many years to come."
"We are delighted that Airbus has given us this vote of confidence," said Darragh Hall, managing director of MAAS. "Our relationship with Airbus is going from strength to strength and the U.S. project in Mobile, Alabama, provides further opportunity to reinforce this further. This is a big opportunity for our company and the green field nature of this project holds great appeal. We are also very excited to become a part of the local community and to be one of the many leading companies building the aviation hub here."
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, MAAS has a history with Airbus. The company is responsible for some of the paint activities for the airplane manufacturer's assembly lines in Germany. They also have facilities in the Netherlands.
MAAS Aviation has been delivering world-class standards in aircraft painting to aircraft operators located throughout Europe and the world for more than 30 years. The company provides aircraft painting services to OEM manufacturers and is regarded as one of the leading aircraft painting companies in Europe. MAAS Aviation is certified in the EN/AS9100 Revision C standard, an aerospace industry requirement.
Aircraft assembly in Mobile is still planned to start in 2015, with first deliveries from the facility beginning in 2016. Airbus anticipates the plant will produce between 40 and 50 aircraft per year by 2018. Since 1990, Airbus has spent more than $140 billion in the U.S., with hundreds of American suppliers in more than 40 states. Airbus supports, trains and sells to customers in the Americas from its centers in suburban Washington, D.C., and Miami, Fla.
Latest job openings at Airbus
Airbus, in conjunction with its hiring partner AIDT, has posted new open job positions for Quality Inspectors with its assembly line.
The company is seeking one Quality Inspector Flight Line and six Quality Inspectors Final Assembly Line.
The Quality Inspector Flight Line position will be responsible for planning and executing the quality activities in the Flight Line phase of assembly, starting from the handover from the Final Assembly Line to the Flight Line until the final delivery to the customer.
The Quality Inspectors Final Assembly Line positions are responsible for the execution and confirmation of quality inspections in the production process.
Both openings require experience with quality inspection of aircraft installations, among other qualifications, and a minimum of nine months training abroad.
For a full job description of all the positions and to apply, go to www.aidt.edu/airbus.
Rural Sourcing Inc. finalizing permanent office space
Rural Sourcing Inc. has hired its first wave of employees locally, and a few of the first clients assigned to the new Mobile location include an online dating firm, a healthcare company and a consumer products business.
As previously reported, RSI has temporarily set up shop in an office behind the Chamber of Commerce building off Government Street, but expects to inhabit a more permanent location later this year. RSI has narrowed down their choices in LoDa and hopes to make a final decision in the next few weeks.
"We have found a strong technical talent pool in the greater Mobile area and are looking forward to being part of the business development and growth of the downtown area. RSI is currently seeking developers that have skill sets in .Net, JAVA, SAP and QA," said Margaux Kaynard, director of Human Resources and Recruiting. "RSI is excited to join the flourishing downtown culture and is looking forward to a thriving partnership with Mobile."
Interested applicants can apply on their website at www.ruralsourcing.com.
Commercial real estate moves
The historic Protestant Orphanage on 911 Dauphin Street in Mobile recently sold for $440,000. The property covers two acres and has two buildings. The historic structure is 15,960 square feet, and the contemporary structure is 4,800 square feet. It was purchased by The Historic Restoration Society Inc., a local not-for-profit. Plans are to renovate the property for civic purposes. The entire transaction was handled by NAI Mobile, the local footprint of NAI Global.
American Heritage Financial has leased 3,300 square feet of office space at 411 Azalea Road in Mobile. Tony Cooper and David Cooper of Prudential Cooper and Company Inc. Commercial Division handled the transaction.
Antiques and Estates recently opened up on 12 S. Conception St. It is the sister store of the 4-year-old Joachim Street Antique Mall located on 9 S. Joachim St. Both businesses are owned by William Appling. The property is 11,000 square feet in entirety, but only the bottom floor will be used. Of that area, 2,500 square feet will be dedicated as showroom space. It sells high-end furniture for both residential and office space use.
Steven McMahon with Inge and Associates worked for the seller of the former City Loan business that closed shop July 2013. "The building was originally built in 1875 as a livery stable, and in the 1940s it was a restaurant known as Rector's Café," Appling said.
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Would someone please prick me with a virtual fork. A Gold Coast teen has been charged with offensive behaviour after police arrested him on Monday for wearing a T-shirt by metal band Cradle of Filth that reads 'Jesus is a cunt' and has a picture of a nun masturbating.
It doesn't look very classy, but c'mon, this isn't that town from Footloose. John Lithgow isn't running QLD (Anna Bligh is… oh).
The Reverend Matt Hunt of the Helensvale Baptist Church said it was sad people spoke about the Lord in such a way.
"It's fairly common language these days to express sadness, anger or hurt," he said. "It's a degrading word to use and Jesus is anything but that. It's like calling white black."
Mr Hunt said using the Lord's name in vain was a serious sin.?
"When someone comes to the point of saying Jesus is the devil or Jesus is 'expletive', the Bible does say be very careful because you're on thin ice."
I'm waiting for Kevin Bacon to somersault through my office window.
Lawyer Bill Potts said the arrest highlighted the need for a Bill of Rights in Australia.
"If a person was wearing the shirt in a church or a religious rally where it was specifically intended to offend or cause disruption, then perhaps the prosecution might stand a chance.
"However, to criminalise juvenile or boorish messages is to bring the law into disrepute. The police are acting like the thought police and censors."
I think the arrest also highlights the need for a bit of f'ing common sense. You mind your business, and I'll mind mine.