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The United Nations' high commissioner for human rights on Thursday condemned the Trump administration's embargo against Venezuela and warned the far-reaching sanctions could deny food, medicine, and other necessities to millions of people.
"I am deeply worried about the potentially severe impact on the human rights of the people of Venezuela of the new set of unilateral sanctions imposed by the U.S. this week," U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement.
"I am deeply worried about the potentially severe impact on the human rights of the people of Venezuela of the new set of unilateral sanctions imposed by the U.S. this week."
—Michelle Bachelet, U.N. high commissioner for human rights
"I fear that they will have far-reaching implications on the rights to health and to food in particular," Bachelet said, noting the sanctions will likely "exacerbate the crisis for millions of ordinary Venezuelans."
As Common Dreams reported Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing all assets of Venezuelan officials and barring any transactions with them.
Critics decried the Trump administration's embargo as part of a broad "economic terrorism" campaign aimed at ousting elected Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Far-reaching U.S. sanctions have already had a devastating impact on the Venezuelan people and economy. According to a study published by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in April, Trump's sanctions against Venezuela killed over 40,000 people between 2017 and 2018.
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Economist Mark Weisbrot, a co-author of the study, called the sanctions illegal and said they "are depriving Venezuelans of lifesaving medicines, medical equipment, food, and other essential imports."
Bachelet said the Trump administration's embargo will only intensify that deprivation.
"There is a significant body of evidence showing that wide-ranging unilateral sanctions can end up denying people's fundamental human rights," said Bachelet, "including their economic rights as well as the rights to food and health."
The U.N. rights chief's statement came after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton touted the embargo as a way to remove Maduro and dismissed calls for diplomatic talks.
"The time for dialogue is over. Now is the time for action," Bolton said during a summit in Peru, just weeks after the U.S.-backed effort to overthrow Maduro by force failed.
Jorge Arreaza, Venezuela's foreign minister, denounced the Trump administration's embargo as "new and serious aggression" designed to inflict "severe wounds on Venezuelan society."


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Why Drug Safety Should Not Take a Back Seat to Efficacy
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Historically, the evaluation of harmful effects resulting from prescription drug use has been considered less important than demonstrating drug efficacy, yet the harms caused by specific adverse drug reactions are a major, and avoidable, contributor to hospitalizations and deaths [1]. There are many reasons (both scientific and social) why reliable data on harmful effects may only emerge well after drug approval and marketing [2]. Some evidence suggests that drugs approved under a rapid regulatory review process may be more likely to show problems with safety post-marketing than drugs that go through a slower evaluation process [3]. And debates continue about the best ways to meaningfully synthesize and interpret data on the possible harmful effects of drugs—for example, how passive surveillance systems (spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions) should be improved, whether new drugs should go through a phased launch process with enhanced safety evaluations, and whether risk mitigation strategies are appropriate for drugs with safety concerns.
One such debate—whether systematic reviews estimating the risk of harmful effects should use evidence from randomized trials or observational studies—seems finally to have been laid to rest. In a systematic overview published earlier this year in PLoS Medicine [4], Su Golder, Yoon Loke, and Martin Bland demonstrate that, for 19 specific drug–harm relationships, the evidence on magnitude of risk for each particular harm discovered through systematic reviews of randomized trials was, on average, no different from the evidence assembled via systematic reviews of observational studies. This is an important finding, although perhaps counterintuitive: it is easy to imagine that observational studies would be so plagued by confounding that the estimates of risk of harm they generate could be biased away from true effects. The implications of this study for future evaluations of drug safety are clear: systematic reviewers should consider all types of evidence in trying to build a complete picture of harms associated with drug treatments.
In another study published this week in PLoS Medicine [5], Patricia McGettigan and David Henry report their re-evaluation of one specific and much-studied harmful effect—that of cardiovascular risk associated with use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Many previous systematic reviews have been conducted, largely using evidence from randomized trials, but these trials have generally captured only small numbers of cardiovascular events and have focused mainly on a small range of specific NSAIDs. By revisiting observational data in their systematic review, Henry and colleagues were able to form a fuller profile of the cardiovascular risks associated with use of a much wider group of NSAIDs, across dose ranges and in population settings, than had previously been the case. Broadly, their findings correlate closely with those of systematic reviews of trial data, but also show that there seems to be no "safe" lower dose for cardiovascular risk associated with certain NSAIDs, such as rofecoxib and diclofenac.
These studies together highlight the importance of data from high-quality observational studies in enabling estimation of the risk of harms associated with specific drug treatments. Passive surveillance is still crucial for providing early warning signals and generating new hypotheses about possible harms associated with specific approved drugs. However, new hypotheses emerging from such surveillance must subsequently be explicitly tested, preferably using study designs that can incorporate data on the size of the exposed population (such as cohort or record linkage studies). Such studies can therefore estimate the relative increase in risk associated with exposure, which is difficult or impossible to calculate from passive surveillance data.
A new initiative established by the European Medicines Agency (ENCEPP, the European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance [6],[7]) seeks to promote the conduct of such studies and establish standards for post-marketing safety evaluations. Given the diversity of designs and multiple possible sources of bias in pharmacoepidemiology, this will not be an easy job. But the initiative is already showing signs of setting high standards in some areas. Studies conducted solely by industry will not be eligible to qualify for ENCEPP approval; studies must be publicly registered before collection of data, and protocols and datasets must be released (with some restrictions relating to data privacy) in a timely way after completion. Some vague wording in the ENCEPP code of conduct remains, however: "datasets" can be interpreted to mean analyzed, not raw, data, meaning that other investigators may not be able to exploit the full potential of the data in conducting reanalyses. Critically, ENCEPP can still potentially approve studies funded by the pharmaceutical industry, with involvement of industry partners in design and analysis, providing the study's lead investigator is based within an ENCEPP-approved center. More worryingly, the code allows for industry sponsors to retain control of datasets; this, and other provisions, may enable conflicts of interest to creep in during study design or data analysis.
Clearly, for post-approval safety studies, one size will not fit all. Conduct and reporting are unlikely to be standardizable in the same way as has been possible for randomized trials, in which there is agreement on what information needs to be registered about the study and when [8], and specific standards for the reporting of studies, such as CONSORT [9], are widely accepted. The ENCEPP guidance avoids normative statements about study design, instead preferring to highlight the methodological challenges and multiple sources of bias that plague analysis and interpretation of data. However, these challenges should not discourage investigators, regulators, and patients from demanding a higher safety standard for approved drugs. Higher standards will require both greater transparency—in revealing what studies are being conducted and what data that have been generated—and greater willingness of funders to support new studies specifically addressing drug safety.
1. PirmohamedMJamesSMeakinSGreenCScottAK 2004 Adverse drug reactions as cause of admission to hospital: Prospective analysis of 18,820 patients. BMJ 329 15 19
2. StromB 2004 Potential for conflict of interest in the evaluation of suspected adverse drug reactions. JAMA 292 2643 2646
3. CarpenterDZuckerEJAvornJ 2008 Drug-review deadlines and safety problems. N Engl J Med 358 1354 1361
4. GolderSLokeYKBlandM 2011 Meta-analyses of adverse effects data derived from randomised controlled trials as compared to observational studies: Methodological overview. PLoS Med 8 5 e1001026 doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001026
5. McGettiganPHenryD 2011 Cardiovascular Risk with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Systematic review of population-based controlled observational studies. PLoS Med 8 9 e1001098 doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001098
6. European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance. Home page. Available: http://www.encepp.eu/
7. SchneeweissSAvornJ 2011 Postmarketing studies of drug safety. BMJ 342 d342
8. LaineCHortonRDeAngelisCDDrazenJMFrizelleFA 2007 Clinical trial registration — Looking back and moving ahead. N Engl J Med 356 2734 2736
9. CONSORT: Transparent Reporting of Trials. Home page. Available: http://www.consort-statement.org/
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This year's National Chemistry Week (NCW) promises to be full of color, with its theme, "Chemistry Colors Our World."
The annual outreach event, sponsored by the American Chemical Society, takes place on Oct. 18 to 24 and focuses on the chemistry of color. Volunteers from ACS's 185 local sections will lead hands-on activities at elementary schools, museums, shopping malls, and other public venues.
The goal of NCW is to "bring chemistry and chemists to the community," says George Heard, chair of the ACS Committee on Community Activities, which coordinates NCW with the help of the ACS Office of Volunteer Support. "We've chosen a theme that everyone can relate to, and it's a theme that should lend itself to some easy, innovative, and fun activities."
The NCW publication Celebrating Chemistry, available in both English and Spanish, contains activity ideas and other resources. Also, ACS Productions will release a "Reactions" video on the darkest material in existence. And the American Association of Chemistry Teachers will offer lesson plans on color chemistry for high school chemistry teachers.
This year's community event is an art supplies collection drive, and students in grades K–12 can enter the NCW Illustrated Poem Contest.
"What excites me most about NCW is how many volunteers we get," Heard says. "It's just amazing how many people we have doing something to celebrate."


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Chicago police and federal authorities announced Friday a joint effort aimed at cracking down on gun crimes in the violence-plagued city.
Officials say this effort will combine police officers, state troopers, federal agents and state and federal prosecutors to target illegal guns and repeat gun offenders, which authorities in Chicago have long pointed to as causes of the city's bloodshed. The announcement came at the beginning of the July 4 holiday weekend, typically among the deadliest periods in Chicago, which in recent years has struggled with surging levels of gun violence.
The Department of Justice provided new details regarding the creation of Crime Gun Strike Force, a local-federal partnership that had previously been announced. The team, which began its work on June 1, consists of 20 Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents, six intelligence research specialists, 12 Chicago police officers, two state police officers and four ballistics specialists, the Justice Department said.
"The Trump Administration will not let the bloodshed go on; we cannot accept these levels of violence," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement. "That's why, under President Trump's strong leadership, we have created the Chicago Gun Strike Force and are sending 20 more permanent ATF agents to Chicago, reallocating federal prosecutors and prioritizing prosecutions to reduce gun violence, and working with our law enforcement partners to stop the lawlessness."
Chicago had 762 homicides last year, more than the combined gun-related death toll in New York and Los Angeles, the only two larger American cities, and the number of shootings has remained high this year.
Earlier Friday, President Donald Trump issued a statement on Twitter saying that the violence has "reached such epidemic proportions that I am sending in Federal help."
During a press briefing on Friday afternoon, a CBS reporter brought up the president's tweet and asked deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders if the crime problem in Chicago is at least in part "a gun control problem or a firearm-access control problem."
"I think that the crime is probably driven more by morality than anything else. So I think that this is a law enforcement issue," Sanders said, saying that the administration has been trying to add additional law enforcement support.
Sanders later clarified that her comment on morality was "not a public policy."
During his presidential campaign, Trump has repeatedly weighed in on the bloodshed in Chicago. In January, Trump tweeted that he would "send in the feds," which prompted some uncertainty in Chicago, where considerable federal resources were already on the ground and regularly collaborating with police.
"We always have been here," David Coulson, a spokesman for the Chicago field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said at the time. "We work very closely with the Chicago Police Department."
Trump's past comments on the city have been critical of the local police and other local officials, including his January suggestion that the violence is "very easily fixable" and that local authorities were "not doing the job."
His remarks have drawn some pointed responses from the local police. After he mentioned Chicago's violence in February, Eddie Johnson – the city's police superintendent – said he hoped the Trump administration would "finally respond" to local requests for more help. Last year, after then-candidate Trump suggested the violence in Chicago could be stopped in days, Johnson said police would welcome whatever "magic bullet" Trump had.
Local officials, in response to Trump's earlier comments, have said they had asked his administration for more help tracking illegal guns and for more federal gun prosecutions.
"More than just a new strategy or tactic, we are foundationally changing the way we fight crime in Chicago," Johnson said in a statement. "This new strike force will significantly help our police officers stem the flow of illegal guns and create a culture of accountability for the small subset of individuals and gangs who disproportionally drive violence in our city."
Johnson said that the ultimate goal is to make Chicago safer by combining "tech-based nerve centers" in the city tracking gunshots and crimes with harsher penalties and prosecutions for people accused of gun crimes and homicides. The Chicago Police Department's Bureau of Organized Crime and the ATF's Chicago fieldoffice will work with the team, as will prosecutors from the U.S. attorney's Office as well as the state's attorney's office.
Earlier this month, the Justice Department announced plans to send more federal resources to 12 cities to help combat violence. Chicago was not among the cities in that group, which officials said would be expanded later this year.
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Quotes from Cassidy:
I love performing, it brings me happiness.
If it's what you love, you've got to do it.
I work on Smallville... it's fun, it's ridiculous that I get to do what I love everyday.
You've got to stay true to what you love, one year you may be making thousands of dollars and the next, nothing.
I didn't get here by being someone else, I got here by being myself.
Everything everyday matters... the more you know about yourself, the better an actor you are going to be.
Say 'I love you' to yourself every day.
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NHL Trade Rumors: Odds the Top Rumored Players Will Get Dealt This SummerJuly 25, 2011
NHL Trade Rumors: Odds the Top Rumored Players Will Get Dealt This Summer
Trade speculation and rumors are bigger than ever in 2011. If one searches the Internet on the topic, you can find everything from credible, legitimate information to pure, unadulterated nonsense. It can get a bit confusing to decide what you want to put stock in to and what is pure silliness.
For example, earlier this offseason there were plenty of rumors that Jeff Carter or Mike Richards would be dealt from the Philadelphia Flyers. In early May, Sam Carchidi was saying "not yet" to the question of whether there was any truth to the rumors that either player could be moved.
By the NHL draft, both players were moved.
Conventional wisdom would have speculated that if one were to be traded, the other would stay put.
That is the type of confusion you deal with when wading through rumors and speculation.
Then there is the other end of the spectrum. TampaBay.com mentioned the widespread "rumor" that the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins would swap Steven Stamkos, Evgeni Malkin and an unknown commodity (assumed to be "????—Profit" from the "Gnomes" episode of South Park).
So with that in mind, I venture into the ever-dangerous territory of assessing the odds that the top rumored (or speculated) players will actually be traded. This is tricky, because in case you cannot tell, I am not an NHL insider.
Based on that alone, I would hope that you do not get too worked up about the list that follows. If you think someone is or is not more likely to be moved than I do, leave a comment and we can have a good old fashioned chat on the "Interwebs."
Evgeni Nabokov
According to The Globe and Mail columnist James Mirtle (@Mirtle), Evgeni Nabokov is likely going to back in the NHL this season. That would mean that the New York Islanders will have to trade him somewhere.
Nabokov, of course, was claimed by the Isles last year in order to block him from going to the Detroit Red Wings. Once that happened, he balked and would not report, causing the current stalemate between the team and Nabokov.
Apparently, in order to be traded, Nabokov would again have to clear waivers, which muddies the waters of any potential trade.
Regardless, I would set the odds of a trade at 1:2, which means he's more likely to be traded than not.
Ryan Malone
Ryan Malone has been the source of much speculation and rumor. The main focus of the discussion is that Malone would seemingly be headed to Toronto.
Recently, this has been discredited by both Toronto Sun and The Hockey News. If you are into gambling, this would be an interesting one.
So we have two credible sources basically saying this is not going to happen, and based on that, set the odds at 25:1.
But, if you do a little more digging you find a July 23rd tweet from the official Tampa Bay Lightning account (@TBLightning).
There they say, regarding Malone: "The 4-6 months is inaccurate. He did have shoulder surgery, but he should be fine for the start of training camp."
Hmm. Remember how in the first slide I mentioned that people were not convinced that Carter or Richards were leaving Philly?
Did the Lightning issue that tweet for the fans, or for Toronto general manager Brian Burke? Most likely for their fans, but if you see 25:1 odds on the trade somewhere, it could be worth the chance.
Alexander Semin
Alexander Semin's name has come up in trade speculation for quite some time. A recent piece NHL.com by E.J. Hradek (@EJHRadek_NHL) reveals that all this talk is likely not going to produce anything.
It seems unlikely the Washington Capitals would finally acquire the goalie they believe will put them over the top and then just start getting rid of pieces at random.
Set the odds at 20:1 that Semin is gone before the start of the season. If the Caps get off to a bad start next season, look for those odds to drop drastically.
Check this story out for some initial reaction to the Caps wins from free agency by an entertaining Bleacher Report writer, Jack Soule. He is a Caps guy and I'm a Pens guy, but if we can get along then there is hope for the world yet!
Mike Green
Mike Green is not just a name that comes to mind when you think, "Who buys a scooter?" He also has had his name bandied about in trade speculation this offseason.
The Fourth Period believes he could end up in Calgary. Now, as I mentioned in the last slide, I just cannot see the Caps starting to send their core pieces off to the four corners of the globe just as they seem to be gearing up for a serious run at the Stanley Cup.
I do believe that if it came down to Semin or Green, Green would be the one moving so I set the odds at 10:1 to any team, but 50:1 to the Calgary Flames in specific.
The reason for the difference? CapGeek shows the Flames with $1.3 million in cap space for the upcoming season. That very same website has Mike Green at a 2011-12 cap hit of $5.25 million.
I was not a math major in college, and to be candid I have not done any real math without a calculator in more than a decade. Despite those limitations, it does not seem realistic for Green to just magically appear on the Flames roster and I'm not sure what they would send back to the Caps to get the numbers to work.
Sergei Bobrovsky
A somewhat-dated piece at The Fourth Period indicates that GM Paul Holmgren may have been trying to send Sergei Bobrovsky to the Colorado Avalanche prior to the Semyon Varlamov deal was consummated. Homgren denied this.
If you follow pure, unbridled speculation (not saying that in a bad way since I often engage in such things on this fine website) the past month has seen a lot of it involve the now re-signed Steven Stamkos.
One such scenario of hopeful thinking had a package including Brayden Schenn and Bobrovsky being offered to the Bolts if they were of the belief they could not reach a deal with Stammer.
This, of course, did not materialize. However, it does not seem unlikely that Bobrovsky could still be shopped around.
It seems just as likely that he could stay in Philly and be mentored by Ilya Bryzgalov as well. Since there is a pretty good chance of that happening, place the odds of him moving at 5:2.
Ales Hemsky
Finally, we come to another somewhat dated piece from The Fourth Period involving Edmonton's Alex Hemsky. There are mixed signals here because Hemsky is stating he would like to remain in Edmonton for his entire career, rather than become an unrestricted free agent July 1, 2012.
The article mentions the Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings as potential trade partners if a deal goes down, but also managed to discredit the chance he lands in either place.
Columbus seemingly needs to make a big splash this season, since according to NBC they are losing money hand over fist. But did the acquisitions of Jeff Carter and James Wisniewski end their spending tear?
As for the Kings, according to NBC, they are still angry at the Oilers for an undisclosed injury to Colin Fraser as part of the Ryan Smyth deal.
So if both teams involved in the speculation may not be willing or able to deal, I'd put the odds at 30:1 that Hemsky lands in either spot, but at 3:1 that he is traded somewhere before the trade deadline.


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A Brief History of the Luna and her Universe
Luna sprang forth from The Bots' sketchbooks to make her public debut at the duo's first solo exhibition, Monstrosity, which opened on June 13th of 2015 at Dream in Plastic. Her appearance still in flux, like how the creatures of myth evolve to suit the stories attributed to them, the following year's offering of Luna's sculptural rendition was a refinement of the previous depiction. Having laid the groundwork with this shepherd of the night's vinyl edition issuing, The Bots entrusted storyteller Jessica Ervin-Eickhoff and artists 64 Colors to help them explore Luna's magical world in book form. Offered in January of 2018, Luna and the Magical Night Lights began building a rich mythos around the character. Which, once issued, truly allowed the Lunaverse to take form.
The Bubbles and Darkest Hours Group Exhibitions
Situated across from The Bots' Ambedo solo exhibition (learn more here), the two-dimensional Darkest Hours works and unique Bubbles sculptural renditions are intermingled to form one cohesively Lunaverse-inspired whole. While personalized reinterpretations of the world's titular character dominate the paintings and illustrations within Darkest Hours, several strive to depict additions to Luna's mystical realm and backstory, such as how Jeremiah Ketner lends his reoccurring Sleepy Owl character to his piece or how Britton "Mr. Walters" Walters' contribution envisions the shepherdess as conducting an auroral event. With the Bubbles-based half of the display being equally diverse, the works range from those colorfully decorated in the artists' signature style to radical reimaginings that incorporate the sheep-like shape into a completely new creature to the truly unexpected, such as Lee "Leecifer" Gajda's rendition. Contextualizing his piece as a wooden pull-toy, one can easily envision this as an ancient craftsman's creation meant to indoctrinate children into the Lunaverse's mythology. Just like how, ultimately, that's what these exhibitions accomplish for adults: they entice us into The Bots' blossoming realm, intriguing us to delve deeper.
View the gallery's dedicated page for the Bubbles exhibition
View the gallery's dedicated page for the Darkest Hour exhibition
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A Futuristic Look at Data & Publishing: Entering the "Human" Internet Era
Popular thought has it that the Internet has allowed us to usher in something that is known generally as the 'knowledge economy' or the 'information age'. I happen to believe that society is already moving out of that era and on to 'the human era', an era where we are re-asserting our humanity.
Catching You Up
I've also been talking a lot about the concept of "extreme publishing" exploring the idea that brands have become increasingly clever about personalization of messages to deliver more meaningful and engaged communications -- messages tailored for the human era. Personalized marketing is good, but as more publishers and advertisers move in that direction, the individual is danger of being even more overwhelmed than they are today. This is bad for publishers, advertisers, and readers.
In this article, I discussed how brands have started to embrace customer centricity and the unintended consequences of data profiling. I concluded with a call to action for organizations to transition from "vendor efficient supply chain" systems to "customer effective demand network" thinking. That is the thinking that starts to allow organizations to develop their "systems of engagement" as Geoffrey Moore calls them, which in turn will release "the age of the human."
The Marketing Landscape
Meanwhile, the landscape of 'marketing technology' is growing exponentially more complex. Oracle, SAP, Adobe, Salesforce, IBM all have their own marketing clouds, startups are rising to the challenge with new thinking, and of course there's Facebook, Twitter, and all the other social gardens that make money from advertising. The common link? We, the people, are the product and are being kept in silos, because that's how the brands think they make money. It's all about the enterprise.
Time To Fight Back
... and there's an app for that. It's called VRM (Vendor Relationship Management). The idea of VRM emerged from a Doc Searls book in 2005 called The Intention Economy. Bottom line, VRM is the other side of CRM. The lives of you, me, and the guy next door have become so complicated and so invaded by the brands without a thought about our challenge of managing more vendors than we ever needed to before -- let alone the privacy issues. We need our own personal clouds against which we can manage all those relationships.
Personally, I really do not want a relationship with my insurance company, bank or dog food vendor. But I do want to understand where my data is, who is using it, how it's being used, who it's being shared with. Of course, there are some vendors out there that I would like to have a good relationship with. In the lead would be those organizations and people that provide me not just with information, but more importantly the context, analysis, and summary of the same. We call those organizations "publishers." But, if I am going to rely on them -- I need trust.
The Challenge
Eventually CRM and VRM are going to meet. And then you end up with a giant integration problem.
Alternatively, you use a "connected customer communications" approach for digital interactions between sellers and buyers. You connect data -- not collect it. You deliver it through an open platform, a "marketplace."
One vision is where sellers and buyers are brought together in a mutually beneficial way. Namely, CRM and VRM agent applications can act on behalf of sellers and buyers, connect to data (and each other) based on rules and privacy setting -- as specified by us. VRMs could for example signal what their master is in the market for and give permission to relevant CRMs to market their offerings.
The open architecture approach democratizes the power between brands, people, and the communication enablers. The vendors are no longer a gatekeeper for innovation; everyone is empowered to configure their purpose-built digital marketing solutions, such as CRM or VRM agents, to their own best fit -- we transition to enablement.
And We Are Doing It First With Publishers
The platform we are working on today at Lyris could morph into a marketplace where brands and people can co-exist on equal footing -- if that's what's demanded.
Even today audiences for publishing and media brands (i.e. people) can choose their digital communications interests via preference centers where they indicate what content they would like to receive. A very basic VRM agent.
From the publisher's CRM vantage point, digital messaging today can take into account not just that preference center data, but also behavior (online and offline), transactional history, demographics, location, context, and so much more. Relevant messages for each individual are then automated through machine learning and predictive intelligence engines. This is an example of a CRM agent acting on behalf of the brand and connecting with the VRM agent -- if permission to communicate has been granted. Next step -- enable the VRM side of all the other data types -- and hook it into the personal clouds.
Fun times -- and the result will be a win-win-win for publishers, advertisers, and readers.
As CEO, John Philpin is responsible for Lyris' global leadership, business execution, and driving the company's growth.


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How To: Bind eBooks or Your Own Printed Documents
This week marks Curbly's fourth birthday! We're pretty excited, and so we're bringing you some of our favorite original DIY projects and how-to posts from the last four years. This one's from Curbly's most established Featured Writer, DIYMaven.
So you've downloaded an eBook. Now what? Well, if you're a bibliophile like me, you might want to print out the ones you love. Like Curbly's Make It! series, for example. I'm lucky enough have the new edition to the Curbly Library in perfect-bound, so I'm set for hard copy. However, I had a copy of David duChemin's wonderful photography book '10' on my hard drive that needed to be birthed onto paper.
Now, I could have printed it at home and rammed a staple into one of its corners, but that would have been barbaric. I could have taken it to my local Kinkos and had them print and bind it, but that would have been uninspired. Instead, I printed it at home, bound it myself and included its own beaded bookmark into the binding. Here's how I did it:
First, the supplies
- 2 pieces of card stock, the same size as the format in which you'll be printing your eBook and as heavy as your printer can handle
- string or pearl cotton
- a few beads, large and small to coordinate with your string/cotton
- a ruler
- an awl or nail
- an embroidery needle
- Dremel/roto tool or drill and a 1/16" or so drill bit
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post1243631601747891094..comments2020-10-27T10:15:22.526-07:00Comments on Tall Mom on the RUN: Inspiration- The ClimbMel -Tall Mom on the Runhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-61227366471709757672009-06-22T08:17:28.599-07:002009-06-22T08:17:28.599-07:00This post kind of cracks me up, because I had &quo...This post kind of cracks me up, because I had "The Climb" on my marathon play list. It was so great. Then right after the marathon I went to the gym one morning to lift weights, and they played that song, and I got a little misty thinking about finishing the marathon. And then I proceeded to hear that song EVERY SINGLE MORNING that I went to the gym for weights, like clockwork. Not so much my favorite song anymore!! LOL.

Music definitely inspires me. Honestly, one of my running faves (totally cheesy, don't make fun, it works) is "Go the Distance". Yes, it's Michael Bolton, but it has such great words for running a marathon (And I won't look back, I can go the distance. I will stay on track, I won't accept defeat. I don't care how far, I can go the distance. I will go the distance 'til my journey is complete.)

Another one that I really like is "Let it Fade" by Jeremy Camp. For both my longer races I listened to a lot of contemporary Christian music, to me there's a huge spiritual component to running and knowing that I'm never running alone gives me a fire to keep going even when things get tough.

Okay, wow that was a long post, apparently I had a lot to say!!IzzyBubbleshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-43804321752047247272009-06-20T13:50:32.506-07:002009-06-20T13:50:32.506-07:00P.S. LOVE the pic!P.S. LOVE the pic!Marathonman101108https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-49901538220922391082009-06-20T13:50:00.014-07:002009-06-20T13:50:00.014-07:00Music motivates me...I grew up in what I believe w...Music motivates me...I grew up in what I believe was the best decade of music ever-the 70's. LOTS of the 70's songs have meaning to me, because they relate to my life back then. My "get psyched" songs are "Rocky" and "Eye of the Tiger." Neither song is mentioned these days, but if you go and watch the two Rocky movies that they're in, you'll understand!Marathonman101108https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-29757893284016693062009-06-20T02:42:48.503-07:002009-06-20T02:42:48.503-07:00Hey Mel - thanks for your lovely FB message! I'...Hey Mel - thanks for your lovely FB message! I'm back from Kakadu and looking forward to putting in some good blog-catch up time.

LOVED that post. Can't wait to be writing a similar one one day.

You should be soooooooo proud of your achievement. I cannot WAIT to read about your marathon next week!! Also can't wait to catch up on what you've been up to this week!Melanie Taithttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-15560107774984434542009-06-19T18:17:21.430-07:002009-06-19T18:17:21.430-07:00You, smiley:)You, smiley:)Lynettehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-88560380367988533692009-06-19T16:59:11.556-07:002009-06-19T16:59:11.556-07:00you can do it.... thats all I got right now.... t...you can do it....

thats all I got right now.... to tired from vacation. ;) good luckJanice {Run Far}https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-37022307247721563242009-06-19T16:40:59.720-07:002009-06-19T16:40:59.720-07:00okay i'm going to seem soooo shallow and so la...okay i'm going to seem soooo shallow and so lame here. but honestly? my competitive spirit inspires me. nothing gets me going like knowing i can be better, or beat someone else, or TRY to beat someone else, or get a PR. shallow. i know.

the other thing that inspires me is having a horrible day, because i know if there is one thing that will relieve my tension and give me the chance to think and be alone, it's running.

oh and prolly totally killer music.

that picture is awesome, so pretty!Being Robinsonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-60025161820913251362009-06-19T11:01:19.954-07:002009-06-19T11:01:19.954-07:00That's such a pretty picture! I probably find ...That's such a pretty picture! I probably find songs the most motivating-- when I was preparing for the marathon, I would listen to "The Story" (Brandi Carlile) over and over again. It's funny how songs have the power to move and inspire us...have a fantastic weekend!tfhhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-9069838249244093322009-06-19T10:12:23.803-07:002009-06-19T10:12:23.803-07:00Um, Mel, YOU inspire me! I'm on hiatus right n...Um, Mel, YOU inspire me! I'm on hiatus right now...sick as a dog...but reading your blog (and others) keep me going! I love that Christina Aguilera song called "Fighter" - always pushes me when I feel like quitting.

(and I 2nd the "damn, you run fast!" comment)Sarah Janehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-81510370807363531882009-06-19T09:55:45.235-07:002009-06-19T09:55:45.235-07:00There is a woman on the Runners World message boar...There is a woman on the Runners World message board for beginners who is an amazing runner. Like, won the Flying Pig marathon last year and she is just a mom who loves to run.

Anyways, last year she told us her favorite quote to remind herself is to tell herself she is a "Rockstar"....If you are a fan of Grey's Anatomy, you will remember the scene of Izzie calling herself a rockstar, not to mention they say it a lot in the show. So when I am dying and about to finish something hard, I yell "Rockstar" and many other forms of it.robinbbhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-52922286659566595452009-06-19T08:28:52.863-07:002009-06-19T08:28:52.863-07:00I <3 that song!!! Oh, and I am the proud owner...I <3 that song!!! Oh, and I am the proud owner of Miley tickets for Rylie's birthday....but I have to keep it a secret for 2 more months - agh!!!! BUT, I will soooo be the coolest mom ever when she gets them for her bday! :)

One of my favorite quotes is something my dad said to me once: Happiness is not a destination, it's a journey. Words to live by!

Good luck on your marathon!

PS - that is a GREAT pic of you!! :)Ashleyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-30794323498464266712009-06-19T08:20:24.081-07:002009-06-19T08:20:24.081-07:00Haha, I really am not a fan of Miley Cyrus, but I ...Haha, I really am not a fan of Miley Cyrus, but I do like that song.

Thank you for posting that quote. I hurt my knee and it's really important for me to think about what I can do, rather than focus on what I cannot do (run)Kellyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-10499898671400676672009-06-19T08:19:43.994-07:002009-06-19T08:19:43.994-07:00My favorite quote is the one on the sidebar of my ...My favorite quote is the one on the sidebar of my blog

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. Francis Bacon

This made me feel SO much better after my marathon experience. Obviously my goal was to finish, but it wasn't my day to do that... but I gave it my all.Mel-2nd Chanceshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-533652444789928887.post-66668301967664703222009-06-19T07:53:49.401-07:002009-06-19T07:53:49.401-07:00Reading blogs about other peoples adventures is in...Reading blogs about other peoples adventures is inspiring to me.

I have several favorite quotes as well.

But mainly, I find inspiration from within. I am so grateful to be able to be out there moving my body. I do this because I CAN!Anonymoushttps://email@example.com


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Several weeks ago, I was contacted by a friend of a new Harpoon 6.2 owner looking for a copy of the owner's manual. I learned that this Harpoon was in the water about an hour away! I had to go check it out.
After meeting the owner and checking out his Harpoon, we learned It's also a "barn find" that's been in storage for over 20 years and it was in very good condition. His boat has items that mine does not and vice versa, which is great news for both of us.
He's also a member of the Muncie Sailing Club on the Prairie Creek Reservoir. I've been looking for a place to keep my boat and hadn't found anything closer than 3 hours away and more important in my budget. Here's a YouTube video done by one of the members from 2018.
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I have been feeling a strong desire for juices recently. For example, when I went camping, I took a whole lotta oranges with me and a hand juicer. Lately, I started using my electric juices and throwing anything that comes to my mind in it. Carrots, apples, beetroot, cucumber, celery, parsnip and so on. At least 2 liters of juice per day, often double that. I just have to have it! So juicing became part of my recent daily routine. I pack a jag of juice to work too.
Some will elaborate on the nutritional o detoxifying benefits of juicing, and approach this subject intellectuality. For me, it was pretty much desire-driven phenomenon. I juice because I feel like it! I will continue to do it until the desire isn't there anymore.
I like to serve it to myself in a grand way because I love a little bit of decadence.
In other news, some time ago, I bought a whole pineapple, and decided to try to grow it as an experiment. So far so good. First, I put the top in a glass of water – it grew roots after a couple of weeks. Next, I transplanted it into a large round pot in the greenhouse, next to banana trees.
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First, the LOGO DESIGN CONTEST. What a wonderful display! We had 41 logos entered and 242 votes were cast. Thank you to all the kids who took the time to come up with a design and everyone who took a look and voted! We'll be announcing our plans for these three designs in the next couple of weeks, so please stay tuned! We'll be returning original designs to all the artists too.
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The fashion chain will close in April and follow Debenhams out of the city.
Topshop has been among the most popular shops on Dudley Street over the years but has now been revealed as one of the branches to be axed by Sir Philip Green's struggling retailer.
The billionaire tycoon's Arcadia Group agreed to go ahead with a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in the summer resulting in the closure of some of its Topshop and Dorothy Perkins stores.
Topshop reported a £500m loss last year amid falling sales.
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The loss of the retailer delivers a fresh blow to Wolverhampton city centre which had been enjoying something of a revival following the move of Wilko's to the Mander Centre and opening of Matalan.
Debenhams, which opened as the anchor store at the newly-refurbished Mander Centre two years ago, will close in the new year.
House of Fraser will take its place in the shopping centre, leaving the Beatties building empty.
Loungers said its plan for the bistro and bar would "enhance the provision of eating and drinking establishments" in the city centre while providing jobs and "significant investment".
Wendy Thompson, Conservative leader in the city, said the loss of Topshop would be a blow.
She said: "It's considerably disappointing. It's very important to try and keep a reasonable amount of choice of retail shops, it adds to the vibrancy of the city centre.
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Perched above the busy main streets in the centre of Athlone sits a new addition to the town's foodie scene.
Artfully located on Mardyke Street, just across from Athlone Towncentre, High Café occupies a first-floor space, offering customers everything from coffee and cake to a three-course special.
High Café is a clear winner for lunchtime, serving up a vast and varied menu that includes an array of sandwiches, a choice of breads, soups, salads, tagines (dishes traditionally cooked in an earthenware pot ), pizzas, pastas, and burgers. There are also a few options for those in search of breakfast including French toast, omelettes, and scones.
Our eyes fix on the Moroccan influences on the menu and we opt for the falafel plate and lamb tagine. The falafels are smooth in texture, light, fresh, and moreish. They are served up with homemade pitta, salad, and spicy tomato dip. We are also treated to a taste of their harissa paste, a traditional hot chilli paste found in the north of Africa; a perfect portion for lunch or as a starter for an evening meal.
There is a selection of tagines on offer including cod and salmon, chicken, and lamb. We go for the lamb option. The tagine comes out in a beautiful earthen tagine and contains melt-in-your-mouth lamb, green olives, French beans, potatoes, and a slice of lemon, all covered in a lightly spiced sauce, and some more still-warm-from-the-oven flat bread to soak up the sauce (can't leave any behind! ).
While Moroccan cuisine is a huge influence for High Café, the eatery also offers plenty of other options. Their pizzas sound tempting with 10- and 12-inch options and a variety of toppings. The chef assures us the pizzas are thin-based with not too much sauce or cheese so the quality toppings can shine through. And with a takeaway option available at the cafe we'll be back to try a pizza soon. It can be difficult to find a decent thin-crust takeaway pizza in Athlone.
The Moroccan influence also means that any ham on the menu is in fact turkey ham and all meat is halal. There are plenty of choices for vegetarians and the menu in general is packed with healthy options.
Opening from 12 noon to late seven days a week, High Café is ideal for those looking to rest weary feet from shopping, after-work parties, lunchtime sandwiches, or chilled-out evening meals. Prices are reasonable and there are set menu options starting from €15.95. A bring your own bottle policy will surely be popular with diners looking to enjoy a night out without breaking the bank.
High Café is located at 23 Mardyke Street, Athlone. For more information find the business on Facebook.


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I was really excited to receive this ink sample of J. Herbin's Caroube de Chypre from Everything Calligraphy. I think one of my favorite inks is Emerald of Chivor, and I was really excited to find out what a dark brown shimmery ink would look like. I think the thing I loved best about Emerald of Chivor is how lubricated it is. Considering that it's so shimmery, I'm so happy that it's a very well-behaved ink. I use it on my more expensive pens, not just in pens that I can easily take apart (like Lamy). J. Herbin really did something right with how they formulated Emerald of Chivor.
That being said, I eagerly tried Caroube de Chypre. The name is based on the color of carob pods, which is said to be a kind of beans that J. Herbin ate and traded during his voyages to Cyprus. The base color is a nicely saturated, warm brown color. It reminded me of De Atramentis Coffee, which is one of my favorite brown inks. It's also a little similar to Iroshizuku Tsukushi. The shimmery flecks are gold, and there's some green sheen.
Right off the bat I noticed that the gold flecks settled faster at the bottom of the ink bottle than the flecks of Emerald of Chivor. I think that may be the reason that the shimmer is a bit less pronounced. Of course, how you see the shimmer and sheen depends on a lot of factors like how broad and wet your pen's nib is, the texture and quality of paper you use, even the direction of light as you look at it. I think that for a shimmery ink, this one's actually pretty conservative-looking. I noticed that the gold flecks appear to be less distributed on paper, perhaps because the particles settle down too quickly? I don't know. The green sheen only shows up in places where the ink pools more. It's a lot less pronounced than the red sheen of EoC, which almost seems like a nice red halo around the lines you write. This pronounced red sheen, I think, is the key to why EoC looks beautifully complex.
That being said, it's a nicely saturated brown ink that I can definitely use for everyday writing. It flows a bit dryer than EoC, but it is also quite a well-behaved ink. It hasn't clogged my pen yet after several days of leaving the pen capped. Drying time is an average of 15-20 seconds. It's also not very water resistant. There's minimal shading using a medium nib and the green sheen is also not too pronounced. Here are a few close up shots of the writing sample.
Overall, it's not as crazy-looking as Emerald of Chivor, but it has its own charm. It's subdued and nicely saturated, and when you lay down a lot of shimmer with the ink, it almost looks like writing with liquid bronze.


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Rev. Michael Mitchell is an ordained Assembly of God minister. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at San Antonio, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and is about to defend his dissertation for a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at DTS. He is writing his dissertation on the intersection of systematic theology and
In the last 25 years, he has been a professional musician, free-lance fiction writer, journalist, satirist, carpenter, contractor, literature teacher, and rhetoric instructor—before he finally gave in and accepted God's call on his life as a minister of the gospel. He pastored First Assembly of God in Stockdale, Texas, for two years before moving to the metroplex to attend seminary. He served as Associate Pastor at Church On The Hill for 4 ½ years under Jerry Weiss before Pastor Weiss' retirement. His wife
His hobbies include hunting, fishing, gardening and smoking a fine brisket to perfection. He and his two older sons formed The Subliminal Gypsy
Mike combines an energy, sense of humor, and common touch to a life of devoted study of the Scriptures in order to be the best possible shepherd and friend he can be. He believes there is no spiritual growth without discipleship, and there is no discipleship without friendship. He is accessible and willing to work with anyone who considers himself a fellow-laborer in the gospel. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Favorite movie: The Blues Brothers and Life Is Beautiful
Favorite music: blues and jazz
Favorite band: Pink Floyd
Favorite novel: A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess) and The Sound and The Fury (Faulkner)
Off-The-Wall Fact: only pastor's office you'll ever see with pictures of Charlie Parker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, and Alex from Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange all on the same walls.
Evangelist: Dora Franklin
Dora calls Las Vegas home, by way of her Mississippi routes. Vegas is where her large family resides and where she usually spends Christmas. Dora works closely with the Evangelism team at Church on The Hill. Her background in radio: promotions, marketing and advertising is a plus when it comes to selling people about the best life on this side of heaven; and beyond. She says she wants everyone to know how awesome God is!
Favorite movie: Serendipity
Favorite novel: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Favorite Band: Frankie Beverly & Maze, George Benson, and Kirk Whalum
Hobbies: crafts, decorating
Off-The-Wall Fact: Because God knows some of us
are afraid of Heights, the Bible indicates that when a
believer dies, the angels will escort them safely into
Heaven. He thought of everything.
Associate Pastor: Matthew Anderson
Matthew Anderson grew up in the DFW metroplex, the son of ministers. As a child, his sweet spirit and earnest devotion to good led many to believe that he had been set apart by God for ministry. He played the drums and had a great love for music, so it's not surprising that he ended up gravitating toward music ministry at Church On The Hill. He was saved at the age of 10 and preached in his father's church at 15. A man of unimpeachable moral integrity and character, Matthew is one of the most dependable human beings to ever serve in ministry. To spend 10 minutes with him is to understand the gracious love of Jesus Christ. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Favorite movie: The Avengers (this preference is not, apparently, shared by Shaun!)
Favorite novel: Lord of the Flies
Favorite Band: The Subliminal Gypsy Band (they played at his wedding!)
Hobbies: drawing, watching movies with his wife.
Off-The-Wall Fact: When the pastor sent him to the grocery store to buy hot sauce for the men's breakfast once, he came back with some strange Tobasco-based concoction instead of salsa, like a true Texan would have known. This earned him the nickname "Hot Sauce," and a lifetime banishment from all kitchen-related activities.
Youth Pastor: Nicholas Brincefield
Nicholas Brincefield
Nick is originally from Greenville, Texas. He moved to Waxahachie last year for Bible college, and has 3 roommates—and is about to add another one. He is the oldest of three
Favorite movie: Megamind
Favorite novel: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Favorite Band: Metallica
Hobbies: music, video games
Off-The-Wall Fact: Regardless of what topic I want to talk about, I tend to always introduce it with the phrase "listen." Mostly to make myself listen to my own thoughts.
Children's Pastor: Harmony Russell
Harmony Russell
Harmony was born in San Angelo, Texas, and grew up in ranching country. She is the oldest of two children. Her mother is a pastor in San Angelo, and she feels called to sharing Jesus Christ to children who lack this understanding. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Favorite movie: O Brother Where Art Thou
Favorite novel: Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights
Favorite Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Off-The-Wall Fact: She miserably failed Spanish I three times in a row, but passed her first two years of Latin with flying colors.


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Right to information has been the foundational basis of all rights. The UN General Assembly declared this right during its very first session as the touchstone of all freedoms to which the UN is consecrated. The Constitution of Bangladesh guaranteed freedom of thought, conscience, speech, expression and press under Article 39 with certain restrictions. The year of 2009 was remarkable for Bangladesh to facilitate citizens with unprecedented opportunity of seeking information as of right from the concerned authority. The Right to Information Act was brought in order to implement constitutional guarantee, empower common people, increase transparency and accountability, decrease corruption and ensure good governance.
Section 4 of the Act declared the right of every citizen to get information from the 'authority' and also confers duty upon the authority to provide such information once citizens demand. This vehement declaration, although seems very empowering, has been subjected by many conditionalities which obstructed to achieve the true spirit of the right to information. The Annual Report 2016 of the Information Commission (the available latest one till date) revealed that 6,369 RTI applications have been filed in that year. The number was 6181 in 2015, 8442 in 2014, 11727 in 2013, 7808 in 2011, and astoundingly 25,410 according to the Annual Report of 2010. Total RTI application since the establishment till the end of 2016 is 82,412. Any common mind would find this downward performance of RTI mechanism as an alarming challenge for Bangladesh particularly when we are proclaiming and projecting developments before the global community. This write-up intends to quest the enhancement of the RTI mechanism.
The first and foremost reason of gradual decrease of performance anyone would find after reading the RTI Act is the longest exceptional list (twenty categories) under section 7 of the Act which do not guarantee RTI to citizens, rather it is the discretion of the authority to provide the information. Moreover, section 32 stipulated that the Act will not apply to the eight enlisted organisations and institutions mentioned in the schedule except information related to corruption and violation of human rights. Here, it is necessary to revisit the RTI-excluding list of sectors in other South Asian countries. Section 8 of the Right to Information Act 2005 of India enlisted eleven categories exempted from the purview of RTI. The Right to Information Act 2007 of Nepal enlisted five categories to be excluded from RTI. The Right to Information Act 2010 of Pakistan excluded RTI from seven different categories under section 8, 15, 16 and 18. The Act further specifically excluded the record of banking companies and financial institutions relating to the accounts of their customers under section 8(1)(a). The RTI Act of Maldives enlisted around twenty categories to be excluded from the RTI. However, the Act of Maldives guarantees RTI for everyone regardless of whether the applicant is citizen or not. Under section 76 of the said Act, legal personalities along with natural persons are entitled to exercise RTI. The Right to Information Act of Sri Lanka clearly specified in section 5 that request under the Act for information shall be refused in fourteen categories. Many South Asian countries, although categorised a list of information to be excluded from disseminating to citizens, have endorsed grounds such 'public interest' and 'time-duration' whereby citizens are entitled to access these restricted information.
Unlike the RTI Act of Bangladesh, 'public interest' has been a common exception to the general exceptions under the RTI Acts of India and Sri Lanka. In other words, whatever be the restrictions specified under the RTI Act for not disclosing information, the authority cannot refuse any citizen to provide information if public interest is involved. The threshold of such disclosure is that larger public interest outweighs the harm resulting from the disclosure.
The enlisted RTI-exempted information of public authority in Bangladesh is perpetual in nature. However, such information in many other South Asian countries is bound to be disseminated after lapse of certain duration. Under the RTI Act of Maldives, if the duration of any information exceeds ten years, such is bound to be disclosed although they fall within exceptions. Sri Lanka enlisted six categories from fourteen enlisted exemptions whereby the authority would be bound to provide information if the duration of information exceeds ten years. In case of India, if the duration reaches twenty years, such is bound to be disseminated once asked by citizens.
Considering the ratio of RTI exercise for last seven years in Bangladesh, it is significant now that the information commission and government must concentrate to accelerate the flow of citizens' access to RTI. Certainly the better performance can be reflected if the law turns out to be more open and liberal from the restrictive shields of exceptionalism. The process can be eased by giving greater emphasis to the public interest than security, privacy and secrecy of the government as well as disseminating some years' old information of authority to the citizens which have already been endorsed by some South Asian nations. Without attracting more citizens in the system in upcoming days and years; combating corruption, ensuring good governance and increasing transparency would be an illusion.
The writer is Assistant Professor of Law, BRAC University.


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|Remember the University has policies governing the use of food at events—must use approved caterers, University food service, or prepare at approved kitchen with food permit.
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|Make sure contracts are signed and requisitions made for any checks needed. Contract templates are available from ASPB or Marilyn.
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- If it isn't an emergency, don't call it one – most service people on campus will find it refreshing and it goes a long way to establishing a good long-term relationship.
- If you messed up, say so, especially when you need an on-campus service group.
- Find humor in everything that goes wrong or you'll go crazy.
- Use variety when publicizing your event – send emails, flyers, hang posters, write a press release, create a facebook group . . .
- Remember that it is your responsibility to plan for individuals with disabilities – find out ahead of time if an interpreter or special access accommodations will be necessary.


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text: AMMONNEWS - By Professor Mujalli Mhailan - Since the war in Syria began, more than a million Syrian refugees have come to Jordan. Jordan shares history, culture, and a long open border with Syria. Jordan provides access to preventative and curative services to Syrian refugees.Over 70% of Syrian refugees are residing among host Jordanian communities. Only 30% of the Syrian refugees reside in camps, which started in early 2012; the largest camp is Zaateri, with an estimated population of 120 000. In the camps, UNHCR and other partners, with the support of the Jordanian Ministry of Health (MOH), provide health and humanitarian support. However, for the larger proportion of refugees outside the camps, not all needs can be adequately addressed. The Jordanian MOH provides full access to health services for the Syrians outside camps along with the local Jordanian population. Additionally, some non-governmental organizations and private sector practitioners also deliver services to Syrian refugees outside the camps.Most of the refugees' demand is located in the four northern governorates, and in Amman where specialty care can be found.Thanks to the Jordanian MOH's vigilance and support from WHO, UNICEF, and other partners, to date no major infectious disease epidemics have occurred, but outbreaks appeared and risks are increasing (1).At the present COVID-19 Pandemic, the Jordanian Government, Military, Police, Civil Defense, Security Forces and the MOH are doing their best to defeat this monster, from the beginning of the pandemic till now there is only about 400 cases and 5 deaths only, with no cases in the refugee camps. Without additional support to respond to this COVID-19 Pandemic, Jordan's health sector will suffer not just the immediate loss of life and health among Syrians and Jordanians, but will also see a major erosion of the gains Jordan has made over decades of investment in health and health systems.The people and Government of Jordan are committed to assisting Syrians.We need support from the international community to respond to the many and additional health and living needs of Syrian refugees.Jordan is committed to continuing to care for refugees from Syria and other countries, but the system is dangerously overstretched. Excessive demands on our health system pose risks to our health status and social stability. We are committed to the health of both Syrians and Jordanians. We invite the international community to join us and assist in this effort particularly during this COVID-19 Pandemic.Jordan debt to the World Bank Group is about 42 Billion $, on the other hand the Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) , is greatly and negatively affected by the curfew and the total shutdown of all the Tourist facilities and sites in Jordan as Petra , Jarash, Jadara , Jordan River , and others during this COVID-19 Pandemic crisis .As a good percentage of Jordan debt to the World Bank Group is related to waves of refugees, from nearby places Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq and lastly Syria. And, also because of the present COVID-19 Pandemic crisis .It is suggested that World Bank Group waives all Jordan debts.Finally, this step is needed urgently, and should be supported by all humanity loving people.


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Issue 19 of Engage - daily Bible reading notes for teenagers. This issue looks at Nehemiah, Proverbs, 1 Chronicles and 2 & 3 John. There are also articles on science vs Christianity, church and heaven. Engage exists to help you plug into your Bible. Through Engage's pages we want to plunge into God's awesome word: discovering who God is and what He's like; seeing what God's done for us through Jesus; and exploring practical ways of living for Him. The Bible is packed with amazing stories and life-changing teaching. It's time to dive into the Bible and see God change our lives...


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Summary: Donor's father, Otto Oberle, Sr., worked as a barber in Fort Worth during the first half of the twentieth century. He moved to Fort Worth from Germany in 1914 and opened a barber shop in the Neil P. Anderson Building where he and his staff offered free haircuts to children from three local institutions - the Masonic Home, the Tarrant County Orphan's Home, and the Lena Pope Home. Later, Oberle worked with legislator Doyle Willis to make it a requirement for barbers to be licensed in the State of Texas. The items in this collection relate to Oberle's career as a barber.
Pictured: "Look Well Week" at the Neil P. Anderson Barber Shop on June 9-16, 1928. Otto Oberle, Sr., is fifth from right.
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BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Come to a night of revealing talk with writer, comedian and mental health advocate Kevin Breel at Brookfield High School on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Breel is a 22-year-old author, comedian and mental health activist whose work has been featured in media outlets such as "Forbes" and "The Wall Street Journal."
As a writer, his debut memoir "Boy Meets Depression" was published by Random House and has achieved critical acclaim.
As a comedian, Breel became one of the youngest feature acts in Canadian history; beginning to tour as a teenager. He has been on stages like the House of Blues, the Sony Centre and the Coliseum in Vegas, as well as a frequent headliner at college campuses across the country.
The talk will begin at 7 p.m. and is sponsored by Brookfield Cares, and funded by the Dex Smenyak Foundation and the Brookfield Cares Foundation.
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Come Spring(2005)
A novel by Gregory S Dinallo and Tim LaHaye
Dylan Cooper has begun a new life in Boston, where the winters are as unforgiving as in the windswept Scottish Highlands he left behind. In that bustling city, Dylan hopes to achieve recognition for his photography, but convincing others that his images are works of art in their own right is proving impossible. Stark, simple, and filled with the wondrous beauty and spirituality of everyday life, Dylan's photographs are his calling and his only love - until he meets Grace MacVicar, a young Scottish woman working at a distinguished Boston gallery. In Grace, Dylan discovers a soul mate and a champion, someone with unshakeable faith in his talent and a sure, steady determination to help him succeed. Grace knows Dylan's photographs are truly extraordinary, and with her guidance, Dylan finds new inspiration and faith in his abilities. Their friendship deepens as winter wanes, blossoming into a love that neither expected to find in their new homeland. But Dylan's creative gift may be the very means to tear them apart...unless faith and hope can bring him back to the woman he swore he would love forever...
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Unsigned quarterback Colin Kaepernick is making plans to potentially pursue a claim of collusion by NFL teams, accusing them of improperly conspiring to keep him out of the league, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.
Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers following last season. The team has said it would have released Kaepernick rather than retaining him under the terms of that deal. He has remained out of work, being passed over by teams in favor of other quarterbacks following a 2016 season in which Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem prior to games, as a protest of the treatment of African-Americans in the U.S.
The plan for Kaepernick to pursue a grievance under the sport's collective bargaining agreement was first reported by Bleacher Report.
Kaepernick reportedly has hired an attorney, and it appeared Sunday that he was making plans to pursue the collusion claim independently from the NFL Players Association.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners have said since the offseason that Kaepernick was not, in their view, being blackballed from the league. They said that teams were making individual decisions about whether signing Kaepernick made sense for them.
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Offering spectacular ocean views from its beachfront location and a non-smoking environment, the stunning and stylish Cypress Inn delivers a memorable stay for our guests. The three-story, non-smoking inn has 18 rooms in a variety of styles with design elements that take cues from the natural world just outside the door. Rooms offer full or partial ocean views, plus flat-panel TVs, Wi-Fi and heated terracotta floors. In addition to complimentary newspapers and coffee in the lobby, the hotel offers concierge and evening turndown services. A certified massage therapist is on staff to get you into relaxation mode. The gentle sounds of the surf are provided with no additional charge. Miles of sandy white beaches are just outside the door of the Cypress Inn, which is little over one mile from Pillar Point and three miles from Poplar State Beach. It's four miles to Half Moon Bay Golf Links, five miles to Montara State Beach and 20 minutes to Crystal Springs Golf Course. San Francisco International Airport is 23 miles away, and it's a 35-minute drive to downtown San Francisco. our guests call the Cypress Inn a "lovely hotel" in a "spectacular location" that's "right on the beach." Rooms are "comfortable" and "spacious," breakfast is "great" and the staff is "very friendly and helpful."
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A Florida woman who allegedly played clips of the Talking Heads song "Psycho Killer" in threatening phone calls to Tony Stewart has been arrested and charged with felony stalking.
Kathi Russell, 68, who was upset that the NASCAR champ wouldn't sign an autograph for her, was taken into custody on Tuesday. She faces multiple felony charges, including stalking, terroristic mischief and intimidation, according to multiple reports.
The criminal charges were filed last week, Indianpolis TV station WRTV reported.
The Cape Coral woman allegedly made hundreds of anonymous phone calls to Stewart, as well as to his mother and sister.
According to the affidavit obtained by the TV station, Russell would also play an audio clip from a statement made by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's death - "We came, we saw, he died" - in some of the calls.
The alleged harrassment started in March 2016 and continued through October of this year.
She is also accused of making an anonymous phone call to authorities that a plane with Stewart onboard was transporting drugs. The call resulted in Stewart's plane being searched upon landing in Fort Worth, Texas.
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A letter filled with baking soda was also sent to an Indianapolis law firm representing Stewart's mother causing an Anthrax scare that led to the evacuation of a downtown Indianapolis building. Stewart's mom had filed a protective order against Russell. Investigators traced the powder back to Russell, WXIN (Fox59) reported.
"Ms. Russell stated she repeatedly tried to get Mr. Stewart's attention and get him to sign an item of racing memorabilia, but Mr. Stewart ignored Ms. Russell's attempts and Ms. Russell states she felt like she was ignored," according to the affidavit.
Russell, who is being held in Lee County Jail in Florida, will be extradicted back to Indiana where the charges were filed.
Stewart, an Indiana native, retired following the 2016 NASCAR season and is currently a co-owner of the Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) team.


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The cost-effectiveness of the SPHERE intervention for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease
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Objectives: The Secondary Prevention of Heart disEase in geneRal practicE (SPHERE) trial has recently reported. This study examines the cost-effectiveness of the SPHERE intervention in both healthcare systems on the island ...
Developing a Continuous Space Representation of a Simulated Population
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-09-03)
Spatial microsimulation models typically match census of population data with survey data in order to simulate synthetic populations of individuals and households within small-scale geographic areas. For most spatial ...
Conference for Older People on Life Enhancement - Translating Research into Practice
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Estimating the extra cost of living for people with disabilities
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2010-06-09)
Addressing the extra economic costs of disability is a logical step towards alleviating elements of social exclusion for people with disabilities. This study estimates the long-run economic cost of disability in Ireland ...