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The party melts down one more time over immigration.
Republicans should be heading toward a November election victory, perhaps even a big one, adding to their House majority and maybe picking up the six or more seats necessary to control the Senate. Yet never underestimate their ability to save the day for Democrats, not least by showcasing the GOP's immigration neuralgia.
The House GOP looked ready Friday to pass a bill to address the influx of children over the Southwest border, though not before providing another spectacle of internal disarray. The bill should have been a moment to redirect attention to President Obama's cynical handling of the border problem and to the Democratic Party's immigration divisions. Instead the GOP again gave the country the impression that its highest policy priority is to deport as many children as rapidly as possible back from wherever they came.
Earlier this week Speaker John Boehner had his caucus lined up to pass a modest bill that would have provided the Obama Administration with $659 million to deal with the border influx, while tweaking a provision in a 2008 law that even President Obama has said has encouraged the flood of unaccompanied minors to the U.S. This would have allowed Republicans to return home for the August recess saying they had voted to address the border problem and put pressure on the White House and Senate Democrats to act.
Instead, the GOP's Deportation Caucus—led by Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions and Ted Cruz of Texas—lobbied House conservatives to resist any immigration compromise and pick a fight with Mr. Boehner. The dissenters demanded an array of policy changes, most notably new restrictions on the President's executive order allowing some undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children to remain in the country.
Readers may recall that the last Republican in an election year to support deporting immigrant children brought here through no fault of their own was Mitt Romney. A splendid voter attraction that was. "The only way to stop the border crisis is to stop Obama's amnesty," declared Mr. Cruz, as he rallied House GOP members to vote against the bill.
Iowa's Steve King and Minnesota's Michele Bachmann were only too happy to follow the Senators into this cul de sac. And by Thursday evening the Republican caucus disintegrated into a screaming match on the floor in full view of the national media. Our sources say that nearly the entire Alabama delegation defected (thanks to Mr. Sessions) as did numerous participants at a Wednesday huddle held in Mr. Cruz's office. House leaders had little choice but to pull the bill.
The result was to kill a solution to the border issue that Republicans have been declaring is a "crisis" that demands action. It also distracted attention from the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid couldn't deliver on the President's border request.
Mr. Reid knows that Senate Democrats are also split on immigration—between liberals who want to use the border bill to loosen immigration restrictions and Senators running for re-election who want to vote with the GOP. The latter include Louisiana's Mary Landrieu and North Carolina's Kay Hagan. As usual, Mr. Reid refused to allow any amendments on his $2.7 billion border bill, dooming it so he could blame Republicans for the failure.
This Democratic use of border children as midterm-election pawns should be the story, but instead the Deportation Republicans played into Mr. Obama's hands. Right on cue, the President held a press event on Friday at the White House that tatooed the GOP for refusing to solve the problem they claim is a crisis. The truth is that Mr. Obama doesn't even care if the border bill passes. What he really wants is the immigration issue to bash Republicans and drive Hispanic and other minority turnout in states like Colorado that could determine Senate control.
House Republicans may have scrambled enough on Friday to save themselves from a total meltdown. But this latest immigration debacle won't help the party's image, which is still recovering from the government shutdown debacle of 2011. A party whose preoccupation is deporting children is going to alienate many conservatives, never mind minority voters.
The episode is also sure to raise doubts among swing voters about whether Republicans would be prepared to govern if they do win control of the entire Congress. Let's hope they spend August planning how to return in the fall like a party that looks ready to do something other than fight with each other.


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19-year-old Travis Clawson had a super shitty day on Thursday after his outgoing voicemail message was mistaken for a mass shooting threat.
Clawson was enjoying another day of high school in Ambridge, Penn., when Ambridge Area High School went into lockdown mode. Clawson probably didn't know it yet, but it was all his fault, unintentionally.
A doctor's receptionist had phoned Clawson during the school day to remind him of an upcoming appointment. Clawson's voicemail greeting, which quotes the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song, was misinterpreted by the person on the other end of the line. The receptionist reportedly misheard the line "and all shooting some b-ball outside of the school " for "shooting some people outside of the school."
The receptionist called 911 and police contacted school authorities, who put the county's school into lockdown until they singled out Clawson in the Ambridge guidance office and arrested him. The teen was released after he explained his message and police determined he was in fact rapping "b-ball" and not "people."
Clawson's family was not happy. They have contacted an attorney. "An innocent young man was embarrassed," his father told Times Online. "How is he supposed to go back to school and face his classmates?" We suggest he turns up on Monday wearing a neon nylon tracksuit.

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Allied Works to Design New Pratt Institute School of Art Building
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK—Pratt Institute has selected New York- and Portland, Oregon-based Allied Works to design its new School of Art building, which will bring the school's Master of Fine Arts and photography programs under one roof. The building will be the first distinct School of Art facility on campus and feature flexible space for classrooms, studios, and labs, as well as exhibition spaces and an auditorium for public programming.
Pratt Institute president Frances Bronet said, "Allied Works is an outstanding choice to design Pratt's defining new School of Art building, providing our faculty and students with an inspiring facility is critical to the cross-fertilization of ideas and artistic approaches."
Intended as a cultural anchor for the institute's local and broader communities, School of Art dean Gerry Snyder said that the new building presents the "opportunity for the School of Art to create a platform that supports the diversity of our student's artistic practices while creating the community that will make it thrive. The building will offer our students and faculty exceptional space to create and show their work as it becomes a destination for the arts for Brooklyn and beyond."
"It is thrilling to have this opportunity to partner with Pratt to create a building that will catalyze both the campus and community, a wellspring of art and creative energy," Allied Works founder Brad Cloepfil said. "Allied Works has a profound respect for Brooklyn and Pratt Institute. This respect for both site and institutional mission informs our design process in every space where we building and the art and cultural organizations that we serve." Allied Works' previous projects include Denver's Clyfford Still Museum and the University of Michigan Museum of Art, among others.


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Have you ever wondered what's inside your cell phone? Ever thought about taking apart your PlayStation or Xbox game system to see how it works? How about building a robot?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may enjoy a career in the automation sciences. Learn what you can do in elementary school and high school to understand if this is the career for you!
Automation FAQ…
Why is the automation professional so important?
What is automation?
How do I prepare for a career in automation?
What can I earn?
What should I start doing now?
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Why is the automation professional so important?
Think about the cell phone and computer you use every day to do your job. Think about the car you drive every day. Think about the television you watch, video games you play, or music system you listen to. Think about the food you eat; water you drink; and clothes you wear. Just about anything you can think of is the result of complex processes. Without talented individuals to design, build, improve, and maintain these processes, these technological advances would never have occurred and future innovations would be impossible. Without automation professionals, our world and our future would be very different.
Automation professionals are responsible for solving complex problems in many vital aspects of industry and its processes. The work of automation professionals is critically important to the preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the public and to the sustainability and enhancement of our quality of life.
What is Automation?
Automation is "the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automatically."
In the case of manufacturing, automated machines or devices have 'controls' that allow something to work or happen without being directly controlled by a person.
Virtually all industry uses some form of automation. Some examples:
- Manufacturing, food and pharmaceutical, chemical and petroleum, pulp and paper
- Transportation, automotive, aerospace, and rail
- Utilities, water and wastewater, oil and gas, electric power, and telecommunications
- Facility operations, security, environmental control, energy management, safety, and other building automation
- Cybersecurity, process measurement and control, sensors, wireless applications, systems integration, test measurement
How do I prepare for a career in automation?
More math, computer and electronics skills are required in today's manufacturing jobs/careers.
There are few degree programs in the U.S. available in automation engineering. Therefore, most Automation Engineers earn their bachelor's degrees in mechanical or electrical engineering and then learn the intricacies of automation engineering on the job. Automation technology is advancing so rapidly that it takes one to three years for graduates of other engineering disciplines to perform at a professional level in the automation field.
Automation Technicians require a high school diploma or GED, though many employers prefer an associate's degree in a related field. Certification is available for the specific profession as well as for pieces of equipment from specific manufacturers.
What can I earn?
Automation Engineers earned an average of $106,000 per year while Automation Technicians had a median salary of $53,000. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015 data)
Automation is constantly being added to make processes more reliable, efficient, streamlined, safer, faster and less costly. This allows continuous improvements and competitiveness of our electric power systems, transportation systems, manufacturing operations, and industry as a whole.
What should I start doing now?
Students in Elementary School & High School:
- Take part in local science fairs such as Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) or the Lehigh Valley Science and Engineering Research Fair.
- Spend time at the DaVinci Science Center where you can explore science by learning how to write code, make ice cream with liquid nitrogen, or use dry ice to make a stuffed turkey fly.
- Take as many STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) classes as are offered.
Students in High School:
Take classes at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute to learn the basics and have the option to go directly into the workforce, or continue on to get a 4 year engineering degree at a college.
LCTI classes:
- Electromechanical / Mechatronics Technology
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- Electronics Technology / Nanofabrication
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- Pre-engineering and Engineering Technology
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- Precision Machine Tool Technology
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- Apply for an internship at local companies while taking the above mentioned classes. Get paid to learn.
Post High School:
2 year programs (graduates go directly into workforce or transfer to a 4 year college)…
Northampton County Community College: https://www.northampton.edu
- Electromechanical Technology
- Instrumentation Process Control Technician
- Machine Repair – Automated Systems
- Computer Information Technology: Networking
- Electrical Technology
- Electronics Technology
- Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology
Lehigh Carbon Community College: https://www.lccc.edu/
- Industrial Automation A.A.S. (INR)
- Industrial Automation Certificate (INRC)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology A.S. (METS)
- Electrical Engineering Technology A.A.S. (EET)
- Electrical Technology A.A.S. (ELT)
- Electrical Technology Certificate (ELTC)
- Electronics Certificate (ELEC)
- Electronics Technology A.A.S. (ELE)
- Manufacturing Technology A.A.S. (MFT)
- Mechanical Technology A.A.S. (MET)
- Nanofabrication Technology A.A.S. (NMT)
About ISA
The International Society of Automation (www.isa.org) is a nonprofit professional association that sets the standard for those who apply engineering and technology to improve the management, safety, and cybersecurity of modern automation and control systems used across industry and critical infrastructure. Founded in 1945, ISA develops widely used global standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; hosts conferences and exhibits; and provides networking and career development programs for its 40,000 members and 400,000 customers around the world.
ISA owns Automation.com, a leading online publisher of automation-related content, and is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org), an association of non-profit organizations serving as "The Voice of Automation." Through a wholly owned subsidiary, ISA bridges the gap between standards and their implementation with the ISA Security Compliance Institute (www.isasecure.org) and the ISA Wireless Compliance Institute (www.isa100wci.org).
Additional information/resources…
- Automation Federation Resources
- Automation Engineer: Job Description & Career Requirements
- Automation Technician: Job Description, Duties and Requirements
- Cybersecurity and Automation Careers


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Rock Tools Assistant at Sandvik. sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and sustainability. We hold world-leading positions in selected areas – tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry and rock excavation within the construction industry; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating.
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My Webware colleague Don Reisinger would get a kick out of TwitteReader, a new and free service which turns Twitter into something resembling Google Reader (something he's ditched entirely in place of Twitter). Once you've plugged in your username and password, it presents the latest tweets as individual feed items, which you can cruise through either by reading the short snippets (a la Google Reader) or expanding them out to full posts with a click.
Just like Google Reader and Gmail, you can move up and down the list with the same J and K keyboard shortcuts. You can also star items, which adds them to your Twitter favorites list. The application keeps track of what you've read and what you haven't, which, depending on how many people you're following, could be useful. If a system like Google Reader's trends were to be applied to this you could see which people's updates you're not reading and cut them out of your followers list.
Of course the obvious must be stated here--you can simply take the RSS feed of your friends provided by Twitter and plug it into Google Reader to accomplish something quite similar. TwitteReader's killer feature, however, is that it lets you post and reply to messages from each post, just like you would in Twitter.


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In 2010 I did a number of packaging / label visualisation for Almhof (the Netherlands).
The client needed a look at theirs product, while the real product had not been produced by that moment. Hence CGI was the means to go. I was involdved in package modeling, shading, texturing and rendering. All scenes have been lit under the creative direction of Johan Visschedijk.


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For many men and women, there are certain places on their body where hair just doesn't need to grow. They dislike how it appears and feels on their body. Understandably, they want the hair to be removed. Traditional forms of hair removal, however, don't offer lasting solutions. At the worst, they offer painful solutions that …Read More
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A fireplace is a great perk to have, but it comes with the responsibility of care and maintenance. That's why Chimney Cricket offers affordable chimney sweeping and repair services to those throughout our three service locations and surrounding areas in Orange County, Long Beach and South Bay.
Cleaning and maintaining your chimney helps to avoid dangerous conditions such as having a chimney fire or Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Chimney fires can and will burn down the house. Chimneys with failing flue systems or faulty smoke chambers can also allow dangerous gasses to seep into the living spaces of the home and result in Carbon Monoxide poisoning and death so it is very important to properly service and maintain your chimney. This is where Chimney Cricket comes in and lifts that burden from your shoulders, our chimney sweep technicians have been working with these local chimneys for many years and really know their way around any of the anomalies associated with your chimney.
Keeping your chimney clean and safe helps to avoid health hazards and general dirtiness, but we know that it can be a pain to maintain and keep up with the chore of cleaning your chimney. This is where we come in and take the burden from your shoulders.
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A chimney can sustain plenty of damage over the years through wear and tear, faulty construction or even neglect. Being subjected to the elements or salt air, the absence of a properly functioning chimney cap or missed maintenance over the years can cause your chimney to be unsafe for operation. Fortunately when you enlist the help of Chimney Cricket you can be sure that a trained technician will conduct a detailed inspection whenever we service your chimney. We use technology and special tools to determine if there are issues with your flashing, or if there are any cracks or holes where you may not see them. Once we know what we're dealing with, we can set a plan in motion for how to repair your chimney.
Chimney Cricket has been in business approximately twenty years, specializing in chimney sweeping, Level I, II and III Inspections along with chimney repairs, dryer vent cleaning and repair and HVAC air duct cleaning and duct replacement for both residential and small commercial. We are CSIA Certified Chimney and Venting Specialists, NADCA Certified Air Duct Cleaners as well as State Licensed General Contractors maintaining a highly skilled, professional team of technicians who take personal pride and effort in every job they do. In addition, we use only state of the art equipment and provide only the highest standards of quality.
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Hollywood's Sexual Mores May Be Changing, But Filmmakers Are Still Flirting With A 'Topless Prophet'
Hollywood's sexual mores may be changing; but intrepid filmmakers are still willing to explore the edges. Such is the case, anyway, with the producer Ron Senkowski and the writer Ken Droz. Both on Monday announced the producer's acquisition of feature film rights to the book Topless Prophet: The True Story of America's Most Successful Gentleman's Club Entrepreneur. Senkowski also bought life story rights to said entrepreneur, Alan Markovitz.
Markovitz became known to the masses largely through a Cinemax reality television show, Topless Prophet, which aired in 2014. But he was long famous in the Detroit area for exploits that included the creation of a topless airline, testimony against the mob, surviving a pair of gunshot incidents, and fighting First Amendment cases that might have done Larry Flynt proud.
Senkowski acquired rights through his Symply Entertainment, whose credits include Khalil Gibran's 'The Prophet' with Salma Hayek and Decoding Annie Parker with Samantha Morton and Helen Hunt. Droz has already written a script, which helped him become a Sundance Institute Screenwriting Fellow in 2015.
Markovitz, one of the more vibrant characters to hail from Detroit, made worldwide headlines in 2013, when he bought a home next door to that of his ex-wife, and erected a 12-foot high statue of a middle finger. Any film about his life will presumably share the same spirit of, well, existential defiance. In Markovitz's world, said Droz, the political dynamic between men and women is "totally transparent, with no pretensions or hidden agendas, which, when you think about it, is much more honest than the rest of society."


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The jeweler rubs gold on the touchstone. If he is not still satisfied as to its purity, he puts it into the fire and hammers it so that the dross if any is removed and only pure gold remains. The Indians in South Africa passed through a similar test. They were hammered, and passed through fire and had the hall-mark attached to them only when they emerged unscathed through all the stages of examination.
The pilgrims were taken on special trains not for picnic but for baptism through fire. On the way the Government did not care to arrange even to feed them and when they reached Natal, they were prosecuted and sent to jail straightway. We expected and even desired as much. But the Government would have to played into the Indians' hands if they kept thousands of labourers in prison. And the coal mines would close down in the interval. If such a state of things lasted for any length of time, the Government would be compelled to repeal the three-pound tax. They therefore struck out a new plan. Surrounding them with wire netting, the Government proclaimed the mine compounds as outstations to the Dundee and Newcastle jails and appointed the mine-owners' European staffs as the warders. In this way they forced the labourers underground against their will and the mines began to work once more. There is this difference between the status of a servant and that of a slave, that if a servant leaves his post, only a civil suit can be filed against him, whereas the slave who leaves his master can be brought back to work by main force. The labourers therefore were now reduced to slavery pure and simple.
But that was not enough. The labourer were brave men, and they flatly declined to work on the mines with the result that they were brutally whipped. The insolent men dressed in a brief authority over them kicked and abused and heaped upon them other wrongs which have never been placed on record. But the poor labourers patiently put up with all their tribulations. Cablegrams regarding these outrages were sent to India addressed to Gokhale who would inquire in his turn if he did not even for a day receive a fully detailed message. Gokhale broadcast the news from his sickbed, as he was seriously ill at the time. In spite of his illness, however, he insisted upon attending to the Africa business himself and was at it at night no less than by day. Eventually all India was deeply stirred, and the South African question became the burning topic of the day.
It was then (December 1913) that Lord Hardinge in Madras made his famous speech which created a stir in South Africa as well as in England. The Viceroy may not publicly criticize other members of the Empire, but Lord Hardinge not only passed severe criticism upon the Union Government, but he also whole-heartedly defended the action of the Satyagrahis and supported their civil disobedience of unjust and invidious legislation. The conduct of Lord Hardinge came in for some adverse comment in England, but even then he did not repent but on the other hand asserted the perfect propriety of the step he had been driven to adopt. Lord Hardinge's firmness created a good impression all round.
Let us leave for the moment these brave but unhappy labourers confined to their mines, and consider the situation in other parts of Natal. The mines were situated in the north-west of Natal, but the largest number of Indian labourers was to be found employed on the north and the south coasts. I was fairly intimate with the labourers on the north coast, that is, in about Phoenix, Verulam, Tongaat etc., many of whom served with me in the Boer War. I had not met labourers on the south coast from Durban to Isipingo and Umizinto at such close quarters, and I had but few co-workers in those parts. But the news of the strike and the arrests spread everywhere at lightning speed, and thousands of labourers unexpectedly and spontaneously came out on the south as well as on the north coast. Some of them sold their household chattels from an impression that it would be a long drawn out struggle and they could not expect to be fed by others. When I went to jail, I had warned no co-workers against allowing any more labourers to go on strike. I hoped that a victory could be achieved only with the help of the miners. If all the labourers, there were about sixty thousand of them all told, were called out it would be difficult to maintain them. We had not the means of taking so many on the march; we had neither the men to control them nor the money to feed them. Moreover, with such a large body of men it would be impossible to prevent a breach of the peace.
But when the floodgates are opened, there is no checking the universal deluge. The labourers everywhere struck work of their own accord, and volunteers also posted themselves in the various places to look after them.
Government now adopted a policy of blood and iron. They prevented the labourers from striking by sheer force. Mounted military policemen chased the strikers and brought them back to their work. The slightest disturbance on the part of the labourers was answered by rifle fire. A body of strikers resisted the attempt to take them back to work. Some of them even threw stones. Fire was opened upon them, wounding many and killing some. But the labourers refused to be cowed down. The volunteers prevented a strike near Verulam with great difficulty. But all the labourers did not return to work. Some hid themselves for fear and did not go back.
One incident deserves to be placed on record. Many labourers came out in Verulam and would not return in spite of all the efforts of the authorities. General Lukin was present on the scene with his soldiers and was about to late Parsi Rustomji then hardly 18 years of age, had reached here from Durban. He seized the reins of the of the General's horse and exclaimed, 'You must not order firing. I undertake to induce my people peacefully to return to work.' General Lukin was charmed with the young man's courage and gave him time to try his method of love. Sorabji reasoned with the labourers who came round and returned to their work. Thus a number of murders were prevented by the presence of mind, valour and loving kindness of one young man.
The reader must observe that this firing and the treatment accorded by the Government to the strikers on the coast were quite illegal. There was an appearance of legality about the Government's procedure in respect of the miners who were arrested not for going on strike but for entering the Transvaal without proper credentials. On the north and the south coast, however, the very act of striking work was treated as an offence not in virtue of any law but of the authority of the Government. Authority takes the place of law in the last resort. There is a maximum in English law that the king can do no wrong. The convenience of the powers that be is the law in the final analysis. This objection is applicable to all governments alike. And as a matter of fact it is not always objectionable thus to lay the ordinary law on the shelf. Sometimes adherence to ordinary law is itself open to objection. When the authority charged with the pledged to the public good is threatened with destruction by the restraints imposed upon it, it is entitled in its discretion to disregard such retraints. But occasions of such a nature must always be rare. If the authority is in the habit of frequently exceeding the limits set upon it, it cannot be beneficial to the common weal. In the case under consideration the authority had no reason whatever to act arbitrarily. The labourer has enjoyed the right to strike from times immemorial. The Government had sufficient material before them to know that the strikers were not bent upon mischief. At the most the strike was to result only in the repeal of the three pound tax. Only peaceful methods can be properly adopted against men of peace. Again the authority in South Africa was not pledged to the public good but existed for the exclusive benefit of the Europeans, being generally hostile to the Indians. And therefore the breach of all restraints on the part of such a partisan authority could never be proper or excusable.
Thus in my view there was here a sheer abuse of authority, which could never achieve the ends which it proposed to itself. There is sometimes a momentary success, but a permanent solution cannot be reached by such questionable methods. In South Africa made itself heard everywhere. Indeed, I believe, that as every part has its place in a machine, every feature has its place in a movement of men, and as a machine is clogged by rust, dirt and the like, so is a movement hampered by a number of factors. We are merely the instruments of the Almighty Will and are therefore often ignorant of what helps us forward and what acts as an impediment. We must thus rest satisfied with a knowledge only of the means and if these are pure, we can fearlessly leave the end to take care of itself.
I observed in this struggle, that its end drew nearer as the distress of the fighters became more intense, and as the innocence of the distressed grew clearer. I also saw that in such a pure, unarmed and non-violent struggle, the very kind of material required for its prosecution, be it men, money or munitions, is forth coming at the right moment. Many volunteers rendered spontaneous help, whom I do not know even to this day. Such workers are generally selfless and put in a sort of invisible service even in spite of himself or herself. No one takes note of them, no one awards them a certificate of merit. Some of them do not even know that their nameless but priceless unremembered acts of love do not escape the sleepless vigilance of the recording angle.
The Indians of South Africa successfully passed the test to which they were subjected. They entered the fire and emerged out of it unscathed. The beginnings of the end of the struggle must be detailed in a separate chapter.


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4 bed house for sale in Brompton Farm RoadGuide Price £480,000
4 bedroom
2 bathroom
4 bedroom
2 bathroom
A wonderfully and deceptively, prime-positioned four double bedroom detached home which has sizeable south facing garden, large good quality shiplap shed, Double Tandem Garage and large driveway for several cars. Sitting on a good sized plot and located in a sought after location with far reaching farm views.
Upon approaching the house, there is a veranda. Once you have entered the home, there is an entrance hall with two good sized bedrooms at the front of the house, with one currently being used as a study and boasting large bay window. Follows through into the 29' open plan living and dining room. The dining room was also an extension to the house, and offers an abundance of natural light from the generous French doors, three side windows and Velux window. The other side of the hallway is the kitchen, and just tucked away behind is a utility room. The utility room benefits from access to the rear garden as well as the downstairs shower room/WC. The wonderfully dynamic living space is ideally positioned leading onto the beautiful landscaped garden.
The exterior has been designed to offer perfect space for entertaining. The shed is particularly well positioned and could be used for a mixture of uses including summer house. There is access to the double tandem garage. also. What we especially love is the garden for not only the size, being approx. 180ft long from front to back, but also it offers a mix of tradition and contemporary. The pond and surrounding shrubs and trees create a tranquil seating area, whilst the patio area is well position for entertainment space, especially with access to the front, utility room and dining room.
Upstairs of this home, you have this impressive landing which leads onto both bedrooms and the bathroom. If this wasn't enough it should be fairly easy enough to convert both of these rooms to potentially accommodate another room or en-suite facilities and walk in wardrobes. You also have large storage capacity under voids and in loft.
What is not to be impressed by?
This lovely home is located on Brompton Farm Road, known by the vendor as a desirable residential area. It is well placed for access to the wonderful mix of independent retailers as well as the amenities of neighbouring towns. Provides easy access to the city and Kent coasts with the station links and numerous local buses. The property is easily accessible to Ebbsfleet international, making commuting even easier. While also being situated just of the A2 which in turn gives direct access to the M2, M20 and M25, and close proximity to schools, colleges, university hospital and recreational facilities.
Sympathetically redesigned and beautifully refurbished this fantastic home delivers a family friendly contemporary style of living. A must see!
Based on a sale price of £480,000 the total amount of stamp duty payable will be:
Last updated: The calculator has been updated following the end of the stamp duty holiday on 1st October 2021.
* This value is based on the standard rate and not applicable to first-time buyers or buy-to-let / second home buyers.


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I would also like to express my graditude to yourself and the team behind caseinterview.com. I recently got an offer from a management consultancy that specialises in healthcare. Having a life sciences background and having previously worked for big pharma, I knew that I wanted to stay in this industry, hence why I chose to go for a specialist firm. The material and guidance you provide are invaluable. I would prompt anyone who's still doubting whether to buy the LOMS or not to go ahead and invest in this wonderful resource. The return is immense!!
The LOMS were really the cornerstone of my preparation journey, listening to them literally most of the time during the day for one month or so. This included time on the tube, while at uni conducting experiments, while walking the dog and of course during my planned preparation time. I am convinced that even listening to your cases while physically being occupied with other things contributed to me succeeding during my interviews. Let me explain why I think this is so. I believe it helped because of two main reasons, first of all through the sheer power of repetition, it shaped my thinking into a more structured process without me consciously trying for it.
Secondly, it allowed me to refine my skills through critiquing the other candidates' replies. This was different to when I was actively trying to solve the cases myself where I was predominatly focusing on my performance and thinking rather than the candidate's. I found that critically evaluating the other candidates' responses, identifying gaps and trying to determine what went wrong in the process was really what made the difference between a really good vs an excellent performance at the interviews.
I hope my story makes you as proud of the amazing work you deliver through the CaseInterview.com website, as big 5 success stories make you feel. I really hope you don't shrug the company off as unimportant when compared to the generalist big 5, it consistently ranks amongst the top 5 in the area of pharma and health care consulting. This brings me to a question I have about generalist vs specialist firms and the transition from one to another.
From your experience at McKinsey, what is your opinion on how much being an industry expert is valued by these firms? Can the fact that one has extensive pharma experience make him/her a more attractive candidate (experienced hire level).
Once again many thanks for the amazing work you do and looking forward to hopefully getting a reply on the topic I raised!!
My Reply:
Congratulations on the offer! Nice job in preparing.
The consulting experience at a wide range of firms is often invaluable. Most people over emphasize firm name and recognition, when in reality the work itself is a great learning experience.
In terms of moving from a specialist to a generalist role within a firm or at a different firm, it varies a lot by firm. Some firms that are industry specialized only hire deep experts in the field. Generalist firms like McKinsey hire both types — generalists for the main associate track and specialists that only do industry-specific work (and often are not eligible to make partner). This is not to be confused with those hired as generalists but once within the firm tend to do most of their work in one area.
At the entry-level positions, I think the specialist background is not valued that much — as the focus is on hiring raw talent, as opposed to candidates with a lot of learned knowledge. As you enter a firm at mid-level and sometimes higher, then specialized skills are more useful because, at those levels, one does need a body of knowledge and experience to draw upon.


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Social media affecting our self-esteem
It was just past eight on a Tuesday night, what was considered to be the prime time to post something on Instagram for me and my middle school friends. After numerous consultations with others on what filter best masked my insecurities, outlined my best features, but was not too overdone, I settled on "Lark," a filter that made my rouge cheeks look more pale, my eyes softer, and my hair look shinier.
I then spent the next thirty minutes thinking of a phrase that would perfectly capture the mood of the picture. It needed to be short. It needed to be funny, or at least entertaining. It needed to seem like I had not thought it over too much but still seemed like I cared. I settled on a smiley face. If nothing else, I thought, at least it's not one of those cliche quotes people always put.
By the end of the night, my picture had raked in a total of 106 likes. One hundred and six likes worth of self confidence, 106 likes worth of desperation, acceptance, over thinking, obsessing, and overall anxiety, all from one picture.
This was a common process that I endured throughout middle school while attempting to post a picture, status, or comment on a social media platform. In middle school, the fear of acceptance on social media and the jealousy that came from looking at other's pictures, created not only issues of self-esteem, but a lack of confidence completely. After interviewing numerous other students, it turns out I was not alone.
Freshmen Halle Barker and Holiday Wear echoed this sentiment saying it affects them both negatively. Though in agreement, freshman Eva Katsoulakis said, "It affected me more in middle school than now, but if I'm having a bad day and I'm on Instagram it makes my day a lot worse."
Freshman Julia Slaughter said, "Whenever I'm sad and I go on Snapchat and see everyone's stories, it just makes me more sad because I feel like I'm missing out when I see other people doing things."
Sophomore Larkin Campbell also stated that in turn, she felt less confident "because there are a lot of good looking people out there that edit their pictures a lot and make you feel like you have to live up to those standards."
If so many people feel negative effects of social media, why do they use it? About 90 percent of those interviewed said that the main reason they use social media is to keep in touch with friends. Having a phone around becomes "more of a security" than anything else, according to Katsoulakis.
For some, such as sophomore Natalie Dougan, the time spent scrolling through social media or messaging friends has become an important part of her daily routine. "Ninety percent of what I do is on my phone, the other 10 percent is eating," she said.
This may be why people, such as senior Mardi Houn, shy away from the use of social media. "I was sick and tired of seeing the same things over and over again. It just seemed like a place for people to argue," she said. "It definitely made me want certain things I'm not capable of having. A lot of standards are not realistic for girls."
Houn is not alone. Senior Zachary Hatiras also tries to actively avoid social media.
"I think people have alter egos on social media where they act differently on social media than they do in person," he said.
Junior Louis Triggs also said, "It becomes a bit of a contest you know? When the platform, in many ways, is about the number of likes you get. People are keeping score, so it's a bit dodgy in that respect."
For others though, the benefits of social media outweigh the negative effects. "It only affects you if you look at a lot of pretty people's Instas. I don't do that because I know I will be like 'why don't I look like that?'" said sophomore Gaelen Murray.
Whether used for browsing purposes or posting, it is undeniable that social media has become a large part of teens' lives. In a study published in the journal of Psychological Science, teens were found to experience a direct correlation between the number of likes on a picture and the activation of the nucleus accumbens, a part of the brain's reward system.
In the study, teens were shown a total of 148 pictures, including 40 they submitted themselves, that were assigned various amount of likes. When shown a picture with more likes, the reward system in the brain showed a great deal of activity, especially when shown a picture that the participant had selected.
In the same way that more likes activate the rewards portion of the brain, a small number of likes can create the effect of not feeling good enough. How much will we let social media affect our self-esteem?
Now, I am a far cry from my middle school self who put filters on pictures, hoping to rack up likes. I recently deleted the Facebook app on my phone and stray away from social media use.
The only app I really use is Snapchat, which allows me to send messages and attach pictures which disappear from my account within 30 seconds.
A nice mix of text messaging and low-pressure Instagram, it appeals to my desire to remain a social being without crafting a perfect image of my life.


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Press Trust of IndiaApr 18, 2019 09:57:23 IST
ShareChat Wednesday said it has removed over 4.87 lakh unique pieces of content, including 13,195 related to politics and news, for violating community guidelines of the regional language social media platform.
Since February this year, ShareChat has removed user accounts as well as a large number of individual pieces of content for violating the community guidelines and the terms of use, it said in a statement.
The company said it has over the past three months intensified its efforts of "policing the platform" in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.
This has been done to ensure that the platform – which has 45 million users – is not misused in any way to aid activities that could be considered voter suppression or misinformation campaigns, it added.
"As part of the policing efforts on the platform, over 4.87 lakh unique pieces of content have been removed. These contents were taken down for violating the community guidelines as well as in some cases the terms of use," it said. Of this, 13,195 unique pieces of content were from politics and news section that were violative of the community guidelines.
"Of the above, 6,431 pieces of content were taken down which were sharing content marked as factually inaccurate by a third-party fact checking agency, NewsChecker.in," it pointed out.
Some of these posts included factually inaccurate statements with regard to the national elections, shared content with an intent to cause public disorder that was meant to create a frenzy amongst various political party supporters and or the general public, ShareChat said.
The Bengaluru-based company also noted that a total of 54,404 accounts have been removed, which is the "largest" till date. "This removal specifically targeted accounts that were indulging in the sharing of harmful or abusive content, engaging in disruptive behaviour and for using the platform in a way that was violative of the terms of use," it said.
With social media playing a major role in political campaigning, there have been concerns around potential misuse of digital platforms to influence voters.
ShareChat, along with other social media platforms, had last month signed and adopted a 'Voluntary Code of Ethics' to support the Election Commission of India (ECI) in ensuring a free and fair election process.
As part of this, ShareChat conducted a training session for ECI appointed nodal officers in Delhi. The training included methods through which the ECI could report potentially unlawful content for expeditious redressal. "...we are focused towards ensuring that our platform is not misused by bad actors. We have invested resources to ensure our AI tools as well human reviewers are well trained in order to effectively detect and stall harmful behaviour on our platform," ShareChat Head of Policy Berges Y Malu said.
ShareChat's platform is available in 14 Indian language options. Founded by three IIT-Kanpur graduates, the company is valued at nearly USD 500 million.
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Some weeks ago at the launch of their album 'Gradients' I chatted to Fern Teather and Sam Thurlow who now collectively go by the name of Dusky Sunday. They were minutes away from playing their album in full, that they were doing so with a full band for the first time, was making them a little nervous.
Having almost created a nickname from their band name I made a valiant effort to pronounce Dusk Sunday correctly and failed! So we started with that name:
Fern: We were performing as a duo and thought it weird going under my name as Sam started singing and we were co-writing some stuff plus 'Sam Thurlow and Fern Teather' is a bit long to put on posters and things. We were playing word association really, trying to fit words together, what sounded cool, what worked with our sound.
Sam: We found some really good ones but they were all taken.
Fern: Then one Sunday evening Sam looked out and said "Look, its a really dusky Sunday" and we thought wow – perfect!
TB: Fern, you have been playing your music for some years now, supporting the likes of Bella HArding and Fairport Convention whilst Sam, you've been quietly banging things in the background!
Sam: Not necessarily quietly! But yes, I've played with a lot of artists. It feels like my name is getting out there a bit more, we'll go quite far away and people seem to know me!.
Fern: We don't have fans, Sam has fans!
TB: When did you start performing together?
Fern: It would have been 2013, when we started playing together – we had the Fern Teather Band and Elephant in the Room.
TB: And you Sam, released your own EP, 'Shattered Window'
Sam: Yes, May last year, a full year ago – I keep forgetting about that! And Fern produced it.
TB: Fern, how difficult is it, as a producer, to be an artist or vice versa?
Fern: Well, I didn't produce this album, this was all Kevin at Ginger Dog Records.
Sam: But you could have input into what Kevin was doing.
Fern: To be honest, I am always an artist first, my first experience in a studio was as an artist so it is actually weirder for me in a way if I am producing because I feel like I should be performing. And I've also recorder a way more than I have produced. But we do get a lot of say in how things are recorded and mixed, we have been very involved in the process for this album.
TB: Sam – how did you get involved in playing percussion?
Sam: My Dad's a drummer! When I was young, the drum kit was too big for me, I was sat on a stool, couldn't reach the pedals, couldn't hit the symbols. For my tenth birthday my parents bough me a pair of bongos, they though they might be a bit quieter and maybe I'd graduate to a drum kit in a few years. I started smacking away at the bongos, no teacher, using tables at school to practice on, which annoyed a lot of my peers and teachers! Eventually I developed the weird style that I have now, people ask me how I learned it and I have absolutely no idea!
TB: How long has it taken to put the album "Gradients" together?
Fern: We started working on it last year, how many months do you think Sam?.
Sam: It was August that we started recording, a lot of the songs were ready before then.
Fern: We released a couple of singles – spent a bit more time on them, doing music video for them as well. And because I was doing my last year of Uni as well, for most of May we couldn't record anything, because I was writing my dissertation.
TB: Was the process centered around songs you already had or did you sit down and say lets create an album?
Fern: We had all the songs…
Sam: …Standing on a Rock was the last one we added to it.
Fern: Because I was doing Uni work, I went to do some work experience with Ginger Dog over the summer, we got on really well, I played them some of my stuff, they liked it and said they would be really happy to work with us. We just so happened to have an album's worth of material – it was all very serendipitous.
TB: Ginger Dog seems to have become this big family of musicians, many of whom played here as part of Carl Scott's Suffolk Acoustic Showcases all those years ago.
Fern: Just about everyone, yes. Next week there is a Ginger Dog launch for a Cambridge artist, Christian Smith. Sam will be playing percussion, I'm doing the sound. Last week at Alton's album launch, Sam played drums for that and I was on the merch!
TB: On Gradients, what is the writing process, is one or other or both of you the writer?
(Sam points strongly in Fern's direction!)
Fern: I have been the writer, the main writer. Sam does write but he has only just started.
Sam: Since my EP last May, it was about a year before that I wrote my first songs.
Fern: There is one song on the album called "Standing on a Rock" which was written together, the others are stuff I have written. But there are lots of others that we have written together or that Sam has written but which we just didn't have time to record. The next album will be much more about our songs.
TB: I like that, next album already planned.
(At this point we got an interesting look from a member of the Ginger Dog team for whom that may have been breaking news!)
You can catch Dusky Sunday on the GrapevineLIVE stage at 2pm on Ipswich Music Day 7th July. The opening track from the album is 'Oceans'….


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San Diego Housing Market News and Analysis
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December 2016 Housing Data
Submitted by Rich Toscano on January 25, 2017 - 4:41pm
Here's the final score for the year 2016:
Looking at the single family number, which gives the best read, prices increased a couple % more than inflation, and roughly the same as wage and rent growth. As one would expect in a given year, all things being equal.
This time they're not equal in that valuations began the year at an elevated level. However, as discussed in the afore-linked article, perhaps valuations can remain higher than usual while interest rates remain lower than usual.
Back to the monthly data, prices did pull back, but that's reasonable at this time of year:
No evidence yet that the recent rate rise is taking a big bite, but keep in mind that as abrupt as the increase was, it didn't take rates all that far above where they began 2016:
The inventory-vs-price chart shows that months of inventory remains pretty tight, and at a level that would usually put upward pressure on prices. The dip down in prices appears typical for year-end... I would expect some convergence in these two lines as time goes on (either prices starting back up again, or months of inventory increasing as demand wanes compared to supply).
Here's a closer look at months of inventory. The typical December bounce was a no-show; let's see what happens as the year begins.
Some more graphs are below, for those who want to get into the weeds...
Figure 4 vs the last figure both shows inventory vs price change. In figure 4, 3 month inventory and 0% price change is aligned while in the last figure 0% and 6 month inventory is aligned. I keep hearing realtors quoting 6 months being a healthy inventory. Seems like figure 4 has been alignment of price and inventory. I wonder if in the new world of low inventory, 3 month supply means a balanced market with no higher appreciation than inflation?
Also, Rich do you think the housing price on the middle and upper middle range would drop 6% if/when standard deduction is raised to ~30K? It will negate any mortgage interest deduction for the typical buyers of median house in SD? 400K mortgage @ 4%, implies a 16K interest. So all owners up to ~800K in loan would not be able to take advantage of mortgage interest deduction?
Thank you for the update.
The very tight inventory/price correlation has certainly broken down the last three years.
I would say that it is because of tight lending. You really need a down payment this cycle, so the rental pool needs to save up $60,000 to get a starter home. Once they do, the payments together with MI deduction will probably be lower than their rent, but that does not matter if they don't have the $60,000.
The stock market increase should help those saving for a down payment.
January and early February in my area looks strong for prices. High end places are moving at a good rate and inventory remains extremely low
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While many major companies are now ditching their Apple Watch apps in favor of doing everything on iPhone, Halide today is adding support for the wearable in its latest release.
The company announced in a blog post today that they are adding support for an Apple Watch companion app. The Watch app will allow users to take photos with a timer of 3, 10, or 30 seconds. In addition, the iPhone app will use the device's flash to show the progress of the timer to easily take group photos.
In addition, this update also puts accessibility users in mind and is super charging those features.
We care deeply about Accessibility and have improved Halide with every update to make it easier to use for all users, but this update is our biggest push yet. With support for Dynamic and Bold Type throughout, VoiceOver support and many more enhancements. Even our 30 second timer option was included with Accessibility in mind, offering users with limited mobility more freedom to take photos.
In terms of privacy, the company is looking to further strengthen its app in this department. There will now be an option to enable or disable location information and limit location sharing when sharing to Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp.
Read more about the update here. Halide is available on the App Store for $5.99.
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
On talk radio tonight
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Dr. Peter Sacco on Matters of the Mind…
Nina chats with Peter about
"Dumped:Stories of Women Unfriending Women" among other stuff (like, is it a coincidence that this is Women in Horror Month and we are talking about women's friendships???????)
Tune in tonight!
And now a word from my sponsor….
Are we OK if I'm not funny today? Can I just be reflectively 64 years old? Overwhelmed and possibly inarticulate? Valentine's full of alternative meanings?
Did anyone notice these articles:
"Sponsored by my husband: Why it's a problem that writers never talk about where their money comes from" Salon.com 1-25-15
"This Writer is Sponsored by Herself" Brevity Non-Fiction blog 1-29-15
They are kinda revolutionary. Should be causing mayhem. Because we don't talk about this stuff. Even I don't, with my big mouth about everything else.
They sure caught my eye as I pulled off my hoody and pulled on my Spanx getting ready for work the other morning. Said work is my day job and requires grooming, a long commute, lots of regulated paperwork. Mascara.
I snorted as I read the articles, with one eye on the screen and the other on my makeup mirror, snorting both out of the breathless discomfort that pulling on restrictive undergarments causes, as well as in an attempt to rid my mind of what life with "sponsorship" might be like. Another snort masqueraded as a sharp cleansing breath to rebalance my cognitive dissonance. Nothing helped.
(And NPR was on in the background reminding us of how many millions were anticipated this weekend for Shades of Grey or some other ridiculous corporate sponsored all-American event.)
I have always been a career-oriented feminist, equal life-burden-sharing with my husband who would secretly love to be able to "take care of his creative wife" but we do not discuss that. How can I ever be honest about how, just maybe, I have been jealous of all those "sponsored" women I have known in my life as a "hard-working artist and writer and mother who also has always had a responsible day job?" Just watching myself write this makes it seem like I'm spitting out the words. What would it feel like if I were to actually question where I might be today if I had more time? Less pressure? Am I the only one who worries I might lose my mind if I reviewed my life with any real scrutiny?
This is my self-talk: "You are so lucky to have your job. You help people. You are so much happier aka sanctimonious than if you were languishing in your studio just making stuff or writing stuff. You just do it all. Girl. Awesome." Still not helping.
Later that morning I closed my office door and collapsed into a teary heap on my desk. Simultaneously trying to see patients, get to meetings, answer e-mails, promote my book, monitor Facebook, call the bank, call the vet, the guy to rake the two feet of ice off the roof, forgetting my lunch, haven't exercised, feeling guilty for not paying closer attention to it all, beating back anxiety. A midday pity party interrupted by a million things that I didn't want to deal with. Like those articles describing lives of privilege. Feeling really angry that some people in this world can just focus on their writing, their art, their exercise routines, their own mental health.
This is dangerous terrain. And luckily it lasted less than a minute.
Fast forward to this morning. A Valentine from my "sponsor." Three crisp bills in a very cool card from my husband to "help" me promote my book, or at least find something fabulous to wear while I'm doing it. Now that's privilege.
From this morning's Dumped author FB page:
New publicity:
Good morning! In addition to this morning's snippet from Melody Breyer-Grell, I want to –gulp- announce that I finally, after great pressure both internal and external, have acquired a twitter account. @Nina_H_Gaby I want to post a line from each of your essays daily whe I figure out how the hell to do that. And I want to announce a few of the upcoming events for the book. I am being interviewed for the internet radio show "Matters of the Mind" with Peter Sacco on the 28th, will let you know when it airs. Setting up reading and events. If you are nearby or interested in joining, please let me know. March 28 reading and launch at Barnes and Noble, Rochester, NY- one of the busiest B and N's (I have two readers coming with me, both with voice training so people don't have to listen to me croaking for two hours). That will be followed by a cocktail party, and a private house party the next day. In April, date TBA, the famed Charis Books in Atlanta will be hosting an event: reading and Q and A with me, Susan Cushman, Jessica Handler, thanks to the efforts of Jessica Handler. Bluestockings Bookstore in NYC, through the persistence of Melody Breyer-Grell appears willing to host a reading mid-May and I hope to lock that down ASAP as many of you are interested in joining that. I am working on some publicity for that with JKS. It was great talking with Melody and Jessica yesterday. (I can't resist- won't my local Indie be sorry they didn't snatch up an event when they could?) Have written several guest articles and blogs, will post when they are published. And much more in the works. As Jessica and I bemoaned, the publicity is a full time job.
From the brilliant "Just Say No" by Melody Breyer-Grell:
" I have to tell you something and you are not allowed to tell a soul."
I was intrigued and wary as the same time. When Helen made a proclamation
like that it could mean someone's head was on the chopping block.
We were the bullies of the dog park. Two middle-aged women, sitting
around as if bonded by blood, whispering and judging all, often cackling
and rolling our eyes as the others wondered what we were cooking up.
Who do we have to hate now?
P / P Interview: Author Nina Gaby
There are some realities about life that are hard to deny. If you ask any woman about the difficult process of keeping and maintaining female friendships, there is a very high probability that she will have a number of stories to tell about experiencing a falling out with more than one of her female friends. Author, Nina Gaby explores female friendships in her new book, Dumped: Stories of Women Unfriending Women. Gaby is a writer, widely shown visual artist, and psychiatric nurse practitioner whose essays and fiction have been published by Lilith Magazine, Creative Non Fiction's In Fact imprint, Seal Press, Paper Journey Press, Wising-Up Press, The Prose-Poem Project and on Brevity.com.
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Parashat Sh'lach: Curiosity over assumptions
I was one of about 400 people in attendance last week at the NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change iftar at Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
An iftar is the delicious, joyous evening meal eaten during Ramadan, when for a month each year Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, encouraging one another to focus even more on God, prayer, good deeds, study, charity, family and community. And NewGround is an award-winning, Los Angeles-based organization that holds yearlong training sessions for Jewish and Muslim high school students and millennials, bringing them together to build real relationships.
NewGround's iftar not only was a tasty meal together, but an evening of learning about NewGround's approach to relationship building. Among NewGround's stated values is "Curiosity Over Assumptions."
While listening to the Muslim and Jewish NewGround fellows, I couldn't help but think what the history of our religions might have been, or anyway what Judaism might have become, if the story told in Parashat Shelach Lecha had gone a different way.
"Shelach lecha," God says to Moses at the beginning of this week's Torah portion. "Send, for yourself, men to scout out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelite people" (Numbers 13:2).
Moses chooses 12 men — a leader from each tribe — and they return after 40 days with grapes so big it takes two men to carry a single cluster.
The scouts return bearing not only fruit but also tales of who and what they saw. While Israel's modern Ministry of Tourism logo uses the giant grapes as a symbol of the plentiful reasons to visit the Jewish state today, 10 of the scouts in our Torah story use them to illustrate a more ominous idea — the giant grapes fed giant people: "All the people that we saw in it are men of great size … and we looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to them. And the whole community broke into loud cries" (Numbers 13:32-14:1).
What if those scouts, or the community they reported to, had taken a page from NewGround's playbook and put "curiosity over assumptions"? Suppose they'd attempted to meet the people instead of spying on them? Attempted to talk with them, rather than make assumptions about them? Continue reading in the Jewish Journal


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Although I had sent a comment on an Erin Pizzey article (How feminists tried to destroy the family, 22nd January 2007) to the Daily Mail a couple of days ago, the comment has not yet been posted at their website.
Perhaps what I wrote does not match required standards; perhaps there is feminist censorship at work that prevents information on the total and absolute feminist censorship of Erin Pizzey's book, 'Prone to Violence', to be published at the Daily Mail's website.
Here is what I had sent to the Daily Mail:
When Erin Pizzey's book, 'Prone to Violence', had first been published, the feminists so thoroughly censored it that by 1996 only 13 copies of it remained in a few libraries in the whole English-speaking world (with the help of men's rights activists, the book is now available on the Internet and in print).
That is the power of feminist censorship in action, censorship that is far more extensive and pervasive than censorship ever was in any other totalitarian regime; and all because feminists want us to believe that women cannot be and are not as violent as men are in spousal relationship.
There are now literally hundreds of studies that prove that Erin Pizzey was right all along, not only with respect to inter-spousal violence but also about there being an international agenda for the planned destruction of the family.
The number of comments published by the Daily Mail in connection with Erin Pizzey's article reached 22 and remained unchanged since yesterday morning. All of the comments are positive.
Today I resubmitted my comment for a second try.
After having done so I was again informed of what the readers of the Daily Mail talk about. Here is what I learned:
Today our readers are talking about…
It is odd that, with a total of 22 comments in relation to Erin Pizzey's article published, no link to Erin Pizzey's article is contained in that list.
Did any of you write to the Daily Mail and found that your comment too did not get published in connection with Erin Pizzey's article? If so, send to me a copy of what it was you wrote. I will publish it at .
Link to Erin Pizzey's article in the Daily Mail
Link to web pages for Erin Pizzey
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|Let's help improve the rank of Erin Pizzey's article
|Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:19:10 -0700
|Walter H. Schneider
Some men-rights activists, pro-family activists and others posted their comments on Erin Pizzey's article in the Daily Mail.
As per today's ranking at the Daily Mail.
Today our readers are talking about…
Erin Pizzey's article deserves to be ranked with or ahead of those. Help to make that happen.
All of the 17 comments on Erin Pizzey's article in the Daily Mail are positive! Add yours! Here is the link.
Forward this message to others, as widely as you can.


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Surprise, surprise, Lindsay Lohan was late to her "Scary Movie 5" premiere in Hollywood last night.
The rehab-bound actress hit the red carpet a full 30 minutes after it was scheduled to close and just before the movie was about to start, E! News reported.
Lohan posed for pics in a sleek Dolce and Gabbana frock, caged black heels with side-swept hair. Her onscreen love interest, Charlie Sheen, participated in a photo-op with Lohan, where he planted a kiss on her cheek and pretended to cop a feel.
She seemed happy to humor her fellow Hollywood troublemaker, who recently revealed that the starlet held the "Anger Management" crew "hostage" for four hours because she wasn't feeling well.
Lohan flew from New York to LA for the premiere and will take in a little music at Coachella before starting her 90-day court-ordered stint in rehab, slated to begin May 2.
TMZ reported that Lohan swears to stay clean at the annual Indio, Calif. festival – where drugs and booze are plentiful.
The gossip site writes that she "insists she's going for the music and wants to have some fun."


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to Dreamtime Australian Terriers. For over 30 years, Dreamtime has bred
quality show dogs, wonderful, loving companions and performance Aussies
titling in Agility, Rally, Obedience Earthdog and Coursing Ability Tests.
in a bedroom community outside Chattanooga, TN.
occasionally, usually one to two litters a year. I have shown my Aussies
as an owner-handler for 30 yrs. I am proud of the dogs I have bred and
am always thrilled with the successes of my dogs. In 1999, CH Dreamtime
Frontiersman, ROM was born. He was that dog of a lifetime and held National
Ranking for five years. Many of my dogs have enjoyed many awards in the
show ring but their greatest success is in providing homes with the very
best companion animal.
|Aussies are the greatest a big dog in a little package, able to go anywhere, and always your best friend. They are alert, courageous, funny, entertaining, loving, easy to train and able to do anything you can imagine. They were bred to be a true companion animal and have never met a stranger. They are a true Terrier very independent and a true problem solver. They make a great family dog. However, as with all dogs, small children must be monitored and taught how to behave around animals.
All photographs and content are the exclusive property of Dreamtime Australian Terriers.
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Olympic representation
The NHL and Europe's top leagues own most of the Olympic personnel on display in Vancouver, but the American League is contributing a portion of the talent as well.
AHLers, of course, only represent the Olympic competition's second-tier clubs. But in all, 132 players competing in Vancouver have logged AHL time at some point in their careers, including 12 members of Team Canada.
Defensemen headline the current AHL talent flow that made its way to Vancouver this month. Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, whom the Detroit Red Wings acquired earlier this month and assigned to Grand Rapids, is representing Norway and is probably the AHL's biggest contribution, at least as far as name recognition goes. Tollefsen's soon-to-be teammate with the Griffins, Sergei Kolosov, is representing Belarus.
Powerhouse Hamilton is also contributing to the Olympic effort, sending Swiss defenseman Yannick Weber. Sergei Kostitsyn, who played 16 games with the Bulldogs before being recalled to the Canadiens in late November, is a key part for the Belarusians. Hartford's Andres Ambuhl joins Weber with the Swiss club.
Latvia is being represented by the most AHLers, taking three players into battle against a difficult pool made up of the Czech Republic, Russia and Slovakia. Norfolk's Martins Karsums, who slumped terribly this season with the Admirals and was reassigned by the Lightning to Dynamo Riga of the Kontinental League, is skating alongside Kaspars Daugavins of Binghamton and former Adirondack and current Flyers defender Oskars Bartulis in Vancouver.
Old Manchester teammates and Canadians, Chris Schmidt and John Tripp are with Germany, as are Alexander Sulzer of Milwaukee and Portland's Philip Gogulla. Thomas Greiss and Dmitri Patzold, who split net chores with the Worcester Sharks for two seasons, are reuniting to shoulder Germany's goaltending load.
Behind Olympic benches, Mike Babcock, who piloted the now-defunct Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, is the coach of Team Canada. Babcock's staff also features former AHLers Jacques Lemaire and Lindy Ruff. Team USA sports AHL alumnus Ron Wilson and assistant coaches John Tortorella and Scott Gordon.
San Antonio netminder Justin Pogge picked up player of the week honors for a three-win performance this past weekend in which he allowed only three goals on 100 shots…
• The AHL will stage its first outdoor game Saturday afternoon when Syracuse hosts Binghamton at the New York State Fairgrounds. The NHL Network will broadcast the 1 p.m. EST start in Canada and the United States...
• AHL linesman Peter Feola is working the Games in Vancouver…
• Rochester failed in its bid to reach the 2,000-win franchise milestone with a loss on home ice to Manitoba on Tuesday...
• Hershey could tie and surpass the AHL mark for consecutive home wins (18) this weekend when they host Lake Erie and Albany. The 1996-97 Philadelphia Phantoms hold the record.
• Chicago has taken the Western Conference by the throat over the past two months. A 3-2 win over San Antonio Wednesday night left the Wolves with a 21-3-0-2 record since Dec. 19. Buried in the Western Conference at the start of the streak, the Wolves now hold the division lead. Peoria, on the other hand, held a 17-10-1-2 record on Dec. 19, but have registered only eight wins since and are 12 points out of a playoff spot entering this weekend.
• San Antonio is not quite in the AHL playoff race yet, but the barnstorming club is giving host teams fits this month. Heading into Friday, the Rampage had checked off the first 10 games of a 14-game road trip with a 6-2-0-2 record.
From THN.com American League correspondent Patrick Williams, Around The AHL keeps tabs on the world's second best circuit, details all the news and notes and profiling prospects destined for the next level. It appears every weekend only on TheHockeyNews.com.


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If you're searching for a great way to get around town, you may be in need of a taxi service. You can check out the information online about different taxi companies and choose which one is right for you. Once you know what to expect from your ride, you'll be more likely to enjoy your time with your driver.
Some people worry about the cost of a taxi service. It's important to remember that it's not going to be a hassle. In fact, some taxi companies are able to give you a better price than what you would pay for a cab on your own. They are willing to help out with expenses if you ask about it.
Most companies will charge a small fee if you plan on ordering them ahead of time. They may be able to offer you free pick up or delivery if you plan on scheduling your pickup times in advance. The best thing to do is to book ahead of time and they'll be ready to go when you get there.
As you start looking at the customer support they provide, you'll probably notice that most of the best taxi services will have chat lines you can use. In addition, they'll allow you to leave a message if you need to make a phone call. This means that you won't have to be calling them constantly if you don't want to. Plus, if you have trouble with the car, you can call them and speak to a trained professional who can come out and help you out.
Taxi services are cheaper than you may think. Some people only use their service when they need to get somewhere that is far from home. The reason they think this is because they don't have to find a car or go out of their way to purchase gas. That's why they are able to get you where you want to go at a cheap price.
However, if you're going to use your taxi service for a long period of time, you'll want to look for one that offers discounts and incentives. You may also want to consider the type of vehicle you want to use. The cost of the taxi should include the price of the vehicle, but sometimes this isn't the case. Look for a taxi service that will give you the opportunity to test drive their vehicle before taking it out on the road.
When you're looking for the best cab service, you should look for one that has been in business for a while. A lot of the better taxi companies will be able to help you find the cheapest route to your destination and they will also offer great discounts. They'll be able to help you avoid having to pay by making your trip more affordable.
As you take a closer look at the benefits of using a taxi service, you'll be more likely to be able to enjoy your ride. You can find all the information you need online. If you're looking for a cheap ride, you can call a cab or use your email to send them an email and they'll be there in less than ten minutes.


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Set some guidelines
When supervisors for the Columbus Division of Fire are clocked tearing down streets at up to 113 mph, it's time for city officials to decide what constitutes excessive speeding.
Policies come in handy for clearly spelling out expectations for employees, keeping people safe, protecting city property and preventing lawsuits. Until recently, this division had operated without vital guidelines for such things as when employees can use city-issued guns, take home city cars and stay on desk duty (for years) rather than leave on disability or retire.
The supervisors' questionable high-speed race to emergency scenes is another example of such an oversight.
No one suggests that a fire-division supervisor ought to creep along toward a burning home or a choking child. But such speeding is dangerous — for both the employee and those who are walking, biking and driving on the roads — and the benefit is negligible. Battalion chiefs carry little or no lifesaving equipment. They usually are racing to meet a medic or fire vehicle that is already on the scene with heart defibrillators, ladders and hoses.
In Akron, fire vehicles are prohibited from going more than 5 mph over the speed limit. In Youngstown, it's 10 mph. That's because traveling faster than 10 mph over the speed limit doesn't much improve response times, said Youngstown Fire Chief John J. O'Neill Jr.
Columbus, however, allows firefighters to speed at any rate so long as road and weather conditions are favorable. But "favorable" could change in an instant if a child on a bicycle appeared around a curve.
An internal city investigation found that seven fire supervisors had raced to emergencies at speeds between 101 mph and 113 mph in a one-month span after their city cars were equipped with GPS trackers. The system is meant to help the city better track and route workers, save fuel costs and defend itself against accident lawsuits.
In the case of these lead-footed fire supervisors, the GPS system could backfire — hence the need for a policy. As it stands, a defense attorney could use the GPS to prove a city car was racing at 107 mph on South Side streets on a weekday morning.
That's how fast Battalion Chief Richard Gaal was going as he responded at 7:30 a.m. on March 13 to a report of people trapped in a fire. He drove from Parsons Avenue to Groveport Road to Alum Creek Drive. He told investigators that no other vehicles were on Alum Creek traveling south at the time.
"The issue boils down to how fast does the public want us to respond?" Battalion Chief Patrick Ferguson said in an email response to Dispatch questions. "If you're having a heart attack or some emergency do you want us to get there by going the speed limit or going as fast as we reasonably can?"
The key word here is reasonably.
Many firefighters argue that every second counts when lives are at stake. They are, by nature, accustomed to putting their own safety at risk when someone else is in danger. So, most of all, a new policy is needed to protect those who protect us.


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The Access to Records Campaign has moved forwards by setting dates for Round Table Events in London (17th June 2015), Essex (1st July 2015), Birmingham (8th July 2015) & Manchester (16th July 2015).
We are hoping to organise further roundtable meetings in Leeds, Bristol, and Newcastle in the Autumn of 2015.
The purpose of the round tables is to hear views from the various agencies and parties involved about issues surrounding the disclosure of social care records by Local Authorities, both from the point of view of the record holder, and the care leaver. For further details see our Campaign Page.
Thanks go to Leigh Day for hosting the London launch event from 13.30hrs to 17.30hrs at their offices, Priory House, 25, St. John's Lane, Farringdon, London EC1M 4LB. A flyer can be downloaded by following this link.
For further details of fortcoming events go to our Events Page.


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Mary Brown writes in WUWT Tips and Notes:
No more steak for you earth hating skeptics. Time to learn to eat sustainable crickets… so says the Washington Post. Of course it mentions climate change.
The article also says this…
"The industry leapt forward following a 2013 United Nations report warning that with nine billion people on Earth in 2050, current food production will have to double. Between a lack of space and climate change concerns, we'll need more sustainable solutions. Crickets happen to be a great option."
Interesting statement since the earth currently has 7.2 billion people, many of whom are clearly overfed already. I'm not sure why a 25% increase in population would require a 100% increase in food.
Also, the USA already produces food for 1.2 billion Americans and we waste 75% of it. Worldwide, food production is enough for roughly 14 billion people with 50% waste. Zero waste is unrealistic, but I'll bet the food waste ratio approached zero in Europe in winter of '45.


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BOSTON and LONDON, June 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchard Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ORTX), a leading commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with serious and life-threatening rare diseases through innovative gene therapies, today announced that the company will present at the Goldman Sachs 40th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 3:20 p.m. PT.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available under "News & Events" in the Investors & Media section of the company's website at orchard-tx.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Orchard website following the presentation.
About Orchard
Orchard Therapeutics is a fully integrated commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with serious and life-threatening rare diseases through innovative gene therapies.
Orchard's portfolio of ex vivo, autologous, hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) based gene therapies includes Strimvelis®, a gammaretroviral vector-based gene therapy and the first such treatment approved by the European Medicines Agency for severe combined immune deficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA-SCID). Additional programs for neurometabolic disorders, primary immune deficiencies and hemoglobinopathies are all based on lentiviral vector-based gene modification of autologous HSCs and include three advanced registrational studies for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), ADA-SCID and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS), clinical programs for X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD), transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT) and mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS-I), as well as an extensive preclinical pipeline. Strimvelis, as well as the programs in MLD, WAS and TDT were acquired by Orchard from GSK in April 2018 and originated from a pioneering collaboration between GSK and the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy in Milan, Italy initiated in 2010.
Orchard currently has offices in the U.K. and the U.S., including London, San Francisco and Boston.
Renee Leck
Director, Investor Relations
+1 862-242-0764


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Bonobo is its people - thanks to our CREW!!
Thank you to all those great people who worked with us, laughed with us, created this place with us and builded up kind of a family during their stay at our house!.
Bonobo is the best Hostel in Puerto Escondido
because we work together with the biggest smileys!
We want to present you our actual team - say hello to the bonobo family!
"here is where the ideas come from.."
Bonobo Headquarter
Alice is a 33 years old german-hungarian girl, that lives in mexico since 2008.
She opened up a Hostal in Mazunte
"LA ISLA" in the year 2011.
After 5 years in Mazunte she moved to Puerto Escondido and opened up her new project - Bonobo Surf House.
A fresh and young place with a lot of service experience.
Alice is the soul of the ideas around here. She has a contagious laugh and energy about her. No matter how little sleep she may have had, or something she may be stressed about, you would never be able to tell, she is always smiling She is probably one of the friendliest and generous people you will ever meet. Never complains, always finds the positive or humorous side to things. She always has an entertaining story to tell too.
But all jokes aside, she has put a lot of time and effort into the hostal to make it as good as it is today, she is always open to new suggestions or ideas about the place, and treats the staff here like family. - the STAFF
Bonobo Management
Manuel aka "Mani" is the man at our Reception, the big smile that receives you when you arrive, the one that checks that everything works in bonobo so that you guys can enjoy the best vacation of your life!
Mani is a young Puerto Escondido local who speaks english and spanish, knows everything about the area and has this great Beach boy smile.