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ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/12 November) – Mayor Celso Lobregat has issued two executive orders banning the sale of pellet toy guns and regulating, controlling and limiting the pyrotechnics allowed to be used, sold and distributed here.
Citing provisions of Republic Acts 7183 and 7160, Lobregat issued E.O. 481-2012 that strictly prohibits the use, sale and distribution of firecrackers, such as but not limited to piccolo, triangulo, super lolo, watusi, el Diablo, Judah's belt and whistle device among others.
Section 12 of R.A. 7183 authorizes local chief executives to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations within their respective territorial jurisdiction in conformity with the national standards, rules and regulations in furtherance of public safety, public order and national security.
RA 7183 regulates the sale, manufacture, distribution and us of firecrackers and other pyrotechnics approved on January 30, 1992 while RA 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 provides that Local Government Units (LGUs) shall exercise the powers, necessary, appropriate or incidental for its efficient and effective governance and those which are essential to the promotion of general welfare.
EO 482 bans the sale of pellet toy guns and directs the immediate confiscation of these items.
Lobregat said he was prompted to issue the orders in anticipation of the Christmas season when private and public economic enterprises in this city will be flooded with pellet guns and firecrackers.
Indiscriminate use of these devices has resulted to loss of lives, limbs and injuries and fire.
The mayor said a proactive approach is necessary to protect the children from unwanted injuries, especially since it is of public knowledge that the sale and use of pellet toy guns "had been causing so much
physical injuries to young people."
E.O. 481 states that only sparklers, luces, fountain, jumbo regular and special, mabuhay, Roman candle, trompillo, airwolf, butterfly, all kinds of pyrotechnics (pailaw), baby rocket, sky rocket (kwitis) and other types equivalent to the foregoing are allowed to be used, sold and or distributed by duly licensed dealers.
The same E.O. also provides that only those persons/entities duly authorized by Mayor/business permits to distribute and/or sell pyrotechnic devices are permitted to distribute and sell such product in this city and such distribution and sale shall be limited to their registered place of business.
Licensed dealers are also prohibited from keeping in their stores quantities of pyrotechnic devices in excess of combined total of 50 kilograms and the rest of the stocks shall be kept in the warehouse from which replenishment shall be withdrawn from time to time as the need arises.
Importation of finished pyrotechnic devices is likewise prohibited.
"Imported firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices found in the market and in stores of licensed dealers shall be deemed illegally manufactured and shall be subject to immediate confiscation," Lobregat emphasized in his order.
Lobregat said that violators of the E.O. shall be dealt with in accordance with section 11 of RA 7183 which specifically states that a fine of not less than P20,000 nor more than P30,000 will be imposed or imprisonment of not less than six months nor more than one year or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court to include the revocation and or cancellation of the business permits. (MindaNews)


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All companies aim at creating success and maintaining a 'competitive advantage' using their 'core competencies' and more importantly, using the 'distinctive' ones. The fulfillment of that is the essential purpose of any strategic management process.
Competitive advantage in plain English is anything the company performs better than its competitors using its core competencies (David 2013, p.38). If the core competency helps them to gain a 'competitive advantage', then it is a 'distinctive competency' for which the company can reach a state that is not easily be imitated by its competitors (David 2013, p.151). The process of doing that starts by identifying the weaknesses, designing strategies to convert these weaknesses into strengths and finally into distinctive competencies (David 2013, pp.125–126).
The overall purpose of this post is to examine the role of dynamic capabilities in formulating company's strategy and gaining a competitive advantage. In specific, the below questions will be answered:
- What does dynamic capability mean?
- What are the benefits of it?
- When is Dynamic Capability Used?
- How is Dynamic Capability Used?
Finally, conclusions and recommendations will be formulated.
What Does Dynamic Capability Mean?
Different scholars developed frameworks that can be used to help the organizations to sustain their competitive advantages. Some scholars examined the external environment around the company such as Porter when he developed Porter Five- Force Model (Porter 2008) and some of them examined the internal resources of the company such as the Resource Base view (RBV) theory (Barney 1991; Barney 1995). Recently, different scholars addressed the concept of Dynamic Capabilities such as Helfat et al. (2007).
The term 'dynamic capability' was first addressed by Teece, Pisano and Shuen in 1997 when they defined it as "the firm's ability to integrate, build and reconfigure internal and external competencies to address rapidly changing environments" (Teece et al. 1997).
The definition includes two parts: 'dynamic' which requires renewing the current competencies to cope with the changes in the business environment, and 'capabilities' which refers to the skills, functions and resources required for that new business environment. It is worthy to mention that the term 'resource base' includes all the tangible, non- tangible and human resources that the organization has or can have access to and can control (Helfat et al. 2007, p.4).
The concept was developed from the Resource- Based View (RBV) approach which focuses on the internal environment of the firms (its strengths and weaknesses) rather than the external environment (David 2013, p.127). Barney (1991) illustrated how management should look at its internal resources (whether financial such a debt and equity, physically such as machines and buildings or human resource) and evaluate them based on three empirical indicators namely, 'value', 'rareness' and 'imitability'. Barney suggested answering the below three questions as part of the evaluations process (Barney 1995).
- Value: "do a firm's resources and capabilities add value by enabling it to exploit opportunities and/or neutralize threats?"
- Rareness: "how many competing firms already possess these valuable resources and capabilities?"
- Imitability: "Do firms without a resource or capability face a cost disadvantage in obtaining it compared to firms that already possess it?"
By doing so, the company can identify the sources of gaining and sustaining a competitive advantage.
What are the Benefits of the Dynamic Capability?
The benefits of acquiring dynamic capabilities in an organization are twofold:
- Externally; by entering a new business or extending a current one. This includes M&A (Merger and Acquisition), alliance and joint ventures (Helfat et al. 2007, p.100).
- Internally; by creating new and unique products and services that will satisfy the customers' needs at the time of change. This goes for the existing market or even developing new markets so the company can serve its customers with new innovative ways (Helfat et al. 2007, p.100; Teece 2014).
The ultimate purpose of dynamic capabilities is to lead the company during the time of change to create more profits (Helfat et al. 2007, p.1).
When is Dynamic Capability Used?
Dynamic capability is not one type of capabilities that fits in every state of the environment. Ambrosini extended the concept by breaking it down into three levels namely: 'incremental', 'renewing' and 'regenerative dynamic' capabilities. The original resource base is used under stable environment. In the state of minor changes, incremental capabilities are used, but under dynamic environment, renewing type is dominant, and under hyper environment, the regenerative type is exerted (Ambrosini 2009). The three types are shown in the below figure.
How is Dynamic Capability Used?
The needed steps to implement the concept of dynamic capacities follow a normal change management process in which three tasks are conducted (Helfat et al. 2007, p.30):
- Identify change triggers which show there is a need to change something.
- Develop an appropriate response plan.
- Implement the response plan.
Under these steps, the dynamic capability will allow the company to change its resource base, either by modifying the current one or acquiring new ones, so they can respond to the external changes (Helfat et al. 2007, p.2).
Teece et al. (1997) identified three categories, 3P's, which can help the company to achieve the dynamic capability. The 3P's are 'processes', 'positions' and 'paths'. When there are rapid changes in the external environment and a company wants to change its current position to a desired one, different paths (strategic alternatives) might be taken. For example, it can go for modifying the current resource base that it has and can control, it can seek an alliance relationship to learn from a partner or it can go for developing a joint venture and enter a new business (Helfat et al. 2007, p.118). By identifying the paths, the company now can use certain organizational and managerial processes to reach to the desired position. Helfat et al. (2007) discussed two processes which are:
- Search and selection of resources process (including when to acquire resources rather than modifying the current resource base of the organization, deselect resources and targets for acquisition).
- Configuration and deployment process (including interfirm knowledge-sharing routines and governance of resources).
As a result, new capabilities are acquired to face that change.
Conclusions: the Limitations and the Future of the Dynamic Capabilities
The purpose of this post was to shed some light on the use of dynamic capabilities in strategic management.
As a conclusion, the theory helps the companies to better manage under changing environment by creating new resources or even renewing the current one.
The theory should be studied further to understand if it is applicable for all size of companies. Ambrosini addressed the new level of skills that should be available in the management when dealing with the change (Ambrosini 2009), however, more studies are needed in order to define those skills and study their availability in the small and young companies rather than the big one. In addition, Helfat et al. introduced a framework to evaluate the performance of those dynamic capabilities based on 'technical fitness', 'market demand' and 'competitors' (Helfat et al. 2007, p.8), however, it is advised to provide further research on how to use it in different industries. A final limitation addressed by the Resource-Based View advocate, Teece, where he argued that the current state of the company does matter in selecting the required strategy. A firm with too many weaknesses has different challenges than a strong one, therefore, resource- based approach is better in bridging this gap (Teece 2014).
Managing business under changing conditions requires a high level of strategic thinking. David emphasized the importance of looking at both directions, internally for strengths and weaknesses, and externally for opportunities and threats no matter what theory is applied. According to him, there is always a degree of uncertainty for which it is difficult to conclude which one is the most important in sustaining a competitive advantage (David 2013, p.128). At a minimum, both sides should be evaluated equally as part of 'strategy formulation stage' in 'strategic management process'.
Ambrosini, V., 2009. Dynamic capabilities: An exploration of How Firms Renew their Resource Base. British Journal of Management, 20(1), pp.9–24.
Barney, J., 1991. Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage. Journal of Management, 17(1), pp.99–120.
Barney, J.B., 1995. Looking Inside for Competitive Advantage. Academy of Management Executive, 9(4), pp.49–61.
David, F., 2013. Strategic Management Concepts and Cases: a Competitive Advantage Approach 14th ed., Harlow: Pearson.
Helfat, C.E. et al., 2007. Dynamic capabilities: Understanding Strategic Change in Organizations, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Porter, M.E., 2008. The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(January), pp.78–94.
Teece, D.J., 2014. The foundations of Enterprise Performance: Economic Theory of Firms. The Academy of Management, 28(4), pp.328–352.
Teece, D.J., Pisano, G. & Shuen, A.M.Y., 1997. Dynamic capabilities and strategic management. Strategic Management Journal, 18(7), pp.509–533.


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It's time to Ragnarok 'n' roll! After dropping their exclusive subscriber only cover last week, Empire Magazine has debuted not only the covers to their upcoming Thor: Ragnarok issue but a whole new batch of fantastic stills from the film. These new images feature some great looks at most of the new and returning characters in the Taika Waititi directed film.
Personally? I know everyone is hyped up on Hela but I'm most excited about Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie. What about you? What new or returning characters are you most excited to see? Check out the new images from Thor: Ragnarok in the gallery below and let us know your thoughts in the comments section afterwards.
Thor's world is about to explode in Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok. His devious brother, Loki, has taken over Asgard, the powerful Hela has emerged to steal the throne for herself and Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe. To escape captivity and save his home from imminent destruction, Thor must first win a deadly alien contest by defeating his former ally and fellow Avengers… The Incredible Hulk!
Thor: Ragnarok smashes it's way into theaters on November 3rd.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Interview with paranormal novelist Janine McCaw
Today is a virtual book tour stop for Janine McCaw and her second novel, Helens-of-Troy. For the Vancouver-based novelist, the new book is the continuation of a dream, and the fruit of years of working in a different creative realm.
Janine McCaw's deep understanding of compelling plots, widely appealing characters, natural dialogue, and strong story arcs come directly out of her early career in the film and television industry. McCaw's skills as an observer started early when her family uprooted from the city to small town Ontario – and she became the classic fish out of water. Writing down her thoughts became an outlet as she scribbled her way through childhood, while she also developed her observational skills and visual eye with photography. A die-hard hockey fan, McCaw studied cinematography at Humber College, and was headed for a career as a cameraperson covering professional sports when she landed an internship in a broadcasting services company.
McCaw excelled in the television distribution arena. She joined Thomas Howe & Associates and moved with that company to Vancouver, where she distinguished herself with her talent for identifying the right product for the right market, and her people-skills in negotiating contracts. After furthering her professional development with several high-profile Canadian entertainment companies, she parlayed her reputation as a leading cable programming specialist into her own boutique firm. Formed with a partner, Dark Horse Ent. specialized in finding, and selling, niche Canadian television series - entertainment, information and variety - around the Globe. McCaw also acted as an independent executive producer on award-winning television Classic Car series, CHROME DREAMS, and as a distributor for series including ENTRÉE TO ASIA, and AT HOME WITH HERBS.
In high demand as an insightful, humorous, and engaging guest speaker, juror, and analyst for festivals and trade forums around the country, McCaw also spent large amounts of time traveling abroad to television markets. Writing relieved the stress of constantly being on the road. Increasingly, she turned her main hobby into outlines for novels, and finished fleshing out the characters, plot and dialogue for Olivia's Mine, a fictional account of a young bride's struggle to make a life for herself against the backdrop of the disasters that hit Britannia Beach, British Columbia in the early 1900s. The book was released in 2006 and continues to be sold at the British Columbia Museum of Mining.
Welcome to Reviews and Interviews, Janine. Please tell us about your current release.
I'm so excited to unleash "the Helens" on the world. They're three very independent women, all trying to come to terms with the choices they have to make in life.
Here's the synopsis:
Fifteen year old Goth-chic Ellie has a lot of explaining to do. She's just moved to the small town of Troy, fought with her uptight mother Helen, met the boy of her dreams and found a dead body on her sexy "new-age" grandmother Helena's porch. All on the first night!
But Ellie's not alone. Helen is hiding something. Helen knows all about the kind of eerie dreams her daughter is having — the dreams that show the whereabouts of the missing children of Troy — because she's had them herself. But she'll never admit it. Not while Ellie's sex-crazed friend Ryan is safely behind bars for the murders. Helen knows what it's like to be attracted to dangerous men.
Then there's the little matter between Helena and Gaspar BonVillaine, the teenaged vampire who is learning to feed on young prey. Now that he's caught Ellie, he doesn't know whether he wants to kill her or turn her to the dark side and keep her forever. Helena should have finished him off when she had the chance.
To survive the vampire feeding frenzy surrounding them, mom Helen needs to come to terms with her own insecurities and deal with the gifts she has. Helena must learn to ground herself for the good of mankind and more importantly her own family. And Ellie has the toughest choice of all. Ellie must decide whether it's time to let her own childhood go and become the woman she is destined to be, one of the ageless and timeless "Helens of Troy".
What inspired you to write this book?
The title came first. I was reading something about the original Helen of Troy and thought, hmm…what if there's more of them…and they live in this small town…and what if they're slayers….
What exciting story are you working on next?
I'm working on the sequel to H-O-T, Nightmare on Jacey Street. Those who read the original novel know that Ellie's friend Jacey has a few secrets that need to be resolved.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I've always written, but I like to think of myself as a "storyteller". Sometimes that's the same thing, sometimes it isn't.
Do you write full-time? If so, what's your work day like? If not, what do you do other than write and how do you find time to write?
I'm a fly-by-night writer. I grab the time when I can. I carry a notebook and have several electronic gadgets on me at all times. Structure doesn't work for me. I joined a 500 words a day challenge and the beginning of this year and it lasted slightly over a week. I pull some 10-12 hours days at my day job, so it's not easy.
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I write the dialogue first.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A hockey player. There's a photo of me, when I was around three, taken at Christmas. I'm standing next to the decorated tree, in blue polka-dot pajamas, holding a hockey stick that is taller than I am. My mom wanted to get me a doll, but I told Santa I wanted a hockey stick. I think I took out a few ornaments that morning. So when I watch Happy Gilmore and Adam Sandler says "I'm a hockey player", I get that. Totally.
Anything additional you want to share with the readers?
A couple of good songs to listen to when reading H-O-T are the cover version of "Where Evil Grows" by the Gore Gore Girls, and "Deep Cuts the Knife" by Helix.
Well, that's a different way to wrap up an interview! Thanks for stopping by today, Janine. It's been a pleasure learning a bit about you and your writing.
Janine can be reached through her author website, Facebook, and Twitter.
Links to her other virtual tour stops can be found at the VBT Cafe site.
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On the left is a photo from 2014 and the right from our anniversary in December. We both feel a little better, and have adjusted our goals to reflect the changes in our bodies. We have a long way to go still.
In addition to our diet and eating habits, we regularly go to the gym and get strength and cardiovascular exercise at least 4 times a week. Starting last week, I joined the Iowa Food and Family Project's blogger team for the annual Live Healthy Iowa Challenge. This is my second year on the IFFP team, but I have participated in the challenge with some teacher friends at a school where I used to teach. Our IFFP team consists of a bunch of my blogger friends -
John and I learned quickly that we couldn't out-exercise bad eating choices. Our pantry, fridge and deep freeze got a makeover and now include even more fresh produce, certified organic and non-GMO foods, whole foods, and lean meats like pork, poultry, and fish. We also grocery shop on a weekly basis; every Saturday evening after church. This is a HUGE change for me, since I don't usually enjoy any sort of shopping. (Exhibit A and Exhibit B)
One of the recipes that I make often as a fibrous, nutrient-dense dinner side dish is this healthy warm slaw, which comes from my Grain Brain Cookbook by Dr. David Perlmutter.
- 2 T. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small cabbage, cored and thinly slices
- 1 small bunch of kale, stems removed and thinly sliced
- 1 bunch of broccoli, just the florets
- 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds
- salt and pepper, to taste
1. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a really large skillet or a wok.
2. Add everything but the sunflower seeds toss/turn/stir-fry for about 5-7 minutes until the veggies are just barely cooked.
3. Turn off the heat, add in the sunflower seeds and give another toss and turn.
4. Chow down!
Here's the best part about this recipe: If you add a lean protein, like pork or chicken, you can have a one-skillet meal!
I truly believe that a diet similar to The Grain Brain or The Wahl's Protocol (an Iowan!) can have an amazing impact on a person's health. I also know for certain that a team of folks to hold you accountable for fitness and exercise, like my IFFP blogger team and the Live Healthy Iowa Challenge, is essential for long-term health. For these two reasons, I want to give away THREE CERTIFICATES FOR $10 TOWARDS YOUR CHOICE OF FRESH PORK OR BEEF! These certificates are courtesy of Iowa Food and Family Project.
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My second look for Milan fashion week was all about Diesel and this amazing bomber jacket. Not only it looks super cool and it makes a real statement, there's something about it that brings out a little bit more rebellious, or lets say spontaneous, side of me, that for once stops analyzing everything and just takes a big breath and lives for the moment. Combine that with Milano state of mind and being under an influence of an incredible Diesel Black Gold show and I give you a true wild spirit! ;)
Have a beautiful beginning of the week everyone!
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These puns made the email rounds a while ago, but since I forgot to buy a Father's Day present for you, I am re-gifting. Be prepared to groan.
Happy Father's Day! Give your dad a hug from me.
Puns for Educated Minds
1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.
2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.
5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
7. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
9. A hole was found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
11. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
12. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, "You stay here; I'll go on a head."
13. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
14. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said, "Keep off the Grass."
15. The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
16. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
17. A backward poet writes inverse.
18. In a democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.
19. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
20. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris , you'd be in Seine .
21. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger."
22. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turned to the other and said "Dam!"
23. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
24. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One said, "I've lost my electron."
The other said, "Are you sure?" The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive."
25. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.
26. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did . . .
27. Gandhi walked barefoot, and he fasted a lot which leads toill health and bad breath – Gandhi was a super calloused fragile mystic hexed with halitosis. ~ Credit to Lynne Ayers.
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I have three problems with this way of making a connection with a customer.
Number 1, you have my name, you can use it. I have purchased from you, I am getting in touch about a specific order, you have all the details about my life as a customer (and perhaps some more). It's quite pointless that the next time I scroll through my Facebook timeline I will see an offer from you "JUST FOR ME!!!", if you are not personal when you can be.
Number 2, can I ask how many people tell you they have spilled liquid on their product, damaged it, or dropped it? And if they are honest and they do, what is your answer? Are you telling them that it is their fault the product does not work (and fail their honesty, losing them for good), or are you going to pretend nothing happened and still replace the product (and then why the question in the first place)?
Number 3, please do not make it feel as if by having an issue with your product I am being hired for a second job. Be sure that the tasks you ask me to perform are related to my request (I am not sure how useful taking a video can be for sound not coming from earphones) and are few.
I got this answer after only 14 minutes from my request of assistance. I imagine first response time has been dealt with. What about the rest?
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I am sorry you can't hear music coming from your headphones. You bought them two months ago, and this should not happen.
I am not in a position to offer a replacement, unfortunately. We are striving to keep the cost of our products the lowest on the market, and this is why we are able to offer only 40 days of guarantee on earphones. We have found that customers, sometimes, are not as careful as you shared you've been, and by increasing the guarantee period, we might actually end up losing money. I am genuinely sorry for that.
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Gov. Snyder said his decision to sign the legislation, which he called "divisive" a year ago, was actually "pro-worker," reports ThinkProgress.org.
Gov. Snyder said: "I've never said unions are bad for business and I don't believe this is actually anti-union. I believe this is pro-worker."
MSNBC's Richard Wolffe responded: "Are you serious Are you serious this is not anti-union? This, at its core, actually undermines the ability for unions to organize."
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I recently shared this article by Barnabas Piper that criticizes today's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day".
I got a mixed response to the article and was asked what I thought. I'm not sure whether my thoughts add anything, as I largely agree with Piper, but here they are anyway…
I think we Christians tend to conflate issues sometimes. In the OT, God communicates his law for Israel to Israel. He said "here are my commands for you", not "here are the dictates you should impose on your neighbors." Likewise, in the NT Jesus differentiated between believers and unbelievers. "When a brother sins against you", dozens of "one another" verses, etc. I don't think we should be surprised when we see non-Christians act as though they don't believe. Here's my take on it in a nutshell…
- Christian living: Christians ought to follow the guidelines God has laid out to us.
- Judging non-Christians: Contrary to popular opinion, Jesus told us to judge. But his instructions were always in the context of judging each other. They were an effort to encourage us to keep each other in check. He didn't say to extend that judgment to the world. Christians ought not impose their views on non-Christians. We've chosen this club – they haven't. Once someone shows allegiance to Christ, the process of discipleship involves passing on these principles. Don't get me wrong – God will hold them to the same standard. Romans 1 applies to all. But according to that passage, God has revealed himself to all, they already bring judgment on themselves. God does not need us to impose it on them. (We love to cite John 3:16, but have you read vs 17 and 18?)
- Voting: Christians ought to vote their conscience just like everyone else. In this case though, we're not imposing the bible's morality on people – we're merely expressing our opinion the same way everyone else does. They have particular motivations just like we do.
- Debate: When debating these issues (and this is my preference here) I never bring up the bible. Why on earth would a skeptic care what my special book says about homosexuality? How does my book trump their book? My preference is to always argue from natural theology, logic, science, history, ethics, etc. and when appropriate eventually bring the bible in that way. There are many who like to start with the bible, but I've never seen that work myself.
On this specific issue, I have always debated on grounds of natural law, biology, rights of children, statistics and the like. These all confirm the biblical position. I've been charged by some Christians with compromise, but I don't think this is compromise. All truth is God's truth. If I state a true statistic, I believe it honors God. Plus, if I am pursuing truth with a skeptic, I believe we are on a trajectory that points toward God. I don't see that as a loss.
I think boycotting CFA was ridiculous and baseless. It was an emotional and unsubstantial response. I tend to agree with this author's assessment of the "Eat CFA Day". Now, if I were near a CFA and I were hungry for chicken, I'd have no problem stopping in. However, eating there as a political statement is unhelpful. I've already debated this topic with a number of opponents in the past week. We've had principled discussions about it. I have a hard time believing that ordering up a giant basket of nuggets is going to be more persuasive to them than what I've already said. I also don't feel like I need to support CFA more than I already am. (I've argued in their defense and eat there when I want to.) Given all this, going to CFA today seems more an "us vs. them" statement as the author described. I think it's just as emotional as the boycott, and a pointed disapproval of a bunch of people who already feel like Christians despise them. I don't think a long line at the drive-thru changes any minds.
For the past century, Christianity has been largely an emotional religion. I don't think emotion is bad, but I think that we need to bring thinking back into it. The people I talk to reject Christianity on intellectual or ethical grounds. A response like Huckabee has called for will reinforce their beliefs that Christians are ignorant lemmings who don't care about those on the outside. That strikes me as the opposite message we ought to send. My vote would be to enjoy CFA the same way you did this time last year. Don't make it a statement. Stop with the emotional responses, stop the in-your-face reactions. But be on the lookout for people who disagree. Ask them a question: "What do you feel was offensive about what Dan Cathy said?" … "Why?" … "Have you ever considered X?" In other words have a calm conversation. This way you have absolutely nothing to lose, but potentially have everything to gain. I don't see how this is a response that dishonors God.


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Body size at lower bout: 16". Scale length: 24 1/2" Nut Width: 1 11/16"
Materials: Solid Honduras mahogany neck, arched slab-cut maple back and top; mahogany sides; solid Brazilian rosewood fingerboard..
Hardware: Original hardware includes compensated Brazilian rosewood bridge, nickel-plated Kluson Deluxe tuners, tall gold barrel knobs. Vintage Gibson chrome raised diamond trapeze tailpiece.
Notes: Introduced in 1938 as the ES-100, the ES-125 was renamed in 1941, and remained in continuous production for over 30 years. With its clear P-90 pickup and fast 24 1/2" scale, the ES-125 offered true Gibson quality and playability at an affordable price. The laminated body offers superior feedback resistance, and the guitar produces a lively acoustic tone for playing unplugged.
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Setup: This instrument is strung with medium gauge nickel flatwound strings (.012-.054). The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge strings, according to preference. String action is set at 5/64" to 6/64" at the 12th fret, with moderate relief for acoustic playing with medium strings. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge.
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From the end of October to late February the ice rink in Faido represents a public attraction for kids and adults. During this period it is open to the public and offers ice skates rental and sharpening services. People can also take ice skating, hockey and curling courses. The bar, recently renewed, offers a panoramic view on the rink and it is also available for private events.
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For those who participated in the PNWU Run For Your Life 5K Run Health Fair, you may want to consider this exercise as a way to care for your feet after this and any run.
Remember the bit about our feet having 33 joints each? And the other bit about how we rarely use all those joints because our feet are often casted in shoes, walking on flat uninteresting surfaces, or not moving at all? This exercise, Barbie Foot, is great for mobilizing your foot joints, improving blood flow (aka tissue food) and cellular waste removal, maybe even lowering your blood pressure!
A video of Barbie Foot is available on my Facebook page.
Sit on the floor with your legs extended out in front of you – in Dandasana for the yogis/yoginis out there. If you are not used to sitting on the floor, it may become fatiguing or otherwise uncomfortable, so try sitting with your back against a wall or on a bolster or stack of folded blankets. Place your hands on the floor alongside your hips for additional support, or, if you are…
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Have you ever aspired to become one of the richest men in the world? Although you might not be able to mimic the kind of ingenuity that led Elon Musk to mass-produce flamethrowers, you can still look like him.
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May 14, 2013— -- The expansion of online social media sites has brought the emergence of the "plugged in" human. And all this online free flow has been grist for the mill for researchers, who've used it to gauge attitudes and how individuals interact around the world.
A new Twitter study by assistant professor Monica Stephens and Humboldt State University set out to measure hate via tweets in the United States. The result? A "Geography of Hate" map.
"This project began as a way to engage Humboldt State students around maps, big data and online social media," Stephens told ABC News. The results are displayed as an interactive, online "heat" map.
A drop down menu at the top of the page can filter the "hate" tweets by category: homophobic, racist, disability. These categories can be refined even further by such keywords as "homo," "queer," "cripple," "wetback."
Spots of the map that display the highest concentration of hate, according to the study's findings, glow bright red.
Identifying these hot points of "hateful" tweets required more than searching posts for keywords, Stephens said. The researchers examined pockets of tweets to determine negative or positive use of potentially explosive terms.
"The phrase 'dyke,' while often negative when referring to an individual person, was also used in positive ways (e.g., 'dykes on bikes #SFPride')," Stephens wrote in the project's blog. "The students were able to discern which were negative, neutral or positive."
To ensure the study was targeting concentrations of hateful tweets, and not just high totals, the researchers "normalized" the numbers to best equally represent large cities with more Twitter users against smaller towns, where there would be fewer people on Twitter, Stephens explained.
"These numbers are normalized by the amount of activity on Twitter, which counters the disparity in population. As Twitter is often used on smartphones and people tweet from counties where they don't live, it wouldn't make sense to normalize by population, but rather by the total number of tweets in an area," Stephens said.
"Wyoming had very few tweets overall and also had very few hateful tweets. It appears that the 'N' word was tweeted a small amount in four different counties of that state but not enough to create a cluster of activity."
READ: Twitter Study Measures Day to Day Happiness of Last 5 Years
When looking at the "heat" map of tweets, the study found more of a clumping of hot spots than an equal disbursement throughout the country. In the project's blog, Stephens wrote that "quite depressingly," there were a number of pockets of concentration that demonstrated heavy usage of the 'N' word.
"It's not surprising that different regions would have different attitudes toward certain groups," said Jay Van Bavel, an assistant professor of psychology at New York University who studies social and moral judgment.
"Each region has a set of social norms that influence what people feel about certain groups and how appropriate it is for them to express those feelings publicly," Van Bavel told ABC News.
Stephens cited academic studies that found regional characterizations similar to those on the "Geography of Hate" map. "The clustering of hate speech in certain areas corresponds to peer-reviewed literature about organized hate groups that implies they are more likely to exist in areas of low population, areas of lower property taxes and [that have] a larger number of African-Americans," Stephens said.
One 1999 study, "On the Geography of Hate," by Philip N. Jefferson and Frederic L. Pryor published in the journal Economics Letters, suggested that economic or sociological explanations for the existence of hate groups in a particular area were far less important than other historical conditions.
The Southern Poverty Law Center created a hate map of its own to represent the geography of active hate groups per state in the United States for the year 2012. Its map shows a larger display of active groups in the western U.S., especially California, than Stephens' map.
"If you look at the hate groups in our map, it roughly follows population. We can't adjust per capita," Mark Potok, senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, told ABC News.
Speaking of Stephen's Twitter research, Potok said he didn't find her map all that surprising. "You find some anti-black comments in the Deep South. It seems there is a historical legacy that is still with us."
Stephens and her student researchers plan to refine the "Geography of Hate" further through deeper analysis of demographic data, including income, education, diversity and proximity to organized hate groups.
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Every company should know by now the importance of having a closely-knitted team that has members who complement one another. To build a team where fellow members feel comfortable with one another is not easy. It takes a lot of time and effort. The first step to gel a team is through team bonding activities! So, what activities are good for team bonding? Read on to find out some of the most popular team bonding activities among Singaporeans!
Have employees that have too much energy to spare? Paintball is an extreme sport where players compete in teams to eliminate the other using paintball guns. Teams will be required to strategise and work together in order to win. This will reinforce the idea of working in a team. This workout for employees will also feel very refreshing as compared to sitting in the office all day. The adrenaline and excitement of being on the fields and (friendly) shooting one another will definitely bond the team together.
Paintball Venues: Red Dynasty Paintball Park - With two branches located in Bukit Timah and Yishun, Crossfire Paintball - Held off the Jurong West.
Whip up some local delights (like prata)
Cooking is a good activity that boosts communication within the team. And with Singapore being a food paradise, choices are limitless. This is a much cheaper alternative compared to all the pricier options of team bonding activities out there! Perhaps try getting the team excited over flipping some pratas. Being Singaporeans, we all love this piece of oily yet crispy goodness. However, not many of us have had the opportunity to make our own prata! In this Culturally workshop held off the street of Sixth Avenue, learn the various techniques to making different prata versions (egg, plain, banana etc.) To spice it up even more, the team can split into smaller teams and compete on making the best prata! Every member gets unlimited prata and teh or kopi to eat after.
Price: a shiok $20/ pax only!
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An escape room may seem overrated but it is actually one of the easiest ways to build the team. There are many different escape rooms in Singapore that will be able to cater towards varied team cultures. In an escape room, players are locked up in a room and they will have to rack their brains to find clues to help them all escape. Throughout the process, the team will learn to listen to one another's ideas and work better as a team!
Escape Room Options: In the central of Singapore in Peace Centre - Lost , Along Penang Road, also in the central part of Singapore - Captivate Escape Room, Located in the south near Harbourfront - The Escape Artist.
Not everyone in the office can drive? Go-karting solves this issue entirely! With this engaging activity, everyone can feel the adrenaline rush of being an F1 racer. This team building activity can be spiced up even more - form teams to compete against one another! A friendly competition is bound to break all walls between employees and employers and bond the team together. This activity will definitely be one that is talked about back in the office for a long time.
Go-Karting Options: With outlets in both Jurong and Kranji KF1 Karting has got you covered. Located in Bukit Timach - The Karting Arena.
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Have employees that prefer chilling? Perhaps the idea of drinking during working hours will entice them! Learning about the different styles of gin and tonic that is used to make various cocktails can be a very enriching experience. There's even a whisky appreciation workshop you can bring the team for! And the team bonding element in this? The team will get to make and try one another's favourite cocktails. How intimate is that! Not sure where to find such activities? Look no further.
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RadioShack is selling tens of millions of email and home addresses – Among the locations, trademarks, overpriced cables, and other assets that RadioShack is selling off as part of its bankruptcy filing are tens of millions of email addresses, home addresses, and customer names, all of which could end up in the hands of another company. As Bloomberg points out, RadioShack's sale includes over 13 million email addresses and over 65 million custom names and physical addresses. That's a lot of personal data! Standard General, RadioShack's largest shareholder, is reported to have won the bid. But the purchase still has to be approved by a bankruptcy court, and Bloomberg reports that legal challenges may prevent Standard General from taking over the personal data.
RadioShack's Privacy Policy (from the site) includes: We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone at any time.
Try these 5 undiscovered Google Drive tricks – Google Drive and its attendant apps offer a wealth of tools to help you be more productive. Try these five for the biggest boost.
How smartphone reviews really work – The inside scoop on what happens behind the scenes of a smartphone review, from someone who's written more than a few of 'em. Since we're on the brink of a busy few weeks for smartphone reviews, I thought now would be a prime time to pull back the curtains and offer a frank walk-through of how the phone-reviewing process actually works.
Microsoft: Office will be free for devices under 10 inches – Microsoft believes that screens smaller than 10 inches aren't used by 'professionals,' so don't expect it to charge for editing and viewing Office documents. Oh, and the Surface Pro mini — probably dead.
You don't want a TV box, you want a Laptop – Now that Apple is rumored to be releasing a new Apple TV box later this year, citizens of the mobile smart device universe have their respective TV-loving ears perked up once again. Do I need a new Apple TV? Maybe an Amazon Fire TV Stick instead? Perhaps I need to get something like a Roku, or maybe a Chromecast! Or – better yet – I could just use the old laptop that's sitting in, on, or under my desk. The one I replaced years ago, but still works just fine. Before you buy anything, mentally access the contents of your home. Do you have a laptop computer hiding anywhere? An old laptop – a notebook computer you no longer use on a regular basis.
Zendo Is My New Favorite Secure Messaging App – Now you might well ask who needs (yet) another way to ping, poke, prod or otherwise pester their friends? The answer is simple: anyone who cares about privacy. So how does a new secure messaging app stand out in such a crowded space? By making something that's super easy to use, given that security can still be synonymous with tedious complexity. And also by using a type of encryption that technically cannot be cracked. Something that's impervious to man-in-the-middle attacks. Yet which has been overlooked by cryptographers for decades.
Bezel-less Oppo R7 leaks on Chinese social media – Chinese smartphone maker Oppo appears to be doing some magic with the design of its upcoming Oppo R7 phone, if this leaked video appears to be true. The Android-powered handset alleged comes with almost non-existent bezels, with the large screen taking up the entire sides of the device, as you can see from the screen capture. The magic apparently lies in some visual trickery (which Oppo has filed a patent for) where the sides of the screen diffract the light to make it seem that the display extends all the way to the edge.
14 Hidden Firefox Functions for Browsing Like a Boss – While all browsers share certain functionality and indeed learn from one another, there are certain quirks and functions that are unique to each. And Firefox is no different. You may be familiar with the many third-party extensions and add-ons that can amplify Firefox's functionality, however there are a lot of little tricks already baked in to the software that you may not be using. Click through our slideshow to see 14 hidden Firefox functions.
Hands-On: Linux UEFI multi-boot, my way – Let's start by clearly stating what this post is, and what it isn't. It is a description of how I set up multi-boot for Linux systems, sometimes including Windows, using the GRUB bootloader. It is not intended to be a complete guide to Linux on UEFI firmware. There are certainly other ways to configure UEFI multi-boot – this is simply the way that I have found most useful and reliable to do it. OK? Good, here we go…
Facebook plans to let users read popular news sites without leaving Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg has often described Facebook as a newspaper for its users. A place where the stories that are interesting to them — the births, the birthdays, the parties, the gossip — are laid out every morning. Now, however, this comparison is becoming less metaphorical, with Facebook reportedly in talks with several publications — including Buzzfeed, National Geographic, and The New York Times — to post their content directly within the site. This means that stories wouldn't just appear as links in the News Feed, but as content that can be share or liked without ever leaving Facebook.
Facebook officially launches nostalgia-inducing 'On This Day' feature – Starting today, when users visit Facebook on the web or on their phones, they'll get an option to view the On This Day page (or you can go to the page directly, but it hasn't rolled out to everyone just yet). From there, you'll see the feed of content you posted in years past and have the option to share specific posts with your friends — but by default, only an individual user can see their On This Day feed. You can also then sign up for notifications so you remember to check it every day — that's exactly what Timehop does to keep users coming back.
VIDEO: Facebook Testing 'Phone' App for Android – An accidental Facebook update revealed that the social network is testing a new Android app called Phone. Android Police was kind enough to take a screenshot of the update. It suggests that Facebook Phone could act as a native dialer that shows information about who is calling you, and prevent commonly blocked numbers from getting through.
The 10 Best Wireless Routers – Fast throughput speeds, good range, easy set up and manageability, a solid feature set, and, of course, fair pricing are what make a top router. The 10 models that follow strike the best balance among all our criteria.
GifGrabber is a dedicated app for creating GIFs on your Mac – Creating an animated image of content on your Mac's screen is something we should all know how to do. And now we do.
Save your newly captured GIF, or edit it all within the app. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET
UglyEmail reveals when senders secretly track your email activity, personal info – If you're curious about which messages are monitoring you and which one's aren't, a new extension for Chrome called UglyEmail can help. This extension—by developer Sonny Tulyaganov—monitors your inbox to find messages using pixel tracking. This is a common marketing technique where companies insert a transparent (and therefore invisible to you) one-pixel image into a message. As soon as you open a message with a pixel tracker in it, the image pings the marketer's servers and the information flow begins. Pixel tracking shows up in all kinds of messages, including newsletters you subscribe to. Thanks to UglyEmail you can find out when a message has a tracker and decide not to open that email.
The National Power Grid Is Under Almost Continuous Attack, Report Says – The U.S. national power grid faces physical or online attacks approximately "once every four days," according to a new investigation by USA Today, threatening to plunge parts of the country into darkness. For its report, USA Today scrutinized public records, national energy data and records from 50 electric utilities. It found that from 2011 to 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy received 362 reports from electric utilities of physical or cyber attacks that interrupted power services. In 2013, a Department of Homeland Security branch recorded 161 cyber attacks on the energy sector, compared to just 31 in 2011.
Flash-based vulnerability lingers on many websites three years later – A large number of developers have failed to patch their Flash applications against a vulnerability that can be exploited to target Web users.
Half of Android devices open to silent hijack – Hacker Zhi Xu has found that seemingly legitimate apps can unleash a hidden dark side to compromise almost half of all Android devices. The Palo Alto Networks senior engineer says legitimate Google Play apps can establish a kind of beachhead on devices that can be invaded by a second app installed from legitimate third party stores like Amazon. The second app provides the first with the required access to compromise devices and steal all manner of data. Xu says the attack dubbed Android Installer Hijacking allows crims to replace apps without a user's knowledge.
Researchers figured out how to hack computers using heat – Researchers at Ben-Gurion University have created a new piece of malware called BitWhisper. It's not the kind of thing that organized cybercriminals would ever use to attack your home computer. BitWhisper is the kind of crazy hacking tool that you read about in a sci-fi novel — only it's very real. Infected machines can transmit data using heat they produce. Commands, for example, can be passed from one system to another by modulating its temperature. The target machine's thermal sensors pick up on the fluctuations and execute a predefined action. Small bits of captured data (like passwords) can also be transmitted this way. It's not the most efficient way to siphon data off a machine, but it's not meant to be. BitWhisper targets air-gapped systems, computers that are completely isolated from wireless and wired networks in order to keep them as secure as possible.
Dell support tool put PCs at risk of malware infection – Attackers could have remotely installed malware on systems running a flawed Dell support tool used to detect customers' products. A security researcher discovered the flaw in November and reported it to the PC manufacturer, which patched it in January. However, it's not clear if the fix closed all avenues for abuse. Even with the flaw now patched, the fact that it existed in the first place may make some users anxious. Suspicions of hardware and software companies helping governments spy on users have intensified over the past two years, partially fueled by revelations of widespread surveillance disclosed by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Company News:
Microsoft Malaysia is offering a free return flight on Air Asia when you buy a Lumia 535 – Microsoft has teamed up with Air Asia to give 5,000 airline loyalty points to anyone who buys the Lumia 535 in Malaysia – enough to get a return flight to Phuket, Krabi or Singapore.
Cyanogen's next step: A BLU phone without Google apps – After amassing $80 million in funding, even without Microsoft's help, and being valued at close to $1 billion, the tech world is keeping a close eye on Cyanogen, Inc. That, of course, is no reason for outspoken and, dare we say, almost belligerent CEO Kirt McMaster to start treading lightly and mincing words. In fact, he has fighting words: "We're putting a bullet through Google's head", which is no small undertaking. And it's all going to start with a smartphone that won't have any of Google's popular apps installed.
Google reportedly working on Gmail bill payment system – Google is continuing their email experiments, it seems. The latest isn't a new way to get through your mail, as 'Inbox' is, but a method for making you stay put in your email app. A new report suggests Google is readying an in-email bill paying service named 'Pony Express' (hopefully just a code name), wherein Gmail users would be able to pay a bill electronically without ever leaving Gmail itself. If Google gives it the green-light, we'll reportedly see Pony Express in the last quarter of this year.
HP wants to make your devices sound better; partners with Bang & Olufsen – HP is teaming up with Bang & Olufsen in an effort to make their devices, even mobile ones, sound better. The partnership will see a few new features, including hardware changes, show up on laptops.
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Amazon Fire TV gets a major update with support for hotel Wi-Fi, USB storage, and more – Users will be able to take their media streamer on the road, hook up external storage, and listen to more music through Prime Playlists.
Xbox One and 360 Xbox Live Gold members "Deals of the Week" – As usual, it looks like Xbox One owners will be getting some great deals on some of the consoles latest titles that include: Forza Horizon 2, Evolve, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and WWE 2K15. Xbox 360 owners aren't forgotten and although the game selection might not offer the latest titles, this week's deals will see a up to 75% on titles like: XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM: Enemy Within, Spec Ops: The Line, Duke Nukem Forever, Borderlands, Hitman Blood Money, Deus Ex Human Revolution, and Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light. Xbox 360 owners will also be able to get 50% off on WWE 2K15 and 35% off on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Bloodborne review: The joy of relearning what you already know – Make no mistake; Bloodborne is a Souls game in everything but name, sharing a development lineage in From Software and Director Hidetaka Miyazaki. From the controls to the way progress is lost upon death, the sound effects to the goofy ragdoll physics, anyone with a passing familiarity with the series will recognize Bloodborne as part of the same family. But Bloodborne marks a departure from the Souls name, even while keeping the series' characteristic punishing repeat deaths, massive bosses, and environmental storytelling.
Playing Bloodborne on a PS4 using an SSD could save hours of loading – This week the PS4 sees the release of a system seller game in the form of From Software's Bloodborne. It looks gorgeous, the review scores we've seen are very high, and for fans of the Dark Souls games this release couldn't come soon enough. However, you may want to consider upgrading your PS4 to use an SSD before installing the game, as it could knock hours off your play time. Bloodborne is a graphically intensive game, and that's by no means a negative. It looks great, and for the most part manages to stick to a 30fps average frame rate. But that high level of detail comes at a price: load times
X-Files 2015 guide: catching up with Mulder and Scully – This week it's been confirmed by Fox and the original creator of the X-Files that a new series is about to be made. This new X-Files has tapped the original Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) to return for a 6-episode mini-season. For those of you ashamed at having never watched the original series or similarly ashamed that you've forgotten the details, the following miniature guide with gifs is made just for the likes of you.
Off Topic (Sort of):
With Net Neutrality Lawsuit, Broadband Mafia Still Doesn't Get It – We knew these lawsuits were coming. USTelecom, the trade group for broadband providers, has filed a rather peculiar pre-emptive lawsuit against the FCC's new Open Internet rules, arguing that while USTelecom supports net neutrality, it doesn't support the rules the FCC laid down to protect it. The specific argument is against Title II, utility-style regulation, but the FCC was forced into that when a court struck down its earlier, lighter set of rules in 2014. The real issue here is that the broadband industry, like everyone, would prefer to be self-policing. I'd also prefer to be self-policing. Wouldn't you? Then you could decide what's a crime for yourself, and decide whether you'd ever be punished.
How Bodies Were Buried During History's Worst Epidemics – There's a common belief that dead bodies pose a major risk of disease, which leads to a lot of hysteria during major epidemics. This is mostly a myth, studies have found. Even so, mass deaths during plagues have changed burial customs as people scrambled to prevent contamination or just find a place to put all the corpses. How do these pandemics alter the funeral practices in the affected areas during the outbreaks? I've been thinking a lot about these epidemics lately, and the way they alter the way people perceive death, so I examined three large and well-documented epidemics. One—the West Africa Ebola outbreak—is ongoing; the other two are historical.
Spanish Flu, United States, 1918-1919
Australia found to have the world's oldest asteroid impact zone – When we think of mass extinction, we tend to think of the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. That impact and its following mass extinction might not have been singular events. Australian scientist Dr. Andrew Glikson discovered twin asteroid impacts in Australia that may be ten times older than the dinosaur extinction. He has a theory that asteroid impacts throughout the history of the earth actually changed the way our planet and its species evolved, as each impact would have created an extinction and divergent species.
This is what happens when a judge in New York orders an e-hit on a Chinese software biz – Fengtao is accused of breaking US laws by shipping software that circumvents the AACS encryption that's supposed to prevent people from copying HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs. The Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator – a consortium that includes Disney, Intel, Microsoft, Panasonic, Warner Brothers, IBM, Toshiba and Sony, and looks after the AACS specification – is suing Fengtao to halt the distribution of DVDFab. The end result of this month's injunction provides an intriguing insight into how internet companies, even those based outside America, respond to orders from US judges.
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– Calvin Coolidge
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Blender – Blender is a free and open source 3D animation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. Advanced users employ Blender's API for Python scripting to customize the application and write specialized tools; often these are included in Blender's future releases. Blender is well suited to individuals and small studios who benefit from its unified pipeline and responsive development process. Examples from many Blender-based projects are available in the showcase.
Blender is cross-platform and runs equally well on Linux, Windows and Macintosh computers. Its interface uses OpenGL to provide a consistent experience. To confirm specific compatibility, the list of supported platforms indicates those regularly tested by the development team.
As a community-driven project under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the public is empowered to make small and large changes to the code base, which leads to new features, responsive bug fixes, and better usability. Blender has no price tag, but you can invest, participate, and help to advance a powerful collaborative tool: Blender is your own 3D software.
In Pursuit of Freedom – The Pushback Continues:
Dutch service providers must delete retained telecom data – Dutch telecom providers have to delete data that had been retained under the now-scrapped data retention law, unless it is needed for business purposes.
The Dutch data retention law that required ISPs and telecommunications operators to store customer metadata for police investigations was scrapped by the District Court of the Hague earlier this month for violating fundamental privacy rights.
While most providers were quick to stop collecting the data, uncertainty remained about what should happen with the data that was already collected and stored when the law was in force.
However, all data retained because of the now defunct law should be deleted, Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur wrote in a letter to Parliament. That includes data that was retained before the law was annulled, a ministry spokesman said.
We know where you've been: Ars acquires 4.6M license plate scans from the cops – If you have driven in Oakland any time in the last few years, chances are good that the cops know where you've been, thanks to their 33 automated license plate readers (LPRs). Now Ars knows too. In response to a public records request, we obtained the entire LPR dataset of the Oakland Police Department (OPD), including more than 4.6 million reads of over 1.1 million unique plates between December 23, 2010 and May 31, 2014. The dataset is likely one of the largest ever publicly released in the United States—perhaps in the world.
Police Advocacy Group Leaves Few Fingerprints – The Law Enforcement Alliance of America once had offices in a nearby office park, but it abandoned them more than a year ago. It hasn't filed required IRS reports in two years, and its leaders, once visible on television and in congressional hearings, have all but vanished.
But the nonprofit that calls itself "the nation's largest coalition of law enforcement professionals, crime victims and concerned citizens" still has teeth. It has succeeded in helping knock out 12 state-level candidates in 14 years, including an Arkansas judicial candidate last year. In doing so, the group helped launch the current governors of Texas and Nevada to their stepping-stone positions as state attorneys general.
The LEAA uses brute tactics — parachuting into otherwise small-dollar races close to the end and buying up TV ads that accuse candidates of siding with "baby killers" and sexual predators.
"They can put out some sort of horrible attack ad on any judges that they want and really influence an election with a fairly small amount of money," former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz said. "They're buying seats on supreme courts in states all around the country."


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WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding the recent elections in Egypt:
"After three years of tumultuous change, I hope that these elections will mark a turning point in Egypt. But that will only be the case if Egyptian leaders are willing to make the tough decisions that allow Egypt's economy to grow and prosper, and will permit its people the dignity that they marched for three years ago. Egypt must now face its postponed challenges and the demands of its people.
"The United States and Egypt share a long-standing and productive partnership. In the years ahead, I hope we can continue to work together to deepen those ties and build a brighter future for the Egyptian people."


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Presenting Qualitative Findings
Key points
- This seminar covers the key points to take into account when presenting qualitative findings either in theses, reports and published articles
- You will learn the range of displays that best present exploratory, explanatory and predictive qualitative findings, as well as to craft yours to tell the story of your results evocatively and convincingly
- The seminar can be taken as a standalone unit or combined with another seminar, or any of the method courses or an NVivo course.
Presenting Qualitative Findings examines best and worst practices in reporting qualitative results and communicating research findings. In qualitative inquiry, research results are typically presented with quotes that exemplify the respondents' views or experiences regarding a given situation or topic. While quotes may well provide unique and intimate insights into a person's experiences, they fail to paint a broader picture of a study's results. Graphic displays do this job best — provided they are crafted properly. This seminar teaches you exactly that — how to craft graphic displays so that they convey the explanatory power of qualitative findings. We first look at different kinds of visual displays that are particularly suitable for exploratory, descriptive, explanatory and predictive qualitative designs. More specifically, we see that models best illustrate conceptual integration, matrices best reflect cross-tabulated information, tables are the best way to present typologies and diagrams are the best choice for depicting structure. We then turn our attention to graphic display conventions when reporting qualitative content analysis, thematic analysis, cross-case analysis and grounded theory. The second half of the seminar consists of a workshop in which participants put these ideas into practice and craft suitable graphic displays of their findings.
This is an introductory course on qualitative data analysis. Although no previous knowledge of qualitative data analysis is required, participants should have some familiarity with qualitative research.
Half-day from 9:00 to 13:00 or full-day from 9:00 to 17:00.
This course is taught by invitation only in universities, research centres or institutions.
Teaching methods
Lectures with guided exercises in which participants work on their own data or sample data.
Please email me for information on fees.
Combining seminars
This seminar is the first of a series of four seminars that also includes Foundations to Qualitative Data Analysis, Coding Qualitative Data and Seeking Patterns in Qualitative Data. The seminar can be taken alone or in conjunction with the other related seminars. It can also be taught before, after or simultaneously with the Introduction to NVivo or Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo courses.
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As a freelance methodologist, I train social scientists and humanitarian practitioners in qualitative analysis, decolonising research and participatory methodologies. I coach research teams, teach doctoral-level courses in method schools and I consult for humanitarian aid agencies worldwide.


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Snowscoot addict? You find ski and snowboard way too mainstream? Come wintertime, you can't stand having anything but a handlebar in your hands.
Les Portes du Soleil area gives you the opportunity to ride your snowscoot in wonderful sceneries. Among our 12 resorts,some are not equiped to welcome you and your snowcoot. To plan your holidays and find which resort suits you best please click the image to download the complete list of ski lifts accessible to Snowscoots.