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I have three sons who love to horseplay and wrestle. Does too much of this cause kids to be aggressive later in life? Should I limit this rough play?
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Rough and tumble play is children enjoying being physical together, either with a parent, a provider offering the support and guidance on how to keep it safe, or with a parent. It allows children just to enjoy their physicality, enjoy their bodies. It could be wrestling. It could be pushing on each others hands. It also could be elbow wrestling. It could be pretending to be like puppies, just sort of rough and tumbling on a mat together.
Will It Lead to Aggression?
I dont think that rough and tumble play will cause a child to become aggressive later in life. I actually think its the opposite. I think rough and tumble play supports children to know what it is to be physical and to learn safe ways, to learn how to stop when somebody says stop, to learn how to respect what another person is feeling. I think it really allows that in a very safe and protective way, which is the opposite of aggression.
Staying Safe
When children are engaging in rough and tumble play, adults should lay down ground rules to ensure childrens safety. Children should always be supervised by an adult. There must be clear rules: no touching the face or head, no pulling hair. No using toys or objects when engaging in rough and tumble play. Children must show respect to the other participant. There must be a defined space in which to engage in rough and tumble play.
Adults need to closely supervise the play to make sure it never escalates to violence. Watch the children carefully to spot signs of tension. You can usually feel the energy of the child change. Watch for clenched fists or other signs of anger or stress. While engaged in rough play, kids should be smiling and/or laughing. If one or both children are no longer exhibiting these signs of enjoyment and fun, the rough and tumble play should be stopped and the children redirected to calm down and talk.
Shy or Timid Children
Adults can encourage shy or timid children to engage in rough and tumble play. Before pairing with another child, adults can get on the floor and gently rough and tumble with a shy or timid child. Hold up your hands and ask them to push back against you. Let them watch other children and laugh and show them how much fun it can be. Pair a child with another child who isnt larger or intimidating.
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David Cooley
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We absolutely allow our daughter to participate in rough and tumble play. The neighbors have a trampoline that kids love to bounce and wrestle on. She plays with boys often and doesnt back down from their physical play. When shes playing with kids that are shy, she tends to bring out the physical play with them. She gains self-confidence from the rough and tumble play and learns not to be scared of physicality. Shes understanding that she wont get hurt all the time. This kind of physical play also gives her an enormous sense of courage to not shy away from things.
Marianella Hickery
Child care provider for 20 years
I set limits for rough and tumble play -- be careful to not cause an accident or to hurt one another. I want to make sure that they dont harm themselves or things around them. If adults supervise, then there is no problem. Rough and tumble play can actually help with their emotional expression down the line as well. If things get out of hand, I will refocus the children to return things into being a game instead of becoming a fight.
Janis Sanders
Grandmother of four
As long as they are laughing and playing, I allow rough and tumble play. When there are smaller kids around, Im more cautious about it. I prefer this kind of play to be done outside like playing tag and running around. My biggest concern is about kids getting hurt. If kids are going to engage in rough and tumble play, it has to be mutual. There is no kicking, they need to keep their feet on the floor, and they cant do anything that would be considered mean.
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Please join us for Tedd Koren, DC's "Cancer is Natural, So is the Cure" presentation at the Winter meeting of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation on Thursday, 1/24/2019, at the United Steelworkers Hall in Bethlehem (enter via the large parking lot in rear at the equivalent of 316 Center St). Doors open at 6:30 pm. As is our practice, our quarterly meetings are free.
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Dr. Tedd Koren will address the question he has heard and in fact written about in his article in the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) Quarterly, "Why Did God Create Cancer?" (click to see it). He will look at the causes and true cures of cancer and other chronic illnesses.
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". . . when we foolish humans repeatedly poison ourselves (often unknowingly) and do things that interfere with our body's natural ability to detoxify that this protective mechanism breaks down. Tumors are defense mechanisms designed to keep us alive. If we are able to recognize the fact that cancer is a symptom of a generalized, whole-body condition, then it is clear that tumors are the result rather than the cause of the problem."
Koren spoke at length about these matters at the WAPF Annual Conference in Baltimore this past November, including both an all-day track on Self-Healing as well as a presentation on the topic he will be presenting here.
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Tedd graduated from Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1977. He practiced as a chiropractor in Philadelphia, and helped found the (now defunct) Pennsylvania College of Chiropractic. Koren publishes brochures under the name Koren Publications which is one of the most prolific publishers of chiropractic literature. His publications cover over 60 topics related to chiropractic care, with titles such as Allergies, Asthma & Emphysema, Blood Pressure, and more.
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The organic food trend is on the rise. As more individuals become extremely health-conscious, they are beginning to demonstrate a greater interest in eating organic foods and using organic ingredients in things that they make such as meals and baked goods. You can try tap into this niche and you can also gain profit from it by opening an organic bakery!
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Setting Up Shop
1First of all, you will need to register your business. You will need to officially register your bakery with your state, province, or territory before you can open up shop. Sole proprietorships have the simplest requirements, followed by partnerships, and then private corporations. Check with your state, province or territory to determine what the exact requirements are for the registration of your organic bakery that most states require, at an absolute minimum, the completion of a registration form and a payed registration fee.
2Find the right location for your bakery. Choosing where to set up your shop will determine how successful you are at making a decent profit.
- On the legal side of things, you need to make sure that whatever building you choose is zoned for a food service business and able to pass health inspections accordingly.
- On the financial side of things, you need to decide whether to rent, lease, or purchase the building. Renting or leasing may minimize your start-up costs, and buying a building outright will usually require you to get a loan that you may have trouble acquiring unless you can show the bank that you are able to repay them.
- On the business side of things, you must select a building in a location that will embrace the presence of an organic bakery. A shop near a business or college campus is usually ideal, while food service businesses in predominantly residential areas tend not to thrive as well. Cities are also better than rural areas, since lovers of organic food tend to hang around the city more than they do the small town. Also bear in mind that organic food tends to cost more than non-organic, so you should avoid neighborhoods that are struggling financially.
3Pay for a food and beverage license. Without a license, you cannot legally prepare and sell your baked goods. License fees vary, but they can be around $70 depending on the state you live in. You usually obtain a license from the local department of health, but if you are not sure what local agency handles licensing in your state, you can contact your local secretary of state to find out.
4Gather the necessary equipment. The kitchen of your bakery needs an industrial oven, sink, freezer, and refrigerator, at minimum. You also need baking supplies like mixers, spatulas, and bowls. Outside of the kitchen, you will need a display counter and a cash register, as long as any tables or chairs you deem necessary for anyone who may want to sit down inside the bakery. Purchase the equipment or look for a restaurant or supply chain that may be willing to rent it out.
5Obtain a permit. In order to get a permit for your bakery, you will need to pass inspections from health inspectors, fire marshals, and other city officials.
6Hire workers. If you have a small enough bakery, you can get away with staffing only a couple of other people aside from yourself. Keep in mind how physically straining it can be working in a bakery, though. You can only do so much yourself, and only someone who is truly dedicated to the work will be willing to put in the effort they will need to exert.Advertisement
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Baking Organic Goods
1Prepare for higher costs. Organic ingredients are more expensive than non-organic, so the start-up costs associated with starting an organic bakery will be higher than they would be if you were starting up a standard bakery.
2Plan a menu. While bakeries do not need strict menus, you should plan out a few goods that you will sell on a consistent basis. Planning these goods out beforehand will allow you to know what ingredients you need to buy. Make sure to choose baked goods that you can prepare well and obtain ingredients for. Also keep in mind that many purchasers of organic foods are interested in healthy foods, so fill your menu with healthier treats instead of fattening ones.
3Find reliable suppliers. Research local organic suppliers and double-check their reputations. A dishonest supplier may falsely claim that they are selling you organic ingredients. An unreliable supplier may honestly provide you with the organic ingredients you need, but he may not get them to you on time.
4Pay special attention to your flour. Flour is the most important ingredient at any bakery. Organic flour can be costly, even though there are more suppliers willing to provide it than ever before. You must also pay special attention to the consistency of the flour to make sure that the quality of your baked goods remains high.
5Sign contracts with your suppliers. Once you are certain you have found a reputable, reliable supplier, ask about the possibility of securing a long-term contract. Contracts can allow you to lock in a price for your ingredients, protecting you against rising costs.
6Use an organic broker. Ample research into the organic food industry and its suppliers will usually give you all the information you need to know about where to buy your ingredients, but some relatively minor ingredients can be especially difficult to locate. An organic broker network will put you into contact with someone who knows where to find exactly what you need at a high, organic quality. These brokers can even help you find organic ingredients from exotic locations.
7Locate multiple suppliers for each ingredient you use. Suppliers can occasionally lose their crops, or they may need to be recertified as organic from time to time. If you only have one supplier and something happens that cuts off that supply, you can no longer prepare any baked good that uses that ingredient. Depending on how significant an ingredient that is, your menu may end up getting slashed significantly. Having a "back up" supplier is a good idea to keep a steady supply of organic ingredients coming into your shop.
8Shop locally. If you have a small enough bakery, you can probably get away with doing the majority of your shopping locally. Buy ingredients like flour and nuts by the bulk at a local farmer's market, and purchase eggs "by the flat" from roadside produce stands if you can find them. Many small farmers and ranchers may produce organic goods, but you should always make sure to find out if these ingredients were produced organically instead of simply assuming so.Advertisement
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1Understand that prices will fluctuate. Nothing is safe from a fluctuating economy, especially not the food industry. Know that the cost of ingredients will change over time. Sometimes this will be to your benefit, but oftentimes, it won't be. You cannot pass the cost onto your customers each time there is a slight increase, though. Otherwise, you will likely end up losing customers instead of gaining them.
2Accept the possibility of menu changes. Menu changes can occur when a particular item fails to make a profit, but they can also occur when in particular ingredient goes up in price and is no longer affordable.
3Set a fair price. Due to the high cost of organic ingredients, organic baked goods must also cost more. While obscenely high costs will drive away potential customers, extraordinarily low costs may make your customers doubt the quality of your goods. If the ingredients are top notch and you have baking skills that can woo your customers, do not be afraid to make your prices competitive.
4Advertise your new bakery. Place general advertisements in newspapers and online to reach the greatest number of potential customers, but focus on a client base that is likely to appreciate your dedication to organic goods. Ask to advertise at local farmer's markets, especially if you purchase a number of your ingredients there.
5Create a comfortable environment. Organic bakeries and other businesses in the organic food industry often fall victim to the "angry vegan" stereotype. Avoid actions that suggest pretentiousness, like decorating your establishment with bold political signs or "anti-" signs like "anti-meat" or "anti-fur." Keep the setting neutral and focus on serving your customers instead of making a statement.
6Listen to your customers. This is especially important when you are starting out, since your customers can tell you better than anyone what they want and need.Advertisement
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- Do your research. Before you charge forward, find out how much it will cost to open your bakery and order ingredients. Contact your city government along with various suppliers to get cost estimates. Also contact your city government to learn about any peculiarities or additional steps you will be required to do in order to run a bakery. Once you have all the information, decide if you have the necessary time and money to devote to a new business.Thanks!
- Do not attempt to take short-cuts on the legal side of things. Make sure to "dot your i's and cross your t's" as far as licensing and inspections are concerned. Otherwise, your bakery may be closed and you may be forced to pay multiple fines.Thanks!


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Then came a complex new world that rewarded a person's ability to wheel and deal in the city world, a world that rewarded bootleggers and gamblers and those who knew how to maneuver in a realm dominated by whites. Those who merely knew how to work, save, rear their children, build churches, schools, social clubs - those who merely knew how to lead good lives found themselves cut adrift. In this new modern world, Patience Gromes could scarcely survive.
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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers may miss the rest of the season. He will definitely miss at least half of the season.
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The ten new states of the European Union offer exciting deal-making opportunities, but travelers should pick their hotels as carefully as they do their business partners.
The ten countries that joined the European Union in May have embarked on a great economic and political adventure. Business travelers to Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia may be in for adventures of their own. To appreciate capitalism, stay in a hotel built by Communists! As accession spurs business travel to what's literally a new Europe, Institutional Investor has consulted a variety of sources and prepared an EU-annex Baedeker.
Gateway cities tend to be the most up-to-the-minute. "Within the framework of the new accession states, you have some star destinations, such as Budapest and Prague," says Robert Barnard, director of London-based PKF International, an accounting and consulting firm that specializes in the hotel industry. "These capitals of the old Austro-Hungarian empire were more difficult to visit during the Soviet era, but people flocked in when it ended, and the hotel scene responded and opened good international hotels."
Barnard, in fact, foresees an oversupply of luxury accommodations, especially in Budapest, which already has about 3,000 five-star rooms. Among the major hotel chains flying their flags in the Hungarian capital: Hilton International, Hyatt International, InterContinental Hotels Group, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International and Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts. High-speed Internet, business centers and even spas are pretty much the norm at international chains, which "assure a certain standard and shouldn't be dismissed as so many cookie cutters," contends Barnard.
Readers especially like the Hilton Budapest (Institutional Investor, December 2003) in the historic castle district, ten minutes from the city center. Melding a contemporary structure with 13th-century remains, the hotel offers a fitness center and spa, a wine cellar that once belonged to Dominican friars and dazzling views of the Danube River. Another impressive hostelry is the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal, built at the turn of the 19th century and reopened in all its former splendor last year after $100 million in renovations.
Next month the newly refurbished, 179-room Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, a temple of art nouveau, will open its doors. Italian chain Boscolo Hotels, which owns the stylish Exedra in Rome, is opening its first hotel in Budapest next year. Seasoned traveler Barnard counts among his favorite Budapest hotels the old-world Danubius Hotel Gellert on the riverfront. Le Meridien Budapest is a converted nine-story office building, yet is "intimate and elegant," reports one American conference organizer.
Prague, too, has its share of upmarket hotel labels: InterContinental, Four Seasons, Marriott, Radisson SAS and Renaissance. Most of these name-brand hotels are centrally located around the city's ancient squares or along the Vltava River; several new hotels have risen on the river's right bank. Boscolo Hotels' new Carlo IV is a brief stroll beyond the gates of Gothic Old Town. The Riverside Hotel Prague offers views of Prague Castle from most of its 72 rooms. Notable small, high-end additions to the hotel scene include Le Palais, in a scenic residential area on the right bank, and the Aria, a boutique hotel with 52 rooms, each dedicated (eclectically) to a different musician, from Antonin Dvorák to Elvis Presley.
Across the river from Prague Castle, the 162-room Four Seasons Hotel Prague combines a modern structure with three venerable but thoroughly refurbished buildings in each of three architectural styles: renaissance, baroque and classical. The views are stunning from the terrace of the hotel's Allegro restaurant. You can hear cool jazz in the Be Bop Bar at the art deco Radisson SAS Alcron Hotel Prague, just off Wenceslas Square near the Old Town. The InterContinental Prague's rooftop Zlatá Praha restaurant serves first-rate Czech and international fare and affords a panoramic cityscape.
Warsaw may lack the charm of Prague, but it is enjoying something of a revival as a lively destination for tourists as well as businesspeople. Decimated during World War II, Warsaw's historic center has been restored so extensively that it is today a Unesco World Heritage site.
An apt symbol of the post-Communist era is the Warsaw Marriott Hotel, catercorner from Stalin's behemoth Palace of Culture and Science. For a dozen years the towering but unfinished steel hulk blighted Warsaw's skyline as a "symbol of Communist inefficiency" before it was taken over by Marriott and opened in 1989, says a hotel spokesperson. Unusually self-contained, the 522-room hotel boasts Marriott's signature rooms-cum-offices and has its own doctors, police and fire brigade. The charming Le Royal Meridien Bristol in the historic town center offers gracious accommodations and an old-world ambience. Warsaw's traditional business hotels include the 350-room postmodern Sheraton Warsaw Hotel & Towers and the Sofitel Victoria Warsaw. The 45-room Hotel Rialto purports to be the only boutique business hotel in town.
American entrepreneur Boris Zemtzov, co-founder of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia, likes the Hotel Grand Palace in Riga. The restored 1877 period piece in the capital's cobblestoned Old Town is surrounded by European art nouveau architecture and is within walking distance of the Smilshu financial district. "The rooms are small, and there's just one conference room," acknowledges Zemtzov, "but the restaurant and the bar are exotic." Another popular option with business travelers: Hotel de Rome, which has a business center and three meeting rooms.
The sleek new 25-floor Radisson SAS Hotel is a sound choice in Tallinn, Estonia's capital, offering every modern amenity for business travelers. But if you prefer atmosphere, try the Schlössle Hotel in the historic district.
In Vilnius, Lithuania, the Radisson SAS Astorija Hotel is housed in a classic 1901 building. Its Brasserie Astorija is considered one of the Baltics' best restaurants.
The imperial-style Radisson SAS Carlton Hotel in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, dates from the mid-1800s and has been splendidly restored. The hotel is across Hviezdoslav Square from the Slovak National Theater and a short walk to businesses.
The Grand Hotel Union, which graces the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, consists of two adjoining buildings managed as one hotel. Opt for the "executive" accommodations in the landmark 1905 building, where president Bill Clinton stayed during a 1999 visit. The hotel "is beautifully restored and just 50 paces from the lovely little Triple Bridge over the Ljubljanica River," says PharmaSwiss manager Stuart Swanson. A Slovenia booster, he urges visitors to sample the country's unspoiled nature: One third of its 7,827 square miles is under government protection. "It's one of the few Eastern countries with golf," Swanson happily points out.
Malta, meanwhile, is attracting more and more hotels that cater to both holiday and business guests. The main island -- Malta -- has hotels representing the Corinthia Group of Cos., Hilton, InterContinental, Le Meridien and Radisson chains. Newly renovated is the seven-year-old, grand-scale Westin Dragonara Resort just six miles from Malta's capital, Valletta.
Cyprus, historically a natural stepping-stone between Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is today thoroughly globalized. The Hilton Cyprus, near the banking district, is a fine choice for business travelers. The country also has world-class resort hotels.
"The culture of Cyprus is quite European," says Aram Tavitian, a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner based in Nicosia. "Plan to stay on for a weekend and see a bit of the island's ancient Greek ruins, swim in the sea and windsurf." Your faxes will be waiting for you back at the hotel.
Accession accommodations
Here's a list of popular hotels in the ten new European Union states.
*The daily rates below are for a standard room unless otherwise noted. All rates are approximate and subject to change.
*BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA Radisson SAS Carlton Hotel, $226 single or double occupancy; (421-2) 5939-0000; www.radissonsas.com
*BUDAPEST, HUNGARY Hilton Budapest, $170 single or double; (361) 889-6600; www.hilton.com
*LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA Grand Hotel Union, executive accommodation $155 single, $203 double* (business accommodation slightly less); (386-1) 308-1270; www.gh-union.si
*NICOSIA, CYPRUS Hilton Cyprus, $244 single, $274 double; (357) 223-77777; www.hilton.com
*PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC Four Seasons Hotel Prague, $355 single or double; (420-2) 2142-7000; www.fourseasons.com
*RIGA, LATVIA Hotel Grand Palace, $241 single, $292 double; (371) 704-4000; www.schlossle-hotels.com
*TALLINN, ESTONIA Radisson SAS Hotel, $174 single, $190 double*; (372) 669-0000; www.radissonsas.com
*VALLETTA, MALTAWestin Dragonara Resort, St. Julian's (six miles from Valletta); $144 single or double; (356) 21-381-000; www.starwood.com
*VILNIUS, LITHUANIA Radisson SAS Astorija Hotel, $201 single, $213 double*; (370) 521-201-10; www.radissonsas.com
*WARSAW, POLAND Warsaw Marriott Hotel, $167 single or double; (48-22) 630-6306; www.marriott.com
*Includes breakfast.


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Someone posted this picture of her 7th grade daughter's homework online. Please make note of numbers 2, 7, 9 and 10. This is Social Studies political indoctrination for English homework.
2 may appear to just be an opinion, but they inserted this opinion on purpose, for social indoctrination. Why does this have to be used to teach verbs?
7: When I was a kid, we were taught to respect the right to bear arms being part of the Constitution and were taught about its revolutionary war beginnings, and its reason for being put in the Constitution, instead of taught that it is an "issue." They have put this here on purpose, so that kids in 7th grade can think that this is an evil part of the Constitution that must be taken out. Why is it important to teach verbs this way?
9: The wildlands project is very real and happening now. The wildlands project is placing wild animals (such as lions, but also including wolves, bears, rattlesnakes, alligators, sea lions to attract sharks, etc.) back in their native habitats and coming with laws about not shooting them, not even in self defense. This project puts "green" and "earth" before humans and in my opinion, is part of putting earth before God, which bothers me because it violates the commandment, "Thou shalt have no other God before me." You may not see it, but I do. This does not show a fear of a rampant (wild, uncontrolled, not in a zoo, free) lion, but talks about how glorious and awesome a rampant (wild, uncontrolled, not in a zoo, free) lion is to see. Why are they needing this to be part of teaching verbs, again?
10: This is part of their awesome goal to divide and conquer (divide parents and their children). Their goal here is for the child to see their parents as financially weak. (This is so that later, they can come in and promise this stuff to your child, stuff the parents cannot give the child). If you look closely at the homework of your own kids, you may see inserted, a love of, a respect for, a duty to, and a dependence upon, community, instead of to siblings, parents and grandparents.
These things are all subtle, but if you look carefully, they will be found in your own child's/ student's/ grandchild's school work. It will be with the Language Arts work. It is propoganda.
Awesome, eh?


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Time for another YouTube of Succubus art in progress… While she might not have horns or a tail that we can see at least, it is a lovely piece of art…
And in case you can't see it:
And the finished work as well…
This is the work of an artist calling themselves XxxSweetM00nxxX on Youtube. I like the artist's style, quite lovely and expressive in its own way which is nice, although I would have liked to have a bit more of her visible in the work. I can see the claws of her wings behind her, which is very much like the anime Succubi have, but otherwise without calling this work Succubus I don't think I would have made the connection easily..
You can find this artist's page on YouTube here, and they also have a blog which you can find here as well!


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How To: Effectively use the LIKE operator with the Query Attributes task
The SQL LIKE operator is used to search for a specified pattern in a column. The LIKE operator can also be used with the wildcard characters, to simplify searches according to the desired expected result.
The following tips help in effectively using the LIKE operator in any expressions.
Case sensitivity
The LIKE operator is case sensitive. Thus, the text string typed into the Query Attributes task of the web application at runtime must match the case of the actual attribute value being matched.
Some databases support the UPPER and LOWER SQL functions. Either of these can be used to convert both the attribute value and the user input to the same case. When configuring the Query Attributes task in Visual Studio, a custom WHERE clause can be specified to be used as the expression. The following example demonstrates an expression to convert both the attribute value and the user input to lower case before comparing the strings for query search:
lower(NAME) like lower({'0'})
Search queries can be simplified using wildcards, to match a fraction of the desired results. In Visual Studio, it is possible to incorporate wildcard characters directly into the query expression. Using a '%' (percentage) or '*' (asterisk) returns a result with every possible combination to replace the wildcards. The following examples demonstrate queries that searches any values that starts and ends with the letter a respectively:
where CustomerName like 'a%'
where CustomerName like '%a'Alternatively, '_' (underscore) or '?' (question mark) can be used to query values to be replaced with a single letter, followed by a string. The following example demonstrates a query expression to match Catherine or Katherine:
where CustomerName like '_atherine'Similar to the '%' and '*' wildcards, '_' and '?' can also be used at the end of a query expression. The following example demonstrates a query expression to match Mark or Marc:
where CustomerName like 'Mar_'It is also possible to combine multiple wildcards together, to create a more precise query search. The following examples demonstrate a query expression that search for any values that have the letter 'r' in the second position and a query expression that search for any values that starts with 'a' and are at least three characters in length:
where CustomerName like '_r%'
where CustomerName like 'a_%_%'


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– By Robert U. Ayres
For several weeks, the guys and gals at CNBC and Bloomberg News, and their guests, have been talking about the coming tax reform (cut) legislation that the Republicans finally seem to have in their grasp. Well, maybe not exactly reform, maybe not revenue-neutral, but at least tax cuts for the corporations that give them campaign money. All the cheerleaders, both in Congress and the White House, assert confidently that faster growth will pay for the cost of the tax cut, even though virtually all economists (including me) say that it won't.
And what they all agree on is that there is around $2.5 trillion in untaxed profits sitting out there in overseas banks, mostly in tax havens, just to avoid paying US taxes. The plan being discussed by the Republicans would reduce the tax rate on foreign corporate profits repatriated as dividends to 12%. Apple, alone, allegedly has $260 billion to bring home, if only Uncle Sam would kindly cut his cut. (Meanwhile Apple is selling long-term bonds, carrying 2.4% interest, for purposes of "returning capital to shareholders" i.e. share buybacks.)
This legislation is a larger version of the "tax holiday" that was tried in 2005 as part of The American Jobs Creation Act (PL 108-357) during Geo Bush's administration. The corporate promoters and their lobbyists said that 500,000 new jobs in the US would be created in 2 years. Here's what some of the politicians at the time said about the bill, as recorded in the Congressional Record in 2004:
- Grassley: "This bill contains some of the most important international tax reforms in decades, bringing foreign earnings home for investment in the united states, instead of investing overseas, hence creating jobs in the United States" (S11038)
- Graham: "The rationale for this proposal is that reducing the tax rate will encourage U.S. multinational companies to expatriate income held offshore in order to make investments in the United States that will create jobs" (H4875)
- Udall:"I will vote for it because it include provisions to encourage American Corporations doing business abroad to repatriate their overseas earnings for investment here at home."(H8724)
- Eshoo: "I also strongly support the inclusion of incentives for corporations to repatriate their overseas profits which would stimulate the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in our domestic economy" (H4408)
- Phil English:"…The billions of dollars that will be brought back will be used by American employers to hire new workers, invest in top-of-the-line equipment, and build new plants right here at home, instead of in counties where their earnings are currently stranded."(H8704)
Here is what actually happened in 2005[1].
The tax rate for funds repatriated under the Act was set at 5.25% (a one-time 85% discount on the 35% top US corporate Income tax rate. During the next year $299 billion was repatriated by 843 companies (out of 9700 companies that were eligible). That compares to around $60 billion p.a, (on average) of repatriations of foreign earnings over the previous 5 years. Almost all of the repatriations were done by companies in the "tech" sector: $99 billion was repatriated by pharmaceutical and medicine producers (32% of the total), $58 billion was repatriated by computers and electronic equipment firms (18%). Their aggregated tax savings were estimated at $3.3 billion.
How many new jobs were created? The answer is, zero. Instead, the top 15 repatriating companies reduced their US employment by 20,931 jobs (about 35%) between 2004 and 2007. (A few companies reported increases in employment, due to acquisitions.) There was no increase in R&D by the top 15 repatriating firms; R&D decreased slightly (even though six of the top eight were pharmaceutical companies that constantly brag about how much they spend on R&D). Two academic studies concluded that repatriation in 2005 had no beneficial effect on R&D expenditure (Blouin and Krull 2009, Dharmapala, Foley, and Forbes 2011)
Use of repatriated funds for share buybacks was explicitly prohibited by the Jobs Creation Act of 2004. But share repurchases by the 19 repatriators that were surveyed (including the top 15) increased from $2.2 billion (average) in 2003 to $2.5 billion (average) in 2005 and to $5.3 billion (average) in 2007. Share buybacks and executive compensation were the only expenditure category that increased during the repatriations. One study found that for every $1 increase in repatriated funds, between $0.60 and $0.92 was spent on share buybacks (Dharmapala, Foley, and Forbes 2011). It seems that corporations could – and did– legally use the repatriated funds in the "allowed" areas while taking previously budgetted corporate funds away from those areas. For instance, some of them redirected previously budgeted R&D funds to use for the share buybacks (Levin et al. 2011) p.23, footnote 61.[2]
Executive compensation was the other expenditure category that increased dramatically in most of the surveyed corporations. Only one, Motorola, reduced executive pay between 2004 and 2007. Collective executive compensation for 19 companies (including the top 15) increased by 35% in one year (from 2005 to 2006), along with year to year increases in the prior years of 14% or 15% p.a. whereas worker compensation increased by only 5%. Executive pay decreased slightly from 2006-to 2007, primarily due to an enormous one-time decrease at Hewlett-Packard, due to a management change.
Here is a list of the top 19 corporate repatriators, the amounts repatriated ($billions), the 6 –year buyback total ($ billions), increased executive compensation from 2004 to 2007 ($millions) and changes in employment in the US. The employment changes are as reported by the companies and a few of them are doubtful, because mergers and acquisitions were changing the numbers constantly.
Pfizer 36.577 (45.5 BB) Exec pay up 12.8 m, 12,000 jobs cut .
Merck 16.687 (8.5 BB) Exec pay up 20.3 m, 1000 jobs cut
H-P 16.522 (26.9 BB) Exec pay up 49.3 m (in 2006), 8722 jobs cut
IBM 11.918 (50.4 BB) Exec pay up 7.0 m. 12,830 jobs cut.
J & J. 11.476 (13.6 BB) Exec pay up 32.8 m. 4062 jobs cut
Bristol-Myers 9.734 (0.2 BB) Exec pay up 13.4 m. 581 jobs cut
Schering-Plough 9.617 (0 BB). Exec pay up 29.6 m. 5400 jobs gain
Eli Lilly 9.476 (1.17 BB) Exec pay up 0.7 m. 1827 jobs cut
DuPont 8.374 (6.4 BB) Exec pay up 11.7 m. 1500 jobs cut
Altria 7.953 (10.8 BB) Exec pay up 52.1 m. 6070 jobs cut
Intel 7.560 (33.5 BB) Exec pay up 25.6 m. 2504 jobs cut
Coca Cola 7.557 (10.1 BB) Exec pay up 14.6m. 3600 jobs gain
PepsiCo Inc. 7.490 (17.3 BB) Exec pay up 9.5 m. 6000 jobs cut
P&G 7.028 (32.9 BB) Exec pay up 20.2 m. 7405 jobs gain
Motorola 3.699 (7.7 BB) Exec pay down 34.0 m. 2865 jobs cut
Oracle 3.327 (14.3 BB) Exec pay up 47.5 m. 7508 jobs gain
Wyeth 3.156 (2.0 BB) Exec pay up 34.4 m. 2352 jobs gain
Honeywell 2.561 (7.8 BB) Exec pay up 5.9 m. 3000 jobs cut
MicroSoft 1.114 (125.1 BB) Exec pay up 20.6 m. 10,859 jobs gain
N.B. The six companies that increased US employment (Schering-Plough, Oracle, Coca Cola, P&G, Wyeth and MicroSoft) may have added some jobs by organic growth, but acquisitions would explain some of it. (Schering-Plough was the only one that did no buybacks, and it merged with Merck in 2009). Motorola, the only one to cut executive pay, was in a downward spiral just preceding its withdrawal from the smart-phone market and sale of patent assets to Google. Since 2005 both Motorola and H-P have split; Altria has spun off Kraft Foods (since merged with Heinz). Wyeth has merged with Pfizer and Schering-Plough has merged with Merck, both in 2009. (The latter was a "reverse merger" where Schering-Plough acquired Merck, and then changed its name back to Merck.)
Having absorbed all this information about what happened after the 2005 tax holiday, it is time to think about the current proposal. Firstly, the 2020 version will certainly involve most of the same companies, with Apple and Alphabet being the major newcomers. Of the $2.5 trillion in profits currently held overseas, the biggest share $260 billion) belongs to Apple. The idea that apple might bring that money back home is certainly intriguing.
OK, let's think like Apple CEO Tim Cook. Let's suppose a 12% federal tax rate on the repatriated funds, so the IRS takes $31 billion and California and the other states take $13 billion leaving $214 billion in cash. What could they do with it? Well, they could pay off Apple's minuscule debt, but it seems rather pointless. Or they could just buy GE, the largest manufacturing company in the US, warts and all. The total market cap of GE is currently about $114 billion. Even after paying a premium price, Apple would still have around $100 billion in the bank to play with. They could also buy GM, for another $50 billion (it is worth $44 billion now). That would still leave enough cash to buy Ford, as well. But would Apple shareholders want to own those old companies? Probably not.
In fact, the most likely way for Apple and Google, MicroSoft and the others to spend their extra after tax cash is in the stock market, mostly for share buybacks. That way share prices would rise in the short run, as existing shares disappear from the market, resulting in greater profits per remaining share. Based on the 2005 case, it is probable that at least 50% of the repatriated money will go to stock buybacks or for acquisitions of other companies.
That would be more than a trillion US dollars, straight into the S&P. Since the 1990s, US corporations have invested increasingly large fractions of their earnings in share buybacks, sometimes even more than they have earned, borrowing money to do so. According to a Reuters article (Brettell, Gaffen, and Rohde 2015) investment in buybacks and dividends by US firms, as a share of net income, increased from negligible levels in the 1980s to 38% in 2000, 63% in 2009, 79% in 2011, 89% in 2013, 105% in 2014 and 110% in 2015. The latter figure means that firms borrowed money in 2015 to buy back their own shares, meanwhile adding to already excessive corporate debt.
The prices of the "tech" stocks, in particular, would rise and their top executives, whose compensation is related (even indirectly) to share prices, would get even richer than they are now. This would have another indirect effect: Income inequality will increase. But income inequality, now at record levels, is already too great. Factory workers, and most wage earners, have seen no increase in standard of living for the past 30 years. All the gains have gone to the top 20%, and most of that to the top 1%. This income discrepancy will get greater. Of course (as Republicans point out) most of the equity shares are owned by mutual funds and pension plans, so pensioners with private plans would (briefly) feel richer and spending for tourism and second homes would also rise somewhat. But all of this extra "wealth-related" consumption would be limited to a small segment of the population, roughly the richest 20%. It won't be enough to drive faster growth.
The Republicans have formulated a budget plan that postulates a 2.9 %p.a. growth rate for the next ten years, based largely on the supposed stimulus of tax cuts and "supply side" ideology. The diagram below (from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank) tells an interesting story. Did GDP growth accelerate after the 2005 Bush tax holiday and other tax cuts? It did not; in fact, it tanked. GDP growth reached a post-war peak (4.8 % p.a.) in 1967 during the Viet Nam War. That peak was driven by a budget deficit — spending borrowed money (it was the time of "guns and butter") — and it kicked off a persistent inflation. Real growth stayed around 4.5 percent until 1973, the first "oil shock", and then remained at a lower level.
Growth hovered around 3.1% p.a. through the rest of the 1970s until the second "oil shock" in 1979-80 due to the Iranian revolution. That was followed by Paul Volker's "inflation killer" interest rate spike in the spring of 1983. That action by the Fed caused a deep but short recession in the US and an economic crisis in Latin America. Productivity, overall, fell from 1967 to 1983. But there was a rapid recovery after that. It was mostly due to a combination of falling oil prices, falling interest rates and rising debt starting in 1985-86. That recovery has been cynically mis-attributed by Republicans to Reagan's tax cuts, actually supported by both parties, without mentioning the sharp increase in national debt.
After the 1982-84 recession economic growth still hovered around the 3 percent level for the next 20 years, while productivity increased from a low in 1987 to a temporary peak in 1993 (after the Gulf War) followed by another low in 1995-96. Thereafter, productivity almost doubled in the decade ending in 2005. Since then both GDP growth and productivity growth have declined in every year up to, and through, 2015. The oil price decline starting in 2014 should have helped, but the data don't show that.
GDP continued to grow at 3% p.a. continuously during and through the "Dot.Com" bubble. Despite two highly publicized corporate failures (Enron, WorldCom), there was no slowdown in the non-financial part of the economy. Yet Allen Greenspan's Fed responded, unnecessarily, to the stock market crash in 2001-02 with a series of rate cuts, supposedly to stimulate growth. The Republican Congress was still addicted to the "supply-side" theory of growth, even though it had already failed once (Stockman 2013).
What the Fed's interest rate cuts in 2003-06 actually induced was a huge real-estate bubble driven by rising home prices, unscrupulous mortgage companies, adjustable rate "sub-prime" mortgages (ARMs). The latter were "securitized" into bundles of mortgage-based bonds created by big banks, known as "collateralized debt obligations" (CDOs). Those were snapped up by insurance companies, pension funds, regional banks and European banks, because they offered higher returns than government bonds. During those years, some home owners cashed in their equity gains and spent the money. This "wealth effect" added to the GDP and indirectly to other stock market gains.
But when home prices stopped rising, in 2007, the bubble burst. The resulting failure of Bear Stearns, followed by Lehman Brothers, triggered another stock market crash in the fall of 2008. And as the stock market fell, so did home prices. The "wealth effect" that had contributed to GDP growth in 2004-7 went into reverse in 2009. Borrowing stopped, people cut their credit card debt, savings increased. This reduced demand (expenditures) in the economic system and reduced GDP gains. [3]
Back to the topic of this article, The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, was supposed to bring back a lot of capital sitting in banks overseas to escape US Corporate Income taxes and induce another Reaganesque growth spurt. The graph shows that it didn't work. A down-turn in GDP growth and productivity started simultaneously in 2005, four years after the "dot.com" bubble but before the peak of the "sub-prime" bubble. The decline in GDP growth accelerated in 2006 and 2008. It hit bottom in 2009 and has remained low ever since.
Based on history, the faith of the business community in corporate tax cuts and financial deregulation as the key to increasing economic growth is more ideology than science. It is badly misplaced. Historical evidence, as well as rational expectations, tell us that the corporate repatriators of today will not use their money to invest in more factories to make tangible things, not even in China or Viet Nam.
The companies with the largest profits sitting overseas did not make those profits by making and selling tangible things (except, perhaps, drugs and computer chips). Apple doesn't make phones or computers; their suppliers (like Foxconn) do all of that. They are either drug companies depending on patented products or software companies. Letting them invest more money in the already over-heated stock market can only have one outcome. There will be another great crash, worse than the last.
References and sources:
Blouin, Jennifer, and Linda Krull. 2009. "Bringing it home: A study of the Incentives Surrounding the Repatriation of Foreign Earnings Under the Jobs Creation Act of 2004." Journal of Accounting Research 47:1027, Tables 2,3.
Brettell, Karen, David Gaffen, and David Rohde. 2015. The Cannibalized Company: Corporate America's Buyback Binge feeds investors, starves innovation. 16.
Dharmapala, Dhammika, C. Fritz Foley, and Kristin J. Forbes. 2011. "Watch what I do, Not what I say: The Unintended Consequences of the Homeland Investment Act." Journal of Finance 66:753-756.
Greenspan, Allen. 2005. The Economic Outlook. edited by US Congress Jopint Ecoomic Committee. Washington DC: Congressional Record.
Keen, Steve. 2007. "Booming on Borrowed Money." Debtwatch: http://www.debt deflation.com/blogs/2007/04/30.
Keen, Steve. 2017. Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? : Polity.
Levin, Carl (Chairman), Elise J. Staff Director and Chief Counsel Bean, Robert L. Counsel and Chief Investigator Roach, and Tom Coburn, Ranking minority member. 2011. Repatriating Offshore Funds: 2004 Tax Windfall for select multinationals, majority staff report. Washington D.c. : United States Senate.
Lewis, Michael. 2010. The big short. NY: W.W. Norton, Penguin.
Marples, Donald J., and Jane G. Gravelle. 2011. Tax Cuts on Repatriation Earnings as Economic Stimulus: An Economic Analysis. Washington D.C.: Congressional Research Service.
Minsky, Hyman. 1986. Stabilizing an unstable economy. New York: McGraw-Hill,.
Minsky, Hyman. 1982. Can "it" happen again? Essays on instability and finance. Armonk NY: M. E. Sharpe.
Stockman, David. 2013. The great deformation: The corruption of capitalism in America New York: Public Affairs.
[1] The main source is the 78 page Majority Staff Report of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, United States Senate (Levin et al. 2011). We also refer to the report of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) (Marples and Gravelle 2011)
[2] Admittedly, buybacks by company were quite variable from year to year between 2002 and 2007 as can be seen in (Levin et al. 2011) Appendix, Table2.
[3] Almost nobody saw it coming. Michael Lewis has chronicled a few long-sighted investment managers who did see it, and who cashed in(Lewis 2010). In the economics profession only a few contrarians expected a crash, mainly Steve Keen in a blog (Keen 2007). Keen's conclusions were based on a theory due to Hyman Minsky (who died in 1996), (Minsky 1982, Minsky 1986). At the Fed nobody saw it coming. Cairman Greenspan said, in Congressional testimony in June 2005, that there was no housing bubble, merely "signs of froth in some local markets" (Greenspan 2005). This happened just before the peak. The failure of the entire economics profession to expect trouble in 2007 is a continuing source of embarrassment among theorists (Keen 2017).
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Robert U. Ayres is a physicist and economist, currently Novartis professor emeritus of economics, political science and technology management at INSEAD.. He is also Institute Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria, and a King's Professor in Sweden. He has previously taught at Carnegie-Mellon University, and as a visiting Professor at Chalmers Institute of Technology. He is noted for his work on technological forecasting, life cycle assessment, mass-balance accounting, energy efficiency and the role of thermodynamics in economic growth. He originated the concept of "industrial metabolism", known today as "industrial ecology" with its own journal. He has conducted pioneering studies of materials/energy flows in the global economy. Ayres is author or co-author of 21 books and more than 200 journal articles and book chapters. The most recent books are Energy, Complexity and Wealth Maximization (Springer, 2016), The Bubble Economy (MIT Press, 2014) "Crossing the Energy Divide" with Edward Ayres (Wharton Press, 2010) and The Economic Growth Engine with Benjamin Warr (Edward Elgar, 2009).


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Today we wouldn't let a smoker's unwashed fingers near archival collections, much less those fingers AND a lit cigarette. So it makes perfect sense that Hollinger Metal Edge (the "Quality Leader In Archival Products") chose this picture of their founder William Hollinger:
Based solely on their visuals, one would have to question their position as "quality leader." We would think another picture might be better, but perhaps it's the only image they have of him. Perhaps those aren't archivally sensitive materials on the desk. Perhaps he thought nicotine was a preservative.
Despite the contrasts, the company will probably stick with this picture. They can't snap a new one because Hollinger is dead. Dead and buried in a lignin-free coffin.


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Muddy roads, dusty paths, rough terrain, bumpy rides and long distances could not slow down the ambitious Laikipia Rabies Vaccination Campaign (LRVC), 2017. The target this year was to reach and vaccinate 10,000 domestic cats and dogs in six weeks. In a region where pastoralists, farmers and local communities interface with wildlife, rabies has in the past posed serious risks. Every warm-blooded animal is susceptible to rabies, proving fatal whenever symptoms exhibit. Dogs are the predominant hosts and can become infected from any rabid wild animal, and then infect humans. Animals showing symptoms may bite, but they can also transmit the virus simply by their saliva coming into contact with an open wound, broken skin, or the mucous membrane.
Rabies is caused by a virus that affects the central nervous system, causing inflammation in the brain. Domestic dogs, cats, and wild animals, such as wild dogs, hyenas, and bats, can transfer the virus to humans via bites and scratches.
Explore.org hosted live chats with researchers Dr Adam Ferguson and Dedan Ngatia, who conceived the vision of a rabies-free Laikipia three years ago following their extensive work on canines and small carnivores in the region. Based at Mpala Research Centre, LRVC was birthed at a time when Kenya was losing 2000 lives annually to the deadly virus. The ambitious and timely initiative kicked off with a localized vaccination effort among five communities in Aug-Sep 2015. Together with collaborators from The Kenya Rangelands Wild Dog and Cheetah Project, Mpala Research Centre, and International Livestock Research Institute, the team vaccinated more than 800 domestic dogs and cats against rabies. The plan was to scale the effort up in subsequent years to cover as many communities and domestic animals as possible. In its third year in 2017, and teaming up with the Zoonotic Disease Unit(ZDU), Laikipia County Veterinary Services, Karatina University, Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals, and Laikipia Wildlife Forum, LRVC has since vaccinated over 15,000 cats and dogs all over Laikipia.
The 2017 campaign took six weekends in November and December, seven vehicles, 30 veterinarians, 40 volunteers, many partners and supporters, and incredible turnout from communities across the county. In the past weekend, the LRVC crew reached a new record, vaccinating 2,210 domestic dogs and cats in Rumuruti and the surrounding areas. This brings the campaign's final total to 9,313 vaccinations – more than double 2016's total and only a little shy of 2017 target of 10,000 vaccinations.
The outstanding work done by the LRCV team means a healthier wildlife population. The animals that you see on the explore.org live cams benefit as much as the humans and their pets in our local communities.
Victor Kasii @mpalalive


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In the past two months, one of the nation's biggest headlines has been San Francisco 49ers' backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who, in protest of racial injustice, has not stood for the National Anthem before games.
Kaepernick, along with fellow NFL players who have joined his movement, has received every response imaginable for his continued action, ranging from praise to hateful condemnation.
But the hatred has overshadowed the support.
According to ESPN, a poll by E-Poll Marketing Research recently named Kaepernick the NFL's most disliked player. The social justice activist beat out alleged rapist Jameis Winston by a margin of 7 percent. The top five was rounded out by Ndamukong Suh, who has been fined multiple times for dangerously violent play; Tom Brady, an accused cheater; and Ben Roethlisberger, another accused rapist.
But calling Kaepernick the league's most "disliked" player is an understatement. He has received death threats and racist messages on social media — most of which are similar to the following tweet from James Rustle: "[I hope] you tear your [ACL] next game stupid n*****."
Kaepernick's critics claim that he is disrespecting the US and its veterans, but this could not be further from the truth.
The US was founded based on the premise of the power of the people, so that the majority of citizens could correct a corrupt government when necessary. This was made possible by the first amendment, which allows for freedom of expression for all.
Kaepernick is following true American ideals by practicing this freedom for its exact intention.
Although many feel it is not right to not stand up for the flag, the flag is nothing more than a symbol. To many, it is a symbol of the soldiers who have fallen for our country. But to Colin Kaepernick, it is a symbol of the institutional racism and overall mistreatment that he and black people face every day. Symbols are to be interpreted, and to tell Kaepernick that his interpretation is wrong is a result of pure, although sometimes inadvertent, racism.
To label his symbolic view of the flag as inferior is a result of the denial of the hardships that go along with being black in America. It is a result of the fear that black people will one day be equal and the advantages that come along with being white in America will no longer exist. It is a result of the pure racism that has been passed down for generations since before the US was founded. It is an effort to stop these aspects of America from changing by keeping unacceptable American values intact.
Many say that he should have just spoken out rather than being "disrespectful," but speaking out would have been a futile effort in comparison to the actions he has taken.
Three months ago, four NBA superstars (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Bosh) came together to speak at the ESPYS — a show viewed by 5.4 million people — about racial divide and gun violence in America.
These players were commended, and deservingly so, for their assumption of a certain role as celebrities in society and their willingness to take initiative, but their speech did not get nearly the amount of attention that Kaepernick has gotten.
Speaking out promotes a purpose, but it fails to accomplish what Kaepernick has done: challenge the norm. He has challenged the comfort that many white people take in the fact that they are treated as superiors in society. He has challenged their view that the U.S. is perfect and must be praised at all times. He has challenged racism.
It is important to challenge America's principles, as the country is in fact far from perfect. From the day the Constitution was written, racism has been embedded into our society and government.
Throughout our country's history, black people have been deprived of rights that have been granted to all other people, and today police brutality against black people goes unpunished.
We must support Colin Kaepernick in his call for change and applaud him for his brave and effective course of action, as we must take every possible step towards ending racism.


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Teresa Wise, Nursing Director of MRHS Women's Services and Surgical Department, was recently named Chief Nursing Officer at Mena Regional Health System. Wise was born and raised in Wickes. She received her Practical Nursing License in 1993 and became a registered nurse in 2003. She has spent most of her career as the Nurse Manager of women's services and was promoted to Surgical Services Director in 2013.
Teresa has spent many years vested in, not only patient-centered care, but also administrative and managerial tasks including directing, supervising, budgeting, long-range planning and implementing organizational policies and procedures for the facility. Wise brings 22 years of experience to the Chief Nursing Officer position. She is very passionate about the continued success of Mena Regional and committed to providing the community with excellence in health care combined with a compassionate healing environment. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Nursing degree through Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas.
Wise obtains an RN license in Arkansas, is a member of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing, BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP and STABLE Certified. "I am honored to be named the next Chief Nursing Officer at MRHS. We have a very skilled and compassionate team that is focused on providing the highest quality care and experience to our patients. The staff at MRHS exemplifies excellence and brings healing and comfort to our patients and their families. To be given the opportunity to lead such a talented and dedicated group of individuals as the CNO is a huge honor. MRHS is a special place and all of the employees are a vital part of the success," stated Teresa Wise.
"Teresa will be a great asset to our Leadership Team. The decision to hire internally was made after conducting multiple outside candidate interviews. We were privileged to have such a qualified internal candidate. Teresa has been a very valuable and dedicated employee. She has a passion for this community and our facility. I am looking forward to our partnership as we continue to make a positive impact in the healthcare needs of our community and surrounding areas," stated Jay Quebedeaux, CEO.


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The innocence of a child lives or dies by the parent's word. Promises are the ultimate test of a child's trust. Once a child's trust in the parent is broken, there is no repairing it quite to the extent that it will ever be whole again.
Just as it is important in our business dealings to keep our word, so it is important in parenting. A child needs to know that their parent will follow through. The degree to which a parent values their child's innocence is the measure of whether they will come through when it matters the most. A child will remember a broken promise for the rest of their lives.
A parent needs to know his or her own limits and keep their promises to within that scope or just beyond it. No sense in promising the moon to a child if you can hardly muster money for their school clothes and a backpack. This kind of responsibility teaches the child that there are limits in life but efficacy to be found within them. A good parent, however, does everything they can to help the child break into unknown territory and a higher economic existence.
A broken promise is a betrayal to the child. It is far better to practice humility in what you can offer to a child.


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2 dead after fatal crash in Cardwell this afternoon.
Cairns paramedic praised.
Police are investigating a fatal, two vehicle crash near Cardwell this afternoon.
At about 4pm, emergency services were called to the Bruce Highway, approximately 10km north of the Cardwell Range near Conn Creek, following reports a truck and car had collided.
Two people were located deceased at the scene while a baby was pulled from the vehicle and airlifted to Townsville in a critical condition.
The male truck driver and sole occupant received minor injuries.
Both the car and truck caught alight at the scene and were extinguished by QFES.
The Bruce Highway remains closed and the Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.


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The Knafel Center, previously the Radcliffe Gymnasium, is inarguably the hub of the Radcliffe Institute's public programs. Here, visitors gather dozens of times each year to experience the Institute's intellectual content: lectures, symposia, conferences, performances, and more.
Less visible to the outside eye is its function as a site for exploratory seminars and accelerator workshops, during which participants from all over the world convene to push forward cutting-edge research. As these initiatives have grown over the years, so have their space and technology needs, and now Radcliffe is making major changes to keep up.
Knafel is presently in the final stages of a conversion focused on event needs, a major campus renewal project made possible by donor support during The Radcliffe Campaign. Work—including a gut renovation of the building's first floor and smaller changes to the basement and second floor—began in the spring. Once completed, the site will be better outfitted for gatherings great and small: a digital media wall will greet visitors in the lobby, along with two seminar rooms with upgraded audiovisual capabilities, new multi-occupant and single-use bathrooms, a new green room for VIP speakers and performers, and an additional stairwell to ease traffic congestion between the first and second floors during the Institute's larger events.
The Radcliffe community will begin reaping the benefits of these changes in the fall.


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"… I'm a bit hesitant to because I don't think there genuinely is a dichotomy between what we had here and the real world. This is also real. And if ever anyone ever tried to convince you that the experience that you had in this school was like a cocoon or a bubble, that it was rampant idealism, that it was so good that it couldn't possibly be real … just remember that that was because we actively shaped our reality to be that way. And if we did it before, we can do it again; we are well-equipped to respond to situations that we may find ourselves in that we recognise need fixing. We know how to listen without prejudice. We know that empathy is not a weakness, but passivity is. We know never to simply acquiesce but to think carefully about why we do the things we do. So … Class of 2017, I am sure that you will all go on to do great things. But, and perhaps more importantly, I hope that we also do good things. And kind things. And things that we may not necessarily be obliged to do, but that we do … because they are the right things."
Kavya Deshpande, Class speaker, UWCSEA East Class of 2017 - Kavya's speech is part of the UWCSEA Graduation playlist
"… We have so many global crises, from climate change to global financial crisis, from pandemics to global terrorism, all these are happening … And this is why it's very important for graduates of the United World College to try, to strive to achieve global leadership positions. Because while you are in college, as you look around this room, you accept the different nationalities, you accept the different costumes—effortlessly—and you know that at the end of the day we live on one small planet, planet Earth. And if we screw up planet Earth, we don't have planet 'B' to go to. So I hope that after you leave the school and as you progress in your life, you will always remember the values of the United World College. Take them with you and when you achieve positions of power, please take care of planet Earth. And with that, let me offer you my warmest congratulations."
Professor Kishore Mahbubani, East Graduation guest speaker, Dean of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Former Chair of the UWCSEA Board of Governors - Kishore's speech is part of the UWCSEA Graduation playlist
" … I learned that there is so much that every individual can do to help make the world a better place and every single person has the power to do that and I am one of them. I got to learn so much about myself and the world like many of you through IfP , Round Square and even just taking care of each other as a family in the boarding house, where we all come from many different places and cultures. And this is why I took a gap year. I returned back to Cambodia to initiate an IfP conference to empower youth in Cambodia to bring about change to our country through service. I want every single one of you to know that you can make a change. But don't do it because you're told to, do it because an issue is concerning you or bothering you or because your heart just wants to help those in need …
Every single time I went back to Cambodia for a visit from UWC, it was never easy. I experienced culture-shock in my own country …
But don't walk away.
You can find a way to integrate back.
Your home and your people need you.
They need someone who got to see what is outside of their community and bring back new experiences. But to connect or reconnect with family, friends, your new or old community, it all takes patience, understanding and effort before you can make that difference …
So … Class of 2017, I have learned two important lessons that I hope resonate with you:
First, you're never too young to start making a difference that your heart desires. You don't have to wait until you have a house, a car or a well-paid job, you will find a way to make it possible. Do it while the fuel is burning in your heart to make that change! Because if you don't, it will fade.
And second, we often glamorise global service, but you can make a difference in your home communities as well. And in order to make that difference you need to connect or reconnect. It won't be easy, but all obstacles can be overcome, if you keep working hard, keep being hopeful and remember why it is so important to make that local impact."
Kimheang Chham '16, East Graduation guest speaker - Kimheang's speech is part of the UWCSEA Graduation playlist


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Interactive Japanese Sake Pop-Up Launches This Month at Limani
Interactive Japanese Sake Pop-Up Launches This Month at Limani
The Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center (JFOODO) is delighted to announce an exciting New York City pop-up honoring sake and seafood this October. Produced in collaboration with seafood restaurant LIMANI, the "restaurant paired" pop-up will celebrate Japanese sake as a great pairing for seafood. Taking place inside LIMANI at Rockefeller Center from October 18th through October 20th, the pop-up will allow guests to explore this pairing with a new prix-fixe menu featuring elegant seafood dishes accompanied by a selection of premium Japanese sake curated by Certified Sake Sommelier Chris Johnson.
JFOODO hopes to encourage guests to embrace the fresh harmony of seafood and sake, which is scientifically proven to enhance the umami of seafood even better than white wine. To explain this point, the restaurant will offer two contrasting dining areas — the "Ordinary" space where guests can enjoy seafood and wine pairings, and the "Escape the Ordinary" pop-up space where guests can venture for seafood and sake pairings. Upon entering the restaurant, diners will be led to the dining areas by twin greeters representing each space.
The "Ordinary" space features LIMANI's original white and blue décor, while the "Escape the Ordinary" space will be decorated in black accents to highlight the contrast of the experience. The ordinary space will offer a sake and white wine flight served with oysters, octopus and crab cake for $20 per person, and Escape the Ordinary space will serve two special seafood and sake pairing menus for lunch and dinner. The lunch menu will include two glasses of sake for $50 per person, and the dinner menu will include three glasses of sake for $80 per person.
Sake and Seafood
As a drink, sake evolved alongside Washoku (Japanese cuisine), which aims to bring out the best in the raw ingredients used to make it. From a historical perspective, Japan has always been a seafood-focused country. Whether you're by the sea or in the mountains, sake and seafood are served together all over Japan.
It is unsurprising that the Japanese have always paired sake with seafood rather than wine. Now, as exports of sake hit 22.2 billion (approximately $205 million) in 2018, it is clear that global diners are increasingly discovering why Japan's national drink complements fish so well.
The key to this popularity is sake's ability to bring out the natural flavors of seafood, while remaining non-reactive to potentially unpleasant odors. Because wine grapes absorb iron from the soul and many winemakers use sulfites as preservatives, wine can react badly with seafood, resulting in fishy odors. In contrast, sake brewers are prohibited from using sulfites, and any iron is filtered out of the water or removed when the brewers polish the rice grains. Additionally, according to Dr. Hitoshi Utsunomiya, the director of the Sake and Food Lab and sake expert at Japan's National Research Institute of Brewing, sake has two-to-five times more amino acids than wine, and as amino acids translates to savory, umami flavors, it makes sake a natural pairing with any type of seafood because all seafood is rich in umami.
Sample Sake and Seafood Tasting Menu:
(Subject to change)
Organic Salmon Tartare
First Course
Crab Cake
Grilled Octopus
Main Course
Lavraki a la Spetsiota
Lobster Pasta
Royal Dorado
Cracked "Spasmeno" Baklava
Chef's Selection Sorbet
Dates: October 18th through October 20th
Lunch: Noon-3 pm every day
Dinner: 3 pm-midnight Friday and Saturday; 3 pm-10 pm Sunday
Seats: 40 inside seats; 28 outdoor seats
Address: 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111
To make a reservation, call the restaurant at (212) 858-9200.
For more information, visit foodandsake.com.