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Comments on my original WeeWorld article continues to provide a fascinating insight into tweeny online society. Not just that so many people think I can help them, when I cannot. But that users are now as likely to be concerned about "stolen" user accounts, as they are about the social injustices of paying for points:
"Hi my name is Gina… I'm nine years old… I brought a prepaid card then some one hacked me for no reason… The username is *****… I used a fake e-mail and I don't know how to get it back =[ Can you help me? PLEASE!"
I removed the 200 redundant characters Gina had added to the final word, that conveyed the true extent of her desperation. Literate, for such an apparently young US citizen, she also reveals some child-like confusion in causality and logic. Not that most adults could solve her problem: A "recovered" password can only be sent to the email address associated with the account – yet to receive the message, the email address cannot be fake. Further help is locked away on forums which can only be read by users who are already signed in. Signed in, using the password they can't recover…
For a 21st century child, this is much closer to a science-fiction nightmare than adults might think: Inadvertently being locked out of a part of society by the flaws of an infallible machine. A part of society, because this stuff genuinely matters – often as much as traditional "playground" relationships. Substantial time (and often Dollar money) is invested in a user's account. Huge networks of friends are built. The ability to start again, or start again somewhere else, is poor consolation indeed.
We can argue that having one's virtual avatar hacked into is a "rite of passage" into the digital economy. A necessarily painful lesson that, long-term, will make adult activities such as online banking much safer. After all, this is only a childhood game, isn't it?
Yet Gina's short plea contains a lot of unpleasant truths, that adult society seems reluctant to address.
This article explores how the law, as experienced by the generation practically born online, differs from law as previous generations have learned it. Worlds where everyone is at least 13 years old, even if they aren't. Where wrongs are not righted, because they're not in the contract. And copyright legitimises a new, almost feudal social structure. A selective, but slightly unnerving, insight into a generation that may grow up to believe that law is for something else, because it so obviously isn't for them. On this page:
(Small disclaimer: This article describes my interpretation of the behaviour reported by others, as the basis for thought about wider issues. The examples here are not intended to imply any specific breach of law. While I have tended to pick one teen social world, the commentary applies to many similar social platforms and games.)
Escape to Everland
That a 9-year-old is using the internet shouldn't surprise anyone. Unfortunately, WeeWorld, like many commercial website operators, requires all registered users to be at least age 13. Commonly because the United States Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act imposes restrictions on younger users – notably, verified parental consent. The costs of administering a COPPA-compliant website is higher, so it's a lot easier to ask younger children not to register.
Of course, that doesn't stop a child declaring their age incorrectly. Especially if they really want to use a service.
The result is an "Everland": An online world where everyone is at least aged 13, regardless of their true age. The opposite of J. M. Barrie's Neverland – the world of Peter Pan's never-ending childhood.
The 13-year criteria is not entirely arbitary: It's the point at which most societies recognise that humans are (cognitively) able to take responsibility for their actions. Historically most obvious in religious "coming of age" rites, such as the Jewish Bar Mitzvah. However, the ability to form social relationships starts to occur much younger. So it seems almost inevitable that socially-orientated internet services will attract people who are too young to officially use them.
The COPPA legislation has the best of intentions, by acknowledging that younger children require greater parental care. The US state of Maine provides an excellent example of the difficulty of balancing rights within child internet legislation: Its Act To Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices against Minors has far broader scope than COPPA, potentially turning almost any form of engagement with Maine's teenagers into a (expensive) liability. Logically that leads to a situation where teenagers are blocked from substantial parts of the internet, a position some online businesses have already adopted.
(That tendency for the smallest legislature to create de facto (in practice) internet law for everyone, also raises some interesting questions about the structure of governance.)
I might argue that we should focus on parental responsibility, rather than simply trying to make web services responsible for someone else's children. But in practice, neither group can exercise effective control: Parents often know less about the internet than their offspring. The best website operators can still be deceived. The smartest kid in room is surely the hardest to protect from themselves.
The danger of Everland is not so much that it exists, but that we think it doesn't. That by reassuring ourselves that everyone is at least 13 years old, the reasons for legislating have been addressed. Meanwhile, any serious problem goes underground, and becomes even harder to tackle.
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Such an apparently relaxed attitude to "the fine print" has not diluted users' sense of natural law. Those who have lost control of their accounts, due to some form of unauthorised "hacking", both feel a sense of moral entitlement ("worked hard for everything I lost") and a sense that the crime was unjustified ("did nothing wrong", "for no reason"). This is, of course, "unfair". Really:
"I had over 600 friends and over 70 items and I was very happy… until someone hacked me! Now I have no points because I can't afford them, therefore, no one will talk to me… and my history on Weeworld is ruined!"
In WeeWorld's consumerist microcosm, points buy you items, and items buy you friends. Such a hack is a lot worse than a bad hair day.
Virtual "theft" is widespread in large online environments, especially games. Consider Frank Pearce's comment, that a World of Warcraft user account is worth more than a stolen Credit Card on the black market, and you start to appreciate the non-triviality of the issue. Like more traditional criminality, stealing accounts appears to be a lot more cost-effective (for the perpetrator) than spending time earning transferable value yourself. For the world/website operator, such attacks both create unhappy customers and unwanted administrative burdens. Especially frustrating, because security lapses are rarely caused by the operator themselves.
Legally, any offense tends to be against the web service operator, not the user: As the next section explains, a user account is normally just a license to use software, maintained under contract law.
Consequently, the type of justice a child (or more accurately, their parents) might expect in the physical world, rarely happens in the virtual. The wrong of the hacked WeeMee is never righted. At best, the avatar is simply returned to its previous state. Insurance, not justice. It does nothing to allay the fear of victims. This comment was simply signed, "scared like hell":
"Everyone is getting hacked by this one person and he says I will be next… He leaves a cryin' face on everyone he hacks… and makes them nude."
Earlier generations learned to police their societies – to manage social chaos by making people accountable for their actions. It's a fairly basic requirement of social stability. Yet here we find no retribution, no chance of forgiveness, no nothing. We've corrupted what would otherwise be individual rights, into a commercial right. And in doing so, risk overlooking the importance of personal rights – and responsibilities – in maintaining a stable society.
Virtual Feudalism
Adult parents might reasonably assume that buying WeeMee clothing is like buying physical world clothing from a store: That purchase implies ownership. I wonder how many have read the 7000-word terms of service, that their child probably agreed to on their behalf? Full of references to software, license, service. Reminders that proprietary and copyrights do not transfer away from the service operator. That everything may be taken away for any of a plethora of potential breaches of contract (including being 9).
Everything important remains the property of the commercial operator, however much the user may be encouraged to feel immersed in their "virtual self". Except, of course, for the user's responsibility for their own actions: Users' liabilities remain theirs. Cynically, this is taking rights, without corresponding duties.
Software (and similar) are single fixed intellectual property rights. Everything that occurs within them is logically subservient to that single right, since everything is merely a use of the software's unique algorithm. It's not quite as black and white as I suggest, although the owner does retain considerable control over what users do. This might be sensible logic for a glorified electronic calculator – something with simple, unchanging functionality. But this might not be sensible logic for a system that supports the complex social interactions of human beings.
The structure emerging mirrors the "feudalism" associated with the Medieval (European) period: A sovereign (state) grants rights (copyright) to a lord (commercial business) over land (social software). The lord then distributes (license) the land among people (users), in return for their vassalage (contract and custom). The activities and "freedoms" of these people to live upon the land are then controlled by the lord, with varying degrees of reciprocity between lord and people.
This modern form of "virtual feudalism" has an important difference: That one person can maintain many allegiances, and potentially vary them over time. While that choice may seem very democratic, it can also become a choice between interacting with the people that make your life (socially and economically) worthwhile, or living life as a hermit. Likewise the concept of 'net neutrality (the ability to build and operate your own internet service) doesn't provide the (increasingly) billions of dollars required to develop and manage popular online social platforms, so becomes a largely theoretical freedom for those in mainstream society.
Such a social structure can be achieved without ever passing new legislation: Existing law merely fails to acknowledge that a piece of software has now taken on a significant social role. And in a consumerist environment, owning is over-rated – having is what's important… Does anyone care?
If you just want to dress up and chat – which neatly summarises the desires of much of postmodern humanity – it probably doesn't matter. For the rest of us, such feudal structures tend to restrict creativity – especially re-creativity – because users have limited rights to improve the environment they inhabit, export things out of that environment, or really do anything other than participate in a highly interactive movie.
Yet since the Statute of Anne, legislators have cited copyright as a means of encouraging creativity, and ensuring the benefits of such creativity are spread as widely as possible. That copyright law should form the basis of the opposite, is confusing.
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The increasing dominance of large numbers of "small intellectual property rights" in socio-economic activity, is a serious contemporary problem: Legally acknowledged rights that have some value, but not enough individual value to justify actively trying to protect them. Like this article. However, a global system to manage such small rights appears to be impossible. Impossible because accounting for the value of the right costs too much. Impossible because of its inherent complexity: Systems of (intellectual property) rights are fundamental to the operation of increasingly intangible (especially Western) economies. Introduce too many small rights, create too much complexity, and civilization collapses under the burden. A return to more feudal structures might represent a least bad solution to such a potentially crippling problem. Re-imposing greater hierarchy, to reduce the "top-level" complexity of the system. An intriguing counter-point.


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The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has proposed it work with other industry groups to consult with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its fiercely debated diamond terminology.
Industry leaders attending the October 15 to 17 CIBJO Congress in Bogotá, Colombia, called for the sector to relay a clearer message to consumers when marketing diamonds, whether natural or laboratory-grown.
"[Delegates] support the proposal that CIBJO works alongside other industry organizations engaging with the US FTC regarding the newly issued guidelines," said a resolution the CIBJO Congress passed unanimously on October 17.
The CIBJO Blue Book of standards and nomenclature for the diamond industry was left unchanged despite the revised guidelines the FTC released in July, which removed the word "natural" from its definition of a diamond. FTC's revision appeared to put the body at odds with CIBJO's standards.
Some industry leaders at the congress called for diamond trade groups to support the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and lobby the FTC to change its guidelines.
Laboratory-grown diamonds have the potential to disrupt the gem-and-jewelry business, but also could help it grow by opening up markets that were previously more difficult to penetrate, CIBJO president Gaetano Cavalieri observed.
"Our objective is not to alienate the producers of such materials, but rather to welcome them into our community," he said in a keynote speech on October 15. "At the same time, we seek to protect the established diamond industry, and in particular their stakeholders in developing countries, for whom diamond mining is a source of livelihood and economic opportunity."
Diamantaires at the CIBJO Congress said they had been wary of rewriting the carefully formulated definition of diamonds in the Blue Book in response to regulatory changes in one country, in a reference to the US FTC guidelines.
The real focus needs to be on relaying clear messages to consumers about diamonds, noted Alex Popov, president of the Moscow diamond bourse. "I stand by the Blue Book," he told Rapaport News. "The important thing is for the industry to be able to line up and provide a simple, clear message to consumers about diamonds."
Ernie Blom, president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), said he favored moves by industry groups to pursue a dialogue with the FTC, adding that he also backed any initiatives to facilitate a discussion between natural and lab-grown diamond producers.
"Do we continue to engage with the FTC to get them to change their mind? Yes, we have to," he commented. "It is [also] important that the industry engages with synthetic producers."
Stéphane Fischler, president of the World Diamond Council (WDC), told Rapaport News his organization was prepared to provide cross-industry support to continue the dialogue with the FTC.
Diamantaires expressed concerns over what they termed "piggy-backing" by lab-grown producers on the natural-diamond trade to sell their product, while failing to acknowledge the support that the natural-diamond sector gives to local communities.
"This is going to be a long, drawn-out scenario," Blom concluded.
The 2019 CIBJO Congress will take place in Bahrain, organizers said.
Image: A craftsman prepares to place a diamond in jewelry. (Luibov Luganskaia/Shutterstock)
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Recorder letters: Bodgers, Borough of Ilford, Wanstead Park ponds, Aldborough Hatch, thanks and air pollution
PUBLISHED: 09:00 12 August 2017
The John Bodger window. Behold a sower went forth to sow. Ilford Lane Methodist Church. Picture: MARTIN FAIRHURST
Bodger memorial remains in church
Martin Fairhurst, Gaysham Avenue, Gants Hill, writes:
You may be interested to know that even though sadly Bodgers Store will soon no longer be visible in Ilford, a memorial to their founder will remain in stained glass in Ilford Lane Methodist Church.
Bodgers Store was founded by John Adams Guy Bodger in 1890, originally on the High Road, until in 1921-1926 the present department store on Station Road was developed.
He was a local councillor for many years, being chairman of Ilford UDC in 1906-7. He was also an Essex County councillor and a JP. He lived at 73 Cranbrook Road (where Powerzone is now) – (details from Norman Gunby's book A Potted History of Ilford.
John Bodger was a Methodist, worshipping in Ilford Lane Methodist Church.
After his death in 1920 three memorial windows to his memory were installed in the church, depicting The Good Samaritan, The Talents, and The Sower. Only the latter two survived the bombing of the church in 1940.
In 1950 they were moved temporarily into the south wall of the church hall next door, where worship was now taking place.
In March 1961 the present rebuilt church was opened, with the two memorial windows installed in the chancel side walls above the communion table, where they remain to this day.
Time for London Borough of Ilford
Clive Power, Aldersbrook Road, Wanstead, writes:
It's good to see Redbridge Council trying to address Ilford's relative decline compared to Stratford. But I don't think it's just the town that needs relaunching. It will help promote the place if the borough was relaunched.
The council is lumbered with the name of Redbridge because in the early '60s councillors from the area where I live, Wanstead, would have objected to "Ilford taking over" and Redbridge would have been the compromise name.
That short-sightedness means our council area, along with the LBs of Newham (ie Stratford) and Havering (ie Romford), cannot easily be placed on a map by people from elsewhere.
I can imagine investors, looking to build a depot in outer London, passing over a "Redbridge" site as they don't know where it is and then looking more at places in the LBs of Ealing and Enfield because they know where they are; both councils are fortunate enough to be named after the principal town.
A good communication rule is not to make unnecessary hurdles – "where is this Red Bridge?"
It's time for the London Borough of Ilford.
Surely Ponds' pipe can be fixed
Josephine Haworth, Clavering Road, Wanstead, writes:
I have walked successive generations of dogs in Wanstead Park for nearly 40 years and never have I seen the ponds in such deteriorated condition as they are now.
Blue green algae can be treated inexpensively, and ecologically, without harming any animals or other organisms. The keepers of Hampstead Heath string bales of barley straw across Highgate Ponds and this treats the algae and controls it sufficiently so that the water is fit to swim in there.
Local vets have treated several dogs for algae poisoning and at least one has died. This is avoidable.
The Ornamental waters have all but dried up so that dogs can run over the polluted ground, and a cygnet was killed week. A mature dead heron lies dead there.
The conservators should have more care for the environment in Wanstead Park. The pumps for the Heronry Pond were finally mended this spring, but I understand that the Ornamental Ponds cannot be refilled due to a broken pipe. Surely it is not beyond the ingenuity of man to mend this alleged broken pipe and so protect the wildlife of the park.
Gravel approval makes no sense
Martyn Lee, Cranley Road, Ilford, writes:
I have, through your regular reports, followed the ongoing sorry saga of developments in Aldborough Hatch for several weeks now and I believe that the perverse decision to grant Brett Tarmac permission to inflict a further decade of environmental vandalism in our borough deserves scrutiny.
The only people in Redbridge in favour of gravel extraction in Aldborough Hatch would seem to be the esteemed members of our planning committee and (of course) Brett Tarmac themselves.
I'm not given to conspiracy theories but I tend to agree with Judge Judy when she says: "If something doesn't make sense then there's something wrong."
The prospect of years and years of continued gravel extraction represents an environmental and social disaster, and defies common sense; therefore something is wrong, and therefore the motives of anybody who supports such a damaging policy must surely be questioned.
As for Andy Donald's arrogant statement that "...there was no way the decision could be reversed...": cheers, Andy – it's nice to know you have the best interests of the long-suffering council tax payers of Aldborough Hatch at heart.
Thanks for help over nuisance
Jennifer Sandrock, Morland Road, Ilford, writes:
Regarding drug-dealing and nuisance in the Heron Mews and Morland Road area, the council has agreed to implement a suggested Phase 2 of the town centre improvements scheme.
There are now more frequent patrols by police, cleansing, and enforcement officers, and we are promised two CCTV cameras.
Thank you to Messrs Gapes and Hatfull, and everyone else involved in making this happen.
Electric cars won't solve pollution
Caroline Russell, Green Party Member of the London Assembly, writes:
We know diesel and petrol are poisoning our air but switching to electric cars won't solve our pollution problem and let people trust the air we breathe.
We will still be left with street-clogging congestion, lethal pm2.5 particle pollution and the misery of road danger. If the government had any imagination they would see the unmitigated disaster of air pollution as an opportunity to rid our towns cities and villages of the problems of congestion, parking and noise while improving people's health and cutting NHS costs.
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The magnificence and extravaganza of Dubai Mall remain no secret. After Burj Khalifa, something people are really passionate to discover in the city is this lavish mall. Because not just shoppers, this space has the weirdest combination of adventure, entertainment and lifestyle for all kinds of tourists. From the silently roaring Dino to the sharks in the tank, from reel cinemas inside to largest dancing fountain outside the mall, this is your day to celebrate occasions, share moments and create memories.
Here are the detailed Dubai Mall Facts that will encourage you to book your Dubai tickets right away-
1.It is immense, both 'size and entertainment' wise
Dubai has approximately 65 malls, but the gargantuan Dubai Mall is not your typical mall where you check out the latest brands, eat delicacies, or watch movies. It has introduced new ways of spending family time or having friends hang out. At over 13 million square feet in total size and over 5.9 million square feet in internal floor area, the Dubai Mall is the second largest mall in the world.
2.It was named the best shopping experience
On 29 April 2010, the Dubai Mall was recognised for unparalleled shopping leisure by Grazia Style Awards. It is definitely top-notch for the array of brands it brings under one roof. Whether you want a Tiffany & Co. ring for your partner, or want to redefine your fashion style by shopping the biggest bag brands, or look for Eid traditional clothes, or upgrade your home, or gift your parents the classic watches, this is your perfect destination. As Fashion Avenue has expanded, it is set to be the Middle East's premier luxury shopping destination.
3.It owns the largest acrylic panel
Made to the Guinness Book of World Records, the acrylic panel is 108 feet wide, 27 feet high and 29.5 inches thick and 541, 486 pounds heavy. It is perched at the ground floor in the world's largest aquarium that has a capacity of 10 million-litre and holds 33,000 aquatic animals including the greatest collection of sand tiger sharks. The Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo rise to the third floor and you can stroll through the 48-metre tunnel that envelops overhead. Also, there are incredible ways to experience the underwater world.
4.It is the window to Dubai Fountain
Set on the 30 acres man-made Burj Khalifa Lake, the world's largest choreographed fountain system, the Dubai Fountain will leave you in splits. It is bewildering to watch the 6,600 lights and 50 coloured projectors illuminating the show. With the backdrop of Arabian and world-class music, this fountain is 275 m (902 ft) long and shoots water up to 152.4 m (500 ft). The fountain projects water in the air in many different combinations and patterns. Nothing is more fascinating than the fact that the beam of light from the fountain can be seen from over 20 miles away.
5.It has an extraordinary Olympic-size ice skating rink
Beating the heat of Dubai, the Dubai Ice Rink is a multipurpose venue. Hard to believe the fact of Dubai Mall, but it is true that this is this biggest and best ice skating rink in the city, situated on the ground floor and extended to the second floor. The skaters can have an unstoppable game that they are going to remember and crave for life. The venue also hosts Emirates Hockey Leagues Game and you can simply grab a snack and be the audience to this live sport.
6.It takes in one of the largest cinema halls in the world
The 22-screen Reel Cinemas at The Dubai Mall offers an unbelievable movie screening that is going to be in your head and heart for days to come. It is a delight to catch the latest blockbusters here, just the way you have always wanted to see the movies. Besides the luxurious recliner seats and comfortable watching, there is 5-star food and drinks menu for you to choose from. Immerse in the state-of-the-art Dolby entertainment, let your kids have fun like home, and widen your legs at Reel Premiere. From traditional cinema experience to the advanced closer action, this is everything.
7.It has an indoor theme park
We are not gasping, you are gasping! Yes, an indoor theme park for kids and adults right inside the mall. The SEGA Republic is a real refreshment junction for high-adrenaline activities to exploring arcade with 150 amusement rides and games. Currently, it has been replaced by VR Park which spans horror, adventure, leisure, sport and more in the virtual reality.
It has an enormous waterfall
There is a waterfall inside the mall, but that's not the highlight, the breakthrough is, it's an illusion waterfall. It looks marvellous and so real because of the statues that are diving from the waterfall. When you see and focus on one diver, the other disappears.
8.It has hotels and parking facility
14,000 cars can be parked in the mall's parking space, across three car parks, with valet services and a car locator ticketing system. It is grander than you can ever imagine. We have been through that trauma of struggling to find a space in malls, shops or theatres. But Dubai Mall has taken it to another level by bringing this size of parking slots. And 5,000 parking spaces are still under construction. Hospitality in Dubai is the benchmark and it doesn't stop here. If you want to spend days here, you can stay in any of the 250 rooms at the deluxe hotel.
9.It has the world's largest candy store
Candylicious spread over an area of 1000 sqm and is filled with every kind of candies. There are amazing piles of lollipops, sweets and chocolates of every size and shape. The kids are going to take hundreds of these yummy and sweet candies from the millions, some hanging like trees, and few flying above your head like Airplane. Here is everything in candies that you can and can't imagine. You can ask for interesting gifts like for toys, mugs and T-shirts.
You will be cherished to know the Dubai Mall fact that it is still undergoing several changes (yet it is open) for easy access and entertainment of 100 million visitors someday from now.


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The 5-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the short-term momentum for Apple is bullish and the probability of a rise in share price is higher if the stock starts trending.
The 20-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the medium-term momentum for Apple is bullish.
The RSI indicator is at 78.64 level which suggests that the stock is neither overbought nor oversold at this time.
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On the off chance that you are in the bookshop and you need to purchase another book, yet you don't have any thought as to which book to purchase, then flip over the book to peruse about the substance, audits, assuming any, and the writer's points of interest. That will give you a thought regarding the book. Since books are ordinarily organized by points, you have a wide range to browse.
Many book shops have in-house cafés where you could sit and peruse through a few pages of each book, before settling on which one to purchase. The web is additionally another and fun approach to audit books before getting them. A few locales like Amazon have a colossal scope of books to browse and you can arrange them from home. You could likewise join a book club, where different similar individuals meet up to peruse and talk about books.
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Archive for October 22, 2007
Monday – 09 Shawwal 1428 – 30 Asvina 1929 – 22 October 2007
It seems that my current phase of depression has been going on for quite some time. At least X weeks. The same problem, the same issue. It is driving me insane. I can not leave myself alone for more than five minutes. I have to jump from one mind absorbing activity to another. I can not sit idle without either reading or surfing the net or watching tv or driving. I spend more than five minutes and I am thrown into depression. That was until yesterday. Today, life has taken a more miserable turn. I have started to despise all those things as well. I felt myself enraged by the happiness being experienced by others. I started to write this blog post because I was terrified by my contemplation immediately preceding this post of a bottle of pills that I could gulp down. I am beginning to scare myself. As I sit here, I am thinking about just standing up, walking out of the front door, and just walking out, and then keep walking until I come to the end of the world.
I can not bear any more the thought that I wasted my whole youth to abstain from sexual relations with other men because I wanted to follow someone else's ideals and not hurt them. The feeling of a loss of time, of my own youth, I can not describe a loss greater than this that I have felt in my whole life. Noone gives up things for other people. I feel like such an absolute idiot. Since it was Sunday and I was going insane I spent the whole day in front of the television. I felt hatred. Hatred for everyone with either a happy relationship or a happy sexual life.
I dont know what is happening to me, but it sure is not good. I do not want to live a life based on the rules of what is felt right, or wrong by someone else. I want my life, and if I cant get that, I feel no pleasure in a life of slavery.


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The new EZ-PD CCG5 controller enhances the plug-and-play USB-C user experience, while providing Bill-of-Material (BOM) integration with features such as built-in protection against shorts and electrostatic discharge. The highly integrated controller increases the reliability of a system by integrating Flash memory that can store two firmware images for fail-safe boot. It offers the EZ-PD family's trademark programmability to keep up with evolving industry standards.
"The world's leading PC makers have been closely monitoring the maturity of USB-C controllers to bring all of the universal connectivity and fast charging benefits of the standard to their customers," says Ajay Srikrishna, vice president of Cypress' Wired Connectivity Business Unit. "Our new EZ-PD CCG5 controller is optimized to enable the broad scale proliferation of USB-C in desktop and notebook PCs, as well as docking stations, and has already earned multiple design wins with top tier PC OEMs."
The one-chip EZ-PD CCG5 solution minimizes bill-of-material costs for two USB-C ports by integrating 20V regulators, sideband (SBU) muxes, USB high-speed (HS) muxes, high-voltage power FET gate drivers, VBUS-short protection for configuration channel (CC) and SBU pins, dedicated hardware to protect the system against overvoltage, undervoltage and overcurrent fault conditions, and system-level electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection.
The USB Type-C standard is gaining rapid support with top-tier electronics manufacturers by enabling slim industrial designs, easy-to-use connectors and cables, and the ability to transmit multiple protocols and deliver up to 100W of power. As the USB Type-C standard continues to evolve, compliance and interoperability pose an ongoing challenge, but Cypress' programmable EZ-PD controllers enable firmware upgradeability to keep up with changes and overcome interoperability issues. The EZ-PD CCG5 controller integrates an ARM Cortex-M0 and 128KB Flash with read-while-write functionality for firmware upgradeability.
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This book carries a most appropriate title, focusing on the intertwining between Parvez Hasan's distinguished career as a public intellectual while demonstrating his intense interest in and love of country. Parvez Hasan has indeed had a full life, ranging from a quarter century in senior positions at the World Bank to advising Saudi Arabia, working on the Philippines, Korea and China. But he has always returned to analyzing the economy of Pakistan, including a candid assessment of its difficult past and present and even an intrepid look at its future potential. These memories are disarming, well written, straightforward and should appeal to both economics and the general public.
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Health is the Right of Women and Girls
Written by: Mohammad Nasir Sirat
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Public Health, about 80% of the population of Afghanistan have access to health services but in some remote villages, men don't let their wives or daughters visit a doctor or go to a clinic. This action would cause serious health problems to women and girls.
The writer/producer AEPO has talked about this issue with some females and a doctor.
A mother from Parwan province says:
I didn't have the right to go to a clinic. Now I suffer from kidney stones, blood cholesterol, and high blood pressure.
Another woman, Zakira says: I have no permission to go to a doctor or a clinic. Now I have lost my memory and I suffer from diabetes, heart diseases, and sometimes I face paralysis and could not walk.
Doctor Gulnar Rashidi, a surgeon, and gynecologist in one of the private hospitals in Kabul city says:
If a man does not allow a woman to visit a doctor or go to a clinic, this woman would face many health problems. During delivering a baby, if she faces bleeding, the mother and her baby might die and if the mother has high blood pressure, she might face stroke.
Nazia Mirzaee, a resident of Mazar-e-Sharif says: the causes of the prohibition of women to visit a doctor or a clinic are illiteracy, poverty and economic problems, mental retardation and less value to woman than a man
Amir Gul Baloch, a resident of Chaharbolak district of Balkh province says:
I do not allow women to go to a doctor or a clinic because our neighbors would say that I am so weak person to allow my family women to go out.
Ata Mohammad Sawo, professor of Islamic affairs(Sharia) and director of Bokhdi Center in Mazar-e-Sharif says:
Some men do not allow their women during sickness to visit a doctor or go to a clinic. According to Islamic guides and ethical norms, man and woman have the same rights of health protection, clothing, food and financial support. Our center started to struggle against this issue. In this struggle clergies and elders of two districts, Chaharbolak and Balkh and the authorities of the ministry of education took part.


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Professor Reddel (left) with Dr Colin Geary at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery last Thursday
Harnessing "big data" would enhance the accuracy of treatment decisions for cancer patients visiting Professor Roger Reddel told alumni, academics and the public at an event in Dunedin last week.
Speaking at the Colin Geary Professorial Lecture, held at Dunedin's Public Art Gallery last Thursday, Professor Reddel said while it has long been understood that individual cancers may require specifically tailored treatments, "there is still a long way to go."
Deciding on relevant or more effective treatment regimens may be made easier by recent technological advances, which have made produced "enormous quantities" of data about the molecules inside cancers.
The University of Sydney Director of Children's Medical Research Institute says computer analysis has allowed doctors and researchers to make sense of this information, and greatly enhanced understandings of cancer; this may lead to more accurate treatment decisions for individual cancer patients.
Since 2014 the Colin Geary Professorial lecture series has been held to celebrate the work of Dr Geary who was Assistant Director of the then-MRC from 1984 to 1992. During his time as Head of Department of Pathology, Dr Geary developed a strategic plan for the Department.
Dr Geary was also instrumental in overseeing the merger of the departments of Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry, and the development of the Medical Laboratory Science Programme. Dr Geary's lasting contribution was to shepherd the transition of the Department from one focused on pathology services, to one of substantial research strengths.
ABOUT: Professor Roger Reddel BSc (Med), MBBS PhD FRACP FAA is the Director of Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) and the Sir Lorimer Dods Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. He also heads CMRI's Cancer Research Unit and directs CellBank Australia. His research focusses on the molecular genetics of immortalisation, the process that allows cancer cells to divide an unlimited number of times. Professor Reddel was awarded the Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research in 2007, was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2010, and in 2011 received the NSW Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year. He is a director of Cure Cancer Australia Foundation and serves on editorial boards of a number of international cancer research journals, and on national and international scientific advisory panels.


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The producers of Tom Cruise starrer American Made are being sued by the families of two men who died in a September 2015 plane crash during filming in Colombia.
There is uncertainty as to who was actually flying the aircraft.Families of Alan Purwin and Carlos Berl are suing Imagine Entertainment, Vendian Entertainment and Cross Creek Pictures for wrongful death and damages, according to court documents obtained by people.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEBIJRAkujM Three of the pilots hired for the movie were involved in a plane crash during filming when their twin-engine Piper Smith Aerostar 600 went down in the mountains. Purwin and Berl died at the scene, while Jimmy Lee Garland was left without feeling in the lower half of his body. They allege that the production companies ignored safety procedures before the flight in order to save time and money. The Berl family suit alleges that the flight was rushed in order to save money because the movie was behind schedule, reports people.com. The suit further alleges that the terrain over which the plane flew was unsuitably difficult for such an instructional flight. The lawyer representing Berl's family said they hope their lawsuit establishes stricter regulations on safety.
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Jackie Gregory was elected in 2016 to serve as the Council Member from the Fifth District, which includes North East and Elk Neck. She was appointed to serve as Council Vice President in 2018.
Ms. Gregory is a graduate of Liberty University and earned her Master's Degree of Education from McDaniel College. She has worked in the education field for 17 years. She founded the Cecil County Patriots in 2009.
Councilwoman Gregory serves as the Ex-Officio Member of the following:
- Cecil County Child Advocacy Center Advisory Board
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History of Telemiracle
The 1st Telemiracle in 1977
The Kinsmen Foundation is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to providing specialized mobility and medical equipment, and medical travel assistance to the people of Saskatchewan, improving their quality of life and independence.
Some of the equipment provided includes:
- Walker ($425)
- specialized computers for communication ($975)
- lift chairs ($1,500)
- scooter ($3,000)
- ultra-light wheelchair ($6,500)
- van conversion ($28,000)
The Foundation also assists with provincial and inter-provincial travel expenses for individuals receiving medical treatment, assessments, and organ transplants. Over the years, the needs continue to increase.
The Kinsmen Foundation of Saskatchewan was established in 1971 to assist Saskatchewan residents with physical, mental, or other challenges, as well as regional and provincial organizations serving the people with disabilities, where there is no other source of funding. The Foundation operated on dollars raised by local Kinsmen and Kinette clubs as well as individual, group, and memorial contributions. Eventually, the requests for assistance far exceeded the available funds.
To meet the demonstrated needs across the province, planning started in 1976 for a province-wide telethon as a major fundrasier. Telemiracle 1 was staged in Saskatoon in February 1977 and carried on a network of six Saskatchewan television stations, featuring provincial and national performers. Volunteers from Kinsmen and Kinette clubs in Saskatchewan play a lead organizational role in staging Telemiracle, alternating between Regina and Saskatoon as host cities. Telemiracle Producers and professionals in lighting, audio, video, and other areas manage the technical aspect of the telethon production. All aspects of Kin membership are involved at show time to answer phones, provide transportation, assist with staging, etc. It requires close to 1,000 volunteers to enable Telemiracle to be on the air for 20 hours straight.
The strength of the Foundation lies in its grassroots philosophy of being an organization focused on people. Through Telemiracle, the Foundation not only raises money but also shares the stories of people who receive funding. Viewers make a connection between the money they give and the people they help. In this way, Telemiracle has been woven into the fabric of the province.
The monies raised through the telethon are turned over to the Kinsmen Foundation Board of Directors, which disperses the funds. Kinsmen and Kinette volunteers from across Saskatchewan make up the majority of the 20 Board members, along with representatives of the provincial Ministries of Health and Social Services, and advisors from occupational therapy and finance. The Kinsmen Foundation Board meets nine times per year to review all applications submitted and make funding decisions. Travel funding applications received between scheduled Board meetings, that are of urgent nature, may be reviewed on an emergency basis. The proceeds of Telemiracle stay within the province and are granted for the benefit of Saskatchewan residents.
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I have been a parent for 3 and a half years now.
I've always wanted a big family, kids running all over the place. It was my dream to have about 4 or 5 kids.
A year and a half ago I had my second kid.
I had 2 under 2. As a stay at home mom, let me tell you, the first 12 months was the hardest thing I've ever done!
I now have a 1 and a half-year-old and a 3 and a half-year-old being as rambunxious as one would expect at their ages.
I recently started looking into why I can't handle noise and chaos like it seems other parents can. My Husband, for example, hardly seems phased by it. And he notices that I tend to "flip out" at too much noise and chaos.
I know a big part of it is because I have anxiety, which I am actively working on. But I have recently learned and recognized that I am indeed an Introvert.
What is an introvert?
According to one of my new favorite websites Introvert, Dear,
The definition of an introvert is someone who prefers calm, minimally stimulating environments. Introverts tend to feel drained after socializing and regain their energy by spending time alone.
This. Is. Me 110%. Always has been.
But I didn't really think much about this characteristic of myself until I had kids. Particularly after I had my second kid.
Before that, I knew I wasn't a super outgoing person who is the life of any party. And I knew I really, really liked being by myself. And I definitely noticed I never had more than one or two friends at a time, and I liked it that way.
But it was after having my second
I have noticed that my introverted characteristics have affected my parenting – positively and negatively. One thing I have learned as a parent is that I am never the only one going through a rough time! So let's talk about the negatives of being an introverted parent.
These are the things that I feel make it difficult to be an introverted mom.
Why It Sucks To Be An Introverted Mom
Common Introvert personality traits:
- Easily depleted by too much external stimulation
- Enjoys solitude – a lot
- Has a very small group of friends – possibly just one or two.
- More prone to depression and anxiety
- Deep thinker
- Highly self-critical
Easily depleted by too much external stimulation
Babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids are loud. This is normal and a known fact. Learning to talk, discovering that they can scream, practicing silly sounds with their mouths, banging on anything in front of them to hear what noise it makes, etc. are all normal developmental methods of discovery for these tiny humans. Running, playing, jumping, throwing, tackling, falling, tumbling, crashing, and zero impulse control – pretty much the definition of a young child.
As an introverted mom, I can only take this romping, yelling, skipping, and hollering for a very short period of time, unfortunately. I'm talking, by about 10 am, I'm mentally DONE.
Related post: Is It Naptime Yet?!
Colin DeYoung, the assistant professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota states,
The levels of stimulation extraverts find rewarding can be overwhelming or annoying for introverts.
By about mid-morning, I've very clearly had too much external stimulation. The loud, loud, loudness and running around (normal) of my kids has me feeling what I would describe as annoyed. Not that they annoy me. But the noise and chaos do.
If I had a dollar for every time I say something to the effect of, "Quiet please" or "Please stop talking so LOUD" or "Can you guys go in your playroom and give me a minute please?!" I'd be rich. Filthy, filthy rich.
Around late morning is when I usually am in dire need of some peace and quiet, and oftentimes out comes the iPad or Netflix for the kids so I can go sit in the other room alone for a few minutes.
Which leads directly to my next extremely common trait of an Introvert…
Enjoys solitude – A Lot
Like, A LOT, a lot.
For an introvert, being by ourselves is like a recharge after feeling completely drained from external stimulation. Things like going out to eat with friends, any kind of social event, hanging out with our partner, and hanging out with our kids are all external stimulations.
Before kids (and any rare chance I get now), I would go out to eat by myself on the regular. I'd go see movies alone all the time and thought nothing of it. I'd go to theme parks by myself. I would go home on a Friday or Saturday night after stopping and getting myself a bottle of wine from the store, and with excitement would have my list of movies I couldn't wait to watch with my bowl of popcorn. (Oh man, this all sounds so glorious as I'm typing it because I almost never get to do these things since having kids!)
I have not one, but TWO "velcro babies." I swear these kids would crawl back up in the v
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As much as I love the cuddles and am totally soaking it all up because there will come a point when they're teenagers and want nothing to do with me (lol), I get "touched out" quicker than you can finish reading this post.
I hear myself saying, "Can you guys go play and leave me alone for a minute?!" all the time. And a lot of times it's more of a shout than a calm request.
Has a very small group of friends
I have literally 1 friend here where I live. 1 person who is my for-real girlfriend whom I would (and do) call to cry on or call in the middle of the night if I were in need.
I do have a couple others whom I would consider friends, but they are more like the once a month or every other month text of hey-whatcha-doin-wanna-come-over-for-a-playdate kind of friends.
Let me just say I am absolutely content with having 1 friend at a time. I've always been that way! See my above
But, only having 1 friend means the whole "it takes a village" concept of raising kids does not apply for me. Except for my 1 friend, I'm basically on my own in my child-raising (besides my husband, obviously). My husband and I get very little date nights. When I have an appointment that I can't take my kids
More prone to depression and anxiety
…according to THIS study.
I have anxiety. Big time.
I don't really have depression. But for some people, anxiety and depression go hand in hand.
Being an anxious parent is tough. I worry about ev-ry-thing. Overthink and overanalyze everything. Lash out because it's a "high anxiety day" and I have little to no patience. Irritability levels skyrocket more often than I'd like and my kids are oftentimes in my line of fire.
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I make mountains out of molehills daily. I once flipped the hell out because the marble run I had just built for my preschooler was knocked over by my toddler within minutes of me making it. And then I felt like a jerk for flipping out over such a trivial thing.
The insomnia is real over here, too, thanks to my anxiety. My insomnia plus my mind constantly racing with stress, unwanted thoughts, guilt, and things I should do, haven't done, and can't do have me waking up exhausted every single day. I don't even know what it feels like to wake up rested!
It goes without saying, a tired mom is a grumpy mom.
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- I Tried To Use A Weighted Blanket For My Anxiety & Insomnia: Here Are My Results
Highly self-critical
Imagine what it would feel like to always be told, "You suck at this. You are practically failing them as a parent." To have someone constantly pointing out your non-existent failures and flaws.
And the person telling you this all day every day is yourself. Ugh!
Oh man. This is me 150%.
To say that introverts are their own worst critic is an understatement.
We can't help to look straight past the positives as if they aren't even there.
I criticize my parenting every freaking second of the day. And it's worse once the kids go to bed. My mind just starts on the self-critical rampage and there's no stopping it.
What I should have done. What I did wrong. Why did I do that?! Ugh, I shouldn't have said XYZ to him…2 weeks ago. Etcetera. Etcetera.
Related post: Overthinking With Anxiety – Am I Good Enough?
It's exhausting.
You go into each day, trying your best. But according to you, your best is never good enough.
Deep Thinker
This one can sort of go hand-in-hand with being highly self-critical listed above.
The deeper an introverted parent thinks, the more likely they are to start coming up with nonexistent mistakes and failures.
Think "overanalysis."
Ok, now think of overanalyzing your overanalysis.
Mmhmm, yep… That's me.
Me as an overanalyzing mom: *My 3-year-old pushing over his little brother because he wanted that toy and not really showing much empathy for it* – "OMG he clearly must be a sociopath! Or what if he's going to grow up to be a bully?! What's wrong with my kid?!?!"
On comes the unnecessary stress of wondering if there's something wrong with my kid. Which increases my anxiety.
Note: I know that empathy is typically not something that is fully understood by a child at age 3. But these irrational thoughts are so automatic!
Ok, so now that I've bitched and complained about the struggles of being an introverted parent, head over to my post:
5 Ways To ROCK Being An Introvert!
What are some of your struggles as an introverted parent? Comment below!
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Newsmax – Short Squeeze Will Save Stocks
At the end of the day, the ONE thing that will cause the downfall of Wall Street will be the same thing that puts the Stock Market back on its feet.
People became greedy and things became undone.
Right now, the best way for people to make money is betting against the market.
Eventually they will bet too heavily in that direction (GREED) and that will bring the market back up.
In fact, the bears will be leaning so far in one direction — trying to drive the stocks to zero — that there will be inevitable move in the other direction.
There will be a Short Squeeze.


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MAT-124 - Technical Math 14 credits
First of a two-part sequence for technology students in a math-related field. Topics include ratio, proportion, variation, fractions, fractional equations, functions and graphs, right triangle trigonometry, vectors, solution of linear equations, determinants, factoring, algebraic functions, laws of sines and cosines, graphs of trigonometric functions and complex numbers.
Prerequisite(s): MAT-097 or MAT 098 (C- or better) or placement at college-level on math placement test. MAT-098 stronly recommended.
Mass Transfer Block: Credits earned in this course are counted towards the MassTransfer Block Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning requirements.
Previously known as: MATH-132