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FORASMUCH as this honourable audience now is here assembled to prosecute the funeral observances and ceremonies about this most noble prince late our king and sovereign, king Henry the seventh. And all be it I know well mine unworthiness and inabilities to this so great a matter, yet for my most bounden duty, and for his gracious favour and singular benefits exhibit unto me in this life, I would now after his death right affectuously some thing say, whereby your charities the rather might have his soul recommended. And to that purpose I will entreat the first psalm of the dirige, which psalm was written of the holy king and prophet king David, comforting him after his great falls and trespasses against Almighty God and read in the church in the funeral obsequies of every Christian person when that he dieth. And specially it may be read in the person of this most noble prince, for in it is comprised all that is to be said in this matter. And in the same order that the secular orators have in their funeral orations most diligently observed, which resteth in three points. First in the commendation of him that dead is. Second in a stirring of the hearers to have compassion upon him. And third in a comforting of them again. Which three be done by order in this same psalm, as by the grace of our Lord it may here after appear. First, as touching his laud and commendation, let no man think that mine intent is for to praise him for any vain transitory things of this life, which by the example of him all kings and princes may learn how sliding, how slippery, how failing they be. All be it he had as much of them as was possible in manner for any king to have, his politic wisdom in governance it was singular, his wit alway quick and ready, his reason pithy and substantial, his memory fresh and holding, his experience notable, his counsels fortunate and taken by wise deliberation, his speech gracious in divers languages, his person goodly and amiable, his natural complexion of the purest mixture, his issue fair and in good number, leagues and confederies he had with all Christian princes, his mighty power was dread every where, not only within his realm but without also, his people were to him in as humble subjection as ever they were to king, his land many a day in peace and tranquillity, his prosperity in battle against his enemies was marvellous, his dealing in time of perils and dangers was cold and sober with great hardiness. If any treason were conspired against him it came out wonderfully, his treasure and richesse incomparable, his buildings most goodly and after the newest cast all of pleasure. But what is all this now as unto him, all be but fumus et umbra. A smoke that soon vanisheth, and a shadow soon passing away. Shall I praise him then for them? Nay, forsooth. The great wise man Solon, when that the king Crœsus had shewed unto him all his glorious state and condition that he was in as touching the things above rehearsed, he would not affirm that he was blessed for all that, but said Expectandus est finis. The end is to be abiden and looked upon, wherein he said full truth, all be it peradventure not as he intended, but verily a truth it is, in the end is all together, a good end and a gracious conclusion of the life maketh all, and therefore Seneca in his epistles saith, Bonam vitæ clausulam impone. In any wise make a good conclusion of thy life, which thing I may confirm by holy letters. In the prophet Ezekiel it is written and spoken by the mouth of God in this manner, Justitia justi non liberabit eum in quacunque die peccaverit et impietas impii non nocebit ei in quacunque die conversus fuerit ab impietate sua. That is to say, if the righteous man have lived never so virtuously, and in the end of his life commit one deadly sin and so depart, all his righteous dealing before shall not defend him from everlasting damnation, and in contrary wise, if the sinful man have lived never so wretchedly in times past, yet in the end of his life if he return from his wickedness unto God, all his wickedness before shall not let him to be saved. Let no sinner presume of this to do amiss or to continue the longer in his sin, for of such presumers scant one among a thousand cometh unto this grace, but the death taketh them or they beware. Let no man also murmur against this, for this is the great treasure of the mercy of Almighty God, and against such murmurs is sufficiently answered in the same place, for what should become of any of us were not this great mercy? Quis potest dicere mundum est cor meum, innocens ego sum a peccato. Who may say (saith Ecclesiasticus) mine heart is clean, I am innocent and guiltless of sin. As who saith, no man may speak this word. When then all men have in their life trespassed against Almighty God, I may well say that he is gracious that maketh a blessed end. And to that purpose Saint John in the Apocalypse saith, Beati mortui qui in domino moriuntur. Blessed are those which have made virtuous end and conclusion of their life in our Lord, which verily I suppose this most noble prince hath done, the proof whereof shall stand in four points. The first is a true turning of his soul from this wretched world unto the love of Almighty God. Second is a fast hope and confidence that he had in prayer. Third a steadfast belief of God and of the sacraments of the church. Fourth in a diligent asking of mercy in the time of mercy, which four points by order be expressed in the first part of this psalm. As to the first, at the beginning of Lent last passed, he called unto him his confessor, a man of singular wisdom, learning, and virtue, by whose assured instruction I speak this that I shall say. This noble prince, after his confession made with all diligence and great repentance, he promised three things, that is to say, a true reformation of all them that were officers and ministers of his laws to the intent that justice, from henceforward, truly and indifferently might be executed in all causes. Another, that the promotions of the church that were of his disposition should, from henceforth, be disposed to able men such as were virtuous and well learned. Third, that as touching the dangers and jeopardies of his laws for things done in times past, he would grant a pardon generally unto all his people, which three things he let not openly to speak to divers as did resort unto him. And many a time unto his secret servants he said that if it pleased God to send him life, they should see him a new changed man. Furthermore, with all humbleness he recognised the singular and many benefits that he had received of Almighty God, and with great repentance and marvellous sorrow accused himself of his unkindness towards Him, specially that he no more fervently had procured the honour of God, and that he had no more diligently performed the will and pleasure of Him, wherein he promised, by the grace of God, an assured amendment. Who may suppose but that this man had verily set his heart and love upon God, or who may think that in his person may not be said, Dilexi, that is to say, I have set my love on my lord God
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Africa, Buganda, Dating, Handsome, How to find a good man, Marriage, Men, Relationships, Uganda, Women, Writing
I've been working on this series for a while now. I had hoped to complete it all in one go, but soon realised it would take an incredibly long time to do so; and it would be too much to read in one go. So, I'll dish it out in installments. Here is the first. Grab a beverage.
1. Soft on the eyes. Yes? No?
Obviously, you need one that you won't mind waking up next to everyday for the rest of your life. Yes, yes, it's all about what's inside. But let's be real here, ladies. If you don't like the look of him, the chances that you're even going to hang around and talk to him for 30 minutes, let alone 5, range from slim to none. Mercifully, handsome lies in the eyes of the beholderess. A good calculation on nature's part, too, and something I'm happy about, as I'm a firm believer in someone for everyone. Yes, there is someone for everyone.
2. You find out his surname, QUICK!
He just may be your brother. No, I'm not kidding. Among the Baganda, we've got a clan and totem system that is patrilineal. Members of the same clan are considered brothers and sisters, even if they don't share birth parents or even great, great grand parents. Members of a clan are also considered to have descended from a single lineage, and when called upon to do so, introduce themselves as grandchildren of a certain clan head somewhere in history (in spite of what I've just told you in the sentence before this one). We've got 52 clans, each with hundreds of surnames specific to it. Children do not simply take on their father's name. They are given their own. Often, not always, a surname will have a masculine and feminine variation. One's clan can be told from their surname. See where I'm going with this? Once he introduces himself, surname and all, you know what you've got to do.
- Option 1. Keep it at hello and goodbye.
- Option 2. Go right on, get frisky if you want, 'cause he's not your brother.
- Option 3. Commit incest, while telling yourself it's a one night stand, then you keep going back to each other, next thing you know you're in love with someone no one will let you marry, not even the most objective person in the country, and you risk being excommunicated from your family and clan, if they haven't done so already. I know of a couple that knowingly walked into this one, and years later were hoping the rules would be broken for them. Are you kidding me? In which universe? The girl's brother couldn't even stand the sight of his sister's boyfriend, couldn't believe any one could be so dumb. I've also got a friend that went slightly past hello and goodbye without getting his surname, only to find ought later that his name was the very variation of her own. She never ever talked to him again. Here is how the phone call went. (What? Phone call? You were supposed to find out his surname the very day you saw that look in his eyes. The one that said he might want more. Not days later!) Anyway, here's how it went down.
Guy: I really enjoyed talking to you last time. I'm glad I came out to the party. I was practically dragged there, you know. I can't believe I almost didn't get to meet someone as intriguing as you are.
Girl: (flattered) Oh, come on! You lawyer types are just smooth talkers. You'll say just about anything.
Guy: No, I mean it. I enjoyed your company. I'd like to see you again, send some more time with you, get to know you better.
Girl: Well, maybe. I enjoyed your company too.
Guy: So? What do you say?
Girl: By the way, what's your surname?
Guy: Yiga*
Girl: (Crap! Aargh!) *Hangs up phone without saying another word*
Guy is left wondering. Later he texts: what's up, did I say something wrong?
She texts back: I'm called NAYIGA*!!!
Neither one ever contacted the other again.
Well, to be honest, some of that conversation is made up, but the hanging up and texting part is completely true.
It's very serious, the surname and clans issue. When I first met my boyfriend's elder brother one of the very first things he asked (barely 10 minutes into the conversation) was what clan I came from. I immediately allayed his fears by first letting him know which one I did not belong to, namely theirs; then went on to declare mine. I also went further to explain which section(variety) of my clan I belong to, as mine is probably the only one with sections in it. And because it's so huge, it's one of only two clans allowed to marry amongst each other, 'cause well, we are just too many. We're all over the sampling space for mates. Still, I can't get with someone of my clan if we belong to the same variety of the clan. In explaining my clan when asked, I had to be very clear as one cannot marry someone of their mother's clan, either. That would be like marrying your mum/paternal uncle or her sisters/brothers. From your father's (and hence your) clan, elders or contemporaries of your father are your fathers too or paternal aunts, and your contemporaries are your brothers and sisters, as you'll be of the same clan. Elders from your mother's clan are your mothers or maternal uncles.
Gives a whole new meaning to 'it takes a village to raise a child, right'? Now you know that saying came from Africa.
So you see? Once you've found out his surname and you're both in the clear, you then have to start hoping that his mother is not of your clan, and he'll be hoping your mother is not of his clan. These things are also never as straight forward as they sound. People obviously won't start discussing each other's mothers' names until they've gotten quite far into the relationship. Maybe this is all part of why we haven't got the I don't want to take on the man's name fuss here. As a woman, you never lose your name to start with, even if you take on his once married. Your surname stays with you, as does your clan, and your children will know your name not just as mum's middle/maiden name.
What's in a name? Everything, Shakespeare my friend. Everything.
It's not as tideous as it sounds. It can all be accomplished in a single greeting. It's also not the only reason you'll want to know a potential mate's surname upfront. And no, it's got nothing to do with his bank account. But that's another long story that probably warrants a post of it's own. When I write it, if I do, you'll be the first to know.
*Not their real names.
Next installment coming out soon.
Meanwhile, what dating/mate-hunt/marital customs are dictated by your culture? Got any? Love 'em or hate 'em?

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Afghanistan Discussion This Wednesday, 4:00 p.m.
At 4:00 this Wednesday, Cato is hosting a panel discussion on "turning the page in Afghanistan" with the coauthor of Cato's recent paper on the topic, Josh Rovner, as well as my colleague Malou Innocent, Joshua Foust of the American Security Project, and Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution. The event will feature a (perhaps uncommonly) wide range of opinion about the current strategy and the recently announced drawdown timeline. I look forward to having the privilege of moderating the discussion.
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Enter Bill de Blasio stage left - the protagonist of his own divisive narrative. In de Blasio's mind, New York over the last 20 years has been a nightmare and a majority of New Yorkers have suffered with Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Bloomberg in Gracie Mansion.
Yet, while Mr. de Blasio was supporting Sandinistas and honeymooning in Cuba, he may have been too busy to take notice of the dire circumstances facing our beloved city before their elections.
Crime in New York City was so rampant many didn't feel safe being out after dark – let alone during the day. Now, today, with the help of New York's Finest our city is the safest large city in America. In de Blasio's New York, the New York Police Department is a barbaric force plundering our neighborhoods with no regard for the law.
In the last 20 years, we have opened the door for technological innovation and a new wave of entrepreneurship in this city, but we need to ensure that our city doesn't handcuff those looking to live here and do business, rather that we provide our businesses and our residents the financial capacity to thrive.
In de Blasio's New York, instead of reviewing our own books and seeing where we can reduce waste and increase the efficiency of our spending, the answer is increasing taxes. Raising taxes on any New Yorker is counterintuitive to what our city needs. New York City already has some of the highest taxes in the nation, increasing them in any capacity would only serve to continue to push out hard-working small business owners, entrepreneurs, and lifelong residents.
I remember what poor governance did to this city and the less privileged in the past. I recognize a wolf in sheep's clothing when I see one. Bill de Blasio is running on the "say anything, promise everything" platform. Bill de Blasio is seeking the office of the Mayor of New York City; Joe Lhota is seeking the responsibility that comes with the office.
If there is any real "Tale of Two Cities" it is the stark difference between the New York de Blasio seeks to create – one of hampering those who risk their lives to protect us and stifling our economy - and the one Joe Lhota seeks to create – a city in which government spending is curtailed through efficient expenditures and allow those who wish to live and work here to continue to do so in peace and prosperity.
Voting in this election should not just be a referendum on the dangers of voting Bill de Blasio into office, but an affirmation of Joe Lhota's unrivaled credentials for the job. It isn't often that we are presented with a candidate with the level of practical and applicable experience as Joe to take the reins of City Hall and lead New York City through the challenges that will present themselves in the next four years.
Joe's work as Budget Director and Deputy Mayor for Operations allowed New York to survive and rebuild amidst many of our darkest hours. I have no doubt that he will do the same as our mayor.
On top of that, Joe was born in the Bronx, and, as the son of an NYPD cop and the grandson of a New York City firefighter, Joe understands what each and every one of New York City's five boroughs needs. This personal connection and understanding will allow Joe to carry out his mission of increasing communications within the community.
I am casting my vote for Joe Lhota, not only because I fear Bill de Blasio's divisive and fictitious tale will send our city into a catastrophic social and financial downward spiral, but because I believe Joe Lhota – a New Yorker through and through - will be a mayor that will lean on his past experience to bolster our future.
Bob Turner represented portions of Queens and Brooklyn in the House of Representatives from 2011-2013.


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Man sentenced for fatal pedestrian crash
Joseph Brosnihan sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison
A man now knows how long he'll spend in prison after a fatal pedestrian crash last June.
Authorities said Joseph Brosnihan was celebrating his 35th birthday at a bar before driving home and crashing into 26-year-old Ashley Rodriguez.
Brosnihan was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison for motor vehicle homicide and 3 to 5 years for leaving the scene of an accident. His driver's license has been revoked for 15 years.
-- Video: Reactions from the courtroom after sentencing
Prosecutors said Brosnihan had four pitchers of beer at the bar. His car struck Rodriguez near 64th and Q streets, and police said he then left the scene.
He turned himself in a day after the crash.
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Brosnihan has driven drunk in the past.
"He's obviously a menace. He's convicted of drunk driving before. He took somebody's life in this situation because of his state of intoxication, we believe," Kleine said.
Brosnihan was crying in court when he told the family he is deeply sorry and that he never meant to hurt anyone. He said he wishes he could take their pain away.
Ashley's family and friends were in tears as they left the courtroom. They said her two sons still cry out for their mother.
Brosnihan will be eligible for parole in 7 1/2 years.


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After I found out that figs were amazing. My friend, Lisa, suggested I try this amazing recipe. I am so glad she did. I mean figs and bacon?! How can it get any better?
This is going to be my new favorite appetizer for dinner parties! And they are so easy to make. Just a little cutting and baking and presto! delicious food.Bacon-Wrapped Figs Stuffed with Asiago Cheese
This recipe was was adapted from Food.com.
- 6 slices of bacon
- 12 dried figs
- 1/3 cup grated asiago cheese
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Line a baking sheet with foil. Lay bacon on baking sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes, until the bacon has rendered some fat but is still pliable; drain on paper towels.
3. Slit the figs lengthwise and fill the pocket with cheese. Next cut the bacon strip in half. Put on fig on a strip of bacon wrap and then secure with toothpick. Repeat.
4. Put the figs in a baking dish with a rim and bake for 10 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Serve warm!!


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In his book, From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany (2004), Richard Weikart explains the revolutionary impact Darwinism had on ethics and morality. Darwinism played a key role in the rise not only of eugenics (a movement wanting to control human reproduction to improve the human species), but also on euthanasia, infanticide, abortion, and racial extermination. This was especially important in Germany, since Hitler built his view of ethics on Darwinian principles. (#8987)
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Blue Jays First Half Report Card
Offense Grades
Min. 60 at-bats
OF Jose Bautista: A
Stats: .237/.361/.543, 24 HR, 56 RBI, 54 BB
Comment: Low average, but his walk rate, surprising power and versatility on defense has been a blessing in his All-Star season.
C John Buck: A
Stats: .272/.306/.502, 13 HR, 41 RBI
Comment: Performing better with the bat than expected and earned a spot on the All-Star team for the first time in his career.
SS Alex Gonzalez: A
Stats: .259/.296/.497, 17 HR, 25 2B, 50 RBI
Comment: Signed for his defense, but surprising with his bat. Probably should've been on the All-Star team.
CF Vernon Wells: B+
Stats: .265/.319/.524, 19 HR, 26 2B, 49 RBI
Comment: Solid overall numbers and strong in center, but has been slumping for the past month or so. Made third All-Star team.
OF Fred Lewis: B
Stats: .276/.334/.444, 5 HR, 24 2B, 25 RBI, 10 SB
Comment: Late arrival filled uncertain leadoff role. Average in the field, but adds another element to the order.
C Jose Molina: B
Stats: .282/.351/.400, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3.13 ERA
Comment: Pitchers love to throw to him and he has done better than expected with the bat.
SS John McDonald: C+
Stats: .231/.254/.431, 2 HR, 6 RBI
Comment: Little playing time at shortstop, taking away his strongest trait. Has done as expected at the plate.
1B Lyle Overbay: C
Stats: .250/.329/.417, 10 HR, 18 2B, 31 RBI
Comment: After ugly start at the plate, has been one of the Jays' best hitters for the past month and a half.
OF Travis Snider: C
Stats: .241/.323/.483, 6 HR, 15 RBI
Comment: Starting to break through offensively before a right wrist injury sent him to the disabled list.
3B Edwin Encarnacion: F
Stats: .221/.304/.463, 10 HR, 24 RBI
Comment: Inconsistent both at the plate and in the field. Has been given every chance to succeed and has not taken advantage.
2B Aaron Hill: F
Stats: .189/.272/.359, 12 HR, 12 2B, 33 RBI
Comment: After All-Star 2009 season, Hill has labored through an ugly slump in the first half. Reaching Mendoza Line remains a goal.
DH/OF Adam Lind: F
Stats: .214/.271/.370, 12 HR, 12 2B, 40 RBI
Comment: Strikeout rate is up and average is down. Has looked confused at the plate at times as pitchers adjustmented to him.
Pitching Grades
Min. 15 innings pitched
Stats: 15 GS, 8-5, 3.97 ERA, 67 K, 27 BB, 93 IP
Comment: The surprising team wins leader entering the break. Joined rotation late and had one rough stretch of starts.
RHP Shaun Marcum: B+
Stats: 17 GS, 7-4, 3.44 ERA, 88 K, 27 BB, 107.1 IP
Comment: Strong start to the season before tailing off some prior to disabled list stint. Great leadership both on and off the field.
LHP Ricky Romero: B
Stats: 18 GS, 6-6, 3.71 ERA, 108 K, 46 BB, 116.1 IP
Comment: Recent struggles marred an otherwise strong first-half showing that was not helped any by poor run support.
RHP Brandon Morrow C+
Stats: 18 GS, 5-6, 4.86 ERA, 111 K, 47 BB, 100 IP
Comment: One of the better starters of late, but a rough early-season showing skewed his overall numbers.
RHP Jesse Litsch: D
Stats: 6 GS, 0-4, 6.54 ERA, 12 K, 10 BB, 31.2 IP
Comment: Has as many rough showings as good. Searching for consistency in his return from Tommy John.
LHP Dana Eveland: F
Stats: 9 GS, 3-4, 6.45 ERA, 21 K, 27 BB, 44.2 IP
Comment: Opened season in rotation and looked strong early, only to fade swiftly off the staff and out of the organization.
Stats: 40 G, 3-1, 2.53 ERA, 29 K, 9 BB, 46.1 IP
Comment: Arguably the most reliable reliever for the Blue Jays throughout the first half. Has handled pressure situations well.
LHP Scott Downs: A-
Stats: 41 G, 2.65 ERA, 29 K, 8 BB, 37.1 IP
Comment: A solid option out of the bullpen, as he has been for the Jays for the past few years.
RHP Kevin Gregg: B
Stats: 34 G, 0-3, 3.67 ERA, 20-23 SV, 27 K, 18 BB, 34.1 IP
Comment: Has had his rough moments, but otherwise has performed as would've been expected given recent history.
LHP David Purcey: B
Stats: 14 G, 2.12 ERA, 15 K, 8 BB, 17 IP
Comment: Used primarily in mop-up duty, but has put up solid numbers in his first experience as a big league reliever.
RHP Casey Janssen: C+
Stats: 33 G, 4-0, 4.10 ERA, 39 K, 12 BB, 41.2 IP
Comment: Great in spurts and subpar in others, the righty has been a solid, yet inconsistent, contributor out of the bullpen.
RHP Jason Frasor: C
Stats: 38 G, 3-2, 4.67 ERA, 3-6 SV, 38 K, 18 BB, 34.2 IP
Comment: Lost the closer's job early in the season and has been inconsistent out of the bullpen late in games.
LHP Rommie Lewis: C-
Stats: 13 G, 4.91 ERA, 15 K, 7 BB, 18.1 IP
Comment: Looked strong in spurts, but otherwise had an underwhelming first stay in the bullpen for the Jays.
LHP Brian Tallet: F
Stats: 14 G, 5 GS, 1-3, 6.59 ERA, 31 K, 24 BB, 13 HR, 42.1 IP
Comment: Started the season as the No. 2 starter, lost his spot in the rotation and has been inconsistent out of the bullpen.
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Hill is having one of the weirder seasons I can remember. His walk rate is up while his strikeout rate is steady – usually this indicates improvement. His BABIP is so low (.182) that I keep expecting him to come out of the slump, and it keeps not happening.
Looking deeper into his batted ball profile, his line drive rate has plummeted over 10% and all of those line drives have turned into fly balls. Hill needs to level out his swing, but I still think that BABIP is unsustainably low.
Good article, Jordan, thanks!
Wells on making All-Star team: "It's good but it's still lacking something." Meaning? "Ultimate goal is to be playing somewhere in October."
Does that mean that he wants a trade? I hope so, because he's going downhill just like Hill and Lind, if he wants to make it to October maybe he should be helping the team win which he hasn't been doing for the past month or 2 which he's really started showing his 09 form again.
JS0101: Wells' comments were not intended to mean he wants to be traded. He was simply saying that every year there are two goals: making the All-Star team and making the playoffs. Obviously right now, the second goal is not realistic.


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A settlement was accepted by both sides to end the dispute over the lay-off of former Morenci Elementary School principal Jeanie Thompson.
Although no judgment was made against the Morenci Board of Education and superintendent Kyle Griffith in relation to a lawsuit filed by Thompson, a case evaluation team awarded her a financial settlement of $45,000 to bring the issue to a close. A third of that cost will paid by the school's insurance company.
Thompson filed suit in January 2007, seeking $83,602 in lost salary for breach of contract, plus the loss of benefits she would have received.
Three other counts—charges of acting fraudulently, emotional distress and loss of consortium in the marriage—were dismissed by Lenawee County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Pickard.
Judge Pickard held onto the breach of contract complaint, but his decision wasn't based on the charges filed in the lawsuit. Instead, he told attorneys that Thompson failed to receive adequate compensation (lack of consideration) for accepting the terms of a new contract signed in April 2006.
The new contract allowed for the layoff of any administrator after a 30-day notice. She and maintenance supervisor Dan Miller were laid off three months later as the district attempted to trim spending from a projected $300,000 deficit.
Judge Pickard said that school districts typically offer administrators two-year contracts that are renewed annually. He said the new contract benefitted the school district, but offered administrators no compensation for what they gave up.
Judge Pickard suggested resolving the case by negotiating a cash settlement and the matter was referred to a team of lawyers for case evaluation.
Under Michigan court rules, said school attorney Bill Vogelzang, case evaluation is used in civil cases when one party is seeking financial damages. Typically, three attorneys are asked to review statements from both sides and come up with a settlement acceptable to each party—generally a compromise to what was originally sought....


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The Abacus and the Numeral Frame -- Early Use of the Numeral Frame
Early Use of the Numeral Frame
Various forms of the abacus have been and still are used in arithmetic teaching. From the late 1830s, many American schools purchased numeral frames. These demonstration devices had one or more wires strung with beads that moved crosswise, as on a Russian abacus. The instrument apparently developed independently in France and in England, and was brought to the US from both countries. Teachers used numeral frames to introduce young students to counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication and fractions.
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Slate with Numeral Frame
- Description
- This object combines two common tools of 19th-century American teaching: the slate and the teaching abacus or numeral frame. Both the piece of black slate and the wires of the numeral frame fit in a wooden framework. There are two rows of wooden beads, with ten beads in each row. The beads are painted in the colors of the spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue). The unsigned and undated instrument was given to the Museum in 1975.
- In the 1870s and 1880s, at least three Americans took out patents for combination slates and abaci. Freeman D'Ossone of Philadelphia proposed a slate with a row of nine numbered beads that moved up and down on a wire in a frame with the slate (US Patent 119,332, dated September 26, 1871). The beads shown in the patent description are spherical.
- Henry Stewart of Erie, Pa., proposed an abacus attachment for school slates that fit atop the slate and had two rows of beads with ten beads in each row. The beads are slightly flattened (US Patent 217,749, dated February 6, 1883).
- Charlotte Francis Roddey of New York City proposed an "abacus for slates" in which a single row of 25 spherical beads fit into the frame of an abacus (US Patent 339933, dated April 13, 1886). None of these inventions precisely matches this object. It seems likely, however, that this slate with numeral frame dates from about the same period.
- date made
- ca 1890
- ID Number
- catalog number
- 335281
- accession number
- 314637
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Teaching Abacus, or Numeral Frame
- Description
- To teach children basic arithmetic, nineteenth century teachers used numeral frames like this one. They resemble a Russian abacus, in that beads move crosswise. However, each bead represents a unit digit (unlike the abacus, where beads in different rows or columns have different place values).
- Soldiers returning from Russia after the Napoleonic Wars introduced this kind of abacus into France. In England, teacher and educational reformer Samuel Wilderspin promoted its use. Educators from both France and England brought it to the U. S., where it began to sell commercially in the late 1820s.
- Some numeral frames were purchased and others homemade. The device was used to teach counting, simple addition, multiplication, and fractions. Most early numeral frames had 12 or 10 beads in a row. This one has 8 parallel copper wires, each with 18 beads. The instrument was used in Mexico. It came to the Smithsonian in 1979. There are no maker's marks.
- Reference: P. A. Kidwell, Amy Ackerberg-Hastings, and D. L. Roberts, Tools of American Mathematics Teaching, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, pp. 87-104.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 1979.0693.01
- catalog number
- 1979.0693.01
- accession number
- 1979.0693
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History


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Memory Eternal! Fr. George Sayaf
Fr. George Sayaf fell asleep in the Lord, Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in Cincinnati,Ohio. He was born on November 23, 1939 in Damascus Syria.
He was pre-deceased by his parents: Yousef and Nazira Sayaf, brothers Zaki and Saleem Sayaf and sister in law Kawkab Sayaf .
He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years Eleftheria; His son Dr. Konstantine Sayaf (Anita); His daughter Nazira Sayaf Waldo (Ashley); Grand children Christen George Waldo, Anthony Robin Waldo and Kalista Marie Sayaf. His brothers: Bishara Sayaf (Liala), Tony Sayaf (Riyam), Rev. Fr. Sami Sayaf (Seham) and sisters, The Rev. Mother Pelajia Sayaf, Liala Sayaf, and Nawal Sayaf. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, and grandnieces and nephews.
Fr George lived a life of humanity and served many communities in Lebanon, Brazil, and the United States.
Services were held on Sunday May 25,2008, at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 6300 Bowden Road, Jacksonville, Florida.
Divine liturgy was held on Monday May 26, 2008, followed by funeral services at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church.


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Interesting. I didn't know that. I suppose it makes sense though: No need to determine C&F until you've proven that you can at least pass the bar.
Interesting. I guess that's that I get for extrapolating. I most definitely submitted my moral character information well after taking the California exam, but I was already admitted in another jurisdiction at the time. It appears the procedure is different for new graduates.
Quote Interesting. I didn't know that. I suppose it makes sense though: No need to determine C&F until you've proven that you can at least pass the bar. Yep, all I had to submit to take the NY bar was a handwriting sample, proof of law school graduation, and a transcript.
Quote from: Thelo mia mpira on June 27, 2010, 04:41:35 PMHow did they "run him through the ringer"? In my state, those with DUI, etc. had to go to multiple meetings with Bar officials prior to sitting for the bar. This is probably what Freak is referring to.
How did they "run him through the ringer"?
I'm a former investigator for the FL Board of Bar Examiners and the first step is full disclosure on your law school applications. Also, I'd recommend that you do a lot of volunteer work. This will help prove rehab when you apply for bar admittance. As an investigator I had cases of applicants who committed felonies and got admission to law school and the Bar. Yes, the conduct is taken into consideration, but so are other factors such as: age at the time of the offense, any patterns of behavior, evidence of rehab, and the overall character and fitness of the person. Good luck!
Maybe he is just trying to be helpful and talking from real experience opposed to speculation from what people that for the most part have no idea what they are talking about.
Maybe I find it unlikely that someone would pose as a Florida Bar Investigator and if they did they really need to be more imaginative. At the end of the day for this kind of question you should call the bar of each state as they will know and not random unidentified people on the internet.


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CHICAGO (AP) — Religious leaders nationwide are using the pulpit to quell concerns in immigrant communities and take action as the threat of an immigration crackdown looms.
Feelings of fear and desperation are exploding in immigrant communities across the country. The Trump administration announced raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are set to begin this weekend. (Source: CNN)
While federal immigration officials were mum on details, they were expected to start a coordinated action Sunday targeting thousands of people with final deportation orders in 10 major cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.
The Rev. John Celichowski of St Clare de Montefalco Parish in Chicago used his homily during Mass to praise the compassion of a border activist accused of harboring immigrants living in the country illegally. Another Chicago church planned a "deportation defense workshop."
A network of 25 Houston churches offered sanctuary to families fearing deportation.
In Miami, activists handed fliers outside churches advising immigrants of their rights in case they encounter agents.
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MPAA Freaks Out: Insists That Having To Consider Fair Use Before Filing A DMCA Takedown Would Be Crazy
from the oh-really-now? deptOh, there go the wacky lawyers at the MPAA again. Last week we noted that a key fight may be shaping up concerning the contours of Section 512(f) of the DMCA -- the clause that is supposed to allow people to fight back against bogus DMCA takedowns. The details of the fight itself are pretty silly -- basically two angry bloggers fighting with each other -- but the underlying legal issue is of critical importance. As we've noted, to date, 512(f) has been rendered almost entirely toothless, such that tons of completely bogus DMCA notices are filed all the time, stifling free speech. Here was a case that might actually allow a 512(f) win, and provide some further basis for future responses to abusive DMCA takedowns.
Is it really any surprise that the MPAA suddenly took notice of the case after the EFF filed an amicus brief? The MPAA had to step in and argue why it should be allowed to continued to file millions of DMCA takedowns without having to be that careful about bogus takedowns, because actually having to make sure a work is infringing would be too much work. So, the MPAA basically says, "we should be allowed to stifle free speech with no consequence because OMG PIRACY@!@!!" Yes, that's a paraphrase, but that's the crux of the MPAA's argument.
The MPAA respectfully submits that such an interpretation of § 512(f) is wrong and threatens to cause significant harms that Congress could not possibly have intended. The MPAA's interest in this matter is not academic. The MPAA and its members confront the piracy of their works by Internet actors on a massive global scale. One of the only means that the MPAA and its members have to ensure that Internet services that carry, host, or link to such content take steps not to facilitate such rampant piracy is through the DMCA's notice-and-takedown provisions. The rule that Plaintiff and Amici advocate, if carried to its logical conclusion, would impose significant and unwarranted burdens on copyright owners like the MPAA and its members who unfortunately must send literally millions of takedown notices every year to combat the mass infringement of their works on the Internet.That's both wrong and ridiculous. It's not an "unwarranted burden" to ask DMCA filers to actually check to make sure a file is infringing. It's the whole freaking point. What's really going on here is that the MPAA is finally realizing that its now-common practice of hiring companies like DtecNet to send automated takedowns might run afoul of 512(f) because the computer programs aren't taking into account things like fair use.
So, the basic point that the MPAA is making is silly and wrong.
They're also flat out wrong on the law. The issue here, once again, is that the MPAA insists that fair use is only an "affirmative defense," and thus it has no reason to consider it before filing a DMCA takedown.
Fair use is an affirmative defense. It excuses conduct that otherwise is actionable as infringement, as the Supreme Court, the First Circuit, and numerous other courts and the Copyright Act's legislative history have made clear.But that is not what the law actually says. It does not say that it "excuses conduct that otherwise is actionable as infringement." Section 107 of the Copyright Act says:
... the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.This is important. The law does not say that this it is an infringement, but "excused." It says it is not an infringement. If it's not an infringement, then it means that the use is authorized. And that's the key to the whole issue here, because 512(f) says you can be liable for damages if you misrepresent "that material or activity is infringing." Infringing. Again, fair use is not infringing. So if it is a clear case of fair use (and we agree that not all cases of fair use are clear), then not considering fair use whereby one would recognize that the use is authorized, and still filing the DMCA takedown, would be a misrepresentation that the work is infringing.
This isn't just me making this up. It's what the court said in the Stephanie Lenz case as well:
Here, the Court concludes that the plain meaning of "authorized by law" is unambiguous. An activity or behavior "authorized by law" is one permitted by law or not contrary to law. Though Congress did not expressly mention the fair use doctrine in the DMCA, the Copyright Act provides explicitly that "the fair use of a copyrighted work . . . is not an infringement of copyright." 17 U.S.C. § 107. Even if Universal is correct that fair use only excuses infringement, the fact remains that fair use is a lawful use of a copyright. Accordingly, in order for a copyright owner to proceed under the DMCA with "a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law," the owner must evaluate whether the material makes fair use of the copyright. 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)(v). An allegation that a copyright owner acted in bad faith by issuing a takedown notice without proper consideration of the fair use doctrine thus is sufficient to state a misrepresentation claim pursuant to Section 512(f) of the DMCA. Such an interpretation of the DMCA furthers both the purposes of the DMCA itself and copyright law in general. In enacting the DMCA, Congress noted that the "provisions in the bill balance the need for rapid response to potential infringement with the end-users [sic] legitimate interests in not having material removed without recourse."The MPAA's desired interpretation of 512(f) is basically an attempt to reject the Lenz ruling entirely... and, more importantly, to make sure that almost no case could ever qualify for 512(f) damages. Which is exactly what they want: to be able to brush off all of the bogus DMCA notices they send without ever having to fear reprisal for stifling someone's speech.
I guess this is one more to add to the pile of evidence showing how absolutely ridiculous it is when the MPAA pretends it's a defender of fair use. A defender of fair use wouldn't support an interpretation of 512(f) that basically allows for DMCA takedowns on clearly fair use situations. And yet that's exactly what the MPAA is arguing for here.
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When the original lineup of BlackBerry 7 devices was announced, I was slightly disappointed to not see a Bold 97xx form-factor announced, as it was pretty much the only form-factor I had ever owned.
RIM seems to have decided to tweak a 97xx/99xx hybrid device, which will be releasing soon as the Bold 9790. The original design we seen this summer was basically a 9780 with touchscreen & updated specs, but recent leaked images show a new charging port location & buttons similar to Torch 9850/9860.
These updated buttons honestly make the device look horrendous. Why change something that was great in the first place?


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SubdivisionHomestake at Vail
Listing Date12/04/18
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Today Amazon makes a discount on 11 engaging young-adult novels. The price for any of them is $0.99. All of these books have positive customer reviews but only few persons have left them. According to my own experience you should not be afraid to open a new name for yourself. Each great author has to write his 1-st story, 2-nd and so on.
Here is the list of these books. Click on them to go to the relevant page on Amazon.
- Blackbriar by William Sleator
- Memento Nora by Angela Smibert
- Spotting for Nellie by Pamela Lowell
- Mindblind by Jennifer Roy
- Kathleen, Please Come Home (Marshall Cavendish Classics) by Scott Odell
- Rebound by Bob Krech
- Shelter From The Wind (Marshall Cavendish Classics) by Marion Dane Bauer
- Sizzle by Lee McClain
- Cloaked In Red by Vivian Vande Velde
- My Name Is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson
- Soccerland (International Sports Academy) by Beth Choat
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Military video games are generally so gung-ho about combat they might as well be recruiting posters for the armed forces. There isn't much time for rumination when you're racking up the kill streaks and body counts — you have to assume the cause you're fighting for is just. Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out.
"Spec Ops: The Line" (2K Games, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, $59.99) doesn't let you off the hook so easily. Yes, you will slaughter hundreds of people over the course of its single-player campaign. No, you won't feel good about it.
"Spec Ops" takes place in Dubai six months after it has been demolished by an apocalyptic sandstorm. Its luxury hotels and skyscrapers have been abandoned or even toppled. Only a few refugees remain, along with a U.S. Army infantry unit and its leader, Col. John Konrad. After receiving a distress call from inside Dubai, your three-man commando team is sent to investigate.
Konrad's name is a giveaway to anyone who passed high-school English lit: "Spec Ops" is a take on Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," by way of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War adaptation, "Apocalypse Now." The parallels to the film are deliberate: The diary of the game's protagonist, Capt. Walker, is reminiscent of Capt. Willard's narration in the movie. A game character called Radioman channels Dennis Hopper's photojournalist. And even though "Spec Ops" is set in the near future, its soundtrack features Vietnam-era nuggets like Deep Purple's "Hush" and Martha and the Vandellas' "Nowhere to Run."
As your team approaches the sand-choked outskirts of Dubai, you're greeted by refugees who try (with gunfire) to stop your mission. But as you venture further into the city's decadent palaces and casinos, you stumble into a war between CIA agents and Konrad's "Damned 33rd" infantry. The enemies here aren't terrorists, drug lords or aliens. They're your fellow Americans.
"Spec Ops," created by the Berlin-based Yager Development studio, doesn't tackle specific elements of U.S. foreign policy, but its vision of apparently crazy Americans running amok in the Middle East is unflinching. It's hard to imagine a U.S.-based developer trying to pull this off.
But while the story here is riveting, the gameplay offers nothing particularly fresh. The settings are distinctive, but most of the levels settle into the familiar rhythm: take cover, kill everybody, move on. And the game drags you down a relentlessly linear path, with little freedom to explore. On occasion, it awkwardly reminds you that you're playing a game: Oh look, someone's put a convenient zip line on top of this tower!
Still, even when I was bored with its lackluster combat, the audacious storytelling in "Spec Ops" kept me moving. "Spec Ops" is as gory as "Call of Duty," "Battlefield" or any shooter of the last decade — yet it dares to question the gamer's enjoyment of such violence. (Near the end it flashes the question, "How many Americans have you killed today?" ) The messages may be muddled, but they are thought-provoking, and Yager and 2K deserve credit for tackling them.
Three stars out of four.
Killing machines go haywire in 'Spec Ops'
Military video games are generally so gung-ho about combat they might as well be recruiting posters for the armed forces. There isn't much time for rumination when you're racking up the kill streaks and body counts — you have to assume the cause you're fighting for is just. Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out.


text: Wieland Electric has expanded its offering of universal safety relays to include a small 22.5mm wide version. The SNO 4083KM series relay is the smallest in its class, making it attractive for most mechanical-engineering applications, particularly special machine engineering or smaller serial machines. The SNO 4083KM series relays are suitable for virtually any safety function, from conventional emergency stop, safety door monitoring, and monitoring of ESPE (electro-sensitive protective equipment)-type 4 (safety light curtain) to the monitoring of pressure mats or coded magnet switches with open-close contact pairs. Additional functions, such as a selective automatic or manual monitored restart of the safety function and synchronous time monitoring of 0.5 or 1.5 seconds for all two-channel applications, make the SNO 4083KM series a breakthrough in safety relays. The integrated Monoflop function detects short sensor signals to help eliminate debouncing, resulting in less downtime for the machine. "The SNO 4083KM series provides smart diagnosis of the device operating state to support economical machine operation, as well as the high operating capacity of the contacts," said Gary F. Meyer, product manager at Wieland Electric. The SNO 4083KM safety relays are used for conventional safety tasks in mechanical- and system-engineering and applications in lift engineering (according to EN 81-1) or in controls for industrial combustion plants (according to EN 50156-1). For increased safety, all of these applications are easily implemented without the user having to press a control button or connect additional configuration terminals. Wieland's SNO 4083KM relays can be used in safety-oriented applications up to PL e / Category 4 according to EN ISO 13849-1 and SILCL 3 according to EN 62061. The SNO 4083KM safety relays also feature a wide temperature operating range of ?25 to 65 °C. Pricing for the SNO 4083KM series safety relay starts at $225. Lead times are stock to three weeks. Wieland Electric Safety-technology deeplink


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GARY, Ind. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of books are published every year in the United States.
Most get overlooked, remaindered, pulped, or consigned to the farthest outer reaches of Amazon.com, never to be read again.
A former Indiana University Northwest English professor overcame the odds faced by most authors, especially those of academic titles. Miller Beach resident Anne Balay wrote a pioneering book about gay steelworkers that has opened eyes and inspired international workplace protections for gay and transgender steelworkers.
Balay's "Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Steelworkers" won the National Women's Studies Association's prestigious Sara A. Whaley Prize this year.
The book also helped prompt the United Steelworkers union to approve a civil rights resolution that includes a constitutional change protecting transgender workers as well as a requirement that local chapters discuss how they will protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender steelworkers before negotiating new contracts, such as by securing them equal health care benefits for their partners.
The union is studying whether every chapter could have a civil rights representative specially trained to work with GLBT workers so they feel comfortable coming forward with any complaints of harassment, and won't fear retaliation for doing so.
The resolution was first approved by Local 6787, which represents workers at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, and then when more than 2,500 elected union leaders from across North America gathered at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in August for the USW's annual International Convention, Local 1010 President Tom Hargrove told The Times (http://bit.ly/W3plL4 ).
"We will actively discourage members from engaging in discrimination and harassment of equality-seeking individuals or groups in the workplace and in union activities, and will not use disciplinary procedures to shield illegal discriminatory conduct," the resolution says in part.
Balay pursued the changes, which will affect 1.2 million workers and retirees in the steel industry and a range of other sectors, including education, energy, health care, manufacturing, mining, oil, forestry, pharmaceuticals and rubber. She saw the need after interviewing 40 gay, lesbian and transgender steelworkers from Northwest Indiana for her book, which documents the abuse, fear, discrimination and physical attacks they have suffered at the mills.
As part of her extensive research, she met with the USW's civil rights coordinator in Pittsburgh and found GLBT steelworkers had not filed a single complaint about discrimination - ever.
"They were too scared to come forward," she said. "They definitely had a sense this was a problem, but no one stood up to say it was a problem. Once the book came out though, even though the 40 steelworkers were anonymous, it was still out there that they were having these experiences. There was documentation this was happening."
Balay discussed possible legal protections with the steelworkers she interviewed and it came up that the USW would have a constitution convention in August. She wanted to bring forward a resolution just to get union leaders talking and thinking about the issue, so she worked with the civil rights arm of the AFL-CIO union to write a draft.
USW local chapters approved a modified version in Porter County, and then New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and Massachusetts. The resolution met with some resistance from southern delegates in Las Vegas, but president Leo Gerard shouted them down, saying there would be no discrimination in the union.
For the first time, the union's constitution adds gender identity to the list of protected classes. Gay and lesbian steelworkers can shield their identities, but transgender workers can't, so they face a disproportionate amount of harassment at the mills, Balay said.
One transgender steelworker she interviewed was recently beaten by colleagues outside a bar so badly the vertebrae in her neck were damaged as though she had suffered whiplash in a car wreck, Balay said.
"Working in the factories is dangerous," Balay said. "You take your life in your hands every time you go to work. There's an added layer of danger for gay, lesbian and transgender steelworkers. But every single union member should have a safe workplace."
The USW resolution provided an immediate psychological boost for GLBT steelworkers who had long felt invisible and finally got recognition, Balay said. But the true test will be what changes in the mills take place over the next 10 years, and whether protections are written into contracts and harassment is discouraged.
"Hopefully, future generations in the mills will have an easier life and more acceptance," she said.
The book's impact partly prompted Balay to drop a discrimination complaint she filed against IUN with the U.S. Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Council last year, after she was denied tenure.
"You would expect universities to be more receptive to this issue than steel mills," she said. "But the USW listened, and the university made it clear they didn't care. So I'm just going to move on. I've got so many cool things to move on to."


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And best wishes for 2013
Dear friends,
It's Christmas Eve. I have a day of work at the store ahead of me -- the last day of Christmas shopping. Then the days of Christmas clearance begin. I am looking forward to a few vacation days in early January! I expect to return to more regular blog-writing as my work schedule slows down again.
This evening I hope to go to a Christmas Eve church service with my family. When I get home, I want to do a few things in the kitchen before I go to bed. A few short hours later, it will be Christmas day. We will open gifts with the children and enjoy the day together.
Many dark, sad and worrying events are in the news, and many of us cope with our own sorrows, worries, and stresses at the holidays. December is never an easy month of the year, and especially not this year. As Christmas Day approaches, I see the world's need (and my own need!) for the Savior more clearly than I ever have. He is the source of peace, hope, love, and joy.
I wish you a Happy Christmas. May God bless you and your family throughout the New Year.


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A European private equity firm wanted to exit one of its portfolio companies, a 2,000-store retail chain that it had owned for four years. A 500-day plan helped to prepare and manage the exit.
Two years before the exit, the private equity firm turned to BCG to create a 500-day plan for divesting the retail chain. The idea was to prepare and manage the exit in an orderly and detailed way. Part of the process included analyzing the firm's divestiture strategy and identifying potential buyers. It also included building a strategic and operational value-creation plan and implementing some of the initiatives.
When it came to the value-creation plan, a number of improvement initiatives were identified. About half—including store modernization, visual merchandising, assortment optimization, and tactical pricing and promotions—qualified as potential quick wins.
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Spoon River College says the purchase of more than half an acre in Rushville will lead to expanded offerings in Rushville and surrounding communities.
Spoon River College announced Monday that a Rushville property purchase will help provide a permanent home for the school's Schuyler County programs.
SRC bought more than half an acre on Maple Avenue next to the University of Illinois Extension Service offices. The land was purchased from the Schuyler County Extension Education Building Association.
The school runs its Rushville attendance center at a leased facility on West Washington Street.
The $52,000 purchase will be paid for by general obligation community college bonds issued by the school in 2006. Those bonds also were used to help SRC's expansion plans in Macomb and Havana.
SRC trustee Linda Butler of Rushville examined several vacant lots in or near Rushville with Schuyler County economic development coordinator Carol Montague. The two looked at property close to Rushville-Industry High School as well as several buildings in Rushville.
"The purchase of this property and the eventual construction of a permanent facility will allow us to expand our offerings and better serve the residents of Rushville and surrounding communities," Butler said.
SRC's board of trustees voted in September to contract with the Missouri firm of Control Technology Solutions. The company will conduct a feasibility study and provide conceptual drawings for the new building.
Butler said the location of the building will give SRC "many opportunities to develop new programs and maximize the partnerships we already have."
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"We need a movement for change" – Executive Director
Speech by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the launch event for the Beijing+20 Campaign in Australia, 27 August 2014, Parliament House, Canberra.
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
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Distinguished guests,
It is wonderful to be here among you in this magnificent Parliament House.
Australia has a proud international record when it comes to gender equality and the empowerment of women, dating back to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
Continuing that legacy, Australia has been a key partner and a close friend to UN Women since 2010, when we were created to accelerate progress for the world's women and girls.
We have now reached a critical moment in this effort.
Nearly 20 years ago, world leaders and activists came together for the Beijing Women's Conference, where 189 nations adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This was a visionary roadmap for gender equality, which imagines a world where each woman and girl can exercise freedom and choice.
Today, more girls are in school, more women have access to health care, and more women are working and assuming positions of leadership.
But progress has been slow and uneven. No country, not even Australia, has achieved gender equality.
Women still earn less than men for equal work. Too few women have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. And one in three women – worldwide – will suffer physical or sexual violence in her lifetime.
Gaps in reproductive rights and health care leave 800 women dying from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day. That risk is highest for girls under 15 years old. This is an offence to our common humanity.
We must call a stop to it.
UN Women was founded three years ago to urgently accelerate the pace of change. We are the youngest UN entity, and we are purpose-built to be results-focused, transparent and accountable.
We are the one and only UN entity charged with achieving gender equality and women's empowerment – a constituency of more than half the world's population.
And with partners like Australia, we are getting results.
To take one example: our Safe Cities programme.
In Port Moresby, the emphasis is on making markets safer. Often dilapidated, poorly lit and too small, these are centres of economic activity and gathering places for people. But they are not safe. Most of the market vendors are women. Their cash draws violent robbery and rape. A toxic mix of substance abuse and high youth unemployment make the markets one of the most dangerous areas of the capital for women and girls.
The UN Women solution, supported by Australia, linked the local government, the police force, a microfinance bank, and a phone app. Mobile banking and freedom from robbery and attack, coupled with financial training for the women market vendors has changed their horizons and built their independence. They are making plans and saving money. There have been no more attacks in the markets.
This is practical empowerment. We are scaling it up to create safer urban spaces for women all over the world, from Dublin to Cairo, from Rio de Janeiro to Manila, in varied and creative partnerships with local governments and communities that solve local problems.
This launch today is part of a massive global campaign to accelerate action and to position gender equality and women's empowerment front and centre on the global agenda.
My friends, 2015 isn't just the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Next year will also see the Millennium Development Goals expire, and the international community adopt a new set of goals for global development.
That only intensifies the urgency of our campaign.
This is a critical moment – a chance to reinvigorate the movement for gender equality, to mobilize our communities and demand renewed commitment and real change.
At home and abroad, equality in education and economic opportunity means healthier, wealthier families. More inclusive economies, workforces and boardrooms mean greater shared prosperity.
Equality for women in leadership means stronger and more responsive democracy, more resilient communities, and better prospects for international peace and security.
My friends, in many parts of the world women's rights are under direct attack.
We need a movement for change.
When the world came together to end apartheid in the 1970s and 80s, the Australian Government played a strong role – but so did its people.
In 1971, seven Australian rugby players refused to play the racially-selected Springbok team, and that same year, Sir Donald Bradman declared that Australia's cricketers would not play South Africa "until they choose a team on a non-racist basis."
Today, the women and girls of the world need Australians to play that role again.
And it is heartening to see that Australian rugby players are once again on the right side of history, through the Wallabies' partnership with UN Women!
If all of us do – to end gender inequality – what the freedom-loving people of the world did to finish apartheid, we cannot lose.
The movement needs us all - students, CEOs, sportspersons, journalists, artists, youth, religious and community leaders, civil society and the media.
There is a place for everyone.
Earlier this year UN Women launched #HeForShe, a solidarity movement to engage men and boys to show their support for gender equality.
In creating the campaign, we were inspired by some of the excellent work that has been done here in Australia with the White Ribbon campaign and the Male Champions for Change.
The campaign we are launching today: Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it! is an invitation to every Australian to join the movement, take action, and make your voice heard.
In your workplace, your school, your community, online and in the streets, let's make gender equality a reality – now!


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Kurn has a very good roundup posted. I'll just focus on a couple of the major changes for Holy Paladins.
Holy Radiance
Holy Radiance has changed significantly. It's now more of a heal you cast multiple times on the raid, rather than a "fire-and-forget" heal. The new Holy Radiance is a group heal with a direct heal component and short heal-over-time component. It also generates one Holy Power with the Tower of Radiance talent.
The heal-over-time component means that you should cast Holy Radiance on different people if you cast it multiple times in a row. Cast it on Player 1, then Player 2, then Player 3, then back to Player 1 to get the most healing out of it.
The thing is that Holy Radiance is no longer something you have active while you are tank healing. Rather, you have to switch modes when you use it, to move from tank healing to raid healing. A lot of times, this will be the wrong thing to do, as your raid will rely on you to keep single-target heals flowing on the tanks while other healers raid heal.
But now, you might be assigned to raid heal, while someone else tank heals, and that's when you bust out Holy Radiance.
In raid-healing mode, the new rotation is something like:
- 3x Holy Radiance, 1x Light of Dawn - Maximum throughput, high mana cost
- 2x Holy Radiance, 1x Holy Shock, 1x Light of Dawn - Less throughput, but less mana cost
You'll have to see which works out best. But the key is to remember to target different people when you cast it in succession.
The other major change is to Judgement. Along with the Haste buff of Judgements of the Pure, you also get a significant boost to your regeneration from Spirit. This means that you must Judge as soon as you enter combat, to get the JotP buff up right away.
You don't need to judge on cooldown any more. In fact, it is a waste of mana to do so. So you may want to move your Judgement keybind if you are in the habit of hitting Judgement often. But you absolutely cannot let the JotP buff fall off. I would recommend judging every 45 seconds or so.
Get the Judgements of the Pure buff up ASAP, but only Judge to refresh the buff, instead of Judging on cooldown.
Stat Value Changes
Gear-wise, the Judgement change means that non-Spirit builds are no longer viable. Spirit is pretty much established as the best secondary stat. (Intellect, of course, is still the best overall stat.)
There is some debate over whether Mastery or Haste is the next best secondary stat after Spirit. At this point, I would lean towards Haste, but I think it's still inconclusive.


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Watering the Tulips
August 13, 2014
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved" – Ephesians 1:6
The phrases "accept Christ" and "accept God" have almost become trademark phrases of modern Christianity. Though, in light of the verse before us, one must question whether those phrases are actually proper. Is it we who accept God through Christ? Or, is it God Who accepts us on the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross? These are opposite perspectives and honestly need to be considered in light of the common usage of these terms and our text verse.
First of all, we must understand that God is in charge. He is the Sovereign Ruler of His creation. He is the Judge. Man is accountable to Him – not vice versa (Romans 3:19-20). Mankind is fallen. We, as a whole, are a race of rebels. The whole Adamic race is naturally at enmity with God (Romans 8:7). We are, by nature, at odds with the Judge of this world. We are the ones in danger of eternal condemnation. Those simple, foundational truths should be enough to show that we need God to accept us…or else! A human "accepting God through Christ" or not will have no affect on God's eternal abode. He is not in need. However, if God rejects us, we will be eternally condemned! Again, we need God to accept us!!
From Cain's discussion with God (Genesis 4:7) throughout both Testaments (1 Peter 2:5), there is a common thought. Continually, man's need of being accepted by God through a substitutionary sacrifice is the theme of the Bible. Over and over again we see the truth that man is in need of God to accept him. Over and over again we see that the alternative results in eternal punishment. Not even once do we see any idea that God needs man to accept Him. Man is told to repent and believe the Gospel (Acts 19:4). But never once is it suggested that man should "accept Christ" or "accept God". In reality, it's the opposite of what is needed. We, as filthy sinners, are in need of the Holy and Righteous God accepting us!
So then, how are we accepted by God? I mean, He has given us a Law that every one of us has broken without exception. We're guilty. It matters not the depth of sin any of us are in. If you have broken one point in the Law, you are guilty of breaking the whole Law (James 2:10). Simply, "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). If God is a Holy and Righteous Judge (and He is), we are all then condemned. This is not debatable really. A righteous Judge must condemn the guilty. If He doesn't, He ceases to be righteous! How then are we accepted? Simple – Jesus willingly paid for our sins and took the death we deserved. He paid the penalty. Consequently, we are now accepted by God.
Perhaps this all seems like semantics to some…and maybe it is. But we never need to confuse the idea that we are accepted by God through the meritorious work of Jesus on the cross. Any confusion of what happened at Calvary is a bad thing.
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This story out of Connecticut is more than a little bizarre.
The state mental health commissioner is fighting efforts by freedom of information advocates to undo a law — which they say passed under last-minute, "murky circumstances" in 2011 — that blocks historians' research into Civil War soldiers afflicted with what's now called post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information, the state FOI Commission and the Connecticut State Library all gave legislative testimony this past week in favor of H.B. 5124, a bill that would change the law so that medical and mental-health records could be released 50 years after the death of the person involved.
History professor Matthew Warshauer of Central Connecticut State University also testified and said that the state's position is frustrating valuable historical research into the treatment of veterans a century before the term PTSD was invented to describe the lingering results of wartime trauma.
Warshauer and his students have fought in recent years for access to state mental hospital records of Civil War veterans. They prevailed in a 2010 case at the FOI Commission, which ordered release of the records. But the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) fought back in a different way, persuading legislative leaders to tuck the current prohibition into a 98-section public health bill in the 2011 end-of-legislative-session rush.
Why the sensitivity about Civil War-era medical records, you ask?
Rehmer said in her testimony: "Though the individuals … are deceased, it is our firm belief that records of this nature are very sensitive and that family members of those who have been in state hospitals would not want that information disclosed."
…Deron Drumm, executive director of Advocacy Unlimited Inc., said, "While historical accounts of what treatment entailed fifty years ago would be valuable to the public — releasing the names of individuals involved with psychiatric services will result in discrimination against their relatives."
Historians shouldn't be allowed to access the mental health records of Civil War soldiers because it will result in discrimination against their relatives? Can anybody out there actually imagine a scenario where that would be possible? Is somebody going to get turned down on a job application because his great-great-grandfather developed PTSD after the Overland Campaign?
Look, I think we can all agree that people's health records should be kept private for a good, long while after their death. But in this case we're talking about a span of multiple generations. Indeed, many Americans do not even know the names of their Civil War ancestors, let alone harbor any sensitivity over those ancestors' mental state.
Is fifty years after someone's death too soon to open their private records to the public? Maybe, maybe not. But I dare say that a century is quite enough water under the bridge. Amend the legislation accordingly and open those files.


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Welcome Back
This month the 6 x 4 challenge theme was; Using Your Computer to Craft.
For my piece I decided to do a digital page, using a photograph I had taken from the garden.
I used Photoshop to edit the picture and to create the 3D snowflake brads 🙂 I know Photoshop has a steep learning curve but it is WELL worth the effort of learning how to use it. It is such a versatile programme, and there are free lessons on HP site from time to time which is where I learnt how to do both the elements and the effects.
This piece also covers my entry for The Virtual Crafting Challenge as I made the snowflake brads from scratch on here too.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂