text:
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.
Share |
Related Content
Surprise! You've Got Money!
Here's a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.
Data Thieves from Outer Space
Learn about the dangers of internet fraud with this highly educational and fun "pulp" comic.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.


text:
Food & Drink
CDC moves 3 more European destinations to its highest travel risk category
Forrest Brown, CNN • Updated 29th December 2021
Up next
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday added three destinations in Europe -- from its frigid northern climes to its sun-soaked south -- to its highest-risk category for travel.
In its weekly update of Covid-19 travel advisories, the CDC advised against travel to the following countries and placed them in its "Level 4: Covid-19 Very High" category:
• Malta
• Moldova
• Sweden
The CDC places a destination at Level 4 when more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents are registered in the past 28 days.
Sweden, the popular Scandinavian nation
, was previously at Level 3, considered "high risk." It now joins fellow Nordic nations Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway at Level 4.
On Tuesday, Sweden began requiring
a negative Covid-19 test result for foreigners to visit, regardless of vaccination status.
The island nation of Malta, a Mediterranean favorite, was also at Level 3 last week.
Far off the radar of most tourists, the eastern European nation of Moldova had previously been in the "Unknown" category. The CDC places destinations in that category when it doesn't have enough reliable data to make an assessment.
Europe's continuing woes
In another troubling sign for Europe's Covid-19 situation, the CDC moved no destinations on that continent to a lower level in the past week.
Other big travel names that remain lodged at the CDC's Level 4 include:
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Italy
• Portugal
• Spain
• United Kingdom
In fact, the United Kingdom has been at Level 4 since July 19.
However, Europe isn't the only continent with popular tourist destinations on Level 4. Among the other places also considered at "very high" risk for travel are:
• Belize
• Jordan
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Turkey
In all, almost 90 destinations were rated Level 4 as of December 28. You can view the CDC's risk levels for global destinations on its
travel recommendations page
Level 3 additions
A general view of the Obelisco de Buenos Aires in Argentina's largest city.
Ricardo Ceppi/Getty Images
The Level 3 category -- which applies to destinations that have had between 100 and 500 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days -- saw two additions Tuesday:
• Argentina
• Brunei
Argentina, a South American travel favorite that took a very cautious approach about letting in foreign visitors for most of the pandemic, had previously been at Level 2.
The move was good news for the tiny Islamic sultanate of Brunei, which had been at Level 4.
Level 2, Level 1 and unknowns
Destinations carrying the "Level 2: Covid-19 Moderate" designation have seen 50 to 99 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days. That level saw three additions Tuesday:
• Cuba
• Gabon
• Guatemala
Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean, had been at Level 3. Gabon, on Africa's Atlantic Coast along the equator, and Guatemala, in Central America. had also been at Level 3,
In the category of "Level 1: Covid-19 Low" destinations, fewer than 50 new cases per 100,000 residents have been logged over the past 28 days. It saw just one addition -- the island nation of
São Tomé and Príncipe
off the coast from Gabon.
Finally, there are destinations, as cited above, for which the CDC has an "unknown" risk because of a lack of information. Usually, these are small, remote places. On Tuesday, the CDC added three places to this category:
• French Polynesia
• New Caledonia
• Suriname
The CDC cautions even fully vaccinated travelers about venturing to destinations with no reliable statistics about the current Covid-19 situation.
In its
broader travel guidance
, the CDC has recommended avoiding all international travel until you are fully vaccinated.
"Fully vaccinated travelers are less likely to get and spread Covid-19. However, international travel poses additional risks, and even fully vaccinated travelers might be at increased risk for getting and possibly spreading some Covid-19 variants," the agency said.
Another tumultuous week
All of these CDC level changes are happening against a swirl of pandemic news affecting travel worldwide:
• Cruises:
At least four ocean cruise ships were recently turned away from ports of call or were prohibited from letting passengers disembark in the Americas this week because of Covid-19 cases aboard.
Find out more here
• Air travel:
Thousand of flights were canceled over the Christmas holiday weekend in part because workers were calling in sick with Covid-19 cases.
Find out more here
• New Year's Eve:
Big shindigs are being called off or trimmed down around the world. New York is holding a scaled-back gathering in Times Square, but London has called off its big party completely.
Find out more here
• Travel ban to be lifted:
President Joe Biden issued a presidential proclamation Tuesday, December 28, revoking a proclamation from last month that enacted travel restrictions on eight southern African nations, including South Africa, as the Omicron variant began to spread. The proclamation repeals the ban as of 12:01 a.m. ET December 31.
Find out more here
Top image: Stortorget square in the Old Town of Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/Getty Images)
CNN's Jason Hanna, Chris Liakos, Sonnet Swire and Betsy Klein contributed to this report.
A year of the world's
Best Beaches
There's a perfect beach for every week of the year. Join us on a 12-month journey to see them all
Go to the best beaches

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- YYC Tech Gives Team
YYC Tech Gives' member, Arcurve Inc, is pleased to team up with the Calgary FoodBank to help support their milk programs! Every year, Arcurve includes a fundraising component to their Friends and Family BBQ. This year, the MooJuice Van will be onsite taking donations!
The FoodBank supports over 15 agencies that help provide milk to children and pregnant/nursing moms in need. In addition, they take referrals to support individual children in their homes with milk delivery.
Arcurve has learned that it takes about 405 2liter containers of milk to fill the van and we want to fill it as many times as we possibly can! As we look to have a great time in the country with our clients, friends and family, we hope people will be able to make a small (or large) donation if they can!
We would also like to call on all YYC Tech Gives Members - if you would like to sponsor the MooJuice Van for a Milk Run too - $1300 fills it up! Maybe you can team up with a group to try and provide 405 2litre containers of milk?! We would love to hear from you!
Contact: email@example.com or email@example.com to be part of the MooJuice Movement! You can also donate here to help us fill the van: YYC Tech Gives MooJuice


text:
Divi Bundle with API Key Lifetime Includes Divi theme, Divi Builder ,Monoarch ,Bloom, Extra plugins makes building websites easier. For beginners and website owners, Divi gives you the freedom to bring your own visions to life. Anyone can jump into Divi thanks to its visual editor and hundreds of pre-made designs. Divi Takes WordPress To A Whole New Level With Its Incredibly Advanced Visual Builder Technology .
You've never built a WordPress website like this before. Divi is more than just a WordPress theme, it's a completely new website building platform that replaces the standard WordPress post editor with a vastly superior visual editor. It can be enjoyed by design professionals and newcomers alike, giving you the power to create spectacular designs with surprising ease and efficiency.
How To Install The Divi Bundle with API Key Lifetime ?
- To upload your theme, you first need to log in to your WordPress Dashboard. After you have logged in, click the Appearances > Themes tab to open up the themes page. Click the "Add New" button on the top of the screen.
- On the next screen, click the "Upload Theme" button on the top of the page. This will bring you to a new page with an upload link. Click the "Choose File" button to open up a window to browse your computer. Locate the Divi.zip file that you just download from the members area, and select it.
- After you have selected the file, the window will close. Click the "Install Now" button to install your theme. The page will re-load, and after the theme has been fully uploaded, you will be presented with an "Activate Theme" link. Click this theme to activate your theme and complete the installation.
How to update Divi Bundle with API Key Lifetime ?
Elegant Themes products can be updated normally through the WordPress update system. When new versions of our themes or plugins become available, update notifications will appear in the Dashboard > Updates page of your WordPress Dashboard, as well as within the Themes & Plugins manager.
It is important to always keep your themes and plugins updated to ensure compatibility with the latest version of WordPress, to keep your website secure, and to take advantage of the latest and greatest features! Before you can update, you must first authenticate your Elegant Themes subscription by inputting your Username and API Key into the Updates tab of your theme or plugin settings. Only members with active Elegant Themes accounts have access to the latest versions of our products.
Your Username is the username you use when logging in to ElegantThemes.com, and your API Key can be found by logging into your Elegant Themes account and clicking on the Account > Your API Key link. Once you have authenticated your account, you can click the update link when you receive an update notification to automatically update your theme or plugin.


text:
Members of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, Coast Guard Maritime Safety and
Security Team New York, Customs and Border Protection and multiple state and local police agencies
increased maritime operations to deter illegal activity within the ports of Philadelphia and
Wilmington, Delaware over the past three weeks.
These combined joint agency efforts were focused on a period of heavy import and export before the
holidays, accounting for more than $1.2 billion of commerce throughout the Delaware Bay watershed.
During this time period, the Coast Guard and partner agencies conducted more than 470 hours of
extensive joint operations that included the inspection of 235 vehicles before export, screening 150
ferry passengers and the pier side examination of 62 shipping containers.
"The Delaware River contributes more than $77 billion dollars in economic value each year," said Capt.
Scott Anderson, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Commander and Captain of the Port. "These types of
joint operations help unify law enforcement efforts in the port to disrupt, detect, and deter illegal
activities by sharing unique capabilities and resources between agencies."
In March 2019, an interagency task force seized 537 kilograms of contraband from a commercial vessel at the port of Philadelphia and in June 2019, nearly 20 tons of cocaine was seized, with an estimated street value of $1.3 billion.
The Delaware River port facilities can receive more than 3,000 deep draft vessels each year. There are
more than 70 private and public facilities capable of servicing bulk, break bulk, and containerized cargos.
Philadelphia is the largest North American port for the importing of paper, meat, cocoa beans, and fruit.
The Delaware River is also the largest energy port on the East Coast.


text:
Gina Carano was the face of women's mixed martial arts (MMA). That is until Cristiane Santos smashed it in.
"Crush" was riding high on a seven fight win streak including a bout for the Strikeforce and four under the EliteXC banner. Two of those fights for the defunct promotion were aired on CBS and seen by millions of people.
Quite literally, Carano was the most recognizable women's fighter on the planet. After one round with "Cyborg," she wasn't all that recognizable ... at least for a week or two until her bruises healed up and the swelling went down.
The Dallas, Texas native hasn't stepped inside the cage since -- it seems the fight was literally beaten out of her -- but Santos managed to defend her title twice more in equally brutal fashion. A bad batch of contract negotiations have kept the champ out of the cage since the middle of last year but with a new deal in hand, she is set to return this weekend (Dec. 17).
At Strikeforce: "Melendez vs. Masvidal," the Brazilian will make what will likely be the last 145-pound title defense as she will be dropping 10 pounds because Strikeforce looks to shut the doors on her talent shallow weight class. Her opponent will be Hiroko Yamanaka, a veteran of the Japanese Jewels and Smackgirl promotions. Will she be up to the challenge in her stateside debut?
If "Cyborg" unleashes anything like she did in her bout with Carano, it will be a long night for "Incomplete Queen."
Let's take a closer look at the one round mugging.
Immediately the Brazilian walks her opponent down, backing Carano against the cage and unloading with a quick two-punch combination. A leg kick smashes across the American's shin as her opponents opens up with yet another striking combination that keeps "Crush" on the defensive.
Carano clinches up to avoid more damage before "Cyborg" botches a throw attempt and ends up on her own back with Carano unleashing some ground and pound from above. The Brazilian threatens with a heel hook submission but "Crush" is able to wiggle from from her grasp.
During the ensuing scramble, Santos is able to latch onto Carano's back and works towards another submission attempt, this one a rear naked choke before quickly giving it up and deciding to brutalize her opponent with punches instead.
We're only a half minute in at this point and just about every member of the audience is going completely out of their mind.
Carano tries to get back to her feet but she's immediately dragged down to the mat by the stronger Santos. More ground and pound from the Brazilian follows until "Crush" finally gets herself vertical. She eats a combination of punches for her trouble as she is once again backed up against the fence.
The two enter into an exchange but eventually the American must cover up for protection. Another clinch and another awful throw attempt from Santos leads to Carano actually getting full mount. Her opponent wiggling underneath her, the former American Gladiator opts to back up and deliver her strikes from a standing position. Unfortunately for her, it also gives Santos the opportunity to get back to her feet.
Carano immediately rushes "Cyborg" as she does and grinds her up against the cage. They shove off of each other and a more polished stand up battle begins. The American actually scores well a couple of times, sticking a stiff jab right into Santos' face on more than one occasion.
But a body kick attempt falls short for Carano. It's caught by the Brazilian and used to back her up against the cage, where "Cyborg" begins to dig in with short punches. Santos delivers a brutal knee to Carano's ribcage that temporarily drops the woman and it ends up being the snowball that turns into an avalanche.
After getting some distance between them, Carano gasps for air as nearly all the energy has been sapped from her body. The fight tempo slows which actually benefits Santos who can now pick her strikes more carefully.
The Brazilian continues to bully her opponent around the cage before ending up on top of her with less than a minute remaining in the opening round. "Crush" rolls out of a keylock submission attempt but can't stop the hammer-like punches -- almost too many to count -- that land without retribution.
Perched on top of her opponent, "Cyborg" rains down blow after blow until the referee jumps in to stop the fight. The horn indicating the end of the round sounds almost simultaneously but any outrage over the stoppage comes from only the staunchest Carano supporters.
Santos beat her pillar to pillar and there was no two ways around it. She proved that women's MMA doesn't need a face, it simply needs good fights.
Santos hopes to replicate that performance en route to her new home at 135-pounds. Should she be able to make the cut, her addition to the weight class -- along with Ronda Rousey -- makes for some interesting match-ups for any promotion that chooses to host them.
Will it be Strikeforce or the UFC?


text: Iran has begun dismantling centrifuges at its two main uranium enrichment sites in accordance with a deal struck with major powers this summer, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday in a confidential report seen by Reuters.Under the July deal, sanctions against Iran will be lifted in exchange for restrictions being placed on its nuclear activities, including slashing the number of centrifuges it has in operation and reducing its stockpile of uranium.The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to its Board of Governors said Iran had begun moving centrifuges at Fordow and Natanz, its two main enrichment sites. A senior diplomat said the machines were being dismantled."They have been dismantling centrifuges that did not contain hexafluoride," the senior diplomat said, referring to uranium hexafluoride, the feedstock for centrifuges, which can enrich uranium to purities at which it is used as fuel in power stations or, potentially, weapons.Under the July deal, Iran agreed to reduce its number of installed centrifuges to around 6,100 from 19,000, according to the United States. Of the remaining 6,100, only about 5,100 will be used to enrich uranium.The IAEA report said around 4,500 centrifuges had been removed from their positions at Natanz and Fordow.Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium had increased by 460.2 kg in the past three months to 8,305.6 kg, the report said. Under the deal, that stockpile must be slashed to no more than 300 kg, but the senior diplomat said the increase was a normal fluctuation. "There is nothing special in that. Its the normal way," he said.


text:
We are holding in house live church services for all who are able to join us!
Below are the guidelines for our in person meetings, but please also take a minute to watch the video above that gives the most current update on our newest procedures and guideline updates.
We are very excited to be together for church, and yet are very concerned for your safety and take our responsibility seriously to lay out guidelines:
-We will be opening the doors of the church at 9:45.
-The areas that will be open in the building include the Lobby, restroom hallway, restrooms, and of course the sanctuary.
-Our Ushers/Greeters will meet you at the door and take your temperature with a contact free thermometer, and ensure you do not have a 100 degree or higher temperature. If you have a high temp we will not be able to permit you to proceed into the service.
- Our Ushers will then walk you into the sanctuary and help you to find a seat that will accommodate your household.
-We will move everyone in as quickly as possible but ask that you patiently wait and do not crowd the lobby. Please stand on the floor markers provided.
-We ask that you wear a mask when entering the building until you are seated with your household and the worship service begins, continuing to stay socially distanced from other congregants. Once Service is over we ask that you put on your mask as you are exiting the sanctuary or anytime you are moving about the building.
- If you feel more comfortable wearing a mask for the entirety of service we will be reserving a section of the sanctuary only for those with a mask on at all times. Just let your usher know you would like seating in this section.
-We will be social distancing still, and so ask that you keep the 6 foot distance and no contact greetings.
-There will be offering drop locations inside the Sanctuary entry and we will NOT be passing the bags during service.
-There will not be childcare or children's church, but we will be providing children a packet of a few coloring sheets & activities. This will be a shortened service of about an hour, and will include Worship and the Word. We ask that your children remain by your side during the entire time.
-If you want to bring coffee or water you can, but we will not be able to provide any food or drinks including drinking fountains. So it would be a good idea to have a water bottle.
-Obviously if you have any symptoms of sickness or are not feeling well, please participate in service from home.
-We will dismiss in sections with the guidance of the Ushers from back to front. Please make your way outside immediately. There will be no socializing in the foyer.
-We ask that you greet each other and visit outside, but practicing the social distance guidelines and the wearing of masks.
Please let us know if you have any questions!
We love you CLF Family!


text:
Swedish retail giant H&M assured its garment suppliers of taking shipment of goods that have already been manufactured
In the face of the rapid spread of the COVID-19 around the world, H&M has put a temporary pause on placing new orders from Bangladesh. However, the H&M will maintain its commitment and take delivery of goods in production.
We will stand by our commitments to our garment manufacturing suppliers by taking delivery of the already produced garments as well as goods in production. We will of course pay for these goods and we will do it under agreed payment terms, said the H&M.
In addition, we will not negotiate prices on already placed orders, it added.
Meanwhile, it will evaluate potential changes in recently placed orders. In a statement sent to media, H&M informed their decision on Sunday.
"The rapid spread of the COVID-19 around the world has caused an exceptional situation for people, communities and businesses around the world. It will also, of course, have a huge impact on millions of garment workers in countries highly dependent on the textile industry," said the retail giant in a statement.
The situation has a significant impact on our whole company, including our supply chain. As a consequence of the substantial drop in global demand, we are now reviewing all parts of our business, it added.
We are carefully scrutinizing and evaluating how to adjust and mitigate the negative effects when it comes to our supply chain and the textile workers, said the retailers.
In the given context, "We will continue to value the relationship with our suppliers, but in this extreme situation we need to respond fast and take decisions that can be difficult in the short-term, but necessary in the long-term."
At this point, it is necessary to temporarily pause new orders as well as the existing orders. But we will start placing orders again as soon as the situation allows, it added.


text:
Dr Liang Lu
Course Leader MSc Strategic Fashion Management
London College of Fashion
Email address
Researcher Research
BiographyLiang is a Senior Lecturer in e-Commerce at the Fashion Business School, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. She leads the Fashion Business School's Integrated MSc. Strategic Fashion Management. She is also a Research Member at the Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia (UEA), where she previously held a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship. Before her post-doc, Liang obtained a fully funded Ph.D. in Economics at UEA (2017), an MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick (2013) and a BSc in Business Economics from UEA (2011).
Liang's research interests include Industrial Organization, Competition and Consumer Policy and Behavioural and Experimental Economics, with applications to e-commerce, fashion and regulated sectors such as energy and water. For more information about Liang's research, publications and teaching activities please visit https://sites.google.com/site/lianglupublic/.
External Links
Research Outputs
- Lu L. Information-based interventions for household water efficiency in England and Wales: Evidence, barriers and learning opportunities (2019)
- Lu L, Deller D, Hviid M. Price and Behavioural Signals to Encourage Household Water Conservation: Implications for the UK (2019)
- Lu L, Deller D, Hviid M. Price and Behavioural Signals to Encourage Household Water Conservation (2018)
- Lu L. A Comparison of the Wholesale Model and the Agency Model in Differentiated Markets (2017)
- Lu L. Which form of vertical relations make you better off - Wholesale or Agency (2015)
- Bowen F, Brock M, Craske J, Lu L. Response to Ofwat Consultation on Driving Transformational Innovation in the Sector (2019)
- Lu L, Waddams Price C. Response to Ofgem Consultation on Targeted Charging Review: Minded to Decision and Draft Impact Assessment (2019)
- Lu L, Deller D, Hviid M. Response to Thames Water Consultation on Water Resources Management Plan 2019 (2018)
- Crede C, Lu L. Endogenous fines and detection probabilities for cartel deterrence: Experimental evidence (2019)
- Lu L, Waddams Price C. Balancing Environmental Incentives and Fairness in Household Electricity Distribution Tariffs (2019)
- Lu L, Waddams Price C. Designing distribution network tariffs that are fair for different consumer groups (2018)
- Lu L, Deller D, Hviid M. Price and Behavioural Signals to Encourage Water Conservation (2017)
- Lu L. Proliferation and Entry Deterrence in Vertically Differentiated Markets (2017)


text:
With technology bringing most of the world to your fingertips, online shopping is quickly becoming the norm for hardworking professionals who'd rather not waste their time and energy in a crowded shopping mall. No matter where you live, everyone wants to be able to get their family everything they may need. If your patience wears thin with crowds and outlets that have their speakers blaring on full, yet you really want to show your family how much you care about their needs and desires, then online shopping is the way to go. So, buy them these amazing gifts online!
3 Gifts you MUST DEFINITELY Buy Online for your Family!
1. Music
Music is a gift that keeps on giving. Whether you prefer the relatively older school of doing things and want to buy a collection of CDs for your home, or simply want to purchase single songs and add them to your digital music collection, doing so online can often be better than doing so at a store. Rare music, and older music, are not always available at stores and it's easier and cheaper to find them online. You can introduce your children to great tunes from when you were growing up and cultivate an appreciation for different musical styles in them. This can help make them grow into adults who are more open to new experiences, simply because you expose them to the same during their childhoods.
2. Fitness Trackers
Small and easy to use fitness machines and trackers are a great way to encourage your family to stay fit and healthy. After all, their health is one of the most important things in the world, and ensuring that it stays at its very best is something you should do. With gadgets you can turn fitness into a game or even a healthy competition in your family, thus encouraging everyone you love to live a healthier lifestyle. These machines are available online at most ecommerce websites and are therefore quite easy to find and buy.
3. Health Insurance
While we are on the topic of fitness and health, let's talk about a gift that is truly priceless – health insurance. Gift your family the safety of knowing that no matter what happens, they are taken care of. With health care prices soaring through the roof, it is natural to worry about the worst-case scenario as well as the finances to follow. By purchasing health insurance online you can banish these fears and allow your family to enjoy continued health and happiness. Most health insurance plans offer covers for the entire family, while there are also some that are designed only for individuals. You can choose the policy that suits you the most.
Being able to assure your family that they are taken care of no matter what ills befall them is something a caring father and husband should do. Not knowing what the future holds is one of the beauties of life but that doesn't mean that we should not be prepared for the future.


text:
Meet the World's Worst Investor
My stocks have been getting killed. How about yours? It's been a horrible run since the market peaked in late April. The Nasdaq is down 12% in just a few months. You know how bad it's been for me? I wish my stocks were down just 12%!
As the lead advisor for Motley Fool Rule Breakers, I've watched many of the 34 dynamic growth stocks we follow drop 30% to 50% from their highs.
Still, no safety in numbers
Maybe you know the feeling. Every good earnings report these past few weeks triggers a 10% sell-off. Netflix (NAS: NFLX) : Great numbers. Dumped. Intuitive Surgical (NAS: ISRG) : Expanding its robot-assisted surgery from prostatectomies to hysterectomies -- huge profit margins -- who cares? Dumped. Disney (NYS: DIS) : Biggest box-office opening ever with Pirates of the Caribbean 2 ... and don't let the door slap you on the way out, Mickey.
Every new buy you make drops. And that stock you'd meant to sell last spring ... it drops too. And the industries you like are in cyclical declines! Interactive entertainment, a great long-term place to concentrate some investing dollars, is sagging as it waits for the PlayStation 3. Sure, I think Electronic Arts (NAS: ERTS) is going to beat the stock market over the next 10 years, but this summer doesn't care. How about alternative energy stocks? We follow those, too, in Rule Breakers. The world knows it needs to begin the shift away from oil, and government subsidies are forcing progress in areas such as solar and wind energy. And speaking of solar, these stocks have been fried, summer-side-up, off 20% across the board. And those are the strong ones.
You know the feeling. And even if you don't, I know the feeling. I've felt it before, during several bear markets. World's Worst Investor: Me.
A simple solution?
William O'Neil, the founder of Investor's Business Daily, seems to offer the perfect balm. O'Neil advocates selling any stock that drops 7% from your purchase price. His premise? This will help you avoid large losses. After the summer of 2006, O'Neil's advice may strike the new investor somewhere between tempting and ingenious. But for those of us who are shooting for the real home runs on the stock market, jitterbugging your way out of a stock because of a couple bad days doesn't feel like investing. The most dynamic winners will routinely give back 20% gains along their multiyear runs to stock market glory.
At Rule Breakers, we will occasionally cash in a profit if the valuation gets silly (like Bankrate (NAS: RATE) for a five-month 58% win earlier this year). And we'll cash out any loser whose worsening fundamentals make a comeback more difficult (see Overstock.com). But for the most part, we're buying and holding the best growth companies in America, looking for a five-year-plus ride. We call these companies Rule Breakers because they shake up the stodgy old industry stalwarts. Think of how Blue Nile (NAS: NILE) is slowly but surely taking market share for engagement rings away from Tiffany & Co. (NYS: TIF) .
Of course, Blue Nile is down this summer.
And that's my point
You see, when growth-stock investors feel like the World's Worst, causing newer and shakier hands to sell, I have learned to do quite the opposite. Whenever I feel like the World's Worst Investor, like four years ago in the summer of 2002, or four years before that during the "Asian Contagion" summer of 1998, those were actually great times to start buying.
I see a couple dozen companies in our Rule Breakers service now that represent compelling buys at today's prices. One solidly profitable technology company is off 42% since May 1, while a biotech company, 25% off its April highs, has the same deep pipeline for cancer drugs that it had at the beginning of the summer. Both of these companies are leaders in their fields but are in early enough stages that they don't have household name recognition. We recommend them for purchase today.
Our scorecard has gotten hammered over the past four months, giving up most of our gains of the past year. But you're not investing over the past year. You're investing over the next year, and the years to come.
Outlast the summer heat
Rather than trade along with William O'Neil, who'll help you avoid some losses but also cause you to sell yourself out of some great long-term profits, we have a different answer: Get educated, get Foolish about your money, find the best companies the stock market has to offer, build long-term positions, and ride out the occasional bad summer. It's when the everyday growth-stock investor feels like he's the World's Worst that investors sitting on the sidelines should sit up, take notice, and add a Rule Breaker or two to their portfolios. Take us up on our offer of a 30-day free trial to Rule Breakers, and you will discover tomorrow's great companies a day early.
David Gardneris co-founder of The Motley Fool and lead advisor of Motley Fool Rule Breakers. He has been investing successfully in dynamic growth stocks for 22 years. Rule Breakers just came out with its "5 Best Recommendations for New Money Now," which you can access for free with a30-day trial.
David owns shares of Electronic Arts, Disney, Bankrate, Netflix, Intuitive Surgical, and Blue Nile.Intuitive Surgical and Blue Nile are Rule Breakers recommendations. Electronic Arts, Disney, and Netflix are among his Stock Advisor recommendations. The Fool has a disclosure policy.
The article Meet the World's Worst Investor originally appeared on Fool.com.
Copyright © 1995 - 2013 The Motley Fool, LLC. All rights reserved. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


text:
Cathrine Khafula
On Wednesday March 10th, the club welcomed Cathrine Khafula who gave a very interesting and personal presentation covering her life entitled "My Life in Zimbabwe and New Zealand".
Kathrine described her life journey starting with being raised by her grandmother in rural areas Zimbabwe, later moving to South Africa with her young family, and then coming to New Zealand.
She explained how she got a passion for baking from when she started cooking starting at an early age and how this has led her to start a successful business Flembeau Cakes based in Wellington.
For further information on Cathrine's company use this link


text:
The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization which provides in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia's communities.
We believe that journalism is a public service and a key pillar of a healthy democracy by holding the powerful to account, illuminating public threats and building a better society built on trustworthy facts. Our organization works under the umbrella of the Savannah-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization Grey Matters Project. The newsroom is fully independent and supported by individual contributions and memberships, major philanthropic gifts, corporate sponsorships and events.
Our stories are your stories
We listen. We research. We provide data-based stories on issues that affect all our local communities, regardless of demographic or socio-economic background. We ask hard questions and go behind the scenes to report important stories, without fear or favor.
We seek to be a catalyst for improving the quality of life for all Georgians through our coverage of health and education, economic development, public safety, social issues and the environment. Sign up here to receive our regular newsletters: Coast Watch on Wednesdays, Sunday Reads on Sundays.
Tell us your stories: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
July 6, 2018
Dog With A Narrow Urethra
July 6, 2018
RescueScout is a nervous dog with a narrow urethra, causing some issues while peeing as there's only a very small stream coming out. He has to be operated on to make a larger opening so Scout has an easier time peeing. During surgery the hole was enlarged and sutured successfully. He started to feel a lot better as he got ready to be adopted in a foster family before being adopted!
Animals: dog
Organization: Vet Ranch
Video not working? Report video
Previous video: Today I Learned: Horses
Next video: Cute Dog Couple Rescued From Streets


text:
Applied sciences and engineering/Systems theory/Adaptive systems
On October 26th a short symposium was held by Science's office in Cambridge UK, on the theme of disease prevention. The symposium featured some of the speakers who had contributed to Science special feature on this topic on September 21st. Abstracts of the talks are featured below.
Martin Roland (University of Cambridge)
The global burden of illness is shifting from acute infectious disease to chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. Healthcare systems are adapting slowly to this change and even the most expensive systems show big gaps between the care that patients should receive and the care they actually get. In this talk, I will review what we know about deficiencies in quality of care (the 'Quality Chasm'), and how health services can be organised to provide better care. I will draw particularly on evidence on the role of incentives in improving quality of care.
When it comes to security challenges, the natural world demonstrates the values of decentralizing, learning from success, and forming symbiotic relationships, ecologist and author Rafe Sagarin told an audience at AAAS.
Such insights are particularly compelling in the post-9/11 environment as the federal government invests billions of dollars in technology and training to increase national security.


text:
About Brian Reilly
Brian Reilly concentrates his practice on litigation and dispute resolution with a focus on the financial services industry. He assists proprietary-trading firms, clearing firms, foreign exchange dealers, brokers, advisers and financial institutions such as investment banks facing inquiries and enforcement actions brought against them by regulatory agencies. These may include self-regulatory organizations, the Securities and Exchange Commission or Commodity Futures Trading Commission and, in some cases, local, state and federal court.
Regulator experience provides unique insight
As a Certified Fraud Examiner and former regulator in the commodities futures arena for almost five years, Brian understands the risks and regulatory exposure his clients face. He understands what regulators are looking for and can help clients navigate applicable financial rules and regulations. For example, he knows that if a client is aware that they have violated a rule, demonstrating cooperation and remediation is key to minimalizing penalties for violations. Brian's understanding of financial products and prior regulatory dealings with an array of market participants has enabled him to craft and execute effective defense strategies against regulators to ensure the best possible outcome for our clients.
Prior to joining the firm, Brian worked as an investigator and manager with National Futures Association (NFA) in its Financial Analysis and Surveillance group. Brian headed numerous investigations of financial institutions and as a result, has extensive knowledge of NFA rules and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations.
Before NFA, Brian worked at Northern Trust Bank where he primarily facilitated settlement of global and domestic securities trades for large investment managers. While in law school, Brian served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Practice Focus
- Litigation
- Financial services litigation


text:
Cabinet Approves $88 Billion Budget for 2015
But defense officials are still lobbying for more money, and the central bank chief says Israel will breach its planned deficit ceiling.
The cabinet approved a 328-billion-shekel ($88 billion) state budget on Wednesday, a 2015 spending plan that includes a whopping 6-billion-shekel increase in defense outlays.
- Lapid Unveils 2015 Budget of 'Hope & Promise'
- Israel's Budget Outline Misses Chance for Reform
- Battle Brewing Over Ben-Gurion Airport Cash Pile
- On the Jew Who Started to Laugh
- Israel's Battle Over Land-sale Revenue
- Netanyahu Angrily Nixes More Army Spending
- Defense Burden Hit Low in 2012, Before Hikes
- 2015 Budget Set for First Vote in the Knesset
- Peretz May Leave Coalition for Opposing State Budget
- Lapid Under Pressure From PM on Lowering Food Duties
- Ya'alon to Explain Defense Budget
- Lapid: Everything Stuck and PM Stands Aside
- Knesset Heads Want $1.5b Extra for Defense
- Defense Budget for 2014 Tops NIS 70 Billion
- Israel Weaker Fiscally in November
- Treasury Under Pressure to Curb Spending
But another big issue has yet to be resolved: the Defense Ministry's demand for another 5 billion shekels on top of the 6 billion.
At the cabinet meeting, Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz was the only minister to oppose the budget, which will now be submitted to the Knesset for approval by the end of the year. Finance Minister Yair Lapid voiced optimism as he opened the meeting.
"Today we will present the government with a budget designed to bolster defense and set a social agenda, encourage growth and empower the weak sectors and the middle class," he said.
Lapid said his budget was "responsible" and "relates to the immediate needs of the Israeli economy but does not overlook the crafting of long-term, growth-oriented economic policy."
Still, Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug, who serves as an economic adviser to the cabinet, criticized the planned deficit ceiling of 3.4% of gross domestic product. That number had originally been set at 2.5%.
Flug predicted that the deficit would wind up at 3.6% because the Finance Ministry had an overly optimistic outlook on tax revenue.
Meanwhile, September tax collections have fallen from the same month a year ago. The government took in 21.3 billion shekels in September, down 1.7% correcting for inflation.
"In addition to a substantial increase in the defense budget, the economic plan considerably expands budgets for improvements in education, health, welfare and personal safety," Lapid said. "At the same time, we continue our overall effort to solve the housing crisis, before this price monster gobbles up an entire generation in Israel."
The proposed 2015 budget includes 2.8 billion shekels more for health, 1.8 billion shekels more for education, 1 billion shekels more for public security, 900 million shekels more for Holocaust survivors, 700 million shekels more for social welfare and the National Insurance Institute, and 600 million shekels more for transportation.
Part of this funding is to be covered by 1 billion shekels from the Jewish National Fund, which the organization is letting the government retain from leases on land owned by the JNF and managed by the Israel Lands Authority, a government agency.
Addressing consumer complaints about the cost of living, Lapid said the budget would help "battle the cost of living in Israel, the prices of food, housing and basic products . The cost of living is threatening to crush the citizens of Israel, and we will not shirk our duty to deal with prices, taking aggressive measures that we haven't taken in the past if necessary."
The 2015 budget plan, which envisions 65 billion shekels for defense and 45.5 billion shekels for education, is similar to the one for 2014, except for the 6-billion-shekel increase for defense.
It contains neither reforms that could spur economic growth nor attempts to reduce poverty and social gaps. Any cuts to ministry budgets are minor. There are no new taxes, a rarity for Israel.
Flug, however, said the government's budget policy was fraught with risks. The government was shifting debt to 2016; as a result, in 2016 Jerusalem will have no choice but to raise taxes or eliminate tax exemptions, she said.
According to Flug, the government was also failing to stick to its pledge to reduce the country's debt-to-GDP ratio, a key criterion when rating agencies set Israel's credit rating.
The Finance Ministry disagreed with Flug.
"The 2015 state budget includes a 2.8% [economic] growth forecast and a debt ceiling of 3.4%. This ceiling was set by the prime minister and the finance minister, and the state budget was developed based on it," the ministry said in a statement.
"The state budget presented to the cabinet is expected to meet these targets and is not expected to exceed the budget deficit that was set."


text:
Christmas Pageants 2020
Yes we do (sort of) have a Christmas Pageant this year!
Our amazing Minister of Music (and videographer), Carol Henderson (with the help of Elder for Worship, Donna Pool), has worked her magic and put together a wonderful collage of CPC Christmas music and memories for us all!
So tune in to the CPC YouTube Channel and enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas Pageants past at CPC. It will make your heart smile.


text:
ABC Supply to buy Chicago drywall distributor
ABC Supply says this will be one of its largest acquisitions
ABC Supply, of Beloit, says it has an agreement to buy L&W Supply, a Chicago-based distributor of drywall, ceiling tiles, steel framing and other materials, for $670 million.
ABC says it will be one of the firm's largest acquisitions to date.
After the sale, ABC will operate more than 700 locations in 49 states, with annual sales of more than $8 billion.
L&W Supply, currently owned by USG Corp., has 136 branches in 35 states. The company, founded in 1971, reported $1.4 billion in revenue in 2015.
L&W Supply will operate as a separate division of ABC Supply, according to ABC.
The transaction is subject to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and is expected to close in the fourth fiscal quarter, ABC said in a news release.
"As a world-class distributor of interior building materials, L&W reninforces ABC's leadership position in building materials distribution and helps set the stage for our next phase of growth," Keith Rozolis, ABC president and chief executive officer said in the release.


text:
Drug Addiction Treatment Centers in Canton, SD
Keystone Treatment Center
Keystone Treatment Center is an addiction treatment center based at 1010 East 2nd Street in Canton, South Dakota.
The primary approaches to treatment at this facility include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention Services, 12-Step Group Therapy. The center also offers their services in various settings, for instance Inpatient Addiction Treatment , Short Term Rehab, Long Term Addiction Treatment.
Keystone Treatment Center also offers various programs that are customized to meet the needs of specific people such as: Addiction Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Adolescents, Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Adult Women. Finally, Keystone Treatment Center accepts various forms of payment, including Private Payment, Medicaid for Drug Rehab, Private Insurance Payment.
We can help you find the right treatment facility that best fits your overall needs and financial requirements.


text:
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Urban League released the second edition of this report based on data for the 2018-2019 school year.
This recent analysis builds on the 2017 report and captures changes since the 2016-2017 school year in the areas of academic outcomes, school climate and access. The findings show disparities across race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status begin early and last throughout a student's academic career:
- In 3rd grade, economically disadvantaged and African American students are less likely to read at grade level;
- Economically disadvantaged and African American students continue to be underrepresented in high-quality schools and in college-level courses;
- Performance of economically disadvantaged students and African American students continues to lag behind their peers in high school End-of-Course exams and ACT; and
- While graduation rates for economically disadvantaged students and African American students have increased since 2017, gaps continue to exist – economically disadvantaged students and African American students are more likely to attend a high school where fewer students graduate on time, earn additional academic or career credentials, and enroll in college after graduation.
While the findings of this report are surprising to many, they are a renewed call to action. Although how we educate is different due to the pandemic, we must still center equity so that our response to COVID-19 does not further the inequities that already existed.*
The Urban League looks forward to working in partnership with a wide range of multi-sector stakeholders especially parents, families, teachers, school board members, and school district leadership, to put the data to use, examine policies and structures, and increase transparency and accountability for changing them.
Our community cannot afford to ignore the disparities our children are experiencing and we must all play a part in advocating for transformation that truly serves all students.
*NOTE: In case you missed it, read our Education Priorities and Strategic Approach.


text:
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump of the Republican Party ran on a platform of "America First," focusing on the needs of the U.S. over all else, while spewing xenophobic rhetoric that goes against the traditional American values of freedom, equality and diversity.
The targets of his exclusionist statements include U.S. allies such as Japan, South Korea, NATO member states and, Saudi Arabia. Trump has argued that the U.S. has shouldered an unfair burden for its allies, calling for a review of all its relationships with them and seeking that other countries take on more of the burden.
It remains to be seen to what extent Trump, once he assumes the presidency, will stick to the claims he made during his election campaign. But if he does adhere to them, the Japan-U.S. security alliance could be shaken to its core.
During his campaign, Trump stated that the U.S. protects Japan, Germany and South Korea, and that those countries should pick up all the expenses for that protection. He has also said that unless Japan covers the appropriate costs for U.S. troops in Japan, there was no guarantee that U.S. would protect it.
Trump stated he is seeking a renegotiation of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, which he has characterized as unfair to the U.S., and has made statements to the effect that he will pull U.S. troops out of Japan unless it increases its share of the costs for the U.S. military presence in the country by a large margin. He has also made statements indicating acceptance toward the possibility of Japan and South Korea building their own nuclear arsenals. He also said that the United States "is going to have to stop being the policeman of the world."
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has upheld a foreign policy of "Asian rebalance," but if Trump's statements thus far are any indication, his administration could show very little interest in the world order.
If U.S. involvement in the Asia-Pacific region were to diminish, it could create a power vacuum in East Asia — where the Cold War structure still remains — leading to instability. Such a vacuum could have an impact on the military policies of North Korea, China and Russia.
The Japan-U.S. security alliance does not just benefit Japan and the U.S., but is a public good that supports the stability of the entire Asia-Pacific region. Going forward, it will be crucial for Japan, South Korea and Australia — all U.S. allies — to cooperate in maintaining regional stability and incorporate China into the international order. The security partnership between Japan and the U.S. should be the cornerstone of that effort.
Trump's reasoning for why he believes the Japan-U.S. security alliance is unfair is his belief that "if Japan is attacked, we have to use the full force and might of the United States," and that "if (the U.S. is) attacked, Japan doesn't have to do anything."
But his belief that the U.S. is bearing an unfair burden in the Japan-U.S. security partnership is incorrect.
Article V of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty stipulates the U.S.'s duty to protect Japan, while Article VI states, "For the purpose of contributing to the security of Japan and the maintenance of international peace and security in the Far East, the United States of America is granted the use by its land, air and naval forces of facilities and areas in Japan." The roles of Japan and the U.S. are asymmetrical but reciprocal. The Japanese government must carefully seek Trump's understanding of the contents of the Security Treaty, and confirm the importance of the bilateral partnership.
The Japan-U.S. Security Treaty does not exist solely for the protection of Japan. It has greatly benefitted the U.S. as well; under Article VI of the treaty, the U.S. military has occupied large swaths of land in Japan, and has used those bases in its global military strategy.
As for the costs of U.S. troops in Japan, the reality is that Japan is paying more than its fair share. In addition to the expenditures stipulated under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, the Japanese government allocates approximately 190 billion yen per year as funds for the "Cost Sharing for the U.S. Forces Stationed in Japan" — or what is commonly known as "omoiyari yosan," or literally, "sympathy budget" — to cover the costs of U.S. bases and troops in Japan.
When Trump won the presidential election, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the president-elect, and the two confirmed they would meet in New York on Nov. 17. From what the prime minister is reported to have said during the phone call, it appears he was trying to convince Trump not to fall into a navel-gazing line of thinking, and that maintaining U.S. involvement in the Asia-Pacific region would be a source of benefits and power for the U.S. We call on the Japanese government to continue such diplomatic efforts.
In Japan, the suggestion that Tokyo cannot avoid paying more for U.S. troops stationed in Japan has been thrown around, as well as the argument that Japan's defense budget should be greatly increased. Some are calling for Japan to implement policies that would allow it to defend itself independently, and that it should even arm itself with nuclear weapons, while seeking a revision of the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution to accommodate such changes.
Considering Japan's ballooning social security costs and the government's huge fiscal debt, independent defense is unrealistic. And as the only country to have experienced atomic bombings, nuclear armament is out of the question.
Foreign diplomacy should be the basic tool used under difficult international circumstances. That said, we need further discussion on how much Japan should shoulder in terms of military costs. To respond to the pressing issue of North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs, Japan, the U.S. and South Korea need to be on the same page.
It's possible that the issue of building a new U.S. military base in the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in exchange for shutting down U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the prefectural city of Ginowan will be affected under a Trump presidency. There is a need to maintain the deterrence power of the U.S. military's presence in Japan, but the disproportionate concentration of such bases in Okinawa Prefecture must be rectified. This is an opportunity to discuss alternative sites to Henoko with an open mind.
Japan must constantly think about why the Japan-U.S. alliance is necessary, what sort of international order Japan is seeking to create, and what roles it must fulfill to achieve that vision. The pending ascension of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency forces us to consider these things whether we like it or not.


text:
San Francisco's Mission Street is undergoing significant transformation in the coming months, but there is skepticism among drivers and bus riders that the changes will be for the better.
As of last Friday, several bus stops along the corridor including those at 15th, 19th, 21st and 23rd streets had vanished. The city will now begin turning one of the lanes in each direction into a bus-only lane, with painting expected to be completed at the end of April. Beginning in March, left turns off of Mission Street will be prohibited, and northbound drivers will be required to turn right off of Mission at 26th, 24th, 22nd and 20th streets.
The response to these changes on social media was swift and angry: "Nooo," "Horrible," "This is terrible," or simply, "Grrrr."
Others had more specific complaints.
"They got it backwards. You start implementing transit first after you have a transit system," wrote Daniel Bucko on Facebook.
"Who do we have to vote out of office to make this go away?" wondered Facebook user Gary Siegel.
After the changes were announced, Dave Smith, a Mission resident dedicated to reducing dangerous crashes on South Van Ness Avenue, wrote an incensed letter to the transit authority's head Ed Reiskin. Now he wrote, even more drivers will be diverted to the notoriously high-injury corridor.
"You, due to your negligence have created an unsafe situation on South Van Ness Ave. and it will only get worse once you limit cars on Mission St.," Smith wrote. "It makes zero sense to funnel traffic from Mission St., which is commercial, to South Van Ness, which is mainly residential in nature."
Paul Rose, a spokesperson for the transit agency, said the aim was to reduce traffic congestion on Mission. Studies by the agency have shown that most who travel along Mission don't need to go its full length, and that an increase in car traffic won't create dangerous circumstances on South Van Ness, he said.
"By design, we expect cars to use [South] Van Ness as an alternative," Rose said. "Based on current traffic studies, Van Ness is capable of servicing traffic diverted from Mission. It is something that we did look at and studied."
Others are frustrated that they didn't hear about the changes until they were finalized, saying the transit agency didn't do enough outreach. Rose said the city had reached out on social media, in online posts, in-person surveys and neighborhood meetings. The feedback that transit workers collected helped shape the plan.
"Due to some of this outreach that we came up with the final design… We chose to add more parking rather than remove parking," Rose said. "Most people said they would rather have the ability to park on Mission rather than drive all the way through."
Among bus riders waiting at stops along Mission Street and parked drivers, however, reactions ranged from supportive to lukewarm.
Dan Scatena is a temporary wheelchair user and called the removal of bus stops in general "a pain in the ass."
When he moved to the city, he said, he was amazed that the buses stopped at practically every block. But with other stop removals around town, there now seem to be too few stops.
"Are all the buses Rapid now or what?" he joked. "That's what the R bus is for."
"It's not good that they're taking out stops," José Martín said as he hopped on the 49 at 24th Street.
Instead of making her trip shorter, Vivian Ramirez said, the stop removals have made it longer because she spends more time waiting.
Bus commuter Jill Terry appreciated the change. She takes the 49 to and from work every day and discovered on Tuesday that the stops had been reduced.
"Having it stop on almost every single block made the line take forever," she said.
Alex Gomez, who uses the bus for everything, is on the fence. He was waiting at 19th and Mission on Tuesday, unaware that the bus wouldn't stop there anymore. He said taking stops out might make them a little less accessible, but anticipated no more than a five minute walk to the next stop.
"It sounds like it would be better for the customers," he said. "If it's faster, then yes. But with the expectation of walking, it might not be."
At 24th Street, Pedro Sandoval examined the posted sign outlining the new changes. He only ever uses a few of the Mission Street stops, none of which are being removed. However, he hopes the city's plan to reduce double parking will speed up the buses.
"It's good, sometimes the bus can't move because they have a car in front," he said.
Carlos Oropeza made his way from 23rd to 22nd Street after being redirected by an SFMTA worker at the now-defunct stop. He approved of taking out stops, but isn't so sure that's all it will take to move things along.
"They won't be faster," he said. "The Mission is a place with lots of traffic. If it was on another street it would be the right thing to do, but in the Mission? And everything depends on the time of day."
As for drivers? A few parked motorists parked on Mission on Wednesday seemed unfazed by the changes.
"They're trying to do it more like downtown," said Carl Gilmore, a former San Francisco resident who had driven in from Vallejo. He had some concern that left turn restrictions would back up already congested traffic, but was happy to hear removed bus stops would result in more parking.
"It may be for the better, but it may also be for the worse," Gilmore said.
"It'll be better," said Rosi Telles, parked on Mission Street near 20th, close to her business. She'd been told the buses would be faster as a result of the changes, which she likes. But still, she usually drives to transport her kids, and parking is a problem.
"It's very difficult to find parking," Telles said.
Most drivers in the neighborhood are acutely aware of that fact, including Vincent Jones, who pointed out a different concern with the bus stops:
"It'll just be more crowded every other block then," he said. "The left turns…it's a big inconvenience, but it helps to ease traffic."
But Jones, formerly a Bayview resident, commutes from the Central Valley.
"If I can deal with that traffic, I think I can cope with this San Francisco traffic," he said.


text:
White House coronavirus task force warns of 'unstable' data during the holidays
(CNN) -- The White House coronavirus task force warned states of incomplete and "unstable" Covid-19 data due to the ongoing holiday season, making it difficult to track the pandemic's trajectory as concerns rise over continued or accelerated spread.
"Data are currently unstable, outside of daily hospital admissions, due to inconsistent reporting and incomplete data over the holidays; there will be a reporting 'surge' in cases and deaths as reporting catches up," the task force said in multiple reports sent to state officials dated December 27 and obtained by CNN.
As travelers break pandemic air travel records across the country this week, task force officials, including US Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Dr. Anthony Fauci, have expressed concern about a surge upon a surge. This week's reports, however, suggested it may be difficult to immediately observe that in the data in some places.
"The East and West Coasts, Sunbelt, Tennessee, and West Virginia were in full winter surge, so it will be difficult to see the surge on top of the current, continued deterioration," the reports said.
And while there has been improvement of cases in "most of the Upper Midwest, Northern Plains, and Rocky Mountain states," the reports suggested "virus levels are still high and any post-holiday surge will be evident" in those places.
Most states, the reports said, "are at a high plateau for cases and test positivity, and the risk for reigniting local epidemics remains high."
The reports, which the White House has sent to states each week for the past 28 weeks, offer the administration's most unvarnished assessment of the state of the pandemic, sometimes at odds with messaging from President Donald Trump.
Some of the reports obtained by CNN provided this stark warning: "No unmasked public gatherings are safe and no indoor private gatherings are safe without all members fully masked, unless all members are actively taking the same precautions and regularly test negative."
And another state's report put it in simple terms: "Face masks, and the requirements for them, have been shown to reduce transmission; promote use of face masks as a way to reopen local businesses and reenergize the economy."
The task force recommended aggressively increasing testing in states like Georgia, where there has been an "unstable plateau in new cases but an increase in test positivity and significantly increasing new hospital admissions."
With many Americans ignoring public health officials pleas to avoid multi-household gatherings on Christmas, the task force recommended in one state's report that officials "increase messaging about the importance of testing, especially for those who attended cross-household gatherings."
Colleges and universities expecting students to return for the winter semester, the task force told multiple states, "should routinely test all students weekly."
There should be "continued aggressive nursing home testing," one report said, "along with rapid COVID immunization" of long-term care facility residents.
As states begin to deploy vaccinations, the task force also suggested to one state that it consider prioritizing frontline workers and residents by age "to save the most lives." Another report stressed the importance of "careful planning, efficient implementation and transparent balanced messaging on the state's vaccination campaign," praising states that have launched vaccine-specific online dashboards.
"Given vaccine hesitancy, especially among minority groups, continued active encouragement by the Governor and health officials and potentially, televised immunizations will be useful," a report said.
As CNN reported last week, the task force informed states that it changed its policy regarding the reports. Rather than being sent along with a batch of data and information on matters such as testing, personal protective equipment, nursing home cases and hospitalizations, states were told via email that "The Governor's State Weekly Report is available by request from White House Intergovernmental Affairs," with contact information for an aide in the vice president's office.
Some states have opted against requesting the reports, CNN has learned, but others are now taking that extra step.
This week, California was the state with the most new cases per 100,000 population, followed by Tennessee, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indiana, West Virginia, Nevada, Delaware and Mississippi in the top 10.
Oklahoma led with the highest test positivity rate, over 20.1%, followed by Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska and Utah in the top 10.
Arizona has the most Covid-19 hospital admissions per 100 beds, the reports said, followed by Arkansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, California, Kentucky, Georgia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and New Mexico in the top 10.
And South Dakota has the most new deaths per 100,000 population this week, followed by Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Iowa, West Virginia, New Mexico, Arizona, Alabama, Nevada and Indiana in the top 10.
The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2018 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.


text:
Han, Guang and Chen, Zhi-Gang ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9309-7993 and Ye, Delai and Yang, Lei and Wang, Lianzhou and Drennan, John and Zou, Jin (2014) In-doped Bi2Se3 hierarchical nanostructures as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2 (19). pp. 7109-7116. ISSN 2050-7488
In-doped Bi2Se3 hierarchical nanostructures have been synthesized by an in situ cation exchange route from their template of In 3Se4 nanostructures. Through detailed structural, chemical, and morphological characterizations, it has been found that, after the cation exchange, the In-doped Bi2Se3 hierarchical nanostructures preserve the morphology of original In3Se4 thin nanosheet-assembled nanostructures, and the layer structure transforms from 7 atomic layers of 'Se-In-Se-In-Se-In-Se' into 5 atomic layers of 'Se-Bi-Se-Bi-Se'. The electrochemical measurements reveal that the synthesized In-doped Bi2Se3 hierarchical nanostructures show much better discharge capacity, improved cycle stability, and rate performance as an anode material for Li-ion batteries compared to its undoped counterparts.
Statistics for this ePrint Item
|Item Type:
|Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
|Item Status:
|Live Archive
|Additional Information:
|Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
|Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:
|No Faculty
|Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:
|No Faculty
|Date Deposited:
|21 Jun 2017 01:52
|Last Modified:
|21 Jun 2017 01:52
|Uncontrolled Keywords:
|cation exchanges; discharge capacities; electrochemical measurements; hierarchical nanostructures; layer structures; Li-ion batteries; morphological characterization; rate performance; alkali metals; others, incl. Bismuth, Boron, Cadmium, Cobalt, Mercury, Niobium, Selenium, Silicon, Tellurium; nanotechnology; chemistry; chemical plants and equipment; solid state physics
|Fields of Research (2008):
|03 Chemical Sciences > 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry > 030302 Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry
|Fields of Research (2020):
|34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES > 3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry > 340399 Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified
|Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):
|E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences
|Identification Number or DOI:
Actions (login required)
|Archive Repository Staff Only


text:
GAT (the Guidance Automation Toolkit) is an interesting package that allows you to easily create VS extensions, wizards, template engines and similar things, without going through all the hassle that the Visual Studio SDK (used to be VSIP) still involves. The new Dec 2005 CTP runs on VS 2005 RTM, which makes the whole thing much more useful. They have also updated the templating engine, so it's now the same as in the current DSL tools CTP.
Sorry, this blog does not support comments. Why not?
I used various blog hosting services since this blog was established in 2005, but unfortunately they turned out to be unreliable in the long term and comment threads were lost in unavoidable transitions. At this time I don't want to enable third-party services for comments since it has become obvious in recent years that these providers invariably monetize information about their visitors and users.
Please use the links in the page footer to get in touch with me. I'm available for conversations on Keybase, Matrix, Mastodon or Twitter, as well as via email.


text:
A rather fascinating video out of Fermilab. In some ways, this is a "propaganda" video, but in other ways, it actually is a very informative look at not only what the Lab does (or will do), but also what "high energy physics" is. The personal angle that is included in the video provides some "emotional" content that the general public can relate to.
Here's the synopsis of the video:
Six days. Three frontiers. One amazing lab. From 2010 to 2012, a film crew followed a group of scientists at the Department of Energy's Fermilab and filmed them at work and at home. This 40-minute documentary shows the diversity of the people, research and work at Fermilab. Viewers catch a true behind-the-scenes look of the United States' premier particle physics laboratory while scientists explain why their research is important to them and the world.
It's a long, 40-minute video, though. But it is worth sitting down and watching it, especially if you want to learn a bit more about high energy physics here in the US, and what Fermilab did and will do.


text:
Six years ago, Robert Nkemdiche signed with Ole Miss as the No. 1 recruit in the country. In 2016, he was a first-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals.
But Nkemdiche's NFL career may not even see a fourth season.
The Cardinals released Nkemdiche this summer after he showed up to training camp in horrible shape and failed a physical. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 14 of last year, and that evidently stalled his ability to remain in football shape.
With the Miami Dolphins the latest team to take a chance on Nkemdiche, it's really not looking much better for the former first-round pick. According to The Miami Herald, Nkemdiche was in such poor shape that he was unable to complete a single gasser before Thursday's preseason game with the Jaguars.
Gassers are sideline-to-sideline sprints, and they're popular with coaches at the high school level and … uh … Freddie Kitchens. But these aren't 100-yard (and back) end zone sprints — we're talking about a 106-yard total run here for a professional athlete.
It's not a good sign that Nkemdiche, who is on the active/PUP list, couldn't do that.[jwplayer MSSMWUL0-q2aasYxh]


text:
City woman accused of biting WellSpan Good Samaritan staff member
Merriell Moyer
Lebanon Daily News
A Lebanon woman is accused of biting a staff member at a local hospital, according to city police.
Ann Cusati, 40, of Lebanon, was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly biting a WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital staff member on his hand, police said.
More:Lebanon County real estate transactions
More:PLCB auctioning another liquor license for Lebanon
More:LDN: 5 benefits of a Lebanon Daily News digital subscription
Cusati was receiving treatment at 8 p.m. Sept. 7 at 223 S. Fourth St. at the time of the incident, according to police.


text:
A year after the tragic death of Sridevi at a hotel in Dubai, another senior Indian police officer has alleged that the legendary Bollywood actress might have been murdered. The claim by Kerala DGP (Prisons) Rishiraj Singh has evoked angry reactions from Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor.
A Kerala-based website quoted Singh as saying that a Dubai-based forensic expert, now dead, had told him that the Bollywood actress may not have died due to drowning in the bathtub as was claimed earlier. "My friend and the late Forensic expert Dr Umadathan had told me long back that Sreedvi's death might have been a murder and not an accidental death. This he told me when I asked him about Sreedevi's death, out of curiosity," Singh said quoting his conversation with his friend, who is no longer alive.
Singh reportedly said that a person could never drown in one-foot deep water regardless of the amount of consumption. "He will drown only if somebody holds his both legs and sinks his head into the water," Rishiraj Singh said while writing exclusively for the Kerala Kaumudi newspaper.
Singh also spoke about his friendship with the Dubai-based forensic expert stating that Dr Umadathan's 'intelligent inferences' had helped the Kerala police resolve many criminal cases very easily in the past.
Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor reacted angrily to the latest allegation of murder. "I don't want to react to such stupid stories. There is no need to react because such stupid stories keep coming. Basically, this is somebody's figment of imagination," Boney told a portal.
Last year, a former IPS officer of the Delhi Police had made similar charges, alleging that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was behind the 'murder' of Sridevi. Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police in Delhi Police, Ved Bhushan had alleged that Sridevi may have been murdered.
Bhushan had said that veteran actor Sridevi was murdered, even as the forensic report by UAE authority ruled out any kind of foul play in her death. He had said, "With all respect towards Dubai law, we were not satisfied by Sridevi's death as 'Accidental drowning', We wanted to know what has happened to her exactly, there were many questions left unanswered. So we went to Dubai to collect all the facts.
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy too had hinted at Dawood's involvement soon after Sridevi's death shocked the world. "The facts that have come out in the media are not consistent. She never drank hard liquor, so how did it enter her system? Was she forcibly fed? What happened to the CCTV, we have not heard a word about that," Swamy had told ANI.


text:
Power Shower
MUCH has been written concerning the wonderful Falls of Niagara, but still the subject is not exhausted.
Thousands from all parts of the world annually visit the place to witness the rush of waters in the rapids above and below the falls, to watch the volume of water in its awful plunge over the precipice, and to be inspired by the emotions which the scene excites in all who behold it. Many tourists visit the Falls year after year, and spend days and weeks in gazing upon scenes grown familiar by frequent observation, only to more deeply wonder and admire as a more thorough acquaintance gives a better idea of the sublimity of this great marvel of nature.
It has been the privilege of the writer to make three visits to these Falls, and, aside from the curiosity gratified at the first view, the interest has increased at each succeeding visit, for each has revealed new beauties, and given a deeper sense of the awful grandeur of the scene.
There are so many points of interest above, below, and around the Falls that a single visit leaves a confused impression of immensity, from which mental pictures may with difficulty be singled out. Subsequent visits, however, will separate these pictures, and group them in a panorama, which will linger long in the memory. The view presented in our illustration is that of the American Fall as seen from below. Although less comprehensive than many other views, it gives, better perhaps than any other, an idea of height, which can only be bad by looking up from a near view at the great volume of descending water. Standing amid the spray which fills the air, nearly deafened by the incessant roar, and with the rushing waters dashing around the rocks at his feet, the observer is overwhelmed with the emotions that fill his soul, as he considers that for centuries the great lakes above have been flowing over the precipice, and still the fountainhead is supplied by the mysterious processes of nature.
On the same side of the river, a few rods above, is the celebrated "Cave of the Winds," into which, clad in waterproof garments, the visitor goes, behind the great sheet of water which pours over the overhanging cliff above.
The compression of the atmosphere by the descending waters produces a constant commotion of the elements, so that a stormy tempest reigns perpetually within the cave, 'while peculiar sounds greet the ear as the concussion of the falling water resounds through the mysterious chamber.
This point is one of the few places in the world from which can be seen the complete, or circular, rainbow.
The volumes of spray, which continually rise from the river refract the rays of the sun, so that at certain hours of the day this wonderful phenomenon is to be seen in all its beauty, and amply repays the visitor for the inconvenience or discomfort attending the view.
No description can give an adequate conception of Niagara. It must be seen to be appreciated, and such of
our readers as cannot visit it may get a faint impression from the engraving given herewith.


text:
Cooperation between "Azersu" OJSC and KOICA started in 2011 within the project "Creation of water supply and sewage system in Kurdahani settlement". The agreement was signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea for a grant agreement of $ 26.18 million, as well as contracts with Korean companies Hyundai Engineering, Halla Energy & Environment, Sunjin Engineering, Yooshin Engineering were signed.Implementation of the project "Establishment of water supply and sewerage system in Kurdakhani settlement" started in February 2012 and was successfully completed in March 2015. The object was commissioned by the State Admission Commission.
98 km long drinking water network and 761 meters long sewerage collector of micro tunnel type were constructed in Kurdakhani settlement, 436 fire hydrants, 361 units of valves and 3663 smart card type water meters were installed. As a result of the project 14300 residents in Kurdakhani settlement were provided with drinking water without interruption.


text: Gum disease (Periodontitis) is one of the most common dental problems adults face, yet it can begin at just about any age. Gum disease often develops slowly and painlessly. Sometimes, you may not even notice any signs until the disease has aggravated, putting you in the danger of losing teeth. https://pearldentalclinics.com/services/gum-disease-treatment.html


text:
Following a successful launch and safe return to Earth we have been analysing the large amount of footage from our #RosettaStrato mission. We are pleased to finally reveal a fun video, which includes the key moments of the launch of a Rosetta plush toy to the stratosphere and its subsequent recovery.
Every space mission involves a rigorous period of modelling and testing; the Rosetta Strato mission was no different. Our aim was to recreate a key scene from the Rosetta cartoon series with the toy's solar panels deployed. There was every risk however this might not work!
On 17th March 2016 at 10:40 CET from Gniezno in Poland we decided to launch. With steady conditions and clear, blue skies we released the toy attached to a stratospheric balloon where it reached over 30km in altitude. But could we capture the key scene of the solar panels deployed? And could we recover the toy?
Following a short search, the toy was successfully recovered from its space adventure; it landed on a tree-shaped "comet" near Miąskowo, Poland. We're very happy to finally reveal the footage of its journey to the stratosphere and back to Earth. Enjoy!
Many thanks to Blue Dot Solutions for their technical expertise in helping to make this mission a success.


text:
Thank you for the listen!
Welcome to Lakeside!
My name is Daniel and I am just a guy who has identified just how loved and adored I am by God. This podcast is an expression of an even bigger dream yet to come. LAKESIDE is a podcast designed to strengthen it's listeners in their hope and belief as they journey through life with God. Each podcast episode is roughly 12-18 minutes long so they are perfect for that drive to work or an evening walk.
Thank you for the listen!
The Podcast
The BEST way to go through a teaching series is to have the freedom to write down what speaks to your heart through what you are hearing. Don't just think it, ink it!
The Solomon's Song writing journal is the definitive way to capture your thoughts and ideas as you embark on your journey with God. The scripture emphasis drawn from the Song of Solomon, along with the personal notes from the author, will enhance the writing experience and provide you with a look at the heart of God unlike any you have ever seen.
SOLOMON'S SONG is dynamic 90 day devotional that explores the heart of God through the story of a King and a Shepherd Girl.
Each daily passage from the Song of Solomon is presented through the aspect of a love letter from God. Rich and expressive this book has been instrumental in helping thousands of its readers find a connective relationship with God.


text:
If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, please reach out to us at email@example.com.
Returns are available for unopened products. Returns or exchange requests must be made within 30 days of the date of purchase. Please follow the instructions below to process your return.
1. For a refund or exchange on your purchase, contact firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll send you a personalized return slip. Please note we do not cover any shipping costs associated with returns or exchanges.
2. Complete the return slip and enclose it in the box along with the product you are returning.
3. Once your package is received at our office, we will process your request and issue your refund. Refunds will be processed using the same payment method you used at checkout.
For your protection, please use UPS, FedEx or Insured Parcel Post for shipment.


text:
This hyperlinked ToC is intended to provide an overview of our writings and to facilitate navigation. To view posts by writer, please visit the Authors page. We would appreciate notice of any bad links by emailing them to email@example.com. Also, note that the commentariat of this blog is a treasure in itself. Finally, a few statistics to date (August 2021): Posts: 207. Words: 379,114. Comments: 6,281. Average comments per post: 45. Views: 766,235. Most views: 6,331 (October 20, 2016). Post with most comments: 382, "On the Faith of Secular Buddhists." Subscribers: 1,204.
For Critics: A Rough Guide
Announcing SNB Magazin
Before you read
Why speculative?
Why x-buddhism?
What is non-buddhism?
A Non-Buddhist Encounter with the Void
A ruin is a curious thing
"A Sickness unto Death"
A Spectre is Haunting Buddhism, or: Give Marx Some Credit
A Thought Experiment for X-Buddhists
Adbusters and Sogyal Rinpoche. Really?
Aesthetics: Toward a Radical History
After One Year
Against Empathy
Agency in Practice: Trash Theory #4
Aggressive Buddhist Appeasement
Alienation and Its Antidotes
Althusser Today
An Anarchist History of Buddhism: 400 B.C.E-1800 C.E.
An Anarchist History of Buddhism: 1800-1920
An Anarchist's Manifesto
Anarchism and its Aspirations
…and yet! Drowning in Trash
Anicca as the Truth of Extinction
Annabella Pitkin's Review
Ann Gleig on SNB
Announcing SNB Magazin
Are Buddhists Stupid?
Arena Under the Dome, The
Ask Me Anything
Book and podcast reviews?
Book Review: Realizing Awakened Consciousness: Interviews with Buddhist teachers and a new perspective on the mind
Buddhism as the Opiate of the (downwardly-mobile) Middle Class: The Case of Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Buddhism in Ruin
Buddhism in the Age of Trump
Buddhism, Mindfulness, Neoliberalism
Buddhism: Pessimism Before It Was Cool
Buddhist Anti-Intellectualism
Buddhist Conspiracy Against the Human Person, The
Buddhist Futures: The Black Hole of Post-Capitalism
Buddhists of Oz?
Buddhofascism: B. Alan Wallace, for instance
Call for Submissions
Case Against Buddhism, The
Case Against "Buddhism," The
Circles of the Same || Lines of Flight
Combusting Human Spontaneity
Come On, X-Buddhists, Pump Up The Polemos!
Comfort-Food Buddhism
Contemporary French Philosophy Seminar
Conversation With Charles Hallisey
Criticism Matters
Cruel Theory | Sublime Practice
Cruel Theory | Sublime Practice, Introduction
Culture of Revolt, The
Declaring a Buddhist Spring 2020
Deep Bullshit
Dialogical Meditations I
Doing Something with Non-Buddhism
Durdhara Bodhicitta, Part 1
Embrace, Deflect, Evade: An X-Buddhist Strategy Against Criticism
Elixir of Mindfulness
Empathic Dogma, The
Epistemic Meditator, The
Extrapolating Equanimity
Fanged Dialogue
Feast, Interrupted
Fetish of the Present Moment, The
For Critics: A Rough Guide
For Education
Ghost Buddha
Gilles Deleuze: Larval Subjects, Lost Time
Go fann on Calls
Have we come to the end?
How Living Well Matters In the Pursuit of Knowledge
How to Do Things with Non-Buddhism
How Would the Buddha Vote?
Heuristic of Non-Buddhism
Image of Thought: Trash Theory #2
Imaginary Relations
Immanent Critique for the People!
In Search of a Non-Human: Trash Theory #1
In Augury of Oneness Restored
Inalienable Poverty: Trash Theory #5
Incite Items
Introduction to Cruelty
Is Explication the Root of X-Buddhist Stupidity?
Is This How It Ends?
I've Done It
Juxtapose Our Solitude, Form Into Community
Killing the (x-)buddha(ist subject): A Review of ' A Critique of Western Buddhism
Lacan's Encounter with Buddhism
Meditation: An Intimate Act
Meditation and Control
Metzinger's Atman and Capitalist Ideology
Mindful Lobotomy
Mindfulness, Yet Again
Mineful Response and the Rise of Corporatist Spirituality
Mirror of Practice, The
Money and Metaphysics
More Walls: Contemplations of Samuel Beckett and Herman Melville
Myth of the Witnessing Mind, or: It's Thinking all the Way Down, The
Nagarjuna, Hume, and the God Particle
Nascent Non-Buddhism
Nascent Non-Buddhism II
New Blog: The Faithful Buddhist
New Blog: The Non-Buddhist
New Book
Nietzsche and Buddhism
Night Moves: Poetry at Present
Nirvana and Depression
No More Meditation!
No Thought, No Problem
non + x
Non-Buddhist Blotter, Anyone?
Non Buddhist Mysticism (seminar)
Non Buddhist Mysticism (1): Preliminaries
Non Buddhist Mysticism (2): The Spirit of Heresy
Non Buddhist Mysticism (3): Buddhofiction
Non Buddhist Mysticism (4): In Spirit
Non Buddhist Mysticism (5): Immanent Performance
Non Buddhist Mysticism (6): Breath
Non Buddhist Mysticism (7): Silence-Stillness
Non Buddhist Mysticism (8): Destitution
Non-Postulates: Trash Theory #3
Nostalgia for the Buddha
Notes Towards a Coming Backlash
Noise of Time, The
On Being an Irrelevant Dick
On Reading Hegel as a Corrective for Meditative Malpractice
On Saying "Fuck" Occasionally
On the Faith of Secular Buddhists
On the Grammar of Meditation: Parataxis
On the Liberating Force of Non-Buddhism
On the "Spiritual Type"
Only Don't Know! Reflections on a Thoughtless Life
Organizational Notes #34
Pause to Reflect
Philosophical Concepts for Thinking
Power of Negative Thinking, The
Post-traditional Buddhism Compared to Non-Buddhism
Practicing in Delusion
Practicing Myopia
Pragmatic Dharma and Unexamined "Ends"
Preface to An Anarchist's Manifesto
Putting Nothing in Boxes and Selling It
Radical Potential
Radical Potential of Shin Buddhism, The
Rasslin' with Humans
Raw Remarks on Meditation, Ideology, and Nihilism
Reality and Retreat
Reality As It's Not
Recurrent Revolutionary Subjectivity
Refounder of Future Ruins: Interview with Laruelle
REFUSE: A Journal of Iconoclasm
Review of Nothing: Three Inquiries in Buddhism
Ritual and Resistance
Running from Zombie Buddhas
Samsara as the Realm of Ideology
Samuel Beckett Stares at a Wall
Sick Progeny? Buddhism and Psychotherapy
Sitting, Full of Shit
Slogging Through Buddhist Writing
Slavoj Žižek: From Western Marxism to Western Buddhism
SNB Magazin
Spectral Discourse
Speculum of Pain: Buddhism on Illness
Spell of Faith, The
Still devoid of wit, subtlety and danger, now with bongos
Stranger Subjects: Interview
Stranger Sutra
Styles of Thinking
Sutras of Flesh and Blood
Synopses of Essays
Tom Pepper is an Imbecile
The Arena Under the Dome
Theaters Comforting, Theaters Cruel
Thich Nhat Hanh's Imaginary Soul
Think About It
"This is a rich disagreement!"
This Machine Kills X-Buddhists
Toward an Expanded Image of Practice
Traumatized by Toast
Trash Community #1
Trash Theory #1: In Search of a Non-Human
Trash Theory #2: Image of Thought
Trash Theory #3: Non:Postulates
Trash Theory #4: Agency in Practice
Trash Theory #5: Inalienable Poverty
Trash Theory #6: View of Mind
Tutteji Wachtmeister: Spiritual Entrepreneur
Tweet Your Own Horn: Censorship Western Buddhist Style
Twist, The
Unlearning: Radical Education Theory
Un-Mindful Collusion
Well…are you just going to sit there?
Wild Mind Collective
Witch's Flight
What Kind of Buddhist are You?
Why Buddhism?
Why RED, Why Now?
Word Blood
Works of the Spirit and the Hardness of Fate
Worstward Ho!
Writing With Pencils and Eating Brownies: What Can Enlightened Brains Do?
X-Buddhist Disidentification
X-Buddhist Provocateurs?
X-buddhistic Hallucination


text:
Tough Questions 'Must Be Answered' After New Zealand's Deadly Volcano Eruption
Steam rises from the volcano on New Zealand's White Island on Tuesday, one day after an eruption there left at least six people dead, more than 30 injured and still others missing. Questions linger about why so many people were allowed so close to the active volcano.
A pale cloud of steam and smoke lingered menacingly Tuesday over White Island, just off the coast of New Zealand, where just one day earlier a volcano's eruption left several tourists dead, many more injured and an entire country rattled by tragedy.
By Tuesday evening local time, authorities had confirmed that another victim died at a nearby hospital, bringing the death toll to six. That number is likely to rise in the coming days — with eight people "missing and presumed deceased" and more than two dozen others from several countries having suffered "very severe injuries."
In some cases, police say that those injuries — most including significant burns to their skin and lungs — have caused such damage that simply identifying the victims has become a "complex matter."
"The scale of this tragedy is devastating," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told lawmakers Tuesday. She said police and military personnel have been spearheading the search-and-rescue operations, which have been impeded by continuing volcanic activity on the island. "However, no signs of life have been detected in the aftermath of the eruption."
"We know, too, there will be bigger questions in relation to this event," the prime minister added. "These questions must be asked, and they must be answered."
A sign at the Whakatane wharf advertises guided tours of the White Island volcano. Officials had recently released alerts warning that it was more active than usual.
Perhaps foremost among those questions: Why, exactly, were 47 people — many of whom were tourists, from as far afield as the U.S. and Germany — on an island that boasts New Zealand's most active volcano during a period of known volcanic activity?
For weeks, volcanologists at the country's geological hazards monitor had been warning of increased activity at the site. In mid-November, they bumped the official volcanic alert to Level 2 (out of five), meaning they expected the possibility of "eruptions of steam, gas, mud and rocks."
Click Here: Tienda Atlas
"These eruptions can occur with little or no warning," GNS Science volcanologist Michael Rosenberg explained in the bulletin.
The Buttle family has owned White Island, also known by its Maori name, Whakaari, for upwards of eight decades. According to the New Zealand Tourism Guide, the Buttles appointed White Island Tours to custodianship of the island about 22 years ago, and access to the area is controlled with permits.
The chairman of White Island Tours, Paul Quinn, told local media that the company took some 18,000 people to the island last year alone. He said that the company is in regular communication with GNS Science and that it routinely takes people to the island under Level 2 alerts, which it interprets as "safe" conditions still.
Mourners left floral tributes on a fence at the Whakatane wharf Tuesday, grieving for the victims of the eruption on White Island in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty.
"We take our health and safety responsibilities very seriously," Quinn said, noting that two members of the tour operator's staff are among those still unaccounted for. "This is a big tragedy unfortunately for us."
New Zealand's workplace safety regulator, WorkSafe, announced Tuesday that it was opening an investigation into the deadly incident.
New Zealand police initially mentioned a criminal investigation of its own, but it walked that comment back within hours. Instead, law enforcement clarified, the investigation now open is "on behalf of the Coroner" and will be carried out in tandem with the WorkSafe probe. "It is too early to confirm whether there will also be a criminal investigation," police explained in statement.
Of the 47 people who were on the island at the time of the eruption, authorities say 24 hailed from Australia and nine from the U.S. Other visitors were from China, Malaysia, Germany, the U.K. and New Zealand.