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`The U.S. Department of Energy lists the continental climate as extending ``from Maryland to Maine,`` and shows a map where the humid subtropical climate clearly ends in Virginia ` | 0 | en |
It is the Democratic Party that will rupture, because the fracture lines are already visibly present. The Democratic Party has become a loosely-bound coalition of fringe radicals who have very little in common. What do transgenders care for BLM's attacks on police? What do BLM protesters care for the free-abortion-for-all-up-to-the-minute-of-birth crowd's issues? And those folks don't get up in arms about free health care and free college for everybody. And those people care little about strict gun control. And people who push that issue don't scream, "I'll vote as early and as often as I want!" And the vote fraud promoters couldn't care less about what the raging feminists want. These widely disparate groups have only three things in common: their foaming-at-the-mouth, raging, screaming diatribe, their hatred of the America that the rest of us love, and their hatred of anyone who disagrees with them on any point. | 0 | en |
Ummmmmm, shouldn't that include the oil tax rebates? That's $700 million a year at $1000 a head. | 0 | en |
Evaluation and interpretation of data obtained with immunoassays and DNA-DNA hybridization techniques.
During the last decade several new analytical techniques have been developed for testing food products and clinical samples. One technique uses sensitive immunoassays such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and latex agglutination. The most important step in developing sensitive immunoassays is the evaluation of the assay for specificity, cross-reactivity and sensitivity. False-negative results can easily be detected by adding known quantities of antigen to the sample. The most appropriate way to detect false-positive results is the specific inhibition of the immunological reaction by addition to the test-sample of either synthetic epitopes or anti-idiotype antibodies. The progress in recombinant DNA techniques now offers opportunities for application as analytical tools in food and clinical microbiology. Methods are being developed to detect microorganisms by their nucleic acid sequence using the so-called hybridization procedure. With this technique, labelled DNA fragments (probes) are hybridized with a complementary base sequence present in the microorganism. Foodborne pathogens can be detected by using a probe with a complementary base sequence which codes for toxin production. DNA-DNA hybridization techniques may replace the traditional cultural techniques for assaying pathogenic micro-organisms. However, more experience with these techniques is needed before further evaluation can be given. | 1 | en |
I'm with you but it seems a lot people felt that neither party has dealt with difficult issues and they thought Trump was the sort of leader who would actually get important and difficult things done. I expect he will definitely reduce corporate taxes (the taxes his company has to pay) but not achieve much else other than the destruction of various important American institutions starting with whatever credibility the Presidency had left. A false prophet elected by abused voters. | 0 | en |
Pipe dream. Puffing on helium. | 0 | en |
Quote typo aside, no.
Tons of trails are multi-use. Single Track Advocates' website has a good summary of fatbike trails at Kincaid as well, and have produced a nice map. Yes, there are some which are kept to nordic skiing only during the winter and are regularly groomed.
http://www.singletrackadvocates.org/our-trails/
(Click on the Our Trails link on the top bar)
The Tony Knowles Coastal trail as well as Chester Creek, Campbell Airstrip Road and Hilltop trail systems are also multi-use, to say nothing of Glen Alps and the Powerline Pass area. We have a wealth of options. | 0 | en |
The weak and useless person is the Donald who has shown himself to be nothing but a big fat liar. Liar liar pants on fire. lol
Brian is a good Punahou boy, like Obama. He should do good for Hawaii. | 1 | en |
Why is the globe and mail still using the term irregular crossings to describe what is clearly illegal entry.
Most of these"refugees" will just sneak back into the US once there is a Democrat in the white house | 0 | en |
One last issue Roger as I am trying to listen and learn. I see where you made corrections but when you click the highlighted wikilink names there are no wiki pages for them (ie Rhythmic Arts Project and Saving K-9 Lives), only pages to create, and that is why I used the external links instead, since they mention Tamara on those websites. Perhaps it is perceived as redundant since I mention them in the external links. thanks again for all mary | 0 | en |
Eugene City Hall fiasco reminds me of a quote by Ronald Reagan.....Both politicians and diapers need to be changed often and for the same reason. | 0 | en |
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"The decision highlights one of the most innovative aspects of owning a Tesla. The company’s ability to add range instantly to a vehicle, using software, is something no conventional car can achieve. You can’t simply make a gas tank bigger at the click of a button."
No, this is more like selling you a 13 gallon gas tank but sticking 5 bricks in it because you didn't pay extra for use of all 13 gallons, limiting you to 10 gallon instead.
If these cars were being leased (and Tesla still owned them), then I could maybe see doing this. But if I were the actual OWNER of a Tesla, and I found out that I actually own a battery that has much longer range but they're preventing me from utilizing it, I'd be PISSED.
I'd also be looking for a hack to get around it. | 0 | en |
Pt2 ODNI is not an investigative agency, but an OVERSIGHT and policy agency. Only 1 of the 3 agencies had high confidence (using handpicked analysts), 2 other agencies had moderate, yet NONE of the agencies, analysts actually examined the servers, and only relied on info provided to them by DNC ally and donor Crowdstrike, a former contractor to FBI, with a questionable record of accuracy of attribution. They also generated a Russia hacking report, claiming the Ukraine missle defense ssystem was hacked by Russia hackers using same alleged code, yet Ukrainian govt, and military both immediately refuted and disproved those claims.
It seems to me that it is long past time to prove the allegation, publicly, with irrefutable, independently verifiable proof, or shut this claim down.
Propoganda is not hacking, and there is a dangerous game being played that could have serious implications for all of us. | 0 | en |
China and Russia will care how much? | 0 | en |
Yep. Stupid law. One of many. Encourages armed idiots with an imperfect understanding of the law to use guns, in this case p anywhere a vehicle can conceivably be: Amusement parks, parades, shopping centers, day care, you name, huge potential for injury and death. Trumpian in scope and capacity for harm. | 1 | en |
5. Hey man, squirrels have a death wish. That is not on you. | 0 | en |
I was stunned too at farmers market prices. WinCo sells a head of lettuce for 0.98 cents. If you're taking snap organic means nothing | 0 | en |
and the investigation is right that they are from my IP provider in Hungary but they blocked me too, | 0 | en |
1. Slavette actress Milla Jovovich, born Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich on December 17, 1975 in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR. 🇺🇦 | 0 | en |
Clinton supporters should be prepared to not complain about corporatism, corruption, or cronyism because after voting for her they will have zero credibility on these issues. | 0 | en |
Rambler: Right on. Its long been known that tow truck companies hire felons. Why? Tow truck drivers at times have to deal with angry customers and felons are usually pretty tough people and are not afraid to engage in fighting. Cab drivers and tow truck drivers should not be hired if they have a serious criminal record.
I was listening to the Lars Larson radio broadcast yesterday and Lars was stating that a lot of construction companies in the Portland area will hire felons and they even have a hotline number set up to call into and apply. The pay starts at $18.00/hour with benefits. Lars stated that many construction companies have come to him to get this message out. | 0 | en |
When past and present collide: Snapshots of old Vietnam superimposed on modern-day scenes show how much country has changed
If a picture paints a thousand words, these clever hybrid images tell the story of an entire culture.
By carefully positioning a photograph from the past over the same modern-day scene, Vietnamese photographer Khánh Hmoong cleverly brings history to life in the very spot where it once occurred years earlier.
The effect allows the viewer to distinctly see the changes that have taken place between the two periods in time in his native country.
Blast from the past: Khánh Hmoong carefully positions the famous picture of a tank of the North Vietnamese People's Army bursting through the gates of the Independence palace on April 30, 1975, signalling the end of the Vietnam war
Ghosts from the past: Soldiers stride triumphantly through the gate to the Imperial city of Hue, home to the emperors of the Nguyen dynasty until 1945, now a UNESCO world heritage site
Reliving history: The photographer allows the viewer to distinctly see the changes that have taken place between the two periods in time in his native country
The pictures stretch back to the 1920s, although many were taken during the Vietnam War era between 1955 and 1975.
Some point to subtle changes in the environment and architecture or the evolving modes of transport, such as the shift from horses to motor cars.
Others are far more dramatic. One shows the famous image of a tank of the North Vietnamese People's Army bursting through the gates of the Independence Palace on April 30, 1975, signalling the end of the Vietnam war.
A bygone era: Mr Hmoong cleverly brings history to life in the very spot where it once occurred years earlier in his native country of Vietnam
Past times: The photos stretch back to the 1920s and many were taken during the Vietnam War era between 1955 and 1975 Shedding light on an entire culture: Mr Hmoong's pictures have been compiled for a series called Vietnam: Looking into the Past
Another features flag-bearing soldiers striding triumphantly through the gate to the Imperial city of Hue, home to the emperors of the Nguyen dynasty until 1945, which is now a UNESCO world heritage site.
All, however, offer a fascinating insight into the complicated and often brutal history of Vietnam that words cannot always achieve.
Mr Hmoong's pictures have been compiled for a series called Vietnam – Looking into the Past and have been published on his Flickr page. | 0 | en |
"Don't you boys worry about your Donny. In the end he'll be fine, still wealthy and miserable and orange."
The 1% will still be the 1%, no matter whom they try to fool into thinking that they're not really the 1%. | 0 | en |
Any dysfunction is a function of Trump Derangement Syndrome. There are alot of bureaucrats and clingers-on rightfully feeling their little fiefdoms are under threat. A little 'House cleaning' will remedy that. As for the dead horse, Hilliary is still very much alive and will be prosecuted as long as that remains the case | 0 | en |
So, you're not cool with a game show host being president? | 0 | en |
My first chose would be to say HPD too, however, they have problems just recruiting for themselves let alone the airport. I don't know what the sheriff's situation is put they should take over the whole airport not just curtain areas. If you persist in using private security, at least use retired LEO's. They have the training that you won't get from a security company. | 0 | en |
This New York Times headline is spot on..
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Democrats Seethe After Georgia Loss: ‘Our Brand Is Worse Than Trump’
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/us/pelosi-georgia-ossoff-democrats.html | 0 | en |
Those writer s you mentioned we're great writing about Romeo and Juliet and various other fiction. Not about the wholesale theft of our society and country. It s a fucking tragedy. Shakespeare would have said just that. | 1 | en |
This is CoS Kelly's work, not Bannon's. You can bet that it wasn't Trump's idea. | 0 | en |
Just read a news article where over 300 immigrants were refused entry into Canada because of nefarious backgrounds last year. Kellie I agree with your stance on immigration, you also don't believe in cap and trade , you have our votes. | 0 | en |
1. the second Pret a Manger customer died after eating - a " super veg Rainbow flat bread " that was supposed to be dairy free.. " eat faggot bread + die ".. | 1 | en |
I have to agree, it won't be built.
With the majority of the Quebec population against this project and the Liberals with 40 seats that they do not want to risk loosing next time...this thing is dead in the water which is too bad. | 0 | en |
Hey City Council...WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HOMELESS???? | 0 | en |
Τζάμπα πήγε η ώρα της Μαρίας στη φάρμα.. Ασ έστελνε τον τράγο στις FF. #gntmgr | 0 | el |
You must be an outlier then because I think Duncan is correct in his statement that most renters do not have the discipline to invest the rent vs own differential. | 0 | en |
Typical Hawaii government ineptitude. | 1 | en |
Potrebbe naturalmente essere che trattandosi di un nome assai poco comune la maggior parte delle persone lo abbia tradotto con uno più familiare. Se trovi fonti certe ripristina la tua versione, se no forse è meglio adeguarci alla versione più comune. Cotton Segnali di fumo | 0 | it |
เคยมีไอ้ชาติชั่วตัวนึงมันดูถูกไว้ ว่าเด็กติดเกม เรียนมหาลัยกาก เออ ตอนนี้เงินเดือนกูสองเท่ามึง ซื้อรถเงินตัวเอง ส่วนมึงลูกจ้าง หนี้ท่วมตัว | 1 | th |
I know, I agree. Let them play, let them wander, let them do what they do. We can heal without them. We can find or build a new community. We can not be stopped. It's already a new day. Nothing in the Catholic Church will ever be the same. We have Survived. We are talking together. We are growing in numbers. We are the church. | 0 | en |
Yes I have a job And I'm pretty damn sure u dont make remotely close to what I make a week working 25 hours than what u make working 80 hours so shut the fuck up. I clearly said on the thread I had time yesterday....whore | 1 | en |
Totally out there. Are the white supremacist doing at a football game that several thousand fans paid good money to see? When I watch football, I don't want protest. Especially ones that are built on a lie. The white supremacist can protest if they want to, but if they did it at a football game during the national anthem I would turn the channel. Both movements are built on lies. "hands up don't shoot" never happened. | 0 | en |
I don't balk at paying my income taxes. In fact almost every year I have overpaid and receive a refund (Yes, I know that's dumb). But I get irritated when this "fair" word gets thrown around. Tax wealthier people more than those with less wealth because that's where more money is. Don't feed me this "fair share" crap. "Fair" is in the eyes of the beholder. Taxing is a necessary evil, just some taxing authorities are a little more evil than others. On the one hand, taking a wealthier person's hard earned money to pay for the costs incurred by someone who hasn't worked as hard (or at all) isn't "fair" to him. Someone who works six days a week at two minimum wage jobs with no benefits and earns less than a government employee who averages 35 hours a week (taking into account annual, sick leave and paid holidays) doesn't think that's "fair" either.
So tax us what for what you think is needed...and if you are not re-elected, don't complain that was "unfair". | 0 | en |
The positive news in all of this is that because of fRANCIS's near daily high profile....taking a loud (albeit often double-sided) stance on every this or that topic, every single case like this one mentioned in this article...every child porn possessor, every "gay-cocaine bust at the Vatican", every high profile priest plucking the single string, will get attributed to fRANCIS in one way or the other.
Sadly, but probably good for the Church given all the confusion he's sown, this will make infertile his voice. | 0 | en |
I just love it when the right wing calls someone stupid, but doesn't know how to spell 'too' correctly.
LMAO! | 0 | en |
The focus will soon shift to the unit where the fire started.
The silence is significant. | 0 | en |
This has nothing to do with "anti-oil folks" and everything to do with global oil prices. I think a lot of people have been urging state leaders to look at diversifying, rather than relying on oil wealth in order to soften the impact something like this has on the state economy. | 0 | en |
Is anyone reading this article surprised in the slightest, especially considering the pussy grabber in the White House? | 0 | en |
Good answers. Now don't forget to accept the nomination! | 0 | en |
This article could use a more complex example that showed its steps.
The topic is important and is barely defined, and ambiguously grouped with some other techniques that I think are not similar. | 0 | en |
Mr. Gerson, thanks for the reminder. Time now for fun with family, good food, and giving thanks for our wonderful country, oozing warts and all. | 0 | en |
Moments ago I received a shocking message from Tommy Robinson’s family.
The court date for Tommy’s legal appeal, scheduled for next week in London’s Royal Courts of Justice, has been cancelled.
The excuse? The government’s lawyers say they’re not ready.
That’s a damnable lie, of course.
Tommy has been languishing in prison since May 25th. The Attorney General — what could be called the UK’s largest law firm — has had a month and a half to prepare. They have every legal expert at their disposal. They have unlimited resources.
But they simply want Tommy to rot in jail longer.
Every day for Tommy in prison is like a week — because he’s in solitary confinement, for his own safety from Muslim prison gangs who would kill him if they could.
*Tommy is ready for his appeal.
*Tommy’s lawyers are ready — and his new team have only been working on the appeal for two weeks.
*The judge is ready — Lord Justice Brian Leveson, the most senior criminal judge in the UK.
But someone — somewhere — in the government wants Tommy to stay in jail just a little bit longer.
This is a “stitch-up”, as Tommy would say.
So much for the land of the Magna Carta. So much for the rule of law.
I will continue to send you news as I receive it from Tommy's family or his lawyers.
P.S. To contribute to the crowdfunding campaign authorized by Tommy and his family, please donate at SaveTommy.com | 1 | en |
1. Википедия:Не играйте с правилами . Ваши замечания и жалобы сегодня завершились серьёзным предпреждением за нарушение ВП:ОТКАТ 2. Википедия:Не доводите до абсурда - неконструктивная дискуссия, уклонение от содержательной стороны в сторону формы. 3. Википедия:ЭП Ваша правка в контексте моей просьбы я могу оценить только как крайне не этичное. | 0 | ru |
Well Michael, I don't believe God would interpret the law on that subject quite the way you are leading here. I am very leery about ever dishonoring these first five books in any way but you need to realize there were not a lot of mates to choose from and this law to have relations with your brothers widow was actually designed to make sure the widow was taken care of and continued to have her stock in the family and possessions. This is a long subject to discuss for a blog though. | 0 | en |
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Twenty
original episodes of The Ponderosa aired on Sunday
nights on the PAX network between September 9, 2001 and May 12,
2002. The Ponderosa is a prequel to the classic western
series Bonanza. The Ponderosa takes place
approximately ten years before the first season of Bonanza,
when the California Gold Rush is still young, the famous Comstock
Lode has not yet been discovered, and the mighty Ponderosa ranch
is just a flickering vision. Ben Cartwright (played by Daniel
Hugh Kelly) and his three young sons are ranching a small section
of scrub land near Lake Tahoe in what will become Nevada
Territory. Intelligent, handsome Adam Cartwright (Matthew
Carmody) is 21, gentle giant Erik "Hoss" Cartwright
(Drew Powell) is 17, and spirited "Little Joe"
Cartwright (Jared Daperis) is 12. Ben doesn't have much gray hair
yet, and Hop Sing (Gareth Yuen), the Cartwright family cook and
housekeeper, is younger and calmer. Yet hints of the men they
will become are evident. With the help, and sometimes the
hindrance, of the citizens of the only nearby settlement, a tiny
trading post called Eagle Station, the Cartwrights make a go of
it against the odds, united by an exceptionally strong family
bond as they work together to build the dream seen on Bonanza.
The Ponderosa is executive produced by Beth Sullivan,
the creative force behind Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
The Cartwrights named their land
for the large Ponderosa pine trees that cover much of it. Their
brand is a small pine tree.
Original Bonanza Cartwrights
The Ponderosa Cartwrights
Additional characters
appearing on The Ponderosa include Margaret and Tess
Greene, a mother-daughter duo who own the nearby Greene Valley
ranch; "Big Dan" Larsen, a former trapper and mountain
man now working as a handyman in Eagle Station; Shelby Sterret,
the Calamity Jane-type owner of the local saloon and eatery; Eli
and Ruth Orowitz, a Jewish couple who operate the local general
store; and Jack Wolf, the town "bad guy" who runs a
saloon/hotel/cathouse.
Carlos Rivera De
Vega, a Mexican soldier who grew up on the ranch now run by the
Greenes and who assisted the Cartwrights with the establishment
and building of the Ponderosa; his teenage sister Isabella;
gambler Jack Roberts; Maurice "Frenchy" Devereaux,
owner of the Eagle Station livery and a member of the town
council; and Samuel Newborne, an intelligent escaped slave and
reformed conman; also appeared as recurring characters in the
program's first season.
Canon between Bonanza and The
Ponderosa differs somewhat. For example, Bonanza explains
that Little Joe was born at the ranch, while according to The
Ponderosa the Cartwrights did not acquire the ranch until
Little Joe was around eleven years old. On Bonanza the
Cartwrights were seldom without their gunbelts. On The
Ponderosa they are only occasionally seen with guns. Several
other discrepancies exist. The Ponderosa is best
categorized as a historical drama, while Bonanza was a
western. Many fan fiction stories incorporate themes from both
shows. | 0 | en |
Q:
What does Visual Studio Code Analysis Lines of Code do with HTML, CSS and Javascript?
I know that Lines of Code (LoC) is a dubious if not false code metric and there are lots of posts to this effect.
However ... I still have to provide a LoC count for a web site in a report.
I was using the Visual Studio 2010 Code Analysis Code Metrics feature to get the LoC when I wondered what does it do with or how does it count HTML, CSS and Javascript?
The VS Help text provides this description of the metric -
Lines of Code – Indicates the approximate number of lines in the code. The count is based on the IL code and is therefore not the exact number of lines in the source code file. A very high count might indicate that a type or method is trying to do too much work and should be split up. It might also indicate that the type or method might be hard to maintain.
So my multi part question is ... does HTML, CSS, Javascript get compiled to IL and if it does then should I assume it is included in the VS LoC metric? If it does not get compiled to IL, what is the best way to calculate or include HTML, CSS and Javascript in the LoC metric for my report? Or should they even be included in LoC at all?
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A:
Does HTML, CSS, Javascript get compiled to IL?
No - those files are static. The only time they get compiled is if you compose them in code behind and add them to the Response buffer directly.
If it does not get compiled to IL, what is the best way to calculate or include HTML, CSS and Javascript in the LoC metric for my report? Or should they even be included in LoC at all?
I would say counting those files may not be of much use -- although getting a handle on JavaScript file size could be of importance as it would have some effect on page load times (larger files will take longer to download -- but unless you have 20K lines of JavaScript, it shouldn't be a huge difference).
There are a few tools out there that count lines of code for all file types. Microsoft's LOC counter is here. Also, tools like NDepend (which has a free trial) can count lines of code, too.
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Way too many of them are false doctrines, unsupportable by logic, science, psychology or any other credible evidence. But that's what cults do, don't they? | 0 | en |
Yes, HJohn, the Political Correctness Code does indeed have primacy over such trifles as free speech, fair comment, truth, reason, the dictionary, honest mistakes and lack of malice .
We must all do our part to live by the Political Correctness Code and thereby ensure that The Globe and Mail is a "safe area" at all times against any chance of hurt feelings or bruised egos or unintended interpretations of language or dissenting opinions.
And the Political Correctness Code Constabulary never sleeps!
For example, I submitted a rebuttal to this latest insanity some 14 hours ago and it was quickly approved for publication. If I do say so, it was one of my more cogent arguments and all seven of the reactors to it clicked on "like".
But over 10 hours later it was apprehended and banned by the Political Correctness Code Constabulary as not being "civil" enough for Globe standards.
So be warned - the Globe's Political Correctness Code Constabulary never sleeps! | 0 | en |
Fucking retard. @URL | 1 | sv |
South Asia
The World Bank organized an art competition among school children of grades 6 to 8. The theme for the competition was ''Pakistan of My Dreams" and it was held among the public schools falling in Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Islamabad area. The objective of the art competition was to tap into the artistic imagination and talent among school children. Twelve schools and more than 500 children participated in this competition. Here we are sharing the best thirteen drawings to encourage the youth to further nurture their artistic expression and achieve their dream of a peaceful and prosperous Pakistan.
Sima is a chairperson of Ghoryan Women Saffron Association. Her association was formed by the Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR) and received a small grant to help improve their post-harvest processing. The women purchased a saffron drier and learned post-harvest processing, including hygiene, grading, sorting, and packaging. They identified two women trainers to ensure quality control. In 2010, the association doubled saffron production, and the sales price increased by almost 110 percent. From the user fee, the women saved Af 108,700 (approximately US$ 2,100) and plan to buy another drier. “Men now make tea for their wives, when we are busy during the saffron season,” Sima says.
At least 46 people were killed and more than 200 injured in 31 road accidents across the country in the last four days including the three-day Eid holiday --- The Daily Star, November 10th 2011.
There has been an alarming rise in road accidents, significantly highway accidents, in Bangladesh over the past few years. According to a study conducted by the Accident Research Centre (ARC) of BUET, road accidents claim on average 12,000 lives annually and lead to about 35,000 injuries. According to World Bank statistics, annual fatality rate from road accidents is found to be 85.6 fatalities per 10,000 vehicles. Hence, the roads in Bangladesh have become deadly!
But these statistics, numerically shocking as they may be, fail to reflect the social tragedy related to each life lost to road accidents. One accident that remains afresh in my memory is the death of 44 school children last July, after the truck they were travelling in skid and fell into a pond. 44 young dreams and hopes lost due to reckless driving. Only a month after this tragedy, Bangladesh lost two brilliant citizens, filmmaker Tareq Masud and journalist Mishuk Munier, to yet another road accident in August.
Did you know that the World Bank Group actually wants to listen to the men and women of Sri Lanka and their views on Sri Lanka’s development and ensure that their voices are taken into account whenever development activities are carried out? Most of you like me (some months ago), would probably answer in the negative. Having joined the World Bank this year and having being tasked with assisting with the preparation of Sri Lanka's next Country Partnership Strategy for Sri Lanka, I have come to realize that some of my own perceptions about public involvement in World Bank activities have not been entirely accurate.
My current role in the Bank has enabled me to understand firsthand the efforts undertaken by bank staff to ensure that development activities remain sustainable. One of the ways in which this is achieved is through active engagement with as wide a group of stakeholders as possible prior to the commencement of any new project. All of us who are a part of the Bank Group strongly believe that it’s only by invoking the ownership of development among citizens that long term sustainability is achieved.
It was a special day on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) as Special Advisor to the State for Global Youth Issues, Mr. Ronan Farrow and Ms. Lauren Lovelace, Director of the American Center, visited the institute in Baridhara. Mr. Farrow gave a lecture and engaged in discussions on global youth leadership issues with a classroom packed with enthusiastic BYLC graduates. In his address to the graduates, he expressed his strong belief that they are to play a key role in confronting challenges of the world. He shared that one of the greatest lessons in life that he received is “the realization that how powerful youth can be when given voice and equipped with tools.”
It took almost two hours to drive the seven kilometers between the World Bank offices to reach Kabul University. The streets were clogged with frustrated drivers performing adroit maneuvers to steer through the stop-and-go traffic.
The tree-lined paths of the university are a still and silent oasis from the raucous, dusty streets of the city center just outside. Young people walk in pairs, stop to chat or read in the winter sunshine.
I am here to meet with a group of 18 students who use a dedicated corner of the student library funded by the World Bank. Here, students can use five computers and a printer for free. But demand is high so the wait for a computer can be two to three hours at a stretch.
The girls tell me there are few other options for them. They cannot go to an internet café on their own to do their research without a male relative accompanying them. When asked how many have computers almost all hands go up. But internet access is prohibitively expensive for them and the service very slow. The World Bank corner offers them a lifeline to do their research and access materials not available in the library.
Barguna is at the very southern end of Bangladesh and looks nothing like the rest of the country.
Bangladesh is very green – driving through you can see the luxuriant green rice fields stretching out endlessly, the spread interrupted only by clusters of dark trees surrounding a small village, and sometimes by the yellow patches of mustard fields. But Barguna is not green and vibrant - it has now become drab brown.
Stepping onto the soil of Barguna, one is reminded of a parched desert. The ground is rock-hard, cracked and mostly barren. I was careful, threading lightly - afraid of stepping too hard in case the ground suddenly gave away.
The district wasn’t always this desolate. But devastated by repeated cyclones, erratic weather patterns and saline intrusion along the coast, farmers in these coastal communities have seen their lands yield less and less with the passing years.
“Out of twenty four to twenty six working days a month, we have reliable full days of uninterrupted power for only ten to thirteen days”, is what Mr. Poornachandran,President of the Yarlpanam Chamber of Commerce lamented at a public-private stakeholder consultation hosted by an SME-focused Ministry in Colombo recently. He repeated this gripe at a post-budget discussion held in Colombo this week. Mr. Poornachandran heads the leading business chamber in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna district, which was caught up in the conflict that ravaged the country for thirty years. Building the small and medium enterprise sector in conflict-affected areas is challenging as it is, and many new opportunities are opening up, but the issue of electricity continues to blight the recovery of the region. But it’s not just in war-recovering districts like Jaffna. Mr. Poornachandran shares this frustration with his fellow businessmen in other parts of the country.
I work with street and slum girls and their mothers in India. Each day, as I walk through those dark lanes embroidered with brick and mortar, dungeons languish in abject obscurity and poverty, I cross many a road on which stand half naked women who stare at me with sad eyes. Most of them are mothers of the children I teach. I ask myself, 'Without the holistic development of the entire community, will just educating these children ever be enough to bring sustainable change?'
The issue of more and better jobs will stand ill addressed if this illiterate, non skilled, yet potential workforce is not tapped. I call this group the 'potential workforce' because I have seen the resilience of even the mediocre ones among them come out victorious in their struggle for survival. It is this group that needs to be effectively trained. For two years at Protsahan, we have trained some of these women how to make candles, sanitary napkins and hand bags. Just one skill was enough to increase their personal incomes by more than 400%. Although still at a very nascent stage, the economics of the entire community have shifted favorably. Better incomes resulted in better healthcare for their children and, more importantly, it created a sense of dignity that was essential to complete their womanhood. This sense of dignity might be an immeasurable metric, but it sure could be a direct index of the economy's well being, although on a micro-level.
Recently, I read a blog post by a young Nepalese delegate that attended the World Bank’s Annual Meetings in Washington and thought (at the time) that he summarized an issue which was at the heart of a majority (if not all) youth in South Asia. In his own words, he says “Let’s be honest. As a youth growing up in Nepal, it is sometimes very hard to get people – and by people I mean seniors in decision-making positions - to take you seriously. It is even more difficult to get them to listen to your ideas or acknowledge you as an important demographic, capable of more than burning tires and picketing politicians”. It made me wonder if this was indeed the case with youth in Sri Lanka.
As far as I know, youth in this country are by no means a ‘push over’. For example, since the defeat of terrorism in May 2009, the youth of this country has stepped up in a noticeable way to try and make a ‘new beginning’. A ‘youth open house’ held at the World Bank premises on 01 September saw the dynamism of a handful of such youth groups engaged in activities that ranged from peace and reconciliation to the promotion of ICT development to urban planning. The fact remains that the youth of this nation are taking matters to their own hands and it’s high time that the Government as well as the development partners ‘STOP’ and ‘LISTEN’ to what the youth of Sri Lanka has to offer!! | 0 | en |
I hope cooler heads can prevail to make the planet a less dangerous place. What a strange time we are living. | 0 | en |
Flaw bitches. Flaw bitches everywhere. | 1 | en |
Very true. I know so many liberals that would like nothing to do with anybody associated with Fox News. | 0 | en |
If you want to see Canada's future, just look at what is happening in Europe. This is what the developed world is "evolving" into. Search YouTube for Germany muslim invasion.
Here is a good overview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4K4okVa7dU | 0 | en |
शरद पवार यांच्या वक्तव्यातून त्यांच्या मनातली पंतप्रधान होण्याची सुप्त ईच्छा दिसून येते. pic.twitter.com/TfExrZ5Txe
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This whole project is built on a pile of lies. From its original destination (UH Manoa) to its costs, we have been lied to endlessly by HART, the Mayors, City Council, and rail cheerleaders. Why would anyone in their right mind want to invest private money in this guaranteed loser?
Also, there is currently insufficient power generation capability to run rail, whether green or fossil fuel based, but the Star-Advertiser seems to conveniently overlook that problem. | 0 | en |
@user @user @user @user @user @user Saw this the other night so retarded haha rul\u2026 @URL | 1 | en |
They must be prosecuted! An inexcusably horrific crime. | 0 | en |
"Such scrutiny, the union said, can lead to disciplinary actions against officers who are caught breaking the law or otherwise violating departmental policy."
Oh dear...we wouldn't want officers disciplined for BREAKING the LAW or doing other nefarious activities as people entrusted with the public's safety... | 0 | en |
I have successfully dodged directly investing in any resource equities. The last variable I want to be obliged to consider is guessing the direction of commodity prices. I have simply dollar cost averaged into CDN banks since 1993. My premise is that although the banks in Canada are a representation of the CDN economy (including the resource sector), their advantaged status in Canada give them heavier odds on any economic upside. | 0 | en |
This kind of experience???
ScotRail boss resigns after pressure over firm's performance
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/20/scotrail-boss-phil-verster-resigns-after-pressure-over-firms-performance
Given he resigned and was chased out of town because of an inability to manage an organization that runs it's trains on time, priority a) is already in question. | 0 | en |
@ThatSableGuy The movement is good, the underlying negativity behind not all men is stupid and bad.. but posts defaming all men is also bad | 0 | en |
@_RichHomieKevin go to sleep niggah lol | 1 | af |
But I`m also sceptical for this story . | 0 | en |
This is all bs Nobel is transitioning all 100 employees to the unemployment office. Not sure what happened with this company but they went from having bathroom attendants in their employee bathrooms four years ago to laying off most all the Denver office as of 7/26/2017. | 0 | en |
::::::Even a child can notice it is fake. Nothing is natural in the picture. Heads and hands of the people are clearly placed on the bodies with an image manipulating software. It is the worst example of Photoshop made images. | 0 | en |
Lets be clear, the quickest way to fix this problem is to vote out Christy Clark and replace her with the NDP who will reject this project.
Voting out the federal Liberals can wait a year or two. | 0 | en |
He is a CHEATER, and the article should say that. | 1 | en |
Я считаю, что очень глупо блокировать меня за действия, которые никак не наносят ущерба проекту. Чего уж там, я давно раскусил здешнюю политику: выпиливаются те, кто неугоден. И, ради бога, у меня на странице внизу написано, что я выражаю просьбу удалять ее содержимое при блокировках. Буду благодарен, спасибо. | 0 | ru |
Q:
What are those brackets around the words "Hidden", "Caution", and "Danger" when you sneak?
I noticed when you are sneaking around, the words "Hidden", "Caution", and "Danger" have brackets around them that seem to jump sporadically. What purpose do they serve exactly?
A:
After reading the manual, apparently the brackets give you an indication of how successful your sneaking is.
The closer the brackets are to the word, the closer you are to being detected.
For example, when in the HIDDEN state, the closer the brackets are, the closer you are to being in a CAUTION state. When in a CAUTION state, the further apart the brackets are, the closer you are to returning to a HIDDEN state.
Hope this helps!
A:
@Dom's answer is mostly right, but I think some clarification is in order.
The brackets actually indicate one of two things, depending on context:
How close you are to being discovered by a non-companion NPC, monster, or turret, due to factors like range, cover, and line-of-sight.
How aggressively enemies are seeking you.
When the brackets are farther apart, you're less likely to be discovered and/or you're closer to being "out of trouble". When they're closer together, you're closer to being discovered and to possibly being in trouble.
As for the terms within the brackets, here's a bit more clarification:
HIDDEN - Brackets will start at their most extreme separation. They will come together or separate to reflect your risk of discovery under current conditions, in relation to the thing that is most likely to notice you.
DETECTED - After the brackets have completely closed in from HIDDEN, you may be in a DETECTED state. This indicates that an NPC, monster, or turret has noticed you. This state most commonly indicates that the thing detecting you is friendly or neutral. However, it does sometimes appear when something hostile has just not yet chosen to engage in combat.
CAUTION - Something hostile is aware of your presence, and seeking you out for combat. In this mode, the separation of the brackets mostly indicates how aggressively they are looking for you. Close together, they're really sure you're there and are trying to hunt you down. Farther apart, they're starting to think you went away or "maybe it was just the wind". Once it reaches the furthest separation, you will transition back to HIDDEN.
DANGER - Fecal matter has impacted the rotating turbine. Hostile entities know you're out there, and more or less know exactly where you are. And they're trying to kill you. The brackets' distance may change according to the proximity or aggressiveness of the threat, but they mostly stay fully closed unless they're downgrading to CAUTION.
HIDDEN and DETECTED appear in the HUD's normal color, and they don't necessarily indicate the presence of hostiles. In mixed company, they also may not accurately reflect your stealth status with regards to hostiles.
CAUTION and DANGER appear red, and always relate to a hostile presence.
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And with a roof too. A big wide roof that covers every seat.
Uh, this is Hawaii. The weather is beautiful. How about we ditch the roof and use the savings to build a 40,000 seat stadium like Colorado State's, instead of a 31,000-seat shoebox? | 0 | en |
Apparently it's a short story. formerly mentioned in this article, but recently deleted | 0 | en |
That may be the case with the local chapter where you live. I'm in Fairbanks; the Tanana Valley chapter has run a booth for many years at the fair where they conduct a straw poll. We've caught them doing exactly what I described numerous times spanning over a decade.
I mentioned elsewhere that I've been on a hunt this summer for old images of Alaska which have fallen out of copyright for various reasons or were never under copyright (read: works of the federal government). One shows an Alaska Railroad box car with a banner announcing "Alaska's New Voting Machines" from 1962. This came about after Warren Taylor championed ridding Alaska of its blanket primary, or decades before anyone ever heard of Jim Zawacki or other Republican sockpuppets. Or back when Diebold as a manufacturer wasn't quite known for specialties such as voting machines. Anyway, Taylor's objective was to allow people to basically cast a straight party vote without having to give it any thought. Sound familiar? | 0 | en |
I would never have guessed it. | 0 | en |
jpp tu es vraiment attarde tpmp c'est pas sherlock leur c'est juste d... | 1 | fr |
اللهم زد و بارك. اللهم آمين اللهم آمين
باقية و تتمدد إن شاء الله | 1 | ar |
1. MAJOR Trump fuckup tonight https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-what-trumps-ethanol-plan-means-for-farmers-refiners-and-motorists-2018-10-09 | 0 | en |
Ummmm........................you already have photographic proof of what she did. Obviously shes not all up stairs so why are we wasting our tax dollars on this as well as our time. Not innocent, already self incriminated by taking pictures. Throw her in jail where she belongs. Poor dog and kid. | 0 | en |
What an amazingly lop-sided and bizarre series of views.
1) Metal isn't biodegradeable, but it is reusable and recyclable, so complaining solar panels are 100% non-biodegradable is disingenuous. Plus you don't seem to care that the cars and cell phones and oil pipelines and plastic bags aren't biodegradable, which shows that this is a dishonest attack on what you think your opponent believes, rather than a real problem.
2) No, the problem of too much trash in the landfill is not caused by wind turbines, which have a useful life long exceeding 20 years and are recyclable. The landfills have been overflowing for two generations, and it's the wasteful and shortsighted lifestyle you're defending that causes it.
3) and 4) - same as 1). I mean, you don't even bother to compare small concrete pads to nuclear and coal plants, you just act as if concrete is devastating and blame turbines - premise and logic both useless.
5) can't prove what hasn't been tried.
6) we subsidize coal and oil. | 0 | en |
Bu sabah aşırı güzellikte şeyler oluyoor🍀 | 0 | tr |
As a life long resident of this beautiful island paradise that we call Hawai'i Nei I ask that Senator's Hirono and Schatz would just calm down and realize we are "an island in the Pacific" . I am annoyed by Senator Hirono's and her rather routine reference ethnicity. By the way, Mazie... it's Attorney General Sessions not ..."Hey, Jeff Sessions". In my opinion, I believe those who are of Japanese Ancestry (including myself) don't appreciate it. Just saying,... | 0 | en |
Boom....and that is certainly the "mic drop" post of the day, Alceste. Completely undercuts the prime talking points of the Con supporters' posts on this thread. | 0 | en |
Welcome back hiker. Amazing really. You did everything right but the weather sure could have forced a different outcome. | 0 | en |
It's a business that caters to the public. If the business owner didn't want to provide services such as housing or utility service to people, for example because of their color then would you be okay with that? These positive reactions from people to posts such as yours reflects a lack of insight. And if you believe I'm wrong, then EXPLAIN IN DETAIL exactly how so. | 0 | en |
That's a great idea. If that happened, I could quit my job and devote myself full time to that novel I've always wanted to write. | 0 | en |
Self-Publishing 101 with Mama Bitchstress: Don’t Be a Dick
So we’ve talked about the nitty-gritty stuff–hiring people to help you self-publish, where to sell your stuff, etc. Now comes something very important, however:
Do not be a douchebag client.
Sometimes it’s really hard to know if you’re being an asshole to the people you work with. Maybe you are totally justified in yelling at them. Maybe they are incompetent. Or maybe, just maybe, you’re being a jerkface.
Look, I’ve worked all sides of everything. I am sympathetic to authors. I am sympathetic to editors and artists. I try to be very objective no matter what side I’m working on. Here is the simple rule I would like you to remember, and I am putting it in very large letters for you:
Your designer/editor is a person.
Let’s unpack that, shall we?
First, people get holidays.
This goes back when I worked in publishing. Late at night and on weekends I would write. Y’know, since I was a writer and all. And I’d tweet about it, like other writers. Multiple people then went to my boss to complain that I was writing and tweeting and not answering their emails/reading their manuscripts.
Your brain is like a muscle and it needs rest. You know how you can work several days in a row typing your manuscript and then your wrists start hurting and your brain feels like it’s leaking out of your ears, and you need a break? Anything that requires your head (and your hands) like that is the same. Editors can only read for so many hours a day before they get text blindness. Artists can only be in Photoshop for so long before they get carpal tunnel syndrome.
No one is going to work 24/7. That means throughout their day they will be on Twitter joking around or posting some stupid quiz on Facebook. Chill the fuck out about it. If you can’t handle that, don’t follow them on social media.
Further, everyone gets vacation days and (almost) everyone has family. Some designers/editors might work Christmas, but I am not one of them. I have a notice right on my site to that effect. So maybe before you yell at the person you’re working with, check what day of the week it is. Is it Saturday? Don’t expect an answer until Monday or Tuesday. Is it fucking CHRISTMAS? For FSM’s sake, leave them alone until the New Year.
And second, similarly, people get sick.
By this time last year, I was in bed almost all day every day except when I was getting poked and prodded at the hospital. I was so weak, I couldn’t walk across the street without having to rest. I was also (wrongly) put on an inhaler initially because I was (wrongly) told I just had asthma, and I reacted badly to it–badly as in my muscles and joints were in excruciating pain and I couldn’t walk let alone sit at the laptop for more than twenty minutes. I was pretty sure, after six months of this bullshit, that I was dying.
Know what else? During that time I still had to pay bills. “Sorry, dying lol” doesn’t cut it for the hydro company. And as I burned through my financial buffer, that meant I still had to work for my clients.
But because I was so sick, my time estimates for work could be wildly off. I lost a couple of clients because it was taking me a week to reply to email (and they didn’t check my availability page where I said this). I came home from a very unpleasant procedure at the hospital to a dozen emails from another client that ranged from merely grating enthusiasm to outright nagging for a project that did not even have an agreed-upon deadline. 95% of my clients were super patient and understanding (bless them) but then there was a handful who would snap their fingers and get belligerent when I didn’t jump.
I’m also never going to not be sick, despite being in remission now, and stress makes everything worse. This isn’t to say that it is an excuse if I’m a dick to my clients, but whether it’s merely a cold or a chronic autoimmune disease, people get sick, and your designer/editor is a person, so try to fact that in when dealing with them. They also have a fuckton of work to do for a lot of people, which brings us to…
You are not their only client.
Unless you are paying for their rent/mortgage, bills, and groceries with the work you’re providing them, they likely have other clients. Those clients deserve their time as much as you do. This can mean some months your designer/editor is quick to respond, and other months it might take a few days. Some months they might have work back to you in a week or two; other months it means you might book them and the not hear from them for six weeks.
If someone’s going past their estimate of time to deliver and you’ve not heard from them, of course inquire. I will wager the majority, however, are not going to run away with your down payment because that will not encourage more people to hire them.
Whatever you think is an emergency is not.
Are you bleeding from the head? No? Then you do not have an emergency (and if you are, do not contact your editor; dial 911).
Whatever is super important to you is likely not all that important if it only involves your book. See, this is why I advise people to hire out help several months in advance and to take advantage of pre-order options–it means you have time to address any bumps in the road and delays, so nothing is an emergency. Something is always going to go wrong and it’s probably no one’s fault, so doing stuff in advance gives you a buffer.
So you found an error in your print book that needs correcting. You know, odds are fifty thousand people are not going to order that print book in the next day, so you don’t need to drag your designer out of bed at 3am on a Sunday to fix it–you can wait a week. Same thing if you’re working with a printer and need books for a signing: not having the forethought to order the books a month ahead of time and then freaking out because there’s a problem with the file and they won’t ship in time is not on the printer, it’s on you for poor planning.
Someone’s puppy dying is an emergency; your designer accidentally delivering the wrong file size for the cover is not. Take a deep breath and calm thy tits.
Don’t waste someone’s time.
Have you ever worked a job where time is money, and then someone gets fishing around asking you questions, which you patiently answer, only to have them not hire you, and then you’ve wasted all that time? Maybe not if you work a 9-5 job, but freelancers know what I’m talking about. Some communication is normal before you’ve hired someone and sometimes it can take a while to decide what you’re looking for, but, again, time is money. Have a concrete idea of what you’re looking for in a cover (or at least what your book is about) rather than make your artist drag the details out of you. Know what you want and what your timeframe is.
If they have a cover art questionnaire, fill that in as detailed as possible and resist sending fifty more emails about it or requiring them to send repeated emails to clarify. If you’re working with an editor, find out if you can email back and forth some questions as part of the editing fee or if it’s an extra charge (are you horrified that it might be an extra charge? again, TIME IS MONEY–crafting lengthy, well-thought-out responses and referring to your manuscript several times is a long process that can eat up hours out of one’s day). Be clear and concise. Don’t send an email every day asking for a status update. And don’t ask someone to pencil you into their schedule if you can’t deliver on time (unless you’ve paid upfront).
And if you ARE fishing, contacting multiple designers trying to see who’s going to work cheapest for you, don’t be surprised if some of them stop answering your emails; we learn pretty quickly to weed out the time-wasters.
And similarly…
Read their goddamn website.
Not all people keep their websites/FB pages/etc up to date with their availability (freelancers who don’t–da faq is wrong with you?? UPDATE THAT SHIT). I think most likely do and it is in your best interest to check it.
Remember, time is money. This means that most people don’t like answering the same questions over and over again. Here are some examples:
Are you available to do my formatting?
How much does a cover cost?
Can you edit my book next week?
Can you clarify why there is a range in prices for layout?
Can I get a back cover designed too?
I get asked those on a weekly basis. Guess how many of them are answered on my website.
My response is to politely say “That information is on my website” and then link them to the relevant page. Usually this irritates people who think I’m being rude and they never respond. I am okay with this. I’ve also found they usually ask about my rates because they’re hoping to negotiate them, which brings us to…
Never ask for something free.
If you are unwilling to pay a down payment or want to negotiate the cost of the service, go sit in the fucking corner. What the hell is wrong with you? Do you work free? Do you pay the rent with the charity you’ve given others? Fuck you.
With regular clients who provide me a lot of work, I will do little extras for them. I’m happy to if they’re good to work with and, quite frankly, pay me well. But they have a singular thing in common: they never EXPECT work to be done for nothing.
Be 100% clear on what the charges are for something. Do not ask for a friend/family discount if you’re hiring someone you know (if they offer one, great, but don’t push it).
Also note that you are never paying for just their time and obvious costs: you are paying for their experience and education. When I’m creating a cover, it might take me two hours, but I have eight years experience doing covers and training in graphic design. My editing rates are from six years of professional editing. I pay for the programs I use. I pay for the computer I use. I pay for electricity and internet. Just as you, a writer, factor in the costs of running a business when deciding on how to price your books, so do designers and editors.
Years ago, I used to work with special needs children. I ran into a parent who was having trouble keeping help for her two autistic boys after school while she was at work and she asked me what I charged for respite. She balked at my hourly rate but I said you are not just hiring a random person for a few hours a day, you are hiring someone with over a decade of experience in respite work, developmental programming, and tutoring, who has worked with a hundred kids just like your sons and who knows what the fuck she’s doing.
You want cheap, as I’ve said before, you get someone who is cutting corners somewhere along the line. You want a professional, then you pay for their time.
Pay your invoice when it’s sent.
So yeah, freelancers live on the money they make. They pay bills and buy food by having people pay them to edit their books and make their covers.
This means there is an expectation that you’re going to pay them when work is turned over. Don’t hire someone if you don’t have the money to pay them when they invoice the final amount. Fees should be clear ahead of time, so there is no excuse not to have that money ready. Hopefully they have a bit of a financial buffer there to cover things while they wait for payments but sometimes shit happens, and there is no reason to make them wait weeks to get paid.
Our mental health is just as important as yours.
It’s the one benefit to being a freelancer: you set your own rates. And as time is money, people who waste my time or increase my stress level get charged more.
My friend calls it an Asshole Tax. I call it the Ativan Tax. If you stress me out to the point I need to take an Ativan just to deal with your email (which is rare but does occur once in a while), the cost of it will end up on your invoice. You may not realize the cost is tucked in there, but I guarantee anyone freelancing for a while has added it. Being demanding, neurotic, or otherwise irritating can get you an Asshole Tax.
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Most clients? Most clients are dolls. This is probably because I’ve grown more and more firm with my boundaries and potential problem children rarely hire me now. But when working with freelancers, try to keep at the forefront of your mind the fact that they are people and you’ll do just fine. | 1 | en |
A few years ago, and I don't remember the source, a book came out which basically said it is common for CEO's (this was just after the crash), to have sociopathic tendency. That come for the intentional and stupid lack of control of bank boards who blessed CEO action as long as the stock price went up. One board had to have a trainer come it to explain the risk of these 3-4 level derivitives.
When you place profit above the risk of huge economic loss to others in the economy, you are ignoring human pain and suffering
There's good case to be made that Trump does not empathize with the life of lower incomes. He can't, he's never worried about losing his only home, or not being able to feed his own children. There is no way for this bloviated egomaniac to find empathy for those that don't wear his shoe's (or anything else branded Trump) | 0 | en |
Wow. Coach Rolo, you better check this kid Kahale Huddleston (Maui family?) out real fast! Maybe offer him already. | 0 | en |
Contracts all have termination clauses. Discrimination is a legal term of art meaning certain, specific things, which is at the crux of the baker's case. It doesn't mean you can't ever be refused service on any terms. Have you ever seen those "No shirt, no shoes, no service" signs? | 0 | en |
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