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THEY may be worlds apart, physically and philosophically, but Australian-born Margaret Somerville, one of the world's leading writers and thinkers about ethics, arrives in Sydney today determined to do battle with arch-atheist Richard Dawkins.
"He is a dangerous man who is causing me disturbed, sleepless nights," Professor Somerville said of the creator of the controversial shockumentary series The Root of All Evil?, showing on ABC Television and which concludes this Sunday.
"By attacking religion Dawkins thinks he is going to eliminate the world's evils, but he is so negative, so destructive in his approach, that he is escalating the conflict between warring cultures at a time when we should be seeking common ground," she said.
Professors Somerville and Dawkins have clashed before, at an exclusive conference in Oxfordshire. "We were seated at a large, oval table - me at one end, him at the other - when we got involved in this terrible battle.
"Other people there couldn't believe it. It reminded me of when I was a kid watching the Davis Cup on television. The heads going back and forth," explained Professor Somerville, who teaches at McGill University in Canada.
Her return to Sydney, where she studied for her first degree in law, coincides with an upsurge of Australian interest in life's big questions: morals, meaning and the role of religion.
Books by new atheists such as Professor Dawkins (The God Delusion), Sam Harris (The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason) and Christopher Hitchens (God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything) are bestsellers.
The first episode of The Root of All Evil? was watched by 760,000 people in the capital cities, almost twice the usual number for the Sunday evening Compass slot. The ABC has been inundated with requests to repeat the program, or release it on DVD.
The Herald received several hundred email comments and almost 100 letters in response to an article on Professor Dawkins and the rise of atheism on Monday.
The Oxford don admitted to the Herald yesterday there was a danger that his aggressive attack on religion could exacerbate differences between Christian and Muslim fundamentalists. "There's some merit in a gently-gently approach but it looks to me that the in-your-face approach associated with me, and to a greater extent Hitchens, is getting results," he said.
The documentary's original screening on Channel 4 in Britain had prompted an unprecedented response, three-to-one in his favour, he said. "People were strongly one way or another. This is an issue that polarises."
A recent tour of the US, including parts of the Bible Belt, confirmed his view that atheists are far more numerous than thought. "Repeatedly, people thanked me for giving voice to feelings they'd been afraid to express." Professor Dawkins describes his campaign to kill off God, to replace religious superstition with science, as "consciousness-raising".
Professor Somerville disagrees. "These atheists are so passionate, dogmatic, they have created their own secular religion." She will present "The Alternative to Richard Dawkins's God Delusional View" at the Sydney Writers Festival.
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After giving her a standing ovation, Keith Urban said "Malaya on fire!"
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Watson also got the nod of Harry Connick Jr. when he said, "That was really, really strong performance. You're singing lyrics, you're presenting, you're entertaining, and you're performing."
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This week on Reality Cast, we'll have an interview with an ACLU lawyer about the abuse of women's rights in Maricopa County, Arizona's jail system. Also, a segment setting the record straight on Barack Obama's late term abortion votes and why anti-choice nut Jill Stanek carries a grudge against him. And why are mainstream media outlets letting right wing anti-woman groups lie about the HPV vaccine on TV?
Sometimes you come across a story that's just perfect in its silliness. This is one of those days.
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I keep thinking back to last week's podcast and how Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council were so unnerved about learning that women masturbate that they were shaking. Perhaps this Scott Murray guy wasn't a pervert out to get his kicks by violating a woman's privacy. Perhaps he's just a vigilante who took the anti-choice messages about the wicked female sexuality very seriously, and was trying to intervene to save this woman from her own masturbating ways.
If you don't know who Jill Stanek is, well you're lucky. But your luck is about to run out, because she is the focus of this segment, and especially her obsession with Barack Obama. You see, Jill Stanek is a rabid anti-choice activist, and was part of the attempt to ban abortion in Illinois through back door methods of blurring the difference between being pregnant and having given birth, claiming that current abortion laws allow people to kill newborns. Yeah, I know.
The main thing is that Jill Stanek has it out for Barack Obama, and it's personal. Here's a report done by Concerned Women for America, repeating some of Stanek's weirder claims. She starts by claiming that the hospital she was working for was inducing labor and then letting babies born alive die. And this is where things get weird. (
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The idea that hospitals have the right to expose infants is a blatant lie. I looked up Illinois' murder statutes, and unsurprisingly, it's illegal to kill a person or cause their death through negligent behavior, full stop. There is no loophole for infants. A law protecting newborns from infanticide is redundant. So what's going on?
Well, Stanek is lying. I'm going to quote our own Dana Goldstein extensively on this, because I think some clarity needs to be brought to the table.
Quote: "But BAIPA isn't really about protecting infants; it is anti-abortion rights legislation crafted by the hard right. BAIPA targets the abortion procedure known as dilation and extraction, which anti-choicers have so successfully re-branded as "partial birth abortion." Dilation and extraction accounts for less than one-fifth of one percent of all American abortions, and is used most often to end wanted pregnancies in which expectant parents learn their baby will not be viable outside of the womb. During the operation, the fetus' skull is capsized inside of the woman, after which labor is induced and she delivers the fetus. It is a wrenching process, but one that allows a woman or couple to grieve and bring closure to a pregnancy by holding the intact fetus. It also decreases scarring, bleeding, and pain inside of a woman's uterus and vagina." End quote.
Okay, so what does this have to do with Barack Obama? Well, it just so happens that he was an Illinois senator when the right wing loonies tried to get this legislation passed.
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Stanek is a pretty much perpetual liar. Throughout her defense of this bill, she swears up and down that it's not intended to ban abortion, just born infants. Except that Stanek is a rabid anti-choicer on every level, the sort who openly pursues any attempt to overturn not just Roe v. Wade, but Griswold v. Connecticut, the decision that protects contraception. They put all their effort into banning abortion and suddenly she's not working to ban abortion? Uh-huh.
Stanek talks, in her usual hedge-y way, about her face to face meeting with Obama.
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Here the hospital reaches out to people who are suffering from the loss of very much wanted pregnancies and she's exploiting their pain for an anti-choice agenda. It's not to comfort the fetuses, lady. It's clearly to comfort the grieving family. And this goes to why she is obsessed with attacking Barack Obama, because he called her out on the floor of the Senate and humiliated her for being an ideaologue who exploits people like this.
Did you hear how she acted all hurt at the idea that she wants to overturn Roe v. Wade? Well, according to her website, she not only wants to see Roe overturned and abortion banned at all stages, but she wants to extend that ban to birth control pills. Don't be fooled by Jill Stanek's self-pity parade.
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Alarmism over the HPV vaccine is really getting on my last nerve. This is not fun and games people. There's already a lot of parents out there nervous about the vaccine because it's about sex, and just thinking about their daughters and sex makes them nervous, so they project that onto the vaccine. If you add to it fallacious stories about the vaccine making girls sick, then they, golly gee whiz, might decide not to get their girls vaccinated. Which means that girls run a high risk of actually becoming sick with HPV and potentially developing genital warts or cervical cancer.
The stories are getting pretty standardized—lots of scary anecdotes but no hard evidence linking the vaccine to symptoms that girls exhibit. Here's CNN:
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Two months after the shot she gets sick, and that's what we blame this on? That's a pretty big leap. They then repeat some scary statistics.
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They do have an official from the CDC come on and make it clear that there's no trend and that the data is completely anecdotal. But then they immediately follow it up with this crap that made me blow steam out of my ears:
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Unbelievable. They let him just tell a bald-faced lie on national TV without indicating that it's a lie. Look, the FDA doesn't just let drug companies put out vaccines without testing them. The very notion that this drug wasn't put through human trials is insane. It was a standard drug trial, many phases over many years on thousands of patients worldwide.
It gets worse. The website Medscape, while far from being the most reputable source around, is generally taken as a pretty good source for the latest news in medical circles. But they pulled a really bad stunt and ran an article about the fictional dangers of the HPV vaccine.
David Gorski wrote a rebuttal on the blog Science-Based Medicine that is well worth reading. And really, it's unbelievable how shoddy the original scare story was. Gorski followed up by researching a doctor that's extensively quoted named Christiane Northrup, and let's just say that there's a duck-like air about some of her public statements. Like Gorski says, quote, "Yes, that Christiane Northrup, Oprah Winfrey's favorite OB/GYN and a regular guest on her show, the doctor who has discussed with Oprah how women should use qi gong to direct their qi into their vaginas in order to achieve more powerful orgasms." End quote.
It gets worse. Northrup suggests that we redirect fund from vaccination to nutrition, and, I swear to god, the 19th century debate over the reality of the germ theory of disease is mentioned. Not that Northrup comes out and questions the germ theory of disease, which I thought was settled in the 19th century. She just drops giant hints.
Read all of Gorski's article, because I can't do it justice. What I'll end on is this speculation. The reported adverse effects of the vaccine are all over the map, and I suspect we have a confirmation bias situation going on. Which is to say that people get the shots for their girls and they and the girls are already anxious because this is about sex and growing up and other anxiety-producing things. And if the girls get sick in the weeks or months after the shot, no matter how unrelated, that anxiety rears its head again and the shot is blamed unfairly. Which is why it's grossly irresponsible for mainstream news organizations to run with this story.
And now for the Wisdom of Wingnuts, in honor of the first segment of this show. I did a search on YouTube for "Gardasil" and this guy named Mike Adams' extremely misleading and frankly misogynist rant was on the first page.
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What if fairies flew out of your butt when you farted? What if going outside made you spontaneously combust? What if crazy right wing sex phobes ranting on YouTube were only pretending to care about women, but are actually out to keep us from getting proper health care?
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A method of building and assembling programs across computer networks that is dictated by the user to perform logical work without the user using a compiler. Users are able to assemble programs over a network by defining or re-defining which logical components are bound into the overall program without the use of a compiler. Logical components are called and bound into the program at run time, allowing dynamic programming which may be modified at any time without re-compiling the entire program. Each logical component can act independently of other logical components or work in concert with each other. This allows assembly of a program, even though some components may be created using totally different methodologies and/or are constructed by different programmers.
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3. The system of
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This is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/112,583 filed Mar. 29, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,678,723, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/071,751 filed May 1, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,401,114 claiming priority to Prov. No. 60/045,261 filed May 1, 1997, all applications incorporated herein by reference and all priorities claimed.
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for dynamic programming across a computer network. Specifically, the invention provides for a user on a client computer to select from available logical components on a server computer and to have the selected components assembled into a user program. In this manner, the server computer provides each user on each client computer with customized and dynamic information or tasks.
The invention can be used to execute user-defined remote actions between the server and client across the network. For example, the invention can execute user programs such as publishing pages from several databases, delivering media over the network or managing and controlling a manufacturing site.
A computer network (e.g. the world wide web) is used to provide a wide variety of information from server computers to client computers across the globe. The information currently supplied is stored as static pages or is created at the time of request from a merge program that constructs the web page. Conventionally, little if any action is performed by the web servers other than data delivery (e.g. hypertext markup language (HTML) web page publication). This conventional method of supplying static or mail merged pages is very labor intensive since each page is managed as a single unit and published to the requesting client computer as it was originally designed by the programmer. This system does not provide capabilities to re-program the web server to perform different tasks or to provide different information to the client without installing new code or HTML pages on the web server. If a user has specific requirements for the server, the server program must be re-written. If the user's requirements are complex, the task of re-programming the server increases dramatically. Moreover, if other users have different requirements, there is no conventional technique of satisfying the other users. One of the reasons for this is that conventionally the user cannot request a web server across the computer network to be re-assembled as a program to fit his or her specific requirements. What is needed is a system that can address and satisfy the requirements of many users and provide a flexible and customizable server-client relationship.
The invention provides a method and apparatus for building and assembling programs across a computer network in order to perform required functions for each client. The invention is accomplished by providing an environment that permits the user to assemble programs from components over a computer network (e.g. world wide web) by defining or re-defining the necessary logical program components. Thus, the program can then be executed to perform tasks programmed by the user. This is accomplished by constructing logical components that are then called and bound into the program at run time, which alleviates the need to compile the program as a single unit. This action of "binding" logical program components together was not practical until the availability of programming languages like Java that allows this type of "late binding". The foundation that permits this method of page construction or programming is the management of the components for the assembly, requesting, calling and appending of the components to create the user program. Hence, the invention employs several intermediary steps that are executed in the correct sequence by a server program to obtain the desired result.
An embodiment of the invention includes a memory configured to store data for different internal functions, an interface to receive the request of the action to be taken, a processor coupled to the interface and the memory. The system is configured to manipulate the memory based on a set of instructions that are also stored/loaded into memory when a request for that action is executed.
Advantages of the invention includes the ability to produce custom pages or perform complex functions for a requesting client that are significantly different for each client, and can be re-programmed without a compiler across the computer network by the user.
The invention will become more readily apparent from the detailed descriptions and the pending claims when taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for dynamic programming across a computer network. The invention includes a method of programming a server computer from a client computer using logical components to build the program. Each logical component has the capability to perform a function that is delivered to the client computer, and which performs tasks that adds value to the overall system.
A. World Wide Web Architecture
B. The Server Structure
The invention employs a computer structure 50 shown in
The computer structure 50 also includes a web interface 62 for communicating with clients. This interface is configured to receive calls from the clients and to transmit responses to the clients. The server 50 is also a fully functional computer and can become a client to other servers on the network when desired by a user via user interface 64.
C. Logical Components
Each defined logical component has a contents that define it's identity, features and interface. A typical logical component is depicted in Table 2.
With regard to the actions, each defined logical component performs a predetermined task. In a manufacturing plant example, the logical components 72 through 84 perform the following tasks shown in Table 3.
D. User Selection and User Program Assembly
Each example task above represents a logical component. The user program 70 is assembled on the server over the computer network by the user specifying pre-programmed components and then initiating the assembly. These components can also be re-assembled across the network to perform a significantly different task for a different user without having to re-compile the server program 56 a. The invention is used to perform complex processes defined by the user or the requesting client on the server or a system connected to the server. The invention has the capability of performing actions programmed remotely across a computer network, These actions can be a variety of processes, such as producing pages from several databases or delivering any media that can be transmitted over a computer network or any set of program steps such as managing and controlling a manufacturing site.
Examples of other tasks and sub-tasks are: evaluating values from a chemical analysis; identifying out of range values; formatting the out of range values and valid ranges into a textural message for an user; interrogating a database for a set of e-mail addresses for interested parties regarding test results; and sending an email formatted message to each interested party.
E. Server Program
The server program execution is performed as described below. By constructing logical components and storing their pointers in sequence in data portion based on the user's profile 58 b, the server program can execute each user program without the need to re-compile the server program.
Execution of the logical components requires the base programming language to have the ability to dynamically load, bind and execute pre-built logical component of programming code.
In step 102, the server program identifies the user and retrieves the user profile for that identified user. Step 104 retrieves the specified logical components based on the user profile. Step 106 retrieves the list of logical components that are to be executed in sequence and stored in memory. Step 108 retrieves logical component defaults for the requested program and store in memory. Step 110 allocates a memory work space of required details to execute each logical component. Step 112 packages required parameters and arguments for each logical component. Step 114 determines if the logical component is loaded into memory. Step 116 checks if the logical component is not loaded, then it loads the logical component into memory. Step 118 binds the call to the newly loaded logical component and pass the required parameters. Step 120 retrieves the output from the logical component if an output was produced. Step 122 appends the results to any previously constructed results. Step 124 determines if all the logical components have been called. If more logical components need to be called, step 126 queues the next logical component and restarts the execution process at step 114. If all the logical components have been called and executed then step 128 outputs the results of all logical components to the web interface 62 or the user interface 64.
This process describes the server program as it retrieves and binds logical components stored in memory portion 56 b to create the user program. Within
F. Component Intercommunication
Each logical component must have a defined interface so that the server program can identify and call it to perform the required task. The logical component can perform any variety of logical task by accessing a data source(s), formatting information, requesting data that the user has entered and acting on that data, such as storing the information into a database. Each logical component can act independently of other requested logical components or act in concert with each other. The independent action of each logical component is important because it allows the assembly of logical components that have been constructed by different programmers and possibly by independent methodologies. This enables the workload for an entire system to be divided among a group of programmers, provided that they follow predetermined interface rules of the server program. The server program and these logical components work in concert to perform the tasks. Because each logical component is called independently, they can access information across a system without concern of interference from other logical components. The following exemplary steps for logical components depicted in Table 4 are generalized from a specific method.
G. Conclusion
Advantages of the invention include the ability for a network client or web-browser to program or re-program a remote server's actions, tasks and methods without a compiler. This allows a variety of tasks to be combined to produce work output that is easily modifiable by the user over a wide area network.
Having disclosed exemplary embodiments and the best mode, modifications and variations may be made to the exemplary embodiments while remaining within the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.
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Re: HSBC needs to stop hocking their crappy services!
Yes, that must suck, having to read the script over & over every day. Wonder if they get a small bonus or commission from any takers?
About a month ago I was on the phone with them & getting the never-ending spiel. I got so frustrated that I said 'OK, send it to me', thinking I'd just cancel right away. Well, the material has not yet arrived & there have been no charges posted to my account, but I'm keeping a close eye on it.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast on Wednesday, US seismologists reported, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued.
The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 1621 GMT, was located 275 kilometres southeast of the coastal Indian town of Konarka, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck at a depth of 39 kilometres.


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Back in contention, Saints brace for tough stretch
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Cam Jordan had a question for anyone surprised to see the New Orleans Saints back at .500 and in the hunt again for a playoff spot.
''Why are you astounded?'' the Saints' second-year defensive end began. ''We have the quarterback that we have. We have the key defensive players that we have. (It was) sort of disappointing to start off the way that we did, of course. Everybody expected a lot better of us and we expected a lot better of ourselves. Now that we're back at .500, we're trying to put this thing back on the right track and keep it rolling.''
After an 0-4 start, New Orleans has won five of six games to get back to 5-5, one game behind three 6-4 teams - Seattle, Minnesota and Tampa Bay - currently tied for the last NFC wild-card spot.
''Maybe to the outside (New Orleans' turnaround) was shocking because it was such a slow start. But there was never a doubt in anybody's mind that it could happen inside this locker room,'' center Brian de la Puente said. ''There was never a doubt in anybody's mind that we could get back to .500 and continue this winning because this organization, this coaching staff, this team - we have a winning tradition that they've set here.''
The offseason bounty scandal and resulting season-long suspension of head coach Sean Payton provided the Saints with an excuse for an off year, but the club seems to have adjusted.
The Saints now have six games to make up remaining ground to get to a fourth straight postseason, but what's left of their schedule is tough, with the next three games against current division leaders: San Francisco, Atlanta and the New York Giants. That might explain why assistant head coach Joe Vitt, who has helped guide New Orleans to wins in three of four games since his return from a six-game bounty suspension, sounded like he was warning his players against acting like they'd accomplished anything yet.
''We've got miles to go. We're nowhere near where we need to be,'' Vitt said Monday. ''We're nowhere near where anyone on this team wants to be. That's why every practice and every meeting and every chance you have to get better is critical. This is a marathon.''
In terms of statistical rankings, the Saints remain about where they were after Week 4. Their offense, led by ever-prolific quarterback Drew Brees, ranks fifth. The defense ranks last, having given up more than 400 yards in every game this season, even in the 38-17 victory Sunday at Oakland.
However, New Orleans has made significant strides in the running game during its current three-game winning streak, while its defense has been stout in the red zone and more opportunistic in the turnover department.
In their first seven games, the Saints eclipsed 100 yards rushing once and failed to gain more than 53 yards four times. In their last three games, they've rushed for 140, 148 and 153 yards - all without Darren Sproles (broken left hand), who could return this week.
''With the early struggles we had in the run game, we just kept at it. We stressed the little things. We knew we were close the whole time,'' de la Puente said. ''We are at a point right now where we're very confident in our run game.''
The defense is gaining confidence as well.
In the Saints' victory over Philadelphia three games ago, the Eagles had five possessions inside the Saints 20 without scoring a touchdown. New Orleans forced Atlanta to settle for two field goals in the red zone and the Falcons turned the ball over on downs late in the game from inside the 5. Against Oakland, New Orleans safety Roman Harper intercepted a tipped pass in the Saints' end zone to thwart another red-zone chance.
Meanwhile, first-year defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo continues to see evidence of his players adjusting to his scheme. A prime example was Malcolm Jenkins' interception return for a score at Oakland.
Safeties were expected to make more plays on the ball in Spagnuolo's system, and that has been happening more for Jenkins and Harper lately.
''Sometimes it takes a little time,'' Spagnuolo said. ''Both those guys have come a long way in this system and they're both good football players.''
Many Saints players are quick to point out that even as they opened 0-4, each loss ended as a one-possession game.
''We kept plugging away and kept believing that things would turn, and they have,'' Brees said. ''We're starting to catch some breaks. We're starting to just kind of hit our stride, but still I feel like our best is yet to come. I still don't feel like we've put together just a fantastic performance.''
That may be required of Brees and Co. soon enough.
Notes: Vitt could not provide an update on an apparent right knee injury to offensive lineman Charles Brown, who started the past two games at right tackle because of a left groin injury to starter Zach Strief. Vitt said the Saints may work out some free-agent offensive tackles on Tuesday, but also were pleased with how reserve Bryce Harris played after Brown went down at Oakland. Reserve guard Eric Olsen also works at the tackle spots and would be the next backup at that spot, Vitt said.
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Lumad artists help in healing of crisis victims
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After the government addresses the economic needs of victims of calamities and war, artists come in next.
Why? It is through the artist and their art that victims experience psychosocial healing.
Recently the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) held the 12th Artists for Crisis (A4C) in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte. The seminar was part of a series that started two years ago.
The A4C is a quick-response program to aid in the psychosocial healing of communities ravaged by war and natural or man-made calamities in the country. The emphasis of A4C is on women and children in the community.
The workshop completed the third group of artists, the Lumads.
The Lumads, defined in Cebuano as "a rising out of the earth," consist of artists from different indigenous groups all over the Philippines—from Kalinga, Bontoc, Kankana-ey, Ifugao, Talaandig, T'Boli, B'laan, Bisaya, Banawaon, Aeta, Subanen, Matigsalug, Mangyan, Tagabawa, Ati and Manobo.
The four-day training for the artists consisted of plenary sessions from resource speakers, who addressed the problem of "cultural identity" and crisis situations. The training will help the Lumad artists in assessing and giving the trauma healing within their respective communities.
The workshop also showcased the different cultures of the indigenous peoples: from the invocations which included different rituals such as praying to their religious icons, to the chants which they incorporated in their rituals.
The artists employed different art forms in artistic psycho-healing, such as the visual, performing and literary arts.
The artists from the indigenous groups used these art forms to revive and pass on their cultures to the younger generation, one artist said during the plenary sessions.
Problem of cultural identity
Bro. Karl Gaspar, CSsR, a member of the Redemptorist Itinerant Mission Community/Team that conducts missions in various parishes in Mindanao, addressed the artists and talked about the problem of a cultural identity among indigenous peoples.
"Even you, the indigenous peoples, look down upon yourselves because of the lowlanders," he said, referring to the way members of indigenous groups perceived themselves because of alienation from urban residents.
Aside from that, he also addressed the fact that "they [indigenous peoples] should see themselves as equal to the 'lowlanders,' contrary to their perception of inferiority."
Lowlanders tend to have a "condescending" view toward indigenous groups in the country.
Gaspar also talked about the problem of colonial mentality, a systemic feeling of inferiority left behind by several hundreds of years of colonialism in the country.
"Even festivals are a clear violation of rituals of indigenous peoples," he said. "Music arises from their integrity."
Gaspar said that Filipinos had become "culturally traumatized" because of several years of colonization.
In the same manner, even one Lumad artist said they themselves could not classify if they really belong to the Lumad; there had been continued cultural dialogue on how they should be addressed.
Aside from Gaspar's talk, June Pagaduan Lopez also gave her two cents' worth about the way the artists should react in crisis situations.
"From my experience, certain crisis situations demand that the artists be patient when it comes to their respective communities," Lopez said. "One parent asked me once why I was encouraging the child to play after a military encounter. I said in reply, 'When would you have them play?'"
She stressed that feelings of trauma, which stemmed from experience of war and natural calamities could be resolved through counseling and even the arts.
Indigenous trauma
Lopez initiated several group discussions to address the problems of artists in their respective communities. One Lumad artist said they were even identified as members of the New People's Army by the military, which caused them trauma.
The plenary sessions enabled the different Lumad artists to interact among themselves. They were not grouped according to their indigenous groups in some instances.
The plenary sessions were conducted to orient the artists on how they would address psychosocial problems in their communities.
Ernie Cloma, from the Philippine Educational Theater Association, talked about how he had used theater arts to help children rehabilitate.
"I used trash to make puppets so that the children can express themselves," Cloma said. "During the session, a child refused to play because he was afraid of what happened to him."
"The use of the different art forms for therapy can purge fear, hatred and trauma."
The Lumad artists were encouraged to create illustrations of what they felt toward the natural or man-made disasters they experienced. Visual artist Alma Quinto facilitated those sessions.
The questions "Why did it (the natural or man-made disaster) happen?" and "What was the creative response of the community?" were among those raised.
The four-day training focused on "enlightening" the Lumad artists on the artistic methods in psychosocial healing, not on the problems of the victims per se.
Before Dapitan, 11 workshops had been conducted, most of which in Mindanao, for victims of domestic violence, military conflict, cultural discrimination, and child trafficking. A4C has produced 88 trained facilitators and 242 participants since its inception.
The NCCA already conducted two trainors' training which benefited 50 Christian artists and 38 Moro artists from Jolo, Tawi-tawi, Marawi and Maguindanao.
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Kent Kuhlman, 59 - August 29, 2007
Kent Keith Kuhlman, 59, of North Platte, formerly of Gothenburg, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at his home.
Memorial services were held Friday, Aug. 24, at the American Lutheran Church with the Rev. Matthew Groenke officiating.
Kuhlman was born on June 19, 1948, at Gothenburg, to Ben and Rose Duis Kuhlman. He grew up on his parents' farm south of Gothenburg and began his life as a farmer.
He attended high school at Gothenburg where he earned the nickname "Bear" while playing football on the winning state championship team in 1964.
Shortly after graduating from high school in 1966, he attained basic training with the Army, but was later diagnosed with diabetes. He then graduated from Hastings Tech College with a degree in auto and diesel mechanics.
On Dec. 7, 1968, he was united in marriage to Cathy Gauldreault of Cozad. To this union, three sons were born, Ryan, Chad and Benjamin Kuhlman.
He married Joy Sitorious of Gothenburg, on April 4, 1992. To this union, a daughter was born, Sonni Kuhlman of Gothenburg.
Kuhlman enjoyed going on hunting and fishing trips with his children and the company of friends and neighbors during trips to the lake, according to family members. He also enjoyed watching his children grow up and teaching them skills about driving a tractor and growing corn.
?He was preceded in death by: his parents, Ben and Rose; a brother, Roger; an infant sister, Sandra.
?Survivors include: his children and grandchildren—Ryan and Stacy Kuhlman (Dylan and Skyler) of Wallace, Chad and Hope Kuhlman (Kelsey, Keith and Kurt) of Gothenburg, Benjamin Kuhlman (fiancé, Bobbie Burk) of Omaha, and Sonni Kuhlman of Gothenburg; sisters—Carol (Don) Johnson of Gothenburg and Donna Graham of Columbus; nephew, Paul (Vi) Graham of Columbus.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lutheran Church, 1512 Ave. G, Gothenburg, NE 69138, or the Virginia Mason Diabetes Research Foundation, Mail Stop D1-MF, P.O. Box 1930, Seattle, WA 98111.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blase strauser.com. Arrangements have been placed in the care of Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg.
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The number of reported cases of measles and flu deaths in the state of California have increased considerably from last year's statistics, California Department of Public Health officials announced Monday.
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Number of Reported Measles Cases Reaches 32
CDPH has received reports of 32 confirmed measles cases in California residents so far this year, a notable difference from the three reported cases at this time last year, according to a news release by CDPH.
After 10 confirmed measles cases in Los Angeles County alone, the L.A. County Department of Public Health encourages residents who have not received all recommended doses of a measles-containing vaccine to arrange for vaccination, and those with measles-like symptoms to consult a medical provider immediately, according to a news release by the L.A. County Department of Public Health.
"Because we have high vaccination rates, measles cases are rare and it is unusual to see this level of measles activity," said Jonathan Fielding, director of Public Health and county health officer at the Department of Public Health. "Most measles cases in the United States are imported from travelers who have spent time in areas of the world where measles is more common. Among the confirmed cases in Los Angeles County, eight are believed to have been linked to international travel and two cases are currently under investigation."
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that is spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes, causing symptoms that include fever, cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes and a rash that typically appears first on the face, along the hairline and behind the ears before spreading to the rest of the body, CDPH officials said.
Infected people are usually contagious for about four days before their rash starts and four days after, with possible complications including diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia and even death. Infants, pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems are most susceptible to complications, CDPH officials said.
"Immunization is the best defense against measles, with 99 percent of persons developing immunity after two doses," said Dr. Ron Chapman, state health officer and director of CDPH. "With an outbreak in the Philippines and measles transmission ongoing in many parts of the world outside of North and South America, we can expect to see more imported cases of this vaccine-preventable disease."
Imported cases can spread to the community, especially among unvaccinated people and infants too young to be vaccinated. These cases have been reported in a variety of places throughout California, including Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange counties, according to the CDPD news release.
While high immunization rates in California have kept preventable diseases like measles at record lows during the past 20 years, the number of cases per year in California has ranged from four to 40 cases since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated in the United States, CDPH officials said.
During that time period, almost all measles cases in the United States have been linked to travel to areas of the world where measles still circulates. Among the 32 reported cases this year, seven had traveled to the Philippines, where a large outbreak is occurring, two had traveled to India and one to Vietnam, where measles is common, according to the news release.
"Measles is a highly contagious disease," Fielding said. "If you are not vaccinated and are exposed, there is a 90 percent chance that you will become infected. You can also be infected by being in a room where a person with measles has been, even after that person has left the room. This is why it is so critical that children and adults receive all recommended measles vaccinations, especially since we are seeing an increase in measles activity."
For more information about recommended vaccinations to protect against measles, click here to visit the L.A. County Department of Public Health's website.
Number of Confirmed Flu Deaths Reported in California Reaches 332
The number of confirmed influenza-related deaths in California residents under the age of 65 from the 2013-14 flu season has reached 332, including seven pediatric deaths, but not including an additional 19 deaths currently under investigation, CDPH officials said.
Last year, only 106 deaths were reported in California for the entire 2012-13 season, according to the news release.
However, outpatient visits and hospitalizations are at or below expected baseline levels for this time of year and the majority of reported deaths in those under the age of 65 have occurred in people with underlying medical conditions, CDPH officials said.
CDPH officials will continue to monitor statewide influenza activity and resources, and advise those at highest risk, including the elderly, pregnant women, infants or those with other health conditions, to contact their physician promptly if they have flu symptoms in order to get the most effective treatment, according to the news release.
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With the advent of different leagues in order to popularise the sport, the Billiards Premier League is the latest to join the bandwagon. The Billiards and Snooker Association of Maharashtra (BSAM) has announced a Billiards Premier League with 10 teams and will be held in six gymkhanas/clubs in Mumbai from August 16 to 24.
"This cannot be compared to Indian Premier League (IPL) or Indian Badminton League (IBL) or any other top league in other sports. It's a trial run for bigger things like Snooker League to come in February next," said Derek Sippy, BSAM honorary joint secretary.
Asian Games gold medallist Ashok Shandilya, along with ace cueists Devendra Joshi and Dhruv Sitwala are some icon players who would represent different teams in the inaugural season.
The teams were purchased at a cost of Rs 1.25 lakh each for two seasons. Except for Shivaji Park Gymkhana-owned SPG Billiards Punters, whose icon player would be Shandilya, the other nine teams are owned by former and current players.
Players have been given minus handicaps with the top players awarded -175 to make it an even playing field. Each tie would consist of five matches including doubles and each match would be played over five frames. A team comprises seven players. The top four finishers would move into a qualifier-eliminator format to identify the finalists.
The winning team would receive Rs1.25 lakh (to be split between team owners and players), runner-up would get Rs90,000 while the third and fourth placed teams would pocket Rs60,000 and Rs50,000, respectively.
However, veteran Shandilya said most of the top players aren't playing for the money. "We just want to promote the sport. We want youngsters to take to the sport. Also, we want to give back to Billiards for what it gave to us," he said.
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Bombay Gymkhana Aug 16, 17, 23, 24
NSCI Aug 18, 20
Matunga Gymkhana Aug 18, 20
CCI Aug 19, 21
PJ Hindu Gymkhana Aug 22
Shivaji Park Gymkhana Aug 22
Teams (owners): Tigers (Bharat Mehta); RK's 7, The Rakish Kings (Rishabh Kumar); SPG Billiards Punters (Shivaji Park Gymkhana); MB's Shooters (Mehernosh Billimoria); RRockets (Raajeev Sharma); SK's Kannon Masters (Sanju Kothari); Scorpions (Sanjiv Bijlani); Race for Gold, The Team (Gurjit Dhingra); WJ Genii (Shyam Kotak) and SP Young Guns (Prashant Mhatre)


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KATHMANDU: The European Union (EU) has praised the programmes implemented by the government and aimed at reducing the impact of climate change.
Formation of Climate Change Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister, establishment of Climate Change Division under the Ministry of Science and Technology, implementation of the 'climate change budget code' by the National Planning Commission and the formation of talks groups related to climate change are the latest efforts made by the government to minimize the impact of climate change.
During a conference on 'EU-Nepal Cooperation on Climate Change and Sustainable Development : Accelerating Progress towards International Commitments' organised jointly by the Government of Nepal and European Union here today, the EU representatives praised Nepal for its initiatives to combat the impact of climate change.
Minister- Counselor EU delegation to Nepal, India, Bhutan Councilor Robert Donkers said Nepal is vulnerable to impact of climate and programmes implemented by the Nepal Government to reduce such impact are really praiseworthy.
He pledged to continue EU financial and technical support to Nepal for damage mitigation in the future also.
Similarly, Renate Stangl, Charge d' Affaires of the European delegation to Nepal, said direct impact of climate change has started to be seen on the environment of mountain regions and underlined the need of collective efforts from Hindukush region to tackle such problems.
Minister for Science, Technology and Environment Dr Keshabman Shakya said reducing impact of climate change was the top priority of the government.
Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission Deependra Bahadur Kshetry said the climate change code has been implemented in all the development programmes.
Likewise, Secretary at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Keshab Bhattarai said the government was actively working to minimize the impact of climate change.
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Whatever we do could be praiseworthy...What about the India, China, America, south american countries and Europe. Our contribution to climate change is minuscule. You are the one who should be making praiseworthy effort rather than organising big summits and without committing to it. May be Nepal will suffer first but the iimpact of climate change will not spare anyone. More should be talked about your place and only yours. We were still burning dung and woods which naturally contributed very less to climate change when you your fuming out CFCs. Hello, Aus


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MANILA, Philippines—The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is expected to bring rains on Monday to portions of the Visayas and Mindanao while generally good weather will prevail over the rest of the country, including Metro Manila, where President Aquino will deliver his State of the Nation Address (Sona) in the afternoon.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the National Capital Region could expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies and isolated rain showers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon and evening.
Forecaster Fernando Cada said the ITCZ, which results from the convergence of trade winds from the northern and southern hemispheres, will bring light to moderate rains to Palawan, the Visayas and Mindanao.
In its 5 p.m. forecast on Sunday, Pagasa said it expected moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the southwest to prevail over the western section of southern Luzon, where coastal waters will be moderate to occasionally rough.
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Concerned at shortage of foreign language skills, commission promotes language learning – for adults and children.
Ever consider learning Bulgarian? What about Maltese or Irish? When it comes to languages, the EU offers plenty of choice: 23 official languages and more than 60 others widely used.
But for all that linguistic diversity, only about half of EU citizens can hold a conversation in a second language. And that's a big problem in today's global economy.
The commission's new policy paper calls for an EU-wide approach that starts from the position that learning other languages is a lifelong process – not one that ends with school.
The goal is to create opportunities to learn languages later in life, in vocational and continuing education programmes, for example. Ideally Europeans would learn at least two languages besides their mother tongue.
Foreign language skills are vital to a cutting-edge economy. According to an EU-commissioned study, many small and mid-sized firms are losing business because of communication barriers. Recruiters say they have a hard time filling jobs requiring foreign language skills.
The demand isn't just for English. With companies doing business around the world, there's a growing need for other languages, including Russian and German (for eastern Europe), French (Africa) and Spanish (Latin America). Within the EU, the problem has become more pressing with the addition of 12 new member countries in recent years – more than doubling the number of official languages.
As well as keeping the EU competitive, learning new languages enables Europeans to get more out of the cultural and social opportunities offered by European integration. The EU celebrates its linguistic diversity on 26 September, known as the European day of languages, when member countries stage events focusing on linguistic diversity as a bridge between cultures.
The commission has also organised a series of debates this year on multilingualism in Europe, part of the 2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. The latest debate, held in Brussels earlier in September, addressed whether linguistic diversity is a source of tension or enrichment in the EU.
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Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist. From Classroom to Consulting Room
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- Published: January 2013
In this radical critique, Professor O'Donovan challenges conventional textbooks which assume that marriage is the essential feature of family life and that the patriarchal unit remains dominant. She shows how the key players in family law discourse - women and children - are largely excluded and argues that it is the birth of children, rather than marriage, which is the constitutive element of the family.
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1. How the Family Law is Produced
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Charlize Theron's steamy woman-on-woman kiss for African charity
Charlize's $140,000 kiss will benefit children in drought-stricken regions of Africa. Watch the kiss and listen to David Arquette, Jeremy Piven and Charlize Theron talk about the charity ONEXONE.
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Last week Matt Damon's charity ONEXONE hosted a fundraiser in San Francisco which drew many A-listers including Charlize Theron, Jeremy Piven, David Arquette, Mia Hamm and Josh Groban.
The goal of ONEXONE is to do whatever it takes to help the children in drought-stricken regions in African and the U.S., and Charlize certainly stepped up to the plate by offering a kiss to the highest bidder, which turned out to be a woman (it's San Francisco, remember)? Here is the kiss caught by TMZ:
Many of the celebrities in attendance have their own nonprofit foundations including the Josh Groban Foundation and Charlize Theron's African Outreach Project, both of which seek to raise much-needed awareness and funds to supply children with food, water and education supplies in Africa and other areas stricken by drought and poverty.
With these organizations and the work of ONEXONE, it seems clear that the charitable arm of Hollywood has woken up to a great need in the world and matured into a full-fledged philanthropic engine which successfully leverages star power to make a tangible difference in the world.
Charlize explains her reason for getting involved this way:
Somehow I've been blessed and millions of people are not. So I guess that's motivation enough, just as a human being.
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How to Practice Handstands
Doing handstands requires some practice. This article will help you to become better at them.
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2Face the wall. Place hands about six inches from wall and move shoulders directly over wrists with straight arms. Look between your hands.
3The leg that kicks up should be kept straight; the other leg should follow closely behind it.
4Do a handstand. If you fall your feet will hit the ground. If you are about to fall forward the wall will be there for you.
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The biography of Brion Gysin. This page has biographical information on Brion Gysin, one of the best poets of all time. This PoetrySoup page also provides access to the poet's poems, best poetry, quotes, and video biographies...if available.
Brion Gysin (January 19, 1916 – July 13, 1986) was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.. English painter writer sound poet and performance artist
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