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Sierra Club split over height initiative
To the Editor:
The split in the Sierra Club over Measure P, proposed new building height restrictions, should be understood in context. The Sierra Club has a complex, democratic structure. The split occurred in one, subregional committee, which came within one vote of opposing Measure P. The Sierra Club, nationally and statewide, and the San Francisco Bay Chapter, have long-standing, policies of opposition to sprawl and pollution. The Club supports:
n Public Transportation.
n Pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly communities.
n Compact, mixed use centers whose residents can reach many activities on foot and can conveniently travel to other centers by transit, thus reducing automobile use.
n Preservation of open space.
n Social justice.
n A range of housing and transportation options.
Measure P conflicts with these policies. It would reduce the heights currently permitted along major streets with frequent AC Transit service. The reduction would be so much that rehabilitating deteriorated properties along streets like San Pablo and University might become financially not feasible. These are the very locations where we might see construction of the small but affordable units that low -income citizens seek. Low income is not limited to those at the poverty level. It includes retirees wanting to sell a house but remain in Berkeley, and starting wage earners who have not yet put aside a down payment for a larger home. The heaviest burden would fall on those parts of the city where minority residents live and small businesses struggle.
Measure P would not alter at all the heights permitted in existing, residential neighborhoods. What it would do is add delay and cost to owners seeking to increase height over 28 feet. We and many other long-time Sierra Club members believe that Measure P is bad from both environmental and social justice standpoints. There is a world of difference between resisting change in an urbanized area and preserving scenic wilderness.
Helen Burke,
Robert R. Piper


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US: Wilmington, DE – Lush Brandywine Valley Cycling Grand Prix and Street Fair
Named among the Top 10 criterium bike races in the country by USA Cycling, the Wilmington Grand Prix will celebrate its 11th anniversary May 19-21, 2017.
This international cycling event includes a free six-block street festival, a parade, a bucket-list recreational ride through a dozen world-class cultural attractions, sidewalk cafes, live music, demonstrations and a variety of free family rides and attractions.
The action starts Friday night (May 19) with the Monkey Hill Time Trial, a 3.2-mile race against the clock through Wilmington's Brandywine Park. Saturday (May 20) will feature two amateur races in the morning, culminating with the Women's Pro and Men's Pro races in the afternoon. Sunday (May 21) will see the return of the Seventh Annual Governor's Ride and the Sixth Annual Delaware Gran Fondo. Last year's Gran Fondo attracted cyclists from 15 states and three countries by offering them a scenic tour through the Brandywine Valley and some of Delaware's most-prized cultural attractions.
You do not have to be a cycling fan to enjoy Downtown Wilmington's largest outdoor event. Visit website for more information and schedule. Enjoy lunch and watch the races with a table right on the course. This event is held rain or shine.
Location: Downtown Wilmington, 818 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Dates: May 19-21, 2017
Hours: May 19 – 5 pm—8 pm, May 20 – 11 am —5 pm, May 21 – 8 am —5 pm
Tel: 302-655-6483
For Regional Accommodations, Restaurants & Attractions: visitwilmingtonde.com
Cosmos Tour: Prague Vienna Budapest – 20th Century Czechoslovakia
After WWI, in 1918, the victors carved up a new map of Europe. Creating something that they called Czechoslovakia, they sewed together parts of countries. The people who now spoke four different languages did not share a common background.
After WWII, it became part of the Soviet Bloc. In 1968, there was a brief period of liberalization called the "Prague Spring". The underground movement against their government was not successful and Soviet tanks rolled in.
However by 1989, the Velvet Revolution (during the fall of communism), it finally became free and democratic again. Finally in 1993, the country peacefully split apart to become the Czech Republic with about 5 million people and Prague as its capital. The other part, Slovak Republic, has about 10 million people, and its capital is Bratislava .
Cosmos Tour: Prague Vienna Budapest – Trabant Car
The Trabant car was pretty much the only one you could buy in the Soviet Bloc of countries. They had a long waiting list. In Hungary you would have to wait about 4 years. If you thought that was bad, if you lived in East Germany it was a 15 to 20 year wait. You might have ordered it, but by the time you received it, your children were ready to drive it. www.cosmos.com/Product.aspx?trip=46050
Cosmos Tour: Prague Vienna Budapest – Budweiser and Pilsner Beer
Budweiser beer was developed in the Czech Republic. It was originally called Budvar (and still goes by that name in some countries). Beer has been brewed in Budweis since 1245. It tastes different here than the one in the US.
The two cities most associated with Czech beer are Pilsen and Budweis which both had breweries in the 13th century. The 2 most famously exported Czech beer brands are Pilsner Urquell, which was the world's first pilsner (pale lager) and Budweiser Budvar. Pilsners have a clear golden colour, a light flavor and lots of foam.
In 2012, for the 20th consecutive year, the Czech Republic had the highest beer consumption per capita in the world – 170 litres per person.
Worldwide Pop-up Restaurant Day August 17
An international idea celebrated in 50 countries, Restaurant Day is a food carnival created by food-loving people setting up one-day restaurants. The idea of the day is to have fun, share new food experiences and meet others in our community. People offer their family cuisine, favorite recipes, desserts or whatever in their backyard or a park. Prices are very inexpensive.
Check the maps to see if there is one in your city.
Date: Sunday, August 17

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Follow-up of a presentation made at ISPIM Dublin in June 2014 on WikiNomics
The WikiNomics project developed vocational education and training approaches to support collaborative and open approaches between companies and economic stakeholders. WikiNomics brings a strong leverage to Open Innovation approaches and open and mastered collaborative approaches between companies and with their own stakeholders.
MAC-Team, the Multi-Actors Cooperation European network made the presentation of the results of the WikiNomics project at the ISPIM Dublin conference.
- Change of behavior/attitude of stakeholders Innovative ecosystem, breaking up boundaries
- Successful steps for co-opetitive evidence for the enterprise beyond education and training contexts.
- WikiNomics attitude: lever to Open Innovation 2.0. How to introduce change using wiki-culture approach
- WikiNomics… or how to reinforce Open Innvoation in enteprises via natural vocational education & training actions.
More details on the various activities on WikiNomics ,Implementation of tools and methodologies in connection with enterprises & practitioners using:
- including several TEDx dedicated events, e.g. www.tedxgeneva.com,
- wiki-thon, deploying learning by-doing validation of learning experience
- seek-solutions basecamps (Porto, Lausanne, Warsaw...)


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The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) Board of Directors meets 10 times per year on the 1st Thursday of each month. See below for meeting dates and locations.
All meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and are open to the public. If you would like to attend a meeting or would like more information, please contact Sue Davey (519-272-8205 / firstname.lastname@example.com)
July 31 - Stratford Site
September 12 - Seaforth Site
October - Meeting Deferred
November 7 - Stratford Site
December 5 - St. Marys Site -
January - Meeting Deferred
February 6 - Stratford Site
March 5 - Clinton Site - LOCATION Changed to SEAFORTH
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May - Meeting Deferred
June 4 - Seaforth Site
HPHA's Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at the Mitchell Golf & Country Club. Further details will be available closer to that date.


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The flute embouchure is considered one of the trickier aspects of flute playing for beginners. Subtle changes in your embouchure can have quite dramatic effects on your tone, and an incorrectly formed embouchure can limit the scope of your playing as you progress.
Check out these embouchure do's and don'ts. If you are a beginner still struggling for sound, these tips will get you on track for terrific tone. (Watch the video tutorial at the end of the article for a step-by-step guide to finding your own unique embouchure)
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Trollbead Glass Bead Trollbeads Day 2015
Let your spirit feel the break of dawn. Seek a moment of harmony and find inner peace. The forest quietly comes to life and the soft light breaks in the tree tops. The rays find their way to the forest floor which is slowly getting warmer. Life begins to trickle. Now it is dawn in the forest where all the trolls live.
This faceted glass bead was a Limitied Edition release, exclusively made for Trollbeads Day 2015.
Limited Editions are rare or unique beads which are only released in very small quantities.
Please note: Glass is a fantastic material. Each glass bead is handmade from red-hot glass in the open flame and no two glass beads are ever completely alike. This goes for size, coloration and pattern. Your bead is absolutely unique and may have slight variations from bead pictured.


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2016 was another exceptional year and one that ended with Gleanin as the clear market leader here in the UK Exhibition industry. Our social registration and referral marketing widgets continued to gain strong industry support as organisers and registration providers continue to choose Gleanin as their preferred supplier.
We pride ourselves in having a product which is technically robust and easy to work with and as such our registration suppliers often recommend us to their clients. We enjoy positive relationships with all our registration partners – N200|GES, Circdata, EAS, Interchange, Show Data, QRS and LiveBuzz and have recently integrated with Info Salons in the Middle East (for Tarsus) and with Cvent in the US (for Frost & Sullivan). We also completed an integration with marketing automation software, Marketo, on behalf of Ascential. Plus our successful partnership with N200|GES saw us deliver a tighter integration in 2016 which has proved a big hit with our joint customers! Look out for more news on this in the upcoming press release from N200|GES…..
2016 major highlights:
Selected as preferred supplier for UBM EMEA and Easyfairs
Working with Tarsus in the Middle East and Asia and UBM Americas in the US
Winning trials from
Clarion events mid 2016 (now live on 20+ events).
Diversified in November (we're now live on most of their Q1 and Q2 events)
Centaur in November (Marketing Week Live and Insight Show 2017)
Winning the contract for renowned industry event IMEX America 2017 and Frankfurt 2018
Winning the contract for IBC 2017
90%+ renewal rate
With this momentum behind us, 2017 has also got off to a tremendous start and so far we have won our first events from:
Dubai World Trade Centre
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Successful trials and renewals demonstrate that Gleanin delivers value and ROI to our customers and we understand that's the bottom line. Marketing budgets are tight and every channel used needs to deliver a solid and measurable CPA.
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During 2017 we continue to iterate and develop our product suite to ensure that we deliver the best possible results for each of our clients, large or small. There are exciting developments on our roadmap this year, including a redesign of our exhibitor widget to focus on maximising stand staff engagement to deliver more relevant registrations for our customers and increase value for exhibitors. We're also building webhooks to enable importing of Gleanin data sets (advocates, advocate actions and attributable registrations) into third party CRM. This will not only allow for even better reporting and transparency on the origin of our attributable registrations and your most valuable advocates, but also starts to build a network view of your audiences which you own, outside of the "social networks".
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Parents' Stories > Penginapan Di Ujung Genteng
Ujung Genteng (3): Cibuaya BeachThe Cibuaya Beach is only 5 minutes away by car from the resort we stayed in Turtle Beach Resort. There are so many lodge in the area, but there was no really resort around Cibuaya Beach, made this area looks so "untouch" and very very beautiful. more
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Bradly Monton is a philosopher at UC Boulder. He's also an atheist. However, and perhaps surprisingly, he argues that intelligent design is a legitimate category of explanation in the sciences (in that actions of non-human intelligent agents are detectable in principle, and that appeal to such agency is legitimate in principle in the sciences). Also, he thinks ID should be taught in schools, along side evolution. He's coming out with a book on the topic: Seeking God in Science: An Atheist Defends Intelligent Design.
Another point about Monton: he thinks the fine-tuning argument, although ultimately unpersuasive, is stronger than many philosophers think. See (perhaps) his most important paper of his on this, "God, Fine-Tuning, and the Problem of Old Evidence", British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 57 (2006), pp. 405-424.
I agree with him about virtually all of this, and I can't wait to read his book. The reason: I've read the following books and articles on the topic, as well as the standard replies (although, I confess, not the replies of the last few years), and I'm not persuaded by the the latter -- which, by the way, rarely address the specific points made:
Moreland, J.P. Christianity and the Nature of Science, 3rd printing (1992), esp. Ch. 6.
-"Creation Science and Methodological Naturalism", in Bauman, Michael, ed., Man and Creation: Perspectives on Science and Theology (1993).
-"Theistic Science and Methodological Naturalism", in Moreland, J.P., ed., The Creation Hypothesis (1994).
-"The Explanatory Relevance of Libertarian Agency as a Model of Theistic Design", in Dembski, William A., ed. Mere Creation: Science, Faith, and Intelligent Design (1998)
Meyer, Stephen C. "The Methodological Equivalence of Design and Descent", in Moreland, ed., The Creation Hypothesis (1994)
Dembski, William. (That's right, I said "Dembski" -- not all is dross in his writings) "On the Very Possibility of Intelligent Design", in Moreland, ed., The Creation Hypothesis (1994)
-"Appendix" in Dembski, Intelligent Design (1999).
Laudan, Larry. "The Demise of the Demarcation Problem," in R. Cohen and L. Laudan, Eds., Physics, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis (Reidel, Dordrecht), pp. 111-128.
-"Science at the Bar: Causes for Concern," Science, Technology and Human Values, 7: 16-19.
Plantinga, Alvin. See his papers on methodological naturalism, the god-of-the-gaps criticism, and his discussions of "Augustinian" vs. "Duhemian" philosophy of science
Ratzsch, Delvin Lee. Nature, Design, and Science (2001).
Reynolds, John Mark. (That's right, I said "John Mark Reynolds". Just because his political blog posts are crazy, it doesn't follow that all is dross in what he has to say). "God of the Gaps", in Dembski, ed. Mere Creation (1998).
Swinburne, Richard. The Existence of God. (haven't read the new 2004 edition) See especially his discussion of personal vs. scientific explanation
Now I don't think all these pieces are right on everything they say, but they *do* make a good prima facie case for the in-principle legitimacy for appeals to intelligence in scientific explanations -- even in terms of an invisible designer. It's not responsible to ignore these arguments if you're aware of them.
Aristotle appealed to God in his scientific explanations. Was he a moonbat for doing so? No.
Theists -- at least sensible theists -- don't appeal to God in explanation by arguing in either of the following ways:
1. I can't think of an explanation for X in terms of natural causes alone; therefore, God is the explanation of X.
2. X is too complex to be produced by natural causes alone; therefore, God is the explanation of X.
Sophisticated theists make neither a blatant appeal to ignorance (as in (1)), nor an inference from mere complexity (as in (2)); they admit that neither is sufficient to justify an appeal to a designer. Rather, they add a further requirement that *X must also have some earmark of intelligence*. Thus, their reasoning is of the following generic form:
3. (i) x can't be explained in terms of naturalistic mechanisms within a a mature science, and (ii) x bears feature F that's known to be caused by intelligent ageny; therefore, probably, x is at least partly explained in terms of intelligent agency.
Different canditates for earmark F have been proposed throughout the centuries:
(a) x has parts that work together to perform a function. (Paley)
(b) x is irreducibly complex (Behe)
(c) x has specified complexity (Geisler & Anderson, Dembski).
(d) x exhibits "counterflow" (Del Ratzch)
These are all legitimate candidates in my book. So I think there's no problem with appeals to God in science, at least in principle. The problem I have is that they all fail *in practice*. For example, with reference to (a)-(c) above: evolution can produce objects whose parts work together to perform a function; the examples of irreducible complexity have been demonstrated no to be so on further inspection (cf. Kenneth Miller's stuff), and in any case, Behe's argument has big problems, as Paul Draper has shown; and Ratzsch, Collins, and Fitelson have shown that (c) admits of counterexamples.
A caveat: I have zero interest in discussing this topic, unless you've read at least a decent chunk of the works referenced above, and you want to talk about the specific arguments of a specific author listed there (e.g. "Meyer says X in article C in your list. I think that argument doesn't work, for reason Y").
P.S., listen to Brad's podcasted interviews on the topic of ID at his blog (e.g.) here.
Bradley Monton
3 comments:
- Ron said...
Hey Ex,
Is that 'caveat' there for me? Has my spouting off on your blog annoyed you? If so, I mean no offense.
In any case, I haven't read much at all on ID so you are spared. ;)
- exapologist said...
Hey Ron,
No, it's not there for you. I primarily had non-theists in mind who think ID is illegitimate in principle.
- Unknown said...
I'd like to see what you think of this argument against fine tuning.
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Crossroads for the Roloffs
Season 12 • Episode 8
The Roloff Family dynamic is changing. Jeremy & Molly return to school as Zach moves into a new house. Pumpkin season catastrophes push Matt & Amy to their limits - after 25 years of marriage, they question whether there's still a future together.
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While you may not use walking as your regular way to get from one place to another, you may like to get out for a stroll now and then. Walking is a good form of exercise, and it can help you with a variety of health-related concerns you may need or want to address. Of course, walking on or near roadways does not come without risks.
Stay safe while traveling highways and interstates
The roads you travel vary in the different areas that your trips take you. On Florida roadways, you could easily end up on two-lane roads with little traffic, or you may need to utilize main highways or interstates with considerably more traffic. Whatever the case, important rules exist that you need to follow as a driver.
After a car accident in Florida, how can you seek compensation?
Whether you live in Florida full time or only recently went for vacation, you likely felt dismayed when you were involved in a serious car accident. You suffered injuries that required medical attention and possibly even a stay in the hospital. Now, you are wondering what steps to take in order to seek compensation.
Brain injury impacts and recovery differ from person to person
Your brain controls the majority of your abilities and bodily functions. As a result, any harm that your brain suffers could easily result in diminished abilities and other hardships that could potentially prove permanent depending on the nature of your injury.
Fraternity ritual may have resulted in man's brain injury
The practice of hazing by fraternities and other college organizations has been questioned over the years. One reason they have been questioned has been due to the serious injuries and/or death some students have faced related to some hazing rituals. Recently, one man has filed a lawsuit against a Florida State University fraternity and some of its members following a brain injury he suffered as part of a common fraternity ritual.
3 tactics to avoid when creating a parenting plan
Going through divorce may have had you feeling many mixed emotions. You may have felt relieved that you would no longer have to stay in an unhappy marriage, but you may also have felt troubled about the effects it would have on your kids. Still, you knew it would work out for the best in the end.
Motor vehicle accidents: Crash results in injuries and deaths
Emergency personnel and law enforcement witness tragedies on a regular basis. Many of the tragedies likely occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents on Florida roadways. Sadly, a recent complicated multi-vehicle accident occurred and resulted in serious injuries and deaths.
Motor vehicle accidents: Young man dies in motorcycle crash
No one wants to be in an accident. The aftermath of an accident can be a chore sorting out vehicle repairs and insurance claims. Sorting out the details after suffering a serious injury or the death of a loved one can make the aftermath of motor vehicle accidents a more difficult process. Sadly, one young Florida man recently lost his life in a tragic motorcycle crash.
Despite DUI arrest, man sings song in cop car
Sometimes, small traffic violations can result in more serious criminal charges if pulled over by authorities. In what appeared to be a minor traffic violation for one Florida man, it resulted in an arrest and car ride with cops. He will soon face charges for a DUI.
Does more money mean less conflict during divorce?
You may enjoy the socioeconomic status that your current financial level allows you to achieve. Much of your life may hinge on your ability to afford certain trips, memberships to clubs or even the house you live in. Now that your marriage is heading for divorce, financial concerns may reach the top of your list.
Attorneys can advise on the best method for a high asset divorce
With available instructional information and videos on the internet, the do-it-yourself movement has grown significantly in many areas, especially when it comes to working on a home or property. As well as being able to DIY a home improvement project, there is an option to DIY a high asset divorce. Because of the significant issues that an individual can experience following a DIY divorce, individuals are encouraged to seek the advice of an experienced family law attorney in Florida.
Motor vehicle accidents result in multiple injuries and deaths
Operating a vehicle requires trust. It requires trust in personal skills to safely operate a motor vehicle, and it requires trust in other drivers to safely operate their own vehicles. Unfortunately, some drivers make poor decisions and place others traveling Florida roadways at risk. In a complicated series of motor vehicle accidents, four people were killed and two were seriously injured following one man's alleged drunk driving.


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By Jim Bleyer
In a Tampa mayoral campaign noted for its bland, good 'ol boy gentility, political neophyte Topher Morrison has injected vitality into the race—directly challenging opponents, attracting a cadré of dedicated workers, and most importantly, energizing a key electoral demographic.
Young voters between 18 and 30, whose participation in the electoral process ranges from first timers to the discouraged and disengaged, have rallied around the Morrison banner. Though not the youngest candidate, Morrison combines youthful looks, an easy manner, and a focus on Tampa's need for inclusiveness as opposed to protecting entrenched special interests.
Morrison emphasizes his experience with small business when he advocates that the city encourage such enterprises. He is founder and managing director of the Tampa branch of Key Person of Influence, a global business accelerator and personal branding program
The downtown business community for years has lamented that Millennials, the most educated generation in the history of the republic, emigrate from the area. In-migration of that demographic flags.
Millennials account for 25 percent of the population nationwide; in greater Tampa it is 20.7 percent, a 17.2 percent deficit. The Millennial Gap would look far worse for Tampa if only the 30 largest metropolitan areas were surveyed.
Morrison connects,. He knows the transit, neighborhood, and employment options that excite younger folks. He is attuned to their priorities: social justice, the environment, economic opportunity…..and when they hear him speak, they know it.
I attended Morrison's 50th birthday bash in South Tampa. I counted six attendees over age 50 in the crowded upstairs of a well-known restaurant. The fervor exhibited by the overwhelmingly youthful crowd was palpable.
"You deserve to wake up every morning knowing that the city's got your back," Morrison tells all voters.
Opposition campaigns are taking notice. One longtime operative who prefers anonymity marveled at non-politician Morrison's name recognition in every nook of the city's up-and-coming neighborhoods.
With the ability to stretch a buck with optimum results, Morrison's campaign management should excite all voters. Yet Morrison remains a distinct underdog.
Polls show former Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor comfortably ahead followed by billionaire David Straz. Castor had the widest name recognition going into the race and has Mayor Bob Buckhorn's political machine driving her effort. Straz, with a war chest approaching $2 million, will likely spend three times as much as the other six candidates combined when polls close Mar. 5.
The top two vote getters will head for an April runoff. If it pits Castor against Straz as projected for several months, the campaign will turn nasty as the two camps share a mutual animus.


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Over the years, my continued exploration with inspired and automatic writing has helped me to connect with a variety of different spirit communicators. Learning how their different energies feel, and their written voices sound, is fascinating.
Here is an example of writing with an angelic energy – in this case, with a fallen angel. Unsurprisingly (choirs of angels and all that) angels tend towards the lyrical. One day, I hope to do full justice to an angel's poetry – one of the many reasons to keep practicing to improve the quality of my connection.
Hope – 8 March 2014
To hope is to heal, to touch and feel
the world again with something more than fear.
To heal is to smile, to feel the warmth
within a heart once closed and cold.
To hope is to see the blinding blue
of sky lit up with sun, with light –
not darkened clouds or deepest night.
To hope is to have a spring upon your step,
to pace with joy and energy, not
crawl or shuffle with a fearful tread.
Hope is essential to your souls
as bread is to your bodies.
Hope is as food and air and water
to your needful growth.
Spread hope and you spread joy.
Feel hope and you feel joy.
Be hope itself, be light,
be joyful and be whole.


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This guide has sections on terminology, identity, relationships, families, health, safety, school, work, visibility, coming out, civil rights, politics and religion.
The guide offers quick, accurate answers to basic, introductory questions about gay, lesbian, bisexual and other sexual orientations. It is a starting point for people in business, schools, places of worship, government, medicine, law enforcement, human resources and journalism. The guide suggests resources for those who then want greater depth.
Questions include:
How many sexual orientations are there?
Does everyone fit into a category?
Are bisexual and pansexual the same?
What does heteronormativity mean?
What about homonormativity?
Why do some gay people say "queer" or "faggot?"
What is intersectionality?
What percentage of Americans identify as gay?
Are gays more feminine and lesbians more masculine?
Do gay and bi people have only gay and bi friends?
Are people born gay?
How is dating different in the LGB community?


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What It Is (posts below left; rate sheet, client list, other stuff below right)
My name is Bob Land. I am a full-time freelance editor and proofreader, and occasional indexer. This blog is my website.
You'll find my rate sheet and client list here, as well as musings on the life of a freelancer; editing, proofreading, and indexing concerns and issues; my ongoing battles with books and production; and the occasional personal revelation.
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Proofreading and Editing Style Sheets
Deep down, I have mixed feelings about this little gadget. On some level, I wonder if I am part of the move toward invasion of privacy (Moi, give me a gut-check here. What do you think?) in that I'm monitoring people's actions in cyberspace. On the other hand, this is my little piece of real estate -- actually designed as a marketing tool for my services -- so to the extent that it might help me draw more people to an awareness of my services, I should mine it for what it's worth. Hence, the title of this blog entry, which I might get around to eventually.
A favorite story of mine is a guy who moved to a small town and wanted to establish himself as a regular at the local diner. So he goes into the diner every day for six months, sits at the counter in front of the same waitress, and orders the same thing. Every day. Six months.
Finally he gets up the nerve to test whether he's established himself as one of the locals. He sits down at the counter and, screwing up all his courage, tells the waitress, "I'll have the usual."
She says, "You mean the regular."
He says, "OK. The regular."
And she responds, "Fine. In your case, what would that be?"
As my kids would say, "Pwned." (If you don't know any teenagers or gamers, you'll have to look that one up.)
I used to guard against this, because private individual that I wanted to be, I would go into restaurants where I was indeed a regular, or a usual, and intentionally order something against type once in a while just not to be so predictable. This was especially the case in Atlanta when I was single and tended to frequent the same places to eat . . . where the waitrons would think they'd know my order, and I'd ask for something else.
(Why are people so weird? More to the point, why am I?)
So, I'm looking at feedjit, and there appears to be more interest in style sheets; that is to say, people often find my site looking for information on style sheets. And I've made my point in a number of posts on this blog what I think about style sheets: that they are largely a worthless endeavor because most typically they either (1) repeat what is already in Chicago or Merriam-Webster's, (2) are rarely accurate because the people who create them often don't bother to follow through on what they are trying to standardize, or (3) seem to be a way for copyeditors to show off how meticulous they can be. As a proofreader, do I really want a 15-page, 2-column list of every proper noun in the book? Do I have time to check every proper noun I read against this list? As a copyeditor, do I have time to compile this list? For proper nouns as a copyeditor, presuming I receive an electronic copy of the manuscript, I can create a custom dictionary that will capture these names, but stopping as I'm editing a book and writing them down or keying them in? Hell, that's hard work.
And it would be nice to think that one could trust authors to get their own information right, but, well, they are authors -- the banes of the publishing industry. When you work regularly with PhDs who don't seem to know how to compose a footnote, let's just say that skepticism comes easy.
If you've happened upon this blog looking for information, and you're not finding what you want to read, send me an email, or post a comment, and I guarantee I will respond to you. Guarantee.
One of the reasons I started this blog was to demystify the process of what I do. An accountant friend of mine once said that I should have been a CPA, because my greatest skill is the ability to stick with incredibly boring materials for a long period of time. And he might be right. There are editors out there who know more about grammar than I do, and who can improve people's writing better than I can, and who might actually have some knowledge about what they are reading. I wish them all the best. Can they do it day after day, night after night, year after year, oblivious to the content but focusing on the task, and hopefully maintain some sense of humor about it and not turn into prima donnas?
I've seen some freelance editing websites where it seemed like most of the people were intent on keeping all this stuff a secret, or not telling people their rates, or going to the mats over the difference between "complicated" and "complex." And I've seen people's websites where they list all their areas of expertise, but don't name a client and don't post a rate sheet. Not that what I'm doing here should be a model for everyone else. It's just my approach, for better or worse. Only a few of my clients I think have ever visited here, and actually I think they were prospective clients for whom I ended up doing a book or two. Probably the last thing my regular (usual) clients need to know is what's going on in my head. As I've said, the best verification I get for my work is repeat business and timely paychecks. And if you look at my client list on this blog, just about every one of those clients is an organization I've worked for in the last 18 months, and many of them are pretty steady. For one in particular, I probably work on about 30 titles a year, at least. Praise Dan, from whom many blessings flow.
So, back to the privacy issue. I'd love to know who some of these folks are who check in regularly. I know Moi, obviously, because you can see her comments and I know where she lives. But there are a few localities that I just wonder. I have some suspicions, and in the interest of keeping things private, I'm not going to call them out here.
If you are a regular visitor to this blog (you know who you are, even if I don't), thanks for checking in even if you don't post a comment or send me an email -- although I'd love to hear from you. And I really mean the following: if you are legitimately looking for answers to questions about copyediting or proofreading or indexing, get in touch with me via email or phone or whatever. It's to my benefit that the overall tide of freelance editors remains as high as possible, because it helps everyone and convinces people of the worthiness of this service if people are receiving quality editorial help for their money. And if you learn more or get some knowledge from me, you're not going to take away any of my business. There's enough business to go around -- for the people who are good at this and get their name out there.
There's one convention I go to every few years if it's close enough to where I live and I have a more or less free place to stay when I get there (yes, I'm cheap; the entrance fee to the convention is expensive enough). And when I get down to the convention display floor -- essentially for a few days the world's largest religious bookstore -- I am amazed and perturbed at how many of the exhibitors are not clients of mine. While I might be working for 15 or 20 of them, there are another 100 that have never heard of me and that are getting along quite well without me (and vice versa). But they're using someone. And that's just religious publishing. There are dozens of publishing fields out there that use freelancers like me. And if you happen to be a publisher of (I saw this category in some publishers' listing a few years ago) lesbian science fiction, hey, I can use a break now and then from reading yet another book about the baby Jesus. Give me a call.
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- moi said...
Well, I didn't start my blob as a way to advertise my services – had I done so, I would certainly want to know who was following me and why. But I don't think that even had I planned something like that, it would have gotten me much work.
What you do is much different, more highly specialized and technical, so your blog most definitely serves a triple duty – as portfolio, an info site, a place of your industry-informative musings.
As for anonymity, I think anyone should be concerned over how much or how little to stick one's neck out in the virtual world. While many people who read my blob know who I am in real life, I keep a veneer of "anonymity" because while Moi is in many ways "me," she's an amped up version.
Basically, how comfortable are you multiplying by a bazillion the number of people who know who you are in the real world? But I think that concern is really only valid if you are doing or saying anything that would piss a whole bunch of people off on a regular basis.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:09 AM
- czar said...
Here's more what I'm interested in: from your uberlibertarian perspective, is my watching my readers too Big Brotherish? I go back and forth on whether I should be doing it. But I guess your first paragraph addresses that question.
And has the blog actually gotten me any work? I don't think so, but like I say in my intro, it gives people something to look at . . . and it also gives me a rate sheet to hold to, so that I don't cut deals.
- November 7, 2008 at 12:41 PM
- czar said...
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- November 7, 2008 at 12:41 PM
- moi said...
from your uberlibertarian perspective, is my watching my readers too Big Brotherish?
No. Most people who follow blobs know about this tracking software. And anyone who thinks the Innernets guarantee anonymity hasn't been surfing very long. And besides, you only know which city they live in, and what their blobbie name is. Not their street address and shoe size.
- November 7, 2008 at 6:21 PM


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This past weekend, I raced in the Hero 10k at the gorgeous Indiana Dunes State Park back home where I grew up. This was actually the 4th race I've done post-baby. The others were: 5k over 4th of July in Tomahawk, WI (24:44)- didn't bring Bryce- he stayed with his grandparents! 10k in August in Gurnee, IL (50:20, 2nd place AG)- early race, so Bryce stayed home with Daddy! My first evening 5k in September in Pleasant Prairie, WI (24:09, 3rd place AG)- first race with Bryce as Read More
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I had such a blast when I ran the Hero Half Marathon and 10k race at the gorgeous Indiana Dunes a couple years back. And now that I'm back into running post baby, I am SUPER excited to add this event to my race schedule this year, especially now that the race has been moved up to September instead of October! And for those of you in the Chicagoland area, I've got a sweet treat for you: I'm giving away one entry for the half marathon and one entry for the 10k! via But first, the Read More
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First 5k run through the neighborhood. (Not gonna lie- was pretty sore after that!) After getting the "all clear" at my postpartum appointment, I am anxious to get to running again! That is, when I can find the time. Ideally, I'm aiming to do a half marathon later this fall, but getting out to run will be tricky. I look forward to when I can use the jogging stroller so Bryce can come with me (which I've read it as 6 months.) Until then, most of my runs are on weekends when T is with our Read More
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By Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik, Air Force District of Washington Public Affairs
/ Published June 07, 2017
Lt. Col Candy Wilson (right), 779th Medical Group nurse practitioner, consults a human anatomy chart to determine where to place a Calmare electrode for treating Carol Celeste Gray, a Tricare beneficiary May 30, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Gray suffers from chronic regional pain syndrome on the left side of her body that developed after being treated for a broken elbow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)
Lt. Col Candy Wilson (right), 779th Medical Group nurse practitioner, places a Nerve Scrambler electrode inches away from the source of nerve pain on the back of a patient's neck May 30, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Another electrode will be placed on the patient's foot where she feels no pain. The low electrical current that passes through the electrodes to Grays body causes a "no pain" signal to override the existing pain signal being sent to the patient's brain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)
Lt. Col. Candy Wilson, 779th Medical Group nurse practitioner, activates a Calmare pain therapy medical device to begin treating a patient using Nerve Scrambler Therapy May 30, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. NST is a non-invasive, non-narcotic medical treatment of chronic and high-intensity neuropathic pain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)
Lt. Col Candy Wilson, 779th Medical Group nurse practitioner, increases the electrical stimulation voltage of a Calmare pain therapy medical device while treating a patient using Nerve Scrambler Therapy May 30, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The patients' treatments vary from 20-60 minutes per session. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik. This photo has been modified to protect PII)
Carol Celeste Gray, a Nerve Scrambler Therapy patient, smiles as her nerve pain decreases as a result of the treatment she receives May 30, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Recurring treatments over a certain amount of time have resulted in prolonged pain relief for Grey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)
(This story is the sixth of 10 stories about the more than 1,500 Air Force health care professionals who make up the 79th Medical Wing and the vast expertise they bring to executing the organization's mission of providing medical services for expeditionary deployment and defense operations in the National Capital Region and around the world.)
At first glance, Nerve Scrambler Therapy is a name that some might confuse with an experimental, avant-garde rock band from the 1970s. Think The Velvet Underground, Electric Light Orchestra or Grand Funk Railroad.
In reality, NST is one of the 79th Medical Wing's most cutting edge methods, or modalities, for managing chronic and debilitative nerve pain that impacts warfighters' job performance and long-term quality of life.
"Like many civilians, military patients sometimes experience nerve pain after they've healed from injuries or have been treated for diseases," said Lt. Col. Wilson, 779th Medical Group nurse scientist and NST practitioner. "NST has proven to be a viable alternative to opioids for reducing or eliminating this kind of pain."
Nerve pain that indicates no underlying injury or disease, technically known as peripheral neuropathic pain, can affect patients who undergo chemotherapy or suffer from diabetic or sciatica pain, drug/toxin exposure, infections stemming from surgical complications or incidents of trauma.
"A common case we treat with NST is a condition found among some Wounded Warriors known as phantom limb pain," said Wilson.
Phantom limb pain is a condition in which an amputee experiences pain sensation from the part of the body that was removed.
Wilson and her nursing colleagues at the 779th MDG's Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine Center administer NST using a pain therapy medical device, known as a Calmare machine. Calmare is the name of the manufacturer and it means "to soothe" in Italian.
NST involves sending a low voltage current of electrical stimulation through two electrode pads placed on the skin of the patient. One pad is placed on a part of the body inches away from the source of a nerve pain; the other pad is placed on a part of the body not affected by pain.
According to the Calmare Therapeutics Company's official website, the stimulation scrambles the pain nerve signals to the brain. A "no pain" signal to the brain replaces a pain signal. Cleared by the FDA, the Calmare machine has been used successfully in Europe for the past 15 years and in the U.S. for the past few years. The website reports that the treatment is painless, non-invasive and patients feel experience no adverse side effects.
"In effect, NST means we're able to re-train the brain for reducing or eliminating pain," Wilson said. "Recurring treatments over a certain amount of time result in prolonged pain relief for the patient."
Patients cannot just walk into the center expecting to be treated to NST. They require a referral from their primary care provider. Then, their treatment is determined by one of the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine Center's physician acupuncturists.
"Referrals are necessary to ensure we are providing the appropriate and most effective treatment for our warfighters and other patient beneficiaries," said 1st Lt. Folake Niniola, 779th MDG registered nurse. "Because of our thorough screening process, we've been very successful with this therapy and there have been no known or reported side effects or injuries from the use of this machine."
Because of the Nerve Scrambler Therapy's ability to reduce patients' pain without side effects, the 79th Medical Wing exemplifies the Zero Harm tenet of Air Force Medical Service's patient care philosophy.


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How to Germinate Seeds Using Vermiculite
Vermiculite is a mineral that is prized in gardening for its lightness and aeration properties when added to soil mixes. Often used in commercial potting mixes and seed-starting soils, vermiculite is also available on its own from garden stores and nurseries. It works especially well for seed starting, as the lightweight material makes it easy for a small seedling to push through. Start seeds directly in vermiculite or mix up a seed-starting mix of your own.
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Fill seed-starting pots with vermiculite. Choose a fine grade of vermiculite or sieve standard grade vermiculite through a fine mesh and use the smallest particles for seed starting.
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Cover the pots with plastic wrap to conserve the moisture in the the vermiculite as the seeds germinate. Place pots in a warm room until germination occurs.
Remove plastic wrap once sprouts appear. Move the pots to a warm, sunny windowsill and keep the vermiculite moist.
Apply a half-strength balanced liquid fertilizer to each seedling pot. Fertilize once a week until the plants are ready to be transplanted into new pots or outdoors.
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Mix 1 part vermiculite with 1 part peat moss and 1 part sterilized compost. Fill seed starting pots with the mixture.
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Theatrical Island
The Balinese Hindus march to the beach, carrying their temple's sacred effigies.
A pecalang is patrolling an empty beach on Nyepi.
The Balinese Hindus march to the beach, carrying their temple's sacred effigies.
A pecalang is patrolling an empty beach on Nyepi.
Important Balinese rituals before and after Nyepi...
As the last fortress of Hinduism in Indonesia, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population, the Balinese on the Island of the Gods are known for their dedication to their rituals, one of them being the annual celebration of the Saka New Year, known as the Day of Silence or Nyepi.
Decades ago, American anthropologist Clifford James Geertz in his book entitled "Negara: The Theatre State in Nineteenth-Century Bali", introduced the term "theater of state" to describe the power of Bali Island and defined its existence and objectives through drama and religious rituals. Geertz combined ethnographic understanding which is focused on the role of rituals as a part of political power among the island's elites. He also revealed the powerful position of the ritual and, most importantly, the necessity of theatrical quality in the Balinese ceremonies.
Nyepi is not only a ritual but also a well-staged theatrical piece that is designed to make spectators realize one important value; that the universe needs time to rest. The "show" starts four days prior to Nyepi where the Balinese Hindus conduct the Melasti ritual, a religious ceremony to purify Bhuana Alit (our small world) and Bhuana Agung (the universe). The Balinese Hindus march to the beaches, rivers, lakes and holy springs, carrying their temple's sacred effi gies and ritual paraphernalia and splashing water to recharge the objects with supernatural powers. Most of the time Melasti is performed at the beach.
The Balinese Hindus believe that the ocean has powerful, supernatural healing and gives protection. The ocean can be used to neutralize negative energy while sand is used to fortify houses from black magic attacks. At the end of the ritual, all the sacred objects are taken to the shoreline and dipped into the salt water, a symbolic gesture of cleansing and recharging them with potent energy bestowed by Baruna, the lord of the ocean.
Tawur Agung Kesanga
The "show" continues on to one day before Nyepi which is called Pengerupukan. In the morning of Pengerupukan, the Balinese hold the grand sacrificial rituals of Tawur Agung Kesanga to appease the destructive forces of nature and demonic spirits. Later in the evening, they will parade around villages, carrying bamboo torches and scary-looking gigantic-sized effigies known as Ogoh-Ogoh accompanied by the sound of the gongs to scare away the demons.
Then, during Nyepi, the island will be so peaceful and quiet for 24 hours as the Balinese do the Catur Brata Penyepian or the four abstinences that comprise amati geni (abstaining from lighting any fire or light), amati karya (abstaining from work), amati lelungan (abstaining from traveling outside of one's family compound) and amati lelanguan (abstaining from enjoying any entertainment and fun activities). All entrances to the island are closed to everyone, including flights and overland transportation. The airport, harbors and tourist destinations are closed, while television stations go off. Only emergency services remain open. The Balinese Hindus regard Nyepi as a day to practice self-control, to reflect on their deeds on the previous year and cleanse their minds to face the challenges in the coming year.
Ngembak Geni
The last part of the "show" is Ngembak Geni that falls on the day after Nyepi. The island is alive again quickly as families and friends gather to ask for forgiveness from one another, and to perform certain religious rituals together. One of the most interesting rituals during this day is Omed-Omedan, the annual kissing festival held for the youths of Banjar Kaja in Denpasar. In the Balinese language, omed means pulling each other. The community from Banjar Kaja is required to preserve this ritual as an act of devotion to their ancestors and deities who protect the village from any possible catastrophic events.
According to a local member of Banjar Kaja, there was a time when the Dutch colonial government banned this tradition, so did the Indonesian government soon after the country's independence in 1945. However, soon afterwards a plague hit the village, causing many to fall ill. Pigs were also fighting in the village, yet no one knew where the animals actually came from. To overcome the catastrophe – and to avoid it in the future – the elders believe that Omed-Omedan ritual must be held. Ever since then, the ritual is hosted every year.
That's why, Omed-Omedan – and other Balinese rituals, for that matter – must be preserved as a precious heritage of Balinese ancestors. It brings Balinese people together to enjoy togetherness and at the same time to pay respect to their age-old traditions.
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'Harvest season truly brings in the best and brightest of the year's bounty. From the bitter green darkness of cavelo nero, to the fruity earthiness of candied beetroot, from the crisp juicy sweetness of Narshe pears to the incredible variety of autumn squashes, I had a hard time winnowing the choices down to just my 7 favourites. Though this Harvest menu is a celebration of vegetables, this night is not just for vegetarians. In fact we're asking vegetarians to bring along the most recalcitrant carnivore they know (or can bear) to show them that man need not live by meat alone.
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Whether worshiping it as the God of war in Roman times, writing convincing radio plays about being invaded by its inhabitants, or making it the location of a Schwarzenegger flick, the planet Mars has always been a place of intrigue for human beings. Little wonder then, that indie developer Ironward has chosen it as the location for their new top down, tactical squad based shooter, Red Solstice.
Red Solstice is set 200 years in the future. Earth is no longer habitable, and in a last, desperate attempt to survive, what remains of the human race has begun the process of tera-forming Mars. In true Sci-Fi fashion, something has gone terribly wrong, and it's up to you and a team of marines to save the day. If that sounds like a cliché, well it is, but it still provides a good setting for the game.
Red Solstice provides both single and multiplayer campaigns, the single player campaign acts as an extended tutorial and does a good job of introducing the game's mechanics. As the game starts it seems as though it's a very simple game controlling the same way dungeon crawlers like Diablo do, but as you progress the difficulty ramps up, and the gameplay starts to reveal its complexities. As the game is meant to be co-op, you have a number of different classes to control in the single player mode. General navigation of the map is easy enough as your squad mates to follow you around by default, but at times, you'll want control of each individual marine as you battle the hordes of enemies making their way to you. This is where the game's "tactical mode" comes into play, and it's a smart mechanic to get around the lack of co-op partners. Tactical mode freezes time to a near stand-still and allows you to place each of the marines strategically, similar to something like X-com, though this all happens in (slowed down) real time. There is also a leveling system for each of your marines and an in- game leveling system for various special abilities which works in a similar way to how you level powers in a MOBA. All these systems come together to give the game a surprising amount of depth.
It's fair to say this game is not for the faint hearted, in both modes of play you will die a lot, and if you're the kind of person who finds that frustrating this game is not for you. The game demands that you be smart about how you approach each objective. You have limited ammo and a huge number of relentless enemies to take care of. Patience is an absolute virtue as the game will punish you for sloppy thinking. This makes for a very tense experience. Ironward has done a fantastic job of creating an oppressive atmosphere. There is a definite element of survival horror in the game, and I feel it gives the game an extra edge. Completing objectives against the odds is very satisfying. It's the same feeling I get from defeating a boss in Dark Souls with just a sliver of health left.
Multiplayer follows a similar structure to the single player mode, with the obvious difference being that you just control one marine working together with other players of different classes. At the time of writing there are 8 classes with 2 more in the pipeline. The classes are slowly unlocked as you play and provide a nice variety of gameplay styles. The only real problems I have with online play is the lack of games to join and the level other characters are at when you do find a team. There doesn't seem to be any kind of even match making, so I often ended up with team mates who were vastly over powered compared to me, which lessened the intensity of the gameplay for me as I could just hide behind them.
Graphically the game is serviceable. At default zoom things look fine, but as soon as you zoom in you can see just how low res the textures are. The upside is the game runs very well; I imagine it'll work fine on pretty much any PC that was made in the last 5 years. The graphics also do a good job of conveying the over-run, decaying nature of the Mars base with a nice use of lighting and an industrial color palette. The audio is good, the sound track is suitably futuristic, and the screams and other ambient noises reinforce the games atmosphere.
My main gripes with the game really have to do with the amount of work you need to put in to fully understand all the systems. A lot of them aren't really explained that well, so you end up having to dip into the Steam community forums to find out how to do certain things. This will put off people from playing more, and it's a real shame because the game needs a healthy, active community. Hopefully Ironward will make things a bit more discoverable in a future patch.
Overall, I've very much enjoyed Red Solstice. What it lacks in polish, it more than makes up in atmosphere and riveting gameplay. Whilst the game is not for everyone, if you're prepared to put in the time to learn its mechanics and don't mind dying a lot, there is a huge amount of enjoyment to be gained from this game.
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she is in a nh. there is only me and my brother-as far as i know-it isnt a big financial estate-yet i still cannot get to see anything...do i have any recourse?
this is so wrong- but he claims he has POA -of everything-i was POA of health-
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All Eyes Are on California
By Susan Grant, Consumer Federation of America
Last year, California enacted the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CCPA), the most sweeping state privacy legislation in the country. Even though the law doesn't go into effect until 2020, there are several bills in the California legislature this year that would either strengthen or weaken it.
Why does that matter to those of us outside of California? What happens in that state, the most populous in the nation (and coincidentally, the home of many of the tech companies whose practices have raised so many concerns about privacy lately) influences what other states may do and what happens in the U.S. Congress. In fact, the CCPA is one of the reasons why interest in federal privacy legislation has really heated up over the past year and why some businesses that resisted it before are now pushing for it – as long as it blocks the states from passing stronger laws. We oppose this because states can move more quickly than Congress to enact and amend laws to protect consumers. This is especially crucial as the fast pace of technology raises new privacy concerns.
April 23 is the first big test of California's resolve to remain a leader in privacy as a number of bills are heard in the legislature's Privacy Committee, including AB 1760, which we support. Dubbed "Privacy for All," this bill, introduced by Assembly Member Buffy Wicks, would improve the CCPA by:
- Enabling consumers to learn which companies have received their personal information through a sale or other form of sharing.
- Requiring companies that share consumers' data, as well as those that sell it, to get their opt-in consent to do so.
- Preventing companies from punishing people who exercise their privacy rights by charging them higher prices or providing them with an inferior product or service.
A recent poll conducted for the ACLU of Northern California showed that people who are likely to vote in 2020 overwhelmingly support the key provisions in this legislation:
- 94% support new laws that require companies to get permission before they share personal information, and that give Californians the right to know what personal information has been collected and with whom it has been shared.
- 9 in 10 agree that even if they don't pay money for products like Google, Facebook or Twitter, they still have a right to privacy and their personal information should only be shared with permission.
- 89% say tech companies need to take additional steps to protect personal information.
What's more, 24 tech companies have come out in support of the bill. They recognize that strong privacy protections gives consumers more confidence in doing business, and that's good for their bottom lines.
Some things we hoped would be included in A.B. 1760 are missing, such as the ability for consumers to take legal action to enforce their rights (currently the CPPA only provides a private right of action in relation to the data breach section of the law). But there is another bill, SB 561, sponsored by state Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, which would give consumers the right to sue companies that fail to provide them with the information they're entitled to, don't honor their requests not to sell their data, or violate other provisions of the law. Predictably, the ad industry is complaining that this would lead to "frivolous lawsuits." While the California Attorney General can enforce the CPPA, it will never have the resources to bring action in every deserving case. Private lawsuits are an essential and effective tool to ensure that companies play by the rules and compensate consumers who have been wronged – which is why some businesses fight so hard against legislation that allows them and include language in their one-sided contracts that force consumers to go to arbitration rather than seek justice in court.
We need "Privacy for All," not just in California but across the country. All eyes are on California to see if it can once again lead the way.


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On World Children's Day, 20 November 2019, the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland calls on the Government to urgently take action to address the serious harm to the health of thousands of children in Ireland experiencing homelessness and inadequate housing.
A new paper by the Faculties of Paediatrics and Public Health at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) highlights the unacceptable health risks and harm experienced by thousands of children affected by Ireland's housing crisis and which potentially can have long-term health implications for them into adulthood.
Dr Julie Heslin, lead author on the paper, said delaying action is detrimental to our children and their futures, "We know that the impact on a person's health and wellbeing of adverse experiences in childhood lasts well beyond childhood and becomes apparent in adult life as mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety and relationship difficulties, as well as physical disease, such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes.
"These children are the future of our society – not just some of these children, all of them. We must listen to them. Where they have no voice and no understanding of their situation, we have a responsibility to speak up for them."
Read the full position paper by the Faculties of Public Health Medicine and Paediatrics, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
While it is estimated that approximately 3,800 children are currently homeless, some of these children move to a more stable housing situation over time but others may become homeless again. This means that the total number who experience homelessness is higher if measured over the course of a year, and substantially greater if measured throughout childhood and adolescence.
The Impact of Homelessness and Inadequate Housing on Children's Health paper summarises the evidence of how children's health suffers due to living in inadequate housing and describes the effects that the instability caused by frequent moves or prolonged temporary housing has on children's emotional, social and mental health.
It recognises that the health and wellbeing of children is impacted not just by homelessness but also by overcrowded or poor housing, and by frequent moves from one accommodation to another.
The paper shows that homelessness and inadequate housing causes:
These children are the future of our society – not just some of these children, all of them. We must listen to them. Where they have no voice and no understanding of their situation, we have a responsibility to speak up for them.
Dr Julie HeslinPublic Health doctor and lead author of Impact of Homelessness and Inadequate Housing on Children's Health
The evidence shows that:
While the Faculties of Paediatrics and Public Health Medicine advocate for a long term solution to the housing crisis they also outlined 20 immediate actions across the areas of policy, service provision, and data and research to address the impact of homelessness and inadequate housing in Ireland.
These include:
On the publication of this paper Dr Ellen Crushell, Dean, Faculty of Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland said: "Integrated, child-centred services must be provided as a matter of urgency in order to protect these children and to mitigate against the effects of the adversities that they face. Each child has but one childhood and it passes all too quickly."
This paper was released on World Children's Day and to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which states, "Every child has the right to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development."


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This video had me reaching for the box of tissues, and not for the usual reason. I have no shame in admitting that after watching this video I was in tears, and I have no doubt that you will be too!
After 63 years of marriage this elderly grandfather sadly lost his wife in July 2014. His family noticed that their grandfather was losing the will to live, so they decided to provide him with a reason to keep on living!
Watch the emotional moment as they bring grandpa a precious gift. Make sure you have some tissues handy!


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I'm ready for meteors, the nation falling apart &/or Obama declaring martial law, as long as we're spared any more of this. Almost another damn yr. before any of the Republican wanna-bes actually lose something & will have to shut up. Not that any of them will. Gack & double gack.
The Enemy Of The American People Since 2007
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- paleotectonics said...
$33k buys a lot of banana peels and Acme anvils.
(Looks for salsa)
- 03 April, 2015 19:38
- Weird Dave said...
Fucking theocrat.
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June 10, 2012
Delight, Normality, Reconfiguration, Humility
Nevertheless, it's a delightful life I've been given for a few months in Assisi. The classes are interesting, and I have enjoyed the beginnings of my progress in Italian. Even so, after a week of school I have been grateful for the quiet of the weekend. Today I got up and prayed Morning Prayer with just a few of the friars--many were out at Masses and other Sunday work--and then, since it was just the two of us, the visiting American priest and I offered Mass in English with the help of his Magnificat. After that I took the short walk down to the Basilica of St. Francis and went down to the tomb. There I prayed my Office of Readings and then just sat with the saint for a while. I stayed until it started to get crowded, around the middle of the morning.
I don't deserve such a delightful life! Of all the Franciscans in the world--apart from the friars who live in the Sacro Convento--in these days I am probably sleeping closest to the tomb of Francis. As I think of this at night, I'm reminded of one my favorite stories I once heard about John of the Cross: how when he was superior, the only privilege he would accept for himself was the cell closest to the Blessed Sacrament.
But here's the thing, in a funny way I don't feel much. Sure, the place and its pilgrims confront me many times a day with the mystery of my own Franciscanism and all the twists and turns of my journey that first brought me to this place nineteen years ago and have deposited me here again now. But a consciousness of grace, of God's presence, of what he might be doing or inviting me to in my heart, of the sweetness of which Francis always speaks, these I don't have.
It reminds me of a workshop we went to in preparation for our summer in Honduras. The presenter advised us that it was normal to feel very disoriented going into a new culture and language environment. She recommended that we imagine that we had tattoos on our arms that said, 'normal.' When we felt out of joint physically, emotionally, or spiritually, seeing the word would remind us that these experiences were normal. This sort of thing is all very easy to name on the practical level; things that are taken for granted at home may be very hard to figure out in a foreign place. For example, this past week I wanted to buy a padded envelope so I could send some religious articles to the one of the friars at home. In the states I know the sort of place that has that sort of thing, and so this is an easy task. Here, I had no idea even what sort of place to look for. The same sort of pattern goes for social customs and everything else.
I think that prayer and the conversation of the soul with God are no different. As created persons we exist as a mysterious--often very blessed but also sometimes uneasy--marriage of flesh and spirit, of personal history and eternal destiny. And I think to myself that it's normal and to be expected that I don't feel much of God, just as I don't always know how life works in an Italian friary. Even in the midst of all this blessedness, the pathways of prayer in my praying heart and the consciousness of the Mystery we clumsily call 'God' have been upset and await the pain and joy of being reconfigured to the incarnate Word as he suffers and teaches and reconciles in the particular journey that is me.
On the one hand, as I get older on the way, it becomes easier to trust God when I'm in the midst of a 'night' of his apparent absence. Many times his grace has brought me through such moments in order to bring deeper faith and understanding to birth. I even think of how largely unaware of his grace working on me I was during the twenty and a half years I lived on this earth before my baptism. On the other hand, the subtlety of God's grace is a function of his sublime humility. And as one goes deeper into the humility of the heart of God, the more subtle the graces become, sweeter for sure, but also harder to perceive.
holy father Francis, pray for us.
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Good morning Father. As a Secular Franciscan, I feel the same way too so many times. I am lost as to my mission being a Franciscan. It has been a while since my profession and still trying to give meaning to my existence.
- Greg said...
So many factors in play as we wait for the next "assignment."
I, too, am in a slight holding period after having had surgery on a tumor in my sinus last week. The pain of healing keeps me focused on my face, and so I am being patient (in both senses of the word) for the week or ten days it will take to dissipate the mask of frayed nerves, literally.
Reading your post, though, I perceived another level of waiting in the anteroom. At the risk of sounding and being presumptuous, I believe there is a profound crisis in the Franciscan community and you are being groomed (by the grace of God) to play a role in the reboot, which Francis so passionately awaits.
The time is not far off when there will be a call for reform...


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Happy Happy Ga (2010)
Santhosh (Varun Sandesh) is an orphan who lives along with his 4 friends and he pins his livelihood with a business of wishing the people with a bouquet on behalf of his customers. He names his team as 'Cartoon Guys' where his friends dress up like cartoon characters while wishing people. Santhosh wishes to love a girl and settle his life with her. But no girl loves him. Accidentally he encounters a girl Pooja (Vega) and falls in her love. He wishes to propose her but knowing that Pooja has no positive opinion on love factor,he keeps silent. He decides to nurture his love slowly and get close to her. But unexpectedly another girl Priya (Saranya Mohan) gets force from Pooja to love Santhosh. Why so? That forms the first twist in the story. Eventually after several twists and turns,the movie comes to climax. With whom Santhosh ties up at last- Pooja or Priya,or none?


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