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They were wealthy land owners operating flour and maize mills in Galway city at the time. Milling in Galway city was a major industry with up to 30 mills operating by the mid-19th century - providing employment to hundreds of people. The Palmers also ran a brewery called "The Nuns' Island Brewery", named after its location next to the Poor Clare Convent. - And they branded their "T Palmer's Superior Porter" as "equal to Dublin".
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Jeffrey Palmer, the second generation of Palmers to live at Glenlo, fought in the first World War. After returning from the battle field, he married one of Ireland's first commercial models, Evelyn McNamara from Limerick. Evelyn was famed for her beauty and was the main model for Palmolive shampoo.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Jeffrey and Evelyn Palmer opened their home to paying guests and were able to maintain the estate. Many distinguished guests stayed at Glenlo during this time including judges from Dublin working at the Galway courthouse.
Trevor Wardell, grandson of Jeffrey Palmer, was the last of the family to live at Glenlo Abbey, had a dairy and organic farm.
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Global chaos stops within us
"Changing the world will not come by some massive Revolution, but by a silent revolution, of people creating change in their own minds, their homes, their communities and how they interact with the world. People acting in love, not as a reaction to a fear."
I have noticed that I am increasingly disillusioned by the so-called "leaders" of our amazing blue planet and at times the world feels in chaos. But like being in the eye of a cyclone, the moment we get caught up in all of the drama, we get swept away, we lose control. The ongoing nonsense of the US presidential elections is like some warped reality television show that we've all been sucked into. The more we engage with it, the more pumped and narcissistic the candidates appear to be.
When I used to teach swimming I often used the phrase: "If you panic you drown," and so it is with life, on a small scale and on a global collective scale. More than once I have used this for my children – in tests, driving lessons, life. When we relax in the water, we float and we can breathe with our eyes facing the sky above, giving us time to think, but when we panic, we lose all of our centred-ness and the sea swallows us up and we have no time or breath to gather our thoughts.
With either metaphor the outcome is the same, our thoughts create our reality. Our reactions to events define our lives. The more energy we put into issues, the more we engage with the nonsense, the more we lose our centred-ness, our balance, our stillness, our ability to think and make good decisions.
Interestingly, over the past few months, I have increasingly become a conscious observer of the events of the world. If we view the events of the world as separate from us, we lose our connection with the world and we become apathetic, but if we throw ourselves into them, we feel the pain and suffering of all of those children in Syria, the Orangutans in Asia, the myriad of problems in this world. But if you become a conscious observer, where you both connect and disconnect from the events and send loving thoughts to it, make small changes in your life, rather than letting it swallow you up, it is both empowering and changing the world, one person at a time.
Be the Change, is the much-quoted interpretation of Gandhi's words is never so true as now. We have the power to change the world, but changing the world doesn't come about by being a cyber troll, baiting and arguing with people on social media. Changing the world looks like looking within, taking ownership of all of the things that you are and all the things that you do – like the food you eat, how you consume and who you buy from. Changing the world will not come by some massive Revolution, but by a silent revolution, of people creating change in their own minds, their homes, their communities and how they interact with the world. People acting in love, not as a reaction to a fear.
At the moment, there is a collective anger, which is paired with a collective apathy, which is both connecting and disconnecting from the world; but when we step away from it by owning, or taking responsibility for our own anger, hatred, racism, sadness, ignorance, selfishness and closed hearts. The world triggers the stories within ourselves. What we need to do is love ourselves so deeply that triggers no longer cause a reaction. Love the story for what it is. Love the situation for what it is. Love them for what they are and create change within your mind, body and community first.
The energy about at the moment is about coming fully into ourselves, our life's purpose and your divinity. It's about shedding the ego, embracing our individual and collective darkness and becoming light. Living what is and loving what is. There is very little any of us can do individually on a global level except to look within and to deeply love ourselves, because when we love ourselves we do no harm to ourselves, our immediate environment and ultimately our own little world that we exist in.
All of the people we see on television and YouTube are external mirrors of who we are, they are showing us the way to love and compassion, they are showing us the way to the world we want by being the exact opposite. Ironically, the chaos is a reaction to the deep hidden universal love we all carry within us.
On a personal level you may have noticed stagnation, repeating things that you thought that you had dealt with and blocks in your abundance, but it's all perfect. We are shifting energy at the moment and finally coming fully into ourselves. When blocks come up they show you where you are off track and not listening to your intuitive nudges, the place where you know everything is perfect, as you are.
Stepping into our light is where we are now, energetically speaking.
Shine bright.
Feel the loneliness/rejection/sadness/anger.
Allow it to rise within you and love it for what it is.
It has kept you safe. It has been a companion.
If you don't want it anymore, notice when it arises, thank it for being there and let it go.
You are divine, whole and complete. You have everything you need within you to change the world, by changing your reactions and thoughts.
Step into you really are. Things like Instagram have made it so easy to be unashamedly who you are, but we don't need to announce to the world who we are to BE who we are.
It doesn't mean you can't have opinions about our global chaos, just stop pouring energy into them. Maintain your own homeostasis, look within for the solutions to the world's problems, be within you…and you are light.
In love,
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It's not been a good year for captaincy. England was a case in point last autumn, with the job apparently hinged on how much of a tantrum the 'lead' bowler would throw if his mate wasn't given it. In November, Chris Adams decided to take on more responsibility at Yorkshire, and seemed to get cold feet as soon as he'd given the press conference. Heath Streak, with the season but one Championship game old, has decided today that maybe he really isn't up to the job. It's okay Heath, I suppose it wasn't really long enough to make a decision, those six odd months since September.
The World Cup has seen others give up too, most notably Inzamam and Lara following poor team performances. Vaughan may yet be headed the same way, albeit involuntarily, when the shorter format comes around again.
Enter Stephen Fleming, deserved semi-finalist, who has decided to let the one-day role go. Now I've not studied the New Zealand captaincy, but my knowledge of English cricket suggests that this is a step onto a slippery slope. Is Fleming feeling the bite of full cricket years after captaining Notts. for two English summers? Unlikely. Judging from his remarks about injecting enthusiasm, it may just be that four World Cups with three semi-final exits are enough to drive anyone away from one-day cricket.


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This Week's Trailer: The lengthy teaser for Mad Max: Fury Road, which gives us just a breath of story but a whole lungful of style.
This Week's Tune: Verdi's "Requiem, Dies irae"
What Kind of Tone Does It Set? A few months ago, the first teaser for this movie used snatches of Junkie XL's score to create an ominous, arty mood, suggesting the movie was going to be forbiddingly beautiful. This time, though, portent has been replaced by nihilistic fun. You know how, in Stephen King's The Stand, the Trashcan Man gets all giddy and excited when he sets a town on fire? Expand his mood to an entire movie about post-apocalyptic survival, and you've got what's going on here.
I mean, look at the scene where Nicholas Hoult, painted to look like a pale white corpse, shrieks "Oh what a day! What a lovely day!" before tearing off in his Jeep. He says it with this unsettling mixture of anticipation, joy, and hunger, like he just can't wait to get out there in the desert and set something ablaze. Then we get quick cuts to his pterodactyl-ish bubblehead and the silver skull on his gear shift. Those are two weird, silly elements, and they're hilariously surprising. Like... what? Even freaks in the waterless wasteland have time for cute accessories?
And all that's scored by a bouncy section from Verdi's piece. The sharp horn blasts, quick drum beats, and chorus of very high voices are almost jaunty. Which is also surprising, because most of the time, action movies use classical music in their trailers to create a sense of majesty.
How Emotional Is It? This music, used in this way, makes Fury Road seem more human than the first teaser did. Bouncy pleasure, even if it's twisted, is much more relatable than starkly aesthetic disaster.
Will We Associate It With This Movie? It depends on who you are. Obviously, some people know Verdi's music very well and won't tie it to any film. But I'm guessing there are plenty of Mad Max fans who won't know "Requiem" until they hear it in this trailer. So even if they learn who Verdi is later, they might always think of Fury Road as the movie that introduced him to their lives.
Overall Trailer Tune Effectiveness: I'm much more interested in seeing this movie now that it doesn't seem to take itself so seriously.


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With deforestation clearing the world's forests rapidly, an initiative by a start-up to balance consumer needs and the needs of the environment has proved to be highly successful.
It is estimated that 27,000 trees are lost every day to toilet paper production.
Essex entrepreneurs Chris Forbes and Julie Chen are the masterminds behind The Cheeky Panda, an award-winning Essex start-up which is turning bamboo, the world's fastest growing plant, into toilet tissue.
Chris told BQ: "Julie came up with the concept of turning bamboo into tissue about a year before we started the business.
"We pondered the idea and whether or not it would work. My view was that we needed to get our eyes on it before we could seriously think about making a business from it.
"With this in mind we went on a trip to China to meet her parents and also to investigate the bamboo side of things.
"It was always going to be a good idea but we had to ensure the quality of the manufacturing process, there and we had a solid enough supply chain and it was being ethically sourced.
"If it ticked these boxes, we knew we could make it happen.
"When we got there, we saw so much opportunity with bamboo and began learning about how renewable and sustainable it was. It was a no brainer."
When the duo returned home they knew they were onto something special and started looking at how they could bring it to market.
"We were both running businesses," Chris continued, "Julie had been running an online shoe firm which saw her importing a lot of goods from overseas and selling in the UK. I'd been running a consultancy business which worked primarily with FTSE100 organisations.
"When we came back in January we created the company and decided to call it The Cheeky Panda. To test the market, we launched a crowdfunding campaign which proved a huge success. The campaign ended in April and we raised £12,000 which was enough to cover the cost of a container.
"We turned to crowdfunding for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was a good way to test the market; it helped us see what appetite for the product was out there. Secondly it was quite a low risk strategy from our point of view.
"Instead of pulling out capital, we were able to raise funds through the crowd. It was also great for publicity. We gained quite a bit of local media coverage which then turned into national coverage."
The success of the crowdfunding campaign proved to be the final push they needed for getting their produce ready.
"By the time we'd finished all of our designs, had everything ready and had tested the market, we didn't get around to selling the products until August. We completed a series of pre-orders with organic stores and online distributors and it grew from there."
The Cheeky Panda is now stocked in 30 stores across London as well as a number of ecommerce retailers including Ethical Superstore and Amazon, their most successful outlet.
"We've had people reordering larger quantities month-on-month, we're now selling around £5,000 a month on Amazon alone which has grown by around 30% every month," Chris added.
It's not only the consumer side of the business which is taking off either. Julie and Chris have also seen the B2B side of the business grow as businesses across the globe look to boost their green credentials by investing in becoming more sustainable.
"We break our market down into two halves. We have the retail side of things and we have the janitorial side of things, which is the buildings that everyone works in. We're signing up to some of the largest janitorial companies in the UK and that is a huge boost.
"One of the largest companies we're working with is Bunzl. When it comes to the banks, accountancy firms and law firms which have high sustainability and low carbon agendas, they are always there.
"Bunzl is using us as a flagship innovation product and its helping open so many doors for us."
Just a month after their launch, they received a call from ethical retail chain The Big Green Smile which saw them not only stock their products in the UK but also in the Netherlands.
"We landed our first international deal within one month of trading after securing a deal with The Big Green Smile in the Netherlands," Chris said.
"Looking forward we are hoping to continue expanding overseas. We've already had interest from the US, China and across Europe which hopefully we can turn into more sales.
"Our next step is to try and get one or two supermarkets on board and we're also hoping to expand into some of the UK's largest hotels, venues and corporations. We'll then be looking to roll the concept out internationally.
"We're a new product so it's not like we have lots of competition. We have an excellent platform to build on and we're excited about showing people that you can develop high quality and affordable green products into a successful business!"


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The SOMAi is a collaborative selforganised museum project by the NonPlan Architectural Lab in collaboration with local associations and entities. It is an open, scattered structure that is temporarily hosted in areas in Attica. Meant as a pilot venture, it can be implemented in any area of a similar social and urban character.
The project explores the idea of Museums as 'Commons' and the potential for the region's cultural and tourist development in collaboration with the community and the local entities and institutions that seek participatory answers to contemporary design issues of the Greek landscape. The museum's architectural and environmental infrastructure is derived from the re-inhabitation, reuse and activation of abandoned buildings in the area of Keratea, the incorporation into the everyday life of the community of deserted archaeological sites or locations with a special significance for the local community s. The archaeological site of Ovriokastro, antiquities that lie by the road, ancient masonry or architectural elements built into latter-day houses and garden walls, the 'Impregnable Castle' of the roadblock at the 45th km of the Athens-Lavrion road, the Cultural Space of "Xrisi Tomi", the headquarters of the "Mnesimache" Women's Cooperative, local houses and two abandoned buildings from the old local railway come together in a network of sites, landscapes and routes that make up the S.O.M.A.
Its permanent collection, based on private collections belonging to people of the neighborhood, comprises ancient and modern artefacts that tell the region's and the community's history, customs, rituals, legends and oral traditions, art, handicraft and economy; its biopolitical and aesthetic relations. The temporary collection comprises works of contemporary art presented in interaction with the objects of the permanent collection through periodic exhibitions. The spectator is invited to experience with all his senses the site / exhibition material: the objects can be touched, material and information can be added. His/her body is welcomed to participate fully at S.O.M.A.
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To be very clear: We are incredibly grateful and appreciative to the hard working FPL crews and out of state line crews working extra hard to restore power to our community. Some FPL bigwigs (not the hard working linemen) had made a promise chronicled in the Herald article below that the east coast would be […]read more
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FPL crews are restoring service safely and as quickly as possible. FPL estimates they will have restored power to essentially all FPL customers along the east coast service territory by the end of this coming weekend, with the possible exception of areas impacted by tornadoes, severe flooding and other pockets of severe damage. Total FPL […]read more


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Few thoughts can scare a person as much as the idea of judgment after death. The prospect of having every detail of your life revealed might make some wish they could skip judgment and go right to their final destination. And did you know that there will be two judgments after death?
The Church teaches that there will be both a particular judgment and a general judgment. The particular judgment makes sense. We can imagine standing in front God as our life is examined. But isn't once enough? Why must we also be judged again in front of all of humanity?
The reason is actually fairly straight forward. Our sins do not just affect us as individuals, they can have an affect on our friends, children, families, and communities. Justice requires that our deeds (good and bad) be looked at in their totality. To learn more about the Catholic understanding of judgment Fr. Von Cochem's book, The Last Four Things, or any of the titles in this section.
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Gibson's Direct Theory (1979) is bottom up, information is pieced together to make sense of it.
- Environmental stimuli projects visual information, which is processed by one's cognitive system then made sense of by the person.
- The Optic Array is the pattern of light made up of all the light rays reflecting off all the objects and surfaces in view, this enters the eye allowing things to be seen. It consists of Texture Gradient (objects that are further away take up less of the optic array and look closer together, it provides information on depth and distance of an object.) Horizon Ratio, where objects that are the same height are cut in the same place by the horizon, regardless of distance. It provides information on the size and distance of an object. The Optic Flow Patterns show that when moving towards something, it stays stationery, wheread other objects appear to move past us. Objects close move faster, and those further away move slower, due to changes in Optic Array. It gives information on position and depth of objects.
- The optic array doesn't explain how we're able to perceive what objects are or how they're used, so affordance comes in. An object 'affords' an action, for example a door knob affords turning.
- The theory has been studied in real-world situation, therefore has high ecological validity.
- It has practical applications, for example optic flow has been used to train pilots.
- Affordance has been criticised, as the uses of some objects can't be perceived without previous knowledge.
Gregory's Indirect Theory (1966) is top down, perception is steered by context and prior knowledge.
- The concept is useful when the stimuli is ambiguous or information provided is limited.
- Visual Illusions support, for example the Necker Cube, our perception of which face is the front changes, Gregory says this is your brain testing different 'hypotheses'. No context is present to help you decide, so your brain continues to switch between the faces.
- Stimuli alone don't provide enough information for perception by cognitive system.
- There is a lot of research supporting, but many lab experiments, so lack ecological validity.
- Theory can explain errors in perception, for example visual illusions. However if perception was based entirely on hypotheses testing, we would make more errors than we do.
Perception is a combination of bottom-up and top-down processes. Bottom-up is useful for unambiguous situations, top-down is useful when information provided is reduced.
Development of Perception
- Depth Perception allows us to change a 2D image on the retina into 3D, using cues such as relative size and texture gradients.
- Gibson and Walk (1960) studied depth perception in babies. A visual cliff was created, with a shallow and a deep level. 36 6 month old babies wouldn't crawl from the shallow side to the deep side. This shows that…


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By Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO
Consolidation, technology and standardization are big MLS topics. Fortunately for CarolinaMLS, we are right in the middle of the discussions as part of a new group called the MLS RoundTable.
As CEO of CarolinaMLS, I serve with seven other MLS leaders as part of the MLS RoundTable. When we came together in early 2017, our sizes ranged from CarolinaMLS with more than 11,000 subscribers to Bright MLS with more than 85,000 subscribers. (CarolinaMLS will grow to more than 15,500 with the acquisition of North Carolina Mountains MLS by mid-January 2018.)
Despite our size variations, all MLS RoundTable members share a desire to lead change in our industry as we respond to needs of brokers, agents, consumers and others in the real estate industry. I see the MLS RoundTable as means to that end and am glad your CarolinaMLS Board of Directors has invested in it. It's already producing significant results.
The MLS RoundTable released a report this past fall whose goal is to advance the dialogue on MLS issues. I believe it does just that, and you can download the free report, MLS 2020 Agenda, by going to https://store.retrends.com/product/mls-2020-agenda.
I highly recommend it, and here's why.
The MLS RoundTable hired respected real estate consultant Stefan Swanepoel to interview MLS leaders, brokers, owners, customers, technology vendors, association leaders, NAR CEO Bob Goldberg and large industry players such as realtor.com, Zillow, The Realty Alliance and the Real Estate Standards Organization, best known as "RESO."
Stefan asked each person the same two questions: "What do you think are the top two issues facing the MLS industry over the next two-to-three years, and what is your proposed solution?"
Conducting the interviews between June and August of 2017, he interviewed individuals from 28 organizations. The final report contains a write-up of each interview and includes Takeaways and a Proposed Action Plan.
I was happy to see interviewees saw the proposition upon which the MLS is based — cooperation, compensation and data aggregation and integrity — as valuable. I was also pleasantly surprised that not one interviewee said the MLS should go away.
Though these results were reassuring that foundational principles of the MLS are strong, there are clearly other issues to address. A major one is how MLSs work with brokers. At CarolinaMLS, we see ourselves as a partner to our broker subscribers, but unfortunately, that's not true everywhere and it creates problems.
"What MLSs Can Do to Solve Broker Pain Points" was the subject of our Association's Nov. 16 Hot Topic panel led by David Charron, chief strategy officer of Bright MLS, which covers Washington, D.C., and the mid-Atlantic region. Representatives from CarolinaMLS as well as from other MLSs in the Carolinas attended the session.
I view the MLS 2020 Agenda as a starting point for MLSs to examine if their operations are benefiting their brokers. Also, there is a list of questions in the Proposed Action Plan to stimulate thinking in general on MLS operations. The Takeaways section identifies issues the interviewees saw as most critical:
- Technology and the essential tools necessary for brokers to successfully compete.
- Raising the standards for access to and use of the data by those who own and create it, thus ensuring better decision-making for the entire ecosystem. (Note: this is the MLS standardization concern.)
- Market consolidation must be accompanied by innovation, responsiveness and efficiency.
I believe the MLS RoundTable can help move our industry forward. It's already been highly beneficial with the MLS 2020 Agenda; I look forward to what's next.


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- The mission of the Dallas Firefighter's Museum is to provide the City of Dallas a well-attended historical and educational asset. The Museum will teach fire safety, honor fallen heroes of the Department and preserve firefighting heritage
- The Fire Station at Fair Park, which now houses the Dallas Firefighter's Museum, was built in 1907. It originally held a hose wagon, five horse stalls and a hook and ladder truck. Originally working out of the Station were 12 firefighters and 5 horses. It was the first horse hospital for the Department. The Fire Department phased out horses in 1926.
- All materials for the Station came from Dallas or surrounding areas in Texas.
- The Station and its firefighters operated with distinction from 1907 to 1975, playing a vital role in the fabric of the neighborhood and the City of Dallas.
- In 1968 the City of Dallas Fire Counsel, made up of citizens interested in the fire service, met to discuss the idea of a Museum. A feasibility study justified the creation of a Museum and soon thereafter, the Fire Counsel recommended the establishment of a Museum.
- In 1970, the Dallas Firefighter's Museum was incorporated as a non-profit organization and a 50-year charter was granted by the State of Texas
- In 1972, prior to the opening of the State Fair of Texas, the City declared the Museum a City of Dallas Historic Landmark. It operated as a Fire Station and a part-time Museum for three years.
- The Museum opened in May 1975.
- Through donations, Museum leaders have amassed a collection of artifacts including collections of helmets, badges, hats, nozzles, historic photographs, films and apparatus. Of the apparatus in the Museum's collection one stands out: Old Tige, an 1884 horse-drawn steam pumper named after then Mayor W. L. Cabell. It is one of only three left in the United States.
- There is over 100 years of firefighting history in the Museum. Firefighters come from all over the world to visit. The Museum hosts between 3,000 – 4,000 visitors annually, on average.
- The Museum has retained the historic dormitory that was part of the firehouse, including the brass pole used by firefighters to give them an advantage by sliding down to their bunker gear and onto the trucks.
- The Dallas Firefighter's Museum is associated with the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Dallas Historical Society and Fair Park.
- Funding for the Museum has been provided through the generosity of firefighters' donations, the community and admission fees.
- In 2009, the Museum Board and the City of Dallas agreed to a 30-year, long term lease of the fire station as the home of the Dallas Firefighter's Museum.
- Through a partnership with Dallas Independent School District, once the Museum is renovated, each year 13,000+ second graders will include a fire and life safety field trip to the Dallas Firefighter's Museum, creating a new generation of children trained how to keep themselves safe.
The Dallas Firefighter's Museum is located at 3801 Parry Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75226 (214) 821-1500


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People who want to find work will equate to millions, but people who know how to value their jobs are much rarer. If you want to reduce your turnover rates, giving the best job incentives is just half the trick. The other half is finding people who deserve to receive the incentives your company is offering. When hiring employees, it would do you well to look for the five essential signs of great employees listed below.
Don't just consider the quantifiable aspect of employee productivity. You should also do what you can to find out how employees are making use of the occasional periods of downtime that will take place at work. Do they use it as an excuse to rest or do they at least make an effort to find far more effective uses for the hours they are receiving compensation for.
The best employees don't idly wait for orders. They can work with or without supervision because they know when to step up their game, put on the mantle of leadership, and take initiative when others are unwilling to do so.
Perhaps the simplest way to define initiative in employees is when they volunteer to take on tasks that they may not actually directly receive compensation or benefit for. They do so because they care about their work, and they equate the company's success with their personal success as well.
Positive Attitude
No matter how cramped, dreary, or tedious a workplace is, it always becomes marginally more bearable when the people around you have a positive outlook on life. Optimism or a half-glass-full look at life is something you should also seriously look for in a prospective employee. Better things tend to happen when this type of person is around simply because they always believe things will get better. More importantly, they are willing to do their best to make things better as well.
Honesty and Integrity
The second most important quality to look for in a prospective employee is honesty or – more specifically – integrity. It is not just a matter of always telling the truth. Sometimes, people can be too blunt for their good. Other times, people can easily end up lying without even saying anything – such as when you lie by omission for instance.
Most types of problems that frequently erupt in the workplace are rooted in deception. A small, simple, white lie can easily balloon into an insurmountable challenge for the entire company. It's important to look for honest employees with integrity because any kind of deception put up by your employees would eventually become a barrier to your company's success.
You need to look for dependable employees or those who are able and committed to maintaining a professional attitude when it comes to their work. More often than not, dependability can be seen in the small but important things that employers take for granted from their employees such as:
* Being always courteous and reasonable to deal with
* Arriving punctually at work and all work-related events
* Submitting work well ahead of deadlines
Lastly – showing a willingness to learn new things when a situation presents itself is extremely valuable and should never be taken for granted.


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Ever | aGLIFF Review
aGLIFF 2014
By Don Simpson | September 7, 2014
Director: Josh Beck
Writer: Josh Beck
Starring: Wendy McColm, Christina Elizabeth Smith, Brandon Bales, Zack Bennett, Skip Pipo, Kira Spencer Hesser
Ever since the unexpected death of her fiance, Ever (Wendy McColm) has lost her motivation to be happy. Even if Ever were to become happy, she would feel much too guilty to actually enjoy the moment. So, Ever opts to live a lonely existence, working in a quiet bookstore and returning to her sparsely decorated apartment.
Eventually, Ever concedes to go to a movie with a floppy-haired indie rock musician who is unwilling to take no for an answer; but when that date does not go very well, Ever all but gives up on humanity. That is until she meets Emily, a kind and loving soul who sees the overwhelming goodness glimmering inside of Ever. Whereas Ever might find it difficult to be happy around a man, Ever feels comfortable enough around Emily to finally remove her protective shell. The two women form a bond that seems to transcend mere friendship, leading Ever to question her sexuality.
Anyone who has found it difficult to be happy again after the death of a significant other is sure to find a lot of authenticity in Josh Beck's Ever, but this film's real strength is in its depiction of sexuality. While it might be disconcerting to some that Ever's recent history with male aggression and male stupidity is what triggers her explorations with lesbianism, Ever's existential struggle is undeniably natural. Emily is probably the best possible person for Ever to explore her newly discovered feelings because she is so understanding of Ever's hesitations. In Ever, sexuality is refreshingly not black and white. Ever and Emily were not born lesbians, they are both attracted to people's personalities, not their gender. The most convincing aspect of Ever is the organic chemistry between Wendy McColm and Christina Elizabeth Smith.
Respectfully toning down the quirky hipster undercurrent that could have easily undermined the film's aspirations for realism, Beck and cinematographer Micah Van Hove cleverly balance visual style with stoic grace. Simple and sweet, Ever fits gracefully within the new trend of LGBTQA filmmaking, subtly approaching its subject, allowing it to pass as a "straight" film that can easily crossover into the LGBTQA market.
Rating: 7/10
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Goodtimes at the 252.
ok, so, its the event that is fictional, not the logo. just a fun little thing for one of heid's assignments that she ask i do, to lend…
So, whenever a vacation approaches, the preparred have already minimized any raw foods purchases, and begin making the meals that will use up any last bits and bobs….
navy beans, pinto beans, oregano, cumin, jalepeno, cayenne, onion, garlic, bacon strips, bacon strips and bacon strips.


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There was no lack of interesting and impressive machines on display throughout the pits and track at Fuji Speedway (see part 1 here) but for a little extra variety it's definitely worth checking out the surrounding carparks for a few hidden gems.
Things started off pretty mild with this rather simple 86 topped off with a vented bonnet and high chance of forced induction under the hood.
Of course it didn't take long before the other end of the scale had been reached, rocket bunny kit and huge wheels set at tyre shredding camber levels handling be damned.
One of the first cars photographed of the day was this mint R31 GTS-R complete with bolt on guards straight out of the 80's.
Something you won't easily find out side of Japan would be this four door type R, older model DC2 Type R's are starting to become ever so rare in good condition so we're expecting their prices to climb both locally and abroad.
No lack of clean JZX100's sitting in the carpark considering the nature of the event, far to clean to grace the track.
Older cars in Japan are a rare sight and this target top Z is no exception.
Alexi from NoriYaro.com was kind enough to give me a lift back to town after the event and I highly recommend checking out his youtube channel if you haven't done so already for plenty of videos covering all things in the Japanese car scene.
Yes this S14 Silvia can move even with the sidewall shredding camber front and rear set to heavy negative values.
Super clean and tidy Supra sporting a whole host of tasty mods and a gorgeous paint job, one of the highlights of the day.
No not a GT-R but even so this R34 GT-T looks good both still and moving.
On the long walk back to the exit the daylight was disappearing but there's still enough light to snap shots of this series 1 Rx-7, another soon to be high priced Japanese classic.
Scraping kits and totally slammed Crown Athletes can get by with no problems on Japanese roads, they're silky smooth by Australian standards.


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Court Square 2 – 7 Train Station in Queens
The architectural form was inspired by waterfall and movement of people inside the subway system. The escalator enclosure connects the historic 7 Train station to the underground E and G train station. The design connects people but also the history that goes behind the New York Subway (MTA, IRT, IND).
Project was designed and built while employed by Stantec
Project was featured on Ornamental Institute of New York


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The beginning of October was the annual North American Spine Society meeting, where spine care professionals around the globe attend to share and discover the latest information, technologies, and procedures within the medical spine industry.
Metal Craft attends every year to showcase and support our medical device manufacturing capabilities among our customers within this critical industry. We want to thank everyone who engaged with us over the course of the three-day meeting.
We truly enjoy attending NASS because of the many connections and discussions we have with colleagues and like-minded professionals about industry trends and advancements. This year many were discussing PEEK material, titanium, and other materials being used for a structural interbody cage. The focus, of course, is choosing and using the best material for bioactivity improvement and bone growth. This discussion is one we at Metal Craft are enthusiastic about having because we want to be sure we are always using the best quality materials in our products.
Overall NASS 2015 was another great success, and we wish to stay connected with everyone we met. If we met at NASS, please connect with us on Twitter to keep this discussion going and to get the most up-to-date information about Metal Craft. Thank you again to NASS for hosting all of us, and we look forward to next year's meeting in Boston!


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So writers have a bit of a reputation for being—and I'm being kind here—filthy. I don't mean writing graphic scenes of handcuffs and handjobs filthy. I mean, like, we don't clean. We're all buried in our imaginary worlds and don't have time to bother making our very real living space, well, livable. Or that's what I tell myself.
It's gotten bad in my cabin over the last few weeks, as I've been super busy working on The Good Boy with Lisa Henry (I'm going to make it a point to mention this book once per post, since I don't know how to do actual promo. March 26th!)
But finally, yesterday, we finished edits, and I celebrated by cleaning my cabin.
If I'm right, there are probably several of you out there who are as terrified as I am by the prospect of cleaning. But it wasn't so bad! Here I'll share with you my step by step illustrated guide to tidying up your space.
1 Take the Amazon boxes off your floor and place them on the dog kennel. Now, take everything else on your floor—pens, CDs, your tax forms, the paper you wrote for Feminist Theater, dumbells, an errant grape, and put it in the boxes. Ta-da! Your floor is clear.
(Note: if you find the boxes look too neat on top of the kennel, you can always prop one at a jaunty angle using your old laptop and the expensive sweater your grandmother gave you for Christmas. Go ahead and put your partially finished jigsaw puzzle on the kennel too. Now the dog has shade!)
2 Make two piles on top of the TV of things that didn't fit in the boxes. Good job!
3 Did you leave your hamper in West Virginia when you went home for winter break? Try creating a compact mound of dirty clothes on top of your stereo. Now you're cookin' with gas.
3a. Realize that all your clothes never have and never will fit into the cabin's single tiny closet. Make a pile of clean clothes on top of the plastic bin in which you've stored more clean clothes. Place the bin next to the stereo-hamper. Just remember in the morning to pick from the pile on the bin, and at night, throw into the pile on top of the stereo.
4 If you still have more clothes, try storing your jeans and pants underneath the oils and vinegars in the kitchen cabinet.
5 Formal wear can go above the cereal and canned goods.
6 Not sure where the recycling center is even though you've lived here for nearly three years? Stash empty grocery bags behind the giant owl. You'll take them somewhere someday.
7 The top of your fridge is a great place for your toaster, a few books, a bottle of Rex-Goliath, and the Brita pitcher.
7a Take your trash out. That mouse you killed last week has been in there for four days. Also the mouse is covered with the leftover chili you threw away the same night. Come on, you're better than that. Get that chili mouse out of your house.
9 Doctor Flaps, Thurston Owell, Gollum, and Freddie Mercury. And the Washington D.C. paperweight.
You're so close to cleanliness! And cleanliness is next to godliness. So basically, you're god. Just a couple more little nitpicky things…
10 If you're into oil painting but have noticed the fumes from your palette permeate your cabin's main room, go ahead and set the palette on the edge of the bathroom sink, where every time you bend to wash your hands, your hoodie strings will fall into the cadmium red.
10a. Are we having fun yet? In the main room, move your penguin mug of odorless paint thinner plus thinner-soaked rags from their usual spot directly in front of the space heater to a spot on the floor farther away from the space heater. Also remind yourself that "odorless" does not mean "free of the harsh chemicals that will one day give you cancer." Consider painting outside.
11 Speaking of outside…An extra box of stuff from your floor makes a great patch for the hole your dog put in the porch screen. Is your student loan bill in that box? Too bad it rained and all the paper has turned to mush.
Also, are those pumpkins from Halloween? And you never even carved them? Sigh. It's okay; worry about it tomorrow. You've done enough for one day.
You did it! See, that wasn't so bad. In fact, you could probably do this more often.


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Author | Change | Creativity | Future | Healthcare | Politics | Strategic Planning
Dr. Bauer is an internationally recognized health futurist and medical economist. As an independent industry thought leader, he forecasts the evolution of health care and develops practical approaches to improving the medical sector of the American economy. He is widely known for his specific proposals to create an efficient and effective health care delivery system through multi-stakeholder partnerships and other initiatives focused in the private sector.
Dr. Bauer has published more than 225 articles, books, Web pages, and videos on health care delivery. He speaks frequently to national and international audiences about key trends in health care, medical science, technology, information systems, reimbursement, public policy, health reform, and creative problem-solving. Dr. Bauer is quoted often in the national press and writes regularly for professional journals that cover the business of health care.
His latest books are Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care: How Efficiency, Effectiveness, and E-Transformation Can Conquer Waste and Optimize Quality (Productivity Press, 2008) and Statistical Analysis for Health Care Decision-Makers (CRC Press, 2009). His two previous books are Telemedicine and the Reinvention of Health Care: The Seventh Revolution in Medicine (McGraw-Hill, 1999) and Not What the Doctor Ordered (McGraw-Hill, 1998). His latest book is Upgrading Leaderships Crystal Ball: Five Reasons Why Forecasting Must Replace Predicting and How to Make the Strategic Change in Business and Public Policy (Taylor & Francis, Fall 2013).
As a consultant, he has assisted hundreds of provider, purchaser, and payer organizations with strategic planning and performance improvement. He served as Vice President for Health Care Forecasting and Strategy for ACS, a Xerox Company, from 1999 to 2010. His previous consulting firm, The Bauer Group, specialized in consumer-focused strategic planning and development of clinical affiliation agreements for multi-hospital networks from 1984 to 1992.
In addition, Dr. Bauer has a strong foundation of academic experience. He was a full-time teacher and administrator at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver from 1973 to 1984, where he held appointments as associate professor and as Assistant Chancellor for Planning and Program Development. He also served concurrently for four years as Health Policy Adviser to Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm. From 1992 to 1998, Dr. Bauer was a visiting professor in Administrative Medicine at the Medical School of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught physician leaders how to evaluate research reports and other published studies.
He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs with a B.A. in economics and completed a certificate in political studies at the University of Paris (France). During his academic career, he was a Boettcher Scholar, a Ford Foundation Independent Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar (Switzerland), and a Kellogg Foundation National Fellow. He is an elected member of the Association of Managers of Innovation and of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago.Dr. Bauer lives in Chicago, where he occasionally displays his paintings in local art galleries. He is an avid fan of music and member of the Governing Board of the Chicago Symphony Association.
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"This collection of work is about the psychology of ancient archetypes. As diverse as the stars in the heavens, archetypes indicate individual behavioral patterns. Each of us incarnate with a select group of these patterns that remain with us throughout our lives.
Archetypes are not entities that are simple and passive parts of our psyches. They take active roles as guardians and inner allies, awakening us when we are in danger of personal destruction. Each one has light and shadow attribute that have the potential to teach us constructive and destructive things about ourselves. But the secret to learning their lessons is that we have to first become aware of their presence.
The specific archetypes in this series were not preconceived, but instead appeared in their own time during the creative process. They now invite you to become part of the painted environment and to explore the question as to whether these behaviors exist in yourself or in others you may know. If a strange familiarity does occur during your viewing of these works, chances are the archetype has succeeded in activating that part of yourself that resonates with who you are.
All works are acrylic on paper."
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View how to become a nutritionist in Arkansas here.
Follow the step by step process or choose what situation that best describes you:
Registered dietitians in Arkansas may work in varied job locations, including nutrition management groups, long term care facilities, health care centers, schools, home health care agencies, and community organizations. The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) notes that as of December 2013, there were 750 Registered Dietitians in Arkansas. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that in May 2018, registered dietitians in Arkansas earned an average yearly salary of $58,390. Registered dietitians must have at least a bachelor's degree, experience and pass an examination to become licensed to work in Arkansas. Dietetic technicians, who need not be licensed to work in the state of Arkansas, need an associate's degree, experience and to pass an exam. They earned an average annual salary of $26,920 in May 2018. Read on to learn more about how to become a registered dietitian in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board mandates that all dietitians earn the title of Registered Dietitian before becoming licensed to work in the state. This means that you must earn at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and complete an internship. The CDR's Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredits programs that are up to the CDR standards. Registered Dietitian Education programs in Arkansas are listed below.
ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Registered Dietitian (RD) Licensure in Arkansas:
The ACEND offers prospective dietitians two ways to fulfill the educational requirement for registration and licensing purposes in Arkansas:
ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) Credential in Arkansas:
If you are searching for an educational program in dietetics in Arkansas that is a bit shorter than and not as time-consuming as the Registered Dietitian track, you might want to consider becoming a Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR). This requires completion of an ACEND accredited associate degree program intended for that purpose. All DTR programs combine coursework with a 450-hour internship. In Arkansas, programs include:
You must pass the CDR Registration Examination for Dietetic Technicians upon completion of the educational program.
*Featured Master's Nutritionist Program:
UNC's Online MPH With Nutrition Concentration. UNC's top-ranked public health school offers an online MPH with Nutrition concentration. Complete in 20 months. Bachelor's degree required. GRE Required.
American University's online Master of Science in Nutrition Education will prepare you to become an influential leader in nutrition education and advocacy while promoting nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices in your community. This program does not prepare you to be a registered dietician. However, there are currently registered dieticians in this program for professional development and career advancement.
Benedictine University's Online Master's Degrees in Nutrition and Wellness programs offer an advanced education in nutrition science with a focus on promoting health and wellness.
After earning a bachelor's degree, you are ready for the experiential component of your dietetic training in Arkansas, called a Dietetic Internship (DI). All DI programs must be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and provide at least 1200 hours of supervised experience in dietetics. If you completed a Coordinated Program in Dietetics (CP) as your educational requirement, you have already completed an internship and need not apply to a DI.
For Prospective Registered Dietitians (RD)
Have you fulfilled the degree and experiential requirements above? If so, you must now prepare to take the CDR's Registration examination. You will receive an email from CDR's testing service when you are eligible to take the exam, and must take it within a year. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics eatrightPREP for the RDN Exam Site is a great resource to use in preparing to take the CDR Registered Dietitian Exam.
You will establish an online account with CDR, from which you will apply for the exam and pay the $200 fees (credit card payment only). The testing center, Pearson VUE, will email you when your payment has been received and instruct you to choose the date and place of your exam. In Arkansas, exams are offered at least twice yearly at these locations:
You must bring the emailed scheduling confirmation and a photo ID with you to the Pearson VUE Exam Center on the day of the exam.
The CDR Exam for Registered Dietitians is taken on the computer. You are given three hours to answer from 125 to 145 multiple-choice questions. You must answer a minimum of 125 questions in order to have the exam graded. You may not skip any questions or go back to change answers. The exam covers the following areas:
For Prospective Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR)
If you are a Dietetic Technician student and have completed your education and work requirements, you are eligible to take the CDR's Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) exam. Your educational program representative will often submit application materials to the CDR on your behalf when you are ready to take the exam. Review the DTR Study Outline. The length of the DTR exam varies. Be prepared to answer multiple-choice questions in a computerized format on the following subjects:
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These are the final 2 garments that I made - well apart form a shirt that I made for my husband in the 'Modesto' print. Maybe I'll be able to persuade him to model it for a couple of photos, but for now I'm happy that I have managed to show the ones that I made for myself.
I also briefly mentioned these two garments back here when I thought it would encourage me to finish them quicker if I made them as part of a Sew-Along.
The first and easiest was this skirt in my Senora print,
I LOVE this pattern envelope, It is a mail order pattern from The Weekly Star Farmer, Kansas City Missouri. This pattern has fascinated me since I bought it - I love the fact that it has the name and address of the person who bought it (Mrs Wayne Buelling, Stover Missouri 2780-28) I did get a bit obsessed and tried to see if I could find the address on Google Earth and I also got slightly more obsessed and tried to date the postmark but despite finding several websites on the subject I was unable to date it. This is probably the reason I'm only now blogging about making the skirt 8 months later!
I was really pleased that I managed to make this skirt out of just a metre of fabric.
I always like to finish all my seams properly. I know that no one actually sees them but I can't bring myself to finish them with pinking shears or an overlocker.
I really like the little straps/belt carriers on the front of the skirt. They were easy enough to make but tricky to get positioned equally,
They each have a button stitched to hold the lower flap in place - I've only just sewn one on here,
And here's the final product,
I have a belt in orange that I meant to put on too but forgot - thinking about making a top in lemon yellow to try with the skirt but not sure if black isn't better?
Last but not least is the second garment I made for the Sew-Along, I made another Butterick Retro '52 pattern B4790.
I'd had a heads up on this pattern from Cindy at Edelweiss Patterns Blog She explained that a lot of the 'Retro' patterns are redesigned for the 'modern figure' and that if I went ahead and made it as per instructions it wouldn't look much like the pattern illustration. She was right - if you read her blog post there are photos of how it would look and that wasn't the look I wanted. I followed the directions and it worked perfectly.


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Observation: The one who is incompetent at rational argument will never be persuaded of his incompetence by rational argument; nor will he be persuaded rationally of his position's irrationality.
Update: corrections made at comments 2 and 3.
Corollary 1: If I am rationally incompetent I may irrationally persist in thinking that I am competent. (See also the Dunning-Kruger Effect.)
Corollary 2: If I believe I am rationally competent it is no sure sign that I am.
Corollary 3: If I believe my arguments are rational it is no sure sign that they are.
Corollary 4: If I am incompetent at rational argument I will likely regard contrary arguments as irrational, regardless of their rationality.
Corollary 5: If I think I am competent and my arguments are rational, that could mean that I am competent and I have assessed these things correctly, or I am incompetent and wrong.
Question: Is there a way I can tell which of these from Corollary 5 is the case? Can anyone judge their own rational competence?
I think there is a way to make this self-assessment. I'll let you go first on the question, though.


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Appearing charming, yet ultimately being manipulative: performing the character of Baron Scarpia is something of a workout for a singer's emotions.
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'In here is a role which every baritone dreams of doing', he said. 'I can listen to these three opening chords and get an image of what I might be as Scarpia'.
The role makes full use of his acting talents, requiring a level of authority, control, and an impressive stage presence; and the music, with many phrases on just one pitch, offers very few places to hide.
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Watch more films like this on the Royal Opera House YouTube channel:
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by John Brian Shannon | June 17, 2016
"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results." – Sir Winston S. Churchill
Having experienced temporary European Union membership for a few years, British citizens will exercise their right to vote on how they feel about EU membership. That's called democracy, and whether non-Britons agree with the decisions of those voters or not, it's quite irrelevant.
On June 23rd, UK voters will either vote to 'Stay' or 'Leave' the European Union and 'the people' are always right — that's how democracy works
If they feel that EU membership hasn't worked for them, it certainly isn't their fault, it's the fault of the people who created such political arrangements.
Dissatisfied Britons will be telling UK and EU leaders on June 23, 'You can't eat GDP' and 'I don't care for your ideals, I want my own back as they served me better' and it is probably a comment on rampant elitism and unelected officials in Brussels making decisions that impact Britons negatively.
We should listen to them
Just as on the fateful voyage of the Titanic, once an alarm has been sounded, pretending that there isn't a problem only means that the ship eventually fills with water and the whole thing sinks to the bottom — as opposed to taking concerns seriously and altering course to steer clear of danger.
Why is there always so much resistance to that?
And therein lies the whole story. It seems that many of the 1 percent have decided that the UK staying in the European Union better serves their interests, therefore the electorate should vote according to the interests of the 1 percent.
It also seems that many European and American non-1-percent elites feel that having the UK stay in the European Union serves their best interests, therefore the Brits should vote accordingly.
And all of them seem to say;
'Vote according to our wishes because that's what is best for us!'
(And not necessarily what is best for British citizens)
If that isn't what they're saying, they need to correct it. Because that's what we're hearing.
If you ask the average Briton; 'How has EU membership benefited you and your family?' you're likely to get negative responses from Brexiteers — or confused looks from Bremainers. Because, largely, it hasn't.
(Again, I reiterate, you can't eat GDP. Yes, higher GDP is a tremendously amazing and wonderful thing for the UK government, for European industry, for the bankers, and for Brussels. It does practically nothing for everyday Britons)
Maybe the UK referendum question should be changed to:
'Do you feel EU membership has benefited you personally?'
(If Yes; vote 'Stay')
(If No; vote 'Leave')
It would be a landslide if that's the question on the ballot.
All I'm saying, is that if the EU *is working* for the largest number of Britons, then the largest number will vote to 'Stay' in the EU. And if it doesn't, they'll vote to 'Leave'.
But no matter the result, it will be cathartic for the EU and the UK governments.
If the Bremain side wins by a wide margin, the UK government will still be empowered to push for change from within the existing EU membership, and even the EU hierarchy now realize that changes are needed to mitigate the concerns of other states in the union.
If the Bremain side wins narrowly, the UK government will be HIGHLY EMPOWERED to push for change from within the existing EU membership — and it may well influence other EU nations to feel empowered and likewise push for needed change.
If the Brexit side wins convincingly, the UK government will be HIGHLY EMPOWERED to rule for Britons (instead of the present arrangement which is a sort of caught between Brussels and Brit voters affair) and British politicians could still negotiate an even better agreement from outside of the European Union.
Instead of concerned parties looking at all of this democracy that is happening as a negative, why not look at it as a positive and necessary step towards building a better European Union?
If it *isn't working for Britons* browbeating them to accept it will only serve to disillusion them moreso, which leads us to a worse conclusion.
If it *is working for Britons* but significant numbers disagree, why ignore those warnings? Why not alter course and preempt a worse conclusion?
Some commentators have characterized Brexiteers as 'populists' — of a sort having either a lower economic station in life or a lower level of education (or both) — and therefore, their votes should be regarded as of less importance than Bremain votes. But in truly democratic systems every voter is equal. A vote is a vote, and a person's vote isn't worth *more* for agreeing with one side vs. the other.
The June 23 referendum is one thing and one thing only; It's a report card from British voters on how well, or how badly, Britons feel served by the EU. It's no more, and no less than that
Trying to cast it in any other light risks bringing about another #OWS-type revolt, but this time from disrespected British voters.
The UK Voter 'Report Card' will be ready shortly after June 23. If significant numbers of Brit voters warn of, 'Icebergs, so far!' the governments of both the European Union and the United Kingdom would do well to heed their experiential warnings and adjust course.
Related Articles:
- You can't feed a family on GDP (New York Times)
- Brexit's Impact on the World Economy (Project Syndicate)