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28 August 2019
Workers' movement must launch a campaign for a general election
On 3 September parliament returns from its long summer holiday, sitting for less than two weeks before it breaks again for the party conference season.
31 July 2019
Lib Dems: little bosses' party elects eager pro-austerity leader
Jo Swinson has eagerly put her hand up for austerity, privatisation, fracking, war and the bosses' European Union
26 September 2018
Fighting for socialism amid capitalist chaos
No-deal Brexit, establishment splits, threat of renewed downturn ... : Edited extracts of a speech given by Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary.
17 May 2017
Corbyn's manifesto: An important step in the right direction
Jeremy Corbyn has launched his manifesto by declaring Labour is the "party for the many" while the Tories are the "party of the rich".
1 February 2017
TUSC: To stand or not to stand?
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition conference on 28 January debated whether to stand candidates in the 2017 local elections
23 November 2016
Lessons of the 'N30' 2011 pension strike
The fifth anniversary of the public sector pension strike allows an opportunity to reflect on the most significant and defining trade union struggle of the recent period.
9 November 2016
Library cuts: working class kids suffer most
Walsall council, in one of the poorest areas of the west Midlands, is closing 15 of its 16 libraries. Sadly, this is just one of many examples of ruthless cuts which will deny young people a future.
13 September 2016
Labour loses byelection but Corbyn isn't the problem
Labour suffered a shock council byelection defeat that was seized upon by Labour's right to say Jeremy Corbyn is unelectable.
27 April 2016
Anti-cuts stand wins support from students in Leeds
On a panel with the Green Party, Liberal Democrats, Ukip and Conservatives, TUSC was the only anti-cuts party. While the Greens often try to put themselves forward as being anti-austerity, their candidate wrongly stated councillors' "hands are tied" over cuts.
15 April 2015
44. Britain effectively now has a five party system, excluding Scotland and Wales. In terms of the balance of power in Westminster, it will be a six party system, as the SNP could be the third biggest
15 April 2015
21. While increasing numbers of working class people dismiss all of the three big parties as 'the same', there is still another layer who will vote Labour hoping that they will at least be a little bit
4 September 2012
Osborne's cuts plans aren't working
The school and college students have returned but it was the angry and loud booing of Cuts-Chancellor George Osborne at the Paralympics that really signals we are in a new season
6 May 2012
Legitimacy of Cameron and Clegg further shattered
The Con-Dem government suffered a crushing defeat in last Thursday's elections for local authorities and in the mayoral contests apart from London, writes Socialist Party general secretary, Peter Taaffe
4 May 2012
May 2012 local election reports
For TUSC results see: tusc.org.uk
TUSC candidates won victories in Preston and Walsall and ran many hard-fought campaigns elsewhere. Click 'more' below for reports from Coventry, Liverpool, Salford, Swansea, Lincoln, Stroud, London and Gateshead
21 September 2011
On Sunday 18 September around 800 protesters gathered in Birmingham to 'welcome' the Liberal Democrats for their annual conference, writes Tom Creek, Birmingham Socialist Party.
18 May 2011
Liberal Democrats and the Coalition, Labour and the Greens
75) The government claims that it does not have a 'Plan B', an alternative policy in the event of its ruthless deflationary policy collapsing, as it will...
18 May 2011
Britain now facing crisis on all fronts
If splits at the top denote opposition from below, then the character of the divisions between the alleged 'partners' in the Con-Dem government means that a massive social and political revolt is brewing in Britain
8 May 2011
Government Con-Demned at ballot box
20 April 2011
The Alternative Vote referendum - 5 May
A 'miserable little compromise'?: As Lib Dem and Tory MPs look on the referendum on the alternative vote (AV) in May with trepidation and anxiety, most people wonder what it is actually about
16 March 2011
Lib Dem spring conference: A home-made placard on the 400-strong protest against Sheffield Liberal Democrat council budget cuts on 4 March read: "Barnsley Central today, Sheffield in May
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The study's goals are to: 1) examine the association between obesity and children's academic and developmental outcomes in elementary school; 2) examine the association between neighborhood characteristics, especially the supply of groceries and food price levels and childhood obesity; and 3) simulate the impact of changes in neighborhood food price and availability on children's outcomes.
The analyses will use data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, a nationally representative data set that follows a cohort of children from kindergarten up to grade 5. The data set contains information on a wide range of child outcomes as well as detailed geographic identifiers that enable inclusion of neighborhood level factors in the analysis. The study design is prospective in nature allowing examination of changes in health outcomes of young children over time.
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This Week at Trinity
Sun., Nov. 6 All Saints' Sunday with Holy communion
8:00 am Divine Service/HC(MA)
9:45 am Divine Service/HC (CR)
11:00 am Sunday School/Bible Class (CR)
6:00 pm Preschool Board Meeting
Mon., Nov. 7 8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
Bloodmobile in the Fellowship Hall (CR)
Tues., Nov. 8 FH used for elections (CR)
8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
1:00 pm Lifelight Class
6:30 pm Bible Study in Mt. Ayr
Wed., Nov. 9 8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
1:30 pm Naomi Circle in FH
6:00 pm Confirmation Class
7:30 pm All boards meet in FH
Thurs., Nov. 10 8:30 am Preschool
9:45 am Preschool chapel
12:30 pm Preschool
1:45 pm Preschool chapel
4:00 pm Clover Kids'4-H in FH
7:00 pm Rachel Circle at Candace Peterson's
Fri., Nov. 11 Veteran's Day
Sun., Nov. 13 8:00 am Divine Service (MA)
9:45 am Divine Service/HC (CR)
11:00 am Sunday School/Bible Class (CR)
2:00 pm Installation for Rhonda Mohr in Manning, IA
5:00 pm IDW Mission Banquet in Ft. Dodge
Cancer: Becky Nook; Al Davis; Denice Creveling; Diane England; Gary McCraken; Jamie Boos; Merle Triggs; Paul Garchow; Randy Nemitz; Rhonda Smith; Steve McCann; Chuck Ehm; Susie Seals; Melynda Crawford; Ron Ludwig; Kent Larsen; Dale Smelling; Tyler Miller; Haiting Hsieh;
Judy Woods
Illness or Recovery: Brailee Jones; Tricia Niehouse;
Neomi Davis; Joe Haines; Norm Schroeder; Bertha Jensen; Corene Ramsey
Military: Aaron Hoogland; Nathan Nonneman
Missions: Concordia Mission Society;
James and Christel Neuendorf (Dominican Republic);
Pastor Daniel Vogel (Denison, Iowa);
Pastor Herb and Markie Burch (Peru);
Pastor James and Angela Sharp and Family (Uruguay);
Pastor Joel and Clarion Fritsche and Family (Dominican Republic);
Pastor Stephen and Maggie Oliver and Family (Taiwan);
Life Care Clinic, (Stuart & Creston)
Trinity Preschool (Creston)
Seminary Student: Luke Watt
Shut-ins: May Carlisle, Wilma Cottrell, Donna Dittman, Jeanne Herzberg, Irene Hogue, Bertha Jensen, Sheree Zuniga, Frieda Porter
Attendance: Oct. 30 MA 15 &14 HC CR 60&58 HC
HC means Holy Communion.
Attendance cards for all are found in the pew racks. When taking communion, please fill out both sides of the card.
HC means Holy Communion.
Bible Study: During November, Pastor will be teaching a Bible study titled: "Explaining All the Scary Stuff in Revelation". The class will be taught on Sundays in Creston after the Divine Service, in the fellowship hall and on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 at the church in Mt. Ayr. All are welcome to attend this study at either location.
Naomi Circle will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Our topic will be "Celebrate God's Love" found on page 20 in the Fall Quarterly. Please come for Bible Study and fellowship.
Lifelight will not be meeting this week due to the fellowship hall being used for the bloodmobile on Monday and for voting on Tuesday. It will resume next week for the last lesson of this session.
Invitation: You are invited to the installation service for Rhonda Mohr, who will be installed as the Iowa District West Executive Assistant for Education, Youth, and Family Life on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 2pm at Zion Lutheran Church , 1204 Center Street, Manning, Iowa.
Some changes to Trinity's constitution and bylaws were approved at the October 30 voter's meeting.
A copy with all the updates has been added to Trinity's website. If you wish to look it up, go to www.trinitycreston.org. In the center of the screen, right above the Lutheran Radio emblem, you will see the words Important Documents Page.
Click on that and it will take you to the 10-30-16 updated constitution and bylaws. If you would like to have a paper copy of this booklet, contact the office to request one.
Pastor's Book of the Month for November
This is a book that Pastor has been reading and would recommend it. It's a great read for teens and adults.
Starting at the End (Worldview, God's Word & Your Future) by Brad Alles
Available through cph.org
Copies of a list of the newly elected church officers and appointed committee members for 2017 are available on the table in the narthex.
You've been reading about the Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization. This giving opportunity isn't just for Lutherans – anyone who pays Iowa state income tax can donate and receive the tax benefits. Please help spread the word to someone you know who would like to assist students in Lutheran education while receiving a great tax benefit of a 65% tax credit on their Iowa state tax and possible federal tax deductions. For further information, please contact Dewey Torkelson at 712-260-2991. You might also check the websites: www.iowalutheransto.org and www.iowasto.org
Join us at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge on Sunday, November 13, 5-7pm for a free evening of food, networking and hearing about how God's people in Iowa District West are moving into the local mission field! Included in the evening will be the announcement of the 2017 mission grant recipients. Go to www.iowamissions.org to register!
The Creston Lighted Christmas Parade will be on Thursday, December 1 at 7:00 pm. We will be having an entry which includes a lighted nativity scene. We need many walkers to help pass out candy and information about Trinity. If you are able to help with this please meet by the sale barn at 6:30 with no special arranging.
On Saturday, December 3, there will also be a Lighted Christmas Parade in Mt. Ayr. That parade starts at 6:00 pm with the meeting place by the depot at 5:30. Walkers are encouraged for this parade also. The Mission Board hopes to see a large participation for these parades.
Serving At Trinity
Sun November 6
Organist: (MA) Melody Stoner (CR) Sharon Eklund
Acolyte: Kate Foglesong
Ushers in November: (CR) Paul Kearney, Jim Kneedler, Bill Magers, Ed Tomas
Elders on Duty in November:
(MA) Mark Larsen , Doug Bullock (CR) Kevin Kruse
Offering Counters in November: (CR) Paul Kearney,
Bill Magers
Altar Committee for November: Jean Stoll, Radine Ward, Marti Williams
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Yesterday's post to this blog addressed physicians' conscience rights. The standard shape of arguments about preserving individual physicians' conscience rights goes, broadly, like this: certain actions now sanctioned by society (e.g., abortion, assisted suicide) have been embraced by the medical profession as standard medical care which all physicians should be willing to perform, but this stance runs counter to the long tradition of medicine and to the proper ethical stances of some individual physicians. Therefore, objecting physicians should be free to decline to perform them, without fear of professional or legal reprisal. In this vein, the current U.S. Administration had promulgated a regulatory rule in May of this year attempting to ensure that, consistent with existing statute, such conscience rights are protected. This week, a federal judge struck down the rule in its entirety, arguing that a) the propose rule, which, like all regulations, would have had the force of law, went beyond the statute behind it by making unwarranted interpretations and expansions of the statute's wording; b) the government's process of promulgating the rule violated other laws governing such rule-making; c) that it was unconstitutional, violating not only the separation of powers but also the Fifth Amendment because the rule was too vague, and the First Amendment because it would have "required employers to conform their business practices to the religious practices of their employees."
One might wonder whether at least some of the court's reasoning—especially the separation of powers and Fifth Amendment arguments, and the concern ("a" above) about bureaucratic overreach—might not in fact apply to a wide range of government regulations. That notwithstanding, the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, which has been particularly vigilant to protect conscience rights when it comes to abortion and assisted suicide, vowed to fight on.
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) cites a different case, involving assisted suicide in Colorado. There, assisted suicide was made legal, with only limited restrictions, by a public referendum. Notably for the present case, while health care organizations such as hospitals may opt out, and decline to provide assisted suicide, they may not enforce a blanket prohibition against their physician-employees doing so on their own initiative. Such a prohibition could only be enforced on the organizations' actual premises.
So apparently a physician who worked for a Catholic hospital wrote (on her own time, outside hospital premises, and of her own volition) a prescription for a lethal prescription for a cancer patient. The physician cited judgment of her own conscience. The hospital cited its moral reasoning, its own freedom of religion, and, it appears, a claim that the physician was, or should have been, considered to be acting as an agent of the hospital. The matter is the subject of a lawsuit.
The hospital fired the physician. It is said she found another job. But that of course is not the point, is it? If a physician, who has a covenantal relationship with the patient, finds in her moral judgment that, in a given case, assisting suicide is ethically permissible, why does the hospital system have a right to override that judgment—especially if it was exercised, as it is argued here, in accordance with existing civil law? One can certainly argue, as I would, that the physician has erred in her moral reasoning, and misapplied the physician-patient relationship.
But I wonder whether, as the saying goes, "what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander," in this case. We might consider: the hospital could employ the physician based on an upfront, written agreement that the latter would act in accordance with certain moral stances of the former. Absent such an upfront agreement, it's hard to agree with disciplining the physician as was done in this case. But even then, such insistence on upfront agreements seems to run counter to much of the spirit of much discussion about conscience rights, setting up a regime in which the relative power of available employers of physicians determines the constraints on medical practice. Even then, if medicine remains a learned profession at all, perhaps insistence on conscience rights should be understood to cut both ways.
Drs. Stephanie Harman and Abraham Verghese seem to lean in this direction in an accompanying editorial in JAMA—but by emphasizing physician autonomy. Their examples betray their preferred value judgments, but the overarching concern still seems relevant and valid.


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We celebrated our 98th birthday last week with a delicious dinner provided and served by Susan, Donald and Lesley.
We are now planning for our centenary in 2018 and looking for ideas. When we look back in our archives we see just what a tradition the birthday party has been, as in these two examples from 1939 and 1966 – what about that for a cake!


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• Where on earth is Tucumcari?
• How I got stuck.
• Unstuck.
• Dinner at Dels restaurant.
• Valuable learning.
WHERE ON EARTH IS TUCUMCARI? It's in New Mexico between Amarillo and Albuquerque on the main highway I40 which runs east-west across the United States. The highway was originally Route 66, made famous in John Steinbeck's book called The Grapes of Wrath. The 1940 movie starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, an ex-convict on parole who with his family escaped the bank foreclosures during the Great Depression by fleeing to California. It was where the term "Okie" came from.
In 1972, I came to the USA and worked in Los Alamos. In 1973, I Moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to teach at Oral Roberts University. In subsequent years, I traveled back and forth along I40 many times — consulting at Los Alamos or vacationing elsewhere in the magnificent Southwest USA.
In the early years, the highway between Albuquerque and Tulsa went right through the center of Tucumcari. There had to be a hundred motels along the strip, which was over a mile long. On clear days and cool nights in the middle of the desert, the town had an atmosphere which I loved.
Then everything fell apart. They diverted the highway around the edge of Tucumcari. You no longer drove through the strip. And the strip slowly died. The town council didn't help any, as they rejected the military's desire to build an airforce base there. And they turned down Walmart's approach twice.
Now there are only a handful of active hotels along the strip, and very few restaurants. Lots of abandoned buildings and you can see relics, some restored, of old cars and trucks from the Route 66 days. A few small museums in local storefronts. And one large museum, with a terrific dinosaur display. Mesalands Community College is there, and it offers courses in wind-farming, one of the best sources of new and well-paying jobs in the USA – windmill engineers.
Twelve months ago I stayed in a fine-looking motel on the strip at a very reasonable price. The room was decorated like it was in the 1950s, which was pretty neat. Within walking distance were a marvelous breakfast diner called Kix-on-66 (great huevos rancheros) and a popular dinner place called Dels (terrific soup and salad bar). I have stayed in the motel three separate times.
So last week I drove from Kansas toward ABQ and decided to stop in Tucumcari (an 8-hour drive plus rest stops). I called the hotel and left a message. An hour later I left another message. Altogether I called five times but no-one called back. I persisted because I'd not stayed in another hotel there, and I was getting tired. In Tucumcari, I filled up the tank with gas and decided to drive to the hotel. A hotel is always open, I argued to myself, and there must be someone there.
Nope! A sign on the door said, "We are sold out for the night." I knew then that the owners were away for some reason. I was despondent. I wasn't motivated to try to find another motel, and I was too tired to drive another two hours to ABQ, knowing how dangerous this can be.
While feeling sorry for myself, and lacking all motivation, I recalled a credo I carried around in my billfold for twenty years:
If you want to grow and become vibrant, successful and alive, live all your life on tiptoe stretching and reaching for new things.
It was penned by a man with a heavy beard, Roko Paskov, which sounds Russian although I have no idea who he was.
I realized I was standing flat-footed and immobile – the opposite of the quote above. I decided to drive around and look at some other hotels. After eyeballing a few I wasn't excited about, I came across the Desert Inn, and the outside looked very nice – a flowered landscape, even a statue. I walked into the lobby and met Twyla – a redhead with confidence. She was a good marketer, and I asked to see a room. The room was small but tidy and clean and functional. The mattress was wonderful. The price was right, and I signed in.
I drove to the restaurant, which was almost full. The waitress, dressed as a cowgirl, was ultra- friendly, like many country folks are. On the menu, liver and onions caught my eye, so I asked her about this. She said many folks told her it was the best they'd ever had. I hadn't had liver and onions for over 10 years. My mother used to make it once every couple of weeks. I remembered the quote by Roco Paskov, so I took a chance. The result: best liver and onions I've ever tasted, and I'm telling the truth.
I was flat-footed, immobile, and disconsolate in Tucumcari. But I came unstuck when I stood on tiptoe stretching and reaching for new things. Now I will try to remember to do this for the rest of my life…
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
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U.S. space agency officials are discussing whether to abort the flight of the shuttle Columbia because of a problem with its cooling system. Columbia took off from Florida only Friday on a mission to overhaul the Hubble space telescope and extend its vision deeper into the cosmos.
Columbia and its crew of seven are closing in on the Hubble with a suite of equipment to rejuvenate it, including a camera to boost its visual sensitivity by 10 times.
But mission officials say one of two radiator systems that remove heat from the shuttle is underperforming. Freon coolant circulation is slightly reduced, apparently because of a blockage in the coolant line.
U.S. space agency flight rules require two cooling systems to work well for a shuttle mission to continue.
Shuttle program manager Ron Dittemore says flight engineers are analyzing the problem and will decide later Saturday whether to cancel the rest of the mission.
But he is optimistic it will proceed as planned. "Our initial looks at the system show it to be stable, even with the degradation," he said. "Based on what I heard today, I think we'll have the right analysis and the right reviews to allow us to continue to press on with the mission.
If the radiator issue does not abort the flight, Columbia's robot arm will remove the Hubble telescope from orbit on Sunday and place it in the shuttle's cargo bay. Two alternating pairs of astronauts will conduct five consecutive spacewalks beginning Monday to install the new, more powerful camera and other equipment to revive some aging systems.
The camera uses new technologies not available when the observatory was deployed from a shuttle 12 years ago. Astronomers hope it will allow them to see the universe's first stars and galaxies as their faint light arrives from the distant past, a time when the cosmos was only several hundred thousand years old. They also hope for the first direct observation of planets around other stars in our galaxy.
Other hardware to be installed aboard the Hubble includes new solar wings and a control box to distribute its power, a new gyroscope to point the observatory, and a small cooling system to restore an infrared camera that has been dormant since 1998.


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Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani has begun the new Iranian year with a trip to neighboring Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, signaling Tehran's focus on connectivity as the cornerstone of reviving links with traditional trade partners.
Iran's plans are in synergy with development strategies of the surrounding countries calibrating to a major change which has started in trade routes in the wake of China's massive project to build a modern-day "Silk Road" at a cost of $1 trillion.
Iran seeks to revive its traditional position as the transport hub in the heart of Eurasia and a vital link between the East and the West.
The strategy has found added momentum after a landmark nuclear deal in 2015 failed to put an end to years of estrangement between the Islamic Republic and the West. Tehran is now trying to reroute trade to the places which are less susceptible to outside arm-twisting.
The country is buoyed up by China's heavy engagement, especially in Iran's evolving railway sector, and their plan to raise bilateral trade to $600 billion per year within the next decade.
Last February, Tehran received the first freight train from China in a dry run of Beijing's spectacular "Belt and Road" initiative, followed by the Chinese Export-Import Bank's inking of a $1.5 billion deal to electrify the rail line from Tehran to Mashhad and its promise to invest $9 billion in over two dozen other projects.
The 926-kilometer railway between Tehran and Mashhad is part of the 3,200-kilometer new Silk Road which goes all the way to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Urumqi in China.
Parallel development plans
Other countries of the region have drawn up their own development strategies.
India and Russia are heavily investing in the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC), which is about to connect the subcontinent to the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe and significantly reduce transportation costs and travel time.
The NSTC concept was formalized by India, Iran and Russia in 2000 but Western trade sanctions on both Russia and Iran in recent years have provided a new impetus to put steam on the project.
Dry runs of the route were conducted in 2014, from Mumbai to Baku and Astrakhan via Bandar Abbas. Results showed transport costs had been reduced by $2,500 per 15 tonnes of cargo.
Another parallel program is Nurly Zhol designed to turn Kazakhstan into a key Eurasian transport and logistics hub. The $9 billion economic stimulus plan envisages development and modernization of roads, railways and ports.
India and Japan are heralding the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor as a way to promote development, connectivity, and cooperation between Africa and Asia as part of a liberal and value-based order.
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are building up their own transportation economy to diversify away from reliance on oil and gas, which overlaps in Iran as do all the other development strategies.
As President Rouhani began his visit to the two countries on Tuesday, he said there existed "enormous capacities for an all-embracing development of relations" among Tehran, Baku and Ashgabat which would be on the agenda of talks.
"One of the goals of the (Iranian) administration is proximity with the neighboring countries. In this trip, besides developing traditional trade and economic relations with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, the issue of the regional transit and connecting southern waters to the Central Asian region and the Caucasus is important," he told reporters.
Rouhani said two railway projects linking Chabahar port in southeast Iran to Central Asia and Rasht in northern Iran to Astara in Azerbaijan are currently in progress.
During his visit to Baku, Iranian and Azerbaijani officials will sign the document for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway which will connect Iran to the Caucasus, Russia and Europe, the president said.
The two countries will also sign a cooperation agreement on oil and gas in the Caspian Sea, "which is an important document for development of economic relations between Tehran and Baku," Rouhani added.
The president is accompanied by a number of traders and representatives of the private sector, who are about to discuss cooperation in industry, agriculture, health and tourism.
Rising importance of Caspian Sea
Most of Iran's existing oil and gas reserves are located in its southeast and offshore in the Persian Gulf, which have distracted the country's attention from the Caspian deposits.
Iran started drilling the first exploratory oil well in its territorial waters of the Caspian Sea in 2010, with officials saying then that talks were underway with the Chinese National Petroleum Company (CNPC) and India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to develop reserves in the landlocked waters.
The Caspian basin is expected to be one of the world's hottest spots for growth in oil and gas production over the next few decades.
Russia dominates the energy trade in the region where most of the existing shipping and pipeline infrastructure sends Caspian energy west to Europe. However, Moscow's escalating tensions with the West and the rising Chinese market bear the pangs of a new conception which may shift it to the east.
Kazakhstan has already an operational oil pipeline running from the Caspian shore to Xinjiang in China. If Russia joins it, Iran is very likely to come onboard especially given that its oil and gas sector is turning to energy-thirsty Asia for money, expertise and technology to sidestep US sanctions and pressure.


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Instill good eating habits in your children by following this insight from the LCPS Nutrition Services Department.
Written by Mike Cook
Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) Nutrition Services Department Executive Director Nancy Cathey has the same goal for her four-year-old grandson, Donovan, that she does for the thousands of students served by her department. She wants to provide all of them with healthy meals and help them learn about nutrition and food preparation.
With Donovan on a stool at the stove, Nancy helps him learn about important safety rules and how to make everything from gingerbread men to pizza and pancakes. He also helps wash vegetables and grate cheese, and is already learning about food allergies, like his father's intolerance for gluten. "He and I cook something together every time I come to the house," Nancy says.
It's a little bigger task dealing with LCPS, which has about 25,000 students in more than 40 schools. With the support of Nutrition Services Department (NSD) Health and Nutrition Specialist Barbara Berger, Nancy and her staff look for appetizing ways to follow strict U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines.
For example, NSD is now in the middle of the second of three targets set for USDA to significantly reduce the amount of sodium in the foods served in school cafeterias. "Most families use a lot of salt," Nancy says, "so students' taste buds never adjust to the change between home and school. That's why it's such a struggle. We work really hard to flavor with other spices."
Cafeteria workers have been dealing with federal limits on calories and fat in the meals they serve for many years. Today's typical school breakfast consists of milk, a cup of fruit, and a grain product. LCPS also includes a protein, Nancy says. For lunch, they must serve milk, protein, whole grain, one-half to one cup of fruit, and one-half cup of vegetables.
There is now a salad bar in every LCPS school. That helps NSD serve the full rainbow of vegetables, including broccoli, carrots, cherry tomatoes and bell peppers. Barbara notes, "It's hard to pack a lunch for a kid and have it be as healthy as a school meal."
Ready to bring home the healthy concepts your kids are learning in school? Read on for ideas and tips for making
it easy.
Apple Ambrosia Salad
2 apples, cored and diced
¼ cup crushed pineapple in
juice, with juice
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 squirt of whipped cream
(about 2 Tbsp.)
1 Tbsp. toasted almonds,
Mix all ingredients together. Cover and chill until ready to use. Serve in glass bowl and top with more crushed pineapple and toasted almonds.
Fruit Kabobs
1 cup watermelon chunks
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup stemmed strawberries
1 cup cantaloupe chunks
4 8-inch bamboo skewers
Place fruit chunks on bamboo skewers. Store in refrigerator in covered container.
Be creative with the fruits you use and get colorful. Grapes, orange slices, honeydew, or peaches would all work well in this recipe too.
Vanilla Fruit Parfait
2 cups cubed peaches
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt
1 firm, medium banana, peeled and
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
In glasses, layer peaches, strawberries, yogurt, banana, and raisins. Sprinkle with almonds. Feel free to introduce different types of fruit. Play around with a variety of flavor combinations!
Junior Stylist!
This photograph was styled and shot by Hailey Himelright, a 7th grader at Zia Middle School. She added her own touches of sliced bananas and locally sourced pecans.
SNAP To It!
It's not just about making and serving healthy meals, it's also about providing nutrition education to students and parents. A federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) grant is helping LCPS provide education to low-income parents about nutrition and obesity prevention, says LCPS SNAP-Ed Program Manager Claire LeGault.
Through SNAP-Ed, LCPS has created a new website and even has a phone app to help parents and students learn about nutrition, food allergies, special dietary information, and the amount of sodium, fats, carbs and calories in the food it serves.
Visit lcps.nutrislice.com for each school's menu, and to allow students to rate the meals they are served.
3 Healthy Snack Combos
A New Way To Party
Schools are being urged to hold activity parties (also sponsored by SNAP-ED) instead of food parties to celebrate birthdays and student achievement. "We really want the kids to know you can celebrate without eating high-fat, high-calorie food," Nancy explains.
Want to try it at home?
- Keep your guests active and engaged with jump ropes, hula hoops, balls, croquet sets, an obstacle course, or ground-level balance beams.
- Opt for fun, but healthy snacks and refreshments like infused water, sparkling juice, fruit on a stick, and smoothies.
- If you are preparing food for a large group of children, consider food art. Buy lots of fruits and veggies in all different colors and let your guests make faces. For example, strawberries, green grapes and a banana slice can be used to make the Grinch. "The kids will have a really good time, and they're going to eat what they make," Barbara says.
- Get inspired with books and online browsing. As Barabara points out, "The food art concept is all over the internet."
By the Numbers
The LCPS Nutrition Services Department serves:
25,000 students at
40+ schools with
250 employees on a budget of $10 million annually.
They provide:
1.5 million breakfasts and
2.5 million lunches to students every year!
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I know there has been some work done to implement walker units something a kin to the ones you see in later C&C games and I'm wondering if anyone has anyone ever considered adding quad tracks ? if you have ever played C&C 3 you will know the sort of think I'm thinking of.
quad tracks are a move advance version of regular tracks that are faster and more manoeuvrable even over rough terrain because each of the tracks can articulate independently which means quad tracked vehicles can go where few other vehicles can.
might also be fun to look at possibly making a mammoth tank style turret that has cannons for ground targets and maybe whirlwind mini guns or maybe Avenger SAM launchers to protect against vtols because one of the big things that always bugged me about Warzone is trying to protect my ground units from air attack and it would be nice if you could perhaps build some more advanced turrets that allow your ground units to shoot both ground and air targets.
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We take a look at six of the reasons why Eddie Jones' England team could be on course to claim the Six Nations title in 2016…
1.The coaching shake up
Although the squad selected is much of the same from an England perspective, it is clear that a new approach is already being taken by the new management team. At this stage it is hard to predict exactly what impact this will have on the players, but it's likely they will all be keen to impress the new coach, and could play above themselves for the first couple of games at least.
2.Continuity in the team
Despite all the changes in the coaching side, the actual squad selection has remained relatively consistent. This means that there aren't a host of new faces having to bed into a completely new system, instead it is a group of players familiar with one another, who can begin to adapt to a new system which is a much easier transition due to the experience within the squad.
3.The set piece is likely to return as a strength
England's set piece had a catastrophic meltdown just before the World Cup, however have no doubt this will not be the case under Eddie Jones and Steve Borthwick. With Japan they took a group of relatively small forwards and established them as set piece specialists who went toe-to-toe with some of the best in the world and came out on top.
4.Tries shouldn't be an issue
Over the last 18 months, England have proven that they aren't reliant on forward dominance to win games, but can actually score tries through the backs. The likes of Jack Nowell and Anthony Watson have been superb going forward and ensure that England have every chance of outscoring opponents during games.
5.Young talent breaking through
We have already seen young stars like Anthony Watson and George Ford breaking through for England over the last 18 months, however England now have the likes of Jack Clifford, Maro Itoje and Elliot Daly waiting in the wings to make an impression. Not only will they be keen to make a mark during the Six Nations, they will also force established stars to up their game.
6.The hiring of specialist coaches
They may not have come on in full time roles, but the inclusion of Jonny Wilkinson and George Smith as part of the coaching set up for this year's Six Nations shows Eddie Jones has identified potential areas of concerns and addressed them with highly qualified individuals. You only have to look at the improvements Marc del Maso made to Japan's scrum in the World Cup.


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But enough about candy hearts and childhood. That's not what I really wanted to share. I wanted to share my lovely Valentine card. As you can see in the picture, it's not from my husband. It's from my brother, Sam.
Several years ago, Sam, out of the blue, sent me a Valentine card. It was so sweet and I was touched. And then, to my surprise, he did it again the following year. And again! Well, you know, if you do something more than twice it becomes a tradition, and this certainly has. In fact, last year my Valentine almost didn't get here in time and I was worried. Where was it? Had my big brother forgotten? It turned out that he hadn't and the card made it to me just in time. Happy sigh.
Today I saw that pink envelope in my mail box and was as delighted as if someone had sent me Godiva chocolate. (Hint, hint, Gerhardt.) It's only a card. One little card. But for me that card carries a huge message. I love you. Even though we're miles apart I'm thinking about you. It simply made my day to know my big brother had thought of me.
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No one understands that more than Teberih Tsegay, Almaz Haile, Jember Alemayehu, and Yeshi Derebew, of Korem Town, Ethiopia, who have used their knowledge to save the lives of babies in their community. "Some years back there was no one to teach us, so we gave birth to HIV-positive children. But now we can teach others so no child will be born with the virus," said Jember.
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Reese Witherspoon was on carpool duty in LA yesterday. She picked up Deacon Phillippe from school, and the pair were spotted running errands together around town. Reese was dressed in a Fall-inspired camel cardigan, despite the soaring temperatures on the West Coast, and carried Gucci's vintage web top-handle bag. Reese is on a break from working on her new movie Mud in New Orleans to hang at home with Deacon while her costar in the film, Matthew McConaughey, juggles another project as well. Matthew McConaughey shot shirtless scenes for Magic Mike in Tampa, FL yesterday. Mud is Reese and Matthew's first big-screen project together, though the pair often hang out at family barbecues and philanthropic functions with her husband, and Matthew's agent, Jim Toth.


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Membership Costs
Exhibiting membership is currently $100 per calendar year Partner member, who does not display their work, pay $40 per calendar year Artique members is $60 per calendar year Benefactor members pay $500 per calendar year Exhibiting, Artique and Benefactor members consign their work to the Gallery and the Gallery pays them 80% of sales Business members pay $100 per calendar year Student members pay $40 per calendar year.
Membership Responsibilities
Exhibiting members are required to participate by contributing one day a month for staffing gallery (50 hours per year). Artique members are required to participate by contributing 30 hours a year to staff gallery. Any organization is only as good as its leadership. We need people who will take responsibility for nurturing and growing the Macon County Art Association.
Artists Information:
We suggest all members become familiar with Uptown Gallery and the classroom facilities. Displaying members should insert a two-page artist's statement and biography in the artists' profile binder at the front desk so that the open binder can show both pages when the artist is selling. New pages should be provided every year. Members may also provide up to ten of their business cards to be kept in the card display and the box of the front desk.
All members are encouraged to donate small works to the Association. All proceeds from sales of these minis go to the Association. The size limit for minis is approximately 8x10, including mats. Leave minis in the designated box in the classroom. The minis committee is responsible for preparing minis for gallery display.
Displaying Your Work
Each exhibiting member generally will be able to display 2-3 pieces of original work, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces, depending on the nature and size of the work. Very large wall art is usually hung at the top of the display wall; these pieces are considered to be part of the artists' allowed three pieces and must be submitted at the same time as the other work for show in the gallery. As this space is limited, artists are usually permitted only one work in this category. Members are asked to inform the gallery director ahead of the scheduled hanging if they are intending to display a very large piece, so that appropriate accommodations can be made. Acceptance and display of artwork is generally at the discretion of the gallery's display committee. If a work is improperly matted, framed or wired, the artist will be notified. At the discretion of the display committee, the artist may immediately correct the problem, or resubmit the remediated piece for another show. Works considered against the associations' best interests would not be displayed. However, if a member wishes to dispute the decision of the display committee then he or she may ask the MCAA Board of Directors to consider the matter. Works may only be displayed in one show
per six months
Works for Regularly Scheduled Shows
The gallery display is changed before the gallery opens on the first Monday of the scheduled exhibition. All displaying members, whatever their media, must conform to the exhibiting schedule provided by the Gallery Director. There are no exceptions to this rule, unless a special arrangement is made in advance with the Gallery Director. Should a member need to remove a piece before the end of the exhibit, it must be replaced with a comparable piece
approved by the Gallery Director.
Members are required to collect work at the end of the show period after the gallery closes on the last Saturday of the show, or at any time the following day. If unable to pick up the pieces at these times, artists should make arrangements for someone else to pick up their work. If this is not possible the artist should notify the Gallery Director so that their pieces may be placed in a safe location for later collection. This should be as soon as possible after the show's end as MCAA is not responsible for damage to pieces and does not have room to store extra artwork.
Winter Exhibit
Exhibiting members choosing to show during the four winter months will participate in a lottery to allocate exhibit space. Spaces will be assigned to each artist, who will then be responsible for displaying his or her own works, changing the exhibit as frequently as the artist wishes. MCAA yearly dues
must be paid by December 31
to participate in the winter exhibit the next month.
Special Shows
From time to time special shows will be held at the gallery. Participating members will be informed of the particular requirements for their exhibits.
Franklin Street Festivals and Other Events
All display-eligible members are allowed to sell at Franklin festivals. The regulations of each festival are unique, depending on the sponsoring organization and the decisions of the City Council. The Macon County Art Association will inform members of these rules. Display-eligible members are encouraged to sign up for these events. Any and all mediums of Gallery appropriate work are permissible.
Private Shows and Other Private Events
Any member of the Association may use the gallery when it is normally closed (e.g. Sunday afternoon) for events that are:
Approved in advance by the Gallery Director Co-sponsored by a Board Member The gallery must be tidied and cleaned after a private event. The gallery display may not be disturbed for these events unless all the work is restored to its original position before the gallery reopens for normal business.
Gallery Shows
Members may bring in work for the new show when they collect their works from the previous show.
If works for wall hanging must be left before the end of the previous show, artists must contact one of the Gallery Directors. Artists working in three-dimensional media must contact the Gallery Director if they need to leave works before the end of the previous show.
Signing in Pieces for Gallery Shows
When bringing in any new work for display the member must enter information (including title, price, amounts, category and vendor name) into the POS system.
Any artwork for sale must have a bar code sticker on it.
If any work is missing a barcode it will not be available for sale!
Hanging artwork for the upcoming show must have a display card filled out in black ink. Leave the work with its card in the gallery itself.
The following are exempt from display cards
: jewelry, artique section items, wearable art, greeting cards, mini section artwork, and in some cases where the artist does their own display.
Presentation of Two Dimensional Works for Hanging
Works must be either
gallery wrapped canvas or framed
in a professional manner with high quality materials. There must be no damage to the frame, glazing material or mat when used. Works
must be wired
according to the Uptown Gallery standard (see below). The wire should be secured to the frame about 1/3 from the top of the frame and should stretch to no closer than 2 inches below the piece's top. This ensures that the work is securely hung and that the hooks don't show, taking away from the appearance of the work.
How to Display Artwork for Hanging
The frame will either make or break a work of art, so it is important to spend a little extra time and effort to ensure that the art is what the viewer sees, not a poorly hung frame. Here are some simple tricks to help assemble a frame: Use the smallest eyelet screws or d-rings able to hold your artwork. Place the screws at least 1/3 of the way down the frame. This will ensure that the frame lies flat against the wall when hung. Whenever possible, place the eyelet screws in the inside of the frame, again so that the frame will lie flat. If this is not feasible, use a flat d-ring hanger. Notched or saw-tooth hangers are
for hanging in the Gallery. Make sure the hanging wire is at least 2 inches from the top of the frame when taut. This will ensure that the picture hanger will not show above the frame. Make sure that the cut ends of the wire aren't poking out. It is suggested that you tape around the ends or use plastic tubing so that people hanging the artwork can't be injured. Clean glass
assembling your artwork in the frame. Touch up any small nicks or scratches on the frame.
Presentation of Browse Racks and Unframed Art
Browse racks are assigned each hanging according to the signup sheet.
Pieces stay in browse rack for the duration of each hanging. Sometimes there are not enough signees for all the browse racks. In that case the Gallery Director may allow the pieces to stay longer.
The browse racks are an important part of the gallery display, not a clearance sale. The gallery committee as needed sets a minimum price for browse rack art. Currently, browse rack items must retail for $35 and above. Each piece must be clean and appropriately wrapped in a professional manner. Browse rack pieces must not include protruding hanging hardware as this could damage other pieces. Browse rack pieces must include the artist's name and must be priced according to gallery guidelines and
affixed with a bar code sticker.
Artists are not notified of browse rack sales. You should monitor the browse rack and replace pieces as necessary.
Presentation of Reproductions
Limited edition reproductions are allowed to be displayed only as unframed pieces in the reproductions rack. Each piece must comply with #2 – Authentification. Members are allowed a maximum of five non-identical pieces in the reproductions rack. Each reproduction should be wrapped in a professional manner and matted as necessary. All reproductions should be entered into POS system and have
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As artists are not notified of reproductions sales they should monitor the number and condition of reproductions and replace as necessary.
Presentation of Cards
The gallery has stands for displaying cards. Cards may be original drawings, paintings or reproductions of the artists' own work. The number of cards on display by each artist may be limited to 24 cards. Cards must be labeled with the producer's name, and trademark if applicable, and include a description of their origin (e.g. Reproduced from painting, photograph or original work). Each card or group of cards should be bagged in a professional manner and priced neatly according to gallery guidelines. Artists should not leave cards in the rack for more than 12 (twelve) months. As they are not notified of card sales they should monitor cards' numbers and condition and replace as necessary. All cards must have a
bar code sticker affixed
Presentation of Fine Crafts (Jewelry, Wood, Metal, Glass, Fiber Art, Wearable Art, Sculpture and Pottery
All artwork must be original and attributable solely to the displaying artist No resale merchandise will be allowed. Manufactured or kit jewelry, ceramics cast from molds, etc not accepted. Jewelry must consist of work primarily made from materials including precious metals & stones, or other materials such as acrylic, fiber, glass, leather, paper, polymer clay and wood. Jewelry displays are maintained by the artists, but can be changed at the Gallery Directors' discretion. Wearable Art is work where the primary intention is to be worn and where the primary material is fiber. All wearable art should be changed out with each hanging according to Gallery schedule. All fine crafts must have a
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Offsite Sales – General
The policies in Displaying and Selling Art – All locations apply to all offsite sales venues. Macon County Art Association sponsors offsite sales at various locations. Exhibiting and Benefactor members in good standing may sign up to be included in these shows. The Association may also rent booth space in arts and craft shows sponsored by other organizations and make space available to members. A fee may be charged to members for exhibiting in the shows, as approved by the Association Board. Exhibiting and Benefactor members in good standing may sign up to be included in shows. If more members wish to participate than the space will hold, the spaces will be allocated by lottery. A waiting list may be maintained. Participants are allocated space according to their responsibilities (treasurer or other sales coordinator), the type of display and other criteria, such as their mobility, the nature of their work and other factors. Exhibiting members must conform to the space allocated. Generally artists are asked to provide their own tent and displays, but help may be provided as required. They should plan to attend each event for the duration of the show. Participants who are unable to attend a show should notify the show coordinator as soon as possible so that their space may be allocated to exhibiting members on the waiting list. Sales are processed by Uptown Gallery off-site sales equipment under the direction of the Association's treasurer. Artists should present their own work in a professional manner and only include work that is eligible for display at the Uptown Gallery. Participants are responsible for displaying and pricing their own work. Sales tax is applicable in addition to the advertised price and will be included in the sales price. Participants are responsible for wrapping their sold works for their customers.
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Facts and Events
Samuel Todd was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Samuel Todd's land (Borden Tract SW, 200 acres, 1762 & 126 acres, 1771) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009.
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
Advisory on Parentage of Samuel Todd
Some sources claim that this Samuel Todd was a son of a Samuel Todd and Ann Houston. This is factually incorrect, based upon "family tradition" and probably incorrectly identified as sons of Samuel Todd by family historians in the 1930s. This Samuel Todd has been proven to be a son of William Todd, based upon several records in Augusta & Botetourt County, Virginia and later records in Clay & Jefferson County, Kentucky. There is a thorough discussion of Samuel's parentage and the accompanying records at the following site (courtesy of Richard McMurtry): http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mcmurtriecfr/richard/todd/correctingthesamueltoddtraditions.htm
Processioning List of 1765 & 1767/8
Chart of Samuel Todd's Probable Children
(Courtesy of Richard McMurtry)
Records in Augusta County, VA
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Tumblr's New 'No Sex' Rules Show The Problems Of FOSTA And EU Copyright Directive In One Easy Move
from the intermediary-liability-protections-matter dept
As you may have heard by now, on Monday, Tumblr announced that in just a couple weeks it will be banning porn from its platform as part of a change to its rules. Now, of course, Tumblr has every right to run its platform however it sees fit, but it does seem notable that it wasn't all that long ago that Tumblr openly defended the fact that Tumblr hosts a bunch of "Not Safe For Work" content, explaining that they supported free speech, and didn't want to be in the business of carefully determining whether or not something was "artful" photography or just porn.
Of course, that was before Verizon bought Yahoo (which had previously bought Tumblr). And it was before FOSTA became law. As Wired points out, this move to ban all porn comes just weeks after Apple banned the Tumblr app from the App Store over some illegal images (even after Tumblr was alerted and took those images down). It's not hard to see how some execs at Verizon might have looked at all of this as a headache that just isn't worth it -- especially given the potential criminal liability that comes from FOSTA. Remember, a few months back, we noted that a bunch of online trolls were deliberately targeting women they didn't like on various platforms claiming (often without evidence) that they were engaged in prostitution. Many of those targeted used Tumblr. It's not difficult to see how Verizon just decided to rid itself of this whole headache.
But, beyond demonstrating the censorship problems of FOSTA, this move by Tumblr is also doing a bang up job demonstrating why mandatory filters, such as those pushed for in Article 13 in the EU Copyright Directive will be so harmful. Filters are notoriously terrible at accurately taking down only the content they're supposed to take down. Amusingly, one of the key talking points of Article 13 filter defenders is that "well, these platforms do a great job stopping porn, so clearly they can stop infringement." This is wrong on multiple levels, starting with the fact that the determination of what is "infringing" is entirely different from what is "porn." But, more to the point: the porn filters don't work very well at all.
Buzzfeed has a hilarious list of Tumblr posts that have been flagged as being adult content, that clearly... are not. Here are just a few:
Some are even claiming that reblogging Tubmlr's own announcement resulted in flags:
But for examples of flags that are perhaps even more relevant for those of us here on Techdirt, law professor Sarah Burstein, who runs a Tumblr and Twitter feed all about design patents (often highlighting how ridiculous those design patents are) found that a bunch of her design patent images resulted in flags as inappropriate content. I am not kidding:
Apparently, boot-scrubbing design patents are #TooSexyForTumblr pic.twitter.com/6Ijz8bAIA7
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
LED Jeans, too: pic.twitter.com/jtcmYEZGBM
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
And troll socks: pic.twitter.com/VXTRhxd9Bf
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
This @LouisVuitton bag? pic.twitter.com/Zp8Gd1UwnR
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
LOL: pic.twitter.com/xFyss5BpvC
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
And a line drawing of someone wearing a "Backless Support Bra with Integrated Underwear": pic.twitter.com/bnXXVt7v1Z
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
A post about a litigated design patent for an "auto handle": pic.twitter.com/8Eud311GcC
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
Really? pic.twitter.com/qtuJrK6K6Y
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
Okay, so some of these I can kind of understand but....COME ON: pic.twitter.com/1FDpUML4u9
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
They just keep coming: pic.twitter.com/9rFWkb67LI
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
Heart-shaped necklaces - also #TooSexyForTumblr: pic.twitter.com/v4NPP6Fn82
— Sarah Burstein (@design_law) December 4, 2018
Believe it or not, those are just a few examples from a much longer list of flagged posts about design patents for apparently violating Tumblr's "porn" filter.
While this is a complete travesty on a variety of levels, it demonstrates the utter futility of believing that filters will work and won't make a huge number of mistakes, pulling down perfectly reasonable content. Those working on laws (especially over in the EU) such as the EU Copyright Directive's Article 13 would do well to actually heed this message.
Filed Under: adult content, article 13, blogs, copyright, filters, fosta, porn, sex
Companies: tumblr, verizon


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This lively work of cultural history tells the stories of five young art patrons who, in the last 1920s and 1930s, were instrumental in bringing modern painting, sculpture, and dance to America. A combination of wealth, Harvard education privilege, and family connections enabled Lincoln Kirstein, Edward M.M. Warburg, Agnes Mongan, James Thrall Soby, and A. Everett (Chick) Austin, Jr., to introduce the work f Picasso, Balanchine, Calder, and other important artists to the United States.Weber, Nicholas Fox is the author of 'Patron Saints Five Rebels Who Opened America to a New Art 1928-1943' with ISBN 9780300064483 and ISBN 0300064489.[read more]
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While growing up in the OC of Southern California, I enjoyed beaches every summer. But, not until I moved to the ORC (Oregon Coast) did I have a chance to explore and enjoy the beauty of the coast up here, which is vastly different and much more interesting than SoCal beaches. While not as warm, it has a ruggedness to it that makes you feel alive while walking on the sand or standing on a bluff overlooking the wild ocean here. While I miss the warmth of sitting on a Calif beach, you will never have the accessibility and beauty there that you have up here. Thanks to some far-sighted lawmakers back in the 60's! No other coastline has as much going for it as the 363 miles of the ORC!


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A Cultural Psychological Approach to Analyze Intercultural Learning: Potential and Limits of the Structure Formation Technique
Despite the huge interest in sojourner adjustment, there is still a lack of qualitative as well as of longitudinal research that would offer more detailed insights into intercultural learning processes during overseas stays. The present study aims to partly fill that gap by documenting changes in knowledge structures and general living experiences of fifteen German sojourners in Taiwan in a longitudinal, cultural-psychological study. As part of a multimethod design a structure formation technique was used to document subjective theories on giving/losing face and their changes over time. In a second step results from this study are compared to knowledge-structures of seven long-term German residents in Taiwan, and implications for the conceptualization of intercultural learning will be proposed. Finally, results from both studies serve to discuss the potential and limits of structure formation techniques in the field of intercultural communication research.
URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0901435
URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0901435
intercultural learning; subjective theories; lay theories; structure formation technique; Taiwan; China; adjustment; face; Germany
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/fqs-10.1.1246
Copyright (c) 2009 Doris Weidemann
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


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Last week, Vulture South launched a campaign in support of the CSIRO's ICT in Schools program, an effort to get IT pros sharing their experience with kids in schools around Australia.
CSIRO tells us our campaign is working: quite a few signed up in the week since we published our first story, but we're still short of our target of 20 new volunteers.
If you've been wavering, perhaps Karsten Schulz's experiences will get you over the line.
Schulz is National Manager of GroupX, National ICT Australia's (NICTA's) program aimed at increasing the number of tertiary ICT student. He's also a former SAP employee, having held positions in the software giant's research labs.
Yes, helping kids appreciate IT is Schulz's day job, but he still finds helping his chosen school exhilarating.
"I feel fantastic after the sessions," he told Vulture South. "It is the best part of my job – I am quite open about it."
Schulz started his engagement with his chosen school by bringing an oscilloscope and 3D printer into a class. "I just talked to the children and showed them how I can make a sound and how to change the pitch. The kids see they don't need a very complicated piece of equipment."
A few weeks later, Schulz received a letter from kids who said they had connected some LEDs to a Raspberry Pi, but were having trouble achieving their desired effect.
On a subsequent visit, Schulz explained their resistor was too big. After sharing some advice and knowledge, the kids quickly cottoned on to things and "A few weeks later and they had hooked up dozens of LEDs and they were running patterns up and down."
"Doing something and seeing the children pick it up is so rewarding," Schulz said.
He also finds volunteering rewarding because he feels the teachers he works with appreciate the help.
"There are some teachers for whom IT is a hobby and there are others who are trying hard but they have not suited to it or have not learned the fundamentals. They sometimes think things are very difficult. When an IT pro shows it is something teachers can do quickly, it helps."
Schulz therefore says volunteers can expect a warm welcome.
"I have always sensed there is a high degree of openness among teachers and they want to give the best to their students. They are very willing to accept mentoring."
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