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Can Newt Rally?
Columnist Kim Strassel on Newt Gingrich's path forward after Florida. Plus, Manhattan Institute fellow Marcus Winters on how teachers should be evaluated.
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... new Gingrich survived the month of February ... also as Yale University ever heard of due process ... welcome to Opinion Journal Live on Jason Riley in my first guest today ... as Wall Street Journal columnist Kim straw poll welcome camp in ... a statement ... so op also stole one in Florida Campo don't know the results there yet but we do know the going and ... how things are looking pretty good for Mitt Romney a not so good for ... new Gingrich um ... the South I ask you what happen all that momentum that new Gingrich had coming out of South Carolina ... you know where they're called up ... in the attic couple of relief that there is a ... debate performances with revved up the crowd in his challenge in Florida was to turn that into ... a stable and ongoing campaign to Prabha McD's that is that Mitt Romney has just ... beat him up ... and in this that talking about all of his ... problems that he had gold in terms of some of ... its principles and whether or not he hit the L we spent a solid conservative also these issues about this brand is lobbying on ... Freddie Mac in and it seems that resonated with some Florida voters as they can get ... a second look at him in particular people were very worried about having a nominee who they feel can be ... brought Obama ... to become the wonder pets ... OK what what about the role of the of the so-called GOP establishment and they've really ... been going after I'd new Gingrich in the last couple weeks people you serve with them ... in the nineties when he was speaker the house of current elected officials as well to the very skittish ... about ... new Gingrich becoming the nominee what's behind all that were they so afraid of ... I think it's exactly the same thing that many voters have that which is that they are concerned about having a nominee that ... it has to use another to go back to a common term so much bang ... on the sea the White House at the right then ... and I think all of them had been maybe going to some degree this scene one of these candidates come up and challenge Mitt Romney ... I think many of them were hoping it would be inspired Mr. allow me to become a better copper candidate ... what when it actually came to the possibility that Mr Gingrich might actually be the nominee ... I'm a good I think spoke a little but about a few ... okay now you're on an up a couple diary item today that no matter what happens ... in Florida the calendar seems to be working against ... new Gingrich going forward in the month of February twenty mean by that ... well the problem for Mr Gingrich and that and that the challenger to Mr Romney will this'll positioned himself and this is the frontrunner ... Mr Gingrich his job is to prove that his South Carolina victory was not just looking at now he's Kenna was born and so you look ahead at the races and February ... dot has to be showing he can win some of these potential even when some of them decisively ... topping for him is that most of these races are going to be free of old battles ... and that a number of the state or states that Mr Romney won and one barely decisively back into thousandeight include the that that that got Maine Colorado ... I knew she and ... I think there is misery which is another one Mr Gingrich didn't even qualify for the ballot in the face of these out of at least ... the outside of Minnesota and Arizona desert in which he is also looking at very avidly but ... Mr Romney is perhaps the fact that the kids in that state that in those states simple and he the former governor of Minnesota is campaigning for Mr Romney ... John McCain native son of Arizona is also ... high in the Romney campaign and so does that mean in the top also that Mr Gingrich especially if lacking money and organization ... okay um ... Gingrich however as as anyone who spoke and his team knows still leads in the national poll skimp ... on ... how much does that matter how significant is that for her and does matter in on his team when out that that that they have done a fair job of raising money ... I'm on the back of his South Carolina went so they do have some resources resources to go forward ... obviously he had super PAC held at people who've been willing to put money into their Super PACs that help them out and ... and now will be a significant factor in staying power for him to go into February ... and he is reading and some national polls is also even some of these things I mention that Mr Romney won ... so decisively into thousandeight but also that Mr Gingrich is putting up but ... the silence counter so he still has that opportunity ... one of the questions and Abheek and he did he get this vicious circle that the camp is ... time for a BBQ with whether Mr Romney just ... slugging it out pointing fingers at each other and think in order to get there and some of the state's he's gonna have to go back with what methods of white heat the better conservative standard bearer then dismissed around me to ... come up with the two other guys on the reins from all sort of got ... his own agenda and we expect them to continue to trudge on ... to the conventional what about Rick Santorum ... camp is there still a path for him ... anywhere Rick Santorum seen is that he's looking very strongly right now at Missouri ... its kind in an un usual Stadium a doesn't actually toward delegate ... op but one that is so attractive Mr. Santorum about it that Mr Gingrich is not without ... some PC this opportunity for him to go head to head in the surrounding ... the thing that that they've given candidates have been given opportunities to fly on the basis of the big debate performance or ... less of a solid showing us the he's hoping that maybe he'll have the effect that like the pizza place a lot of tips in this area and hoping that might propel him back into the race away the weekend he can then go forward ... OK well we're gonna leave it there can thank you very much for joining us thank you ... and my next guest is Naomi Riley to talk about a college in California that's just admit that when waiting ... it's STT scores two of improving its national rankings on deal with the former editor ... at The Wall Street early author of a couple books on higher education including ... most recently the faculty lounges and she is also the wife of your post to welcome them ... I mean ... so Claremont McKenna ... is a pretty prestigious school ... out in California Naomi what was your reaction to the news ... that it was inflating its safety task force in the past six years ... I want a very creative solutions to problems like getting in the US is in the ... heart breaking out ... as you probably heard that Qantas had ... engaged in some pretty incredible strategy to figure out how to move up the U S News ranking which is seems to be of increasing importance amazingly come on college seniors and their parents decided what the kids ... so for instance this news had something called a selectivity ranking so Paladin ... were encouraging kids to ... of the nineteen twelve I really had to apply for their schools ... so that they can veteran Jack and improve their selected the ... ninety s The ... lunches with InDesign to lie about it that beats the numbers didn't seem to be good to be in a given thing ... no I assume this is gonna renewed calls for ... renewed criticism from US News and these rankings on ... because they put in place perverse incentives I guess one argument will be like what we've seen here ... to ALM to be deceptive ... and how you present the data ... but they live in there we better off with or without um rankings like us names ... I think the US is is really trying here in the field of bringing more information and students ... I'm not all be is important information not all of it is relevant information in deciding which is the best knowledge ... um I think they've really succeeded in opening up about what was a lot of the secretive data on the part of the island ... and it also started this trend which is now you see ... an enormous number rankings Apple words kind of ranking ... on the variety of publications do this and then ... I know people when I in O level of of graduates number ready to go into national service so ... for whatever your kind of desired outcome from college it's probably a breaking free and so ... I think I think the more information or transparency at the better ... on these fronts ... I'm happy I do think that there are problems with the ranking in terms and especially U S news ... in terms of what it prioritizing and one of the things that I went out and they gave us prioritize the school's reputation ... of which is almost always entirely formed on the basis of publication record the back seat ... of rapid and faster each sell ... us his friends and asked administrators at other schools ... when you think of you know this will act ... and they will say a liking it rates will be summoned back to the pastors are published prominent journals ... I don't really think that the lender Bradford should be looking at how ... what why are the rankings on popular in many parts of academia ... I mean and do these critics have a point in that ... this order one size fits all way of ranking schools ... doesn't take into account the different students have had differing needs and abilities ... I mean and they're in to certain bizarre sense in academia now that you know ... everybody can just be the next par for the time that it was a joke that had supposedly not an actual story and ... that someone then that you know ... I'm then they wanted their community College in that in the Midwest to BT ... the Harvard of the Platte River Valley something like that and I think that what he does his ranking does is that the gets ... you nowhere number ... seventy by now that we just weaker numbers or not we get a Number thirty eight amending the tuna topped ... obviously ... not every schools in the top ten and in ... the data showed that over the last fifty years ... very little has changed in terms of the themes of this will the top ten ... so it's probably out you know ... where it will submit the campus is in some areas that ... are really not very useful Intel ... odd number of books in library or even a sign of the endowment may not have actually much of that ... and are renting and he's ... ok now with a sharp break and then come back and talk about one of those soft top ten schools the controversy Yale University can you not to stick with us ... I'm ... OK or to take a quick break ... welcome back to Opinion Journal Live ... on Jason Riley and were talking with ... Naomi Riley the author of the faculty lounges ... about ideal universe in its handling of ... recent handling of a ... Rhodes scholar applicant I'll welcome back Naomi ... so a little background here late last year ... a gale star quarterback ... aam Patrick Witt was chosen as a Rhodes scholar ... finalist aam ... created something of a dilemma because he needed to go for an all day interview ... with the roads Canadian that conflicted with the Harvard Yale ... football game he chose the football game ... I and was praised nationwide for his devotion to his team ... but it turns out there's more to the story out where we learned since family ... my sense is that the Browns committee suspended hint ... at nomination ... they have learned from an unidentified source and you know ... that he had been accused of being informally with Internet and ... other actually saw ... and you told the veterans many of them leads all the yelling ministrations that they could read now he can it be wanting to ... op but the hint that nomination was being suspended in the county during that time I guess we decided ... that he was going to wear the no was forced to decide what to tell every one a look at it ... at that the big East win again ... okay now I didn't want to really discuss um ... the truth or fall further stifle small apparently ... the matter has been has been settled ... no charges were ever brought against went so what what I wanted ask you about ... these grievance procedures ... at these universities yell ... isn't the only place that has a number of other schools do ... you mentioned earlier that this was an informal complaint what does that mean and and and are these grievance procedure it's fair to students ... to this that this is a huge problem I think at universities around the country and Apple what you hear in my opinion is a situation where you have a ... actually of ... a potentially criminal case ... can't we have systems in this country for dealing with criminal case is that you file a complaint potential complaints prosecutors ... their investigators police to look into matters to interview suspects ... you have players and parts that aren't there to protect ... the rights to demand rights and Diq's ... and um I ... think about these things in a baby girl on checking out ... of the law order episode Deal Ina ... something happens to be that these prestigious ... universities on the other hand at instituting the is at ... the start of an informal procedures whereby ... you have essentially that even as traders had no expertise in the periods ... investigating criminal matters and that and it's proved to be of no problem I think particularly ... for and they ... wanna blog dependency keeps its distance rights are not protected ... at the universities are very much I think pressured into ... doing whatever they can see you back to help the big guns are to be working on the supposed victims and some cheese is ... added because you know the pens are very concerned that the universe is not providing a safe environment ... and then also no pressure recently from the federal government added that at the University of not providing the appropriate kind of environment ... add that they can be actually stealing or lose I ... saw this sort of older than Opel procedure anonymously you can anonymously use them and of of of doing something ... but ... the person is accused of them somewhat ... of a chance to Ribot ... and an opt in what starts out the anonymous doesn't end up that way if we just found out ... with the situation of the quarterback ... I mean this is another thing how much is that in the snow ... is don't fidelity any university missed ration for leaking information about these matters ... and obviously the fact that the user cannot be the person using them is is a big problem for you know they may be a caring and just did things he's I mean ... you know you can have your IRA and antique use you can have your reputation tarnished I mean ... this this Kinsey has been splashed all the neighbors and you have no idea ... what he's been accused of really horrible or have any idea what can you tell me ... OK we're going to leave it there email me thank you very much for joining us appreciate it ... thank you ... my next guest ... is Markets winters ... who follows education policy at Manhattan's tooth ... and teaches at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ... a local markets ... and being here so I'm you the author of a new book I have here ... teachers matter rethinking ... how public schools identify reward ... and retain ... great educators said ... wanted to start by ... asking you about priorities here ... aam ... among reformers ... in of all the reforms that could be focused on here ... vouchers charter schools money in education ... influence of teachers unions ... you write a book ... about teacher quality metal ... well I do ... most things are important it is lots of them think that you need to have a public school system ... but we know from a wide body of research now why most of its common sense the party knew ... which is that the teachers of the most important factor within the school's control ... property sixteen eighteen ... we also know that the variation teacher quality is dramatic ... so the difference between your kid being assigned to miss this meant there Mr. Johnson down the hall ... can use much of a grade levels worth of learning for them and that's who we are so we know that they're important to me know there's lots of room for improvement there ... and we often of the current system really isn't ... providing us with the teachers I mean it's ... one thing you talk about the disconnect between ... what the public education system rewards ... write what actually makes a great teacher can top of that line that occurs is that is exactly backwards ... on to the will we come to think it is based on now are years of experience and the number of UBS agreed to pay Paul which makes sense there are other industries the work that way ... the problem is that we now know from ... many many studies ... that there's no relationship between those two factors experience and credentials ... and how effective a teacher and actually bought it then it makes no sense for us ... the common theme in exclusively on those factors ... we need to be doing in differentiating between two of the great teachers ... who with a not very good teachers ... and treating them differently in L a schools ... okay so ... how do we go about ... attracting on ... better people ... go into teaching is this a matter of of the people coming into teaching and getting discouraged than going on other protections ... aam is the son of a matter of attracting aam ... on education schools not attracting the top ... topped here aam undergraduate students and so forth what's with both of those things and more I mean really the problem is we need to put the current system completely intact ... the current system makes it difficult to become a teacher yet to get ... out credentials yet does go through education college who we should be doing is to be opening the floodgates to educate anyone with a college degree in Waukesha public school to be eligible to use ... it to convince the printable to hire ... and after that when you put all of our effort into identifying cruise affect him and he's not ... the curses and doesn't do that it's been common even in the worst public school system for ninety percent of teachers and more tea identified a satisfactory her up ... we need to do to differentiate ... was a great teacher who's not the teacher ... and then act upon and information need to remove the teachers are not in good job with the current system does not do it on and we need to reward our best teachers with with higher paid to make that system more attractive for them to stay ... so money is that I mean ... teachers will certainly agree with Rep Olson ... we need to be paid for with me to be paid like the professionals we are ... you a great we don't pay teachers the from ... the that that that pay teachers more red but the problem is simply just freezing their base hours in the current system makes no sense the problem is that tighter sellers adjusted attracted to bad teachers but they are great teachers for what we need you to have a system ... that differentiates they get their Korea teachers more money than you'd rather keep though that you want to keep up ... with that with that is that we want our get higher salaries ... and not so good teachers we would like to give them a signal that the product in the midst of an ... OK ... now the art stadium and were not alone as in the ... middle of huge fight over teacher valuations trying a system in place ... that takes into account somewhat ... when the kids are actually learning in class ... meeting all kinds of resistance from the establishment how important is that to get him play some meaningful ... teacher valuation system and literally pulling things out loud as if the foundation for everything wanted to rent and all the report did you think of strategic won't have to do with ... the premise that we can identify who the best teachers are the worst teachers are so good and ... useful valuation system is the first foundation of that ... that we knew that what does that look like a useful violet I think it useful valuation system used both qualitative and quantitative measures to evaluate teachers to test scores which is the controversial part of ... this for me to play a role that we know from research that provided with information about teacher quality ... of the current system is is missing ... that said we don't wanna make any decisions based exclusively on past ... the really really aren't good enough that ... we should be following them up with subjected ... with real classroom observations of teachers ... decadelong distinguishing between the Best and Worst Hope that up to ... the aam ... in your post the story of the other day that's that ... under the current system ... principals have to prove not only that a teacher's ineffective ... but that they have no potential for ever becoming a better teacher and that's the burden of proof right to get rid of the value seen from the story from others and the andthe teachers Youtube or move to our teachers to abuse children in the lead-up to any any even that it's on the van and its finances to slide by ... so that's that that no one is known to develop their own probably wouldn't be a big problem it's only a few teachers ... the problem is what is this mean about the teachers who just aren't getting it done ... right they're a lot of teachers who are just not very good of what they did you write about anything abusive except for their students are learning ... the teachers we don't even think about in the current valuations there and in the current system because it's so typical through teacher ... the most people don't even try ... what was then the impact of policies that we have in place today like last in first out ... or teacher tenure rules that give you basically a top ally after a couple two or three years in the classroom ... what has been the effect of that on teacher quality well that that the common teacher quality is to reduce that it's it's it's it's size brand and increases variation ... so the problem is that after up three years you are guaranteed a couple friends in the steamy money record run the public who want to do anything to try to remember what that means is that a lot of mediocre and bad teachers who are protected ... by the system ... and it keeps them in the classroom last longer than even they think they should be in there a lot of cases ... I'm so what does is it that it stops us from ensuring that all students are taught by a high quality public school teacher was really really ... hope that the final question ... at what level of government ... these problems must Apple is this something one local school districts attack without levels stayed issuers their child for the federal government's complaints and sometimes ... aam to to go after these sorts of reforms teacher pulled Mr. Downer is the concern I think it really is mostly a state and local issues were in the federal government ... I again be on education about ten percent return on a very big positions due ... to meet demand that said I think that the Obama station has an ... by ... buying Beazley giving incentive grants to sustain that without any better products at the useful use of the money yet I've tried to give them incentive to do the right thing without naming it from the top ... where most of the policy should probably be coming from the state ... okay okay well ... will leave it there markets doing very much for timely robot thanks for being here ... my next guess is bust of the Web columnist James trot out ... to give us an update on the Occupy ... Wall Street movement welcome James I hated it ... so ... in most cities that looks like the movements and petered out on all the so-called leather white but on ... that seem to be the case but not so ... in Oakland California was one on their well I've writes their ... weekend I'd be a bunch of these so called occupied people ... marched on a ... day shuttered Convention Center in Oakland in the credit they were going to take over the city property news is there were so police can work ... write your interests and whatnot ... and it was just to tell us ... about this is what side you're member denied ... on October the New York Times Turner Ford leading Democratic figures including forty five or its top ally of President Obama embracing the spread ... of the anti Wall Street purchases in a clear sign of an ... insolvency the movement is when a wind disenchanted Americans with their party this is what they're on themselves with writers in Oakland California ... well ... we heard the president's stay the Union ... address last week lot of class warfare ... rhetoric and their aam ... I mean ... it this ... this is what he sort of ... embracing this philosophy ... of the rich against the war the haves against the have nots things sort of mentality ... of the Occupy movement is this is probably gonna be ... a large part of present Obama is re-election campaign ... of course the president doesn't take it quite as far ... as these can lead to regional quote from sentences go radical ... from a Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz was retired professor from the IDPs from Cal State East Bay ... boat ... passionate organized hatred ... is the element missing in all we do try to change the world ... now is the time to spray to teach ... hatred for the rich can you imagine if the speaker the tea party rallies ... now's the time is pretty neat ... we would still be hearing about it and instead since we were ... aam ... was at the outset of the Occupy movements in many other studies of butterfly count the time being ... is this a temporary lull the thing when the weather warms for these folks be back with the effect that the conventions of lean on the chin while some interesting question I think the first thing to watch is I believe in Maine there is a summit pm at Chicago ... I mean OMG this is the kind of media international organizations ... that these professional Attar yes I'd like to disrupt or this goes way back to what Seattle and not in nineteen ninety nine ... so that maybe a minute the summit that ... will produce some RI ... RI demonstrations some art and some for Upside unruly and even violent demonstrations that matches we've seen those in the past ... couple of conventions is well ... obviously security will be very tight ... I've bought side I think I think this isn't going away I think this is you know they've let the genie out of this bottle share ... what you know what impact he think it's coming up on on the Democrats of all you mentioned ... the other present obviously cannot use writer as extreme as this but ... I'll partly due to distance themselves from the folks who think that when ... well it depends on ... how disruptive these ... in these guys manage it ... if their disruptive enough that they sort of forced themselves into the media on the news I think it can be awkward ... for the rest ... you know I'd I keep your news here is that right ... from from ... the conspiracy minded people on the right that this is deliberate that the Obama campaign is trying to encourage this sort of thing ... I don't understand the theory as to how this with al ... Qaeda a breakdown of law and order health reluctant incumbent president particular when he's president US visceral have repeated km argument doesn't make any sense to ... me ... so I think this may benefit sketch contain to ... participate if they do for example the Democratic convention in two thousand women have a kind of a little area ... with off site has received about ... art ... I went and visited a couple times I was curious what types if they manage to keep it contained in that way I don't think it'll be a problem ... if they don't it could be a big problem for Obama and Democrats when they ask you one last question about something you wrote in your column yesterday in its regarding aam ... to what extent Obama is the uniquely polarizing ... figure force ran as someone who would help unite ... the country ... build bridges across the aisle and so forth ... aam a golf ball came out ... recently cover which is what you are writing the history that said no is quite a long run some ... what was interesting um what was it was the argument coming from people defending ... the present saying it's not can the spots were more polarizing nation ... and it's now ... on realistic look to present help in this ... point it is true ... that I've that countries become more ideologically polarized over the past few decades ... and the parties have become more polarized as conservatives move for the Republican Party ... liberals move toward the Democratic party that's really what's meant by polarization of ... the parties are for ... the of ... the Group of independence and self identified independents continuously growing ... yes because not everyone ... reader that not everybody up polarization and Mac magnetism is both attractive and repulsive force ... it doesn't act on all levels copper alumina the trek up north overnight it's a ... it's due to generate electricity with the ... writer inside so that ... that's really the wild card and that's what I that Obama was appealing to independents ... but making this promise ... when he knew was impossible to keep or naively believed it would be possible to keep the pot but that's the only can what about the book before ... are failing to keep that promise because it was impossible because he did make the parts cooked ... up up ... up to go out later with the decision to stay ... or leave it there ... OK thank you for joining us on opinion Journal I've please tell us tomorrow and every weekday at five pm Eastern ... on Jason Riley ...


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Theatre stands at the crossroads of all the arts—literary, performing, visual, digital and electronic. From the page to the stage, it seeks to infuse an appreciation for creativity and performance at all levels of society.
Theatre garnered numerous awards at the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. "Godspell," directed by Professor Larry Nye, was selected as one of six productions in the region to go to the KCACT Festival in Hyannis. Thirty-five students competed at the festival and a number of them brought back awards: Senior Elizabeth Beale was given a Special Mention in Costume Design; Junior Olivia Cintron was cast in a show that was produced as a part of the One Act Play Festival; and seniors Teddy Hall and Cecilia Kurachi-Ube both made it to the final round of the Irene Ryan Acting Competition, with Teddy ultimately winning 1st alternate. Lastly, sophomore Brianna Bauch was singled out for a national award for her solo work in "Godspell." This was the first national award Southern had received in many years. Faculty were also commended at the festival. Professor Nye's work on "Urinetown" was given a merit award for Outstanding Choreography, Professor Monroe Rarick's production of "Circle Mirror Transformation" was given a merit award for Outstanding Ensemble – Cast and Crew, and Professor Mike Skinner was awarded the Golden Hammer for best load-in/load-out.
Theatre has many ties to the surrounding community and places a high priority on community engagement on and off campus. Throughout this past year, an MOU (Memo of Understanding) was carefully drafted in order to deepen and formalize the long-standing relationship with the Elm Shakespeare Company. Professors Nye, Skinner and Monroe also worked in area schools directing, designing, and giving workshops. Theatre co-sponsored the touring production "I am Rachael Corrie" with the New Haven chapter of Jewish Voices for Peace. Acting I and Introduction to Performance students participated in co-curricular projects with the Department of Social Work and the School of Nursing respectively. And students in Stagecraft II class prepared portable door units to loan to the local New Haven Police precinct for a Halloween event for inner city kids.Theatre Department
Recent Departmental and Faculty Successes
Dr. Sheila Hickey Garvey was prominently featured in a Connecticut Public Television documentary about Letters from Italy, 1944 an oratorio she directed with the Middletown Chorale. The documentary was narrated by Meryl Streep and directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Karyl Evans.
Larry Nye continued his work with the nationally known Stage Door Manor in the summer directing six musicals and leading the dance program. His work on "Urinetown" was given a merit award for Outstanding Choreography at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
Kaia Monroe Rarick's production of "Circle Mirror Transformation" was given a merit award for Outstanding Ensemble – Cast and Crew at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
Mike Skinner returned to Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Series as Sound Designer for Les Miserables, Peter Pan, and Xanadu. He was also a Guest Designer at Wesleyan University for Their production of "In the Heights."
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European Commission's Code of Practice
A code of practice on measures to combat sexual harassment.
Webmasters note: Employment tribunals should refer to The European Commission's Code of Practice for definitions of sexual harassment and the steps employers should take to discharge liability for guidance in these cases. I have pasted excerpts from the ECCOP 1991 and highlighted the relevant parts. Click here for a full copy of the code.
The Following Applies:
1. Introduction:
Some specific groups are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment…women with disabilities.
Sexual harassment pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance of those affected by it. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual harassment commonly leads to those subjected to it taking time off work due to sickness, being less efficient at work, or leaving their job to seek work elsewhere.
2. Definition:
Sexual harassment means unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, or other conduct based on sex affecting the dignity of women and men at work (1). This can include unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct….and/or such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or humiliating working environment for the recipient (1).
The essential characteristic of sexual harassment is that it is unwanted by the recipient, that it is for each individual to determine what behaviour is acceptable to them and what they regard as offensive….although one incident of harassment may constitute sexual harassment if sufficiently serious.
In certain circumstances, and depending upon national law, sexual harassment may also be a criminal offence or may contravene other obligations imposed by the law, such as health and safety duties, or a duty, contractual or otherwise, to be a good employer.Since sexual harassment is a form of employee misconduct, employers have a responsibility to deal with it as they do with any other form of employee misconduct as well as to refrain from harassing employees themselves.
Since sexual harassment is a risk to health and safety, employers have a responsibility to take steps to minimize the risk as they do with other hazards. Since sexual harassment often entails an abuse of power, employers may have a responsibility for the misuse of the authority they delegate.
This code, however, focuses on sexual harassment as a problem of sex discrimination. Sexual harassment is sex discrimination because the gender of the recipient is the determining factor in who is harassed. Conduct of a sexual nature or other conduct based on sex affecting the dignity of women and men at work in some Member States already has been found to contravene national equal treatment laws and employers have a responsibility to seek to ensure that the work environment is free from such conduct (3).
Similarly, a procedure to deal with complaints of sexual harassment should be regarded as only one component of a strategy to deal with the problem. The prime objective should be to change behaviour and attitudes, to seek to ensure the prevention of sexual harassment.
The majority of the recommendations contained in this code are for action by employers, since employers have clear responsibilities to ensure the protection of the dignity of women and men at work.
It should be emphasized that a distinguishing characteristic of sexual harassment is that employees subjected to it often will be reluctant to complain.An absence of complaints about sexual harassment in a particular organization, therefore, does not necessarily mean an absence of sexual harassment. It may mean that the recipients of sexual harassment think that there is no point in complaining because nothing will be done about it, or because it will be trivialized or the complainant subjected to ridicule, or because they fear reprisals.Implementing the preventative and procedural recommendations outlined below should facilitate the creation of a climate at work in which such concerns have no place.
A. Prevention
(i) Policy statements:
In addition, it is recommended that the statement explain the procedure which should be followed by employees subjected to sexual harassment at work in order to obtain assistance and to whom they should complain; that it contain an undertaking that allegations of sexual harassment will be dealt with seriously, expeditiously and confidentially, and that employees will be protected against victimization or retaliation for bringing a complaint of sexual harassment.
(ii) Communicating the policy
Once the policy has been developed, it is important to ensure that it is communicated effectively to all employees, so that they are aware that they have a right to complain and to whom they should complain; that their complaint will be dealt with promptly and fairly; and that employees are made aware of the likely consequences of engaging in sexual harassment. Such communication will highlight management's commitment to eliminating sexual harassment, thus enhancing a climate in which it will not occur.
(iii) Responsibility
All employees have a responsibility to help to ensure a working environment in which the dignity of employees is respected and managers (including supervisors) have a particular duty to ensure that sexual harassment does not occur in work areas for which they are responsible. It is recommended that managers explain the organization's policy to their staff and take steps to positively promote the policy. Managers should also be responsive and supportive to any member of staff who complains about sexual harassment, provide full and clear advice on the procedure to be adopted, maintain confidentiality in any cases of sexual harassment and ensure that there is no further problem of sexual harassment or any victimization after a complaint has been resolved.
(iv) Training
An important means of ensuring that sexual harassment does not occur and that, if it does occur, the problem is resolved efficiently is through the provision of training for managers and supervisors. Such training should aim to identify the factors which contribute to a working environment free of sexual harassment and to familiarize participants with their responsibilities under the employer's policy and any problems they are likely to encounter.
In addition, those playing an official role in any formal complaints procedure in respect of sexual harassment should receive specialist training, such as that outlined above. It is also good practice to include information as to the organization's policy on sexual harassment and procedures for dealing with it as part of appropriate induction and training programmes.
B. Procedures
The development of clear and precise procedures to deal with sexual harassment once it has occurred is of great importance. The procedures should ensure the resolution of problems in an efficient and effective manner. Practical guidance for employees on how to deal with sexual harassment when it occurs and with its aftermath will make it more likely that it will be dealt with at an early stage. Such guidance should of course draw attention to an employee's legal rights and to any time limits within which they must be exercised.
(ii) Advice and assistance
Whatever the location of this responsibility in the organization, it is recommended that the designated officer receives appropriate training in the best means of resolving problems and in the detail of the organization's policy and procedures, so that they can perform their role effectively. It is also important that they are given adequate resources to carry out their function, and protection against victimization for assisting any recipient of sexual harassment.
(iii) Complaints procedure
By its nature sexual harassment may make the normal channels of complaint difficult to use because of embarrassment, fears of not being taken seriously, fears of damage to reputation, fears of reprisal or the prospect of damaging the working environment. Therefore, a formal procedure should specify to whom the employee should bring a complaint, and it should also provide an alternative if in the particular circumstances the normal grievance procedure may not be suitable, for example because the alleged harasser is the employee's line manager. It is also advisable to make provision for employees to bring a complaint in the first instance to someone of their own sex, should they so choose.
(iv) Investigations
It is important to ensure that internal investigations of any complaints are handled with sensitivityand with due respect for the rights of both the complainant and the alleged harasser. The investigation should be seen to be independent and objective. Those carrying out the investigation should not be connected with the allegation in any way, and every effort should be made to resolve complaints speedily – grievances should be handled promptly and the procedure should set a time limit within which complaints will be processed, with due regard for any time limits set by national legislation for initiating a complaint through the legal system.
It is recommended as good practice that both the complainant and the alleged harasser have the right to be accompanied and/or represented, perhaps by a representative of their trade union or a friend or colleague; that the alleged harasser be given full details of the nature of the complaint and the opportunity to respond, and that strict confidentiality be maintained throughout any investigation into an allegation. Where it is necessary to interview witnesses, the importance of confidentiality should be emphasized.
(v) Disciplinary offence:
It is recommended that violations of the organization's policy protecting the dignity of employees at work should be treated as a disciplinary offence and the disciplinary rules should make clear what is regarded as inappropriate behaviour at work. It is also good practice to ensure that the range of penalties to which offenders will be liable for violating the rule is clearly stated and also to make it clear that it will be considered a disciplinary offence to victimize or retaliate against an employee for bringing a complaint of sexual harassment in good faith.
Where a complaint is upheld and it is determined that it is necessary to relocate or transfer one party, consideration should be given, wherever practicable, to allowing the complainant to choose whether he or she wishes to remain in their post or be transferred to another location. No element of penalty should be seen to attach to a complainant whose complaint is upheld and in addition, where a complaint is upheld, the employer should monitor the situation to ensure that the harassment has stopped.
Even where a complaint is not upheld, for example because the evidence is regarded as inconclusive, consideration should be given to transferring or rescheduling the work of one of the employees concerned rather than requiring them to continue to work together against the wishes of either party.


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The Japanese government just shut down the only nuclear reactor in the country that was still up and running after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi No.4 reactor was disconnected from the power grid and shut down for planned maintenance early Monday morning. It's unclear when and if any of the 50 nuclear reactors across the country will be restarted.
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Since the disaster in March 2011, Japan has been gradually closing down its nuclear power plants for scheduled maintenance or to address safety concerns. Although a dozen nuclear plants have applied to reopen their facilities this year, so far the government has not approved any of the requests. Industry insiders are estimating that facilities may be allowed to restart as early as December, or as late as mid-2014.
While polls show the majority of Japanese citizens want to end the country's reliance on nuclear power, it's unlikely the country will be able to afford to abandon it entirely. Nuclear reactors used to provide nearly a third of the country's electricity, and since shutting them down, Japan has suffered record trade deficits due to the cost of importing enough oil, gas, and coal to keep the power grid online.
Still, with the recent revelations of ongoing radiation leaks at Fukushima, it's hard to blame the Japanese people for wanting to pull the plug on nuclear power completely. This is the second time since 2011 that all of Japan's nuclear plants have been offline. Perhaps the best long-term solution for Japan will be to focus on building up the infrastructure for more renewable energy, reducing costly fossil fuel imports without compromising safety.
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Growing Tips for Craspedia 'Golf Beauty'
Editor's Note: Each month, the Greenhouse Grower varieties team chooses one noteworthy variety we think is worth bringing to your attention. Then we share growers' and breeders' perspectives on the best ways to produce it successfully at your operation.
This month we feature Craspedia 'Golf Beauty' from Danziger "Dan" Flower Farm. 'Golf Beauty' is a novelty plant with can't-miss yellow flower heads and silver foliage. It blooms throughout the summer.
Growing Tips From Laura Robles, Mast Young Plants
Growers at Mast Young Plants evaluated Craspedia 'Golf Beauty' in winter/early spring greenhouse trials and then again later in the spring for summer trials. Laura Robles, Research and Development Manager for Mast Young Plants, says early on growers had limited success with rooting the plants. Later in the season, however, the plants rooted just fine and performed very well outside in garden trials, filling out a 14-inch container nicely and flowering all summer.
Robles' Recommendations for Growing Craspedia 'Golf Beauty' Successfully
Fertilizer: "We generally grow our crops at a lower ppm nitrogen (between 75-100 ppm, except for heavier feeders like mums) than some growers. We grew 'Golf Beauty' at 100 ppm nitrogen (N) on a constant basis in our greenhouse trials, and it did just fine. In outside garden trials, we fed higher, and it really thrived on 150 to 200 ppm N," Robles says.
Propagation: Propagate under higher light if possible, or in the North, wait until later in the spring. 'Golf Beauty' is slower to root in the dark winter months.
Plant Growth Regulators: "We wanted to see the plant's true habit, so we didn't use plant growth regulators (PGRs) in trials," Robles says. "If used in combinations, this plant probably wouldn't need anything, as it stays pretty mounded on its own."
Lighting: Give the plant lots of light. If you need to produce it in low-light conditions, use supplemental lighting, or you may not be happy with the outcome.
Pinching: Plants grow and mound well without the need for pinching.
Growing Media: A standard soilless or peatlite mix works fine.
Irrigation: The plants grew well with moderate irrigation. Be careful not to use too much water for this plant.
Planting/Scheduling: "Our first batch of trials was stuck in week 3 and after five weeks some plants rooted and others did not. Under higher light conditions, we had consistently pullable liners after four or five weeks," Robles says. "The plants we transplanted from the early cuttings were in flower after about 12 weeks, whereas the garden plants (again, higher light and temperatures) were in much heavier flower 10 weeks after transplanting."
Pests/Diseases: The plants received preventative insecticide sprays along with other trial plants. The only fungicide the plants had was a standard preventative drench of Heritage before the summer trials went outside.
Production Quick Facts From Danziger:
(Craspedia Culture For Quart Pots)
Week 1 sticking liner 1 per cell: 5.8 to 6.2 pH, 0.80 EC, 72°F to 74°F, 50 ppm N in mist, no PGR, use Daconil the day of sticking
Week 2: 5.8 to 6.2 pH, 0.80 to 0.90 EC, 72°F to 74°F, 50 ppm N in mist, second application of Daconil, no PGR, try not to over mist
Week 3: 5.8 to 6.2 pH, 0.80 to 0.90 EC, 68°F to 72°F, 65 to 80 ppm N, no PGR
Week 4: 5.8 to 6.2 pH, 1.0 to 1.2 EC, 65°F to 68°F, 100 to 200 ppm N, no PGR
Week 5 transplant 1 per quart or gallon: 5.8 to 6.2 pH, 1.0 to 1.2 EC, 65°F to 68°F, 100 to 200 ppm N, no PGR
Week 6 to 16: 5.8 to 6.2 pH, 1.0 to 1.2 EC, 65°F to 68°F, 100 to 200 ppm N, no PGR
PGRs: Bonzi can be used to shorten the flower stems at 1 ppm drench
Learn more about Craspedia 'Golf Beauty' at Danziger.co.il.


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Disadvantaged groups of people, including those with disabilities and "left-behind" children, received more government assistance last year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday.
The minimum allowance for urban and rural poverty-stricken people in 2017 increased by 9.9 percent and 16.6 percent, respectively, over a year ago, according to a report by the ministry.
The minimum allowance for rural needy people reached or exceeded 2,300 yuan (about 350 dollars) per capita annually, which is the national poverty line, the report said.
More than 10 million disabled people received extra government allowance, the report said.
The government helped secure proper guardians for 760,000 rural children, who were left uncared-for in their home villages by their parents who moved to cities to seek jobs, and 16,000 returned to school.
A national operation was launched to check the service of more than 40,000 nursing homes nationwide.
The report also said that more than 3 million urban homeless people were provided relief and shelter.


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Good Service Strategy Board today. Reports from all of our service areas, but no project reports - we cut the project managers a bit of slack in August!
Highlights from the different areas include:
Learning and Teaching - 300 of this year's 700 new PCs going in student computing rooms have been installed, we've ordered 50 more laptops for the IC laptop loan service, we're well on the way to transferring existing content from our old VLE to the new one, the student managed printing service has been upgraded, and we'll be piloting our new windows 7 student managed desktop soon.
Research and Innovation - HPC upgrade has begun, another member of staff to help with research support has been recruited, work has begun on our research data management project.
Communication and Collaboration - android version of our mobile app CampusM has gone live, Google calendar for staff is live, new Contact Centre style phone systems have been created for Clearing, Registration Help Desk and the Enquiry and Applicant Portal Help Line, implementation of our new CMS has been accelerated.
Help and Support - main Helpdesk issues are Google calendar and browser problems with SAP. Nothing else major.
Infrastructure - new storage purchased, core network upgraded in readiness for 10Gbps link, reviews of quotas starting
Corporate Information - Enquirer and Applicant Portal and on-line registration about to go live.
Business Activities - new staff managed print service about to be piloted in CiCS. I believe it's called dogfooding.


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CENTCOM Stories
We have been discussing the story of Lauro Chavez, a former Army Sergeant who apparently worked at CENTCOM (although according to his DD-214 he did not serve in Afghanistan as he claimed). Now he is on the Alex Jones radio show, available here.
Chavez talks about working at the SCIF on the morning of 9/11, where he supposedly overheard orders to standdown NORAD. Conveniently he doesn't remember the names of any of the people involved. He also mentions the former commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers (his good buddy), which he identifies as a Lieutenant General, but refuses to name. I am not sure of the point of that, the only 3 star in CENTCOM would be the deputy commander, it is just a matter of looking it up and seeing who had that job in September 2001. Hint: It was Lieutenant General Michael P. DeLong, who most likely was never head of the Army Corp of Engineers, based on the fact that he was a MARINE. I suppose next we will hear that this 3 star was just passing through to say "hi" to SGT Chavez...
Anyway, the command center part, is all vague speculation, but then he starts talking about his (supposed) overseas service, here it gets rather bizarre, at the 57:30 mark:
Chavez: Yeah, I was deployed to Afghanistan for 8 months. About 2 weeks after 9/11 happened. I was there in support of the United States SOCOM, which if everybody has played the game SOCOM they are actually a real entity, located all at MacDill Airforce Base, and I provide them with communications, for the special ops teams. We flew into Kabul Airport, we were actually under fire as we flew in.
Yeah, I would think you would be, considering in September, 2001, the Kabul Airport was firmly in the hands of the Taliban. The war would not even start for another two weeks.
Anyway, he continues:
Chavez: Yeah, and I thought I was going to hunt bin Laden, and that was clearly not the objective of that war. I still don't know what the objective is. Other than to subliminally condition the people.
Alex Jones: Can you say 400 billion in opium a year coming out of there?
Chavez: Exactly, or the pipeline. A lot of people are like, "what pipeline?"
Alex Jones: Unoco
Chavez: I had to pull roving guard to make sure nobody blew up that pipeline. That was where our billions of dollars for the war went. (unintelligible) pull patrols.
Oh really. Well that seems like it would be a rather hard thing to do, considering the pipeline hasn't been built yet!
Chavez: You know, you got soldiers over there, that are using live depleted uranium in their tanks, in all the mortars, and all the howitzers. And DU is horrible, not only does it kill people, and that's fine, but its technically against the Geneva Conventions because it provides like an after effect, it's a radioactive material.
Uhh, how many tanks are we using in Afghanistan? I have never heard of any. But I guess this guy would know, he snuck into Afghanistan to repair computers with Delta Force and guard non-existent pipelines.


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Join us in-person at the Metropolitan Atlanta Astrological Society: Free to MAAS members. $15 for non-members..
Attend remotely online for $18 via GoToMeeting. PayPal your payment below and the link to attend remotely will be emailed to you.
The door opens at 7:00 PM to allow for conversation and browsing the MAAS astrological library. Lecture begins at 7:30 PM.
MAAS is pleased to announce that Naomi Bennett, live and in person, will speak at our April meeting on the origins of astrology. She'll discuss how the Ancient Egyptians, master sky watchers, and mathematicians, invented horoscopic astrology, as well as, how the discovery of fractal geometry has a correlation to astrology's design. She'll reveal how with the use of astronomy, sacred geometry, and Egyptian images, the astrological pieces can be fitted together into a complete picture that is the basis of "As Above, So Below."
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Naomi will also be conducting a 4-hour workshop, "Astrology's Ancient Roots, and Reliable Predictions", on Saturday, April 21 from 2-6 pm at MAAS. For more information see our Events page.
Naomi C. Bennett has practiced astrology since 1970 and teaches astrology as a branch os sacred geometry. She is currently President of the Astrological Society of Austin, TX. She has a B.S. in Psychology, an 11-year career in computer sales with Fortune 500 companies and 15 years as a Real Estate Investor.
She is the author of Foundations of Astrology (see the review from The Mountain Astrologer below) and has published two works of Carl Payne Tobey, who was her astrology mentor. Her Quarterly mundane and financial forecasts are on YouTube at naomibennett360 and her website is www.LearnAstrologyNow.com. Naomi can also be found on Facebook and her email is email@example.com.
Naomi is an international speaker who presented at various astrology conferences around the world in 2014-16. In February 2015 and 2016, she was the USA Chapter Chairperson at the 25th Krishnamurti Institute of Astrology conference in Kolkata. She also delivered an academic lecture for the Sanskrit Department at the University of Delhi on the astronomical basis of ancient astrology that pertains to Western and Jyotish Astrology. The Arizona Astrological Society invited her to speak in June 2015, in September 2015 she lectured at the AA Conference in the UK and in November 2015 she spoke at the Astrology Restored Conference in Capetown, South Africa.
Foundations of Astrology review from The Mountain Astrologer magazine, Aug./Sept. 2015 p.83
"Foundations of Astrology is Naomi Bennett's attempt to "aid our astrological community in rediscovering its roots and foundations." To this end, her book contains a wealth of insightful information which will satisfy astrologers of all levels. Beginners — and those familiar with the basics but looking for a more nuanced portrayal — will especially enjoy the detailed explorations of the signs in the chapters "Water and Earth, Signs of the Past" and "Fire and Air, Signs of the Future." In these chapters, Bennett presents her own ideas and shares some ideas from one of her teachers, Carl Payne Tobey. Here, Bennett's intention is to explore the "deeper emotional drives" of the signs. She writes, "If the basic psychological underpinnings are understood, then behaviors can be understood."
More experienced astrologers will appreciate a reasoned voice discussing topics not often written about, such as issues relating to the links between sign and house rulerships, factors affecting house construction, and how one might best approach making reliable predictions. Bennett favors transits over progressed, directed, or planetary period methods, and she provides an in-depth look at various ways to use transits. The chapter entitled "Reliable Predictions" features sections on transits (including diagrams of the graphic ephemeris), solar returns, planetary nodes, declinations and Out of Bounds (OOB), Solar Arabic Parts, dispositorship, rulership, and decans.
Geometry and astronomy are explored, adding depth to Bennett's discussion of astrology's origins. She writes: "I believe that a broader perspective is needed to get to the fundamentals of its beginnings. I have found that my knowledge of astrology has been expanded much more widely when I started reading books in other fields of study like archeoastronomy, ancient history, astronomy and the belief systems of other cultures like the Incas and Mayans."
In the chapter "Sign Rulership with Hellenistic Planetary Order," Bennett explores how the planets link to the signs they rule, and she presents ideas about how to incorporate the outer planets into this system using the planets' "average mean distance to the Earth." Based on this, Bennett works with a sign rulership system that gives Uranus to Aquarius, Neptune to Pisces, and Pluto to Aries (Mars is given to Scorpio). Continuing this theory, Bennett posits that there are two more planets to be discovered that would eventually be given rulership over Taurus and Gemini.
In "Horoscope Construction," Bennett discusses approaching the chart through a combination of using Equal Houses and then adding in the Mid¬ heaven as a floating point, writing, "I see the Equal House chart as a refinement of the Whole Sign houses." She also contends that "the cusp is the cen¬ ter of the house and that the house extends 15 degrees on either side of the cusp." There is discussion on how certain house systems lead to distortion in the size of the houses as the latitude increases, and she touches on out of sign aspects and aspects as houses.
Bennett makes a compelling argument for the view that we are already in the Age of Aquarius, via consideration of the constellations that rise at the solstices and equinoxes. The author's thorough approach — supporting her points with historical diagrams and images— lends weight to her ideas. She discusses the good and bad sides of having so much astrological information available at the touch of a button, thanks to the advent of the computer age. She charges that we should each be a "critical observer" of astrology.
You, too, could do the detailed research that Bennett has done, or you could simply curl up with her book and enjoy the best of what she has discovered. In that way, Foundations of Astrology acts as a primer on the many links between different fields and the origins of astrology. Numerous diagrams and images of ancient works and geometrical principles are presented to illustrate the concepts that Bennett explores, which include a discussion of the symbolism and meanings behind numbers, as well as reference to the Fibonacci Numbers and fractal geometry.
The author has written an organized survey of several important topics associated with the foundations of astrology. Going beyond the general modern themes, her work is grounded in solid research and backed up with insightful diagrams. Each chapter is rounded out by extensive footnotes, which means you can go a little deeper with points that grab your interest.
Naomi Bennett's Foundations of Astrology contributes to many of the ongoing and emerging debates about the history and development of astrology. It's a thought provoking read that will challenge you to question any shaky assumptions you might have about astrology and its beginnings. It's a slim book and, for an engaged reader, a fairly quick read, but the information contained herein will continue to get you thinking for days afterwards.
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In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday (3/2) and Read Across America going on this week, I am hosting a read-a-thon fundraiser at several schools and kicking them all off this week! Today was my first kick-off event. I did a brief read-aloud session with a large group of preschoolers and explained to them how the read-a-thon works (I'm hoping their parents will take the time to read the letter I sent home explaining it as well).
- It encourages reading
- The participating children are rewarded for their reading with new books of their choosing
- The schools all get new books for their classrooms (also of their choosing)
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We know that our Journeys of the Heart to Vietnam are touching your hearts when we begin receiving donations even before we have launched our annual campaign! Such has been the case this year, with donors excited about contributing again to "their" projects. Our hope is that despite the trying economic times you too will support our work.
We have witnessed such progress in the last four years!
. Here is a lovely example of two initiatives coming together. Linda Hutchinson-Burn of Children's Education Foundation is responsible for bringing these promising young scholars from the leprosy village of Hoa Van, where the school only goes to grade six, to the city of Da Nang so that they are able to attend high school.
The students are shown accepting hand knit bandages for their parents or grandparents who suffer the loss of digits through the ravages of leprosy. The bandages are knit by women all over the world and are distributed through the Bandage Brigade, run by Linda Stocker and her association with the D.O.V.E. Fund. Journeys of the Heart support both organizations and was able to bring them together to serve Hoa Van, supporting the further education of their young and relieving the suffering of the elders.
In this picture we are facilitating a meeting with Le Nguyen Binh, CEO of Reaching Out, developing a new human resources strategy. This Fair Trade social enterprise has grown to a total of 100 disabled artisans working in the shop or from their homes. We could not have imagined this growth four years ago when we started to work with Binh and his wife Quyen. They have a acquired a second facility which doubles as an "over flow" workshop and a lunch room where the 56 Hoi An employees sit down to lunch daily. Scholarships for skills training and new equipment have been provided by Journeys of the Heart.
This year in addition to giving small gifts of cash to victims of Agent Orange we were able with the help of, VAVA ( Vietnamese Association of Victims of Agent Orange) and your donations, to provide loans to victims who had made a proposal for a new business. This gentleman, whose daughter is mentally challenged proposed that with a small investment he could refit an old fish boat and return to the sea. Before we left Hoi An he had reported his first catch...a wopping $300 one. His loan will soon be paid off so that others will be abel to benefit from the loan program, which we hope will be enduring.
The headline picture on this post is of Bruce and a young Vietnamese volunteer. They are supervising the children at the presentation of their mobile library in a remote village in Hiep Duc district. The library program is run by Le Ly Hayslip and her Global Village Foundation, with support from Journeys of the Heart.
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London Teens Scoop Design Prize for Cool Pins
Friday, February 15th, 2013
Looks like the future of design is pretty bright. A group of 13-16 year olds from Trinity School in Lewisham, London have convinced a formidable panel of judges including Anya Hindmarch, Sebastian Conran, Tony Chambers, and Naomi Cleaver that their invention is good enough to be sold in the London Design Museum Shop. They created a set of badges called Pics Pins that show images of segments of famous London landmarks that can be interchanged in the style of the 'Consequences' game. The winning students competed against more than 100 secondary schools in this year's Design Ventura competition. They'll receive a £1,000 scholarship and guidance from professional designers to develop the product.
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Eating While Stressed Out: Our Readers' Favorite Foods to Eat
Everyone feels stressed, and everyone has some anxiety, but it's the level at which we experience it and how we deal with it that sets us apart. Some people might find some solace in going running, while others think the best thing you can do is take a hot shower and go to bed. It's so personal, and yet I always love hearing how other people take care of themselves or find comfort when they're stressed or anxious.
Food is one way we can take care of ourselves every day — and I'm not talking about just "healthy" options. A couple weeks ago I asked our readers to tell me what they eat when they're stressed and I received a bevy of answers. Here are some of the trends I saw in the comment section on Facebook and on the post itself.
1. Popcorn
Popcorn is an easy, cheap option for when you need to much on something ASAP to relieve some stress. Go the microwave route, or make some on the stovetop.
2. Chips
This is by far the most popular thing our readers like to eat when they're stressed. Tortilla chips and potato chips — they're both winners.
3. Cheese
Just give me a big chunk of cheddar and I'll feel a whole lot better.
Some of our readers like to eat peanut butter straight from the jar when they're stressed, while others like to make a quick sandwich.
5. Herbal Tea
A quick cup of chamomile tea will calm your nerves when you're stressed.
6. Chocolate
The cure for most problems in life probably involves something chocolate-y.
7. Wine
A couple of our readers mentioned beer or bourbon, but the resounding booze of choice to drink when stressed is wine.
8. Mashed Potatoes
Just look at that swirl of mashed potatoes and tell me you don't feel calm.
9. Cereal
Choose your own adventure with cereal and milk.
10. Mac and Cheese
Eating cheesy noodles really does feel like a warm blanket for your soul.
11. Ramen
Whether you go for the packaged stuff or the from-scratch stuff, you'll always feel a little bit better with a bowl of ramen.
12. Ice Cream
When in doubt, reach for a pint of your favorite ice cream.
13. Pad Thai
Extra spicy, please.
14. Cake
Baking is the most delicious way to combat stress.
The two most popular responses, however, aren't about a particular food or recipe. They also happen to be on complete opposite ends of the spectrum.
Did we miss anything on this list? Please let us know in the comments.


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Buffalo Bore 180gr. .357 Magnum, HEAVY LOADS, hard cast lead, 20 rounds, $25
Hevi-Shot 12ga. Classic Double Loads. 2 3/4" #2 shot. $30 per box
Kent Fasteeel 12ga. 3" #4 $10
Remington HyperSonic Steel 12ga. 3" #6 $15
I am in Sweet Home, but can travel as far as Albany occasionally. I may travel a bit further if someone buys a larger amount of what I have.
Not looking to trade at the moment. All ammo was purchased new through either a distributor or Sportsman's (I think) for the 12ga steel shot.


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The first MCTP photo challenge is starting on the 1st April. Photo challenges are all the rage these days, mainly on Instagram but also Facebook and Twitter. The basics of it are, you take a photo of something, usually in a theme, using the prompt for that day and post it on social media using specific hashtags. They are just for fun, and using a hashtag means everyone doing that specific challenge can find each other and share their photos along the way.
The More Cats Than People photo challenge is all about cats, obviously! I have made the following graphic showing all the prompts for the month of April. I would love it if you would share this on Instagram or other social media and then on Wednesday when April arrives, share your photos and use the hashtag #mctpphotochallenge.
I hope you will join in with this challenge and use the hashtag so I can share some of my favourite photos over the course of the month! Do you think you'll be joining in? Let me know in the comments!
Friday, 27 March 2015
MCTP Photo Challenge April 2015
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Boy oh boy, can I ever relate to the uncontrollably sobbing parents in this video, so thoughtfully (NOT!) filmed by their children after a "family trip to the Les Mis movie starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway." These poor heartbroken people having their post-cinema emotional breakdowns are exactly why I can't bring myself to see the film, even though it looks amazing: The trailer alone made me cry for two hours. Two hours! I'm not even exaggerating. A few minutes of skinny Anne Hathaway with her shorn head and big mournful eyes and that sad, sad song and I was toast. They don't call it Les Misérables for nothing, you know.
And how do the spawn of this sensitive pair react to their sorrowful display? They laugh. They LAUGH! "How can you laugh?" asks the mom, tearfully bundled up in the backseat. How, indeed!
Just watch:
Awwww! They're so, so sad and I completely get it. Especially the part where the mom decides the movie was better than the play. Because I saw Les Misérables on Broadway a billion years ago, and let me tell you, that trailer with Anne Hathaway made me cry sooooo much harder than the live onstage experience!!! (Maybe because my seats were kind of far away, but still.)
Can you relate to the parents in this video?
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Discussion in 'Movies and Television' started by AniProwl, Jan 3, 2009.
Did anyone catch this series on CW4Kids?
Is it good or meh?
given the quality of kids shows these days, I'm going out on a limb and say sucks.
I haven't seen it, but considering quality stuff like Animated, Wolverine, and Spiderman, Good shows are few and far between.
I know I'm digging up a seriously old thread, but I didn't see the need to make a new one. So over the past few years I've been meaning to at least give this show a chance. My first thought was a hybrid version of Pokemon with mythical creatures. I'm 6 episodes in, and I'm wondering if it gets....well...better?
It's not horrible, but it hasn't caught my interest yet either. Anyone else ever watch this show?
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Wellcome to HeXen - Arcanum
HeXen - Arcanum is website dedicated to Roberto Julio Alamo´s mods & projects about the world of HeXen, created by Raven Software. In this site you have access to the progress of the mod HeXen - Arcanum, to the graphic adventure game HeXen - Quest for the Dark Skull, to the Cronus Series and to many more contents...
lunes, 2 de febrero de 2009
HeXentic Games - HeXen Eternal Darkness
I'm working on a new project with two chilean friends: Koresiarch and Taurustar Drakest. The project is a Mod for HeXen entitled " Eternal Darkness ". Our company is called "HeXentic Games"
Here I put a link to the website HeXentic Games
This video shows the start of the game. I include some screenshots of a level that I am building. Soon we hope to have this new web only for this game.
Screenshots from "The Fortress" by Rolls
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Little by little, shelf by shelf, my house is filling up with magazines. Piles of dogeared, coffee-stained New Yorkers and Atlantics, whole shelves crammed with food and fashion magazines of varying age and condition, and the prized bookbound Kinfolk issues neatly stacked under the coffee table.
There are plenty of books, too, though their numbers have leveled off considerably since I caved and got a Kindle.
My true printed love has always been magazines. Less fleeting than daily news with feature stories that can live far beyond the day or week of their release, though most are easily enough consumed in several minutes. Some stay with you–reflections from the survivor of a strange or cruel trial imbue a weird funk that you can't shake. A powerful descriptor thrusts an everyday city street, meal or facial feature into the spotlight of an otherwise mundane routine.
Words can of course be as powerful on a screen, but print comes with a mini ritual that forces the reader to engage in a way that dragging a finger over a screen can't replicate. Turning a page or creasing a newspaper, slipping an old train stub in between pages to serve as a makeshift bookmark. Such printed word rituals were on my mind this week after I watched an older man methodically read his newspaper on the crowded subway. Deft folds between spreads to keep the paper's real estate to a minimum. A quick, clean rrrrip to remove the stock numbers page of the business section, which he then folded and tucked in his jacket pocket for later. Surpassing the entire "life" section with a "flip" after pinching the snubbed portion between his fingers and thumb.
As everyone else on the train stared down at their smartphones, it was impossible to tell who was reading something aside from that man with his paper.
All this print nostalgia has very little to do with this chicken sandwich, which I made for Sean one evening before meeting a friend for dinner. But like a New Yorker review I just read of Tina Fey's new Netflix sitcom, "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," I contemplated each layer of this sandwich probably way longer than I should have.
To be fair, it is pretty damn complex for a chicken sandwich. The chicken is laced with citrus and warming Indian spices; blistered shishito peppers lend a grassy, smoky flavor brightened by a squirt of fresh lemon juice; the feta adds sharp saltiness; and fresh cilantro heightens the grassy, citrus flavors that permeate this dinner-worthy sandwich.
Blistered shishito and chicken sandwich
serves 1
1 chicken breast
1 lemon, divided
Extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt and pepper
3 or 4 whole shishito peppers
1 small shallot
8-inch piece of crusty bread (ciabatta or a bolillo roll works well)
2 ounces feta cheese
1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
1/4 cup cilantro leaves
Method: Put the chicken breast in a quart-size freezer bag with the juice of half the lemon, 2 teaspoons of olive oil, the garam masala, cayenne, garlic and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper. Close the bag and massage the marinade into the chicken until evenly coated. Marinate for about 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Meanwhile, heat a medium skillet over high heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil, the shishitos, shallot and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Cook, tossing frequently, until the peppers are blistered on all sides and the shallots are caramelized, about 5 minutes. Squeeze the juice of the other half of the lemon over the vegetables, remove them from the heat and set aside. Wipe the skillet clean.
Remove the chicken from the marinade bag, and slice it into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Toss it with a bit more salt and pepper. (As you can see, I marinaded three chicken breasts at once–so tripled the marinade amount–because this chicken is effing good in/on everything.)
Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil in the skillet and add the chicken when the oil slides easily around the pan. Add the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes until just done. Remove, and set aside.
To build the sandwich, slice the bread in half, and tear out a little of the inside if it seems too bready. Spread each side with a bit of mayo.
Slice the shishitos in half and remove the stems if you prefer. Layer on the chicken, feta, shishitos, shallots, spinach and cilantro leaves.
Close and shovel in mouth immediately.


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A new network helps researchers get their hands dirty. The Soil Association's Tom MacMillan explains how you can get involved.
What would agricultural R&D look like if farmers were in charge?
I've written for this blog before about the Duchy Future Farming Programme, which recognises and supports innovation by farmers. With three years of 'field labs' under our belts, involving more than 750 farmers and looking into 35 topics, we've just launched its next phase – a network called Innovative Farmers.
Innovative Farmers has a wider pool of participating researchers, more funding available to those involved and a web portal to help get the word out.
Over the next five years we aim for 1,400 farmer members and to reach a total 10,000 farmers through wider knowledge exchange. Behind it is a broader partnership, involving Living Environment and Farming (LEAF) and Innovation for Agriculture alongside the Soil Association, Organic Research Centre, supermarket Waitrose and The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation that led the first phase.
Experiments across the country
The field labs have looked at a good spread of sectors and systems across the UK, from arable farms in the east of England to dairy in the south west; pigs in Scotland to beef and sheep in Wales.
The overwhelming focus has been on better ways of doing things. Whereas much R&D investment – both public and private – ultimately goes into developing new stuff to sell to farmers, most of the field labs have been about making the best of a farm's resources using existing technology.
Examples include bringing sheep into an arable farm to help control blackgrass, a pernicious weed; comparing homemade, peat-free woodchip compost with commercial products for use in horticulture; encouraging hens to get more of their feed from insects on the range; and understanding the nutritional value to livestock of diverse forage.
Where projects try out new tools and kit, they do so from the farmers' perspectives – the agricultural equivalent of consumer testing. Sometimes farmers are being sold new types of product, such as bio-stimulants, and want help evaluating the manufacturers' claims. Sometimes some in a group swear by a particular tool and others want to test it, for example a liniment (balm) to reduce mastitis in dairy cows. Or there's the case, again related to mastitis, where a group are the first in the UK to evaluate a tool for rapid-typing infections that has been introduced from the USA.
Evidence and expectations
In a field lab, a group of farmers experiment with help from a coordinator and a researcher. But the farmers aren't the subjects or there just to help out; it is their project, and the researcher is there on their terms. A crucial part of the coordinator's job is to keep things that way.
Nevertheless, the researcher is vital because they make sure the farmers use their time well. This means designing a trial that will answer the farmers' questions, and being clear how much or little confidence they can have in the results.
Ultimately, research design is down to the farmers. They're the ones doing the work and carrying the cost and risk. But the researcher can confront them with the consequences of their choices – if they replicate less, run a crop trial just for one year, or are tempted to drop the control when the treatment seems to be working, will they still be able to put the weight that they'd like on their findings?
What standard of evidence counts as good enough depends on the question. Scientists are used to aiming high – for findings that can be generalised with a high degree of confidence – which is crucial to having strong enough conclusions to inform policy-making.
But farmers often make do with patchier probabilities. Indeed, gold standard science can feel like overkill if the quality of information in the rest of their business is constrained by inherent unpredictability (the weather and the market), the data they can collect, or the time to make sense of its complexity.
Where farmers can't compromise is on timeliness and relevance. They're not interested in a definitive answer to yesterday's problem, or to their neighbour's.
Research partners
We're confident researchers can gain too. The network provides a structure for engaging directly with farmers, assurance that you're doing it on their terms, and a cost-effective pathway to impact. It offers a way to co-design projects with the end-users of research.
To get involved, a researcher commits a minimum of 24 hours per year of in-kind help to a farmer group we've matched them with. This could cover a quick desk review, a couple of farm visits and some analysis. They can then apply with the group for our small grants – we're offering up to £10,000 per project and aim to award £825,000 over the next five years.
As a researcher, the dissemination is done for you. The group's coordinator works with you to write a short summary on the web portal, and we spread the word through wider events, social media and putting stories to the farming press. Since April this year, field labs have featured in more than 40 articles in farming titles like Farmers Weekly and the Farmers Guardian.
We will use our own monitoring and evaluation, including information that farmers provide through the portal, to report back to researchers on their impact. How many farmers are doing something different with your help, across how many hectares? Uniquely, the fact this is a network means researchers will be able to benchmark their group's impacts against others.
Some researchers are also writing groups of Innovative Farmers into research proposals, including to UK funders or the EU Horizon 2020, to meet their dissemination and impact requirements.
Get involved!
We're delighted that some of the UK's leading agricultural research groups are already research partners, such as Rothamsted Research and IBERS, which both receive strategic funding from Global Food Security programme partners BBSRC. In addition, GFS Champion Professor Tim Benton (who blogs here regularly) is on the Steering Group.
We think it's an exciting model. We've drawn on participatory approaches around the world to design it, and adapted them to the UK. The field lab method is intentionally simple and flexible, and the portal shares findings. The coordinators are motivated to keep on sharing, because doing so draws further support and funding for their group.
To register for updates or join the network visit www.innovativefarmers.org. If you'd like to find out more about being a coordinator or a researcher in the network, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Follow Innovative Farmers on Twitter.
We look forward to hearing from you!
About Tom MacMillan
Dr Tom MacMillan is Director of Innovation at the Soil Association.


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