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At a constituted meeting of council earlier today, Councillor for the Central region, Mr Stephen Ryan, tendered his resignation as Chairperson for the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council.
Mr Ryan will continue in his role as Councillor for the Central region.
Following Councillor Ryan's resignation, the governing council of NSWALC elected Wiradjuri/ Ngiyampaa man Craig Cromelin as Chairperson. Elected Councillor of the Sydney/Newcastle region and Wiradjuri man, Roy Ah See, has been elected to the role as Deputy Chairperson.
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Cerebral small vessel disease burden is associated with poststroke depressive symptoms: A 15-month prospective study
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Liang, Y.,
Chen, Y.,
Mok, V. C.,
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Ungvari, G. S.,
Chu, W. C.,
Kang, H.,
Tang, W.
Cerebral small vessel disease burden is associated with poststroke depressive symptoms: A 15-month prospective study.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 10.
Objective: All types of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) markers including lacune, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), cerebral microbleeds, and perivascular spaces were found to be associated with poststroke depressive symptoms (PDS). This study explored whether the combination of the four markers constituting an overall SVD burden was associated with PDS.
Methods: A cohort of 563 patients with acute ischemic stroke were followed over a 15-month period after the index stroke. A score of _7 on the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale was defined as clinically significant PDS. Scores of the four SVD markers ascertained on magnetic resonance imaging were summed up to represent total SVD burden. The association between SVD burden and PDS was assessed with generalized estimating equation models.
Results: The study sample had a mean age of 67.0 _ 10.2 years and mild-moderate stroke [National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score: 3, interquartile, 1–5]. PDS were found in 18.3%, 11.6%, and 12.3% of the sample at 3, 9, and 15 months after stroke, respectively. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, vascular risk factors, social support, stroke severity, physical and cognitive functions, and size and locations of stroke, the SVD burden was associated with an increased risk of PDS [odds ratio = 1.30; 95% confidence interval = 1.07–1.58; p = 0.010]. Other significant predictors of PDS were time of assessment, female sex, smoking, number of acute infarcts, functional independence, and social support.
Conclusion: SVD burden was associated with PDS examined over a 15-month follow-up in patients with mild to moderate acute ischemic stroke.
depressive symptoms, stroke, poststroke depression, cerebral small vessel disease, white matter hyperintensities, lacune, cerebral microbleeds, enlarged perivascular spaces


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Sierra/Affinity has entered into a first-look agreement with production company SMB Films.
Founded and run by Scott Bernstein since 2014, the agreement calls for Sierra/Affinity to be SMB's first stop as it develops and produces feature films for a global audience.
"As both a seasoned executive and producer, Scott has a strong track record of identifying material that resonates worldwide and distilling it into a feature film product that appeals to audiences both domestically and abroad," said Sierra/Affinity's Nick Meyer in announcing the news with Marc Schaberg. "Combining Scott's talents with Sierra's strength as a producer, financier, and sales entity presents a potent content generating combination."
SMB Films has produced several successful films including the commercially and critically acclaimed music biopic "Straight Outta Compton," as well as "Ride Along 2" starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube. It's currently producing "The Turning" at Amblin with Floria Sigismondi attached to direct.
"The commitment Nick and Marc have shown up to supporting strong filmmakers and storytellers has been paramount to Sierra/Affinity's success," Bernstein said. "I see this as an opportunity to join forces with one of the most prolific companies to create inspiring stories done by today's leading filmmakers. I am looking forward to building a slate of films that supports Sierra/Affinity's global outlook and commercial sensibility that they've shown with the success of 'Atomic Blonde.'"
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Detroit artist Young RJ has a lot to celebrate. His single, "Motion" featuring Joyner Lucas is buzzing heavily among hip-hop fans, and his album, Blaq Royalty, has the No. 1 spot on the independent rap charts. Let him tell it, it's all a part of the Detroit grind that yields success when used wisely.
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Just a quick news item today from the department of "Who's Pregnant and Who Isn't" headlines.
Turns out that star beach volleyball player and mom of two Kerri Walsh Jennings was five weeks pregnant with her third child when she won a gold medal in London this August. (Check out the story on Mommyish.com.) At the Today's Parent office we think this is awesome: A strong, kick-butt woman proving that she can achieve insanely impressive goals, while growing another human! Scientifically, that's very cool. (Gold medal for multitasking!)
And the fact that she sees it as really no big deal is also pretty cool. Walsh Jennings was dealing with the stress of a major competition, overseas travel, and the scrutiny of millions of people and those cameras scrutinizing her in a two-piece bikini. (Talk about a bump watch!)
While I find our current cultural fascination with pregnant celebrities a little strange, I love it when women with children are recognized and celebrated for being more than just moms — because every mom, really, is more than "just a mom."
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president on Thursday accepted the resignation of the country's top banker, who has complained of political pressure.
National Bank head Yakiv Smolii cited "systematic political pressure" as the reason for his decision to step down, but didn't provide any specifics.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accepted Smolii's resignation and asked lawmakers to endorse the decision.
Smolii was named the acting National Bank head in May 2017 and then was appointed firmly to the job by parliament in March 2018 under Zelenskiy's predecessor, Petro Poroshenko.
Members of Zelenskiy's Servant of the People party, which dominates parliament, have criticized the National Bank, arguing that its rigid policies have hurt the economy and stymied growth.
Smolii's resignation follows the International Monetary Fund's approval of a $5-billion loan package for Ukraine intended to help it cope with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ukrainian economy is expected to shrink by 5% because of the outbreak.
In the wake of Smolii's resignation, Ukraine's Finance Ministry cancelled a planned offering of dollar-denominated bonds.
The ambassadors of the Group of Seven leading developed nations responded to Smolii's resignation by emphasizing the crucial importance of the National Bank's independence.
"An independent National Bank is a foundational achievement for Ukraine that has reduced corruption, driven growth and rescued a failed banking sector," they said in a statement on Twitter. "To undermine this crucial institution would be a big step back and jeopardize the credibility of and support for Ukraine's reforms."
The European Union noted that the National Bank has served Ukraine well by stabilizing the currency, reducing inflation and increasing foreign reserves, adding that Smolii's resignation "sends a worrying signal."
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Scientists to search lagoon for deadly bacteria
Fort Pierce scientists plan to find the worst hotspots for a potentially deadly bacteria that lurks naturally throughout the Indian River Lagoon and that sickened 41 people in Florida last year, including two Brevard County men.
The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths annually in the United States.
It killed 11 people in Florida last year.
Scientists at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute hope their study will help warn the public about the places where and the times when the bacteria is most dangerous.
It's likely Vibrio has always been in the lagoon, but Harbor Branch is the first to go looking for the bacteria in this region, says Peter McCarthy, a research professor in Harbor Branch's marine biomedical and biotechnology program.
"This area of the coast, nobody has really studied it," McCarthy said.
They'll search for the bacteria at seven sites within about 30 to 50 miles of Harbor Branch in Fort Pierce.
The research is a part of a larger study looking at the impacts of bacteria on human and ecological health.
The recently-launched study is also the subject of FAU graduate student Gabby Barbarite's Ph.D. dissertation and is being conducted under McCarthy's guidance.
"The lagoon is not only ecologically important, but it is also a great area for aquatic activities like boating and fishing," Barbarite said in a release. "This study will help us understand the distribution of these pathogens and the sources that they are associated with, in order to make everyone's time spent on the water as enjoyable and safe as possible."
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All versions of the Windows 7 operating system come equipped with the Reliability Monitor, a tool that allows you to check on system stability history details.
The Reliability Monitor shows a system stability chart, where your computer is given an index rating for the day. The chart shows from number 1 (least stable) to 10 (most stable).
Reliability Monitor keeps up to a year's worth of data, so you can always go back to a date within the past year to and compare it to today. This should be long enough to cover most people's problems.
The following tutorial demonstrates how to view the details for reliability and problems history when you are using a version of the Windows 7 operating system.
How to View Reliability and Problems History Details in Windows 7
You can check for the history of reliability and common problems from the Maintenance section of the Action Center in Windows 7. Here is where you can find that:
1. Open the Control Panel by clicking on the Start button and then clicking on the Control Panel link.
Note: If you have the Action Center icon in your taskbar, you can open the Action center directly by clicking on that Action Center icon instead. (click to enlarge screenshot below)
2. By default the Control Panel opens showing the Category view. Click on the drop-down menu and select Small icons instead. (click to enlarge screenshot below)
3. Under the Adjust your computer's settings heading, click on the Action Center icon. (click to enlarge screenshot below)
4. Click on Maintenance to expand it. (click to enlarge screenshot below)
5. Click on View reliability history. (click to enlarge screenshot below)
6. You will now see the graph. In the example below, some days have nothing to report, but others do have some warnings, etc. (click to enlarge screenshot below)
7. Click on the day that has the warning or whatever it is you want to view, and then you will see more information about that issue in the window below. You can then right-click on the specific problem and then select View technical details. (click to enlarge screenshot below)
8. You then get a description of the problem and what happened. (click to enlarge screenshot below)
You can now close the Control Panel and continue using your computer if you like.
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For Skylight's 'La Cage,' Ray Jivoff's wearing heels and two hats
After a challenging day at the office, many people would shed their high heels the moment they get home.
Not Ray Jivoff. Not lately, anyway. He puts on "a pair at home that are even more exaggerated than anything I'm supposed to be wearing in the show."
His gams, and the rest of him, too, are in training for Skylight Musical Theatre's musical comedy "La Cage Aux Folles," starring Jivoff as the theatrical Albin, who regularly transforms himself into drag-show star Zaza. It's one of two roles this season that Jivoff didn't foresee himself performing, but that he has embraced.
The other role? That of Skylight's interim artistic director.
Hilarity and heartbreak
The musical "La Cage Aux Folles," by Harvey Fierstein (book) and Jerry Herman (lyrics and music), is adapted from a French play of the same name that also inspired a French film comedy and an American remake, "The Birdcage."
Georges runs a nightclub starring drag performers; his longtime romantic partner Albin, in his Zaza persona, is the star of the show. The two men raised Jean-Michele, Georges' son from a youthful liaison. The grown son returns home with good news and bad news: He's engaged to marry the lovely Anne, but her father is a notorious family-values politician. Hilarity and heartbreak both ensue, as father and son scheme to hide or transform Albin so he won't, excuse the pun, queer the deal. These machinations lead to Albin's showstopping song at the end of the first act, "I Am What I Am."
Skylight had chosen "La Cage" but not cast it yet when Jivoff sang "I Am What I Am" at a donor event promoting the season. Music director Shari Rhoads liked what she heard.
"She thought I would be right for it," Jivoff said. "Then she really pushed." John de los Santos, stage director of this production, agreed.
Jivoff had some trepidation. "It's big, it's a lot," he said.
But with typical professionalism he began preparing, learning the music, watching the documentary "Paris Is Burning" and episodes of RuPaul's "Drag Race" — and wearing those high heels whenever he could. (They don't hurt his legs or back, he noted, but sometimes feel tight on his feet.)
Skylight reduced his stress by casting local veteran Norman Moses as Georges. Jivoff and Moses have performed together in about a dozen shows, including multiple Marx Brothers productions featuring Moses as Groucho and Jivoff as the silent Harpo.
"Knowing each other is a … head start for us," Jivoff said. " 'Cause we're touching and dancing together.
"It's important to really trust him."
Skylight also has made sure Jivoff will be suitably dressed by bringing back costume designer Chris March, the "Project Runway" star who designed hats and gowns for last season's "My Fair Lady."
"He has such great ideas, he's so creative," Jivoff said of March, noting that the designer has worked on several productions of "La Cage" before. "He brought a lot of ideas to the production in terms of twists to the numbers, in particular the Cagelles" (the drag performers at the nightclub).
Giving his all
Jivoff said yes to the dress, and the demanding role, before former artistic director Viswa Subbaraman left the Skylight this summer, leading to the appointment of Jivoff as interim artistic director.
"It's odd to be the artistic director and be in the show," he said.
Jivoff joined the Skylight staff in 1999. He was the company's education director for years before stepping up to associate artistic director. As interim artistic leader, he sees his most important job as casting.
"If it's not cast well, the show can really go down," he said. "If it is cast well, I think the show is made."
He also consults with the stage directors and musical directors for each show, bringing his considerable directing experience to the role of sounding board. And he's planning the company's next season of shows.
Past collaborators attest to Jivoff's supportive leadership as well as his willingness to take risks.
Alison Mary Forbes first worked under Jivoff's direction when she was 11, in "Caddie Woodlawn" at First Stage. Since then, she's performed in several musicals he directed at Skylight, including "Hair."
"Ray helps actors relax," Forbes wrote in an email response to questions about working with Jivoff. "He is so fully and beautifully himself, and that personality allows others to be their true selves as well. … That became especially important in 'Hair,' when we were all asked to bare everything — physically and emotionally — from pretty much day one. It takes a leader who is willing to do that himself for his cast to be willing to share themselves so fully."
Kate Buckley saw how hard Jivoff works to master a role when she directed him in Skylight's production of the demanding musical "Adding Machine," in which Jivoff played the aggrieved Mr. Zero. In rehearsals, Jivoff struggled to master a challenging musical soliloquy, "almost his own aria," Buckley said. While she thought his performances were good, each time a little thing would trip him up, and he would seem frustrated, she said.
Then one day the music for that solo began. Jivoff, in the zone, hit every note brilliantly.
"It was astonishing to be in the room with him, when he was fighting so hard both as the character and as the actor to get it," Buckley said.
"I will always remember Ray fighting though that challenge and reaching the mountaintop. I will never forget him for that," she said.
Forbes recalled a crucial moment during the rehearsals for "Hair" when Jivoff the director proved that he understood how vulnerable actors feel when building a show.
"We were in tech week for 'Hair' when it was time for the cast members to fully disrobe for the first time," she wrote. "We had talked about it, staged it, and timed it, but never actually been naked with each other or before any other people.
"In an act of solidarity, Ray took front and center and did the scene — down to literal nothing — with all of us. It was an act of selflessness and inclusivity that made us all feel like the most invincible team.
"That's the kind of man Ray is — he will literally bare all to let you know that he is on your side."
Skylight Music Theatre performs "LA Cage Aux Folles" Nov. 18 through Dec. 23 at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. For tickets, visit skylightmusictheatre.org or call (414) 291-7800.


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The study and practice of storytelling that investigates the wide range of styles and forms used to express and convey meaning to an audience. Special attention will be given to the diverse storytelling traditions from the regions and peoples of the Atlantic Rim countries and Spanish-speaking South and Central America. Students will use these investigations to create new works that will be rehearsed and performed throughout the semester.
Note: Section 1 will create new works in English that will be performed for the class and the ship community.
Field WorkCountry: Trinidad and Tobago
Day: 1 - Sunday, 13 November
Students will engage in a cultural tour of the island of Trinidad. Students will participate in a workshop with Trinidadian Calypso storytellers and hear examples of storytelling in the Caribbean tradition. Students will have an opportunity to appreciate the distinctive qualities of the island storytellers. Students will have opportunities to experience daily life in Port of Spain that they can draw on for the fifth storytelling project. Learning objectives:
- Understand the distinctive qualities of Calypso traditional and contemporary storytelling in the Trinidad Tobago tradition
- Observe and note the ways that music creates storytelling
- Interact and learn from storytelling artists in the Calypso traditions about how story is sustained and created over time and in a historical context of the Caribbean experience.


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Success in financial markets often starts with choosing the right broker. Most brokers today are based online, which can make it very easy for you to craft your investment strategy and portfolio the way you want. Choosing the right online broker is a matter of figuring out a few basic points and then conducting careful research into the different kinds of brokers.
Determining the Basics
1Decide what kind of investor you want to be. Some investors make lots of short-term trades with the intention of making quick financial gains. This is often known as "day trading." Others invest conservatively, buying stocks and other financial instruments for the long term. Some brokers are best for day traders, while others are good for more conservative investors.[1] X Research source
2Figure out whether you need a full-service broker or a discount broker. A full-service broker provides expert guidance and a wide variety of services ranging from investment advice to retirement planning. While expensive, such a broker can be helpful for beginning investors. Discount brokers, on the other hand, charge less and offer fewer services. These brokers may be better for those who can make sound investment decisions without help. [2] X Research source
- Some discount brokers will offer high-quality research on their websites, making them a good option for a novice investor who can't afford a full-service broker.
- Full-service brokers will often offer one-on-one investment advice, whether in a physical location or through online chat. Some discount brokers offer this service, too, but be aware that such specialized service can come with a high price tag, thus partly negating a discount broker's cost advantage. [3] X Research source [4] X Research source
3Pay attention to what kind of broker you're dealing with. Brokers who deal directly with the investor are known as regular brokers, while those who act as intermediaries between their clients and larger brokerage firms are known as broker-resellers. Resellers are generally less likely to have gone through the same intense training and certification process that regular brokers go through. They may also be regulated less carefully than regular brokers. This doesn't mean all resellers are disreputable, but it does mean you should be careful when hiring one, especially if you're picking a broker for the first time. [5] X Research source [6] X Research source
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1Beware of high account minimums. Some online brokers may require a high minimum amount for investment. This is because it can be difficult for them to make money on small accounts. Keep in mind that if you don't have much money to invest, it's harder to diversify your holdings sufficiently, which can leave you vulnerable to market downturns.
- There are some highly-rated brokers don't require account minimums at all, or have low requirements. Several sites will compare brokers for you. Do a search for "Stockbroker reviews." [7] X Research source
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7Be aware of free extras. Look for perks from the broker. Some will offer a bonus of free trades to entice you to open an account. Others might offer online finance courses. If you think these bonuses might make you a happier and more well-informed investor, you should consider hiring brokers who offer them.[22] X Research source
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QuestionWhat's the minimum that I can start with?DonaganTop AnswererIt varies from one broker to the next. Ask your broker.
QuestionCan I purchase Nike stock without a broker?Shams_afnaanCommunity AnswerNo, you will need a broker to purchase stocks. Even the legendary investor, Warren Buffet, has a broker.
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- ↑ http://www.investopedia.com/university/broker/broker2.asp
- ↑ https://www.thestreet.com/online-trading/compare-best-online-brokers.html
- ↑ https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/full-service-broker-discount-broker/
- ↑ http://www.investopedia.com/articles/younginvestors/06/firstbroker.asp
- ↑ http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brokerreseller.asp
- ↑ https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/choosing-the-best-online-broker/#min
- ↑ http://www.frugalrules.com/choose-best-online-brokerage/
- ↑ https://www.thestreet.com/story/13515510/1/4-rules-for-choosing-the-online-broker-thats-right-for-you.html
- ↑ https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/choosing-the-best-online-broker/#fees
- ↑ https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/choosing-the-best-online-broker/#service
- ↑ http://www.fool.com/how-to-invest/broker/
- ↑ https://www.stocktrader.com/online-stock-brokers/
- ↑ http://www.finra.org
- ↑ https://www.thestreet.com/online-trading/compare-best-online-brokers.html
- ↑ http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/finra.asp
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- ↑ http://www.frugalrules.com/choose-best-online-brokerage/
- ↑ https://www.thestreet.com/story/13515510/1/4-rules-for-choosing-the-online-broker-thats-right-for-you.html
- ↑ http://www.frugalrules.com/choose-best-online-brokerage/


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You get one swing at destroying the rule of law. We've got three contestants. Who wants to go first?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced this week that trials are a nuisance and that brown people with cash will be presumed guilty of something something drugs something something. Civil asset forfeiture has been going on for 30 years now, but Sessions thinks we aren't taking enough property from the unaccused, and is promising an increase in seizures, despite the fact that law enforcement already steals more from people than burglars do.
"No criminal should be allowed to keep the proceeds of their crime," Sessions said, as if this were a simple matter of good guys and bad guys.
It's important to recognize that this isn't a conservative policy. Republicans at the state level have been pushing reform on this issue for more than a decade. Clarence Thomas is right-wing, in the awesome sense of the term, and he has denounced the "egregious and well-chronicled abuses" caused by civil asset forfeiture.
His colleagues on the bench are another matter. The courts might occasionally scrutinize whether the cops had any right to break down the door to your home, as one wit noted, but they're not going to question their right to just seize the whole house.
You've been named — give up everything you own. Augustus would approve.
Next up, we've got the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and its new tweetable doctrine:
Broke: Chevron Deference
Woke: Old EPA > GOP EPA
Bespoke: What you need (I got it)
For those of you who don't geek out on legal issues, Chevron deference is the principle (or the most prominent of several related principles) holding that the courts should just hit the snooze alarm whenever somebody sues the bureaucracy, so long as the bureaucrats have some theoretically plausible justification for what they've done. It is the truly bizarre principle by which Antonin Scalia, no less, came to endorse Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wildest dreams of government authority.
In other words, the whole of American government, from FDR's Fabian Socialists to our universally beloved hero on the right, is in accord with the principle of telling you to go pound sand when you question Leviathan. We ought to call it Leviathan deference.
There is, however, one party that has no claim to such deference, according to the brand new jurisprudence of the D.C. Circuit — Leviathan itself, at least when it is captained by the wrong political party.
In April, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced a 90-day stay of implementation of an Obama-era rule on methane gas emissions. Such is the breadth of the courts' deference to the bureaucrats, usually, that they won't even entertain a challenge to a regulation until it is a "final agency action," and even then, they will almost always side with the agency. This is a temporary stay, and on reasonable grounds.
Yet the Circuit Court dares to order Pruitt to proceed to enforce the stayed rule. This is a violation of our very Constitutional order — judges seizing managerial control of an executive agency on grounds that couldn't be more hypocritical and lawless.
This is the naked exercise of power unconstrained by law.
Third, up in Minneapolis, we've got a Somali refugee cop who shot a pretty white lady.
Finally, I understand why certain black friends of mine watch the local evening news like a rooting section… please don't be us, please don't be us, please don't be us… aww, man. The media image shouldn't matter that much, but it does.
Most of us don't think in probabilities and abstractions, we think of people and situations. I hope a lot of folks remember this as the moment they first entertained the possibility that a police shooting wasn't justified.
When pretty white ladies get hurt, folks sometimes pay attention. Kate Steinle was one woman, yet look how much people read into that one tragedy.
I'm not trying to condemn anyone, or call anyone names, but everyone who's worked in the news business knows that where ratings are concerned, black lives don't matter all that much. (Remember that time we passed Keisha's Law, or started with the Aisha Alerts? Me neither.)
That is, they didn't matter until recently, when the convergence of ubiquitous video and race demagoguery made white cop-kills-black man a staple of the news.
The left is right that this is a problem, and wrong about the reasons why. It's not that it's wrong to kill an innocent man because of racism. It's wrong to kill an innocent man — full stop.
Now, I judge officer-involved shootings on a case-by-case basis, just as the cops themselves do. Michael Brown is to blame for his own death; Philando Castile and Walter Scott aren't.
But there is a hard-headedness I see far too often, a flat unwillingness among many conservatives to think a cop might be to blame in a shooting, that if we entertain this idea, we are betraying the team somehow, or opening the door to the forces of chaos. This shows up in jury after jury siding with panicked cops over unarmed black men. This is robbing the rule of law of its legitimacy.
Now here, racial issues aside, we have a case where a cop almost certainly should not have been pulling the trigger.
It's not just a bad idea to discharge your firearm inside your vehicle; it's against policy in most departments. I learned that from a cop who'd been left half-deaf doing just that during a rolling gunbattle with a suicidal gangster across half of South-Central Los Angeles. (He won the gunfight, but it took months to escape the potential punishment for policy violations.)
So we know Mohamed Noor shot from the passenger's seat of his squad car at Justine Ruszczyk, we know that no weapon was found at the scene, and we know that Noor isn't explaining himself.
It looks bad. But for once, the picture isn't distorted by the left's clichés. There are two problems that ought to be obvious.
One, police unions in too many jurisdictions have insulated their officers from accountability, even within their own departments. Nobody should get to kill and not answer for it.
Two, the Supreme Court has settled on an unworkable standard — reasonable fear — for when cops can kill. Juries routinely take this to mean that any fear is an excuse.
You won't hear this from many on the left. Most of them are more interested in convicting America and the police of institutional racism than in solving a legal problem or saving lives. But these are practical problems, both far easier to remedy than whatever bit of vestigial racism might be involved.
You don't have to agree with Black Lives Matter, and I certainly don't, to recognize that the law must be impartial to retain its moral gravity, its power to compel. The alternative is rule by men, by coercion.
In other words, if the law becomes so degraded that it no longer protects my life or property, then why would I respect it? If the courts themselves can't even behave lawfully, then what could they expect from me?


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In order to take action against campus sexual assault, Ron Arons '78 had a "crazy idea." He flew his own Krav Maga instructor nearly 3000 miles from Berkley to Princeton to hold three workshops teaching students to defend themselves and others against would-be aggressors.
On Sunday, Feb. 10, Campus Recreation's Fitness "Free Week" concluded with those three workshops.
Krav Maga is a form of Israeli martial arts, developed as a self-defense system for the Israeli army.
Arons, a genealogist and public speaker, wanted the training to be a preventative measure against campus sexual assault.
On Oct. 29, a day after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Arons had an idea: bring Krav Maga to Princeton.
Arons wrote in an email, "I had an epiphany: why not fly my Krav Maga instructor from Berkeley to Princeton to conduct a self-defense training class?" Originally, Arons had intended for the training to be held for students at the Center for Jewish Life.
But with his concerns about campus sexual assault and his frustrations with its permeations, Arons realized that his idea could go further.
"It hit me that, with the Me Too movement, I should open it up to all women on campus," Arons said. "Then I thought: why not open it up to the entire campus community?"
Arons has worried that Princeton does not do enough to combat sexual assault and rape on campus.
"While Princeton has been a relatively safe campus for decades, sexual assault still occurs whether the attacker is a total stranger or well-known by the victim," Arons explained. "Two fellow classmates were sexually assaulted when I was a student, but I learned of it only many years later."
Arons saw sponsoring the Krav Maga workshops as an alternative to donating to annual giving. "I love Princeton and that is why I decided to give back in my small way to make the University environment a safer place," Arons said.
Arons was introduced to Krav Maga while he was living in Paris and had concerns about anti-Semitic sentiment. When he returned to his home in Northern California, he continued learning Krav Maga under instructor Gliksman.
In the last three years, Krav Maga has become an important aspect of Arons's life.
"Krav Maga is a system of conditioning for self-defense, but it is also a system about attitude and mentality," Arons said. "It is both mental and physical, and it builds confidence in me and has given me the confidence to address situations."
After speaking with representatives from both the Center for Jewish Life and the SHARE office, Arons reached out to Campus Recreation. When he proposed the idea to recreational programming coordinator Kara Nitti, Nitti told Arons that the idea would fit perfectly with Campus Recreation's "Free Week" at the start of the spring semester.
When Arons broached the idea of traveling to Princeton to his Krav Maga instructor, Gliksman, he was energized by the idea.
"Krav Maga is like a mission to me," Gliksman said. "I want the whole world to know about it."
Gliksman has taught Krav Maga in the California area for the last 12 years. He described Krav Maga as a "mental thing, a way of life from when you wake up in the morning to when you go to bed."
Gliksman hopes to shed a different light on Krav Maga and to counter all notions that it is a violent and dangerous practice.
"Our goal is to look for solutions, not conflict," said Gliksman. "There are no problems, only situations. For every situation, there is a solution."
Twenty-five students attended the first "women's only" workshop. Twenty students showed up for the second class, including CJL Associate Director Marni Blitz, Rabbi Julie Roth, and local alumnus Carl Mayer '81. The final class was focused on "philosophy, mindset, and awareness," and was attended by five people.
Having no idea how many people would attend, Arons was "pleased with the turnout."
Gliksman thought that the workshop was a success and commented that all participants "came ready" and that "no one backed off."
Participant Tianyi Wang '19, who attended the female-only workshop, enjoyed her experiences and was surprised by the numerous psychological aspects of Krav Maga, especially its emphasis on awareness of surroundings and focus on confidence.
"I felt that this was very helpful, in addition to the moves and reflexes that were being taught," Wang said. "Not only physically asserting yourself, but feeling like you were worthy of asserting yourself."


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The best eats and treats to stay cool at the Delaware State Fair
The heat in Harrington won't break until Monday or Tuesday, so the start of the 100th Delaware State Fair will feature plenty of sun and lots of sweat.
But don't be alarmed, the fair has more than enough cold treats to keep you cool. Not everything has to be fried.
Here are a few options to stay cool this weekend and throughout the duration of the fair.
Kimo's Hawaiian Shave Ice
It's like a snow cone of sorts, but the ice is even softer. And there are a lot of different flavor options.
We kept it simple and went with watermelon and banana.
U-Do-It Slush Factory
Keeping with the theme of Kimo's, the Slush Factory is unique in that it allows you to make your own slushy. It's $15, but the souvenir cup it comes in also includes refills for just $1.
How's it work?
Think of the way you fill your cup or cone at a frozen yogurt store. Take your cup, scan the options and serve yourself. We built a slushy with orange, blue raspberry, root beer and piña colada flavors.
INSPECTION REPORTS: How officials make sure the Delaware State Fair is safe
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WHAT TO EXPECT: A rundown of what's going on at the fair
Iced coffee and more
At various stands, iced coffee and iced tea were available, including one stand that served frozen mochas and frozen caramel coffees.
Cape Cod Smoothies
Want something cold and sweet and maybe not as caloric as ice cream (save the calories for the pizza on a stick)?
Cape Cod Smoothies has a variety of smoothie options, including different flavors like cappuccino and banana berry.
Ice cream options
There is plenty of ice cream – soft and hand-dipped – to go around.
The most interesting? Danny's Fine Foods has a funnel cake stand that will put a banana split sundae on top of funnel cake.
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What do you think when you hear the word "leader"? I confess to being quite resistant – I have always struggled being called a leader. It wasn't until I was on the MOPS National Management Team that I realised I may be in denial about being a leader. But if I'm honest? I STILL struggle with the label "leader". In fact, most women I know struggle with it. Don't believe me? Invite someone to join a "leadership" team, and watch the look of fear in their eyes and the glances for a way of retreat!
Why is it so? I suspect it's because the word "leader" comes with a whole heap of expectations. We sub-consciously have a mental image of what a leader looks like, and in our mind we don't measure up to that image. "I've enough on my plate being a mum…. And you seriously want me to be a leader?" Google "What is a leader", and along with over eight hundred million sites, the first answer is "the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country." Oops. I'll join everyone running out the door at that definition!
Personally, I prefer John Maxwell's definition: "Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less." Do you influence anyone? (Hint: your children?) Then you are a leader in some sphere in your life!
Whether you are extending influence at home, in your workplace, at your MOPS group or anywhere else, it's worth stopping and considering how you can be intentional in your influence (or leadership). Don't hide your gifts or allow others to miss out on the gifts you have!
So, let's consider a few qualities that make for effective leadership:
Courage – Being courageous, or brave, shouldn't come as a surprise for us this year. Our theme is "Be You, Bravely". Being a mum takes heaps of bravery. Just being "me" takes courage. And being a leader takes bravery. Be prepared to step outside of your comfort zone and try something new. Say "yes" to that opportunity, and don't let the fear of failing stop you.
Growth – I have an eighteen year old and a sixteen year old. If I mothered them the same way now that I did when they were babies, not only would it be ineffective, it certainly wouldn't help our relationship either! Neither of my offspring want to be spoon fed rice cereal or made to take afternoon naps. My mothering has had to grow and adapt over the past eighteen years. Good leaders are always growing. Sometimes that happens organically, but it also takes intentionality. Kids appear to grow naturally, but they consume a lot of food to do that – which I prepare! Intentionality might look like reading a leadership book, learning a new skill or trying a new way of handling an old problem. It takes a bit of work, but the payoff is definitely worth it.
Authenticity – I don't have it all together. I never have. But for some reason, we think leaders should. Effective leaders recognise that they don't have it together, and are happy to admit that. Bill Hybels said this in his opening address at the 2014 Global Leadership Summit: "Great leaders seldom know what to do but are resourceful". Great leaders are authentic, they don't have it all together, and they don't always know what to do. They're not afraid admit this and ask for help.
Perseverence – just like the little red engine saying "I think I can, I think I can", leaders persevere. Mothering isn't easy. Leadership isn't easy. But leaders (and mothers!) don't give up at the first hurdle, they keep going.
Where do you turn for help in your leadership? How do you grow? I have lots of books I love (including "Just Lead! A No Whining, No Complaining, No Nonsense Practical Guide for Women Leaders in the Church" by Sherry Surrat, MOPS Int CEO & Jenni Catron). I have a mentor that I meet with to talk to and pray with. But my primary source of wisdom and help is God. Jesus summed it up beautifully in John 15:5…
"If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;
apart from me you can do nothing."
I credited John Maxwell with the definition of leadership; let me also give him the last word to leave with you:
"Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another."
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Texas is home to some of the American South's most beautiful natural wonders, including Enchanted Rock State Park and Palo Duro Canyon, nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of Texas" for its multicolored rock walls. The lovely state's major cities make for great weekend getaways, whether you're looking to explore Austin's hip neighborhoods, San Antonio's Spanish missions and theme parks, or Houston's lovely art museums. These suggestions will help travelers looking to plan romantic Texas getaways on a budget, ranging from affordable hotels to day trip destinations without entrance fees or overnight camping charges.
We recommend that you call the attractions and restaurants ahead of your visit to confirm current opening times.
1.Hotel Galvez and Spa
2.Austin City Hotel
3.Berry Springs Park and Preserve
4.Bryan Beach
5.Camp Creek Recreation Area
6.Romantic Getaways in Texas: Crockett Hotel
7.Davis Mountains State Park
8.Romantic Getaways in Texas: Edinburg Executive Inn
9.Romantic Getaways in Texas: Emerald Beach Hotel
10.Romantic Getaways in Texas for Couples: Enchanted Rock State Park
11.Guadalupe Mountains National Park
12.Romantic Getaways in Texas: Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk
13.Romantic Getaways in Texas: Hotel Indigo Waco
14.Lake Limestone
15.Oxford Ranch Campground
16.Couples Getaway Texas: Padre Island
17.Palo Duro Canyon State Park
18.Romantic Getaways in Texas: Red Roof Inn Houston - Westchase
19.Spring Creek Park
20.Couples Getaway Texas: The Stockyards Hotel
21.The Suites at Sunchase
22.Couples Getaway Texas: The Pearl South Padre
23.Walling Bend Park
23 Best Affordable Romantic Getaways in Texas
- Hotel Galvez and Spa, Photo: Hotel Galvez and Spa
- Austin City Hotel, Photo: Austin City Hotel
- Berry Springs Park and Preserve, Photo: achkin/stock.adobe.com
- Bryan Beach, Photo: st_matty/stock.adobe.com
- Camp Creek Recreation Area, Photo: ananaline/stock.adobe.com
- Romantic Getaways in Texas: Crockett Hotel, Photo: Crockett Hotel
- Davis Mountains State Park, Photo: Zack Frank/stock.adobe.com
- Romantic Getaways in Texas: Edinburg Executive Inn, Photo: Have a nice day/stock.adobe.com
- Romantic Getaways in Texas: Emerald Beach Hotel, Photo: Emerald Beach Hotel
- Romantic Getaways in Texas for Couples: Enchanted Rock State Park, Photo: luis sandoval/stock.adobe.com
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Photo: Zack Frank/stock.adobe.com
- Romantic Getaways in Texas: Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk, Photo: Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk
- Romantic Getaways in Texas: Hotel Indigo Waco, Photo: Hotel Indigo Waco
- Lake Limestone, Photo: maskalin/stock.adobe.com
- Oxford Ranch Campground, Photo: Oxford Ranch Campground
- Couples Getaway Texas: Padre Island, Photo: philipus/stock.adobe.com
- Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Photo: Tomasz Zajda/stock.adobe.com
- Romantic Getaways in Texas: Red Roof Inn Houston - Westchase, Photo: Red Roof Inn Houston – Westchase
- Spring Creek Park, Photo: Tomasz Zajda/stock.adobe.com
- Couples Getaway Texas: The Stockyards Hotel, Photo: The Stockyards Hotel
- The Suites at Sunchase, Photo: The Suites at Sunchase
- Couples Getaway Texas: The Pearl South Padre, Photo: The Pearl South Padre
- Walling Bend Park, Photo: Cheyenne/stock.adobe.com
- Cover Photo: philipus/stock.adobe.com
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Much has been said about how artificial intelligence (AI) systems can automate some processes to make them more efficient. Far less attention has been paid to AI's greater power: enabling humans and machines to leverage and amplify each other's strengths.
It's about understanding the "and" between human and machine as well as between automation and augmentation.
I truly believe that humans and machines can become symbiotic partners, working together and pushing one another to higher levels of performance. Moreover, companies can reimagine their business processes to take advantage of collaborative teams of humans working alongside machines.
A new book, "Human + Machine," by Accenture's chief technology & innovation officer Paul Daugherty and managing director James Wilson, describes this dynamic and diverse space as the "missing middle." Why? Because almost no one talks about it, and only a small fraction of companies are working to fill it.
The missing middle lies between the business roles commonly associated with humans (leading, empathizing, creating, judging) and machines (transacting, iterating, predicting, adapting).
Here, humans are needed to develop, train and manage various AI applications. In doing so, they enable those systems to function as true collaborative partners. Machines are then enhancing human skills, such as the ability to process and analyze copious amounts of data from a myriad of sources in real time.
In this space, which is still largely unchartered territory, six new roles for humans and machines are emerging: three for humans, three for machines – all of which ultimately benefit people.
The new human roles center around how people can make AI systems work in a way that complements them:
- Trainers teach AI systems how they should perform to become more human-like. Training requires a multitude of roles and jobs. At the simple end of the spectrum, trainers help natural-language processes and language translators make fewer errors. At the complex end, AI algorithms must be trained to mimic human behaviors. Customer service chatbots, for instance, need to be tweaked to detect the complexities and subtleties of human communication.
- Explainers bridge the gap between technologists and business leaders, providing clarity by explaining the inner workings of complex algorithms to nontechnical professionals. These jobs will become even more important as AI systems become increasingly opaque.
Take ZestFinance for example, which helps lenders better predict credit risk and expand financing to borrowers who might not ordinarily qualify. The company enables lenders to analyze thousands of applicant data points and applies cutting-edge AI technology to arrive at a yes-or-no decision. Given the nature of its business, ZestFinance's customers need to be able to explain the inner workings of the AI system they use to approve loans – and ZestFinance is able to provide that explanation by breaking down the data points considered and what patterns the technology looks for.
- Sustainers then ensure that AI systems are operating as designed — i.e., functioning properly as tools that exist to serve us, making our work and lives easier. By doing so, sustainers will help allay fears of a dystopian future in which robots become sentient and overtake society.
On the machine side, new roles for AI emerge that enable new levels of productivity – augmenting human work. These fall into three categories: amplification, interaction and embodiment.
- In the case of amplification, AI agents give people extraordinary data-driven insights, often using real-time data. It's like your brain, but better. Drug companies for instance are using amplification to monitor the quality control of pharmaceutical drugs after they've been released to the general population.
- Agents of interaction employ advanced interfaces such as voice-driven natural-language processing to facilitate interactions between people or on behalf of people. These AI agents are often designed to have a personality, and they can function at scale – that is, they can assist many people at once. You see them in personal assistant roles and in customer service. IPsoft's help-desk agent is an example of such an agent that operates in the interaction domain.
- While both amplification and interaction are mostly in the software realm, using interfaces that can, in some scenarios, seem almost invisible, embodiment is in tangible, physical spaces. It's AI in combination with sensors, motors and actuators that allow robots to share workspace with humans to engage in physically collaborative work.
In these three new types of missing middle interactions companies are not only gaining super-powered employees, but they're obtaining a whole new way of thinking about the way they run their businesses. Combine this with the three new human roles – trainers, explainers and sustainers which highlight the ways that workers improve the effectiveness of AI – and we start to see the impending shift.
With machines, humans can accomplish more than they can on their own, in the same way that machines are reliant on humans to improve. If done right, it becomes a symbiotic relationship. This is where artificial intelligence becomes "applied intelligence."


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