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GOD GAVE US WINGS
A Journey to Success: Theirs, Mine and Yours!
“This book is not a history of success, it is the beginning of success for women who can see themselves living better lives, and refusing to let their beginnings define their life accomplishments. During my career so many wonderful women have inspired me to keep trying … to keep reaching for those dreams. I hope these women will inspire you, too.”
10 Women. 10 Great Stories.
Houston businesswoman Connie Rankin has gathered the stories of 10 successful women into a book to inspire all women to reach for the heights and achieve their dreams. The women in the book all overcame incredible odds in order to create themselves as exemplary role models for their families, their communities and ambitious women worldwide.
Connie is a shining light for so many other women. It's not surprising that she was recently honored with the prestigious Woman of Influence Award by the National Real Estate Forum for her dedication to helping other women succeed.
The story of God Gave Us Wings in Connie’s own words:
Not too long ago, I had lost my way. After years of being highly motivated, family-oriented and spiritually enriched, all I cared about was running my successful commercial real estate firm. The joy was gone and nothing else mattered ... not my family, not my friends, and not my community.
One day in sheer desperation, I cried out for God to give me back my joy – His answer wasn't what
I expected. I was to write a book called God Gave Us Wings to empower others to move past their fear into faith. Boy, did I try to negotiate, especially when I heard Oprah's story was to be part of the book.
I said, no way, this just isn't possible. Imagine next hearing – I Am! This brought me to my knees crying out, saying – Yes you are!
When you are desperate, you cry out for help — but to whom? The women in God Gave Us Wings, including me, found their cries answered by The One who said, “I am the way.”
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EXCELLENCE IN MARRIAGE by Dr Paul Enenche
In this sermon, Dr Paul Enenche mentioned the path way to excellence. Starting from the singles: All singles should have a clear vision of desired future and that marriage is a clear role of modelling and mentoring. Strong vision and passion for the kingdom in partnership with your creator. The state of your spirit determines the state of your life. Spiritual sensitivity is also a path to an excellent marriage.
The release of negative past experiences. Absolute surrender to God’s perfect will. Active work on character. The rejection of negative family or ancestral power. The possession of the relevant scriptural revelation. The recognition of warning signal. Look beyond the container but look at the content. You need to listen to this sermon if you are yet to get married and those who are already marr…
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Posted on November 29, 2023
Welcome to Berlin and discover the must-experience things! This city seamlessly blends a rich history with a modern, dynamic vibe. From iconic landmarks to trendy neighborhoods, Berlin offers a diverse array of experiences for every type of traveler. Whether you’re a history buff, art enthusiast, or foodie, this city has something special for you. Here’s our curated list of the 10 best things to do in Berlin.
1. Visit the Berlin Wall
Take a step back in time at the East Side Gallery, where a stretch of the Berlin Wall has been preserved and transformed into an open-air art gallery. The murals here tell powerful stories of division, unity, and freedom. It’s a poignant reminder of Berlin’s tumultuous past.
2. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a solemn and thought-provoking site dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims. The striking field of concrete slabs serves as a powerful reminder of the dark chapters of history and invites contemplation on the importance of remembrance.
3. Museum Island
Dive into Berlin’s cultural heritage at Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring five world-class museums. From the ancient artifacts in the Pergamon Museum to the masterpieces in the Bode Museum, this is a haven for history and art enthusiasts.
4. Indulge in Currywurst
Satisfy your taste buds with Berlin’s signature street food – Currywurst. This delicious combination of sliced sausage, curry ketchup, and curry powder is a local favorite. Head to Curry 36 or Konnopke’s Imbiss for an authentic experience.
5. Take a Stroll in Tiergarten
Escape the urban hustle and bustle by exploring Tiergarten, Berlin’s largest and most famous park. Rent a bike or simply take a leisurely walk among the greenery, and don’t forget to visit the picturesque Victory Column at the center.
6. Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
Step into the world of contemporary art at the Hamburger Bahnhof, a former train station turned museum for modern and contemporary art. Located in Moabit, this institution houses a vast collection of works by artists like Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys, and Cy Twombly.
7. Berlin’s Alternative Scene in Kreuzberg
Experience the eclectic and vibrant atmosphere of Berlin’s alternative scene in Kreuzberg. Street art, trendy boutiques, and a diverse culinary scene make this neighborhood a hotspot for creativity and diversity.
8. Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom)
Admire the architecture of the Berlin Cathedral, located on Museum Island. Take a guided tour to learn about its history, climb to the dome for panoramic views of the city, and enjoy the serene atmosphere within.
9. Checkpoint Charlie
Immerse yourself in Cold War history by visiting Checkpoint Charlie, the former border crossing point between East and West Berlin. The Checkpoint Charlie Museum nearby provides a comprehensive look at the era’s events and escape attempts.
10. Explore the Brandenburg Gate
No visit to Berlin is complete without a stop at the iconic Brandenburg Gate. This neoclassical triumphal arch has witnessed pivotal moments in German history and is a must-see for its architectural grandeur. Visit early in the morning to appreciate its beauty and avoid the crowds, and return at night to see it brilliantly illuminated.
Berlin’s distinctive fusion of history, culture, and modernity renders it an enthralling destination for any traveler. Whether you’re delving into historical landmarks, tasting local cuisine, or immersing yourself in the city’s vibrant neighborhoods, Berlin guarantees an unforgettable experience.
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Is Autism Treatable?
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND
Some times the chief complaint really is not.
When her young son, Juan, was 27 months old, his mother, Dolores, consulted me. Juan had been experiencing a recurring otitis media since 1 year of age.
During pregnancy, Dolores had suffered 2 urinary tract infections, which were treated with nitrofurantoin. Emotionally, she also experienced a strong grief.
Her labor with Juan was very long (over 20 hours), and during his first 5 months there was a numbness of the right heel. Shortly after birth he displayed wheezing respiration as well as a tiny amount of blood in his stool, both of which seemed to resolve uneventfully.
Juan was colicky at 4 months.
At 12 months, during a long plane ride, Juan developed a cold that rapidly progressed to an acute otitis.
Ever since then, whenever he developed cold symptoms, otitis was not far behind.
Delores describes the symptoms that were characteristic for her child during illness: “He presses his ear. He desires comfort and responds well to it. His balance is affected and he falls (he’s had several falls). Sleep is terrible.”
Then, suddenly, the consult takes on a different tone as she speaks about symptoms previously never mentioned: “When upset, Juan will bang his head against the sofa (or my chest). When excited, his hands will flap. His speech development has been delayed. He is very active.”
Looking at Delores’ expression and the gentle tears in her eyes, my acute confusion begins to clear. Mom is horribly concerned that her son is autistic – so much so that she does not want to say it out loud. Haltingly and with intermittent expression, she talks about her forebodings and asks if there is something that can be done.
In response, I talk about the positive results that homeopathy has had, adding that although no guarantees can be made, there was hope for improvement.
Juan would be seeing a developmental pediatrician for an assessment. Meanwhile, what could I do? The case seemed almost skeletal. However, Hahnemann tells us always to prescribe on the most pressing and immediately visible complaint. Here it was: the ear.
Using the TBR2 Repertory, edited by George Dimitriadis, I arrived at the rubrification shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Repertorization
Pulsatilla scored high and also struck me as an appropriate remedy in view of Juan’s strong need for and amelioration from comforting.
Plan: Pulsatilla 30C, 2 pellets once daily.
One month later, not only was the ear not mentioned as an issue, but Mom had been to the specialist, who had indeed diagnosed autism.
“But there have been many changes, and starting soon after taking this remedy!” exclaimed Delores. “Juan is making more eye contact. His vocabulary seems improved. He is communicating desires and actually making requests. He expresses empathy and wants to be cuddled more, even when not ill.
“There has been lots of progress in motor movements… His ability to imitate speech is better… Sleep is better.”
Plan: Do not mess with what is working. Continue the remedy.
Verbal expression was much improved. Motor skills had likewise improved.
He had stopped shaking his head. The spinning was almost gone, and he was having fewer tantrums. There was still lots of flapping of the hands. He was showing more understanding of his own and others’ emotions. He was displaying more humor. Spelling was better, but writing was still difficult.
He still had frequent colds, barely recovering from one when the next one would begin. No otitis, though.
He was fond of meat, bread, and smoothies. He disliked mixing of food textures.
At this point, Juan has been taking Pulsatilla 30C for 3 years.
“This remedy has been amazing,” Mom exclaims. “Juan now sleeps through the night. He does get upset easily, but is much easier to calm down. I will talk things out, and he will understand and respond. He is very loving and sympathetic. He still hates haircuts, but will tolerate them.
“His speech has dramatically improved. He is among the top students in his class in math. Juan is now reading at a grade-2 level [he’s currently in grade 1].
“We notice that before stool he is more quiet, and after stool more cheerful.
“He still likes meat and sweets, especially ice cream.
“Colds are far less frequent.”
Juan responded dramatically to Pulsatilla 30C, based on the totality of a recurrent acute otitis. The remedy also benefitted his chronic issues.
The initial prescription was based on only 4 rubrics that clearly pointed towards consideration of a polycrest remedy. This elegant simplicity, based on simple observation and the accurate proving symptoms of Hahnemann, is among the great medical miracles of history.
Homeopathy is a scientific, flexible, and reliably effective tool in the hands of a well-trained practitioner.
Training in a skill-set that is consonant with Hahnemannian practice has been very absent in some of our schools. Such training is foundational in promoting a truly wholistic perspective – a perspective that we are also losing in favor of an “evidence-based” protocol-driven-mindset that is far more allopathic. We are in danger of losing so much when we sacrifice principles in order to appease our medical colleagues.
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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1910)
I? rhl smjfsm Published Every Thursday by The Herald Publishing Company. LLOYD C. THOMAS, Business Mffr. JOHN BEACH, Ass't, Bus. Mgr. JOHN W. THOMAS Hdllor Entered at the postoflice at Alliance, Nebraska, (or transmission through the mails, as second-class matter. Subscription, $1.50 per year in advance. THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGh ADVERTISING OY THE CTjgnaai QENBRAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES THURSDAY, OCTOBER ao, 1910. Hiart-to-Heart on Politics As editor of Tho Herald, I wish to have a liitle hearV'to-heart talk with its readers on the political situation in Nebraska. In order that it may be clearly understood by all who is tho writer of this article, I am dis carding, for the present, tho edi torial we", using instead the pronoun "I", and will sign my tmine. In writing on politics, I have no wrong to avenge or ax to grind. I am not u disappoined office seeker, and am not a candi date for any office, either elective or appointive, I am supporting certain men for office because of what they stand for; and in op posing other candidates, I do so, not becauso of any ill will to wards them, but because it is my belief that their election would not be for the best interest of the people as a whole. I am supporting democratic candidates, not because they are called "democrats", but because I believe that in Nebraska and most of the other states they are moro favorable to the rights of the common people than are their political opponents. This is par ticularly true of the candidates for congress and theU. S. senate. With the exception of thocandi date for governor who, although nominally the democratic candi date was in fact nominated by republican voters, the democratic candidates for state offices will undoubtedly, if elected, give tho people of the state as good, or better, service than can be reas onably expected of their republi can opponents, ij they should be elected. 1 do not require of any candi date, in order to receive my vote and support, that he believe as I do on all public questions; but I will not support any candidate for a legislative office or for gov ernor who cannot be depended upon to favor the rule of the people, or to yield to the de mands of a majority of the peo ple when clearly expressed, or to give to the people the right to govern themselves by means of direct legislation, o p e rating through the initiative and refer endum. For this reason I am supporting the democratic can didates for the legislature who are for direct legislation but not in favor of county option, in preference to tho republican candidates who have declared themselves for county option (which I also endorse), but who are either opposed to direct legis lation or are silent on that sub ject. Of course, in speaking of supporting democratic candi dates for the legislature, I do not mean this as an endorsement of the few traitors to democratic principles renominated for the state seuate in the eastern part of the state. They who wore "political assassins" in the legis lature of 1009 will probably be the same in tlitPlegislature of 1011, if members of it. The same test is applied to' candidates for governor. It would be tho acme of inconsistency to require a candidate for the legislature to pledge himself to the rule of the people, and at the same time support a candidate for governor who boasts that, if elected, lie will veto any bill that does not suit him, no matter how largo a majority of tho people may wish to have it enacted into law. For the above reasons, I am unalterably opposed to the elec tion of Jim Dahlman. To one who has observed closely the trend of politics as long as I have, it is plainly evident that some men elected to public office are controlled by a few men back of them. Two years ago I was a resident of Omaha, and voted for most of the democratic candidates for tho legislature from Douglas county. I did this knowing that their views on some public questions differed m pJTfflffiiisffljnai from mine, but they wero run ning on a platform pledged to "let the people rule." They were elected. At the ensuing session of the legislature a bill was introduced providing for the adoption of direct legislation. It passed the lower house of the legislature; a democratic gover nor was ready to sign it; but three "political assassins", elect ed to the state senate, as demo crats, from Douglas county, con niving with a few others of their ilk from outside of that county, and combining with standpat re publicans, defeated the bill that embodied the principles that are dearer to me than anything else in politics. This they did at the behest of "special interests" in Omaha and South Omaha. And to think that I had voted for the men who played the Judas Iscariot! Doc Tanner, et al. But what has this to do with the election of governor this year. I wish that every voter in Nebraska knew as well as I do what it has to do with it. The identical interests that backed and controlled the traitorous democratic state senators, are backing Jim Dahlman and if he is elected will as absolutely dic tate his official action. What have the people of Nebraska, who want laws enacted for the common good, to hope for from such an administration? John W. Thomas. School Notes The manual training benches arrived mid were installed in the Central build ing last week. Class work was begun at once. This work is open to the boys of the seventh grade. A parliamentary law class, open to all students in the high school, has been organized and will meet one per iod per week with Prin. Williams. About 15 pupils have enrolled for this work. Elsie Krajicek, who fias but recently recovered from a severe attack of ty phoid fever, entered school last week but found that she was still too weak to take up her school duties. We hope that she may regain her strength rap idly and soon be with us again. The boys have begun practice for basket ball and the girls will begin soon. Principal Williams will have charge of the hois' team and Mr. Mey ers the girls. About 25 boys nrc try ing out for a place on the team and from this number we should be able to have a winning team again this year. Miss Gul'tis has charge of the class in Argumentation. This year's debat ing team will probably be selected from this class, although there is nothing to prevent students who do not enroll for Argumentation from entering the pre liminary debate and winning a place on the team Last rear Alliance won the district championship and we hope to do so again this year. The High School Orchestra furnished music for the evening session of the l-.irmer's Institute. The orchestra is under the leadership of Prin. Williams. The following is the membersh ip nd the instrument played: First Violin Naomi Nelson, Paul Thomas, Harold Thomas; Second Violin Dwight Hu ston, Jessie Taylor, Mabel Worley; Clarinet Charley Spacht, Charles La mon; Comet Merritt Chaffee, William Lamon; Violoncello Carl Thomas; Trombone Norman McCorkle. Mr. Williams; Pianist Beulah Smith. T. A. Giercns and Prof. Jno. Bower, ol Lincoln, and Miss Nellie Maxwell, of Wisconsin, accompanied by W. K, Speucer, Secretary of the Farmers' In stitute Association, visited the high school Tuesday. The first three men tioned were in Alliance to speak before the Farmers' Institute. The domestic science class, accompanied by their teacher, Miss Davis, attended the wo men's session Tuesday afternoon to hear Miss Maxwell's address on "Sug gestions About Feeding a Family". Dr. Slagle will conduct medical ex amination of students at the Emerson and Central buildings on Monday ami Tuesday respectively of each week. In case the child is in need of medical attention the parent will be notified and advised to consult a physician. Many times poor work in school is due to iiui iiraim or ueiecuve eyesight or both and the reason is unkhowu to teacher or parent. Adenoids are re sponsible for a gieat many cases of ap parant dullnes, which usually disap pears upon the removal of the ade noids. Throat trouble is a prolific source of cases that are hard to disci pline. We hope that the parents will co-operate with the school in this mat ter that the greatest good may result. Civil Service Examination A civil service examination will be held on Nov. 23, 1010, at tle following named places in Nebraska: Alliance, .Aurora, Beatrice, Columbus, Fairbury, Fremont, Grand Island, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, Lincoln, McCook, Nebraska City, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, South Omaha and York. This examination will be to fill vacancies as they may occur in the position of forest clerk (male), at an entrance salary of ?i,ioo or $1,200 per annum. An application to receive consideration for this examination must be made to I, M. Shoemaker, secretary 8th civil service district, St. Paul, Minn., and must reach his office before the hour of closing business on November 5th. For application blanks and further information apply to . N, Johnston, secretary local civil sen-ice board, at tho Alliance post office- Farmers' Institute Pursuant to announcement published in the local papers the farmers instl tute convened Tuesday of this week. As that dav happened to be one of the worst of the season, the attendance was not nearly as large as it would have been had the weather been as fine as it was previously and as it has been since. 1 lie program, as puunsiicu 111 The Herald, was rendered with plight change and was highly Appreciated. These institutions are a source of pleasure and profit to those who at tend, and it is to be hoped that the weather will be more favorable when the next is held. RAILWAY NOTES AND PERSONALS Brakcman Christensou has a broken arm, the result of a fall from the engine at Hecla last Saturday. He will be unable to work for some time, so he has gone to. his home near Lincoln. Mrs. A- E. Nelson enjoyed a short visit fronva brother from New Castle last Thursday. He was on his wav to Omaha with five cars of sheep. Brakcman Fred Vaughn returned Monday from a visit in Broken ,Bow. His broken fingers will keep him from work for some time. Fireman P. J. Moore , who came here three months ago from Litchfield, has resigned from the service. He ex pects to travel for a Lincoln creamery- Mrs. Robert Varbough and daughter passed through Alliance Saturday night on their way to Sterling. Mrs. H. H. Giles is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Sedwick. Operator Rousseau is building a five room modern bungalow in Alliance. It is located near the Convent. Mr. W. A. Polenz is a new brake man lately employed. Fireman Catl Soreuson has been sent to Crawford Hill where he will fire one of the big Malleys. It is rumored that Engineer Sam Burchell has resigned and will join his friend John Adams in Montana. fr LOCAL PARAGRAPHS COAL Phone your order to No. 15. 44-tf2o0 The P. E. O. was entertained by Mrs. J. Kridlcbaugh on Monday. Dwight Huston entertained the B. B. Club last Monday evening. The usual good time was had. There will be no meeting of the Wo man's Club Friday alternoon. Mem bers are requested to note the change. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church will meet in the basement of the church next Wednes day afternoon at 2:30. We have an article from L. M. E. Anderson, on the subject of astrology, which is quite interesting but which is crowded out of this issue. Gregory Ztirn. who is the delegate of the Alliance I. O. O. F., left Mon day afternoon to attend the state con vention. He will return the last of the week. Miss Frances Stuckey, who is a sis ter of the Stuckey Sisters, successors to Mrs. Regan, and who has been at tending the Peru Normal, is a new pupil at the high school. C- M. Dowlei, a member of the hos pital corps at Fort Robinson, and who 1 was in Alliance with the soldier boys on July 4th, is spending a few days visiting with friends in Alliance. The Bennett Piano Co., through Mrs. John Wiker, local manager, has recently sold a line Packard piano to I. E. Murray; a KurUman to Thomas Kateu; a Packard to Miss Bruce; and a Krell auto-piano to Mrs. S- Sears of Hyaunis. Mrs. A. E. Swausun and daughter, Elizabeth, of South Dakota, are visit ing Mis, John Wiker and mother, Mis. Morris. Mrs. Swausou is a Morris girl and spent a big part of her life time in Alliance. Her many friends are glad to see her. We regret to learn that Rev. J. M. Huston has resigned the pastorate of the Alliance Baptist church and, with his family, will leave some time in November for Ohio, his future field of labor. He has several openings in that state, but has not decided vet which he will accept. We wish him success wherever he may locate. gwlis In Front of the Palace Livery Stable you can nearly always see a rig getting ready to slart out. We will send one any distance, for any purpose, at any lime. We answer all calls promptly and will be glad to serve you in any way in which a rig is required. H. P. COURSEY, Prop. I'lIONH 7a NEBRASKA NEWS Railway Commissioner Gowgill Expires at Lincoln. FORMER MAYOR OF HOLDREGE, Leading Banker and Land Owner In Western Nebraska Had Long Been .Sufferer From Bright' Disease and Was Stricken With Paralysis Week Ago While Attending Ball Game. Lincoln. Oct 17. W. H. Cowglll, state railway commissioner, died last night. Mr. Cowglll had for some time been suffering from acute Bright's dis ease, and while attending a ball game a week ago he was stricken with paralysis. Since he was stricken ho had for the most part been In a state of coma. Mr. Cowglll was born Dec. 23, 1858, and came to Nebraska In 1882, teach ing school In Saline county. He was ejected railway commissioner In 1908. He is survived by his wife and two children. Ho was president of the Na tional Association of Suggestive Ther apeutics. At the time of his election as railway commissioner Mr. Cowglll was mayor of Holdrege, a leading banker and land owner and one of the most popular public citizens. KILLS HIS ASSAILANT Klnkalder, After Repeated Beatings From Robert Ferrin, Shoots Him. Gordon, Neb., Oct. 17. A fatal ahootini; affray occurred In the Fair Btore, In which Robert Ferrin was shot through the abdomen nnd died twenty minutes later. The shooting was done by Charles Briley, a Klnkald homesteader, who has been staying in Gordon nnd working for the last six or eight months. It was the result of an old feud between Briley and Ferrin. About six mouths ago Briley was nssnnlted In the cabin on his home stead nnd severely beaten by Fetrln, since which Briley hns lived In Gor don, fearing to reside upon his home stead. About six weeks ago Briley was again nssaulted upon the streets of Gordon nnd was ngaln severely beaten. While Briley was sitting In front of the First National bank conversing with friends, Ferrin approached him and an altercation ensued, in which Ferrin was slain. BOYCOTT COMES OVER BRIDGE Farmers of Polk and Merrick Aroused by Attempt to Enjoin Construction. Chirks, Neb., Oct. 18. Tho commu nity is very much worked up over the building of a bridge across the Platte river at Havens, the county commls sloneiB of Polk county and the board of supervisors of Merrick county hav ing decided the bridge should be built. Somo of the business men of both Clarka and Silver Creek have filed an Injunction against the bridge and oth ers signed a subscription to help de fray expenses of the same. The farm ers nnd taxpayers whom the brhlgo would Interest having learned the names of the business men who Bigned the papers have organized nnd de cided to trade only with the business men of both places who did not sign the subscription. MUST SERVE SENTENCES Supreme Court Not to Review Rich-ards-Comstock Cases. Washington, Oct. 18. The supreme court of the United States refused to review the conviction on charges of land frauds in Nebraska of Bartlett Richards, Will G. Comstock, Charles C. Jameson nnd Aquilla Trlplett. Richards and Comstock were sen tenced to Imprisonment for one year and Jameson and Trlplett for eight months, besides being fined. Assault Upon Alliance Marshal. Alliance, Neb., Oct. 17. In taking a drunk whom he had arrested at the Alliance cafe to jail. Marshal Marten was violently assaulted by a man who gave his names as Hughes, who came up from behind and knocked the mar shal down, which caused him to re wb nis prisoner. They then both started on n run, the marshal firing nn ineffectual shot, after which his revolver missed fire. The drunk was soon recaptured, but Hughes mado Tor the railway yards, and it was only with the assistance of several citizens that he was ultimately rounded up nnd taken Into custody. Nebraska Pastor to Wed. Elgin, 111., Oct. 17. Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Steinwart have Issued Invita tions to the marriage of their daugh ter, Lydln, to Rev. Herman A. I-uifer for Oct. 22. The groom to be Is pastor of a church at Ashley, N. D., and has Just accepted a call to a church at Litchfield. Neb. Millers Meet at Lincoln. Lincoln, Oct. 15. Twenty-five mem bers of the South Platte Millers' club met at tho Lindell for an Informal dis cussion of the wheat mnrket. Millers from over the entire PIntto valley were In attendance. Two Accidents at Seward. Seward, Neb.. Oct. 17. Alex Haine had half of his right hund torn off In a grain elevator. Peter Gerkln, an other farmer, had n shoulder blade broken by falling under a heavy wagon. HITCHCOCK MAXES REPLY i Answers Bartley Charges Made by Ed gar Howard of Columbus. Omaha, Oct. 17. Gilbert" M. Hitch cock, Democratic candidate for United States senator, lssuefi a statement lit regard to the Bartley charges agalnat hlni, preferred through Edgar Howard of Columbus. Mr. Hitchcock's statement Is In sup port of his previous statement that he "nover borrowed state funds and does not owe the state treasury any money." He calls attention to the photo graphic copy which Howard published of the letter writtom by him to Bartley, and says! 'This letter shows, r tendB to show, that I provided for the taking up of an old note for $1,000 by dividing It Into Ave short time notes with a view to early payment. These notes, as a mat ter of fact, were paid dollar for dollar." This loan, he says, was made orig inally for a larger amount, he thinks for $2,000, at a time when Bartley waa a banker, In the money lending busi ness, at Atkinson, Neb., as well an state treasurer. It was four years be fore Bartley became a defaulter. Mr. Hitchcock denies that he ever borrowed any other money of Bartley. He tells, however, of his having given a note for $3,000 to an Omaha banker. secured by a second mortgage, which note was later transferred by this banker to Bartley. Mr. Hitchcock says he did not learn of this transfer till several yenrs later, when the first mortgage on the property was fore closed and the property sold. Mr. Hitchcock says that though this note was not given to Bartley by hlni, nnd was neither a legal nor moral obligation, he nevertheless "turned over to R. I Metcalfe, then editor of the World Herald and also a friend of Bartley, the adjustment of Bartley's outlawed claim, and they settled It, the note being surrendered." DIES AFTER THIEF DRUGS HIM Aged Papilllon Man Is Found In Dying Condition. Papilllon, Neb., Oct. 17. Drugged, tobhed of $100 and left lying behind a livery stable here, Henry Corey, an uged resident, died shortly after lie was found. A young man, claiming Milwaukee as his home, who fre quently has been In company with Corey for the last three or four days, has not been seen since Corey was discovered dying. Corey was unable to tell an Intelll pent story of IiIb experience, and tho disappearance of the man who had been associating with him Is the oly suggestion of a clue. Little is known of the man who has disappeared. DIVISION CASE DRAWS CROWD Host of Witnesses Being Introduced in County Fight. Broken Bow, Neb., Oct. 17. As a I result of the mandamus proceedings in the district court against the coun ty board of supervisors on the di vision question, that body again took up the petitions on the proposed coun ties of Com and Rose, whether an election Is to be granted. The hear ing is attracting nn unusual amount of attention. The nntls are having the petitions examined name by name and arc Introducing a number of wit nesses, while the dlvlsionlsts are here In full force, with their attorneys. From the mass of testimony to be Introduced the hearing will probably fast several days. Library Association. Lincoln, Oct. 17. The Nebraska State Library association will meet In Lincoln during the present week. The first thiee sessions will be held in tho rarlors or the Lincoln city library. Ihe session or Thursday will be held al the state farm. The officers of tho association are: Anna V. Jennings of Kearney, president; Mary K. Hay of Lincoln, fit at vice president; Margaret A. O'Brien ot Omaha, second vice president; Guess Humphrey or Lin coln, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Annie Tawney Buried. Cedar Bluffs, Neb., Oct. 17. The fu neral services for Mrs. Annie Tawney were held in the First Presbyterian church In this city, Rev. J. II .McCon nell, pastor of tho church, preaching the sermon. Among those attending wero Congressman James A. Tawney of Winona, Minn., and Judge Tawney of that state also. Congressman Taw ney is a stepson of the deceased, as Is also Judge Tawney. Interment took place In Maple Grove cemetery beside her husband. Tear Arm Ned Wins Cup Stake. Sutton. Neb., Oct. 17. Tear Arm Ned won the cup stake. Genevieve won the purse stake and Chief Crazy Snake won the plate stake In the coursing meet that closed hero. The 6take Is tho largest ever run by tho Association and tho nominators are leaving for their homos and tho Okia-homa-KaiiBns meet to be held in New kirk, Okla. Presbyterians to North Platte. Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 17, The Pres byterian synod voted to hold the next meeting at North Platte. Rev. N. H. Camp spoke of the importance of re ligious worship in tho home, with suggestions us to helpful ways and means to this end. Cowglll's Condition Worse. Lincoln. Oct. 17. W. II. Cowglll, member of Ihtf state railway commis sion, is In a very had condition and Ills life now bangs by a very slender thread. Ho Isin a qomatoso state. 4"I"M"M"CM 1 CONDENSED NEWS X I $ The Atlantic squadron Is preparing for a forelgu cruise. Striking garment workers started a riot In Halstead street, Chicago. Many were hurt and nine arrested. A woman physician of New York urges Americans to learn the art of resting In order to sae health. Edward N. Whttson, judge of tho United States circuit court of tho eastern district of Washington, died In Spokane. Because John Land, a farmer living near Kansas City, killed hU dog and refused to pay for It, James Hunt shot and killed Land. It Is estimated that 5,000 membors . of the Portuguese religious orders, ex pelled from their own country, havo taken refuge In Spain. One thousand employees of the Illi nois Central shops at Paducah, Kj., who have been on a strike Blnce Wed nesday, returned to work. Fears att entertained at Kingston that the Cayman islands have been, devastated by the storm which haa -passed over the West Indies. The pope's health again causes anx iety, further complications having arisen in addition to the gout, from which ho has been a long sufferer. The Philadelphia American leaguo team defeated the Chicago National league team by a score of 4 to 1 In tho first game of the series for the world's championship. A bomb exploded in a street in tho Ternes quarter of Paris, injuring a street cleaner. The police raided an anarchist resort and arrested about a score of Inmates. Union pressmen on three Denver morning papers struck. The papers are being printed In somewhat re duced size, on hand presses or by oth er available means. Members of the foreign colony at Guanajuato, Mexico, are aroused over the murder of Valentine Wilson, an English mining man, who was stabbed to death by miners. Theodore Roosevelt's throat is In such bad tjjnpe and he Is so worn out physically after his strenuous tours that It was decided to cut down his original campaign schedule Regular operation of Michigan Cen tral passenger trains' through the re cently completed tunnel under the De troit river, connecting that city with Windsor, Ont., have began. Moro than 5,000 persons attending the national coiiventlon of the Chris tian church at Topeka, Kan., took I'ar' In a great outdoor communion servico on the state capitol grounds. One mau was killed and another in jured when n donkey .derailed a Santa Fe engine at Greenfield, N. M. Fire man J. H. Sauter was scalded to der.th and Engineer , A. Rlchey burned. Following a quarrel, Mrs. Alva Dan iel, wlte of a leal estate dealer of Dan ville, III., tired two bullets Into her husband's back and then killed her self. The husband probably will die. Charged with murdering her hus band, George E. Johnson, by poisoning so that she could get $12,500 on Insur ance policies carried on his life, Mrs. Etta Young Johnson was arrested in Splceland, Ind. Foitysix Koreans have been cre ated peers by the Japanese govern ment Four refused to accept tho honor and one Is reported to havo committed suicide because a peerago was offered to him. The entile French press extols Pre mier Briand as nn ironhanded leader who has suved France from a great economic and social crisis by tho stoniest measures which could be un dertaken by the republic In the recent strike. Shot In tho head by a stray bullet trom the rllle of an unknown hunter nt Genoa, Wis., Alfred Foster, ongl neor of the Oriental limited, fell over In his cnb, but revived, grasped tho throttle and brought his train to La crosse. King Aironso XIII. or Spain Is form ing a curious, although somewhat ghastly, museum, where are grouped the various objects which have been used In attempts against his person, together with objects which havo plared his life In danger. During nn amateur bull fight In tho village of Barajas, Spain, a stand col lapsed, with the result thnt one per son was killed nnd four badly injured. In addition a bull killed one of tho amateurs and severely Injured n young girl, who was thrown into tho ari'iia. Railroad Wins Suit. Washington, Oct. IS. The suit by the government to recover $2.50 an acre for about 4,000 acres or land In Kossuth, Palo Alto and Dickinson counties, Iowa, claimed to have been patented erioneously to the Chicago, Milwaukee nnd St. Paul Railway com pany, was docidod by the supremo couit of the United States in ravor of the railroad. Roosevelt Back on Stump. New York, Oct. IS. Colonel Roose velt resumed his campaign In this state In the Interest of Henry L. Stlm son, Republican nominee for governor. The colont-l spoko ut Yonkers, Schenectady and Troy Saves Kentucklan From Mob. Lawrenceburg, Ky., Oct. 17. Out witting a mob, a deputy sheriff saved Klrby Lefler. alleged wife beater, from probable lyushing and lodged him In jail here.
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I i ,S(,.( lh " " Harrison Press -Journal. 1 VOL. XVI. II JL:R,:RISO:N UBBRASKA, THTJZRZDIT, vJTJLY 16. 1903. ISO. 3 LOCAL NEWS OF THE TOWN. I it dot enough for you Uwm days? Dick Lever came up from Cbadroo this week. Bob Porter ww down from Wyo. Uiis week. H. Zimmerman wan up from Bod ire yesterday. Mr. ami Mr. Hitl Shatto were in our city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Coffee went through tows Monday. Will Bourret was up from Running water Tuesday. Barney Jordan has been visiting in town this week. Miss Anna Neece is staying at J. E Marsteiler's now. Born To Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Marsteller last Monday, a nut, llarry Duugherty was down from Hat creek, Wyo. this week. ' John Brown was up from his ranch Dear Five Points Monday. John Herman and wife were down from Eckard, S. I). Tuesday. George llavis and family were down from Pleasant Ridge Tuesday. Mrs. Hob Jordan ha been visiting with Mrs. Martin Carroll in town this week. Curl lleutneier and H. E. Miller were up from Crawford the llrst of Uie week Mr. and Mrs. Ed O'Conner and Mrs, Pontius were visiting at Bordeaux last week. We had a glorious ruin here Saturday night whioli uiakes every tiling look reviving.. TO I X It K A(IJ) IN ONK If AY. Take Uixutivn llro ' oyuluiue lublnts. All droguu r.-iuuM tin) money It If fulU lo OMio, K. W. Grove' sltfuitturu Uou ewli bun. Me. ion SALE. 41 head of well bred cattle; mostly she Mock. For particulars nee C A. Luison, Harrison, Nubr. Floyd s.'lurk came down from the flddle back ranch two week ago and has lieeii visiting in Cliaurou since. He returued back this week. la toe coiufuissioners proceedings last wee the valuation lor bridges was Omitted. It should lutve read 4 mills on the dollar valuation. For a lazy liver try Chamberlain's 8loiaach arid Liver Tablets. They invig orate the bowels and prevent bilious attacks. For sale by All Druggists. Great Outline left lor California Mon day. Frank Nutto accompauiug him. We aacUrstund Mr. Nutto goes to hunt a, location, and if satisfactory, he will move there in the future. M, A Aaien, a doctor from 8argent. Naur, arrived here yesterday uioruing and will remain heie for about three months. If he likes this part of the country by that lime he will locale here. Mrs. Prid'iy received a letter from Mrs. Thornton, alondjiy (I,U m July tliu 3rd. They were at W lieder, b. U. and are getting along nicely on their jorney. Tlieir horses have caused tliem no trouble.. There are a few of our lata customers thai have not sellled their accounts, we would be pleased to have these come in aud settle, for we are anxious to close up all our account. Marstoller Bros. Cholera. Infantum. This has Jong beeu regarded as one of the most dangerous and futal diseases to which infants are subject. Iv can be cur- ad, however, when properly treated. All that is Mccaasary is to give Chamber lain's Coke, Cholera and Uarrhoea Rem edy aod oaslor oil, as directed with each bottle, aad a cure is certain. For ule by All Druggist. Neuoe. The directors af tle Lucky Hunter Mining Co, recently decided to raie the price of their shares from 80 to 80 cent and set Un oate for July 20th. It tuts rvoeatly developed, that quite a number of people cxK-cled to Invest, but are not fni ready, aad to accommodate them it. t.i-4 been d tiled to si lead the time to Augutl 19ih. This will be the txlreme Ifioi l al the present price. UFjMDaSecy. HERE AND THERE Ttttttt 1 T I ttttttttt TTTTTT J. A. Phipps was up from Agate Mon day Tom Umes was up from Boggy thi week. County Clerk Itaum spent Sunday at home. Win. Martin was up from Carey yesterday. Howard Wickersham returned to S. D. Monday night. J. H. Newlin was doing business in town Monday. Ex sheriff Dargan of Chadron was in town tins week. Chan, Smith and wife were up from Hewitt this week. Oscar Story and wife from Story were in town yesterday. Stewart Sides was down from hie ranch in Wyoming yesterday. Rev, Horton and wife are visiting at Pleasant Ridge tiiis week. Success follow in the wakeof judicious advertising. Printers' Ink. M. J. Carroll and daughter Mary were up from tile valley Tuesday, Ed Hoi lings Worth was down from hi ranch on Indian creek yesterday. Sunday school at 10 o'clock; every body invited. W. li. DaVIH; Supt, Frank Lewis was up from Hunter Tuesday. He reported Mrs. Lewis as be ing better. J. H. Lacy 's building is devouring coat of point, winch means that it about completed. lr. Richurds was up from Crawford Monday to see Mrs. W. C. O'Conner, who ius a severe attack of the rheumatism. J. M. Hoyt, father of W. L. Hoyt arrived here from Elburn, III. last Thurs day to-eteit with Mr. Hoyt and family for a while. If you want tlie best cheese you ever eat call on J. B. Johnson near Qien. He has a good supply on hand, aod of the finest quality. " The lecture given at. the church last Wednesday evening, July 8. by Rev. E Horn, of Alliance was very attractive and interesting. Everybody was pleased with it and sy they would like to hear t again, and if the same lecture was to be given here iiguin I he audience would be much lurger. Some say it was the best thing they ever heard in Harrison Tlie views produced on the canvass were very life I ike and would interest aoy body. They were photographed by himself as he made the trip around Uie world. Tlie toe Cream Social, and Entertain ment given by the Royal Neighbors prov ed as usual a grand success. Tlie Royal Neighbors never do things by halves which every one that was present last night can testify. There was a large crowd present and after eating all the ice cream in sight they repaired to the hall where they were delightfully entertained by songs, peeclss and drills which were cheered heartily by all present. Peggy Uolittle's Political speech was wilt), and full of facts as well as fun, and from the applause and cheers that went up, Peggy may feel tliat the made a hit. The bonuet drill given was unique, and laughable and we are sure everybody wilflook forward with pleasure for the next entertainment given by this Royal band. Very Remarkable Cure ef IMexnrheea, "About six years ago for the Urst time in mv life I hud a sudden and severe attack of diarrhoea," say Mrs. Alice Miller, of Morgiui, Texas. "I got tem porary relief, but it came hack again and again, and for six long years I have suf fered more misery and agony liiao I can tell. It was worse than dealh. My husband spent hundreds of dollar for physicians' prescriptions awl treatment without anvil. Finally we moved to Bosque county, our present home, and one day I hapaiied to see an advertise ment of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a testimonial of a man who had been cured by It. The case was so similar to my own (hat I concluded to try tbe remedy. The result was wonderful, I could hardly realise that I was well sgaio, or believe it could be so after having suffered so long, but that one bottle of medicine, costing but a few cents, cured ma." For sal aj All Drugjfista. All DruasUata Will Buy It aWck. You assume no risk when you buy Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarr hoer Remdey. All Druggists will refund your money if you are not satisfied after using it. It is everywhere admitted lo ha the most successful remedy in use for bowel complaints and the only one that never fails. It is pleasant, safe aod reliable. Notick. The report is out that the Junior Nor mal has closed on account of small pox. I wish to say this is untrue. Tlie Normal has not closed and is progressing nicely. I am informed that ooe house was quar antined but it proved not to be small-pox but only a scare. This shows the board of health is extremely cautious to keep all contagious deseases down and I think no teacher need be afraid to attend the Normal. Institute time is approaching and each teacher who wishes to prepare for examination could not do better than attend the normal. Yours very respectfully. Conrad Parsons. Co. Supt. Notice to land owners. To all to whom it may concerr The commissioner appointed to locate a road, commencing a point where county- road No. 4 intersects the half section line running east, west through section 21 Twp. 82, Range f5, thence east, on abou 30 rods, thence 142 rods South in a cir cuitous direction and connecting with said road No, 4 at apoint on or abo'it one fourth of a mile from Uie point when it leaves said above mentioned half section line, and also to vacate that portion of county road No. 4 from the point where the proposed road connects with road No. 4 to the point it intersects said road No. 4 as now established. And all objections there to or claims for damages must be Hied on or before noon August the 8th 1903. or said road will be established with out reference there to and also the said vacation will be granted. Wm. J. A. Raum. Clerk Hunter Happenings; Mrs. Weir came back Saturday. -More business than ever this week. Mrs. frank liewis is recovering very fast. Aksel Madsan is now working for Mr. Proctor. Mr. Shepherd and family moved up the road Tuesday. . Mr. Qeo. Harvev and wife moved to Crawford Monday. Mrs. Knapp, Mrs. Smokes sister left for Inme in Michigan Monday evening. Mr. Richard Hunter went to Harrison Monday returning the same evening. Mrs. Graham, Mr. Jack Cook and little John came over from Agate Tuesday. Mr. J. R. Hunter went down the road the last of the week, returning Monday. Tom Jones and family visiteii at Frank Lewis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Unitt were also there. We saw our old friend Mr. Mudsen on Uie freight Monday evening. We wer glad to see him. Bol'QUKT. War Bonnet Topics. Miss Leoa Kraft of bodarc attended our 8. 8; Prank Scott and family dined on there claim Stinnay. Virg Hester and wife were at Robt. Keels Sunday. Miss Bertha Hubbard visited at Sam Knoris 8unday. Miss Annie Walker is working at the S Eat presert. Henry Hewitt is working for Mr. Dunlap at present. Marcus Valdex and Henry Mornvek have beeu haying for the past week. Remember preaching next Sunday at P. M. after S. S. Come one and all. Dan Slattery and his mother and sister Alice visited at Jack Finlev's Sunday. A flue rain visited this locality Inst Saturday night which was much needed. Bud Johnson of east Hat creek was up and cut his fathers rye for him last week. W, li, Dunn took hit departure for Denver last Wednesday evening," to resume his work on the railroad. Misa Lillie Dorman took her departure for her home in Kansas last Monday night. Now we are in need of an assistant superintendent in our 8. B. Last Friday being Frank Uubbards28th irthday they celebrated with a picnic attended by a few friends and relatives, aod they will rrnember the merry time they had. ' Mrs 8am Seaman had the misfortune to have quit a number of large young chickens killed by skunks. Just killed aod left lay. They killed the skunks but that didn't bring Ufa lo the chickens. Pxuor. No man or woman in the state will hesitate to speak well of Chamberlain' Stomach and Liver Tablets after once trying them. They always produce pleasant move meal of the bowels; im prove the appetite and strengthen the digestion. For sale by All Druggist. Wyoming. I In - - o Andrew Christian dipped hi cattle this week. Rev. and Mrs. Horton were visiting on the Rklgt this week. Sunt. Cudebeck visited the schools in district No. 7, last week. J. J. ZumBrunnen had to pull his pump on last Friday. Quite a hot time to be out f water. We learn that Ihe little girl who was run over by a horse, in Lusk, the 4th is getting aleng all right; and the man Perry, who was riding the horse, was giveu his liberty on Sunday morning. He said that it was sure the Keely Cure for him. While Leslie Crane was breaking prairie one day Inst week, and growling at the dry weather, a hail storm came along and pelted him right hard, one stone striking him on the head which raised quite a large lump. It also injur ed his rye and barley crop considerably. On lustSaturday night two heavy rains passed over our settlement accompanied by a high wind and some hail. Tlie light ening was terriltc while Uie thunder kept up a constant roar. No damage is reported, from it so fur, but in the even irig a storm passed across the south west corner, accompanied by hail which killed all of John Lohr's turkies. Miss Florence Christian closed a success ful term of school, in the east school, on last Friday. A number of the patrons were there and a good time was had. At noon a table was improvised and loaded with; the best of viands to which we sat and refreshed the inner man. There was lemonade by the gallon which was enjoy ed bj' all. We went away feeling that it wa4good to be there. t Rev, Horn, assisted by Rev. Ilortoh, gave a lecture, on his trip around the world at ttie hall, on last Thursday night, The lecture was illustrated' by views pholograped by himself, ef all noted places which he visited, the views were very natural and life like being reproduc ed on a large canvas by a strong light. A large- crowd was out and all say t was well worth the price, as it was very interesting and instructive. The proceeds amounted to f 11.60. Zkkikl. LCTTKK8 EKOJl ALUAN CI JUNIOR NORMAL. The third week of the normal shows an enrollment of one hundred twenty seven. Studeots are all working tiara, unci expressions Of satisfaction are general and the teachers of norUi-westero Nebr aska are certainly fortunate in being able to attend such a school, ami those who are not in attendance are wiseiug a great opportunity. loo much cannot be said in favor of the maiiogeuienl of the school. Prof. Kurtz has everything going like clock work. The man behind the olllce desk has proven hirbseif to be "The right man in the right place." The students found t hard at first to be punctual, having been accustomed lo enter classes at any time while in attendance at the summer institutes, but all seeing the advantages of being on time, fell inte the new way july. Those enrolled in the model school are deriving much bench t from Uie up-to-date methods presented by Miss Schlee. This work, if carried into the various school rooms, will be of great benefit. The students in the department of literature with Prof. Martin as teacher are doing good work. Much attention is given to drill in reeling, tone color, visualization, effects, and the study of poetry for thought. The classes iu mathematics and physics under Prof. Philiott are making great advancement, Ute enthusiasm of the teaciier creating a lively interest in the pupils. The class in agriculture is one of the largest, and under the instruction of Prof. McCoy one of the most interesting in the school. Last Saturday, the teach er gave a scientific lecture on this sub ject at the school house, which was very instructive. It is hard to tell which of the instruct ors Is the best, they all being socialists in their line of work. Miss Wilkinson, Supt, of Kimball Co., returned Tuesday after an absence of a few days, and is encourageing the teach ers from her county by example, having joined tome classes In regular work. Every morning at chapel, the students have the pleasure of listening to enter taining talks. Those who have bean with us this week are Rev, Jffr, Dr. Horn, Rev. Howie,, and. Dr. Mogua. ALL PEOPLE Love to buy good goods at "the lowest price possible and the place to do this is at GERLACEl'S GENERAL STORE. In clothing, Gents furnishing, GoodSj Boots and Shoes. We are ready to compete with the world, and the way to prove it, is to give us a trial. "Come and see us any way and be social." GERLACH'S STORE Prof. Condra, of the State University, lectured last Friday night at the Opera House, aud ho gave us a very instructive treat; the subject was The Physiography of Nebraska. Prof. Condra is an author ity on this subject, and Nebraska is to him a very familiar theme. Prof. Christian Hansen, the eminent violinist whom Alliance people had the pleasure of heal iug last, winter, rendered two selections for the students on lust Thursday afternoon, which was greatly enjoyed. Prof, Hansen's playing is very line, his harmonics being especially good. Supt. Baumgardenei' is contributing his full share to the success of the nor mal by his interest and his increasing labor in any and every way that will help the good cause along. Mr. Luke, a cadet from the Chadron Academy, visited the normal Thursday morning. The attendance durmg the week has been exceptionally good. The work in school being such that re gularity is necessary in order that pupils retain their staudiog in their respective classes. Letters from teachers of Sioux county now in attendance state that they have never done more and better work than they are doiug now. Tiiey are doubly glad they have Uiken advantage of Uie opportunity offered them. J. H. LACY. SUCCESSOR TO R. R0HWER. DEALER IN Lumber, lath, sash, doors, lime, cement, and building, material of all kinds, Hardware Farm machinery. Harness, Saddles, and Range goods. Flour, Feed, and Grain. Paint, Oils & etc. STRANGE PLIGHT OF A DAKOTAN. WHERE DOES HK LIVE? He la a Schawl Officer In Nebraska and Dakota- Is he a resident of South Dakota or of Nebraska?" quered IVputy Superin tendent McBrien of the attorney general Friday morning as he handed the attorney letter from the county superintendent of public instruction for Sioux county, in reference to Uie legal status of the school director of school district No. 88, Sioux county. The predicament of the school director, whose name is not given n the letter, demonstrates that a man can get himself into a legal tangle which will bother the supreme courts of two slates, with very little effort. The at torney general and his assistants have used up several tabs of paper and a doz en pencils and it is still undetermined whether the director is a resident of So. Dakota or of Nebraska. HOUSE IS ON THE LINE. Sioux county is ooe of the northern counties of the state und borders on the state line between Nebraska and South Dakota. 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Having the same qualifications in South Dskota his neighbors in that slate also honored him with an election to the school directorship of the South Dakota school district. The two elections oc curred about the same time and Mr. Di rector has officiated in both states ful some tnne with marked ability and to the satisfaction of his neighbors. Recently the county superintendent of Sioux Co. learned the stale of uffairs and informed the director that he must resign one of the directorships The director could not see it that way, as he is fully qualified lo hold a school office in either South Da kota or Nebraska. The 8uM-nnlendent has communicated with Superintendent Northwestern LINE ONLY Railroad between Missouri Rivet en Chicago. Direct line to St. Paul Minneapolis. Direct Line to Black Hills. Apply to nearest evgent for rates, mapa. e.nd time cavrda. TIME TABLE. West Bound. East Bound,. Morning. Evening. No. 14, Due 8:1. No. 13, Due 8:20 No, 83, loc. frt. 10. No. 84 loc. frt. 83.1: Mr. Fowler has referred the matter to that attorney general . The same course of procedure has occurred or is no$ occurr ing in South Dakota. A series of legal questions arise oves the matter, and they will probably Itave lo be decided by the courts of both. states, if th director decides to hold oiv to both offices. He is a man wlio does not take much interest in politics and? consequently has not voted at tlie general elections in either state, but he is the "whole thing" when it comes to school affairs. He cannot be held guilty of tlie, violation of the general election laws. THE LEGAL TANGLE, The school election laws of South Ua-i. kota specify that the man voter must be a resident of the United States one year,, of the state six months, of the county three months and of the district on pre cinct thirty days. The director- heir al these qualifications and a few more. The school laws of Nebraska provide,, that the voter must be 21 years of age., have resided in the district forty daysv, owning real or personal property subject to assessment, or the parent of children t ef school age. The director also has ul(' of these qualifications and a few to spare,. According to the requirements of either state he is a resident of Uiit stale. He could not be prosecuted for voting at two different school elections, as he was qualified to vote in South Dakota and consequently his vote there was legal, South Dskota could not prosecute him until he had violated tier election law, Nebraska cannot prosecute him if he is ft. jitiZn of the state, for he has not voted twice in Nebraska and has the necessary qualifications to vote once. If either state wus to arrest him he would on trial dV cUre himself a citisen of that state ami would then not tie convicted. He could not he rearrested und tried in Nebraska, being a"Nehraska resident and tlie con stitution of the United Stales providing, that n person ciiniiol lie twice placed ot trial for the same ofTense. The only possible way for Mr. Puvctor -to undo the legal tangle and give Uie at torneys general of HouUi jMkulu him Nebraska a rest is to die or euoye to Missouri. The slate sutrintendent has instr.uclei t,he director to resign from one l the, stales before war is declared aod a torn, mission of orbi trillion his to be appoint Fowler aod asked for instructions awl Lincoln Dally Star.
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SONG PREMIERE: Scranton hard rock band The Holtzmann Effect leaves impact with ‘Asteroid’
The Scranton-based hard rock band – consisting of vocalist/guitarist Tyler “Beef” Zeiss, drummer Cody Sibio, guitarist Tyler Salak, and bassist Grant Williams – developed a distinct sound that feels both classic and new, allowing them to go from an alternative rock bill to a heavy metal show and make new fans at both with the same original songs.
“Our sound is a very approachable style of heavy rock. We certainly draw elements from the bands we grew up listening to. Beef does an awesome job of writing in a style that is unique and recognizable,” Salak described.
“We love that we can hop on different shows all the time. So many of our friends play in a wide range of different genres, and we always seem to fit in where we go.”
Following a handful of singles, they released six more tracks on their first EP, “Semuta,” in 2020 and, while it was well-received, COVID-19 drastically changed the way they would promote it.
“The pandemic took our first release and really dampened the flame on our game plan. The first thing a band wants to do after releasing a group of songs is book shows to support them and get a run of dates together to play. Thankfully, NEPA Scene, The V-Spot [in Scranton], and Ionic Development gave us the opportunity to do so with the beginnings of live stream shows. We had a lot of positive reviews come from that, and it helped a broader audience hear about us and what we were doing,” Salak noted.
“We still get a lot of positive feedback on the EP, although I will admit nine times out of 10 an eyebrow gets raised when people see and try to pronounce the title. Gives me a good chuckle when it happens.”
Now that the world has adjusted and musicians can finally perform for audiences in person, The Holtzmann Effect is ready to make an impact all over again with new songs like “Asteroid,” which is premiering today exclusively on NEPA Scene as it hits all major streaming platforms.
“‘Asteroid’ is about bullies. [There’s] always a character in multiple chapters of my life that just push the envelope, essentially exploding like an asteroid hitting a planet. I wanted to create a song representing walls of maturity and reasoning deteriorating, turning myself into the bully my bully created,” Zeiss explained.
With an EP under their belts and new members strengthening their resolve, the group was hurtling through just the right orbit to create new music.
“We were super comfortable writing this batch of songs,” Salak said. “A few of them were songs we had been playing live but didn’t have 100 percent finished. ‘Asteroid’ is an old riff/tune that Beef had been sitting on since the band started, so we took a few of those ideas and gave them a fresh start.”
Holtzmann began about four years ago when Zeiss and Sibio were working in a cover band called Drive.
“Beef and Cody were doing a lot of writing and had some great songs to offer. I joined later on after they were searching for a new guitarist. From then, we have put out some songs we are very proud of and have had the chance to play venues like the F.M. Kirby Center [in Wilkes-Barre], Sherman Theater [in Stroudsburg], and One Centre Square [in Easton],” Salak recalled. Those gigs including opening up for Dirty Honey in 2019 when they were still an up-and-coming act.
“It is cool to know we got to hang with those guys right as they were hitting it big on rock radio. We hope to get on with them again. … I am most proud of the stages we have played and the music we have released. I listen back to the debut EP and how great we sounded and how mature the songs were for just a few guys writing music. This band is my first at bat for writing originals, so I am just blown away by the fact of how well we have done.”
“At the beginning and with our debut EP, science fiction had a heavy influence on the sound and some of the lyrical content. The name really just stuck and we have held on to it,” the guitarist noted.
“[With these new songs], I think we branched off into a little bit of a new direction. ‘Semuta’s’ tracklist in a way tied in with each other. This next group of songs are unique to themselves and don’t necessarily fit a theme.”
After filling in for a bit, Williams officially became their new bassist in late 2021, rounding out the current lineup.
“Heavy work started on this new batch of songs shortly after Grant came into the picture. It took us a few short months to get the songs complete. Once we got in the studio, it took a week to track everything and have them mastered. We knew our parts really well and just went in and knocked them out. We are planning to release the EP song by song, so a definitive release isn’t scheduled yet, but I believe everything will be out by this fall,” he continued.
“We oftentimes write together. We get together at rehearsals and start hashing out any ideas each of us bring to the table. From there, we may take ideas and tweak them at home to bring to the next rehearsal. Once we think we have a batch of songs ready, we head to the studio and make the magic happen!”
“I personally have to play a song a few dozen times before I know what parts work for it,” Williams added. “That said, there are a few baselines on these songs that were written at home by my lonesome.”
They came together at JL Studios in Olyphant, leaving the past two years of lonely lockdowns behind them.
“The pandemic didn’t necessarily make its way into the lyrical content of these songs. Part of the reason is we wanted to find a way to distract people from that area and give people good songs to enjoy and help them tune out the world for a few minutes,” Salak emphasized.
“Recording at JL was the easiest and most laidback experience. [Owner] Joe Loftus and his team made us feel right at home and really helped us get our axes to the grindstone and record.”
“Grant coming into the group really helped the musical dynamic of the songs. He’ll never admit it, but he is such a creative presence that it is hard to not come up with ideas while he is with us. Besides the songs, he played a major role in new merchandise designs as well as keeping the three of us accountable for the daily tasks we need to keep up on as a group,” Salak shared.
“From very early on, I’ve been a fan of this band. After seeing them perform once or twice, I’d harass the members that if there was ever a bass vacancy that I’d want my phone to ring,” Williams admitted.
“It’s been a very fast ‘plug and play’ situation since, and it feels like I’ve been with this group for years.”
In addition to headlining their own shows, The Holtzmann Effect has started playing outside the area, recently opening for fellow hard rockers Demyze in West Virginia.
“The show with Demyze was a blast. We loved the venue, Bad Habits Bar & Grill, and everyone down there was so welcoming. We can’t wait to get back down for more shows this summer,” Salak enthused.
“We had fine-tuned our set and executed it exactly how we wanted. Lots of good energy came from that experience.”
They’re carrying that into the rest of 2022, putting them back on course and onto a greater trajectory.
“We want to keep releasing songs and booking shows in and out of the area. We already have more studio time booked, so it seems we are on a bit of a roll for inspiration. With this being the first full summer of shows since 2019, I think we intend to play as much as we can, wherever we can,” Salak left off.
“We are super grateful that we stuck together through the pandemic. We also would like to thank our friends and family for supporting us, Axelrad for making our amazing T-shirts, NEPA Scene for helping us get our next single off the ground, JL Studios for a great recording experience, Ord Sign & Vehicle Graphics for getting posters and our banners made up, and Jack Gretz at Northeast Music Center for helping us get a place to rehearse every week!”
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Table of Contents
Version 2.x of the Netatalk suite includes significant changes and enhancements in functionality compared to 1.x. Netatalk 2.x is now supported which allows UTF8-MAC encoded filenames of up to 255 bytes (85-255 chars) in length amongst other things. The Catalogue Node ID (CNID) subsystem has been reworked as well and should now be much more robust. For an overview of what CNIDs are and why you need them please see the CNID section in the manual.
The downside of these enhancements is that upgrading to Netatalk 2.x is not a process that can be easily automated. Too many factors depend on site specific configuration and administrators have to make choices that suit their requirements. This document attempts to clarify the issues and outline the steps that need to be taken for a successful upgrade. As usual, the first of these steps should be to make a complete backup of all volumes and home directories that were in use with Netatalk before. Afterwards, you'll have to decide
what encoding to use for filenames in the future and how to convert existing filenames
what storage scheme to use for CNIDs and maybe convert an existing database to that scheme
The following two sections deal with each of these areas in turn.
For Netatalk 2.x the charset conversion routines had to be completely rewritten to support AFP 3.x. For more indepth information on character sets please read the Unicode/charsets section in the manual.
As a consequence, Netatalk 2.x now stores filenames in UTF-8 by default. Additionally you have to specify a maccodepage in afpd.conf, if your Mac clients are not using MacRoman.
The format of the metadata files stored in the .AppleDouble folders has changed from AppleDouble v1 to AppleDouble v2. Netatalk 2.x is still able to use AD1 files, if configured. Otherwise ADv1 files will silently be updated to the new ADv2 format, which will prevent you from using this volume with 1.x again.
Do not share a 1.x volume with Netatalk 2.x without setting the proper options!
In case of MacChineseTraditional, MacJapanese or MacKorean, This method cannot be used.
Before upgrading, copy all files to the client. And restore all files to netatalk 2.0.4 or later.
You should consider 'upgrading' your volumes using the new defaults UTF-8 and AppleDouble v2, even if this is a time consuming process. AFP 3.x uses UTF-8 and it is impossible to fully map UTF-8 to any of the old volume formats.
To convert the 1.x CAP or NLS encoded volumes on the server, we provide the uniconv(1) utility. Please see the man page for details.
Another option to perform an upgrade, is to copy all files using a Mac client. Either copy the volume to a Mac while you are still running 1.6, then install 2.x and copy the data back to a fresh share, or try to set up the volume with the compatibility options described below and do a share to share copy.
Using a 1.x CAP encoded volume is still possible with Netatalk 2.x. To work properly, the following options need to be set, matching your 1.x setup:
You have to make sure maccodepage
Apple clients codepage. For western users the default
Mac_Roman should be fine.
, this will make sure the metadata
files will not be changed to AppleDouble v2. If you do not set this
option, it will not be possible to use the volume with Netatalk 1.x
- -transall -maccodepage:MAC_CENTRALEUROPE
/path/to/share "1.x Volume" adouble:v1 volcharset:ASCII
Whether you can still use an 1.x NLS encoded volume with Netatalk 2.x mainly depends on which NLS setting you used with 1.x.
Make sure you set the correct maccodepage
Use the following settings in
/path/to/share "1.x Volume" adouble:v1 volcharset:ISO-8859-1
Sorry, you're out of luck. This NLS contains a non standard mapping and is not supported by afpd anymore. You'll have to convert the volume to a supported encoding.
Using the following settings in
might work, but is
/path/to/share "1.x Volume" adouble:v1 volcharset:CP437
Using the following settings in
might work, but is
/path/to/share "1.x Volume" adouble:v1 volcharset:CP850
Using the following settings in
might work, but is
/path/to/share "1.x Volume" adouble:v1 volcharset:KOI8-R
All of the above require iconv to be installed and to supply the volcharset codepage!
Previous versions of Netatalk allocated CNIDs either on the fly or CNIDs were recorded in a persistent database. "On the fly methods" work by either generating a CNID from the device and inode number or simply by using a counter that is increased by one on each access to a file or directory from the client. The counter only lasts for the lifetime of an afpd daemon process and inode numbers are reused for a different file once the original file has been deleted. These methods therefore violate a fundamental assumption: A CNID once assigned must never be reused for the lifetime of a volume. Netatalk 2.0 supports one "On the fly scheme" called last. It computes CNIDs for files from device and inode of the file and uses a counter for directories. You should think twice about using it in production. Depending on your needs and the semantics of the underlying file system it might be OK on read only volumes, but even there we are not certain if OS X clients will work properly.
That leaves the CNID schemes that use persistent storage for CNIDs. Netatalk 2.3 supports one: dbd. It is based on the Berkeley DB database library as before. One difference is, though, that you are not restricted to using a single scheme for all of your volumes that has to be determined at compile time. The CNID scheme (also called a "CNID backend") is now a runtime option for a volume. That means that you can make the choice per volume based on your requirements. Here are the properties as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the two supported schemes:
dbd: There is only a single daemon that accesses the CNID database for a given volume. Any afpd process that wishes to retrieve or update CNIDs for that volume needs to do it via the daemon. The CNID can database be (this is a compile time option) updated under Berkeley DB transactional protection. This design combined with the transactional updates makes the CNID database crashproof: Any of the participating afpd daemons, the database daemon itself or the whole machine can crash and the CNID database should still be in a consistent state. Also, have a look at the nosync option documented in the cnid_dbd manual page.
Note that the dbd backend needs an auxiliary daemon, called cnid_metad, to work. It should be started together with afpd. If the dbd backend is compiled into afpd (the default), this should happen automatically. If you cannot find it in the process list even though the dbd backend is used please check for errors in the startup scripts.
That is easy. Just pick a CNID backend from above, configure it
properly in afpd.conf and the AppleVolumes file and start up the
necessary Netatalk processes. The databases will be automatically
created in a subdirectory .AppleDB
of the volume in question.
In that case the CNID databases need to be upgraded. A script called cnid2_create that comes with Netatalk 2.0 does most of the work. The steps you have to take depend on what version of Berkeley DB is installed on your system. If you already use one of the supported versions of Berkeley DB (4.1.25 or 4.2.52) for your old Netatalk installation and plan to use it for Netatalk 2.0 as well just use the db_dump and db_load utilities that came with it as indicated below. Otherwise it is probably best to have the old and the new (to be used with Netatalk 2.0) version of Berkeley DB installed side by side until you have finished the upgrade. The reason for this is that we will dump out the old databases with the currently installed version of Berkeley DB in ASCII format and reload them with the new version. This avoids any incompatibility problems between Berkeley DB releases with respect to the on-disk format.
For each volume to be upgraded, follow these steps
Stop all afpd daemons accessing the volume.
Change to the database directory for that volume, most
likely the .AppleDB
subdirectory of the
volume toplevel directory in question.
Dump the contents of cnid.db
using the old (installed) version
of Berkeley DB like this:
db_dump -f cnid.dump cnid.db db_dump -f didname.dump didname.db
Make sure the db_dump utility you are using is the correct
(currently used) one. Use the full path to the db_dump executable
if in doubt. So if this database was created with Berkeley DB 3.xx
installed in /usr/local/db3
instead. This will
create two files, cnid.dump
in the current directory.
Run the cnid2_create script:
The script assumes that .AppleDB
subdirectory of the volume directory to be upgraded. If that is
not the case give the full path name of the volume as the first
argument to cnid2_create. The script will
create a file cnid2.dump
Remove the old Berkeley DB environment and logfiles (if present):
rm __db.* log.*
into the new database.
You should use the db_load utility of Berkeley
DB that will be used with version 2.0 of Netatalk. So if Berkeley
DB 4.xx lives in /usr/local/db4
/usr/local/db4/bin/db_load -f cnid2.dump cnid2.db
This will create the new database file,
. Remove the old database files
. The intermediate files
can be removed now or at some
If you do not want to have two versions of Berkeley DB installed side by side during the upgrade, you should first dump out the old databases as indicated above for all volumes, upgrade Berkeley DB and then load them with db_load. The cnid2_create script can be run before or after the upgrade. Berkeley DB environment and logfiles should still be removed before running db_load.
If you are absolutely sure what you are doing, you can also just
clear out all database files from the .AppleDB
directories. They will be recreated, but will not contain the same CNIDs as before!! That might
lead to all sorts of problems, like aliases not working any more on
clients. As I said, make sure you know the consequences and don't mind
Providing a test environment in parallel with the existing
production installation is not difficult and, if done properly, it should
not in any way disrupt the normal operation. However, as always, it is
recommended to make a backup of the existing installation before
proceeding. When compiling a newer netatalk version you should also take
care that you do not overwrite the binaries of an older version (make use
of the --prefix=
There could be more than two afpd servers running on one UNIX box. You just have to be careful to keep them from running into each other:
the PID file (afpd -P
command line option)
the port number (-port
no use of AppleTalk (-noddp
You should test the new Netatalk version with both a freshly created new share and another one that has been duplicated/converted from an already existing volume. This helps finding mistakes you probably made in the upgrade process when the first share behaves well and the latter not.
First, you have to provide some space for the test share. Just create a directory on one of your data filesystems. However, this directory must not be accessible from the production afpd server. Don't forget to set appropriate permissions for the share. For example:
mkdir /macdata/testshare chown root.macusers /macdata/testshare chmod g+wrx,g+s /macdata/testshare
Ensure that users cannot access the share in question and copy the
whole contents (including all the metadata directories like
) to another location.
cp -pr /production/testshare /macdata/
Then do the somewhat extensive upgrade of CNID databases and filename encodings outlined earlier in this chapter.
Normally the test afpd cannot listen on the standard afpovertcp
port, because that one is already bound by the production afpd. So the
should look like
- -noddp -nouservol -port 5480 -loginmsg "WARNING: test server"
You also have to present the share to the Mac users by editing the
file. Remove the line
containing a single "~" at the end of the file and append something
/macdata/testshare "Test Volume (not production)"
That should be the only uncommented line in the file. Do not forget to adjust encoding and AppleDouble setting when you're not using the recommended defaults UTF8 and ADv2.
In case you have many users and want to restrict access to the
test server, there is a provision for that in the
file. First, create a group
named, say, afpdtest
, and put in it all users you would
want to enable access to the test volumes. Then, instead of the line
above, append a line like this one:
/macdata/testshare "Test Volume (not production)" allow:@afpdtest
The test afpd server can be started now:
$TESTDIR/sbin/afpd -P /var/run/afpd-test.pid
You can also put this line in the production netatalk start script, in the "start" case. In the "stop" case, you should insert
[ -f /var/run/afpd-test.pid ] && kill `cat /var/run/afpd-test.pid`
The production server has to know about the test server. Otherwise
the Mac users would not be able to see the test server in their
choosers. Append the following line to the production
"Test server (not production)" -proxy -uamlist "" -port 5480
and restart the production netatalk. Note that the port directive
here should match the one which appears above in the test
Note that there is a limit of 31 characters for the server's name. Should the name be longer, then afpd will just refuse to register the server.
The test server should appear in the chooser on Macs. You can also test that from the UNIX command line:
netstat -an | grep 5480
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A recent article in the Harvard Business Review lauded the positive influence that peers can play. Peers were cited as the “single most neglected level of change.” A true group of peers exerts an even greater force for change, which is why these groups have been so successful for most.
There are many other peer groups or quasi-advisory boards that vie for each person’s time. Joining a group is a matter of your ability to invest the time and capacity to be sure you get the most out of your experience. Beware of groups that may be too large or transient (members continually changing) as it will affect the level of confidentially you will experience in a group. While the advice an owner receives in a peer group is non-binding, the power of the peer relationship eventually calls for some level of action. Coming to the group month after month with the same nagging issue is never good practice.
Join The Network of Family Businesses for a virtual educational Webinar on Thursday, November 15th, 2012 at 11:00 AM EST, with Daniel G. Van Der Vliet, M. Ed., Director of The Family Business Initiative at UVM.
This discussion will explore selecting, participating and getting the most out of your Peer Group.
Daniel G. Van Der Vliet, M. Ed. is Director of The Family Business Initiative at UVM. He is a 2001 graduate of the University of Vermont with a B.S. in Natural Resources – Recreation Management. He is a 2010 graduate of the Master of Education Interdisciplinary Studies program at the University of Vermont. As Director of The Family Business Initiative at UVM since 2003, Dann works with owners and their successors to find solutions that work for both family and business. He teaches Leading and Managing the Family and Closely Held Business each fall semester.
Previously, as Director of the Vermont Business Center from 2004-2008, Dann oversaw the launch and growth of the executive education curriculum and management development seminars at UVM in addition to establishing custom trainings offered by the University of Vermont School of Business. Dann is on the Board of Advisors for the Family Business Wiki, Board of Corporators for the Northfield Savings Bank, Board of Trustees for the Birds of Vermont Museum, and is past President of the Burlington Sunrise Rotary Club.
Registration to join The Network of Family Businesses and be eligible for the On-Line Educational Seminar is available at: https://www.netfamilybusiness.com
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[We invite you to please ask questions about, comment on and critically review the RCT based research outlined below by either replying by email to this note or clicking the Read More link below and sharing a comment online (the paper is also attached to this post online).]
One criticism of the communication and media for development, social and behaviour change field of work is that there is little high quality evidence for its impact. In particular those outside this field of work ask us for evidence based on that supposed gold standard of research designs - the Randomized Control Trial (RCT). Of course we have a large amount of impact evidence using other quality research designs. But those with a narrower science perspective will always look for the three "magic" letters "RCT" as the basis for assessing whether the evidence presented is credible and reliable.
Well, now we have an RCT. Its mid-line results (the final results will be available in 2015) facilitated the researchers to make this statement: "There is a strong correlation between the intervention 'dose' (the number of weeks each message was broadcast) and the impact on behaviours…".
It is a four-year randomised controlled trial in Burkina Faso, with three years of broadcasting. The research tests the hypothesis that a radio campaign can reduce the large number of children dying before their fifth birthday. The RCT is directly measuring the impact of the radio campaign on child mortality, with a 50,000 sample size at baseline and 100,000 at endline.
Because of the nature of the Burkina Faso media there are unique media footprints for each of the 14 zones. These are community media stations. There is weak national media penetration. Consequently it is possible to broadcast in intervention zones with minimal risk of ‘contaminating’ the control zones.
Here are some examples of the ‘difference in difference’ (the additional behaviour change in the intervention zones compared with the control zones) as measured at mid-line (and adjusted for confounding variables):
- Parents taking children with diarrhoea to a health facility for treatment: 16.0 percentage points
- Children receiving antibiotics for pneumonia symptoms (fast or difficult breathing): 14.8 percentage points
- Mothers initiating breastfeeding within two hours of birth: 10.7 percentage points
For a full summary of the midline results please go to this link where there is also a link to the DMI summary paper.
This independent research is funded by the Wellcome Trust and Planet Wheeler Foundation. The radio campaign is being implemented by Development Media International (DMI), and the evaluation is being supervised by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
DMI wishes to stress that the research is a test of their strategy which is called "Saturation+". In Burkina Faso this involved, in the intervention zones, broadcasting 60-second radio adverts 10 times a day, seven days a week, in six languages on the major Burkina Faso health issues; and, two live radio dramas on health issues every weekday evening, as part of the prime time evening show on each station, since 2012
The mid-line results for each of these issues include:
a. Treatment for diarrhoea at a clinic - 16% improvement difference in intervention zones compared to control zones
b. Received ORT or increased liquids for diarrhoea - 23.3% improvement difference in intervention zones
c. Received antibiotics for pneumonia (fast/difficult breathing) - 14.8% improvement difference
d. Sought treatment for fever at a clinic - 9.1% improvement difference
e. Women sleeping under a bed net during pregnancy - 3.4% improvement difference
f. Household ownership of latrines - 2.3% improvement difference
g. Early initiation of breastfeeding (2 hours of birth) - 10.7% improvement difference
h. Exclusive breastfeeding aged 0 to 5 months - 1.8% negative difference in intervention zones compared to control zones
i. Gave birth in a health facility or with skilled attendant - no difference
j. Saved money for an emergency during pregnancy - 8.5% improvement difference in intervention zones compared to control zones
The DMI paper outlining these results can be accessed at the bottom of the online summary and is also attached to this post online.
The Board of DMI includes: Richard Horton - Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet; Joy Phumaphi - Executive Secretary, African Leaders Malaria Alliance; and, David Heymann - Chair, UK Health Protection Agency.
The Scientific Advisors include: Simon Cousens - Professor of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LHSTM); Cesar Victora - Professor of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas; Bocar Kouyaté - Technical Advisor to the Minister of Health, Burkina Faso; and Anne Mills - Professor of Health Economics and Policy, LSHTM.
Please share your questions and analysis of the research outlined above. We would much welcome your comments and questions on this research.
What do you think?
What questions do you have on the results?
What questions do you have about the methodology?
We will encourage and support DMI to respond.
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A link from Steve Rubel got me into a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek description of Everything you wanted to know about blogging but were afraid to ask by Simon World.
Tongue in cheek or not, it’s a must-read.
Got me thinking about other great ‘guides’ – PR and journalism easily spring to mind.
So, courtesy of the Fleet Street Forum, here comes –
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All cultures possess their go-to outfit, which their natives found the most comfortable, versatile, and fashioned in a variety of ways. If you’re thinking the same about what does a djellaba look like, this curiosity is justified because djellabas are a lot more modified than they used to be.
An attire, indiscriminate of gender, typically looks like an ankle-length robe with a hood and full sleeves, designed for you to wear either as the main dress or as an exterior protective overall dress. In Central and Eastern Algeria, djellaba is called qeššaba or qeššabiya, whereas tadjellabit is a Berberized form used among the mountain dwellers of Morocco.
A hooded Moroccan djellaba is one of the most popular forms of traditional clothing. It is a long gown-like dress that is available in all kinds of textiles, adorned in beads, elaborate stitching, lace, or mesh. Unlike other clothing that closely resemble such classic attires, djellabas stand out with the presence of big, pointy, and loose hoods, which are commonly referred to as kobb.
The Fascinating History of Moroccan Attire
Back in time, the Moroccan attires were simplest with neutral tones yet fascinating till today. Being deeply rooted in Berber culture, the traditional djellabas were primarily made of coarse wool, exclusively for men in monochromatic style with minimum stripes.
For instance, unprocessed wool from sheep was the preferred textile choice to weave Ait Khabbas Djellabas, while the brown and white checkered stripes were made of altering woven patterns. In addition to the authentic Berber djellabas, men also used to wear cloaks made of undyed wool, known as asilham.
The chromatic selection for djellabas originated from using white as a basic color which signifies purity, virtue, good fortune, and honorable good deeds. That’s why almost all the variants of such dresses for men are based on white, reaching up to creamy shades or lighter colors.
What Does a Djellaba Look Like?
Whenever one utters or hears what does a djellaba look like, the stereotypical picture that you imagine is a long, full-length, and loose-fitting attire exclusively for men, with a big pointy cap or hood. It was designed with the idea to be wearable on religious ceremonies and occasions. For a long time, it remained essential in the wardrobes of all the people of that age, status, or origin in Morocco until recently because now, it has been introduced with a varied style and functionality for men, women, and children.
With the advancement in the modernization of Moroccan traditions, djellaba became a symbolic enrichment of cultural heritage and national identity. It isn’t just a garment for the rural natives of the Berber region but a fashionable and iconic dress with countless modifications for all people of all ages and genders.
Innovations in Djellabas
The modern and trendy innovations in the djellaba collection have made it a popular choice among elders and youngsters alike. These garments have progressed from a symbol of manhood to one of liberation, to a sign bound to religious modesty, to what you count now as an exotic addition to the fashion industry.
The diversity demonstrated in the wide availability of fabric has made djellabas a friendly attire in all seasons. Lightweight and breathable textiles, such as cotton, suit the best in hot and humid climates, whereas silk, chiffon, wool, polyester, and polar fleece provide thermal insulation from extremely cold temperatures.
A big thanks to the Moroccan designers who also introduced all of us to errand-designed djellabas that you can wear when paying a quick visit to the neighborhood or going for groceries.
Rising from the ashes of the passé trend, the addition of beaded pearls, extravagant embroidery, sequins, sheer fabrics like organza or mesh, and tassels has fortified the urbanized djellabas with a mighty force of attractive contemporary Moroccan fashion.
The versatility and practicality embedded in going through what does a djellaba look like has made it a timeless garment that continues to be worn by not only Moroccans or Arabs but influencing other nations to add such magnificent attires, sewn concerning the seasonal changes in their closets that can be worn in accordance with the occasion to be attended. | <urn:uuid:5f1a90da-4f83-4ece-b41c-26e2e18db674> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://newarabia.co.uk/blogs/news/what-does-a-djellaba-look-like | 2024-04-14T23:03:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.965285 | 928 |
“Some of my best friends in school were international students,” said intern Jasmine Horsey. “I learned a lot about the world by talking to them.”
Name: Jasmine Horsey
Birth place: Farnborough, London, UK
Occupation: Student at Yale College (Connecticut, U.S.), majoring in English literature
Languages: English, French
Currently reading: “Empire,” by Niall Ferguson
Most memorable international experience: Helping to build a conservation center and gravity water feed system on the island of Borneo
How did you become interested in international affairs?
“Some of my best friends in secondary school in Kent were international students. I found I learned a lot about the world simply by talking to them and hearing about their experiences growing up. The trend continued when I went to study in the U.S., when I was immersed from the beginning in a brilliant community of internationals.”
What international issue is of greatest interest to you today? Why?
“I am most interested in the admittedly broad field of human rights and especially race relations. Studying the civil rights movement in the U.S. at the same time as Ferguson reinforced that race relations is an ongoing and difficult narrative. A lot changed in the lifetimes of our parents, but much of that change was superficial, and it was certainly only in a concentrated area of the world. My studies as a literature student focus on the legacy of colonialism, including issues of race in urban settings.” | <urn:uuid:2c8ad8fc-2d0b-4483-81d3-3a4e92634a7e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://news-decoder.com/snapshot-jasmine-22-from-kent-to-connecticut-2/ | 2024-04-14T23:01:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.975673 | 321 |
For one American student in France, writing for publication is about processing the world around her — and stepping out of her comfort zone. News Decoder · Decoder Podcast: Clover Choi The Decoder Podcast features conversations with students about their experiences...
- For media literacy, teach that journalism is real, not fake
- Decoder replay: Financing climate change solutions
- Can the United States keep reporters who cover the 2024 election safe?
- Education as an alternative to child marriage
- The COVID-19 symptom that won’t go away: lingering loneliness
- Growing food on arid land
- Decoder Replay: Why would a nation ditch democracy?
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Unexplored Land Ep. 9: Stories of life and death in mangrove ecosystem
China's island province of Hainan is encircled by the warm Pacific Ocean, creating a coastal zone that changes all the time. Sometimes it is land, sometimes it is water. Tested by strong wind, heavy rain and scorching sun, the mangrove is the only tree species that can grow in the intertidal zone. They separate the land from the sea, and yet they glue them together. In this special ecosystem, all living things are intricately connected with stories of life and death.
The dense canopy serves as a hunting ground for Asian weaver ants, the red-clawed crabs fight on the mudflat for food, the Mudskippers often irritate their neighbors while rolling in the mud, and the egrets stand on the branches, waiting for the best time to have a seafood feast. Check out this episode to learn more about the coastal mangrove ecosystem!
About 'Journeys in Nature': Unexplored Land
Unexplored Land travels from the Qinling Mountains in northwest China's Shaanxi Province to southwest China's Yunnan Province, from the Changbai Mountains in northeast China to Jiangsu Province in east China. The stories offer an insight into the life of many unique species in China. A huge quantity of priceless footage was obtained through many hours of patient waiting and tracking in the field. Stay tuned! | <urn:uuid:6450704b-295c-4fa6-b4ba-ca18d33a2ba3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-08-20/Unexplored-Land-Ep-9-Stories-of-life-and-death-in-mangrove-ecosystem-1mpUSuCiaOI/index.html | 2024-04-14T23:59:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.932611 | 300 |
Lubiri was buzzing with excitement as thousands thronged-in for the 10th edition of the Airtel-Kabaka’s ran.
The run, which is held annually to celebrate the birth of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, drew a large turnout of runners from different parts of the country in commemoration of the monarch’s 68th birthday.
The Kabaka ascended to the throne in 1993 and is seen as the embodiment of the cultural identity and values of the Baganda people who hold him in high esteem.
Clad in short sleeved blue jacket, the Kabaka arrived at set off point amidst ululations as Mesach Ssemakula sang his hit single, “njagala Nyimbire omutanda”.
Under the theme “Ending HIV/AIDS by 2030”, the run attracted over 100,000 people from all walks of life.
Speaking shortly after the run, Airtel Uganda Managing Director Manoj Murali reiterated the importance of developing a healthy human capital, which he says is crucial for the transformation of any society.
“As part of our sustainability agenda, we are committed to developing and supporting partnerships that reduce barriers in health, education and agriculture. We are proud to support these efforts aimed at ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic by 2030 because this economy needs a healthy workforce.” said Murali
Owek.Charles Peter Mayiga, The Katikkiro of Buganda, commended Airtel Uganda for its unwavering commitment to reducing the country’s disease burden and building a healthy population. Mayiga rallied Ugandans to continue supporting the kingdom’s goal of delivering a health workforce.
Since inception in 2003, the annual Kabaka Birthday Run has over the last 10 years rallied Ugandans to celebrate the Kabaka’s life while participating in efforts to reduce the burden of disease and poverty.
Previous editions have focused on ending sickle cell, fistula, as well as encouraging people to join efforts towards ending the spread of HIV/ AIDS by 2030. | <urn:uuid:29d5cb78-8d87-41fd-9560-b7ff261859b1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://news.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/thousands-storm-lubiri-for-the-2023-kabakas-run/ | 2024-04-15T00:25:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.946404 | 437 |
Environmental campaigners say it is now “imperative” that the Scottish Government acts quickly to ban single-use plastic items.
Friends of the Earth Scotland warned that delaying a ban by even six months could result in hundreds of millions more items such as straws and disposable cutlery ending up in landfill.
The organisation called on ministers to act at the end of a Scottish Government consultation which looked at the possibility of introducing restrictions on single use plastic items such as cutlery, plates, straws, drink stirrers and balloon sticks.
Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigner Sarah Moyes insisted the response from the public “clearly shows that people are concerned about plastic pollution in Scotland and want to see action to tackle these persistent polluters”.
She added: “The knife and fork we use for a quick bite to eat shouldn’t endure beyond our lifetime sitting in landfill for hundreds of years.
“Plastic pollutes at every stage of its life cycle from the oil and gas extracted to produce it, to the end products which litter our environment.”
Scots use an estimated 300 million plastic straws, 276 million pieces of plastic cutlery, 50 million plastic plates and 66 million polystyrene food containers every year, figures published by the Scottish Government show.
Ministers have already committed to meeting a European Union directive to introduce restrictions on the sale of some of the most environmentally harmful single-use plastic products by July 2021.
That pledge was included in the Nicola Sturgeon’s 2019-20 Programme for Government
But plans for a Circular Economy Bill, which would have included measures to cut litter, were put on hold amidst the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Despite the pandemic, Ms Moyes said it was “imperative” that the Scottish Government move quickly to end the use of single-use plastics – though exemptions could be put in place for products such as plastic straws provided for medical use and to support independent living.
The Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigner said: “Even a delay of just six months will lead to hundreds of millions of extra pieces of disposable plastic circulating in Scotland.”
A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: “There is no longer any doubt that plastic waste is having a hugely damaging impact on our oceans, rivers and land ecosystems.
“We are fully committed to reducing our reliance on single-use plastic and are driving forward moves towards more sustainable, environmentally-friendly alternatives.
“However, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important that the introduction of these measures is carefully considered and we will be looking at the responses to the consultation and publishing our findings shortly.”
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Tiwa featured prominently on the Google list of top searches in Nigeria. She was the most searched person in the country, as well as the most searched music artiste
Nigerian sensational female singer, Tiwa Savage has proved she can cross all forms of hurdles that could hinder her career and personality with a spectacular performance at the Livespot Festival in Lagos following the release of her sex tape a few months ago
Although, many thought that the release of the tape, that made headline news and massively went viral on social media, would leave a dent in her image but her recent spectacular live performances have proven otherwise.
The year 2021 has indeed been eventful for popular singer, Tiwa Savage. From being involved in a ‘fight’ with fellow singer, Seyi Shay, to the release of her sex tape, the 41-year-old singer has proved that she can rise above any drama that comes her way, the PUNCH newspaper stated in a report Saturday.
The superstar songstress swept aside as many scandals to soar higher in her illustrious career as she put up breathtaking performances during some A-list shows this December
During one of her outings in Abuja on December 12, her son, Jamil, reportedly handed her some flowers on stage after her performance. To many of her fans, that act proved that the singer doesn’t just put her all in her career, she is also a family-oriented person.
The singer also gave a spectacular performance at the Livespot Festival in Lagos where she paid tributes to Sylvester Oromoni (the 12-year-old student of Dowen College murdered by his classmates), Baba Suwe, Sound Sultan, Rachel Oniga, and other persons who passed on this year.
Also during the year, Tiwa released her fifth album titled, ‘Water and Garri’, which contained the hit single, ‘Somebody’s Son’, featuring American singer, Brandy. The song is still making waves in the country and beyond.
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Many homeowners now spend time looking for ways to be efficient. However, some may find it challenging as there are a lot of tips everywhere.
But making your home more efficient does not have to be daunting task. In fact, you can optimize your living space in numerous practical ways to enhance both functionality and comfort.
Here are some innovative strategies to help you achieve a more efficient home.
Smart Lighting Systems
By incorporating smart lighting systems into your home, you are not only allowing yourself to reap the benefits it gives but you are also starting to contribute to the environment sustainability.
Smart lighting systems provide a high degree of customization. You can switch the brightness, color, remotely. In addition, it can even change the ambiance of your lighting to suit different activities or moods.
Many systems offer remote control through mobile apps, voice assistants, or automation, making it easy to adjust lighting even when you’re not at home.
A well-insulated home will make you cozy in winter and cool in summer and minimizes energy wastage. Ensure that your home’s insulation is up to par, especially in the attic, walls, and windows.
Consider using eco-friendly insulation materials for a double benefit to the environment.
Unplug and Switch Off
Phantom energy consumption is a sneaky culprit regarding high electricity bills. Unplug chargers, electronics, and appliances when they’re not in use, and consider using power strips to switch off multiple devices at once easily.
Optimize Your Water Heater
Optimizing a water heater’s efficiency can help you save energy and reduce utility bills. However, this effectiveness can vary depending on your specific water heater type, usage patterns, and local conditions.
Meanwhile, you can switch for the best bathroom heater for your home and upgrade to a tankless water heater.
This bathroom heater heats water ondemand, eliminating the need for a constantly heated tank. This can be an excellent option, especially in households with lower hot water usage.
By properly incorporating these steps, you can ensure that you can optimize your living space accordingly. Partner with Rheem for more information about such matters. | <urn:uuid:48ebb77a-9872-4140-a09e-0e293261c80b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://newsmab.com/efficiency-at-home-ways-to-optimize-your-living-space/ | 2024-04-15T00:01:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.929647 | 442 |
In 2007, former President George W. Bush signed into law the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which grants loan forgiveness to people who work at non-profits or in the public sector once they’ve made payments for10 years—or at least that’s what it’s supposed to do. Unfortunately, many borrowers have found the program to be a janky, disorganized whirlwind of confusion and disappointment ever since 2017, the first year that loan recipients would have been eligible for forgiveness.
On Wednesday, the US Department of Education announced changes amounting to a full overhaul of the program that will hopefully have it running more smoothly, particularly for those who have been denied loan forgiveness for various nonsensical reasons.
According to CNN, borrowers have, for years, criticized the program as being difficult to navigate, and many of them were informed they were not eligible after making what they thought were qualifying monthly payments for a decade. Why were they denied? Well, most of them couldn’t tell you because the system has been just that incomprehensible and lacking in transparency.
But while borrowers have lost confidence in the program, the Education Department is pledging to “restore the promise” of the debt relief program through a series of adjustments that will be implemented “over the coming months,” according to an agency memo.
Through October 31, 2022, the department will offer a waiver authorizing “all prior payments” from student loan recipients to be counted towards the loan forgiveness program even if the loan types and payment plans didn’t previously qualify as long as the borrowers are non-profit or government workers.
“This Limited PSLF Waiver will apply to borrowers with Direct Loans, those who have already consolidated into the Direct Loan Program, and those with other types of federal student loans who submit a consolidation application into the Direct Loan Program while the waiver is in effect,” the memo states.
The department will also be conducting internal reviews to investigate why borrowers were previously denied forgiveness as well as external reviews of how the loans are processed within the program. According to CNN, the department said this “will help identify and address servicing errors or other issues that have prevented borrowers from getting the PSLF credit they deserve.”
There’s also some good news in there for federal employees and military service members as the program overhaul reportedly includes provisions to give them better access to loan forgiveness eligibility.
“Next year, the Department will begin automatically giving federal employees credit for PSLF by matching Department of Education data with information held by other federal agencies about service members and the federal workforce,” the agency said in its memo which also stated that “Federal Student Aid will develop and implement a process to address periods of student loan deferments and forbearance for active-duty service members and will update affected borrowers to let them know what they need to do to take advantage of this change.”
Other than all that, the department is simply promising to make the program more user-friendly and easier to understand.
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Coronavirus, a word that has created chaos in more than 200 countries. India is one of those countries that are affected by this pandemic. The statistics are going up every single day. To balance the economy, the Indian government has started some essential services from today with several terms and conditions.
As per the source, there are a total of 42,505 confirmed cases in India, out of which around 29,225 cases are still active. 11,775 patients recovered from this pandemic and cured, but 1391 patients died due to COVID-19. The toll is worrying as the patients are increasing day by day, and no vaccine is discovered yet. Around 2676 new cases and 923 recovered cases confirmed yesterday in India.
Maharashtra is experiencing the worst of this virus. With the addition of 678 news cases in the last 24 hours, there are now a total of 12974 confirmed cases in Maharashtra. 10,311 cases are still active, and 548 fatalities are registered so far. Due to the spread of coronavirus in slums, the toll is rising. Around 94 new cases confirmed in Dharavi.
COVID-19 is also causing havoc in the capital of India. Yesterday the number of cases crossed 4200, and now there are a total of 4549 confirmed cases. 3123 cases are still active, and around 64 deaths are confirmed so far. 427 fresh cases and 106 recovered cases are confirmed in the previous 24 hours. Around 58 cases are confirmed in Kapashera building. 94 Hotspots are declared so far in Delhi.
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Jeff Beck Net Worth: The renowned and captivating English rock guitarist Jeff Beck launched his career with the Yardbirds before forming the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert, and Appice. Jeff Beck had a successful career as a multi-talented songwriter, musician, actor, composer, and film score composer. On January 10, 2023, this mysterious persona unexpectedly left the world, and now internet users all around the nation are looking for additional information about this illustrious persona.
So let’s thoroughly examine Jeff Beck’s early years and career to see how they compare to everything else.
Jeff Beck’s Life Story
The brilliant English rock guitarist Geoffrey Arnold Beck was born on June 24, 1944, in a village near Wallington, Surrey, England. Ethel Beck and Arnold Beck conceived him; little is known about his parents.
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According to reports, Geoffrey Beck passed from bacterial meningitis at 78 in a hospital near his birthplace. He was married to Sandra Cash, but the couple never had children. Until his final moments, Geoffrey was reportedly surrounded by his family.
Jeff Beck’s Net Worth
Jeff Beck has amassed an estimated $18 million in wealth through his successful career. He began his musical career with the Jeff Beck Group and Yardbirds. Jeff Beck has maintained the expansion of his profession along with his performances and numerous musical tours and has thus managed to amass several respectable sums.
Jeff Beck’s Childhood
Jeff Beck, born Geoffrey Arnold Beck on June 24, 1944, in Wallington, London, intensely loves music and its possibilities. When he was ten, he began singing in the church choir and went to Sutton Manor School and Sutton East County Secondary Modern School.
Les Paul thrilled and impressed him when he began to understand his enthusiasm for playing an instrument. When he was six years old, he was introduced to Les Paul’s music for the first time.
When he was still a beginner and learning the elements of music, he borrowed a guitar and began to practice. After enrolling at Wimbledon College of Art, he became incredibly interested in music. Later, he worked as a painter and decorator to fulfill his dream. Jimmy Page was first introduced to him by his sister Annetta.
Jeff Beck’s Professional Career
While Jeff was still a student at Wimbledon College of Art in 1960, he had the opportunity to play in a number of bands, and at the time, he was a guitarist. Jeff Beck was introduced to R&B by Ian Stewart, and as a result, he was allowed to perform at the 100 clubs on Oxford Street and even managed to record the single Stormy Monday.
Jeff Beck had the opportunity to join the Rumbles, a Croydon band, late in 1963. For a little moment, he was designated the lead guitarist and played Gene Vincent and Buddy Holly songs excellently.
Because of his perfectionism and fury, Jeff Beck had to endure some ups and downs in his career. In 1967, he recorded solo tracks for Mickie Most, one of the creators of trash pop. Hi, Ho Silver Lining and Tallyman were the two songs he played for Mickie Most that were the most captivating.
Later, he mustered the guts to start the Jeff Beck Group, featuring Rod Stewart on vocals, Ronnie Wood on bass, Nicky Hopkins on piano, and Aynsley Dunbar on drums. Later on, Micky Waller took his position.
The ensemble Jeff Beck established was a massive success at the time, and they managed to release two albums for Columbia Records. However, due to some unanticipated twists and turns, Jeff Beck was persuaded to join the Rolling Stones. However, when Jeff Beck left the band, he took part in the Music from Free Creek and could expertly lend his guitar-playing prowess on four tracks.
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After experiencing a health setback, Jeff Beck recovered and decided to establish a band with drummer Cozy Powell. Jeff Powell and Cozy Powell had the opportunity to record several captivating recordings in the USA with Mickie Most. They gradually established roots after the release of the album Rough and Ready.
With his Yardbirds, Jeff Beck made a fantastic run of historically notable live performances in the late 1980s, by which time he had, by all accounts, solidified his career. And Beck continued to produce a tonne of music after 1990. Jeff Back provided the lead guitar on Roger Waters’s best-known albums, Amused to Death, The Red Shoes, and Love Scenes. Jeff got the opportunity to practice with Guns N Roses in 1992 before their most exciting concert, which took place in Paris.
Jeffrey Beck’s Private Life
Outside Riverhall in Wadhurst, East Sussex lives Jeff Beck. Patricia Brown and Jeff were previously wed in 1963. According to the information available, Beck and Patricia were married when he was only nineteen years old.
They had been in love for five years before calling it quits on their romance, but they had never had children.
Even though nothing is known about his personal life, Jeff Beck later married Sandra Cash, and they were wed in 2005. But he also didn’t have any children from his second marriage.
Death of Jeff Beck
The guitar-playing apex Jeff Beck passed dead on January 10, 2023, at just 78. His relatives revealed that he passed away quietly while being treated for bacterial meningitis at a hospital close to his house. The news of his passing shocked the music industry, and many of his friends remembered how extraordinarily gifted an artist he was. As he effortlessly swooned into his audiences’ lives with his guitar strings, Jeff was frequently recognized as the best guitarist in the world. | <urn:uuid:2412b7fb-5758-463a-9a31-0445641a8f12> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://newswatchlist.com/2023/01/12/jeff-beck-net-worth/ | 2024-04-15T00:24:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.988869 | 1,188 |
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Victor Loma’s passion for understanding how things work began at an early age.
Loma remembers spending his days as a 12-year-old boy in Kansas City, Missouri with his father, an industrial electrician. He spent those days as a self-described “little assistant,” learning the ins and outs of a profession that would ultimately spark his desire to pursue a college education.
“It was right around that time that I got a lot of inspiration to try and further my education,” said Loma, a sophomore mechanical engineering major at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Loma is the oldest of six siblings and is the first in his family to attend college. Throughout high school, Loma said he worked hard to challenge himself by taking high-level courses in subjects such as math and physics.
Loma’s goal to attend college was always at the front of his mind. Using the money he saved up from working with his father, Loma would go on road trips that often included campus visits to dozens of colleges and universities in his free time.
Those campuses included places like Ohio State University, Arizona State University and California Polytechnic State University. It wasn’t until his senior year in high school that Loma discovered UNL. From the moment he stepped foot on campus, Loma knew that he found his home.
“Everybody that goes to UNL cares about this university,” he said. “I really loved the community and I just thought, ‘If I’m going to go to college, I want that connection.’”
Loma is the recipient of an N Fund Student Scholarship through the College of Engineering. As an out-of-state student, he said the scholarship has already played an important role in his education.
“Having this scholarship to help me get through college has been amazing,” he said. “It really helps me just focus on my classes instead of worrying about how I am going to pay for my tuition.”
Loma said the College of Engineering’s impact on his education thus far has been immense. The College’s facilities, classes and faculty have provided Loma with the resources needed to find success as he pursues his degree.
“I would say the College of Engineering has impacted me very positively,” he said. “It has definitely made me less nervous just because I have been able to be mentored by professors and people who have done the things I want to do.”
Loma hopes to combine his mechanical engineering degree with his passion for trains to make an impact within communities throughout the country. He pointed to plans that would introduce high-speed rail travel to states such as Texas as examples of places where that combination could be used.
“I really like what trains are able to do for communities,” he said. “They make everything much more accessible. I’m just really invested in trains and what they’re able to do.”
Loma knows he wouldn’t have the opportunity to make an impact with his degree if it wasn’t for the support of donors who contributed to the College of Engineering’s N Fund. Thanks to their support, he is on the path toward success.
“Because of this scholarship, I feel like I have more liberty over my college experience,” he said. “I’m very grateful to have this scholarship.”
Maria Dominguez walked across the stage during Undergraduate Commencement at Pinnacle Bank Arena in December with a degree in hand and a smile beaming from her face.
The degree represented years of hard work for the first-generation Agricultural Engineering major that began years before she took her first step on campus.
Growing up in Grand Island, Nebraska, the idea of attending college never entered Dominguez’s mind. That changed in seventh-grade, when she learned about the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy (NCPA).
The NCPA prepares first-generation students for college and their future careers by providing a combination of curriculum and access to a community of academic support and personal development opportunities. Additionally, NCPA college scholars receive full financial assistance to pay the cost of college.
Dominguez said she didn’t realize the opportunities NCPA provided until her freshman year of high school when she met with her counselors a week before applications were due.
“I just remember filling out the application the day before it was due and translating it back and forth with my parents because they didn’t know English very well at the time,” Dominguez said.
She was accepted into the program shortly after submitting her application, marking the start of her journey toward becoming the first college graduate in her family. Throughout high school, Dominguez said the support she received from NCPA pushed her to continue excelling in the classroom.
“There was such a great level of trust between me and the counselors,” Dominguez said. “I cared so much about completing the NCPA program, and my counselors felt like a family I could go to.”
With the resources she needed to succeed, Dominguez graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 2019, ready to take the next step toward becoming a college graduate as an NCPA college scholar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Dominguez began her college career as a physics major. She followed that path for two years but felt she hadn’t truly found her passion yet. Thanks to the resources and academic support provided to college scholars in NCPA, Dominguez was able to find a program she truly connected with.
“I needed to try something else,” she said. “NCPA gave me the advice to continue searching until I found something I enjoyed.”
She landed on UNL’s Agricultural Engineering program. She said the program molded everything she loved about physics with the emphasis agricultural engineering places on machine design.
“I took that route and I have not regretted it since,” she said.
Dominguez’s future is bright. Following graduation, Dominguez will begin a career at Northrop Grumman in Aurora, Colorado as a software engineer in the company’s space sector. As she prepares for the next chapter of her life, she is thankful for NCPA and its donors who support the program.
“I know that NCPA has impacted not only my life, but the lives of everybody around me,” she said. “I’ve had the privilege of meeting so many people and NCPA has facilitated that,” she said. “I don’t think that I would have gotten here without the help of NCPA, so I’m always going to be so appreciative of it.”
Es posible que muchos de ustedes ya hayan oído de mi anuncio, pero para aquellos que no, me gustaría aprovechar esta oportunidad para presentarme. Soy Abel Covarrubias, Director del Nebraska College Preparatory Academy (NCPA). Aunque comencé en esta nueva posición en el otoño, no soy nuevo al programa de NCPA y el apoyo para estudiantes subrepresentados; ayudándolos a alcanzar sus sueños de asistir a la Universidad de Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL).
Como muchos de nuestros estudiantes de NCPA, mi viaje a UNL comenzó en el octavo grado como parte del primer grupo de NCPA en Grand Island, Nebraska. Gracias al apoyo y la orientación de mis mentores de NCPA, pude graduarme de la universidad como uno de los primeros estudiantes de la academia. Mi relación con mis mentores de NCPA me trajo de regreso a UNL como un profesional en el 2015, donde me desempeñé como reclutador y luego como Asistente Director de Diversidad y Alcance Comunitario con la Oficina de Admisiones. Estas experiencias aumentaron mi pasión por apoyar a los estudiantes subrepresentados y mi comprensión del impacto que tiene NCPA en mejorando el acceso a la educación.
En el 2019, comencé con NCPA como Sénior Director Asociado, donde mi pasión y defensa del apoyo estudiantil se solidificaron al trabajar con estudiantes increíbles de NCPA. Al reflexionar sobre estas experiencias, me siento agradecido y afortunado de decir que he sido testigo de cómo NCPA se convirtió en uno de los principales programas de la UNL.
Estoy muy entusiasmado con el futuro de NCPA y creo que este programa – que cierra las brechas entre el reclutamiento y la retención de estudiantes de primera generación y que provienen de familias de bajos ingresos – representa el futuro de la educación. NCPA es un programa que impacta directamente las vidas de muchos estudiantes y sus familias. Con su apoyo, NCPA puede continuar apoyando a los estudiantes y mejorar sus oportunidades para convertirse en graduados universitarios y futuros profesionales de primera generación.
Me siento muy honrado de haber sido seleccionado para dirigir NCPA, ayudando a este programa de primer nivel a continuar la orgullosa tradición de excelencia en educación y estableciendo el estándar para apoyar a los estudiantes subrepresentados de Nebraska.
Como líder de este programa, creo en el poder de la colaboración con profesores, la industria, alumnos y amigos como usted. Juntos, abriremos nuevas puertas, nuevas conexiones y caminos para los estudiantes de NCPA. Me gustaría invitarte a hacer una donación en apoyo de estas asociaciones y de nuestros merecedores estudiantes de NCPA. Su donación ayudará a NCPA a brindarles a nuestros estudiantes experiencias educativas para garantizar que cada estudiante de la NCPA pueda prosperar, crecer y desafiarse a sí mismos para innovar, pensar en grande y hacer lo extraordinario.
Director, Nebraska College Preparatory Academy
The Center for Advocacy, Response & Education (CARE) is a lifeline for University of Nebraska‒Lincoln students, faculty and staff who have experienced trauma. This year’s Give to Lincoln Day on Wednesday, May 24 provides an opportunity to support UNL CARE, which offers no-cost therapy to survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking or sexual harassment.
UNL CARE provides safe, confidential, survivor-centered support; UNL community members seeking assistance are paired with an advocate to help them navigate campus and community resources. Recently, UNL CARE expanded its services by providing a trauma-informed, graduate-level therapist. Utilizing evidence-based interventions such as cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure (PE), the therapist treats individuals experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other trauma-related symptoms.
There is currently a waiting list of people seeking zero-cost clinical services, and UNL CARE plans to add a second therapist this summer. Gifts to help expand the program may be made online anytime between now and May 24, here.
Give to Lincoln Day is coordinated by the Lincoln Community Foundation in partnership with local nonprofits, including the University of Nebraska Foundation. This annual giving opportunity encourages people to contribute to Lincoln and Lancaster County nonprofit organizations and helps local nonprofits tell their stories and educate the community about their positive impact.
Every contribution made during the event also increases UNL CARE’s opportunity to receive a portion of $500,000 in matching funds made available by the event’s sponsors and benefactors.
More information is at givetolincoln.com.
About the University of Nebraska Foundation
The University of Nebraska Foundation grows relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives and save lives. During the most recent fiscal year, a record 60,571 donors gave $300.6 million to the foundation to aid UNK, UNO, UNL, UNMC and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, and NCTA. The foundation raises more than $7 for every $1 spent. Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future is its current campaign with a goal to raise $3 billion from 150,000 unique benefactors to support the University of Nebraska. More information is at OnlyinNebraska.org. | <urn:uuid:f78122fe-7d15-48e2-b864-970a75992cce> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://nfund.org/category/unl/ | 2024-04-15T00:15:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.856326 | 2,881 |
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It is with a great sense of joy that we join our Malawi brothers and sisters in celebrating your victory as the incoming President of the Republic of Malawi following the Tuesday presidential election. On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Kenya and indeed on my own behalf, I wish to convey my warmest congratulations on your well-deserved victory.
The mandate our Malawi brothers and sisters have given you is a clear expression of the confidence they have in your able leadership. It is also a confirmation of their desire for progressive leadership that will unite and propel their country to greater heights of development.
Kenya and Malawi enjoy warm and historical ties dating back to pre-independence times, facilitated by shared aspirations for growth and development, and a strong Pan-Africanist spirit traced back to the work done by the founding fathers of our two Republics, the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
Excellency, it is this strong bond of friendship, historical bilateral ties and a shared vision for progress that should form the bedrock of the renewed Kenya-Malawi relations during your tenure in office.
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Twitter, iPad, Wi-Fi — this may look like a list of modern teenagers’ necessities for staying connected to their friends, but it could also describe how they communicate with their teachers.
That’s what organizers of the 26th annual New Jersey Association for Educational Technology (NJAET) conference explored with educators from around the state at St. Dominic School (Brick) on Oct. 26, 2013.
At the conference, teachers played the role of students to explore digital-education topics such as integrating iPads into the classroom, creating smart notebook lessons and other aspects of how technology can enhance education.
This year’s theme was “digital momentum” — how the classroom is moving from a paper-based education model to a digital-based one.
Delivering the keynote address was Spotswood Superintendent Scott Rocco, a proponent of the digital momentum philosophy. Rocco discussed the inevitability of a digital-based educational system and told the audience to prepare itself and its students for the transition.
Since kids have incorporated digital media into their everyday lives, education can now reach them from beyond the classroom. Said Rocco, “Learning not only happens in the classroom but … everywhere, at all times. We’re not time-bound, we’re not space-bound, we’re not location-bound. That is the beauty of digital momentum.”
Rocco asked his listeners whether they think the role of the teacher is going to be disrupted by digital momentum. His opinion: the teacher’s role will be even more important in digital-focused education. “[Teachers] are the ones creating these asynchronous learning environments,” he said.
Rocco’s keynote sought to prepare those who have yet to make the transition to digital-focused education and to affirm for those who have that what they are doing is real, important and laying the groundwork for the future of education.
His extensive education background and forward-looking perspective on educational technology made Rocco a prime candidate for this year’s keynote. Using the hashtag #satchat, he hosts a weekly Twitter chat with educators from around the world to discuss education and technology in the classroom.
Rocco noted that his district has 40 laptops on hand for staff and will soon be installing wireless Internet to broaden its digital-learning strategy. The laptop and wireless Internet infrastructure will bring the district up to speed on soon-to-be-implemented Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing for students, which will be conducted online.
Rocco is aware of the potential risks children may be exposed to by being on social media websites. Given that digital tools will become a large part of education in the near future, he is looking to enhance “digital citizenship” education to teach children how to use those tools responsibly. “If we teach people how to use these tools appropriately — how to use them for what they are intended to be used for — then you’ll have a less likely chance things are going to go wrong, and … they’ll be used for the right purposes.”
NJAET was started in 1987 as a joint venture between New Jersey and various state educational bodies to create a means by which educators could learn about technology in the classroom.
NJAET President Joseph Potaski saw a need to bring educators together to learn how these technologies would become integral to the future of education. Many teachers had no idea what a computer does or how it can be useful in the classroom. Computers at the time were relegated to universities and forward-thinking schools. They were kept in libraries for word processing and research.
“Educators were still looking to understand what this technology did. In the beginning we were teaching things like ‘here’s the monitor; here’s the keyboard,’ ” he said. But Potaski, who has been organizing this conference for 26 years, said teachers now have a basic understanding of computers, allowing them to teach more advanced concepts. “Now we can really explore how digital technologies can be used in class,” he noted. | <urn:uuid:bebc0ce4-562c-4657-9d6a-43cec20b2cf3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://njtechweekly.com/teachers-learn-to-embrace-digital-momentum-at-october-njaet-conference/ | 2024-04-15T00:02:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.967561 | 866 |
This memo is designed for attorneys and counselors assisting enlisted servicemembers in challenging involuntary administrative discharges. It appeared originally as a series of articles in the MLTF quarterly publication, On Watch, and has been updated as of October 2013. Parts I and II were written by Kathleen Gilberd, a legal worker in San Diego who works in the areas of discharges and discharge review, and is executive director of the MLTF. Part III was written by Bridget Wilson, who practices military law in San Diego and is a volunteer attorney with the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.
Part I: Administrative Discharges Generally, and Notification Procedure Discharges
Part II: Administrative Discharge Board Procedure Discharges
Part III: Administrative Discharge Board Tactics
In today’s military – with high-pressure recruitment, fast-paced and often punishing training carried out in too little time, repeated deployments and brutal combat – many soldiers break. They are injured, become physically or emotionally ill, or grow dissatisfied with the war and their recruiters’ false promises. Some object or resist, while others try to cope and do poorly. Those who cannot be returned repeatedly to combat tend to be shuffled aside, their problems ignored and their mistakes or misconduct treated harshly. Consider this scenario as a common example:
A young man enlists in the Marines during high school on promises of valuable training as a mechanic. He follows the recruiter’s instructions to deny any medical problems and not mention prior treatment for an attention deficit disorder (ADD) during his physical exam. He is rushed through basic and advanced training, learning more about rifles than mechanics. During training the recruit incurs a painful back injury and begins to feel anxiety and depression. But he is forbidden from going to sick bay for help. Immediately following the hasty training is deployment to Afghanistan, where he gets his first taste of combat. Along with the pressure and dehumanization that attends warfare, he feels the sting of the consequences of even minor disobedience.
Back from his tour, he learns that he will deploy again in a few months. It becomes harder and harder to obey petty rules and treat boorish senior enlisted personnel with anything resembling respect. If he is given any post-deployment psychological screening at all, it is cursory, and the results simply vanish. After some harassment for asking to go to sick call, he finally sees a military psychologist and is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His frustration, poor attitude and a few small disciplinary problems, combined with his admission of ADD as a child, also result in a diagnosis of a personality disorder or adjustment disorder. He is given some Prozac and referred to anger management classes but receives no real help. The Marine goes out, gets drunk and goes UA for a week. Then he goes back to the psychologist when he feels he is losing it. Now he faces involuntary discharge proceedings for misconduct.
By now many readers probably recognize a number of their clients, including some who did not get this far, but were faced with involuntary discharge earlier in their service. This is an extremely common pattern, in which soldiers develop physical or mental injuries or illness as a result of pressured training and/or prolonged combat, or simply realize that they hate the war and the service.
Their problems are misdiagnosed or under-diagnosed, yet the symptoms of these problems result in punishment for disciplinary problems and involuntary discharge. With assistance and representation, many of these personnel can obtain better discharges and protect their benefits (including important medical benefits), or force the military to recognize that medical discharge or retirement is the appropriate response.
Part I – Administrative Discharges Generally, and Notification Procedure Discharges
Counselors and attorneys are seeing increasing numbers of discharges for misconduct or for other designated physical and mental conditions (ODPMC). Involuntary administrative discharges are used to get rid of problem soldiers with a minimum of effort, avoiding costly benefits and masking the true numbers of those injured and made ill by the current wars. For a great many servicemembers, this means stigmatizing discharges. Other than Honorable (OTH) discharges normally result in loss of VA care and benefits, though the VA has authority to grant benefits despite an OTH. Anything less than fully Honorable discharge mean loss of GI bill benefits in most cases. Discharge documents showing OTH characterization, or stating that the reason for discharge was a personality disorder or misconduct, create significant employment problems. And the military’s frequent failure to diagnose PTSD or other serious disorders may make it difficult for vets to show the VA that they have service-connected problems warranting care and compensation. (Neither the military nor the VA classify personality disorders as disabilities deserving treatment or pensions.)
Military counselors and attorneys can play an important role in challenging involuntary discharges and protecting members’ benefits and employment potential. While the military will provide military attorneys (JAGs) to those facing involuntary discharge, many servicemembers are persuaded to waive this right, and many JAGs lack the training and experience to oppose these discharges successfully. Information and assistance from civilian counselors or attorneys allow soldiers to make the best use of the rights available in the discharge process, and both attorneys and non-attorneys may represent clients in these administrative proceedings.
Involuntary Discharge Criteria
The criteria and procedures for enlisted administrative separations are set out in DoD Instruction 1332.14, and in implementing service regulations. These must conform to the DoD standards but may differ in the specific criteria for various discharges and in the details of administrative procedures. They include Army Regulation (AR) 635-200, Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3208, Naval Military Personnel Manual (MILPERSMAN), parts 1900 et seq., and Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual (MARCORSEPMAN), chapter 6. All of these regulations may be found on official military websites, at nlgmltf.org, and at girightshotline.org. JAG offices and command staff judge advocates often supplement the regs with very helpful (but not always quite accurate) gauges and guidelines for involuntary discharge procedures.
Soldiers and sailors know little about the regulations, and are not encouraged to read or use them. Involuntary discharges are one of the areas where military wisdom holds that there simply are no rights. Commands know only a little more, with personnel officers or legal officers handling many of the procedural details and (improperly) making many decisions in discharge cases. Commanding officers frequently rely on rote language from the regs to support their discharge recommendations, so that the requirements for discharge are sometimes met by stretching reality to fit the regulations’ discharge criteria. Familiarity with these regulations gives civilian advocates a distinct advantage over many of the command personnel who prepare and carry out involuntary discharges, though JAGs tend to become quite knowledgeable once they are assigned to represent commands or servicemembers in this area.
Common Reasons for Involuntary Discharge
Misconduct discharge is a very common result of the service history described above.1 Soldiers can be separated for misconduct for a wide range of behavior, with slight variations from service to service. A single incident of misconduct amounting to a “serious offense” or a series of smaller incidents may lead to discharge. The misconduct must have occurred in the current period of service, and can be used as a basis for discharge whether or not it resulted in an Article 15, UCMJ, non-judicial punishment procedure, in court-martial or in civilian conviction. When misconduct potentially warrants an OTH discharge, it takes precedence over any medical discharge or retirement proceedings which are contemplated or underway; these only resume if the administrative discharge action is resolved in the member’s favor. (In the Army, disability proceedings continue, and are presented to the officer authorized to order the administrative discharge; he or she may decide that medical discharge/retirement should take precedence over the misconduct discharge, though this is seldom done.)
Another common reason for discharge is other designated physical and mental conditions (ODPMC). ODPMC discharges are intended for servicemembers with physical or mental conditions that are too minor or transitory to warrant medical discharge or retirement (that is, they are not medically unfitting), but are significant enough to interfere with performance of duties. This can be a difficult distinction, and many critics believe the discharge has been used as an easy alternative to lengthy and ultimately costly medical retirement proceedings.
Until a few years ago, personality disorders were a very common reason for ODPMC discharge, often for those with more serious disorders and sometimes for those simply viewed as troublemakers.2 These disorders warrant administrative discharge when a military doctor or psychologist diagnoses a specific personality disorder “so severe that the member’s ability to function effectively in the military environment is significantly impaired.”3
Under current regulations, a significant level of review is required for many personality disorder discharges. The Army now allows personality disorder discharges only for those in the first two years of service (thereafter a personality disorder diagnosis warrants discharge for ODPMC). And soldiers facing discharge for a personality disorder who have served in an imminent danger pay area within the previous 24 months cannot be discharged without a second opinion and a service Surgeon General-level review of the diagnosis. The Air Force requires a second opinion and Surgeon General review for all airmen who are serving or have served in a hazardous duty pay area, without the 24-month limitation. The Navy follows the same policy. The Marine Corps requires a second opinion and a review by a Regional Naval Medical Commander for all Marines facing this discharge. These provisions for peer and higher review have, to no one’s great surprise, significantly reduced the number of personality disorder diagnoses, as well as discharges.
It is not always easy to distinguish the symptoms of personality disorders from those of PTSD or other serious disorders in initial evaluations, particularly when these are cursory or when the PTSD, depression, or other disorder is acute. It is not uncommon for individuals to suffer from both a personality disorder and another, more serious disorder. In these cases, part of the therapist’s task (and, some would say, one of the military’s regular failings) is to determine which disorder is causing the symptoms that interfere with or make a member unfit or unsuitable for military duties, and so would be severe enough to require medical or administrative processing.
Soldiers and sailors seeking discharge sometimes use this discharge category, and for many it provides an honorable and relatively quick way out. However, personality disorder discharge does result in stigmatizing language on the DD 214 discharge document. Unlike medical discharge or retirement, where the specific diagnosis is not stated on the DD 214, the term “personality disorder” is given as the reason for discharge on the document, since it is categorized as a separate reason for discharge (under the general grouping of convenience of the government discharges) in all services but the Air Force. Employers sometimes refuse to hire veterans with this discharge, assuming that they will be troublesome or unreliable workers because of the condition. In the VA system, while other diagnoses can be and often are considered, the military’s conclusion that a personality disorder was the most significant or only psychiatric problem during service can affect VA physicians’ diagnoses and determinations about severity of other disorders.
Characterization for this discharge is Honorable or General, depending on the member’s overall record of service, or an uncharacterized Entry Level Separation for those in the first 180 days of active service. Because it cannot be OTH, this administrative discharge would be superseded by disability discharge or retirement processing, but is appropriate if no other medical condition is severe enough to warrant medical discharge. Thus a member diagnosed with mild PTSD or depression and a sufficiently severe personality disorder may receive an administrative discharge for personality disorder rather than medical discharge or retirement for PTSD.
As noted above, the requirements of a second opinion and review in personality disorder discharges decreased the number of such discharges significantly. In many cases, members who might have been diagnosed with personality disorders prior to the new provisions are now diagnosed with adjustment disorders, which also warrant discharge under the category of ODPMC, so that there has been a very significant rise in discharges for this reason. This led to another change in DoD 1332.14: members facing discharge for ODPMC on the basis of mental (rather than physical) disorders must now also receive a second, confirming evaluation and service Surgeon General-level review. (While it is too soon to tell how well this will be implemented, some observers are concerned that the military will decrease the number of admin discharges based on mental disorders and, instead, rely more heavily on discharges for minor misconduct.)
Adjustment disorders are considered relatively minor psychological reactions to new and difficult situations, such as a change in duty assignments, divorce, or adjusting to military life. They generally involve symptoms of depression and/or anxiety out of proportion to the stressor, and they are expected to resolve within a period of months unless the stressor is a continuing one. Previously considered too small and treatable a problem to warrant administrative discharge, adjustment disorder now seems to be the diagnosis of choice for people who would have been diagnosed with personality disorders in the past. As the result of a recent change to DoD 1332.38, chronic adjustment disorder may now be the basis for disability discharge or retirement rather than administrative discharge.
Other involuntary discharges, though less common, may raise problems for servicemembers. The military has gradually added other categories to the basic types of misconduct discharge, again varying from service to service. These include misconduct based on activity in supremacist organizations, misconduct by HIV-positive personnel who disobey orders regarding “safer sex” and notification of partners, and misconduct involving sexualharassment. Unsatisfactory performance, parenthood, weight control failure, drug or alcohol rehabilitation failure and erroneous enlistment are among the less common Honorable or General discharges.
“Counseling” is Not Therapy
Some administrative discharges cannot be imposed unless the member has been offered counseling and rehabilitation, and thus an opportunity to improve performance or conduct.4 With some discharges in some services, counseling is required but rehabilitation can be waived if the commanding officer determines that rehabilitative efforts are considered futile. For some discharges, particularly misconduct based upon a serious offense or drug abuse, no rehabilitation is required prior to discharge processing, and the only counseling will be a notation, shown to the member for acknowledgment, that discharge is being recommended.
Counselors and attorneys should understand that this counseling process bears no resemblance to the counseling or rehabilitation we would anticipate in any civilian setting. Counseling does not mean therapy or assistance in understanding problems. Rather, a superior, usually a staff sergeant or chief, meets with members to yell at them about having a problem, threatens discharge or punishment if the problem happens again, and offers a typed record entry for the members to sign, acknowledging that the counseling occurred and that they can seek further help from appropriate sources (chaplains and the command structure are often mentioned). This encounter and its entry in the members’ service records show sufficient counseling under the terms of the regulations.
When counseling, or counseling and rehabilitation, must take place before discharge recommendation, failure to offer or record it may be a basis for at least a temporary challenge to the proposed discharge. In theory, counseled members should not be processed for discharge unless new or continuing problems are apparent after the counseling.
When it is offered, rehabilitation usually means a change in duty assignments or a transfer to another unit within the same command; only occasionally does it result in transfer to another command. In most cases, however, the new supervisors receive an informal “heads up” from their counterparts in the original unit, who make sure that sergeants, chiefs, and perhaps company commanders are aware that they are being sent a “dirtbag.” Nonetheless, rehabilitative reassignment or transfer may be helpful if discrimination or personality conflicts with a superior are at issue, or if harassment about medical problems and “weakness” is less common in the new area than the old. The rehabilitation period may provide an opportunity to build a record of better performance and conduct or, for those with underlying medical problems, an opportunity to obtain treatment. For members who have been denied access to medical care or have been wrongly diagnosed, rehabilitation will at least give them additional time to obtain an independent civilian medical evaluation and then seek further evaluation from military doctors.
The procedures for involuntary discharge follow basic concepts of administrative law and are founded, at least in theory, on constitutional requirements of due process. Attorneys or counselors who have worked in other administrative law areas will see familiar forms of notice, right to counsel, and right to respond. The regulations are relatively precise, mistakes are common, and command failure to follow the more important provisions of the regs may offer a basis to prevent or overturn involuntary discharges. The rules of evidence do not apply in these proceedings, which means that commands –and respondents – can introduce almost any form of evidence.
The military uses two discharge procedures, one allowing written response to the proposed discharge and the other allowing a hearing before an administrative board. The former, called simply the Notification Procedure is used in discharges where the least favorable character of discharge may be General. The second, the Administrative Discharge Board Procedure, is required where the least favorable character of discharge may be OTH. Administrative discharge boards are also available to those who have served more than six years of active and reserve service, even if the Notification Procedure is used. The Air Force includes time in the Delayed Entry Program towards the six years and also allows hearings for all noncommissioned officers, regardless of time in service.
Notification Procedure Discharges
First Steps: Notification of Discharge and Acknowledgment of Rights
In most services, the first formal step in the discharge process is notification of servicemembers, though notification follows command recommendation in the Air Force.5 Members may have known for days or months that discharge was pending, receiving informal warnings or promises from superiors, often with wildly inaccurate information. In some cases, members may undergo a separation physical, as well as transitional classes on employment, VA benefits and the like before the discharge is technically initiated.
Servicemembers receive notice in a computer-printed form or a letter on the command’s letterhead; it is usually titled “Notification of Separation Proceedings.” The notification must state the specific reason for or type of discharge (the name and section number of the discharge as shown in the service’s regulation), the specific circumstances on which it is based, the least favorable character of discharge which may be awarded, and the character of discharge which the commanding officer recommends. The notice then sets out all of the rights available in the discharge proceedings, including the right to waive other rights.
It is worth noting that, while the regulations require a good deal of specificity in notifications, the sample forms in the regulations often encourage generalization. As a result, servicemembers may not know the actual circumstances on which their discharge is based.
Waiver of Rights Form
This notice includes, is accompanied by, or is soon followed by a second form or letter, called something like “[a]cknowledgment of my rights to be exercised or waived during the separation proceedings.” Here members are supposed to waive or demand each of the rights in the discharge proceeding.6 (This should not be confused with an acknowledgment of receipt of the notification, used to confirm that the notification was presented to the member.7) Failure to demand rights within a minimum of two working days is treated as a waiver of rights for active-duty personnel, unless a longer period of time is stated in the notice or allowed on members’ request. Longer response time, usually 30 days, is given for members who are in the reserves or in situations like civilian confinement. The minimum time to respond is treated as the maximum time to respond.
The notification and acknowledgment of rights forms are sometimes presented by the command’s legal or administrative officer, but often by a senior enlisted member – a staff sergeant or chief. It is at this point that soldiers and sailors are given a remarkably uniform lecture: They are told that their only viable option is to sign the papers, waive their rights, and accept the proposed discharge. They may be assured that they will retain their VA benefits with the recommended discharge, whether or not that is true, and that this is the best deal they could possibly get. They may be told that challenging the discharge will force the command to refer the case to court-martial, with Leavenworth looming in the background, or that it will result in a worse character of discharge than the one recommended. They may hear that demanding their rights will extend the time of discharge processing by many months. They will probably hear that a demand for rights is useless, that statements or hearings never work, and that any response is just a waste of time. This talk often ends with the ultimate military myth, that less than honorable discharges will automatically upgrade six months after separation.
Not surprisingly, many servicemembers waive alltheir rights. And many do so without reading the notice or statement of rights, so that they are completely unaware of what they are waiving and what the results may be.
The first right available in any administrative discharge, and the first listed on the notice and acknowledgment, is the right to consult counsel before waiving or demanding any other rights. If servicemembers demand this right, the command must arrange an appointment with JAG counsel, usually in person but occasionally by phone for members stationed far from area defense counsel. This right may be limited for servicemembers deployed at sea or otherwise out of communication with available JAG offices.
Servicemembers have the right to consult civilian counsel as well. When commands are aware that civilian counsel has been consulted, they may feel no further need to schedule time with military counsel, and most of the regs do not address this issue with respect to the initial consultation with counsel. (Where representation by counsel is available, as in Administrative Discharge Board Proceedings, use of civilian counsel does not waive the right to military counsel.)
Requesting the advice of counsel allows members to step back, read the paperwork, learn that they do in fact have useful rights in the proceedings, and talk with an attorney or counselor about mitigation or “defenses” against allegations of misconduct, inaccurate or improper reasons for discharge, or the characterization of discharge.
Respondents in Notification Procedure discharges also have the right to submit statements on their own behalf, the right to obtain copies of documents that will be forwarded to the separation authority supporting the proposed separation, the right to be represented by civilian counsel, the right to an administrative discharge board if they have six or more years of service, and the right to waive any or all of these rights.
Statements and Evidence
In general, commands and separation authorities consider the Notification Procedure of little consequence, and rights receive cavalier treatment, with the exception of the right to consult counsel. Commands unofficially encourage waiver of all rights, and military counsel may point out, rightly, that statements make little or no difference in most cases. Members who do submit statements are generally left to prepare them on their own, even if they have consulted military counsel. When respondents do submit statements, commands sometimes neglect to attach them to the “discharge packet” to be forwarded to the separation authority for consideration. Some statements never make it into the members’ personnel records. Immediate commanders sometimes comment on these statements in further endorsements to the separation authority, without providing copies to members even if they have requested copies of all such documents.
Although members’ right to respond is limited under the Notification Procedure, it may still be significant.8 For members who wish retention, discharge for a different reason, such as medical discharge or retirement, or a better characterization of discharge, a strong response may get the separation authority’s attention and expose flaws in the basis for the discharge or the procedures themselves. Good responses can also highlight the members’ quality of service or mitigating circumstances that would make less than honorable discharge inappropriate. Members who wish to challenge the discharge through litigation – and are able to get around the need to exhaust administrative remedies through lengthy discharge review proceedings – will be able to show that they used the available remedy of responding during the discharge proceeding. For veterans seeking discharge upgrades or other discharge review, it is very helpful to show that an effort was made to oppose the discharge at the outset; review boards often point to waivers as a sign that the member really had no basis for challenging, or desire to challenge, the reason for and character of discharge.
The regulations do not specifically state that counsel should be made available to assist in preparing a statement in response to the discharge. Many JAGs assume that they should simply advise, or perhaps review materials prepared by the member. But requests for further assistance from JAGs may meet with success if respondents ask, and if they can point to real issues, such as an incorrect medical diagnosis or a flawed Article 15 proceedings, which warrant a strong response. In addition or in the alternative, civilian counsel or counselors can assist in preparing statements. Nothing prevents military counselors from representing respondents in these proceedings by submitting letters or briefs raising legal and factual arguments for the separation authority’s consideration.
It is useful for respondents to make a firm demand for the right to obtain documents which will be submitted to the separation authority, and to make it clear that this request includes any responses to matters they submit in opposition to the discharge, as well as advisory opinions, higher command endorsements or SJA legal reviews. The right to obtain statements is not stated as a right to real discovery of evidence, and commands sometimes claim that members are entitled only to documents which will actually be placed in the hands of the separation authority. But a broader right to discovery may be implied from the regulations, since the significant discovery rights under the Administrative Discharge Board Procedure come from on the same language as that in the Notification Procedure. Requests to see all available evidence supporting the reason for discharge and all exculpatory and mitigating evidence can also be based on FOIA and Privacy Act provisions. Respondents and their advocates can make adamant requests for a wide range of documents, such as witness statements and investigative reports, the actual test results and chain of custody documents in drug urinalysis cases, or the results of any Inspector General or Equal Opportunity investigations made about the command or the events leading to the discharge. If these requests are denied, they can be raised directly to the separation authority, or to his or her superior.
In many cases, members facing involuntary discharge are viewed as troublemakers or nuisances. Such people are routinely harassed by superiors, and sometimes by co-workers. In many cases ordinary behavior or signs of emotional distress are mischaracterized as misconduct or poor performance to support a discharge recommendation. Performance evaluations, counseling entries, and similar records are often fudged to make a better record for discharge. Creative requests may reveal some of this impropriety – a hunt for records may show, for example, that preliminary performance evaluations showed stellar performance by soldiers whose supervisors later described them as inept or unskilled after some incident triggered a desire to get rid of them. While selective prosecution cannot be argued easily in any military case, evidence that a respondent was the first and only person in ten years to be written up or counseled for some common minor infraction may be used to show discrimination or simply unfair treatment. Brainstorming with clients often leads to useful evidence of this sort – evidence which might create embarrassing problems for commands if shown to the separation authority or revealed in discharge review or litigation. Occasionally, this will cause commands to rethink their objective of obtaining a bad discharge.
The right to make a statement includes the right to submit just about anything for the separation authority’s review: legal arguments, a discussion of facts and medical issues, statements or evaluations from expert witnesses, affidavits or letters from witnesses to incidents leading to the discharge, the sort of documentary evidence mentioned above, and general character letters. Separation authorities are used to seeing the last of these, but seldom receive much more.
Personality disorder discharges and ODPMC discharges based on adjustment disorders deserve particular note here. These diagnoses often mask more serious psychological, neurological or other medical problems that warrant disability discharge or retirement. On the flip side of this, whistleblowers, complainants in sexual harassment or sexual assault cases, and other “trouble-making” servicemembers often face such discharges after involuntary psychiatric evaluations, or misuse of therapy for PTSD or other problems resulting from harassment or abuse. The diagnosis is used to make them appear less credible as complainants, and the discharge gets them out of the way. In these cases, several tactics may be considered. Evaluations by other military doctors and/or by civilian psychiatrists and psychologists should be used whenever possible to counter the diagnosis supporting the discharge. If resources allow, two or even three separate civilian evaluations may be impressive. If the military did not do psychological testing, it is useful to have a civilian psychologist administer the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI 2), one of the most common and respected psychological tests, and to supplement it with other testing. If the military did administer testing (most likely the MMPI 2), a civilian psychologist can look at the raw test results, the computerized interpretation, and resulting report in order to determine their accuracy and make an independent evaluation based on the same data. While computerized scoring of the MMPI has reduced subjectivity as a factor in diagnosis, there is still room for bad interpretation. A second MMPI also can be given, administered when clients are away from the stress of harassment from the command, and compared to the first.
Because personality disorders normally arise during adolescence, may be preceded by childhood conduct disorders, and often show up in disciplinary, educational and social problems before enlistment, respondents in these cases may want to submit evidence of healthy and well-adjusted backgrounds, or at least civilian lives devoid of personality disorder symptoms. This may come in the form of pre-service medical or psychiatric reports, school records, and letters from family members, teachers and others in a position to observe members’ behavior, etc. Military regulations now stress that these diagnoses should be made on the basis of a long-term view of patients’ behavior, rather than problems occurring in a short period of time alone, and military doctors’ reports may be attacked if they fail to do this.
Lack of Rules of Evidence Invites “Creativity”
Since there are no rules of evidence in administrative discharge proceedings, a great deal of creativity can be used to show the members’ background, actual performance of duties, medical problems, etc. By way of example, military personality disorder diagnoses are often based on inaccurate assessments of performance and conduct. These are sometimes the result of incorrect information provided to military doctors by commands. In involuntary psychiatric evaluations, commands are required to state the basis for their referrals, but commanders and command medical officers often offer derogatory information even when consultations are requested by the servicemembers. Military psychiatrists may also hear more than they are told if they anticipate that enlisted personnel who come to them are doing badly at their commands.
Military doctors are not immune to the normal biases of officers towards enlisted personnel, or to racial and gender stereotyping. Factual mistakes and under-evaluation of performance in psychiatric reports should be challenged with documentary evidence – inspection results, log entries, preliminary forms of performance evaluations and the like – and statements from co-workers, superiors, and other personnel in a position to observe performance. Members of other commands who have the opportunity to observe respondents’ work may be more willing than those in the same command to give objective descriptions of performance and conduct.
When problems with a command, or the onset of PTSD or other illnesses, cause a sudden change in performance, respondents can point to prior good performance and the sudden change as evidence that something other than a long-standing personality disorder is at work. This is particularly true when members who performed well under the stress of training and combat suddenly experience problems in the more relaxed atmosphere of their home bases.
Personality disorder and other ODPMC discharges require more than the mere presence of the medical condition; there must be an opinion, usually by a military mental health professional, that the condition is so severe that it significantly impairs duty performance.9 Showing another psychiatric or external cause for the sudden appearance of symptoms can put the military on the defensive, requiring it to show the nexus between the personality disorder or other condition and interference with duties. It is useful to examine the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Society (DSM – 5) for a discussion of symptoms for the particular disorder at issue. Commands and even military doctors may grab any available symptom to justify a diagnosis, and close scrutiny may show that the symptoms fit depression, PTSD, or healthy anger after sexual harassment far better than an avoidant personality disorder or adjustment disorder.
In almost all cases, good-character letters from other military personnel are helpful. Separation authorities are likely to pay more attention to letters from officers, particularly officers in the respondents’ chain of command, but well-crafted letters from co-workers and subordinates are valuable as well. Civilian friends and family, and ministers or others in respected positions, can also provide letters attesting to good character, commitment to the military, etc. It is important that letter-writers not gloss over or dispute real problems, or deny symptoms of more serious medical problems that may be at issue. On the contrary, lay witnesses can often give detailed descriptions of symptoms that fit other diagnostic categories and do not usually appear in particular personality disorders, adjustment disorders, etc.
Where minor performance or conduct problems may warrant a General discharge, it may be important, but not always easy, to use a mental disorder diagnosis as mitigation. Commands and separation authorities tend to look at personality disorders as indications of bad character rather than medical problems, and to view adjustment disorders as insignificant. Advocates and civilian mental health experts can remind them that such conditions are illnesses, in some cases the result of painful childhood experiences, frequently causing emotional pain and lifelong problems. Experts’ statements or advocates’ references to the DSM-5 can be used to emphasize the fact that these disorders are not the result of bad intentions or disrespect for the service, but rather medical problems deserving sympathy and objectivity. Other psychiatric or medical problems or family hardships can also be presented to mitigate misconduct and explain inattention to duties or difficulty in carrying them out. Here, too, letters from co-workers and superiors may show that the performance labeled unacceptable at the time of diagnosis was not consistently poor, and had been described in far better terms elsewhere.
It is not uncommon to find significant legal errors in the discharge proceedings, in referrals for the underlying psychological evaluations,10 in the preparation of performance evaluations, in counseling entries on performance or conduct deficiencies, and the like. Failure to follow the requirements of the regulations may be significant enough, individually or taken together, to render discharges improper. In every case, it is useful to compare the discharge notification and other documents with the DoD Instruction and service discharge reg.
In some of these cases, where the mistakes could be remedied easily with a new round of paperwork, respondents need to decide whether to raise the issues prior to discharge or reserve them for discharge review. These choices should be reviewed with counsel, since failure to object to improprieties may in some cases be treated as a waiver on review. In some situations, as where commands fail to provide or document the minimum counseling required before discharge may be initiated, servicemembers may buy time by challenging the error at the outset, and then use the time to improve performance, pursue medical evaluations, or appeal underlying disciplinary actions before the discharge process begins anew.
In some cases, commanders will choose to respond to statements, usually trying to discredit the respondent, explain away mistakes in the proceedings, or lay on additional allegations of poor performance or misconduct. As the discharge packet is forwarded up the chain of command, intermediate commanding officers will sometimes add endorsements or recommendations as well.11 Respondents and counsel will need to make written demands to see and respond to any such command comments. Occasionally, commands may decide to withdraw discharge recommendations, or change their recommendation on characterization, to avoid exposure of the problems demonstrated in the respondents’ statements.
The discharge paperwork is ultimately sent to the separation authority for a final determination on discharge or retention, character of discharge and, when the regulations permit, suspension of discharge.12 With some discharges, the separation authority also has the responsibility to decide whether members should be transferred to the inactive reserves rather than discharged. Some reasons for discharge require review for legal sufficiency by the separation authority’s Staff Judge Advocate. The separation authority must find that the allegations on which the proposed discharge is based are supported by a preponderance of the evidence.13 The final decision or order must be recorded, though it is almost always cursory.
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act has added a new level of review of involuntary discharges where servicemembers who have made a sexual assault complaint within the previous year allege that the discharge is retaliatory. Beginning in the summer of 2013, cases must be reviewed and approved by a flag or general officer if members make such an assertion.
Separation authorities are likely to be surprised by well prepared and extensive responses to proposed discharges, and some may respond favorably. These officers, too, may want to avoid scrutiny of sloppy command procedures or command misconduct, and may be concerned about the possibility of discharge review or litigation. They can be encouraged to think about how the case will stand up to litigation by lawyerly presentation of the issues, or simply by the fact that attorneys or civil rights organizations may be involved. Some respondents note on their statements that copies have been sent to the ACLU, NAACP, NOW, MLTF, Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) or other organizations, to a member of Congress or to an attorney, in order to encourage the separation authority to pay attention to the issues.
If these efforts are not successful, and the separation authority authorizes discharge, servicemembers usually are discharged within ten days. They receive written information about the Discharge Review Board and Board for Correction of Military/Naval Records while being “outprocessed.” It is important to talk with clients at this point about discharge upgrade and review procedures, time limits, and the types of arguments and evidence which may be used with these boards. Attorneys or counselors can help the clients gather copies of records and documents which may be useful in discharge review.
Thoughts on Discharge Review
Servicemembers should keep full copies of their personnel and medical records, any inpatient medical records (which are maintained separately at military hospitals), their JAGs’ files, any relevant log entries, notices of NJP results, IG investigation reports or other documents that may shed light on the circumstances of the discharge. They should also obtain the names and permanent addresses of people who might later be asked to make character statements or statements concerning performance and conduct, command improprieties, etc. Fellow servicemembers who are afraid to speak out on another’s behalf to their commands may be willing to make statements once they are transferred to another duty station or discharged. Beginning a discharge review file at the time of discharge can save many hours of work later and avoid the loss of records or evidence that the military routinely misplaces or destroys. If psychiatric problems are at issue, and no civilian evaluation was obtained for the discharge proceedings, servicemembers should have a civilian evaluation as soon after discharge as possible.
While the overall success rates for discharge upgrades and other discharge review cases are not high, applications with well-documented responses at the discharge level often have greater chances of success. Although commands may have had the opportunity to create adverse records and a biased picture of servicemembers before and during the discharge proceedings, they almost never have opportunity to contribute to the discharge review process. Veterans can rebut command evidence and conclusions in a less stressful and slightly more objective setting before the review boards. At this point, it is often easier to demonstrate the flaws in psychiatric reports, performance evaluations and other record entries created to support the discharge, particularly if they can be compared to other evaluations or evidence from the same period of time. The statements and evidence initially submitted in response to the discharge proceedings may provide the best foundation for successful discharge review applications.
1. DoD Instruction 1332.14, Encl. 3, Sec. 10; AR 635-200, chapter 14; MILPERSMAN 1910-138 to 146; MARCORSEPMAN 6210; AFI 36-3208, Chap. 5, Sec. H, 5.46 et seq.
2. DoD 1332.14, Encl. 3, Sec. 3.a.(8); AR 635-200, chap. 5-13; MILPERSMAN 1910-122; MARCORSEPMAN 6203.3; AFI Chap. 5, Sec. B, 188.8.131.52.
3. DoD 1332.14, Encl. 3, Sec. 3.a.(8).(c).
4. AR 635-200, Sec. 1-16; MILPERSMAN 1910-202, 204; MARCORSEPMAN 6105; AFI 36-3208, Chap. 7 and Sec. 5.2. These requirements are also discussed in relation to individual reasons for discharge. For personality disorder discharges, for example, see AR 635-200, Sec. 5-13.e, and MARCORSEPMAN 6203.c.
5. DoD 1332.14, Encl. 5, Sec. 2; AR 635-200, Sec. 2-2 and Fig. 2-1; MILPERSMAN 1910-402 and NAVPERS form 1910/32; MARCORSEPMAN 6303.3.a; AFI 36-3208, Sec. 6.9.4 and Figs. 6-1 and 6-2.
6. AR 635-200, Sec. 2-2.c.(1) to (5); MILPERSMAN 1910-402 and NAVPERS form 1910/32; MARCORSEPMAN 6303.3.a.(5) to (9); AFI 36-3208, Sec.6-8-1 to 5.
7. See AR 635-200, Sec. 2-2.f.
8. AR 635-200, Sec. 2-2.c. (2) and d.(5).(a); MILPERSMAN 1910-402 and NAVPERS form 1910/32; MARCORSEPMAN 6303.3x.c; AFI 36-3208, Sec. 6-10.4 and Fig. 6.4. None of these offer guidance on substance or form of response, the burden of proof or legal presumptions applied to responses.
9. See supra, note 3.
10. See Susan Bassein’s excellent article on rights in involuntary psychiatric evaluations and treatment, in On Watch, Vol. XIX, No. 4.
11. The Army, for example, uses an intermediate level review, under AR 635-200, Sec. 2-2.d.(4) and (5).
12. DoD 1332.14, Encl. 5, Sec. 2.d; AR 635-200, Sec. 1-19 and 2-3; MILPERSMAN 1910-700 et seq.; MARCORSEPMAN 6306 et seq.; AFI 36-3208, Sec. 1.1.2 and 1.2.
13. DoD 1332.14, Encl.5, Sec. 2.d.(3); and see, for example, MARCORSEPMAN 6309.1.
Part II – Administrative Discharge Board Procedure Discharges
This part looks at the more complex area of Administrative Discharge Board Procedure discharges, where other than honorable (OTH) discharge may be warranted, and where procedural rights are therefore greater. As with ostensibly good discharges for other designated physical and mental conditions, unsatisfactory performance and the like, civilian counselors and attorneys can play an important role in protecting servicemembers against unwanted discharges with highly stigmatizing characterization and reasons.
The Administrative Discharge Board (ADB) Procedure is used for discharge by reason of misconduct (unless the possibility of OTH characterization is removed), for misconduct-drug abuse, for unsatisfactory participation in the reserves and for security discharges. Its central right, a board hearing, is also available to members with six or more years of service and, in the Air Force, to noncommissioned officers.
Criteria and procedures for these discharges are found in Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 1332.14, and in implementing regulations for each branch of the service: Army Regulation (AR) 635-200; Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3208; Naval Military Personnel Manual (MILPERSMAN) Section 1900-010 et seq.; and Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual (MARCORSEPMAN) Chapter 6. An OTH discharge normally means loss of almost all veteran’s benefits, while a General discharge preserves virtually all but Montgomery and the new GI Bill educational benefits.1 Commands are usually well aware of these side effects of some administrative discharges, and may be vindictive in their use. At the same time, administrative discharge board members and reviewing authorities knowor can be told of these effects and will sometimes consider them reasons for lenient treatment.
Reasons to Fight for Retention
Servicemembers facing an ADB Procedure may want to challenge the discharge and fight for retention, or may simply want a better character of discharge. Since military retirement does not vest until soldiers or sailors have served twenty years,2 those with eighteen or nineteen years of service have a strong incentive to fight against separation. Because disability evaluation and discharge or retirement are deferred pending resolution of disciplinary proceedings or discharge proceedings which could involve OTH characterization, and generally denied for those who are so discharged,3 soldiers or sailors wishing to protect medical benefits often need retention to allow disability retirement processing, or characterization of Honorable or General to remain eligible for VA benefits.
Discharges Requiring ADB Procedure
Misconduct is the most common reason for involuntary discharge with an OTH characterization. The DoD Instruction provides the main descriptions, though there are some service variations. The types of misconduct include:
- “Minor disciplinary infractions. A pattern of misconduct consisting solely of minor disciplinary infractions.”4
- “Pattern of misconduct. A pattern of misconduct consisting of (a) discreditable involvement with civilian or military authorities or (b) conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline.”5
- “Commission of a serious offense. Commission of a serious military or civilian offense if a punitive discharge would be authorized for the same or a closely related offense under the Manual for Courts-Martial.”6
- “Civilian conviction. Conviction by civilian authorities or action taken that is tantamount to a finding of guilty, including similar adjudications in juvenile proceedings and the following conditions are present:
- “A punitive discharge would be authorized for the same or a closely related offense under [the Manual for Courts-Martial];” or “The sentence by civilian authorities includes confinement for six months or more without regard to suspension or probation.”7
Although the Instruction gives no clear guidance on some of these terms, service regulations tend to be somewhat more specific, and to vary among themselves. The Army divides misconduct into conviction by a civilian court and acts or patterns of misconduct, including in the latter the other DoD categories of minor disciplinary infractions, pattern of misconduct, and commission of a serious offense; in the Army regulations, serious offenses include, among other things, drug abuse.8 The Marine Corps divides misconduct into minor disciplinary infractions, pattern of misconduct, drug abuse, commission of a serious offense, civilian conviction, sexual harassment, and participation in supremacist or extremist organizations or activities.9 For the Air Force, misconduct may be minor disciplinary infractions; pattern of misconduct; civilian conviction; commission of a serious offense, including sexual perversion, prolonged unauthorized absence, and “other serious offenses;” failure to comply with lawfully ordered preventive medicine procedures for HIV-positive personnel; and drug abuse.11 The Navy has separate misconduct categories for minor disciplinary infractions, pattern of misconduct, commission of a serious offense, civilian conviction and drug abuse.12
Some services have made special note of misconduct related to sexual harassment and to extremist activity. The Navy gives “supremacist and extremist conduct” a separate discharge category altogether, but processes cases under the misconduct section.13 The Marine Corps mentions sexual harassment14 and “participation in supremacist or extremist organizations or activities” as individual subcategories of misconduct, but then advises commands to process such misconduct under one of the general categories (minor infractions, serious offense, etc.) if possible.15 The Army tends not to make these distinctions in the discharge regulation.
The counseling and rehabilitation requirements described in Part One of this memo normally apply only in the case of minor infractions or a pattern of misconduct,and even here the rehabilitation requirement may be waived. The Instruction authorizes use of the notification procedure, and discharge with no less than a general or entry-level discharge if the misconduct fits within the general guidelines for such characterization under DoD 1332.14, Encl. 4, Sec. 3. This is often done with minor infractions.
“Zero Tolerance” for Illegal Drugs Persists
Despite small differences in categorization of discharges, drug abuse is viewed as misconduct by all of the services. Since the 1980s, a “zero tolerance” policy has led to harsh treatment of drug use, with a move away from rehabilitation. Rehabilitation programs still exist, and a few service members are returned to service after drug rehab, but these are the exception. For many soldiers and sailors, drug rehabilitation, if offered, is simply a prelude to discharge. Generally, a single instance of illegal drug possession or use results in OTH discharge, though the Army will sometimes retain after a single incident of drug use, or characterize drug abuse cases as General. Each service has very limited exceptions for drug use revealed during voluntary self-referral for rehabilitation and similar categories. Servicemembers discharged for misconduct as the result of drug use or possession are likely to find “misconduct–drug abuse” on their DD-214 discharge documents.
DoD and the services have extensive regulations governing drug urinalysis testing, disposition of drug users, and rehabilitation.16 These deserve review in any case involving drug use or possession. As noted above, there are some limitations on OTH characterization of discharge for certain nonrandom testing, and a very small number of limitations on discharge. But commands have remarkable difficulty in following the regulations, sometimes raising possibilities for challenges to characterization or discharge. Failure to follow proper procedures in urinalysis testing sometimes makes it possible to challenge the reliability of test results or the chain of custody of samples.
Unsatisfactory participation is used as a basis for discharge with drilling reservists who fail to attend drills, and should not be confused with unsatisfactory performance, a Notification Procedure discharge designed for poor performers. The DoD Instruction relies on the services to define unsatisfactory participation in implementing regulations.17 This and other discharges for reservists are beyond the scope of this article; readers are referred to the regulations and the section on Unsatisfactory Participation in CCCO’s Military Counselors Manual.18
Under some circumstances, fraudulent enlistment may be a basis for OTH discharge, but this is much less common than in the past. Most concealment involving prior criminal activity, medical conditions or treatment, or educational level results in a General discharge at the worst, so that the Notification Procedure is used. The DoD Instruction states that OTH and the ADB Procedure apply “[i]f the fraud involves concealment of a prior separation in which service was not characterized as honorable…,” and leaves open the possibility that other fraud may result in an OTH discharge.19 The Navy attemps to expand this, having added a second specific category, “concealing an offense warranting OTH, if offense occurred while on active duty and would have prevented their enlistment.”20 The Army regulation states that fraudulent enlistment discharge will generally be OTH, then specifically mentions prior service concealment as warranting OTH; for members in entry-level status, non-prior service concealment will generally be ELS. The Air Force distinguishes between prior service concealment, which will normally warrant OTH but may in rare cases be General or ELS, and all other concealment which may be Honorable, General or ELS.
Security discharge is seldom used. DoD Instruction 1332.14 authorizes discharge on grounds of security when “retention is clearly inconsistent with the interest of national security.” It refers to the general guidance on characterization and to security regulations for characterization, and to service instructions and separate DoD regulations for criteria.21 In the Air Force, interestingly, the applicable instruction says that discharge for those in entry level status “will” be described as uncharacterized (ELS), but otherwise OTH is permissible; in any case, the ADB procedure will be used.22 The Marine Corp uses the ADB process only when OTH is warranted.23 The Navy appears to lack provisions for this discharge.
Notification of the proposed ADB discharge is much like that used in the Notification Procedure, although the command is more likely to follow the requirement that specific reasons for discharge and specific facts on which they are based be stated in the notice. In ADB proceedings, the notice and accompanying (or following) statement of awareness/waiver of rights form include additional rights, and further rights are available to those who demand the most significant of the rights described in the waiver form, a hearing before an administrative discharge board. Representation by military counsel is available throughout the proceeding, rather than just in the initial decision to demand or waive rights.
In some cases, servicemembers have no warning that discharge is contemplated until they receive written notice – and considerable time may have passed since the conduct on which the discharge is based. Any conduct within the current period of enlistment is subject to discharge proceedings during that period, so that a command may defer action until after a deployment or operation, or until after a war.
It is worth noting that, since discharge is an administrative process, it does not preclude and is not precluded by disciplinary action. Some servicemembers hope that nonjudicial punishment or court-martial can be avoided by admin discharge, or vice versa. However, it is common for commands to subject members to disciplinary action and then to administrative discharge, based either on the underlying act of misconduct or the fact of conviction.
Waiver of Rights Form
With or shortly after written notification, servicemembers will be given a waiver of awareness/statement of rights form, discussed generally in part one. With the ADB procedure, soldiers are notified of a broader set of rights, including:
- the right to consult with counsel before demanding and waiving rights;
- the right to be represented by appointed military counsel or, if he or she wishes, the right to request individual military counsel;
- the right to civilian counsel at the respondent’s own expense;
- the right to obtain copies of documents that will be forwarded to the separation authority supporting the basis of the proposed separation;
- the right to request a hearing before an administrative discharge board;
- the right to present written statements instead of appearing at a hearing;
- the right to waive these rights;
- the fact that failure to demand rights after being afforded reasonable time to consult counsel will be deemed a waiver of rights.
- the fact that failure to appear at the hearing without good cause constitutes a waiver of the right to be present at the hearing.24
The service regulations are in accord.25 While not mentioned in all rights forms, respondents also have the rights normally associated with administrative hearings: the right to testify, to present witnesses and documentary or other evidence, to cross-examine witnesses produced by the government, to testify under oath or make an unsworn statement, submit a written statement, or have counsel read or make a statement, to challenge members of the board for cause, and so on. Many, but not all of these are discussed in the remainder of the regulations on ADB procedures.
The services are remarkably uniform in one part of the discharge process: In almost all cases, when the notice is presented or soon afterwards, a senior enlisted person or officer from the command will urge or warn servicemembers to waive all rights in the discharge proceeding. The reasons may include one or more of these: the discharge is inevitable; the discharge will be worse if the member doesn’t waive; the command has recommended a general discharge and therefore the member will receive a general, but only if he or she waives; any bad discharge will automatically upgrade in six months; without a waiver the discharge will take much, much, much longer; the speaker has seen dozens or hundreds of cases just like this, and demanding rights never helped; or the alternative to waiver is Leavenworth (military prison). These things are not true, but the threats and promises are very effective, and waivers are extremely common as a result.
One other threat or promise is occasionally true, from a certain point of view. Servicemembers may be told that the command is offering the admin discharge as a deal, and will take the case to court-martial unless the members waive their rights. Occasionally, this may be the position of the command, and occasionally the person who makes the threat may know it is true. The reality of this informal “deal” can always be verified or disproved if members simply demand the right to consult counsel before waiving or demanding rights – that right is among those listed in the notification and on the waiver of rights form.
Soldiers or sailors may see a JAG (and/or a civilian attorney) before completing the waiver form. The attorney can talk with the command about its intentions without “skewing” any deal, and help servicemembers decide if there is any wisdom in waiving rights under these circumstances. While verbal agreements with a command are not enforceable, the CO or staff judge advocate will normally tell an attorney the command’s current position, so that the attorney can advise members accordingly.
Periodically, the services utilize conditional waivers in cases warranting an OTH – these policies vary from service to service, and may be abandoned for several years before being revived.26 In all cases, conditional waivers are made only after members have demanded the right to an ADB, and counsel is generally involved. (Army regulations allow members to negotiate a conditional waiver without counsel.) The members, generally through their JAG, and the command may make an agreement in which members waive the previously-demanded board on the condition that they be given a more favorable character of discharge. These waivers should only be done in writing, and use of counsel may avoid accidental waiver without any benefit.
Soldiers are entitled to representation by military and/or civilian counsel throughout the discharge proceeding. Once a demand for counsel has been made, a JAG will be appointed through the local defense or “personal representation” legal office. This may not be the JAG who provided the initial advice about rights in the procedure. Once a JAG is appointed or detailed, members may request another military attorney to replace the JAG, referred to as Individual Military Council (IMC). No reason need be given, but the IMC should be asked for by name, must under normal circumstances be within a reasonable distance of the hearing location, and must be reasonably available, a matter decided by the JAG’s own command. Normally IMC replaces the assigned JAG, but in complex cases that JAG may be allowed to remain. If the members have formed an attorney-client relationship with a JAG in a related matter (such as a disciplinary action on the same alleged misconduct), that attorney may be detailed to the administrative discharge case, or may be requested in addition to the detailed or individual military counsel on the basis of the attorney-client relationship. This determination is normally made by the JAG command as well.
Civilian counsel can be retained at the members’ own expense, in addition to or instead of detailed counsel or IMC. (If a member wants IMC and civilian counsel, it is often wise to wait until IMC is appointed before mentioning civilian counsel.) Civilian counsel automatically becomes lead counsel in the case. Experienced civilian practitioners normally retain JAGs, and involve them in more than menial tasks. JAGs often provide a wealth of experience in military law, knowledge of local commands, and an important official presence alongside respondents during the proceedings.
Civilian counselors can play a role as counselor or advocate. Generally, service regs mention non-attorney counsel only as an alternative to an attorney; the common understanding is that this provision is used when members really want a particular military person to represent them and are willing to waive attorney counsel.
The DoD Instruction includes in its statement of rights that respondents have the right to be represented at the hearing by non-lawyer counsel if:
- The respondent expressly declines appointment of counsel qualified under Article 27(b)(1) of the UCMJ and requests a specific nonlawyer counsel, or
- The separation authority assigns non-lawyer counsel as assistant counsel.27
Despite this language, one could argue that non-attorney civilian counselors should be permitted as assistant counsel or additional counsel if requested by the client, without loss of military counsel. This author has assisted in ADBs without question, but is not aware of any case that has tested the “right” to additional representation by a civilian counselor. Not all attorneys are experienced and comfortable with non-attorney advocates, and in some cases involving a counselor, civilian counsel and counselor must spend some time convincing the JAG to relax.
Counselors who do not serve as advocates can provide much other assistance in involuntary discharge cases. They may be more familiar than the JAG and/or civilian counsel with the specific discharge regulations, with medical or other specialized issues involved in the case, with the facts of the case, or simply with clients’ personalities and styles. Counselors can often help servicemembers work with their attorney effectively, suggesting questions, evidence and issues the clients may wish to present to the attorney, and helping the client consider the attorney’s strategic and tactical approach to the case. This is not to suggest that counselors should second-guess experienced attorneys or give legal advice. In some cases, however, they can help clients sort out the facts and consider the prosand cons of a suggestion from the JAG, or point out issues to the attorney with which he or she may not have experience.
Case Strategy and Preparation
At the outset, of course, it is important for counsel, counselor and client to develop a strategy for the case. In the course of military law practice, many JAGs receive limited training in handling these cases, and are provided little in the way of administrative law preparation by law school or specialized military legal training. There is sometimes a tendency to handle these cases on the run, as commands prefer to do them very swiftly (sometimes after months of inaction) and often resist requests for sufficient time to prepare and sufficient discovery of evidence to give a clear picture of underlying issues. In many cases, military counsel is not assigned or made available until very shortly before the hearing, limiting time to consider and prepare the case. And, needless to say, it is extremely difficult to obtain funding or military personnel for investigations, witness interviews and expert evaluation of evidence, so that clients and representatives must often do the bulk of the work themselves and hire civilian experts. Nonetheless, some efforts can be made to even the playing field or obtain additional ammunition for the respondents’ side.
Two thoughtful discussions of involuntary homosexual conduct discharge cases can be useful in preparing for a hearing on any discharge. The 1985 manual, Fighting Back: Lesbian and Gay Draft, Military and Veterans Issues,28 while out of date in other regards, has creative discussion of discovery, pre-hearing preparation, conduct of ADBs and post-hearing appeals that can be applied to other discharge areas. The chapter on “Military and Veterans Cases” in pre-DADT-repeal editions of Sexual Orientation and the Law,29 has a very similar discussion.
In misconduct cases, it is important to look for underlying issues that led to the misconduct or motivated the command. A common issue, discussed in part one, is the tendency for soldiers with psychological or even physical problems to “act out,” “self-medicate” or express frustration, depression or confusion in ways that are perceived as acts of misconduct. On rare occasions, the acts are defensible as inevitable consequences of the medical condition. More commonly, though, the underlying problems provide mitigation for the offense(s). For example, exploration may show that a soldier had severe PTSD after a combat tour, that he had been denied access to military doctors, or misdiagnosed by those doctors with a personality disorder (not seen as mitigating by most officers), or that the doctor’s recommendations for duty limitations or discharge were ignored by the command. Similarly, a Marine with traumatic brain injury (TBI, considered the signature injury of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars) may be disciplined and considered for discharge for memory lapses, judgment problems and impulse control problems related directly to the injury. A soldier with a painful back injury may encounter disciplinary problems for self-medicating with alcohol or other drugs when physicians who do not recognize the injury deny her proper pain medication.
In such cases, symptoms of the problems may appear in the medical records even if they are not properly diagnosed. Some military physicians can be sympathetic and helpful when given opportunity to make a real evaluation of PTSD, TBI or, for that matter, disc herniation. And civilian experts can be used as witnesses, or their reports brought in as evidence, to demonstrate the underlying cause of the alleged misconduct. Even in those cases in which administrative discharge processing itself is mandatory, the ADB members and separation authority have authority to process the case and then recommend retention, or recommend Honorable discharge. While ADBs cannot technically recommend medical retirement or convenience of the government discharge, boards often make their wishes known on these matters.
Given the large number of cases in which combat-induced PTSD or TBI have resulted in OTH discharges for misconduct, Congress has required the services to give special consideration to these cases. Under DoD1332.14, Encl. 2, Sec. 2.c.(5), servicemembers must receive a medical examination to assess whether the effects of PTSD or TBI “constitute matters in extenuation that relate to the basis for administrative separation” if members are being administratively separated under conditions Other Than Honorable, were deployed to a contingency operation within the previous 24 months, and are diagnosed as having, or reasonably allege, the influence of PTSD or TBI based on that service. Members in this situation may not be discharged until the results of the medical examination have been reviewed by all those responsible for “evaluating, reviewing and approving the separation case.” (These requirements do not apply to courts-martial or related proceedings; provisions of the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act should make them applicable to discharges in lieu of court-martial.)
Misconduct cases are sometimes the result of complaints about sexual harassment or sexual assault. Despite regulations claiming to expand the rights of those who make complaints,30 military and civilian studies have shown that women in the service fear they will face career-altering reprisals if they report sexual attacks or harassment; studies and the experience of civilian attorneys and counselors show that these fears are well grounded. It is extremely common for complainants to experience involuntary psychiatric evaluations, lowered performance evaluations, and disciplinary action for minor offenses normally tolerated by the command. (An attorney who finds, for example, that her client is the only oneof 40 Marines with office hours (non-judicial punishment) and a counseling entry for coming back late from lunch may want to inquire about the reasons for the command’s attitude.)
The sexual assault regulations should ensure that women are provided opportunity to make complaints, that reports of assault are handled respectfully, and that medical attention and evidence gathering are thorough, so that evidence of assaults may be clear. Retaliation is often harder to prove than the assault, since it may involve non-judicial punishment for collateral misconduct (such as drinking in the barracks before an assault), or evaluations of intangible matters like management skills in a performance evaluation.
A provision of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act provides some additional protection to women subjected to retaliatory involuntary discharges after making sexual assault complaints. Sec. 578 of the act, which took effect in the summer of 2013, requires that a general or flag officer review and concur in involuntary discharges of members who have made unrestricted (non-confidential) sexual assault reports. Review is required for discharges occurring within a year after an unrestricted report is made, if the members request review on the ground that the discharge is retaliatory.
Similarly, victims of racial harassment or discrimination, or mistreatment based on religious, cultural or ethnic status, whether or not they complain about mistreatment, may also face involuntary discharge proceedings based on allegedly poor performance or the most minor of disciplinary problems. Demonstrating the discriminatory basis of the actions can be difficult. Since some forms of overt racism are understood to be unacceptable under social norms and military regulations, racism and similar biases may take more subtle and insidious forms. Sometimes it is possible to show discriminatory motivation by a pattern of treatment of others of the same race or religion, but this is not always feasible in small commands or units. Occasionally the offenders may leave symbols behind – a twine noose left over a bunk, crosses scrawled on a Muslim soldier’s barracks wall, pornography left in a woman’s workspace. And occasionally alert friends of the victim may overhear racist or discriminatory comments directed towards the victim. When these cases, or sexual harassment or discrimination cases, fall within the purview of military Equal Opportunity (EO) regulations,31 it is sometimes useful or necessary to file complaints within that system before raising the issue in the discharge proceedings, although EO is poorly designed for individual remedies.
Many of the people described above may have made or prepared to make complaints that would bring them within the scope of the Military Whistleblowers Protection Act (MWPA).32 Other servicemembers who have complained about waste, mismanagement, or violation of military regulations and policies, may come under the Act as well. In these cases, counsel, counselor and clients may wish to raise violation of the applicable regulations, which will trigger an investigation of the reprisal and the handling of the original complaint made by the servicemembers, and often of the underlying issue about which they complained. It offers some limited but useful rights to complainants who have suffered reprisals for their complaints, and flags the case in ways that may cause the command to re-consider its position about the discharge.
1. There is a separate bar to full VA benefits if a soldier received an OTH discharge after having been AWOL continuously for 180 days. See 38 CFR 3.12(c)(6) (2007). Denial of benefits for this reason can be appealed in the VA system.
2. There have been occasional exceptions to the twenty-year rule, particularly during the military drawdown in the 1990s. The services sometimes established 18- and even 15-year retirement programs to encourage retirement. This period also saw the development of transition programs to provide career counseling and short-term transitional benefits to retirees and discharges. Some of those transition programs remain in effect.
3. DoD 1332.38, Part E184.108.40.206 states that a service member is ineligible for physical disability evaluation unless service regulations are more favorable if “pending separation under provisions that authorize a characterization of service of Under Other Than Honorable….This provision is based on the provisions under which the member is being separated and not on the actual characterization the member receives.”
4. DOD 1332.14, Encl. 3, Sec.10.a.(1).
5. Id, Encl. 3, Sec. 10.a.(1).
6. Id, Encl. 3, Sec. 10.a.(3).
7. Id, Encl. 3, Sec. 10.a.(4)
8. AR 635-200, Parts 14-5 and 14-12.
9. MARCORSEPMAN 6210. Some of these categories are, in turn, processed under others of the categories.
11. AFI 36-3208, Section 5-H, Parts 5-49 through 5-54. Part 5-47 provides further guidance and specifically excludes fraudulent entry as a subtype of misconduct.
12. MILPERSMAN 1910-136 through 1910- 146.
13. MILPERSMAN 1910-160. This covers “any substantiated incident of serious misconduct resulting from participation in supremacist or extremist activities. The proscribed misconduct must relate to (1) illegal discrimination based on race, creed, color, sex, religion, or national origin; or (2) advocating the use of force or violence against any federal, state, or local government or agency thereof, in violation of federal, state or local laws.” These cases require coordination with personnel command headquarters. They are normally to be processed as misconduct—commission of a serious offense or, where incidents of misconduct cannot be shown, under best interests of the service (BIOTS), MILPERSMAN 1910-164. BIOTS discharges cannot be OTH.
14. MARCORSEPMAN 6210.8.
15. MARCORSEPMAN 6210.9. Discharge by reason of the best interest of the service under Section 6214 is also mentioned. While 6210.9 requires “a substantiated incident of misconduct,” and a substantiated incident must involve conduct, it is likely that 6214 is designed to cover otherwise protected political speech, protest or association.
16. DoD Directive 1010.1, DoD Instruction 1010.16. Service regulations include SECNAVINST 5300.28D, OPNAVINST 5350.4C, AR 600-85 and AFI 44-121.
17. DoD 1332.14, Encl. 3, Sec. 7 and DoD Directive 1215.13 series.
18. The Manual is currently out of print. Copies of the reserve section can be obtained from the Military Law Task Force.
19. DoD 1332.14, Encl. 3, Sec 5.d. Service regulations include MILPERSMAN 1910- 134, MARCORSEPMAN 6204.3, AR 635-200, Part 7-17 et seq., AFI 36-3208, Sec. 5.15 et seq.
20. MILPERSMAN 1910-134, Sec. 2. This section says that the notification procedure should be used for all but the most serious offenses falling in these two categories, including but not limited to “drug trafficking, concealing a prior service Dishonorable Discharge (DD), Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD), or OTH discharge and crimes of violence.” Sec. 2.b.
21. DoD 1332.14, Encl.3, Sec. 13 governs security discharge. It refers to Encl. 4, which gives general guidance on the factors warranting Honorable, General, OTH and ELS discharge.
22. AFI 36-3208, Sec. 5J, Parts 5.57 to 5.60.
23. MARCORSEPMAN 6212. This section is silent about the procedure to be used if OTH is not warranted.
24. DoD 1332.14, Encl. 5, Sec. 3.a.
25. Service regulations include MILPERSMAN 1910-404, 1910-406, and 1910-512; MARCORSEPMAN 6304; AR 635- 200, Part 2-4; and AFI 36-3208 Sec. 6.13.
26. MILPERSMAN 1910-226, MARCORSEPMAN 6304.5, AR 635-200, Part 2-5, and AFI 36-3208, Sec. 6-24 through 6-29.
27. DoD 1332.14, Encl. 5, Sec. 3.a.(4).
28. Fighting Back: Lesbian and Gay Draft, Military and Veterans Issues, 1985, Joseph Schuman and Kathleen Gilberd, eds., Katherine Bourdonnay, R. Charles Johnson, Joseph Schuman and Bridget Wilson, auths., produced by the National Lawyers Guild’s Military Law Task Force, the Midwest Committee for Military Counseling, the NLG Gay Rights Task Force and the NLG Committee to Combat Women’s Oppression. The principal work on representation in administrative discharge board hearings was done by Katherine Bourdonnay.
29. Sexual Orientation and the Law, 2/2007 and subsequent Eds., Roberta Achtenberg, Orig. Ed., Karen Moulding, Updating Ed., “Military and Veterans,” Katherine A. Bourdonnay, Kathleen Gilberd, Mary Newcombe and Bridget Wilson, Leslie M. Hill and Sharon E. Debbage Alexander, Chapter Auths. and Eds., West Pub.
30. See, e.g., DoD Instruction 6495.02, “Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Procedures.”
31. DoD Directive 1350.2, August 18, 1995, incorporating change 1 of May 7, 1997, “Department of Defense Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program.”
32. 10 USC 1034. The Act is implemented by DoD Directive 7050.6, “Military Whistleblower Protection.”
Part III – Administrative Discharge Board Tactics
This part offers a very practical guide to representation in administrative discharge board hearings, useful for counselors – or attorneys – who wish to engage in advocacy.
Board procedures and post-board review are discussed in Department of Defense Instruction 1332.14, and in implementing regulations for each branch of the service: Army Regulation (AR) 635-200; Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3208; Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual (MARCORSEPMAN) Chapter 6; and Naval Military Personnel Manual (MILPERSMAN) 1910-400 et seq.
Military administrative/separation review boards (ADBs) are often a bit of a free-for-all, with the recorder throwing mud at your client, and you slinging back mud to discredit witnesses and challenge dubious “evidence.” They are also a place in which you can make a record. Know the regulations, know the facts and you will get a better result for your client. You must be aware of the service regulations and the service “culture” when appearing before ADBs. The services’ regulations are similar but may vary in important details. Each service has tailored its implementing regulations to meet the service’s needs, philosophy or culture. You must know the regulations cold. Review the script or “gouge” [in Naval language] that the service uses for boards. The members will follow the script to the letter in most cases. As a basic approach to ADBs, you must convince the board members that they can follow the regulations and give your client the desired result.
The board members will be individuals who have dedicated their lives to following regulations and military discipline. It will be a rare occasion in which they defy that mandate. Know the ranks of the members and use the ranks and proper forms of address with the board members. Ask your client or Military Defense Counsel (MDC) to give you the proper ranks and forms of address for everyone in the room. This will go a long way to convince the board members that you know enough about the service to speak to them. The story is told of a civilian attorney in a court-martial who was admonished by the military judge, “Counsel, if you call the Command Sergeant Major ‘Major’ one more time, I am going to hold you in contempt.” Yes, they take this rank thing seriously. The members expect you to treat them with respect and demonstrate a basic respect for the institution to which they have dedicated their careers. If you cannot do that, perhaps someone else who can needs to represent the client. You cannot afford to prejudice your client by demonstrating a dislike of the military institution. ADBs are an excellent venue to use your trial skills without the restriction of strictly applied rules of evidence. Attorneys accustomed to the restraints of the courtroom will enjoy the opportunity at the relatively freewheeling proceedings. These are serious proceedings, but the lack of strict rules of evidence provides an opportunity for creative advocacy.
Be a vigorous advocate. I was once told by Military Defense Counsel that the members of a court or board expect the civilian attorney to “tear the paint off the walls.” The contribution of a civilian attorney is that you can say and do things and in a manner that would be uncomfortable for the MDC. You are expected to be the vigorous advocate. Respect witnesses and participants in the board, just as you would in a civilian court, but don’t be afraid to show you are there for the client. Use your MDC to your advantage. Be a colleague, not an opponent. It is a common belief among servicemembers that the JAG lawyers are “in the pocket of the command.” That is not true. Most military defense counsel serve in separate defense commands and are not under the command of the accusers. Judge advocates range from superior attorneys to those who do little or are resentful of your involvement. In general, the MDC is an essential resource in defending your client. They can get information that otherwise is simply unavailable to you, at least not without a great deal of effort.
Officers are provided a verbatim transcript of the proceedings of a Board of Inquiry, the officers’ version of the ADB, but enlisted members are not. Even if requested and granted, the government’s idea of “verbatim” frequently will be setting up a cheap tape recorder somewhere in the room, guaranteed to make a bad record. If the funds are available, arrange to hire a private court reporter to record the board if the record is critical to additional appeals, especially if there may be a court challenge of the proceedings. When there is an OTH at issue, or when retirement benefits are at issue, it may be worth the money to get that professionally prepared transcript.
Use voir dire as a chance to educate the board. You will have a generous opportunity to question board members. Note that board members commonly assume that if this has come to a board, there must be a problem. Make a record of voir dire. If the board is being recorded, it is common that the voir dire is not recorded. Ask to have the voir dire recorded. In the larger services, and at large bases, it is possible that the board members will not be acquainted with anyone involved in the board. In a smaller service, the Coast Guard or Marine Corps, it is likely that some of the people in the room will have served with each other or the commanding officer who appointed the board. There should be no one on the board who is evaluated by the appointing officer. You should ask if the members know the client, each other, the recorder or the appointing officer.
Although you can challenge board members, it is usually a fruitless endeavor, because you are unlikely to get anyone appointed who is better for your client. It will also delay the proceeding. For board members, this is an additional duty, a bit like jury duty, pulling them away from their primary duties. They will hate you, and therefore your client, if they feel you are wasting their time.
The one rule of evidence that is applied at ADB is relevance. It is a battle to keep out anything that can be connected to the service member. Hearsay, even multiple hearsay, is admissible. Rumors may be given credibility, commonly in the form of eliciting opinions about how a service member is viewed within his or her command. That is a double-edged sword, and it benefits your client to use the looseness of the rules to his or her favor. Even if the information is accepted by the board senior member or legal advisor, you can frequently get board members to agree they will not consider evidence that is questionable. Remind them that your client’s career, honor and reputation are at stake.
Your client will have an opportunity to make a sworn statement, or an unsworn statement that is not subject to cross-examination. Make certain you know what your client is going to say in that statement. I usually have the client do an initial draft of the statement so that the statement is in the client’s voice not mine. Then I meet with the client to go over the statement, ensure it does not include inappropriate material, that it includes those things that need to be said, and then have the client practice the statement. Many of these clients are unaccustomed to making presentations and they need the rehearsal. Keep in mind that most boards involve matters that are potentially criminal under the UCMJ. Don’t allow your client to make statements that will cause more harm, spur additional investigation or result in a court-martial. Nothing stops the command from using information obtained in an ADB to instigate disciplinary action. Note that information asserted in an unsworn statement is subject to rebuttal evidence, and therefore needs to be accurate and limited in scope. Though there are risks, the unsworn statement is a potentially powerful tool and can humanize your client to the board members, who may have spent a day or more listening to a lot of unflattering evidence.
Have a good metaphor for explaining the burden of proof and the standard of proof. The recorder will inevitably state the government need only show that the allegations are “more likely than not.” The burden of proof remains on the government throughout the proceedings, although the burden of production can shift for some bases of separation. The government must get beyond “the 50 yard line” or have more than half the weight on the scale to win its case. The government does not win just by creating the biggest stack of paper, but paper that matters.
I prepare for ADBs as I would a civil jury trial, with extensive factual research, trial notebooks, witness preparation and drafting opening and outlining closing argument. Be prepared to think on your feet. Boards are an uphill battle and most boards do not favor the client. But you can even the playing field a bit by thorough research and preparation. Good luck. | <urn:uuid:a46507c9-09d7-4964-8778-d1cc3b99598d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2014/involuntary-discharge/ | 2024-04-14T23:56:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.941198 | 18,140 |
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What is Up? (April 10-16)
High Property finance loan Prices, High Charges
Home finance loan premiums rose to 5 p.c for the initially time in far more than a 10 years, the type of raise that in the earlier spelled problems for the housing sector. But in the recent local climate, the effect of the greater premiums is unsure. During the pandemic, numerous people, with excess cost savings in their pockets and in search of additional area, bid up household rates. That, mixed with source chain problems that slowed design of new houses, stoked competition and built new houses tough to come by. The inventory of residences for sale continues to be particularly reduced, and there are still far more fascinated prospective buyers than there are homes. But if the marketplace does not experience the sting, future household purchasers definitely will, specifically those who are now struggling with the climbing charges of foodstuff, gasoline, automobiles and other everyday requirements.
Elon Musk Would like to Acquire Around Twitter
In a lot less than two months, Elon Musk has bought a stake of more than 9 % in Twitter, joined the board, left the board and, now, submitted a bid to acquire the corporation outright for $43 billion. In a submitting on Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Musk said he was not “playing the back again-and-forth game” and had moved “straight to the end” with his provide. But some much more “back-and-forth” seems to lie in advance. Twitter’s board on Friday adopted a so-called poison capsule to thwart Mr. Musk’s attempt to receive the enterprise. Mr. Musk has stated that he has a System B if Twitter rejects his provide, but even so, he is probable to deal with extreme scrutiny from the S.E.C., specially thinking about his record of having in difficulties with the company and a new lawsuit accusing him of delaying his disclosure of his stake in Twitter. Mr. Musk has consistently expressed a want to make Twitter articles fewer moderated, and in his Thursday filing, he said he didn’t believe in the site’s current management to make free of charge speech a priority on the system.
Rates Are Climbing
Inflation strike 8.5 p.c in the United States in March, registering the results of the war in Ukraine, which has sent gasoline costs soaring. That was the quickest 12-thirty day period speed of inflation considering that 1981. But economists say that March may possibly stand for a peak, because gas expenditures are beginning to tumble and some researchers count on buyers to quit acquiring so a lot of items. And a shiny location in the report was that the main inflation price, which is not skewed by the risky rates of food stuff and fuel, was a little decrease in March than the month ahead of. Lael Brainard, a Federal Reserve governor, said it was “very welcome” to see moderation in that variety.
What’s Up coming? (April 17-23)
Can Russia Spend?
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Raising Arizona is a wacky, offbeat action comedy by producer Ethan and director Joel Coen, two brothers who popped out of nowhere with the low-budget murder mystery Blood Simple (1984) and later turned out the gangster epic Miller’s Crossing (1990).
Hi McDunnough and Ed (Edwina) meet in the Arizona state prison. Hi (Nicolas Cage) is a no-good antisocial crook – prone to “rambunctious behaviour” – who is in and out of the slammer so much he finally marries Ed (Holly Hunter), the lady cop who fingerprints him.
His lawless days behind him, Hi dreams of being a father but biology (Ed is infertile) keeps them childless.
They can’t adopt because of his criminal record, so Hi and Ed decide to use their criminal know-how to steal one of the quintuplets born to a tycoon named – you got it – Nathan Arizona.
It’s cockeyed fun, with an amazing cast of characters that includes two escaped cons who get their inside tips from a cellmate who was once undersecretary to Richard Nixon, and a grenade-throwing, Harley-riding bounty hunter called the “warthog from Hell” (Randall “Tex” Cobb).
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Elijah*, a transgender man from Yorkshire, had been waiting three years to see a professional at a gender identity clinic when Covid-19 hit. As a result of the pandemic, the already-long waiting list has been frozen.
With clinics uncertain about when they will be able to start seeing clients again, Elijah says he feels increasingly hopeless.
“It makes me feel anxious about the future of trans healthcare,” he says. “Like I might never live to see the day when I’m comfortable in my own body without paying huge sums of money that I don’t have.”
A recent survey by national charity the LGBT foundation found that 27% of trans respondents were unable to access healthcare for non-Covid related issues and 38% had had a medical appointment cancelled in the last four months. 45% of trans respondents said they were either unable to access their medication already, or worried they might not be able to access it in the future.
With the pandemic magnifying the myriad failings of the trans healthcare system, transgender individuals, activists and support workers say enough is enough: major changes need to be made immediately so that healthcare is accessible to all trans people.
‘The complete uncertainty is all-consuming.’
According to Benjamin Taylor, who works for sexual health and LGBTQI+ charity MESMAC, the lack of access is causing great distress within the trans community.
“Gender identity clinics have shut and appointments have moved online,” he explains. ‘‘I’ve seen a lot of people having more panic/anxiety attacks, a large increase in people talking about dysphoria and a fear that they’ll never be able to get the care they deserve.’’
Noah*, a 20-year-old transgender man from Suffolk, was about to book his consultation for top surgery before lockdown started, but was told the clinic wasn’t taking any more appointments until July. ‘‘I’d got excited about top surgery being within reaching distance and had planned for it over the summer and started to make arrangements,” he explains, “so to have that taken away and for it to all be unknown has been hard’’.
While coronavirus has made the situation much worse, the trans healthcare system was failing before the pandemic. Quinn, a trans activist from Yorkshire, explained: “Some people are waiting up to four years for their appointments and that was before coronavirus. It’s disgusting.”
Elijah has little faith in the government being able to bring about meaningful change. “Gender clinics already had a massive problem of underfunding,” he says, “so even after the pandemic is over, the ‘normal’ that they would be going back to [is] atrocious, and frankly, this current government has neither the ability nor the [initiative] to fix this problem”.
He added: “The long wait was already bad enough but I’d just go on with my everyday life. Whereas now the complete uncertainty is all-consuming.”
‘I’ve had to battle through alone.’
The mental health implications of the clinics closing have been huge. The LGBT Foundation has reported a significant spike in calls to its crisis helpline since the beginning of lockdown, with calls related specifically to suicidal ideation increasing by 25%.
Elijah says that constantly being around people who don’t understand him during lockdown has taken a toll on his mental health. “I’m a key worker so I’ve been spending five days a week surrounded by people who, through no fault of their own, don’t understand the struggles inherent in being trans.”
Not being able to spend time with his trans friends on his days off has meant his mental wellbeing has suffered. “I struggle with [my mental health] anyway,” he says, “but it’s been really lonely, and I’ve felt really isolated not being able to talk to my trans friends about this stuff face-to-face”.
Meanwhile, for Yvonne, a trans woman from Exeter, who has both physical and mental health issues, living alone during lockdown has been extremely challenging. “It’s been difficult to access my GP and mental healthcare, you can now only get prescriptions online,” she explains. “I still need the one-to-one help but I can’t get it. I’ve had to battle through alone.”
Echoing Yvonne’s concerns, Alex, a trans activist from Edinburgh describes how scared he was during the 2007-9 recession when there were widespread shortages of testosterone. “There were times where I had to wait ages for meds, which leads to serious physical and mental ill-health,” he explains. “I’m really scared that this is going to happen again.”
“Lots of trans people have lost their access to healthcare during this time because it’s not seen as urgent. I haven’t, but only because I self-inject, so I don’t need as much. Every time I have gone for my prescription though, I’ve been worried I might not be able to get it.”
For Harry, a trans man from Yorkshire, uncertainty about waiting times has not been the only challenge. Living with his family, who frequently misgender him, has put him under immense emotional and mental strain, with Harry explaining that he has “a lot of transphobia against myself”.
‘Many trans young people have come out of their shells.’
Despite the challenges that trans people are facing under lockdown, some are taking matters into their own hands to offer much needed social support to the community.
Quinn, who usually runs his own LGBTQ support group, has taken the upheaval in his stride, moving his group temporarily online and creating a virtual Pride event, which will take place on 25 July.
“It’s so important that trans and non-binary individuals feel like they are a part of a community,” he explains. “Virtual Trans and Enby Pride 2020 [is] an event to help trans and non-binary people celebrate their authentic selves.”
Indeed, for many young trans people, online events like Quinn’s are allowing them to thrive, free from the added pressures of socialising or having to attend school or college.
Despite increased waiting times at her local clinic, Ldele, a 19-year-old trans woman living in the northeast, is seeing lockdown as an opportunity for self-growth. “It doesn’t bother me really, time away from everyone has been great and I’ve loved every minute of lockdown,” she says. “I’ve been doing a lot of cooking, partying and also taking time out to care and look after myself properly; I guess, learning to love myself.”
Support workers are also reporting seeing younger trans people flourishing during the pandemic. Lily Allenby, a community development worker at Yorkshire Mesmac explains that for young people who have supportive families and home environments, lockdown, and the subsequent move online, is enabling them to “come out of their shells”.
“They find it easier to be themselves behind their keyboard than in real life,” she explains. ”It’s great to have this new way of supporting people come out of the pandemic.”
While this is undoubtedly a positive outcome, the same challenges that faced young trans people prior to the pandemic will be waiting for them as lockdown measures lift.“The worry is how are these people going to integrate back to a ‘normal’ way of life?” asks Allenby, “What support is available in schools and colleges to encourage their safe return?”
‘Trans people deserve access to high-quality healthcare.’
With coronavirus exposing the underlying problems with trans healthcare – and exacerbating, for many in the community, a climate of uncertainty and fear – activists and charities are urgently calling for change before the situation becomes untenable.
According to Paul Martin, the chief executive of LGBT Foundation, “the immediate thing that needs to happen is support for the charities and organisations that support the LGBTQ community because our trans communities especially are extremely worried that support and funding needs to be there to help take that pressure off”.
Meanwhile, support worker Taylor has hopes that lockdown will inspire digital solutions for making trans healthcare more easily and readily accessible:
“I’m hoping the pandemic pushes telemedicine forward as most trans people have to travel a long way to get to their gender identity clinics and with that comes travel costs (as well as accommodation some times) and loss of income if they have to take time off work, as these appointments are very inflexible.”
For Quinn, however, the most pressing issue that needs to be addressed is that of understaffing. Tackling this, he believes, will go a long way towards enabling clinics to run more efficiently and offer the support trans people so desperately need.
“We need to see more staff hired to help out the already overworked clinics around the country,” he argues. “We are waiting longer than necessary and our mental health is declining as a result. Trans people deserve the same access to high-quality health care, without the excessive waiting lists.”
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With the death (briefly recorded in our last issue) of Mrs. Mary Ann Brooker, relict of the late William Brooker, at the age of 86 years, the oldest resident of the Kangaloon district has passed to her rest. Mrs. Brooker, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Youman, was born at Dapto in October, 1869, and as a small child came to East Kangaloon with her parents, who selected the farm now owned by Mr. E. A. Brooker. Over sixty years ago she married Mr. William Brooker and came to live at "Forest Lodge," Kangaloon, where she lived for the remainder of her life.
Mrs. Brooker, who was very highly respected and esteemed, took a very active part in the affairs of the district, and particularly in the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches. When East Kangaloon was part of the Presbyterian charge of Moss Vale the minister would ride or drive out from Moss Vale on Saturday for the monthly service and was always the guest of Mrs. Brooker. She also took keen interest in the work of the Methodist Church at Kangaloon, and at the Golden Jubilee of the church some twelve years ago, she and the late Mr. Brooker were among the guests of honor. Theirs was the privilege of cutting the birthday cake at the reception, which also was the anniversary of their fifty years of married life.
The home of Mrs. Brooker was freely made available to ministers for lantern lectures on behalf of the Methodist Church Missionary Society.
At the switching on of the electric light – the greatest progressive step yet in the district — at Kangaloon nine years ago, it was fitting that Mrs. Brooker should have the honor of officially performing the ceremony. Mrs. Brooker saw the district grow from its virgin state to its present high standard. She always had great faith in it and its people. She made a host of friends who count it a great privilege to have been associated with this lady.
At the funeral ?? Sunday, when she was ?? her late husband ?? 11 years ago at East Kangaloon ? ? representative congregation ? ? friends and relatives were ? ? was a wet day, but ? ? was held the sun broke through and shone over the grave and the many beautiful wreaths, making a perfect and inspiring setting.
Rev. D. J. Munro officiated.
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The state-level Republican crusade to deny the Medicaid expansion also hurt insurers. Medicaid wound up soaking up costly patients, freeing insurers to cover a healthier population. (Two studies found this result.) That’s why, Solomon confirmed to me, “in most states [insurers] do support expansion in my experience.” The clear and consistent pattern is one of Republicans repeatedly threatening insurers, to the point of withholding payments they were legally owed, in order to prevent poor and sick people from getting insurance. It is bizarre that Ackerman concludes that the GOP doesn’t actually care about denying insurance to the poor and sick (a goal it has in fact pursued fervently) and instead cares about profits for insurers (a goal it has in fact undermined relentlessly).This really does seem to be correct. If profits were the goal, then this strategy seems to be an odd way to go about it. It is true that there could be a larger goal in mind that suggests short term pain to keep health care profits high, but it sure is not a direct link.
It also suggests that we are heading towards some sort of tipping point in the United States. Health care costs are getting higher and higher. Regulations generally prohibit cheap substitution (you can't create a clinic with non-MD/RNs to service those who can afford nothing more) in the health care market and pricing transparency is low, making comparison shopping hard. It seems like a mild regulatory approach is unpopular and unsustainable, given the political polarization.
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TRENTON – The Christie administration sought today to defend its plans for spending $1.46 billion in second-round Sandy recovery funds while housing and environmental advocates in New Jersey blasted the proposal as lacking transparency as well as protections against politically motivated funding.
The administration has submitted to Housing and Urban Development its plan for how it will spend the federal aid, a proposal that it says will help the hardest-hit communities and most financially struggling towns but which critics say still shortchanges tenants as well as low- and moderate-income households.
The proposal for the second-round funding comes at a time when the administration is dealing with accusations that it funneled Sandy money to towns not as hard hit as others and as a federal audit of how Sandy money was spent is under way.
The head of the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Rebuilding, Marc Ferzan, sought to channel questions about politics to the Department of Community Affairs, but housing advocates and reporters have taken issue with DCA responsiveness.
As for the second-round funding application, the state wants to spend $735 million on housing assistance, including $450 million for low- and moderate-income families; $535 million on infrastructure; and $5 million for a new tourism marketing campaign. The old “Stronger Than the Storm’’ campaign came under fire because of its focus on Gov. Chris Christie and his family; the ad campaign went to a politically connected firm for $4.7 million as opposed to another firm that was bidding $2 million less.
The state had $1.8 billion in federal funds in first-round funding, but estimates that there is $19 billion in unmet needs from the storm that in 2012 caused over $36 billion in damage.
“Demand has far outpaced available funding,’’ Ferzan said today in describing the monumental tasks facing the state. “Most of the programs have wait lists or unfunded pipelines. We will have difficult decisions to make in terms of allocating the $1.4 billion that has been made available to us.’’
But long-time critics of the administration’s use of Sandy aid said today they still doubt enough money is going to those most in need.
Fair Share Housing Center, which has jousted many times with the administration, said the second-round proposal removes a requirement targeting areas most impacted, thus allowing the risk for repeats of situations such as occurred with a senior center in Belleville, which received $6 million in Sandy money for an $18 million project in a town that did not suffer as much damage as some other municipalities.
And Fair Share said it still does not appear as if a basic requirement that 50 percent of funding go toward low- and moderate-income households will be met.
“The new plan doubles down on Christie’s failed Sandy strategy,” Fair Share attorney Adam Gordon said. “It provides a road map for more political spending over real relief that meets the needs of people most impacted by Sandy.”
And Staci Berger, president of the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey, said “The plan does not address who is running the state’s main housing recovery programs after the state fired its main contractor, Hammerman and Gainer Inc. It is unclear how people will get the help they need.”
And N.J. Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel said: “This Action Plan is not stronger and better, it is more of the same. It promotes the same failed policies of the past. It does not deal with climate change or mitigation and is not transparent. The plan does not even meet the basic HUD requirements in the Community Block Grant Program in important areas. This will waste money and put people and property at risk.”
The state has slated three public hearings next week into the second-round proposal: 4 p.m. Feb. 11 at Stockton University; 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at N.J. Institute of Technology and 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at Brookdale Community College.
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The Polymetallic Nodules, the Oceans one and only anti-deep-sea-mining-protest rock band, did not hesitate for a second (no time to lose, you know it) and shoved their favourite spokesperson forward, Aaron. He is a great asset to the band. Aaron has an education in the technical field so he knows his shit. Plus he’s nice and friendly and knows how to speak about activism.
His only flaw is he’s too nice for a heavy death metal band 😆
At our latest gig, against the Underwater Minerals Conference on 5 October in Rotterdam, Aaron was followed by National TV while taking part in the performance. At this conference many major parties, interested in deep sea mining, came together to discuss how they can rush forward and begin smashing up the seabed – even though there’s no green light to do it. Allseas, The Metals Company, Royal IHC, Technical University Delft, GSR-Deme and many more were all there.
Aaron couldn’t have done a better job. He smashed the whole idea of deep sea mining in his speech. After that the Polymetallic Nodules gave their awful(ly good) gig. You can watch the documentary below. And don’t forget to curse all the PLONKERS who want to practise deep sea mining.
Aaron and the Polymetallic Nodules. Non-Dutch speakers can switch on subtitles in bottom right corner.
The original article can be viewed here.
The fate of the Ocean depends on us all.
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the Green Chamber would focus its attention on bills and motions that would improve the ease of doing business and unlock economic potential.
Gbajabiamila, in an address to welcome his colleagues from the Christmas and New Year break during the resumption of plenary on Wednesday, said the House would make frantic efforts to surpass its achievements of last year.
He said though the Legislature does not have the control of the various security agencies, it would ensure the use of its appropriation powers to hold those responsible accountable as well as continue to collaborate with the Executive arm to improve the security situation in the country.
“In the 2021 legislative year, we will focus the attention of the House of Representatives on bills and motions that improve ease of doing business and unlock economic potential by stripping away restrictive regulation and ending predatory regulatory practices that deprive our young people the opportunity to conquer new frontiers.
“In this age of technology and innovation, of daring and enterprise, we cannot risk implementing policies that handicap our ability as a nation to participate in new markets and profit from emerging industries,” he said.
He added that “the true test of government is in our ability to protect the most vulnerable amongst us. We cannot separate the goal of economic prosperity from the ambition to ensure that all our people live in a just society free from abuse of power and protected by a justice system built on fairness and the rule of law.
“Therefore, we will shortly begin considering Bills to amend the Administration of Criminal Justice Act. We will follow up with a long-overdue review of the Trafficking In Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement And Administration Act and other legislation that seek to deliver a justice system that works for all.”
He said the constitution vests the responsibility of security and welfare of the people on all those that have sworn to serve in government, saying “Every time a citizen going about their business is killed or kidnapped, loses their property or livelihood, we have failed in our obligation.
“From the abundance of these failures has emerged a culture of self-help in matters of internal security that portends grave danger for our nation’s continued existence.”
Thus, Gbajabiamila called on Nigerians from all walks of life to put all the differences that exist among them aside and unite to face the challenges that confront the country.
“If ever there was a time for us to put aside all other considerations, especially the petty concerns of partisanship and politics, it is now.
“If ever there was a time to set aside our differences of tribe and religion to focus on a concerted effort to defeat the challenges of insurgency and banditry, communal violence, and the violent struggle over land, that time is now.
“The forces that threaten our lives and property, our sovereignty and nationhood, do not make any exceptions based on the God we pray to or the language of our native tongue.”
Noting that the House commenced the new year with a renewed commitment to legislative action that drives the course of progress and brings the House closer to achieving the highest aspirations it holds for the nation, Gbajabiamila said “we remain dedicated to the lofty, yet clear ambitions we articulated in our Legislative Agenda when we resumed in the 9th Assembly.”
He said despite the challenges the House faced last year, it was able to pass meaningful and potentially transformative legislation such as the Nigerian Police Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (Amendment) Bill, Physically-Challenged (Empowerment) Bill, Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act (Amendment) Bill, and the Companies and Allied Matters Act, amongst many others.
In view of current realities, Gbajabiamila craved the indulgence of his colleagues to be careful with coming up with bills that seek to establish new institutions.
“At a time of reduced revenue, with preexisting and worsening infrastructure deficits requiring significant investments, we cannot afford to keep establishing more institutions that impose a permanent liability on government income. I am not unmindful of the realities that often necessitate such legislation, yet we cannot ignore the facts that lie before us.”
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Application for admission to the School of Engineering must be made through Enrolment Services. Procedures, policies, and admission requirements of UBC and the School of Engineering are specified in Admissions.
Due to limited resources, the School has been authorized to restrict enrolment in year one and within individual Engineering programs at the second-year level. Attainment of the minimum academic requirements listed below implies that the applicant is eligible for selection, but does not provide assurance of admission. The selection is based on academic standing. For most Engineering programs, the competition for places is such that standing above the minimum prescribed requirements is necessary to ensure admission.
Note: proficiency in mathematics is an important part of preparing for Engineering courses. Experience has shown that UBC students with grades below 65% in mathematics (below B at a college) are likely to have difficulty with many Engineering courses.
Admission from BC/Yukon Grade 12 (or equivalent)
In addition to satisfying University admission requirements, applicants must have completed mathematics, physics, and chemistry at the British Columbia Grade 12 level, or the equivalent. Students will be selected on the basis of their standing in Grade 12 courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, and English. Applicants from schools where either Physics 12 or Chemistry 12 is not available may petition to be excused this deficiency.
Admission from a Post-Secondary Institution
Applicants from another faculty at UBC or another post-secondary institution may be considered for admission to the School of Engineering. An overall average of at least 65%, including any failed courses, is required. The overall average is calculated in accordance with the general admission requirement for undergraduate admission as specified in Applicants from a College or University.
Applicants must also have an average of at least 70% in all chemistry, mathematics, and physics courses that transfer to the first-year Engineering program. Courses to be considered in this average of mathematics, chemistry, and physics courses are not limited to the last 30 credits only. Where two courses, or one repeated course, have been taken which transfer to one of the courses of the first-year engineering program, only the grade of the latest course will be used in calculating this average.
Admission to the Engineering program is competitive. Applicants who meet all of these criteria are not guaranteed admission.
Applicants with fewer than 24 transferable credits from a post-secondary institution are evaluated against both secondary and post-secondary admission criteria.
Applicants with more than 24 credits that transfer to first-year Engineering may be eligible for second-year Engineering. Advice on transfer credit is available from the School of Engineering. Deficiencies from first year must be completed prior to graduation.
Students admitted to second year must complete a Second-Year Program Preference Form by June 15.
Admission from UBC Engineering Transfer Programs
Students who have completed first-year Engineering at a college offering a UBC transfer program are eligible to be considered for admission to second-year Engineering provided that they have obtained an overall grade average of at least 65%.
Transition from UBC Vantage One Engineering
The Faculty of Applied Science delivers engineering programs at both UBC campuses: Okanagan and Vancouver. The Faculty has reserved space for all UBC Vantage One Engineering students to be able to transition to a second year program. Half of the reserved spaces are located on the Okanagan campus, and the other half are located at the Vancouver campus.
UBC Vantage One Engineering students who pass all courses in the Engineering stream with an average of at least 60% will be eligible for year two of the BASc degree program.
Program selection is competitive, and all students will be asked to rank both their preferred campus and their eligible program.1
Academic performance at the end of the winter session and a personal statement are considered in placing students into programs in second year.
Students who do not successfully complete the full UBC Vantage One Engineering or who achieve an average lower than 60% in the full program can apply to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for evidence of academic promise for continued study in Engineering at UBC.
Upon successful completion of the UBC Vantage One Engineering program, students will be eligible for second year standing. Additional program requirements (humanities elective or APSC 181, depending on program) that are normally completed in first year will not have been met and must also be completed prior to graduation.
Students transferring into the second year of the Biomedical Engineering program who have not completed all required first year BME courses may be required to complete additional first year course work during second year.
1Eligible programs include: Okanagan Campus: Civil, Computer, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Mechanical Engineering. Vancouver Campus: Biomedical, Chemical, Chemical and Biological, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Engineering Physics, Environmental, Geological, Integrated, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical and Mining Engineering.
Admission from Okanagan College Bridge Programs to Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
Students with a two-year diploma in Civil, Electronic, or Mechanical Engineering Technology from Okanagan College may be admitted to the second year of the B.A.Sc. program upon successful completion of the corresponding Okanagan College Engineering Bridge program.
Students must successfully complete an Engineering Technology program with a minimum graduating grade average of 80%. Students must also successfully complete the corresponding Engineering Bridge program with a minimum grade of 60% in each course, and a minimum average of 70% in all courses other than University Writing (ENGL 100).
Admitted students will be required to take UBC Okanagan courses from a list provided by the School of Engineering to fulfill B.A.Sc. degree requirements. Typically, students admitted from each Engineering Bridge program will require two and a half years of additional study at UBC Okanagan to complete B.A.Sc. degree requirements.
Admission from Camosun College Engineering Bridge Programs to Civil or Mechanical Engineering
Students with a two-year diploma in Civil or Mechanical Technology may be admitted to the third year of the B.A.Sc. program in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering upon successful completion of an Engineering Bridge program offered by Camosun College. Students must achieve a minimum of 60% in each course and a minimum average of 65% on all courses to be considered for admission to the B.A.Sc. program. Admitted students will be required to take additional UBC Okanagan campus courses from a list provided by the School of Engineering to fulfill B.A.Sc. degree requirements. Typically, students admitted from a Camosun College Engineering Bridge program will require two and a half years of additional study at the UBC Okanagan campus to complete the B.A.Sc. degree requirements.
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How to Choose a Casino Online
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MASTER OF SCIENCE – Organizational Psychology
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Organizations—small and large, local and global—are looking for specialists in the areas of human resources, compensation/benefits, and training, and the demand is expected to continue over the next decade. Stand out with your expertise in the growing field of organizational psychology in this psychology graduate program. Students will deepen their understanding of how to positively impact workplace environments with socio-cultural solutions through their study of team dynamics, talent development, organizational culture, and more. Graduates will achieve a higher level of thinking which can position them to strategically influence organizational change.
Online graduate psychology programs offer flexibility, and JWU’s organizational psychology master’s is no exception. Students considering graduate school psychology programs may seek either a professional or scholarly focus. A special feature of this MS — Organizational Psychology degree is that students can tailor their coursework to culminate either in a capstone project or in a thesis.
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Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to:
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- Employ professional communication skills to assess, explain and influence individual group and organizational behavior
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- Demonstrate a developed professional identity as a scholar-practitioner that reflects a deep understanding of key issues facing the field of organizational psychology
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Demonstration was conducted in partnership with Zero Electric Vehicle company.
Quanergy Systems, a Sunnyvale, Ca-based developer of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, has announced the successful driving demonstration of its S3 Series LiDAR, a solid state LiDAR sensor using an Optical Phased Array (OPA) technology and a scalable CMOS silicon manufacturing process that could allow mass-market production.The demonstration was conducted in partnership with Zero Electric Vehicle (ZEV), a company that provides fleet electrification and EV platforms for companies looking to maximize their existing assets while transitioning to electric transport.
For this test, a solid-state LiDAR test platform with single scanning beam was mounted on a vehicle, along with additional cameras to facilitate visual viewing. The test vehicle followed a target vehicle driving in bright sunlight at a variety of ranges–from a close proximity to a distance of 100 meters–while maintaining safety at all times. A target with 10% reflectivity was chosen to simulate very difficult-to-detect objects.
“Quanergy’s CMOS-based OPA technology has demonstrated significant improvement towards its adoption in long range automotive applications,” said Jim Maury, President at ZEV. “We believe Quanergy’s OPA technology provides a highly reliable and cost-effective 3D LiDAR solution that is critically important for the automotive industry.”
Quanergy’s S3 Series LiDAR sensor is designed to meet the most stringent automotive requirements for object detection and collision avoidance. The sensor’s unique electronic beam steering without any moving parts offers immunity to shock and vibration. The S3 Series provides over 100,000 hours MTBF (mean time between failures), and it is targeting a price of $500 for mass-market production.
“We are very excited about this industry-first demonstration of 100-meter range achieved in full daylight with Quanergy’s OPA-based solid-state technology,” said Dr. Tianyue Yu, Quanergy Co-founder and Chief Development Officer. “Our team is now working towards even more aggressive performance targets, including longer range, increased vertical field of view and data rate.”
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Ringo Starr, 82, and his All-Starr Band were forced to cancel the show in New Buffalo hours before taking the stage after the famous drummer fell ill
- The Beatles legend, 82, retired from performing at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking the stage
- He realized he was unable to perform due to an illness affecting his voice
- The band’s spokesman said Ringo does not have COVID-19 but did not say what affected him
Ringo Starr and his band’s show in New Buffalo, Michigan, was canceled Saturday night due to the famous drummer’s illness.
The Beatles legend, 82, withdrew from performing at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking the stage after realizing he was unable to perform due to an illness affecting his voice.
The band’s spokesman said Ringo does not have COVID-19 but did not say what affected him.
Cancellation: Ringo Starr and his band’s show in New Buffalo, Michigan, was canceled Saturday night due to the famous drummer’s illness
One of the concert-goers told TMZ that he went to management at the Four Winds Casino and pressed them about why the show was a no-go and was told Ringo was ill but wouldn’t go any further.
It has yet to be confirmed if Ringo and the band’s scheduled Sunday night show in Prior Lake, Minnesota will go ahead.
Organizers are hoping to reschedule the New Buffalo show, but promoters told fans they could get a refund if it was a better fit.
MailOnline has reached out to Ringo’s representatives for comment.
Gutted: The Beatles legend, 82, withdrew from performing at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking the stage after realizing he was unable to perform due to an illness affecting his voice
Last month, Ringo celebrated his 82nd birthday by hosting his annual Peace and Love Party in Beverly Hills.
Ringo has had plenty to celebrate lately as he and second wife Barbara celebrated 41 years of marriage on April 27.
The Scouse icon has three children – son Zak, 56; son Jason, 54; and daughter Lee, 51 – from his decades-long marriage to Maureen Starkey, which ended in 1975.
The nine-time Grammy winner and his All Starr Band wrapped up the first leg of their 2022 Spring Tour on June 26 in Clearwater, Florida.
The tour, which was postponed due to the 2020 pandemic, will resume in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the fall on September 23 and conclude in Mexico City on October 20.
All Starr Band: (LR) Warren Ham, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonnette (pictured May)
Ringo’s birthday party comes just a few weeks after him made history as the first member of The Beatles to auction a collection of NFT digital artwork.
$1,000 was the starting bid for all five of the Englishman’s tracks – Galaxy One, Galaxy Two, Bandana Man, Starr Art and Crash – which include short animated videos of his drumming.
“I always wanted to be a drummer, but you never know where a new idea or path will take you,” Ringo (born Richard Starkey) said in a statement.
“This new technology is so advanced that it has inspired me and I have loved creating these NFTs that combine my art and my music. Who would have thought I would spread peace and love throughout the metaverse.”
A portion of the proceeds benefit the Lotus Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing social welfare in areas such as substance abuse, cerebral palsy, brain tumors, cancer, abused women and their children, homelessness and needy animals.
The Beatles: (LR) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo and George Harrison (pictured 1967)
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By analyzing the options for investment in water supply available to a hypothetical small governed region and then examining all potential outcomes, Patrick Reed and company created an artificially intelligent beast called the Borg MOEA, where MOEA stands for the Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms. The Borg MOEA is capable of being hit with the extreme worst case scenarios of failure in the water supply and produces a highly effective updated algorithm for management in 53 seconds. Reed, and associate professor at Penn State University has worked in collaboration with a team of engineers, mathematicians, economists, and scientists to create a means of innovation for water management.
The three main options available for the government acquisition of water supply are investments. The first option is obtaining permanent water rights to a percent of the reservoir inflows. The second option is to acquire spot leases, which cause an immediate transfer of water. Finally, there are adaptive options contracts, which, for current management professionals, mean reduced lease-price volatility but a sharp increase in the number of contracts required as diversification of investments increase.
In the current market, if a manager fails to supply sufficient water, proposes dramatic decreases in water use, or increases taxes for water supply, he will likely lose his job. As such, most successful utility companies are quite worried about any sort of failure in their distribution that will cause either unanticipated shortages or unanticipated increases in costs. The “secure” option that most utilities have invested in is the option to maximize their percent ownership of the permanent rights. This has a 98% reliability, but costs the most and can cause a surplus of water that cannot be consumed before rights are lost (after one year).
In reality, there is a much higher degree of security at a much lower cost in the diversification of investments. Unfortunately, it is not consistently possible with current industry methods to identify the ideal investments for diversification that will lead to the cheapest and most reliable water supply. The reason for the lack of ability is the presence of human bias at a number of phases in the continuous process of market and resource tradeoff analysis that occurs in the proper management of diversified investments.
The next major development in the Borg MOEA that is being investigated is the possibility of using satellite space as the network signal receiver for large scale simultaneous core processing. Increased core use means increased ability for algorithms to respond to unexpected problems in the water supply. Reed and his team hold the record for the largest optimization ever done, which used 500,000 cores. Reed believes that in order for his operation to get satellite space, he will need to convince space allocators that providing space for the Borg MOEA would ensure higher daily profit than most users currently provide with a minimal amount of work. Reed is also working with NASA engineers to discuss the feasibility of altering satellite production to accommodate the installation of precipitation monitoring devices on new satellites. With the ability to monitor precipitation globally, the Borg MOEA would become the most powerful tool in water distribution in the world. International cooperation and coordination of water supply would enable maximal distribution and access around the world to water as it becomes increasingly scarce and demand rises due to the exponential growth of the world population.
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April 4-6, MysterE-Days will be “A really unique weekend where the Orediggers let loose and have fun,” according to E-Days publicity chair Karen Gilsdorf. The event features T.J. Miller as the comedian Thursday night and AWOLNATION as the headliner of Saturday’s concert.
MAC is particularly excited about this year’s theme. Gilsdorf explained MysterE-Days “sounded like a fun one where you could do a lot with it, and it was fun for the reveal.” She hoped the theme will be one that everyone enjoys. Gilsdorf also said, “The shirts are so awesome we’re worried about running out.”
MysterE-Days events will begin Thursday, April 4 with a comedy show featuring Nick Vatterott and T.J. Miller. Vatterott was named as a break-out at the New Faces showcase at Montreal’s 2010 Just for Laughs Comedy Festival by “The Hollywood Reporter.” Miller is a Denver native, with film credits including “Cloverfield,” “She’s Out of My League,” and “Get Him to the Greek.” He was named one of “Variety’s” 10 Comics to Watch and one of “Entertainment Weekly’s” 12 Rising Stars of Comedy. Gilsdorf said of the event, “The comedian should be hilarious.” After the comedians, the Residence Hall Association will host the annual Casino Night, featuring a chance to redeem free chips for prizes. During the casino night, Sigma Kappa will present the annual Mr. Big Digger competition, a male beauty pageant hosted by Miller.
Events will resume early on Friday, April 5 with the Ore Cart Pull. MAC described it as “one of the oldest E-Days traditions… that every student needs to experience at least once.” Students will walk 7.5 miles to the Colorado State Capitol in Denver and be awarded a free t-shirt and Chipotle for their troubles. Friday afternoon will feature a Tesla Coil Demonstration by the CSM chapter of IEEE. The day will conclude with the MasqueRAVE dance, featuring the Catalina Rhyme Mixers and Connor Cruise as DJs.
Saturday will begin with the Cardboard Boat race in Clear Creek, as “boats made entirely of cardboard and tape” float down Clear Creek. The engineering competitions will continue with the Soap Box Derby. MAC explained that entrants have to “propel their car down the hill and to the finish line” with only gravity. Saturday events will also include a car show, a carnival, trebuchets, and the annual Undie Run.
MysterE-Days will conclude with a concert featuring AWOLNATION, with Air Dubai as the opener. Gilsdorf said of the concert, “people are really excited about AWOLNATION” and “Air Dubai is also pretty awesome.”
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STRASBOURG – We left London by means of Eurostar and traveled by using the Channel tunnel, also recognised as the Chunnel, to Paris. But alternatively of leaping right away into the Town of Light, we hopped from the Gare du Nord to the nearby Gare de l’Est and boarded a educate to this city, the money of the Grand Est region, when recognized as Alsace.
Mainly because of its proximity to Germany, Strasbourg, more than the generations, has claimed by equally nations around the world from time to time. Mainly because of that, there are French and German influences in language, culture and, of system, delicacies. (Strasbourg today is firmly under the French flag but is also the official seat of the European Parliament.)
More than the two nights that we stayed, we had two superb yet different ordeals.
On the very first night we have been directed to a little maman et papa operation called La Cuiller à Pot, or the Pot Spoon. In this article, the mom and pop are Grégory and Pauline Reich – he is the chef and she runs, no, instructions the dining area. It is obvious the two treatment really much about the top quality of the food items and the way in which it is served.
The menu is succinct, and by the time we arrived for our 9 p.m. reservation, various of our very first choices had been no lengthier available. Pauline proposed that there was however a lot of filet de cheval still left, but I was not in a temper to have horse.
In its place, Rick chosen the filet of veal and I chose the squid with greens and risotto.
My starter system was tiny puffy fritters of crab served on a salad with pink and yellow tomatoes. The fritters were gentle and ethereal and the crispy crust gave way to a creamy, crabby inside.
Rick experienced the terrine en croute, a home pate of foie gras, wonderfully fatty, enwrapped in a mouth watering pastry.
The entrecote de veau was a beautifully grilled piece of meat and sat atop several asparagus (asparagus is at present in season and is just about on each and every menu in city), with fried potatoes and a deeply moody reduction sauce.
My calamari highlighted huge rings, practically steaks, that have been amazingly tender. They were being accompanied by roasted potatoes and tomatoes and topped with crispy potato gaufrettes.
The foodstuff was unexpectedly great, and the graciousness of the hosts and employees produced the working experience even a lot more pleasurable.
The environment at Cuiller were being spartan and not at all atmospheric.
Our meal the next night, at La Maison des Tanneurs, to begin with looked as if it would be all atmosphere. We approached it reserved that we were about to have a vacationer practical experience. We could not have been far more completely wrong.
It did not start off out perfectly. We were being demonstrated to our table on the second floor (or the very first ground by European expectations the floor ground is zero) where by a huge social gathering of somewhere around 36 men and women dominated the home we were being seated next what was essentially the kids’ desk. Non, non, non, I informed the host, and he frettedly moved us to another desk, while we were still in the space with the birthday bash team. C’est la vie.
The host introduced us two flutes of sparkling wine as a concessionary apology and we had been served a pair of shot eyeglasses of gazpacho for an amuse bouche.
In this article I purchased the escargot, demonstrated at major, a comprehensive dozen of the slugs served in the shell with masses of garlicky butter. I grasped every single shell with the particular tongs (which glimpse kind of like eyelash curlers) and employed the tiny fork to coax the meat out. Delicious, every a single.
We also experienced the house duck foie gras, a sleek and rich pate.
In this article, the Alsatian specialty of choucroute was a need to. I chose the house edition that arrived with a haystack of sauerkraut surrounded by different meats and sausages, gloriously, and relatively incongruously, served under a silver cloche. The meats have been accompanied by yellow mustard and fresh horseradish, both equally with sinus-obviously capabilities. At a single issue I could see that all of the substances covered a style on the plate. But no matter how much I saved eating, I understood I would never ever see the vacant plate.
Rick had the duck breast, tender and total flavored, served with a charming reduction sauce.
For dessert – good god, we ordered dessert! – we experienced baba au rhum, which was breadier than most (it even seemed to have a crust) but was so soaked in rum and accompanied by a mountain of whipped product that it did not make any difference.
Company couldn’t have been improved. The social gathering was continue to going when we left, but we remaining pretty content.
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1. Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon will once again be the talk of All-Star Weekend with his amazing Dunk Contest performance and robbery of the title. He is the People’s Champion, there is no doubt about it.
But the criticism was surprisingly quick as people tried to defend Gordon. At his experience in the league and his talent level, he really should be focused on playing in the Sunday game and not the Saturday exhibition event. They are probably picking nits there, but they are not wrong.
If there is one element that has disappointed most in the Magic’s season this year, it is the regression they have seen from their 24-year-old forward.
Gordon had a more efficient and effective year as his scoring average dipped last year. But this year, his decrease in scoring is a bit more baffling.
Gordon is averaging 14.2 points per game and shooting a career-worst 42.4-percent from beyond the arc. For the first time in his career, his 3-point shooting will not improve as he has just only recently climbed above the 30-percent plateau.
There are plenty of reasons for these frustrations.
The Magic’s offense has been notably stagnant, stifling some of his athleticism and giving him less space to fly to the rim. Orlando has to do a better job getting out in transition and running through their offense with better pace.
Gordon too deserves some blame. He tends to overdribble and favor his mid-range jumper or pull-up jumper and he is still inefficient in the post, despite some improved footwork. There are still a lot of bad habits and tendencies Gordon has to fight.
He largely suppressed them last year and that led to his best season and even a strong playoff performance when everyone else struggled.
That had everyone thinking Gordon could take a star leap this year. Everyone is disappointed, to say the least. The trade winds were blowing hard at the deadline and they will likely pick up again in the offseason as the Magic look to make changes to the team.
It is still hard to give up completely on a 24-year-old forward. Among the Magic’s young players, Gordon is still the closest to reaching stardom. It is about consistency with him for sure and improving his jumper, but he has all the elements — not to mention the star power and notoriety around the league thanks to his dunk contest exploits — to reach that level.
Perhaps if the Magic change their offensive style or move some other players on the roster, they can create an environment that will make the most of Gordon’s skills. There are still those brief glimpses of what Gordon might look like in that role or how Gordon can find his offense.
In his last 11 games, Gordon is averaging 16.9 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game and 3.9 assists per game while shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc. It is not a perfect picture, but the offense has been better.
More recently, Gordon has tried to put more focus on attacking the offensive glass and moving the ball. The offense has been better for it and things may be starting to click back into playoff mode for him. Especially now that he appears healthy for the first time all season.
The Magic can only wait so long for Aaron Gordon to reach that level before they move on with the next part of their plan — there are still legitimate questions about how he pairs with Jonathan Isaac.
But it is still pretty clear that the next All-Star for the Magic is as likely to be Gordon as anyone else. The talent is all there, it is just about him and the team putting all the pieces together.
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Who is the Orlando Magic’s best perimeter defender?
The Case for Gary Harris
One of the big debates and training camp battles that we will be watching throughout the preseason will be how the Magic settle on who to go with at shooting guard. Indeed, Jalen Suggs is not a guarantee to be starting there as the team looks to win a little bit more.
It is worth remembering that Gary Harris was set to start opening night last year against the San Antonio Spurs before he became a late scratch. Suggs started that game and things seemed to be working well enough that they stuck with it. It makes sense that Orlando would choose the young player with the season they had last year.
Now the Magic’s goals are still not all in on winning and making the playoffs. But the Magic say they want to win. So it makes some sense to lean toward the veteran in Harris for some lineup balance and spacing.
The biggest advantage Harris would have is his shooting. He is a critically good shooter for a team that lacks it.
But Harris is no slouch defensively either.
Opponents scored only 0.83 points per possession against him in isolation, according to NBA.com’s tracking stats, the best mark among perimeter rotation players. Granted that was only in 35 possessions (a sign perhaps that teams were loathed to go after him).
Despite his seeming small size — he does not have the other-worldly length of his teammates — he still displayed plenty of defensive versatility. According to Basketball Index, he mostly defended slashers and secondary playmakers.
Like Suggs, he ranks positively as a defender, ranking in the 75th percentile in on-ball perimeter defense last year. Like Suggs too, he was great at getting deflections and steals as well as chasing down defenders.
Suggs might be the more dynamic athlete in passing lanes, but Harris is just a smart and capable defender. He does not do anything super flashy but he is always seemingly in the right position.
The Magic’s guards do get a bit light.
Cole Anthony is a better defender than he gets credit for — Basketball Index rates him in the 67th percentile in on-ball perimeter defense. He had his struggles and is not characterized as a great defender although he took some important steps last year.
R.J. Hampton is being groomed as a strong defender. Everyone around the organization talks about him as if he will be one of the team’s best stoppers.
But the numbers all say outside of his ability to get steals, Hampton’s defense left a lot to be desired. However, Hampton gave up 0.80 points per possession in pick and rolls last season on 215 possessions. He stepped up to the plate in that front. | <urn:uuid:162ccca5-9546-438d-a4dc-e726b2d2a262> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2022/08/05/orlando-magics-best-individual-perimeter-defender/3/ | 2024-04-14T23:20:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.983866 | 574 |
Oil is king. But Canadian fur is making a comeback....
CHINA TRAPPING & SKINNING CANADA
China is crazy, crazy for Canadian polar bear furs --
the rarest gems in a booming international fur trade --
and crazier still for wild northern fur of every description:
marten, mink, otter, lynx, silver fox, red fox, Arctic fox,
beaver -- even the wily raccoon.
Canadian Fur -- A nation built on pelts, NationalPost, Jun 25, 2013
...How much would you pay, say, for a dead Canadian polar bear? And not to wear, but to make into a rug or put on a pedestal -- a stuffed bear for one and all to see? A thousand bucks? Two? Five? Try $22,000. Of all the crazy things in the great Canadian fur boom the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) has gone the craziest, selling for world record prices and ending up in Chinese mansions and shopping malls. Oh: and the $22,000 is only for the skin, the finished rug will run you about $80,000...
Canada's fur trade is booming again -- thanks to demand from [communist] China's new capitalists, NationalPost, Jun 25, 2013
...Eugen is a master taxidermist. He and Edith...own Capilano Furs & Taxidermy Studios in North Vancouver. They have been in business since 1956. "I have a Chinese client looking for two polar bear skins to be stuffed, stitched back together and posed, presumably fiercely, on pedestals for display. "I think we could see a skin sell for $20,000... The Chinese economic tiger's appetite for furry Canadian critters has single-handedly revived an industry that, in the North American and European spheres, was left for road kill more than 20 years ago, done in by shifting consumer tastes and catchy animal rights slogans including, perhaps, the most famous of all: "I'd rather go naked than wear fur". Well, China's new capitalists would rather wear fur than go naked. And that is good news for Canadian trappers, says Mark Downey, CEO of Fur Harvesters, a trapper-owned co-operative that markets North American furs to foreign buyers. "When I started in this business the world's biggest fur fair was in Frankfurt -- and it no longer exists", he says. "Now the biggest is in Hong Kong and the biggest after that is Beijing. "China is driving the market. It is young people with money. They want fancy watches, cars and a Gucci coat -- with a fox fur collar". Or else they want a polar bear.
But let's remember our Canadian history: Before oil made Alberta king, the industrious beaver made Canada a possibility, turning a land of lakes and rivers and emptiness into a resource for European haberdashers hungry for beaver felt -- soft, pliable, perfect for hats. Samuel de Champlain, no less, fought "The Beaver Wars" with the Iroquois in the early 1600s to secure the trade for the French. Then the English fought the French. Even the Dutch wanted a piece of the action that petered out in the 1850s, when silk hats became the rage. Trappers joke that the fur trade is Canada's second-oldest land-based profession. Frank Phillips, a retired conservation officer and trapper in Labrador, can't say how far back his family's fur-trading lineage goes. "It has been passed down through generations", he says....
Steve and Janet Han are a father/daughter team shopping for skins for export to China for manufacture into rugs. (A rug can fetch $80,000; a stuffed bear as much as $100,000.) The Hans are originally from China. Janet, in her 20s, is an engineer. Steve says he is "too busy" with the fur business to do without her help. "A polar bear is a rare thing, like a diamond", Janet says. "That's why people in China want it". They also want it because it might not be available for much longer. Canada narrowly won an international vote in March that, had it lost -- and the Americans and Russians were in opposition -- would have banned the international polar bear trade. The next vote is in 2016. For now, about 600 bears are harvested annually, with about 300 sold at auction. "This is an absolutely fantastic story for native hunters", says Andrew Derocher, a University of Alberta biology professor who has been studying polar bears for 30 years. "Polar bear furs are a treasure and for the most part the harvest, beyond parts of Baffin Bay and Western Hudson Bay, is of no concern...
Chinese main buyers of polar bear fur (pay $20,000 for top notch), CBC, Dec 7, 2015
Canada is the only country in the world that allows commercial trade in polar bears. A researcher found no evidence that growing sales of polar bear furs to China are leading to more hunting or threatening the animals. A new analysis shows Chinese consumers with an appetite for luxury have taken over from American sport hunters as the main buyers of Canadian polar bear fur. But the study to be presented this week at a conference in Vancouver concludes there's no reason to believe that the sale of bear hides or other parts threatens the animal's future. "This increasing Chinese market may have stimulated some increased hunting, but really what it did is stimulate increased exporting", said Ernest Cooper, a consultant who is to present his findings Wednesday at ArcticNet, which brings together Arctic researchers from all fields.... The main market for the hides used to be American sport hunters returning home with their trophies. But after the United States made importing the hides illegal, the trade shifted to China.... "The market for polar bear hides in China reflects an increasing market for all furs going to China", said Cooper....
China trade talks reopen Canada's fascination with the mysterious east, TheStar, Sep 26, 2016
But will free trade with China make us rich? Probably not.... On Thursday the prime minister announced Canada and China have formally agreed to open free trade talks. Many Canadians might be surprised to discover Canada doesn't already have some kind of free trade agreement with China. From electronics to kitchenware, it is hard to find anything for sale that is not made in China. On the other side of the ledger, China already freely buys vast quantities of Canadian raw materials, such as wood pulp and oilseeds. In terms of both imports and exports, China is Canada's number two trading partner. As well, the two countries have signed an agreement to protect each other's corporate investors from unseemly government interference, such as environmental regulations that reduce profitability. This Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection Agreement of 2014 is binding for a minimum of 31 years. What else is there to do? The answer, it seems, is more of the same. As a senior Chinese official told the Globe and Mail newspaper earlier this year, China would like more Canadian raw materials and agricultural products. It wants the rule scrapped that limits the ability of state-owned Chinese companies to buy Canadian energy firms. And it would really like Canada to build a pipeline that would bring Alberta oil to the British Columbia coast, where it could be shipped to China....
China & Canada announce free-trade talks, GlobeMail, Sep 23, 2016
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ended his visit to Canada with a strong pitch for free trade and closer ties to Canada while skirting the most contentious human-rights and rule-of-law issues still standing in the way of a deep alliance. Mr Li's speech to a Montreal business crowd lauded dozens of bilateral agreements and business announcements that have accompanied his four-day visit to Canada -- the first of its kind by a top Chinese official in six years. Deals were reached on canola and beef trade disputes, on the construction of a nuclear reactor by SNC-Lavalin and a new Montreal-Shanghai route for Air Canada, to name a few examples.... China has no free-trade agreement with any G7 country and only a small number of other developed countries....
Why Canada should avoid free trade with China, by Gwyn Morgan, TimesColonist, Sep 15, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to China prompted speculation that it was the first step toward a free-trade agreement... But what if one country is a free-market democracy and the other a [communist] aristocracy? What if one has a culture of fair dealing enforced by the rule of law through an independent judiciary, while the other has a judiciary that's an apparatchik of government, often acting as an instrument of repression rather than justice? What if one country respects international intellectual property laws, while the other facilitates industrial espionage and the production of cheap knockoffs? What if one economy is driven by private enterprise, while businesses in the other gain advantage from government loans and subsidies facilitated by corrupt officials? What if one country has a free and open media, while the other blocks international media and has only state-controlled media that publishes only regime-friendly stories? What if one country protects human rights, while the other throws those critics in jail for treason? Finally, what if one country holds industries to strong environmental standards, while citizens in the other choke on smog and drink toxic water? In such circumstances, wouldn't the leader of the first country be extremely unwise to consider entering into free trade with the other?...
And there are even more reasons for Canada to stay away from free trade with the great dragon. What do we have to sell them? Certainly not manufactured goods. There are very few that China can't produce more cheaply. The crux of the Canada-China trade relationship has always been that we send them raw materials and they ship consumer goods back to us. Since natural resources are globally traded commodities that already move tariff-free, free trade would provide absolutely no benefit to resource exporters. On the other hand, removing tariffs on manufactured goods would put our manufacturers at even greater disadvantage.... Then there's the contrast in environmental enforcement. While Beijing touts toughened environmental laws, the truth is a starkly different story. Despite all the rhetoric about renewable energy from Chinese officials at the recent Paris COP21 global warming conference, China operates more than 2,300 coal-fired power plants with almost 1,400 more planned or under construction. That's bad enough, but few of those plants actually meet government emission standards. Cheap power, subsidized manufacturing plants and huge overcapacity. Who can compete with that?...
Canada PM's China trip sparks fears of bad deal for workers (agreement with Australia allows Chinese companies to use their own workers. Is Canada next?)
by Jeremy Nuttall, TheTyee.ca, Aug 29, 2016
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his first official visit to China, critics fear the government's eagerness to sign a free trade agreement with Beijing could lead to a bad deal for Canadian workers. That's what happened when Australia signed a free trade agreement with China last year, warns Andrew Dettmer, national president of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement gave Chinese enterprises the right to bring in an unlimited number of workers for major projects, the union says. "An agreement like ChAFTA is a road to ruin for Canadian jobs. It won't provide anything by way of advantage to Canadian industry.".... Canadian business groups and China's government have said they want a deal... The right to bring Chinese workers to Canada is already on Beijing's agenda.... Beijing has been undermining employment in western nations for years through state subsidies, currency manipulation and protectionist trade policies. A deal allowing them to bring in their own workers would be "insane".... "Isn't it bad enough that we have allowed China to get away with all these things that have lead to the offshoring of literally hundreds of thousands of Canadian jobs?".... The issue is "life and death" for the middle class...
Canada PM ready to bolster ties by joining Chinese-led bank, National Post, Aug 31, 2016
Hours after landing in Beijing, Justin Trudeau signalled Canada is ready to take the first step in a promised "reset" of its relationship with its second-largest trading partner by applying for membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a China-led institution the United States has refused to join. Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau is expected to meet Wednesday afternoon with Jin Liqun, the bank's president, in Beijing, at the outset of Mr Trudeau's inaugural trip to China as Prime Minister. "We are looking very favourably at the possibility of joining", Mr Trudeau said Tuesday after arriving in China. The AIIB is China's answer to the USA.-dominated World Bank and the Japan-dominated Asian Development Bank. The new global financial institution is headquartered in Beijing, with China as its largest shareholder. Though it has been built as an international organization -- with Western countries contributing to its governance standards and English as its language of operations -- the bank, in selecting which highways, power plants and railways to fund, gives China new power to exert regional influence. Signing up is a way for Ottawa to curry favour, sending a message that it supports a project central to China's ambitions in challenging the existing world order....
For Mr. Trudeau, the bank decision may be the easiest he makes in China, where soon after his arrival he was confronted by the determination of China's business establishment to focus its immense economic might on Canada. At a meeting with the China Entrepreneur Club, a collection of billionaires led by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, executives peppered the Prime Minister with questions about whether he would welcome their money in sensitive Canadian industries, such as culture and agriculture. The latter came from a company with negotiators currently in Canada trying to buy pig farms. One man even suggested making Chinese an official language in Canada. Do that and "you will certainly be bigger than your father to a lot of Chinese people", the man said, referring to Pierre Trudeau's renown from more than four decades ago, when Ottawa was among the first Western countries to diplomatically recognize Communist China. The Prime Minister demurred. Improve the relationship and there will be more avenues to invest, he said. But he was more interested in selling Canadian food and technology to China.... On Tuesday, Mr. Trudeau pitched Canada as a bridge between China and the world, a bid to take back the role fashioned by his father....
Cat & dog fur from China worn in Canada, GlobeMail, Mar 3, 2016
As the last few weeks of winter bears down on us, armies of urbanites clad in fur-trimmed parkas march the streets. But do they know what animal died for their fur trim? Canadians who wear fur -- or fur-trimmed mittens or hoods -- may be surprised to learn that cat and dog fur is perfectly legal; many are wearing dog or cat without even knowing it. There's no requirement that fur products be labelled, and consumers often have no idea which species they're wearing. This may finally be about to change: Rookie Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith tabled the Modernizing Animal Protections Act last week, a private member's bill bringing much-needed reforms to the laws protecting animals (or lack thereof) at the federal level. Mr Erskine-Smith's bill modernizes the animal-cruelty sections in the Criminal Code, outlaws shark fin products, sets new standards for fur labelling and brings in a long-awaited ban on the import of cat and dog fur into Canada. It's no exaggeration to say Canada is decades behind most developed countries when it comes to animal welfare, and the case of cat and dog fur proves this point. The United States and the European Union banned cat and dog fur imports long ago after learning about the brutal slaughter of millions of companion animals so that their fur can be used for clothing, trim and trinkets.
The vast majority of cat and dog fur comes from China, which has no animal-welfare laws. Dogs and cats have been documented living in filthy, cramped cages, and being killed by strangulation and other inhumane methods of slaughter. Many times, their pelts are a byproduct of the heartbreaking cat and dog meat industry. Cat and dog fur imported into Canada isn't sold as full-length fur coats. It's typically found in smaller amounts, dog fur used to trim parka hoods and cat fur used in toys, figurines or a pair of gloves. Police have even apprehended shipments of counterfeit Canada Goose parkas that use cat and dog fur. We can't count on the Canadian fur industry to shine a light, as it refuses to admit that there is any problem with cat and dog fur. The fur lobby also fights efforts to label fur products with species and country of origin, perhaps because it fears that labels will more directly connect consumers to coyotes that suffered in leghold traps or to foxes that lived in tiny cages before being killed for fashion. This is why fur labels matter. Many Canadians are wearing cat and dog on the trims of their winter jackets without even knowing it, and others are duped into buying unlabelled real fur that they assume is fake. Clear labelling laws will help combat this, and Mr. Erskine-Smith's bill is a good start. A cat and dog fur ban coupled with strong labelling laws will help prevent countless animals for suffering for fashion and trinkets and will help protect consumers from being tricked. This new bill is the first step on a longer path toward bringing animal laws in Canada into the 21st century. Parliament is filled with more animal-friendly MPs and senators than ever before, and Mr. Erskine-Smith's bill is likely to receive broad cross-party support. Let's hope that it's just the first of many legislative efforts to make Canada a world leader in animal protection, instead of a world laggard.
listen JFK LAST PRESS CONFERENCE #64
(USA not planning to trade with Red China)
Washington DC, November 14, 1963
listen Bye Bye American Pie Capitol Steps
(Kissinger's Game: China World Domination)
CHINA BUY BUY AMERICA BYE BYE
& Keeping Masses Down & Ministry of Plenty
watch JFK say USA won't trade with Red China
(JFK was killed 8 days later/China laughed)
Chinese gov't propaganda in Canada schools
Chinese workers killing Canada middle class
(China-owned companies demand slave labour)
Canuck gov't OKs deal with commie Chinks
(secretly signed in Russia behind closed doors)
(gives Red China control of Canada resources)
CanNews, Sep/Oct 2014
CHINA IN CANADA WARNS SPY CHIEF
& CANADA'S RED TRUDEAU
& 35.Big Brother's Brotherhood
& 9.Keeping Masses Down
& ON JFK'S DEATH, CHINA & UN
Communist China nationalizes Canada's oil sands
(PM allows Chinese CNOOC takeover Canadian Nexen)
Spy Chief right that politicians in treason with Red China
watch CSIS Fadden says China influence Canada gov't
CanNews/YouTube, Jan 1, 2013
CHINA TALONS IN CANADA OIL SANDS
CHINA IN CANADA WARNS SPY CHIEF
GOLDSTEIN CONSPIRACY IN 1984
& ORWELL ARCH-ENEMY OF MARX
JFK OPPOSED MONOLITHIC CONSPIRACY
listen JACKIE JURA INTERVIEW ALL ABOUT ORWELL
& 7.Systems & 35.Big Brother's Brotherhood
JFK'S RIGHT-TO-WORK SPEECH
(longest/strongest peacetime economic expansion in history)
watch JFK'S LAST PRESS CONFERENCE #64
(JFK says USA will not trade with Red China)
November 14, 1963
JFK LISTENS TO MACARTHUR ON CHINA & USSR
(should have destroyed Communists at Korean War)
watch CHINA BUY BUY AMERICAN PIE song
(apple pie from China, president from Kenya)
ANYTHING MADE IN AMERICA?
& 9.Keeping Masses Down
Canadians say NO-NO-NO to China owning our resources
(nightmarish future Chinese army marching down street)
China oil company heads are all high-level Communists
(naive Canadians sheep-walking into takeover by China)
Communist China takes new step in Canada's oilsands
(new partner TransCanada building pipeline for Chinese)
Rich Red Chinese immigrants buying Canada's farmland
(hire farmers to grow crops then ship direct to China)
Head of Canada's Police Chiefs Chu is Chinese
(Chu says democracies need police snooping powers)
Chinese police crackdown on pro-democracy activists
(police silence dissent against Communist government)
CBC/Globe/VanSun, Nov 2, 2012
& CHINESE TAKE-OVER AMERICA
& 35.Big Brother Brotherhood & 7.Systems
3.Surveillance & 20.Thought Police
All China corporations arms of Communist Government
Canada's Chinese oil sands
(Chinese Communist Party buying Canadian Government)
Canada exporting uranium to Communist China for nukes
WARNING! Red China dangerous in Canada's oilsands
(gov't breaking rules against Communist ownership)
Canada PM awarded by Israel friends Kissinger & rabbi
Jewish state Israel threatens to bomb Islamic state Iran
(says non-nuclear Iran an evil threat to nuclear Israel)
Oilsands CEO Reinhart approves takeover by Red China
(Zionist Kissinger opened America doors to Red China)
ZIONISM IN AMERICA
& GOLDSTEIN CONSPIRACY IN 1984
& What China wants: Take over Canada's resources
Canada increasing food exports to Communist China
& Canada oilsands CEOs approve deals with Red China
Spy agency warns: China in oilsands threatens Canada
& USA Secretary of Energy Chu is Chinese
Sep 22-28, 2012
CHINA TALONS IN CANADA OIL SANDS
& TAR-BABY OBAMA TARS OIL SANDS
CHINESE TAKE OVER AMERICA
& CHINA IN CANADA WARNS SPY CHIEF
& BIG BROTHER CAPITALIST COMMUNISM
& Systems & SuperStates & BB Brotherhood
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Patti Jaeger, with the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging (VCAAA), speaks with Our Ventura TV host, Monique Nowlin.
In this interview, Jaeger discusses the VCAAA Senior Nutrition Program, which serves seniors, 60 years of age or older, through both Congregate Meals and Home-Delivered Meals programs.
Preference is given to those in greatest economic and/or social need. Participants are provided an opportunity to contribute to the cost of the meal service. While donations are accepted for all programs, no senior will be refused service because he or she declines to make a donation. Donation amounts are determined by each meal site provider. When determining the donation amount, each site takes into consideration the socio-economic characteristics of the senior population that they serve.
Call the VCAAA Senior Nutrition Program for more information (805) 477-7300.
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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (oz12551)
About this Plan
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. Radio control scale model, for 61 engine.
Quote: "Hello Mary and Steve, Attached please find a plan for the Messerschmitt 163B, designed by James W. Kiehl, USA. The model is IMAA legal and has competed and won various awards in IMAA meetings.
Me 163B can also be used as a glider if built super-light and will only use a .15 engine to take it to wanted altitude. The normal model is powered with a .61 engine.
Messerschmitt 163B 'Komet' by James W.Kiehl. 82 in span. Scale 1:4,5. Engine .61+ The articles can be read in Scale R/C Modeler, February 1995 and RCM, March 2001. Best regards, Kjell Masch"
Direct submission to Outerzone.
Update 25/10/2020: Added article, from RCM March 2001, thanks to RFJ.
Quote: "I have always wanted to combine R/C flight with model rockets, so I decided to scratch-build an IMAA legal size WWII warbird for under $500. I wanted to flip a toggle switch on the transmitter, and instead of 'expensive retractable landing gear' operating on this warbird, it would 'light the candle,' drop the dolly, and get altitude quick - super genius!
The ME-163 would be perfect and was available from guys in the club (Sal Cavagna and Greg Mottas) who could not believe what I wanted to do with it - high power rocketry with wings! Although the Komet does not need this extra power to fly, it has a sound effect that gets attention, and now that I'm flying it, that boost makes me feel like I'm in it. (Rudy Opitz has a lot of you know what...) With the built-in wash-out on the wings, the 163 flies very stable and goes where you point it under the glow power. Landings are a long, low approach because the Komet will glide forever, touch down, and come to a stop on its built-in skid on any grass surface. After meeting with Rudy Opitz, doing a demo flight for him and getting his thumbs-up, totally fulfilled this project for me. I know I've been getting lucky flying this model and attend as many warbird meets as possible along with Sal and the guys. We have a great time with the different warbirds.
My ME-163 is scratch-built using lite ply bulkheads, balsa spar, balsa sheet and planks to help with shaping the BWB (Blended Wing Body), covered with glass cloth, Z-poxy finish resin, lacquer primer, spray-painted with latex and water, and then clear-coated.
Modifications to the original model design include a fully sheeted wing instead of capstrips and covering. A high power rocketry 54mm phenolic tube was installed in the fuselage to allow for a wide variety of rocket engine sizes. The take-off dolley was designed in a more scale-like configuration by Sal Cavagna and uses CB Associates wheels and tires.
The main engine up front is a Magnum XL 108A 2-stroke running on regular glow fuel, turning a 12.5 x 10 APC pattern prop and uses a Graupner 16 oz 'fuel cell.'
The radio is a Futaba 6XA Super with elevon mixing, although not needed to fly the Komet. Four channels are used for basic flight, with a 5th channel operating the rocket ignition circuit. Wing control surfaces are operated with four standard ball bearing servos. The throttle and ignition are standard servos, and the rudder/tail wheel use a 1/4 scale servo for strong ground handling and guidance. All servos are Futaba with Du-Bro servo arms and Electro Dynamics harness extensions.
The RATO (Rocket Assist Take Off) ignition circuit consists of eight AA on-board dry cells (12V) to another Futaba switch harness (Master Safety SW) plugged into yet another Futaba switch harness operated by the 5th channel servo, making the short circuit to the fuse (Ka Boom!). The rocket engines are expensive ($15.00 for each) and are supplied by Aerotech Consumer Aerospace. They are a G-40 size, solid propellant, with up to 28 lbs of thrust, and a burn time of 3.75 seconds. The 163 can accept much larger and longer burn-time engines, but G-size engines are the largest you can purchase from Aerotech without a BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) license which is federally regulated by attending high power rocketry meets and getting certified for the license. Also, you would need a special waiver from AMA for larger rocket engines to fly in an R/C aircraft. The sky's the limit I think. Anyway, make note that the Komet does not need RATO to fly, it's only for special effect. What a hobby!"
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Interesting plan. Care though, the canopy (at least) is of odd, not scale shape. Given that basic error, it would be clever to check it all against a 3 view ...before cutting balsa.fred - 26/10/2020
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A lower jaw of the mesonychian Hapalodectes is reported from Nongshanian sediments (Upper Doumu Formation; middle Paleocene) of the Qianshan Basin (Anhui Province, China). The fragmentary mandible is only the third specimen of Hapalodectidae discovered in Paleocene deposits, and the first in south east China; it is moreover the oldest, the two other specimens having been found in Gashatan (late Paleocene) localities. The premolars and molars of the new fossil are morphologically similar to Hapalodectes dux (late Paleocene of Mongolia), which has been considered to be the most primitive hapalodectid, but their relative proportions recall H. paleocenus and the Eocene Hapalodectes species. As a result, the fossil described herein appears to be different from the other previously described species of Hapalodectes in being morphologically intermediate between H. dux and the other Hapalodectes species, notably the Bumbanian Hapalodectes hetangensis and H. huanghaiensis from China; it is thus identified as a new species, Hapalodectes lopatini (possibly a male individual). Its discovery is important because it sheds light on the initial radiation of hapalodectids. The presence of one primitive hapalodectid in Mongolia previously suggested the Mongolian Plateau as the centre of origination of this carnivorous family, but the discovery of H. lopatini in older sediments from south‐east China challenges this hypothesis. In the earliest Eocene, Hapalodectes dispersed from Asia to North America; this event being part of the ‘East of Eden’ dispersals. This event resulted in the geographical separation of two distinct Hapalodectes groups, in North America and south‐eastern China respectively. | <urn:uuid:6b7fb369-8053-4e20-9f24-ef95d979e83a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://palass.org/publications/palaeontology-journal/archive/60/3/article_pp433-449 | 2024-04-14T23:01:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.886597 | 406 |
The CE marking is mandatory for certain products if they are to be sold within the European Economic Area (EEA). It shows that the manufacturer has checked that these products meet EU safety requirements and is an indicator of a product’s compliance with EU legislation. Further, the CE marking allows the free movement of products within the European market. In the case of some products, like outdoor fire pits, third-party testing and certification are required to ensure that the products meet the European standards for their specific use. Gas fire pits fall under the scope of the Gas Appliances Directive and must checked for conformity by a Notified Body. These bodies are authorised by national authorities and officially ‘notified’ to the European Commission. The Gas Appliances Directive contains essential requirements that must be met when placed in the European market.
As with the North American Standards, CE certification under the Gas Appliances Directive requires a quality control process and compliance, with factory audits and production inspections, as well as strict labelling guidelines. The testing process parallels the CSA/ANSI standard in many ways but is complicated by the fact that across Europe, there are several different types of Natural Gas and Propane, with differing heat outputs and supplied at varying pressures. Gas appliances must be tested with these different gases. Additionally, documentation must be supplied in the official languages of the destination countries.
Paloform is proud to supply products that meet and are certified to wide global standards: CE for the EU and CSA/ANSI for the U.S. and Canada.
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The Orenza is a popular fiberglass pedicure spa that features stylish design and sophisticated looks. This sharp and elegant spa will add a touch of beauty and grace to your salon and business.
The classy Orenza spa is acetone-resistant and includes a protective gel-coating that guards the spa and sink from rust and corrosion.
This beautiful pedicure spa features removable side and back panels, an adjustable footrest, polished chrome hardware, stainless steel shower hose, built-in LED color therapy light, FREE matching pedicure stool. In addition, optional drain pumps are available and can be installed onto your spa.
Even more, the Orenza can be fitted with optional suction vents to help improve the air quality of your salon. The Orenza also includes a premium massage chair of your choice.
- The slick design of the Orenza and its many different color combinations will beautifully blend into any salon or spa.
- Reinforced with fire-grade fiberglass.
- Orenza spa comes with removable panels and sink for quick access to plumbing and parts.
- The spa basin has all the great features, such as a powerful Sani Smart jet, a single hot/cold control mixer, multi-function shower head with back flow prevention, push button switches, and build-in LED light.
- Liner Jet Technology.
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- ETL and CSA approved
- Backflow preventer: installed for the Chair for states of USA.
Two suction vents – It’s your air, keep it fresh!
- Functional, yet beautiful, the ANS Ion V features two suction vents located on the sink of the spa.
- The vents improve your salon’s air quality while providing a safe environment for you and your customers.
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High-Resolution Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) convergence in a high-resolution setting with a computational constrain of GPU memory capacity (from 12GB to 24 GB) has been beset with difficulty due to the known lack of convergence rate stability. In order to boost network convergence of DCGAN (Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks) and achieve good-looking high-resolution results we propose a new layered network structure, HDCGAN, that incorporates current state-of-the-art techniques for this effect. A novel dataset, Curt\'o & Zarza, containing human faces from different ethnical groups in a wide variety of illumination conditions and image resolutions is introduced. Curt\'o is enhanced with HDCGAN synthetic images, thus being the first GAN augmented face dataset. We conduct extensive experiments on CelebA (MS-SSIM 0.1978 and Distance of Fr\'echet 8.77) and Curt\'o. | <urn:uuid:7362aad6-22d3-4958-9c63-6de535eac223> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://paperswithcode.com/paper/high-resolution-deep-convolutional-generative?utm_campaign=The%20Batch&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9f7YHNd8qpt5LHT3IGlrOl7XfGH4Jj7ufDaRBkKoodIWAvZIq_nHMP98dJLTiwlC4FVcwq | 2024-04-14T23:22:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.884834 | 207 |
Organizations who are into Project handling or undertake Turnkey projects face multiple challenges in having project-wise analysis. It is a tough task to derive the exact costing of the project as there are direct & indirect costs are involved. Segregating the inventory cost meant for every project or every stage of the project is also not easy because most of the time purchases are done in bulk quantities and for multiple projects at the same time.‘Project Management’ module developed by Prism precise addresses these needs of the project companies. This module takes care of tracking of all the direct & indirect expenses happening for the projects. It also calculates the material costs used while dispatching or consuming and allocates that to the project costs. The module facilitates the material or bought-out items which are sent directly to the project sites.
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Along with body and hormonal changes, you might have to deal with gum disease and cavities if good oral hygiene is neglected during pregnancy. According to CDC, Gingivitis, an early stage of periodontal disease, affects nearly 60% to 75% of pregnant women. So maintaining good oral hygiene should be one of your top priorities during pregnancy. Choosing safe toothpaste during the early days of pregnancy will be a good starting point.
But how do you know which toothpaste is safe to use during pregnancy? A good option is to go for natural or fluoride-free toothpaste. Below, you will learn everything from maintaining good oral hygiene during pregnancy to the best pregnancy-safe toothpaste and mouthwash of 2023.
How to maintain oral hygiene during pregnancy?
Hormonal changes during pregnancy can wreak havoc on your emotions and increase the risk of certain dental issues. Hence it is imperative to maintain good oral health during pregnancy. Here are some expert tips on how to look after your teeth during pregnancy:
Use a Soft-Bristled Toothbrush: A soft-bristled toothbrush can help prevent gum irritation, especially since your gums may be more sensitive during pregnancy.
Use Fluoride-Free Toothpaste: Although fluoride helps strengthen tooth enamel and prevent cavities, experts recommend using fluoride-free toothpaste while pregnant.
Drink Enough Water: Did you know that drinking plenty of water is good for oral health? Water helps rinse away bacteria and can help with dry mouth, which is common during pregnancy.
Maintain a Balanced Diet: Instead of excessive sugary snacks and beverages, try a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.
Use Mouthwash: If your dentist recommends, use an alcohol-free mouthwash to help control bacteria and maintain fresh breath.
Is whitening toothpaste safe while pregnant?
As an expecting mom, you might wonder whether teeth bleaching is safe during pregnancy. It seems researchers don’t have enough data on this topic. However, there is no harm in using over-the-counter teeth bleaching or whitening products.
Thankfully, teeth-whitening toothpaste is unlikely to have any risk during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Toothpaste ingredients to avoid when pregnant
There are some toothpaste ingredients to avoid when pregnant.
You should try to find toothpaste without fluoride in it. Though fluoride is an excellent mineral agent for preventing cavities and tooth decay, it might exacerbate toxicity during pregnancy.
Next, try to avoid toothpaste with SLS and Carrageenan in it. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, also known as SLS, might cause allergic reactions. Meanwhile, carrageenan can cause digestive problems and skin rashes. We recommend asking your OB/GYN if you have questions about certain ingredients in your personal care products during pregnancy.
Also, the flavors and taste of your toothpaste might affect your mood during pregnancy. Therefore, consider these things before getting one.
Thankfully, there are some brands that make fluoride-free and natural toothpaste, which are ideal for pregnant women. Check out our expert-picked pregnancy-safe toothpaste, formulated with mostly naturally derived and organic ingredients.
Our Top Picks
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Boka Ela Mint Natural Toothpaste | 4.6/5 | ||
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Don’t Stop Moving Forward: Staying Motivated with Parkinson's
Atrophy means ‘A wasting away of the body or of an organ or part’, according to The Random House dictionary. Atrophy can be the result of doing nothing for yourself. Atrophy is like going nowhere and doing nothing. You don’t get a trophy, you get nothing because you did nothing!
Taking the path of least resistance
Parkinson’s disease doesn’t just require day-to-day monitoring but for maximum tip-top care, it can require minute by minute observation. Without close observation, one might not avoid falls or notice that the medications are working and when might be a peak time for getting exercise. The less that we choose to do and the more that we avoid, the more we cheat ourselves. If we take the path of least resistance, there is a strong chance we let atrophy invade at least one of our senses. Dulling our senses and lowering our expectations because we got a chronic illness diagnosis gives us a great excuse to give in! If we give in, we may pay a dear price that we’ll regret!
Feeling apathetic with Parkinson's
You don’t have to have an illness to feel down on yourself or just be apathetic. If you are feeling these feelings, moving ahead and taking care of yourself could become more difficult. Recognizing the quandary that you may have put yourself in is the first step to getting back to yourself!
How to stay motivated with Parkinson's
Motivation can come from a variety of ways. Whether it is survival, quality of life, or daily maintenance, maintaining a schedule and a purpose are vital to seeing that atrophy does not set in. When you stop caring or are just plain belligerent, it’s time for a reality check. It’s time to realize that you aren’t by yourself, now is the time to do something to change your circumstances, and if you need it, to ask for help.
A lot of accidents could be avoided, and many outcomes might have varied more favorably, had people I know chosen to ask for assistance. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness but a sign of self-awareness - and that’s a sign of strength! Asking for help may just be the nudge that you need to get back on track.
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One of the challenges of writing about Parkinson’s is finding emotional balance while I learn about the symptoms that impact my dad on a daily basis.
It’s pretty easy to leap down a rabbit hole, learning about the latest clinical study or a new theory about one particular symptom. But Parkinson’s topics are often heavy, and emotionally difficult to maneuver – especially since I have a direct link to them.
My dad welcomed Parkinson’s, the uninvited guest, into his life nearly a decade ago. And ever since his diagnosis, we’ve been learning and re-learning what it means to be a person with Parkinson’s. Can you slow the progression of the disease? Does diet and exercise impact your daily life if you have Parkinson’s? And how do we learn to manage the imminent changes?
What is my role?
My piece of this puzzle involves its own set of questions: What does it mean to be a caregiver? A daughter to a man with Parkinson’s? Or a friend to someone who’s on this challenging and daunting path? It’s no wonder why I find myself sinking into sadness. Who wants to see someone they love suffering?
Interestingly enough, it’s usually my dad who stops to remind me to stay optimistic. Even though he’s actively losing some of his abilities, and fighting Parkinson’s disease every day, he still has enough consciousness to bring us both out of the darkness.
He reads my articles, absorbing the things that I’m learning. But then he reminds me not to lose hope. Because without hope, without inspiration, and without the silver linings it’d be impossible to navigate our struggles for long.
Some ways that I’ve managed to snatch those silver linings include becoming more mindful about the time that I spend with my dad (because I know he won’t be here forever). We’ve begun checking in with each other every day, even if just to say "good morning." And when I see him, I hug him for a little bit longer, counting moments like stars.
Finding the balance
I don’t want to ignore the realities of Parkinson’s by pretending to be optimistic all of the time. It’s a horrible disease with a heartless appetite. And I want to acknowledge it as such. Because not talking about the under belly gives it power.
But I also think that my dad is onto something when he reminds me to "stay optimistic." If I let myself sink too far into my sorrow, it may become too difficult to get out. In order to stay even-keeled, I think that I personally require a little bit of consciousness. And, who knows? Maybe we’re not that far away from reaching a cure.
All I know is that how we choose to greet the day matters. If we get up in the morning, looking for ways to feel sorry for ourselves, we’ll find them. But if we take a lesson from my dad’s playbook, we just may become more present, more grateful, and more willing to see Parkinson’s with a balanced lens.
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International Passive House Open Days
Are you enthusiastic about the Passive House concept and its advantages? Then take part in the Mid-year International Passive House Open Days and motivate others to join the movement by sharing your knowledge and experiences!
The 2022 Mid-year International Passive House Open Days will take place this weekend, from June 24-26. Find a local project via our world map! You will be able to check out the participating Passive House buildings, viewing times, and event information in the entry. You can also discover digital tours from last year’s #iPHOpenDays in the dedicated YouTube playlist on our channel! | <urn:uuid:03d9360d-ad18-4274-8d4e-dcdf9ea8791e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://passivehousecal.org/events/international-passive-house-open-days-3/ | 2024-04-14T23:38:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.900521 | 126 |
This week, October 16–22, schools across the nation are observing Safe Schools Week.
The National School Safety Center launched the week-long commemoration in 1984. It draws the attention of students, school personnel, first responders and community members. It’s also supported by public officials and professional organizations. It’s a time to recognize the work done to improve school safety and security and reflect on the long road ahead.
As you commemorate the week by learning more about school safety, we’re excited to offer a preview of our newest, sixth edition of the PASS Guidelines. The PASS Safety and Security Guidelines and School Safety and Security Checklist are how we promote school safety year-round. Every two years, with students and school personnel in mind, we examine them closely to ensure they reflect the best industry standards and practices.
“The PASS Guidelines are essential to our mission of providing school officials, public safety personnel and security professionals with the information, tools and insight needed to develop and implement effective safety plans on school campuses in their communities,” said Scott Lord, spokesperson for the PASS Advisory Council’s Technical Committee. “We understand the importance of the work we’re doing, and we’re committed to getting it right.”
Our Guidelines and Other Resources
Founded in 2014, the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) brings together education, public safety and security industry experts to assist K12 schools in developing a coordinated approach to effective practices. Our resources are tools for objective analysis. School officials and other experts often use them to assess and prioritize school safety and security measures.
The PASS Guidelines focus on providing a multi-layer tiered approach to school safety and security. With the guidelines, schools have comprehensive and valuable tools to measure their adherence to the latest safety and security protocols. Our guidelines can also help them adopt appropriate and effective solutions to both common and unique challenges.
Summary of Sixth Edition Updates
This year marks the sixth edition of our PASS Guidelines. Our latest updates are strategic and intentional. They will guide you in developing a safe school plan, crime prevention tactics, staff training and a crisis preparation plan. Plus, you’ll gain insight into increasing involvement from students, parents, school board members, staff, local law enforcement and community members.
Update: PASS Safety and Security Checklist
In response to school personnel feedback, we streamlined the PASS Safety and Security Checklist to improve ease of use.
“One concern we’ve heard from schools that have adopted the PASS Guidelines is that it was a bit overwhelming to reach Tier One,” Lord said. “With this update, we’ve reduced the number of items to achieve Tier One status by almost 50%.”
New Section: Prerequisite
The new Prerequisite section captures much of the information removed from the Safety and Security Checklist. Now in summary form, the section details what all schools should do regarding policy and procedure. The Cybersecurity section also moved to the Prerequisite. Most of what PASS previously established there is now standard practice in schools today, Lord said.
New Section: Enhanced Safety Technology
The Emerging Technologies section is now Enhanced Safety Technology. This section is for school districts and highlights physical school security-related technology recommendations that are serious, but not required.
For example, vape detection is a form of enhanced safety technology. Vaping is an issue for schools and a student health concern. However, vape detection technology isn’t necessarily required to secure schools, Lord said. Other examples of technologies in this section include video analytics, facial recognition and advanced artificial intelligence analytics.
Observe Safe Schools Week and Put the Guidelines to Work On Your Campus
The National School Safety Center recognizes that “while most schools have existing safety programs, these programs often need conscientious, creative application to improve their effectiveness.” PASS agrees.
This Safe Schools Week, be sure to sign up for our email updates. You don’t want to miss news about the upcoming sixth edition release. With the updated guidelines and your school security measures, you can begin to assess the state of safety and security measures on your campus or in your district. You can also compare them against national best practices.
Thanks to our volunteer contributors and PASS Partners, our PASS Safety and Security Guidelines will remain free to download.
Contributors: PASS thanks the PASS Advisory Council and Board of Directors for leading the review process for the sixth edition of the PASS Guidelines.
The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) bringing together expertise from the education, public safety, and industry communities to develop and support a coordinated approach to making effective and appropriate decisions with respect to safety and security investments. You can download the complete PASS Guidelines or check out our PASS Safety and Security Checklist for quick tips on how to get started. These resources—as well as whitepapers on various topics including barricade devices, lockdown drills, and more—are available at no cost.
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“The Bible does not only teach us how to live well as individuals; nor does it only teach us about domestic virtues, or only about what refers to religion. It also teaches us about all that can be grouped under the heading of social virtues.
The Bible teaches love among nations, love among the various social classes, the duties of owners toward employees and the duty of workers toward employers. It teaches justice and honesty in commerce and business, love for work, various forms of apostolate for the young, the elderly, the sick. It teaches the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
This is my wish for you: nourish yourselves on pure bread, the best bread (the Bible).” –Blessed James Alberione
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Pescadero Creek Park is the largest of triad of adjacent county parks, and is also connected to Portola Redwoods State Park. In the Santa Cruz mountains and filled with second generation redwoods the park also features multiple backpacking campsites. Many tree very large tree stumps are visible from the trails but the newer trees are thick and tower overhead.
The Butano Loop follows Old Haul Road, and old logging road, along the Pescadero Creek valley, and climbs up a single track hiking trail which is gently graded, climbing 1,500 feet to a fire road, following the ridgeline before descending back down to the valley.
I’ve hiked this loop multiple times and you almost feel like you have most of the park to yourself once on the loop, there are no great vistas from the trail, just the bay ridge peeking through here and there and a lot of trees.
- The hike starts at the Hoffman Creek trailhead on Wurr Road where there’s free street side parking, crossing over Hoffman Creek and following along Old Haul Road for the first 1.9 miles.
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The human body has a unique physiological mechanism through which energy from food is stored after food consumption. In other words, excess energy that is not used by our body at the end of the day will be reserved and ready to be mobilized when necessary.
Recently, the term “metabolic switch” has described the ability of the human body to store energy for later use to sustain normal functioning in the absence of food. This article aims to provide information about the metabolic switch and its role in weight loss.
Flipping Your Metabolic Switch: The Key to Weight Loss
What Is Metabolic Switch?
The metabolic switch is the trigger point that shifts the human body’s tendency from storing energy to using energy.
Typically, the human body requires energy from food intake for its normal functioning. During metabolism, carbohydrates in food are broken down into glucose by a series of enzymatic reactions. While glucose acts as the primary energy source, excess glucose is stored in the organs like the liver as glycogen and adipose tissues as fat.
However, what if the human body is deprived of the energy source from food intake for an extended time? In such a situation, the body will find an alternative energy supply as a normal response to energy deprivation. And then, the metabolic switch is “flipped,” getting the body ready to mobilize the energy stores.
Why is Metabolic Switch Important?
The metabolic switch is crucial because it converts glycogen and fat back into glucose through fatty acid oxidation to produce ketones and maintain the body’s energy supply.
This conversion means when the metabolic switch is turned on, the primary energy source for the body shifts from blood glucose to ketones.
Ketones are produced in the liver through the breakdown of fatty acids (fatty acid oxidation) in response to food intake cessation, such as during a fasting period.
Ketones are only released into the bloodstream after glycogen stores in the liver have been depleted, meaning that there is no more glycogen to be converted back into glucose, and the body starts breaking down fat.
When Does Metabolic Switch Occur?
During the initial phase of a fast, the body primarily relies on glycogen stores in the liver to maintain glucose levels. However, a prolonged fast can deplete the glycogen stores, and the body turns to fat burning instead.
The metabolic switch occurs when the glycogen stores in the liver are depleted. The fat stores in the adipose tissues are then mobilized and converted into fatty acids, ultimately ketones, for the primary source of body energy.
The depletion of glycogen stores in the liver may occur after a person starts fasting for 12 hours. However, this time may vary with the glycogen content in the liver at the onset of the fast and the person’s energy expenditure. In other words, each individual will trigger the metabolic switch differently when starting a fasting period.
Metabolic Switch in Weight Loss
A calorie deficit is the foundation of weight loss. The fewer calories our body consumes, the more it uses alternative energy sources and sheds itself of unwanted weight. However, little do we know that the metabolic switch is the key factor behind the entire premise.
According to a report, activating the metabolic switch from fat storage to usage offers doctors an approach to helping overweight or obese individuals improve body composition due to its potential health benefits.
Surprisingly, the report also claims that intermittent fasting is a dietary regimen that can flip the metabolic switch, promoting the production of fat-derived ketones and reducing weight while preserving muscle mass.
Intermittent Fasting and Metabolic Switch
What Is Intermittent Fasting?
Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary pattern in which the person only consumes foods within a specific time window, typically 12 hours or shorter. It focuses on reducing the number of meals without restricting the type or amount of food.
For hundreds of years, many have recommended fasting as a remedy for many medical conditions.
This dietary pattern has been so efficient that Benjamin Franklin once said: “The best of all medicines is resting and fasting.” Likewise, Mark Twain wrote, “A little starvation can do more for the average sick man than can the best medicines and the best doctors.”
Despite the similarities, intermittent fasting and caloric restriction are different. Intermittent fasting makes you eat less frequently, while caloric restriction reduces your food intake.
Some common types of intermittent fasting include the 16:8 and 5:2 diets. The 16:8 diet, also known as time-restricted feeding, only allows food consumption within an 8-hour window between the 16-hour fasting periods.
The 5:2 diet, or whole-day fasting, requires fasting for the entire 24 hours of a day for two days per week (very low-calorie intake at 25 percent of daily energy needs is acceptable).
Intermittent Fasting Induces the Metabolic Switch
According to a study, the 5:2 diet causes ketone levels to rise significantly while glucose levels remain low on the fasting day. In this diet, the person fasts entirely on the first day and then has three separate meals on a subsequent day.
On the other hand, fasting for 18 hours does not raise ketone levels as much as the 5:2 diet, yet it causes ketone levels to rise more frequently. Notably, after only 12 hours of fasting, the metabolic switch is flipped and stays for about 6 hours until food is consumed.
In contrast, people who eat three meals and snacks daily on a typical American diet never flip the metabolic switch, and their ketone levels stay very low. Compared to people who fast intermittently, their glucose levels are also high.
Therefore, since the production of ketones is a sign of a metabolic switch being turned on, intermittent fasting can induce the metabolic switch, causing weight loss and potentially improving body composition in overweight individuals.
Intermittent Fasting Benefits on Weight Loss
In terms of weight loss, several studies have also shown the efficiency of this eating pattern on body weight. Specifically, a 16-week study of 15 adults implementing intermittent fasting showed 1.4 kg weight loss, accounting for 2.1 percent of the total body weight.
Another 8-week study of obese women following combined intermittent fasting and caloric restriction showed up to 5.3 kg weight loss, accounting for 5.6 percent of the total body weight.
Other intermittent fasting benefits include:
- Reducing visceral fat mass
- Reducing insulin resistance
- Reducing inflammation
- Reducing blood pressure
- Improving body composition
- Improving glucose metabolism
- Improving tolerance of surgery
- Improving cardiovascular health
Recent Findings in Metabolic Switch
The following findings show the benefits of intermittent fasting. This eating pattern induces the metabolic switch in various body systems and medical conditions. Be noted that metabolic switch is not the direct factor that results in the benefits, but the diet that causes it.
Metabolic Switch is Associated With the Prevention of Age-related Declines
Muscle Mass Decline
After 30, our muscle mass declines by about 3 to 8 percent every ten years. After 60, the rate of decrease is much higher. In older people, this loss of muscle mass, strength, and function contributes to muscle disorders such as sarcopenia.
Research shows that intermittent fasting, which consumes 40 percent fewer calories than usual, prevents muscle mass loss during normal aging in mice. This advantageous effect is linked to higher activity levels and better agility test results.
Surprisingly, mice on an intermittent high-fat diet do not gain weight or preserve muscle mass. Moreover, compared to mice fed the same diet without restriction, mice on an intermittent low-fat diet also grow muscle.
Cognitive Function Decline
Although we preserve our acquired knowledge and practical skills far beyond old life, aging brings about many negative changes in our cognitive abilities. The decreases in cognitive tasks requiring memory and information processing are the most substantial changes.
Once again, the intermittent fasting diet that cuts down 40 percent of calories has been shown in research to prevent the decline in cognition with age in mice. Specifically, intermittent fasting protects mice from declines in their motor skills and learning capacity.
One of the main biological mechanisms that appear to keep mice’s spatial memory intact and avoid age-related declines in brain integrity is the switch to ketone utilization.
Research also points to other potential mechanisms by which fasting can preserve cognition. For instance, intermittent fasting is linked to higher levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a substance well-known for its role in memory and learning.
Metabolic Switch is Associated With Improvement in Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome, a combination of insulin resistance, high blood pressure, and abdominal obesity, is a significant risk factor for heart disease, increasing the likelihood of myocardial infarction and heart failure.
Research indicates that by lowering fasting glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance, intermittent fasting can ameliorate metabolic syndrome in animals and humans.
Specifically, after 8 to 24 weeks, intermittent fasting can lower insulin resistance, visceral fat, and overall fat mass. Intermittent fasting also reduces glucose levels in prediabetes by up to 6 percent, which lowers the risk of developing diabetes.
Intermittent fasting can also lower cardiovascular risks. Total cholesterol reductions typically vary from 6 to 21 percent, whereas LDL cholesterol reductions range from 7 to 32 percent.
Similarly, fasting can reduce triglyceride levels, a factor in the thickening or hardening of the arterial wall, by 16 to 42 percent. Furthermore, following 6 to 24 weeks of intermittent fasting, systolic and diastolic blood pressure may drop by 3 to 10 percent.
Bottom Line: Metabolic Switch is Key to Weight Loss
The metabolic switch is a vital mechanism of the human body that allows for weight loss by altering the body from storing to using energy. Intermittent fasting is an efficient and sustainable strategy that induces the metabolic switch, helping obese people lose unhealthy weight while retaining muscle mass and preventing age-related cognitive decline.
Even when calorie intake is not restricted, intermittent fasting can still cause weight loss and fat loss. Yet, there is a need for further research on individuals with a healthy weight. Emerging evidence suggests that intermittent fasting combined with exercise can improve strength and body composition in young, healthy people.
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- Major EU financial institutions such as EIB and EBRD, are interested in financing of the initiatives coming directly from the cities
- The SCC project proposals need to integrate several cities in a cluster and include necessary regional infrastructure development components to become more attractive for the financial institutions (as each city alone requires relatively small SCC project funding even in case of large national capitals)
- The project may not be oriented only to financial results but to long term benefits in local and regional economics, improved quality of life, social and environmental sustainability, investment attractiveness and other relevant results
The local prototyping of Smart City concepts fosters effective opportunities for learning the SCC future solutions, new business models and digital economy options, evaluating its efficiency in small steps with minimum costs and risks and maximum results to ensure the success in further scaling up Smart City implementation and its high Return on Investments. Realized by multidisciplinary team including local city specialists, urban planners and service providers, the project fosters unique experiences by communities, becoming better prepared and save the costs of the future infrastructural adaptation as well as obtain leading role among others attracting investments and improving the quality of life.
The main options of Smart City project financing are as follows:
1. Specific budget lines in local community budgets
2. Participating in the consortiums presenting projects for relevant Calls by Horizon 2020, Interreg and others.
3. Structural funds and other financial sources which are well described at the Covenant of Mayors’ document on Smart City funding http://www.covenantofmayors.eu/IMG/pdf/Financing_Opportunities_Matrix.pdf
The Option 1 provides quick start of the project, transparency of results and implementation control by the local community.
The Option 2 while being generally attractive, has high level of uncertainty in the timely receipt of final results, dependency on multiple third parties and long duration: waiting and finding the appropriate call topic, setting the “right” consortium of partners including experienced project coordinator, writing the proposal (~3-4 months), waiting for results after its submitting (for 5-6 months), which depends not only on the actual work package content but on the proposal document perception the evaluators. In case of negative result which is de-facto statistically most probable, the city administration have to start the procedure all over again 1,5 or 2 years later.
The Option 3 has much longer preparation phases however provides effective opportunity to integrate various necessary infrastructure developments by several small-middles size cities or regions into one large Smart Urban Community Project enabling its further application for the Structural Funds and obtaining relevant attention by the fund management.
The outline of the relevant procedure is as follows:
- The local community administration (LCA) or several LCAs formulate scaled up integrated pilot project of Smart Urban Future aimed at the development of smart city assets integrated with different infrastructural components (renovation, refurbishment, new facilities, communications, energy restructuring, mobile solutions, etc) and includes Smart City Monitor as the project component
- LCA asks the National Regional Fund to support its project and obtains necessary acceptance
- LCA applies to Smart Development Division, JASPERS, European Investment Bank for the assistance in preparing of the project application for financing being compatible with the funding requirements by relevant banks
- The project evaluated by the JASPER and applied to the relevant financial institution such as EIB, EBRD, etc.
The specific project content may benefit from:
- Differentiation between ECONOMIC and FINANCIAL loss and profit in the business plans e.g. from the financial point of view the project can be in a minus but should be foster ECONOMICAL benefits and profits for the Local Community.
- Presentation of the collaborative projects by the pools of cites which is welcome by financial institutions
- Having the estimated project financing request above ~10 M Euro with increasing attention for consideration by the financial institutions when above 50 M Euro
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Scientific realism is typically associated with metaphysics. One current incarnation of such an association concerns the requirement of a metaphysical characterization of the entities one is being a realist about. This is sometimes called “Chakravartty’s Challenge”, and codifies the claim that without a metaphysical characterization, one does not have a clear picture of the realistic commitments one is engaged with. The required connection between metaphysics and science naturally raises the question of whether such a demand is appropriately fulfilled, and how metaphysics engages with science in order to produce what is called “scientific metaphysics”. Here, we map some of the options available in the literature, generating a conceptual spectrum according to how each view approximates science and metaphysics. This is done with the purpose of enlightening the current debate on the possibility of epistemic warrant that science could grant to such a metaphysics, and how different positions differently address the thorny issue concerning such a warrant. | <urn:uuid:75fd4260-2a11-493c-ac90-ca161437fbed> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://philarchive.org/rec/ARETSO-3 | 2024-04-14T23:27:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.934351 | 196 |
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How To Be A Philosopher
Ian Ravenscroft philosophizes about philosophizing.
1. What to Wear
Philosophers rarely get worked up about clothing. Clothes can be a source of aesthetic pleasure, and few philosophers are adamantly opposed to pleasure. (They may object to pleasures too dearly bought, and they might object to the elevation of pleasure above other values such as justice, but they rarely find fault with pleasure properly bought and valued.) However, there are clothing choices which are at odds with the philosophical spirit. Philosophy is essentially an anti-authoritarian business, or at least, philosophy acknowledges only the authorities of reason, argument and evidence. The dubious authorities of crowd, religion, and state, with their tendencies to demand blind obedience, are at odds with the philosophical endeavour. It is striking how many philosophers, from Socrates to Abelard to Russell, had trouble with – and troubled – the worldly authorities.
One of the intriguing things about authorities and authoritarian regimes is their fascination with uniforms and playing dress-up. From the fascist’s brown shirt to the bishop’s purple cassock, authorities have a fetishistic attraction to the tailor and milliner. Some uniforms, for example the footballer’s jersey, serve the practical function of making it easier to adopt certain roles. These cases aside, if you find yourself tempted to don a uniform, or worse, impose one on others, you might like to reconsider your philosophical credentials.
2. What to Eat
Philosophers eat all sorts of things, just like everyone else. But there is a strong tendency towards vegetarianism, at least in contemporary English-speaking philosophy. This is largely through the influence of Peter Singer. Singer has convinced many philosophers that consuming meat is morally wrong, by and large. He doesn’t deny that eating meat is a source of both protein and pleasure, but he insists that the benefits we obtain from eating meat are entirely outweighed by the cost to the animals. Our benefits are paid for in their pain, and that’s unacceptable.
3. What to Drink
Anything you like. But to be frank, there’s an overwhelming preference amongst philosophers for red wine and coffee. There’s a famous Latin phrase ‘in vino veritas’, attributed to the Roman writer Pliny the Elder. It means ‘in wine is truth’. He meant that someone deep in their cups is likely to reveal their true nature. The Australian philosopher John Bigelow once quipped ‘in caffeina veritas’ – in caffeine is truth. Certainly, I find that good coffee gets my cognitive juices flowing.
4. What to Read
To be a good philosopher you need to read a lot of good philosophy. Anders Eriksson, an expert on becoming an expert, has estimated that you need around 10,000 hours of practice to become a genuine expert in most fields. In philosophy, practicing includes (but isn’t exhausted by) interacting with great philosophical minds. And the best way to do that – for many philosophers the only way – is by reading their books.
Sometimes what you need to know is buried in an especially dull book, in which case you just have to grit your teeth and plough through. Much of the time, though, it’s more useful to be a bit of a magpie. Read the things that capture your attention. If a philosophy book turns out to be dull or irrelevant, or just not very good, put it down and find something better to read.
Over the last twenty years a large number of philosophical dictionaries, handbooks and companions/study guides have sprang up. These can be both incredibly useful and very entertaining. Three of my favourites are the Blackwell Companion to the Philosophy of Mind edited by Samuel Guttenplan; the Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy by Simon Blackburn; and the on-line Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward Zalta. Indulge yourself.
5. What to Think About
When I was an undergraduate I was told that philosophy was concerned with Truth, Beauty and the Good. This now strikes me as absurdly unhelpful. It’s too constricting. There are very few intellectual endeavours into which the philosopher cannot productively stick her nose. All the natural and social sciences provide fertile ground for philosophy; as do the arts, literature, politics, history and current affairs. Here is a somewhat eclectic list drawn from my own somewhat eclectic recent reading: Kim Sterelny interacts fruitfully with evolutionary biology and cognitive science in his Thought in a Hostile World; Susan Hurley says some important things about the origins of violent behaviour in her paper ‘Imitation, Media Violence, and Freedom of Speech’; Martha Nussbaum draws attention to the normative function of literature in her Poetic Justice; and Jonathan Glover has written Humanity, a remarkable moral history of the twentieth century.
There are philosophers who refuse to engage with scientific research which bears on their field of interest. The outcome of such singularity of focus (or blinkered thinking) is sometimes comic, and occasionally tragic, but it’s rarely profound. There are also philosophers so overwhelmed by the power of science that they deride their own discipline. This can lead to comedy or tragedy too. It rarely leads to anything more valuable than the science which it apes.
I am often surprised what a really good philosopher can do with a topic which has not previously been seen as a suitable object of philosophical reflection. Harry Frankfurt’s essay On Bullshit is a beautiful example. One way to think of this essay is as a penetrating discussion of a topic not found in Plato, Mill or Nietzsche. But in another way, On Bullshit shows that someone of Frankfurt’s calibre can distil a philosophical tradition into a few thousand words – after all, the history of philosophy is a history of opposition to bullshit. Socrates, for example, had a keen nose for bullshit, and little patience with bullshitters: that is to say, he relentlessly exposed fools who presented themselves as knowledgeable authorities (that word again). According to one story, Socrates accepted the Delphic Oracle’s pronouncement that he was the wisest of men only after he realized that his wisdom consisted in appreciating the depth of his ignorance.
6. How to Think About It
In philosophy you can hold any position you like – so long as you can back it up with a good argument. In On The Plurality of Worlds (1986), David Lewis brilliantly defended the apparently outrageous view that this world is only one of an infinitude of worlds. And Paul Churchland ably supported the view that, contrary to common sense, no one believes or desires anything because there are no such things as beliefs and desires (see Journal of Philosophy 78).
In contrast to the common image, philosophers don’t sit around shooting the breeze. It’s hard work finding a good argument. It takes practise to become skilled at judging the degree of support the premises and steps of an argument provide for the conclusion. Familiarizing yourself with the arguments of the great philosophers of the past is an excellent way to get the requisite practise.
7. Talk About It
The wonderful British musician Tjinder Singh from the group Cornershop advises us to drink to our friends and to our foes because “they both keep the young heart moving.” Talking philosophy with your friends and enemies is a great way to stay young. Plato spent his whole life doing it. (Apparently he also liked to wrestle.)
Arguments – rational derivations of conclusions from premises – are central to philosophy. But arguments in another sense – vigorous interchanges of ideas, either verbally or in writing – are also very common in philosophy. Vigorous exchange is central to gaining the truth; and those who are shy of the truth tend to shy away from argument. It’s intriguing how often Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and other advocates of the New Atheism are accused of being aggressive. It would be more accurate to say that they’re not afraid of the rough-and-tumble of intellectual life. Those who accuse them of aggression are, I suspect, anxious to avoid strenuous public examination of their beliefs.
So be prepared for a bit of hard talking. It won’t kill you, and it may advance your understanding.
8. Lighten Up
Enjoy yourself. The great American philosopher Jerry Fodor [see reviews], who likes to joke around in print, was once accused of not taking philosophy seriously. He replied that he took philosophy seriously, he just didn’t take himself seriously. Exactly.
9. Living and Dying
Philosophy would be of little interest if it did not help us live without betraying our values and die without fear. One way it does this is by example. Diogenes, Socrates and Voltaire, for examples, spectacularly refused to compromise their values. Alexander the Great, drunkard, murderer and warmonger, is said to have asked Diogenes the Cynic if there was any favour he could do him. Diogenes, who was sunbathing at the time, replied “Please get out of my sun.”
Many philosophers have died without fear. The ancient paradigm is Socrates calmly drinking the hemlock after an evening of philosophical conversation. Amongst the moderns, David Hume’s equanimity in the face of death frustrated and shamed his ecclesiastical detractors.
Every day I struggle against compromise, and I do not always pass the test. (I have yet to face death in any serious way.) Both by practice and by example, philosophy puts a degree of stiffness in my backbone it would not otherwise possess. Give it a try.
© Ian Ravenscroft 2010
Ian Ravenscroft is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Flinders University, South Australia. His publications include Recreative Minds (OUP, 2002) with Gregory Currie, and Philosophy of Mind: A Beginner’s Guide (OUP, 2005). He is also editor of Minds, Ethics, and Conditionals (OUP, 2009), a collections of papers on the eminent Australian philosopher Frank Jackson. | <urn:uuid:383e3d3b-4b37-4a2f-972e-7f4fcecc070c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://philosophynow.org/issues/81/How_To_Be_A_Philosopher | 2024-04-14T23:57:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.953884 | 2,145 |
Rights groups: Stop selling spyware to dictators
A coalition of human rights groups is launching a campaign to curb the international trade in surveillance software, saying exports of sophisticated espionage programs are chilling free speech across the globe.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and London-based Privacy International are among those hoping to check the export of powerful spyware to unsavory governments.
The call comes as journalists and activists have increasingly found themselves exposed to online assaults blamed on state-sponsored hackers. Last week, Google researchers told a security conference in Singapore that 21 of the world's top 25 news organization had been hit.
The campaign launched Friday may run up against European efforts to boost overseas sales of security software. Britain, for example, has announced plans to boost "cyber exports" over the next two years.
More information: Online: www.globalcause.net
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David Pesina Army
- Na dis be di men wey come meet David for Ziklag, wen he dey run komot from Saul wey be di son of Kish. Dem dey among di fighters wey epp am fight;
- All of dem sabi shoot arrow. Dem sabi use dia right plus left hand take shoot stones and arrows—dem be Saul brodas wey be di from di tribe of Benjamin.
- Ahiezer na dia chief, plus Joash wey be di son of Shemaah wey be from Gibeah; Jeziel plus Pelet wey be di sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, plus Jehu wey be Anathothite.
- Plus Ishmaiah wey be from Gibeon, wey be strong man among di Thirty, and wey be leader of di Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad wey be Gederathite,
- Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah plus Shephatiah wey be Haruphite;
- Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer plus Jashobeam wey be Korahite;
- And Joelah, plus Zebadiah wey be di sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
- Some of di men of Gad go join David for di place wey he dey hide for inside desert. Dem be fighters wey get-mind and wey ready for fight, and dem fit handle shield and long-sharp-weapon. Dia face be like lion face, and dem fast like gazelle on top of mountain.
- Ezer nahin be di chief, and na Obadiah be di second in command, Eliab na di third,
- Mishmannah na di fourth, Jeremiah na di fifth.
- Attain a di sixth, Eliel na di seventh.
- Johanan na di eighth, Elzabad na di ninth.
- Jeremiah nahin be di tenth, and Macbannai nahin be di eleventh.
- Dis na di sons of Gad, army commanders; di smallest one among dem dey control hundred men, and di one wey get pawa pass among dem dey control one thousand men.
- Na dem cross River Jordan for di first month wen di water dey overflow for everi corner, and dem pursue everi pesin komot—wey dey live for bottom-of-di-mountain, both east and west.
- Some oda men of Benjamin plus some men from Judah sef come meet David for where he dey hide put.
- David go out to meet dem, con tell dem sey, “If na wit peace una take come meet me, to epp me, my heart go accept una. But if una come betray me for my enemies wen I dey innocent and I no do any wrong tin, make di God of awa ancestors judge una.”
- Naso di Spirit just enta Amasai wey be di chief of di captains, and he tok sey, “We belong to you David! We dey wit you, oh Jesse pikin! Make peace dey wit you, and make peace dey wit di pipo wey dey epp you, becos your God go epp you.” So David accept dem, con make dem commanders for hin army.
- Some of di men of Manasseh come meet David wen he follow di Philistines go fight Saul. (Him and hin men no epp di Philistines becos, afta di Philistines reason di mata, dia leaders con tell am to dey go back. Dem tok sey, “We go pay wit awa head if David run go meet hin oga Saul.”)
- Wen David go Ziklag, na di men of Manasseh wey come join am be dis: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozadab, Elihu plus Zillethai—dem be commanders of thousands sojas for Manasseh.
- Dem epp David fight men wey wan attack dem, becos all of dem be fighters wey get-mind, and dem be commanders for di army.
- Day by day men dey come epp David—sote hin army con big well-well, like Baba-God army.
Odas Join David For Hebron
23. Na dis be di numbas of men wey get weapon and wey ready for war—wey come meet David for Hebron to over-throw Saul kingdom give David—as Baba-God don bin tok:
24. Di men of Judah wey carry shield plus long-sharp-weapon na—6,800, and wey ready for war.
25. Di fighters wey be from Simeon wey carry shield plus long-sharp-weapon and wey ready for war na—7,100;
26. Di men of Levi na—4,600,
27. Jehoiada na di leader of di family of Aaron, wit 3,700 men.
28. And Zadok wey be young fighter wey get-mind well-well, plus 22 officers from hin family;
29. Di men of Benjamin wey be Saul family-pipo na—3,000 and most of dem bin dey loyal to Saul house until dat time.
30. Di men of Ephraim wey be fighters, wey get-mind well-well, and wey get levels for dia own family na–20,800.
31. Di men of di half tribe of Manasseh wey dey for di west of Jordan, 18,000 nahin dem choose to epp David be king.
32. Di men of Issachar, men wey understand di times and wey sabi wetin Israel suppose do—dem be 200 chiefs plus all dia family-pipo wey dem dey control.
33. Di men of Zebulun, 50,000 sojas wey get experience, wey sabi set for dia position for war, wey ready for fight wit everi type of weapons, and wey get-mind.
34. Di men of Naphtali na 1000 captains, togeda wit 37,000 men wey carry shield plus long-sharp-weapon.
35. Di men of Dan wey sabi fight war na 28,600.
35. Di men of Asher, sojas wey get experience, and wey sabi fight—na 40,000 men;
37. And from di east side of river Jordan, di men of Reuben, Gad, plus di half-tribe of Manasseh, and wey carry all kind of weapon—na 120,000.
38. All dis na men wey sabi fight war, and wey sabi set for dia fighting position for war. Dem come Hebron wit full-mind to make David di king of Israel. All di remaining pipo for Israel still get one mind to make David king.
39. Di men spend three days for there wit David, dem dey chop and drink becos dia families supply wetin dem need.
40. Even dia neighbors from far-far Issachar, Zebulun plus Naphtali carry food come on top of donkeys plus camels, malu and ox. Dem bring plenty flour, fig cakes, dry-grape cakes, wine, ororo, malu, sheep—and happiness con dey for Israel. | <urn:uuid:27bcc924-11b4-4640-b3ae-7e309ab31ae1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://pidginbible.com/2022/05/31/1st-chronicles-chapter-12/ | 2024-04-15T00:04:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.688781 | 1,654 |
A late autumn rose with a friendly, helpful Praying Mantis.
Well, perhaps just a little camera shy.
How kind, she actually posed for a photo. . . just look at those
great bedroom eyes, beats Omar Sharif!
They all enlarge so you can see me better.
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