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Remembering Richard E. Morgan '59, Bowdoin's William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional Law Archives
November 14, 2014 by Doug Cook
Richard E. Morgan '59, Bowdoin's William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional Law and an esteemed and active member of the faculty for 45 years, died November 13, at the age of 77. Morgan was the husband of Jean Yarbrough, Bowdoin's Gary M. Pendy Sr. Professor of Social Sciences, in the Department of Government and Legal Studies.
"A noted scholar of the Constitution, the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court, Dick was known on campus as a generous colleague and a dedicated teacher who valued the quality of an intellectual argument, regardless of the political perspective from which it arose," wrote Dean for Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd in a letter to the Bowdoin community.
"When describing him, Bowdoin faculty and former students invariably pointed to his gentlemanly demeanor, his wry sense of humor, the clarity of his reasoning, and the precision and accessibility of his writings. An 'old school' professor, he did not use voice-mail or e-mail; students could write him a note, speak with him after class, or climb to the top of the Hubbard Hall tower to see him during office hours."
Morgan enjoyed confounding expectations and preconceptions. This distinguished professor of constitutional law was also a Registered Maine Guide for twenty years, equally at home hunting moose or fishing the waters between The Forks and Jackman as he was engaging colleagues and students in debates over fundamental issues of law. Although he would describe himself as consistently conservative in his personal political views, there was no political orthodoxy imposed on the students in his classes. He had a nuanced perspective that came from a deep understanding of history, legal precedents, and possible "real-world" consequences of judicial decisions. In a world of thirty-second news stories and sound bites, Morgan's scholarly work is a powerful reminder for us to take the time to develop carefully crafted arguments and to appreciate the well-thought-out arguments of others.
Morgan was born on May 17, 1937, in Philipsburg, Penn., and was a graduate of Hempstead High School in New York. As a senior at Bowdoin, he received the Sewall Greek Prize and the Senior American History Prize, and he was presented with the Pershing-Presnell Sword as the cadet colonel and commander of the Bowdoin ROTC unit. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He graduated cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1959.
He held Woodrow Wilson and U.S. Steel Fellowships in American Government while earning his M.A. (1961) and Ph.D. (1967) in the Department of Public Law and Government at Columbia University. He was offered a Brookings Institution Research Fellowship in 1962, but he declined it to complete his military service; he served on active duty as a first lieutenant in the Army Reserve in 1963-64. He then returned to Columbia to complete a Ph.D. in 1967, followed by two years as fellow in law and government at Harvard Law School.
Morgan taught at Columbia as an instructor of government in 1962-63 and from 1965 to 1967 and as an assistant professor from 1968 to 1969. He joined the faculty at Bowdoin in 1969 as an associate professor of government, and he was named William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional Law in 1975, succeeding his mentor and friend Athern Daggett in that post. He served three terms as chair of the government department (1969-75, 1983-85, and 1992-94), and he was for a number of years secretary-treasurer of Bowdoin's Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
A prolific writer of books, articles, and commentary, Morgan was the author of The Politics of Religious Conflict (1968), The Supreme Court and Religion (1972), Domestic Intelligence: Monitoring Dissent in America (1980), Disabling America: The "Rights Industry" in Our Time (1984), and The Law and Politics of Civil Rights and Liberties (1985). He co-authored two books with Chris Potholm and the late John Donovan: American Politics: Direction of Change, Dynamics of Choice in 1979 and People, Power and Politics in 1980. He and Chris also co-edited Focus on Police in 1976. Morgan wrote articles for The New Leader, The Political Science Quarterly, Commentary, and the Claremont Review of Books, and for many years he was a contributing editor to City Journal.
In 1985 he was appointed to a two-year term as chair of the Maine Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He was the research director of a study by the Twentieth Century Fund to examine spying by the CIA and FBI on American citizens from 1975-79. In 2008 he was invited to address the Supreme Court Historical Society in the U.S. Supreme Court chambers in Washington, D.C., followed by a dinner at the White House. Morgan's response? "If I can say something that will raise some eyebrows, I will consider that my time has been well spent." He was introduced by Chief Justice John Roberts, and I'm sure that Morgan raised his fair share of eyebrows that evening.
In addition to his wife, Jean, whom he married in 1996, he is survived by two stepsons, James Yarbrough Stern (Hilary) and John Francis Sutherlin Stern (Elisa); and by three grandchildren, Henry (7), William (5), and Alexandra (2 months). He is also survived by his first wife, Eva C. Morgan of Brunswick.
Memorial arrangements are pending, with a service planned in the Bowdoin Chapel at 11 a.m., Thursday, November 20. Further details about arrangements and remembrances will be conveyed to the Bowdoin community as soon as they become available.
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Public Cold Storage Warehouse Reduces Energy Costs by 35%
KEYWORDS cold storage / variable frequency drives / warehouse management
Interstate Cold Storage conducted a comprehensive modernization analysis, seeking solutions to increase the efficiency of their warehouses.
The food distribution network in the United States that supplies grocery stores, restaurants and institutional facilities is among the most complex and precise of any mass market product category. Every step within the network has to be work flawlessly to ensure that perishable food is delivered in fresh and stable form; this preserves the reputation of the purveyors and the safety of consumers.
Among the most sophisticated, but lesser known, players in perishable food distribution are public cold storage (PCS) warehouses that rent space to food manufacturers for varying lengths of time. Many large food manufacturers have their own "private" cold storage facilities, but use public facilities for regional storage or for additional space during peak periods. Examples include seasonal storage for hot dog buns or ice cream, leading up to the Fourth of July.
There are many demands with PCS, as a constant rotation of different foods requires varying holding temperatures and different speeds at which they can be frozen and tempered (thawed), as they come in and out of a facility. What works for bread and ice cream is different than that for pork, seafood and poultry. Coupled with often relatively thin margins, any advantage a PCS can gain in operational costs, efficiency and performance are of great value.
Several years ago, one such facility, Interstate Cold Storage (ICS), Fort Wayne, Ind., conducted a comprehensive modernization analysis, seeking solutions to increase the efficiency of their warehouses.
Part of largest 25 facilities in North America
ICS ranks among the largest 25 public cold storage warehousing companies in North America, with five locations in Indiana and Ohio, and nearly 22 million cubic feet of total refrigerated space. The company's facilities store products at temperatures that range from -20°F to 62°F, and ICS's many clients include Edy's Grand Ice Cream, Rich Products Corp. and the Ohio School Lunch Program. For the company's modernization analysis, they utilized the 22-year-old, 5.5-million-cubic-foot Fort Wayne West facility as a test case to assess the potential energy savings and operational improvements that could be achieved by upgrading the refrigeration infrastructure.
"American Electric Power, our electricity provider, informed us of pending rate increases due to the end of a 15-year moratorium," says Jerry Tippmann, refrigeration operations manager for ICS. "Cold storage facilities' largest expenses are energy and manpower, so improving energy efficiency is an obvious area for operational improvement."
ICS is owned by Tippmann Affiliated Group, which owns more than a dozen companies, including Tippmann Refrigeration, a design/build firm in Fort Wayne, Ind., that specializes in refrigerated warehouses and distribution facilities. Led by project engineer Phil Black, Tippmann Refrigeration conducted the warehouse modernization project on behalf of ICS. Prior to joining Tippmann Refrigeration, Black had been with an independent rep firm that handled ABB variable frequency drives (VFDs), among other products.
"My awareness of the recent leaps in VFD technology and their value-price offer made VFDs a focal point of our analysis," says Black. "That, coupled with the large number of rotating loads in a public cold storage facility, made the prospect of adding VFDs a high-potential means to achieve improved efficiency."
There are approximately 1,400 public and 5,000 private cold storage warehouses in the United States. It is estimated that less than 3% of cold storage warehouse of any kind utilize VFDs (also known as variable speed drives). Yet it was the addition of 26 ABB VFDs to the motors powering the compressors, evaporators and condensers (the primary components of the entire refrigeration system) that yielded the greatest benefit.
Significant savings in energy costs
Most striking was the savings in energy costs, as the Fort Wayne West facility immediately realized an electrical energy consumption savings of 35%, providing a six-month return on the up-front investment of the drives. The major sources of the energy savings include:
 Compressor capacity control. Before the installation of the drives, the only way to control the capacity of the compressor was through opening and closing the slide valve (discharge port), which allowed for non-linear, inefficient control of capacity. There was a lot of waste within this range. With the drives, the capacity can be set at any point between 0 to 100%, allowing for the use of the exact amount of energy needed at any given time with no waste.
 Condenser and evaporator fan control. Before the drives, the only setting on the condenser and evaporator fans was "on" and "off." With the drives, the control of the condensers can be far more precise.
Based on these benefits alone, ICS added drives to the refrigeration system in its remaining four locations; facilities that range in age from 10-35 years, and in refrigerated storage capacity from 1.75-7.25 million cubic feet.
"The improvement in efficiency was clearly evident within a few months," says Vince Tippmann, Jr., president of ICS. "The dramatic reduction in energy costs made modernizing our other facilities in the same manner a top priority."
The benefits of the drives were not confined to energy savings alone. Several major operational improvements also were realized, such as:
 Cooling and tempering. The VFDs help provide more precise control over the speed at which a product is cooled or thawed. For ultimate quality, different products need to be cooled and thawed at differing rates. Loaves of bread, for example, are to be frozen quickly but thawed slowly. Pork needs to be tempered at a more controlled rate. The drives allowed ICS to offer freezing and tempering times that are 350% better than typical PCSs, allowing for quicker export rates and more flexibility for customers
 Centralized control. A very sophisticated control system was installed with the drives, allowing the entire refrigeration system for the facility to be controlled and monitored from one centralized interface.
 Extended life/reduced maintenance. The drives help ensure that the various motors are running only at the load necessary at any given time, extending the life and reducing the maintenance and repair needs the motors and the refrigeration equipment.
"Any cold storage- or refrigeration-based facility will be able to see energy savings very close to the 35% figure ICS realized via adding VFDs to the prominent components of their refrigeration infrastructure," says Black. "They also should expect an array of intangible operational improvements."
For more information, visit www.tippmannrefrigeration.com or call 260-428-2500.
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Facebook left millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years. Facebook said there is no evidence its employees abused access to this data. But thousands of employees could have searched them. The company said the passwords were stored on internal company servers, where no outsiders could access them. The security blog KrebsOnSecurity said some 600 million Facebook users may have had their passwords stored in plain text. Facebook said in a blog post Thursday it will likely notify "hundreds of millions" of Facebook Lite users, millions of Facebook users, and tens of thousands of Instagram users that their passwords were stored in plain text. Facebook Lite is designed for users with older phones or low-speed internet connections and is used primarily in developing countries. Facebook said it discovered the problem in January. But, according to a security researcher, in some cases the passwords had been stored in plain text since 2012. Facebook Lite launched in 2015, and Facebook bought Instagram in 2012. The expert said he could not recall any major company caught leaving so many passwords exposed internally.


Dr. Shaffer mentions the cost of IPP power to BC Hydro at over $1 billion. One of the comments said $31 billion. I believe that Hydro's IPP contracts (EPAs) are currently for over $1 billion per year. Not all of these projects are in operation yet.
These EPA contracts are for up to 40 years. So, after 30 years, that's over $30 billion. That doesn't include new contracts. That's over $30 billion down the drain. What if BC Hydro invested that money into its own facilities, and conservation efforts?


Why Famous: Herbie Hancock was an instrumental part in the Miles Davis Quintet from 1964 to 1968. In this role he served as one of the primary founders of the post-bob jazz sound.
Hancock's 2007 album "River: The Joni Letters", conceived as a jazz tribute to Joni Mitchell, won the Grammy for Album of the Year, one of only two jazz albums to ever do so.


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First Nations leaders rally in support of B.C. salmon farm occupation
The Wild Salmon Alliance rallied outside the Vancouver Convention Centre in support of two fish farm occupations taking place on the B.C. coast. A new document suggests more than half of B.C. First Nations want the farms gone.
Document urging the province to move fish farms inland to be delivered to Premier John Horgan
Jon Hernandez · CBC News · Posted: Sep 07, 2017 8:01 PM PT | Last Updated: September 8, 2017
Chief Willie Moon has occupied salmon farms in the past, and says the Musgamagw Dzawda'enuxw is prepared to do whatever it takes to close fish farms along the coast. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)
Dozens of Indigenous leaders and protestors rallied outside the Vancouver Convention Centre today urging the province to dismantle salmon farms along the B.C. coast.
The calls came as environmentalists and members of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw and the Kwikwasutinuxw Haxwamis First Nations occupy two Marine Harvest Canada salmon farms in their territorial waters off the north end of Vancouver Island.
They say the salmon farms pose a threat to wild fish populations.
Chief Willie Moon was among the many leaders who spoke at the rally. He says frustrations have mounted as repeated calls directed at the provincial and federal governments to revoke fish farm licensing in traditional Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw territory have gone unheard.
Sto:lo elder Eddie Gardner says the spread of sea lice and breaches in farm nets are among the major concerns. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)
"We've demonstrated peacefully for over 30 years, and we're occupying now," he said. "It's unlimited as to what we will do to get those fish farms out of our territory."
First Nations, environmentalists occupy B.C. salmon farm
B.C. First Nations occupy a second salmon farm as company raises safety concerns
Sto:lo elder Eddie Gardner says the spread of sea lice and breaches in farm nets are among the major concerns that he says threaten wild salmon fisheries.
"This fish farm industry is posing a real danger to bringing our wild salmon to extinction, and it must be stopped."
Chief Bobi Chamberlin, right, holds a document to be delivered to the B.C. government that urges leaders to move fish farms inland, in closed containers away from the ocean. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)
Documents addressed to province
The World Salmon Alliance has issued a document signed by Indigenous leaders from more than half of B.C.'s First Nations, calling on the provincial government to dismantle open-pen fish farming in favour of land-based, closed containment farms.
The document also calls on the government to embrace recommendations made in the Cohen Commission, which was mandated to look into the state of salmon stocks in B.C.'s Fraser River.
Fisheries minister plans 'concrete' action to fight declining sockeye run
"The vast majority of First Nations in British Columbia are absolutely opposed to open pen fish farms," said Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs vice-president Bob Chamberlin.
Protesters gather at the Marine Harvest fish farm on Swanson Island, near Alert Bay, B.C., in a handout photo from the Facebook page Swanson Occupation. Ernest Alfred, 36, sitting cross-legged on the right wearing a cedar bark neck ring, sits with other traditional leaders from neighbouring villages. (The Canadian Press/HO-Facebook-Swanson Occupation)
Chamberlin says he will present the document to premier John Horgan at the B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders' Gathering, a two-day summit being held in Vancouver.
"What you're witnessing with the occupation with the fish farms is what happens when the previous governments have turned a deaf ear, when they relied upon consultation and accommodation that never met the needs of our people," said Chamberlin.
Protestors cause disruptions
Ian Roberts, spokesperson for Marine Harvest Canada, says the occupations, which began as peaceful, have since become disruptive.
Indigenous leaders attempt to block a packing boat from boarding the fish farm near Swanson Island. (Facebook/Swanson Occupation)
Yesterday, occupation members attempted to blockade a packing ship from entering the farm. Roberts says they put themselves in danger of being struck by the large ship.
"We're becoming more concerned about safety," said Roberts. "Getting in between a dock and a large boat is very, very dangerous. We were able to continue our business, but we had to have an RCMP presence there to have the campers remain at a safe distance away from the large vessel docking."
Roberts reiterated Marine Harvest Canada's willingness to work with First Nations, and allow a representative to observe their operations regularly.
Salmon swim in an enclosure at the fish farm owned by Marine Harvest Canada on Swanson Island, near Alert Bay, B.C. (Sea Sheperd Conservation Society/YouTube)
Province hopes for balanced solution
B.C.'s Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham was one of the many government officials present at this week's leadership summit. Popham says she's spoken with numerous Indigenous leaders regarding open-pen fish farming in territorial waters.
In an emailed statement, she told CBC News that ensuring the safety of wild salmon populations is a priority for the provincial government. However, she also noted the economic benefits of fish farming to small towns along the province's coast should not be overlooked.
"This is an issue that won't be solved overnight, but one that will require having everyone at the table to determine solutions going forward," said Popham.
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Vancouver Convention Centre to rally in favour of dismantling ocean-based fish farms. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)
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On countless occasions has been said about Steve Jobs's refusal to create a tablet smaller than the 9.7-inch iPad that we all know (either the original iPad, the new iPad 2 or iPad 3). Jobs said that reducing the size of the screen that the device would make him useless.
During the trials Samsung leaked some emails in which Steve Jobs seemed to change his mind and began to accept the possibility of a less-inch iPad. Eddie Cue, one of the directors of Apple, was most insisted on this possibility and an iPad Mini looked like a perfect product for consumption of multimedia content (movies, music, videos ...), but also as an ideal device for consumption of books, social networks, email or just to surf the Internet.
From what we know of Steve Jobs, it was not easy to change his mind, but those emails, we show that in some cases it is possible. And this is not a bad thing, because it shows that when trying to convince someone with good approaches was possible and it looks like it got Cue approaches him change his view was an iPad Mini.
Now that Jobs is not, have heard many things. Some say that Steve left "tied" the years of the company and others say that Apple has already begun to find their own way. What would be ideal? Any Apple "directed" by Jobs months before his death or directed by the current Apple executives of the company?
Do not know what will be the reality, but certainly we believe that ideally l or the new Apple Tim Cook is already seeking its own way. And the arrival of the rumored iPad Mini 7.85 inch, is the beginning of a long and prosperous way of the new Apple without Steve Jobs. Steve never forget, but everything should go their own way and the company must continue making products and making people happy that we bought.


New Moon April 5th April is the first New Moon of our Astrological year, the energy of which sets the theme for the next twelve months. This is the New Moon to set new intentions and to start afresh, but, looking at the planetary alignments, it's very evident that there's much more here than initially meets the eye.
This is a slightly longer post than normal, because this New Moon truly is a prelude to and ushers in a full year of huge planetary shifts, bringing with them the potential for enormous transformation, growth and empowerment.
So… grab a cup of something warm and delicious and take 5 minutes to read this through to the end.
We'll start with the Sun and Moon in the cardinal (initiating) fire sign Aries. Energetically this is the first strike of the match that can ignite a single flame, bonfire or raging inferno.
This is the time of the year when we feel a strong desire to express ourselves, stand up and be counted and push forward with new initiatives. Although this fiery energy carries enormous potential to ignite real change, it isn't always sustainable in the long term. On its own, Aries does an excellent job of getting us moving. The Fire Warrior is dynamic, impulsive, impatient, can be quick tempered and kick-starts us on the journey towards our goals with a great deal of vim and vigour. The thing is, once the fire has been lit and the initial spark of excitement starts to die down, there can be the tendency to lose interest and move onto the next thing too soon. Or… we can move so fast and so hot, that we burn out!
If you've ever made a fire, you'll know that in the early stages, you need to feed and fan the small flames to make sure it "takes". Then, when it does, it needs to be tended, so it can build up a sustainable heat. Simultaneously, it also needs to be contained, so that it doesn't escape or go out of control and burn everything in sight. Its a balancing act!
Helping to temper the flames this New Moon (and New Year), we have Venus, Mercury and Neptune in watery, spiritual Pisces. The fish remind us to maintain our sacred connection – to pause, breathe and give our inner fires room to breathe.
And then there are the goats -standing by to help us to contain and sustain the fires of change. Pluto, the South Node and Saturn, are tightly conjoined in practical, enduring, earthy Capricorn and square to the New Moon.
This is a big deal astrologically and energetically because it sets the scene for the (hugely important) Pluto/ Saturn conjunction, which becomes exact in January 2020. This will have an impact on us all, but more so if we have major planets or points in the cardinal signs – Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn. These two planets have been dancing together for a while already but the combination of all three around the New Moon gives us a real taste of what's in store over the next year.
A conjunction between Pluto and Saturn only happens every 33 years or so, so the last time was between 1982 and 1983. Many of you may have just been twinkles in the sky at that point, but for those of us who have been around for longer, this is a whole new evolutionary cycle that is connected to that time.
Saturn is all about structures and systems. Pluto is about death, rebirth, regeneration – profound transformation in other words. Together, they have been known historically to bring the collapse or crumbling of old outmoded structures and systems. Another way of looking at it is the restructuring or re-strategising of the way in which we work with Power.
Either way, when this pair travel through the heavens together, things tend to get shaken up, as everything is tested for strength and resilience. Structures that have been built on strong foundations will often withstand the test, but those that haven't, will likely not.
If we work with these energies consciously, embracing the changes that are being asked of us, this can be a supremely creative, empowering transit. If we resist, continue to do the same things we've always done and refuse to budge, we might experience it in a more chaotic way. The choice is ours.
The way I see it, is that we, as a collective, are being called upon to embrace a new way of thinking, a new way of being, a new way of working with power. This is being literalised for South Africans right now, with the huge issues in our electrical power grid, due to years of mismanagement (the crumbling of outmoded structures). It can also be seen globally as old political, economic and religious structures crash and burn.
We are being invited to transform – to dissolve old, limiting beliefs, patterns of behaviour and destructive illusions and move into a higher dimension of consciousness… it's time!
This strongly suggests that we need to move away from the rigid, weighty, linear, limited, blinkered, power-hungry, patriarchal way of doing things and move towards a place of compassion and, nurturance of ourselves, others and Mother Earth. In other words, this is yet another call to more fully embrace and integrate the masculine and the feminine.
When big change beckons and as we witness the dissolution of old outmoded systems, it's easy to get caught in a spiral of fear. If however, we connect with our true source of power, which is always there inside of us, this is an opportunity to move towards a more integrated, collaborative, empowered way of living.
When glass, wood, steel or chocolate are tempered, they're put through specific processes, sometimes pressurised ones, in order to make them stronger and more resilient. Steel for example is tempered when its heated up and then quickly cooled. That's what you see when blacksmiths stop hammering the sword on the anvil and plunge the glowing hot blade into a barrel of water).
If we go back even further to the older roots of the word, to "temper" something meant to prepare it specially,by carefully mixing in new ingredients to create balance.
I see this as a year of alchemy, as we temper and tend the fires of our inner fires, as opposed to spinning around on the periphery, being pulled hither and thither by the crazy busy world in which we reside. It's a year where we are invited to make choices from our essence, rather than from our ego, to live from the centre of our beings which is the only place of true power.
Imagine that you have one hundred units of power at your disposal every day – how are you using it?
On a daily basis, to what and whom do you give your power? You could draw a pie graph if you like.
How often during the day do you send your power into the black holes of political, economic and societal chaos? How much time do you spend wallowing in the past or projecting into the future?
What would help you to maintain and sustain your energy/power more optimally, so you have more of it to fire up your new intentions and endeavours.
If ALL of your energy, all of your power (or a high percentage of it) was available to you every day, what would you do with it?
Where and how can you re-mix the ingredients of your life to bring you back to your true empowered potential?
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Chocolate coconut cupcakes, decorated into adorable little snowmen!
Frost the cupcakes and roll in coconut shreds. Flip the cupcakes on their side and stack the mini cupcake on top of the standard size cupcake, using the toothpick or pretzel stick to secure them together (You can leave this part out and keep the cupcakes facing up if preferred).
For the hat, flip the caramel candy upside down and attach it on top of candy disk with a dot of frosting. Place on Frosty's head.
Attach chocolate chips or candy pieces with frosting, for eyes and mouth.
Cut off a piece of the gum drop and roll it between your fingers to create a carrot shape and attach with frosting for the nose.
Wrap the fruit roll strip around Frosty's neck. Cut slits at each end to create fringe on the scarf.
Attach candy buttons with frosting.


Tony Bellew says he is at the 'business end of the deal' and ready to 'claim his glory' as he prepares to fight David Haye at the O2 on Saturday.
The two fighters have made little secret of their dislike for each other in the build-up to the fight, with the pair exchanging angry words at Monday's media conference in Liverpool.
Bellew has now arrived in London and he was in good spirits when he spoke to Sky Sports News HQ reporter Fraser Dainton.
"I'm now here to collect and claim my glory and I will get it on Saturday night," said Bellew.
"I'll enjoy these next few days. I have come to see my brother who lives in London. I will spend a bit of time with family and a few friends and chill.
"I have been here and done it before. I have been to this place many times before. It is a happy stomping ground for me and it will continue to be a happy stomping ground on March 4.
"We are at the business end of the deal. It's as simple as that, business now. It's all about the preparation and getting it right, tapering it off and finishing it now.
"The hard work has been done and we are at the business end now and I can't wait."


So we stopped for a drink on the way.
With another glass of cider.
Stripped off and jumped in the stream.
With a jug full of cider inside him.
We saw off a couple of flagons.
Was it the heat or something he`d eat?
Well the cheese was a little bit rich!


Symptoms we noticed were that Chase would not move, not lie down and not eat. He would sit rigidly for hours with a very curved back and he drank a little bit of water. He also lost 12 pounds (20% of his body weight) in four days! He still wanted to cuddle but he wouldn't come to you. He threw up all day on the 3rd day.
He's going in for surgery right now and we should if he's going to be ok in about 24 hours.
[3:24pm] Followup: The vet said the trauma could have happened a long time ago. Since Chase routinely jumps the fence, I'm guessing it happened on one of those excursions.


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Not Many Wise
Faith and spirituality in a modern world
10th November 2010 Storykeepers
Cornwall November 1907 and the night of a violent storm!
The ship S. S. Suevic was sailing from Australia to Southampton.
It was an appalling night, a gale was blowing and the Captain couldn't see anything and they were getting close to the Cornish coast.
This was before the days of radar and it was down to the ship's crew to look out for rocks and other boats.
Suddenly they hit the rocks and they hurriedly let off some flares.
An open rowing lifeboat.
Half the children were on this boat, while the other half scrambled into the open rowing boat.
We had to row through massive waves in the darkness and we eventually got off the first lot of people from the boat. Then we had to row back to shore.
We then learnt how on that real night a total of 3 lifeboats from 3 villages rowed out into the heavy seas for almost 16 hours.
Amazingly, 456 men, women and children were rescued and not one life was lost.
This huge life saving achievement still stands as a record.
As a result of the bravery and determination of the volunteer crews, some silver RNLI medals were awarded.
Children sitting on the floor pretending to rowing their lifeboat.
It made us feel thankful for the work of the RNLI.
It also made us think of how helpless those people must have felt on the ship fighting against such a fierce storm
That then reminded us of when the disciples found themselves in the middle of a massive storm and their boat was sinking and then Jesus stood up and commanded the wind and waves to stop. And they did!
I can't imagine any of us standing up in a storm and commanding it to stop.
Children pretending that the lifeboat is alongside the wreck and taking off survivors.
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By Peter Reason
23rd September 2010 Storykeepers
8th December 2010 Storykeepers
Quote from the bible:
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
All quotes from the Bible are from the New International Version unless it says otherwise.


It wasn't easy for me to record this episode, and it's even harder to share it.
At first glance, a story about anxiety might seem to be add odds with my usual message–confidence. But, confidence is complicated. It isn't a straight line or a guarantee. Sometimes it's stronger in one area of our lives than in another. Sometimes it's easy, and sometimes it's an uphill street fight.
Anxiety has been one my uphill fights.
I know that anxiety looks and feels different for everyone, but today I'm simply sharing what it looks and feels like for me. My intention in telling this story is simple. Being confident means embracing all of the parts of yourself: the easy, the complicated, the highs, the lows, the wins, and the losses.
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« Hadrothemis Karsch, 1891
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Genus Hemistigma Kirby, 1889
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Type species: Libellula albipuncta Rambur, 1842
One species is widespread and often numerous at open marshy habitats throughout tropical Africa, while a second is confined to Madagascar. The fairly small (hindwing 23-29 mm) H. albipunctum is recognised by its black-and-white pterostigmas. This feature, however, can also be seen in the deceptively similar Palpopleura deceptor (sometimes placed in the subgenus Hemistigmoides) and the related genus Thermochoria. Black-and-yellow at emergence, males turn completely pale grey-blue pruinose, the initially brown eyes attaining a similar colour. Black streaks develop in forewing subcostal spaces, females also develop dark wing tips. [Adapted from Dijkstra & Clausnitzer 2014]
Male of genus is similar to Thermochoria by (a) frons rounded and without ridges; (b) distal Ax in Fw incomplete, its subcostal section absent (indicated as '½' when Ax are counted); (c) Fw costa smoothly convex; (c) Fw supratriangles usually with 1-3 cross-veins; (d) Pt bicoloured, half white and half black, or wings with dark streaks at least in subcostal space of Fw, or both; (e) S4 without transverse ridge. However, differs by (1) all wings usually with 1 cross-vein in bridge spaces and 1 Cux, although rarely 2, but never 3 or 4; (2) Fw arculus proximal to Ax2, rather than distal; (3) Hw triangle of 1 cell, rather than usually 2; (4) 9½-11½ Ax in Fw. [Adapted from Dijkstra & Clausnitzer 2014]
Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842). Male (mature) © Hans-Joachim Clausnitzer
Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842). Female © Hans-Joachim Clausnitzer
Map citation: Clausnitzer, V., K.-D.B. Dijkstra, R. Koch, J.-P. Boudot, W.R.T. Darwall, J. Kipping, B. Samraoui, M.J. Samways, J.P. Simaika & F. Suhling, 2012. Focus on African Freshwaters: hotspots of dragonfly diversity and conservation concern. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10: 129-134.
Dijkstra, K.-D.B, and Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Eastern Africa: handbook for all Odonata from Sudan to Zimbabwe. Studies in Afrotropical Zoology, 298, 1-264.
Pinhey, E.C.G. (1961). Dragonflies (Odonata) of Central Africa. Occasional Papers Rhodes-Livingstone Museum, 14, 1-97. [PDF file]
Schouteden, H. (1934). Annales Musee Congo belge Zoologie 3 Section 2, 3, 1-84. [PDF file]
Citation: Dijkstra, K.-D.B (editor). African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. http://addo.adu.org.za/ [2020-01-19].
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FYI, I have removed the red double quote graphic from the
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The styling was nice when if the post has a giant block of text. However since the new design launched, I noticed there has been many cases where smaller blockquotes were used in a single post. The graphic in each small blockquote made the page very busy and distracting.
I believe the removal of the graphic aids to better readability.
I don't think there was any reason to do that; I'm really not in favor of this change. I liked the red quotes, as I think regular quotation marks don't really "bring out" the word or excerpt from the background, and in fact inhibit readability. Now we're going to have to start using them to properly note direct quotations. I don't think anybody complained about these red quote marks in proper blockquotes — we complained only about their use in POSSIBLE DUPLICATE, at the top of the page. Why can't just that be fixed?
Can we get a border or background change to make the distinction between quoted and non-quoted easier to see?
Not only were they often cluttersome, they were often just plain wrong, as when
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The fact that they are indented is all the extra attention
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Q: Applications of propositional dynamic logic Propositional dynamic logic (PDL) is an example of a (multi)modal logic with a structure on the set of modalities. In particular, the set of its modalities is indexed by "programs" and one can use program constructors such as composition, choice and iteration to make new programs out of old (of course, there is a set of basic programs to begin with). So if π and ρ are programs, so are π;ρ, π∪ρ and ρ*. The intuitive interpretations are, respectively, "run π, then run ρ", "nondeterministically run either π or ρ", and "run ρ finite number of times".
The formulas in this language are formed from propositional letters using boolean connectives. Also, if π is a program and φ a formula, then <π>φ is a formula with intuitive interpretation "there is a state of computation accessible by program π in which φ is satisfied". Modality <π> is read "diamond π".
Not to dwell any deeper right now, I refer you to a very well written article about PDL.
Now to get to my question. PDL was created in a line of formal systems that were ment to be used to "talk about" programs, prove program correctness etc. Its predecessors were Hoare logic (HL, also known as Floyd-Hoare logic) and its modal version, the dynamic logic (DL). But, since PDL is propositional, it lacks the expressiveness given by first-order constructions found in HL and DL. So, somehow I haven't really been able to find any real example of its original use.
Does anyone know an example of a program and its specifications that I can express and verify for correctness in PDL? I would be happy with any academic or real-world example, or any reference of such an example.
I would even be happy with an example of use of PDL in other areas. Most books that I've seen mention its use in philosophy, artificial intelligence, linguistics etc., but never give an example of this use.

A: The practical applications might be more obvious once you observe that these propositional "programs" are regular expressions -- which is to say, state machines. So you can expect it to have applications in the study of things like program analyses and verifying concurrent protocols.
Dexter Kozen at Cornell has done a great deal of work in this area. In fact, he's mostly focused on a subsystem of PDL, called "Kleene algebra with tests", which has an easier decision problem (PSPACE rather than EXPTIME) and tends to have nicer equational proofs.

A: You might find something a little more robust and realistic in the semantics of programs developed by Arbib, Manes, and others of that persuasion.
Give me a while to dig up some references and I'll post them here …
My personal favorite would probably be this:

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*Ernest G. Manes and Michael A. Arbib (1986), Algebraic Approaches to Program Semantics, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.

There may be newer editions …
Here are some excerpts that I made for use in connection with the IEEE Ontology List and Standard Upper Ontology Working Group, back when we were discussing program semantics and the "ontology of programs" or some such thing:

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Obama says: Promoting religious freedom is a key objective of U.S. foreign policy
Extras! — Posted on March 21, 2014
Follow the news next week as President Obama travels to Saudi Arabia – do you think he will bring up religious liberty to King Abdullah?
(by Nina Shea, The Wall Street Journal) – When President Obama visits Saudi Arabia next week, he will have an opportunity to follow through on his inspiring words at the Feb. 6. National Prayer Breakfast. There, he told thousands of Christian leaders that "the right of every person to practice their faith how they choose" is central to "human dignity," and so "promoting religious freedom is a key objective of U.S. foreign policy."
The freedom so central to human dignity is denied by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The State Department has long ranked Saudi Arabia among the world's most religiously repressive governments, designating it a "Country of Particular Concern" under the International Religious Freedom Act. Yet the Obama administration, like its predecessors, has not pressed Riyadh to respect religious freedom.
Saudi Arabia is the only state in the world to ban all churches and any other non-Muslim houses of worship. While Saudi nationals are all "officially" Muslim, some two to three million foreign Christians live in the kingdom, many for decades. They have no rights to practice their faith. The Saudi government has ignored Roman Catholic Vatican appeals for a church to serve this community, despite the fact that in 1973 Pope Paul VI approved a proposal for the Roman city council to donate city lands for a grand mosque in Rome. The mosque, opened in 1995, is among the largest in Europe.
Christian foreign workers in Saudi Arabia can only pray together clandestinely (in secret). Religious-police dragnets against scores of Ethiopian house-church Christians, mostly poor women working as maids, demonstrate the perils of worshiping: arrest, monthslong detention and abuse, and eventual deportation. The more fortunate do what I did when I visited three years ago – sneak off to pray in a windowless safe room behind embassy walls.
It's difficult to hide a worship service in the tightly-controlled kingdom. The Committee to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice, the religious police, is always looking for women and men mingling together, women who fail to conform to the state-mandated Muslim dress code, and the movements of foreigners. University of Milan Professor Camille Eid, who has worked in Jeddah, reported to the Catholic outlet Zenit in 2011 that he was afraid even to give Christmas or Easter greetings over the phone for fear "someone might be listening."
Distributing Bibles in Saudi Arabia is illegal. Priests must go undercover, pretending to be cooks or mechanics, to celebrate underground Masses for the estimated 1.5 million Filipino, Indian and other Catholics working or living there. Crosses, rosaries and Christian literature and art must not be publicly displayed. Even the ruins of a fourth-century church in the Persian Gulf city of Jubail are kept off limits to the public and archaeologists.
The fanatical intolerance of everything Christian extends to a crackdown on red roses on Valentine's Day. Visiting European soccer teams with cross logos must blur the icon on team jerseys. At one holiday party in the American school in Riyadh, a Santa Claus had to jump through a window to escape religious police, according to Mr. Eid's account.
The official Saudi National Human Rights Commission director Bandar al-Aiban told me that churches are forbidden because the entire country is "a sacred mosque" for Islam's holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina – two cities completely closed to non-Muslims. He seemed unperturbed that Saudi national borders are a modern invention dating to 1932, not to Prophet Muhammad's era more than 1,300 years earlier.
No other country on the Arabian Peninsula adopts the Saudi anti-church stance. Qatar, which like Saudi Arabia practices strict Wahhabi Islam, allowed the first public Christian worship service in 1988 and has leased land for foreign workers to build more than a dozen churches since 2008. Last year Bahrain's monarchy donated land for the peninsula's first cathedral, a Catholic church called Our Lady of Arabia.
President Obama on his visit could ask King Abdullah to allow churches in the Kingdom. As the president explained in February, the right to worship is an essential human right that "matters to our national security." Allowing a church would help foreign Christian workers and instill in Saudi society a sense of peaceful coexistence with the religious "other." That may help us all.
The president could also call for other steps to temper national policies against Christians. Education Ministry textbooks, for example, still teach violent hatred against Christians, as well as Jews and other groups with different beliefs. A 10th-grade text tells students that homosexuals can be murdered by fire, stoning or being thrown from a high place. Saudi Arabia could also replace the state-employed religious leaders, who, the State Department reported in 2013, call for the destruction of all Arabian Peninsula churches and publicly pray for the "humiliation" of "polytheists," a term Wahhabis apply to Christians, Shiites and Hindus.
The kingdom is now organizing internationally against Iranian and al Qaeda extremism, so this is an especially good time to implore the country to begin ending religious extremism at home. So far President Obama has only preached to the choir. In a few days he will have a chance to make his case before the Saudi king.
Ms. Shea is the director of the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom.
Published March 20, 2014 at The Wall Street Journal. Reprinted here March 21, 2014 for educational purposes only. Visit the website at wsj.com.
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Ian Robert Burton Hudson  is a British physician and former government official who served as the chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) from 2013 to 2019. He later became Senior Advisor, Integrated Development, Global Health for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He was appointed an OBE for services to healthcare in the 2020 New Year Honours.

Career
Hudson practised as a paediatrician from 1982 to 1989, and then worked in clinical research and development in the pharmaceutical industry, lately as a vice president of SmithKline Beecham, between 1989 and 2001. In 2001 he became director of the licensing division of the then-Medicines Control Agency. He was also the UK delegate to the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Human Medicinal Products, CHMP, (2002-2013), latterly its vice chair and honorary Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary and Westfield College, university of London (2007-2012). In September 2013 he became chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, succeeding Sir Kent Woods.

Hudson was also a member of the European Medicines Agency's management board, a member of the Heads of Medicines Agencies of Europe Management Group and chaired the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities between 2016 and 2019. He retired from the MHRA in 2019 and currently is a senior advisor, Integrated Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He is also the Chair of the International Review Panel for clinical trial accreditation, UKCRC Clinical Trials Unit Network NIHR, a member of the Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science scientific advisory board, and a member of the scientific advisory council of TOPRA.  He was appointed an OBE in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to healthcare.

See also
June Raine, CEO of the MHRA from 2019

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Erika Girardi Warns Gossiping Newbie Dorit Kemsley: 'Just Be Careful!'
By:Jessica Napoli
Dec. 28 2016, Updated 11:28 a.m. ET
Pantygate continues!
Well, we all know after this week's episode that Erika Girardi definitely wasn't wearing any underwear under her dress before The White Party. But did she flash Dorit Kemsley's husband, PK, on purpose?
The newbie got slapped with a harsh Real Housewives lesson from the singer: when you continue to gossip, everything just gets worse ... cough cough Lisa Rinna.
Dorit thought going around to Kyle Richards, Eileen Davidson, and Rinna talking about Erika's unladylike behavior would be fine but oh was she wrong.
She said over drinks, "If you're a lady, I'm sorry – isn't it kind of Lady 101? You've got no undies on, you've got a short dress, cross your legs! And added, "I know I would be conscious of being in front of another man."
Dorit even thought gifting Erika a pair of lace panties would be like extending a funny olive branch but Erika actually got insulted.
"I'm not really happy Dorit's husband caught a glimpse up my skirt," she explained. "Why wouldn't you tell me? The whole thing is kinda weird."
Then the entertainer dished out a harsh warning. "I'm going to give you a little piece of advice in front of everyone," she snapped back. "The more you talk about sh*t, the worse it gets. Just be careful."
But Dorit didn't like the sound of that last part. She said in her confessional, "Is that a threat? It's a little bit too ominous and it's a little bit too scary."
Though, other women mostly sided with Erika. "Obviously she knew she didn't have underwear on but she did not realize that she was showing," defended Kyle. "She would never do that … she's not showing her vajayjay to someone's husband!"
The women thought Dorit was taking the silly topic too far and they were more grossed out by Dorit's husband.
He claimed he was very "uncomfortable" by the no panties situation but couldn't take his eyes off her. Seems curious.
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Daily 2 Cents: Bill Clinton '...wouldn't be surprised' Aliens Existed -- Another 'Chupacabras' -- Eight-Year-Old Exorcist
Bill Clinton 'wouldn't be surprised' aliens existed
The former United States president appeared on Wednesday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live." He ended up discussing, among other things, extraterrestrial life.
Clinton admitted that soon after becoming president, he had his aides research Area 51, the Nevada military facility, "to make sure there was no alien down there." He was also interested in Roswell, N.M., the site of a reputed UFO sighting in 1947, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary during Clinton's presidency.
"I had all the Roswell papers reviewed – everything," he told Kimmel.
"If you saw that there were aliens there, would you tell us?" Kimmel asked.
"Yeah," Clinton said, nodding.
Given the size of the universe, and the continued discovery of new planets, Clinton believes we're not alone.
"If we were visited someday I wouldn't be surprised," Clinton said. "I just hope it's not like 'Independence Day.'"
Clinton went on to discuss some of the potential benefits to an alien invasion, framing his argument around the 1996 sci-fi disaster movie.
"It may be the only way to unite this increasingly divided world of ours … think about all the differences among people of Earth would seem small if we feel threatened by a space invader," Clinton said.
"That's the whole theory of 'Independence Day. Everybody gets together and makes nice." - ABCNews
The Philip Experiment - Conjuring a 'Thought-Form'
We've all been there — you freak yourself out telling stories or watching a horror movie and all of a sudden you're seeing poltergeists everywhere. But what about people who have actually caused paranormal phenomena to happen, with just the power of their brains?
One of the most famous explorations of the link between the paranormal and the mind is The Philip experiment, which tested a group's ability to "create a ghost" from a fictional narrative. These experiments have informed much of modern parapsychology, even making it into cinema. In The Quiet Ones, a group of psychology students perform experiments inspired by The Philip Experiment on a young girl, Jane Harper, who harbors unspeakable secrets, resulting in a truly terrify outcome. I looked at The Philip Experiment and spoke with a psychiatrist about whether or not telekinesis and other paranormal phenomena can be explained using what we know about the human brain.
The Philip Experiment
In the early 1970s, a group of parapsychological researchers — known as The Owen Group — from the Toronto Society for Psychical Research decided to test the theory that paranormal visitations are merely a product of the human mind by seeing if they could use their collective fear and belief to create a spirit, named Philip, and force it to manifest.
The group began by envisioning a history for Philip — they even drew his portrait. They then spent an entire year discussing Philip, meditating on his image and willing him to appear to them. In 1973, during a traditional spiritualist séance in which members placed their hands on a table and spoke and sang to Philip, he began to communicate. He began by rapping on the table, answering questions related to the history that they had created for him, and also correctly answering questions outside of his own mythology, but still within the collective knowledge of the group.
Telekinetic happenings were reported, such as the lights dimming when the group would request Philip lower them. The Philip experiment worked so well that the Owen group took him to the small screen — filming a séance in front of a live audience of fifty people, during which the table reportedly levitated. Iris Owen and Margaret Sparrow, both members of The Owen Group, also wrote a book about the experiment, called Conjuring Up Philip.
Evidence of the Paranormal?
Some saw the Philip experiment as proof that people can, with enough will power, connect with a spiritual or paranormal world, while others saw the test as proof human consciousness creates such experiences. I spoke with psychiatrist Dr. Robert Stein, about what he thinks links the paranormal and the human mind.
"What I don't believe is that there are people hanging around in the ether waiting to talk to us," he began, but went on to say that it's not as simple as saying that these things are hoaxes, or that everyone who claims to have had a paranormal experience is a fraud. Citing the frequency of simultaneous scientific discovery, and the phenomena of mass hysteria, Stein suggests that group experiences of the supernatural are either the result group projection or products of the fact that human energy — specifically ideas — are more tangible than we think.
"There is no reason to think that ideas travel any differently than, say, radio waves," he said. The same way radio waves can cross great distances, perhaps brain waves can pass through the air, creating physical, telekinetic changes in the environment and shared understanding. "There are so many examples of people around the world coming to the same conclusion at exactly the same time, it's possible that the mind is more powerful than we think."
With this in mind, there are two possible explanations for the Philip Experiment's success: either the participants were so wrapped up in their fantasy that they interpreted everyday phenomena to support their desire for a paranormal encounter, or they were actually creating a change in their environment with their brain waves. There's also a third option: that the whole thing was a hoax.
What do you think: are experiences of the paranormal the result of spirits on another plane, or is it all the result of the human mind? Tell us about your personal experiences of the paranormal, and share your theories on the matter, in the comments. To see a depiction of a parapsychological experiment, check out The Quiet Ones, from the producers of The Woman in Black, in theaters April 25. - io9
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Jackie Stock and her husband Arlen Parma caught a strange hairless animal at their home in Ratcliffe.
The couple encountered the creature, a dark skinned hairless dog-like animal, after Parma spotted it outside on their property in Texas. "He called me to come and look, and I said 'Bubba that looks like a baby chupacabra,'" said Stock.
Local news agencies were quick to pick up on the story with headlines suggesting that the enigmatic critter was in fact the legendary chupacabra, a carnivorous quadruped said to be responsible for a spate of farm animal deaths over the last few decades.
This isn't the first case of its kind either - there have been several reports of both dead and captured chupacabra over the years. Most of these however have turned out to be more mundane animals suffering from mange, a condition that sees their fur falling out resulting in an unusual appearance.
It is thought that the creature in this case, far from being the goat-sucking predator, could in fact be little more than a hairless raccoon or possum suffering from the condition.
Eight-Year-Old Exorcist 'Saving Brazilian Slums'
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro the eight-year-old daughter of a pastor is giving hope to believers in places where poverty is rife.
In the slums of San Gonzalo, people flock to a small church where Alani Santos claims to exorcise demons and cure the sick.
"When the little missionary touches you, something will happen. You will be cured," says her pastor father.
Exorcism in the poorer parts of Brazil has always formed part of Christian life, but Pentecostalism is on the rise with more churches promising a direct experience of the presence of God. In some ways, Alani is becoming the face of God to those seeking her help.
Describing how she helps people, Alani tells Vocativ: "A lot of the time I touch people, sometimes I just pray and worship and the person is cured."
Asked what the most emotional part of the services she does is, Alani says: "It's the part when I pray and God performs miracles, my dad interviews people and they say they've been cured. That's very pleasing to see."
She also describes the immense privilege she feels to be able to help people.
Alani also preaches herself. At one service she says, with her audience repeating: "I have faith that I will receive my miracle. My enemy has been defeated. I know you're going through this struggle, you have to have faith because it's only getting worse. That's because victory is coming, all you need to do is have faith and seek Jesus Lord."
Members of her congregation claim that she helped cure a man of HIV after seven years. In the video we also see her touch the forehead of a man who then collapses to the ground crying. - IB Times
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The results are calculated by countries' achievements across 5 major pageants, which are: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Supranational, and Miss Earth.
In 2018 Vietnam sent representatives to each of these major world pageants. Nguyen Phuong Khanh was crowned Miss Earth 2018, an achievement which brought Vietnam 212 points in the rankings.
H'Hen Nie finished in the Top 5 of Miss Universe pageant, further enhancing Vietnam, gaining 130 points in the global beauty rankings.
Minh Tu was among the Top 10 finalists in Miss Supranational 2018, a spot resulting in Vietnam earning another 105 points up the scoreline.
Tieu Vy was listed in Top 30 of Miss World pageant, her achievement brings 50 points for Vietnam.
The country secured the remaining 10 points after good performances from Vietnamese representative in the Miss International pageant last year.
Venezuela topped the global beauty rankings on Missosology website with a total of 647 points. Venezuelan representatives had a very successful year. Being crowned Miss International, finishing in the Top 3 Miss Universe, Top 8 Miss Earth, Top 10 Supranational and Top 30 Miss World certainly guarantee the spotlight on the rankings.
This is the 18th time Venezuela has secured the number one spot in the rankings.
Other countries making the Top 10 list are The Philippines, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Colombia and USA.
Concurrently, H'Hen Nie, Minh Tu, and Phuong Khanh are the three Vietnamese girls to have been listed among the Top 25 semifinalists of the Timeless Beauty award by Missosology.


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This course covers relevant standards, laws and regulations, the process of risk assessment, vulnerability analysis, loss prevention, risk mitigation, and the development, implementation, testing and maintenance of plans and procedures. Course materials delve into existing legal and regulatory requirements by industry and country, as well as emerging requirements. Specifically ISO22301, IPPF, DRI International's professional practices, financial services, insurance, healthcare, utilities, public sector guidance and a host of others will be explored. In addition, careful attention will be paid to the processes by which business continuity programs is initiated with an eye toward corporate governance, policy, and procedures.
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Welcome to Episode 7 of the Sparking Growth Podcast! In today's episode, I talked to Amber, a fantastic wedding photographer from Arizona. She knows who her ideal client is, but has been having trouble finding and connecting with them. We brainstormed some ideas to help Amber grow her photography business so she can go full-time!
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Let's dive a little deeper into a few solutions to help you connect with your ideal clients, though!
When you're working towards freelancing full-time, your signature service might need some boosters to get you started. Amber's main service is wedding photography and she supplements it with engagement sessions. One of the things she can do to expand her services and keep her clients connected with her is to offer anniversary sessions. It's a natural progression from wedding photography – Amber's clients will already be familiar and comfortable with her, after all!
By doing something as simple as adding a client's wedding date to her calendar with a yearly reminder and then sending a Happy Anniversary card with a 10% off coupon before their anniversary date, she could start to book consistent return clients for anniversary photography. People like to be remembered, even if it's just a quick handwritten note with a memory of their wedding. This is a simple action that could have a huge return on investment!
Go beyond what you already offer and find complimentary services. These little extras and personal touches can set you apart from your competition and bring your clients back time and again!
2 | Network while having fun!
Don't write off organic networking opportunities! They can be even more powerful for client referrals than traditional networking.
Getting leads is great, but if they aren't qualified (aka aren't your ideal client), they can end up being a waste of time for both of you. Amber had gotten a great response to a date night giveaway that she did at a bridal show, but many of the leads she received from it weren't even engaged. By finding ways to better qualify those leads, she can improve her return on investment from future giveaways.
One of the ideas that we came up with was a more specific date night combined with engagement photo session. That way, the couples who enter are clearly engaged or soon to be engaged and meet at least one of the other criteria of Amber's ideal clients. This means that bridal show visitors who aren't interested in the outdoors, Harry Potter, or whatever other specific date night theme Amber chooses won't bother entering the giveaway and thus won't waste both their time and Amber's time!
Amber can also qualify leads by offering a "What kind of bride are you?" quiz in her initial follow-up email after a bridal show. This sets her apart a bit from the typical "BOOK ME!!!!!" emails participants will receive. It also allows her to only send follow-up emails to brides who would be more likely to mesh well with Amber!
Make sure that you're qualifying your leads. Without this step, you'll be wasting everyone's time, including the time you could spend with people who will be a good fit and actually pay you!
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Creating a more AAPI-friendly workplace
Finding ways to help employees forge connections helps to cultivate a sense of belonging and connectivity, needed more than ever as we continue to adapt to hybrid work.
As an HR leader, I have learned so much in the past two years about what it means to create a connected and inclusive organization.
We are now beyond the two-year mark of our office closure, and what once seemed unfathomable (Everyone working remotely? From other states and time zones?) has now become expected, and to our happy surprise, effective.
The question of culture remains. How do you forge, strengthen, and continue those bonds when people aren't in the same room? When people are physically apart, how do we bring them together virtually? It has required us to consider creating systems for connections that we once took for granted. We have turned to deliberate and intentional measures to give our associates a place for making friendships and building the networks that once happened organically.
This difficult change is especially impacting diverse groups. Through dozens and dozens of conversations over the past year or more, I know they share a similar set of challenges: maintaining a work-life balance, a sense of self-doubt, cultivating a sense of belonging and connectivity, and far more.
It has been interesting to hear from entry-level Asian American hires to better understand what is needed to foster a thriving AAPI-inclusive environment. Their perspectives affect how we approach this new era of work.
Building relationships is hard
It's never been easy to start a new job and connect with strangers while learning the ropes. "I found it hard to form personal connections with my coworkers at first. But there had been several team hangouts as well as vendor events that I was able to take advantage of. And I didn't hesitate to take the initiative in reaching out to people," said Jessica Tong, programmatic coordinator. We have learned that onboarding needs to be reimagined and flexible to meet the needs of new hires as they acclimate. And we encourage hiring managers and teams to be especially conscientious about intentionally and consistently building bonds from day one.
Representation provides security
We have learned that diverse new hires need to feel accepted, comfortable, safe and a part of an inclusive community. "I am a female person of color, so I really appreciated when I saw my whole team filled with other POCs and a female boss! It gives me a lot of hope for my own professional growth," said Tong. We have created a place to go to work where there are other people whose identities match and can bring more of that sense of hope and belonging in the workplace — Employee Resource Groups are now readily available and open to a variety of groups of people who come from similar backgrounds or have commonalities.
Consistently encourage openness
We've been reminded that young talent tends to be quiet as they watch, learn and acclimate. "My biggest lesson learned is to continue practicing vulnerability. Whether it's sharing parts of yourself so others can get to know you or fighting the fear of asking 'dumb' questions. Reminding yourself that when you're asking questions, that means you're trying to learn. It's okay to speak up, even if our Asian culture sometimes makes us feel that we should not," said Jay Hiji, assistant media planner. To help build connection, we have rebooted our mentorship program, which will offer the mentor/mentee matches monthly prompts for conversation and candid conversations.
Social anxieties are heightened
The transition from landing a first job while working from home long-term to returning to the office brings up a lot of feelings and expectations — both positive and negative. "I think the hardest part is the anticipation of returning to in-person. Don't get me wrong, I love in-person interaction and do my best in those types of situations. But I've become accustomed to working at home. I think getting back into the groove of socializing in person can be nerve-wracking for someone who deals with anxiety. However, I'm optimistic that this transition won't be as scary as it seems," said Hiji. As an agency, we have put in place days where people can interact in person and meet one another as comfortably and naturally as possible. During the pandemic, we hosted a training opportunity for Associates to elevate their skill sets and build relationships. Topics included management, networking, new business, anti-racist leadership, etc. Departments such as creative, media and production have open houses outdoors in the courtyard to give everyone a chance to meet and greet in person. We're also hosting a Be Kind Day this year as part of our Mental Health Month programming to bring everyone together for some interactive fun after almost two years of being apart.
Embrace the never-ending learning curve
Because new hires aren't always sitting together, interacting, and seeing how others respond at work, it's harder for them to realize they're having similar experiences and challenges. "I will never stop being a beginner at something. A few weeks ago, someone on my team asked me how I am doing. I replied with, 'Whenever I get the hang of something, I'm faced with something else that I don't understand.' I felt discouraged and honestly, I said it with some shame. She replied with, 'And you'll be feeling this way your entire career.' Her words felt like a reassuring hug," said Marielle Cabillo, assistant media planner. We know training and education are critical for a healthy work environment even when working from home. We have hosted multiple webinars and other remote training opportunities throughout the pandemic such as Excel intensive as well as managing a remote team, leading through change and improv and presentation skills for select teams, giving people the opportunity both to bond and to learn some new skills.
These first-hand perspectives remind us that the key to belonging is showing up for POC employees in more ways than one. Steadily being there and remembering that many feelings and experiences are heightened as we continue to adapt to hybrid work. It is essential to pay thoughtful attention to what diverse employees are experiencing, and we are continually making the appropriate changes to maintain and grow our inclusive, People First culture.


Rexor Investments has specifically developed this Forex trading basics guide for all those who want to become a successful trader working together with us. Just go through the step-by-step guide below, and you will learn all basic information you need to know and understand before entering into live trading. For all those who would like to take their signals and transfer them to other traders or build a business around offering forex signals or manage other people's accounts by coping trades then this is the website for you. Then, they must send the Bforex customer service department a series of documents, including a copy of their ID card or passport and a copy of a recent utility bill.
The four largest markets ( India , China , Mexico and the Philippines ) receive $95 billion. These basic questions should be clear to you before you get involved in Forex trading. Upon registration, you will be assigned a personal Forexpert who is available to answer questions whether they be technical, trading or advice. We offer you a new section Forex Books Review where you can find reviews of the most popular books.
Peridot Capital Management's financial blog is focused primarily on providing general market commentary, as well as coverage on individual stocks or special situations. Instead, they typically close out their buy or sell commitments and calculate net gains or losses based on price changes in that currency relative to the dollar over time.
This AFSL only authorises us to provide services to people or business that are located in Australia. Bforex are exploitative and seeks only to extract funds from people who invest in good faith. Don't hesitate to try out several trading platforms before choosing your Forex Broker and signing up for a Real Forex Trading Account. Bad experience I made an account in bforex and deposited 200 usd The guy whose name is aruneshwaram gave me 200 usd bonus. We are one of the Forex Education Trainer which provides training about Forex market. The Forex business is actually a blend of the spot market, forward and futures market. The fourth and last point when it comes to choosing a trusted broker involves the financial security of the broker.
WebProfit, a platform is based on cutting-edge trading technology, the most up-to-date technology and excellent trading techniques, to make your trading convenient and swift. Virtual Trading – The broker offers a virtual account for customers to practice trading without risking any actual money. All the forex treasuries are equipped with state of art technology and professionally skilled staff to handle forex treasury operations efficiently. If you become the victim of the forex scam, Forex Peace Army will do everything in its power to help you get your money back. But most traders today prefer to use electronic payment systems like PayPal, Netteller, WebMoney, Skrill, Moneybookers etc, and if these are also offered, the broker will have more clients. Currencies are traded through a broker or dealer and are executed in currency pairs.
The Dhanlaxmi Bank Forex Card is a reloadable, prepaid magnetic stripe card in partnership with Visa, which offers you a convenient and secure way to carry your forex cash. In order to register for a ThinkForex product including demo and live trading accounts you will need to submit your contact details. However in attempting to do this, you may realise that you cannot use this site – either because the broker restricts citizens for your country, or because there are no deposit methods listed that you can use. In case of US Dollar to other currencies, values are quoted on basis of USD as base currency whereas in Indian Rupee to other currencies, values are quoted on basis of INR as quote currency. They explain the basics of Forex trading, giving you free e-books and articles that help to learn more about trading. Bforex is a regulated company licensed by many licensed providing organizations.
We understand the importance of educating our traders about trading Forex on the Forex market. Optic fibre isn't enough to ensure the fastest trades for an Australian forex trader as the server it connects to is just as important. Navigator Forex Card can be used to withdraw cash in the local currency of the country you are in. No longer queues to purchase money in different currencies in India for your oversea trip.
This classifies the broker by whether it uses the market maker model, the straight through processing model, or is an introducing broker. A pretty good forex trading week for the HLHB System, as it gained tons of pips on EUR/USD and only lost a couple on GBP/USD. In other countries, there is a specific regulator responsible for forex brokers. On the MINI accounts Forex tools and CFD list extended, as well as more favorable trading conditions.
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Part of our own brand of cleaning products, this Machine Glasswash is ideal for use in kitchens and commercial premises that use automatic dishwashing machines. This product has been specially formulated to be used to clean beer, wine and spirit glasses; as well as ensuring that they maintain in top condition. Machine Glasswash is available to buy online and can be bought as a bulk buy option.
Blue coloured liquid with a mild alcohol odour.
For use in rinsing crockery and cutlery in automatic dishwash machines, after the wash cycle.
Rinse aid greatly aids rinsing operation.
The product leaves dishes sparkling clean and helps sheds water to speed the drying process.


Click here to watch our animated short illuminating the 300-year history behind JS Bach's legendary Goldberg Variations.
Our Goldberg Variations tour begins next week, where Richard Tognetti will share his own vision of the Goldbergs when he directs the Orchestra through Bernard Labadie's string arrangement for the very first time. Details and tickets via the link below.


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Zilla Parishad Patiala is inviting applications to fill the posts of District Program Manager, Block Program Manager, Cluster Co-ordinator, Block MIS Manager under the establishment.
Age: Candidates age must be maximum 55 years.
1. District Program Manager: Candidates must possess PG Degree/Diploma in Rural Development/Management/Business Administration/Veterinary Sciences from a recognized University.
2. Block Program Manager: Candidates must possess Graduation from a recognized University with experience in the field of rural development.
3. Cluster Co-ordinator: Candidates must possess Graduation from a recognized University with experience in the field of community.
4. Block MIS Manager: Candidates must possess Graduation from a recognized University with proficiency in data entry & 2 years experience in the related field.
Selection Procedure: Candidates are selected based on their performance in the written test/typing test/interview.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send the application form with bio-data, relevant certificates of testimonials, recent passport size photograph on or before 29-10-2018 by post.
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There are always some time when you will say WTF is this. There are many WTF moments around you, and we have pictured them for you. Check some of the real WTF pictures which will make you scratch your head. So watch them out now and hold your laugh for sure.


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Home Edu News FB Posts Indicator of Mental Health and Diabetes
June 18, 2019 Tuesday 01:27:34 PM IST
FB Posts Indicator of Mental Health and Diabetes
FaceBook posts can be a good indicator of a mental health of a patient and also of diabetes, according to a new research done by Penn Medicine and Stony Brook University Researchers.
The researchers used automated data collection techniques to analyse Facebook posts of about 1000 patients who had agreed to link their electronic medical data with the FB profiles. The researchers examined the FB language used as well as demographics such as age and sex to find links between social media posts and health of an individual. The use of words 'drink' and 'bottle' were associated with alcohol abuse. Use of religious language such as 'God' or 'Pray' was indicate of diabetes. Certain use of word such as 'dumb' were likely to be associated with depressive symptoms in a patient.
Analysis of FB posts can indicate three months earlier than a formal diagnosis in a clinic whether one suffers from depression. This finding illustrates the utility of using AI in the field of medicine to understand patient behavior.
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A study done by scientists at University of Geneva (UNIGE) and a Switzerland team has shown that fine-particle pollution in the atmosphere in a region can also contribute to spread of Covid-19 virus apart from people to people spread.The researchers said that Covid-19 virus was already present by end of 2019 in Europe but increase in morbidity rates and mortality rates was reported in the spring in Paris and London. This time lag can be explained in terms of increase in...
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What is Reverse Osmosis Filtration System
Reverse osmosis, also known as Ultra-Filtration by the industry, represents state-of-the-art in water treatment technology. Reverse Osmosis (RO) was developed as a method of desalinating seawater. In reverse osmosis, the idea is to use the membrane to act like an extremely fine filter to create drinkable water from salty (or otherwise contaminated) water. The salty water is put on one side of the membrane and pressure is applied to stop, and then reverse, the osmotic process.
Reverse Osmosis, also known as hyper filtration or ultra filtration, is the finest filtration known. This process will allow the removal of particles as small as ions from a solution. Reverse osmosis is used to purify water and remove salts and other impurities in order to improve the color, taste of properties of the fluid. It can be used to purify fluids such as ethanol and glycol, which will pass through the reverse osmosis membrane, while rejecting other ions and contaminants from passing. The most common use for reverse osmosis is in purifying water, I is used to produce water that meets the most demanding specifications that are currently in place.
Reverse osmosis uses a spiral membrane that is semi-permeable, allowing the fluid that is being purified to pass through it, while rejecting the contaminants that remain. Spiral membranes span the full spectrum of membrane filtration from micro filtration down to reverse osmosis. Most reverse osmosis technology uses a process knows as cross flow to allow the membrane to continually clean itself. As some of the fluid passes through the membrane the rest continues downstream, sweeping the rejected impurities away from the membrane.
Reverse osmosis is capable of rejecting bacteria, salts, sugars, proteins, particles, dyes, and other constituents that have a molecular weight of greater than 150-250- Daltons. The separation of ions with reverse osmosis is aided by charged particles. This means that dissolved ions that carry a charge, such as salts, are more likely to be rejected by the membrane than those that are not charged, such as organics. The larger the charge and the larger the particles, the more likely it will be rejected.
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