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The voices of the excluded must be heard in the post-2015 agenda
by Louise Daniel on May 6, 2021 - 2 Comments
UNESCO and the ISSC organised an expert group meeting, entitled Global justice, poverty and inequality in the post-2015 development agenda at UNESCO in Paris, France. Distinguished experts from different countries and regions gathered to reflect on how to achieve global justice by using knowledge that is already available and how to empower excluded people to work towards eliminating poverty, inequality and injustice.
The meeting took place in the context of UNESCO's preparation of inputs into the process of developing the Sustainable Development Goals for the post-2015 development agenda and the ISSC's preparation of its two flagship programmes: the World Social Science Forum in 2015 and the World Social Science Report in 2016.
The meeting was an opportunity for social scientists to contribute through a renewed narrative on social justice to achieve an enhanced vision of poverty eradication and to promote global equality.
Specific objectives of the meeting included:
advancing a systemic framing for our understanding of extreme poverty, inequality and global justice;
developing action-oriented messages and recommendations whereby global justice is incorporated into the post-2015 development agenda and its associated monitoring framework;
setting an agenda of priority topics and questions that the social sciences now need to address
identifying innovative contributions and critical gaps in what the social sciences have done and could be doing in this area of research.
The participants stressed that the lack of justice is a tragedy in many parts of the world and that it is crucial to understand how poverty, inequality and injustice are created and perpetuated for many people around the world.
Lively exchanges took place on several key questions such as:
How can we create social change that is compatible with a just world?
What type of critical thinking is needed to advance global justice?
How can we integrate the crucial role of context-specific phenomena into reflections on global justice?
How can we avoid technocratic approaches that harm poor people and often result in them becoming further excluded?
Although responses to those questions revealed a rich diversity of ideas, experts agreed with the basic notion that advances towards global justice involve harnessing and using knowledge that is already available. The main challenge is political: empowering people to transform the mechanisms that produce poverty, inequality and injustice.
Participants agreed that the most important questions are who sets the agenda and who is it for. Ensuring that the voices of the excluded are heard and included is of paramount importance and should be the guiding principle in designing the post-2015 development agenda.
The discussions aimed at providing conceptual clarification and exploring recent theoretical work in the context of sustainable development discourse and associated processes. Existing key contributions from the social sciences were assessed, identifying knowledge gaps, priority areas and questions and new, innovative ideas. The debate focused on connections between normative ideas and public activism on global justice and explored the role and limits of academia in shaping public opinion. Participants considered the question of how to move from reasoned criticism of global injustice to a politically influential discourse on global justice, and the weight of 'the local' in shaping public notions of 'the global'.
The final session explored suggestions from participants in how to strengthen the relevance and importance of global justice and equality in the post-2015 agenda. They also suggested topics and themes for the 2015 World Social Science Forum, in Durban, South Africa next year and the 2016 World Social Science Report.
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Graham Long says: May 12, 2021 • 11:03:33
If participants want to influence the post 2015 agenda, there is time pressure here. The OWG is moving to a zero draft of the goals through OWG 12 and 13. Once the goals and targets are defined - and they are fairly defined already - the subsequent discussions over Means of Implementation and Accountability are the only way to get more global justice in.
A strong stand on "who sets the agenda and who is it for" - with implications for the focus of the goals, and the importance of under-specified or controversial elements such as accountability structures and civil and political rights - would be a good step, but it has to come soon…
Pedro Monreal says: June 27, 2021 • 23:56:08
Thanks Graham. Fully agree with you. I am afraid that we probably "missed the boat", at least for the time being. After the completion of its 12th session (16-20 June), only 8 more days of work are left in the schedule of the OWG (the formal 13th session plus the "informal-informal" meetings, in July 2014). In 18 months of work, the OWG has only been able to come up with a disappointing document, the so-called "zero draft" divulged in early June. The discussion of the text during the 12th session revealed not only the big gaps that still remain to be solved but more worrisome, the co-chairs of the OWG proposed to eliminate the stand-alone goal on equality. The final segment of the OWG process will likely be diplomacy in pure state aimed at producing a "text" and therefore little space exists for something more. On the positive side, the advocacy displayed by the participants from civil society in the OWG´s process showed that people´s concerns and proposals could have an impact in the post-205 development narrative. While it is true that the impact has been rather modest thus far, the potential seems to exist for eventual contributions in a post-2015 process that it is just starting. As it already happened with the MDGs, chances are that the SDGs will be reviewed more than once. Summarizing, I am highly pessimistic on what the OWG will produce and moderately optimistic about the ability of civil society to exert positive influence in the years to come. Sadly, it comes to my mind the title of the paper written by Alicia Ely Yamin and Vanessa Boulanger, "From Transforming Power to Counting Numbers". It seems to aptly describe the inconsequential path of the post-2015 conversation.
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Historical Narrative: As per Josephine Del Deo (1977): The Atlantic House bar was built in 1798 at 4 Masonic Place. The hotel section was built later in 1812, making it the second oldest hotel in town. Originally called the Union Hotel, it served as a courthouse in the early days. A circuit judge visited on a regular basis. People were tried here for crimes and misdemeanors such as spitting on the plank walk, drinking or swearing on the Sabbath and talking back to the minister or other important citizens. The Atlantic House also served as the last stop for Lysander Payne's Provincetown to Orleans coach line, which made a u-turn at the hotel and then proceeded up the hill where the steps are now, and heading back to Orleans. A menu dated 1829 is on the wall in the men's' room of the main lounge, 1st floor. Rooms have been in continual use upstairs since the hotel's construction. In 1888 the building was sold for $25, and three months later for $75.The Atlantic House is today a successful bar and night club in addition to its status as an Inn. It has had a unique place in recent times as the meeting place of famous and less famous artists who have congregate at this night spot to hear such famous night club entertainers as Nina Simone, Jerry Mulligan and Gene Kruppa. The height of this period of entertainment during the 50's and early 60's made it the most desirable location for night clubbing in town. Its present owner, Reginald Cabral, has been an art collector for more than twenty years, and, at one time, numerous valuable canvases decorated its walls. The Atlantic House is a truly individual inn today as it has been in the past. Its unique history and various community aspects make it eligible for Historic nomination, especially since its exterior condition is almost totally intact. Plaque (blue) on building: "Atlantic House bar opened 1798, hotel built 1812. Originally called Union House. Served as courthouse with visiting circuit judge hearing all cases. Also used for town meetings. Was the last stop on a stagecoach route from Orleans to Provincetown." Bronze plaque on building says Eugene O'Neill wrote the follow plays here in 1917 - "Ile," "The Moon of the Caribbees", "The Long Voyage Home," "In the Zone."
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22/02/2017: gmp wins competition for the Kardinal-Döpfner-Haus in Freising
New educational center in the context of the historic Domberg
Project leader Tobias Keyl
Team Konstantin Greune, Rosaria de Canditiis, Dimitri Philippe, Jan Peter Deml, Thilo Zehme, Thomas Muncke, Giuseppe Malfona, Aleksandra Kuzminska
Client Erzdiözese München und Freising/Erzbischöfliches Ordinariat München
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have won the competition for the continuing development of the Kardinal-Döpfner-Haus in Freising. The winning entry for the conversion and extension of the educational center is respectful of the traditional ensemble in this prominent position. The architecture nevertheless makes a confident contemporary mark, and creates new high-quality spaces and interiors, benefiting the surroundings.
The Domberg hill at Freising is the town's landmark, visible from afar, an architectural ensemble that has grown over centuries. At its highest point – next to Mariendom – lies the educational center of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, the Kardinal-Döpfner-Haus – a place for conferences, seminars, as well as concert and theater performances. The existing building consists of two main parts – the four-wing tract of the former prince-bishop's residence and an extension building to the west dating from 1960, which was to be replaced by a new building as part of the competition brief.
The design responds to the complex requirements with a simple, basic concept – two building wings with east-west orientation accommodate the guest rooms and link up with the existing building, providing space between them for a large hall with staircase. The L-shaped offset of the tract to the north improves the spatial effect and visibility of the Diocesan museum by opening up space on the outside for a terraced open area. In this way, visitors are directed to the new forecourt, which is bounded towards the south-west by one of the oldest buildings on the Domberg, the former archive building of St Andreas. Visitors entering the new building through the building-high glass facade get an immediate impression of the clear layout of the building. The glazed hall with its wooden wall paneling generates an intimate, warm atmosphere, and provides a spectacular view out. The staircase has been designed with steps for seating to double up as a miniature grandstand. It replicates the natural topography of the Domberg on the inside, and leads directly to the courtyard of the existing building, and from there through a series of spaces through to the Domplatz. The existing building will be carefully modified and, following a few minor adaptations, will provide barrier-free access.
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The White Collar Criminal: Characteristics and Psychological Traits
The white-collar criminal is very dangerous. This is because they feed off the weaknesses of the system, harming many, either directly or indirectly.
Last update: 17 August, 2021
It was the sociologist Edwin Sutherland who first coined the concept of white-collar crime in 1939. He defined it as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of their occupation".
It's not easy to understand why someone in a wealthy position would commit economic crimes that ultimately harm many people. They don't need anything. Why do they do it? However, it's also difficult to understand the reaction of much of society to this kind of crime. In fact, people have a tendency to classify it as a simple case of over-ambition.
In most societies, these types of crimes have been committed since ancient times. As a matter of fact, various studies have been carried out on the subject. With this research, they've established that the profile that characterizes the white-collar criminal corresponds, in most cases, to that of a psychopath.
"Who does not prevent the crime, supports it."
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Antisocial personality disorder or APD is a condition present in both sociopathy and psychopathy. What differentiates the sociopath from the psychopath is that the former has the possibility of feeling regret and establishing bonds with close people. On the other hand, the psychopath is incapable of feeling guilt and uses others to achieve his aims.
Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a persistent predisposition to antisocial behaviors. One example of this is the permanent breach of social and legal norms within the community.
People with this type of disorder lie, cheat, and swindle others for their own benefit or simply for fun or pleasure. This ends up in criminal behavior and forms the core of the white-collar criminal.
The profile of the white-collar criminal
The white-collar criminal is usually someone who possesses skills or, at least, knowledge. They usually have a good reputation. They're successful, refined, and often both charming and charismatic. However, this is all a facade. In fact, it's a premeditated and calculated plan on their part.
Psychopaths see people like pieces on a chessboard. They're able to move them as and when they like to achieve their own aims.
Psychopaths don't respond to situations in the way most people would. As a matter of fact, they're unable to differentiate right from wrong. For this reason, they simply don't understand why cheating or lying is reprehensible.
Research suggests that psychopathy is the result of an interaction between biological, social, and psychological factors. In fact, it's only the confluence of these three factors that can give rise to this condition.
Traits of the psychopath
Among the predominant traits of the psychopath is the establishment of empty, superficial, and artificial relationships. Furthermore, they have to observe others to decipher their behavior so they can imitate the kinds of emotions that they simply don't possess.
Their inability to love, cry or laugh leads them to fake these emotions. The only kind of "empathy" they experience is utilitarian. They "empathize" in order to camouflage themselves within society and thus go unnoticed.
Although you know perfectly what the social norms and laws are, you only tend to use them when it suits you. However, the psychopath not only sets their own rules, but they also try and control the lives of others.
In most cases, they appear as charming people, even charismatic. Nevertheless, deep down they're manipulators. Furthermore, they're pretty intelligent and often resort to lies to seduce and trap potential victims.
However, they tend to pretend they live perfectly normal lives. They're also very careful and strategic when assessing the risks involved in their criminal activities. For this reason, it's pretty difficult to unmask them, except when they make a notable mistake or carry out a violent crime.
Promotion of psychopathy
Unfortunately, in some professional settings, the psychopath enjoys some recognition, even arousing admiration. Indeed, it actually seems that society values the ability of these people to exploit the weaknesses of the system to their advantage.
Aspects such as risky behaviors, the inability to feel remorse, the ability to manipulate, and the pursuit of success at all costs are valued positively. Thus, in the short term, the psychopath or white-collar criminal can achieve success in his criminal career.
In addition, the disastrous "success" model implemented in some societies tends to exalt the characteristics of the psychopath. This is because, generally, people aren't aware of the real consequences of their actions. In fact, they tend to only realize their mistakes when it's too late and they've become victims of the abuse of power. The typical example is dictators.
A permissive legislation
It's worth noting that, in most countries, white-collar criminals receive special treatment when being punished for their crimes. Indeed, legislation tends to differentiate between the common criminal and the white-collar criminal, placing the latter in a favorable position.
In many instances, the corruption of the institutions concerned, combined with lax laws, leads to the perpetrator of these crimes not paying an exemplary penalty. For this reason, many experts consider these criminals to be the most dangerous.
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Bobby Ross Jr., Catholicism, Friday Five, Journalism, Godbeat, Politics, People, Supreme Court
A famous steakhouse off Interstate 40 in Amarillo, Texas, offers a free, 72-ounce steak.
The only catch: You must eat it all in one setting.
On a reporting trip this week, I stopped there for lunch. Spoiler alert: I didn't order the 4.5-pound hunk of beef. I chose something slightly smaller.
While I savor the delicious memories, let's dive into the Friday Five:
1. Religion story of the week: This may not be the most important story of the week. In fact, veteran religion journalist G. Jeffrey MacDonald questioned on Twitter whether it's news at all.
But I'm fascinated by the coverage of a little-known Mississippi gubernatorial candidate who invoked the "Billy Graham rule" in declining to allow a female journalist to shadow him for a day. I wrote about all the national media attention state Rep. Robert Foster has received — and the lack of details on Foster's actual religious beliefs — in a post Thursday.
Tagged: Mollie Hemingway, Brett Kavanaugh, Billy Graham rule, Robert Foster, Mississippi, Marianne Williamson, Sam Kestenbaum, The New York Times, Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, ESPY, baseball, Religion News Service
Abortion, Business, Charities-Nonprofits, Church & State, Episcopalians, Evangelicals, Got news?, Mainline, Marriage & Family, People, Politics, LGBTQ, Terry Mattingly, Supreme Court, Women
Why did Ross Perot turn on George H.W. Bush, another rich Texan? Look for a religion ghost
Here's the parting shot offered by Ross Perot, in an interview a few years ago with The Dallas Morning News: "Texas born. Texas bred. When I die, I'll be Texas dead. Ha!"
No doubt about it, Perot was a Texan. However, the prodigal Texan in me (my chosen label) can still remember some of the holes in the mainstream press coverage of Perot's gadfly political career — if that was, in fact, the real goal of his crucial first White House campaign. So many journalists simply settled for saying that Perot was a Texan, when they needed to ask what KIND of Texan he was.
You see, Perot wasn't your ordinary Texan. He wasn't even your ordinary rich Texan in Dallas.
Perot rose to become a Highland Park Texan. He wasn't just rich, he was a certain kind of rich within the structures of Texas life. If you want a glimpse inside that world, check out this 1976 classic from Texas Monthly: "The Highland Park Woman."
To cut to the chase, this kind of conservative Texan — much like the liberal tribe located in Austin — is embarrassed by all those other Texans. Most of all, they are opposed to all of those, well, religious nuts out there in ordinary Texas.
So this leads me to the big question that I kept asking as I read some of the mainstream news obituaries for Perot: Why did he do it? Why did Perot turn on George H.W. Bush — from the Houston version of the Highland Park tribe — and try to take him down? What was the elder Bush's fatal sin?
Well, let's look back to a 1992 feature in the New York Times to find some of the information that was omitted from the Perot obits, as well as most of the coverage of his public life. Read this carefully:
Mr. Perot espoused a kind of fiscal conservatism and toward the end of his campaign a strong law-and-order theme. But he also drew cheers when he staunchly defended a woman's right to choose an abortion and when he bashed the religious right. Indeed, in the voter survey, only 34 percent of Mr. Perot's voters said they attended religious services at least once a week, compared with 42 percent in the survey sample as a whole.
Mr. Perot's army seems to include a strong libertarian streak: people seeking a measure of freedom from what they perceive as the heavy hand of institutions, religious as well as governmental. If the fundamentalist right holds sway in the coming battle for the soul of the Republican Party, Perot followers could go elsewhere.
What did Bush do wrong? Why, there may have been other sins (like Gulf War 1.0), but it was crucial that George H.W. Bush betrayed his class by abandoning his support for abortion rights, while taking other steps to court the world of religious and cultural conservatism.
Tagged: Ross Perot, Margot Perot, George H.W. Bush, Dallas, Highland Park Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Planned Parenthood, AP, The Dallas Morning News, The New York Times, Texas Monthly, The Washington Post, Presbyterian Church (USA), Libertarians, Bill Clinton, Norman Rockwell
Worship, Terry Mattingly, Surveys & polls, Supreme Court, Religious Liberty, Politics, Nones, LGBTQ, Godbeat, Evangelicals, Mainline, Catholicism, Abortion
Pew gap 2020: Thinking about Emma Green, sad Trump voters and woke wing of Democratic Party
As the 2020 White House race draws closer, I think I hear a familiar train a comin'. Or maybe it's this slow train, coming up around the bend. I've already bought my new political t-shirt for the months ahead.
Whatever you want to call it, the train that's coming is more and more coverage of Donald Trump and his white evangelical voters — both enthusiastic supporters and reluctant ones. It's the same train that so many mainstream journalists spotted in 2016, but never took the time to understand (or were unwilling to make that effort, for some strange reason).
The bottom line: They thought the whole "81 percent" thing was a story about the Republican Party and the Republican Party, alone.
As for me, I keep thinking about all the church-goin' people that I know who really, really, really do not want to vote for Trump. Yet they hear the train a comin', since they remain worried about all those familiar issues linked to the First Amendment, abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court, etc. (Click here for my breakdown on the various evangelical voting camps in the Trump era.)
So what is happening on the Democratic Party side of this story?
That brings me to a short, but important, essay by Emma Green (she's everywhere, these days) that ran at The Atlantic Monthly website with this headline: "Pete Buttigieg Takes Aim at Religious Hypocrisy." It starts you know where:
On the debate stage, Buttigieg gave voice to a view that has become common among Democratic voters: Many of Trump's policies, along with his conduct as president, do not reflect Christian values. "The Republican Party likes to cloak itself in the language of religion," Buttigieg said. "We should call out hypocrisy when we see it."
Many religious conservatives, of course, agree with that statement, that Trump's conduct doesn't "reflect Christian values." His policies? That's a bizarre, very mixed bag, for most religious conservatives that I know.
Back to Green:
This has been a theme throughout Buttigieg's campaign. The mayor has spoken openly about his religious faith and rallied religious rhetoric to his advantage: This spring, he called out Mike Pence for his opposition to same-sex marriage, saying, "Your quarrel, sir, it is with my creator."
This is a departure from the usual playbook for the Democratic Party.
Tagged: Emma Green, Atlantic Monthly, John C. Green, typology, Pew Forum, 2020 presidential race, pew gap, Seven Sisters, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Republicans, religious left, Pete Buttigieg, secularism
WWW-Tech, Terry Mattingly, Supreme Court, Same-sex Marriage, Religious Liberty, Money, Marriage & Family, LGBTQ, Lawsuits, Godbeat, Clergy
Happy July 4th! Now for an update on Tennesseans arguing about 'online' ministers
Happy July 4th, everybody. This is certainly a day to celebrate the various forms of freedom that Americans cherish — including some that are pretty confusing, when push comes to shove.
I am thinking, in particular, about the First Amendment and the edgy legal battle that is unfolding here in Tennessee about the state's ability to enforce a law setting some standards about who is an ordained minister and who is not. If you want to catch up on press coverage of this battle, click here for my first post and then here for the podcast discussing this topic: "This is not funny: Does the state have the right to call some faiths 'real' and others 'fakes'?"
It's time for an update, since the status of click-that-mouse ministers with the Universal Life Church ended up in front of a federal judge yesterday. The Nashville Tennessean team produced a story for Gannett newspapers — which now dominate the volunteer state — that ran with this headline: "Judge questions 'rational basis' of state law blocking ministers ordained online from performing marriages."
The bottom line: Gannett is covering this case as a battle about LGBTQ rights, since many same-sex couples choose nontraditional ministers to perform their marriage rites. There is little or no evidence that pros at The Tennessean realize that this case will pivot on the U.S. government's attempts — think Internal Revenue Service — to establish some guidelines to help officials determine when religious institutions exist primarily for the purpose of profit or fraud. Here's the overture:
A federal judge on Wednesday repeatedly pressed state lawyers to explain a "rational basis" for a new Tennessee law that bans ministers ordained online from performing marriages — and he didn't seem to get an answer that satisfied him.
Chief District Judge Waverly Crenshaw said a lawsuit challenging the law raised "serious constitutional issues" that should be considered at trial by the end of the year. Until then, Crenshaw said, ministers ordained online could continue to perform legal marriages.
The Universal Life Church Monastery, a ministry that ordains ministers online, sued Tennessee over the law last month, saying it violated religious protections of the First Amendment among other things.
Yes, there certainly are "serious constitutional issues" at stake here. I think any serious church-state activist — left or right — would agree with that statement and with the judge's decision that fights over this Tennessee law deserve a serious day in court.
So what are Tennessee lawmaker's worried about? We will get to that.
Tagged: The Nashville Tennessean, Tennessee, Universal Life Church, online ordinations, IRS, Internal Revenue Service, Utah
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As always, it would be helpful if news orgs were precise in gay rights vs. religious freedom stories
Stop me if you've heard this before. And if you read GetReligion with any frequency, you no doubt have.
I'm talking about news organizations' tendency to make broad, sweeping statements when reporting on cases involving gay rights vs. religious freedom.
It's almost as if there's only one side of the issue that journalists believe needs to be reflected. Given the century in which we live, you probably can guess which side that is.
My comments in this post are prompted by a Reuters story on major companies calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of LGBT workers.
The wire service's summary up high:
(Reuters) - More than 200 U.S. companies, including Amazon (AMZN.O), Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O), and Bank of America (BAC.N), on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination against gay and transgender workers.
The companies filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that bias against LGBT people is a form of unlawful sex discrimination, and said a ruling otherwise would harm businesses and workers.
The Supreme Court in April agreed to take up two discrimination cases by gay men and one by a transgender woman who was fired from her job as a funeral director when she told her boss she planned to transition from male to female.
The justices will hear oral arguments in October and likely issue a ruling by the end of next June.
Somehow, the story moves from discriminating against gay workers to the case of a Colorado baker who declined to make a cake for a same-sex wedding:
Tagged: Jack Phillips, Alliance Defending Freedom, Colorado baker, same-sex weddings, Reuters, Amazon, Google, Bank of America, Kristen Waggoner
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This is not funny: Does the state have the right to call some faiths 'real' and others 'fakes'?
Back in my Denver dedace, I turned into a solid Denver Broncos fan.
That's normal, of course, in Colorado. Following the Broncos was like, well, a RELIGION or something.
That's precisely what I argued in a memo to the editor in 1988, when I argued that I should be part of the Rocky Mountain News team that was sent to cover the Broncos at the Super Bowl. I made a kind of sociological argument that, if Bronco fans were not practicing a religion of some kind, then the Denver area didn't have a religion.
I didn't win that argument. Then, during the media-fest preceding the game, this happened (as covered by the New York Times):
Most of the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins will join Saturday in a prayer meeting that is believed to be the first to bring together National Football League players from opposing teams on the eve of any game - much less a Super Bowl.
The meeting has created a sensitive situation. Front-office executives of both clubs are reportedly against the joint meeting, which they feel could diminish the competitive fervor the teams should take into such an important game.
John Beake, the Broncos' normally expansive general manager, was abrupt when asked about it this morning. 'Can't Say Anything'
''I can't say anything about it,'' he said, and told the caller to speak to the club's news media relations director, Jim Saccomano.
Yes, the editor asked me (still back in Denver) to dive in an help with coverage of this controversy.
In a way, this subject — broadly defined — is what host Todd Wilken and I talked about during this week's Crossroads podcast. (Click here to tune that in.) What is a "religion"? Who gets to decide what is a "real" religion and what is a "fake" religion?
The news hook for this discussion was Gannett Tennessee Network coverage of a new state law that would ban wedding ceremonies being conducted by people who have been ordained through online sites that hand out ordination certificates after a few clicks of a mouse. Here's the GetReligion post on that.
Needless to say, the lawyers linked to the Universal Life Church Monastery website are not to crazy about that and they are saying that this law violates their First Amendment-protected freedom to practice their religious convictions.
Tagged: Universal Life Church, online worship, NFL, Boston Red Sox, Scientology, German, IRS, marriage
WWW-Tech, Worship, World Religions, Terry Mattingly, Supreme Court, Social Media, Neopagans, Nones, Marriage & Family, Lawsuits, Godbeat, Got news?, Churches, Clergy, Church & State, Charities-Nonprofits
As I head out the door: Online ordinations fight in Tennessee raises old church-state question
If you have read GetReligion for a while — several years at least — you know that when you see images of mountains in East Tennessee and North Carolina, that means that it's finally vacation season at this here weblog.
Well, "VACATION" doesn't mean that we close down. It just means that people come and go — not to be confused with Bobby Ross, Jr., heading to Texas Ranger games — so you may see business days with one or two posts instead of the usual three. But the cyber doors will never close. I'm about to leave my home office in one set of mountains (the Cumberlands) to hide away (near a WIFI cafe) for a couple of days in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
But before I go, let me point readers to a very interesting church-state story developing here in the Volunteer State, a story that raises a very important question that shows up in religion news every now and then. The headline: "Internet church sues Tennessee over law banning weddings by online-ordained ministers."
That question is: What — in legal, not theological terms — is a "church"? Here is the overture, care of the Knoxville News-Sentinel:
A Seattle-based online church is suing the state of Tennessee over a new law that bars online-ordained ministers from performing weddings.
Universal Life Church Ministries filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. … The law, which states that "persons receiving online ordinations may not solemnize the rite of matrimony" was to go into effect July 1. But Chief District Judge Waverly Crenshaw scheduled a July 3 hearing in Nashville on the restraining order requested by ULCM attorneys. …
ULCM describes itself as a "non-denominational, non-profit religious organization famous worldwide for its provision of free, legal ordinations to its vast membership over the internet." It has ordained more than 20 million people, including singer-actress Lady Gaga, talk show host Stephen Colbert and actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
The bottom line is right here:
Tagged: Universal Life Church, marriages, Tennessee, Knoxville News-Sentinel, IRS, Baylor, online ordinations
Worship, Supreme Court, Richard Ostling, Religious Liberty, Politics, Lawsuits, Godbeat, Church & State
U.S. Supreme Court launched a new church-and-state era last week. Follow-ups, please.
"Of making many books there is no end," complains the weary author of the Bible's Book of Ecclesiastes. And there's no end to lawyers making many lawsuits trying to learn what the U.S. Supreme Court thinks the Constitution means when it forbids "an establishment of religion" by government.
Journalists should provide follow-up analysis of a new era in "separation of church and state" launched June 20 with the Court's decision to allow a century-old, 40-foot cross at a public war memorial in Maryland. Importantly, we can now assess new Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, who filed separate opinions supporting the cross display.
Actually, the nine justices produced a patchwork of eight separate opinions, which demonstrates how unstable and confused church-state law is.
Ask your sources, but The Guy figures the Court lineup now has only two flat-out separationists, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (age 86) and Sonia Sotomayor. While Samuel Alito managed to assemble five votes for part of his opinion, his four fellow conservative justices are unable to unite on a legal theory. Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan seem caught halfway between the two sides.
Federal courts have long followed the "Lemon test," from a 1971 Court ruling of that name that outlawed public aid for secular coursework at religious schools. Chief Justice Warren Burger's opinion devised three requirements to avoid "establishment," that a law have a "secular" purpose, "neither advances nor inhibits religion" and doesn't foster "excessive government entanglement with religion."
Kavanaugh declared that the Court has now effectively abandoned Lemon in favor of a "history and tradition test," which permits some cherished religious symbols and speech in government venues despite the "genuine and important" concern raised by dissenters.
Tagged: Supreme Court, church-state separation, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lemon test, Warren Burger, Justice Clarence Thomas, prayer, Douglas Laycock, Becket Fund, American Humanist Association, American Jewish Committee, Bladensburg cross


Scott is one of the two 16 year olds on the Dukes roster this season. An OHL draft pick of the Belleville Bulls.
Nov 06/09: Scored his first Junior A goal in 10 to 4 win vs Ajax Attack.
Dec 11/09: Named 1st Star scoring a pair of goals in 5 to 1 win vs Stouffville Spirit.
Jan 29/10: Scored insurance goal in 5 to 1 win vs Stouffville Spirit.
Mar 1/10: Scored 1st Junior A playoff goal in 3 to 2 win @ Markham Waxers.
Mar 15/14: Won Jake Gilmour Memorial Award for commitment and dedication as a Belleville Bull.
May 06/14: Won Dan Snyder Memorial Award as the OHL's Humanitarian of the Year.


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Q: Using arbitrary mySQL Query with JugglingDB? I am currently using juggling db with NodeJS for ORM. I now need to do some reporting, which involves joining data from several tables using arbitrary SQL with SUM and GROUP BY too. How would I do this using the jugglingdb framework, and get a list of objects containing data from several columns.

A: You can access to the query function from the mysql package using the adapter client:
var Schema = require('jugglingdb').Schema;
var schema = new Schema('mysql', {
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});

schema.client.query('your very wild query', function(err, data) {
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Actually this is a direct call to the query function of node-mysql package

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The name Syunsoku is a Japanese word "SYUN" which means "flash" and "SOKU" which means "feet" Generally, the name Syunsoku means "flash feet" which describes speed and power. This is what the shoes portray all these years. Syunsoku sports shoes were developed to support your athletic and sport-minded kids and continue to provide dreams to those who wish to have healthy flash feet mixed with fashion.
It is owned by Achilles which is a highly influential company in Japan. It was founded in 1947, and in 2016, it already has 1500 employees, 15 billion (Yen) capital, and 90 billion (Yen) sales. As to Syunsoku, it sold more than 60 million pairs of shoes in 10 years.
The year 2003 was when Syunsoku was launched and has quickly captured the hearts of children which makes it the number one best-selling shoes for kids in Japan. One of the great characteristics of these shoes lies in its soles. The idea of asymmetrical soles has been developed so the shoes will enable wearers to run with all their strength by keeping their footing when cornering counterclockwise.
Syunsoku offers a lineup of multi-functional models that are suitable for different occasions. These models have specialized soles designs to serve various purposes such as playing soccer, dancing, schooling and other events. Syunsoku models cater to a wide range of needs according to the lifestyles of children. Furthermore, Syunsoku uses fun animal designs that children love, like Cheetah, which we recognize as the fastest animals. While others love the design of Pegasus's wings. With its wide varieties of models and designs, children tend to get excited to wear Syunsoku shoes that they want to start running in the field.
The Sokuiku (foot growth) Design is the one that Syunsoku possesses. This design helps children's feet to grow correctly as they develop. As we all know, every child has a unique foot feature. Over time, children acquire foot ailments because they wear shoes which do not fit their feet.
Soft shoes with features that are foot-friendly.
This period requires shoes that support babies' feet gently. Since the structure of babies' foot bones is soft, it is important to choose flexible shoes that do not hamper the healthy growth of their feet.
Shoes that support children in walking properly.
During this period, shoes that encourage the growth of children's feet are needed. Encouraging children who are starting to walk to wear appropriate shoes and do a reasonable amount of exercise is important to ensure their bone structure forms correctly.
When children enter the period during which they start to exercise to their heart's content, shoes that support the sound growth of their feet and at the same time provide fuller athletic features are needed. Moreover, Syunsoku offers shoes designed for various occasions and lifestyles such as children in upper grades in elementary school and adults.
Design to allow ample space for toes.
Children's toes grow thinly. For each size, Syunsoku changes its design for the toes.
Designing the height of shoes by size.
The feet of children become thicker as they grow. For each size, Syunsoku changes its design for the height of feet.
Designs that consider differences in heel heights.
For each shoe size, a reasonable angle is used for the tread and heel of the shoes. Syunsoku's uniquely designed shoes stabilize the unstable movement of children's feet as they grow and encourage normal growth.
1E - for narrow feet to 3E - for wide feet. Choosing shoes that best suit one's feet really fulfills the requirement for good running.
Sole that bends considerably. Syunsoku's flexible sole supports the movement of feet so that they bend naturally when walking.
Heel counter. Syunsoku's heel counter holds the heel firmly, preventing it from moving laterally.


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Never too late to discover you are a runner
Photo by Kangsoon Park
In May I wrote about a stranger who took this picture of me during the 2012 Vancouver Marathon at about 28K and then was so kind to track me down via email to send it to me.
He also told me he was not a runner; he had struggled to cover 9K the other day. "Anyway I love taking photos of people running and the determination of the runners is very inspiring, especially the ones who run the full marathon."
I really appreciated his effort and, hoping to encourage him in his own running, sent him an email and a copy of my book A Hundred Reasons to Run 100km (you can read the full emails here.)
He responded a couple of days later saying he had just registered for his first running race ever, a 10K the following month. I asked him to keep me posted.
Six weeks later, on June 17, he emailed me:
As I told you earlier and thanks to you, I ran my first 10K race last Friday. It was a bit weird to run in the evening (especially after a rather long week at work); I was a bit worried though I had run 11k in the previous weekend to earn some confidence.
The run was great and surprisingly I made it in 51 minutes! I managed to keep my pace steady and didn't feel exhausted after the run. Thank you very much for the inspiration!
I have no plans for [races] any time soon but I set my goal to run a half next year.
A fantastic result indeed, and I was thrilled for him. Just recently, I received another email from him, with even more exciting news:
As today is my 43rd birthday, I was thinking of the past year of my life and realized that running was the most exciting achievement.
Thanks to you, I started to run and joined races.
This summer I ran another 10k -- with a bit over 47 minutes but my biggest achievement came at the end of last month [September] in Surrey. I did my first half marathon (with a proud speed of 1 hour 43 minutes 27 seconds) and most of all I enjoyed the run.
I am going to sign up for two half-marathon races next year and see how it goes.
Anyway thank you very much for inspiring me to run.
Congratulations Kangsoon -- a 1:43 half marathon is an accomplishment every runner would be very proud of, and to run that in your first one is even more impressive!
I am not interested in trying to convince people who do not want to run that they should; but when someone does show an interest and appears to be looking for a little encouragement, it never ceases to amaze me what novice runners (even those who would not yet dare to call themselves a runner) find they can do.
You are inspiring Kangsoon, and I wish you an even more exciting 2013 season.
Kickstarting swim, bike for Ironman Whistler
Runners all ages, shapes and sizes pass by my window daily. Some have chosen company, others opted for solitude or a rhythmic technological companion. I watch them, scanning their faces and body language for signs of the rapture I am missing so much, and wonder when, if, I'll be able to join them again.
This Tuesday I am getting an MRI at St Paul's hospital in Vancouver, a request made by my GP eight weeks earlier. However, the physician I saw at the go-to sports medicine clinic in Vancouver told me two weeks ago he doesn't expect the MRI to show anything to help explain my injury. Both good and bad news, if he's proven right.
For now, I don't expect to run again this year. In October I ran once, in September four times (all therapist prescribed) -- short easy jogs, interrupted by walks, and all ending with the same conclusion: whatever my problem, it certainly hasn't been solved.
Mentally managing the uncertainty of a long layoff from running -- my first in the 17-year-long lifespan I have as a runner -- and the worry that I might never be able to run again, let alone train for a Sub-3 marathon, has become the priority.
Self-awareness plays a key role. I know what motivates me just as I recognize what typically causes me to procrastinate. There's no rocket science to it; I simply need a goal that excites me, something I can sink my teeth into, something that scares me a little (or a lot). It's usually something that requires commitment and immediate, but manageable, action.
Intuition is another important ingredient. Several of the books I've read recently cite research by Dr Candace Pert which proved the scientific truth behind the saying, "Go with your gut."
"The work of Pert and her colleagues showed that a variety of proteins known as peptides (including endorphins) were among the body's key 'information substances'—and each of them could affect our mind, our emotions, our immune system, our digestion and other bodily functions simultaneously,'' according Paul Trachtman's review of Pert's book Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine (1999) for Smithsonian magazine.
Having read about the science behind the value of 'hunches' helped me trust my intuition to sign up for Ironman Whistler last month, even though I had thusfar felt completely unmotivated to swim or ride as cross training, as was recommended to me.
Indeed, it helped me trust my intuition to sign up for my first Ironman since finishing Ironman New Zealand in March 2005, because I had thusfar felt completely unmotivated to swim or ride as cross training. I hoped that committing, at least financially, to this big scary goal would give me a reason, a positive reason, to return to swimming and cycling; I'd swim and cycle to get ready for Ironman, rather than only because I cannot run. Big mental difference.
I knew that riding on the windtrainer, as I will be doing until Spring next year, will simply be a matter of doing it, taking the time to slowly build that bike fitness from scratch. That also means I have plenty of time to search for a strategy that will help me overcome my fear of riding downhill; being able to train on the Ironman Whistler course regularly should help.
Returning to the pool was a different matter altogether. While I have a decent breast stroke, I had to learn freestyle when I started doing triathlons and it was a long hard slog.
In my first Ironman in Forster-Tuncurry, Australia, in 2002, I swam 1:19:27. The following year, I came out of the water in 1:17:16, before swimming 1:20:20 in 2004, though that year wetsuits weren't allowed because the water exceeded 24 degrees C.
Several months after completing my third Ironman Australia in April 2004, I did Ironman Frankfurt. The swim was awful; I finished it in 1:18:55. The next goal was Ironman New Zealand in March 2005, and I worked very hard on my swimming with plenty of drills, which finally paid off with a big PB swim of 1:13:35 in Taupo. That's also when I stopped swimming, as I opted to focus on running instead.
Two weeks ago I did my first swim training since March 2005, and was very relieved to find that I could at least cover the 25 metres of one length of the Squamish pool. I even sort of enjoyed it. Triathlete Tim had given me a workout that only included 25s, and those felt manageable.
I have swum five times now, and the last two workouts prescribed by Tim added up to 1.3K each and included two 100s. There's a long way to go before I'll be ready to swim 3.8K but it's a good start. I want to get a few more swims in this week as unfortunately our pool will close for six weeks as of Nov 12 for annual maintenance.
Luka is cheering me on ... I think
I have spun on my bike 10 times in the last 2-1/2 weeks, beginning with easy 30-minute rides to ease into reconnecting with my inner cyclist again. I am enjoying it, and today I did my longest spin yet at 60 minutes. I know that the hardest work ahead of me on the bike is the mental challenge to ride on the hilly course, but that won't happen until winter gives way to spring.
To help build upper body strength, and leg strength too, Tim and I have started going to a local gym where we're following a routine we've done before from Start to Finish Ironman Training: 24 Weeks to an Endurance Triathlon by Paul Huddle, Roch Frey, and TJ Murphy.
As I have slowly started the preparations for a return to Ironman, I thankfully no longer wake up in the middle of the night with a brick in my stomach wondering what on Earth I have gotten myself into, as I did the first couple of nights following my entry. It also helped that Tim, a 10-time Ironman finisher with a 10:09 PB and a Kona finish, told me he still feels scared signing up for the next one.
By now, I am excited about the training ahead. I have a positive reason to exercise, which I love and need, as I seek the answer to my running injury. Perhaps I have already found it.


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Tweedmill factory Outlets is a "free attraction", warm and dry in inclement weather and lovely and cool in hot weather, set in a beautiful country setting.
Home to 200 Factory Shops, all under one roof, Tweedmill Factory Outlets stock an extensive range of High Street fashions and footwear for Men and Women plus Home Accessories. The 30,000 square feet of retail space just outside St. Asaph has approximately 50,000 perfect items of clothing and accessories, over 5,000 pairs of shoes and 100,000 Homeware items.
All the merchandise is heavily discounted and thousands of items are half the High Street price or less.
We accept all major credit cards. All our garments are unconditionally guaranteed, and a full refund can be given if the item is returned unused within 30 days.
To aid you in your shopping experience we have wheelchairs and provide easy access throughout the building including air conditioned fitting rooms.


*Note the frosting takes at least 4 hours to chill before frosting the cake.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease three inch cake pans with butter or baking spray and set aside.
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Whisk together and set aside.
In a stand mixing bowl, cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the honey and molasses and mix well, scraping the sides of the bowl to ensure it is all incorporated to the batter. Add the vanilla and 6 egg yolks, one at a time until fully incorporated into the batter.
Alternate between adding the flour and buttermilk into the mixture in 3 batches, starting and ending with flour. Each time the flour is added, only mix until just before the flour in incorporated into the batter.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until they have tripled in volume and are stiff and shiny. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter and then divided the batter evenly into prepared pans.
Bake for 40 Mins or until golden brown and when a toothpick or knife is inserted into the middle it comes out of the cake clean.
Place the cream, marshmallows, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a large, deep saucepan.
Pour the icing into the bowl of your stand mixer or another mixing bowl, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled; this will take at least 4 hours, or up to overnight.
Remove the thickened icing from the refrigerator. Scrape it from the sides of the bowl into the center. Beat it at high speed, using your stand mixer or an electric hand mixer. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to incorporate all of the chilled icing.
Beat until the icing is smooth and glossy; this will probably take less than a minute. If the icing thins, set it aside to rest at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes; it'll stiffen as it sits, bringing it to spreadable consistency.
In a heavy saucepan, heat the cream to a simmer. Add in the chocolate chips, cover, and set aside for 5 minutes. Using a whisk, beat until the mixture in smooth and glossy. Let cool for 15-20 minutes.
Trim cakes to desired uniformity before icing.
Start with the first layer of cake and top with a thin layer of ganache, spreading evenly over the entire top of the cake. Put in refrigerator and cool for 5- 10 minutes.
Add a generous layer of marshmallow icing and repeat for the next layer of cake. For the final cake layer, do not add ganache, but simply use the marshmallow icing to ice the cake with a crumb coat. Refrigerate for 15 minutes and them generously frost the entire cake, smoothing the frosting as much as possible. Finally top the cake with a generous amount of ganache. Refrigerate until ganache is set, about 15 minutes. Top with graham cracker drums or toasted marshmallows, if desired.


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"The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has extended the protection of the implied warranty of habitability to the second or subsequent purchaser of a newly constructed home in Conway v. The Cutler Group, 2012 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3480, at *19 (Pa. Sup. Ct., Nov. 5, 2012). The implied warranty of habitability, first announced by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court back in 1972, provides the purchaser of a newly constructed home with implied warranty protection from the home's builder-vendor that the home is constructed in a reasonably workmanlike manner and fit for habitation. This judicially created doctrine shifts the risk of a latent defect in the construction of a new home from the purchaser to the builder-vendor. Some latent defects that affect the habitability of a home do not materialize until years after the home is built. The state Superior Court has now decided that the risk for these defects should be borne by the builder-vendor of the home regardless of whether the original purchaser or a subsequent purchaser discovers the latent defect.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court began its opinion by outlining the history of the doctrine of the implied warranty of habitability and stating that the judicially created doctrine equalizes the bargaining power between a builder and a purchaser of a home. Typically, a home purchaser has little experience or knowledge in assessing a home's quality of construction, and even a thorough home inspection may not uncover some latent defects. Although many home builders provide some kind of express warranty or guaranty in an agreement of sale, a builder is not required by Pennsylvania law to include in an agreement of sale an express warranty or guaranty about the quality of construction of a new home.1 For the last 40 years, Pennsylvania courts have applied the doctrine of implied warranty of habitability to place on the builder-vendor the burden of repairing for the home's first purchaser latent construction defects.
In the Conway case, the Superior Court rejected the builder's argument that a contractual relationship is required for the protection of the implied warranty of habitability. Relying on the premise that the implied warranty of habitability exists independent of contract law, it concluded that requiring a contractual relationship to trigger the implied warranty of habitability presents potential inequities when a latent defect first appears several years after the purchase of a newly constructed home and after the first purchaser has resold the home. The Superior Court decided that a subsequent purchaser could assert a claim against the home's original builder-vendor based on the breach of the implied warranty of habitability even though the subsequent purchaser did not have a contractual relationship with the builder-vendor.
Pennsylvania home builders still have some defenses to a claim of breach of implied warranty of habitability. First, to assert successfully a claim of breach of implied warranty of habitability, a plaintiff has to demonstrate that the defect is latent, attributable to the home's design or construction, and affects habitability. Also, Pennsylvania law—specifically, the "statute of repose"—limits the time to initiate a suit against a builder to 12 years after the completion of construction. Thus, any suit against a builder alleging breach of the implied warranty of habitability brought more than 12 years after the completion of construction is likely barred.
The Conway decision may have significant consequences in expanding a home builder's liability exposure. As a technical matter, Conway does not extend the time period during which a builder-vendor faces the prospect of a claim for breach of the implied warranty of habitability. However, to the extent that a new home is resold sooner than 12 years after it is first built, the Pennsylvania Superior Court's decision that an implied warranty of habitability claim does not require a contractual relationship to exist between the builder-vendor and the suing homeowner expands, as a practical matter, the possibility of claims against the builder-vendor arising out of a home's original construction. Although Pennsylvania case law allows a builder-vendor to obtain from its home purchaser an express waiver of an implied warranty of habitability claim using clear, unambiguous language that is sufficiently particular to put the purchaser on notice of the right that the purchaser is waiving, a significant question left unanswered by the Conway decision is whether, and how, an express waiver given by the first purchaser of a home affects the rights of a subsequent purchaser of the same home under an implied warranty that will now extend to that subsequent purchaser. This question will remain open until it is answered by a future court decision. Until then, builder-vendors of new homes in Pennsylvania should consider what steps might be taken to respond to the Superior Court's expansion of the implied warranty of habitability. As of the writing of thisAlert, no appeal has been taken from the Superior Court's decision."
Certain limited statutory warranties are established for newly constructed homes in condominiums, cooperatives and planned communities.
Disclaimer: This Alert has been prepared and published for informational purposes only and is not offered, or should be construed, as legal advice. For more information, please see the firm's full disclaimer.
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Q: Why my tmux session dies after ec2stop? I have an EBS-backed EC2 instance. According to docs, it should be 'paused' if I stop (ec2stop) it. However, I noticed that server is indeed restarted after I start the instance back. Uptime counts from 0 after start, and tmux session is detached.
For comparison, everything above mentioned is really paused when I 'savestate' VirtualBox machine, so I can attach to existing tmux session after starting VBox machine back.
Could you please explain what is the difference? What really happens when I stop the EC2 instance?
Thanks,
Robusta

A: I entered your question into Google.
The first hits contained the answer to your question:

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*AWS FAQ

*RightScale FAQ
Amazon says:

[...]The instance performs a normal shutdown and stops running (the
  status goes to stopping and then stopped).[...]


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Q: Como Solucionar Definitivamente el Error/Advertencia de ADB.exe es Obsoleto y la GPU Make:8086? Compañeros
La Siguiente Imagen Se muestra luego de haber arrancado el Emulador de Android Studio. He intentado dejar en una sola actualización del SDK Tools, la opcion de "Android SDK Build-Tools 30-rc1. La cual funciona momentáneamente eliminando las versiones anteriores, sin embargo al reiniciar se encuentra nuevamente palomeada una opción de versión Inferior a la 30.0.0-rc1, la cual es la 28.0.3.
Adicional mente aparece un Cuadro de Dialogo que se presenta con carácter de que un Error se a Producido o esta inmersa alguna configuración pendiente por realizarse de la GPU-Make 8086.

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Aparision del Error/Advertencia   ==> adb.exe es obsoleto <==

Intento de solución(momentánea) para el Error del ===> adb.exe es obsoleto <===

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Cuadro de Información de la GPU, presunto Error o Configuración pendiente de solucionar.

Agradezco su Ayuda. Que se debería realizar para solucionar esos problemas y sobretodo cual es el motivo que los genera.

A: 1.- Doble Shift para abrir el cuadro de búsqueda.
2.- Tipo SDK Manager
3.- En los resultados mostrados, haga clic en "SDK Manager".
4.- En la ventana que se abre, haga clic en la segunda pestaña "Herramientas de SDK".
5.- Debería ver que hay una actualización disponible para SDK Build-Tools en la primera línea
6.- Marque "Mostrar detalles del paquete" en la esquina inferior derecha
7.- Desplácese hasta el último elemento en "SDK Build-Tools" y marque la casilla. (La mía era 30.0.0)
8.- Haga clic en "Aplicar"
9.- En el cuadro de diálogo que aparece, haga clic en "Aceptar"
10.- Cuando el instalador termine, haga clic en "Finalizar"
11.- Desmarque "Mostrar detalles del paquete" y vea "Herramientas de desarrollo del SDK de Android" (primera línea). No debería haber ninguna actualización disponible y debería decir "Instalado"
12.- Haga clic en "Aceptar" para cerrar el Administrador de SDK
Eso es todo al respecto.


An amazing tribute to Tombstone the movie, this original oil and acrylic painting measures 34" X 30"; presented with Jerry's familiar clear realism and fine rendering.
This painting has been selected to be included in the International Guild of Realism Winter Salon Show and Sale March 20th thru May 20th, 2019.
Limited Edition Giclée edition available. Archival Art Paper signed print available. Mini poster available.
Propped on a leather Wyatt Earp trunk is a small green card case against which is leaning the fabled Buntline Special which was used by Wyatt Earp in the movie.


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March 8, 2020 /0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Joe Heneghan
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As a service to the public, Magen David Adom has launched a digital questionnaire in the 'My MDA' app.
By filling in the questionnaire, users can determine the appropriate guidelines for their individual case, and the steps they should take to prevent the spread of the Corona virus.
The automated questionnaire includes questions regarding travel abroad or current symptoms.
Based on the answers provided, the app will automatically direct the caller to the MDA 101 Emergency Call Centre or, alternatively, to continue his or her routine.
Ido Rosenblat, MDA's Chief Technology Officer (CTO), explained: "In the last few days, we received tens of thousands of inquiries from concerned citizens asking about the corona virus.'
"We have mapped out the questions that most concern the public, and created a comprehensive questionnaire. The user enters the app, and answers the structured questions aimed at determining their risk of contracting Corona.'
"Based on the user's answers, instructions will be given in the app on how to continue forward, and required treatment."
Since the time of writing, more than 25,000 calls have been received at MDA's 101 Emergency Call Centre, compared to about 5,500 received during a routine day.
This is a significant increase, with most calls being received from citizens seeking answers about the corona virus.
MDA Director General, Eli Bin, stated: "MDA EMTs and paramedics continue to take samples from patients who are quarantined, and have reported symptoms such as fever, cough and shortness of breath, and in accordance with a district physician's decision and who meet the criteria determined by the Ministry of Health to have a sample taken to be tested.'
"We urge the public to use the app and acquire the initial information they need. This will help to make the information easily and quickly accessible, and also to relieve the burden at the Dispatch Centres, which is required in order to continue routine life-saving activities."
You can download My MDA application at: http://q-r.to/bafscX
MDA emphasises that in cases where there are no physical symptoms, general details and guidelines regarding the corona virus can also be found at the Ministry of Health website, the Health Ministry hotline at *5400 or the HMO hotlines, as well as the 'My MDA' app.
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LCHP seeking willing singers youth, teens and adults to come together to make up the Lakeland Heritage Choir. This group will provide music for the community worship Service at 11:00 AM on Sunday, September 16 in Lakeland Park. The service will be held under a big tent and everyone is welcome.
Rehearsals will be held on Thursdays starting at 7:30 July 19, August 9, September 6 and September 13 in the parish hall of Embry AME Church, 5051 Lakeland Road, College Park, MD. In order to participate, choir members must attend rehearsals.


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My Rainbow by Trinity and DeShanna Neal
November 16, 2020 November 10, 2020 | Tasha
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My Rainbow by Trinity and DeShanna Neal, illustrated by Art Twink (9781984814609)
A mother-daughter team tells this story of being a transgender Black girl. After playing dolls with her sister, Trinity started to think about the doll's long hair. Trinity had short hair because due to her autism she struggled with how itchy it got as it grew longer. Trinity also knew though, that as a transgender girl she needed long hair. Her mother was at a loss until her older brother had an idea. Visiting a beauty parlor, they browsed the wigs, but none of them were quite right. That's when they decided to create Trinity her own rainbow wig. Her mother spent the night creating the wig, the first one she had ever made. Using strands of purples, pinks and blues, she created a one-of-a-kind wig with lots of spring. It was a rainbow just for Trinity.
The creators of this book are advocates for black and transgender rights. This book is about a little girl who clearly knows who she is. I appreciate that it is not a coming out story, but instead continues the story of one child's transition to who she is, giving her the space to speak for herself and also a way forward supported by her entire family. The book exudes acceptance, warmth and love.
Twink's art is bold and bright. They have included a family pig, who joins the family in all of the brainstorming and shopping, even trying out some nail polish in the store. This added touch of whimsy joins a strong Black family depiction full of modern elements and a real sense of home.
A great picture book that demonstrates intersectionality, acceptance and love on every page. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
Reviewed from e-galley provided by Kokila.
The Way Back by Gavriel Savit
November 16, 2020 October 8, 2020 | Tasha
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The Way Back by Gavriel Savit (9781984894625)
Yehuda and Bluma grew up near one another in the tiny village of Tupik. But their lives could not have been more different. Bluma was the daughter of the town baker, raised with plenty to eat and an ever-warm hearth. Yehuda spent his time figuring out where his next meal was coming from and trying to stay out of fights. The two find themselves transported to the Far Country. Yehuda is on a quest to find his father's soul, which has been added to a demon's collection. Bluma found herself in an endless cemetery, quickly scooped up by a female demon and her group of demon cat-women. Bluma has in her possession a very special object, the spoon that Death used to take her grandmother's soul. Bluma found it after Death left her home. In the Far Country of the demons, there are different rules, pacts that are made and reworked, lies and truths. It is a world that shifts and changes right in front of Bluma and Yehuda who must find their own way through and back home.
So there is no way to actually summarize this book clearly at all. It is a great twisting and writhing story that the reader simply must give themselves up to and enjoy the journey. There are deaths and there is Death. There are demons who all manipulate and scheme, telling partial truths for their own gain. There are fathers who are trying to find sons and then sons trying to find fathers. There are spoons that cut and remove and libraries with endless knowledge and answers.
This book is less about the two main protagonists and more about the world they enter. Based on Jewish mythology and folklore, this world is full of jagged points, dangers and despair. But it is also basked in love, the joy of unexpected kindness, and the discovery of new old friends. It's complicated and unique, a world that readers will likely never have visited before, and what a treat that is!
A delicious nightmare of a novel, this is one to make room for in your reading pile. Appropriate for ages 13-18.
Reviewed from e-galley provided by Knopf Books for Young Readers.


The transform property applies 2D and 3D effects such as skew, scale, rotate, and move. Note that the transform property is not an animation tool it simply transforms an element from its original state into a transformed appearance. So for example, if I have a square graphic and I use the transform property to rotate it, my graphic simply appears on the screen in a rotated state (as opposed to moving in a rotated fashion). The following table shows a few possible values you can assign to the transform property.


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April 10, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Full Episode
Grab a seat at the campfire with Samantha Brown and Chris Packham for a live adventure into the culture and wildlife that make fall in New England special.
Patterned Planet
Discover the weird and wonderful shapes that cover Earth's surface as seen from space.
Burning Australia
George heads Down Under during fire season to see if climate change is slowly causing Australia to become uninhabitable.
Himalaya: Kingdoms of the Sky
Witness the extraordinary wildlife and remarkable people of Earth's highest mountain range, where Tibetan monks perform ancient rituals, snow leopards prowl the mountainsides and bizarre snub-nosed monkeys survive in frozen forests.
Christopher Mallaby, Timothy Garton Ash and Andrey Kortunov join Christiane Amanpour to remember the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago.
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Iraqi unrest continues, as supporters of an Iran-backed militia attempt to storm the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad.
London Breed tells Michel Martin about the challenges she's tackling as mayor of San Francisco.
Monday on the NewsHour, weekend attacks on Jewish and Christian congregations send shockwaves nationwide, reiterating fears of violence toward religious groups.
April 10, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Full Episode | KCET
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Benjamin Netanyahu secures a fifth term as Israel's prime minister, after a closely contested election. Plus: Astronomers release the first photograph of a black hole, how melting ice in Antarctica could affect coastal communities worldwide, supporting survivors of Mozambique's recent cyclone, a measles outbreak, Brexit drama and a Kenyan folk singer's American dream.
Wednesday on the NewsHour, a historic day on Capitol Hill as the House voted to send articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate.
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump inches closer amid new details of how it might proceed.
Iranians gather in the streets to protest their government after it acknowledges accidentally shooting down a passenger aircraft.
Upcoming Airdates
January 20, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Full Episode
The live coverage will include the president's speech, the Democratic response, and analysis from the PBS NEWSHOUR team.
Huell Visits Quartzite, 'America's Largest Parking Lot'
Quartzsite, AZ, is "America's Largest Parking Lot" and home to gem shows, swap meets and snowbirds.
KCET Original
S4 E1: Griffith Park - The Untold History
Griffith Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. Its founder, Griffith J. Griffith, donated the land to the city as a public recreation ground for all the people — an ideal that has been challenged over the years.
Griffith Park: The Untold History
Preview: The Victim
S4 E2: Three Views of Manzanar - Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and Toyo Miyatake
During World War II, three renowned photographers captured scenes from the Japanese incarceration: outsiders Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams and incarceree Tōyō Miyatake who boldly smuggled in a camera lens to document life from within the camp.
Three Views of Manzanar: Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and Toyo Miyatake
Huell Conquers Yosemite's Formidable Half Dome
Huell has the adventure of a lifetime as he climbs Yosemite's formidable Half Dome.
Huell Learns How to Land Sail at El Mirage Dry Lake
Huell travels to the Mojave Desert's El Mirage Dry Lake, one of the world's best spots for land sailors.
Land Sailing
We Could Be Heroes
Before the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Azzedine Nouiri, the world champion in seated shot put, inspires his childhood friend Youssef to take on the challenge of qualifying for the Games despite their lack of means and formal training.


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Our clinic specializes in comprehensive male urology, including sexual health, erectile dysfunction, low testosterone, Peyronie's disease, stone disease, vasectomy, and vasectomy reversal.
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Pediatric urologists are trained to focus care on the special needs of children and their parents – even on potentially sensitive and embarrassing subjects related to genitalia and voiding problems.


I've been on a scary movie kick with Insidious 2 being the highlight last night. My favorite scary flicks are of course ghost stories, but some of them can be real crap - including the one I just watched ... which I won't name. The only good part was during the closing credits when they played Ladytron - Ghosts. Now that's some ghostiness I can really get behind.