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September 13, 2018 9:49AM
Addiction Abuse
By Jeffrey A. Singer
Hardly a day goes by without a report in the press about some new addiction. There are warnings about addiction to coffee. Popular psychology publications talk of "extreme sports addiction." Some news reports even alert us to the perils of chocolate addiction. One gets the impression that life is awash in threats of addiction. People tend to equate the word "addiction" with "abuse." Ironically, "addiction" is a subject of abuse.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as a "chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry…characterized by the inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving" that continues despite resulting destruction of relationships, economic conditions, and health. A major feature is compulsiveness. Addiction has a biopsychosocial basis with a genetic predisposition and involves neurotransmitters and interactions within reward centers of the brain. This compusliveness is why alcoholics or other drug addicts will return to their substance of abuse even after they have been "detoxed" and despite the fact that they know it will further damage their lives.
Addiction is not the same as dependence. Yet politicians and many in the media use the two words interchangeably. Physical dependence represents an adaptation to the drug such that abrupt cessation or tapering off too rapidly can precipitate a withdrawal syndrome, which in some cases can be life-threatening. Physical dependence is seen with many categories of drugs besides drugs commonly abused. It is seen for example with many antidepressants, such as fluoxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft), and with beta blockers like atenolol and propranolol, used to treat a variety of conditions including hypertension and migraines. Once a patient is properly tapered off of the drug on which they have become physically dependent, they do not feel a craving or compulsion to return to the drug.
Some also confuse tolerance with addiction. Similar to dependency, tolerance is another example of physical adaptation. Tolerance refers to the decrease in one or more effects a drug has on a person after repeated exposure, requiring increases in the dose.
Science journalist Maia Szalavitz, writing in the Columbia Journalism Review, ably details how journalists perpetuate this lack of understanding and fuel misguided opioid policies.
Many in the media share responsibility for the mistaken belief that prescription opioids rapidly and readily addict patients—despite the fact that Drs. Nora Volkow and Thomas McLellan of the National Institute on Drug Abuse point out addiction is very uncommon, "even among those with preexisting vulnerabilities." Cochrane systematic studies in 2010 and 2012 of chronic pain patients found addiction rates in the 1 percent range, and a report on over 568,000 patients in the Aetna database who were prescribed opioids for acute postoperative pain between 2008 and 2016 found a total "misuse" rate of 0.6 percent.
Equating dependency with addiction caused lawmakers to impose opioid prescription limits that are not evidence-based, and is making patients suffer needlessly after being tapered too abruptly or cut off entirely from their pain medicine. Many, in desperation, seek relief in the black market where they get exposed to heroin and fentanyl. Some resort to suicide. There have been enough reports of suicides that the US Senate is poised to vote on opioid legislation that "would require HHS and the Department of Justice to conduct a study on the effect that federal and state opioid prescribing limits have had on patients — and specifically whether such limits are associated with higher suicide rate." And complaints about the lack of evidence behind present prescribing policy led Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to announce plans last month for the FDA to develop its own set of evidence-based guidelines.
Now there is talk in media and political circles about the threats of "social media addiction." But there is not enough evidence to conclude that spending extreme amounts of time on the internet and with social media is an addictive disorder. One of the leading researchers on the subject stresses that most reports on the phenomenon are anecdotal and peer-reviewed scientific research is scarce. A recent Pew study found the majority of social media users would not find it difficult to give it up. The American Psychiatric Association does not consider social media addiction or "internet addiction" a disorder and does not include it in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), considering it an area that requires further research.
This doesn't stop pundits from warning us about the dangers of social media addiction. Some warnings might be politically motivated. Recent reports suggest Congress might soon get into the act. If that happens, it can threaten freedom of speech and freedom of the press. It can also generate biliions of dollars in government spending on social media addiction treatment.
Before people see more of their rights infringed or are otherwise harmed by unintended consequences, it would do us all a great deal of good to be more accurate and precise in our terminology. It would also help if lawmakers learned more about the matters on which they create policy.
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Senate Committee Hearing on Disability Fraud
By Tad DeHaven
On Sunday, CBS's 60 Minutes profiled Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-OK) on-going investigation of fraud and abuse in the federal government's two main disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income (see Chris Edwards' discussion here). Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (Coburn is the ranking member) held a hearing on a particularly egregious example centered on the Social Security Administration's Huntington, WV office.
The case is a perfect example of what is quickly becoming known as the "disability-industrial complex": specialty law firms overwhelming the system with dubious disability claims, doctors vouching for applicants with dubious claims, and federal administrative law judges awarding disability benefits to individuals with dubious claims.
The committee produced a 160+ page report that is jaw-dropping from beginning to end. If you're pressed for time, at least check out the "findings" on pages 4-7. In the Huntington case, it's pretty clear that the three points of the triangle were all in cahoots. It's also quite similar to a still unfolding disability scandal in Puerto Rico that I discussed in August. In both cases, the public is now aware of the scandals thanks to the Wall Street Journal's Daniel Paletta's excellent investigative reporting. That begs two questions, however: what other major disability scandals are sitting out there waiting for a curious reporter discover? And what other ticking time-bombs are Social Security Administration bureaucrats aware of but doing little to defuse?
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Social Security, Tax and Budget Policy
Subsidies for Electronic Medical Records Leads to Higher Medicare Bills
Government subsidies often produce unintended consequences. The latest example comes from the New York Times, which reports that federal subsidizes to encourage doctors and hospitals to use electronic billing and recording records are leading to larger Medicare bills. That means that taxpayers are taking a double hit even though policymakers claimed that electronic record-keeping would make health care delivery more efficient, and thus less costly.
Over all, hospitals that received government incentives to adopt electronic records showed a 47 percent rise in Medicare payments at higher levels from 2006 to 2010, the latest year for which data are available, compared with a 32 percent rise in hospitals that have not received any government incentives, according to the analysis by The Times…
Some experts blame a substantial share of the higher payments on the increasingly widespread use of electronic health record systems. Some of these programs can automatically generate detailed patient histories, or allow doctors to cut and paste the same examination findings for multiple patients — a practice called cloning — with the click of a button or the swipe of a finger on an iPad, making it appear that the physicians conducted more thorough exams than, perhaps, they did.
Critics say the abuses are widespread. "It's like doping and bicycling," said Dr. Donald W. Simborg, who was the chairman of federal panels examining the potential for fraud with electronic systems. "Everybody knows it's going on."
The Times also notes that the subsidies are a bipartisan creation:
Both the Bush and Obama administrations have encouraged electronic records, arguing that they help doctors track patient care. When used properly, the records can help avoid duplicate tests and remind doctors about a possible diagnosis or treatment they had not considered. As part of the economic stimulus program in 2009, the Obama administration put into effect a Bush-era incentive program that provides tens of billions of dollars for physicians and hospitals that make the switch.
But some critics say an unintended consequence is the ease with which doctors and hospitals can upcode — industry parlance for seeking a higher rate of reimbursement than is justified. They say there is too little federal oversight of electronic records.
Of course, now that government has treated a problem by creating a new one, policymakers will argue for more spending on "oversight." Money for that will come from taxpayers, which means yet another hit for the poor rubes who always get stuck paying for the politicians' schemes.
See this Cato essay for more on fraud and abuse in Medicare and other government programs.
Washington Post Asks for Budget Plans
The Washington Post's editorial board issued a challenge to the president and his Republican opponents: "show us your plans" for deficit reduction. In fact, the Post says it would be "delighted" to receive plans from its readers. However, the Post isn't interested in "meaningless promises" to cut "waste, fraud, and abuse"—it wants specifics:
Here's what we're not looking for: pablum about eliminating unnecessary spending without identifying where. Gauzy rhetoric about making hard choices without making them. Meaningless promises about eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. Broad assertions about where to find the money — "Medicare savings," "tax reform" — without specifics. Arbitrary spending caps without accompanying details about how those limits are to be met. If you believe, for example, that federal spending should be kept to a specific share of the economy — 18 percent? 20 percent? — show the plausible path to getting there.
Amen. Chris Edwards and I have been beating the drum for Republican policymakers in particular to get specific about what they would cut. Chris recently noted that with the exception of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and perhaps a few others, Republicans aren't putting much effort into identifying programs to terminate. And I have noted that "It's more common to hear Republicans blubber on about 'reducing waste, fraud, and abuse' in government programs and 'saving' the pillars of the welfare state (Social Security and Medicare) for 'future generations.'"
As for deficit reduction ideas from Washington Post readers, we have a balanced budget plan on our Downsizing the Federal Government website. In fact, not only do we have a plan, we have over three dozen essays on numerous government agencies that provide details on what programs to cut and why.
March 4, 2011 3:42PM
This Week in Government Failure
Over at Downsizing the Federal Government, we focused on the following issues this week:
Block-granting Medicaid would be a good short-term reform to get the program's ballooning spending under control.
Policymakers who are concerned with bureaucratic duplication and waste should focus their efforts on limiting the government's capacity to spend.
Federal spending would still increase in fiscal 2011 if Republicans get the $61 billion in funding cuts they're seeking.
The solution to a lot of the problems caused by farm subsidies lies not in changing the direction of the programs, but in abolishing them.
"Other mandatory" programs are often forgotten in the debate over how to rein in our extraordinary deficits and mounting debt. That needs to change.
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January 4, 2011 8:00AM
How Gov. Cuomo Can Fix New York's Budget Mess
By Michael F. Cannon
New York's budget problem is actually a Medicaid problem. In Sunday's New York Post, I offer advice to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) on how to fix a budget gap that will grow to $17 billion during his term:
Gov. Cuomo can't fix Medicaid by himself. He needs the help of Congress.
There is a solution…
Block grants are how President Bill Clinton and a Republican Congress reformed welfare back in 1996, to spectacular success. Welfare reform forced New York to be smarter about welfare spending, just as a block grant would force New York to rededicate Medicaid to its original mission — providing necessary medical care to the truly needy.
There's one place Gov. Cuomo can start on his own: Close the loopholes that allow well-to-do New Yorkers to feign poverty on paper so that Medicaid underwrites their long-term care. Medicaid exists for the poor, not to help well-off baby boomers protect their inheritance.
Steve Moses of the non-partisan Center for Long-Term Care Reform recommends that Cuomo take steps to ensure that New Yorkers with means pay for their own long-term care. These include reducing New York's home-equity exemption from $750,000 to $500,000 (and seeking a federal waiver to reduce it to $0), expanding the use of liens and estate recovery and ending the abusive practice of "spousal refusal."
Reducing Medicaid abuse won't be easy. But Cuomo doesn't have much choice.
In fact, what he has is an opportunity to become the leading national spokesperson for block grants, the quickest and easiest course to relief for states toiling under the unsustainable yoke of Medicaid spending.
For more on Medicaid reform, click here. For more on abuse of Medicaid's long-term care subsidies, click here.
Health Care, Tax and Budget Policy
December 21, 2010 9:58AM
Government Program Immortality
By Chris Edwards
Who said: "A government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth."?
As political junkies know, that was Ronald Reagan in 1964. The Internet attributes other similar quips to Reagan.
Reagan apparently borrowed the idea from Senator James F. Byrnes, who stated on the floor of the Senate in 1933: "The nearest earthly approach to immortality is a bureau of the federal government."
My source is "Reorganization of Federal Administrative Agencies," Congressional Quarterly, September 17, 1933. The article is a reminder that concerns about government waste, duplication, overlap, and inefficiency certainly did not start with Reagan. Government failure has been around a long time.
The CQ article notes that the 1932 Democratic platform called for "an immediate and drastic reduction of governmental expenditures by abolishing useless commissions and offices, consolidating departments and bureaus, and eliminating extravagance, to accomplish a saving of not less than 25 percent in the cost of the federal government."
Alas, that leaner-government policy was not exactly the approach followed by FDR.
Government and Politics, Political Philosophy, Tax and Budget Policy


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We follow the drama and the life-changing upheaval that a failing heart imposes on lives that had been going to plan.
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RESTAURANTS' PARTY IS OVER AS STAFFS FEEL THE BIG $TING
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Stingier restaurant tips and smaller company parties are adding to the fiscal fallout from Wall Street's market slump.
"Tipping has gone from about 18 percent to 12 to 14 percent," moaned Rene Santiz, a waiter at City Lobster on West 49th Street, which caters to a Midtown finance crowd.
"When you hear your co-workers complaining, it's definitely happening. People used to have a cocktail or glass of wine with dinner and now it's just water. You can feel the stress," he added.
Indeed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average on a constant roller-coaster ride, support businesses around town are taking a hit.
Event planners, who typically start booking Wall Street's lavish Christmas soirees this month, are already worried about the future.
"Our business is directly tied to Wall Street," said Jennifer Gilbert, founder of the event-planning firm Save the Date.
"It's affecting everything. Everyone is saying, 'We're in a holding pattern, we have to hold off until Labor Day. We need to recast the budget.' "
Typically, she said, companies just use the same party budget year after year.
But this year, she added, investment banks and other financial firms are toning down their plans, with plainer décor, fewer "swag bag" giveaways and cheaper or no live entertainment.
It's not all gloom and doom, however.
"It's just too soon to measure what if any impact market fluctuations will have on nightlife . . . being that it's August," said David Rabin, owner of hot spots Lotus and The Double Seven.
And some escapist nightspots are even benefiting.
"With all the stress going on, we're having more guys coming in," said McKayla, a 24-year-old stripper at the Headquarters Gentlemen's Club on West 38th Street.
"They need to unwind and we're their adult Disneyland."
Additional reporting by Roddy Boyd
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Live Review: tUnE-yArDs/Pitchfork Music Festival
July 19, 2014 at 7:23 pm by Kenneth Preski
by Kenneth Preski
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tUnE-yArDs is divisive, from Merrill Garbus' elaborate face-paint/clothes, to the arguable-cultural appropriation of Afro-beat influences, to the frustratingly quirky spelling of the band's name, even Garbus' spacey greeting to the Pitchfork crowd ("Thanks for being a massive mass of massiveness!") seemed to be a bit …put on. To be so boldly, messily experimental in pop can either speak to an audience uniquely or rub them the wrong way. It is not a surprise that for every "I ADORE tUnE-yArDs" comment I heard in the crowd, there were an almost equal number of "This is annoying as hell," comments to balance it out.
But it's hard to deny Garbus' talent, even if you don't "get it." She stands out in a sea of indie-pop sameness, especially for women artists. Where delicate vocal styles are the norm, Garbus is often gruff—she yelps, growls and howls in a decidedly non-gendered way. (At least two people near me thought Garbus was male at first.) She fearlessly plays with styles and cultural influences/signifiers: call and response vocals, funk bass, Afro-beat and hip-hop influenced percussion. (Is it cultural appropriation or homage? That's way too much to get into while typing on an iPad standing up.) But with a five-piece band format (including two backup singers), her audacious musical vision comes alive on stage, giving the listener a lot more to chew on. Even when it doesn't work, it does work; it's hard to ignore and almost always elicits a strong audience response, which indie-pop needs a lot more of. (Keidra Chaney)
Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago In Tune 2020 This year's Music 45 arrives at an unprecedented moment. Our city's musicians have responded to these crises with ingenuity, vigor and creative brio.
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Solo Survivor: James Swanberg Navigates the Live Music Shutdown "The responsibility of having a drummer or a bassist would really stress me out," says Swanberg. "My stress level compared to a traditional band, is a lot smaller, and I'm fortunate for that."
Alsop Ushers In Ravinia's CSO Return: A Review of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival The CSO gave Alsop a nuanced and well-balanced performance that was greeted with an instantaneous standing ovation at its rousing conclusion.
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The bohemian Oltrarno area lies across the river Arno from the famous Duomo. It's quieter here with a real local free, but with lot's to see and do.
It's well worth taking a walk to the Piazzale Michelangelo, where you'll find some of the best views over the city. Here you can decide what you most want to see and do in Oltrarno. Amazing frescos in the Palazzo Pitti? An espresso at the Piazza Santo Spirito? Or a stroll across the Ponte Vecchio bridge to discover more of the ancient centre.


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Der Dünkelhof ist eine Einöde des Marktes Mainleus im oberfränkischen Landkreis Kulmbach.

Geografische Lage
Die Einöde liegt etwa 130 Meter südöstlich von seiner Gemarkung Danndorf und etwa fünf Kilometer vom Markt Mainleus.

Die nächstgelegene Stadt ist Kulmbach welches etwa zehn Kilometer südöstlich von Dünkelhof aus gesehen liegt.

Geschichte
Der Dünkelhof wurde erstmals 1820 in Bayreuth im Addresse- und Hand-Buch für den Ober-Main-Kreis/2 erwähnt da er in einer Ortsaufzähnlung des Ober-Main-Kreis 1810 nicht erwähnt wird ist davon auszugehen das der Hof zwischen 1810 und 1820 errichtet wurde. Sicher ist allerdings das Dünkelhof seit Anfang an zur Gemeinde Danndorf damals noch Patrimonial Gericht Danndorf gehörte und seit der Gebietsreform in Bayern 1978 zum Markt Mainleus gehört.

Verkehr
Der Hof ist über eine Gemeindeverbindungsstraße zu erreichen, welche zur Kreisstraße KU12 führt. Es gibt allerdings auch einen Feldweg der aber nur für den Forstbetrieb zugelassen ist.

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Einzelsiedlung
Ort im Landkreis Kulmbach
Geographie (Mainleus)

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When it comes to band launches, the Ronnie and Caro band has built a reputation for always being different.
Though they stuck to the traditional band launch party last year, the band in previous years have been known to stage parades on busy Fridays down Frederick Street, taking the mas to the people.
This year, the band is doing it differently again with a social media launch.
On Friday, the reigning Large Band of the Year will launch its 2019 presentation online.
"We always try to do something different, being fully aware that everything now is social media, being fully aware that everything is on your phone and we have a high percentage of foreign-based masqueraders who won't be here for the outdoor launch," said bandleader Ronnie McIntosh about the decision to launch his band online.
He said at the end of the day it is all about economics too, noting that they are saving money by not doing a big launch party.
The launch will take the form of videos and photos of each section on all the band's social media platforms from 9 pm on Friday.
"It is a whole night of Ronnie and Caro. We are launching one section at a time with a lil space in between for interaction," McIntosh said.
The band's theme for 2019 is Let's Go To Tobago.
"Since our inception, home has always been where our heart lies; looking at the many spheres of our history, culture, heritage, local life, etc. to tell a story through our portrayals. For our 12th anniversary presentation, we chose to invite our masqueraders to venture across to our sister isle to explore the beauty of this natural piece of paradise, Tobago," the band said in a release.


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Volume 245 Issue 41 10/13/1999
BROWN-ROA Now Harcourt Religion Publishers
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BROWN-ROA Publishers, a longtime producer of Catholic curricula and textbooks, has announced it will now be known as Harcourt Religion Publishers. Matthew Thibeau, president of the rechristened house, said the new name was a nod of recognition to the branding power of its parent company, Harcourt, which acquired BROWN-ROA five years ago.
"To change our name to reflect that of our parent company sets the stage for our long-term growth and the continued development of new products and expanding to new markets," Thibeau told PW from the Harcourt Religion Publishers offices in Dubuque, Iowa.
Harcourt Religion Publishers will launch its new name with a Web site, www.harcourtreligion.com, scheduled to be online later this month. The Web site will further capitalize on parent company Harcourt's name recognition by offering links to its main site and access to its general trade books.
Under the Harcourt Religion name, the house will shift its focus from revamping old products to developing new ones. Last year, it published two new Catholic life curricula, and the third portion of this series will be published this year. While the company currently has no plans to branch into the general trade, Thibeau said he would like to reach beyond the Catholic school and parish market into the Catholic home. "We feel that in the future, new markets are going to be multigenerational," Thibeau noted. "We'd like to develop a line of products that would enable families to talk about what their faith means."
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D'oh, I did my timezone calculation the wrong way around… I'll be in charge of a conference session at this time, but will join & multitask if I can!
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Home >> MENTAL >> What I wish for other working mums, this Christmas and in 2023
What I wish for other working mums, this Christmas and in 2023
By Veronique Rhys Evans, head of communications, EMEA & UK, creative network Dentsu
In the creative industries, we're in a race to the bottom, with the constant pressure of having to create more and more, across so many communications channels, with ever shorter deadlines. At the same time, there's less and less money around, client budgets are being squeezed, meaning we have to do more with them.
Digital media adds an extra layer of always-on pressure, too. That's why there's so much creative burnout currently (see this feature for the stats), and that's before we've even mentioned the cost of living crisis.
I left my job at creative agency Grey London in 2017. One of the main reasons I did this is because I wanted to be more available to my children, both who have special needs, which adds emotional, as well as physical, stress.
Working until midnight, starting at 5am and feeling unavailable to my kids
I realised that I was always pushing them away, or trying to do everything and ending up working until midnight or starting at 5am. It was exhausting, especially because one of my sons has type 1 diabetes, which means for the first 12 years of his life I barely slept through the night and lived with the constant fear that he'd have a seizure, or worse.
Yes, I've tried nannies and au-pairs. But every time they quit, it's like someone has totally pulled the plug on your entire life with two weeks' notice and you realise that it's all, actually, just a house of cards built on very flimsy foundations, barely holding together. For a while.
So, for all those reasons I left employment and set up a consultancy because my life just did not seem compatible with having a job, being there for my children, having fulfilling work and looking after my own mental and physical health. And the latter, by the way, would always get pushed to the bottom of the pile, which I think is true for many women; we just don't have permission to stop, or say we're unavailable.
I found the confidence to ask for what I really needed from work
I successfully grew my client base and it was working pretty well. I had no intention to go back into employment. Then one of my clients, James Morris, CEO at Dentsu Creative, asked if I'd come and work for him.
Being in a position I was happy with, which worked for my life, gave me the confidence to ask for what I really needed: the freedom of freelancing coupled with the security of employment. So I said that I wouldn't consider it unless X, Y and Z were agreed, fully expecting those requests to be non-negotiable.
One of the things I wanted, for example, was to do drop-offs in the morning and to take school holidays off. He agreed straight away. I was taken aback. I had heard of other agencies which had said no to similar requests for fear that 'if we give it to you, everyone will want it'.
We need to be 100% transparent if things are going to change
Now, I want to be 100% transparent about this, because I think we need to have more open conversations about this topic if things are going to change. I don't get paid for the extra holidays I take, and I do have a boss and team that embrace this arrangement. And, importantly, leadership embraces my way of working. Dentsu is a company that has a deep and authentic commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
I've obviously reached a certain seniority in my career too and – to be frank – I don't know whether more junior staff would feel as comfortable having this kind of conversation. But I think it's really important to make it known, in my industry and others, that this is a thing you can ask for, because I'd wager that many working mums haven't seen this as an option.
Obviously, too, many women feel they have a lot to lose, whereas I was doing fine on my own. Which makes me conclude that these conversations are all about psychological safety. I felt safe enough to be honest about what I wanted, needed and deserved and I was confident of my worth. And I was engaging on the topic with someone I already knew to be a decent human being, supportive of women and DEI.
We need to feel psychologically safe to have these conversations
We need to feel psychologically safe – not just in these conversations about our job design with our line managers – but in our jobs in general because without this, you can't be at your best or most productive. It's a cornerstone of success. Especially if you're in a job which requires creativity, like mine.
I'd speculate that a lot of women have an expectation that their employer will say no, or they have doubts about their worth. Or they'd feel 'demanding' or 'aggressive' asking, which comes down, again, to traits that are more feminine than masculine in the workplace. Women are, after all, socially conditioned to be people pleasers. And being British adds another layer of complexity – we tend to be less direct in how we communicate and transparent about being ambitious.
This whole experience has been a really enlightening and empowering one, which is why I make a point of talking about it, so other women can see the possibilities for themselves. And not just women. We need different people in the room in the creative industries like, for instance, neurodivergent people who can bring new perspectives to briefs (I feel passionate about this, too, as my younger son has ADHD and my eldest is dyslexic).
Some people are terrified by the idea of welcoming and working with people different to them
Yes, there are people in my industry – and probably yours – that are slightly terrified by the idea of welcoming and working with people who are different and require different ways of working. But things are changing. They have to.
The lines are being redrawn and we have got quite a bit of unravelling still to do. We're collectively experiencing post traumatic stress after the pandemic. We're experiencing a cost-of-living crisis. And there's the war in Ukraine. We're in hard times.
My biggest plea to working women reading this
My biggest plea to working women reading this who resonate with my story is to give yourself permission not to be perfect. Especially at this time of year where there's so much pressure to, not only achieve at work, but create an Instagrammable Christmas, too. Don't bother.
Preserve your boundaries. Lower your expectations of yourself. Know that good is good enough and done is better than perfect. If you're a mum of school aged children, you've got through a monster Autumn term and it really doesn't matter if you haven't got the perfect meal for Christmas, or you decide to go to the pub or get a takeaway instead.
What is important, however, which is similarly important if you've chosen a creative career like I have done, is that you enjoy it. You deserve to enjoy it because – yes, as L'Oreal says – you're worth it. I'm not just saying that because I'm in advertising and it has a nice ring to it… You really are.
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Element Markets, LLC (EM) is pleased to announce that former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) Senior Policy Advisor Paul Argyropoulos has joined the company's Board of Managers.
"Paul has a unique perspective on the intricacies of the federal and state policies affecting the environmental commodity markets, and his insight will be invaluable as we continue to build out our RNG and carbon business lines," said Angela Schwarz, EM's President and CEO.
Mr. Argyropoulos is currently the President of Policy Nexus Advisors, a firm that specializes in promoting the growth of the renewable fuel industry through its work with environmental, energy and agricultural business interests and provides advice on federal fuel and transportation program policies.
In his role as Senior Policy Advisor, Paul was instrumental in the development and administration of the Renewable Fuel Standard and provided recommendations and analysis directly to the Director of OTAQ on a broad range of transportation program issues. He also chaired the intra-agency working group for the RFS program implemented under both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
Prior to his tenure with EPA, Mr. Argyropoulos worked on domestic and international fuel and transportation-related issues in the private sector with Hart Downstream Energy as its Executive Director of the International Fuel Quality Center and Director of US Federal Affairs, and with the American Petroleum Institute (API), supporting its Downstream and Fuels Committee.


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About the Astro Restaurant
A THE 1990S
The Astro opened it's door on November 4th, 1980. Being around since the Carter Administration we have seen allot of changes to this neighborhood and New York in general. The Astro Restaurant, an iconic symbol of the 1980s American diner, has mastered the art of casual dining, providing customers with high quality ingredients, generous portions at a reasonable price (while in one of the highest rent districts of New York City) and a comfortable, family-friendly atmosphere that keeps them coming back year after year. The Astro Restaurant has long been known for its American comfort food. Today, it remains true to tradition while offering more dining choices than ever before on its extensive menu, accented with Italian, Greek and Tex-Mex influences. Keeping in the diner tradition, breakfast is served all day, featuring more than a dozen omelets, farm fresh eggs,10 different pancakes, Belgian waffles and French Toast, like our best sellers, Oreo infused, strawberry short, 7 layer Nutella, red velvet, pumping spice, pancakes and waffles, stuffed French toast, cornbread French toast, croissant Nutella French toast and more. In 1999 we introduced Fage Greek yogurt to our menu, little did we know that Greek yogurt took the U.S. by storm a few years later, now we have on extensive Greek yogurt choices. We at the Astro Restaurant strive to make every customer that enters our door to feel like home, no matter what part of our beautiful they come from.
Tom Aronis and Myron Averkiou.
Tom Aronis
Tom immigrated with his family to New York from the Island of Corfu Greece in 1968 When he was only nine years old. He learned from his family that success only come with honesty, hard work and respect for all. In his teens he worked after school in the local diners of the Bronx where he grew up, working as a dish washer, short order cook to waiter. After finishing high school, he chose to continue his career in the diner business, he met Restaurateur Peter Katsichtis in the late seventies when he opened the Viand Coffee shop on 86th street and second Ave. In 1980 Peter and his partners opened the Astro Restaurant and made Tom the manager. In 1987 the opportunity came, together with Myron bought in to the business and has worked at the Astro till the present day even when he had other business ventures.
Tom still leaves in the Bronx where with his Wife Afroditi raised 3 Daughters and Volunteers his free time to various community organizations.
Myron averkiou
Myron Immigrated from the Island of Cyprus in the early seventies and worked a various diner In Manhattan. In 1984 came to the Astro to work and in 1987 together with Tom bought in the business and has worked at the Astro ever since. He lives with his family in Queens NY.


Okay, so its not actually a real kilt, but it has the look and feel of one. I was lucky enough to get one of the Outlander Fraser Tartan Plaid Skirts from Torrid. I would love to tell you that you could get one too, but at this moment they are sold and I have no idea if they are going to bring them back. I do think that its highly likely they will if enough people request it, especially considering quite a few of the pieces from this collection sold out within the first three days.
It doesn't really stand out in the pictures like it does in person but there is a very distinct line of a berry or wine color running through the plaid pattern. So I paired the skirt with this BELLE + SKY Long-Sleeve Clip Dot Woven Blouse in Deep Ruby from JC Pennys. It is also currently out of stock, however you can sign up to be put on an email notification list for when its back in stock.
in merlot red. It matches pretty perfectly. They look like they belong together.
The wide calf boots in gray are from the Journee Collection that often sells on Zulily. If you don't find them on there today, don't give up. These sorts of boots and this collection sell on Zulily pretty often, but the collections only sell for three days at a time. So just check back often and sign up for their emails if you want a good deal on these sort of boots.
So in the comments below tell me if you managed to get one of these skirts, and what did you pair with them?
Since my previous post, on The Hidden Gems Of Amazon, went over so well I will be doing more. Today I bring you the next item I have found on Amazon, and we will take a closer look at whether it is a hidden gem.
The picture above is what is posted on Amazon. There are additional pictures, but this is the main picture and I don't think any of the other pictures show it to look any different.
It costs $8.99 and $0.50 shipping. I placed my order on September 1, 2016 and I was given an expected delivery date of October 17, 2016. It arrived on the 15th of October. So it did come within the expected shipping times, but even coming from China that is the longest I have ever had to wait for a package. So if you do order one of these keep in mind that you may have to wait a month and a half to get it.
Here is the size chart as well as a couple of warnings they have posted on the page.
As always I will remind you, my measurements are Bust: 49″ Waist: 42″ Hips:54″ and I generally wear a 20W or 2X at most plus size stores like Lane Bryant or Torrid.
I really liked the look of it being really loose, so I thought I would go for the XXXL, but even though the size is listed in the size chart they don't seem to offer it in this item. So I ordered a size XXL instead.
As far as the quality goes, it is better than I expected. There were no weird seeming issues or any kind of holes. Nothing that would make me want to send it back.
The fit is a bit of a different matter for me. It doesn't make me want to send it back, but it might for some. I don't know how they arrived at their bust measurement, but they were way off. If I pull the open front together the two sides will touch, but barely. It is at least five to six inches off the mark from the 55.9″ listed in the size chart. The arms are a great fit though, and could easily accommodate a little larger arms than mine.
The weight of the fabric is about right for me with the weather we have been having this fall. It would not work for anything much cooler, at least for me. I think its perfect for the sixty to seventy degree range, but I tend to be very temperature sensitive and need heavy layers once it gets colder than that.
I tried to stay pretty simple with what I paired with this since the focus of this post is on the cardigan. But in case anyone was wondering about the other things I have on, I will list them here.
Let me know in the comments below if you have tried this or anything else from this brand. And don't forget to give me your suggestions on what to try next.
Today I have another subscription service review for you. I still have several more I will try to get reviewed before the end of November, so if anyone wants to get one as a Christmas present for someone they have plenty of time to do it. And don't forget to check out my previous reviews of the So Choix Subscription and the Sephora Play Box if you haven't already.
Price: $13 – $15 a month, depending on how many months you pay for at once. And if you use my code KAREN you can save an additional 10% off your subscription. My discount code does not expire and can also be used on individual products.
Where Is It Available: Beauteque ships to the US, Canada, Europe (certain countries only), Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore.
Who To Get It For: Anyone who loves Korean Beauty or sheet masks. Or anyone who is interested in trying it out.
What You Get: Nine sheet masks of various types and brands. Though occasionally there is an extra thrown in.
Drawbacks: This really depends on your perspective. The only drawback I could think of is that you don't have any say in what type of sheet masks you are getting. So if you have extremely sensitive skin like me there may be an occasional masks you can't use. But for the general population they are all masks that should be good for all skin types.
The Details: I will share with you what came in my October 2016 Mask Maven subscription so you can get an idea of what to expect.
This is how your Mask Maven subscription will show up every month. It comes in a plain white bubble mailer with the Beauteque logo clearly marked on the envelope.
All of your masks are usually in one of these drawstring bags. And then you get one or two printed pages with it. This month there were two.
On one of the cards, the one you get every month, is a list of all the masks you got and how to use them. This can be especially important to keep because the mask themselves don't always have English directions on them. It also lets you know what the theme for the month is. This month's was theme was After Party Masquerade.
Occasionally you get these 30 day Mask Maven Challenge Callender with your order. There usually is special promotions associated with it on Beauteque's social media. The calendar itself just helps you plan out the best way to space out using your masks in a 30 day period.
Here are all nine of the masks I received this month in my Mask Maven subscription. I will show you each of them up close below, as well as links to each.
This is the My Beauty Diary Roe (Caviar) Mask. It normally sells for $1.99 but is on sale for $1.00 for the month of November. Use this mask to restore a young, beautiful complexion.
This is the Ariul 7 Days Mask in Pomegranate. It normally sells for $1.99 and is on sell for $1.00 for the month of November. Use this mask to improves the general health and radiance of your skin. It also firms and improves skin elasticity.
This is the Ariul 7 Days Mask in Tea Tree. It is currently sold out on Beauteque's website, check their website to see if it has been restocked. However, I am sure that it sells for the same price as the other masks from this brand, $1.99. This mask can be used for clearing up your complexion. It controls sebum without over-drying your skin.
This is the NOHJ Superfood Honey Mask. It is also currently sold out on Beauteque's website. Based on prices for the other masks from this brand I would guess this sells for around $2.50. Use this mask for many things. Honey is good for moisturizing, soothing sensitive skin, and helping acne. And you can't see this in the picture but the package is 3-D. It's really cool packaging, and worth buying at least once just for that.
This is the Esfolio Bird's Nest Essence Sheet Mask. It normally sells for $1.99 but is on sale for $1.00 for the month of November. This mask I have used previously, and if you have read any of my post about sheet mask then you know esfolio is one of my favorite brands. Use this mask to moisturize and brighten your skin.
This is the Tsaio Stayed Up Late Mask – Emily. It sells for $2.25. There were two of these in the bag this month. Use this mask to brighten and firm your skin. This is one of the ever popular black masks.
This is the Berrisom Horror Mask Skull – Black Rice. It sells for $3.00. Use this mask to provides elasticity, moisture, and health to skin. Plus these fun character mask have the bonus of making great Instagram and SnapChat pictures.
This is the Tony Moly I'm Real Mask Sheet in Tea Tree. It sells for $1.99 on Beauteque's website. (I would like to point out that this same mask sells for $3.75 at a national retail chain. I'm not going to name names, you can figure it out easily enough. Just saying don't overpay for these guys.) Use this mask for soothing your skin and to help combat blemishes.
Who Will Like This/Who Won't: You will love this if you are a sheet mask addict who likes to discover new sheet mask or if you want to try new mask but don't know where to start. This is probably not for the person who doesn't like to try new things with their skin care.
Where To Sign Up: You can sign up at Beauteque's Subscription Website. And don't forget to use my code KAREN to save the extra 10% off your order.
In all honesty, the two subscriptions I get from Beauteque, are the ones I love the most. I love makeup and fun things that come in other subscription boxes, and I really love getting my other subscriptions. But trying Korean skin care through Beauteque and seeing the actual change in my skin, that is worth more than anything else to me. I have not had a painful outbreak from my allergy to Balsam of Peru in over two years now. I owe that to Beauteque and Korean skin care.
So tell me in the comments below if you have tried the Mask Maven Subscription before and what you thought about it if you have.
Where do you get your self confidence? ……… That is hands down the number one question I get from blog readers, friends, aquaintences, etc…. The answer, well its neither simple, nor is there really one correct answer. And truth of the matter, I am still a work in progress. I may have more confidence than some, but I still have my days where I doubt myself or let those bad thoughts in.
I think there is some element of how my parents raised me that has helped with my confidence. That may sound odd to any of you who read my post about my journey to self acceptance. My father did say and do a lot of things in my pre-teen and teen years that left me with body image issues to say the least. But my mom did everything she could to counteract that. And outside of my dad's fat phobia, both of my parents constantly told me that I was smart and capable, and that I could do anything I wanted. Really a contrast there for my father I know, but that is sometimes how it is living with someone who is mentally ill.
Just because you didn't have the same sort of family life I did, that doesn't mean you can't get to place of confidence. I am happy to share with you some of the things that I think have helped me at various stages of my journey. Some of these may sound cliché, some of them may sound silly, and some may be difficult for you. But, they are what worked for me, and I think they can help you too.
This is not a step by step guide, so these are in no particular order.
I am a great believer that you can fake it till you make it. Research has shown that making yourself perform simple physical task can bring forth emotions. The most commonly cited is the case talked about in Psychology Today, showing just the act of smiling itself can make you happier. So even if you aren't feeling confident in the moment, sometimes you just have to take a deep breath, push out your chest, head up, and say here I am world bring it on.
And every time you do that it gets a little bit easier. You realize each time you were up for the challenge before. You have got this. Whether it be going into a challenging meeting or simply stepping out of your comfort zone and trying something new with your wardrobe, you can do it.
Someone recently asked me what I would tell myself as a teenager if I could go back in time. The number one piece of advice I would give myself, and anyone else for that matter is don't worry so much about what other people think.
The truth is people don't really think about you that much, unless they are trolls on the internet and they don't matter. I know that may sound harsh to some, but people are busy they have their own problems and worries. So short of you making a decision that directly affects maybe a family member, people don't really get that worked up about the fact that a fat girl went sleeveless or her mid section is showing. I know the trolls on the internet might have you think so, but there have been post after post of plus size bloggers showing how nothing happened when they wore a bikini or when they wore a crop top. Oh they got some stares, but probably not more than you do on the average day as a fat person.
How many times have you had this happen? Your performing a task or out running an errand and someone says "You look so nice today", "You are so talented", "You have the most beautiful smile", etc….And instead of saying "Thank You" and stopping there, you say "Oh, this isn't my usual clothes" or "My sister's smile is so much nicer than mine, you should see hers". Do you do that? I can say I have been guilty of it in the past, and I struggle with it at times now still.
For me there is definitely two things going on that causes that internal struggle. First I that think just being a woman, especially a plus size woman, we are taught early on we shouldn't seek those compliments. I have to continually remind myself that just because someone offered me a compliment, that isn't the same thing as attention seeking. And the second bit is a little more personally targeted. I am a bit of an introvert, I do have my moment where I can step out of that, but I also have a fear of not just public speaking, but really anything that puts major attention on me. I know that there are definitely others that have that same issue. For me, blogging and posting pictures of me can even be difficult at times, but I can step out of my discomfort when my desire to help others is greater than my fear.
So how do you learn to take those compliments when you have spent a lifetime avoiding them? All I can do is tell you what worked for me. I started trying to look at the compliments as gifts. For me gift giving is my major love language, and I find a lot of joy in giving them. I know a lot of people who feel the same. When someone refuses your gift, or even if they don't refuse it but just try to because they feel bad about receiving it, they are in a way stealing some of your joy about giving it. And when someone loses joy in giving to you they are less likely to give to you again. In the long run you hurt both yourself and them. And so its the same with a compliment. Like I said, I still have moment where I struggle wanting to turn the compliment down. So I might pause for a moment, but then I say thank you and smile.
I get it, we are constantly bombarded with images of what the ideal woman or man looks like and acts like. Hell, at this point in our society we are even constantly told what the perfect thing is to buy if you want to be cool or accepted. But that is clever marketing from companies that want to make sales. And most of the images we are sold on are not real. You have to fight to keep that out of your head.
So when you evaluate your self worth try to focus less on the physical appearance and more on your strengths, talents, and achievements in life. Maybe even make a list of some of your best qualities. When you're feeling really down about yourself this may be a hard task to accomplish. If you feel stuck try asking a friend to help you out.
I think many of us living in plus size bodies, especially us ladies, often get trapped into thinking we are the only ones who have body image issues. But the truth is I have yet to meet a person, man or woman, of any size who doesn't have some sort of insecurity about their body. There is no such thing as a perfect body, or the perfect face.
And we do a lot of comparing ourselves to the people we think are those perfect ideals. But the only perfect person you can be is you. Instead of spending your time trying to achieve something impossible, put your efforts into to becoming the best you that you can be. I promise, when you stop comparing yourself to other people your confidence will soar.
Jim Rohn once said, "You're the average of the five people you spend most of your time with." Do I think this is accurate? I don't know if the number is correct, but I think the concept he is trying to convey is sound. The people we spend time with really affect who we are and how we look at life. If we surround ourselves with people who have positive attitudes and are confident, then we start to immolate that. But the same is true for being surrounded by people who are negative points in our life.
I think this is probably the thing that is the hardest for people to change. Sometimes you have to illuminate those negative influences, or at least limit your time around them, if you really want to make a real change in your life. Each person has to make the judgment of what is appropriate and what is not. For me there are some clear lines of what is appropriate to be negative about and what not to be negative about. For example any major health issue, major accident, life altering events, etc… you get what I am going for, these are all reasonable things to express negative thoughts on. But if you make constant negative comments about other people, their appearance, every day events, etc.. this is where I have to start evaluating whether spending time with you is going to effect my state of mind.
Don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting you just dump people for good out of you life, unless that is what you want. I am a proponent of honesty is the best policy. If its someone you really care about, talk to the person and tell them you feel they are too negative. Maybe you can help make both of your lives better. Or if its someone less important in your life and you still don't want to let them go, perhaps just schedule less time with them. Use that time to spend with someone who has a positive attitude.
I really hope these tips have helped some of you. I could probably give a few more, but I think some of the points would become a little over lapping and repetitive. If you have a tip to share please leave it in the comments below.


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weekend, after already making the rounds in the UK.
I saw it on the UK release a number of months ago (why did it take so long to get to the USA??) and I can only recommend it. It's got some very funny parts, yet the zombie story develops in such a way that you also get the shimmering of fear from the whole thing. Comedy and horror are seldom blended, let alone this well.
I didn't find either of these movies scary in the least but I did really enjoy the british comedy. Think of the zombies more as a back story to make jokes about.
By the time they get to the pub, it gets slightly scary. And definatly gory.
It seems that this movie took the same path to the US that 28 Days Later did. It was out on DVD in the UK before it even came to US theaters. If it's half as good as 28 Days Later is (which I quickly bought when it came out on DVD here in the US), I can't wait to see Shaun of the Dead.
Not a horror fan, but I liked it.
Let me start this out: I hate horror flicks. I don't like them at all. I hate that Sci-Fi and Horror are often lumped together.
Now, with that off my chest – I liked it. It was actually a movie (not just a collection of zombie jokes), which I wasn't expecting. Brought up some issues (which I'm sure other movies have covered before), but had a good sense of humor. I think horror fans will get more out of it, since most people were laughing at a lot of things I wasn't.
Nice touch – most of the "jump" moments were due to humans, not zombies. And lots of other small touches – Ed slips on something, he doesn't really notice, but the audience realizes it's a pool of blood.
Only down side – the ending seemed a bit rushed and forced. Obviously you've got to end it before the characters die, but they wrapped it up in about 20 seconds. I also disliked that Liz's personality changed the way it did, especially considering part of the premise was Ed trying to change his life.
Re: Not a horror fan, but I liked it.
Sci-Fi and Horror are often lumped together.
I don't like horror but I like zombie movies.
slasher flick. There's genre confusion here I guess.
Yes – unless it's a mildly funny comedy of course.


Duncan Moore, CFO, Pemberstone Group, outlines the importance of gaining trusted medium-term insight to support the business through uncertain times ahead.
The current underlying trading position in the UK is good, with many companies, especially in manufacturing, exploiting the weak position of Sterling to boost exports. However, from Brexit to interest rate policy and geopolitical uncertainty, there are a number of events on the horizon that make the medium to longer term outlook look a little less positive.
The implications of sudden change were demonstrated powerfully with the crash of Sterling post Brexit. For one of the companies in the Pemberstone Group, which imports products in from China, the sudden rise in import costs presented a real challenge. The business needed product level knowledge to understand granular profitability and the viability of product specific price rises. At the time the company was running largely on anecdote, so a project was put in place to deliver that granular level insight, supporting targeted price rises that returned the business to profit.
For CFOs there are clearly two information categories – information regarding how the business has performed in the very near past, and forward-looking information. Businesses today should be able to believe their historic information is both robust and sufficiently detailed. It is all about forward looking at the moment and how a CFO can adjust forward views, budgets, forecasts, and sensitivities that might be caused by Brexit et al. Businesses need to be looking more to the future with reporting now rather than historical data.
Of course, across our portfolio some companies have better quality data than others. But I don't see that as a challenge – where there are issues they can be addressed; and creating better quality data should be a given as part of a CFO's day to day job. It may be stating the obvious to say companies need to have trust in current data and in near term historic data, but that is something that should be easily within your gift – it is all about how you run your businesses.
At Pemberstone, we work very closely with the management teams of our operating companies. We are constantly probing, constantly evaluating information that comes out of the businesses and therefore where we perceive a weakness that is commercially relevant, we will work with the teams to address that weakness.
When it comes to investing in the right reporting solution, those companies still reliant upon spreadsheets rather than integrated solutions need to undertake a cost benefit analysis. How much do you know about the business? How much do you need to know? At what level of granular information? A CFO needs to have a reporting suite that is flexible, yes, but also the ability to take the core information and layer on that forward planning, what ifs, projections and sensitivity analysis.
The future is increasingly uncertain, and CFOs need clarity regarding the medium-term outlook to support investment decisions; and that means combining trusted data with excellent forecasting tools, including sensitivity analysis.
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Zambian Economist: Are existing media laws enough?
It is difficult to understand on what basis the government wants to enact a law to regulate the media. This difficulty arises due to the fact that there are enough laws on statute books that do so and some, if not most, of them pre-date Zambia's independence in 1964.
Vice president George Kunda recently told journalists at a meeting with media organisations representatives that the media should give government a framework of their proposed self regulation failure of which would force government to enact its draft law to regulate the media.
The government appears to be motivated to change the law because of the privately owned The Post newspaper which always seems to find fault with President Rupiah Banda and his government and accuses the paper of "twisting" facts. Matters recently came to a head when ruling party supporters resorted to beating up Post journalists and those from other media organisations who failed to produce identification cards.
In his determination to cripple The Post, President Banda ordered the arrest of Post News Editor, Chansa Kabwela for sending a picture of a woman giving birth outside the University Teaching Hospital, the biggest hospital in Lusaka, at the height of a debilitating strike by medical and paramedical staff countrywide.
But for those who followed media and related laws in Zambia know that, first and foremost, the Zambian Constitution's Part 3 on the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual guarantees the protection of freedom of expression.
Article 20 of the Zambian Constitution of 1996 provides that "(1) Except with his own consent, a person shall not be hindered in Protection of the enjoyment of his freedom of expression, that is to say, freedom to hold opinions without interference, freedom to receive ideas and information without interference, freedom to impart and communicate ideas and information without interference, whether the communication be to the public generally or to any person or class of persons, and freedom from interference with his correspondence.
"(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a law shall not make any provision that derogates from freedom of the press.
Going by the above article, the Constitution protects against passing legislation that has the potential to take away freedom of expression and, as such, the passage of the proposed law announced by government through Mr Kunda would clearly contravene the supreme law.
The Act also states what defence those sued for defamation can give, notably justification and fair comment.
The government and the Media Ethics Council of Zambia (MECOZ), under the present circumstances in which there is heightened acrimony between the government and certain media organizations, should publicize and encourage the use of this Act. There would be no better regulation than the use of the Act for erring media organisations to be taken to court.
Ironically, it is the delays of the dispensation of justice in the courts of law under this Act that the formation of MECOZ was mooted because media practitioners who gathered at Andrews Motel in Lusaka in 1998, felt that defamations cases took very long to be determined in the courts of law. With the establishment of MECOZ, it was hoped, adjudication would be done quicker outside courts. Whether MECOZ, which The Post has refused to be part of, is doing that or not is something else.
Section 192 states that defamatory matter is matter likely to injure the reputation of any person by exposing him to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or likely to damage any person in his profession or trade by an injury to his reputation. It is immaterial whether at the time of the publication of the defamatory matter the person concerning whom such matter is published is living or dead. There is a proviso, though, that prosecution of libel relating to a dead person, consent must be given by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Section 193 further states that "(1) A person publishes a libel if he causes the print, writing, painting, effigy or other means by which the defamatory matter is conveyed, to be dealt with, either by exhibition, reading, recitation, description, delivery, or otherwise, so that the defamatory meaning thereof becomes known or is likely to become known to either the person defamed or any other person.
Again, it is difficult to understand why and how the government is hesitant to apply the law when some of its officials feel that newspapers, radio and TV stations, and indeed, other means of communication are deemed to be committing libel.
Cap 161 Printed Publications states that no person shall print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, any newspaper until there has been registered at the office of the Director (of the National Archives) at Lusaka the full and correct title thereof and the full and correct names and places of abode of every person who is or is intended to be the proprietor, editor, printer or publisher of such newspaper, and the description of the premises where the same is to be published.
Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand penalty units.
There is equally Cap 111, the State Security Act which spells out sanctions for communicating information prejudicial to the safety or interests of the Republic. Most of the offences under this Act carry a minimum term of 25 years.
What better means of regulation can anyone talk about if not the laws stated above and a myriad others that need to be unearthed? Is the new law going to proscribe lawyers, accountants, teachers and ordinary citizens who have no formal journalism training from expressing themselves through the media, or for that matter, owning media companies? Does the government want people to apply for accreditation to perform what is guaranteed them in the Constitution?
I suppose that Mr Kunda, Ronnie Shikapwasha, the minister of information and broadcasting as well as the executives at MECOZ would do well to look at existing laws instead of going through the expensive motion of making new ones which will fall into disuse at some point or other.


Create your own happiest place on Earth.
There's no need to travel to California or Florida to experience some of that Disney theme park magic. In the upcoming Disney Magic Kingdoms, gamers can build the theme park of their dreams using familiar Disney rides and characters.
Your own happiest place on Earth. Gamers will need to go on a number of different quests to earn stars and other items like magic and gems. At the beginning of the game, Maleficent casts an evil spell on the park, ridding it of all magic. It's up to you, Mickey, and his friends to make the park wonderful again. Other villains you'll meet include Pete, Mother Gothel, and Zurg.
Let the building begin. After getting past the first quest, your building can begin. You'll start with basic items like Mickey's Fun Wheel and then progress to other famous attractions from Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. Some possibilities include Space Mountain, It's a Small World, and many others.
amers will be able interact with a number of famous Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Buzz Lightyear, Mike Wazowski, and many others. You'll also be able to build fun attractions like Mickey's Fun Wheel, Astro Orbiters, and Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor. In the process of building your park, you'll also have to battle villains like Maleficent from "Sleeping Beauty," Emperor Zurg from "Toy Story," and Mother Gothel of "Tangled."
Enjoy anything and everything Disney. Like to spend time (and money) creating your own customized environment.
If you're looking for a fun game with some Disney magic, definitely take a look at Disney Magic Kingdoms. It's easy to play for both kids and adults and has enough content to keep you coming back for more and to unlock other rides and characters.


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_A reference game implementation for Löve2D_

This repo provides a reference implementation for a game built on top of Löve2D (0.10.0) building on a core lua library (https://github.com/samuelwbaird/core) and implementing much of the functionality and patterns from adilb, an actionscript library for constructing games (https://github.com/samuelwbaird/adlib).

The main features are:

* display_list module implements a simplified actionscript 3 style display list heirachy on top of Löve2D's procedural graphics API
* automatic sprite batching where possible when rendering the display list
* app_node class provides the main heavy weight objects for managing the game and main resource scope and ownership (refer to adlib library)
* a clip display object that can hold both scene and animation data
* touch input and buttons handled as per adlib library
* screen size independence, transparently selecting between multiple asset resolutions
* a spritesheet builder creating high quality resized sheets from a single source (requires https://github.com/samuelwbaird/bozo)
* fixed framerate style main loop
* tweening, delayed dispatch, scene management

## Documentation

The code is only minimally documented at present, some more reference is available at the source repositories for the code and adlib libraries. There are plenty of TODO: notes sprinkled throughout.

The main loop launches and automatically scales to fit the screen size available, choosing a scaling ratio that preserves a logical size and selecting appropriate assets. This, along with the fixed framerate updates means that all game code is coded to a single logical resolution.

A single scene is running at all times, the scene object being an app_node. This object and all its children are updated in step with the frame rate and the view object associated with the scene (a display_list) is rendered once per frame.

### Display list implementation

The main types of display objects for use in the display list are:

* display_list, all others derive from this, but this plain type can be used as a grouping object
* image, displays an image from a sprite sheet
* clip, displays frame based scene or animation data (each frame describes a sub-tree of child objects)
* text, displays text
* rect and circle geometry primitives

Convenience add_ methods are defined for each display object to allow you to create a new child object and add it to the parents display list in one step. For example:

	local view = display_list()
	local img = display_list.image('sprite01')
	img.x = 100
	img.y = 50
	view:add(img)

Can be abbrievated to:

	local view = display_list()
	view:add_image('sprite01', { x = 100, y = 50 })

Spritesheets are loaded with the resources module, and the spritesheet description files themselves (ldata) are actually valid Lua code, executed in a sandbox.

### Transforms

Typically a 3x3 affine or 4x4 3D transformation matrix would be used to manage the position and scale of each object in the tree, however Löve2D itself renders using simple x, y, scale and rotation values, so the display_list object also uses these simple values as the transform data. This is less generally useful but skips converting back and forth between scalar and matrix values.

Given Lua's register based intepreter and multiple return values the display_list objects also treat this transform data in an unboxed (unpacked) manner. So where a position, bounds or transform is returned or used as a parameter the individual values are passed each time rather than a rect or transform object. This is a bit inconvient for the programmer as the parameters must be checked carefully but removes a whole layer of boxing, unboxing and temporary objects requiring garbage collection.

### Touch handling

Touch events are funnelled from love into a managed event dispatcher (just copying the structure from adlib library). There is a shared instance of this dispatcher used by defaults, which can be replaced when you want to block events or simulate modal input.

Objects in the display list do not handle touches themselves, instead touch_area objects are created, normally with a reference to a display object whose co-ordinate system they should use. The touch_area then fires callbacks on touch events, having preprocesed the touch data into that co-ordinate space and providing some convenience for tracking the touch movement.

## Reference game

The reference game is called Stones (or something like that), its not a great game but it serves to exercise most of the features. Player's take turns placing 3 gems on a 4x3 grid of tiles. After each gem is placed the tiles update their colors to reflect the number of gems around them. If there are more green gems around they turn green, if more blue they turn blue. The winner is the player at the end of the game with the most gems in their color.

The game features a title scene, purely to demonstrate multiple scenes. Scenes are derived classes of the app_node class, which manages a set of resources in a heirachy. Each scene has one view object, which is a display list, the display list can be filled with a tree of sub objects, images, text, rects, clips and other display lists. The transforms applied to any object in the tree affect all children of that object, so a top level display list object is used to resize the contents of the game to fit the screen.

The sprite sheet script creates to sets of spritesheets one for the title scene and another for the main game scene which are loaded when required in the most appriate resolution. When the display list is rendered, consecutive draw calls from the same spritesheet are automatically batch, the batch broken up and flushed whenever required.

The main gameplay is broken up into a few app_node objects, one managing a pointless moving tile background, one for the hint system, one for the tiles and one for the gems (note not one per gem or per tile, which are only lightweight objects).

A model object implements some very basic AI choosing the next best move for the computer player, but a little randomness has been added as the rules of the game are not that clever and like tic-tac-toe a draw is inevitable if the AI plays it straight.

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Q: Joining column with multiple tables LINQ There is a table I want to join with different columns in different tables.
This is how so far I did this
var purchData = (from a in db.AppRequest
join e in db.Employee on a.Req_By equals e.Id
join c in db.Company on e.CompanyId equals c.Id
join d in db.Designation on e.DesignId equals d.Id
join l in db.Master_Locations on a.Req_Location equals l.Id
join dep in db.Department on e.DepId equals dep.Id
join p in db.Purchase on a.Id equals p.Req_Id
join pi in db.PurchasingItems on p.Id equals pi.Purchase_Id
join pd in db.PurchasingDetails on p.Id equals pd.Purchase_Id
join pds in db.PurchasingDetailsSup on pd.Id equals pds.PurchasingDetails_Id
join s in db.M_Supplier on pds.Supp_Id equals s.Id
join payMethod in db.Master_PayMethods on s.Pay_Method equals payMethod.Id
join poNo in db.ApprovedPoNumbers on p.Id equals poNo.Purchase_Id
where a.Id == id && pds.IsApproved == true

In db.ApprovedPoNumbers table has purchase_Id and Supplier_Id
In db.PurchasingDetailsSup table has purchase_Id and Supplier_Id
So I want to know that here join poNo in db.ApprovedPoNumbers on p.Id equals poNo.Purchase_Id line I want to join the  db.ApprovedPoNumbers table purchase_Id,Supplier_Id  with db.PurchasingDetailsSup table purchase_Id and Supplier_Id

A: You can achieve that by building two objects with the criterias you intend to match and use the equals operator on them:
on new {poNo.purchase_Id, poNo.Supplied_Id} equals new {pds.purchase_Id, pds.Supplier_Id} into details

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


We bring the fabrics to you, in your home! We offer our home service to allow our customers to select the perfect fabric in the space and light where they will be seen and enjoyed. We offer an array of designer fabrics. We want all of our clients to have that perfect fabric treatment and it all starts with selecting the appropriate fabric.
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By Shambhavi Nandargi Last updated Jun 17, 2019
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The crypto exchange Binance is going official and legit along with announcing that it will be launching a U.S. based service. Meanwhile, it has imposed restrictions on all U.S. based customers.
Binance is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world based on trading volume and has provided a trading platform for more than a hundred cryptocurrencies. Binance has allied with the BAM trading services which is registered FinCEN and links to Koi Compliance, Binance is one of the investors that aims to launch an exchange in the U.S. as well. FinCEN – Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is the Bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury that collects, analyses the information on all the financial transactions to fight the domestic and international money laundering crimes and another terrorist financing.
The CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, said, "We are excited to finally launch Binance.US and bring the security, speed, and liquidity of Binance.com to North America. Binance.US will be led by our local partner, BAM and will serve the U.S. market in full regulatory compliance."
However, existing users have a grace period of 90 days. The grace period ends on September 12, and this will be the effective deadline for the Binance to launch its new Exchange in the U.S. and customers will gain their access to funds held in the service.
The Exchange has stated, "Accordingly, some users may be required to furnish evidence showing that their account registrations are consistent with Binance's Terms of Use. Binance regrettably cannot continue to serve users who are found to have violated the Terms of Use and are unable to demonstrate otherwise."
It also added, "users who are not in accordance with Binance's Terms of Use will continue to have access to their wallets and funds, but will no longer be able to trade or deposit on Binance.com."
Recently Binance did announce that it would be blocking its DEX website to the users in 29 countries that included the U.S. as well.
The company believes that the impact and loss faced due to this will be for a short period of time, and it will have a high impact in the well being of the country in the long term.
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A "cool" Saturday morning long run !
Tomorrow we will be running towards T.H. on the Woodstock road.If it is cold and windy we will run by the Superstore.If there is no wind we will go by the river.
Caution :Do not run behind John C., he looks back a lot and you might run into him !
20km and never looked back once. Harry D. was behind me though - a long way behind - no chance of him running imnto me! Just saying.


For Fruit Pizza you will need some sliced bananas sliced strawberries sliced kiwi seedless grapes blueberries melon balls, apricot preserves, whipped light cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, water, and refrigerated sugar cookie dough to make this dessert strawberries recipe.
Fruit Bruschetta is a appetizer strawberries recipe created of rhodes warm-n-serv™ crusty rolls thawed, tablespoons butter melted, tablespoons sugar, teaspoon cinnamon, some diced strawberries pineapple & kiwi, cup sour cream, tablespoons honey, teaspoon lemon zest, and teaspoons fresh lemon juice.
For Chocolate fondue you will need milk chocolate, half-and-half, kirsch, and dry instant coffee to make this dessert strawberries recipe.
For Summer Sweet Spring Salad you will need baby arugula/spinach, grape tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, kiwis, clover/alfalfa sprouts, small apple, almond slivers, chia seeds, goat feta blue cheese, and rasberry vinegrette dressing to make this salad strawberries recipe.
Salad strawberries recipe Berries and Hearts Salad is made with heart romaine lettuce, heart bibb lettuce, artichoke hearts quartered, raspberries, chopped walnuts, head radicchio, thin slices heart of palm, strawberries sliced lengthwise heart shaped, fresh-chopped ginger, finely-chopped shallots, some salt and sugar, raspberry vinegar, burgundy, and olive oil.
For Swiss Chocolate Fondue you will need butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla to make this dessert strawberries recipe.
Fruit Colada is a drink strawberries recipe created of frozen strawberries, banana, grenadine, pina colada mix, and scoop ice.
jellyrolls each cut into 3 slices, instant vanilla pudding mix, milk, frozen whipped topping thawed, and sliced fresh strawberries are used to cook Easy Valentine's Day Trifle dessert strawberries recipe.
Day-old french baguette, large eggs beaten, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, fresh or frozen blueberries thawed, all-purpose flour, dark brown sugar firmly packed, ground cinnamon, butter or margarine, and fresh or frozen strawberries thawed are used to cook Baked French Toast with Berries breakfast strawberries recipe.


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Brrrring on the cellular memories
Daniela Karpenos, Web News Editors
They are evolving. Natural selection has eliminated the weak―the slow, the boring, the outdated.
Cell phones aren't what they used to be.
They have adapted in shape, size, and, most importantly, purpose. Although cell phones were initially meant for talking, that seems to be the least important function nowadays.
According to a study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the average cell phone call has declined to 2.3 minutes―the shortest it has been since the 1990s.
Blair Gould '15 said she rarely uses the once-revered calling feature on her cell phone.
"I only really talk on the phone when I call my parents to ask for something," Gould said.
Similarly, Lauren Davis '17 prefers text messaging to talking on the phone because it's "easier and faster."
This rings true for most teens (no pun intended).
In the same Pew Internet and American Life study, it was found that the average teen sends over 2,000 text messages a month.
Even so, phones are no longer merely a tool of verbal communication. In addition to texting, teens and adults use their cell phones for snapping photos, listening to music, surfing the web, and updating social media―all the functions of a compact computer rather than of a telephone.
Eryn Lorberbaum '14 noticed that this multimedia explosion began with the Blackberry smartphone. It was first released in the late 1990s, which is not-so-coincidentally when the average American's call duration began to decrease. Although the Blackberry was originally intended for businessmen and women in need of 24/7 access to emails, many teens jumped at the opportunity, too.
With this shift in use, many cell phone companies have been unable to keep up while others have clawed their way to the top.
As in natural selection, the survival of a cell phone depends on the success of certain technological qualities. Advancements that prove to be popular―such as front-facing cameras and touch screens―are then reproduced in newer, sleeker models.
Conversely, cell phones with undesirable or useless qualities fail to survive on the market and therefore die off.
And what sits comfortably at the top of the food chain?
The iPhone.
The iPhone has practically eliminated all other competition. It has preyed on the flimsy flip phones from the early 2000s, pushing them to near extinction.
"Back when everyone had flip phones, it was cool if someone could even take pictures," Steven Sobel '14 said.
Similarly, Riley Thrush '17 recalls her first phone: a hot pink Razor.
"I thought it was literally the coolest phone ever," Thrush said. "I remember a lot of girls had them back then, but now they are so outdated."
The brilliant range of color and vast selection of apps on the iPhone surpasses the capabilities of prehistoric flip phones. Its high-resolution screen, multi-touch screen, high-definition camera, and sleek display make it all the more difficult to resist.
"I'm pretty sure I don't know anyone who doesn't have an iPhone," Thrush remarked.
In fact, Lorberbaum has noticed that currently a vast majority of middle schoolers, and even elementary schoolers, have been getting their own cell phones.
"I personally don't think they should have them," Lorberbaum said. "When I was younger, my friends and I would run around outside, play on the swings, go to the beach, play board games. Now we have everything available to us in the palm of our hands―literally―and kids just have their eyes glued to a screen."
Daniela Karpenos, Web News Editor
Daniela Karpenos '15, a dedicated member to Inklings, is not just an important part of the paper, but she is also very educated in the field of psychology....
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MONTREAL – Six years under the tutelage of legendary Finnish hockey coach Heikki Karvinen certainly served Lars Eller well in the long run.
Karvinen, a renowned skills instructor based in Denmark, has trained Rødovre Skating and Ice Hockey Club youngsters since 1980, helping to mold the likes of Eller, Mikkel Boedker and Jannik Hansen, into premier players at hockey's highest level.
"He was the one who taught me how to skate and stickhandle. Everything I know is a product of his training. We would have practices that were 50 minutes long. The ice time was always clocked because there were so many teams having to share one rink. We'd spend about 30 minutes of that time just working on skating techniques. There would be other practices where we only worked on puck skills, doing toe drags and just using our creativity. That probably had the most impact on me as a player today," offered Eller, who was a pupil of Karvinen's between nine and 15 years of age, prior to leaving his hometown squad and joining Frölunda Hockey Club's program in Sweden in 2005-06.
According to Karvinen, Eller was a model student, exhibiting noticeable natural talent and a remarkable love for the game early on in their working relationship.
It didn't hurt Eller's cause to have some top-notch talent in his age group back then, either. In retrospect, that only created more opportunities to enhance his budding skill set in both practice and game situations.
In recent years, however, Karvinen has been particularly impressed by Eller's play without the puck given that defense wasn't necessarily something he'd been schooled in growing up.
Needless to say, the veteran teacher still takes plenty of pride in seeing Eller's hard work pay off in La Belle Province.


Scrapbooking is all about expressing your creativity in various ways. Creating your graphics with Paintshop Pro to use as elements to add to your story is one way to do it. But how about personalizing your titles with your own text? Not using fonts or alphas, but actually making use of handwritten words and phrases and using them to decorate your digital scrapbook pages.
There is a fairly easy way to do it and you don't have to buy an expensive tablet to create it. Simply write your title/words/phrases on a white paper with a black marker, pen, or any favorite lettering tool.
Set your scanner to scan your word art to at least 300dpi. TIP: If your initial paper is not perfectly white nor your text perfectly black, go to Adjust > Brightness and Contrast > Threshold and it will turn to black and white (no grey, no color).
This image can already be used by itself and it can be used as an overlay to any existing image. Simply copy the text image over a background and set Blend Mode to Multiply.
If you want to add shadows or any other effect to this text image, you'll need to remove the white background first.
To do this, you can Select All (Ctrl-A) then go to Selections > Modify > Select Color Range then select White as a color and check Subtract. Adjust Tolerance and Softness until there is no more visible white background. Then click OK.
Next, Invert Selection (Ctrl-Shift-I) and hit the Delete key on your keyboard. Deselect by pressing Ctrl-D. You can even save a copy of this layer so you can easily use them as an element to your other digital scrapbooking projects.
Now go to Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow and set it to 100% opacity and 0 blur. You can choose grey or any other color for the shadow.
You can also change the color of the text on the image to another color. You can achieve it in just two quick steps: First, go to Adjust > Brightness and Contrast > Brightness/Contrast and adjust the settings for brightness to make it medium grey.
Next, go to Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Hue/Saturation/Lightness and now change the color to whatever you like from there.
Additionally, you can also jazz up your text image by applying a pattern. Using the Flood Fill Tool , pick a Pattern from your Materials Palette, and apply it on the text itself.
You can even use this simple technique for your upcoming holiday greeting cards and gift tags.
As you can see there are many ways to get creative with a simple handwritten text converted into a digital element so you can use it on your scrapbooking projects with Paintshop Pro. Try this the next time you'd like a more personalized title for your scrapbook pages or if you simply want customized word elements for your projects. And don't hesitate to show us or link to your final project, in the comment below, or on our Facebook page.
This is so COOL!!! After I practice a bit, with my own writing, I want to see if this would work on a few pieces of Mom's handwriting, to share that history with the family!