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Mexico Energy Reform - Implementing Legislation
William H. ("Hunt") Buckley , Eduardo Corzo
Mexico's Senate received on April 30, the first round of the long-awaited secondary legislation to implement the constitutional energy reform effective last December. This first legislative package includes 9 new laws and modifies 12 existing laws. We anticipate that the package will be discussed and voted on during the extraordinary legislative sessions by the end of June. Below we list some of the highlights.
Initial Highlights of the Implementing Legislation*
Private Participation in Oil and Gas
Participation and competition between state-owned "productive" companies (PEMEX, for the time being) and private companies in upstream and midstream activities.
The opening to the retail fuels sector will be gradual.
In situ hydrocarbons will continue to be sole property of the Mexican State.
E&P contracts will be awarded through public bids by the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH).
CNH will execute E&P Contracts with PEMEX, other State Productive Companies, or private-sector companies (domestic companies which may be 100 percent foreign owned).
PEMEX may enter into joint venture agreements or joint operating agreements with the private sector.
The Ministry of Energy may determine the participation of PEMEX or other State Productive Companies in certain E&P contracts up to 30 percent when it considers that such entities will receive an aggregate value in technology and experience from the private sector or when such projects are supported by specialized financing vehicles of the Mexican government.
Depending on the type of E&P contracts, booking of reserves becomes possible.
E&P Contract Payment and Compensation
In connection with "production sharing" contracts and "profit sharing" contracts, generally private contractors will pay an exploration stage fee, royalties, and a payment of a percentage over the operating profit.
In "license contracts," generally private contractors will pay an exploration stage fee, royalties, a signing bonus and a percentage over the operating profit or the contractual value of the hydrocarbons.
The specifics of each payment and compensation scheme will vary on a case-by-case basis for each contract, including production payments, net profit arrangements, cost recovery and sliding scales.
PEMEX Direct allocations
PEMEX or other State Productive Companies will receive from the Ministry of Energy direct allocations (asignaciones) for E&P projects.
PEMEX and State Productive Companies may only enter into cash-based service contracts with private companies, and may not enter into farmouts or participation agreements.
PEMEX or the State Productive Company must first relinquish the allocated contract area so that it may be subject to a bidding process to select the private industry participant.
Transboundary Reservoirs
PEMEX and other State Productive Companies must mandatorily participate with at least a 20 percent participating interest in any contract area that possibly contains transboundary reservoirs.
PEMEX or other State Productive Company may be the operator or a non-operator.
Oil and Gas Surface Use and Rights of Way
The legislative package creates a mechanism to regulate surface use for E&P activities.
The legislative package contains two new tax laws, the Hydrocarbons Revenue Law and the Mexican Petroleum Fund Law, and amendments to the current Federal Law of Government Fees and the Fiscal Coordination Law.
These laws contain the provisions regarding exploration license fees, sign-on bonus, royalty, profit sharing, and production sharing, as well as other tax and revenue related provisions.
The goal is to cut the tax burden on PEMEX and establish a comprehensive oil and gas payment and tax regime for contractors.
Mining Concessions and Coal Seam Gas
Beneficiaries of carbon mining concessions may obtain a direct contract award for E&P of coal seam natural gas.
Local Content
Although there is a local content requirement, it will be phased in gradually until it reaches an average of 25 percent by 2025. A public trust will be created to assist local contractors.
Private companies will be allowed to participate in the financing, construction, maintenance, operation, and expansion of the National Electric Grid.
Private industry will be allowed to generate electrical energy to sell in the wholesale (industrial) market; however CFE will continue as the exclusive supplier of the retail (residential) market.
Reorganization of the national power utility currently under the monopoly of CFE is also included.
A new statute will govern the exploitation of geothermal resources by private entities. Amendments to the Federal Water Law are introduced.
Regulators and State Companies
Governmental Authorities and Companies
The CNH and the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), as industry regulators, will have greater budget, greater scope of authority, and will be endowed with some measure of technical and management self-government.
As expected, a National Natural Gas Center and an Agency of Industry Safety and Environmental Protection for the Oil and Gas Sector will be created.
The National Energy Control Center (CENACE) will be created to own and operate the National Transmission Grid.
A Board of Coordination to oversee energy policy will also be created. The Board will be integrated by members from the Ministry of Energy,three under-secretaries and representatives from the CRE, the CNH, the National Natural Gas Center, and the CENACE.
PEMEX and CFE will, under a new statute and with greater budget and self-rule management, become the first two State Productive Companies.
List of Implementing Legislation
New Hydrocarbons Law (Ley de Hidrocarburos)
Amendment to various related or affected laws such as:
Foreign Investment Law (Ley de Inversión Extranjera)
Mining Law (Ley Minera)
Public Private Partnership Law (Ley de Asociaciones Público Privadas)
Productive State Companies
Restructuring of the Pemex Law (Ley de Petróleos Mexicanos)
Restructuring of the CFE Law (Ley de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad)
Acquisitions, Leases and Services of the Public Sector Law (Ley de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos y Servicios del Sector Público)
Public Works Law (Ley de Obras Públicas y Servicios Relacionados con las Mismas)
Federal Public Entities Law (Ley Federal de Entidades Paraestatales)
New Electric Industry Law (Ley de la Industria Eléctrica)
New Law of the Regulatory Entities in Energy Matters (Ley de los Órganos Reguladores Coordinadores en Materia Energética)
Amendment to the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration (Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal)
Industrial Safety and Environmental
New National Agency of Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of Oil Sector Law (Ley de la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Industrial y Protección al Medio Ambiente del Sector Hidrocarburos)
Petroleum Fund
New Law of the Mexican Petroleum Fund for the Stabilization and Development (Ley del Fondo Mexicano del Petróleo y Responsabilidad Hacendaria)
New Geothermal Energy Law (Ley de Energía Geotérmica)
Amendment to the National Waters Law (Ley de Aguas Nacionales)
New Hydrocarbons Income Law (Ley de Ingresos sobre Hidrocarburos)
Federal Government Fees Law (Ley Federal de Derechos)
Fiscal Coordination Law (Ley Federal de Coordinación Fiscal)
Budgetary
Amendment to the Federal Budgetary and Fiscal Responsibility Law (Ley Federal de Presupuesto y Responsabilidad Hacendaria); and
General Public Debt Law (Ley General de Deuda Pública)
To access the Spanish text of the bills of the implementing legislation click here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the attorneys listed below.
Ariel Ramos
ariel.ramos@haynesboone.com
William (Hunt) Buckley
hunt.buckley@haynesboone.com
Eduardo Corzo
eduardo.corzo@haynesboone.com
You may also view the alert in the PDF attached below.
Mexico-Energy-Reform-Implementing-Legislation.pdf
*Please note that the content of this document is for informative purposes only. We are currently reviewing the full legislation, and we will be sending further summary alerts.
Energy, Power and Natural Resources


I am now venturing into uncharted language-learning territory.
In the wee hours of this morning, I began using Assimil, which bills itself as "Europe's top language learning method." I liked it. I liked it quite a lot.
Assimil is a French company with more than 80 years of language-learning publishing history. One of the cool things about them is that they offer language products with a number of different base languages.
To clarify, if you go to their website (either the English or the French version), you will see a drop-down menu on the right-hand side where you can pick a starting language, meaning the language that the explanations are given in. Usually that will be your native language, but if you've acquired others, you have the luxury of more choices.
For example, say you pick English; in that case, there will be 10 foreign languages available to you to study. Pas mal!
But if you are fortunate enough to speak French already, well then, all hell can break loose. There are roughly 80 options for French as a base language, including, I am noticing to my chagrin right now, Yiddish. That would have come in handy a couple of months ago.
If you know German, then you are still way ahead of the English speakers, with a total of 24 languages to study, including Swedish and Vietnamese. Or you could study Hebrew in Hungarian, Arabic in Dutch, English in Portuguese, French in Turkish, German in Russian, and much, much more.
Suddenly I am feeling very, very, very greedy. This is way better than a giant sushi platter followed by a pint of Häagen Dazs.
I will now force myself to concentrate and return to my experience of last night. I was a little bit surprised by my immediately positive reaction to my Assimil book—which is called Using French and is part of the advanced series—because I did not initially care for the layout. Although I love the book's diminutive size, diminutive sizes often affect the size of the text contained within, and this is no exception. The font is pretty cramped and small, and I have trouble coping with certain aesthetic challenges. I mean, I spend a lot of time on this stuff, so small problems are often magnified for me.
Another issue, which I am sure will strike some as petty: the paper used in the book and my pencil are incompatible. For some reason, my Pentel Twist-Erase mechanical pencil does not move with total ease along the Assimil pages.
These two things would normally irritate me—language-learning is a physical experience, after all!—but I barely noticed them.
The print quality is high enough that I can read it despite its sometimes tiny size. And any gripes about that or my pencil-related ease of use were quickly overshadowed by the intelligence of the text.
The issue is not, it turns out, that I have an inherent dislike of dialogues; the problem is that the dialogues are normally boring. This wasn't!
I was floored to see a complete English translation right next to the dialogue. I cannot remember seeing such a thing in a language book. I know there are dual-language books (Dover Publications has some, for example), but don't think I've ever seen full-on translations given in a language-learning text, especially not an advanced one.
What about all the cheaters out there? The ones who give up on a foreign tongue at the slightest hint of trouble? Will they learn or will their eyes be drawn irresistibly over to the right, where the English resides?
Now for me translations are great. I love translations. I don't read them except to look for the words I don't know. Therefore, translations are not a cost to my learning, but rather a benefit, because they really speed up my reading process by preventing me from needing to run to dictionaries for critical vocabulary.
They are quite frankly a relief and a frustration reducer.
After I finished reading my engaging Assimil dialogue, the next thing I had to do was translate some French sentences, grounded in what had been presented in the dialogue, into English. Normally I hate that kind of thing, because usually I have just read a dialogue that I dislike and want nothing more to do with. This time it was fine. The choices for translation also happened to be good ones, useful for me and in my opinion very smartly chosen.
Then I had to fill in blanks in some French sentences, guided by English translations below. This was extra good, because the sentences involved idioms and constructions that are tricky for non-native speakers of French.
This French book contains so much more English than I am accustomed to seeing. This is not an immersion approach. It is very efficient for me, but I am surprised.
Today I did a couple more sets of dialogues and exercises and was similarly pleased.
What I am missing, though, is the sound! There are audio files that go with this book, and I don't have them! I want them! I am investigating!
I also want to study some of these foreign languages in languages other than English, and I haven't yet received those in the mail! More investigation needed. My life is one long series of language-learning crises; waiting for a new language book to arrive is hard. Much mail-checking occurs. The guys in the mailroom see quite a lot of me.
Looking at the Assimil site, I find my mind reeling at how much language could be studied!
I'm happy you found Assimil. I like them very much. The nice thing about the audio is that it is only in the target language. So you get a lot of listening practice.
I know you're keen—for good reason—to get copies of the books from the publishers, but if you do find that you need to buy an Assimil course, I strongly recommend using Schoenhof's in Cambridge, MA. They are the US distributor for Assimil so the prices are much lower than if you ordered from France and their website often has sales.
Very happy to read your review of Assimil - it's something I've been considering for a while now, but this post convinced me. I'm also absolutely elated to have stumbled across your blog. Can't wait to start digging through your posts and reviews.
I still love Pimsleur all the way!
Charles, I love Schoenhof's! That was my bookstore for all my language classes in college! Fortunately, the Assimil materials have now arrived and I am all set for the foreseeable future.
Shannon, thank you so much for your nice post. I would love to hear what you end up thinking of Assimil!
Kris, I hear ya. I have done 29 Pimsleur lessons over the past three days (the majority of them lessons I had already done at least once in the past), and I swear on a stack of foreign-language dictionaries, nothing installs or resuscitates language skills in my brain faster. Pimsleur is a genius product.
Just saw your reply to my comment! I haven't yet purchased Assimil, but it is definitely on my list. The book I wanted wasn't available the last time I checked (which was a while ago), but it seems there is now a new edition (hooray). I think I have my next wishlist item!
Hello Ellen, I enjoy your blog! I was pleased to see that you were trying out Assimil. After starting Portuguese with Pimsleur, I got my hands on Assimil in mid-November. I hope you try learning another language from the French. For me it has been interesting and fun to do so. With two Romance languages it is intuitive and helpful. It also seems to be improving my French! I'm half-way through and some days, like today, I learn vocabulary in both languages. Today's word was "clutch". I drive an automatic ;-) I don't have the audio (it was too expensive for me) but with Pimsleur and some native speakers around, I feel like I'm doing fine. Next I hope to buy Assimil for German but I think I'll get the English because it should be more intuitive. Then I want the advanced French course and the French grammar and orthography courses they offer. I learned French by ear mostly so that should be interesting. All that said, I agree with you that Pimsleur is brilliant. The length of the lesson corresponds to the length of my walk to work. When it isn't too cold to walk, this is perfect. I have it in mind to get Pimsleur from some other languages that I wouldn't study otherwise just because it's so much fun and easy to work into my life.
Thank you, Simone! I am definitely going to try more Assimil. I am behind on it right now, but have Portuguese and other languages (with a French base) to check out.
My addiction to Pimsleur is increasing rather than decreasing. I thought I might get sick of it at some point, but every language is a new adventure, even if I am learning how to say coffee, tea, water, and beer over and over again! It is so good for walks and commutes.


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Facts About Penny Stocks You Should Know and Understand.
Happy Saturday! I am getting ready for our upcoming mini course/series "Preparing Yourself To Start Investing" which begins this Monday so this post went up a little late today. Thank you for your patience. If you believe the series can be helpful to you, don't forget to sign up. Click here to enroll and feel free to share with your networks!
With that said. Lets get right into today's topic.
One of the most common questions I get asked within the Girl$ on The Money community is my opinion on penny stocks and whether or not I invest in them.
Ever since I started my investing journey (almost a decade ago) I have stayed away from penny stocks. I consider them very dangerous, risky, and speculative. I wrote a mini-lesson on this topic in my book but I'd like to share the information with you all here as well because I feel is very important that you are informed.
Before I get into this, I want to emphasize that I fully respect everyone's approach towards the stock market. If someone is an advocate of penny stocks and has no problem putting their hard earned money in those kinds of investments, I respect that. However, it is something I personally stay away from.
If you are new to the investing world and are considering investing in penny stocks or it is something that has crossed your mind at all; please take a few minutes to read some of the facts below. After you read it, decide for yourself if this is something you'd personally feel comfortable with.
As I've always said, personal finance and investing are VERY PERSONAL. One of my goals with the blog and my content in general, is to share the facts in a straight forward/simplified way and allow you to make your own educated [personal] decisions.
1. The Securities and Exchange Commission* (SEC) formal definition for a penny stock is one that trades for about $5 per share or less. However, most of the penny stocks people talk about trade for just cents on the dollar and are generally companies no one has ever heard about. Also, most people cannot explain how exactly that company generates revenue, whether it has any profits, or any other important financial factors.
*The SEC is the government entity that regulates publicly traded companies.
2. Penny stocks trade very infrequently meaning that it may be difficult to find someone to purchase the stocks from you once you attain them, which means you may very well be stuck with worthless shares that no one in "the market" will want to buy from you.
3. Penny stocks are considered speculative investments. Most penny stocks have no law requirement to disburse all (or any) of their financial information to the public and they are not regulated to the extent that legit, established securities are.
For instance, public companies are required by law to provide information to the SEC year after year about every single thing that happens with the business. The information is shared with the public in the form of annual reports, quarterly reports, proxy statements, press releases, and the list goes on.
The extensive disclosure of information allows investors to obtain most of the information they may need to make an educated decision on whether or not the investment would be profitable. Penny stocks do not have these type of requirements. For the most part, you'll be investing blindly with no clear understanding of the business or where it is going.
"Investors in penny stocks should be prepared for the possibility that they may loose their whole investment (or an amount greater than their investment if they purchase penny stocks on margin)".
5. While it may be true that some people get lucky and actually make money in penny stocks, these stories are rare. Remember that there are a lot of scam artists out there- if you have ever heard of the phrase "pump and dump" that's where the term comes from. Experienced people in the business of scamming others with penny stocks can easily 'hype up' a random ticker symbol and when everyone is in, they will go ahead and sell, and leave you penniless.
You work hard for your money. You want your money to work hard for you. Whether you are a fairly new investor just learning and just getting started, or an experienced well-seasoned investor, I always recommend focusing on companies that are well-established within their respective industries and that have a clear and specific competitive advantage.
If you want your portfolio to have a bit more 'edge' or more 'risk' with a possible high potential; go for companies that actually follow the SEC guidelines and that are regulated. Even if they have not yet 'proven' themselves, at least you'll have the peace of mind that every move they make will be completely public and transparent for you because they are regulated.
You won't have to worry about waking up tomorrow and finding out the 'penny stock' that was supposed to make you wealthy, ran away with your money and your dreams. You also don't want your money just sitting there in the 'red' while you blindly sit and wonder what will happen next. Who wants to be in that kind of situation?! I like to sleep well at night.
And that is all my friends. Wishing everyone a fantastic week!
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The Battle of Buin was fought on January 6, 1839, during the Chilean second expedition of the War of the Confederation. The Restoring Army rearguard led by General Manuel Bulnes successfully held the bridge over the Buin River in the North Peruvian territory from the attack of the Confederacy Army commanded by Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz, yet retreated to San Miguel leaving the field before Santa Cruz could engage him again.

Both countries consider this action as a victory. In Chile, a regiment was named "Buin" 1st Line Regiment on 1851, in commemoration of the soldiers who fought and died in this encounter. This Unit still preserves its name.

Prologue

South America had been in turmoil since the War of the Confederation broke out on 1836. Chile, feeling threatened by Andres de Santa Cruz' growing influence in the continent and his intentions to create a Peru-Bolivian Confederacy, declared war on 1837. Chile sent an expedition under Manuel Blanco Encalada, but the latter failed in his task, and surrounded and outnumbered at Arequipa was forced to sign the Treaty of Paucarpata on November 17, compromising to resume trade relations with the Confederacy. This treaty was widely rejected by the Chilean government and public opinion, so a new expedition was sent, led this time by General Manuel Bulnes Prieto, a veteran from revolutionary wars during Jose Joaquin Prieto's Presidency.

Restoring Army

The army assembled by Chile for the second expedition was formed by seven infantry battalions, two cavalry regiments, plus six artillery pieces; having a nominal strength of 5,400 men.

Confederate Army

Santa Cruz's army was strong in about 6,000 men divided into four Corps, made up by Peruvians and Bolivians, all veterans of internal wars in their respective countries.

Preliminary moves

The Restoring Army lands at Ancon on August 7, 1838. Bulnes believed that Orbegoso had abandoned the Confederacy, but the latter refused to authorize Bulnes' forces disembark. This tense situation led to a confrontation and a subsequent engagement at Portada de Guias on August 21, where Bulnes obtains his first victory in this campaign and enters in Peru's capital city. Four days later, Peruvian Marshal Agustin Gamarra is appointed as a provisional President of Peru.

This caused Santa Cruz to march over Lima. In the ensuing combat of Matucana, Bulnes results triumphant again. This setback diminishes Santa Cruz' army morale. Before these events, General Brown had defeated the bulk of the Argentinean Army at the Battle of Montenegro on June 24, 1838.  On November 12, General Heredia is assassinated, ending the participation of Argentina in the war.

With the army decimated by deceases, the lack of discipline of the newly added Peruvian troops under Agustin Gamarra, and surrounded and beset by montoneros, a council decides to leave Lima on November 8. General Moran enters Lima the very next day.

The restoring plan consists in to leave Lima and move north, trying to avoid a direct confrontation with outnumbering Santa Cruz' army. Once arrived to Huacho on the 13, the sick and the wounded are sent to Trujillo and Piura, along with the poor trained Peruvian soldiers, while the rest of the army are to occupy the Huaylas Corridor, where the chances of gaining tactical advantages are stronger. During this march, a detachment of the Restoring Army under Juan Colipi contain a major confederate force at Llaclla on December 18

On January 5, Bulnes is almost surprised at Huaraz, retreating from the town but forced to detain on the northern edge of the Buin River and present battle.

The battle

Since a storm broke out before the battle, the Buin became impossible to cross in any point but by the bridge over there. Thus, this bridge became the strategic goal for both armies.

Battle formations

Bulnes deployed Colonel Valenzuela's Carampangue Battalion on the centre, with Gomez' Valdivia Battalion on the right flank and Garcia's Portales Battalion on the left. The skirmishers of the first unit were to guard the bridge over the river and to keep it from falling on confederate hands

Santa Cruz formed his army over the road, with Moran's division on the rear with the rest of the army; all the skirmishers were set on a nearby height and two cannons under Colonel Pareja were aiming the bridge.

The beginning

With this positioning, the battle broke out at 15:30 hrs. When Gomez began to form his unit over the shore, Pareja opened fire upon the restoring centre. With both armies separated by the river, Santa Cruz' efforts logically focused on the bridge, but he was contained. This sector of the battlefield witnessed heavy action since the bridge was the key of victory for both sides. Also a detachment of soldiers, exhausted for the march were cut by a group of confederate troops trying to surrender them. Hence, the Portales advanced to defend them, successfully taking the company out of their difficult situation.

After an intense infantry and artillery fire, Santa Cruz ordered Moran and Guilarte to engage the enemy from different directions. General Guarda with his light division assaulted the bridge, but his column was caught by the Chilean infantry fire, falling Guarda severely wounded and forcing him to retreat. Whilst, Moran frontally charged the Carampangue Battalion, while Guilarte forwarded against Garcia's position on the restoring right flank. Then, Moran's division advanced over the bridge as well, but he was rejected too.

Around the bridge the fight was pretty vicious. A detachment from all the restoring units were defending the position under Lt. Colipi, who being surrounded charged repeatedly against their enemy. The Bolivian Captain Juan Jose Perez with a company of the Cazadores Nº 2 Battalion, threw himself with a few soldiers to the river trying to cross it, but almost all of his men drowned. Also, a few soldiers could reach the other shore under the command of Captain Leuper, but was forced to retreat, resuming the fire from both sides of the river.

The fight continued with an intense infantry cross fire, but nobody could obtain any advantages. Meanwhile, Bulnes' vanguard undid its advance trying to reach the battle in time. Vidaurre-Leal's Valparaiso Battalion was the first one to get to the battlefield, arriving on the afternoon. Fore seeking the proximity of both armies and the arrival of his vanguard would force a general battle, Bulnes ordered Valenzuela to move to the rear, and ordered Vidaurre-Leal to advance to the front line, taking the place of the Valdivia Battalion, which exhausted all of its ammunition.

The confederate army was rejected once again and forced to return to Huauyan. When the Colchagua Battalion arrived, it couldn't engage because after the confederates retreated, Lieutenant Juan Colipi destroyed the bridge, following an order existing since Huacho to destroy anything that could help the advance of the confederate army.

With the bridge cut, both armies limited to fire upon each other from their respective positions. Having his vanguard Commander injured, Santa Cruz could not take advantage of this new positioning. He also did not allow Moran to attack the restoring troops when they were crossing the creek.

Afterwards, the storm broke out again. When it stopped around 20:00 hrs, a confederate column crossed the river to scout the position, but Bulnes had already left towards San Miguel.

Aftermath

Bulnes lost almost 300 men between dead and wounded, while Santa Cruz had almost 70 casualties. This battle had no decisive effects on the war development.  Both commanders continued their respective plans, Bulnes moving north avoiding an engagement were the superior number of Santa Cruz' army were determinant, and Santa Cruz trying to chase down Bulnes and force him into a decisive battle. This situation continued until January 20, when at Yungay Bulnes defeated decisively the confederate army, vanquishing the Peru Bolivian Confederacy forever.

Notes

Bibliography

Conflicts in 1839
Buin
Battles involving Chile
Battles involving Peru
Battles of the War of the Confederation
History of Ancash Region
1839 in Chile
1839 in Peru
January 1839 events

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What is Gendered Innovations?
Sex & Gender Analysis
General Methods
Rethinking Concepts
Analyzing Sex
Analyzing Gender
Sex and Gender Interact
Intersectional Approaches
Participatory Research
Reference Models
Language & Visualizations
Specific Methods
Tissues & Cells
Lab Animal Research
Sex in Biomedicine
Gender in Health & Biomedicine
Social Robotics
Hermaphroditic Species
Norm-Critical Innovation
Animal Research 2
Genetics of Sex Determination
De-Gendering the Knee
Dietary Assessment Method
Heart Disease in Diverse Populations
Nanotechnology-Based Screening for HPV
Osteoporosis Research in Men
Assistive Technologies for the Elderly
Extended Virtual Reality
Gendering Social Robots
Haptic Technology
HIV Microbicides
Inclusive Crash Test Dummies
Human Thorax Model
Making Machines Talk
Virtual Assistants and Chatbots
Environmental Chemicals
Housing and Neighborhood Design
Quality Urban Spaces
Smart Energy Solutions
Intersectional Design
Major Granting Agencies
An intersectional approach (see Term: Intersectionality) is important to consider when setting research priorities, developing hypotheses and formulating study designs. Taking an intersectional approach can better predict variations in health outcomes and determine user needs, and ultimately lead to more inclusive research and engineering solutions (Weber et al., 2007). For example, sex, socioeconomics, gendered division of labor and language interact to determine how agricultural workers are exposed to endocrine disruptors (see Case Study: Environmental Chemicals). Recent research also demonstrates how an intersectional approach can improve the accuracy of AI-based facial recognition (see Case Study: Facial Recognition) and energy efficiency measures (see Case Study: Smart Energy Solutions).
Identify problem
Intersectional approaches may be relevant in studies involving human subjects. While sex and gender are important concepts to consider (see Analyzing Sex; Analyzing Gender), they are shaped by other social and biological factors. The way the research problem is formulated will determine which intersecting variables are required for analysis. The most important categories, factors and relationships cannot be determined a priori, but emerge during the process of investigation (Hankivsky, 2014).
Before beginning a study, researchers should conduct systematic literature searches to identify factors and categories of potential relevance. These categories and factors can be biological, socio-cultural or psychological characteristics of users, customers, participants, experimental subjects or cells (see box). Even intersecting factors, such as diet or genetic variability, may be important to consider. Such factors may reveal sub-group differences among males and females that would have been obscured by using only sex as a variable (see Case Study: Nutrigenomics).
In this phase, it is also important to consider the social contexts, including societal, institutional and community-level circumstances (e.g. laws, policies, healthcare providers, school systems, law enforcement, religious institutions, crime rates) that shape people's life experiences, opportunities and choices in different ways depending on their gender, race, socio-economic status, sexuality, geographic location, etc. (Bowleg, 2012; Hankivsky, 2014).
Finally, it may be relevant to consider whose practical knowledge or experience is relevant to your project. Involving diverse groups of research subjects or potential end users in the research process (from problem formulation to research design) may sharpen the intersectional analysis and lead to more inclusive solutions (see Method: Co-Creation and Participatory research).
Intersectional research should be designed to illuminate the multiplicative effects of different but interdependent categories and factors. Determine which methods (qualitative, quantitative or mixed-method) are best suited for examining the intersecting variables of relevance to your project. Qualitative approaches (e.g. focus groups, document analysis, interviews and observations) can provide detailed insights into the complex web of factors, processes and relationships that shape people's identities, opportunities and practices. Quantitative methods (e.g. survey questionnaires, social-media data, product purchases and register data) allow the researcher to examine similarities and differences across groups and subgroups, and may reveal how such similarities and differences vary by social context and evolve over time (Else-Quest and Hyde, 2016; Bowleg, 2008; Shields, 2008). In mixed-method designs, qualitative methods may be deployed to explore which intersectional categories, factors and relationships to examine in a subsequent quantitative analysis. Qualitative methods, however, may also be used to obtain a deeper understanding of salient interactions and relationships identified in a preceding quantitative analysis. A quantitative analysis, for example, may reveal unexpected differences between women and men that cannot be explained by gender or socioeconomic status alone, such as women of high socioeconomic status having similar health outcomes to those of men of low socioeconomic status (Sen et al., 2010). In this case, a qualitative follow-up study may help tease apart the underlying processes and mechanisms that drive the observed differences and similarities.
Consideration should always be given to the potentially dynamic nature of the intersectional categories and factors in focus. The importance of different categories and factors may vary by social context, and may change over time (Hankivsky, 2014). In quantitative research, such variations could be examined using geospatial analysis or longitudinal designs (Weber et al., 2019; Warner & Brown, 2011).
Finally, researchers using qualitative interviews or surveys should inspect their questions and categories for misguided or stereotypical assumptions before initiating the data collection. Extensive piloting and/or cognitive interviews with the target population may improve the study's validity and reliability, and make data collection more effective.
Collect data
Applying an intersectional approach presupposes data collection on factors intersecting with sex and gender (e.g. ethnicity, religion, sexual behavior, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, disability, gender categories relevant to transgender people, etc.).
The attention to individual-level categories and characteristics should be complemented by a focus on group-level factors (e.g. at the household, neighborhood, institutional, regional, state or national level). Again, the relevant variables to include will depend on the problem identified for study. At the neighborhood level, it may be relevant to include measures of air quality, crime rates, population density or housing-unit occupancy rates, etc. At the state and national levels, it may be relevant to account for factors such as healthcare policy schemes, parental leave policies or transgender rights legislation (Bowleg & Bauer, 2016).
In quantitative research, calculate the minimum sample size required for each group included in your analysis to allow for meaningful statistical analysis (Rouhani, 2014). Strategic oversampling of some groups may be necessary to allow sufficient statistical power for cross-group comparisons and interaction analyses. Respondent-driven sampling (Heckathorn, 1997) and time-space sampling (MacKellar et al., 2007) can be used to recruit marginalized or hidden populations that are difficult to access through traditional sampling methods (Bowleg & Bauer, 2016).
In qualitative research, the sample should be heterogeneous enough to capture the various intersecting positions of relevance to the research problem.
An intersectional analysis seeks to illuminate the multiplicative effects of different but interdependent categories and factors.
Quantitative research should move beyond an additive focus on main effects (e.g. estimating separate effects for gender, race and sexual orientation) to examine how the variables in focus intersect (Bauer, 2014; Hancock, 2007; Bowleg & Bauer, 2016).
Multilevel models (e.g. hierarchical linear modelling) can be employed to tease out the effects of individual-level variables and group-level factors on a given outcome (e.g. hospital setting, neighborhood, state or occupation).
In regression models, interaction terms may be used to probe how respondents at particular locations in the intersection of two or more categories (e.g. a gay black man, or a straight Asian woman) vary on a given outcome. Multiple main effects may also be used to examine such variations if dichotomous variables are computed for each of the intersecting categories of interest (Sen et al., 2010). A medical study, for instance, examining main effects for intersecting categories related to sex and race found that in-hospital mortality for myocardial-infarction patients showed little variation for white females, white males and black males but was higher for black females (Vaccarino et al., 2005). This important finding could have been overlooked had the study restricted its focus to two main effects (sex and race) rather than including dichotomous variables for each of the four locations in the intersection (white male, white female, black male and black female) (see also Sen et al., 2010).
Qualitative analyses will often be exploratory in nature and should offer rich descriptive accounts of the various categories, factors and processes that intersect to shape people's identities, opportunities and practices in a given context (Hunting, 2014). Such an analysis should examine both commonalities and differences across categories and factors, and acknowledge within-group variations in experiences, viewpoints and behaviors. A multi-level approach, operationalized through a nested coding of the data material, may be used to explore how individual experiences and behaviors relate to broader group-level and contextual factors (Hankivsky, 2014).
Reporting and Disseminating results
Reporting should specify the sample characteristics by gender, sex and relevant intersecting variables and describe how information for each variable was obtained. To promote transparency, researchers should report all relevant outcomes of the intersectional analysis including inconclusive results. Be specific about which findings generalize broadly and which apply to specific populations, variables or geographical locations.
When reporting the results of cross-group comparisons, provide information on the within-group variability and between-group overlap of the distributions. Be careful not to overemphasize differences between individuals or groups. Ensure that information on both differences and similarities is properly reported in the text, tables and figures, and that sensitivity to nuance is maintained throughout the report (Else-Quest & Hyde, 2016b; Cole, 2009).
In quantitative research, statistical interactions (and effect-measure modification) should be reported in sufficient detail to enable readers to interpret the effect size and practical significance of the findings (Bauer, 2014; Knol & Van der Weele, 2012).
Given the close link between intersectionality and questions of power, privilege and inequality, it is important to situate the study findings in the context of the target populations' particular societal, institutional and community-level circumstances (Bowleg, 2012; Hankivsky, 2014; Else-Quest & Hyde, 2016b).
Dissemination strategies should take into account the complexity of target audiences. Too often, researchers restrict their audience to academic peers. An intersectional approach helps sensitize the researcher to many other potential audiences.
When intersectional datasets are made open access, careful considerations about anonymity are warranted. For instance, "anonymized" data including demographic information on zip code, birth data, ethnicity and sex may offer sufficient information for others to de-anonymize the data (Sweeney, 2002).
Degendering the Knee
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Nanontechnology-Based Screening for HPV
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Bowleg, L. (2008). When Black + lesbian + woman ≠ Black lesbian woman: The methodological challenges of qualitative and quantitative intersectionality research. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 59(5-6), 312–325.
Bowleg, L. (2012). The problem with the phrase women and minorities: intersectionality—an important theoretical framework for public health. American Journal of Public Health, 102(7), 1267-1273.
Bowleg, L., & Bauer, G. (2016). Invited reflection: Quantifying intersectionality. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40(3), 337-341.
Cole, E. R. (2009). Intersectionality and research in psychology. American Psychologist, 64(3), 170-180.
Else-Quest, N. M., & Hyde, J. S. (2016a). Intersectionality in quantitative psychological research: II. Methods and techniques. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40(3), 319-336.
Else-Quest, N. M., & Hyde, J. S. (2016b). Intersectionality in quantitative psychological research: I. Theoretical and epistemological issues. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40(2), 155-170.
Hancock, A. M. (2007). Intersectionality as a normative and empirical paradigm. Politics & Gender, 3(2), 248-254.
Hankivsky, O. (2014). Intersectionality 101. The Institute for Intersectionality Research & Policy, SFU, 1-34.
Heckathorn, D. D. (1997). Respondent-driven sampling: a new approach to the study of hidden populations. Social Problems, 44(2), 174-199.
Hunting, G. (2014). Intersectionality-informed qualitative research: A primer. The Institute for Intersectionality Research & Policy, SFU, 1-20.
Knol, M.J., VanderWeele, T.J., 2012. Recommendations for presenting analyses of effect modification and interaction. International Journal of Epidemiology, 41(2), 514-520.
MacKellar, D. A., Gallagher, K. M., Finlayson, T., Sanchez, T., Lansky, A., & Sullivan, P. S. (2007). Surveillance of HIV risk and prevention behaviors of men who have sex with men—a national application of venue-based, time-space sampling. Public Health Reports, 122(1_suppl), 39-47.
Rouhani, S. (2014). Intersectionality-informed quantitative research: A primer. The Institute for Intersectionality Research & Policy, SFU, 1-16.
Sen, G., Lyer, A., & Mukherjee, C. (2010). A Methodology to Analyze the Intersections of Social Inequalities in Health. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 10(3), 397-415.
Shields, S. A. (2008). Gender: An intersectionality perspective. Sex Roles, 59(5-6), 301-311.
Sweeney, L. 2002. K-Anonymity: A Model for Protecting Privacy. International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-based Systems, 10(5), 557–570.
Vaccarino, V., Rathore, S. S., Wenger, N. K., Frederick, P. D., Abramson, J. L., Barron, H. V., ... & Krumholz, H. M. (2005). Sex and racial differences in the management of acute myocardial infarction, 1994 through 2002. New England Journal of Medicine, 353(7), 671-682.
Warner, D. F., & Brown, T. H. (2011). Understanding how race/ethnicity and gender define age-trajectories of disability: An intersectionality approach. Social Science & Medicine, 72(8), 1236-1248.
Weber, A. M., Cislaghi, B., Meausoone, V., Abdalla, S., Mejía-Guevara, I., Loftus, P., ... & Buffarini, R. (2019). Gender norms and health: insights from global survey data. The Lancet, 393 (10189), 2455-2468.
Weber, L., & Fore M. (2007). Race, Ethnicity and Health: An Intersectional Approach. In Hernan, V., & Feagin, J. (Eds.), Handbooks of Sociology and Racial and Ethnic Relations, pp. 191-219. New York: Springer Press.

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A clean shutdown service for PPP tunnels, used when on ups to avoid lock file problems when power returns to the system.
Now lets see the manual of pptp service.
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Q: web view Xamarin forms How to use Web View in "Onappering" Event?
protected async override void OnAppearing()
        {
            base.OnAppearing();

            if (Settings.Session)
            {
                while (!BrowserMaster.IsInNativeLayout)
                {
                    await Task.Delay(50);

                    CallServer(url);

                }
            }
}

i have a webview in Xamarin forms that used onappering event
but error
"The full view has not been loaded yet"

A: This not only waits for your web view instance to be ready, it also waits for the site to be loaded, so you can use your site's assets.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             x:Class="App1.TestPage">
    <WebView x:Name="BrowserMaster" Source="https://google.com/" Navigated="BrowserMaster_Navigated" />
</ContentPage>

public partial class TestPage
{
    public TestPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    bool _isFirstTime = true;

    async void BrowserMaster_Navigated(object sender, WebNavigatedEventArgs e)
    {
        if (_isFirstTime)
        {
            _isFirstTime = false;
            await BrowserMaster.EvaluateJavaScriptAsync("alert(document.title)");
        }
    }
}

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var formatInteger = require( './format_integer.js' );
var isString = require( './is_string.js' );
var formatDouble = require( './format_double.js' );
var spacePad = require( './space_pad.js' );
var zeroPad = require( './zero_pad.js' );

// VARIABLES //

var fromCharCode = String.fromCharCode;
var isnan = isNaN; // NOTE: We use the global `isNaN` function here instead of `@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan` to avoid circular dependencies.
var isArray = Array.isArray; // NOTE: We use the global `Array.isArray` function here instead of `@stdlib/assert/is-array` to avoid circular dependencies.

// FUNCTIONS //

/**
* Initializes token object with properties of supplied format identifier object or default values if not present.
*
* @private
* @param {Object} token - format identifier object
* @returns {Object} token object
*/
function initialize( token ) {
	var out = {};
	out.specifier = token.specifier;
	out.precision = ( token.precision === void 0 ) ? 1 : token.precision;
	out.width = token.width;
	out.flags = token.flags || '';
	out.mapping = token.mapping;
	return out;
}

// MAIN //

/**
* Generates string from a token array by interpolating values.
*
* @param {Array} tokens - string parts and format identifier objects
* @param {Array} ...args - variable values
* @throws {TypeError} first argument must be an array
* @throws {Error} invalid flags
* @returns {string} formatted string
*
* @example
* var tokens = [ 'beep ', { 'specifier': 's' } ];
* var out = formatInterpolate( tokens, 'boop' );
* // returns 'beep boop'
*/
function formatInterpolate( tokens ) {
	var hasPeriod;
	var flags;
	var token;
	var flag;
	var num;
	var out;
	var pos;
	var i;
	var j;

	if ( !isArray( tokens ) ) {
		throw new TypeError( 'invalid argument. First argument must be an array. Value: `' + tokens + '`.' );
	}
	out = '';
	pos = 1;
	for ( i = 0; i < tokens.length; i++ ) {
		token = tokens[ i ];
		if ( isString( token ) ) {
			out += token;
		} else {
			hasPeriod = token.precision !== void 0;
			token = initialize( token );
			if ( !token.specifier ) {
				throw new TypeError( 'invalid argument. Token is missing `specifier` property. Index: `'+ i +'`. Value: `' + token + '`.' );
			}
			if ( token.mapping ) {
				pos = token.mapping;
			}
			flags = token.flags;
			for ( j = 0; j < flags.length; j++ ) {
				flag = flags.charAt( j );
				switch ( flag ) {
				case ' ':
					token.sign = ' ';
					break;
				case '+':
					token.sign = '+';
					break;
				case '-':
					token.padRight = true;
					token.padZeros = false;
					break;
				case '0':
					token.padZeros = flags.indexOf( '-' ) < 0; // NOTE: We use built-in `Array.prototype.indexOf` here instead of `@stdlib/assert/contains` in order to avoid circular dependencies.
					break;
				case '#':
					token.alternate = true;
					break;
				default:
					throw new Error( 'invalid flag: ' + flag );
				}
			}
			if ( token.width === '*' ) {
				token.width = parseInt( arguments[ pos ], 10 );
				pos += 1;
				if ( isnan( token.width ) ) {
					throw new TypeError( 'the argument for * width at position ' + pos + ' is not a number. Value: `' + token.width + '`.' );
				}
				if ( token.width < 0 ) {
					token.padRight = true;
					token.width = -token.width;
				}
			}
			if ( hasPeriod ) {
				if ( token.precision === '*' ) {
					token.precision = parseInt( arguments[ pos ], 10 );
					pos += 1;
					if ( isnan( token.precision ) ) {
						throw new TypeError( 'the argument for * precision at position ' + pos + ' is not a number. Value: `' + token.precision + '`.' );
					}
					if ( token.precision < 0 ) {
						token.precision = 1;
						hasPeriod = false;
					}
				}
			}
			token.arg = arguments[ pos ];
			switch ( token.specifier ) {
			case 'b':
			case 'o':
			case 'x':
			case 'X':
			case 'd':
			case 'i':
			case 'u':
				// Case: %b (binary), %o (octal), %x, %X (hexadecimal), %d, %i (decimal), %u (unsigned decimal)
				if ( hasPeriod ) {
					token.padZeros = false;
				}
				token.arg = formatInteger( token );
				break;
			case 's':
				// Case: %s (string)
				token.maxWidth = ( hasPeriod ) ? token.precision : -1;
				break;
			case 'c':
				// Case: %c (character)
				if ( !isnan( token.arg ) ) {
					num = parseInt( token.arg, 10 );
					if ( num < 0 || num > 127 ) {
						throw new Error( 'invalid character code. Value: ' + token.arg );
					}
					token.arg = ( isnan( num ) ) ?
						String( token.arg ) :
						fromCharCode( num );
				}
				break;
			case 'e':
			case 'E':
			case 'f':
			case 'F':
			case 'g':
			case 'G':
				// Case: %e, %E (scientific notation), %f, %F (decimal floating point), %g, %G (uses the shorter of %e/E or %f/F)
				if ( !hasPeriod ) {
					token.precision = 6;
				}
				token.arg = formatDouble( token );
				break;
			default:
				throw new Error( 'invalid specifier: ' + token.specifier );
			}
			// Fit argument into field width...
			if ( token.maxWidth >= 0 && token.arg.length > token.maxWidth ) {
				token.arg = token.arg.substring( 0, token.maxWidth );
			}
			if ( token.padZeros ) {
				token.arg = zeroPad( token.arg, token.width || token.precision, token.padRight ); // eslint-disable-line max-len
			} else if ( token.width ) {
				token.arg = spacePad( token.arg, token.width, token.padRight );
			}
			out += token.arg || '';
			pos += 1;
		}
	}
	return out;
}

// EXPORTS //

module.exports = formatInterpolate;


18. watch Anne of Green Gables...again!
Here's to another year of making beautiful memories with my family and friends!
this is awesome! i can't wait to see what all you accomplish!
When you move to Laurel, we are going to start working on #2!! We can do this!! This list makes me happy!! Oh and I think you are a lovely friend!! Love you!


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What Really Sank Gun Control: Distrust of Government
Senator Joe Manchin defends Democrats who opposed background-check legislation, scolds Mike Bloomberg, and says Pat Toomey is still on board.
By David A. Graham
Senators Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin at the unveiling of their compromise bill on expanded background checks (Reuters)
Think gun control failed in the Senate because of gun-clutching extremists? Or because of fanatical radicals who want to abolish the Second Amendment? Senator Joe Manchin, who's been at the heart of the effort, says it's nothing of the sort. In fact, the central problem really has nothing to do with firearms at all -- it's about trust.
When he speaks to gun owners, "they're scared this is the first step" in a massive government overreach, said Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat. He made the remarks during an interview with Margaret Carlson at New York Ideas, a daylong conference sponsored by The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute.
"When you say universal background check, the first thing that comes in the mind of a gun owner is that means registration, and registration means confiscation. 'I haven't broken the laws, why do you want to know everything?'" he said. According to Manchin, even in gun-loving West Virginia, constituents he spoke with repeatedly told him that if the bill did only what it said it does, they would wholeheartedly support it. ("There's a lot the NRA likes in this bill," he added.) The problem is, they're skeptical that the bill will in fact go farther than it claims. That means the effort to pass it on a second try will require emphasizing, for example, the harsh penalties associated with keeping records past a certain period.
"I have never seen something that resonated with so many people in so many parts of society because it made so much sense," Manchin said. "When something makes that much sense, you have facts to back you up, and you just have to walk out into your community and explain it."
Understanding the mentality of senators, Manchin quipped, was much harder than understanding gun owners. But he implicitly rejected President Obama's angry condemnation of senators who opposed the plan Manchin hatched with Republican Senator Pat Toomey as "shameful." To Manchin, the calculation that red-state Democrats who voted against the bill made -- including Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mark Begich of Alaska, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, and Max Baucus of Montana -- was rational and understandable, even if he disagreed.
There was more castigation, however gentle, for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose group Mayors Against Illegal Guns has targeted Democrats, and his allies. It's important to consider the way a red-state senator would view the situation, Manchin said, and it makes more sense to help rally support among constituents -- to create a "permission structure," as Obama might say -- so that the senators can switch their votes.
"If you were in a state such as West Virginia or North Dakota or Arkansas, which is a rural state and it's mostly gone red in national elections, how would you approach that? Would you say, 'I'm going to beat Joe Manchin up because he didn't vote the way he should have?'" Manchin asked. "Or would you say, 'I'm going to appeal to law-abding gun owners in the state,' and give me enough support from my constituents that I don't have to do hand-to-hand combat with?"
There's little profit in attacking a senator once the vote is made, he said -- especially if, like the retiring Baucus or the newly reelected Manchin, the official won't face voters for six more years or ever again. "If you beat me up now, I'm going to hunker back and defend my position. I've already made my vote! Right or wrong, I made my decision," he said. "Don't back me up against a wall."
But Manchin remains optimistic about the chances to pass the law. Although Toomey has appeared publicly unenthusiastic about a second attempt, Manchin insisted that the conservative Pennsylvanian would be on board and still supports the compromise. The nation will know soon enough whether campaigners are able to put Manchin's ideas into use -- and whether that strategy is enough to pass the first major gun legislation in two decades.


2) if we can support this type of programming, maybe sooner rather than later, we'll have a facility here that will require less driving out of Crozet, and that's good for all of us.
Join Crozet Sports for the following upcoming youth programs in Crozet!
Winter Break Kids Camp- Join Crozet Sports, licensed educators, former athletes, and coaches for the upcoming Kids Camp being held at Brownsville Elementary on December 20th & 21st from 8am-4pm. Participants of the Kids Camp will experience a well-structured academic and athletic environment including fun character-building activities, STEM learning challenges, academic-themed games, athletic opportunities, and much more.
Our recent youth baseball, softball, and field hockey clinics were a huge success! We'd like to once again thank the participating families, youth sports leagues and WAHS for their role in supporting our mission and the growth of these sports in our community. Action photos and highlight videos of each clinic are available on the Crozet Sports website. Like our FB page and complete the email sign-up on our site to stay updated on our plans for 2019!
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There's a lot of jargon and buzzwords floating around in the cryptocurrency space. You may have heard the terms coin and token and assumed they meant the same thing. While some industry experts do use the terms interchangeably, they aren't equivalent. While a crypto coin has a blockchain, a token uses smart contracts to carry out transactions. To better understand how crypto coins differ from tokens, it's helpful to understand the terminology.
Different types of cryptocurrencies have different uses in a decentralized financial system. These applications don't belong to any particular company or individual. Cryptocurrencies can be used to make transactions, transfer money and store value. These features make cryptocurrency an attractive alternative for people who do not want to risk their money on volatility. Some people believe in the potential for cryptocurrency, but many Americans aren't yet convinced of its promise. This article explains why the technology is so valuable and why you should get involved.
If you're looking for a reliable way to invest in cryptocurrency, you'll need to learn about its history and what its value is. While there are plenty of alt coins on the market, they're not as safe as more well-known ones. While there's no shortage of them, it's important to avoid the risk of crypto sickness. Until you have a clear understanding of how cryptocurrencies work, it's best to stick with known brands.
While utility tokens are essentially digital coins that can be used to purchase goods or services, cryptocurrency is also a store of value. The Basic Attention Token (BAT) used by Brave web browser advertisers and publishers rewards their audience with the BAT when they view ads. Meanwhile, stablecoins are backed by fiat currency. They are not subject to the same volatility as other cryptos, but they are still a useful store of value.
Although crypto currency is a hot topic in the investing world these days, the hype around it isn't a safe bet for the future of your finances. Just like any other investment, it carries a lot of risk. As with any investment, there are lots of unknowns, which makes the risk of cryptocurrency even higher. However, if you're willing to accept that risk, you'll be well on your way to making a good investment.
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I've included a PDF version of my presentation that I gave today along with links to the motion graphics videos. I'd like to include maybe one more motion piece along with some more process work to supplement my conceptual take on projects.
Where I'm Going from Kristen A on Vimeo.
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Have you ever seen those programs about tiny houses? The ones where the people live in spaces under 500 square feet? If you haven't – check out this YouTube channel. Absolutely fascinating. While this lifestyle would never work for me right now, it got me thinking if one day I would be able to live with a minimal number of possessions – truly live with only what I need. I've been intrigued by this lifestyle for at least a handful of years. It was only recently that I started making changes in my own life to get closer to this minimal way of living.
Regardless of what you have going on in your life and the number of warm bodies (human and furry friends) you are responsible for, have you ever spent an entire Saturday or Sunday cleaning up your crap? I'll take that as a resounding YES – even if you aren't admitting to it now, we've all had to take time out of our valuable and precious weekends to sort our things out. Call it "spring cleaning" or whatever you want – it exists. And it stinks. It makes you realize real quick that you are an adult and that being an adult is just not fun sometimes.
So this whole minimalist movement is about solving that problem. What if you controlled your living space and possessions instead of these things controlling you? Admit it – its intriguing right? And completely counter-intuitive to our Western culture where more is more and less is less. What if less really was more?
As I mentioned before, my husband and I have already started making smallish changes in an effort to explore this new less-is-more lifestyle. It was easy to get him on board by merely talking about how much time we would save on our weekends and dedicated free time if we weren't having to do mounds of laundry and spend hours picking up the explosion of toys that happens immediately after the previous pick-up session.
My first step happened in January of this year – I started in my closet. Clothes seemed to be the easiest starting place for me as I am not emotionally attached to clothing. My reason for having so many items of clothing was practical and rational for this point in my life. My body has endured so many changes over the past 6 years – I have grown and delivered three human beings, so of course my body shape has been all sorts of shapes and sizes during this time period. I was hanging onto clothing with plans in mind of not being as large or round in certain body areas forever. OK, so its taking longer than I would like for this to happen. I've accepted it and I have now parted with the variety of sized clothing in my closets. It is still not where I want to be – I need to shed some more – but it is better than it was when I started.
My second step was our kitchen – again out of rational thinking – we are about to undergo a much-needed kitchen reno next month, and therefore we need to have all the crap that we don't use out of the way so its easier to work around the reno and store our belongings. I have 4 of the same-sized pyrex! How does that happen? I also shed our old plates we received from our wedding. We had more than we needed and the majority of them were chipped anyway. We upgraded to stark white plates, which I am obsessed with and they bring joy to me every time we sit down to eat.
After the kitchen purge, I watched a review of a book that seemed to be taking over people's conversations (in the social/web community I take part in): The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Her book basically summed up everything that I was reading and watching that was inspiring me to make these changes. I picked the book up in hopes that it would help me organize my plan of attack for this new exploration of mine. I'm about half-way through the book and it is amazing. And life-changing. And magic. I highly recommend it.
This past weekend we purged toys. It was amazing. It was joyful. My house smiled when we finished. My children did not even notice. Again, I feel we could purge even more, but this was an awesome starting point. My next attack will be my closet again. I plan on documenting my process now that my house is not as embarrassing. Had you only seen where I started.
I can tell you that so much peace has already come upon me and my family. After three months of slowing chipping away at the over-abundance of STUFF that was taking over our lives, I have never felt so at-ease walking into my home. It is slowly but surely becoming a place I enjoy spending my time.
Have you been intrigued by this minimalist movement? Have you tried changes in your own life? Please share with me any successes or failures you have experienced. I hope at the end of the day the promise of minimalism comes true, and I hope you enjoy our journey.
I feel a "Namaste" is an appropriate exit of this post. So, namaste.
Yes, you heard me correctly. Rain on a wedding day is such a blessing. I remember counting down the days to my wedding day back in '07. I was obsessed with checking weather.com for updates on a daily basis. April weather in Alabama is so unpredictable. I take that back. Weather in Alabama is so unpredictable. It really does not matter the time of year – you never know what you are going to get.
All of the planning and expectations could not have prepared me for the actual day. The beautiful, bright floral arrangements – because it was SPRING after all! The dogwoods were blooming. The azalea bushes were exploding with color. My wedding day pictures were going to be perfect. Perfect.
All week the forecast had been warning me of rain for Saturday. But, it was Alabama after all – so I believed in the forecast about 50%. The weather the night before our wedding was beautiful. 65 degrees. Zero humidity. The cute, cropped sweater I bought to go along with my dress would have been totally optional. I thought to myself, "self – we may get through this with rainbows! Oh, rainbows – what a magical touch for those flawless, colorful outdoor photos. Right.
I woke up on my wedding day around 5am. My two best friends from college had spent the night with me and were going to help me get to the hotel where I would be getting made into the bride who was going to look amazing in front of those blooming azalea bushes and dogwood trees. We dodged the sprinkles as we loaded up my friend's car with all of my bags, wedding dress, veil and shoes. It was gray and dreary. I wanted to cry. My friends kept assuring me it would probably clear up by my 3pm wedding and not to worry. I worried anyway.
I can't remember if it was that morning or later that day that I received a text message from my soon-to-be-partner-for-life. He had done some research regarding superstitions of rain on your wedding day. He said he found that the Hindu believe that rain is a good sign as a "wet knot is harder to unravel than a dry knot".
So, for all of you brides-to-be out there fretting about rain on your wedding day. Here are some other thoughts to help ease your worries. And, if you don't get the wedding photos with the blooming trees and bright azalea bushes – it is not the end of the world. I would much rather have the luck of rain bring me 80+ years of a committed marriage.
OH RAIN… How I love thee. Let me Count the Ways!
Rain renews. It feeds and brings new life. It hydrates our Earth. How can a life-giving and life-sustaining thing be bad?
Fertility. There are some who believe rain on your wedding day is a symbol of fertility. Well, my three tiny blessings are living proof of this theory/superstition/belief.
Fresh Start. Most religions believe that rain is symbolic for a new beginning. I am Roman Catholic. I baptized all three of my munchkins shortly after birth. The Holy Water was used to cleanse my little ones at baptism for their fresh start in the Catholic Faith. Also, if you have ever lived in a place where blooming trees and bushes paint the sides of streets and fronts of houses every spring, you also know how welcome rain is to wash away all of the pollen that is making you and the rest of your house ill from allergies. 😉 Rain washes away the impurities and allows for the air you breathe to be fresh.
So, as you can see, rain on your wedding day can bring so many blessings to you and your significant other. It is raining, once again, on my 7th wedding anniversary. I feel just as blessed today as I did 7 years ago. Our knot is strong because it started off drenched with rain.


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Bruce Hornsby has enlisted the help of Danielle Haim on a new track – check out the video for 'Days Ahead' below.
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The video was directed and filmed by Hornsby himself during the pandemic. It sees three dimensional printed characters who can be seen variously re-arranging furniture in a dolls-house, attempting to learn a new language and thinking about what to do next in their lives.
It's taken from Hornsby's new album, "Flicted', which was released yesterday (May 27). Prior to that single release, the album was teased with lead single 'Sidelines', which featured Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig.
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Earlier this week (May 25), Drake shared a photo on his Instagram from his first time meeting LA sisters Haim.
"Just met the Beatles," he wrote in the caption alongside the black and white photo which shows the rapper with Este, Danielle and Alana Haim.
Haim also shared the photo on their Instagram account, jokingly writing "We're the Beatles" in their caption.
The band are currently on their 2022 North American tour in support of their latest album 'Women In Music Pt. III'. Last week, they stopped over in Drake's hometown of Toronto, Ontario to perform at RBC Echo Beach.
Elsewhere, Haim are due to return to the UK this summer to play Glastonbury 2022 before embarking on their COVID-delayed 'One More Haim' stint on these shores in July. Any remaining tickets for those dates can be found here.
Haim's 2022 UK/Ireland tour dates are as follows:
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20 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
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Madras High Court Questions Parliament On Laws Regarding Violation Of Fundamental Rights By State/Officials
Ishita Desai Posted on 05 December 2020,
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• "Number of cases/decisions could be quoted, wherein the Constitutional Courts have suggested or bringing the new Act or to bring suitable amendments in the various existing Acts and till date, they have not been done."While observing that either the Parliament or the State Legislature, are not taking up the suggestions/directions of the Constitutional Courts seriously, the Madras High Court remarked on 1st December 2020.
• While noting that "there should be a separation of powers between the three wings of the State, namely, Executive, Legislature and Judiciary", the Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice B. Pugalendhi, in its order, specifically observed,"The response shown by the other Wings to the suggestions made by the judiciaryregarding the important issues for the enactment of suitable laws pointing out the absence of law as on date orthe necessity to make new laws or to amend the existing Acts, is not positive and thesuggestions made by the constitutional Courts are not considered by the legislatures very seriously and acted upon."
COURT'S OBSERVATIONS
• Without mincing words, the Bench remarked,"The history would tell that the suggestions given by the Honourable Supreme Court and various High Courts have been consistently ignored by the respective Governments."
• To drive home the point, the Court cited the ruling of the Apex Court in the Case of V. Sudeer v. Bar Council of India AIR 1999 SC 1167,wherein the SC struck down the Apprenticeship Rule and opined that it was introduced onlyto enhance the quality of the legal profession and the legal training is necessary and the Parliament should make an amendment in the Advocates Act, 1961.
• To this, the High Court said,"Till date, even after passing of two decades, namely, 21 years, the Government is not bothered to bring an amendment to the Advocates Act, 1961, to have apprenticeship."
• The High Court also cited the Apex Court's ruling in the case of Vishaka and others v. State of Rajasthan reported in AIR 1997 SC 3011 and further observed, "Even though the said judgment came to be passed in the year 1997, only after 14 or 15 years only,the Parliament passed the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013."
FURTHER OBSERVATIONS
• The Court also observed,"It seems that there is no proper Wing in every Department of the Government to note the suggestions/directions given bythe Courts and bring them to the notice of the policymakers. Therefore, there is a necessity to have such a Wing in every Department."
• The Court, in its order, observed that there is no legislation in the field of 'Torts and State Liability' in India.
• The Court said that though the recommendations have been made by the Law Commission to the Union Government forcomprehensive legislation in the field of 'Torts and State Liability' as early as in the year 1965-1967, "except introduction of some Bill in 1965-1967, nothing came out as an Act."
• The Court also noted that "the Honourable Supreme Court time and again has been insisting upon the necessity to have comprehensive legislation in theabove subjects."
• The Court also cited the Apex Court's rulings in the cases of MCD v. Uphaar Tragedy Victims Association (2011) 14 SCC 481and Vadodara Municipal Corporation v. Purshottam V. Murjani and others (2014) 16, wherein SC reiterated the need for comprehensive legislation in thefield of 'Torts and State Liability'.
NON-APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
• The Court pointed out that the tenure of Chairman of the 21st Law Commission already came to an end and 22nd Law Commission of India was constituted by Notification, dated 21.02.2020.
• However, the Court noted,"So far the Chairman and Members have not been appointed. The non-appointment of theLaw Commission of India which is like an Advisory Board, for a long time,will affect the progress of the law making process in the country."
• In view of the above, the Court, suo-motu, impleaded (i) Union of India, represented by its Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, New Delhi;(ii) The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Chennai; and (iii) The Secretary to Government,Government of Tamil Nadu, Law Department, Secretariat, Chennai, as the respondents 4 to 6.
THE COURT'S QUERIES
• (a) In how many judgments, the Constitutional Courts have recommended for enactment of new laws or amendments of the existing Acts, so far?
• (b) How many orders have been acted upon and suitable Acts/Rules and amendments to the existing Acts, have been done so far and what are all the new Acts, have been done so far and what are all the new Acts/Rules and the amendments made so far?
• (c) How many judgments are being acted upon and suitable Acts/Amendments are in the process of enactment?
• (d) When will the Parliament bring comprehensive suitable legislation in the field of 'Torts and State Liability'for violation of fundamental rights of the citizens at the hands of the State and its officials?
• (e) Whether the Central and State Governments are having appropriate Wings to note down the judgments/orders of the Constitutional Courts,wherein suggestions for enacting new Acts or amendments have been enacted/proposed or recommended?
• (f) If there is no such Wing, when such Wing will be established to bring those suggestions to the higher-ups or policymakers to act upon suggestions given by Courts?
• (g) When does the Central Government appoint Chairman and Members of 22nd Law Commission of India?
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It's morning and you put on your favourite black jumper. Hmmmm. Cat hair. You try the pile of freshly laundered washing. More cat hair, and if it's not cat hair then it's definitely dog hair!
Worry not. These simple DIY hacks for keeping pet hair to a minimum will ensure your home is hair-free in a jiffy!
1) Rushing our the door and notice fuzz clinging to your trousers?
Try this! Lightly dampen your hands under the tap and sweep over clothes. If you don't want pet hair stuck between your fingers, use a rubber glove!
2) Guests coming round for an impromptu visit?
Try this! Whizz over your carpets with a shower squeegee or a rubber brush to collect lose hairs then vacuum.
Try this! Use a Sticky Roller, a dryer sheet or a lint brush on your upholstery.
4) Convinced your washing is coming out of the machine with more hair on than when it went in? You're not alone.
Try this! Leave the washing machine door open to dry out both the drum and all the pet hair clinging to it. Then, armed with your vacuum cleaner and soft brush attachment, vacuum out the pet hair from inside the machine. Pet hair can also get trapped in the drain pump filter, preventing your washer from draining properly. Remove the filter according to your washing machine instructions and clear out clogs of pet hair. Gross but worth it!
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Thank you for the info. You should look into Dakpet as well, I heard is just a good brush as furminator. I would also put blankets for them in places that you don't want fur. Hope that helps!


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Genesee Community College Inducts Four New Members to Alumni Hall of Fame
Genesee Community College is inducting four new members to its Alumni Hall of Fame on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 4:30 pm in the Conable Technology Building, North Lobby at the Batavia Campus.
"The Alumni Hall of Fame serves two important purposes," said Patti Pacino, Alumni Affairs Coordinator. "It recognizes the accomplishments of former students and their exceptional business and civic contributions. And it serves as an example for current students to see these highly successful alumni and know that their remarkable careers began right here at Genesee."
The 2009 Genesee Community College Alumni Hall of Fame inductees are:
Wanda Frank (Class of 1997) - Wanda is currently a radio personality on WBTA 1490 AM radio in Batavia, NY and hosts her own show on Wednesday mornings. Wanda went back to school as an adult student to complete a degree in Theatre Arts from Genesee. She served for 10 years as the executive director of the Genesee Arts Council. She is very active in local community theatre, including Batavia Players, Rotary and Genesee Community College's theatre programs.
Ellen (McCarthy) Ryan (Class of 1976) - Ellen was one of the first supporters of Genesee when it was established in 1965. She completed a Registered Nursing degree and worked for many years at Saint Jerome's Hospital. She was vital to the creation of Hospice Care in the local community and continues to support its efforts. She is active with the Genesee Community College Foundation by attending varying events, as well as supporting two endowed scholarships, the Michael T. Ryan Fund for the Future and the Michael T. and Ellen M. Ryan Scholarship for Excellence.
George E. Schaefer (Class of 1976) - George is currently the clerk of the Norfolk Circuit Court Clerk's Office in Norfolk, Virginia. After obtaining his Bachelor's degree from SUNY Brockport in 1978, he earned his J.D. from Ohio Northern University of Law in 1984, and launched his career in education as a social studies teacher. In the early 1990's, he shifted his profession and began his distinguished tenure within the Virginia legal system. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar Association and the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association. He is very active in his local community, including sitting on various school boards, local churches, and the Knights of Columbus.
Paula (Miller) Schaefer (Class of 1979) - Paula is presently a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 87th District - Norfolk since January 2005. She serves on many committees including the Science and Technology Committee, Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee and the Joint Subcommittee Studying Land Use Development. For several years, Paula was a news reporter and substitute anchor for WTKR-TV 3 in Norfolk, Virginia. She is an active member in the Norfolk community and is a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Past inductees into the Genesee Community College Alumni Hall of Fame include: Joseph H. Bell '79, Monica Dawson '72, Jerry Reinhart '71, Lori Stupp '89, Paula Savage '76, Margaret Weissend '99, Ann M. Bell '88, Steven G. Hyde '82 and Gary Maha '76.
The Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee ceremony is part of a week-long Cougar Celebration for Genesee Alumni. Additional activities include the following:
Experience Genesee on Thursday, March 26 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM with an all-ages open house filled with mini workshops and entertainment throughout the night.
On Friday, March 27, alumni and friends are invited to the theatre performance The Incredible Jungle Journey of Fenda Maria at 7:30 PM in the Stuart Steiner Theatre. Advance tickets are encouraged, and can be purchased at the Box Office at (585) 343-0055 x6814 or by email boxoffice@genesee.edu.
Rounding out Cougar Week is The Cougar Convention, an alumni all-class reunion on Saturday, March 28 from 6:00-8:00 PM in the William W. Stuart Forum. Alumni from any graduating year are welcomed to celebrate with refreshments (cash bar), music and memories. Reservations are encouraged by calling (585) 343-0055 x6265, or by email papacino@genesee.edu.
After the Cougar Convention, alumni are encouraged to attend the Stone Row Celtic and World music concert in the Stuart Steiner Theatre at 8:00 PM. Advance tickets are encouraged and can be reserved by calling the Box Office at (585) 343-0055 x6814 or by email at boxoffice@genesee.edu.
For more information about the Alumni Hall of Fame, please contact Patti Pacino, Alumni Affairs Coordinator, at 585-343-0055 x6265.
Editor's Note: Photos of each of the alumni honorees are available by going to:
Wanda Frank - http://marketing.genesee.edu/images/Wanda_Frank.jpg
Ellen (McCarthy) Ryan - http://marketing.genesee.edu/images/Ellen_Ryan.jpg
George E. Schaefer - http://marketing.genesee.edu/images/George_Schaefer.jpg
Paula (Miller) Schaefer - http://marketing.genesee.edu/images/Paula_Miller.jpg


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The Secret of My Success (Blu-ray)
Directed by Herbert Ross
Helen Slater
Richard Jordan
Margaret Whitton
Fred Gwynne
John Pankow
Christopher Murney
Mercedes Ruehl
Can a kid from Kansas come to New York to conquer the business world and maneuver his way from the mailroom to the boardroom in a matter of weeks? Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future, The Hard Way) proves it can be done in this very funny lampoon of corporate business life directed by Hollywood veteran Herbert Ross (The Goodbye Girl, Footloose). Fresh out of college, Brantley (Fox) is determined to climb New York's corporate ladder in record time by masquerading as an up-and-coming executive, even though he's really the new mail boy. However, his plans begin to go awry when the boss's wife (Margaret Whitton, Major League) falls in love with him and he falls in love with a junior executive (Helen Slater, Supergirl), who also happens to be the boss's (Richard Jordan, The Yakuza) mistress. The wonderful cast also includes John Pankow (To Live and Die in L.A.), Christopher Murney (The Last Dragon), Fred Gwynne (My Cousin Vinny) and Mercedes Ruehl (Married to the Mob).
NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalist and Author Bryan Reesman
NEW Interview with Co-Star Helen Slater
Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
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Director	: Jeffrey Ross
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After restoring the short Film, Ross Lipman wanted to explore its surprising history. He ended up making a mesmerizing feature-length essay about Samuel Beckett, Buster Keaton and other...	More
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Elizabeth Taylor is an aging prostitute who befriends a young woman (Mia Farrow) that reminds her of her long-dead daughter. Equally unnervingly, Farrow sees in Taylor her own late mother.	More
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After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Mike Reynolds is hired to help Professor Jancsi, a Hungarian scientist wanted by the Russians, escape from Budapest.	More
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THE SECRET OF DORIAN GRAY is a classic, seventies, Italian film restored to its original splendor. Beautiful, wealthy Dorian Gray (Helmut Berger) savors his youth and beauty in London during the...	More
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NJ mom beat baby to death, then burned his remains, cops say
Nakira Griner and her son, Daniel Griner Jr., who she has been charged with murdering. (Facebook/Bridgeton police)
BRIDGETON — Nakira Griner became angry with her toddler son when he would not eat, and hit him so hard he fell down a flight of stairs, according to a criminal complaint against her.
Hours after reporting her 23-month-old son Daniel Griner Jr as being abducted she was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Daniel's death. The boy's body was found in his mother's Bridgeton yard around 3 a.m. early on Saturday morning, police said.
A criminal complaint in the case alleges Griner fabricated a story to police last Friday about her son being kidnapped, claiming she was attacked as she pushed Daniel in his stroller along Atlantic Avenue, with another infant son strapped to her body.
MISSING SOUTH JERSEY TODDLER FOUND DEAD — MOM CHARGED WITH MURDE
The complaint said police found the toddler's dismembered body buried under a shed in trash bags. They also found what investigators called the burnt remains of what had been likely a child in Nakira Griner's purse. Griner later admitted she hit the toddler hard enough to leave bruises, then left him alone in a stroller according to the complaint.
Cumberland County Prosector Jennifer Webb-McRae in an earlier statement said she did not expect any additional arrests in the case. She has not disclosed a cause of manner of death.
A GoFundMe page was created in support of the boy's father, Nakira Griner's husband Daniel Griner Sr. It said he is holding down two jobs as a nurse.
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