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Council approves Grand Forks budget
The 2010 Grand Forks city budget passed 6-1 Monday, but some City Council members warned it could set the stage for tax increases or necessary cuts in services.
The budget calls for expenditures of about $127.5 million, nearly a 6.1 percent decrease from the 2009 budget of $137.5 million. It doesn't require a mill increase on the city's share of property taxes, and has an average wage increase of 3.36 percent for city staff.
Terry Bjerke was the only Council member to vote against the budget. "I think this budget is setting up the city for increases," he said.
Doug Christensen said Bjerke may be right, since the mill levy is flat, fees remain relatively flat and sales tax collections are about at the level they were in 2008. But he said the Council would ask city department heads to recommend areas that could be cut to save money.
"I think it's our job to listen and our job to engage the citizens," he said.
Raising taxes isn't the only solution, Mike McNamara said. Instead, he said the city departments could discuss ways to cut spending while delivering nearly all services they offer now.
Council President Hal Gershman pointed out the city has cut taxes close to 28 mills in the last decade, resulting in annual savings of close to $4 million, and said more efficiency will be needed in the future.
But Council member Art Bakken cautioned that the city may have cut too much already. "We can cut until there's nothing left, but sooner or later, you've got to fix something," he said.
Council Vice President Eliot Glassheim agreed and said the city will likely need a modest increase in mills next year. He said residents expect appropriate emergency services, street maintenance and other tax-related functions.
"In order to do that, we'll probably have to raise taxes," he said. "We've squeezed the budgets for a decade."
The Council also discussed three items that would expand property tax exemptions for remodeling, building and buying homes in the city. All three passed after discussion and debate, with the majority of Council members saying the exemptions could prompt more building and eventually expand the tax base.
Gershman requested Mel Carsen, city auditor, to look at changing or adding current city exemptions. The changes would result in the city losing about $150,000 of taxes each year.
An item for new single-family, condo and townhouse properties once occupied will exempt owners for the first two taxable years for up to $150,000 in building value, up from the previous $75,000 exemption. It was passed by a 4-3 vote, with Bjerke, Glassheim and McNamara dissenting.
Another change expanded the exemption from three to five years for the added value due to renovation, remodeling or additions of residential and commercial buildings. It passed 6-1, with Bjerke voting against it.
The final change exempts builders from property tax for new single-family residential property before it's purchased by a homeowner. Bjerke was the only Council member to vote against the change.
- Bjerke requested City Attorney Howard Swanson and the Council's finance committee to review the Alerus Center's 2008 contract with VenueWorks to see if it had a pay-for-performance clause.
Bjerke said if that was in the contract, he would like to know how they did -- what was required and what happened -- and also determine if the company owes the Alerus Center money.
He asked Swanson to review the new contract to see if this clause exists now, and inform Council members how that works. Bjerke also asked the attorney to review open meetings and open records laws to see if the Alerus Center's executive committee is required to document all meetings.
"Not to say anything's wrong, but we're going to find out publicly," he said.
Reach Johnson at (701) 780-1105; (800) 477-6572, ext. 105; or send e-mail to rjohnson@gfherald.com .
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Taking note of human rights
Curriculum aims to bring an often-neglected topic into US classrooms
By Samar Farah Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
They're just words on a page. But when they're the harrowing account of a woman who fled her country to escape genital mutilation, or the thoughts of someone working with victims of police brutality, they could nudge students out of complacency.
That's the hope of Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, who has just launched a curriculum that will be distributed to some 10,000 high schools and colleges. "I don't believe people are moved to action when they see horror," Ms. Kennedy Cuomo says. "They're moved to action when they see courage in the face of horror."
A longtime human-rights activist, Kennedy Cuomo worked with Amnesty International to create the curriculum. It's the most recent addendum to her broader initiative, "Speak Truth to Power" - an umbrella term for a website, a theater production, and a recently published book based on interviews with more than 50 human rights defenders.
A handful of the provocative interviews make up the bulk of the curriculum. There's a nun who fights the death penalty, and a man who battles bonded labor in India. There's also Juliana Dogbadzi, who was 7 when she became slave to a priest as part of a custom in Ghana known as Trokosi. She told Kennedy Cuomo: "Unlike most of the other girls and women, I got over the fear instilled by the Trokosi system. This was my weapon. Now that I have escaped, I help to diminish the women's fears by telling my story. I tell them what I am presently doing, that I am still alive."
It's a long way from a shrine in Ghana to a US classroom. But inner-city kids in often-dangerous zones can connect, for example, the fear of a girl forced to marry a stranger and the terror of a rape victim. "They suddenly see themselves as part of a larger continuum," says Nan Richardson, the curriculum's editor.
For students limited to an intellectual understanding of such grave injustices, the packet also includes a play by Ariel Dorfman, which provides an opportunity to step into the roles of human rights fighters.
But according to Karen Robinson, the director of Amnesty International's Human Rights Education Program who helped develop the curriculum, the biggest hurdle isn't student apathy - young people are more active now than ever. The real challenge is persuading parents and educators that human rights topics can be aligned with state standards. Many teachers are likely to view a human rights play - or any small divergence from core subjects - as an indulgence.
But history teachers, she suggests, can galvanize a lesson on Chinese dynasties with a discussion of human rights violations in today's Communist China. Injecting topics like the death penalty into a classroom will spur even the most relentless daydreamers to chime in.
Six years into the United Nation's Decade of Human Rights Education, countries like Germany and France have taken steps to develop national programs to teach human rights. In the United States, such decisions fall in the hands of local governments, and normally under the rubric of civic education.
But even states aren't doing their job. Experts say American students have only a crude knowledge of human rights issues - in part because civic education tends to be limited to political and religious issues. Human rights, on the other hand, spans topics like police brutality and poverty, they say.
Teachers often are just as uninformed as their charges. According to a 1997 survey for the University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource Center, only 8 percent of American adults are even aware of and can name the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Christy Hargesheimer, who runs a staff development course in Lincoln, Neb., is not surprised. "The teachers often enter assuming that human rights is something 'out there' that doesn't affect our lives in the Midwest.... They [then] begin to see the denial of human rights of people here as well, such as women (and men) raped in prison..."
Evie Hantzopolous is the director of programs for Global Kids, a New York City group that works with local schools to promote human rights. Ms. Hantzopolous agrees that a new curriculum should target teachers. "A lot [of teachers] want to do it, but don't know how to do it or don't have the materials," she says, adding that "human rights is not part of most school systems I know." With a primer on the history of human rights, the Speak Truth to Power curriculum is friendly to the uninitiated.
Hantzopolous plans to get it into New York classrooms and after-school programs through Global Kids. She has also contacted some of the "heroes" she hopes will appear as guest speakers at an annual Global Kids conference in March that usually draws 300 to 400 city youths.
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Bahrain court upholds jail sentence for top activist Nabeel Rajab
Press TV – Bahrain's high court has upheld a five-year jail term against prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab despite calls from rights groups to release him.
On February 21, a court in Bahrain sentenced the distinguished human rights activist to five years in prison over tweets deemed critical of the Manama regime and the deadly Saudi-led war against Yemen.
"The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal and upheld the sentence of five years in prison against Nabeel Rajab for his tweets," Reuters quoted his lawyer Mohamed Al Jishi as saying Monday.
The verdict is final and cannot be appealed.
According to a court document, Rajab was found guilty of ""spreading false news and rumors in time of war", "insulting foreign countries" and "insulting publicly the interior ministry" in comments posted on Twitter.
International rights groups have condemned the ruling and called for the release of the pro-democracy campaigner, who is already serving a two-year jail sentence over a news interview in which he said Bahrain tortured political detainees.
Thousands of anti-regime protesters have held demonstrations in Bahrain on an almost daily basis ever since a popular uprising began in the kingdom in mid-February 2011. They are demanding that the Al Khalifah dynasty relinquish power and allow a just system representing all Bahrainis to be established.
Manama has gone to great lengths to clamp down on any sign of dissent. On March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were deployed to assist Bahrain in its crackdown.
Scores of people have lost their lives and hundreds of others sustained injuries or got arrested as a result of the Al Khalifah regime's crackdown.
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Home Entertainment & Lifestyle Governor's Aide Commends Kunle Afolayan on Cultural Renaissance
Governor's Aide Commends Kunle Afolayan on Cultural Renaissance
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Solomon Bonu has extolled the ingenuity of Mr. Kunle Afolayan, a multiple award-winner, filmmaker and producer, for his passion in promoting and reinvigorating indigenous cultural artefacts, as well as positively projecting the State Government in his crafts, artworks and some of his creative content.
Bonu, gave the commendation on Friday when he visited the Cultural Centre established by the filmmaker in Ikeja, describing the initiative as a prodigious representation of what arts, culture and tourism represent.
The Special Adviser stated that Afolayan is a strong promoter of Arts and Culture, urging him to collaborate with the government as part of efforts to reposition the Ministry for its rightful position as a regulator of Culture, Arts Tourism and all entertainment related outfits in the State.
He said, "As a policymaker, the government needs your ideas to make things happen in this sector because we must both work together for the development of this industry. On behalf of Mr. Governor, I can assure you of favourable policies from the government and an enabling environment for you to thrive".
Bonu advised Afolayan to consider specific areas of partnership, assuring him that the Ministry would be ready to work with his outfit in order to put the centre into more profitable use and also replicate similar initiative from the government's angle.
Noting that although the activities and budget slated for the year 2020 have been distorted by the outbreak of COVID-19, the Special Adviser informed that plans are already being intensified to revive the entertainment industry.
In his response, Afolayan said that apart from being a filmmaker, producer and art lover, he is also a member of the Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture and a stakeholder in the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
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He described the centre as a complete entertainment hub, consisting of everything that tourism, arts, culture, film, cinematography, relaxation and many more represent.
In his words, "let me state here that we believe in capacity development for the younger generation and that is why we have classrooms here to teach aspiring practitioners, we have a cinema hall and many more; this is why l referred to this centre as a tourism hub and we hope this represents the State. Although l am already part of the government, I look forward to more partnerships from the Lagos State government".
Afolayan also expressed confidence that the centre, being a multipurpose facility that has a blend of culture, hospitality, tourism, cinema, music, editing and voice-over, among others, will be a one-stop centre for all fun-seekers and entertainment lovers.
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Home Reviews Having a blast! LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts Graduation Dance Concert
Having a blast! LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts Graduation Dance Concert
Posted By: David MeadPublished: June 13, 2019 In: Reviews
LaGuardia High School students in Sing, Sing, Sing by Bob Fosse
Photo Scott Allen
LaGuardia High School Theater, New York
Just around the corner from Lincoln Center, and no more than a couple of minutes' walk from the Julliard School and the School of American Ballet, sits a third outstanding educational institution dedicated to producing artists, dancers, musicians and other theatre professionals: the Fiorello H LaGuardia High School of Music, Arts and the Performing Arts, the 'Fame' school, immortalised in a 1980s TV series and later in two films and a Broadway musical.
LaGuardia dance concerts always buzz with energy but somehow this year's graduation concert seemed more electric than ever. It was a marvellous celebration of young talent. The students blew the enthusiastic audience away in two ballets and three contemporary dance pieces, before rounding off with Bob Fosse's insanely vibrant Sing, Sing, Sing, to the music of Benny Goodman, just for good measure, played live by a school band perched on a raised platform at the back of the stage.
A contemporary ballet, the opening Hearing Voices by Joey R Smith features a series of dances for couples, trios and small groups. It was danced with much belief and enthusiasm, although I sensed that perhaps ballet was not the students' strongest suit. Among the ensemble, and not for the only time in the evening, Codelia King caught the eye. Little glances and facial expressions connected with the other dancers, and with those watching. She always seemed to be enjoying herself, which meant we did too.
LaGuardia High School students in Mapping by Darshan Singh Bhuller
Originally made for Phoenix Dance Company in 2014, Darshan Singh Bhuller's Mapping draws inspiration from his interest with maps and viewing life and the world from above. Although an abstract piece, there's also a hidden narrative that follows his late father's journey from East to West.
It's a busy work, brim full of sometimes slightly crazy ideas. It's interesting, surprising and hugely entertaining; quite perfect for the young LaGuardia cast. The early choreography fizzes with life. Dancers in white martial arts-style suits fly on and off. The dance is bold and eats up the space. It's as busy as any sub-continent city. The cast devour the air around them too, as they windmill their arms or spin with them held horizontally.
Out of the dance come solos and duets that give individuals a moment to shine. There are some beautiful quieter passages too, including a delicious duet for Matthew Ululati and Lilah De Leon, and a delectable slow, floor-based solo from the expressive Isabella Pagano.
LaGuardia High School students in
Holberg Suite by Arthur Mitchell
Another shift brings smiles galore as Bhuller changes the perspective. A video projection from a camera suspended above the stage has the dancers, now laying down using a line created by taking up a strip of tape as the new 'floor', walk, dance, jump, flip and much more, but all in quirky humorous ways. And let's not forget the tennis balls. Lots and lots of tennis balls. Great fun.
Inchallah by Chanel DaSilva is a dance of different moods built around the powerful presence of Raven Joseph, who seems to be the stranger in the group; someone looking for something. I particularly enjoyed a hip hop moment that came out of nowhere, and a more jazzy section that burst with energy.
When Arthur Mitchell left New York City Ballet to establish the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1969, one of his first choreographies was Holberg Suite to the familiar music by Edvard Grieg. It's a gorgeous, plotless neoclassical ballet that has George Balanchine's influence writ large right through it, the choreography full of the sort of matching and opposing symmetry seen in so many of his pure dance works.
It is the most polite of ballets. Sections frequently start and end with courtly nods or bows. While stretching the young dancers, it never goes too far, allowing them to relax into it. They caught the music's spirit perfectly. Among several highlights was a female trio featuring Christina Barretta on pointe, between Grace Sautter and Zoe Halem. All three had a nice elegant line but Barretta was outstanding, performing with a lovely gliding lyricism. She also always seemed able to find time in the music as she filled out every musical phrase.
LaGuardia only danced excerpts, but it was enough to make you long to see the whole ballet.
The Giveaway by Blakeley White-McGuire is at its best in a thoughtful section in which The Summer Day by Mary Oliver, one of America's most beloved poets, is read over Arvo Part's music. With the text's hints of something ending and asking "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one and precious life," it felt so appropriate for a show that, while celebrating achievements, also marks leaving. White-McGuire's choreography, which frequently invokes a sense of community, makes much use of the dancers in a diagonal line.
LaGuardia High School students
in Sing, Sing, Sing by Bob Fosse
To say that the show finished on a high does not do Sing, Sing, Sing justice. Staged by Lloyd Culbreath of The Verdon Fosse Legacy, set up to promote, preserve, and protect the artistic legacy of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, it was an explosive firework display of super dance that was totally infectious from start to finish.
Right from Nouhoum Koita's opening announcement, it was a blast. Everyone gave it their all and more. There were fabulous moments galore, but it was the boys who stood out. A male trio of junior dance major Brandon Trent and seniors Timothy Bosco and Brandon Borkowsky had everyone eating out of their hands. Best, though, was a tap duet by Bosco and Ululati. It was not so much the technique, as good as it was, it was the connection between them; the little looks, almost as if they were talking to each other. It was like watching a couple of great friends having a great time, which of course, is precisely what it was. And, by the way, so was everyone in the audience, which responded with a most deserved standing ovation.
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Fareeda Bullert (CCNY '13) has been involved in the publishing world for as far back as she can remember, from volunteering at the local library, to attending Book Expo America to interning at two publishing houses--Abrams Books & Bloomsbury USA. Currently she works in the publicity department of Grand Central Publishing, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, organizing a tour for Scott Turow or reaching out to the media to promote romance author Anne Barton. Fareeda is pleased to say that the PCP helped her pursue her goal of not only reading books she loves, but also promoting them as well. She says that "The Publishing Certificate Program at CCNY guaranteed my future involvement in publishing with their program and support."
Yona Deshommes (CCNY '04) has been in publishing for almost 10 years. She began her career
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Edison García is the International Sales Manager for Latin America, Caribbean, and the Middle East, and Africa for the Perseus Books Group. He started his career in publishing during the 2008 summer interning in the Penguin, Inc. publicity department. Then he joined the Associate Publishing Program at Simon & Schuster, first working in the Managing Editorial Department before joining the adult marketing department and International Sales as coordinator. In his present position with Perseus, Edison covers a wide territory but he is pleased with his management team and is grateful to travel all over the world presenting books that he considers awesome and is "proud to represent."
Peggy Samedi (CCNY '03) completed the PCP while interning at Warner Audio. She began her career as a bookseller at Barnes and Noble before joining Alfred A. Knopf as a production assistant. She worked on graphic novels, fine art books, bird guides, and many literary novels. In addition, she belongs to the Book Industry Guild of New York, a member-operated professional literary organization. As an active Guild member, she co-chaired the New York Book Show, which honors, celebrates, and encourages excellence in book design, production, and manufacturing.
Maureen Winter (CCNY '04) completed the PCP after concluding an internship in the editorial department of Palgrave Macmillan. She began her career working at Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, an independent non-fiction book publisher as the Assistant to the Publisher, but Maureen's role quickly expanded to international rights and export, and special markets. In 2007 Maureen took on the management of the warehouse club business, and in 2010, the management of Black Dog & Leventhal's proprietary publishing imprint, Tess Press. Maureen is now the Sales Director at Black Dog & Leventhal, in charge of all domestic and international sales.


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Councilman, Ward 4
In 2006 my wife of 30 years and I chose to live and raise our two daughters in Thornton. We proudly call Thornton our home. Serving my country and community is second nature to me. I believe that serving the people requires every bit of experience to fulfill the needs and wants of what is really important to a community. As a United States Marine, I have had the honor to serve my country in the Persian Gulf War. In addition to being a proud veteran, I have been a police officer for over 23 years, protecting and serving the people of New York City, Los Angeles, and Colorado where I currently have the privilege to serve as a Westminster police officer. Over the course of my career as a first responder, I have had the opportunity to serve local communities and learn firsthand how to respond to any given situation. My experiences have provided me with an acute understanding of the needs of a community and I am thankful that this has sharpened my leadership skills to put forth the effort to lead the great City of Thornton and represent its citizens by being their voice and seeing their vision.
I firmly believe I can uphold the responsibility to successfully work with and for the citizens of Thornton to achieve the goals we set for our city. I am dedicated to ensuring that we continue positive development in our city and we see forth the efforts to come that will test my true leadership abilities. I will remain a resounding advocate for safer and cleaner streets, thriving community land, smoother roads, education, and ensuring continued positive support of our veterans. This is my home and my efforts are for my hundred thousand plus neighbors. We all share a common vision, to live, work, and raise a family in a place we are proud of.
Karen Bigelow
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Email: karen.bigelow@thorntonco.gov
Council member, Ward 4
Karen Bigelow is a Colorado native who grew up in Denver and moved to Thornton in 2000. She and her husband raised their three boys in and around Thornton and all three boys attended our local public schools. Karen is proud to be a military wife and mother, as her husband is a retired Army Airborne Ranger, and her oldest son attends West Point Military Academy.
Karen's experience in marketing and communications in fields like healthcare, technology, banking, and start-ups will serve our community well. She currently manages Corporate Social Responsibility for Premier Members Credit Union where she works to give back to the communities they serve. She is proud to work closely in the areas of education and sustainability.
Karen has always been a community advocate, volunteering to serve on committees and actively fundraising for multiple non-profits such as Foodbank of the Rockies, Growing Home, Food For Hope, Broomfield FISH, Smart Commute Metro North, Adams County Regional Economic Development, and the Five Star Education Foundation (Adams 12). She currently sits on the Leadership Advisory Board for Adams County Regional Economic Development and the Adams County Sheriff's Citizen's Advisory Board along with several other committees.
Karen is committed to serving each and every resident in our city, advocating for what they need and making sure their voices are heard. Karen will work to provide open communication to our residents and make sure they understand that everything done in local politics is accessible and transparent.


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Q: Why is ${{n+1}\choose{k}}={{n}\choose{k-1}}+{{n}\choose{k}}$? My teacher showed us a proof by induction for this equation for $n\in\mathbb{N}$:
$$\sum\limits_{k=0}^n{{n}\choose{k}} = 2^n$$
In the first step, this sum is rewritten using ${{n+1}\choose{k}}={{n}\choose{k-1}}+{{n}\choose{k}}$.
However, he doesn't explain why this would be - and since he just introduced binomials coefficients, I assume it's something trivial, which I just don't see. I can't figure out why this would hold though.
I tried rewriting the binomial coefficients with ${{n}\choose{k}}=\frac{n!}{k!\cdot(n-k)!}$ when $n,k\in\mathbb{N}$ and $n\geq k$:
$${{n+1}\choose{k}}=\frac{(n+1)!}{k!\cdot(n+1-k)!}$$
$${{n}\choose{k-1}}=\frac{n!}{(k-1)!\cdot(n-k+1)!}$$
$${{n}\choose{k}}=\frac{n!}{k!\cdot(n-k)!}$$
But I can't prove:
$$\frac{(n+1)!}{k!\cdot(n+1-k)!} \stackrel{?}{=} \frac{n!}{(k-1)!\cdot(n-k+1)!} + \frac{n!}{k!\cdot(n-k)!}$$
Am I on the right track? Is there a basic idea behind this equation which makes you see it easily?

A: Algebra: note that $\;r!=r(r-1)!\;,\;\;\frac{r!}r=(r-1)!\;$ , and also correcting your equalities we have
$$\binom n{k-1}=\frac{n!}{(k-1)!(n-k+1)!}\;,\;\;\binom nk=\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}$$
so that we actually should have on the RHS of your last equality
$$\frac{n!}{(k-1)!\cdot(n-k+1)!} + \frac{n!}{k!\cdot(n-k)!}=n!\frac{k+n-k+1}{k!(n-k+1)!}=$$
$$=\frac{n!(n+1)}{k!(n-k+1)!}=\binom{n+1}{k}$$

A: I can give you an other way of proving this without any calculus.
What is ${{n}\choose{k}}$? This is the number of ways to choose k elements among n ones, without specifying an order.
So let's have the set: A=$(a_1...a_n)$ n elements ( tennis balls per say). Let's look at one particularly: $a_i$ because it is the only red ball of the set.
The number of ways to choose k elements in A is the number of ways to choose k elements with $a_i$ in it, plus the number of ways to choose k elements without $a_i$.
For the first, since you know that among the k elements $a_i$ has to be present you can choose k-1 elements among n-1 elements ($a_i$ has already been chosen so your set is diminished of one ball, that gives n-1 elements left). This gives ${{n-1}\choose{k-1}}$
Likewise, for the second you know that $a_i$ is not part of your choosing so you have to choose k elements among n-1 elements, that is ${{n-1}\choose{k}}$
So you get the equality : ${{n}\choose{k}} = {{n-1}\choose{k-1}} + {{n-1}\choose{k}}$

A: $$\dfrac{1}{k}+\dfrac{1}{n-k+1}=\dfrac{n+1}{k(n-k+1)}\\ \left(\dfrac{n!}{(k-1)!(n-k)!}\right)\left(\dfrac{1}{k}+\dfrac{1}{n-k+1}\right)=\left(\dfrac{n!}{(k-1)!(n-k)!}\right)\left(\dfrac{n+1}{k(n-k+1)}\right)\\ \displaystyle\binom{n}{k}+\displaystyle\binom{n}{k-1}=\displaystyle\binom{n+1}{k}$$

A: you mismatched:
you must verify
$$\frac{(n+1)!}{k!(n+1-k)!}=\frac{n!}{(k-1)!(n+1-k)!}+\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}$$
which is straightforward.
cheers
the right hand side:
$$\frac{n!}{(k-1)!(n+1-k)!}+\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!} = \frac{n!.k+n!.(n+1-k)}{k!(n+1-k)!}=\frac{n!(k+n+1-k)}{k!(n+1-k)!}=\frac{n!(n+1)}{k!(n+1-k)!}=\frac{(n+1)!}{k!(n+1-k)!}$$ = the left hand side.

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Bonus Episode: Pitfalls in Business by the Enneagram Numbers - The ONE
bonus episode enneagram personality type Jan 03, 2022
On the Enneagram, those that lead with 1 can be counted on to GET THINGS DONE, and get them done right. On the unhealthy side, they may come across as sharp and judgemental, and may have an inner critic that "carries a hatchet." When healthy though, the 1 is a dynamic and charismatic leader, committed to the growth and productivity of their team. Listen to today's bonus episode with Linda Frazee to learn more.
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10:31 Tell me about your internal critic. Because we all have an internal critic. I'm going to ask anybody listening on a scale of one to five, if one is a little and five is a lot, how loud and how often do you hear this internal critic? It's always there for all of us, but for a one - it's on all the time.
25:49 Ones are usually so busy that they didn't even notice they were missing serenity!
36:16 There's a universal teaching from the wisdom of the Enneagram that I like. And it says when we are able to notice what we're doing to experience our current state completely, and without judgment, the old patterns will begin to fall away. So it's when we judge ourselves that those patterns deepen.
When we are able to notice what we're doing to experience our current state completely. And without judgment, the old patterns will begin to fall away.
Introduction (00:11):
Welcome to the SideHustle Lounge. If you're looking for flexible ways to earn income, grow your mindset, and live the lifestyle you've always dreamed of, you are in the right place. So lower the lights. Grab your favorite beverage, and join your host, founder of NotaryCoach.com and Amazon bestselling author of "Sign and Thrive: How To Make Six Figures As A Mobile Notary And Loan Signing Agent," Bill Soroka.
All right. Welcome back to our bonus episodes on the Enneagram with our very special guest Enneagram expert, business coach for over 40 years with experience in working with this and coaching and speaking on the topic, Linda Frazee, welcome back, Linda.
Hi Bill. Good to be here.
Yeah. Today we're talking about the ones, right?
Right. We are. And for those of you who listened to all the types so far and gone, I don't think I relate to any of these. This might be yours. One never knows. So we'll, we'll tell you all about it. So the first thing is I have an interesting fact about the Enneagram and, and that's that every type, whoever you are automatically thinks that feels that the way they do everybody else does, [unclear] automatically. And even though you might have taken the Meyers Briggs or the Disc or something along the line, and you know, that people do think a little differently, you still always imagine that everybody else is thinking the way you are. And so it's very confusing cause you're going, why are they doing that? Don't they know better. Especially if you're a one. You're going, they shouldn't be doing that. But every time has their own bias, the way we've been our whole life. And it's all we know. And we assume automatically, no matter how old you are, that everybody else is kind of thinking the same way.
Yeah, man, I have been guilty of that for sure.
Well, we all are, you know, but yeah. And it messes up relationships at work or at home and just friendships because it's so puzzling, like why are they thinking that way? And the reason I use that for the interesting fact for today is the ones are probably the most astounded by the fact of discovering that.
Well, that's a perfect segue. Let's jump in and talk about the ones on the Enneagram.
Okay. Well I want to start out by reminding everybody a little bit about the centers, because the one, this is our last one of the nine that we're talking about, but one is in the body center. That doesn't mean they have a better body. It doesn't mean that they are always exercising, although they do tend to take care of themselves, but that's not an absolute, but what it does mean is that they have an instinctive response. That's why it's called the body center when it comes to anger and in their case, in additionally doing things, right? So just a, a brief little reminder of that in this body center, there are three types. There's the one, the eight and the nine and, and each type, one of them, there's a central issue, emotional issue. And in this body center, it's anger, one type overuses, anger, which is the eight talked about them last time.
And then the nine that we talked about, a few podcasts back under expresses anger and the one represses, the anger and they get resentful. In fact, it has been such a long term habit for the one that sometimes they don't even know that they're resentful. They, they might not, until they find the Enneagram and you know, and they might be quite mature by the time they fight it, they go, wow, that's the name for that? And speaking of names, there are several names for this one and that is called the most commonly thought perfectionist, the reformer or the judge.
So those are kind of the names that with it. And the, the interesting thing that makes the one unique is that they are really driven. These people are very driven and there are other types on the Enneagram that also are driven. And if you look at the surface, you would say, well, if you had a three who is a performer and the one both working in an office and they are, they appear to be equally driven. And they might be equally driven. But for different reasons. Another reminder, the Enneagram is, is about motive and about why we do what we do, not what we do. And so the, the three is doing that because they're in the image triangle and they want approval. The one, well, they can do it with, or without approval. They're doing it because it's the right thing to do.
By who standard theirs, their own?
Own standard, own standard.
Now the three is doing it because it's the thing to do to get the approval. They might even say, it's the right thing to do too, but there's always an undercurrent for the three about getting the approval. And as I said, the one likes to know that their work is honest is honored and that, you know, that people get what it is, but it's not about trying to get approval from somebody else. It's about their own, own internal value system and their own internal standards, which are quite high. Which means that a one gets things done. They're most, always on time. They show up. If they say they're going to do it, they're going to do it. They're going to make sure it's right. They're extremely good at finding errors. And they, you know, they're really good for like editing things like that and can even get irritated when they're reading a fiction book and they find errors, cause they can't understand how anybody would ever have an error in, in a book. I mean because the…
Who would publish a book with an error in it?
That's right. Now why would that ever happen? Why, you know? And so they, but they, and, quality control. I mean there is a place in our world that we would not be as safe as we are in this world if we didn't have ones as quality control. Because they can immediately, they're building bridges, they're going, no, this is not good enough. It has to be stronger. They're flying our planes. They're going, no, I'm not going to take this plane off with this thing that's broken. Somebody else might go, oh, well it's fine. It's just a small thing.
Put some duct tape on it. It's all….
A one is going no way. We're not, we're only, we're going to do this in the safest way possible. So ones come to the table with a lot of good resources and they're admirable in their ways of, of doing things. And again, this thing of being driven is, is tremendous. And of course they have their, their drawbacks as we all do as well or challenges.
Sure. They're really good at the scheduling component too. Right? Is this where I know we've you and I have talked about this and we're going to talk about this at length even more, but that one has helped me going to my one, tapping into my one has helped me where I was resistant the most with the organization, the habits, the routine,
Right. Is that a characteristic trait of theirs?
Yes. That is a characteristic trait because it's about what needs to get done and they're, they're going to stay up if they need to get it done. And not only were they going to get it done, they're going to get it done right. And they have kind of, one of their superpowers is to be able to look at a project or something before them and see all the details that need to be done. And they actually enjoy those details. And I say that because neither Bill, nor I inherently enjoy the details. Can we do them? Yes, we can. Have we learned to do what we have to do? Yes. But do we enjoy them? Not really, but ones enjoy 'em it's like, oh, give me all the details. You know, I want to want to know it all. I want to, so I can put the puzzle together of the scheduling or the, you know, or, whatever the proposal or whatever that they're working on. They really, really want to get into that.
Now, now the resentment is an important part because there's some, some interesting things about the ones. So I want to talk a little bit about the family of origin possibilities.that of course are, can be a factor. And not everyone has this, but often there is someone in the family, a parent or babysitter or mother, father, grandmother, somebody who is very, very strict and is very, and is a black and white thinker. They may not be a one, but they there's a right and a wrong for them. And you want to, and they raise this child with that as an edict. Like, no, that's not the right shirt to wear. It. Doesn't match your pants. No, that's not the way we hold your spoon. You do it this way. No, no, no, no, no, not that way.
And so there's, there's a lot of rules and regulations. Now, people will often say, well, I think that I'm a one because my father was very strict. And I'll say, well, did you have any brothers and sisters? Well, yeah, I did. Well. How did they fair? Oh, well they didn't listen to my dad at all. They were in trouble the whole time. So there's a genetic predisposition meets the family of origin. And there, you know, very often for a one there's somebody who's very strict who has very strong ideas of what's right and wrong. And that gets imprinted in the already kind of genetic setup for this one. Who's going okay, good. I can pony up to that. Where brothers and sisters might say, forget it. I mean, they may get in trouble all the time. They may push back. They may argue. They don't care if it's done right.
They may even rebel and do it purposely wrong, but not the one. The one is the person who's leading with the one is a little child, can get in there, can figure out what the right way, listens very closely. Okay. That's the way we do the dishes. That's where we put these things. Okay. And they do it. Got it. So it it's fascinating. Now it is one of the things it comes up often is in a typing interview and a typing interview is when you meet with someone who is an Enneagram professional, and they just ask you a bunch of questions, not right or wrong, but kind of guide you to think back throughout your life, is tell me about your internal critic.
Because we all have an internal critic. You know, if you're reasonably healthy, , you know, just the average healthy, you're going to have an internal critic. And then sub voice that say, no, no, no, don't do this. Well, yeah, you can't do that. And what are you thinking about that? Or I can't believe you did that or the, the thing you should do is, and everybody's got this background noise. However, I'm going to ask anybody, listening on a scale of one to five, if one is a little and five is a lot, how loud and how often do you hear this internal critic? And because it's always there for all of us, but for a one it's on all the time.
And I remember you saying too, that on the one, the inner critic is especially harsh or cruel. Is that true? Did I hear that Correctly?
Yes. It's because, it's just like, it's, it's ready to pounce at the least little bit of anything that you didn't do right. And so I often, this is pretty graphic, but I often say everybody has a, a critical parent, but once have a hatchet. I mean, they're just, they're just really there. And they're really, really strongly critical to the person themselves. And so what happens is that plays out inside themselves, whatever you see, as far as a critical one might be, whatever is happening inside of them is, you know, ten times stronger. So there's this tendency, sometimes you can even feel this criticalness just by walking into a room or you meet somebody for the first time and you can kind of pick this up immediately that, that there's some criticalness there. And it's sometimes you feel it physically I mean maybe they haven't even said anything, you know. But you can just feel maybe the way they look at you, whatever. And as someone gets to know themselves, they begin to realize that. And one of the growth points for all of us on the Enneagram is that once we identify something within us, then we have the potential of shifting and changing it.
Yeah. That awareness is key.
Now, but if you don't have the, if you don't, if you're not aware of it it's just the way you roll. And, and so what's the problem, you know, . Yeah.
And then there's that whole assumption that everybody acts that way. So you're just normal. Is the, is the criticism that they feel ins side or that inward focus criticism? Is it the same as outwardly focused as well? Are they critical of others?
Yes. Yes. Until they they learn and that's when the judgment comes in, sometimes called the judge because these are very strong black and white people. So there's a right and wrong for everything; how you tie your shoes, how you put your cereal, your, your milk and your cereal in the morning, how you feed the cat, you know, whether you're long enough. What's that?
How you Drive.
How you drive. Everything is judged instantly. That's not right. That's wrong, you know? No. Why are they doing that? And that takes us back to that interesting fact, because ones assume that everybody has got that same strong internal critic. And as I said, we do, but not as strong as theirs. And so therefore, how could they be doing this? So these people just must be stupid. You know, how could they, or they're just really wrong, you know, because they're not trying to be right. And since you only think in black and white, right and wrong, if they're not, not doing it right. Except that the one at that point may not get that's to their high standards. Everybody else has their own standards, but because of the black and white thinking, like everybody should be like this. So they're, they spend a lot of time being just, just odd and just can't believe why are these people doing these things? Hm. Because, you know, why is that driver doing that? Because that's not right. You're supposed to drive between the lines what's going on with them, you know? And, and so it's, it's really a revelation. And I'd say that probably I've had people truly in their seventies and eighties learn this for the first time and just be totally amazed that other people haven't, I mean, they're going, now, I understand my gosh. I thought they, everybody thought like I did, and I couldn't figure out why they were doing these stupid things.
You know? So, so there's a lot of angst that can go with it. There's a lot of anxiety and discomfort that can go on for this one who's looking at the whole world going, why are they doing it that way?
Does that cause separation, do you think? And what, because they, they do, they distance themselves from people they think are making wrong choices and they should be making right choices?
It can, and, and again, we're making the assumption that the only way they're going to find this out is through the Ingram. And of course, that's, that's a, a big place to, to learn it. But just as we all learn, as we learn and grow in, in dealing with people certainly body that's had a job where you had a review they probably have heard the words that you're, you know, you're really critical, you know people are afraid of you. You know, that you're too sharp at times. And you know, and so there's lots of people who have along the line learned to kind of, you know, be softer in approach to be more diplomatic, because it means something to them. And also home relationships; a real common kind of thing that I have had the, the privilege of facilitating several times have been like a mother or daughter and this one in particular, I'll never forget.
They came in and the daughter said, well, you were mad at me last night. My mother said, no, I wasn't mad. What are you talking about? She said, we were washing the dishes. And my mother says, yeah. And she said, yeah, you were slamming those dishes around. Every time you put 'em down, you were putting 'em down. I did not. Mother says, no. She said, I was just putting the dishes down. They just kind of bumped into each other. Daughter said, mom, I know when you're mad at me. And mom is astounded because she thinks she's got it hidden.
That's creeping out.
And it's creeping out. That's resentment. Another illustration, I would say, anytime, you're late for an appointment at a doctor's office and you walk in and there's somebody there behind the counter and they look at you and you say, gee, I'm sorry, I'm late. And they look at you with this assessment and say, yeah, I noticed that. And it's like ice.
And, and, and they didn't, yeah. They didn't ream you out. They didn't, you know, have a hissy fit, none of that, but just this ice, like yeah. Yep. You're late. Idiot. You know, that's really what you're getting, you know? And so once that's one of the blind spots for the, they don't often realize they really think it's hidden because, you know, see the, the good person and they want to be a good person at all. Costs would not be angry. So I'm not going to show that I'm going to swallow that. And I think I've gotta clearly hidden, but boy can, they, they can ice you and they, and that shows and anybody who lives with a one can feel that and know it.
Ooh, I could. Yeah. I could totally see that. And it sounds different than typical passive aggressive behavior because they're not doing it intentionally. Right?
No, in fact, the defense mechanism is just the opposite ones typically act entirely differently than they feel. And so let's say that they have had a business altercation with somebody on the phone or on Zoom or something, and now there's a conference and they, so what are they do when they see that person, they go up and say, hello, John, it's so good to see you. You know, I'm so glad you're here. And that's not at all how they feel. They're really feeling like how dare you do that to me and blah, blah, blah. So they cover it in just the opposite way. So…
Does that cause distrust in relationships then? Does it make them appear two faced or?
Well, it can, of course, you know, these are all ex, kind of exaggerated sort of scenarios I'm giving you. Depends on how, how warm the person can be.
You know, certainly if a one is, someone leading with a one could have a strong two wing and that could make them more affable and sort of engaging. And it might, they may never know that. But somebody who, who doesn't have a strong two wing and maybe on the three and, you know, and then they, you know, in some way they're still irritated about the episode could show up, you know? So I think that probably the biggest thing for a one is to understand that the more critical they get at somebody else, their own needs aren't being met. So if they find themselves, once someone identifies the fact that they're leading with the one on the Enneagram, then they're going to be watching out for times when they're critical of other., Because it's, it's such a, an ongoing thread, just like, it's an ongoing thread about how critical they are themselves.
You know, they're just, you know, they're driving the car, look at that person who's driving. What, what kind of car, why don't they wash their car? That, that car is just look at the trash over there. I mean, I had one woman who said she drive down a certain street because people threw out trash and it bothered so much. She had to go a different way because she was focused on it. Wasn't right. You don't throw things outta your car or why, what, who isn't picking that up. And so it bothers so much. So here they are, they're driving down the road and they're going through all of this and if they don't catch themselves, you know, it just kind of morph and gets bigger and bigger and bigger. So the first thing to do is learn to, oh, okay. I'm, I'm, I'm really critical today.
I'm more critical than usual. So, and then ask yourself, so why what's going on for me? Well, you know, the first time we ask ourselves these questions and it's usually, we come back with an outside thing, like, well, so, and so did such and such. And then the answer to that is say, well, let's assume that that's an irritation, but that isn't really what's bothering me. What is it about me? And, and it could be, well, I'm tired today. I don't really feel like going to work. You know, I worked all weekend, you know, maybe I raked leaves all weekend. You know, I, I cleaned the house all weekend. Well, nobody, nobody was there and nobody even appreciated it. You know. So, you know, the more irritated and critical you get of others very often is this sister for all of us, but particularly for ones, because they're not very good at getting their own needs met.
Seems like a common theme with a lot of these numbers. Right?
Well, it is, it's a common theme with all people in general, but there's there's a different, again, we go back to motive. Why doesn't the one get her needs met or his needs met because they're busy doing the right thing often at work or for the children or the house or the people next door or their boss or their loved ones or whatever. There's a right thing about it, but there's, so they do it for the right thing. And there's the right thing. The two is doing it for others to hopefully get approval. The three is doing it for others to get rewards about their, their approval, to who, but about their performance basically, and be told they're good. The four will do it if they feel like it or might not ff they do it creatively. The five is not, not so worried about doing the right thing, but does it fit into their schedule?
The six will do it certain sixes because it's the, the loyal thing, because they're loyal. The seven will do it. If they kind of like the four, if they kind of feel like it, if they have time to do it, you know, or, or how, how they've developed to their one. And the eight will again do it if they feel like it, maybe but their own idea is a little bit different. It's more about protecting someone rather than, you know, just, it's all about taking care of somebody rather than the right way. And and they don't have as high of a standard inside. That's more personal the right way. And the nine will do it because they'll do what they think they should be doing because they want to avoid themselves and they want to avoid any conflict that might come up.
Yeah. So, but out of all of these, the one very frequently is the most driven.
Driven to get stuff done.
To get stuff done, to do it right. But to get, you know, to get it done is important, but getting it done right is more important. So so a couple of key elements for the one is this internal critic. Again, we all have it, but how, how much is it and how much resentment do you carry? You know, so again, everybody can have resentment. So that sounds like a sort of a blank, slight question. But throughout your life, how much of resentment has been just there? I mean, are you still thinking, gee, when I was in third grade, you know, Harold stepped on my foot, you know, I mean, you know, dare he do that and believe me, there are people that do remember such things like that.
If, if you don't, then that's more typical, but that can happen. And I want to give you some quotes from ones that will help you too, because because ones are so used to having things done right. That they can seem really bossy. So one says, I'm not bossy. I just know what you should be doing. Another one might say, I'm not really a control freak, but I can show you the right way to do that.
I think I've used that actual line yeah.
So I, and we probably all have, and that I like this one, make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between you and your own two ears.
Oh, that's great.
Yeah, because the one that's, you know, whispering, you didn't do that. Right. You didn't do that. That's that's really important. So so I think that the, that what gets blocked in one of these things is important.So what gets blocked when you have a really active internal critic and you're looking at the world as black and white, well, it's hard to relax in a world where things aren't right. I've had, you don't take risks. Yeah. I've had, I've had people who lead with one tell me that they stay in a hotel and they don't like the art. They have to take the art down cuz they can't relax cause it doesn't match or it doesn't, it isn't, you know, it isn't harmonious to their eyes is not right. Wow. Take it down and turn it around. They get really frustrated if it's bolted on .
And so the personal pleasure and ability to accept themselves as they are and accept their own needs, wants, and feelings and the world as it is, and the ability to relax and experience serenity.
Sounds awesome. How do they do it?
Well, it's a process. First of all, ones are usually so busy that they didn't even notice they were missing serenity mm-hmm and they look at some people who are just laying on the couch, relaxed, happy as, as can be as lazy. And no one wants to be thought of as lazy. And even reading they often feel like they should read something that matters that they're learning something. They have a hard time just reading a book for pleasure that doesn't really mean anything, just some novel fiction that doesn't have some deeper meaning because it should be something that they're doing to improve and, and get better and all of that. And you know, personal growth. So that's another thing I should mention. Personal growth is another thing to do. So ones are very, very busy and, and doing personal growth things.
They listen to podcasts the time they listen to they, they look, TED talks, they look up things they're, you know, and how could they learn about that? Because they love to learn. This is another good thing about ones they they're always in learning. They're always in self improvement. I have several clients who are ones who are in their seventies, almost nearing 80, and they're, they're getting another master's degree. They're getting their PhD. They're getting whatever, because it's never too late.
I mean, this constant need for improvement because they can always see what needs to be improved. And they have the energy behind it to follow up. Now we all might be able to see what it needs to be improved. We might even be able to self assess and say, gosh, yeah, I really do need to go on a diet or I need to exercise more. I need to, you know join a club that's, you know, to learn to do this new thing, whatever. But the ones don't just think about it. They do it because self-improvement is so important and they really have, have a hard time trying to understand why people, other people wouldn't want to do that.
Yeah. Wow. I, I think I have a really strong one. One aligned over one. Linda, this sounds so familiar.
Yeah, you do. Yes. yeah. And, and you know, next time, our last podcast of this series, we'll go over all of those of connections and, and things that we can develop in all of those. Because we really are a combination of five numbers. One we lead with that's from our genetic predisposition, but then we have some, some other important aspects of ourself that's like money in the bank or can be things we trip . Yeah. And so you know, one it's it's like, for instance, so one is usually on time. I think I've mentioned that and they like to be early, actually. They prefer on time for them as being five or 10 minutes early that's that's because then they're prepared and because they're organized and they want to be prepared, they want to be on time. And so you imagine how a nine, they are with a nine who's like, oh, well, whenever I get there, if I'm 10 or 15 minutes late, that's close enough to me for time, you know,
Probably drives them crazy. Right. Yeah. Right.
They can drive each other crazy with that. But I think you had said something about a question that I want to come back to. Do you remember what it was? You said
I don't remember the question, but I think where you were, oh yes. It was about, you know, finding serenity, like how do they, how do they move towards serenity?
Well, the first thing is to begin to notice how little time they have in their life that's not, that's not scripted or called for or in between things. So because and, and to learn how to quiet their mind from what's next, what's next, what's next what's next? You know, because you know, it's like flipping the pages of a book it's like, what's next and just letting themselves sit. So sometimes, and I may have mentioned this with other types, but it's really true for ones, if they're not already meditating or relaxing on a regular basis, just start out by practicing five minutes of doing nothing. And boy, is that hard for a one? I mean, like if they've got patio or a porch or something, someplace, they can go outside and sit outside when it's not too hot or cold, wherever they live, just noticing the you know, let's say they stay in their backyard and then just looking out at the backyard. Immediately, they're going to go, oh, that tree is right.
I should get out there and trim that tree. Look at that Rose Bush. Oh, I forgot to feed it. Okay. But I should go again, you know, and they have to really say to themselves, no, I'm just saying, I'm just observing. I'm just noticing. Well, it looks like it might rain. I better go and get an umbrella. No, don't just sit there and just sit there and be. So the way their mind jumps up instantly to what I need to do, what I need to fix, what isn't right. You know, I've never noticed that that fence was only painted up to there. I need to put another coat of paint on that, you know, I mean, that's just an automatic reaction. So that's the very first thing. If you, if you're beginning to resonate with some of these things I've said to coming back to yourself on a regular basis and start with like five minutes a day. And you know, notice how much you're thinking about what's next and what you need to do.
And what's the right thing to do. And then also begin to notice how much criticism you have of yourself and of others. And, and little by little, you know ratchet that down, which is easier said than none. Of course. My, my oldest client who was a one came in at 87 and said she knew she had found herself on the Enneagram in some venue and realized she was a one. And she said, I've come in because I don't think that I know anything about serenity and I'm not sure I have really been and entirely happy one day in my life. And now I'm coming the end of my life. And I'd like, like to do that. So we talked about it and she had this vicious, vicious, internal critic that was just running her life. And I said, well, you've gotta talk back to it.
I said, what do you mean? Talk back to it? I said, well, you've got to, if, if you're by yourself, talk out loud to it. Well, I couldn't do that. And she, well, what if somebody heard me? I said, well, you can do it when you're by yourself. Well, I'm practically never by myself. I said, well, what about when you're driving? Why can't I do it when I'm driving? I mean, what will people say? They'll think I'm talking to myself. I said, I think you have Bluetooth in your car. And we, and she, we went around and around about this and two or three sessions. And finally she came in and she said, I did it. I said, what happened? It was quiet. So when you take, when you take authority of your own internal credit can say, no, I'm not going to listen to that. I didn't ask your opinion. No, I'm not going to listen. It doesn't happen the very first time you do it. But if you do it over and over and say, no, no, I know that's not true. You know, no, I'm not going to listen to that. Eventually it quiets down
What becomes possible when a one is at their healthiest.
Well, they are able to see down the road of what can be a problem very much like a six, but and what's right. And they have high integrity, extremely high integrity about making sure that they lead a company, an organization themselves. If they're an entrepreneur, they, they really can assess quickly the right and the wrong way of doing things, not from a, just a, a black and white kind of standpoint. But boy, the thing with the most highest integrity they can be great about teaching others and helping others improve themselves without jumping over boundaries because of their tendency to see immediately who needs help and that they're doing it the wrong way, they can jump over a boundary and offend people.
But if they have are they're really healthy and they have learned about this aspect of themselves, they have the capacity to be much more diplomatic and really be able to look between the lines and see just exactly how they can step in and help this person hopefully. They have been very successful entrepreneurs and have built many, many businesses because they're tenacious and they keep going forward. And you know, they don't just give up the first time they have a disappointment or don't feel like things have gone the way they want. They don't just collapse and fall apart. They toughen up and they go at it again because they've got a goal and they're driven and they're going to get there. So that's just a few, few things about them.
Yeah. That's powerful. And you can see the clear value in focusing on the growth in the development of the one, right?
Well, and it is for all of us, because the challenge is you know, the, any strength, overused is a weakness. So your capacity to be able to see what's right and wrong is an excellent tool to be able to grow a business, to see what's right or wrong for yourself to improve yourself. Those are all things. But if it's overdone, then you begin to be jumping over the fence as I said, and, and criticizing others and constantly criticizing yourself. And then you can actually get to the point where you can't even move forward, because you're so critical of yourself. You don't know what's right and wrong. Now, for instance, if we were to take this into your, your notary business, obviously you have to step out there and work with people. And the first couple times you do it and it's a maiden void. You mean, you don't know, no matter how much you've learned or are read or trained, you know, there's lots of mistakes to be had. Well, you just have to do it. And and after you've done it for a while, then you can trust yourself. And then, you know, it might be kind of tenacious the first few times you do it are nerve wracking, but then you know how to do it.
Right. And we're coming….
So, so it is with everything. So what helps is learning to observe your own and judgements and criticalness and realizing, as I said before, that it's a clue to your own repressed needs, taking, talking back out loud to the critic, naming the critics so it's not them. This is another thing that's very helpful. So let's say your name is Martha and you name your critical parent Kelly, you know, and so you, no, Kelly, I'm not interested. I'm not interested in talking to you about that. You know, so you see it's an aspect of you, but it isn't all of you. So you can really, you can actually use that.
Now there's a universal teaching that from the wisdom of the Enneagram that I like. And it says when we are able to notice what we're doing to experience our current state completely, and without judgment, the old patterns will begin to fall away. So it's when we judge ourselves that we, those patterns deepen.
That's when things get dicey. Yeah. Right.
And here's another thing I like this. This is again from the good anonymous source. Perfectionism has its perks, means you care about things and you do things well, it's when it becomes sort of like an addiction and you can't enjoy your achievements you become self-destructive because nothing about yourself is good enough. Striving for the best and aiming high is okay as long as it's realistic and you can take yours and other people's flaws with good humor.
Oh, we don't know who said that?
No, that's anonymous.
Oh, that's wow. That's deep.
Here's another one. That's very good. And this is from Jennifer. James; recognize perfection as an illusion, not a desirable way to live. Don't confuse it with excellence. Enjoy your successes, laugh at your failures and learn from them. Relax, become less competitive and critical. Enjoy life instead of controlling it.
That should be a bumper sticker. Yeah. For somebody's desk.
Yes, yes. Yeah. That, what else comes up for you about, about this Bill?
Well, a lot of related relatability here too, and I love that we've talked about the pitfalls. I love that we've talked about the strengths that a one brings to the table. I think this is a good place to, to wrap up. Do you have any other final thoughts on the one?
Well, I would say that just like all other types, there are, are tremendous strengths and some challenges and recognizing your challenges, which is basically what these quotes have had to say about 'em and what we've talked about already, strength allows you to access more of your strengths. And and so, you know, we, we need you once we need you in the world, you, you give a lot of service, a very valuable service, and we don't want you really laying awake nights going over everything that you did that you think might have been not been right. And worrying about those things and losing a good night's sleep. We need you to be sharp the next day. We need you to know that that you're going to make mistakes, that you're human and part of the human capacity is to make mistakes. And we all learn from 'em and, and you'll be okay.
And I have a couple of last things here at add, the grandest seduction of all is a myth that doing everything better gets us where we want to be. It gets us somewhere, certainly, but not anywhere worth being.
And the last one is, this is from CS Lewis. Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
It's one of my favorite quotes ever. Yeah. I love that. Great way to close it out. Linda, thank you so much for joining us again for these bonus episodes, with the Side Hustle Lounge talking about the Enneagram. This was the number one. We got this whole bonus series for you, and if you'd like to learn more about the, Enneagram and explore more about with Linda specifically with her Authentic Wisdom Community, you can visit lindafrazee.com. Got all the links to that in our VIP room at sidehustlelounge.com/ VIP. Linda. Thank you so much, being here again with us.
Thank you Bill.
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On March 1, 2021, the new Divorce Act "the Act" came into effect in Canada, instituting numerous changes to various aspects of the federal divorce and family law regime. While for many family law participants, the most notable of these changes has been the shift in terminology from "custody" and "access" to "decision-making" and "parenting-time", another major change under the new legislation relates to relocation; specifically, the imposition of notice requirements, and the "best interests of the child" burden placed upon the party seeking to relocate.
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PATNA: It is said marriages are made in heaven. But perhaps broken on earth. At the rate the ancient institution is crumbling, couples are thinking twice before tying the holy knot. And, interestingly, love marriages are more at risk than arranged ones. According to records, 50 per cent of love unions crack, while only 30 per cent arranged marriages end up in divorce courts.
"Even a small issue can result in a break-up these days," said a lawyer, adding, "most women are working and if they are not treated as equals by their husbands, there's bound to be resentment and later a rift. Adultery and extra-marital affairs are other reasons of discord among couples."
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In 2009, 1,36,000 marriages were solemnised in Delhi. Out of this figure, 10,000 ended up in divorce courts!
Many are of the opinion that certain sections of the law in favour of women, are being misused. For instance, cases registered under sec 498A IPC dealing with cruelty and torture in a marriage, have become a tool to harass husbands and their family members.
"The lawyers hardly try to help. They make things worse," felt Ajit Kumar, a Patna high court lawyer.
But ever since the Domestic Violence Act, 2008, came into vogue, cases under 498 A have gone down in number.
According to him, 80 per cent of the "arranged" marriages have a chance of survival even after a rocking dispute. But in love marriages, there's very little chance of reconciliation. "In a social set up like ours only 10 per cent go for re-marriages and only 5 per cent of the cases get settled through mutual consent. The rest of the cases go for protracted contests, mostly over alimony," said Kumar.
Narrating his traumatic experience, a former scientist of the Department of Atomic Energy, Deepak (name changed) said, "No one is a winner after a divorce. The legal advice for both sides further fuels tension. In my case, my former wife could not handle her ambition and home. She never joined me in my place of posting for seven long years. Even after our divorce in 2000, she continued to harass my family in different ways." He was forced to remarry to overcome the trauma and feels because of him his son and wife are suffering.
Eminent sociologist Hetukar Jha feels divorce can create psychological and social problems. "The very word divorcee itself is humiliating and agonising. The loneliness caused after the break up can be killing," he said. According to Jha, the basic problem in today's world is that everybody talks of rights but no one talks about duties.
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Everywhere you turn these days, someone is always talking about machine learning in the context of cybersecurity. That's because just about every security vendor includes machine learning capabilities in their solutions.
Some have been at it longer than others. And the vendors that have used machine learning algorithms for years – in some cases a decade or longer – are careful to position their machine learning capabilities as one of many components in a multilayered strategy to detect and prevent malware attacks. Those vendors include VIPRE, and we have accumulated piles of data for more than 10 years from various sources to train our machine learning algorithms.
Machine learning isn't some miracle cure. Alone, it cannot provide all the defenses the modern business needs against the ever-expanding, increasingly dangerous threat landscape. It is a critical weapon against cybercrime because it helps catch malware that eludes signature-based tools. But signature-based detection, which is typically found in endpoint security and firewalls, isn't going away.
So when we see machine learning positioned as some kind of savior, as in a recent CSO Online article, we feel it necessary to temper such claims with a reminder that security is a multilayered affair. The article quotes Ryan Permeh, chief scientist at Cylance as saying, "Machine learning is the only way to combat today's attackers."
While we applaud the efforts of an up-and-comer like Cylance to protect its clients from cyber threats and respect its approach, we feel the statement misses the mark because it makes it sound like machine learning is all you need.
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The article goes on to say, "Cylance is an excellent example of a company that is leveraging the advancements in technology to change an industry." As already noted, plenty of security vendors are using machine learning in their technology. In fact, we're hard-pressed to come up with one that isn't.
The thing to remember is not all machine learning solutions offer the same level of reliable, meaningful results. It takes enormous volumes of data to feed into algorithms to generate reliable information. VIPRE has been at this for more than a decade, collecting data from myriad sources such as endpoints, URLs, IP addresses and intelligence feeds, to identify threats, where they originate and whom they're likely to strike next
We use machine learning because data volumes have become so massive that humans simply cannot keep up with them. Machine learning uses statistical probability computations to crunch data to identify anomalies and patterns that possibly indicate the presence of malware. Algorithms are trained to compare samples of code against each other to determine which are good and bad.
These models are refined over the years to absorb new information and ensure that results remain meaningful. While some vendors are just getting started with machine learning, our models have matured based on new information.
To be sure, machine learning will be very important in cybersecurity going forward. It will help prevent a lot of attacks. But it would be a mistake to assume it's a disruptive technology that will change everything. Traditional signature-based tools, sandboxing, heuristics, best practices and education will remain as important to cybersecurity into the future as they are today.
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The Second Book of Nephi (), usually referred to as Second Nephi or 2 Nephi, is the second book of the Book of Mormon. The original translation of the title did not include the word "second". First and Second were added to the titles of The Books of Nephi by Oliver Cowdery when preparing the book for printing. According to the book, it was written by the ancient prophet Nephi, son of Lehi, who lived around 600 BC. Originally 15 chapters in length, the book was reformatted in 1879 by Orson Pratt to its current length of thirty three chapters long.

Unlike First Nephi, this book contains little history of the Nephite people but instead discusses visions and prophecies of Nephi himself and other ancient prophets, such as Isaiah.

Narrative

Lehi's last counsel
Second Nephi begins with the prophecies of Lehi concerning the future of his seed, and speaks to his posterity. As Lehi is old and will soon die, he wishes to bestow blessings upon his children.
Lehi relates a vision whereby he knew that Jerusalem was destroyed, and he says that had they remained in the city they would have perished. He emphasizes that if the people are righteous, they will prosper; but if they are wicked, they will be destroyed. This is a general blessing and curse upon all peoples who inhabit the land where Lehi and his family lived.

In 2 Nephi chapter 2, Lehi expounds to Jacob about the redemption and salvation through Jesus. He speaks about opposites—that without evil there is no good; without sin there is no righteousness; that without these things there is no God; and if there is no God there is no earth. He talks about the importance of The Fall of Man and how without it, man would lose his free will, and salvation would ultimately be impossible.

To Joseph, he talks about his namesake, which includes Joseph of Egypt. He quotes some of the lost prophecies by Joseph. Joseph predicted that the Lord would raise up Moses to free the people of Israel. He also predicted that a seer named after Joseph, and whose father's name is also Joseph, would the Lord raise up, for the purpose of restoring Israel.

On 2 Nephi verses 23 and 24 mentions that the descendants of Joseph (Lehi's son) would not be destroyed "for they shall hearken unto the words of the book" (this books seems to be The Book of Mormon). Then on verse 24, most likely referring to his posterity it says "there shall rise up one mighty among them, who shall do much good, both in word and deed (...)". While the references suggest he is Joseph Smith, this seems contradictory as he is not a descendant of Lehi. Therefore, it is not clear who this person may be.

Lehi blesses Zoram, the servant of Laban who had thrown in his lot with Nephi, as long as he and his seed obey the commandments of the Lord. To the children of his sons Laman and Lemuel he says that if their parents teach them wickedness, that their sins will be the responsibility of the parents.

Division of the people
Nephi continues the narrative by recording the death of Lehi. In this passage, he also records what is known as "the Psalm of Nephi", where he pleads for the Lord to forgive his weaknesses, make him strong so he can conquer his enemies, and redeem his soul.

After the death of Lehi, Laman and Lemuel and others rebel against Nephi and try to kill him. Warned by the Lord, Nephi leaves the area with those who listen to him and travel far away to establish another settlement. He takes the brass plates and other records, along with the ball or compass. They call this new place Nephi, choose Nephi to be their king, and call themselves the people of Nephi, or Nephites. They observe the Law of Moses as it is recorded in the brass plates. They also prosper exceedingly, and build a temple like the temple of Solomon.

Nephi also begins arming his people using the sword that Laban had as a model for production. At this time, the people with Laman and Lemuel and others who remained behind had their skin turn dark, as a sign that the people of Nephi are not to mix with them until they repent.

Jacob preaches
Nephi ordains his younger brothers Jacob and Joseph as teachers over the people of Nephi. The remainder of Second Nephi is a recording of their (Jacob's and Nephi's) teachings and prophecies.

A speech that Jacob delivered to the people of Nephi is recorded in chapters 6-10. Jacob quotes passages from Isaiah. He prophesies that the destruction of the people in Jerusalem has already happened. He also shows that at a future date the Lord will lift up his hand to the Gentiles, and set up his standard, and then gather the tribes of Israel one final time. He reads from Isaiah 50 and 51. Then he prophesies about the birth, life, infinite atonement and death of Christ, calling on his people to repent and believe in the Savior. He also explains the resurrection; that the body lies in the grave and the spirit either in torment or in a state of paradise, and that without Christ there could be no resurrection, and that because of Christ all men will be resurrected with their spirit being freed from either paradise or torment and their body raised from the grave, and then they are judged according to their works in life.  Jacob continues by teaching about the various sins, such as lying, murdering, whoredoms, idol worship. He exhorts his people to throw off their sins. He then continues by prophesying about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the establishment of a free people in America in the last days.

Nephi quotes Isaiah, gives final counsel
Nephi then records in the book  more of Isaiah— chapters 2 through 14 of Isaiah. Nephi then prophesies that Christ himself will visit the Nephites in America after his death and resurrection. He prophesies the destruction of his own people due to wickedness. He also predicts that the remainder of the people, the Lamanites and others, will be smitten by the immigrating Gentiles in the last days. He prophesies that the Gentiles will establish many different churches and also practice priestcraft, or the practice of preaching the gospel for money rather than for the love of the gospel. Nephi predicts the translation of the Book of Mormon and of the Three Witnesses who would testify that it was true. He prophesies the conversation that Martin Harris has with Professor Charles Anthon. Nephi continues by prophesying about the Gentiles' attitude towards the Bible, who would accept it as the only scripture in the world. Nephi challenges that assumption, and encourages the Gentiles to believe that God would speak to more than one nation. He also says that there will be scriptures that will come from some of the lost tribes of Israel. The House of Israel is described as having three parts, and Nephi prophesies that one day all their writings would be restored and made known one to the other.

"And it shall come to pass that the Jews shall have the words of the Nephites, and the Nephites shall have the words of the Jews; and the Nephites and the Jews shall have the words of the lost tribes of Israel; and the lost tribes of Israel shall have the words of the Nephites and the Jews."

Nephi ends his record by pleading with the reader to follow the Savior's example and be baptized, but emphasizes that baptism is the beginning of the way and not the end, underscoring the need to enduring to the end. His final words include another exhortation to pray and seek the Holy Ghost, and a testimony that his words are true.

See also

 The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey
 Nephi, son of Lehi

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Further reading

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External links

 The Second Book of Nephi from the official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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