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Getting Common
Getting Common with Professor Carliss Chatman provides a refreshing common sense approach to business, law, women's rights, racial justice, and entrepreneurship. Featuring experts in law, business and entrepreneurship, politics and government, and education, Getting Common educates while exposing you to a fresh and new perspective. Listen live every Wednesday at 8 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel.
November 23, 2022 • 60 min
What happens when 3 native Houstonians get together for a discussion of all things Beyoncé? In this episode Courtney St. Julian and Brendon Bailey join the podcast to discuss what made them fans, the haters and the hive, and why your fave could never.
Who Owns the Body?
Do we own our bodies in the same way that we own our possessions? Does this ownership give us autonomy, or the ability to freely commodify ourselves and our bodies products? How has the Dobbs decision changed the ability for all persons to possess and control their bodies? In this episode Professor Meghan Boone of Wake Forest Law will join us to discuss bodily autonomy and whether it create a market for bodies.
Encore Debt and Income Inequality
November 9, 2022 • 60 min
The common refrain is that if the poor would simply learn financial responsibility and make smarter choices, then they could work their way out of poverty. This is far from reality, yet when those in poverty fall short and are forced into predatory lending, it is often blamed on their lack of personal responsibility. The same sentiment is present when those who take on student loans, once proclaimed as good debt, to advance thems...
Xochitl Gonzalez and the Importance of Diverse Voices
Xochitl Gonzalez is novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and executive producer. She is also the author of the New York Times best-seller Olga Dies Dreaming. The novel is groundbreaking in its representation of Puerto Rican history and culture, and also its presentation of a diverse family and its struggles in the face of gentrification and cultural erasure. In this episode we will discuss the importance of diverse voices, her frame...
Is There a Duty to Forgive?
October 26, 2022 • 60 min
In the wake of many public tragedies, the focus is often on those who are armed and their willingness to forgive the perpetrator. This is also true when confronting systemic and societal harm--the marginalized are expected to forgive, forget, and move forward. It seems this practice is rooted in Christian sensibilities--but is it really? On this episode Rev. Stan Williams and Rev. Rob Lee will explore the narratives that admonis...
Creating a Pipeline for Black Doctors
The data proves that diverse doctors save lives, but there has not been much progress made at diversifying medicine. However, there are many doing the work it takes to improve the numbers. In this episode, Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP and Chief Health Officer at City Block Health, will provide information on how to get into and get through medical school, details on her non-profit, Tour for Diversity in Medicine (https://linkt...
Does the Law Keep our Food Safe and Healthy?
Many of us only think about food safety and our food supply when a foodborne illness is in the headlines. We are often unaware of how various government agencies regulate our food supply or how dietary recommendations are made. For example, how does the government define meat or milk or healthy? How is food inspected when it goes from the farm or the factory to our grocery stores or restaurants? In this episode my guests Emilie ...
Supreme Court Preview
October 5, 2022 • 60 min
Dobbs has brought new focus to the Supreme Court. What impact will the new Term have on our rights? There are many cases receiving attention this Term, including those involving affirmative action and voting rights, but what else should we be paying attention to? This week's guests, Alexandra Klein, Assistant Professor at St. Mary's University School of Law, and Brandon Hasbrouck, Associate Professor at Washington and Lee...
Encore #FreetheHair: Professor Wendy Greene on Grooming Codes
September 28, 2022 • 60 min
Join my guests Professor Wendy Greene, Professor Marissa Jackson Sow, and Rasheedah Thomas of RC Communications as we discuss the movement to #freethehair and the impact of discrimination against Black hair in the classroom and the workplace. Professor Wendy Greene is a trailblazer in the movement to end hair discrimination. Professor Greene fights for the freedom for all to embrace the natural expression of physical appearance...
Entrepreneurship Series: Dawn Dickson
This episode of our Entrepreneurship Series will feature Dawn Dickson, a serial entrepreneur and inventor with over 20 years of experience in technology and business development. She has founded six successful cash flow positive companies since 2001, including Flat Out of Heels (2011) and PopCom (2017) and has successfully exited one company (Lifestyle Cafe, 2021). Dawn is the first female founder globally to raise over $1M secure ...
Encore: What's in a Name?
In the summer of 2021, the Trustees of Washington and Lee University voted to retain name of the institution. Throughout the previous year, many Confederate monuments were removed, and the names of other institutions throughout Virginia and the rest of the south were changed. In addition, an overwhelming majority of the faculty voted in support of a name change, and various groups of students circulated petitions and engaged in p...
The Law of Cryptocurrency and NFTs
September 7, 2022 • 60 min
Many believe that investing in cryptocurrency is a guaranteed road to wealth, and we hear about the NFTs that make people millions. But, what does the law have to say about it? Is the trading in a regulated market? Is it treated like securities, currency, or commodities under the law? What happens when a token is lost or an NFT is stolen? On this episode, Professor Carla Reyes will highlight the basics of the law behind crypto...
Why Black Teachers Matter
August 31, 2022 • 60 min
There is a lot of data on how race and income impact educational performance, and about how teacher identity and quality influences those gaps. For Black students, having just one Black teacher in early education lowers the high school dropout rate by 50%, and having two Black teachers lowers the rate by 75%. Yet, only 7% of teachers identify as Black--but the percentage of Black students is double that. Also, notably, many Blac...
Race, Racism, and Corporate Law
Business law was foundational to facilitating chattel slavery of African individuals, starting at the Portuguese port of Lagos. Consequently, the Transatlantic Slave Trade revolutionized business law. Yet, few business law scholars address the historic significance, or the present-day legacy of Black captivity embedded into contemporary business law and practice. This episode examines racism as an organizing function of business ...
Not so Golden Handcuffs: The Problem with Stock Options
Stock options are considered a perk of working for corporations, especially startups that achieve unicorn status. Employees often take lower compensation in the short term for the potential of one day receiving shares in the next Google or Amazon. But, often, it is difficult for employees to assess the true value of these stock options, and the shareholders' rights plans signed by employees typically require them to waive ins...
The Status of Abortion Rights in Michigan
The Dobbs decision has combined with a pre-Roe abortion ban and dueling court orders to cause chaos about the right to choose in the state of Michigan. Because many surrounding states have complete or partial abortion bans, the confusion has created a ripple effect. Some pregnant persons crossed state lines to receive care in Michigan only to be turned away, then later told they could receive care. Others simply believe that the...
Encore Appreciation or Appropriation: Black Culture as Popular Culture
August 3, 2022 • 60 min
Many viral Tik Tok dance trends, the most popular memes, and viral tweets have Black creators--but often that is not who profits. Outside of social media, many Black cultural trends are co-opted and transformed without acknowledgment of the original source. At what point does an appreciation for a culture turn into appropriation? Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, associate professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, aut...
Encore What's Behind the Disparities in Black Women's Health?
July 27, 2022 • 60 min
Black women have infant and maternal mortality rates that are exponentially worse than women of other races, and are more likely to suffer from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Studies have proven that when Black women engage with the health care system their complaints are disregarded and their pain is ignored, resulting in adverse outcomes. Are there other causes? Are there viable solutions? On this episo...
The Future of Marriage Equality
Dobbs has brought all rights based on Roe, including marriage equality, into question. In this episode, Dr. Marie-Amélie George, Associate Professor of Law at Wake Forest University will discuss her forthcoming book, Becoming Equal: American Law and the Rise of the Gay Family, LGBTQ+ rights found in Lawrence v. Texas and Obergerfell, and the impact that the Dobbs decision could have on marriage equality.
Decoding the Corporate Law Alphabet Soup: M&A and SPACs
Elon Musk and Twitter, WeWork, and Donald Trump have all brought some complex corporate law to the news, including mergers and acquisitions, known as M&A, and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies known as SPACs. In this episode corporate law experts Will Moon, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Maryland, and Andrew Jennings, Assistant Professor at Brooklyn Law School will help to decode these terms while providin...


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"Back pain may be 'in the mind'" reported The Daily Telegraph, saying that "researchers believe that counselling, or cognitive behavioural therapy [CBT] sessions, work because if you can help people change their thoughts, it will help them to change the way they feel".
The newspaper report may give some people the wrong impression about these findings. The researchers did not find that back pain may all be in the mind, and did not assess the psychology of pain.
Instead, they compared a one-off advice session given by a nurse or physiotherapist, with this advice session combined with CBT group support sessions. These were designed to solve patients' difficulties in keeping physically active as a consequence of back pain, and involved finding appropriate exercises that they could do, and ongoing advice and support on physical activities for improving their fitness and quality of life. People in the trial were also instructed in the appropriate use of pain medications.
It found that patients given the extra support sessions had improved physical fitness and quality of life, compared to patients given one-off advice. This indicates that this sort of treatment may provide a simple and relatively cheap way of improving chronic lower back pain.
This research was carried out by Professor Sarah E Lamb and colleagues from The University of Warwick and the University of Oxford. The study was funded by The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme. The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet .
This research was covered well by BBC News, The Independent and the Daily Mail . The Telegraph incorrectly focused on pain "being all in the mind" and inferred that CBT was targeting the psychology of pain, rather than the psychology of how people manage their pain and their feelings about physical activity.
Lower back pain is a common disabling condition in developed countries. Guidance suggests that people with persistent non-specific back pain remain physically active and avoid bed rest. Patients are also advised on how to manage their symptoms and how to use their pain medication appropriately. However, the effect of these lifestyle modifications may be short lived, with pain persisting in the long term.
This randomised controlled trial investigated whether this 'best practice' advice was more effective if patients also attended group support sessions and CBT with other people who had lower back pain. Group therapy benefits patients as they can give and receive support from others with similar problems, and treatment can be less expensive than one-on-one care. Here, the researchers wanted to investigate the effectiveness and cost of these interventions.
The researchers recruited 701 participants from 56 general practices in seven regions across England. Those who took part were identified from consultations with GPs or practice nurses and from searches from patient records.
To be included, participants had to be over 18. They had to have at least moderately troublesome subacute or chronic back pain for a minimum of six weeks and had visited their GP for help with the pain within the past six months. People were excluded if they had a specific or potentially serious cause for their back pain, such as infection, fracture or cancer. The study also excluded people who have severe psychiatric or psychological disorders and those who had tried CBT similar to that used in this study for their back pain.
The participants were randomly assigned to receive advice alone (control) or advice plus CBT. Before being allocated a treatment, a nurse gave them a 15-minute session of active management advice about maintaining physical activity, appropriate drug use and symptom management. The participants were also given The Back Book , which contains information on the management of back pain.
The 233 people in the control group received no further advice. The 468 people in the CBT group attended the Back Skills Training (BeST) programme, consisting of an individual assessment and six group therapy sessions in groups of around eight people. Each session lasted an hour and a half and targeted physical activity and avoidance of activity. This included countering negative thoughts about activity, and advice on different intensity activities and relaxation techniques.
The researchers measured back pain disability using the Roland Morris disability (0-24 points) questionnaire and the modified Von Korff scale (0-100%). In both of these scales, low scores indicate less disability. The participants' mental and physical health-related quality of life was assessed using the 12-item short-form health survey at 3, 6 and 12 months. These questionnaires were sent out and returned by post.
The researchers found that 63% of participants in the CBT group attended a sufficient number of sessions to potentially benefit from the therapy. Reasons for not attending the sessions included ill health, work or family problems. Older individuals were more likely to attend the sessions.
Compared with advice alone, advice plus cognitive behavioural intervention was associated with significant benefits in disability. On the Roland Morris score, disability improved by 1.1 points in the control group and by 2.4 points in the intervention group at 12 months. The Von Korff score also showed the CBT group had a greater improvement in disability over 12 months than the control group.
When the patients reported how beneficial the treatments had been, 31% of the control group and 59% of the CBT group self-reported recovery at 12 months. Also, more patients in the CBT group were satisfied with their treatment at 12 months. The CBT group also had an improvement in fear avoidance as well as their physical scores, whereas the control group did not.
The total annual costs for each individual were £224.65 in the control group and £421.52 in the CBT group.
The researchers suggest that compared to other treatments, such as manipulation, exercise, acupuncture and postural approaches, the benefits of CBT for people with chronic lower back pain were broader and lasted for at least 12 months. They also suggest that when the improvement in quality of life is taken into account, this treatment is cost effective.
This well conducted randomised controlled trial found that group CBT was of benefit to people with chronic lower back pain compared with individuals who received one-off advice on how to manage their condition through activity modifications and symptom control.
Although the therapy was effective, the researchers noted that 63% of people attended 'sufficient' CBT sessions to potentially benefit and 11% did not attend any of the sessions. Further research would be required to find out how to increase the numbers who attended the sessions. People who received CBT were also unlikely to have been using this intervention in isolation to manage their back pain, as advice was given to them about modifying their activities and pain medications.
It should also be noted that this management strategy would be suitable for chronic 'nonspecific' back pain only – that is, pain without an identified medical cause. This type of chronic low back pain is a very common and debilitating condition.
However, there are serious causes of back pain, such as infection, cancer or damage to the spine, that should always be considered and then excluded in a person with persisting or newly developed pain. Likewise, in people who have chronic low back pain without an identified cause, it is always beneficial for health professionals to explore the wider work-related and social or family effects and issues that may be involved with chronic back pain.
This was a randomised controlled trial, the best type of study to determine whether a treatment is effective or not. The study was well-carried out and gives good evidence that CBT can be beneficial in aiding patients to manage their chronic back pain effectively, particularly by maintaining appropriate physical activity leading to improvements in their quality of life.
Back pain 'eased by group therapy sessions'.
How talking about your bad back can take the pain away.
Group therapy 'can help back pain sufferers'.
Back pain may be 'in the mind'.


When most of us think about a trip to Walt Disney World, it conjures up images of mild-mannered family friendly rides like It's a Small World or Dumbo the Flying Elephant. But don't be fooled, Disney World has its fair share of attractions that really pack a punch…. right to the tummy. So if you're faint of heart or prone to nausea you may want to think twice or strategize a bit before tackling our list of 10 Rides at Disney World That Might Give You Motion Sickness.
10) Soarin'– On the surface EPCOT's hang gliding simulator looks innocent enough as it sweeps you across a series of beautiful landscapes making you feel like you are soaring through the skies. However, people with vertigo may want to consider their options before agreeing to be hoisted up 40 feet in the air for the simulation. Those with motion sickness should also be wary when it comes to the giant Omnimax screen that projects the vistas you are flying over. If you've ever felt sick at an IMAX movie, the feeling you will get during Soarin' should be largely the same.
Please note: Soarin' is now closed for refurbishment and expected to open Summer 2016.
9) Space Mountain – Though this "high speed" indoor space coaster provides a fantastic dose of vintage Disney, it's also garnered a reputation for making visitors feel a bit queasy. Space rockets climb up a 180 ft. mountain before making their speedy decent through a predominately dark ride with the occasional strobe light effect. This can leave guests feeling disoriented as they are unable to see which way they'll twist or turn next. And though the ride has been upgraded since its launch in 1975, the track is rough and jerky at times. Add to this several hard turns and drops and guests returning from their trip through the cosmos may feel a bit sore.
8) Dinosaur – Part track ride, part motion simulator, Animal Kingdom's Dinosaur takes you back 65 million years to locate an Iguanadon in a mission that could best be described as "bone rattling". Though Dinosaur boasts some of the best animatronics at Disney, it's hard to soak it all in as you are hurled through a dark forest while trying to avoid an incoming meteor shower. This very rough Jeep ride has its fair share of hairpin turns along with some very big bumps in the road. Guests that feel jostled easily or are uncomfortable with dark spaces and strobe lighting may want to think again or at least avoid eating churros until after your journey through the Cretaceous period.
7) Astro Orbiter– At first glance, Magic Kingdom's Astro Orbiter looks quite mild-mannered. It's essentially a rocket-themed variation on the Dumbo spinner ride that gently spins you around and boasts breathtaking views of Tomorrowland. However, the fact that visitors need to take an elevator up to the loading bay should be the first indication that there's more to this ride that meets the eye. Raising you to heights of over 80 feet above the parks, it's not the best option for those afraid of heights or with vertigo. Riders with sensitive tummies should also beware. This ride appears to move quicker than its long-eared counterpart and also has a joystick allowing your rocket to move up and down rather rapidly if you have a maniacal fellow-rider at the helm.
6) The Sum of All Thrills– Tucked away in Epcot's Innoventions pavilion, this design-your-own rollercoaster simulator looks pretty tame but can actually put you through your paces. Guests use a computer program to design the loops, barrel rolls and drops, choosing between jet aircraft, bobsled or roller coaster options. Overzealous roller coaster creators take note: once you are strapped in, a robotic arm will take you through every twist and turn that you've created. Also a caution to visitors that suffer from claustrophobia, the ride apparatus does come down over your head which may make riders feel a bit panicky. But fear not, The Sum of All Thrills comes complete with a Panic Button that you can press if your creativity gets the best of you and the ride you've customized is a bit too over-the-top. That's right, a Panic Button. You have been warned.
5) Expedition Everest – When thinking about Disney's "thrill rides" Animal Kingdom's Expedition Everest is usually the first that comes to mind. The tallest attraction at Walt Disney World, this Himalayan runaway train ride makes a haphazard decent down Everest as you try to outrun a very angry Yeti. With a 118 ft lift hill, this coaster is best avoided by those afraid of heights. Visitors with motion sickness should also note that as you progress through the ride, the railroad track reaches a dead-end and the coaster will send you hurtling backwards into darkness. If you've ever gotten sick sitting backwards on a train, subway or bus, this is a pretty good sign of how Expedition Everest can make you feel. Don't give the Yeti the satisfaction.
4) Rock 'n' Roller Coaster – Picture yourself tearing through the busy streets of LA in your own stretch limo while Aerosmith blares loudly. That's pretty much what Hollywood Studio's indoor steel coaster is designed to simulate. Yet, what starts off a joyride can quickly turn sour for guests with a history of getting sick on rides. Even if you make it through a launch that takes you from 0 to 60mph in under 3 seconds, you will also be greeted by an inversion that promises 4 g's (that's 1 g more than what astronauts experience at a shuttle launch – I checked). It's not surprising that many guests report feeling a bit worse for wear. There are corkscrews, sharp twists, and darkness throughout. And did I mention loud Aerosmith music? Sensitive riders should steer clear or risk ending up with one heck of a headache or tummy ache.
3) Mad Tea Party – One of those quintessential rides that most of us associate with the Magic Kingdom, Mad Tea Party has served as the joyful setting for countless Walt Disney World adverts. For that reason, it must be quite harmless right? Think again. Lured in by the colorful teacups, the Chinese lanterns or that cute little mouse peeking out of the teapot, many visitors that suffer from motion sickness make the mistake of casually hopping on this ride unaware of the damage it can do. What starts off, as a fun and lighthearted ride can quickly go astray when your little pirate or princess vehemently decides to start spinning the wheel and your teacup as fast as they possible can. Before you know it, you're desperately clinging to the sides and counting down the seconds before you can once again plant your feet on solid ground. Parents, if you or the kids get dizzy easily give this ride a miss or insist they take it slow at the wheel.
2) Primeval Whirl – A tribute to Coney Island-style midway attractions, Animal Kingdom's Primeval Whirl is part coaster, part Tilt-a-Whirl and part Wild Mouse. Think hills, hairpin turns, and spinning – lots and lots of spinning. Unlike Mad Tea Party, guests cannot control the spinning themselves and with no two rides on Primeval Whirl being exactly the same, it is hard to predict just how many times you'll be twirled around. This means you're taking a big risk if trying to keep your motion sickness at bay. Sudden stopping and starting is another characteristic of this ride. Guest may find the unexpected change of direction while spinning and diving to be a little on the painful side. Primeval Whirl may beckon you with its colorful and playful theming but it consistently ranks high on visitors' made-me-feel-sick lists.
1) Mission Space (Orange)– It's hard to predict what rides may make a person sick- everyone is different. However, this is one ride so consistently successful at making people toss their cookies that each seat comes with its own complimentary barf bag. EPCOT's Mission Space is a centrifuge ride that is designed to simulate what a space flight would feel like. It quickly spins, generating up to 2.5 g's as it simulates a lunar landing. The effect can be anything from weightlessness to extreme nausea. As a matter of fact, Astronauts have boasted that riding Mission Space is as close as many people will get to experiencing what space travel is truly like. Yet due to its enclosed dark spaces and rapid spinning, many of us will be thankful we picked the career that we did!
Please Note: In trying to make Mission Space more accessible to visitors, Disney created a milder version of the attraction, Mission Space (Green), without the centrifuge. The ride has the same design so if you have claustrophobia you may want to pass. But other riders may find that this simple motion simulator still provides a thoroughly entertaining and immersive experience without the edge.
Did the rides that make you woozy make the cut? Have you experienced motion sickness on a ride that's not been listed? Share your experiences by leaving us a comment below.
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Anene Booysen: Why India and SA responded differently to two brutal rapes
By Rebecca Davis• 15 November 2013
The brutal gang rapes and murders of a 23-year-old Indian student and South Africa's Anene Booysen happened within less than two months of each other. Both cases received significant media attention and prompted declarations of public outrage. But in India the outcry was accompanied by significant, unprecedented mass protest against sexual violence in a way that simply failed to materialise in South Africa. An interesting discussion hosted by the Heinrich Boll Foundation on Thursday sought to unpack the social and political responses to the Booysen case. By REBECCA DAVIS.
In the media storm that followed the murder of Anene Booysen on 2 February this year, it was hard not to ask the question: Would this be happening to such a degree if an Indian case marked by a number of similarities had not provoked national horror in that country? To pose such a question is not cynical; it's backed up by the cold, hard reality that what happened to Booysen was by no means unparalleled in recent South African history, but a number of those other cases have failed to make headlines in the same way.
In the Western Cape this week, a man is on trial for the alleged rape and murder of 16-year-old Charmaine Mare. The details of the court case now unfolding have received prominent attention from Cape Town newspapers, but Charmaine Mare is certainly not a household name in the way that Anene Booysen became. It is egregious to compare degrees of horror, but what happened to Mare was sickening. While on holiday in Kraaifontein from Mpumalanga, Mare was captured by a man who raped her, cut off her arms and legs with a bolt cutter, and then set her body alight. This happened just a few weeks before Anene Booysen's murder.
One might try to argue that Booysen's rape and murder tipped the country into a new sensitisation about these crimes, but the horror inflicted on 14 year-old Thandeka Madonsela in Soweto took place less than two months after Booysen died. Madonsela, too, was raped, disemboweled and murdered. Sure, there were media reports on the case, but it failed to become what seemed to be a rallying-point in the same way as Booysen's rape and murder.
The question of why this was the case was something grappled with at a discussion at the Heinrich Boll Foundation offices in Cape Town on Thursday, where feminist researchers Joy Watson and Vivienne Lalu presented a paper they have written as one half of an engagement on the subject. The other half is taking place via the foundation's offices in India, where a similar process is being undertaken to reflect on India's response to the gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh Pandey.
While Booysen's murder certainly dominated public debate for a while, it failed to lead to the kind of mass protests witnessed in India after Pandey's murder in December 2012. As Watson and Lalu note in their paper, there was a certain amount of small-scale social mobilisation: singer Annie Lennox led a protest march in Cape Town, for instance. But "what remains significant about the response to Anene's death," they write, "is that, unlike India, there certainly was no awe-inspiring moment of a people coming together to demand an end to rampant sexual violence".
This wouldn't necessarily matter if Booysen's death had prompted a swift and decisive institutional response. But it didn't. Bredasdorp, a sleepy town in the Overberg where Booysen lived and died, suddenly was positioned as if it were the epicentre of South Africa's sexual violence problem – when in fact it is by no means exceptional. Nonetheless, because it was the site of the rape and murder, it became the focus for interventions. NGOs briefly descended on the town in what Lalu described as "a flurry of activity", but which was disjointed and haphazard. In interviews with the researchers, Bredasdorp residents expressed their frustration with the type of civil society response which sees a group come in, do a workshop, and leave.
The major Bredasdorp-focused governmental response, meanwhile, was the announcement of an investment of R10 million in Bredasdorp's construction industry as part of a job-creation scheme for young people.
This choice of intervention, Watson suggested on Thursday, was "in some ways just bizarre", even though it was greeted positively by many residents. While researchers agree that violence against women often flourishes in situations of unemployment and poverty – and as such, job creation is welcome – it also particularly flourishes in situations of female economic powerlessness. To sink money into a male-dominated industry in response to Booysen's murder, then, does seem a strange choice; especially because this type of initiative rarely leads to long-term, sustainable employment anyway. Lalu said that she had spoken to a woman who works within construction in Bredasdorp who told her that she was "constantly fighting to get a slice of the pie".
More particularly, though, Watson and Lalu questioned why the money had gone into an initiative completely "delinked from the issue of sexual violence". It appears that there has been little attempt to bring Bredasdorp women together since the attack. Feminist NGOs which once operated within the area lack the funds to do much meaningful work any more. Leadership roles that women are taking up within the community, Lalu said, are limited to "safe" positions: treasurer or secretary roles within the church or sports groups.
"Did things change in Bredasdorp?" asked Lalu. "No. If this was meant to be an opportunity to shift things, we haven't seen any transformation."
Community members also expressed embarrassment and shame to the researchers about the intense focus on Bredasdorp. "We had to work hard to get interviews," Lalu said. "People are not only tired, but there's also a sense of 'must we hang our dirty laundry out again for everyone to see'."
Rumours continue to swirl in Bredasdorp around who was really responsible for Anene Booysen's rape and murder. Local youth Johannes Kana has been convicted of the crime and will hear soon what his sentence will be, but residents aren't satisfied that he really acted alone. The researchers heard rumours of a cover-up: that children of prominent individuals might have been involved. It was alleged that blood had been found in another man's car. In an attempt to rationalise and explain the extreme violence Booysen was subjected to, bizarre notions are circulating – like that Booysen had swallowed some drugs, and the intention was to cut her open to retrieve them.
Another community member told them that a woman called 'Stompie' had been raped and murdered in the Zwelitsha township in Bredasdorp shortly after Booysen's rape and murder, with her body strung up on a fence. (The Daily Maverick was unable to confirm this case.) If this occurred, it attracted no media attention at all. Watson and Lalu said that this led to a kind of internalising of blame on the part of the residents: maybe it's our fault, maybe we didn't do enough to get this case or that case into the news.
The media reaction to the Booysen case also came in for scrutiny. Reports tended to focus on the gruesome specifics of what was done to Booysen, with little attempt to situate the case in the wider context, the researchers suggested. "Very little attention was focused on the contributing factors to violence against women like gender inequality and the structural roots of violence against women," their paper states.
They also pointed out that little attempt was made to investigate what kind of a person Anene Booysen really was: she "was interesting only insofar as her body was a site for brutality and for the courtroom dramas that ensued after her death. Her thoughts and views, what she did and said, were largely inconsequential and certainly not newsworthy."
This lacuna was unfortunately cast into stark relief by the coverage of the event which largely swept Booysen off the news map: the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day, less than two weeks after Booysen's murder. Watson and Lalu's paper suggests that the treatment of Reeva, as contrasted with Anene, reveals "subliminal class and race dynamics at play". The media delivered detailed reports about Reeva's friends, lifestyle, views, activities and so on.
The problem with the failings of the institutional and social response to Anene Booysen's rape and murder, and the circumstances which gave rise to the brutal attack itself, is that there is no "quick-fix solution". What is needed, Lalu and Watson suggest, is a great deal more strategic thought and long-term, concerted policy implementations.
"If Anene's death teaches us anything at all, it is that notions of masculinity, the underlying gender social order and the sexual entitlement of men are issues that require urgent social attention," they conclude. DM
Photo: A demonstrator shouts slogans outside a court in New Delhi September 13, 2013. All four men convicted of raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi were sentenced to death on Friday, a decision the judge said sent a message to society that there can be no tolerance for such a savage crime. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
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2 2 Wedding Crashers $5,388,000 -7% - 2,925 $1,842 $45,084,000 5 New Line Cinema false true
3 3 Fantastic Four $2,572,687 -7.2% -53.1% 3,619 $710 $105,539,289 12 Twentieth Century Fox false false
4 4 War of the Worlds $1,814,028 -5.5% -41.1% 3,724 $487 $196,159,547 21 Paramount Pictures false false
5 5 Batman Begins $836,358 +1% -36.1% 2,810 $297 $184,805,322 35 Warner Bros. false false
6 6 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $691,070 +4.7% -37.8% 2,370 $291 $169,627,532 40 Twentieth Century Fox false false
7 8 Herbie Fully Loaded $602,358 +8.4% -40.8% 2,481 $242 $57,124,328 28 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures false false
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9 9 Bewitched $406,899 +7.6% -55% 2,290 $177 $57,811,859 26 Sony Pictures Releasing false false
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12 11 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith $226,170 +0.5% -35.5% 988 $228 $374,377,483 62 Twentieth Century Fox false false
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18 18 Mad Hot Ballroom $58,293 +7.3% -18% 180 $323 $5,476,011 68 Paramount Classics false false
19 19 The Perfect Man $54,075 +16.7% -43.2% 309 $175 $15,408,490 33 Universal Pictures false false
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22 21 Happy Endings $29,559 +4.2% - 52 $568 $297,998 5 Lionsgate false false
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29 29 Kingdom of Heaven $6,753 +19.6% -29.3% 80 $84 $47,271,453 75 Twentieth Century Fox false false
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33 32 Fever Pitch $2,197 +4.5% -25.9% 26 $84 $42,036,087 103 Twentieth Century Fox false false
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Church leaders, politicians, civil servants and university lecturers from across Nigeria came together for Grace & Light's second annual leadership conference on social righteousness.
Fifty-one civil and religious leaders attended our three-day conference in Jos in mid-September; over half had also attended our first leadership conference in 2017.
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"Many people in Nigeria believe we are doomed and can't change. That Nigeria is going down the drain with corruption. We believe change is possible and that it starts with our leaders being willing to change," said conference organiser Tassie Ghata.
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President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, met Sudan on the sidelines of the 31st summit of the African Union in Nouakchott, with President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, and discussed progress of the political and economic relations between the two countries.
President Al-Bashir has acquainted the Equatorial Guinean President with his efforts for realizing peace and reconciliation in South Sudan State in implementation of his mandate by the IGAD, which have culminated in the signing of Khartoum Declaration for peace in South Sudan and a cease-fire agreement.
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I must apologise to Nuance Australia for that introduction – its software is so comprehensive and so powerful that I should have taken the time to learn more. So, I did – I added a week of additional use before this review.
It is so easy to blabber and see the words appear as text in a Word Document – masses of words!
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Lack of Coalition Agreement Prevents Kosovo's Vetëvendosje from Proposing PM-Designate
Three months after elections, Kosovo has no official prime minister-designate yet, despite today's meeting between President Hashim Thaçi and Leader of Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (LVV) Albin Kurti on the issue.
Thaçi and Kurti had a brief meeting today to discuss whether LVV was ready to get the presidential mandate to form a government. After the meeting, the president stated he was giving LVV two more days to come with a name to lead the government.
The LVV replied that Thaçi had mentioned no deadlines in the meeting, and that any such limit in time would be unconstitutional. They added the party will inform the president about their choice for prime minister after their decision in the next party leadership meeting.
LVV won the Kosovo general elections in October with 32 of the 120 seats. Opposition's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) came second, with 29 parliamentary seats.
The president is required to assign a person designated by the winning party with the task to form the government.
The two former opposition parties have been in talks for three months but have not reached an agreement yet on whether they will form a coalition government.
As a result, Kurti was unable to give the name of its party's prime minister-designate to Thaçi, although he is the only LVV candidate for the post.
Earlier today, Kurti announced LVV's five ministers, and invited LDK to a coalition government, offering it five ministries and a deputy prime minister.
The prime minister-designate will have 15 days to get the parliament's backing for his government after he is asked by the president to do so.
Kosovo's new parliament was constituted on December 26, and LVV's Glauk Konjufca was elected its speaker with LDK's votes.
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3 great new cheap-eats spots in the Seattle area to try
Originally published August 9, 2018 at 6:00 am Updated August 9, 2018 at 6:41 pm
From dumplings to fish-and-chips to an excellent $10 rice bowl, these new Seattle spots have your taste-buds covered.
Tan Vinh
Little Kitchen
4508 University Way N.E. (University District), Seattle; no phone/website; Sunday-Friday 11 a.m.-8 p.m., closed Saturday
When talking recently about his revamp of Seattle's classic Dynasty Room, I-Miun Liu mentioned that his mom makes the best dumplings. Sure, sure — everybody's mom makes the best version of their favorite food. But then he said his parents used to run restaurants in Edmonds. And then he mentioned they'd just opened a place on the Ave … serving dumplings. It's called Little Kitchen.
I-Miun's menu at the Dynasty Room is pretty damn good, and he says it's based on the stuff he ate growing up — homestyle comfort food, reflecting his Chinese-but-came-here-from-Korea background. But he's not bothering with dumplings; why would he, when his mom makes the best? And this isn't just a son's love talking: Little Kitchen's dumplings are excellent.
The scene: Little Kitchen is on University right off 45th, a tiny, electric-blue storefront with a paper sign in the window. Just inside the narrow space is the open kitchen where Tian Liu (that's I-Miun's mom) and Hui Yu Liu (that's his dad) fix all the food themselves. You order at the counter; the menu's blackboard-style. The place is a little more formal in the front, then has a funny little low-ceilinged table-zone in the rear, plus a balcony up top (probably not open). The decor might best be described as charming hodgepodge: some artificial foliage, a framed drawing of a husky with two puppies, a likewise poster of John Lennon with the lyrics to "Imagine," a couple ladder-back chairs affixed to a wall.
Say hi! Tian and Hui are so nice, you'll want to move in. If you ask Tian if you can eat out of a big cabbage-shaped bowl sitting up on a high shelf, she'll laugh and offer to rent it to you. If you fail to grab chopsticks, she might bring them to you, along with another Dixie cup full of water. She'll offer to stir up your noodles (for "More flavor!"). She likes to joke around, and if she's not busy, she'll help box up your leftovers. It feels like home.
The dumplings: Little Kitchen's pork wontons in chili sauce are amazing — way better than Din Tai Fung's. They've got super-fresh-tasting, delicate-wiggly wrappers, and their garlicky-spicy sauce will cause you to go get a spoon. A customer recently wanted to buy just the sauce for her mom, Tian said when we admired its greatness; she doesn't sell it separately, so the customer bought two orders, ate all the wontons and took the leftover sauce to go. We poured ours over some leftover rice. You don't want to leave it behind.
The Shan Dong boiled dumplings — typical of the Lius original home in northern China, eaten at New Year's for good luck — are also incredible, with soft, tender wrappers with floppy edges, savory and filling but somehow also delicate.
Potstickers are listed as steamed, but Tian offered us a choice of pan-fried: yes, please. They had unusual not-too-thick but not-super-thin wrappers, deep-golden-crisped on the bottom, and like the others tasted uncommonly fresh. When you bit into one end, juiciness leaked out the other.
Mom made you some noodles: I-Miun stole his mom's recipe for cold noodles with peanut butter sauce for the Dynasty Room's bar menu, and you can see why: It's ideal, soothing comfort food, perfect for booze-cushioning. The sauce is creamy and garlic-accented, not at all sweet; the rice noodles get a happy jumble of bits of omelet, julienned carrot and cucumber, and Spam cut into matchsticks (if you think you don't like Spam, this format might change your mind). If you came home late and found these noodles in the fridge, you'd be so happy. Thanks, Mom!
What else to try (and maybe not try): Both the Shan Dong roasted chicken (big, soft, juicy pieces of bird with garlic sauce, cucumber and cilantro) and the Mandarin fried chicken (glossy-sauced, coated in airy-crisp breading that makes General Tso's look bad) are lovely. Green onion pancake gets the chewy-crispy-greasy balance just right, with a layered lightness that many versions lack. A pan-fried chive dumpling comes in a larger, flat, pleated-edged format — interesting, but a little bland. The zha jiang mian, a Northern-style noodle with soybean sauce, also tasted very mild.
And: Little Kitchen's homemade food and mom-and-pop kindness are wonderful, and the prices are also extremely nice. Dumplings are just $4.99 an order; noodles and plates are $5.99 to $8.99. If you run up a $40 bill (tax and tip included) for two people, Tian will tease you, "It's a lot of food!" She'll be right, and you'll have leftovers for later happiness.
— Bethany Jean Clement
Koku Café + Market
1417 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle; 206-285-1352, kokucafemarket.com; Tuesday-Sunday 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.; closed Monday. (Look for expanded dinner hours soon.)
One of the best rice bowls in the city sits atop Upper Queen Anne. But you have to go out of your way to find it. The facade hints nothing of its specialty. The counter staff does a lousy job of promoting it. Located in a former coffeehouse, Koku has altered little of the interior to alert any passer-by that much has changed.
But of course everything has changed: Asian pastries are served now. Its loose-leaf tea selection is the best since Teacup left this neighborhood. Its simple but well-curated food menu relies on nothing more than a couple of rice cookers, convection ovens, induction burners and a panini press. Koku also doubles as a retail shop, with double-brew soy sauce and other gourmet and rare Asian condiments on the shelves. That's when we knew we were onto something. Anyone who cares that much about soy sauce won't settle for a pedestrian bowl.
The menu: A short lineup of rice bowls ($10 each), panini ($8-$10) and pastries ($2-$4) is offered throughout the day. There are the usual coffee offerings along with two dozen different Asian teas and South African rooibos drinks.
What to get: The pork rice bowl, a tangy, spicy and sweet flavor bomb, with pork shoulder so smoky, you would swear the meat was barbecue. Its secret: The pork gets marinated overnight in Lapsang Souchong tea for a profoundly piney, smoky bite. It's served with various fermented veggies and garlicky kraut over some nutty brown rice. In a city littered with rice bowls, Koku's stands out, may be the best rice bowl you can get in Seattle for $10.
The chicken bowl comes with dark meat marinated in sweet sake and served with different mushrooms and other umami flavors. Better is its sandwich version, mirin-marinated chicken with bacon, pickled shishito peppers, Thai basil and scallions, the better BLT. The Kokumi Melt is its signature smoky-tea flavor pork with a melted medley of Gruyere and a two-year-aged cheddar, a decadent panini.
The bill: Two rice bowls ($9.99 each) and a Kokumi Melt pork sandwich ($9.99) and bacon chicken sandwich ($10) totaled $39.97.
— Tan Vinh
The MAR·KET
508 Main St., Edmonds; 425-967-5329, marketfreshfish.com; Sunday-Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.
Here is your weekend tip of the week: Head north to downtown Edmonds — on a Saturday if you want to take in the summer's street-market festivities; on a Sunday if you want a more quaint setting. Stroll toward the fountain on Main Street to the new seafood market for the stellar fish and chips — the fillet is flaky and opaque, the batter crunchy but not greasy. The thick tartar dotted with squishy capers is meant to be dipped and dipped again. (We do not count calories here.)
From the same owners behind Bar Dojo, one of Edmonds' best restaurants, The MAR·KET is a casual fish-and-chips and fish-taco spot near the ferry terminal. Its window display boasts a nine-pound king salmon perched over pebble ice next to a Rainier tallboy and a 40-ounce bottle of rose. (Priorities!)
The layout: On Saturday afternoons, people pack in like sardines in this 10-seat seafood retail shop/fish fry. No matter. You want the seats outside along its sidewalk cafe anyway. (A deck that can seat up to 30 is on the drawing board.)
Any of the salmon, halibut, scallops and seafood behind the glass display can be poached, pan- or deep-fried for $3 upon request. Most patrons just order from the menu. The seafood, chowder, shrimp tostada and smoked-salmon bagel range from $8-$18. Wine by the glass is $6, though the better deal is to order the bottle, only $14-$19. If you're overwhelmed by all the Old World selections, just get a bottle of vihno verde ($18), a poorman's Chablis, a spritzy and crisp table wine that will go with most of the seafood here.
What to get: The fish-and-chips. A thick fillet of rock fish comes with a copious amount of golden, salty fries and sides of tartar sauce and minty, mushy peas and a lemon wedge. Underrated is the mound of salt-and-pepper soft-shell crab battered in flour and sautéed with garlic and chilies. It will taste even better as leftover in a po boy. Its much-loved signature burrito is excellent — if poke is your thing. It's essentially a reconfigured poke rice bowl with creamy avocado wrapped with sushi-grade salmon, hamachi and tuna along with some seaweed salad, cucumber, tobiko and sushi rice. It's meant to be dipped with the sides of wasabi and soy sauce. It's a generous ratio of sushi to rice without many of the fillers that usually mar most poke bowls and seafood burritos. The fish taco is adulated with so much of its condiments that you don't realize there are good chunks of fillet until you scrape away half of the queso fresco, mango cubes, corn, napa cabbage and aioli. What you're left with is a toothsome, clean taste of fish fillet.
A sample bill: Fish-and-chips ($15), signature burrito ($15), two tacos ($10) and bottle of table wine ($18) totaled $58, enough for two for dinner.
Tan Vinh: 206-515-5656 or tvinh@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @tanvinhseattle.
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Statement on Rhino Translocation and Deaths in Tsavo
Event: Forum on Conservation and Development
Special Announcement, Oct-2018
Published by ConservationAlliance at October 25, 2018
The CAK Board has been successful in securing funds to allow it to appoint a Secretariat to the Alliance, and to commence with more active, vital and robust programming in support of the Kenyan conservation agenda.
Towards this end, we have set in motion three agenda items in support of the Alliance. These are in keeping with our Constitution and Articles of Association:
Formation of a Secretariat. The CAK Board will use this grant to appoint a Secretariat. The Secretariat will serve as the contact point for members, and manage the day-to-day affairs of the Alliance.
Selection of a Director/CEO for the Alliance. The Board will share a public announcement soliciting applications for this important role within a new CAK secretariat. We encourage you to share the job description widely. We are seeking applicants who can start in this important leadership role in November 2018. The contract is for two years. The Director will serve as the secretariat to the Board and lead day-to-day activities on behalf of the Alliance.
We are seeking office space. Part of our agreement with donor is that we will be able to secure office space for the secretariat over the next two years. We are seeking organizations who can offer the CAK secretariat at least two offices with access to a meeting/conference room. There is a small budget to accommodate a contribution to service costs associated with the secretariat. A Conservation organization is preferred, but other organizational arrangements will be considered.
Kindly click here and DOWNLOAD THE FULL SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT for complete details.
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Job Announcement: CEO of the Conservation Alliance of Kenya
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And it looks very promising.
"Finishing work on the assembly line in Zuffenhausen is entering the final straight and the expansion of charging infrastructure worldwide is advancing at a great pace. The historic main manufacturing centre is being made fit for the automotive production of the future, as the outside world is preparing for a new standard in charging performance – typical of Porsche, the best in its class," Porsche's email says.
These two new sketches give us very positive indications about the Taycan's design. In the transformation from a concept car (the Mission E) to a production model, the project is not losing its appeal and is, in fact, looking better than ever. The drawings propose significantly cleaner and sharper shapes than the test prototypes we've spied. Simply put, it's going to be a looker.
And it's going to be fast, really fast. We already know two electric motors will provide motivation for the four-door EV with a combined output of more than 600 bhp. The 0 to 62 miles per hour accelerations will take less than 3.5 seconds, which will make the Taycan at least as quick as the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. At a single charge, the first electric Porsche will be able to travel roughly 310 miles measured by the rather optimistic NEDC testing cycle, which means, in reality, the range will be smaller.
"Our start to 2019 is charged with excitement. This is the year when the first all-electric Porsche will become a reality. The Taycan is certain to enthrall not only test drivers, but also our customers with its performance. When it rolls off the production line and onto the roads, it will offer a true dynamic Porsche driving experience like every Porsche before it.
Finishing work on the assembly line in Zuffenhausen is entering the final straight and the expansion of charging infrastructure worldwide is advancing at a great pace. The historic main manufacturing center is being made fit for the automotive production of the future, as the outside world is preparing for a new standard in charging performance – typical of Porsche, the best in its class. All preparations are underway for a successful start for the Taycan.
To keep you dreaming about the Taycan on public roads, we have also brought you the latest design sketch of the Taycan from the design studio in Weissach. As you can see, the rest of 2019 looks very exciting! We look forward to sharing these experiences together with you."


Wildlife habitats in managed rangelands—the Great Basin of southeastern Oregon: riparian zones.
Riparian zones can be identified by the presence of vegetation that requires free or unbound water or conditions that are more moist than normal (fig. 1) (Franklin and Dyrness 1973, Minore and Smith 1971). Riparian zones can vary considerably in size and vegetative complex because of the many combinations that can be created between water sources (fig. 2) and physical characteristics of a site. Such characteristics include gradient, aspect, topography, soil, type of stream bottom, water quality, elevation, and plant community (Odum 1971). All riparian zones within managed rangelands of the western United States, however, have the following in common: (1) they create well-defined habitat zones within the much drier surrounding areas; (2) they make up a minor proportion of the overall area; (3) they are generally more productive in terms of biomass-plant and animal-than the remainder of the area; and (4) they are a critical source of diversity within rangelands (fig. 3). Carothers (1977), Carothers and Johnson (19751, and Curtis and Ripley (1975) have prepared summary papers on the subject of riparian habitats as associated with both range and forest areas.


This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Mat Mathews in his capacity as co-founder and VP of product management at Plexxi — the firm is a specialist in converged and hyperconverged network infrastructure for public and private cloud deployments.
Pressure is mounting for companies to increase business agility and improve efficiencies by adopting advanced IT models to deliver new applications to both customers and internal departments. Given this reality, we now see many firms turning to hyperconverged technologies for help in moving beyond their traditional legacy IT infrastructure.
So how does this sector of the total technology stack play out and what key considerations should we be thinking about?
Analyst house IDC has found that hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) sales grew by 104.3 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2016… and Gartner suggests that the HCI market will be worth $5 billion by 2019.
HCI helps increase new application development by making it easier for customers to build their own on premise "cloud" by collapsing the traditional compute (server) and storage silos into a single infrastructure building block and sleek software control.
With HCI on the rise, the need for what is referred to as a Hyperconverged Network (HCN), which does the same for the network silo, emerges. Let's take a closer look at HCI, HCN and why people are choosing to make the move.
As companies move from custom-built IT infrastructure (i.e., built around specific application needs) to general purpose cloud computing, they are generally faced with this choice: There is the "do it yourself" model with commodity hardware, open source tools and a lot of savvy developers, or there is the more traditional slio'd vendor approach and turnkey licensed cloud management software.
HCI aims to allow these companies to leverage commodity hardware for compute and storage with sleek, highly integrated, pre-built software to help them easily turn that into a cloud with minimal specialised expertise or development.
HCI also enables a "pay as you grow" model, so companies can start with exactly what they need and only add more as they grow. This translates into agility for application developers at a very favourable cost.
However, as HCI deployments grow, they can quickly run into roadblocks. HCI creates a clustered system of compute and storage commodity components and is therefore highly dependent on the network that connects the cluster together. New application deployment can become stymied by a manual network configuration and the engineering process.
As HCI deployments grow past their initial few nodes, a network architecture usually has to be designed, which takes highly skilled engineers to ensure that the overall cluster operates at peak efficiency and doesn't interfere with existing gear or applications. This type of network engineering and architecture is a long, arduous process with traditional networking gear, and again slows down or eliminates the agility gains of HCI. This is where HCN comes into play.
Why are customers using HCN?
HCNs are designed to specifically address the needs of HCI deployments by bringing the same agility and scale-out performance benefits to the network that HCI brings to compute and storage. HCN doesn't force users to pre-design a network for larger deployments, leveraging the same pay-as-you-grow model as HCI.
Another benefit of HCN includes zero-touch network administration.
In other words, virtual local area networks (VLANs) and network switch ports are automatically added, moved, and deleted based on the VM lifecycle information in the HCI systems.
A good HCN will also automatically keep compute and storage traffic isolated on the same physical network, saving tremendous cost that is typically associated with building and operating separate networks. Other advantages include integrated management and visibility into HCI management systems.
HCN allows companies to maintain the agility and ease of use from HCI even in the most complex environments.
If you have plans to deploy a HCI system, you should seriously consider using HCN.
Plexxi solutions enable cloud builders to harness the power of a single, simple platform to create private/public/hybrid cloud and datacentre networks. Plexxi HCN offers a hyperconverged network for hyperconverged infrastructure HCI solutions.


The display on the TV is cropped and I'm not seeing the full screen when I view my Miracast device in landscape mode.
This issue can occur with early versions of the ScreenBeam receiver firmware. Use the ScreenBeam Configuration Utility available on the Windows Store or Android Play Store to update the firmware on your ScreenBeam receiver.


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Introverts make some of the best friends a person could ever hope to have.
Yes, it's true that introversion can make someone a little more difficult to get to know at first.
Introverts take longer to open up, and some seriously dislike going out every night of the week. But, once you've gotten to know and become close to an introvert, you'll realize your squad wouldn't be complete without them.
Here are seven reasons why introverts truly make the best forever friends.
Introverts are always observing the world around them.
This comes in handy when you need help decoding a situation or interpreting what someone said... they'll always be there to lend an outsider's perspective on the situation.
Notoriously, introverts prefer to be listeners over talkers.
They value listening and contemplating what is being said more than they do being the first to get a response out. Because of this, introverts are always willing to listen to you think out loud, recap your day, or vent about a stressful work situation and any relationship woes.
Introverts understand just how important it is to be someone others can trust.
While they may not be the life of the party, they value and love when their friends come to them needing to get something off their chest.
You can always count on your introverted friends to confide in; betraying your trust hasn't ever crossed their mind.
Many introverts are truly understanding of days when you aren't feeling up to socializing.
It's no secret introverts value their alone time, so you never have to worry about hurting their feelings if you just feel like staying in.
Introverts are used to their own company, and they know the value of trusting oneself and functioning as their own person.
If you're friends with a true introvert, you can trust that friend won't get mad you're hanging out with other people.
Though they may see you as "their person," they recognize that both of you need to have your own fulfilling lives outside of your friendship, too.
An introvert's tendencies to listen and observe lead them to be extremely loyal souls in nature.
If they've decided to open up and share their world with you, they've deemed you trustworthy and important enough to be a long-term friend.
You can always trust that an introvert will value their friendship with you for as long as it exists; whether you're together daily or see one another once a year, they'll always have a place in their heart for you.
Though the stereotype may seem like introverts prefer to be alone, that isn't quite true.
Introverts, spoken as one myself, love to be around people they are close to as much, if not more, than they love to be alone.
They value time spent building your friendship, so you can always count on them to see the latest movie or spend a night in baking cookies.
So, if you have an introvert in your life, keep them close. They'll be the truest friend you have.


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Il singolare del torneo di tennis Virginia Slims of Washington 1985, facente parte del Virginia Slims World Championship Series 1985, ha avuto come vincitrice Martina Navrátilová che ha battuto in finale Manuela Maleeva 6–3, 6–2.

Teste di serie

 Martina Navrátilová (campionessa)
 Hana Mandlíková (quarti di finale)
 Wendy Turnbull (quarti di finale)
 Manuela Maleeva (finale)

 Helena Suková (quarti di finale)
 Claudia Kohde Kilsch (primo turno)
 Zina Garrison (semifinali)
 Kathy Jordan (quarti di finale)

Tabellone

Finale

Parte alta

Parte bassa

Collegamenti esterni

Virginia Slims of Washington 1985


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