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What Michael Gove should know about going to school in Singapore
I hated the rote-learning and savage competition at my schools. But I benefited from them, too
Clarissa Tan
I like to tease my friend Wei about being a tiger mother. She once told me of an incident where her daughter Shu was making an artwork for a friend as a birthday present. Shu doodled for a few minutes, then showed her mother a sketch of a funny face. 'I told her to knuckle down, spend more time, and come back with a far better drawing,' said Wei. 'It just wasn't good enough.'
I said that was a bit harsh on her eight-year-old, especially since it was not schoolwork but part of Shu's leisure time. Wei snorted. 'It was a gift for her best mate, yet she hadn't put any thought into it,' she said. 'She needs to know that you must make an effort for the things you really care about.'
Of course, Wei isn't a real tiger mother. Truly tigerish mums are terrifying and probably don't want their children to muck about with doodling in the first place. But I've been reflecting on my friend's words ever since Michael Gove expressed the wish for British schools to emulate eastern ones.
My first reaction was to shudder — does the Education Secretary know what he's talking about? I completed my secondary and tertiary schooling in Singapore, one of the countries he admires. Does Gove know how boring and soul-sapping rote-learning can be? Does he know how the emphasis on science, maths and IT can turn students into little robots, affecting particularly those of a more creative bent? Does he know the savagery to which competition in Asian schools can descend? Recently, there was news that the head of a kindergarten in China had put poison in the yogurt delivered to a rival school, in order to destroy its reputation. Two children died.
That's an extreme example, I admit. Usually the downside of Asian schooling manifests itself in more subtle ways. The intense pressure to excel means students often study not for the joy of succeeding, but from the fear of failing. In Singapore they have a term for it — kiasu, which means 'scared to lose'. It's a self-deprecating, catch-all phrase used for all sorts of hyper-competitive behaviour, from hogging a buffet spread or the karaoke microphone to, yes, slaving for exams in order not to lose face. It's one of the least attractive traits of an eastern education.
And yet, and yet. As I get older I have grudgingly come to recognise that the Asian way of learning, both at home and at school, isn't all bad. The drive for excellence is crippling at its worst, powerfully enabling at its best. The human propensity for lazing about and procrastinating means we need something, or someone, to egg us on. The emphasis on doing well is a lesson that extends beyond the classroom: whenever I face challenges in life, I recall that my parents, my teachers, even my schoolmates have always expected more of me than I have of myself. In my mind I hear the refrain, You can be better, stronger. And many a time, I find that I can.
I have even, somewhat to my own disgust, come to appreciate the emphasis on the rigour of science and maths, and even on the importance of rote-learning and putting certain things to memory. At the risk of sounding like a headmistress — discipline and structure must be inculcated, whereas creativity is often innate or inborn. Here's the thing: once you have the structure, you can pile all the artistic sensitivity you like on top, free as you please. But without any proper foundation, all creativity is for naught.
Of course, I am stereotyping and simplifying. There must be quite a few British parents who are tiger mums and dads, instilling a ferocious will to succeed in their progeny that would make a pushy Shanghai mother look positively benevolent in comparison. I'm also (obviously) not saying that British parents don't want their children to succeed, or have high hopes for them.
Furthermore, there's a certain irony in Gove's 'Look East' policy — it comes at a time when many Asian countries are hoping to copy western education and its success in fostering inventiveness, originality and lateral thinking. Singapore has made this a priority, for instance, setting up huge arts and drama schools and introducing more project- and team-based work as well as teaching formats such as show-and-tell.
Easterners have always had a very high regard for western education, especially British education, appreciating in particular the sense of heritage, of carrying on a long tradition. To be accepted at Oxford or Cambridge is still considered the highest echelon of success. The Chinese students who flock to British universities, no matter how jingoistic they may be about Chinese civilisation, are tacitly expressing an admiration for Britain's history and high culture.
Even as British children start taking Mandarin lessons and practising Chinese calligraphy, Asian kids are busy picking up everything from basic English and French to Shakespearean sonnets. Middle-class Asian parents would overwhelmingly prefer to give their children piano lessons, so that they can be exposed to Mozart and Beethoven, rather than classes in Chinese opera (thankfully) or the sitar. My cousin's little son has been trying to master the dulcimer.
The cross-cultural threads can be fascinating: Asian youngsters, far more bespectacled than their western counterparts, feel they can relate to Harry Potter because he wears glasses.
So yes, there are perhaps some aspects of Asian education that Gove can borrow, happy in the knowledge that Asian schools are doing quite a lot of borrowing back. Perhaps it can be considered a kind of East-West study exchange of sorts.
My friend Wei's birthday is coming round soon, and I must think hard about what present to give her. After all, you must make an effort for the things that really matter.
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Nikola Powersports Unveils A Souped Electric Off-Roader
August 22nd, 2017 by The Beam
By Jonny Tiernan
Utah-based startup Nikola Powersports has just unveiled the specs for the Nikola Zero — its all-electric, four-seater UTV — and it's an absolute beast. The UTV stands for Utility Task Vehicle, especially if the task is ripping up the off-road landscape and pumping you full of adrenaline. If you needed further proof that electric power doesn't mean less power, then this baby is the reason you can stop looking.
It boasts an insane level of both horsepower and torque. The top end model produces a whopping 555 horsepower and 4,900 foot-pounds of torque. Among other things, this means that it can go from 0-60mph in less than four seconds. The Nikola Zero has an electric motor at each wheel, which not only increases efficiencies and delivers instant responses, but also totally eliminates the need for any belts in the vehicle. No belts means no belt failures, and all round better performance.
Cornering at Super High Speed
This huge amount of torque will enable you to take a corner and accelerate out of it at high speed, with claims that you can do so at two to three times the speed of any other UTV available. The absence of a gasoline-powered engine also means the Nikola Zero has a lower center of gravity, due to the fact you don't need to put the engine above the frame rail. And you know what a lower center of gravity is better for? Cornering. If all this talk of high speed cornering, traversing over rocks and blazing through sand dunes appeals to you, then you can expect to fork out upwards of $35,000 for the pleasure.
There will be three different options on battery packs available — 75kWh, 100kWh, and 125kWh — with the 125kWh pack capable of taking you on a journey of up to 200km, and the other battery packs delivering a range of more than 100km.
You can reserve one of the vehicles now via the Nikola Powersports website, with delivery expected in January 2018. The UTV also comes with everything you need to make it street legal, so you'll be able to rip up both onroad and off-road if that's what your heart desires.
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7 Signs A Breakup Is In Your Near Future, According To Experts
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By Laken Howard
There's almost nothing worse than the feeling of being head-over-heels in love with your partner, only to later be totally blindsided by a breakup. If you're happy and content in your relationship, the signs a breakup is coming can be difficult to recognize — and even more difficult to acknowledge and admit to yourself. But while breakups are rarely easy under any circumstances, they can be slightly less painful if you at least have an inkling that something is amiss in your relationship.
"When someone is in a relationship for any length of time, especially when they love the person, even if the [breakup] signs are visible to others and even yourself, you can be in a state of denial," Davida Rappaport, speaker, spiritual counselor & dating expert, tells Bustle. "No one wants to fail in a relationship... So if someone wants it to succeed, they may see the signs, but they may be in the headspace that it can be fixed."
Of course, if two people are both willing to put in the effort to make things work, it's certainly possible to salvage a relationship that's on the brink of a breakup. But if a relationship has deteriorated over time, and one or both partners doesn't care enough to work on it, a breakup is pretty much inevitable. Here are seven signs, according to experts, that a breakup might be right around the corner.
Your Arguments Turn Unhealthy
Andrew Zaeh for Bustle
It's normal (and healthy) for couples to argue from time to time, but if you stop arguing in a productive way and start exhibiting unhealthy behaviors while fighting — like refusing to compromise or giving the silent treatment — that's not a good omen for your relationship.
"If your partner does not argue fairly and you both are unable to drop things from time to time and agree to disagree, this could be a sign that your relationship may not be long-lasting and you may be headed for a breakup at some point in the near future," Rappaport says.
You Communicate Less
In order for a relationship to last, there needs to be open, honest communication from both partners — and if you notice you and your partner communicating less and less, that's not a good sign.
"One of the most important components of a healthy relationship is good communication skills," Rappaport says. "If one partner in a relationship stops communicating... then this relationship is going to fail very quickly and the couple will be heading toward a breakup much quicker than if there were other problems in the relationship."
Your Connection Feels Weaker Than It Used To Be
Building a strong, intimate connection in a relationship doesn't happen overnight, and maintaining that connection takes a lot of work. If you notice that you feel less connected to your partner than you once did, that's a pretty telling sign that something is amiss.
"If you have stopped talking and sharing ideas; if signs of affection and attraction have lessened; if you've quit laughing together — these could all be signs that the connection is getting weak, and that a breakup is on the horizon," Caleb Backe, health and wellness expert at Maple Holistics, tells Bustle.
Your Goals And Beliefs Have Changed
For a relationship to last long-term, it's crucial that you and your partner are on the same page about important things, like your core values and goals for your future as a couple. If your visions for the future no longer line up, that might mean a breakup is on the horizon.
"If your or your partner's goals and beliefs have changed this can signal some problems in your relationship that may lead to a breakup," Rappaport says. "Both you and your partner need to be comfortable with each other's choices. If one of you are unable to accept the fact that one or both of you are changing, this can be a sign that a breakup may be in your near future."
Your Partner Doesn't Take You Into Account Anymore
The healthiest couples think of themselves as a team, and make decisions together — or at least take the other person's feelings into account. If this stops happening in your relationship, that's a big red flag for the future.
"We all need to be our own people, and you should stay an individual no matter what," Backe says. "Nevertheless, if your partner stops taking you into account, and if you find their commitment somewhat wavering, it could indicate dissatisfaction on their part. This may signify an impending breakup, or it may just mean you two need to work some things out. Depending on the level of commitment and history of the relationship, there could be different outcomes."
One Or Both Of You Stops Making An Effort
Even if you're super comfortable in your relationship and you feel it's a happy one, you should never stop making an active effort to be your best self, and improve your relationship — because if you do, that's when things can start to deteriorate.
"Putting energy into yourself and wanting to be your best are signs that you're into the relationship," Laurel House, celebrity dating and empowerment coach, tells Bustle. "When someone puts effort into something, it makes them more emotionally invested in it and they want to stay closer to their investment. But it might not be the person who stops putting in the effort who loses interest, it might instead be their partner. Seeing that your partner is no longer putting effort into being their best self might make you lose respect [and] admiration."
You Don't Show Appreciation For Each Other Anymore
In a healthy partnership, both people will make an effort to be thoughtful and do things for the other person — as well as show their appreciation when the same is done for them — and it doesn't bode well if your partner seems to suddenly stop appreciating the little things you do for them.
"Appreciation is essential," House says. "...When you stop appreciating each other, you start taking each other for granted, and that can create resentment and sadness. It can also make you stop doing things for them. Because why would you make the time and do something nice if they don't notice and don't care?"
Truthfully, avoiding a breakup isn't always possible, simply because some relationships aren't meant to last forever. But if you're always actively working to improve your connection with your partner (and they're doing the same), you have a better chance of salvaging a relationship. On the other hand, if your relationship has changed for the worse over time, don't be afraid if the time comes to let it go — because that's just a chance for you to move on to something even better in the future.


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Adequate ventilation in your Sarasota home is essential for improving indoor air quality and helping to lower energy bills. Ventilation brings in fresh air from outdoors and sends out stale air from inside, and it's especially important in newer, tightly sealed homes.
Even if there are no signs of poor ventilation, improving the airflow in your home will lead to healthier air in general.
While installing a mechanical ventilation system with heat and energy recovery capabilities is the best way to ventilate a tightly sealed home, these systems can cost a pretty penny. These four ventilation strategies are far less expensive, but still effective, ways to ventilate.
Open windows and skylights. On nice days, open windows on the upwind and downwind sides of your home to create a cross breeze that cools your home and refreshes the air.
Use ceiling fans in the summer to create a breeze that will move air around and make you feel cooler at higher thermostat settings. In the winter, reverse the direction of the blades to push down warm air near the ceiling for more even distribution.
Install a whole-house fan in the ceiling between the highest floor in your home and the attic. The fan will exhaust hot air from the upper floor into the attic and will help draw in fresh, cooler air through open windows.
Make sure kitchen and bathroom exhaust vents send air outside rather than into the attic. Turn them on while cooking or showering to remove moisture and chemicals from the air.
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Union College, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, offers 63 programs for students. Degree-seekers enroll in top-ranked programs that offer a rigorous course of study. According to the institution, the student-to-faculty ratio stands at 9-to-1. The school reports that 100% of students take advantage of financial aid. Students in the school's programs graduate at a rate of 51%. The institution understands that hands-on experience makes graduates more competitive in the job market. The admission rate for new students is 98%. Some programs let applicants apply without submitting test scores. Prospective students can contact the admissions office for more information about applying.
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There are many ways that accountants and managers can influence the reported accounting results of their organizational units. When such influence is directed at changing the amount of reported earnings, it is known as earnings management. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of surveys of undergraduate students, MBA students, and practicing accountants concerning their attitudes on the ethical acceptability of earnings management. Analysis of the survey results reveals how the attitudes of the three groups differ and what variables are associated with these differences. Based on the analysis, the authors suggest changes in accounting education curriculum and ethics awareness programs in business which might increase students' and practitioners' sensitivity to the ethical ramifications of earnings management.
Fischer, Marilyn and Rosenzweig, Kenneth Yale, "Attitudes of Students and Accounting Practitioners Concerning the Ethical Acceptability of Earnings Management" (1995). Accounting Faculty Publications. 6.


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The Disappearance Of Alice Creed (2010)
Published by Shawn Savage on December 14, 2010 | Leave a response
"The Disappearance Of Alice Creed" is not a horror film. Let's get that out of the way up front. It is, however, dark and gritty enough to be enjoyed by fans of the genre. A quick glance at the back side of the artwork and one may expect a torture film. There is none of that to be had, so if that's what you're looking for, you may want to look elsewhere. "Alice Creed" is more of a character study than anything. A look at how people's relationships, dictate the way they handle bad situations.
The story follows Vic and Danny, as they execute a plan they formulated in prison, to kidnap a rich man's daughter for the amount of two million dollars. The tension throughout the entire film is very thick. The opening scene follows Vic and Danny as they prepare for the act. This scene basically sets the tone for the entire film, as strange as it sounds. Simple things like pushing a shopping cart through a department store, and assembling a bed are handled with such a sense of determination, that you can tell right away that this duo are up to no good.
One of the most exceptional things about "Alice Creed" is that it doesn't rely on nonsensical plot twists like most films of this nature. Yes, there are twists, and shocking reveals, but they occur long before the end, and the film isn't based around the entire concept. There is no shocking ending here, it's probably what you suspect will happen from the jump, but by the end you've learned so much about the characters, and have become so attached that the ending packs a punch, whether you suspected it or not. Too often, a film that is written around the concept of a plot twists, fails to pay enough attention to the rest of the film. It leaves viewers impatient, and spending the runtime figuring out your twist in their head. It's a inspiring to see that there are still filmmakers out there that can weave you through intricate plot details without making it feel too much like a set-up.
The cast is a small one, consisting of only three actors, all of which are outstanding. Martin Compston, and Eddie Marsan mesh fantastically as the seasoned criminal veteran and his young protege. The chemistry between the two actors is what initially sucks you into the film. However, the introduction of Alice Creed, played pitch-perfect by the naturally beautiful Gemma Arterton, makes it impossible for you to look away for the rest of the film. Gemma is a stunning beauty, and a remarkable actress. Her range of emotions throughout the film is nothing short of mesmerizing.
The writing plays a key role in the success of the film, as well. The plan to kidnap Alice is a complicated one, to say the least. Each and every little detail to ensure the success of the mission has been outlined. These are things that are generally left out of such stories. Simple little details such as changing clothes for each activity and what to do with the clothes you took off. Installing metal hooks on the bed frame, for to use as handcuff anchors. These details are very easily ignored, especially when the writing pays so much attention to the characters. This is the feature film debut for writer/director J. Blakeson, and it solidifies his spot on the list of upcoming directors to pay attention to. Blakeson also wrote the sequel to "The Descent", but after seeing "Alice Creed", we'll let him off the hook for that mess.
I expected your run of the mill crime thriller, as I popped the Blu-Ray in the player. Instead, I was treated to one of the most solid crime based character studies that I have seen for years. The writing is masterful, the acting is superb, and the story keeps you intrigued for the duration. I highly recommend "Alice Creed" to anyone who is a fan of the genre. Gemma Arterton will steal your heart as "Alice", and have you seeking out her previous, and future films. I can't praise her performance enough, nor can I praise her casting. In a world where most starlets fit a certain type cast, sickly skinny, with giant fake boobs, it was nice to see a woman with some curves on the screen. Just one of the many strong points for what I feel was one of the best films of 2010.
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Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative offers student scholarship opportunity
February 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP News 0
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative is looking to award two $1,000 college scholarships to children of its members.
Applicants must be high school seniors, high school graduates or college undergraduates enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time course of study at an accredited four-year college or university or a two-year program at a technical, junior or community college. The area of study does not need to be in agriculture, but preference may be given to students pursing a degree in an agricultural field.
Only dependents of Edge members qualify.
Scholarship recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, leadership, participation in school and community activities, academic honors, goals and aspirations, recommendations and work experience.
"Edge is proud to support young people as they chart the course of their futures, whether that be in agriculture or another field. We feel strongly in assisting our member families," Tim Trotter, executive director of Edge, said.
The application with full guidelines is available on Edge's website. Applications must be postmarked by May 1. For more information, contact Lauren Brey at 920-883-0020, ext. 107, or [email protected].
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Justin Allgaier Has Found A Home
He has more than 400 starts across NASCAR's top three series and he claimed the...
He has more than 400 starts across NASCAR's top three series and he claimed the ARCA Menards Series championship in 2008, but Justin Allgaier scoffs at being categorized as a stock car racer.
"To be honest with you, I've probably had more success in open-wheel cars. I ran mini sprints, midgets, Silver Crown cars and even had a winged sprint car," Allgaier told SPEED SPORT. "I probably enjoy open-wheel racing as much, or more, than anything. I think I probably won more open-wheel races than I did stock car races growing up.
It's funny that I've transitioned into being a stock car guy."
That transition started at age five after Allgaier, whose family was involved in the ARCA Series as a car owner and tire distributor, took a few laps in the quarter midget driven by his friend, Joey Moughan.
"When my dad called that evening — I believe he was in Michigan — to see how we were doing, I was going a million miles an hour about how I needed to go quarter midget racing and he kept telling me no," Allgaier recalled. "But I had one trump card that he didn't realize, and I said, 'But mom said.' That was kind of the end of the discussion and I went racing after that.
"Luckily, or unluckily, however you want to look at it, Hoosier (Tire) ended up taking the ARCA Series in-house and supported that series as a factory. It was right about the same time, so it allowed my dad to travel with me and support my quarter midget racing a lot more. We were very lucky that we won a lot of races and a lot of championships, which gave me the opportunity to move up to the next level."
Allgaier was soon ready to make a decision about his future.
"I was 12 and I was racing mini sprints at the time," he recalled. "I pretty much told my dad at that point, 'Hey, this is what I want to do for a career and I'm willing to give up everything else — playing sports, doing all the other stuff — if you'll help me.'"
The father-son team quickly advanced through the ranks and Allgaier eventually caught the attention of team owner Roger Penske.
Allgaier made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for "The Captain" in October of 2008.
Justin Allgaier (7) races Ryan Sieg during the Kansas Lottery 250 at Kansas Speedway earlier this season. (HHP/Harold Hinson photo)
"I was in a weird situation because I came along in an era where there were a lot of young drivers getting development deals. And truth be told, they were wrecking a lot of race cars," Allgaier explained. "There was a section of time there where these young guys were getting signed earlier and earlier. They'd show up at the race track and they'd wreck. I missed out on that first wave and, truth be told, I'm glad I did because it allowed me to come in a little later, have some more experience."
Allgaier drove two full seasons for Team Penske before his ride went away due to a lack of sponsorship, but the Riverton, Ill., native landed on his feet.
With funding from Brandt Professional Agriculture, he spent the next three years driving in the Xfinity Series for car owner Steve Turner. The operation then moved to the Cup Series in 2014 — and it didn't go well.
"I spent two years of my career with great people; just in a really bad situation. I started to become someone I didn't want to be. I didn't enjoy going to the race track every week. I think everyone who is competitive in nature can understand and sympathize with the fact that when you go to the track and know you never have a shot to have a good day, it beats up on you, mentally, physically," Allgaier said. "I've always been one that when I get home, racing is not important. Your family is most important and making sure you have your household in order. That's the most important piece.
"To be honest with you, I got to the point that I wasn't there. I was getting home and I was equally as frustrated. I had become a person that I didn't enjoy, my wife didn't enjoy. So I looked at it and said I didn't want to be in that situation."
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R v Clift and another appeal
Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 192 (Dec)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWCA Crim 2750
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Lord Judge CJ, Fulford and Bean JJ
Representation Andrew Jefferies QC (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
Simon Laws QC and Joss Ticehurst for the second defendant.
John Price QC (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown.
Judgment Dates: 18 December 2012
Criminal evidence - Exclusion of evidence - Adverse effect on fairness of proceedings - First defendant found guilty of attack on B, leaving B with injuries to brain - First defendant convicted of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm - B requiring feeding through tube - B dying following complication with insertion of tube several years later - First defendant tried for murder of B - First defendant's earlier conviction for wounding admitted - First defendant found guilty of murder of B - Second defendant convicted of murder in similar circumstances - Defendants appealing - Whether earlier convictions admissible - 74(3), 78.
Criminal evidence Exclusion of evidence. Both defendants were convicted of offences contrary to of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. In each case, the injured party had been permanently hospitalised and had died some while later. The defendants were subsequently convicted of murder. They appealed against conviction on the ground that the evidence of the convictions for wounding ought not to have been admitted. In dismissing the appeals, the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, held that there was nothing in either case to justify excluding the evidence under of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
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Is There a Wagamama NHS Discount?
If you're one of the millions who work for England's National Health Services (NHS), you know that a number of restaurants offer NHS discounts. Indeed, Health Staff Discounts lists more than 1,000 restaurants that provide an NHS discount. However, one restaurant that does not offer this discount is Wagamama. We have the details of Wagamama's discount policy below, plus a couple of other ways to save at the restaurant chain.
Wagamama restaurants do not offer an NHS discount. At the time of publication, calls and emails to Wagamama's Head Office had not been returned. However, we called a number of Wagamama locations around London, and each stated that Wagamama doesn't offer an NHS discount. We further confirmed the discount policy by checking the Health Staff Discounts list, which doesn't include Wagamama.
There are a couple of other ways to save at Wagamama. If you register for a Wagamama account, you'll receive Wagamama's email newsletter, which may contain special offers and discounts from time to time. Additionally, if you download the wagamamago app, you can get a large juice for the price of a regular juice at every visit.
Wagamama, a modern Asian restaurant chain that focuses on fresh ingredients and seasonally updated menus, is a popular restaurant in the United Kingdom. As of January 2019, it had over 130 locations in the UK alone; there are also Wagamama locations in over 20 other countries, including the United States.
Although there are a number of restaurants that offer NHS discounts, Wagamama isn't one of them. However, if you register for a Wagamama account or download the restaurant's app, you will receive special offers and discounts including juice upgrades.


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Big Lies and Small Minds Keep Jim Crow "culture" in Business
Charlie Barber '60
The Last Word, The High Plains Reader, Fargo, ND, 27 January 2022
reprinted with permission of the author and The High Plains Reader
"Christopher Columbus landed first in the New World at the island of San Salvador, and after praising God enquired urgently for gold. The natives, Red Indians,…directed him to Haiti (where) the Spaniards, the most advanced Europeans of their time…introduced Christianity, forced labor in mines, murder, rape, bloodhounds, strange diseases, artificial famine,…and reduced the native population from around 500,000 to 60,000 in 15 years. …A Dominican priest…hit on the expedient of importing…more robust Negroes from…Africa; in 1517, Charles V, authorized the export of 15,000 slaves to San Domingo, and thus priest and King launched on the world the American slave trade and slavery." – C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins, Toussaint L,Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution, 1938
"The impact of the Negro's color was the more powerful upon Englishmen…because England's principal contact (@1550 AD) with Africans came in West Africa and the Congo, which meant that one of the lightest-skinned of the earth's peoples suddenly came face-to-face with one of the darkest." – Winthrop Jordan, The White Man's Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States, 1974
"In Haiti life itself is a competition…and its people are some of the world's fiercest competitors." – Ricardo Pierre-Louis, Hunger for Hope, 2021
"More Americans have learned the story of the South during the years of the Civil War and Reconstruction from Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind than from all of the learned volumes on this period." – Beck and Clowers, Understanding American History Through Fiction, 1975
"Man risked life undercover to expose KKK: (Joseph) Moore says Klan very present in (Florida) law enforcement." – AP/Bismarck Tribune, 12/24/21
"If you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans." – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 1/19/22
"University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and other prominent sport figures with ties to West Virginia…urged U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WVA) to support sweeping legislation to protect the right to vote: 'We are all certain that democracy is best when voting is open to everyone on an even playing field; the referees are neutral; and at the end of the game the final score is respected and accepted.'" – AP/Bismarck Tribune, 1/19/22
"Election fraud is a disguise for our bigotry…every legislature knows what the goal of restrictive legislation is all about so let's stop kidding ourselves about the legitimacy of laws intentionally limiting the vote…The right to vote has fallen into the crosshairs of the most vicious political polarization since the Civil War…Politics has become more important than democratic values…Democracy is in trouble." – Lloyd Omdahl, Bismarck Tribune, 1/22/22
"This my prayer: Civil War fattening on men's ruin shall not thunder in our city. Let not the dry dust that drinks the black blood of citizens through passion for revenge and bloodshed for bloodshed be given our state to prey upon." – Aeschylus, The Eumenides, 458 B.C.
When smoke cleared from the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, there were two sovereign nations in the Western Hemisphere, the United States of America and the Republic of Haiti. Each country had won their independence by force of arms; the U.S. against the British Empire, but Haiti against both Imperial Britain and Napoleonic France, a far greater military achievement given their comparative resources. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) just signed bills from his Republican Legislature, an out-post of Jim Crow "culture," making it illegal for Virginia's teachers to reference any such history: organized black men decimating 50,000 British troops (white guys in red coats) in 1795 and 30,000 French troops (white guys in the red, white and blue of Napoleonic France) in 1802. Presumably, such truths make white guys in Robert E. Lee's home State "feel bad." What Youngkin's GOP types really fear is that genuine culture (Arts and Sciences, rational thinking, sophisticated humor) is cancelling out a Jim Crow "culture" which white guys like him have been using since the real Civil War (1861-1865) to maintain their supremacy; and like a guard dog gone rabid, has gotten out of hand on the leash of psychopathic moron Donald Trump.
Before Trump's Big Lie that he had not lost due to his own flaws, there was Hitler's Big Lie (courtesy of democracy hating reactionaries before him) that Imperial Germany had not lost World War I due to its own deficiencies in leadership. Trump's and Hitler's Big Lies both cited fancied internal and external "enemies." But before Trump's and Hitler's Big Lies, we had Jeffersonian and Jim Crow cover ups of the truth of Haiti; proof that black men at arms were the equal of white men, and, when properly led and motivated as in 1795 and 1802, occasionally superior. As the Virgina GOP touts wimp versions of Mao Zedong's "Red Guards" to rat on the dispelling of Jim Crow lies about the U.S. past, I wonder what Virginia educators will do about his idiocy edicts when they get to the Battle of Little Big Horn. Perhaps they'll describe Colonel Custer and his troops as "tourists:" lost on the Northern Plains, as Republicans now describe the murderous mob of Trump supporters on January 6th, 2021 as having "lost their way" (like the Whiffenpoofs' Little Lambs) on the U.S. Capitol Steps. Nowadays, "people of color" to the GOP and historic American racism – Native Americans, Asians, as well as many-hued college kids – are also targets of systemic voter suppression organized by GOP State Legislatures. I asked my KGB animal friends why so many Americans resist democracy changing color.
High Plains Reader: Dear friends. I realize that the color of democracy in the U.S. officially changed from white to a rainbow of races in 2008 with the election of Barack Obama as President, but why has there been so much resistance by the Republican Party since then?
Schickelgruber: It's simple. Political power for the "divine right of money bags" of the few depends upon channeling hatreds of the many; not delivering positive socio-economic results for these folks that would increase their leverage vis-à-vis the rich. Stoking negativity requires really Big Lies. The biggest lie in U.S. history is "aristocracy-of-the-skin." Trump and the GOP are just keeping up a Jim Crow "Fam'ly Tradition." As a liar, Hitler had nothing on lies white Americans tell themselves about race. Tennessee school board bubbas who just banned teaching about the Holocaust, banned the teaching of Darwin in the 1920's. They slop food for stupid and vicious thoughts from the myth-troughs of Caucasian superiority; fortified by religious dogma.
Prudence Possum: Jim Crow prejudice used to entice Democrats before President Lyndon Johnson, and goes back before your Founding Fathers, and the American Revolution (for the "Rights of Englishmen") to the English slave traders of Shakespeare's time who peopled the New World with black slaves from Africa. When the heat was on against the slave trade in England in the 19th Century, British and American fat cats just switched to South and East Asian coolie labor to keep the money flowing in, and peddled the myth of white superiority to the white working-class suckers who were being exploited almost as viciously. It worked all too well.
HPR: But in the 20th Century, though peace didn't break out, democracy did. Women got the vote in 1920; civil/voting rights came about in 1964 and 1965 and there was progress of sorts.
Brenda Bison: Of sorts, yes. Enough to piss off Americans who yearned for fantasies of white (often male) supremacy; but not enough to keep them from power to reverse the diversity process, and kill off democratic procedures which had underwritten progress in the first place.
Chicago Dog: Responsible government is realistic politics. It's what most Americans want, no matter the noise from pundits who presume to know what is going on. "Good Government is Good Politics" was first coined officially by Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley (1955-1976), arch villain of 1960's idealists. The concept was true before Daley used it in 1955, and is true in 2022, as instituted by President Joe Biden and the Democrats in the course of their governing strategies since taking over on January 20, 2021.
Mr. Swamp Fox: Naturally, main stream media are loathe to admit that the likes of a Big City Mayor from the Midwest, or a non-Ivy League working class politician, both of whom believe(d) in strong labor unions, would know more about how to get things done in American legislatures than they ever will. It's messy, but so are the lives of ordinary folks they sought/seek to benefit.
Chicago Dog: Like many Irish and other white working-class folks in his generation, Richard J. Daley was racist. His son Richie, later a Chicago Mayor (1989-2011), like Joe Biden, is not. By his own admission, Richie Daley learned more politics from Chicago's first black Mayor, Harold Washington (1983-1987) than any other human being besides his father.
Agatha Alligator: Despite successes of Barack Obama on national and world stages, local roots of his rise, Chicago (and IL) Democrats' racial and gender progressivism, are still underreported. New York media won't do that as long as they have to explain the Cuomos by comparison. D.C. centered media, for the most part, are still sucking up to or wringing their hands over power generated in the House and Senate from racist enclaves across the nation. Pundits and press, with no sense of shame, ridicule President Joe Biden for a speech impediment, rather than take on Republicans, Trumpies, and bottom feeders in their own trade for more serious impediments of the soul. For want of mirrors and the will to use them, democracy may be lost.
HPR: But won't democracy be lost anyway, now that Senators Joe Manchin (WVA) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) hid behind the filibuster to avoid voting for voting rights?
Mr. Crying Wolf: Professional pessimists do well, of course, selling books about "the coming civil war" – as if Americans haven't been "at war" over race since Thomas Jefferson first preached equality that he did not practice. Doom dreck counts as conscience money for the NY Times editorial board, but grass roots citizens who lawfully put Joe Biden in the White House and Democrats in charge of the House and Senate are organizing with gusto and savvy.
Becky Badger: And Joe Biden gets a realistic chance to fulfill his promise to black voters to put a black woman on the Supreme Court with the timely retirement of Justice Breyer. This will fire up a Democratic base that depends upon women and folks of color.
HPR: But won't Manchin and Sinema change parties if Democrats give them too hard a time? In helping the GOP suppress voters they have dug big holes for their Primaries in 2024.
Ms. Recovering Republican Lap Dog: Maybe, but I doubt it in the case of Manchin. He "knows his territory" better than Sinema knows hers, chairs a vital Senate Committee, and is being treated as if he really matters by his colleagues and President Biden.
Annabelle Anaconda: In helping Joe Manchin stop voting rights legislation, Kyrsten Simena apparently thought ambivalence about political parties was as tolerable in Arizona as gender ambivalence. Bad call! She might be of use to Moscow Mitch for his power games, but she is "damaged goods" for at least one of the two warring Republican factions. Also, if she gives Mitch the power in 2022 to stop Build Back Better legislation, thousands more white working moms needing help with child care as much as their sisters of color, could go Democrat this year.
Señora Perro: Republican white women, regardless of socio-economic status, are also waking up to the GOP war on their gender. The so-called "civil war" of 2022 is not just about race.
Madame Inspector Chen: Mitch's latest racist overture to an anti-black Trump base that is also anti-Asian (as his wife may need to remind him); won't likely work other than "owning the libs," a favorite sport of D.C. beltway right wingers, but of little consolation to a voting public who want the GOP to stand for something that only Democrats can deliver: responsible government.
Chicago Dog: Election Day 2022 still comes down to swing Congressional Districts where 199 House Republicans who voted against the widely and wildly popular Bi-partisan Infrastructure Bill are frantically lying about how they voted; and claiming Democrats' efforts for themselves. Such mendacious strategies have worked in the past, but Republicans are being made to own their lies about Covid, race, gender and class as never before in 2022. Inflation doesn't care about GOP lies either. If Biden and the Fed address that forcefully by the end of the Summer, voters may not care that he stutters, when real money in their pockets is doing the talking.
Lena: It's not like the Senate map in 2022 paints a rosy picture for Moscow Mitch, with or without Kyrsten Sinema in the GOP. Democratic incumbents have real achievements to brag about from 2021 and 2022. Democrats in Wisconsin are focused on State legislative races against Republican voter suppression, and high turnout impacts that Senate race where incumbent Ron Johnson is extremely vulnerable by reason of lunacy. Republican seats in Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina are up for grabs. If Governor "Death," DeSantis, has killed off or pissed off as many Republican voters in Florida by his disastrous Covid policies as he has suppressed Democrats by anti-voting tactics, even "Little Marco" Rubio might be in trouble.
Jim Crow XV: Unless Republicans figure out a way to cancel Election Day, we are in for giant turnouts resembling Covid testing lines – Folks bringing food and water, blankets, pee bottles. Indivisibles, other grass roots organizations, will rout their versions of Lyft/Uber, providing child care to get their voters to the polls. Businesses fed up with GOP talk, treason and no action, may see the upside of employees engaging in the patriotic exercise of voting. There will be more lawyers (and cops) deployed on November 8th to defend the vote than GOP cops to defeat it.
Prudence Possum: Mitch has lots to worry about. The GOP going all out overt racism and the Supremes going all out misogyny in 2022, may unite critical masses of suburban and rural white women with Democrats' diversity to cancel a Jim Crow "culture" with a "Big Bird culture" of tolerance of whomever moves into your national and local neighborhoods. One of our most effective KGB hounds, fresh from feeding on the rancid meat of Vladimir Putin's musings over "to invade (Ukraine) or not to invade;" found leftover musings from McConnell about whether his overtures to Trump's rabid base, plus State Republican voter suppression, will work.
Moscow Mitch's Lament…………………………………………………….Rasputin
I've thought a lot about the road to take
To stop "Obama's kind" from ruling mine.
Democracy be damned! It's never kind
To pow'r elites: who'll drown beneath its wake.
The fools at FOX are useful, but I doubt
That they can punch above their weight at polls;
Where Democrats, in hoards, and waves, and rolls
Can "rock the vote;" not simply scream and shout.
I sold my soul so long ago to pow'r;
I've quite forgotten how it feels to love
Much else; but rushes from elections' word:
A win? A loss? Who rules from hour to hour?
But cynics have too much, this time, to prove.
Jim Crow just might get eaten by Big Bird.


My time here at the Escapee's Benson, AZ facility is slowly drawing to a close. Plans now are to take the Mini further west to Quartzsite for the Big Tent RV show and two weeks of boondocking on the BLM land south of the town. I've got a couple of years experience with desert boondocking and I've come to a couple conclusions about what it will be like staying there in the Mini. First, it can get really windy in western Arizona in January and winds can come up in a hurry. When I camped there in the Tank it wasn't the biggest deal because the Tank didn't have an awning. The Mini has a large awning and it really helps shading the sunny side of the trailer from the sun but a strong wind could easily make it act like a sail and flip up, possibly damaging the awning and also the roof of the Mini.
The two awning kits and a awning mat in the middle.
The second major problem you experience when boondocking in the desert is the amount of sand and dirt you track into your RV (it is the desert after all!). With the Tank I can recall having to sweep it out several times a day which was a pain after a few days. I also bought a 6 foot by 9 foot awning mat that I plan to deploy under the awning and in front of the steps up into the Mini. The mat comes with four stakes to secure it to the ground and is made up of a fibrous material that allows sand and dirt to drop through it instead of remaining on the mat's surface. We'll see, I guess. I'll post pictures of the gear after I've deployed it after I pick my campsite at Quartzsite. Plan is to depart from here January 17th break the four and a half hour drive in two by stopping and getting a few more things I'm going to need at a Home Depot in Tucson.


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Adult Brain Can Change Within Seconds, Says Research
Aug 3, 2009 | Research | 0 |
Cathryn M. Delude, McGovern Institute
The human brain can adapt to changing demands even in adulthood, but MIT neuroscientists have found evidence of it changing with unsuspected speed, according to a statement released by MIT. The findings suggest that the brain has a network of silent connections that underlie its plasticity, says the statement.
The brain's tendency to call upon these connections could help explain the curious phenomenon of "referred sensations," in which a person with an amputated arm "feels" sensations in the missing limb when he or she is touched on the face, according to the statement. Scientists believe this happens because the part of the brain that normally receives input from the arm begins "referring" to signals coming from a nearby brain region that receives information from the face, the statement says.
Nancy Kanwisher of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT said in the statement that researchers found these referred sensations in the visual cortex, too. The senior author referred to the findings of a paper published in the July 15 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. When the researchers temporarily deprived part of the visual cortex from receiving input, subjects reported seeing squares distorted as rectangles; the researchers were surprised to find these referred visual sensations happening as fast as they could measure, within two seconds, she added.
Many scientists think that this kind of reorganized response to sensory information reflects a rewiring in the brain, or a growth of new connections, says the statement.
Kanwisher said in the statement that these distortions happened too quickly to result from structural changes in the cortex, so researchers think the connections were already there but were silent, and that the brain is constantly recalibrating the connections through short-term plasticity mechanisms.
First author Daniel Dilks, a postdoctoral researcher in Kanwisher's lab, first found the square-to-rectangle distortion in a patient who suffered a stroke that deprived a portion of his visual cortex from receiving input, said the statement. The stroke created a blind region in his field of vision. When a square object was placed outside this blind region, the patient perceived it as a rectangle stretching into the blind area—a result of the deprived neurons now responding to a neighboring part of the visual field.
Dilks said in the statement that the patient's cortex had been deprived of visual information for a long time, so researchers did not know how quickly the adult visual cortex could change following deprivation. To find out, the researchers took advantage of the natural blind spot in each eye, using a simple perceptual test in healthy volunteers with normal vision, he added.
Blind spots occur because the retina has no photoreceptors where the optic nerve exits the eye, so the visual cortex receives no stimulation from that point, according to the statement. We do not perceive our blind spots because the left eye sees what is in the right eye's blind area, and vice versa. Even when one eye is closed, we are not normally aware of a gap in our visual field.
It takes a perceptual test to reveal the blind spot, which involves covering one eye and moving an object towards the blind spot until it "disappears" from view, according to the statement. [Click here to find your own blind spot].
Dilks and colleagues used this test to see how soon after the cortex is deprived of information that volunteers begin to perceive shape distortions. They presented different-sized rectangles just outside the subjects' blind spot and asked subjects to judge the height and width at different time points after one eye was patched, said the statement.
The volunteers perceived the rectangles elongating just 2 seconds after their eye was covered—much quicker than expected. When the eye patch was removed, the distortions vanished just as fast as they had appeared, according to the statement.
Kanwisher said the visual cortex changes its response almost immediately to sensory deprivation and to new input. The study shows the ability of the brain to adapt to moment-to-moment changes in experience even in adulthood, she added.
Chris Baker (NIH) and Yicong Liu (MIT undergraduate student) contributed to the study, which was supported by the NIH and NIMH.
[Source: MIT]
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CSLI is a voluntary service organisation. It provides its members with a structure and a vehicle through which to undertake the humanitarian and charitable work it delivers. An independent sister organisation to the Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus, it might loosely be described as part of the wider St Lazarus movement. The headquarters of CSLI are inVienna,Austria.
The principles of CSLI are four-fold: TOLERANCE; HUMILITY; MERCY; CHARITY. Full details about CSLI at international level can be found at www.csli.at
Formed on 4th May 2011, CSLI GB&I group Command comprises the C-in-C, Adjutant, Group Liaison Officer, Group Publicity Officer, Group RSM, Admiral of the CSLI Navy, and Chaplain General. The national structure comprises Commands for North England, South England,Scotland, (all)Ireland, andWales. At some future stage, we may consider the possibility Command for theChannel Islands.
Service Activity in CSLI GB&I
We are very keen to promote the service aspects of CSLI, focusing our activities where, although we are small in number, we feel we can make a difference. Our members are encouraged to undertake training in the use of Defibrillator equipment (AED), and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). Both of these training activities are linked to our support for search and rescue, and search dogs groups. On AED, we are also looking at the provision of AED location information through technology sources.
Charitable Activity in CSLI GB&I
In addition to practical support, some of our members have made financial contributions to Lowland Search Dogs Kent (LSDK).
Ceremonial Activity in CSLI GB&I
As our numbers grow, we hope to offer the services of our members by forming a small Colour Party under the direction of the RSM. The Colour Party will assist in the investiture events of organisations with which our members are connected.
CSLI Navy Activity
A further option for the future is for the CSLI Navy to take part in a sea rescue role. Ceremonially, members of the CSLI Navy have links with HMS Victory, they themselves being members of the Order of St Joachim, of which Admiral Lord Nelson was himself a member.
CSLICollegeof Chaplains
The CSLI College of Chaplains is a wholly ecumenical body, indeed, CSLI welcomes men and women of all faiths and none. There are currently 2 Chaplains within CSLI GB&I. As well as looking after our spiritual well being, theCollegeofChaplainshas a role in the recruitment, appointment and assignment of Chaplains to the various Commands within CSLI GB&I.
Membership and Recruitment
We want to make CSLI in GB&I accessible to suitable candidates, both male and female, of all ages. In that regard, we are aiming to keep costs to an absolute minimum. We do not impose any fees for membership, beyond the international commitment for members to acquire one of the levels of the CSLI Foundation Cross within 12 months of acceptance as a member.
With cost in mind, the wearing of uniform is only to be compulsory for members of the Colour Party we intend to form, and we have sourced a basic working uniform to fulfil that need. All other members of CSLI in GB&I are of course welcome to wear uniform if they wish.
We have settled into a twice yearly meeting structure, with additional ad-hoc events through the year, usually in conjunction with other organisations.
Knighthood of Honour
Grand Prefect – Ian W. Tough
Commanders in GB&I
Wales – Fr. David Bennett
North England– Colin Lee
South England– Karnn Bates (Acting Commander)
Deborah Demsey (Deputy Commander)
[Channel Islands– possible Command under review]
GB&I Group Command
C-in-C – Steven Turner
Adjutant – Karnn Bates
Group Liaison Officer – Howard Doe
CSLI College of Chaplains
The Rt Rev Douglas Lewins is de facto members of Group Command as head of the College of Chaplains respectively.
Requests for more information, and expressions of interest in membership, should be referred to the Adjutant: csli.gb.i@gmail.com Tel: 0116 215 2696 Mob: 07757 618371
CSLI Great Britain & Ireland
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