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Tarrant County Reports 13 Deaths, 202 Confirmed Cases of the Coronavirus
Tarrant County has a total of 39,048 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 550 deaths and 34,975 estimated recoveries
Published August 29, 2020 • Updated on August 29, 2020 at 10:11 pm
Nefty Gonzalez, NBC 5
Tarrant County Public Health is reporting 202 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 13 additional deaths.
The deaths include a Richland Hills man in his 90s; two Arlington women in their 80s; three men from Fort Worth, Bedford and White Settlement in their 80s; three Fort Worth men in their 70s; an Arlington woman in her 60s and another Arlington woman in her 70s; a Keller man in his 60s; and a Fort Worth man in his 50s. Eight had underlying health conditions.
The latest deaths bring the county's total to 550. A total of 34,975 estimated recoveries have been reported.
To date, the county has reported 39,048 confirmed cases of the virus and 2,224 probable cases for a total of 41,272 cases.
The county began reporting both probable and confirmed cases earlier this month at the request of the state health department. Probable cases, the county said, account for a variety of real-world situations and could highlight cases in the community that may otherwise go unreported.
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The county's seven-day average of cases, including both confirmed and probable, rose Saturday from 244 cases per day to 245. The 14-day average dropped from 386 per day to 300 per day.
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Of the county's cases, 71% of those who have died were over 65. Those aged 25 to 44 make up the largest percentage of people with COVID-19 at 38%.
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Jackie Robinson's Baseball Career
Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights
Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 when he broke baseball's color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. A talented and versatile player, Robinson won the National League Rookie of the Year award his first season, and helped the Dodgers to the National League championship – the first of his six trips to the World Series. In 1949 Robinson won the league MVP award, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Despite his skill, Robinson faced a barrage of insults and threats because of his race. The courage and grace with which Robinson handled the abuses inspired a generation of African Americans to question the doctrine of "separate but equal" and helped pave the way for the Civil Rights Movement.
When general manager Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers offered Robinson the chance to break organized baseball's powerful but unwritten color line, the fiery ballplayer not only accepted, he also agreed to Rickey's condition: that he not respond to the abuse he would face.
Did you know? In 1997, 50 years after Robinson integrated baseball his number, 42, was permanently retired by every team in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson's debut in organized baseball (April 18, 1946, with the Montreal Royals of the International League, the Dodgers' best farm club) is now a legend. In five at-bats he hit a three-run homer and three singles, stole two bases, and scored four times, twice by forcing the pitcher to balk.
Promoted to the Dodgers the following spring, Robinson thrived on the pressure and established himself as the most exciting player in baseball. His playing style combined traditional elements of black sports–the opportunistic risk-taking known as "tricky baseball" in the Negro Leagues–with an aggressive style of play. According to his manager Leo Durocher, "This guy didn't just come to play. He come to beat ya."
In their response to Jackie Robinson, African Americans rejected "separate but equal" status and embraced integration. Robinson's presence in baseball electrified them, and they flocked to see the Dodgers in huge numbers and from great distances.
African American sportswriters, many of whom had advocated baseball integration for years, focused their attentions on Robinson and the black players who followed him. His success encouraged the integration of professional football, basketball, and tennis, while the Negro Leagues, which in a sense depended on segregation, began an irreversible decline, losing ballplayers, spectators and reporters.
During his first two years with the Dodgers, Robinson kept his word to Rickey and endured astonishing abuse amid national scrutiny without fighting back. His dignified courage in the face of virulent racism–from jeers and insults to beanballs, hate mail, and death threats–commanded the admiration of whites as well as blacks and foreshadowed the tactics that the 1960s Civil Rights Movement would develop into the theory and practice of nonviolence.
Robinson, however, finally broke his emotional and political silence in 1949, becoming an outspoken and controversial opponent of racial discrimination. He criticized the slow pace of baseball integration and objected to the Jim Crow practices in the Southern states where most clubs held spring training.
Robinson led other ballplayers in urging baseball to use its economic power to desegregate Southern towns, hotels and ballparks. Because most baseball teams integrated relatively calmly, the "Jackie Robinson experiment" provided an important example of successful desegregation to ambivalent white southern political and business leaders.
Having watched baseball integrate through a combination of individual black achievements, white goodwill, economic persuasion and public outspokenness, Robinson, when he retired from baseball in 1957, sought to bring the same tactics to bear on increasing African American employment opportunities.
His lifelong struggle continued to his last public appearance, nine days before he died: He told television viewers of an Old-Timers' Game, "I'd like to live to see a black manager." Fittingly, his eulogy was delivered by the outstanding advocate of African American self-help and employment opportunity–the Reverend Jesse Jackson. "When Jackie took the field," Jackson declared, "something reminded us of our birthright to be free."
Jules Tygiel, Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy (1984).
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The Reader's Companion to American History. Eric Foner and John A. Garraty, Editors. Copyright © 1991 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Black History in the United States: A Timeline
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A number of African-American female athletes have emerged as trailblazers in their particular sports over the years, from track and field and tennis to figure skating and basketball. The struggles and hard-won glory of pioneers such as Alice Coachman, Althea Gibson, Wilma ...read more
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Black History Month honors the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history. Did you know that Madam C.J. Walker was America's first woman to become a self-made millionaire, or that George Washington Carver was able to derive nearly 300 products from the peanut? Get the ...read more
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My Anthem Fantasy
Most of us have a list — be it the kind that sloshes around in our minds or exists on actual paper — of things we've always wanted to try, always wanted to dare to do, but, for reasons as plentiful as "Snovember" snowflakes, have never quite gotten around to trying or daring. Sometimes the excuses are legit, sometimes we just plain ol' chicken out, but the bottom line is that it's still on the list, seemingly condemned to stay there for all time.
Mine includes a wide variety of items — from the likely unattainable, such as finding the money & time to get my private pilot's license or go on a legit second honeymoon— to the "doable" category, such as skydiving or shoot a Buffalo Bills Super Bowl, though I'm not sure if that one belongs in the "doable" category.
It's a big deal if we manage to check something off of that elusive list, so please join me in a quick "yahoo!" as I scrawl a happy line through "Try out at Buffalo Bisons national anthem auditions." Been there, done that, as of March 28th, 2015.
That particular entry had been on the list for a handful of years, and most of the time, when the early spring audition date came around, something would inevitably pop up on my schedule to force the anthem singing fantasy back onto the shelf for another year. So I'd shrug my shoulders, mutter "maybe next year" and go on doing what I do, which is sing in my car. Haven't been doing it as much in recent times, but I have a selection of karaoke tunes on my phone that, when the mood strikes and my voice is in good form, I'll belt out while driving around. Don't really care if anyone sees or hears me, either. At age 54, I just don't worry about things like that much anymore, which is actually quite liberating. I think this means I'll be mowing the lawn with Bermuda shorts & tall white socks this summer.
As it happened, a Buffalo News reporter was doing a story on this year's auditions and chatted with me briefly. He asked why I was there, and I told him that, after years of car singing, I decided it was high time I gave this a whirl in public to see if my versions of "Oh Canada" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" were as credible as I imagined them to be. I had no delusions I was going to be stealing gigs from Doug Allen or have the Bills come calling, but I thought I had them down to a point where I could sing them out loud without folks cringing and maybe even liking parts. And as any actual singer can tell you, that's no small accomplishment when it comes to singing America's national anthem. Requiring a range of more than 1-and-a-half octaves, those without sufficient range need not apply. If only Roseanne Barr had heeded that advice before turning in one of the all-time worst anthem renditions before a San Diego Padres game in 1992. I was never a fan of hers to begin with, but that cinched it for life. Beyond being woefully off key, she repeatedly butchered the lyrics. As country singer Lyle Lovett aptly noted: "If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem, and you're screwed."
Thanks to countless hours of watching hockey over the years, I know both anthems quite well, musically and lyrically, but I've also been around long enough to know that auditioning in front of a crowd can bring instant-onset amnesia. As a precaution, I brought the words on 3 X 5 cards, just in case, though I wound up just keeping them in my pocket. Only later did I read about the wrath incurred by Michael Bolton at a 2003 Yankees/Red Sox game when he was caught peeking at the lyrics scribbled on his palm. I guess he had other issues that night, but I can't really hold the emergency palm notes against him. Beats actually singing the wrong words.
However, what I found more disconcerting standing there in line for 90 minutes was hearing the songs sung over and over in keys different from the one I sing them in, making me fear that, when my turn came, I'd forget the right note to start on, which would be an instant disaster. I learned this lesson the hard way at my first public karaoke experience. One of the first songs I ever felt confident enough to try in public was Elton John's "Crocodile Rock," but when the karaoke DJ hit 'play,' his version was in an entirely different key and range than the real song is in. Turned into "Crocodile Wreck." Mindful of that history, I quickly jotted my starting anthem notes down: "G" for Oh Canada and "E" for The Star-Spangled Banner. Phew.
The Bisons auditions are also a cappella, which adds another degree of difficulty. There were singers in line before me who bombed - folks whom I have a strong suspicion would've done much better if allowed any sort of accompaniment to keep them on track. Blessed with perfect pitch, I was optimistic I could at least keep things on track musically in my head.
As the count-up ticked closer to my #72, my immediate line mates and I formed a brief bond. In front of me were a 14-year-old girl and her parents, though from where, I know not. To her credit, the teen seemed much less nervous than her mom. The four of us mused back and forth as we critiqued those singing before us. "Eww…forgot the words." "Wow, she was really good." "Awww, what a cute little girl." And so on. We tended not to be too harsh, knowing full well it would be us, center stage, soon enough.
And suddenly, we were at the front of the line. As I stood in the musical on-deck circle, the 14-year-old stepped up to the plate and did a really solid job. Wouldn't be at all surprised if she gets an invite to sing at a game. As she sang, I stuck my foam earplugs in place, hoping to dampen any chance that the stadium reverb would throw me off, glanced at my starting notes one last time and then, it was time for fantasy to meet reality. A nice kid who may or may not have been old enough to have a beer at the ballpark handed me the wireless mic, told me to stare out into center field and start by saying my number, then sing when I was ready & he'd tap me when he wanted me to stop. Most folks got interrupted part-way though each song, presumably a time and sanity savings for the poor Bisons folks who understandably must dread this annual ritual.
"Number 72," I announced with the confidence of someone who's spoken into a microphone once or twice over the years. My internal pitch pulled up a "G" and off I went. As Oh Canada tumbled out of my mouth, it came with a reasonable amount of confidence. There were definitely some leftover butterflies fluttering around inside of me, but, well, like I told the reporter: At age 54, I just don't get as nervous about things like this as I once did. And that's very cool. For all of its aches, pains & other disappointments, getting older should come with a few perks, too.
PS: If you want to hear how it sounded, click the photo above or here.
How We (kinda') Cut the Cord
In an effort to do some overdue and meaningful cost-cutting, Team Webster recently took aim at one of the most obvious targets on our ledger sheet: Verizon. Between four cell phones, a landline, Internet access and TV, we were shelling out about $400 a month (including the ubiquitous taxes & fees) to the entity formerly known as Bell Atlantic/GTE, NYNEX, et al.
The ballpark breakdown was $200 for wireless, $85 for TV, $70 for Internet and $45 for landline phone - all based on expired "two-year bundle" pricing.
Despite the majority chunk going to our cell phones, the other three services were easier targets. Confusingly, Verizon is not the same entity to deal with as Verizon Wireless, even though the whole package was a "Verizon" bundle. So that's a separate story for another time.
Most things in 21st-century life are easier on paper that they are in reality, and this was, unsurprisingly, no exception. I mean, yeah, we could've truly lept off the communications grid, which would've worked fine for, oh, the first five minutes or so, but the ramifications of a complete unplugging were daunting enough to never warrant true consideration. What we were truly seeking was a survivable, practical and meaningful reduction of some kind. And therein lay the devil & his details.
Least scary, at least for us, was the TV part of the equation. My wife, Cheryl, watches very little & would be fine living in Retroville with rabbit ears and channels you could count on two hands. I'm no power watcher, either, though losing sports sources such as ESPN - and even MSG, home of the hapless Sabres - was of admitted concern as I researched alternatives. Our kids are thankfully not TV-addicted teens, but were none too thrilled about any part of this rebellion. Oh well. Pay your own bill, watch what you want.
As it turned out, step one was rabbit ears - or at least the HDTV equivalent. As an old broadcaster at heart and former owner of a hefty rooftop antenna (until the wicked WNY wind kept taking it down), I relished studying off-air options as part of the solution, and was pleasantly surprised. The digital era has changed the antenna game. No more fuzzy reception of stations you can't even identify. Now, you either get it in crystal clear, or you don't get it at all. Antennae have changed with the times as the broadcast spectrum and technology shifted. My study led me to a well-reviewed model called the HD Frequency Cable Cutter (catchy!) - a one-pound metal grid that looks like it fell off of a B-2 stealth bomber. (http://hdfrequency.com/best_indoor_hdtv_antennas.html) Cost about $100 with a length of cable - the first of what we knew would be a handful of up-front costs in a 'spend now to save later' strategy. Throw in another $20 for a sturdy 10-foot mast I found on sale at Radio Shack, because, when it comes to OTR (over the air) TV, height is huge, with overall geographical location a close second. We're blessed with a perch close to the Lake Erie shoreline, so Canadian TV comes into play. End result? A wind-resistant antenna, 40' above the ground, with close to 30 distinct, legit local & Canadian HDTV stations flowing free into our living room. And our family room, though that cost me another $50 for more cable and a crucial signal amplifier for getting those weaker signals to both TVs. When all was said & done, we'd covered all of the network bases, plus a few quirky offerings…but I'm quirky, so that goes in the 'plus' ledger. Overall, "Project Antenna" seemed an unqualified success. Footnote: One surprise to me was that the picture quality of the stuff coming via antenna seemed to be even better than that piped in by FiOS.
But for practical purposes, it wasn't enough. So before calling Verizon with the bad news, it was time for parts 2A & 2B in the plan of attack: Redefining our Internet access and then seeing what TV streaming option might work best. Our current FiOS gave us a serviceable 35mbps download speed, but was no longer an option. The available downgrade was to 20mbps, while the next upgrade was to 50 mbps. We also looked at Time Warner, and their offerings seemed similar, but no better. Since I do use the Web for uploading large photo files at times, and since we would likely begin using streaming video, slower didn't feel like a practical option. So it was resolved, prior to calling Verizon, that 50mbps would be the viable speed.
On to 2B. Streaming options are many, with the big players including Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Vudu and, more recently, SlingTV. Netflix offers a month-long free sample, so that got the first Team Webster evaluation, and overall, I was impressed. Their library is vast, but no one in our family is a big-time movie watcher, and their non-cinematic offerings weren't generally our cup of TV tea. Most of these services are big on popular current TV series, but, well, we aren't, so not a selling point for us. Checked out some free Hulu Plus as well, and was favorably impressed, particularly with their more nostalgic TV offerings. Unlike the others, Vudu is a pay-as-you-go, and also has some credible movie & TV offerings. But in the final analysis, we signed up for a year of Amazon Prime, which we got on a special one-day sale for $79/year. Beyond an Amazonian-sized library of offerings, one other perk that the others don't have is that a subscription buys you other, more practical things, such as free two-day Amazon shipping. ("Free" being an admittedly relative term here.) But practically speaking, as long as you know you're going to order from Amazon now & then, it seems fair to view it as a bit of return on investment.
Unfortunately, it couldn't solve my fundamental sports channel issue. But then, fading into view just in the nick of time, came SlingTV. For $20, you get a handful of mainstream cable channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, Adult Swim, Disney Channel, Food Network, HGTV, Cartoon Network, and others. Part of the sports dilemma solved! And for $5 more/month, they add yet more sports offerings, including ESPNU, ESPNEWS and the SEC Network. Still no Sabres, though…or hockey in general, which is a big deal for us. Enter NHL Game Center. As we undertook this endeavor, the hockey season was already about half gone, and the NHL's streaming channel (not to be confused with NHL Network) keeps dropping its full-season subscription price accordingly - down to $50 when we bought it in mid-February. It has become far and away the favorite channel of me and my son - particularly in a season where local hockey fans have just as much reason to watch Arizona Coyotes and Edmonton Oilers games as they do the locals. One BIG asterisk, though: NHL Game Center's official policy is to black out your "local market," a conclusion they base on your IP address. As you might expect, there are workarounds offered by third parties, the morality/legality of which seems to truly be a few shades of gray, (though not 50 shades worth.) I'll just say that it would be helpful, should you go that route, to be versed in at least the basics of computer networking. IN any event, just be advised that you can't necessarily count on your local team showing up on a consistent basis. But even so, for a hockey fan, Game Center seems well worthwhile.
I'll revisit the TV situation after this word from our sponsors, but first, it was clear from the beginning that the $40/month we were shelling out for a landline that most often serves as a telemarketer express lane into our kitchen could most definitely be improved upon. VoIP offerings are numerous and generally pretty similar. After ruminating over the possibilities, we went with NetTalk. After buying the $40 dongle that hooks your house landline system to your modem, they throw in they first year of service for free. We did pay another $30 or so to port our existing number, but that's not mandatory. And the monthly cost after that is under $10. So, initial costs absorbed, a solid savings with no discernible change in level of service. Technically, it was easy enough. Just had to pull two phone wires out of their sockets in the Verizon box in our basement to disengage Verizon and then hook the NetTalk dongle into an existing phone line, which thus distributes it throughout the house. One caveat to the whole VoIP option: In a power outage, you are likely to lose phone service, unless you have a battery backup plan in place. Some modems offer one, others don't. So if that's a potential deal breaker, research your options first.
And now, back to the exciting conclusion of The Webster TV.Revolt, already in progress. As we were finalizing our selection of streaming offerings prior to finally cluing Verizon into this rebellion, I decided to take the extra step of stringing some newer CAT6 ethernet cable between the two TV rooms - one of which hosts our Verizon modem/router as well. While our TVs are both WiFI capable, WiFI can never a solid beat hard-wired connection. So I splurged maybe $50 for the cable, some modular plugs & a decent crimper. (Hey - any project that calls for buying a new tool is cool in my book.) Took a little practice, but I learned the correct order of the color-coded wires and it seems to work just as it should. None of that was truly necessary, but I figured that, while I'm in upgrading mode, might as well go a little extra & do a little future-proofing - the thought being that if Verizon and/or Time Warner finally eliminate the data bottleneck running into the house, the CAT6 cable will be handy to already have in place.
Yet another tier to the video streaming equation is what your TV is capable of showing you on its own. Enter the likes of Roku, Amazon Fire, Google Chromecast, Apple TV, etc. Each, in their own way, opens up a host of other free and subscription TV offerings, literally numbering in the thousands and growing. As mentioned, my TV tastes can be fairly eclectic, so receiving offerings as obscure as one devoted to live camera feeds from U.S. highways and landmarks somehow appeals to me. Not that I actually watch something like that, but it's somehow fun just knowing it's there. And there are actually some very interesting & useful channels in the mix, such as a free math channel that offers how-to videos for stuff our kids are working on in school. So we bought a Roku Stick, which includes a small remote control, for $50, for each TV - yet another one-time expense. My, they do add up, don't they? But It's via the Roku that we're able to view channels such as NHL Game Center and SlingTV. More modern TVs offer such options built in.
So then - finally! - armed with new hardware and enough technical knowledge overload to fry an engineer's brain - it was time to call Verizon and say "Hasta la vista, Ba-by!"
Only, it didn't quite work out that way.
Like a old girlfriend desperate to somehow postpone an inevitible breakup, Miss Verizon threw herself at me, in the form of an offer I couldn't refuse - at least for now. After explaining how I really didn't need their landline or TV anymore and really just wanted 50mbps Internet, which seemed to cost about $60/month, Verizon countered with a package of the 50mbps Internet, plus all local & some basic cable channels, plus HBO, for just over $50/month. To revisit the math, that side of the Verizon equation was costing Team Webster about $200/month. I was looking to pare down to Verizon Internet only for about $60/month & make up the difference with all of the new offerings listed above.
I couldn't really see any good reason to say "no," so I said "OK."
Go & figure. Didn't see that one coming. Those terms are good for a year, and then I have to call again and renegotiate.
Of course, that unexpected plot twist rendered my antenna project at least temporarily moot, and also brought back into the fold some - though not all - of the channels I'd been replacing with the $20-$25/month with Sling TV. Thankfully, Sling is also on a month-to-month basis, so no biggie to cancel.
So, by itself, our Verizon monthly bill still dropped about $150/month. But add in the $79/year Amazon subscription. Add in $50 for a couple of months of NHL Game Center. Then there were those pesky one-time expenses. Antenna + accessories: $170. NetTalk dongle & number porting: $70. Etheret cable & tools: $50.
I'm better at wiring my house than I am at massaging those numbers into a final savings figure, but overall, it feels like we came out enough ahead to call it a win, even if we did - for now - wind up nicking the cable more than cutting it.
OK, New Jersey's playing Arizona right now. Must-See TV…
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In the Phoenix summers we adapted to the heat (like other desert creatures). Every adventure was a pre-dawn start. On the route by sunhit, we'd be hiking out by the time of the first shimmers of heat rising from the valley.
We'd zip home over wide, smooth pavement, amid scant and sleepy traffic–home to the cool, air-conditioned house, stocked for a boozy breakfast.
Breakfast is the marginalized meal–too often routine and too often rushed. Stressful and boring. So there's luxury in a long, lingered-over breakfast. And a boozy breakfast, doubly so. A boozy breakfast subordinates the rest of the day to the demands of indulgence. The day's adventure over, there's nothing better.
With full bellies and buzzing heads, we'd retire to bed to nap away the day's heat. We'd wake once the sun's blasting rays were oblique, attenuated. Rousing ourselves, we'd prepare for the evening–the second inhabitable part of the Sonoran summer day.
Sunset signaled for music, open backyard windows and doors, and for friends to gather. Cold beer and grilled burgers were the order of the evening. 95F darkness is the perfect swimming pool weather–a joy to enter the pool, and not the least bit unpleasant to get out. We kept cool with ice-mounted cocktails and roof-launched cannonballs. We'd become nocturnal and amphibious, like other desert creatures.
Two truths and a lie: Mark Egge is an outdoor enthusiast, opera singer, and a transportation data scientist. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.


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How to Speak with Impact, with Allison Shapira – Ep #26
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What does it take to present your message and speak with impact? Polling data shows that year after year the most common fear is public speaking. How can you overcome that fear, convey your research, or message with confidence? Here to lend her expertise and share her deep experience to this challenging subject is Allison Shapira.
Allison is the CEO and Founder of Global Public Speaking LLC, a company that helps people speak with confidence and authenticity in their speeches, presentations, and important conversations. She is a former opera singer who teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent the last 15 years working with Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations around the world. Allison has assembled a world-class team of experts within her firm who help clients build their public speaking and presentation skills, executive presence, and media skills. She holds a master's degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, is a member of the National Speakers Association, and is an internationally-renowned singer/songwriter who uses music as a way to help others find their voice and their courage to speak.
Allison is the author of, "Speak with Impact: How to Command The Room and Influence Others", published by HarperCollins Leadership. She has spoken at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit and was a finalist for 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego Chapter.
[1:05] Mark introduces his guest, Allison Shapira.
[4:00] Why are people afraid of public speaking? Is it a fear across cultures?
[6:45] Unique challenges for women in public speaking.
[10:50] What is uptalk? How do you avoid it?
[12:45] Common mistakes people make with their body language when speaking.
[14:00] How to develop an executive presence.
[15:50] Allison talks about her personal struggles with public speaking.
[18:10] A tip you can use to speak better in public.
Connect with Allison Shapira
Allison's book – Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others
Allison on LinkedIn
Why public speaking is such a common fear
Have you ever had someone explain to you why public speaking is such a common fear? Where does that fear come from? How do you push back against it? According to Allison Shapira, the fear of public speaking is likely rooted in our evolutionary story. The thing you fear most when you get up to speak in public is that you'll be rejected and alienated by your community. When we were in a more primitive and vulnerable state, that rejection meant exclusion from the group, banishment, and likely death, so the fear of losing acceptance in a larger group context remains with us to this day.
What is the solution? Do you just wake up one day and decide to stop being afraid of public speaking? Unfortunately, it is not that simple. If you want to overcome your fear and speak with impact, you must put in the time and practice. That might sound like an easy solution, but you'd be surprised at how many people fail to follow that advice. Practice won't remove all of your fear but it will make you more comfortable with the process, and that is half the battle. You can learn more about speaking confidently by reading Allison's book, "Speak with Impact."
Don't let your body language hold you back
Did you know that there are nervous tics or fidgety behaviors that many people use when they are speaking in public? Do you have a tic or nervous behavior that you resort to when you are public speaking? While it might sound innocuous, the truth is, your body language communicates a lot to your audience. If you went to a presentation where the speaker was pacing back and forth on the stage like a caged tiger, would you find that distracting? Of course, you would.
Thankfully, there are inspiring leaders out there like Allison Shapira who dedicate their work to helping leaders to speak with impact. Allison teaches that you should use your body language when speaking but only as a deliberate component of your presentation. Don't get up there and wave your arms around to sound interesting – that won't work. If you are going to use your hands or even move from one part of the stage to another, do it on purpose, for effect.
This is just the tip of the iceberg, Allison has so many more helpful insights to share. Make sure to listen to her full conversation with Mark on this episode of When Science Speaks.


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Q: how do I configure dummy interface with netplan on ubunty 17.10? how do I configure dummy interface with netplan?
I could manually configure them with systemd:
Configure the dummy interface to setup at boot:
        edit /etc/systemd/network/dummy0.netdev
        add
[NetDev]
Name=dummy0
Kind=dummy

edit /etc/systemd/network/dummy0.network
        add
[Match]
Name=dummy0

[Network]
Address=169.254.1.1/32

how do I get the same result with netplan?

A: There is a bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/netplan/+bug/1773997
After it is fixed you should be able to create /etc/netplan/02-dummy.yaml with content:
network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  bridges:
    dummy0:
      dhcp4: no
      dhcp6: no
      accept-ra: no
      interfaces: [ ]
      addresses:
        - 169.254.1.1/32

And execute
( umask 0022; netplan apply; );

A: Currently, netplan does not support creating dummy interfaces. You should be able to create the dummy device outside of netplan and use netplan to assign an address to it.
If you think netplan should support dummy interfaces you may find this useful:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/netplan/+bug/1774203
Using a bridge could potentially provide the same functionality for you but it's not the same thing as a dummy interface.

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"Saudi-Russian arms deal alive and kicking"
Putin and Abdullah in Riyadh in 2007 and the sort of Russian arms sought by the Saudis
Russian President Vladimir Putin's phone call to Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday (after the crackup in U.S.-Saudi relations) has revived talk of the oil-rich kingdom offering to buy billions of dollars worth of arms from Moscow.
That's the view of diplomatic sources quoted by Political Consultant/Analyst Nasr al-Majali, writing today for Elaph news portal.
Saudi businessman, journalist and author Othman al-Omeir, a former editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper of records Asharq Alawsat owns Elaph.
A statement by the Kremlin said the Russian President and Saudi monarch on Sunday discussed international issues over the phone.
During the conversation requested by the Russian side, the two leaders focused on the Syrian conflict and Iran's nuclear ambitions, the statement said without elaborating.
Western countries suspect Iran of using its nuclear program to develop atomic weapons, a claim Iran has consistently denied. Tehran claims it needs atomic technology for producing electricity, although it has some of the world's largest reserves of oil and gas.
Majali quotes diplomats and various Russian sources as saying the arms deal in the making would include such Russian military hardware for Saudi Arabia as:
T-90 battle tanks
Mi-17, Mi-26 and Mi-35 attack helicopters
BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles
S-400 surface-to-air missiles
Pantsir-S1, a short to medium range ground based air defense system, wheeled, tracked or stationary.
According to Simon Henderson, director of the Gulf and Energy Policy Program at The Washington Institute, if Riyadh concludes a major arms deal with Moscow in return for reduced Russian backing of Syria's Assad regime, it will come at the expense of U.S. influence in the Middle East and possibly across the world.
Henderson wrote last August:
From the moment it was announced, the July 31 Moscow meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan was clearly of political significance. The "long and serious" discussions between the two reportedly lasted four hours and left the Saudis "in a positive mood."
According to an August 7 Reuters report, Riyadh offered to buy $15 billion worth of weapons from Moscow and avoid threatening Russia's position as the main natural gas supplier to Europe, in return for Russia easing its strong support for the Assad regime and agreeing not to block any future UN Security Council resolution on Syria. According to unidentified diplomats quoted in the story, the Russian response has so far been inconclusive, though Moscow reportedly pressured Damascus to allow [the] visit by a UN mission investigating suspected chemical weapons use.
The Saudi diplomatic push shows Riyadh's determination to force the Assad regime's collapse, which the kingdom hopes will be a strategic defeat for Iran, its regional rival in both diplomatic and religious terms. It also reflects Riyadh's belief, shared by its Gulf Arab allies, that U.S. diplomacy on Syria lacks the necessary imagination, commitment, and energy to succeed…
Labels: Assad, King Abdullah, Prince Bandar, Putin, Russia, Russian-Saudi arms deal, Saudi Arabia, Syria
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IoT for Military Asset Management (Part I): A Deep Dive into Problems of the Past and how Tapestry's Sensor Integration Platform, ESI, Can Help
The Internet of Things (IoT) permeates everyday life around the globe. From smart TVs to appliances, the IoT gives organizations an opportunity to learn more about consumers' spending habits, behaviors and more.
Adoption of IoT devices is particularly beneficial to manufacturing and supply chain operations that manage a large number of assets and complex distribution processes. The IoT promises to boost productivity, productivity and profitability by improving decision-making and redefining how people and machines interact with each other.
However, the IoT goes beyond the private sector; it has wide-ranging implications and benefits for military logistics and supply chain management. Connected devices in the military promise to revolutionize modern warfare by leveraging automation, Big Data and analytics. This will provide greater lethality and survivability for our warfighters, while reducing cost and increasing efficiency.
"IoT devices can gather more data, facilitate more complex analysis and faster reactions, and reduce human error, delivering more precise and efficient military capabilities, according to a CSIS report, "Leveraging the Internet for a More Efficient and Effective Military."
Challenges in Adopting IoT for Military Applications
The DoD continues to drive innovation in advanced sensors and control systems, "but it is falling behind in deployment of IoT technologies that have the potential to deliver new capabilities and cost savings," according to CSIS authors Denise E. Zheng and William A. Carter.
Like commercial operations, the DoD continues to struggle with interoperability. While the military has deployed a wide range of IoT-related technologies, many are developed in segregated "stovepipes" which makes it difficult to communicate across other systems.
The DoD has also connected millions of sensors through extensive network infrastructures, but few leverage the full capabilities of the IoT – namely connected sensors, automation and digital analytics.
Enterprise Sensor Integration: The Gateway to the IoT
Tapestry Solutions, a leader in information management software and services, has addressed these challenges with its Enterprise Sensor Integration (ESI) solution. ESI is a revolutionary integration platform that provides a centralized hub for any sensor, regardless of hardware type or brands.
The technology automates workflow processes and integrates digital analytics, enabling commanders and logisticians to easily digest massive amounts of data to facilitate relevant, instant decision-making. ESI significantly optimizes asset tracking, inventory management, warehouse and fulfillment operations, and workflow management.
To truly understand why ESI is key to leveraging the IoT in defense supply chains of today, however, let's take a look at defense supply chains of the past.
A Flashback to the Gulf Wars
For decades, the U.S. military has faced a widespread problem: a lack of visibility into supply and demand. When a soldier needed something, uncertainty surrounded the order.
Photo: David Giles / Getty Images
Questions undoubtedly arose: Where's my stuff? When will it get here? How long will it be before another shipment arrives? How much do I have right now?
During Operation Storm, for instance, these questions led to frequent instances of over-ordering supplies – or "just-in-case" stockage – a standard practice in all ranks in the military. However, this practice of hoarding backfired. The units that depended on just-in-case stockage experienced extended wait times until they receive needed parts.
During Desert Storm, the just-in-case logistics system was so severely hindered by misprioritized shipments that high-priority items, such as food, ammunition, and fuel, were not delivered to participating units in a timely manner. To avert the possibility that units might run out of critical supplies, a 'work-around' just-in-time distribution system called Desert Express was developed," according to Army Logistician.
After the war ended, assets ranging from package-level supplies to artillery and armored vehicles were left in the field or warehouses for use by allied forces in Iraq, aid workers and contractors.
As military conflict returned to the region in the second Gulf War, U.S. soldiers were taking advantage and using the resources left behind from the First Gulf War. Unfortunately, much of the weapons and equipment left behind had grown old with advances in battlefield technology. The use of these left-behind assets led to even more significant confusion as the military realized millions of dollars were lost.
Poor Accountability = Losses and Risk
The problem continued during the second Gulf War with the massive withdraw of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011. Rather than ship everything home, the U.S. handed over military bases and millions of pieces of equipment – worth billions to the Iraqi government, according to the Huffington Post.
In September 2011, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report, GAO-11-774 noting that after one of the largest base transitions to date, "officials said they were surprised at the amount of unaccounted-for equipment that was left over at the end of the transition process."
In one year alone, over 2.4 million pieces of equipment worth a total of $250 million had been given away to the Iraqi government, including tanks and trucks to office furniture and latrines. Unfortunately, many items were unaccounted for.
Some assets could have simply piled up in Iraq since combat operations began in 2003 and were not properly logged, according to the report. The GAO warned that "units sometimes turn in such equipment without paperwork and have even removed identifying markings such as serial numbers to avoid retribution."
Better tracking of assets was the end-all solution presented in the GAO report, but it had a more profound reason than just cost-savings. It could prevent equipment, weapons and uniforms from falling into the enemies' hands.
The problem continued in 2013 with missing assets in Afghanistan. The DoD Inspector General published a summary of an audit report revealing that the U.S. military "did not report in a timely manner 15,600 pieces of missing equipment valued at approximately $419.5 million," according to ABC Denver. In the report, Army officials were criticized for poor accounting and oversight.
Technology Used for Tracking Continued to Lag, Reducing Visibility
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags were available at this point and widely used in the private sector, such as retail outlets like Walmart. RFID also had promising applications for military asset tracking and supply chain visibility, but investing in them was counterproductive.
The costs of tracking package-level items with active RFID (aRFID) or passive RFID (pRFID) was significant; thus, the military relied mostly on barcoding.
Barcodes were placed on all assets and supplies, ranging from aircrafts to item-level packages. While effective at tracking items, this process lacked real-time applicability. Information scanned was only as good as its last time of scanning.
Barcodes were also slow and cumbersome. The technology required direct line of sight and lacked accuracy, according to Mojix. The lack of asset visibility, in turn, resulted in the continued practice of over-ordering and unaccounted-for assets.
Automation: The Key to Total Asset Visibility, Improved Productivity and Cost-Savings
The problem was compounded because data collection was dependent on manual entry. The lack of automation – along with a fragmented information technology (IT) structure and limited processing of data – contributed to further inaccuracies in data collection, storage, retrieval and analysis.
When the U.S. turned over forward-operating bases to local forces in the Middle East, for example, the military could not determine the actual value or location of all assets and equipment left behind. Due to manual data entry, information and accountability got lost amid the paperwork.
The natural solution to this problem is automation; however, automation depends on solid IT structure. The best-laid plans for system data collection and automation will fall short if a network cannot realistically communicate with individual sensors and interfaces. All components of an IT network must function as one to provide a clear, crisp image of overall supply chain asset location, movements and planned deployments or shipments.
Moving from manual entry and application to automation leads to better analyses and review of data to enhance supply chain accountability and visibility. Furthermore, leveraging Big Data and analytics through an IoT-based platform like Tapestry's ESI solution, can help commanders achieve a 360-degree view of all military assets, regardless of time or location.
On the battlefield, this translates into fewer instances of lost, unaccounted-for equipment and lowers the risk of expensive, if not dangerous, military equipment falling into the wrong hands.
Military logistics networks face an uphill battle when using outdated, manual processes to track and manage supply chain assets. Rather than leaving many supplies, assets and resources in potentially hostile territories upon withdrawal from times of war, military forces need a way to gain accurate, real-time visibility and accountability into their logistics' networks.
ESI addresses these challenges with its sensor-agnostic IoT platform that enables various sensor technologies and networks to talk with one another. But how exactly does implementing IoT technologies via ESI lead to better asset tracking for defense organizations? How does integration of IoT technologies prevent the recurrence of the disastrous state of DoD logistics that arose during the Gulf Wars?
Stay tuned. We answer those questions in the next blog of this two-part series.
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Designs to create some wonderful border patterns for us!
Modular block patterns to help give your quilts a unified look.
will be divided and the motif pattern snapped into place.
each of the P2P motifs as they will look when ready to quilt.
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Traditional, regional, and furnished in the typical Franconian country style, the Gasthof Krone's 22 double and four single rooms make for a relaxing, feel-good atmosphere. They are all equipped with high-quality furniture and decorated with great attention to detail. Select the room that suits your needs best from three different categories, which mainly signify the size of the room. Of course, all double rooms can also be booked for single use. Some rooms have king size or extra-long beds.
Lots of cultural activities in the local area – we'd be delighted to give you some tips for a great day out!
Our prices are per room, per night, excl. breakfast. Enjoy our lovingly prepared buffet breakfast for €6.50 per person per day.
You may access your room from 3pm on your scheduled arrival day. We kindly request that you vacate your room by 11am on your departure day.
Should you have any appointments or activities planned on the day you are due to arrive or depart, we will be delighted to store your luggage for you.
Our family rooms are equipped with a high-quality sofa bed or loft bed (there are no bunk beds). The prices are for 3 or 4 adults.
Children up to the age of 6 eat breakfast free of charge.
If you stay in a room in the "double room classic" category or above, cots can be booked for €6.00 each.
In the "comfort" and "superior" double rooms, you can book an extra bed for €16.00 per night.
Our reception is open between 7am and 9pm every day. Our office opening hours are Monday to Friday between 9am and 8pm.
Arrival after 9pm is only possible if agreed upon beforehand.
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Acquiring a Nepalese visa is quite easy, and the most convenient way to obtain the visa is upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport. In case you are entering the vicinity via the borders of India or Tibet, you can also procure Nepal visa at the entry points of Nepal: Kakarvitta, Birgung, Kodari, Rupandehi, Banke, and Kailali. In order to acquire Nepal visa, you will have to fill up the visa application form for which you will require a valid passport with the legitimacy of at least six months, two passport size photos, and the visa fee in cash. The Nepal visa for 15 days costs USD 25, for 30 days cost increases to USD 40, and for 90 days it would cost USD 100. You can also extend your visa paying legitimate visa charge per day. Nepal grants free tourist visa for 30 days to foreigners from SAARC nations, likewise, Indian citizens do not need to obtain the visa to explore the vicinity of Nepal. In case of transits in Nepal, by paying USD 5, tourists can procure Nepal visa for a day.
Nepal being a multi-ethnic nation bestows varieties of food delights. Each ethnic community possesses its endemic cultural dishes, and Newar community best describes it solely boasting more than 200 food items. Daal-Bhat-Tarkari (lentils-rice-vegetables) is the basic meal of Nepalese people. The Thakali cuisine is also a popular cultural dish of Nepal offering rice, lentils, veggies, curries, and curd all in one palate making it amazingly delicious. Beside endemic cuisines, Nepal also offers an assortment of international dishes, whether it be continental or Asian, in fine restaurants and hotels. Alongside meals comes accommodation. Nepal boasts an assortment of cozy accommodation facility throughout the nation. Five-star hotels, lodges, guest houses, and motels are the popular choices of accommodation in urban areas whereas tea houses and homestays are the best choices for rustic regions of Nepal. The cost for accommodation differs according to your choice of accommodation type and the travel season. Thus, it is advised to book the rooms in advance during the peak season as there would be a touristic rush throughout the nation.
Although physical fitness plays a major role in making your trip convenient and memorable, you do not need to be supremely fit to conquer the pristine vicinity of Nepal. However, the fitness level required differs according to your choice of destination for trekking, yet moderate physical fitness would be ample to relish the trekking experience amidst the Himalayas. Trekking in Nepal is all about strolling in the lap of captivating Himalayas and lush green valleys at your own ambulate, relishing the amusing sceneries and cultural complexity that surrounds you. Trekking in the domain of Nepal is relatively safe, despite some mishaps or problems can occur unexpectedly on long trips. Thus, one must be prepared to tackle such situations if traveling solo. Moreover, a first-aid box is mandatorily suggested to be taken during your trek.
Choice of the season for trek also plays a vital role in making your trip worthwhile. People often mess up their trip by the ghastly choice of the season whereas few get chance to explore the elegance of the mighty Himalayas, lavish landscapes, ancient valleys, rivers, and lush green forests. Nepal has four primary seasons: fall (September-November), spring (May-March), winter (December-February), and summer (June-August). Winters are usually cold with a drop in temperature to 25° Celsius, but the Himalayan region is cold and windy throughout the year. The best season for your excursion might slightly differ according to your choice of destination, however, autumn season (September-November) and spring season (March-May) are considered as the best seasons to travel the domain of Nepal. Autumn and spring offer clear views of stunning Himalayan ranges alongside wide varieties of exotic flora blossoming in lush green forests adding more charm to your trip. Hence, you should pack your clothing on the basis of your travel destination.
Booking trips online in Nepal is quite easy and reliable. But there are certain things you need to consider prior to booking any trip. Also, you need to make sure that you have thoroughly read the terms and conditions of the trip itinerary on the website of the agency you are booking your trip with. First of all, for booking your trip you will have to fill up an application form to reserve your trip. Then make payment according to the method mentioned by the travel agency. You may have an option for payment either by bank deposit or credit card. The travel agency may charge you a certain percentage of extra charge for card payments. Thus, it is suggested to choose the most convenient method: anything that is appropriate for you. Prior to your arrival in Nepal, it is advised to re-confirm your booking for the better travel experience.
In Nepal, it is mandatory for a visitor to obtain travel insurance worth USD 100,000 which should cover all your medicinal and emergency health evacuation costs. Any kind of theft, loss and health hazards during your trip are covered by your travel insurance, thus, it would always be an ideal decision to acquire yourself a travel insurance to be prepared for any perils or unforeseen condition that may happen while traveling. While traveling in high altitudes, the risks of health hazards, bruise, and altitude sickness are always a possibility. Thus, you should always be prepared to tackle such situations, and acquiring travel insurance would aid you with relief in such situations. Likewise, contact the most trustworthy travel insurance agency in Nepal to cover exploration over 4,000m and ensure that your insurance agency covers for the height you are trekking to. Without advisable travel insurance covering your travel costs, the bills may get prodigious.
Hydrating yourself during any physical activity is essential, particularly while trekking at high altitude where it is advised to consume no less than 3-4 liters of water each day. While trekking in the Himalayan region, it is urged not to purchase bottled water during a trek in order to minimize plastic pollution in the trekking zones of Nepal. If requested, every tea houses will offer you water free of charge. However, this water ought not to be drunk immediately as they are untreated and poured directly from the tap. Thus, we suggest you carry a reusable plastic bottle with a wide opening and utilize a SteriPEN to purify the water. On the off chance, if you forget to bring the purifying tablets, the teahouses also provide boiled water charging a certain amount.
Nepal is a geographically diverse country, and as a result flight deferral or cancellations are frequently faced by the travelers in Nepal. The diversified topography and differing climatic conditions compel the domestic flights of Nepal to get postponed and sometimes even get canceled. Due to the lack of advance Instrumental Landing System in the only international airport of Nepal, Tribhuvan International Airport, the flights are inclined to get delayed or annulled because of bad climatic conditions like overpowering precipitation, thick murkiness, strong breezes, et cetera. The internal flights in Nepal are often delayed or canceled during the winter in comparison to other seasons. Thus, you should be prepared for such conditions and book your flights prior than the expected day to be traveled. Moreover, road transportations could be an optional method in case of emergencies.


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Home From The Markaz National and local amila members from Sweden meet with Hazrat Khalifatul Masih...
National and local amila members from Sweden meet with Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V
Last Updated on 3rd September 2020
Kashif Virk, Missionary, Sweden
On 29 August 2020, members of the national majlis-e-amila and five local amilas representing different cities of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Sweden were granted a virtual meeting and audience with Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper. A total of 134 members of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Sweden were participants of this historical event and convened in the Masroor Hall in Malmö, adjacent to the iconic Mahmood mosque, for this mulaqat.
The mulaqat took place the very day after political activists set a copy of Holy Quran on fire and desecrated it in the city. Huzooraa condemned this atrocity and added:
"The truth is that most people in Sweden and other Western countries remain unaware of the true teachings of Islam and this enables extremists to take individual verses of the Holy Quran completely out of context for the sake of their false propaganda. People who conduct such hateful acts have no knowledge of Islam or what the actual conditions laid down in the Holy Quran are for Jihad. They ignore the fact that the Bible has many more verses that can be taken out of context and used to justify the use of force. Regardless, it is the duty of Ahmadi Muslims to introduce and exemplify the true and peaceful teachings of Islam in each and every city and town so that people understand the reality of our religion." (www.pressahmadiyya.com/press-releases/2020/08/head-of-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-strongly-condemns-horrific-act-of-quran-burning-in-malmo/)
On this occasion, Huzooraa granted invaluable guidance to different office bearers of the Jamaat.
During the mulaqat, Huzooraa said that office bearers of the Jamaat should serve according to the guidelines set out by the Holy Quran where it states that believers should fulfil their obligations and entrusted responsibilities. They should give their department adequate time with equity. If they are unable to do so, they should resign whilst bearing taqwa [righteousness] in mind.
Regarding tarbiyat, Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa said that it is the duty of the Jamaat to first make members realise that they are Ahmadi Muslims and, as a result, certain responsibilities are placed upon them as Ahmadi Muslims. Then they should be instructed about the teachings of the Holy Quran and to obtain a relation with Allah the Almighty by following those teachings.
In a response to National Secretary Tabligh on how to conduct tabligh in the prevailing circumstances, Huzooraa said:
"During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has greatly increased its efforts to spread Islam through online tabligh. Certainly, more online events should be organised in which questions others may have about Islam or our teachings are answered … Furthermore, we should warn other people that we firmly believe that this pandemic should draw the attention of mankind back towards God Almighty. All signs point to the fact that even once the pandemic comes to an end there will be a worldwide economic crisis which will result in increased competition and rivalries between nations. Such tensions could easily pave the way for further injustices and, God forbid, ultimately ignite and lead to warfare and conflict." (www.pressahmadiyya.com/press-releases/2020/08/head-of-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-strongly-condemns-horrific-act-of-quran-burning-in-malmo/)
During the mulaqat, Huzooraa enquired whether the message of the Jamaat had reached 10% of the population of major cities or not? Members of the public should be able to distinguish between Ahmadi Muslims and other Muslims in society. Huzooraa also instructed that whenever the restrictions for the ongoing pandemic are lightened and a window emerges, the Jamaat should find its way out in the public and approach people directly as well.
Hazrat Khalifatul Masihaa focused especially on the upbringing of youth and that it is the responsibility of the Jamaat to make them realise that they should choose life partners from within the Jamaat. The Jamaat should make a collective effort in establishing strong relations with the youth. Many youngsters of the Jamaat distance themselves when they observe a difference between the words and deeds of office bearers. Huzooraa also instructed that events be arranged according to the preferences of these youth, and that a committee of educated young members should be established for this purpose.
Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa concluded the meeting by stating that although he had addressed the national office bearers in the meeting only, the guidelines applied equally to the local office bearers present.
May Allah the Almighty enable Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Sweden to follow the instructions of our beloved Imamaa and fulfil his expectations. Amin


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eXplore, eXterminate
We are die-hard 4X and strategy game fans interested in all things 4X and strategy. We'll be featuring Podcasts, Let's Plays, Reviews, Previews, Q&A's and news of our favorite genres, 4X and Strategy!
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Rob "The 4Xplorer" Honaker
Email: The4Xplorer@gmail.com
Rob is the initial founder, having decided that he really wanted to bring the 4X community together. He is responsible for the website, so if you love it or hate it, blame him! He was responsible for article writing, Let's Plays, Twitch streaming and the Twitter and Facebook accounts, too. He's on every 4X forum he can find and has been passionately playing the genre since the original Civilization. He's also an avid beta tester and loves participating in any 4X beta he can get his hands on! When he's not playing 4X, he's usually making his way through a classic RPG or the occasional adventure game!
Nate "Nasarog" Lobos
Email: Nasarog74@gmail.com
Nate co-founded eXplorminate and has many responsibilities at the site that he shares with Rob. Some of his responsibilities include: recruiting, brainstorming podcast ideas, Steam group managing, review writing/editing, website maintenance, podcast curation, PR man and all around general organizer. Nasarog is involved in all the administrative stuff. He's been playing 4X games since he first discovered Civilization 1. He has been an avid fan ever since. His favorites include: the Civilization franchise, Star Control series, Master of Orion series, Ascendancy, Sword of the Stars 1, Galactic Civilizations 2, Endless Space, Endless Legend and Age of Wonders 3. He tends to focus on one or two games at a time and has accrued hundreds of hours on many of the best in the genre. He is currently eXplorminate's native Mac gamer.
Current & Active eXplorminate Staffers
Micah "Marlowe" Dutro
Micah is an eXplorminate word-smith, regular podcast contributor, and a budding YouTube Let's Player. Micah began his 4X journey in the mid-1990s with Master of Orion 2. He enjoys good tactical combat and an immersive world in a 4X game. Micah is our resident retro gamer and is our main Let's Player for our Classics eXcavation series of videos, where we dive in to games from the first golden era of 4X gaming. When he is not playing 4X games, you can catch Marlowe enjoying his guilty pleasures: adventure games, action-RPGs, and Space Simulators.
Ben "Warmacblu" Sollins
Ben is currently a co-streamer on Twitch. He was exposed to the strategy genre early on with titles such as StarCraft and Warlords Battlecry. As he grew, so did his interest in strategy and role-playing games, which explains why his all-time favorite game series is Age of Wonders. Besides being an avid strategy gamer, Ben enjoys all kinds of RPGs from Star Wars: KoToR to Divinity: Original Sin. Recently, he has taken interest in the multitude of indie and less widely-known games which usually contain some sort of strategy or RPG element. As a contributor to eXplorminate, Ben was one of the first co-hosts of the Weekly eXchange podcast series and also created content for YouTube.
Dallin "Kearon" Holden
Dallin is eXplorminate's YouTube producer, Twitch channel producer and Civilization franchise lover. He has always been drawn to strategy games of various types beginning with the original Warcraft and Starcraft. While he continues to enjoy RTS games to this day, his initiation into 4X genre began with Civilization III. Though the Civilization games were the extent of his 4X exposure until a few years ago, he hasn't stopped playing the series. Kearon now bounces between many different 4X games, he is a sucker open world games and virtually anything by Blizzard. He's also been able to sink a lot of hours in to both Age of Wonders 3 and Galactic Civilizations 3 and we consider him the resident expert of sorts on both titles.
Oliver "Mezmorki" Kiley
Oliver is a perpetual dabbler of all-things gaming. This includes: game playing, game theory-crafting, game designing, game blogging, game criticizing, and of course game gaming. His interests span from strategy to FPS games, from tabletop miniature and boardgames to PC and mobile games. Oliver was first bitten by the 4X bug with Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, although other 4X favorites include Armada 2526, Starbase Orion (on iOS), and Age of Wonders III.
Oliver loves games where relative simplicity creates opportunities for deep and emergent strategic decisions. He considers immersion, challenge, and narrative to be central to enduring and memorable games. He does what we can to advocate against the dumbing down of games (and the dumbing down of everything in general). He combats this trend by writing extraordinarily lost articles whenever he can as a staff contributor to eXplorminate, on his own blog Big Game Theory!, and throughout the gaming communities he touches.
Troy "TC" Costisick
Troy is an eXplorminate reviewer, occasional podcaster, newest YouTube contributor, assistant administrator, and old-school gaming enthusiast who joined the team when he was called upon to help.
When Civilization 1 came out, Troy bought it on a whim due to his love of history. He became hooked on 4X games immediately and added Master of Magic, Colonization, Age of Wonders, and several other titles to his collection. He took some time off from 4X games during the MMORPG craze of the 2000's, but is back now and loving games like Worlds of Magic, Sorcerer King, and Civilization 5.
Troy also has experience in developing tabletop role-playing games. To date, he's self-published six titles, though with his 4X addiction returning, it is doubtful we'll see much from him in the future.
Joshua "Gwydion" Jacobs
Joshua is an eXplorminate reviewer and editor. He has been playing 4X games since the days when it was all big grey squares and thin brown lines. He entered the genre through the gateway of Civilization (the original), but truly fell in love with it after Master of Magic(also the original. Sadly, also the only). When Joshua isn't taking over the universe in Civilization V or Endless Legend, he's playing games like Mario Kart and Galak-Z on the consoles and Forbidden Stars and Splendor on the boards. When he's not gaming, he's writing. Usually about gaming.
His Steam name is a reference to one of his favorite book series of all time, The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander.
Mark "Army Pea" Marksson
Mark has a videogame resume that reads like an extreme collage of different genres. Mark started out with games like Civilization, Warcraft, Doom, Wolfenstein, X-Com and King's/Space Quest, leading to a life long appreciation of PC gaming.
In the succeeding years, as the industry developed, Mark found himself in competitive Starcraft ladder matches, playing (too much) Counter-Strike beta, and eventually allocated a rather scary amount of time to World of Warcraft. Through all of these different genres there was one that always remained constant throughout his life: 4X. Civilization (Including every sequel) started it all but what followed was a long list of classic 4X games like Master of Magic, Master of Orion 1/2, Imperium Galactica 1/2 and several others.
Mark eventually found his way to eXplorminate's Steam page and discovered an amazing community that shared his passion for playing games that made you scream "ONE MORE TURN…." Army Pea now contributes to eXplorminate's YouTube section and hopes to make great content for everyone to enjoy.
Matt "Nonsense" Gittleson
Matt started his gaming addiction in the late '80s with Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari 2600, Nintendo, some random .exes on a 386, and the original Macintosh. His first experience with 4X was Spaceward Ho! followed by Civilization and MOO2. After all these years, he's still doing the "one more turn" thing at 4AM on occasion (especially when there's a tactical battle to be fought). Though his first love has always been 4X, Matt enjoys FPS, RTS (all the way back to Dune II), MOBA, and even had a serious (embarrassing?) MMO/WoW habit for a time. His gaming doesn't stop with electronic games, though–he also enjoys board gaming, as well as board game design and testing.
For Matt, the most memorable games have simple mechanics that effortlessly mesh to spawn emergent gameplay and narrative. He laments that too many games are "on rails" these days, and he is in constant search for innovative games from developers that let players break stuff. He hopes you will join him in his search!
Joe "SloJoe" Kundlak
Joe, from Slovakia in Central Europe, has been an avid gamer his whole life. Starting on a cassette-loaded ZX Spectrum, which his father brought home who-knows-when, he slowly progressed through the first PC computers at school, still owns the cartridge-powered Sega Megadrive and now enjoys the current handheld/tablet gaming era. He remembers games like the first Civilization or SimCity, even some of those ZX Spectrum classics like Raid over Moscow (which was awesomesauce!), Elite or Atic Atac.
Since 2008 he is also huge into board games, you can meet him on BoardGameGeek as "joeyeti". He also likes to "organize" and collate things in terms of summaries or tables and he likes "maintenance work" required to update available information on a topic (like updating Wikis or creating rule summaries for board games). Hence, since late 2017 he is the current Show Notes creator of eXplorminate. Oh, and he translates a lot, from/into English and German mainly, again mostly for board games and the local communities.
Among game genres he likes strategy games, especially WW2-era ones (Battle Academy 1/2, Command Ops 2, the Graviteam Tactics series, Commandos 1 and 2, Men of War), 4X games (Master of Orion, Stars!, Endless Space, Endless Legend and Thea…), space games (X2: The Threat, Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, Elite: First Encounters), some FPS titles (Star Trek Voyager Elite Force, Medal of Honor…), simulators (a bit of Falcon 4 back in the day, Flight Simulator, Freespace 2) and also other more or less casual games."
Former and Inactive Staff
Dave "Daveheart" Gywnne (Emeritus)
Dave was an eXplorminate reviewer, article editor, occasional podcast contributor, and the site's token Scotsman. He's a born and bred Scot, now living in the USA. Davey's first experience with 4X gaming was with the genre-defining classic, Master of Orion 2. After that, he was hooked. Some of his favorite titles include Ascendancy, Imperium Galactica, Star Trek: Birth of the Federation, and Amplitude Studios' Endless Space & Endless Legend.
Ben "rogue_LOVE" Martin† (Emeritus)
Ben was an eXplorminate editor and content contributor. He is also a self-conscious Minnesotan, reluctant hipster, and lover of puns. A lifelong gamer, he cut his teeth on Sega Genesis and early Apple classics (see? hipster), and discovered his love of strategy gaming with the release of Civilization II for Macintosh. He also enjoys games with strong narratives, particularly adventure and RPGs, with a special soft spot for Roguelikes (hence: name). Some of his favorites include Exile II, Alpha Centauri, Escape Velocity, Baldur's Gate, Morrowind, Mass Effect, Distant Worlds, Tales of Maj'Eyal, and Dominions 4.
Brittany "BirdyBot" Chell (Emeritus)
Brittany was eXplominate's newest and first female staffer. She'll be focusing on Youtube Let's Plays, but you'll see her showing up in reviews and the occasional podcast. Brittany has been fascinated by 4X strategy games, ever since her first exposure playing Lords of the Realm II and the Heroes of Might and Magic series. She delights in the narrative that can be created between the player and the game.
Chris "sgtshaggy" Massey (Emeritus)
Chris was an eXplorminate reviewer. He discovered the site through the podcast. After listening to Rob and Nate for a couple of months, Chris decided to knock on the eXplorminate door and offer his pen. Strangely enough, they opened the door and let him walk right in! Chris has been an avid gamer since he was a wee tot, discovering 4x way back in the day when Civilization was rocking his 486 SLC50. However, it was the original Master of Orionthat reeled him in. Nowadays, he plays most everything, on every possible system his thin wallet can afford, but the PC is still his bread and butter. Some of his current favorites include Heroes of the Storm, Destiny, Beyond Earth, XCOM '12, World of WarCraft, Company of Heroes, Age of Wonders III and too much more.
Ben "TIltedAxis" Slonkier (Emeritus)
Ben was an eXplorminate reviewer. He got into gaming later in life on a boredom-induced whim between grad school and getting married. Endless Space opened his eyes to the wild menagerie of 4X, and he's been one-more-turning ever since. He has also become a Paradox grand strategy fanboy as well as a devotee of city builders and other simulations. Mostly, he just wants to play a game, sit back, point to a screenshot and say LOOK WHAT I HAVE CREATED! After an enjoyable, but incredibly time-consuming, foray into YouTube obscurity, Ben joined eXplorminate as a way to stay connected to our fabulous strategy gaming community, have an excuse to continue playing, and practice writing.


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Adobe Urges Users To Update Flash For Safety
Security flaws are becoming very dangerous for users of various software companies across the globe. A new Adobe threat has the company urging it's users to download the latest version of Flash or they could be the victim of a malware like attack.
"China-based advanced persistent threat spotted using the Flash flaw, which has now entered malware kit Magnitude," reported Alex Hern of The Guardian.
"The bug, which affects how Flash Player plays video files, lets an attacker use a carefully made video file to seize control of a user's computer. It was made public last week by security research firm Fireeye, who discovered the flaw and reported it to Adobe."
The report claims that the public report was too late because a Chinese hacking group called Advanced Persistent Threat 3 was already using the bug to send phishing emails to high priority technology companies. Some of these companies included aerospace, defense and construction to name a few.
"This group is one of the more sophisticated threat groups that FireEye Threat Intelligence tracks, and they have a history of introducing new browser-based zero-day exploits (eg Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Adobe Flash Player)," the researchers wrote, according to the article.
"A zero-day exploit is one which has never been used before; thus, the firm involved has 'zero days' to fix it."
The exploit also ended up appearing in exploit kits called Magnitude. According to the report, Magnitude kits allow malware writers to build their software easily and are then used to infect victims computers with ransomware.
Online security continues to worsen and hacking groups are not wasting time when it comes to taking advantage of these exploits. If you're using and type of Flash the safest bet would be to upgrade before you can subject yourself to a ransomeware-magnitude attack.
Most Intense Hacks Committed
Malware Attackers Are Getting Rich
Developer Finds Beats 1 Radio Stream For Android Users
Researchers Find Holes In Apple iOS & OS Security


And with this the company wanted us just to have a "gentlemen's agreement" in regards to consulting the union BEFORE changes are made to members' working conditions.
For many years the union and Panasonic Excel International had a relatively smooth relationship and we were able to work out many problems which our members faced, but now, with the non-renewal of the branch chair, it's hard to believe that Excel expects a smooth working relationship with the union.
Instead of backing away, union members are forcing the company to deal with all our outstanding issues and to put it on paper.
Members won't stand by and be told that the company will not sign a collective agreement with the union. We want our issues resolved and we want the guarantees that only come with a signed collective agreement.


Are You Gaining Energy Or Losing It?
Sometimes I crave simplicity, and I find facile explanations fun and intriguing.For example, if you delve into physics, you'll find the idea that everything boils down to a "matter" of energy.Energy isn't destroyed, they say; it's merely transformed.
I think it's revealing to perform a personal energy audit during a twenty-four hour cycle, to see how your energy is created, enhanced, stored, dissipated, and deliberately spent.A basic question to ask at any given moment is "Am I gaining energy right now, or losing it?".I lose energy watching conventional, commercial television, and sadly much of what used to be called "public" television, also falls into this category, nowadays. The commercials, with their intrusive, attention seizing formulas, wear me out, and for this reason, I watch about five shows a year.I gain energy by creating, by writing and by doing strategic planning.
So, instead of watching TV at night, I'll compose something, or think through a goal that I've set.People can add to our energy or dissipate it, as well.For instance, have you ever just clicked with somebody else? You see eye to eye, or you make each other laugh?.I used to sit in the cubicle next to a comedian, and every day was hilarious, as he would do his celebrity impressions.
He gave me energy.Other people can sap our strength as quickly as air escapes from a punctured balloon.If you make a point of increasing your energy awareness, you can detect your reactions and take better charge of your life, choosing certain influences, activities, while avoiding others.Try it, and see how you do, and most important, how you feel!.
.Dr. Gary S. Goodman, President of Customersatisfaction.
com, is a popular keynote speaker, management consultant, and seminar leader and the best-selling author of 12 books, including Reach Out & Sell Someone®, You Can Sell Anything By Telephone! and Monitoring, Measuring & Managing Customer Service, and the audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, worldwide. A Ph.D. from USC's Annenberg School, a Loyola lawyer, and an MBA from the Peter F. Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University, Gary offers programs through UCLA Extension and numerous universities, trade associations, and other organizations in the United States and abroad.


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 Klaus Bodinger (1932–1994), deutscher Schwimmer
 Herzl Bodinger (* 1943), israelischer General


Digital Video 1 was a subject which it was not a requirement to write a weekly journal. However, I found that this is a process that helped me throughout my work, so I kept completing them anyway. This was until a couple of weeks ago, when my workload shot through the roof and anything not marked as 'required' was pushed to one side. So this will be a bit of a wrap-up of the past few weeks.
It actually came together surprisingly well, considering some of the problems we came up against. I think this was in part because of our experience with the first project. This time around, whilst there was a much greater workload (both because of the nature of this project and the other subjects we needed to present work for), each member of the group seemed to have a better idea of where their own role was. And aside from a couple of people falling away at the very end (most definitely due to commitments in other subjects), everyone put in a great effort.
Our script writer and director, Jordan did an excellent job in pre-production. This being her story, I think she obviously felt a connection with it and wanted to put together a great deal of the planning work (script treatment and storyboard) we did in Celtx. Our DOP, Daniel also prepared a shot list during planning, but on the day the shots used were more of a collaborative effort. As a bit of an aside, I think my time at Enmore helped out here. My strong attitude to not 'crossing the line' with shots did – I think – make for a stronger sequence. And my self-assigned role as 1st AD (head kicker on set) forced everyone to keep moving, so we wouldn't run out of sunlight.
Unfortunately, we couldn't get the equipment we wanted for the shoot. Nearing the end of semester, it was hot property and we could only manage a HC-9 camera and not even a shotgun microphone. Whilst the HC-9's screen made focus quite difficult outdoors, it was the latter which was the biggest problem. Needing to resort to my own gear, we went with the ECM8000. Not a bad microphone, but being omnidirectional, it was totally inappropriate for getting dialogue on a film shoot.
This was made even more apparent in post. Editing was a bit of a nightmare, and I spent far too many hours processing what ended up being snippets of dialogue, to try and get each piece sitting well together, and losing as much background noise as possible. The Freesound Project came through with the goods once again for me – I grabbed some great atmospheres to layer here. In the end, the sound was passable, but not great. On the upside, editing at home allowed me to sneak in a Ryan Teague track for the majority of the film whilst no one was looking. I'm going to make it my personal mission to expose as many people as possible to post-classical whilst I'm at COFA.
The acting was pretty average, but being self-absorbed, whiny teenagers was exactly what the parts required, so I don't think it was much of a stretch for them. The star of the show was definitely the location though. Again, Jordan came through with the goods there – some of the shots look fantastic. Unfortunately, we lost a bit of quality on a couple, which needed to be cropped due to a renegade microphone peeking in the side of frame and some poorly white balanced locations.


Rhode Island College has named Robert Nelson as an assistant men's basketball coach and Mark Holmes as the coordinator of men's basketball operations. The duo will join Head Coach Tom Glynn and Assistant Coach Daniel Jones in guiding the Anchorman basketball program.
Nelson spent the 2017-18 season as an assistant coach at WPI where he helped lead the Engineers to the NEWMAC Championship. He spent the 2016-17 campaign as the Associate Head Coach at Regis College. Nelson was an assistant men's basketball coach at Pine Manor from 2014-16 and spent one season as the head women's basketball coach for the Gators in '15-16.
He completed his master's degree in organizational and professional communication at Regis in 2018. Nelson earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Keystone College in 2013. While at Keystone, he played basketball and received the Colonial States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Sportsmanship Award as a senior.
Holmes has held coaching positions at various institutions during his career. He has been an assistant coach at the Ben Franklin Institute of Technology, Framingham State University, Newbury College (MA) and Emmanuel College (MA). For the past three years, he has been an assistant varsity boys' basketball coach at Milton Academy. Holmes has instructed at basketball camps and showcase events at UConn, Villanova, Harvard, Brown, Columbia, The Hoop Group, The New England Recruiting Report and John Lucas Basketball Resources. Holmes is also a certified USA Basketball Nike youth development instructor and a skills instructor/coach for the New England Spartans Basketball Club (Westwood, MA).
Holmes graduated from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with a bachelor's degree in visual design and communications. He was a member of the 1992-93 UMass Dartmouth men's basketball team where his contributions helped his team advance to the NCAA Div. III Tournament Final Four. It is the only basketball team in UMass Dartmouth's history to play in a Final Four and was inducted into the Corsair Hall of Fame.
Holmes has completed master's level courses in special education at Cambridge College and is currently teaching special education in the Boston Public Schools. He and his wife Tracy reside in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
The Anchormen open the 2018-19 season at home vs. Fitchburg State on November 8.


Fatigue is a common symptom of fibro, and it's usually compounded with muscle pain and tenderness. Fibromyalgia fatigue feels like a constant state of burnout that zaps your energy and mental capacity.
On MyFibroTeam, the social network and online support group for those living with fibromyalgia, members talk about a range of personal experiences and struggles. Fatigue is one of the top 10 topics most discussed.
• Sleep study reassurance? Treatment options?
• Does anyone get exhausted and depressed after a simple outing?
• Does anyone else have fatigue as their primary symptom of fibro?
• Am I the only one who doesn't realize I am are extra miserable until I'm already up and at work?
• I am starting the chaos of vitamin D treatment again.
• I am extremely fatigued as was told that I may have a torn meniscus in my knee.
• The sun comes out and I'm feeling pretty good and then it rains again and I'm just achy all over especially my back.