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Use this email template from a LinkedIn career expert to network and find a new job during a recession
It's possible to network and job search during a recession.
The LinkedIn career expert Blair Heitmann shared a script for emailing friends and professional colleagues about new job opportunities.
In a networking email, you should show compassion but also be specific about how the recipient can help you.
Other experts say asking for advice can make your contact think more highly of you.
The coronavirus pandemic and global recession has left many people out of a job – and looking for a new one.
Over 10.1 million Americans are unemployed, which is about double the number of jobless people in February. And while the unemployment rate decreased to 6.7% in November, many businesses are still continuing to suffer as a result of the pandemic. Some are continuing to cut down on staff while others are shutting down altogether.
So if you find yourself between jobs, you're not alone.
Approaching someone in your network and asking if their company is hiring right now can seem a little presumptuous. That's why many job seekers are hesitant to start reaching out, said Blair Heitmann, an in-house career expert at LinkedIn.
But your network "is your No. 1 asset as a professional over the course of your career," Heitmann said. In fact, some companies don't post senior-level positions on job boards, and the only way to find them is to network your way into a recruiter's database.
Networking can be especially useful right now as a way to explore new career opportunities if your company — or your entire industry — is on shaky footing. And while some people may be overwhelmed, Heitmann thinks others may be delighted to arrange a phone call now that they're socially isolated.
Before you begin reaching out to others, though, it's important to make sure that your own LinkedIn profile is ready to impress, complete with a customized URL, photo, headline, and profile summary.
Heitmann shared a simple template for networking effectively, even in a tough economy and during a pandemic. Most importantly, you'll want to acknowledge the crisis situation and be forthright about how they can help you.
The most effective networking message in a recession shows compassion but gets to the point
Here's Heitmann's script:
Dear [recipient's name],
First and foremost, I want to ask how you are doing. This is certainly an unprecedented time and I hope you are healthy and safe.
I am currently using this time to think about my next career move and reconnect with people in my network. If you happen to have a few minutes over the next few weeks, would you be willing to chat? I'd love to catch up and also hear about your experience working at [recipient's company] in [recipient's job title] role. I know it is a very busy and unusual time for many of us. I'm happy to connect whenever it is most convenient for you.
I look forward to hearing from you. Stay safe and keep in touch.
Be specific in your outreach about how the recipients can help you
Heitmann's script for networking emails is similar to templates that other experts have shared.
In their 2017 book "The New Rules of Work," the cofounders of The Muse, a job-search and career-advice platform, recommend sending a single email to friends and professional colleagues to kick-start your job search. The idea is to be as specific as possible about what you're looking for and how the message recipients can help you.
The email should read, in part:
I am looking for [the type of position you're looking for], with a focus on [your focus], in [your location], ideally in the [specific field]. I am particularly interested in [the type of work you're interested in doing], but would also consider [another type of work you find interesting].
If you know of any job opportunities or leads, please send them my way.
Kim Hoffman, a talent-acquisition director at Intuit, previously shared with Business Insider some guidelines for following up with recruiters about job offers right now. Hoffman said job candidates should ask the recruiter if they're staying safe, mention that they understand the recruiter's timelines may have shifted, and explain they're checking in to see if there's anything else the recruiter needs from them.
Also, remember: People like being asked for advice. Research suggests that it makes them feel like they're on your side and makes you seem smart. Stephanie Brown, the author of "Fired: Why Losing Your Job Is The Best Thing That Can Happen To You," wrote for Business Insider that she was able to land a series of networking meetings by including the same sentence in every message: "I would love your advice on what you think I should do next."
It never hurts to ask for guidance — and usually, it helps.
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Are Arabs not eligible for Western democracy?
By MURAT YETKİN murat.yetkin@hurriyet.com.tr
"These people," said Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan, talking about Egyptians, "will sooner or later win their struggle for democracy. The West has to understand this if they want to pass the democracy test. If the West does not take sincere steps, democracy will be questioned throughout the world."
Erdoğan was having difficulty hiding his anger during the press conference Aug. 15 as he left for Turkmenistan, where he commented on the Aug. 14 bloodbath in Cairo the day Egyptian security forces used incredible force to disperse the demonstrators supporting Mohamed Morsi, who had been ousted from power by a military coup July 3. The target of the anger was "the West"; practically meaning the U.S. and Western European countries. Erdoğan thinks that Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Morsi's choice as the head of the military who actually toppled him, found hidden and precious support from the West as the U.S. and the European Union did not even name the coup as such. Still Erdoğan did not hit much at Arab autocracies, like Saudi Arabia and Qatar, that had given open support for al-Sisi's coup.
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) government in Turkey that in a way inspired the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) to reach power through Western-style democratic elections, believe that "the West" did everything possible for Morsi to fail, including curbing credit, because Morsi represented the democratic will of Muslims in Arab societies.
Perhaps that is why Erdoğan jumped into the example of Hamas and Gazan Palestine at the press conference. He said the West had been putting pressure on him to denounce Hamas as a terrorist organization, but he believes Hamas won power through voting. "It is not that they do not want to have elections in Palestine again," Erdoğan said, "because they can guess the result, too." It is of course interesting that Erdoğan made this point on the day that officials authorized by Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah were having talks with Israelis about a plan supported by the U.S., leaving Hamas out, which has already been weakened by the toppling of Morsi in Cairo.
Erdoğan is obviously angry that Hamas (and also Turkey) is not in the circuit for this round of Israeli-Palestinian talks, but he has a point, too. Ignoring Islamists' winning elections had actually started in January 1992 when the Algerian military canceled the elections that had been won by the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS); later on a bloody civil war began in Algeria. There is a similar story with Hezbollah in Lebanon, with a caveat that guns and votes are too much into each other there.
There is an important detail here as the weakness of secular understanding of separating religion from state affairs, but more important is the eligibility of votes used by the citizens. The separation of powers is another important aspect of Western democracies, but above all of that Arabs and Muslim Arabs as any other people on earth should have equal voting power as in Western democracies.
As people will lose confidence in the changing power of their own votes, then at least some more of them will start to look into other directions that keep telling them that the only power that Westerners actually understand is firepower, or methods of terrorism. This is really a test for everyone, not only the West.
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Most swimmers are well aware of the need to prepare properly before any race. However, this doesn't mean you won't suffer from some pre-race anxiety. In fact, this is fairly common in the swimming world. You've invested a lot in your practice swimsuits and racing swimsuits and now it's your time to shine. The following tips will help you deal with some of that anxiety so you can focus on performing your best.
Practice swimwear is just some of what you need.
Writing isn't a strong suit for everyone, but it doesn't have to be in order to be effective. If you are able to write about your feelings regarding your next race, chances are you will be able to work through them more easily.
It's easy to eat, sleep and breathe swimming when it's something you love, but this can unfortunately create more anxiety. This is why it's often recommend to spend time focusing on other aspects of your life with the exception of while you are swimming, as well as about 15 to 20 minutes prior to your race.
During the time period when you allow yourself to think about your swimming, it's important to visualize yourself doing well. This will help your brain focus on the proper movements to ensure you perform your best when race time arrives.
There's no shame in leaning on others to help you get through the time prior to your races so you can feel more relaxed. Trust in your coach, your teammates and your family and friends to keep your mind on other things outside of race time and help you find ways to relax so you can approach every race with less anxiety.
Today's society sees a lot of people spending a significant amount of time on their phones, particularly with social media. This should be one of the things you give up close to race time. It can be easy to focus too much on other things, which can shift important brain space away from your performance.
If you're looking for the best performance swimwear to help you swim your best, contact us. We carry everything you need to become a more focused swimmer so you can rest assured you are ready to go when race day arrives.
TYR competitive swimwear makes great practice swimsuits.
The weather is finally starting to warm up and it's time to start looking for the ideal spring practice swimsuits. TYR swimsuits are among some of the most popular brands and provide a comfortable fit and all the features you need to swim your best. With all of the options available, swimmers are sure to find the competitive swimwear they want to showcase their sense of style and help them improve their performance.
When you consider TYR swimsuits, you are relying on a brand that has made a name for itself in the swimming world. These practice swimsuits are constructed from polyester, a durable material that can lost 20 times longer than swimsuits made from other materials. The Durafast One material is designed for many hours in the pool or on the beach, making it a great option for swimmers practicing for the next big meet. Not only do these swimsuits last longer, but they are designed to provide the level of comfort swimmers need when they are wearing the swimwear for long periods of time.
Many swimmers aren't just concerned with the functionality and comfort of their competitive swimwear. TYR works with their designers to create a variety of fun designs swimmers will love to wear in the pool during practice times. When you're competing, you will need to wear your selected team swimwear, but when it comes to training, the choice is yours. Being able to choose something more fun for those endless hours in the pool can help you express your sense of style. For instance, the Cutoutfit one piece swimsuit from TYR is available in three fun designs for women, featuring bright colors and designs.
TYR is the largest privately held swimwear company in the United States, providing swimmers with a vast array of competitive swimwear options for every use. Swimmers will be able to find fun practice swimsuits to help break up the monotony of training, as well as quality performance suits designed for optimizing performance during meets. Regardless of your reason for choosing TYR swimsuits, you are sure to find one that best suits your needs.
If you're looking for the best competitive swimwear in Dallas, contact us. We carry a variety of styles and colors so you are sure to find just what you're looking for.
Practice swimsuits can be fun.
While you may be limited in the color and style of competitive swimwear you must wear, practice swimsuits are another story. Buying a one piece swimsuit of your choosing can make all the difference in feeling great about your time in the water between your meets. When it comes to Dolfin swimwear, you have a vast selection of options from which you can choose. The Dolfin Uglies V-2 Back swimsuit is one of our most popular options and is sure to please for a variety of reasons.
One of the reasons the Dolfin Uglies V-2 Back swimsuit is such a popular option among swimmers for practice swimsuits is its classic design. Not only do these swimsuits provide the performance you need, but they also offer greater durability so it doesn't matter how much you wear them in the pool. This one piece swimsuit is fully lined and provides the coverage you need for a more modest fit. The thin straps and the specially designed V-2 back maintains the support you need, while giving you a more comfortable fit for those long hours practicing in the pool. This design also allows for the greatest range of motion.
Practice swimsuits are the one time you are able to really let your personality shine through in your choices. When you swim on a competitive level, you often need to pick a racing suit that is a certain color or style. However, for practices, you are free to wear whatever you would like. With Dolfin swimwear like the Dolfin Uglies V-2 Back swimsuit, you will be able to choose from a number of designs, all colorful and full of personality. These affordable suits will bring a splash of color to the pool and will allow you to show off your personal sense of style.
Choosing a one piece swimsuit to wear for practices can be a fun experience for many people. With the Dolfin swimwear line, you will find some of the most fun pieces out of all the competitive swimwear brands. These swimsuits offer the ultimate in comfort and performance, allowing you to train your hardest so you can swim your best when those big races come around.
If you're looking for practice swimsuits that allow you to show off your sense of style, contact us. We carry all the latest styles from some of the biggest names.
The best pool fitness gear helps build muscle and endurance.
Everyone is aware swimming is an excellent form of exercise. Whether you are swimming competitively or you do it on a recreational basis, you can build your strength and endurance so you can become a more powerful swimmer. With the best pool fitness gear and practice swimsuits you can improve your competitive swimming. With the right combination of diet and exercise, you can build muscle and increase your endurance so you can become a more effective competitive swimmer.
While there are plenty of exercises you can do, swimming offers a few unique advantages. Swimming uses resistance to strengthen muscles, but without the stress common with other types of resistance exercises. This type of exercise can also work a larger variety of muscle groups, all at the same time.
Swimmers burn through more calories than the average person, which means it's necessary to consume more, particularly carbohydrates. Protein is another necessity to help repair damaged muscles as you work out. Good fats, such as fish and nuts, are good to maintain body function. In fact, 65 percent of your calories should come from carbs, about 25 percent from protein and 10 to 15 percent from fats.
In addition to getting the nutrition you need to encourage muscle growth for strength and endurance, it's also important to focus on recovery. Swimming is excellent for recovery because it takes place horizontally, which encourages faster recovery. This exercise also increases blood flow, which speeds recovery as well. In general, it is best to allow your muscles to cool down for a period of time after any exercise, including swimming, but this doesn't mean stopping cold. Instead, you should use light exercise to cool down.
Building muscle and increasing your endurance is essential if you plan to become a more effective competitive swimmer. While practice swimsuits and the best pool fitness gear is essential to improve your competitive swimming, the way you exercise in the pool and eat can have a dramatic impact as well. As long as you know how to enhance your recovery, you will find you become a more efficient swimmer.
If you're looking for the best competitive swimwear in Dallas, contact us. We carry all the practice swimsuits and swim gear you need to become a stronger swimmer with greater endurance.
Choosing the right practice swimsuits is important.
While most competitive swimmers focus on finding the right competitive swimwear for their races, it's also important to look for the right practice swimsuits as well. These suits will go through more extensive wear than the ones you use during meets. This means they need to be durable and have a similar type of fit so you can work on the specifics of your stroke to match your race time environment. Speedo swim team suits make excellent practice suits to give you the fit and durability you need for more effective training.
When you are choosing practice swimsuits, you will find a variety of materials from which you can choose. Lycra is one of the most popular options and has been for a long period of time. This material mixes Spandex with a number of other materials for greater flexibility and durability. These suits typically retain their shape much better over long-term wear than your other options. Polyester and nylon are also common choices. Polyester is often considered for its incredible durability, while nylon is popular for its lightweight nature, giving swimmers even greater freedom of movement as they work on their stroke techniques.
In addition to choosing the right material for your practice swimsuits, you need to consider the type of suit you will wear. For many swimmers, it's important to choose a similar type to your competitive swimwear. If you want something with a little more coverage, the traditional type of suit will give you the desired results. However, many competitive swimmers also enjoy the look and feel of minimalist swim suits because they allow for slightly more range of motion so you can focus on the movements of your limbs without concern chafing or other problems with rubbing.
Practice swimsuits don't have to be anything special as long as they are something you feel comfortable in. However, due to the excessive amount of time you will probably wear these suits versus your competitive swimwear, it's important to make sure you have one that will last. At D and J Sports in Dallas, you will find all of the swimwear you need to train and compete at your best.
Are you looking for new practice swimsuits or competitive swimwear in Dallas? Contact us. D and J Sports offers a vast selection of swimwear for all needs.


Hi, you kindly answered my question on Red Velvet Cakes the other day but I forgot to ask another very important question.
Also they are being stacked on top of each other so I am concerned about transporting them. Is it best to keep them all separate or in twos.
Hi Vivienne, I would use buttercream filling if possible. If you do use cream cheese filling then make a rim or dam of buttercream around the edges before filling so that there is less chance of the cream cheese icing creeping out. Make sure you crumb coat and then final coat the cake well with buttercream, not cream cheese frosting.
The buttercream will be firmer when cold and hold everything together. It will also cover any of the red color so it will not show through the fondant. Yes keep the cakes cold after icing them and before putting on the rolled fondant. Once the fondant is on the cake do not refrigerate, just keep them in a cool place. The fondant will get shiny and gooey if you refrigerate the cakes. (although they will eventually dry off after removing them) it takes quite a while and it never quite looks as good. I prefer the porcelain finish over the shiny one.
If the cakes are very heavy then I would wait to stack them. I recently found this amazing cake support system that I purchased. I will be using it next week. Take a look at this cake stand (she actually holds the cake upside down and it stays put. I am tired of worrying about my cakes during the delivery and decided it was time. Come back for my review of the Cake Stackers. LOVE IT!!!!
Hannelie, I would need to know more. Did you use dowels to support the tiers?
I was wondering how long does the cake store at room temperature once it's covered in fondant (cake filled with cream cheese and iced with buttercream.
Your cake will store for a couple of days at least at room temp. I would keep it in the coolest place possible though.


Bazaar featured Mr. Alaia this month, and it only reminded me of how much Elle and crew loooooooooved their Alaia back-in-the-day. The magazine featured him so much, I felt as if I was on a first name basis with the man. Here are a few favorite pages.
Just wanted to say, that I enjoy the pictures you post. I have started posting pictures from my large collection of sewing and knitting magazine from the 80's. If you want to see pictures from a different decade.
Thanks for your double picture of Alaia-clad Laetitia Casta by Peter Lindbergh in Harper's Bazaar March 2010! Interested in the Julian Schnabel's painting seen by the Peter Lindbergh's camera, I've done a photomontage titled: Purple rain.
what a great alaia post I've always loved the relationship between naomi and azzedine...I have to say that I really enjoy reading your blog...such a great knowledge of fashion and editorials.
I ♥ this post so bad.


This is a traditional island house located on the island of Nisyros; famous for its volcano, good food and great walks.
I have spent a great holiday in this lovely stone house that offers beautiful views of Nisyros Island. The house is situated underneath the ancient fortress and the monastery of Panagia Spiliani. From the roof top terrace you have beautiful sea glimpses, views of Kos Island, three more islands and the Turkish coast!
Mandraki is the capital city of Nisyros island, and Nisyros is one of the unspoiled islands of the Aegean sea. The most characteristic feature of the island if the volcano. It is said that Nisyros was born after a series of successive eruptions of the volcano, which is unique of its kind in Greece.
Lovely beaches such as Cochlaki (pebble beach) and Mandraki (sandy beach) are within minutes walk away from this house.
Contact Boutique Athens for availability and more information on the house and the island.


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Life at Brown
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
The Brown School holds social justice and equity as guiding principles in our work, and these values direct our community's efforts around diversity and inclusion. Leading in this area is a central feature of the Brown School's history and mission, and we have achieved significant gains in cultivating a more diverse and inclusive environment.
Dean McKay has assembled a diverse administrative team of assistant and associate deans, including 31 percent people of color, 19 percent LGBTQ people, and 75 percent women.
Among our faculty, 30 percent belong to underrepresented minority groups.
25 percent of our students, including masters and PhD candidates, belong to underrepresented minority groups.
Yearly staff evaluations now include reflections on each employee's individual efforts to create a diverse and inclusive environment.
In partnership with Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training and the city of St. Louis, we have trained more than 50 of our staff and faculty in a deeper analysis of institutional racism and what we can do to address it within our School.
We formally recognize the second Monday in October as
Indigenous Peoples' Day and we promote spoken Native Land Acknowledgement at the beginning of Brown School events.
Steady communications from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Equity raise awareness of additional diversity trainings and events.
Yet our work is ongoing. We know there is more to be done. Led by the faculty, staff and students elected to the Brown School Committee for Diversity, Inclusion & Equity, we are pursuing a number of goals and initiatives to make our School a model for effective diversity and inclusion policies and practices.
We recognize that our work to respect diversity and to include all in our community has roots in a history that has privileged certain groups while excluding and oppressing others. As a community, we work to address the detrimental effects of this history through our teaching, practice, research and service. Moreover, we are vigilant to advance the voices and needs of the marginalized, given the existing power differentials within our community and in the larger society.
To learn more about the many diversity-related programs, events and resources at Washington University, please visit diversity.wustl.edu.
Brown School Committee for Diversity, Inclusion & Equity
The Brown School Committee for Diversity, Inclusion & Equity, which is composed of elected faculty, staff and students, is charged with making diversity and inclusion ongoing commitments. Goals and initiatives include:
Implement inclusive recruitment, hiring, retention and advancement practices
Increase the diversity of our faculty, administrators, staff, and the student body
Institutionalize diversity training and resources for Brown School leadership, faculty, staff and students
Connect our diversity and inclusion commitment to the St. Louis community
Foster a climate for diversity and inclusion throughout the Brown School
Become a leader for effective diversity and inclusion policies and practices in social work and public health.
For details about current committee members and the election process, visit Inside Brown (login required) or reach out to us at diversity@brownschool.wustl.edu.
of Dean McKay's administrative leadership team are people of color
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We are dedicated to creating a more inclusive and dynamic community.
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"Creating a diverse and inclusive Brown School requires intentionality that is guided by social justice values. We are a work in progress, but are vigorously engaging in meaningful institutional change to dismantle oppressive structures and practices so that equity can be a reality for all members of our community."
—Tonya Edmond, PhD
Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion & Equity; Professor
Student Affinity Groups
The Brown School offers many opportunities for students to engage and connect through affinity groups. Some of our identity-based student groups include the Black Student Union, International Student Association, Sexuality & Gender Alliance, and American Indian Student Association. Students are also welcome to create new groups with the support of our Student Services team. See a full list of groups now active on campus.
Throughout the year we host events, lectures, panels and discussions related to diversity and racial justice. Some annual campus events include:
Brown School Cultural Showcase: Each spring this student-led event highlights the diversity, cultures and talent of the Brown School student body through presentations, song, dance and food.
Day of Discovery & Dialogue: This annual university-wide event brings the WashU community together to further the conversation on diversity and inclusion. The day features a keynote address; moderated panels; student, faculty and staff stories; and other thought-provoking events.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration: This university-wide annual event honors the legacy of Dr. King and the impact he has made on those who carry the torch for humanity. The Brown School also offers complementary programming on issues of oppression and racial equity.
Professional Development: Our Professional Development program, which offers trainings for graduate students and practitioners in the community, includes sessions each semester on culturally competent social work practice, strategies to mitigate bias in hiring, and more.
The Brown School Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity also sends out regular communications to students, staff and faculty about events and opportunities in the St. Louis area to engage on a variety of issues of importance. On campus and off, the Brown School community regularly raises our voice to participate in rallies, marches, lectures and community forums on key issues of social justice and racial equity.
Cultural Competence for Students
During the annual first-year orientation, students participate in a series of workshops called "Building a Safe and Inclusive Community," which highlight issues such as microaggressions and implicit bias, and provide training for allyship and bystander intervention. Many students also enroll in "Social Justice and Human Diversity," which is a required course for all MSW students.
100 Employees Safe-Zone Trained
You will see the rainbow logo of Washington University Safe Zones displayed outside of many Brown School offices and workspaces. These prominent placards indicate that the employee has been through Safe Zone training, meaning that they are open to talking to and being supportive of any LGBTQ person who works at, learns at, or visits our campus.
Ujamaa: Strengthening Community Ties
As the Brown School prepares its graduate students to take on challenging professional careers in social work and public health, we also strive to cultivate their personal growth and well-being. Ujamaa, the Kiswahili word for familyhood, is a new program to help facilitate a successful experience in a supportive environment for students who identify as African American.
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Learn about the university's Commitment
Questions about our efforts?
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About 1,000 "Diane" drop-side cribs, made in Slovenia and distributed by Caramia Furniture of Mississaugua, Ontario, and Mother Hubbard's Cupboard of Toronto, because slats on the drop-side can detach from the top and bottom rails, posing fall and entrapment hazards to the child. The company received 18 reports of slats detaching from the rails of the crib. No injuries have been reported. The recalled cribs were sold at children's product and mass merchandise stores nationwide from September 2002 through December 2005. Details: by phone at 877-728-0342; on the Web at http://www.cpsc.gov.
About 40,000 silver glitter tea lights and gold glitter tea lights in the U.S. and Canada. Flame from the tea lights can ignite the glitter on the candle, posing a fire hazard. The products were made in Vietnam and imported by Pier 1 Imports Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas. The company has received three reports of the glitter burning. No injuries have been reported. The recalled silver glitter tea lights have SKU 2410335, and the recalled gold glitter tea lights have SKU 2410322. The products were sold at Pier 1 Imports in the U.S. and Canada from September through December 2009. Details: by phone at 800-245-4595; on the Web at http://www.cpsc.gov.
About 67,000 ceramic Santa tea light holders in the U.S. and Canada. The products, made in China and imported by Pier 1 Imports Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, pose a fire hazard. The company has received three reports of the holders burning, but no reports of injuries. The holders were sold at Pier 1 Imports stores in the U.S. and Canada between September and December 2009. Details: by phone at 800-245-4595; on the Web at http://www.cpsc.gov.


We all have problems in life, but we can either choose to let them get to us or face them. It doesn't matter what happens in life, there are some ways we can live life peacefully.
We all have a different experience of the world. We all go through different situations which make us who we are. But, in this post I want to share a list of some of the things I feel people should know and learn.


Puppies love toys and your puppy will adore these moppy balls! Colourful, soft and cuddly, they will help alleviate boredom and your puppy will love to play with them on his own or with you!
Armitage Pet Care have Christmas "all wrapped up" this year with their exciting new range of stockings, treats, chews and toys. They have something to suit every pet, bringing happiness and amusement to every dog, cat and owner this Christmas.


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Q: Merge results of 2 LINQ To SQL queries and keep their ordering I need to append the results of one LINQ To SQL query to another on the database server side without reordering rows.
I need all errored orders first, then the pending orders.
var error = database.Orders.
    Where(o => o.Status == XOrderStatus.Error).
    OrderByDescending(o => o.Id);
var pending = database.Orders.
    Where(o => o.Status == XOrderStatus.PendingReview).
    OrderByDescending(o => o.Id);
    var r = error.OrderedUnion(pending);

How I can implement the OrderedUnion() method? Concat, Union and Distinct methods completely eliminate OrderByDescending call (by design).
I know it is possible to do with two ToArray() calls, but I am interested having this done at the database level.

A: You can concatente them together and then order by a column that seperates the order groups. so for instance in an SQL Query you would do this:
ORDER BY XOrderStatus, Id
and that would order by ID but with the two OrderStatuses grouped.
I don't know linq to sql (sorry!) but a quick Google mentioned this may work:
.Orderby(o => o.XOrderStatus).ThenBy(o => o.Id)
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Multiple "order by" in LINQ

A: I found much better solution:
var all = database.Orders.
    Where(o =>
        o.Status == XOrderStatus.Error ||
        o.Status == XOrderStatus.PendingReview).
    OrderBy(o => o.Status == XOrderStatus.Error ? 0 : 1).
    ThenByDescending(o => o.Id).
    ToArray();

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The recent violence in Baltimore, Maryland follows incidents around the United States in which police officers have been accused of wrongdoing. As a result, police departments and civil rights groups have called for officers to wear cameras to record their activities.
On Friday, the Justice Department announced it would begin a body camera program to assist local police in law enforcement. Officials said the Obama administration will provide $20 million to police departments to help buy body cameras for officers. The money is part of a $75 million, three-year body camera funding program. President Barack Obama requested the program in December. The U.S. Congress still has to consider the other $55 million.
There are many questions about body cameras systems, including costs, control of camera images and the technology's limits.
Charles McClelland is the Chief of Police in Houston, Texas. He supports the use of body cameras. But he admits they also present problems.
For the past two years, the Houston Police Department has been using body cameras as part of an experimental program. The department deploys about 100 of the cameras on its officers each day.
Chief McClelland says deploying cameras on a few thousand officers and then dealing with all the video they produce will cost a lot of money. And those videos can only show part of what happens when the officer is on duty.
Body cameras usually offer a wide-angle view of what is in front of the camera lens. In other words, anything happening on either side of the camera or behind the officer is never recorded. Chief McClelland says that leaves out a lot.
Rita Watkins is the head of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas. She says there is statewide demand for body cameras.
She says legal experts are considering how photographs and videos taken by average citizens should be treated.
Both she and the police chief are concerned about what happens if a video becomes corrupted, is damaged, or disappears.
Chief McClelland says a technical problem could fuel unrest in a city like Baltimore, where there already is distrust of the police. He worries that communication between officers and citizens may shrink because of the cameras.
Chief McClelland says body cameras can help law enforcement. But he says they also will become a continuing financial concern for police. He notes the cameras must be replaced over time by newer, better equipment.
This report was based on a story from VOA correspondent Greg Flakus in Houston. George Grow adapted it for Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor.


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Posted on October 31, 2017 by Miranda
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Three Defenses to Solve the Problem of Storing Password
One of the biggest concerns around managing the passwords of an organization's employees lies in how to store those passwords on a computer.
Keeping every user's password in a plain text file, for example, is too risky. Even if there are no bugs to recklessly leak the passwords to the console, there's little to stop a disgruntled systems administrator taking a peek at the file for pleasure or profit. Another line of defense is needed.
Let's hash it out
Back in the 1970s, Unix systems began to 'hash' passwords instead of keeping them in plain text. A hash function is used to calculate a value (like a number) for each password or phrase, in such a way that, while the calculation itself may be easy, carrying out 'in reverse' – to find the original password – is hard.
By way of illustration, suppose we take an English word, and assign each letter a value: i.e. A=1, B=2, C=3 and so on. Each adjacent pair of letters in the word is then multiplied together, and added up. The "hash" of the word is this total so, using this method, the word BEAD has a hash value of (BxE) (ExA) (AxD) = (2×5) (5×1) (1×4) = 19. FISH scores 377, LOWLY scores 1101, and so on.
Using this system, the password file would store a number for each user, rather than the password itself. Suppose, for example, the password file entry for me has the number 2017. When I log in, I type in my password, the computer carries out the calculation above and, if the result is 2017, it lets me in. If, however, the calculation results in another value, access is denied.
As all that's stored in the password file is the value 2017, and not my actual password, it means that if a hacker steals the entire contents of the file, there is still a puzzle to solve before they can log in as me.
Verbal attack
Although hashed passwords may be more secure than plaintext, there still remains a problem. The aim of a dictionary attack is to obtain a list of all English words and calculate their hash values, one by one; if my word is in there, it will be found eventually. However, while this may sound like a painful amount of work, the point is that it won't just crack my password – it will crack every password.
An index is created in such an attack, which is then sorted by hash value, with individual words added to the index as their hash values are calculated: BAP goes on page 18, for example, BUN goes on 336, and CAT on page 23. 'Reversing' the hash function is then just a matter of looking up the word in the index – simply turn to page 2017 and you'll find my password.
During World War II, the cryptanalysts at Bletchley Park did literally that: they worked out every possible way in which the common German word 'eins' could be enciphered using the Enigma machine, and recorded the Enigma settings as they went. The results were then sorted alphabetically into the so-called 'eins catalogue' meaning that, if the codebreakers could guess which encrypted letters represented the plaintext 'eins', they were then able to simply rummage through a battered green filing cabinet and pull out the key.
Salt in the wound
The next layer of defense against a dictionary attack is to use what's called salt. A random variation to the calculation is applied differently for each user's password in a salted hash scheme. One user could have A=17, B=5, C=13, and so on, for example, and another could have A=4, B=22, C=17. The password file would then store the salt (the A, B, C values) and the hash result. The computer could still carry out a quick calculation to check the password, but the variation means that the same password would have a different hash value for a different user.
It would therefore be impossible to compile a single dictionary that could successfully reverse the hash for everyone.
Finally, the best modern systems use a so-called iterated hash. The idea of this is to make the hash function itself harder to calculate by re-hashing the data thousands of times. This does slow down the computer checking the passwords, but anyone trying to search for a password will also be slowed by the same factor. The end result is essentially a computing power arms race between system administrators and hackers although, if you're Amazon or Microsoft, it's a fight you're well placed to win.
Protecting user passwords is critical to the security of an organization's confidential files and information. It's vital therefore that steps are taken to protect passwords, encrypting them to such a degree that even the most determined criminal will find it impossible to decipher.
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Quantum Computing will not be able to crack Encryption Keys until the 2030s
In September, Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft is working on a quantum computer (QC) architecture. Since then, Intel also has announced it is working on a QC architecture. Microsoft and Intel join Alibaba, Google, IBM, Tencent and a host of academic and national research labs (including China, the European Commission, Russia and the US) in a quest to build working QC hardware and software that can solve real-world problems.
What is quantum computing and why will it make a difference?
Quantum Computing is a practical application of quantum physics using individual subatomic particles at sub-Kelvin temperatures as compute elements. It presents many research and development challenges, but the potential payoff is orders-of-magnitude faster compute acceleration for specific types of problems.
QC is like computing with a graphics processing unit (GPU) accelerator, in that GPUs and QC systems must be connected to a traditional processor that can run an operating system and schedule programs to run on the accelerator.
QC has the potential to quickly solve problems that are impossible to calculate in useful timeframes (or even human lifetimes) today.
One of the marquee potential applications for QC is breaking cryptographic keys—in other words, compromising security encryption that protects sensitive data. While a lot has been written about that, it is unlikely QC will be capable of cracking encryption keys until the 2030s. Here's why it will take so long.
Challenge 1: Programming QC
QC architecture is based on "qubits" instead of binary computer bits. I am not a quantum physicist, so I'm not going to tell you how or why a qubit works. The analogy I use to describe how a QC program works is that multiple qubits interact like the waves generated by throwing a handful of small floating balls into a pool of water.
Assume that the distances between balls and the timing of when each ball hits the water are purposeful: the relative position of each ball and the order in which they hit the water is the program. The intersecting wave fronts between the balls then changes the up/down position of each of the balls in interesting patterns. At some point the position of each ball is measured, and that collection of measurements is the result of a QC program.
My analogy is easy to visualize but far too simple. It doesn't explain how to write a QC program, nor does it tell you how to interpret the results.
However, that lack of connection to real-world programming talent and domain experience is actually just like real QC architectures! I'm not joking. Look at IBM's Quantum Experience Composer, as an example. It looks like a music staff. But I'm not a musician, or in this case I'm not a quantum physicist who understands IBM's QC system. For a mainstream software professional, it's difficult to understand how to use IBM's composer and how it is useful in solving a real-world problem. Programmers can place notes on the staff, but those notes won't make any sense. Even after reading the detailed instructions, programmers will not be able to translate a problem in their real-world domain into a program in the QC domain.
The challenge in finding a quantum physicist who understands how to program a specific QC architecture and who understands the problem you want to solve is much worse than finding a Masters- or PhD-level data scientist to analyze all that big data you've been hoarding. It would be like trying to find a needle in a thousand haystacks.
Because of this challenge, QC ecosystems will have to create application programming interfaces (APIs) and then create libraries of useful functions with those APIs to hide QC complexity and enable programmers to use QC systems without knowing how QC systems work or how to compose programs for QC. For example, IBM's QISKit enables QC acceleration through Python language APIs. However, those APIs still depend on programmers understanding quantum physics. The next step is to create libraries of useful QC acceleration functions.
Challenge 2: Getting a stable result from a QC program
One of the key challenges for QC is to make sure that the qubits are all working properly when a program starts and that they continue to work correctly until each qubit's end-of-program state has been observed.
This is a lot harder than it sounds.
First, it requires freezing the qubits to nearly "absolute zero" just to have a fighting chance of keeping them in proper working order until a calculation is finished. Absolute zero (0°Kelvin / -459.67°Fahrenheit / -273.15°Celsius) is an ideal absence of any heat or movement at all; it is impossible to achieve in our universe, due to fundamental laws of thermodynamics. Qubits require 0.01°K / -459.65°F / -273.14°C, vanishingly close to absolute zero. That is a lot colder than deep space and expensive to achieve.
Because it is so difficult to get qubits to behave properly for long enough to finish a program, even at these low temperatures, QC architectures need to design error detection and correction into each qubit. Qubits with error detection and correction are interchangeably called a "fault-tolerant" qubits or "logical" qubits.
Directly observing a qubit ends a program. QC architectures must entangle extra qubits with a computing qubit, so a QC program can infer the state of a computing qubit without directly observing it (and thereby stopping a calculation). If an error is observed, then the erroneous qubit state can be corrected and the QC calculation completed.
Today, a lot of extra physical qubits are needed to create a logical qubit, on the order of 10s to thousands of extra physical qubits depending on the architecture. A single physical qubit is possible, if the structure of the qubit itself is fault-tolerant. Microsoft is claiming a breakthrough in materials-based fault-tolerant qubit design called "topological" qubits. Microsoft's topological qubit contains only one physical qubit, based on a pair of Majorana fermion particles, but that breakthrough has not yet been confirmed by outside labs.
Challenge 3: Assembling and programing qubits as a QC accelerator
Today's state-of-the-art is that no one has publicly shown even a single functional logical qubit. All demonstrations to-date have only used physical qubits. Public demonstrations are getting more complex as labs learn to orchestrate the manipulation and measurement of tens of physical qubits. For example, a Russian team implementing 51 physical qubits now leads the field.
Solving useful real-world problems, such as breaking 128-bit encryption keys, will require assembling and orchestrating thousands of logical qubits at near absolute zero temperatures. It will also require learning how to write complex programs for QC architectures. There are QC algorithmic frameworks for writing programs that can help speed up cracking encryption keys, such as Shor's and Grover's algorithms, but QC researchers still don't understand how to frame those algorithms as an expression of qubit interactions (intersecting wave fronts in my example above).
Researchers are learning to build QC systems that can reliably orchestrate thousands of logical qubits. And they are learning how to usefully program those qubits. Then they must build a software ecosystem to commercialize their QC systems. Of course, it also requires building thousands of qubits.
Using graphics processing units (GPUs) compute as a model, QC must implement layers of software abstraction and easy to use development environments, so average programmers can use QC systems as compute accelerators without having to understand how to program any specific QC system.
Caution: QC objects through the looking glass are farther than they appear
There are some near-term applications for physical qubits: mostly solving optimization and quantum chemistry problems. Many of these problems can be solved using hundreds to thousands of physical qubits.
A raft of companies that are heavily invested in deep learning are also counting on physical qubits to accelerate deep learning training. Alibaba, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Tencent are all focused here. Integrating QC into the deep learning model creation process would be a neat way of side-stepping challenge #1 (programming), because QC programming would be hidden from human programmers by deep learning abstraction layers.
Many of the companies investing in physical qubits are striving to commercialize their QC architectures within the next five to ten years. This seems doable, given the level of investment by some of the larger competitors but still relies on several research breakthroughs, and breakthroughs cannot be scheduled.
All the QC researchers I have talked with say that shipping a commercial QC accelerator based on logical qubits is still at least 15 years away, pointing to commercialization in the early 2030s at the soonest. There is still a lot of fundamental science left to be done. Commercializing that science will take time. So too will building a programming ecosystem to make QC accelerators accessible to a wide range of programmers.
Breaking the code on quantum cryptography futures
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working on detailed recommendations for a post-QC cryptography world. NIST issued a formal call for proposals last December; November 30, 2017 is the deadline for submissions. NIST's intent is to issue draft standards on post-quantum cryptography in the 2023-2025 timeframe, about halfway through an industry consensus minimum 15-year QC development and commercialization period.
NIST has quantum physicists on staff. Many of its customers build and deploy systems that will spend decades in the field. Between now and NIST's draft post-quantum cryptography standards, NIST published a concise summary of interim cryptographic safety measures.
QC will not break encryption keys this decade. Without massive research and development breakthroughs, the QC researchers I have talked with do not believe that QC will break encryption keys during the next decade, either.
It will happen at some point, but there are reasonable steps that can be taken now to keep data safe for at least a couple of decades. In a few years NIST, and presumably sibling governmental organizations across the globe, will publish stronger recommendations that will directly address post-quantum computing cryptographic safety.
Still confused? You are in good company. A key fact to remember is that QC is still at the beginning of a very long road to commercialization.
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FBI couldn't retrieve data from nearly 7000 mobile phones due to encryption
The head of the FBI has reignited the debate about technology companies continuing to protect customer privacy despite law enforcement having a search warrant.
The FBI says it hasn't been able to retrieve data from nearly 7000 mobile phones in less than one year, as the US agency turns up the heat on the ongoing debate between tech companies and law enforcement officials.
FBI Director Christopher Wray says in the first 11 months of the fiscal year, US federal agents were blocked from accessing the content of 6900 mobile phones.
"To put it mildly, this is a huge, huge problem," Wray said in a speech on Sunday at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Philadelphia.
"It impacts investigations across the board – narcotics, human trafficking, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, gangs, organised crime, child exploitation."
The FBI and other law enforcement officials have long complained about being unable to unlock and recover evidence from mobile phones and other devices seized from suspects even if they have a warrant. Tech firms maintain they must protect their customers' privacy.
In 2016 the debate was on show when the Justice Department tried to force Apple to unlock an encrypted mobile phone used by a gunman in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. The department eventually relented after the FBI said it paid an unidentified vendor who provided a tool to unlock the phone and no longer needed Apple's assistance, avoiding a court showdown.
The Justice Department under US President Donald Trump has suggested it will be aggressive in seeking access to encrypted information from technology companies. But in a recent speech, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein stopped short of saying exactly what action it might take.
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Wi-Fi's Most Popular Encryption May Have Been Cracked
Your home Wi-Fi might not be as secure as you think. WPA2 — the de facto standard for Wi-Fi password security worldwide — may have been compromised, with huge ramifications for almost all of the Wi-Fi networks in our homes and businesses as well as for the networking companies that build them. Details are still sketchy as the story develops, but it's looking like a new method called KRACK — for Key Reinstallation AttaCK — is responsible.
WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, but it might not be as protected as we've all been assuming. It looks like security researcher Mathy Vanhoef will present the (potentially) revelatory findings at around 10PM AEST Monday — although it's been worked on for some time; Vanhoef first teased the revelations 49 days ago.
In the source code of a dormant website called Krack Attacks apparently belonging to Vanhoef, a description reads: "This website presents the Key Reinstallation Attack (KRACK). It breaks the WPA2 protocol by forcing nonce reuse in encryption algorithms used by Wi-Fi." Vanhoef's website also lists a paper to be released at CCS 2017 detailing the method for key reinstallation attacks, co-authored with security researcher Frank Piessens.
Part of the potential flaw in WPA could be that, the researchers have previously suggested in a 2016 paper, the random number generation used to create 'group keys' — the pre-shared encryption key shared on non-enterprise WPA/WPA2 wireless networks — isn't random enough, and can be predicted.
With that prediction of not-so-random numbers in place, the researchers have demonstrated the ability to flood a network with authentication handshakes and determine a 128-bit WPA2 key through sheer volume of random number collection. Though it's not yet clear, the re-use of a non-random key could allow an attacker to piggyback their way into a wireless network and then snoop on the data being transmitted within.
However, it may not be the apocalypse that some are suggesting. Given that the publication of this vulnerability has been withheld, a fix may already be in the works — or already completed — from major wireless vendors.
Most home and business wireless routers currently using WPA2 should be relatively easy to upgrade to address the potential security issue, but the millions of Internet of Things wireless devices already in the world will be hardest hit — devices that are un-upgradeable, but will still need to connect to insecure networks or using soon-to-be-deprecated methods. This could get messy.
Back in the day, the original Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption standard was cracked to the point of off-the-shelf tools breaking it in as little as a minute.
If you go war-driving today around your city or town, it's still likely you'll find wireless networks 'protected' by WEP, because end users still don't know that it's unsafe. It was superseded by WPA and WPA2 in later years, but we might be on the search for a new Wi-Fi encryption method in the years to come: KRACK may mean that the fundamental privacy we expect of a network protected by WPA2 is no more.
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Showing respect and love for someone or things without worship but with the knowledge it's a deity or considered/treated as one in the eyes of others
Bowing is considered as a way to show respect, that's why one could bow to a king (Melachim 1:1:23) or why the brothers of Yosef bowed down to him (Bereshit 42:6).
We dance with the Torah on Simchat Torah as a way to show our love.
But these two examples aren't considered as worship, giving respect isn't idol worship, showing love neither, worship an idol/deity is what's considered idol worship. So showing respect to the Torah isn't considered idol worship for example (as asked in this question).
But does this mean that showing respect or love for a human who's considered to be a deity is allowed? Or show love for a satue (because I fancy the looks of it) is assur? Is it permissable to show love, respect etc. in a similar fashion to someone or something which is considered to be an idol/deity if one doesn't worship this idol/deity? (although one knows it's considered to be an idol/deity by others or could be considered as one).
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Google's on a roller coaster, one which is not likely to stop anytime soon. When it comes to sheer unadulterated user experience, Google is a very strict taskmaster; perhaps the most stringent of them all. This is because its sole purpose is to serve people with accurate information by hook or by crook. This is why it keeps on updating its algorithms and reviewing techniques so that digital enthusiasts get nothing but the best.
Using the 'right' kind of keywords the 'wrong' way leads to negative results. A very high keyword density indicates poorly written content, which should strictly be avoided. Simply use content in a concise and relevant manner with a keyword density of 1-3% max. Even the best SEO Company will vouch for this!
Your website's XML sitemap is used by Google to crawl and identify with your website hierarchy and structure. Make sure it is always updated and in an 'available' state.
Anything in a hidden format is labelled as suspicious by Google and there are good reasons why! Always ensure that all your website links have some value and stay visible to everyone 24×7.
Say it again please? Using 'Hrfelang', you can tell Google that you've integrated duplicate content for valid reasons i.e. if you're opting for varied localities or languages.
Downtime is often considered as the Achilles heel when it comes to a website. Do whatever you can to make sure that your website never times out, be it picking a robust server or solving problems with the code instantly.
Don't overuse meta keywords in a bid to rank better; 4-5 are good enough. If you're taking professional SEO services, make sure that the agency is complying with this facet as Google takes keywords very seriously.
Slow websites drive customers away, as simple as that. One of the top priorities when it comes to user experience, give 'website speed' the attention it deserves, by doing away with heavy images and videos.
Content is the king; we've all been there, haven't we? Spun or duplicate content directly puts you in a digital jail, one there's no coming back from. Hence, always use content that is relevant to the customers, unique in its entirety and articulate as well. Even if the pages are somewhat similar, don't be afraid of doing the dirty work.
Identify the right practices and follow them judiciously even if other techniques might look lucrative on the eyes. Try and manipulate SERPs at your peril. There's no escaping penalization if you do so and it might cause irreparable damage to your website.
Its common sense to work that much harder if your website is new. However, the key is not to overdo. Don't bring up artificial links just so you can rank faster. Its not a race; but a marathon.
Leave your 'innocent' tablets home if you're serious about your website. Always do your due diligence when it comes to research before partnering up with someone. If your website contains links which are dubious or unethical, you will have to face the music too. Make it a rule to incorporate links from trustworthy sources only.
Learn to realize that over optimization will not bring you any good. Google would recognize that you've gone a tad too far when it comes to SEO. Hence, working in moderation is the clever way to tread forward.
Link building is essential in every sense. However, don't go overboard with it. Don't keep links that aren't relevant to your brand or your customers. Keep it natural and easy! Link swapping for SEO pleasure is too common an activity these days, for it to go unnoticed.
Whenever you witness errors like 404, 301, 302 or 500, fix them in the blink of an eye if you want to safeguard your website and those precious visitors. Either remove those links entirely or redirect to links that are working so that the customer experience is never hampered. As claimed before, this is all that Google wants at the end of the day.
Note – This is not your doing! However, it is something that needs your undivided attention. This is one of the most common techniques used by unethical competitors to shove your website down the rankings or getting it penalized completely – by incorporating a campaign revolving around malicious backlinks. Hence, keep your eyes and ears open at all times.
Slowly but surely, everyone is being consumed by the smartphone wave. Hence, your website should be responsive in its entirety i.e. it should appear in an optimized manner on every possible compatible device out there. Might not seem as much, but it is one of the most crucial ranking factors on the web.
Advertising is not bad! However, no one wants to see flashy ads in every nook and corner on your website. This not only drives customers away but puts your webpage in bad light as well in the eyes of Google.
Beware of agencies and marketing professionals who are falsely claiming to get your brand/website on the top of the rankings within a matter of a few days. The only means to get there is by putting in an arduous shift day in day out for months.
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Farooq Abdullah under attack for involving China in Kashmir issue
ByArmaan Malik
Dec 24, 2020 Editorial
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has said that China would help in restoring Article 370 in Kashmir. Farooq said that China has not accepted India's decision to change the status of the formerly princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Abdullah and Mufti families of Kashmir established relations with India to perpetuate themselves in power. While doing this, they discounted India's anti-Muslim policies. Under the patronage of Indian forces and the state government, the local police unleashed havoc on Kashmiris. Many unnamed graves were discovered later. But the local puppet rulers would ignore all this. They never felt the pain like a common Kashmiri.
Even after 14 months, there is hardly any relief to Kashmiris. Media blackout continues. The number of Indian forces has increased to over nine lakh. When local jails were full, many Kashmiris were sent to jails outside the state. The gravity of the situation can be gauged from the statement of former puppet Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah. Of late, Farooq has been repenting for his support to India. Earlier he had said that Jinnah was right and his ancestors had made mistakes by joining India. Like Farooq, Mehbooba Mufti is also regretting her pro-India politics. Farooq has associated hopes with China. China's reaction has been in response to India's policy of changing the demography of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan also is doing whatever it can. It has exposed India at every international forum. The International community is condemning India's action in Kashmir and asking for complete restoring of human rights. Just two days ago, four local youths were killed. According to a statement from the Foreign Office of Pakistan, almost over 300 Kashmiris were killed by Indian forces in the last year. China is teaching lessons to Indian forces. The supporters of India till yesterday are speaking the truth today. They should shun all relations that they have established in the past and ask for giving rights to Kashmiris.
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Ethical Issues In Confessions
ISSUES One of the issues that is very obvious to notice in the film 'Confessions' is the issue of Japan Juvenile Law 1947. In the film, the main character, Yuko Moriguchi questioned the legal system that protect underage child suspects. She think that everyone should become responsible for their actions, regardless of age. Because of turning the two underage murderers into the law won't make any difference, she decided to revenge them in her own way. In reality, the youth justice law had always been an issue to debate in Japan. The issue started at 1997 in the city of Kobe when a teenager killed another young boy and left the victim's head outside a school. After that, numerous brutal crimes committed by young teenagers emerged and gained huge attentions in Japan. In the country, the minors will not face criminal trials. Instead, they will be sent to training school or rehabilitation. The point of the argument is that the criminals get protect and rehabilitation instead of punishment. People argued…show more content…
In the beginning of Yuko's confessions, she told that she will never trust the students. Yuko thought that the students know about how to lie. She told a story of how a male teacher got conned by a female student. The girl was enraged because the teacher scolded her in the class. Thus she sent a text message to the teacher, lied that she was going to kill herself. After the teacher rushed to a hotel where the female student was, the girl snapped photo of her and the teacher. After that she used the photo to accuse the teacher and got her revenge. In reality of Japan high school, teachers indeed having conflicts in deciding their roles. Some of them admitted that when they witnessed bullying cases, instead of taking actions to stop the bullies, they choose to ignore. They scared that the students might be 'angry' and will be out of their
The Crucible Lies Analysis
The girls in Arthur Miller's The Crucible lied about the elders in Salem resulting in the excommunicating and deaths of several of the townspeople. Teenaged girls still lie about adults and adults' lives are still ruined by the lies. Universally, one of teenagers favorite targets to lie about is teachers and coaches. They lie about grades, about bullying teachers, about homework, and about the abuse from coaches and all the lies end up costing the teacher, not the teens. The girls in Arthur Miller's The Crucible lied about the elders in Salem resulting in the excommunicating and deaths of several of the townspeople.
Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson: Summary
Melinda Sordino is a teenager who lost her great life due to a boy at school who raped her at a party. She called the cops, for reasons nobody else new about and busted the party. For this she lost her friends, and herself. She tried to tell and warn other people of Andy, but she was just criticized and bullied. She ends up finding her voice and is rewarded with the return of her regular life.
The Hunting Ground Analysis
Character Analysis From 'The Break Up'
He was supposed to be the dominant one, it was his religion. Adnan figured the only way he could show his dominance in the relationship was to strangle Hae because she wouldn't have a chance. Adnan had many reasons to snap and kill the girl who was breaking his heart; he wanted revenge for how bad she hurt him, and he wanted Don to know how it felt to have her taken
The Pros And Cons Of Juvenile Life Without Parole
Crimes are happening around us whether we pay attention to them or not. Those crimes as dangerous as murder are committed by all ages but should younger criminal in their juvenile age received the same punishment as older criminals. On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison because it violates the Eighth Amendment.(On-Demand Writing Assignment Juvenile Justice) Advocates on the concurring side believes that mandatory life in prison is wrong and should be abolish. However, the dissenting side believe that keeping the there should be a life in prison punishment for juvenile who commit heinous crime regardless of their age.
Peer Pressure In Mean Girls
She was later bullied during school because she called the cops to report the rape, yet nobody knows exactly what happened because she hung up before she clarified what had happened to her. She prefers being alone because of how many people bully and pressure her. She turns self
Juveniles Should Be Convicted As Adults Essay
Juveniles should be convicted as adults for violent crimes because it is not fair for juveniles to commit big crimes and get away with it so easily. If they want to act like adults, they should be treated. Some teens commit crimes and don't have a really good excuse on why they do it. In the article "On Punishment and Teen Killers" by Jennifer Jenkins she explains how the teenager that killed her sister, husband and her unborn child excuse of killing them was that he just wanted to "see what it would feel like to shoot someone", which is no good excuse for what he did to this family. Another example from Jennifer's Jenkins article she states how "undeveloped brain" has nothing to do with teens committing these crimes.
Analysis Of Doubt: A Parable By John Patrick Shanley
First off, Father Flynn is being victimized by the fixated principal Sister Aloysius. She accuses him of inappropriately having relations with a child. Every action Father Flynn makes, Sister Aloysius seems to have a certain reprisal for his decision. Sister James, the history teacher for the 8th graders realizes that Sister Aloysius is adjudging Father Flynn's opinions and calls her out on it: You just don't like him!
Examples Of Narcissism In Mommie Dearest
Another example of her narcissism is while doing an interview she states that her daughter was expelled from a boarding school, while in reality Joan pulled Christina from the school, because she had sexual relations with one of the students there, and Christina fights back and points that out in front of the interviewer. Joan is infuriated and pulls Christina aside, and begins to yell at her. What made Joan the most mad is that she told Christina not to ruin her interview, and then she goes on to ruin it. The
The Importance Of Forgiveness In The Crucible '
Yet, close to the end of the scene, Mary returns to lying to the court. She confesses that the slanderous accusations by the girls "were pretense" but after pressure from the court and girls, she becomes "utterly confounded,… [becomes] overwhelmed,"(3.3) and points to Procor, calling him "the Devil's man!"(3.3) She becomes afraid and frightened by the feigning girls and the looming notion of the court's punishment. She presumes that the court will not forgive her for her previous lies in the court and the sentence of death. If she had believed that the court would have forgave her actions, then her confident confession could have ended the devastating witch hunt.
Teenagers In Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson
She didn't like school and she couldn't have any friends over. This is called bullying, and she made all of her friends upset at her because she was talking to the boys that her friends like. I feel this experience is
Firegirl Essay Questions
Several students ask who it is, unknowing that it is Jessica before the accident she was in. Jessica tells a lie and says that it is her sister, Anne. People wondered if Anne went to school with some of their younger siblings. Jessica adds to the story that Anne died and leaves the classroom for a burn treatment at the nearby hospital. After Jessica leaves, many students were making twisted stories of what they thought killed Anne and burned Jessica so badly.
Analyzing David Brooks 'Honors Code'
In article called, "Honors Code" by David Brooks, there was a boy named Henry V and he is one of Shakespeare's most appealing characters. Henry was rowdy and energetic when young, then turns courageous as he gets older. But in Brooks article, Henry V went to an American school, where teachers find him difficult to manage in class and wanted his parents to put him on medication for "attention deficit hyperactive disorder". As he grew older, he lost interest in trying and his grades would plummet, he would rebel if the culture was uber-nurturing, and day by day, he'd look completely adrift. "School have to engage people as they are", this means that teachers should change the environment to fit the need of every student whether they have a disorder or not.
Teenage Brainiacs Alexandra Robbins Summary
A book about teenage brainiacs isn't complete without a chapter dedicated to the SAT. As author Alexandra Robbins explained the history and composition of the test, she also shared with readers different types of learning methods students use to absorb what they are taught in the classroom. Two of these methods included the surface achieving method and the deep approach. The first focuses on the memorization of facts while the latter pertains to truly understanding the subject. "The study found that the higher-scoring students were those who used the surface and achieving approaches, while the lower-scoring students were more likely to use the deep approach, their love of learning unrewarded by the SAT" (Robbins 291).
Sleepers Film Analysis
The movie "Sleepers" is about four young boys between the ages 13-14 who commit a serious crime by accident. In this paper I will argue why the boys should be dealt with under the Restorative Justice System, and not under the Retributive Justice System. I will also talk about how they would be dealt with under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). The four boys are clearly very upset with themselves because they let what they thought would be just a fun prank turn into a violent crime.
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A few days ago, the Collider edition congratulated the directors of the movie Avengers: Final with excellent past test shows.
In a conversation with the portal, Joe Rousseau said that the work on the film is not over, and that telling the story in the best way will be possible only if there is a three-hour timekeeping. Obviously, Marvel Studio really intends to listen to the creators and break the record of "The Lord of the Rings." In any case, this was stated by ComingSoon.


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Hagen's Kathmandu
Only by looking back at our past can we chart our future. And for that, Nepal may have to finally sort out its present.
KIRTIPUR WITH A BACKDROP OF LANGTANG AND BHAKTAPUR SURROUNDED BY RICE FIELDS IN THE 1950S.
On the 100th birth anniversary of the Swiss geologist and development activist Toni Hagen, his daughter Katryn together with the Nepal Heritage Society, has put up a retrospective of photographs of Nepal from the 1950s at the Nepal Art Council. See for yourself how much Nepal has changed in the last six decades. Many of the changes are for the better, but there is also a sense of loss of Nepal's precious natural and cultural heritage.
Toni Hagen was keenly aware of how 'development' can change society, and tried to warn Nepal's rulers and donors about minimising the environmental and societal impact of modernisation. He envisaged an electric train artery running east-west along the plains, and north-south feeder roads that followed the main rivers to the mid-hills and mountains. For remote areas, he recommended a network of cargo and passenger cable cars. All this would be powered by electricity, to be generated from the many sites he mapped out in great detail.
The shrines of Baudha and Swayambhu (below) are surrounded by paddy fields.
He identified Kulekhani as a feasible site for a hydropower dam, and even started a road to the site from Kathmandu, but this was abandoned because the Tribhuvan Highway took precedence. Kulekhani was finally built in the 1980s, and his plans for a cascade of high-pressure plants on the Karnali bends has still not been realised 60 years later.
The Ashoka stupa at Lagankhel is today surrounded by buildings
Hagen came to Nepal as one of the first technical experts sent by the just-established United Nations in 1951. The Ranas were still in power, and Hagen saw many regime changes in the lifetime he consecrated to Nepal. As a geologist, he was first interested in the orogenesis of the Himalaya and to find minerals that could propel Nepal's economic growth. But it was evident to Hagen after he traversed 14,000km of Nepal on foot over 12 years that it wasn't gold and oil that would lift Nepal up, but water.
THE WIDE AND CLEAN BAGMATI DURING THE MONSOON FROM THE THAPATHALI BRIDGE
"My father worked very hard, after a day of finding rocks and fossils, he would be up till late at night in his tent documenting and drawing them," remembers Katryn. His detailed geological map of Nepal is today on the wall of the Department of Mines.
Gauchar Airport with DC-3S parked on the grass
Says Katryn: "My father became less and less interested in rocks and more and more in people." That is evident in the final report he prepared for Nepal's development in 1962, in which he identified that the most pressing need of Nepalis was connectivity: bridges and trails. Electricity and roads could come later.
It is clear from the exhibition that everything has changed in the last 60 years except the shape of the mountains. But even here, we can see that Machapuchre and other peaks had a lot more snow on them then. Today, the snowline has risen, the glaciers have receded and shrunk dramatically.
The Bagmati below Chobhar reflecting the blue sky with Nagarjun hill and Ganesh Himal in the background
Toni Hagen introduced Nepal to the world with his picture book, Nepal: A Kingdom in the Himalayas in 1962. It has gone into several reprints including an edition in Nepali. Many of the photos in the exhibition are from this book, but there are others that Katryn Hagen has selected from the family's archive of slides and prints. On this centrefold, we bring you some of Toni Hagen's photographs of Kathmandu Valley from the exhibition. This pictures show clearly the city's urban spread, and how elegant terrace farms have been replaced by houses. However, one also sees that due to community forestry, denuded mountains on the Valley's rim are now heavily forested.
Katryn Hagen with Swiss ambassador Jorg Frieden at the exhibition
100 Years of Toni Hagen
Till Sunday 24 September, 10AM-5 PM
Nepal Art Council, Baber Mahal
Kathmandu Valley then
Portraits of Nepal, Manesh Shrestha
Toni's Nepal, Kunda Dixit
Yes to constituent assembly
Pradip Giri of the Nepali Congress (D) Nepal, 4-11 April
Cops 'n children
Samacharpatra, 11 April
Assault on history
Editorial in Rajdhani, 11 April
Broken legs
Himal Khabarpatrika, 13-27 April


For my blog post I chose to tell y'all about Yves Klein.
He was born on April 28, 1928, in Nice, France. He died in 1962. His parents were artists, his mother was in the Art Informel movement and his father painted figures and landscapes. Klein received no formal artistic training. His family lived in Paris between 1930 and 1939, during the summer he stayed with his aunt, who gave him a pragmatic outlook unlike his parents who gave him a free spirited attitude. These views combined led him to restrict color in his early paintings.
He stated when he made this leap into the void, "to paint space, I must be in position. I must be in space." This was said during the time Russia and the U.S. were sending astronauts to space.
These paintings were part of Klein's exploration of living materials. He found Fire, he considered fire "the universal principle of expression". He used a gas gun as his new "brush" to "paint" with.
The feeling of freedom, it has the quality of immaterial spirituality. You get lost in this sea blue, this sky blue, a void is what I believe Klein was trying to create.
Another one of his Void works. He wanted people to leave the exhibitions in a void, to see art in a new way. His lesson in this is "about a different way of being together."
Yves Klein addressed Abstract paintings, dominated the 1950s and had the "notion that an artists could communicate with the viewer." Nouveau(New) Realisme, things taken from real life. He has an "eccentric blend of mystical and materialist attitudes."
What about your subject is particularly "French"?
He was associated with the Parisian Nouveau Realime movement supported by the French critic Pierre Restany. He formed an over the top range of avant-garde work. which is any creative group active in the application of new concepts and techniques.
He was "the most influential, prominent and controversial French artist to emerge in the 1950s." He is remembered by his use of his only color, International Klein Blue. He attacked many of the ideas that underpinned the abstract paintings. He is compared to many artist like Marcel Duchamp or Kazimir Malevich. He is very influential for artists today.


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Endorectal sliding flap repair of complicated anterior anoperineal fistulas
Eli I. Shemesh, Ira J. Kodner*, Robert D. Fry, David M. Neufeld
This report presents experience with a safe and effective form of treatment for anal fistulas that involve a significant portion of the sphincter mechanism. The technique includes removal of the involved crypt, closure of the internal opening with a sliding endorectal flap, and counter drainage of the fistula tract. This series includes eight patients treated over a five-year period with a follow-up of up to five years. This limited series had no complications and one case of early recurrence. Most of these patients had had previous failed attempts at correction of the fistula. The main advantage of this mode of treatment is preservation of the integrity of the sphincter muscle, thus avoiding the high risk of incontinence that is inherent especially with anteriorly located fistulas in females. It is proposed that, because it does not transect the sphincter anteriorly, this technique is safer than the placement of setons, as has been previously advised for management of anterior fistulas. The different treatment techniques for anal fistulas, including complications, recurrence rates, surgical techniques, and indications for types of management are reviewed.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
Anoperineal fistulas
Anterior anoperineal fistulas
Fistulas-in-ano
Rectovaginal fistulas
Sliding flap repair
Dive into the research topics of 'Endorectal sliding flap repair of complicated anterior anoperineal fistulas'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Fistula Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Rectal Fistula Medicine & Life Sciences 79%
Recurrence Medicine & Life Sciences 31%
Drainage Medicine & Life Sciences 23%
Muscles Medicine & Life Sciences 16%
Shemesh, E. I., Kodner, I. J., Fry, R. D., & Neufeld, D. M. (1988). Endorectal sliding flap repair of complicated anterior anoperineal fistulas. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 31(1), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552564
Shemesh, Eli I. ; Kodner, Ira J. ; Fry, Robert D. et al. / Endorectal sliding flap repair of complicated anterior anoperineal fistulas. In: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1988 ; Vol. 31, No. 1. pp. 22-24.
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