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GAME REVIEW | "Sniper Elite V2" Given A Brilliant Remastering
It was on the second day of May in the year 2012 when Rebellion Developments put both Activision and Electronic Arts on notice. Up until that point, the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield were seen as the premier titles that gave players a true war-like experience. However, that's when Sniper Elite V2 first peered its head, delivering the one thing these two long-running franchises lacked: true battleground strategy. Seven years later, Rebellion's intense third-person shooter is given the remastered treatment, showcasing why this game still stands the tests of time.
A sequel to the first Sniper Elite title from 2005, V2 puts players back to the Battle of Berlin in April/May 1945. Lieutenant Karl Fairburne is sent to first assassinate German Major-General Hans von Eisenberg. However, during another mission, he comes across a plan revolving around the V-2 rockets, as well as the locations of the other scientists involved. As the only American soldier in the area, it's up to Fairburne to stop the rockets from launching, thereby keeping Germany from nabbing a victory that could spell trouble for the Allies.
This series isn't your run-and-gun kind of shooter; it's a game that requires great patience to fully be successful. Even on the easiest Cadet difficulty setting, Rebellion made sure that every moment is filled with challenges and a need to perfectly align yourself with the targets in the vicinity. Marking the targets, measuring the wind, and even finding that perfect hiding place will often take you as much time in a level as certain full campaigns of other war-based games. And it's this act of realism when it comes to being a sniper that makes it one of the most memorable franchises in its genre.
Sniper Elite V2 is a lot of things, but what it isn't is dumb. Like a game of chess, Rebellion has given us the true thinking man's shooter thanks to its on-par strategy and tension. Take one wrong shot, and your plan will be blown to smithereens. I lost count how many times I had to restart from the previous checkpoint, as every moment fighting against Nazis and Russian soldiers was filled with one challenge after another. Sometimes you luck out and have to fend off only a couple of them at a time; other moments you'll be swarmed with German soldiers as you grit your teeth and attempt to survive a brutal firefight.
Seven years later, this game truly stands out from even some of the newer war-based titles. While it does lack a few things like sneak attacks and other sorts of kills that Sniper Elite 3 added a couple of years later, it nevertheless delivers an experience that still feels very fresh and fun. Making a sweet kill will — of course — reward you with a slick slow-motion x-ray-presented look of where you enemy gets shot and falls to their death. Even after all of this time, those moments are always a thrill to bear witness to (especially when you get to shoot a Nazi's nut-sack off)!
A good sniper game requires great controls, and this remastering manages to give players a slick feeling in their fingers. Aiming, crawling, and pulling the trigger are as smooth here as they have been in previous installments of the Sniper Elite series. Honestly, you would have to intentionally mess around to muck up a shot, as the precision this game showcases is more on-point than others in its genre. Yes, it will take a bit to get some trick shots going, but even with just a little practice, you can be a stellar marksman on the battlefield.
The graphics are where the remastering truly shines, with the upgrade from Xbox 360 to Xbox One being very noticeable right at the get-go. From the x-ray shots to the rundown and blown-up buildings you crawl through, everything is captured with gorgeous detail in every frame. Its bombastic score knows when to keep things quiet or ramp up the tension, with exciting orchestrations that fit perfectly when things go haywire in battle. Also on-point are its sound effects, with the gunshots and explosions sounding just real and loud enough to be believable without making players deaf.
Its ten-hour main campaign can be played solo or co-op with a friend, giving way to having loads of fun with a pal in tow. In multiplayer, up to sixteen people can take part in Deathmatches, Capture the Flag, and some dog-tag collecting. Included with the remastering is ever bit of DLC from the older game, showcasing a collection of missions outside of the main story. And yes, that also means you'll get to kill Hitler again, an opportunity that never loses its luster!
Fun, intense strategy mechanics
Beautiful remastering, excellent controls
Shooting Nazis in the junk never gets old!
Lacks sneak attacks from other games in franchise
Not for impatient gamers
This remastering of Sniper Elite V2 is a reminder of why I put this franchise high on a gaming pedestal. Beautiful in as many ways as there're fun ways to tackle a mission, Rebellion Developments has re-crafted the game that put many other war-based video games to shame. While we wait for the next true installment in the series, Sniper Elite V2 Remastered will have zero issue scratching any sort of itchy trigger finger fans may have.
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Promotional consideration provided by Sinan Kubba of Rebellion Developments. Reviewed on the Xbox One.
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PCTEL Announces Termination of Share Repurchase Program
businesswire, April 2, 2020, 12:50 pm
PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCTI) announced that the Board of Directors has terminated the Company's previously announced share repurchase program. The Board of Directors does not presently intend to modify the Company's dividend policy.
"Given the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 virus and its impact on economic and market conditions, the Board determined that it is prudent to terminate the share repurchase program," said David Neumann, PCTEL's Chief Executive Officer. "Maintaining our strong balance sheet will allow PCTEL flexibility to address the unique and evolving challenges presented by the COVID-19 situation."
In connection with the termination of the share repurchase program, the Company has also terminated a plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that was in place to facilitate market repurchases.
Under the now terminated share repurchase program, the Company repurchased approximately 375,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2.0 million. Following these repurchases, the Company had approximately 18.5 million shares of common stock outstanding.
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THE SOIRÉE (FREE!)
If you're craving some warmth, and the camaraderie of a cozy evening with friends, then pop in on The Soirée. A blend of pretty pop melodies and soothing beats, not to mention uplifting lyrics that speak of summer days and young love, this Ottawa band offers a great time for music lovers and those who are just looking for some solid music to warm up to. Monday, Feb. 21. 9 p.m. The Manx, 370 Elgin St. http://thesoiree.net
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Kim Bolan from the Vancouver Sun is reporting that the police have busted another grow op bunker tied to the Hells Angels. This time in Langley. Similar to the one the recently busted in Mission that was run by a guy in Langley. Are there any grow ops in BC that the Hells Angels don't run? It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't trade all the BC Bud for cocaine in the US and sell it here as crack. Other than their violent monopoly on the local BC Bud trade of course.
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I'm running a little later than usual for me in posting today. Here's my Day 12 painting. Very bright to give you a warm feeling on a Monday.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my facebook page yesterday. Big response to the Day 11 bouquet.
If you'd like to see more of my paintings, please visit my Daily Paintworks Gallery.
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The yellow is great for this sunny day.
Nice and bright and sunny!
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Q: Setting random seed for final neural network model I'm a bit uncertain about the correct experimental procedure on when to set random seeds when training machine learning models with random components or initializations.
Let's say I had to create a supervised learning model for some classification task. To start, I would set a random seed for doing train/test splits, for cross-validation splits on the training set, and for model random states. This way all the results would be reproducible. Once that is done, I would take the best model from the cross-validation results and use that for the final model.
However, I am uncertain, when training the final model should I be setting the model's random state using the same random seed I used before? I find that in some cases when training the final model without setting the random state I get highly variable performance metrics on the test set.
Also, due to this issue should I have used several random seeds in the cross-validation phase and averaged the results or was the original approach fine?

A: There's a discussion if  Is random state a parameter to tune? There are known results of non-reproducible results of neural networks or reinforcement learning algorithms when using different seeds. One of the answers to the above thread applies to your question as well:

… As a consequence, random state values which performed well in the validation set do not correspond to those which would perform well in a new, unseen test set. Indeed, depending on the algorithm, you might see completely different results by just changing the ordering of training samples.

Yes, results depend on the seed, but you have no guarantee that the seed that worked for the cross-validation splits would work equally well for model trained on the whole data.

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2016 Secondary Schools Volleyball championships
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The 2nd academic term has begun and this is when the Sports Division will host several activities which target the secondary schools.
On Wednesday, January 13, 2016, the first championship for the term, the 2016 Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships for both boys and girls will commence.
Ten (10) teams have registered to take part in the female championship and they will be divided into two zones. The schools are the Goodwill Secondary School, Dominica Grammar School, Dominica State College, Pierre Charles Secondary School, Isaiah Thomas Secondary School, Portsmouth Secondary School, Castle Bruce Secondary School, St. Martin Secondary School, North East Comprehensive School and the Wesley High School.
Seven (7) teams will compete in the boys' championship which will be done on a round robin basis. They are the Dominica Grammar School, Dominica State College, Pierre Charles Secondary School, Isaiah Thomas Secondary School, Portsmouth Secondary School, Castle Bruce Secondary School and the North East Comprehensive School.
This year, the traditional ballorama amongst the Champion Houses at the beginning of the championships will not occur but rather, the championships will start off straightaway with matches.
As per the Schedule of Matches, on Wednesday January, 13th, four (4) matches are scheduled to take place. The Isaiah Thomas Secondary School will play host to both the female and the male teams of the Portsmouth Secondary School with matches starting at 2:00 pm and 3:30 pmrespectively.
At the Dominica Grammar School's hard court, the Dominica Grammar School's female team will come up against the Wesley High School at 2:00 pm whilst at 3:30 pm, it will be the boys of the Dominica Grammar School taking on the boys of the Castle Bruce Secondary School.
In the 2015 Championships, the Dominica State College won the male category whilst the Dominica Grammar School won the female category.
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The More You Ignore Me
Keith English
Mark Addy, Sally Phillips, Sheridan Smith
This offbeat comedy chronicles the relationship between a mentally ill mother, her daughter, and an obsession with Morrissey and The Smiths.
Alice (Ella Hunt) and her family are far from conventional. Residing in a cottage in rural Hertfordshire, Alice lives with her hippy-like father Keith (Mark Addy) and unpredictable mother, Gina (Sheridan Smith). Gina suffers from mental illness and is constantly floating in and out of Alice's life.
Gina's mental illness reaches new heights when her unhealthy obsession with the local weatherman intensifies, and she decides to climb naked on his roof holding Alice's pet guinea pig.
Gina is admitted to a local psychiatric hospital, leaving Alice in the hands of her irresponsible dad. She is left to fight the up-hill struggles of teenage life alone, all while worrying about her mentally ill mother.
One day, after watching The Smiths perform on an episode Top of the Pops, Alice is enlightened by their performance and develops an obsession with lead singer, Morrissey. Longing to salvage a relationship with her mum, Alice hatches a plan to reconnect with Gina. But what follows next could end up dividing the family even more…
A heart-warming comedy, The More You Ignore Me gives a resonating account of family life in 1980s rural England. An adaptation of the book by respected comedian and author Jo Brand, the film hosts a long list of familiar faces, including Sheridan Smith (Two Pints of Lager & A Packet of Crisps), Mark Addy (The Full Monty), Ella Hunt (Robot Overlords), and Ricky Tomlinson (The Royle Family).


Ok y'all, I know I say a lot of things are my favorites. However, there are so many things that qualify this dress as my actual favorite.
The list could go on and on. It's just so cute and fun! The only downside I can think of is how badly it wrinkles. The linen material causes this problem and unfortunately there's not much that can be done about it, especially after riding in the car for a while. However, I think the long list of pros far outweighs the one con!
This dress can be styled in several different ways for all kinds of occasions. My mom's first time wearing it was for a night out at the Florabama. My first time wearing it was for a day spent in Memphis with my husband and his sweet parents. My friend Emily who lives in Memphis gave me a fabulous list of suggestions of things we should do when planning a day in Memphis. We basically went from place to place based off of this screenshot I saved in my phone. I thought I would add it to this post just in case anyone ever plans on visiting Memphis and wants a solid list of suggestions. Thanks so much to Emily for such amazing recommendations!
We started our day out at Central BBQ for lunch. It was AMAZING. Other people clearly felt this way too, considering the line was wrapped around the building. It only took us about 15 minutes to get in though. Check out our plates below. Our first experience with Memphis barbecue could not have been better.
If you look closely at my photo of the restaurant sign above, you can see a sign for The Lorraine Motel in the background. This may be obvious to you, but in case you do not know, The Lorraine Motel is where Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated. The National Civil Rights Museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel. We did not go into the museum (although zillions of people were- the line was insane), but we walked around outside and Parker's parents told us about how they remember this happening when they were in school.
After checking out this area for a little while, we got into the car and drove past Beale Street. To say it was crowded would be an understatement. To us, it compared to Bourbon Street in New Orleans. We will definitely be back at some point.
We kept going past Beale Street and headed on to Overton Square, which is an entertainment district in the heart of Midtown. It looked like a fun place with lots of restaurants, bars, and shops. However, it was deserted. Every other place we had been to was beyond crowded, so we knew something had to be wrong when we saw so few people here. It didn't take us long to realize the power was out. There was a terrible storm the night before with winds over 100 mph. The same storm hit us in Southaven (30 minutes away), but it wasn't as severe as it was in Memphis. We decided to walk around for a little while, regardless of the power outage, because it was a neat place.
We left Overton Square after walking around for a little while, and we headed to Loflin Yard... no power again. By this point, I had started to get a migraine and the power outage was stopping us from getting into the places on our list, so we headed back to Southaven.
Emily sent me the following pictures to show what some of the storm damage looked like. Huge trees were uprooted, power lines were knocked down, fences were blown over, and power has been out in many places since Saturday night. Thankfully she got her power back last night, but many are still without power. Prayers for them!
We got back home earlier than scheduled, which was definitely helpful for recovering from a migraine. This little girl was such a sweet and concerned caretaker.
I was clearly long-winded today. There was just so much to say about my favorite dress and our trip to Memphis! You're a champ if you made it this far! Do you have any other suggestions of things we need to do in Memphis? We have got to get back there soon. There's just so much to do! Thanks so much for reading! Have a great day!


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Team Coach 21 The Object Of The Game
(As you may have noticed I am posting some recent blog posts in a new format, this one was mainly written by Styrling Strother when we collaborated on the blog)
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is. ~ Vince Lombardi
We call them tennis players, not tennis performers. The outcome of the match is never determined by a subjective judging scale. Perhaps he perceived value and potential of a player can be judged in this way. "When everything clicks, they are going to be great." "Those strokes look limited, and I don't think we are going to accept that player into our training, even though they are beating some of the more talented better trained players." These are some thoughts that I imagine go through the minds of many decision makers in our sport. This is what I see in my minds eye, and I have entertained those same notions myself. At USATennisCoach, we believe its misguided to ignore the most important object of the game: to win. We frame all of our teaching and training around providing a full tool kit of skills, mindset, fitness, strategy, logistics and every other factor that contributes to a winning environment for a team and individual players. Of course many of the skills of tennis take the form of technique, and we use technical solutions to tactical problems, but failing to discuss how to win a tennis match early on does not prepare our players minds early and often for how to compete and win.
The Eye Cannot See What the Mind Does Not Know. ~ Unknown
In my very earliest lessons with beginners, we have a discussion in regard to how to win a tennis match, and how to identify crosscourt and down the line shots. In the last two weeks, one of my students told me that she wants to be #1 in the world. That's awesome and we won't discuss realism until she is in middle school, or about two years from now. In our latest lesson, now that she is also attending drill sessions, we sat on the bench for a little talk. During that time, I asked her, "What is the object of any game?" She didn't understand at first, so I reiterated, "When you play a game, what are you trying to do?" She said after thinking a moment, "To play well?" I asked again, "Do you just want to play well, or something else?" She stated, "To win the game." Isn't that interesting how difficult that was, and it was probably also hard to read. I'm not sorry about that, because this is such a vital ingredient to training our player's minds to see what a match really is. I then told my young student that everything we do in our lessons is going to be about helping her win matches. We will do everything she needs at this level, and also train for future levels, so that when the time comes, she will have been doing those things for years and have a great comfort level.
From Styrling: Transforming the Practice Court to Win More Matches
Over the past year, I've been working with players ages 8-12 years old with the objective being to develop exceptional technique combined with learning the tactics needed to win more points. The idea of fusing both technical and tactical skills, synchronizing them so the player understands why and when to loop a high forehand or drive a backhand, is producing players with a higher tennis aptitude during match and tournament play. Over the past 3 months, our program in North Carolina has fielded more players in the finals of local tournaments than any other program. I don't say this in a bragging way, I say this because the concept is one that seems to have eluded many tennis training environments. I'm sharing this example to inspire more mindful play in your program. Our two main training concepts are: 1. Compete hard at all times in practice and on the weekends. 2. Always show your opponent respect by going after them in every practice and competition. We are having a lot of fun developing these young players and seeing them bond together each and every session during the week.
Exciting Breakthroughs Learning How to Win
One of my players who came about a month ago, and is age 10, just made his first tournament finals this past weekend since he started playing 2 years ago. He ended up playing another player in our weekly group. They competed with one another, with these instilled values and both enjoyed the idea that they had played hard to be the last two left going after the trophy! Young players love the game-based approach of learning, they thrive because of the element of fun built into it. Keeping score, playing for each point, never backing down, and doing their best each and every time they take the court. It's a winning mindset, one where you can win every time you play because you've decided that the journey of improving is the joy of winning. We are proud of our young players who've embraced the challenges of losing and winning points. They have embraced the idea that it takes dedication to have exceptional technique. These young players are discovering the art of the drop-shot, the lob, the approach and pass. It's not about just waiting for the ball from the baseline every single shot, it's about seizing the moment to move forward and take the ball early to pressure their friends and opponents to beat them with a better shot.
Styrling's Challenge to All Coaches
Coaches, keep up the great work you do, I'm challenging you reading this article to look at training your players with a bigger vision. Instead of isolating to an extreme degree technical skills, challenge players to learn to strike random shots with a tactical plan. Create a game format to teach the art of winning points with different shot combinations. I believe we are on the brink of a new generation of tennis players. Well-rounded players who find a way to win no matter what the score because they are training in creative and fun environments that challenge them to merge their technique with their strategy. Bill and I have a strong track record for having players who get in the game and stay in the game when compared to the 67% of all players who never play another tournament after their first one. We want you to also greatly improve your retention of players into and beyond the competitive phase!
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In essence it provides a mechanism to collect together things and then assemble them at some later point. The things in this case are functions. Since the introduction of Callables (or Closures) in PHP, life has changed a bit for the PHP dev. The anonymous function gives a freedom to do anything (PHP has always had that,) in a much simpler way.
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Diffuse coronary artery disease in diabetic patients. Fact or fiction?
A. C. Dortimer, P. N. Shenoy, R. A. Shiroff, D. M. Leaman, J. D. Babb, A. J. Liedtke, R. Zelis
To compare angiographically-determined coronary artery disease in diabetic patients with controls, 1,653 patients coming to cardiac catheterization were reviewed retrospectively to find 37 diabetic and 79 control patients matched for sex, age (±3 years), and risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and smoking). The severity of coronary artery disease was assessed using an angiographic grading system. The following results were obtained: 16 of 37 diabetic patients (43%) had three-vessel disease compared to 20 of 79 controls (25%). Seventy-six of 111 (68%) diabetic vessels were disease compared to 110 of 237 control vessels (46%) (P<0.005). The total coronary score reflecting total extent of disease for diabetic patients was 371 (mean 10.0±1.0 (SEM)) compared to 594 for controls (mean 7.5±0.7, P<0.01). Diabetic patients had a statistically similar number of diffusely diseased vessels as controls (28% vs 22%). There were only three of 76 diabetic vessels (4%) considered inoperable compared to seven of 110 (6%) control vessels. The authors conclude that diabetic patients with chest pain have more coronary artery disease than nondiabetics, but no more diffuse or inoperable disease.
https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.57.1.133
Dortimer, A. C., Shenoy, P. N., Shiroff, R. A., Leaman, D. M., Babb, J. D., Liedtke, A. J., & Zelis, R. (1978). Diffuse coronary artery disease in diabetic patients. Fact or fiction? Unknown Journal, 57(1), 133-136. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.57.1.133
Dortimer, A. C. ; Shenoy, P. N. ; Shiroff, R. A. ; Leaman, D. M. ; Babb, J. D. ; Liedtke, A. J. ; Zelis, R. / Diffuse coronary artery disease in diabetic patients. Fact or fiction?. In: Unknown Journal. 1978 ; Vol. 57, No. 1. pp. 133-136.
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>Jesus and Philosophy
>Jesus: Sources and Self-Understanding
Jesus and Philosophy
Introduction: Jesus and Philosophy
JESUS IN HIS FIRST-CENTURY THOUGHT CONTEXT
Jesus: Sources and Self-Understanding
Sipping from the Cup of Wisdom
The Jesus of the Gospels and Philosophy
Paul, the Mind of Christ, and Philosophy
JESUS IN MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
JESUS IN CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
1 - Jesus: Sources and Self-Understanding
Craig A. Evans
Paul K. Moser
Loyola University, Chicago
To come to any credible conclusion with respect to Jesus's self-understanding, one must have access to credible sources. Fortunately, such sources are available. Indeed, historians have a wealth of sources, whose great number poses almost as many problems as presents opportunities for productive critical research. The sources themselves must be critically sifted, following the canons recognized by historians in weighing the value of documents that survive from antiquity. Some of these canons are little more than common sense. Many of them are reflected in what Jesus researchers often refer to as the "criteria of authenticity."
The aim of the present chapter is twofold: (1) to identify and assess the sources that purport to impart information about the historical Jesus, and (2) to deduce from the most reliable sources what the historian can know about how Jesus understood himself and his mission.
SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORICAL JESUS
The late antique sources for Jesus fall into three categories: Christian, Jewish, and pagan. It is not always easy to decide which sources belong in which category. For example, although many scholars readily assign Gnostic writings to Christianity, I am inclined to assign most of them to paganism (more on this later). Moreover, there is some overlap between the Christian and Jewish categories, in that many early Christian sources also derive from Jewish authors and faith communities.
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By Craig A. Evans
Edited by Paul K. Moser, Loyola University, Chicago
Book: Jesus and Philosophy


Quentin Crisp's famous autobiography The Naked Civil Servant.
212 pages, in English. Published by Penguin Books in 1997 (originally published in 1968). Paperback.
We have one copy of this book. It is in acceptable condition and contains annotations in ink.


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Q: How to plot Riemann intervals with density function in R? I would like to have Riemann intervals underneath the following plot in R,
x <- seq(0,1,0.01)

t <- dbeta(x,0.5,0.5)

plot(x,t, type='l')

I have tried with hist(), and barplot() but I have not succeeded yet.

A: If by "Riemann intervals" you mean a partition of rectangles fitting under your curve and whose total area is an approximation of the integral of said curve, then it might be what you're looking for:
x <- seq(0,1,0.01)
t <- dbeta(x,0.5,0.5)
plot(x,t, type='l')
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when they are of no use, you do the same as charitable persons do with their old clothes. You give them to the poor. Those rights that appear to be useless in their place are sent abroad, along with medicine and clothes, to people deprived of medicine, clothes, and rights. It is in this way, as the result of this process, that the Rights of Man become the rights of those who have no rights, the rights of bare human beings subjected to inhuman repression and inhuman conditions of existence. They become humanitarian rights, the rights of those who cannot enact them, the victims of the absolute denial of right. For all this, they are not void. Political names and political places never become merely void. The void is filled by somebody or something else. … If those who suffer inhuman repression are unable to enact Human Rights that are their last recourse, then somebody else has to inherit their rights in order to enact them in their place. This is what is called the "right to humanitarian interference" — a right that some nations assume to the supposed benefit of victimized populations, and very often against the advice of the humanitarian organizations themselves. The "right to humanitarian interference" might be described as a sort of "return to sender": the disused rights that had been sent to the rightless are sent back to the senders.
So, to put it in Leninist terms: what the "Human Rights of suffering Third World victims" actually means today, in the predominant Western discourse, is the right of Western powers themselves to intervene — politically, economically, culturally, militarily — in Third World countries of their choice on behalf of the defense of Human Rights. A reference to Lacan's formula of communication (in which the sender gets back from the receiver-addressee his own message in its inverted — that is, true — form) is absolutely relevant: in the reigning discourse of humanitarian interventionism, the developed West is, in effect, getting back from the victimized Third World its own message in its true form. And the moment Human Rights are depoliticized in this way, the discourse about them has to resort to ethics: reference to the prepolitical opposition of Good and Evil has to be mobilized. Today's "new reign of Ethics," clearly discernible in, for example, Michael Ignatieff's work, thus relies on a violent gesture of depoliticization, of denying the victimized other any political subjectivization.
Slavoj Žižek, The Parallax View (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2006), 339, 341.


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Bold Predictions: New Orleans Saints VS. Jacksonville Jaguars
by Gareth Crosby
The Saints travel to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars in a week 6 match-up in their second game against an AFC South opponent. The Saints (4-1), and the Jaguars (2-3), are both being led by their teams backup quarterback to different degrees of success, and both very well could be playing their way to a starting job next season. The Saints have been undefeated with Bridgewater as the starter, and every week his play continues to improve as he gains more confidence in running the offense. In the first game of the season Jaguars QB Nick Foles went down, and it appeared their season went with him, but in his absence 6th round rookie draft pick Gardner Minshew has stepped up, and brought some life back to the team.
The Jaguars style of play has always been to smother with great defense, and control the game clock with a ground and pound offensive approach. But, with the outstanding play of QB Minshew, and two LSU standouts RB Leonard Fournette, and WR DJ Chark on offense the team has seen a change in their identity with their offense being in the top 6 of the league. On the other side of the ball the defensive unit has seen regression this year, as their all pro CB Jalen Ramsey has missed most of the season with a "back," injury. The defense is obviously not the same without him, and they've fallen to the bottom of the league giving up the 9th most yards per game. After a heart to heart talk with the team owner Ramsey did return this week to practice, and is listed as questionable for the game Sunday.
When Drew Brees runs the offense for the Saints it's always a sure bet the team will be in the top 5 of the league in all offensive categories, but after Teddy Bridgewater replaced an injured Brees, it was not likely he was going to be able to put up the numbers we have become accustomed to seeing Brees put up. But, coach Sean Payton, has shown that he can still win games without always putting up gaudy numbers, as he adjusted the offense to maximize Bridgewater's strengths. Not just the offense, but the entire team has had to step up their play if they were going to win. The defense led by all world DE Cameron Jordan, has shown they were up for the challenge. The defense continues to improve each week, and really look like they are starting to gel together. The unit has shut down 2 of the top receivers in the league the past 2 games, and have one of the best pass rushing attacks in the league.
This game has the potential to see all kinds of different things and go in all kinds of different directions. It could easily turn into a shootout, a foot race, or a defensive battle, no one truly knows, but the crystal ball. So, once again it has come that time of the week we take a look into the crystal ball and see what predictions lay ahead.
Minshew mania quiets down.
Minshew mania is alive and quite well, the team is even giving out 35,000 mustaches to the fans to sport during the game. Garner Minshew's play has put him in talks for the Rookie of the Year award, with his 9 touchdowns and no interceptions on the season. Minshew, has been playing well over his head, and this week will be his first week he looks like a rookie, as the Saints defense proves to be to much for him. The mustache is not going to be enough this week to save him from Cameron Jordan. 175 yards ( most of those coming in garbage time), 0 TDs, and he will thrown not only his 1st interception of the season, but his 2nd interception as well.
Saints defense outplays the Jaguars defense.
Even if Jalen Ramsey suits up for the Jags, I still expect the Saints defense to overwhelm the Jags offense. The Saints will shut down Fournette, and force Minshew to beat them. Minshew, has not really spread the ball around that much outside of throwing to his favorite receiver DJ Chark, and if trends are a thing Marshon Lattimore will do his Houdini impression again making Chark disappear for the game.
Jared Cook has a big day.
Last week we finally started seeing Cook getting worked into the offense, and with Michael Thomas single handily beating the Bucs last week by himself the Jags will probably throw everything they have at stopping him. The offense needs other play-makers to step up, and with Thomas geting all the attention Cook should be open most of the time. Cook will finish the day with 6 receptions, 73 yards, and 1 TD.
Wil Lutz will kick the game winner.
This game will most likely not be a high scoring game, with the score being somewhere in the low 20's with every yard and point fought hard for. Teddy will manage the game perfectly, and put the team in place to win with a chip shot from Wil "Clutch" Lutz. The Saints will improve to 5-1 and head to Chicago to complete a 2 game road trip. Saints 25 Jaguars 24 WHODAT!!!
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Liverpool transfer news – Sergio Ramos update, Door open to Kylian Mbappe exit, Loic Bade eyed – Liverpool Echo
MIlner could still play in the Premier League at 40
James Milner of Liverpool
He's already the elder statesman in the Liverpool squad among the outfield players but at 35 remains one of the fittest players at the club and James Milner has been backed to be able to turn out in the Premier League when he's 40.
His former Manchester City team-mate Micah Richards described Milner as "One of my favourite people in the world" in a wide-ranging interview with BBC Sport in which he sings the Reds veteran's praises.
He says:
Liverpool's Premier League form has been poor since the turn of the year, but one of the reasons I don't think this blip will last much longer is because of the leaders in their dressing room.
My old Manchester City team-mate James Milner is a great example of that. I know exactly what he will have been saying before, during and after their games – whether he has been playing or not.
A lot of the time these days, when people rate players and talk about what they bring to a team, they just look at their stats for passes, assists or goals.
But if you just base your opinion of Milner on those numbers throughout his career, then you won't get the full picture – not even close.
I get asked a lot about different players by people who ask what they're really like, but Milner – or Milly as I know him – is just a brilliant person to be around – one of my favourite people in the world in fact.
He turned 35 last week and is only a couple of years older than me. I got to know him through our time together playing for England Under-21s, and I always looked up to him.
I have been around some unbelievable players at club and international level, but he is one of the most inspirational people I have met.
On top of that, he was always there for you if you needed him. I could ring him at midnight if I needed to, and I knew he would answer the phone.
The fact he is so approachable is probably the biggest compliment I can pay him. It makes it so much easier for everyone to connect with him and pick his brains, especially younger players.
On how long Milner might continue, Richards adds:
Whenever I'm asked about the level of professionalism every player should aspire to, I use him as the example. He doesn't drink alcohol and he is probably fitter now than I was in my prime.
There's no sign of him stopping, either. He left City for Liverpool in 2015 for more game time, and he still has that hunger.
Like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he is one of those players who can just keep on going. I honestly think Milner could still be playing in the Premier League aged 40, if he wants to.
Burnley v Manchester United: Premier League – live! – The Guardian
Roman Abramovich wants Avram Grant back at Chelsea in radical shake-up – Mirror Online
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goalscorer in football history – Sky Sports
Netflixs Dream Home Makeover stars Syd and Shea McGee announce theyre expecting their third child – Daily Mail
European roundup: Real Madrid crash out of Copa del Rey to third-tier side – The Guardian
Huddersfield 0-1 Millwall: Scott Malone hits Lions winner – Sky Sports
Jurgen Klopp issues Virgil van Dijk Liverpool injury update as Wijnaldum replacements identified – Liverpool Echo


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Windel Bolinget belongs to the Kankanaey and Bontok indigenous peoples in Mountain Province. He has been an environment defender and human rights activist for more than half of his life. To date, he served the CPA for 23 years as Education Commission Officer, Secretary General… Read More »Message of Solidarity – from Billie Pierre and Nlaka' Pamux/Saulteaux nations on the trumped-up charge against Windel Bolinget and the Cordillera People's Alliance (CPA)
The Vancouver and Distruct Labour Council (VDLC) sent a letter to the office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on January 6, 2021, in support of the release of several unionists and labour organizers who were arrested in the Philippines on December 10th 2020, on International… Read More »Vancouver Labour Council Calls For Release Of Imprisoned Unionists In The Philippines
Reference persons:Patricia Lisson, Chair, ICHRP-CanadaDoug Booker, Secretary-General, ICHRP-Canada 16 December 2020 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines – Canada (ICHRP-Canada), vehemently condemns as reports of red tagging, killings and mass arrests of human rights defenders and activists continue to pour in. ICHRP-Canada… Read More »ICHRP-Canada Statement on the Killings of Dr. Mary Rose and Edwin Sancelan
Reference persons:Patricia Lisson, Chair, ICHRP-CanadaDoug Booker, Secretary-General, ICHRP-Canada December 15, 2020 ICHRP-Canada strongly deplores the mass arrest of trade union organizers, Dennise Velasco of Defend Jobs Philippines, Romina Astudillo, Deputy Secretary-General of Kilusang Mayo Uno-Metro Manila, Mark Ryan Cruz, Regional Executive Committee of KMU-Metro Manila,… Read More »ICHRP-Canada Statement on the Human Rights Day Mass Arrest of Union Organizers
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From December 1st to 10th, ICHRP-Canada will be holding 10 Days of Solidarity for the Philippines! We'll be highlighting our campaigns, sharing information about the human rights situation in the Philippines, and hosting three online events. We'll also be holding a country-wide day of action… Read More »Announcing ICHRP-Canada's 10 days of solidarity with the Philippines!
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International Human Rights Day 2019
In 2019, the Philippines has continued its slide towards authoritarianism, placing human rights defenders and government critics and all those working to improve the lives of ordinary Filipinos in grave danger. As we mark International Human Rights Day, we denounce the human rights tragedy that we see unfolding in the Philippines.
Every day, the situation appears to become graver with new measures by the Duterte Regime to oppress, harass and murder social and human rights activists. Martial Law has effectively been expanded beyond Mindanao to cover many areas of the Central Philippines including Negros, Samar, Leyte and Sothern Luzon. The apparatus of the government under Duterte is increasingly controlled and coordinated by military and ex-military officials giving it a junta character similar to the brutal regime of Ferdinand Marcos. Many Filipinos are worried the Duterte government is laying the ground for open authoritarian rule with its "shoot-to-kill" and arbitrary arrest policies.
Political and drug related killings and arbitrary arrests continued unabated through 2019. Amnesty International reported in July of this year that in the three years since President Rodrigo Duterte unleashed the crackdown almost 27,000 people have been killed in either police anti drug operations or by unknown perpetrators. In addition, Karapatan reported that over 1,000 civilians were killed in military actions related to the War on Terror in Marawi City; over 222 political killings; 111 documented instances of torture; 85,236 victims of threat, harassment and intimidation; 368,391 who have suffered due to indiscriminate firing and aerial bombing; and 447,963 internally displaced who were subject to forced evacuation (Dec. 10, 2018).
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New MD appointment for NHS Leadership Academy
Jason Brewster
Jan Sobieraj to take on leadership challenge.
Jan Sobieraj has been appointed to the role of Managing Director at the NHS Leadership Academy – the new, national hub created to develop outstanding leadership in health to improve people's health and their experience of the NHS.
He brings with him more than 30 years of management experience, including 13 years as a chief executive in different NHS organisations and many years working in partnership with leaders, staff and trade unions to improve healthcare for patients.
Jan said: "I was there when the idea of the NHS Leadership Academy was conceived and I'm delighted that I'm now here to be part of its development.
"The NHS is operating in a world which is changing at a scale and pace never seen before. The challenges we face in delivering an NHS fit for the future will not be addressed by tweaking around the edges. We need industrial levels of transformation and innovation – and it is outstanding leadership that will deliver this change for us. It's an incredibly exciting and challenging opportunity."
Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive designate of the NHS Commissioning Board, said: "I am delighted to welcome Jan to this exciting and important position in the NHS Leadership Academy and to his taking us forward in this new era of leadership development for the NHS. Jan has worked in every part of the NHS system and has seen great examples of leadership as well as those areas where we know we can do better. He knows what works and what doesn't. Great leaders create working climates where people working with them feel engaged, empowered and satisfied. This is the kind of leadership that the Academy will develop in the NHS and indeed exemplify itself, with Jan's leadership."
Mike Farrar, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, said: "I would like to congratulate Jan on his new role.
"The NHS Confederation recognises the important role that good leadership plays in the delivery of high quality patient care. That is why we have made leadership one of our key work priorities.
"We look forward to working with Jan and the NHS Leadership Academy to help establish collaborative and innovative approaches to healthcare, and embrace the talent and ideas of our future leaders."
Jan will lead the Academy to progress into a world class national centre designed to produce and inspire outstanding leadership in the NHS, with a continual focus on improving people's health and their experience of the NHS.
The Academy brings together for the first time all the national activity supporting leadership development in health and NHS funded services.
It will set the standards for leadership, based on the Leadership Framework which many professions and organisations already use, ensuring there is a consistent, professional, approach to leadership built in to career development. It will work with individuals at different stages in their careers and from different professions and backgrounds, ensuring NHS leaders are more representative of the communities and workforce they serve. It will work with new and existing organisations from across the NHS system, supporting local capacity and capability and developing leaders with more breadth and different approaches, to deliver the industrial levels of innovation the NHS needs. And it will run national programmes, such as NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme and NHS Top Leaders.
Jan was appointed after having served in the post of Managing Director for NHS and Social Care Workforce at the Department of Health from July 2011. He was originally seconded from the NHS to the Department of Health in 2010 as Director of Leadership.
Before that he had been a Chief Executive in different NHS organisations for 13 years. These included NHS Sheffield (a primary care trust), Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and an NHS Trust in Lincolnshire providing community and mental health services.
In addition to his health service experience, he has also held a number of senior general management positions in the social housing sector and has worked in the private sector.
He is a Visiting Senior Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University as well as Governor of the Health Foundation and previously Chair of the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Leadership Group.
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It's a culture, not a costume.
How ironic – "Boho" is a culture, not a style.
Because we go to a Catholic school, we know what the Eucharist means and how important it actually is. Now imagine people eating the sacred Eucharist on a day-to-day basis like a bag of Doritos, as if it were normal and acceptable.
What the heck, right? If something holds a lot of spiritual value to me, having an ignorant person treat it like it's worthless is aggravating. This type of disregard towards the various cultures and different customs of our world today is what has caused appropriation of culture.
Cultural appropriation is the act of a dominant group exploiting a culture that has been historically oppressed or was a targeted minority. And in some cases, it occurs with little understanding of the minority's history, experience and traditions.
Manipulating sacred objects and turning them into cheap costumes or fashion accessories does not only stereotype the culture or religion, but it strips away its important meaning.
That may be true, but not all cultures exploit what they take. While many cultures have acquired traditions from others, much of the cultural appropriation we see stems from the idea of "white privilege" — that those of European descent receive special economic, social and political privileges.
The issue of cultural appropriation mostly comes down to its origin. For instance, when Europeans came to colonize North America, millions of Native Americans were either brutally killed or forced to leave their customs and practices. In modern times, some of European ancestry flaunt war bonnets or headdresses like accessories claiming it's "boho." And the list goes on — bindis, saris, kimonos, et cetera.
The colonization done by Europeans around the world automatically puts them in a favored status, which makes their culture more powerful. By stealing other cultures, this dominant group is classified as innovative and powerful while the oppressed group continues to face negative stereotypes.
It's okay to sing along to the music you please, just remember where it comes from and don't take it for your own.
This applies even to popular artists such as Katy Perry, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus who have all been guilty of stereotyping a culture and perpetuating solely Western views.
Now, there's a difference between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange. Appropriation is an unequal exchange between Western culture and a marginalized culture. However, when there's an equitable exchange between any two cultures, both cultures engage in each other's ideas and customs in a respectful and humble manner. When it's a misrepresentation of another culture's views, that's when it crosses the line.
There's a fine line between what is and isn't cultural appropriation. So many things have been tossed and mixed together to make up the Western culture that we live in today. When something is labeled as cultural appropriation, it all comes down to the ancient history of exploitation done from a dominant group to a minority group. Think of it this way: using someone's culture to satisfy a personal need is a matter of superiority and therefore wrong and unfair to the victimized culture.
So if you're feeling guilty that you've been one of the many who's appropriated a culture, don't. If anything may seem controversial or you don't seem to know much about a culture you are representing, get the facts straight before undermining a minority. Learn from your mistakes, keep your mind open and listen to the people who aren't always given a voice.


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Home Todays story Mehbooba shifted to MA Road under tight security
Mehbooba shifted to MA Road under tight security
32 political leaders to be shifted to MLAs hostel
Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Nov 15: Former Chief Minister and president of People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, was today shifted to Maulana Azad Road bungalow from Cheshmashahi hut where she was under detention since August this year. And 32 political leaders who are under detention at Centaur hotel are being shifted to MLAs hostel Maulana Azad Road in a couple of days.
Mehbooba along with around 150 mainstream political leaders and workers were arrested in August this year ahead of abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A of Indian Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and division of the State into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
She was first to put under house arrest at Fair View, Gupkar at her official residence and later shifted to nearby Hari Niwas and then to Cheshmashahi hut. There was no heating arrangement at Cheshmashahi hut and due to onset of early winter and last week's heavy snowfall she was shifted out of the hut this afternoon.
Sources said that Mehbooba was informed this morning that she has to be shifted out from Cheshmashahi but she told jailers that let it be in the afternoon. When they came again in the afternoon to shift her, she asked for the Government order under which she was to be shifted out", they said.
Later the order from the District Magistrate Srinagar was served to her and it was shown to Mehbooba who was later shifted to Bungalow No. 6 at Maulana Azad Road, Srinagar.
The Special Services Group (SSG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and police personnel from security wing were deployed at the Bungalow and arrangements have been made for their stay. The Bungalow is highly guarded and has heating arrangement unlike that of Cheshmashahi hut.
However, former Chief Minister and vice president of National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah may be kept at Hari Niwas where there is proper heating arrangement.
And 32 political leaders of NC, PDP and People's Conference who are under detention in Centaur hotel on the banks of Dal lake are being shifted to MLA hostel at the MA Road, Srinagar in a couple of days. The leaders including General Secretary of NC, Ali Mohammad Sagar, chairman of Peoples Conference, Sajjad Lone and senior leader of PDP Naeem Akhtar.
The administration was contemplating to shift 32 political leaders there after they received a bill for over Rs 3 crore for their stay in the hotel. Government was looking for alternate detention centre for them. Since MLAs hostel was occupied by the former legislators from Jammu province and some Corporators, they were looking for other options. However, they have now evicted former legislators and Coporators from MLAs hostel as it is cheap and secure.
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