Flexing It® | Legal essentials while freelancing: Tip #1, Get the contract right!
Legal essentials while freelancing: Tip #1, Get the contract right!
The essence of working as a freelance professional is to leverage one's expertise to deliver impact and value to clients, while retaining more control. To be able to do this well and in a liberated manner one must however get the basics in place, starting with framing the right contract. In this short piece, we highlight the basic legal requirements of framing a contract as an independent professional, whether you are a consultant, part-time faculty, content writer, or any kind of freelancer.
# The first priority is to decide whether you want to grant an unconditional right to your client to modify your work or do you want to have a copyright/ limited license on any work which you will be sharing with your client. Most corporate clients would prefer unconditional rights, and do think through upfront whether you are comfortable giving the client intellectual property rights over your work.
# In case you are giving them unconditional rights, you can restrict the transfer rights till you receive the payment in order to protect your monetary interests. This term is referred to as the full assignment term. That is, post full payment, the ownership of your work is assigned to the client.
# Specific aspects can also be relevant depending on the nature of your work. In case you are a writer, one should clearly mention that your work shall be free from plagiarism and be original output. In case you are working as a part-time faculty or doing any part-time financial work then make sure that the contract is not such which establishes an employer-employee relationship. In case of overseas clients, applicability of RBI provisions, FEMA Act also should be considered if applicable.
# One needs to have clarity on the applicability of indirect taxes on professional consultancy. In case the gross receipts from the consultancy services to an Indian company exceeds Rupees ten Lakh in any financial year (e.g., 1 April'13 to 31 March'14 then there be a requirement for applying for a service tax number and the same is applicable @12.36%. The service tax so collected has to be deposited in the government treasury every quarter. This also implies that if 10 Lakh gross receipts mark is not crossed, then this clause shall not be applicable.
# The implication of service tax also is that you will need to include the same in your invoice to clients and agree this upfront. Failure to do so may imply the tax component needing to be netted out from your fees.
# The payment terms, time frame for delivery should be mentioned in the contract with utmost clarity. Also, in case of any dispute between the two parties, the jurisdiction should be mentioned. In case of clients from different countries, the professional should keep the jurisdiction in the Indian city in which he/she is located.
# Lastly, the contract should have concise terms regarding the period of the contract, lock-in period if any and termination terms in case any party is dissatisfied with the other. If it is a onetime contract, it should be mentioned that contract can be terminated by a written notice to the other party but both the parties will complete what was agreed to be done. The terms should be precise and accurate and all the information about both the parties should be correct. In case of a new client, one can request for an advance payment as well.
We hope the tips outlined above will help establish clear professional terms with clients and also protect your interests as an independent professional. Clarifying the legalities upfront can help reduce ambiguity and distrust and establish the basis for a productive relationship with clients.


'm a big traveler. I used to live in several countries: born in Poland but for last 8 years i've lived in the UK, a few years in Sweden and also one year in Korea. Currently I live and work in the UK. I like being active, trying new things, traveling and discovering the world and living life like an adventure. I'm also very family-oriented and caring so I'd like to meet someone to build a fulfilling and happy relationship together.


The aim of this document is to focus on the system controls for password self service to enable you to consider how best to design and configure SAP GRC Password Self Service in your environment. This topic was raised as part of feedback in the document Password Self Service & End User Logon Configuration – AC10 by Leo and requested as part of the GRC Collaboration Project. If you are interested in specific configuration steps, please refer to Leo's document or search SCN space for your requirements.
The scope of the document is SAP standard configuration specific to the SAP GRC component. If anyone would like to add suggestions on how to add additional security layers (tokens, SSO, etc) please add your comments in the section below for discussion.
A PSS tool needs to go through the basic process which includes verifying the identity of the user before the password can be issued. A critical design requirement for PSS is the ability to prevent an intruder masquerading as a valid user to obtain access to their account. Within GRC, there is more than way one to achieve this.
The above diagram is a conceptual view of the complete steps if all Password Self Service configuration steps are activated. Below is a summary on the intention of each step and impact if they are not used.
This is not so much a step in GRC configuration but recognises that network security will determine if the HTTP service for End User Login is Internet Facing. Assuming GRC system access is only accessible via internal network access, you have limited potential intruders to those who have network access. It has been included to recognise network perimeter security has a part in the GRC solution but will not be discussed in this document.
The GRC End User Logon functionality utilises a SAP Service Account to authenticate access for the HTTP service. This means, a SU01 Service Username and password is stored against the SICF web services and the end users do not require a SAP GRC account. The positive of this functionality is that end users do not need to be set up in SAP GRC component (simplify maintenance as well as license cost).
GRC makes use of Data Sources for User Authentication, Search and Details for end user functionality. Data Sources are configured via the GRC IMG (transaction SPRO) based on the use of connectors defined in the Integration Framework. Synchronisation jobs are then executed to import the user details. The End User Log-in page can be configured to force authentication against a specific data source. This means, when the user accesses End User Logon functionality, they will required to enter their password for a system defined in the authentication configuration (such as Active Directory or SAP ERP/ECC) and a real-time call is performed to authenticate the user. It is possible to use SAP GRC as an authentication system as well – although this would defeat the purposes in End Users not requiring a SAP GRC account.
Ultimately, the initial password or URL to retrieve password is sent to the user's email address. If the email account is secured this prevents the intruder from accessing the account. However, if intruder has access to the user's network login then this line of defense is broken.
This creates a catch-22 situation where the user needs to know their password to request a password they cannot remember. For example, if the user cannot remember their ECC password and that is why they need to use PSS then your solution will not work if you require them to authenticate with their ECC password.
Data Sources configuration for Authentication would require more than one data source to provide back-up or Verification will need to be set to NO (refer back to Risk 1). If multiple data sources are used, you will need to consider user training impacts and update the login screen to provide some instructions. One possibility is to configure the Active Directory as a data source for authentication as users would need their network password to login to their computer.
Password as an authentication method has a risk of an intruder obtaining it through social engineering means or User writing their password down or disclosing it.
Training users in the risk and consequences of sharing passwords or disclosing them to others is necessary to mitigate this risk.
A call to the plug-in system is performed to retrieve and validate password (synchronisation jobs do not store the other system passwords in GRC).
Implement strong system security controls. If using Active Directory connector, ensure a secure port is used for communication. Protect the system to system communication through secure network communication (SNC) to prevent eavesdropping as password will no be sent in clear text.
The service user account should also be restricted for permissions in the plug-in system to limit S_RFC access.
Challenge Response provides another way for a user to prove their identity through providing answers to pre-configured questions. The system issues a challenge (secret question) to which the user must respond (provide their answer). These questions and answers are stored in GRC tables with the answers in hashed form.
Challenge Response requires a registration step in which the use must provide this information. System configuration can provide template/global questions and the user can also create their own.
Removal of challenge-response means there is one less security layer for password self service. This risk is reduced if you have End User Verification set to YES and/or can rely on the protection of the email account.
Depending on the question, an intruder may be able to guess or obtain the answer. For example, if the challenge is the user's pet name, date of birth, etc, an intruder may know this information already or be in a position to obtain it (social media, access to and misuses of HR information).
GRC configuration can be used to limited questions to pre-defined Administrator questions only. User will not have the option to create questions. They will be required to register and provide their answers.
Users need to be educated to choose questions and answers that are not publicly available. System Administrators can preview the challenge questions (answers are hashed but table should also be protected from access in SE16) and also system configuration can limit question creation to administrators only. Administrators are then in a position to set appropriate questions.
An intruder may guess the answers to the questions without using social engineering tactics. For example, if the challenge includes questions such as 'What is your date of birth?'; 'Where were you born?'; 'What is your pet's name?', an intruder may have access to that information via social networks, knowledge about the user or even information user keeps on their desk.
The GRC Configuration allows you to specify the number of questions as well as attempts. To reduce the risk of guess-work, minimise the number of attempts and maximise the number of questions.
For example, only allow 3 attempts at an incorrect answer and require the user to answer 4 questions. The specific numbers needs to be weighted against usability – the actual user may struggle to remember that many questions (i.e. it is technically impossible to have up to 100 question but would that be feasible?).
Alternatively, train users to disregard the actual question and answer something different. Therefore, if the intruder knew the answer the question, they would still be incorrect. I found this idea in a news article (unable to locate source). However, in practise, this might be confusing for the user and make the solution unworkable.
Questions and Answers by the user in the registration process are stored in table GRACQUESTION. Answers are stored in hash value.
GRC table GRACQUESTION must be restricted to prevent users from downloading and reverse-engineering the hash values.
If a user has not registered their questions for Password Self Service then an intruder could access the account, register questions and then use those answers to request a password reset.
End User Verification would require the intruder to know the password for authentication. Secondly, there is still reliance on email address access being restricted. If you cannot rely on email address, then Verification should be used in the initial step.
Once a user has proven their identity (End User Logon or Challenge Response) they can now select the system they require a password reset for. Users will only see the systems for which PSS has been enabled (IMG configuration controls this) and the user has access to. In this document, the example of SAP ECC has bee chosen. Therefore, a BAPI is called via RFC connection to reset the user password.
Protect the system to system communication through secure network communication (SNC) to prevent eavesdropping as password will no be sent in clear text. The service user account should also be restricted for permissions in the plug-in system to limit S_RFC access.
Weak passwords can be guessed.
User RZ10 system parameters and PRGN_CUST table settings to control the length and complexity of the initial password as well as the validity before password expires. Use of security policy can be implemented to differentiate rules for difference user groups but this will not apply to the initial password set by GRC.
If End User Verification is not used (no password) there is risk that users could request reset of password for System/Services accounts. The user is unlikely to receive an email with the password information, however, system functionality will fail. For example, if the user for PSS password (stored in SICF) is reset then no users will have access to PSS.
Accounts with a lock status of 128 (refer source system table USR02 for UFLAG field) will be automatically unlocked as part of the password reset.
All other lock statuses are deliberate actions by a system administrator. The GRC PSS functionality has an inherent system control to check lock status and prevent password reset/unlock. Users will receive an error message (refer to Can Password Self Service unlock User?) Accounts with a Administrator lock need to be handled via the ARQ workflows.
SAP GRC component will generate an email and send the login details to the user. System configuration can control if the password is specified in the email or if a URL is embedded instead. The URL example has been shown in this diagram.
Do not include the password in the email but send the URL link instead (as depicted in this scenario). Refer to section below for URL link and Password Change.
Limit configuration in transaction SCOT to specific domains only. Therefore, users will need to have a company email address. This solution will not work if your users have external accounts. You will also need to ensure the data sources for the user details contain the correct email address as per these rules.
Transaction SOST allows you to see email communication sent by the GRC system as well as forward the message to another account.
The GRC configuration allows you to choose send a password URL link or the actual password. This is set within the configuration for User Provisioning. As part of sending URL link only, you will need to specify how long the link is valid for before it expires. If Yes is chosen,the initial password is sent to the user. If no is set, the user receives an email with the URL to launch to then obtain the password.
At the end of this process, the user is now able to login with the initial password and change it. The change password rules adhere to the plug-in system configuration (USR40 password dictionary, RZ10 configuration parameters and security policy). These rules are not specific to GRC but based on SAP login sequence.
When you design your PSS process you need to choose the appropriate combination of steps for your organisation. At a minimum, you must define at least one step where you have confidence that only the user will know the information. This may be the Initial Logon, Challenge Response or Email.
Feedback and suggestions are encouraged, Please add your comments below – especially if you can contribute any more risks that should be considered as part of the PSS design process.
Excellent document !! I was checking one issue raised regarding PSS and your document was just there to help!!
We are facing one Risk related to PSS, which you may want to add. We are using SU01 as Data source, hence not practical to have authentication tuned on. Also, end users will have issue with registration etc, so challenge question was no no. We relied upon mail. But big issue is – if someone resets the password of system User IDs, systems using that ID will come to a halt, as RFC and other communications won't work !! Do you think any of work around for this, or only enhancement is an option?
Have you looked at placing the Service User in a special User Group and limiting authorisation for S_USER_GRP? If you test this out, I can update the document?
Excellent document….I had some confusions of PSS and was planning to collect all the discussions and build a document for PSS….well, I dont need to do it anymore…Can't ask for more on PSS…..Great work and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
But, a small doubt: In one of your previous post, you mentioned user should be of type system and here it is service and few people mentioning the same as internet user.
1) Should I use Service or System user?
2) Is Internet User and Service User one and the same?
Thank you so much for quick reply with a solution !! Yes, I tested it and it is working!!
another – All Groups + All Activity except 78.
Just to update you, there is one issue in this solution, that it is highly dependent on User Group being selected correct and existing ones being maintained same way. So we are considering enhancement option to restrict Non-Dialog users.
Have I misunderstood – what is your enhancement trying to achieve?
The User Group authorization restriction will work only when we put the User Group correctly at all places. If GRC10 is being implemented now. Back end systems are already in place and number of them are quite big, there is a chance that SYSTEM/ COMMUNICATION/SERVICE User IDs are not properly placed in correct user Group which we have restricted. In that case it will be easy to reset the password if authentication is also turned off and User Group wrongly maintained.
Also, while creating request for new non-dialog users, if we don't put the correct user group, same issue will occur. So when we proposed this solution, client didn't want to have this gap.
So we think of an enhancement where system will check the User Type and only Type Dialog will be allowed to pass through password self-service check.
I hope it clarifies the requirement.
Could you give me some information, where you put those S_USER_GRP.
Is this in Service User ( Guest in SICF) of in WF-Batch.
The option 'register Self-service questions', appears every time in EUL. So, any user can login through other user id, and register new answer, either by resetting User/Admin questions.
Do you mean the link appears on the End User Logon screen?. If so, you could look at configuring the screen to remove the links? If challenge response for questions is not being used, you could also deactivate the service in SICF so noone can launch it.
I have one issue which I just tested. If the user is locked by Administrator on the ERP side it does not allow to reset the users password, it gives message "Password reset failed – User is locked". This is perfect.
However if the user is locked by "Too many incorrect logon attempts" It allows to reset the password and on the change logs I see the System user unlocked the user and reset the password.
What is the control here? How do we avoid this from happening.
Users can perform PSS when their account is locked due to incorrect logon?
If it's issue 1 then they way to manage this is a dedicated/cut down system user for PSS. Therefore, any changes appearing in user change logs via SUIM can be linked back to GRC. This is no different to an actual user administrator appearing in the logs. If anything, I would then have more concerns if I saw an administrator performing the change instead of the system user as it means PSS is not being used (or possibly an administrator is misusing their access). Also, I would question if an admin needs passwords reset access outside of firefighter if PSS is place?
Sometimes the control is not about prevention but ensuring that you design your solution to trust your analysis.
I was talking about issue 2.
We have set a parameter, lock account after 3 failed attempts.
So if the user tries the password 3 times the account gets locked. The user can use PSS to have the account unlocked and reset. Correct?
I was not aware that PSS unlocks account as well. Thought that only an Administrator can unlock the account.
The 3 attempts is good to set as it forces them to complete a request (which has some form of challenge). Your SM19 Audit logs could capture incorrect logon attempts.
Someone might need to jump into this thread and confirm if lock 128 is resolved via PSS as part of the password issue.
Why is it that there is so much overlap between IDM and GRC? For applications that are supposed to be compliment each other, I find it disturbing that GRC does some user provisioning and Password Self Service, while IDM has been doing user provisioning and Password Self Service for years, and is now doing some attestation/certification in the latest releases.
I wish someone at SAP would come up with a clear road map for these two products and how they can work better together rather than compete with each other.
From my side of the landscape (IDM) it sometimes seems easier to integrate with other compliance solutions rather than GRC and I find that a shame.
In the mean time SAP decides these products are great and buys them. But now they have customers on both. Need to continue to support the customers who invested.
In short – two companies bought by SAP. Must support customer base. Lots more to say but insufficient knowledge to write it.
Yes MaXware and the MaXware Identity Center, along with the MaXware Virtual Directory were purchased by SAP to become the IDM suite. The original product was actually somewhat popular in your part of the world.
I agree with you 100%, and can summarizing by saying, been there, done that, got the t-shirt!
Insightful like all your other posts!
I have a doubt regarding you mentioning that user id need not exist in GRC for PSS. Well in that case how would the user be able to access the url(which is a GRC url) for Registering the challenge questions and then eventually answering it at a later stage?
There is clearly something I am missing out here.
All end user services are authenticate against using a service user. The service user is specific in SICF transaction with username and password.
Therefore, when clicking the link the SU01 account that is checked and then authorisations is for the service user. However, the program checks the IMG configuration for data sources and user authentication to determine if the user is recognised.
If you go into the IMG for ARQ and read the help documentation for activating end user login you will get this information. There's a few older threads from 2013-2014 regarding end user login and pass which lists these services.
Great article – it has helped my team with PSS implementation.
Do you know if it is possible to default the System selected in the PSS process in any way?
The user community I support has been looking for this since their only option is a single Prod system, and for users that are less-frequent (ie. ESS-only) users they already don't have a good appreciation for things like SID or descriptions.
Any ideas? Even if you have advice on possible workarounds it may be an improvement over the current standard where users commonly leave the system blank or end up raising support tickets due to confusion.


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American Pie Presents… Girls' Rules (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS… GIRLS' RULES (2020)
American Pie Presents Girls' Rules
Starring Madison Pettis, Lizze Broadway, Natasha Behnam, Piper Curda, Darren Barnet, Zachary Gordon, Lucas Adams, Lily Bleu Andrew, Ed Quinn, Sara Rue, Rasheda Crockett, Zayne Emory, Camaron Engels, Dylan Lawson, Lisa Linke, Jeannie Elise Mai, Robert Peters, Christian Valderrama, Blayne Weaver, Stephanie Wong, Clint Howard, Barry Bostwick and Danny Trejo.
Screenplay by David H. Steinberg and Blayne Weaver.
Directed by Mike Elliott.
Distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. 96 minutes. Rated R.
Has the world really been awaiting a relaunch of the American Pie brand?
The original film is over 20 years old now, and while it was terrific, it hasn't aged all that well. Culturally at least, in recent years it has been getting significant blowback in the current #MeToo world. There were three direct sequels to that film, American Pie 2, American Wedding and American Reunion, the most recent of which was in 2012, none of which were good movies or all that popular, though each had its moments.
The series also spawned four made-for-video cheapies under the American Pie Presents… banner. They had nothing to do with the original series, other than sharing gratuitous nudity, sex-toy gags, a random character named Stifler and a slumming cameo by Eugene Levy as "Jim's Dad." The last of those was Book of Love in 2011, and if anyone really remembers any of the American Pie Presents… films, I'd be shocked. (I saw all four, and I can barely recall them.)
Which is why it comes as a surprise that almost a decade later, they are releasing yet another American Pie Presents… movie, this one called Girls' Rules.
Levy skipped his normal cameo, making Girls' Rules the first of nine American Pie movies that he did not appear in. (I suppose his recent Schitt's Creek acclaim made him finally ready to cut that cord.)
The first thing that is noticeable about this movie is right in the title – Girls' Rules. While the original film actually did have nuanced, three-dimensional female characters, through most of the rest of the films, the female characters tended towards more stereotypical categories – like "good girl," "drunk girl," "topless girl," and "the MILF."
And while the four female lead characters do sometimes talk like truck drivers – geez, if I heard one more "shuck your oyster" joke I was going to scream – in general Girls' Rules is more romantic and less sexual than the previous installments.
In fact, sorry American Pie fans, but this film has pretty much jettisoned the gratuitous nudity – which let's face it, was one of the main attractions of the series. There are a lot of bra and panties scenes, but that's about it. I don't know if that new shyness is about this story being told from a female perspective, or maybe the current sociological climate. It's probably a bit of both.
But an American Pie Presents… movie for a PC world feels like a bit of an oxymoron. If an American Pie movie doesn't have any nudity, really what is the point of it even existing?
On the plus side, the girls in the movie are mostly rather charming and the story is a little sweeter than most of these films. The girls mostly feel like real high school co-eds, not the normal group of strippers and soft-core porn stars that have populated the series. And their romantic storylines, while not necessarily all that realistic, were cute.
Girls' Rules also has a surprisingly flush supporting cast of b-celebs and c-celebs (as compared to the d-celebs who appeared in the previous titles). Which is not to say that all of them are used well. Barry Bostwick performs his one scene on Facetime on an iPhone. Danny Trejo has more screen time (and he is physically on the set), but mostly he is silently mopping the school floors or confoundingly walking around in an animal mascot outfit. He doesn't have a line of dialogue until the single, somewhat underwhelming (and overacted) gag line he tosses off at the very end of the movie, during a post-end-credits bonus scene.
Other b-celebs have more to do. Comedian/actress Sara Rue is quite funny as the sex-toy-obsessed high school principal, and Ed Quinn (Eureka) has some fun as a totally sexually inappropriate dad. However, I may never recover from the sight of former Diary of a Wimpy Kid star Zachary Gordon simulating cunnilingus on one of the female stars, even though it was mostly done discretely off-camera.
I suppose that this will probably be the end of the American Pie Presents series for now, though – way too many super spreader parties in this series – unless they can figure out a way to do body shots virtually.
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The Grade 3B class is starting a research project this month! I have asked the students to go home this weekend and begin thinking about an animal or insect they don't know a lot about, which they can research.
I gave them a few preliminary questions to help them direct their research on their animal on Friday.
I mentioned to them that they should try going to the Public Library to find books on their animal (i.e. the research should not only be carried out on the internet). They will also be able to look for books in their library time at school. I also had a brief discussion with them about possible websites they may want to look at for information on their animal (e.g. wikipedia, national geographic, discovery, google, etc.).
- I have asked the students to copy information found in books by hand onto papers. [Students should try to summarize in their own words whenever possible]. Author and Titles should be written with summarized or copied information.
- The students should collect their information in duo tangs that can be brought to and from class to monitor their progress, and to use the information in a variety of activities.
At the moment, I have just asked them to begin collecting information. All good research projects need a library of work to choose from.
The project will be ongoing and is expected to wrap up after the winter break. This allows the students plenty of time (including winter break) to become an expert on their chosen animal, it's habitat, etc.
JazakumAllahu khayran for your ongoing support and efforts!


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Underworld Theory
by smash016 on Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:32 pm
Underworld Theory is a half serious, half tongue-in-cheek idea of mine that basically says the narrative required Shepard to die at the start of ME2. I still think this is the biggest WTF moment of the trilogy. You don't kill off your hero and protagonist that lived to see in the end of the previous chapter (ME1), only to immediately resurrect him/her, and not even giving any decent in-universe explanation or narrative justification.
This idea is supported by tons of references to themes like underworld, afterlife, purgatory, immortality, redemption, et cetera, often in a religious and/or mythological context.
Well, today I read about Hades on Wikipedia:
"Realm of Hades
In older Greek myths, the realm of Hades is the misty and gloomy[32] abode of the dead (also called Erebus), where all mortals go. Later Greek philosophy introduced the idea that all mortals are judged after death and are either rewarded or cursed. Very few mortals could leave his realm once they entered: the exceptions, Heracles, Theseus, are heroic. Even Odysseus in his Nekyia (Odyssey, xi) calls up the spirits of the departed, rather than descend to them.
There were several sections of the realm of Hades, including Elysium, the Asphodel Meadows, and Tartarus. Greek mythographers were not perfectly consistent about the geography of the afterlife. A contrasting myth of the afterlife concerns the Garden of the Hesperides, often identified with the Isles of the Blessed, where the blessed heroes may dwell.
Aeneas's journey to Hades through the entrance at Cumae mapped by Andrea de Jorio, 1825
In Roman mythology, the entrance to the Underworld located at Avernus, a crater near Cumae, was the route Aeneas used to descend to the realm of the dead.[33] By synecdoche, "Avernus" could be substituted for the underworld as a whole. The di inferi were a collective of underworld divinities.
For Hellenes, the deceased entered the underworld by crossing the Acheron, ferried across by Charon (kair'-on), who charged an obolus, a small coin for passage placed in the mouth of the deceased by pious relatives. Paupers and the friendless gathered for a hundred years on the near shore according to Book VI of Vergil's Aeneid. Greeks offered propitiatory libations to prevent the deceased from returning to the upper world to "haunt" those who had not given them a proper burial. The far side of the river was guarded by Cerberus, the three-headed dog defeated by Heracles (Roman Hercules). Passing beyond Cerberus, the shades of the departed entered the land of the dead to be judged.
The five rivers of the realm of Hades, and their symbolic meanings, are Acheron (the river of sorrow, or woe), Cocytus (lamentation), Phlegethon (fire), Lethe (oblivion), and Styx (hate), the river upon which even the gods swore and in which Achilles was dipped to render him invincible. The Styx forms the boundary between the upper and lower worlds. See also Eridanos.
The first region of Hades comprises the Fields of Asphodel, described in Odyssey xi, where the shades of heroes wander despondently among lesser spirits, who twitter around them like bats. Only libations of blood offered to them in the world of the living can reawaken in them for a time the sensations of humanity.
Beyond lay Erebus, which could be taken for a euphonym of Hades, whose own name was dread. There were two pools, that of Lethe, where the common souls flocked to erase all memory, and the pool of Mnemosyne ("memory"), where the initiates of the Mysteries drank instead. In the forecourt of the palace of Hades and Persephone sit the three judges of the Underworld: Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus. There at the trivium sacred to Hecate, where three roads meet, souls are judged, returned to the Fields of Asphodel if they are neither virtuous nor evil, sent by the road to Tartarus if they are impious or evil, or sent to Elysium (Islands of the Blessed) with the "blameless" heroes.
In the Sibylline oracles, a curious hodgepodge of Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian elements, Hades again appears as the abode of the dead, and by way of folk etymology, it even derives Hades from the name Adam (the first man), saying it is because he was the first to enter there.[34]"
TL;DR -- This is just one subsection of the Wiki article. Notice how many proper nouns are directly / literally part of ME's universe, or indirectly / in a slightly altered form.
Jewish name for Hades is either Sheol or Gehenna. Check.
Even considering that other, non-underworld mythological names are present in ME, too, and that the names mentioned above are known for other things than just the underworld, the emphasis on underworld themes in ME is disproportional regardless.
Regarding our recent talks about memory, it might be worthwhile to again ponder the planet Mnemosyne and its moon Lethe, where we find the derelict Reaper in ME2. Mnemosyne is the personification of memory in Greek mythology, and about the river Lethe, Wiki says: "it is only when the dead have had their memories erased by the Lethe that they may be reincarnated" and "souls were made to drink from the river before being reincarnated, so they would not remember their past lives".


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The 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law late yesterday, December 20, 2018. It passed overwhelmingly in both the House (369-47) and Senate (87-13). There are several important aspects included for our Northeast producers, including some much needed policy certainty.
Highlights of the bill include strengthening the dairy safety net, reauthorizing and strengthening the Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage crop insurance programs through 2023, increasing the cap for direct and guaranteed Farm Service Agency financing, and removing hemp from the controlled substance list.
There were several changes made to the Margin Protection Program for dairy, including a name change to Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC).
Here's a brief synopsis:
Coverage levels were increased from $8.00 per cwt, adding $8.50, $9.00, and $9.50 levels for the first five million pounds of milk production.
The range of production allowed to be covered was increased to 95% of production history.
Premiums were lowered, and for producers who choose to lock in a coverage level for all five years of the program, rates are reduced by 25 percent.
Coverage level decisions for amounts greater than five million pounds can be made independently from Tier I in Tier II levels. This should encourage larger dairies to participate.
Additionally, the restriction on simultaneously using this program and the Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy (LGM-Dairy) program was dropped.
Perhaps the most surprising change was that this new program will allow producers to recoup MPP premium previously paid in 2014-2017. They can choose to apply 75 percent of the net premium paid to future DMC premiums, or to receive 50 percent of the net premium paid as a direct refund.
Removing hemp from the controlled substances list of classified drugs allows production under state or USDA regulated system. This may be an opportunity for diversification or new farming operations. Hemp will not be eligible for Title I commodity programs, but it will be eligible for crop insurance.
There are several articles that break down the details of the final farm bill language. Here are a few for more information:
The 2018 Farm Bill: What You Need to Know
Final Farm Bill Released as Congress Pushes for Vote
Reviewing the 2018 Farm Bill Baseline
We will share more information about update dairy risk management tools and calculators as they become available.
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This spiced pork kebab recipe is very similar to the famous satay pork skewers served at many Thai restaurants.
The big difference? After they're grilled you'll serve them on fresh panini rolls along with a rich peanut satay sauce and fresh herbs making them into pork kebab burgers!
Combine the ground pork with garlic, ginger and fresh cilantro, shape into logs and thread on skewers before grilling.
Place some fresh cilantro and basil on a sliced panini or hoagie bun, add the pork kebab and slip out the skewer and drizzle on some of the rich peanut satay sauce.
Very unconventional burgers, but who cares - they taste great!
In a large mixing bowl add the pork kebab ingredients and with your hands mix them together so they're well combined.
Form the meat mixture into 6 equal sized balls.
Shape each ball into a log shape about 6" - 8" long. Rolling the log gently on your work surface helps form the log shape.
Insert a bamboo skewer up the center of each log and wrap the ends of the skewers with foil to help minimize burning when grilling.
Cover and refrigerate while you make the peanut satay sauce.
In a medium saucepan combine the peanut satay sauce ingredients over low heat.
Stir the peanut sauce until it's heated through and all the ingredients are well combined.
Preheat the grill to 475F - 500F direct heat cooking.
Lightly brush the sesame oil over each pork kebab.
When the grill's reached cooking temperature place the kebabs on the grates.
After several minutes roll each kebab over a 1/4 turn.
Monitor them and continue to roll each one to ensure all sides are evenly cooked.
After 10 - 12 minutes they should be cooked and have an internal temperature of about 160F.
Remove the cooked pork skewers from the grill.
If serving as a kebab then drizzle some of the peanut satay sauce over each one.
If making these as burgers then place some torn cilantro and basil in each panini roll, place a kebab on the herbs and drizzle with the peanut satay sauce.


Statistics have shown that their are approximately 147 marijuana users, 64 people abusing prescription drugs, 24 cocaine addicts, 10 people using hallucinogens, and 6 people that use inhalants who live in Burns, Oregon.
There will also be close to 18 people arrested for drug charges and around 14 DUIs in Burns this year.
After you realize that you will need aid with a drug addiction problem you have made the first and hardest step toward sobriety, but the next step of seeking that help will be a difficult task if you don't know where to look. This page contains a list of private, public, non-profit, gay, and Christian drug rehab centers and intervention specialists near Burns, Oregon.
707 Sw 9th St 1954 NE Wells Acres Rd.
Burns is located in Harney County and contains the following zip codes: 97720.


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Residency Classification
1. As an independent student, can I establish residency while living in University housing?
No. You cannot live in university housing and begin to establish SC residency. It will take twelve months to complete the process to become a SC residency for tuition and fees purposes. Until you are off campus living in your own apartment/home you cannot begin the process.
2. Does owning property in South Carolina allow students to receive in-state tuition?
For independent students, owning property by itself does not allow students to receive in-state tuition, as the other requirements still must be met. For parents of dependent students, South Carolina must be the primary state of residence. Simply owning property is not sufficient. Property taxes go into the local county/city treasuries; Clemson is supported in part by taxes paid to the state.
3. Can personal loans and gifts from parents and relatives be counted as support that a student has provided?
No. Loans and gifts are considered money coming from elsewhere and don't count toward financial independence. Financial support must come from the sources listed in the law/regulations.
4. Are Parent (PLUS) loans considered financial support contributed by students?
No. PLUS loans are applied for and awarded to the parents.
5. If I have lived in South Carolina for more than one year, does that make me eligible for in-state tuition?
No, nothing is automatic about residency. You must meet all of the requirements, submit a residency application and be approved before you become eligible.
6. If I move here and live with relatives, does that make me eligible?
Not unless the relatives have been made your legal guardian through the court, before age eighteen. The law states that if it appears that steps have been taken just to obtain resident tuition, the application will not be approved.
7. Am I eligible for residency if I use a South Carolina address on all of my records and legal documents?
You still must meet the other requirements. For admission, other factors are important, such as the source of transcripts and addresses of parents.
8. Are prepaid tuition plans considered financial support provided by the parents?
Even though prepayment plans are in students' names, the parents contributed the funds and received the tax benefits. Therefore, they are considered funds from the parents.
9. Can I use the money I've saved in my savings and checking account to establish my financial independence?
No, since it is not possible to document the source of the funds. Support must come from the sources listed in the law/regulations.
10. What is the difference in applying for residency as dependent or independent?
If the parents provided more than half of the student's support for the past 12 months, the student is still considered dependent and it is the parents that must meet the residency requirements. If the student provided the majority of support, then the student may be eligible to apply as independent.
11. Am I required to provide 51 percent of my total financial support or 51 percent of my total expenses?
You must provide at least 51 percent of your total support. Total support must also be greater than total expenses.
12. What happens to my Out-of-State Tuition Scholarship and/or Non-Resident Grant if I am granted in-state residency?
You received the Out-of-State Tuition Scholarship and/or Non-Resident Grant due to your status as an out-of-state student to cover the cost of the out-of-state tuition expenses. Once you have been granted in-state residency, you are no longer eligible for the Out-of-State Tuition Scholarship or the Non-Resident Grant because you are now paying in-state tuition rates.
13. Can my home office be used as the 12 month exception?
To qualify for an exception to the 12-month waiting period, you must work for a SC company that has a physical facility in the state. Working out of your home or covering a territory that includes SC does not qualify if your company is not physically located in the state.
14. Does a moped or motorcycle need to have a South Carolina registration?
Yes, both motorcycles and mopeds will need to have a SC registration through the DMV. Please note that the state law for moped registration was released in fall of 2018.
15. If I do not agree with my denial of residency, how can I appeal the decision?
Should you decide to pursue an appeal, you will need to submit (in writing) a brief summary of the reasons why you feel the original decision was incorrect within two weeks of this letter, along with any relevant documentation submitted to the Financial Aid office. Your appeal will be reviewed by the University Residency Appeals Committee, which may include advisory assistance from the University's general counsel. The Residency Appeals Committee does not meet until after classes begin.
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Tiger eye, also spelled tiger's-eye and tigereye, is also called crocidolite cat's-eye or African cat's-eye. Tiger's Eye has, since ancient times been worn for good luck and protection against witchcraft and the evil eye. It is said to bring insight into one's own faults and to guide seekers towards right path. Used to help relieve asthma and high blood pressure. Colour: Golden brown, in bands or stripes of varying shades. Has translucent sheen associated with the cat's eye, hence the name. Our Tiger's Eye jewelry is guaranteed to be authentic and .925 sterling silver. We feature Tiger's Eye Rings, Tiger's Eye Bracelets and Tiger's Eye Pendants. Our Tiger's Eye is the anniversary gemstone for the 9th year of marriage and make perfect Gifts for Graduation Jewelry, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentines Day, Anniversary Gift, Prom Night Jewelry, Bridesmaids Jewelry or as a Groomsmen's gift for that special occasion you wish to commemorate. To convert these silver jewelry prices to your local currency click here.


This statistic shows Devon Energy's earnings from continuing operations between 2007 and 2018. Devon Energy Corporation is among the largest U.S.-based independent natural gas and oil producers. In 2018, the company had earnings of around three billion U.S. dollars.
* Earnings (loss) from continuing operations. This statistic was assembled from several annual reports.
***Figures for 2013 to 2016 have been restated in the 2017 edition of the report due to change in accounting principle.


1. The state legislature just passed two major initiatives that will impact workers who make minimum wage across Michigan.
One of the bills would increase minimum wage to $12 an hour, the current rate is $9.25, and is set to increase every year starting in 2019. This would also raise minimum wage for employees who get tips.
The other measure would require that all employees get an hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours they work.
2. Grand Rapids Public Schools is now one step closer to establishing their own promise scholarship.
District officials have announced that the state has designated GRPS as a new Michigan Promise Zone. The district will now be able to establish a promise scholarship for students.
Kalamazoo Public Schools has a similar program, which guarantees full tuition to Michigan universities and colleges for students who stay in the district, K-thought-12.
Nothing is set in stone for GRPS because officials still need to decide if they'll cover associate's degrees, or bachelor's. The next step is for the district to pass a formal resolution, which could happen later this month.
3. Listen up Smart Shoppers! At 8 a.m. this morning, the popular discount chain "Marshalls" opened in the Kentwood Plaza on 28th Street.
To celebrate the grand opening, Marshalls donated $10,000 to Kid's Food Basket.
Along with the new store comes 60 additional jobs.
4. We're still a few weeks away from Halloween, but you can start getting your scares and screams in at The Haunt.
The popular haunted house just announced they're opening for the season on September 15, and they're at a new location. Instead of Walker, the attraction is moving to 28th Street in Wyoming.
The new owners say it'll be bigger, with 114 rooms and almost 100 actors.
Wyoming Police will also provide security, and the owners will reimburse the city for their overtime.
5. The West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology, also known as WMCAT, has a new location.
They used to be downtown, but now their new headquarters can be found at First Street and Seward Avenue.
The nonprofit provides after-school and summer programs for high school students, including everything from video game design to fashion and photography.
Underemployed and unemployed adults are also offered career training.
The public will get a chance to see inside the new facility during a community open house planned for December.


NEW YORK (AP) – Hiring an interior designer is expensive, and the chances of an HGTV host bursting through your doors are slim. But several sites have made it more affordable to get design help without anyone ever stepping inside your home.
Havenly, Wayfair and others are charging less than $100 a room to connect users with an interior designer who can pick out a sofa, show you how to rearrange furniture or offer other design help. The sites also make money if you buy the furniture and other goods that the designers recommend.
Even though you'll have help from a designer, make sure you have a sense of what you do or don't like. The sites depend on your survey responses to come up with a design plan.
"You want to ensure you're giving the designer an accurate representation of your taste so you receive a design that you're happy with," says Sara Skirboll, a shopping and trends expert at deal site RetailMeNot.
WHO IT'S FOR: Those who need help filling an empty room or sprucing up a den or bedroom with new lighting or pillows. It's not for those who are seeking help with major renovations, like a bathroom or kitchen remodel.
WHAT IT COSTS: A flat fee is typically charged per room. Prices differ: Havenly's fees start at $55 for a design refresh and then up to $169 for a full room makeover. Wayfair offers a $79 and $149 option, and another site, Decorist, charges $299 a room. Do an internet search for coupon codes since the sites often offer discounts to new users. Both Havenly and Decorist also allow people to ask designers questions for free through their sites, which is a good way to test the type of advice you'll get before buying.
And make sure to read what you'll be getting. Some may not offer revisions, phone chats with designers or 3D layouts of what the items will look like in your room.
HOW IT WORKS: After a quiz where you pick out styles and colors you like, you'll be asked for room measurements, photos or videos of the room. You'll be matched with a couple of interior designers and be able to look at pictures of their past work and select one of the designers. A budget can be set so that designers will know how much you're willing to spend on new items. The sites say that they vet the designers, many of whom already have their own design firms and are looking to make extra cash or boost their cliental through the sites.
BUYING FURNITURE: Havenly and Decorist recommends products from furniture sellers that it partners with, such as West Elm and CB2. Wayfair, meanwhile, recommends items from its own sites as well as other. Havenly gives those that paid for its design service a $50 credit if they buy $200 or more in goods.
There's no obligation to buy anything that the designers recommend, and you can use the advice to "find the exact item or a similar one at a lower price elsewhere," says Skirboll.


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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Barbora Krejcikova French Open Tennis Picks and Predictions 6/12/21
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Randy Chambers June 10, 2021 4:27 pm
Barbora Krejcikova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
The Line Pavlyuchenkova +102 / Krejcikova -122 --- Over/Under Click Here for the Latest Odds
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Barbora Krejcikova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova meet Saturday in the final of the 20201 tennis French Open.
Barbora Krejcikova is coming off a three sets win over Maria Sakkari that took 38 games to decide. In the victory, Krejcikova won 62 percent of her first serve points and 57 percent of her second serve points. Krejcikova won 60 percent of her total service points and converted on seven of her 15 break points. Krejcikova saved five of her 11 break points and won a third set that took 16 games to be decided. Krejcikova took nearly three and a half hours to win her semifinal match and it will be interesting to see how much she has left in the tank. Krejcikova looks to win her first grand slam title and the second title of her career overall. Krejcikova is 1-2 in previous final appearances. Krejcikova has won 11 straight matches on clay court.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is coming off a straight sets win over Tamara Zidansek that took 21 games to decide. In the victory, Pavlyuchenkova won 58 percent of her first serve points and 54 percent of her second serve points. Pavlyuchenkova won 57 percent of her total service points and converted on six of her 10 break points. Pavlyuchenkova got 66 percent of her first serves in play and saved seven of her 11 break points. Pavlyuchenkova took a little over an hour and a half to win her semifinal match. Pavlyuchenkova looks to win her first career grand slam title and the 13th title of her career overall. Pavlyuchenkova is 12-8 in career final appearances and 3-0 in final appearances on clay court. Pavlyuchenkova has won 10 of her last 11 matches on clay court.
There's no match history between these two players.
You can make a case for either side to win their first grand slam title. Krejcikova is coming off some impressive wins to get here, but she's also fresh off an over three hour match and it's not easy to recharge even with a days rest. Pavlyuchenkova has shown a no quit attitude in this tournament and her experience will be key. While Pavlyuchenkova has never made it to this point, she does have a handful of grand slam quarterfinal trips. As I've said in the past, experience usually is key at this point of a grand slam.
I give the edge to Pavlyuchenkova to win this match.
Randy's Pick Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova +102
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16th Street Baptist Church bomber Thomas Blanton dies in prison
Thomas Blanton and Bobby Cherry
Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
The last surviving Ku Klux Klan member convicted in the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Baptist Church in Birmingham that killed four little girls has died.
Thomas E. Blanton, 82, died of natural causes Friday morning at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Jefferson County. He was found at 5 a.m. having cardiac issues and taken to the infirmary at Donaldson. He went into full arrest and was pronounced dead at 6:10 a.m., according to Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates.
An autopsy performed found no evidence of trauma or foul play, but did reveal Blanton had significant natural disease consistent with his known documented medical history. The final autopsy results will be available in approximately four to six weeks pending toxicology and other laboratory studies.
Blanton was one of three Klansmen eventually convicted in the Sept. 15, 1963 10:15 a.m. blast that killed 11-year-old Denise McNair and 14-year-olds Addie Mae Collins, Cythnia Wesley and Carole Robertson. The girls were killed as they changed into their choir robes.
Collins' sister, Sarah Collins Rudolph, survived the blast but lost her right eye and is known as the "fifth little girl." Glass fragments remained in her chest, left eye and abdomen for decades after the explosion.
Blanton and Bobby Frank Cherry both were arrested in 2000 on murder charges, nearly four decades after the deadly Birmingham bombing.
16th Street Baptist Church bombing: Photos of the tragedy
Addie Mae Collins, 14, Denise McNair, 11, Carole Robertson, 14, and Cynthia Wesley, 14 were killed on Sept. 15, 1963.
A parole hearing was scheduled next year for Blanton, and Rudolph and her husband planned to attend in opposition to his release, which was denied during a previous hearing.
"She hopes that he found Jesus Christ and repented," George Rudolph said on behalf of his wife.
Lisa McNair, the sister of Denise McNair, said she also hoped Blanton had repented and added: "I wish I could have sat down with him to find out if he had had a change of heart."
"While serving a life sentence, Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., the last surviving 16th Street Baptist Church bomber, has passed away from natural causes. His role in the hateful act on September 15, 1963 stole the lives of four innocent girls and injured many others," Gov. Kay Ivey said in a public statement. "That was a dark day that will never be forgotten in both Alabama's history and that of our nation. Although his passing will never fully take away the pain or restore the loss of life, I pray on behalf of the loved ones of all involved that our entire state can continue taking steps forward to create a better Alabama for future generations.
"Let us never forget that Sunday morning in September of 1963 and the four young ladies whose lives ended far too soon, but let us continue taking steps forward to heal, do better and honor those who sacrificed everything for Alabama and our nation to be a home of opportunity for all."
Cherry and Blanton were two of the four longtime suspects in the bombing. The initial investigation in the 1960s yielded no charges. Then, a decade later, Attorney General Bill Baxley conducted a second investigation which led to the conviction of Robert Chambliss, who died in prison in 1985. A fourth suspect, Herman Cash, died in 1994.
Blanton denied parole
Thomas Blanton, 78, is serving four life sentences for his 2001 conviction in the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Baptist Church in Birmingham that killed four little girls.
A 1993 meeting in Birmingham between FBI officials and Black ministers led to the reopening of the bombing case against Blanton and Cherry.
A decade earlier, the U.S. Justice Department concluded that former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had blocked prosecution of Klansmen in the bombing.
The case was reopened secretly in 1996 at the direction of former FBI Birmingham head Rob Langford. FBI Special Agent Bill Fleming and retired Birmingham police Sgt. Ben Herren were assigned the case in 1996, spending a year poring through voluminous case files and then interviewing more than 800 people.
The FBI in 1997, by then under the leadership of Special Agent in Charge Joseph Lewis, announced it had reopened its investigation. The agency went public with the information as it prepared to expand the probe to begin questioning people with possible knowledge of the crime.
In the 1960s, Blanton was a KKK member and a staunch fighter against Birmingham school integration. He was 25 years old in the fall of 1963. At the time of the arrest, he was guarding property in Fultondale.
"At that time (1963), he was pretty wild and crazy," said former Klansman Wyman S. Lee. "He has a lot of hate, anger and resentment built up in him," Lee said.
Though the case was federally investigated, Blanton and Cherry were arrested on state murder charges.
U.S. Senator Doug Jones – then a federal prosecutor – was appointed a special prosecutor in the state case. At Blanton's trial in 2001, the biggest pieces of evidence against him were secretly recorded FBI tapes from the 1960s in which he told his then-wife that he had been at a meeting where "we planned the bomb."
"Tommy Blanton is responsible for one of the darkest days in Alabama's history, and he will go to his resting place without ever having atoned for his actions or apologizing to the countless people he hurt. The fact that after the bombing, he went on to remain a free man for nearly four decades speaks to a broader systemic failure to hold him and his accomplices accountable," Jones said today.
"That he died at this moment, when the country is trying to reconcile the multi-generational failure to end systemic racism, seems fitting.
"However, what the families of those girls, and the entire community of Birmingham, do know today is that when we come together and demand justice, we can achieve it. At this moment in our nation when we have all come to realize that the journey to racial justice has taken far too long, we must come together. Tommy Blanton may be gone, but we still have work to do."
Blanton never admitted any role in the blast, but evidence showed he was part of a group of hard-core Klansmen who made a bomb and planted it on a Sunday morning.
When asked by the judge during sentencing if he had any comment, Blanton said: "I guess the good Lord will settle it on judgment day."
Blanton proclaimed his innocence years after being sent to prison. In a 2006 interview with Birmingham station WBRC-TV, he claimed the government used trumped-up evidence and lies to gain his conviction.
"I think I was cleverly set up by the government ... and that's why I'm here," Blanton told the television station from St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville. "I'm sorry it happened. Deeply sorry. But I'm not responsible for it."
Thomas Blanton guilty verdict by KentFaulk on Scribd


In Communication Studies you learn to Identify relevant communication problems, devise a communication plan, produce a communication product and address different approaches to audience target groups.
The master's programme Communication Studies + Business Studies will qualify you to work with communication in organisations that operate across borders and nationalities, creating high demand for both external and internal communication.
The master programme Communication Studies + Cultural Encounters provides a broad basis to engage with the planning and development of communication material and communicative processes for a variety of purposes: cross-national and cross-cultural collaborations, newsmaking and the dissemination of culture, as well as for the development of organisations and employees.
In the master's programme Business Studies + Communication Studies you will acquire the qualifications to work in an international or intercultural context with communication.
The master programme Cultural Encounters + Communication Studies qualifies you to work with and in multilingual and multicultural contexts and in planning, preparing and evaluating strategic communication.
The master's programme in International Development Studies + Communication Studies gives you theoretical and practical knowledge of the conditions for the dissemination of academic information to various target groups, such as academic communication on developing countries.


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Owen Canfield: Abe Lincoln found humor a useful tool
Torrington business aims to help put people into long-term jobs
Winsted planning officials work together to guide town's growth
Love is in the air at Winsted senior center's Valentines workshop
Former UConn student accused of on-campus rape arrested again
Ex-Winsted official who stole more than $2M released from prison
Bubbles & Truffles fundraiser returns to Winsted after two years
Housatonic River receives Wild & Scenic designation
Warner Stage's "Misery" opens Feb. 4
NWCT Arts Council offers micro-grants
Despite challenges, Winsted leaders see clear path for town
A young friend of Abraham Lincoln, asked about Abe's storied sense of humor, said, "He could make a cat laugh."
As we embark on another presidential year, I like to remember the Chief Executives who have gone before while we're making up our minds which of the candidates will lead the country through the next four years.
Lincoln's complicated make-up of wit and wisdom, depression and doubt, strong faith in the Higher Power and in himself make him, to my mind, the most interesting president because he managed to make all the important decisions correctly. He found the way to free the slaves and preserve the union despite almost unbearable personal tragedies and the burdens of the office during the most trying of times.
And his jokes and stories through it all marked him as the perfect man in the perfect job. He had to joke and occasionally to laugh. "Don't you know I must laugh or else I shall cry?" he said.
Presidential humor down through the years helped many of the greatest ones through every crisis and has been a steadying influence for the nation as well.. Maybe you remember, as I do, when, after Ronald Reagan was shot and was greeted by doctors after being wheeled into the hospital. "I hope you fellows are Republicans," he said. "Dutch" could be very funny. Often kidded about frequent naps which he took, occasionally in the daytime, he once told reporters, "I have left my staff standing instructions to awaken me if a crisis should occur no matter where I am . . . even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."
I like this one from Jimmy Carter. He was asked if his daughter Amy ever boasted about him. "No," he answered. "I think she apologizes."
And what about 320-pound William Howard Taft, who was on a vacation trip. He wired back that he had been horseback riding that day. A nervy aide wired back, "How is the horse?" Taft, a Yalie, is one of the more interesting men to have held the highest office. He did not enjoy being president but after his term, realized the dream of his life when he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Men of every personality and leaning have been president. In a book called "Presidential Anecdotes" by Paul F. Boller, Jr., I read this about William B. McKinley, president from1897 t0 1901 and his predecessor, Benjamin Harrison: "(They) were polar opposites. Harrison could do a man a favor, it was said, and make an enemy. McKinley could refuse a man a favor and make a friend."
A story from another source about Grover Cleveland, the only man to serve non-consecutive terms, noted that Cleveland had a running disagreement with the Senate, but got along well with the House of Representatives. The story goes that Cleveland and his wife were fast asleep late one night when she woke him and said urgently, "Wake up at once, there are burglars in the house." His sleepy reply: "No my dear. In the Senate, maybe, but not in the house."
More words have been written and recorded about John F. Kennedy's humorous interaction with the press and others than any other president except for Lincoln. Digging deep into the histories of all the presidents, I'm certain a great collection of stories about most of them could be compiled and be made into a best seller. I know I'd buy it.
But the serious business of electing a new president now begins in earnest. And we'd better be serious about it because our country needs a leader, a real leader and picking the right one is no laughing matter.


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MLS takes action on "unacceptable" comments
By Steve DavisMay 2, 2012, 4:39 PM EDT
It isn't surprising that Major League Soccer has taken action regarding what officials deemed to be inappropriate comments from a member of the league staff.
MLS has worked hard through the years to be inclusive across the entire population spectrum, across all ranges of ethnicity, sexuality, gender, age, etc. "Respect for diversity is a core principle of MLS and we are proud of the diversity of our League and its fans," a league statement said today.
So when Simon Borg kicked up a dust storm with comments construed as sexist, MLS took action this afternoon, suspending the Extra Time podcast host and MLSSoccer.com editor for seven days. The league will also require employees to undergo diversity and sensitivity training on an annual basis, according to the statement.
Here is a portion of the comments in question, from the April 29 edition of Extra Time. (The remarks have now been edited out of the podcast.)
It's fine if you're a female and you want to be a super-fan. Clearly go for it, that's your choice. But there is something to be said for how appealing that might be to the other sex. Having a woman that's such a fan, like painting your face, tuning in to every podcast. I don't know how many males would be into that."


As a celebration for making it halfway through the season, this is actually two parts in one. Enjoy.
Paul was sitting in his room, waiting for Vanessa and Jude to get back from a Dayspring run. Paul had decided he wanted to surprise Vanessa with a song, so he took what time he could to work on that.
They had a date tonight, so Paul was finding it a little hard to concentrate. He couldn't believe that he had actually gotten the girl, it was like an actual dream.
As he worked on the song, he suddenly felt a little strange. All of a sudden, he saw the gates to a mansion, the gates said 'Smith' in ornate curving letters. The vision then zipped along the sidewalk, and into an alley, between a donut shop and a pizzeria.
Paul figured it was another crime, but then he saw himself, with a walker, talking to some girl, about his age. He saw she was wearing a name tag, 'Anastasia' it read.
Paul then fell back on the bed, exhausted. It was surprising how much these visions took out of him. Paul had left the walker by his bed for short night time runs to the bathroom, but he hadn't used it extensively. He groped around next to him until he felt it. He hadn't mentioned it to anyone, but he felt like his vision was actually getting worse. He could still only see a blur, but it seemed to be even less clear, which he didn't think was actually possible until it was. He could still tell if there was a wall right in front of him, but his eyes weren't much use beyond that.
He grabbed the walker and slowly felt his way along the walls to find the door. He had heard about counting steps a while ago, and decided to give it a try. Thusfar, it seemed to be working. He had been in and out enough that he had a loose idea of where he was going in this house.
He found the side door that they usually went through and stepped out onto the sidewalk. He thought about calling Jean, but he figured it was just a short walk. After all, if he doesn't test his limits how will he find them?
The warm summer air washed over him. He took a deep breath, and breathed in all of the car exhaust, fast food, and maybe a hint of garbage. It smelled like freedom. He couldn't remember the last time he had gone on an outing alone, and his heart began to race.
He continued along the same sidewalk until he encountered a fence. He heard cars whooshing by on the other side, and figured he had found the road. He groped the fence where the sidewalk ended and cut himself on some sharp metal. He eventually found some form of knob and it opened up the fence, so he set out onto the main sidewalk.
Cars continued to go by, and the people on the sidewalk seemed to be giving the mad man with a walker a wide berth. He had walked for a moment when he suddenly realized, he had absolutely no idea how he was going to get back into the gate. He figured he may as well do what he came for.
He encountered his first intersection and began to have second thoughts. He came to the realization that he had no way to tell when to cross. He was actually going to have to ask for help to cross the street like a little old lady.
"Excuse me!" Paul yelled in the general direction that he felt people going by.
"Yes, actually, I kinda realized that I need help to cross this street. I'm blind." Paul chuckled nervously. It had been a while since he had been out on his own like this, but he vowed to do it again.
"Yeah I was a little curious about the walker, but I wasn't gonna say anything. Where are you headed?" Her voice sounded kind and well-intentioned, it was lucky he bumped into someone like her.
This outing seemed to be going well. It was hard to believe that something as unremarkable as walking down the street was now a grand adventure. Paul began to think that maybe he had given up too much freedom. He made a note to bring it up to Jude.
"Well, it's kind of hard to explain, but I'm headed to an alley between a donut shop and a pizza place. It's straight along this sidewalk, but I'm not exactly sure where…" Paul realized that he should probably plan more before he left the house on a whim, as he had no way back and no clue where he was going.
"Yeah, weird. Oh, we can cross, it's not too far from here. It's just a couple of blocks." She gently guided Paul along the crosswalk, and down the next couple of blocks. "Well, here's your… Alley? What are you doing in the alley, dare I ask?" She laughed a little.
"Well, I'm meeting someone. It's nothing sketchy, despite how sketchy it sounds. Thank you though!" Paul was admittedly a little sad to leave his walking companion, but this meeting felt important.
"Maybe, have fun at work!" Paul headed into the alley. He figured he probably wouldn't see her again, as he didn't exactly leave the house much. He walked through the alley, brushing past various trash. He really hoped he didn't step in anything. "Anastasia?" He figured he should probably check that she wasn't already here, but he received no response, so he figured she wasn't.
Paul stood there for a few minutes, not wanting to lean on a wall in case he leaned in something. After awhile, he began to question the accuracy of his vision. Maybe the girl had brought him to the wrong alley. Shortly after he began to doubt, he heard shouting from the street, and quiet sobbing which began to grow near.
"Hello?" Paul called in the direction of the sobbing. Maybe this was his girl?
"You're still here?" It was the girl from earlier, but it sounded like she was crying now.
"Yeah, I'm beginning to wonder if my person is showing. You alright?" He wasn't entirely comfortable consoling a crying person, but he figured he owed her a good try.
"Well, I just got fired, and I don't know how I'm going to pay for my apartment." She sniffled.
"Oh, hey maybe you know her, I'm pretty sure her name's Anastasia, and I think she works at the same place as you. Well, as you used to." Paul chuckled nervously, he seemed to be doing his best to offend this poor girl.
"Whoa, the Dayspring, like the superhero?" She seemed to have stopped sobbing, so Paul figured he accomplished that.
This time, he saw her standing in the training room. Jude was there, off to the side, and so was Vanessa. Anastasia sent blasts of ice, soaring across the gym.
Paul stumbled back, but Anastasia caught him. He winced as his leg hit the ground, but he lifted it up quickly. He couldn't help but notice that her hair smelled really nice, maybe pomegranate?
"Yup, so how would you like to come train with us. Hey, we can offer you a place to live!" Paul then remembered that he had teammates that he needed to check with, but he figured the visions hadn't been wrong before, and he definitely saw her there.
"Mission accepted!" She laughed, "Come on." She led him out of the alley.
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package gov.nasa.arc.spife.europa;

import gov.nasa.ensemble.common.IdentifiableRegistry;
import gov.nasa.ensemble.core.model.plan.EActivity;
import gov.nasa.ensemble.core.model.plan.EPlanElement;
import gov.nasa.ensemble.core.model.plan.constraints.BinaryTemporalConstraint;
import gov.nasa.ensemble.core.model.plan.constraints.PeriodicTemporalConstraint;
import gov.nasa.ensemble.core.model.plan.constraints.TemporalChain;
import gov.nasa.ensemble.core.model.plan.constraints.TemporalConstraint;
import gov.nasa.ensemble.core.plan.constraints.network.ConsistencyProperties;
import gov.nasa.ensemble.dictionary.ERule;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EReference;

public class EuropaClientSideModel {

	private static final Logger trace = Logger.getLogger(EuropaClientSideModel.class);

	public final EuropaConverter converter;

	public final IdentifiableRegistry<EPlanElement> identifiableRegistry = new IdentifiableRegistry<EPlanElement>();
	public final IdentifiableRegistry<TemporalConstraint> constraintRegistry = new IdentifiableRegistry<TemporalConstraint>();
	public final List<EPlanElement> knownLeaves = new ArrayList<EPlanElement>();
	public final Map<EPlanElement, ConsistencyProperties> elementToConsistencyProperties = new LinkedHashMap<EPlanElement, ConsistencyProperties>();
	public final Map<TemporalChain, Set<BinaryTemporalConstraint>> chainRelations = new LinkedHashMap<TemporalChain, Set<BinaryTemporalConstraint>>();
	public final Map<BinaryTemporalConstraint, TemporalChain> relationsChain = new LinkedHashMap<BinaryTemporalConstraint, TemporalChain>();
	public final Map<EPlanElement, Date> lastStartTimeMap = new LinkedHashMap<EPlanElement, Date>();
	public final Map<EPlanElement, Long> lastDurationMap = new LinkedHashMap<EPlanElement, Long>();
	public final Map<EPlanElement, Boolean> lastSchedulednessMap = new LinkedHashMap<EPlanElement, Boolean>();
	public final Map<EPlanElement, Set<ERule>> waivedRulesForElement = new LinkedHashMap<EPlanElement, Set<ERule>>();
	public final Map<EActivity, Map<EReference, Map<String, String>>> activityResources = new LinkedHashMap<EActivity, Map<EReference, Map<String, String>>>();
	private final Map<EPlanElement, Set<PeriodicTemporalConstraint>> elementToTimepointConstraints = new LinkedHashMap<EPlanElement, Set<PeriodicTemporalConstraint>>();

	public Set<ERule> waivedRulesForPlan = Collections.emptySet();
	public PeriodicTemporalConstraint planBound;

	public EuropaClientSideModel(Date epoc) {
		this.converter = new EuropaConverter(epoc);
	}

	public void addedTimepointConstraint(EPlanElement element, PeriodicTemporalConstraint timepointConstraint) {
		Set<PeriodicTemporalConstraint> timepointConstraints = elementToTimepointConstraints.get(element);
		if (timepointConstraints == null) {
			timepointConstraints = new LinkedHashSet<PeriodicTemporalConstraint>();
			elementToTimepointConstraints.put(element, timepointConstraints);
		}
		timepointConstraints.add(timepointConstraint);
	}

	public void removedTimepointConstraint(EPlanElement node, PeriodicTemporalConstraint timepointConstraint) {
		Set<PeriodicTemporalConstraint> timepointConstraints = elementToTimepointConstraints.get(node);
		if (timepointConstraints != null) {
			timepointConstraints.remove(timepointConstraint);
		}
	}

	public Set<PeriodicTemporalConstraint> getTimepointConstraints(EPlanElement element) {
		return elementToTimepointConstraints.get(element);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the last known scheduledness of the given element.
	 * Should only be called on elements which are known to europa.
	 * Will return "true" for elements whose scheduledness is unknown,
	 * for robustness. (although an error will be logged)
	 *
	 * @param element
	 * @return
	 */
	public boolean isScheduled(EPlanElement element) {
		Boolean scheduledness = lastSchedulednessMap.get(element);
    	if (scheduledness == null) {
    		trace.error("null scheduledness on a plan element: " + element.getName(), new Throwable());
    		return true;
    	}
    	return scheduledness.booleanValue();
	}

}

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