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Volunteers for "I Love My City" Contribute Instead of Complaining
by Barbara Castleton
Often people ask about the long term effects of Landmark programs. In the city of Faridabad, India, lives one man who could answer that question first-hand, and he would probably say it was a slow, warm, burn to action. Fifteen years ago, P.P. Singh (Prithpal) took The Landmark Forum in Delhi, India with 1,000 other attendees. The learning he gained, combined with subsequent courses, enabled him to accomplish more than he could have imagined.
But, it didn't happen right away. A successful IT manager for a British multi-national corporation, P.P. settled first in India's capital after emigrating from Burma and later moved to Faridabad, about 45 minutes southeast of the larger city. Faridabad became home in every sense: a place where he grew professionally, where he married and raised a family, and where he put down emotional roots.
In 2010, a moment came when something stirred for Mr. Singh. He wanted to give back to the city where he had found happiness. He explained that, at first, he couldn't think of any project that would truly make a change. During his time in the Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Singh had developed a project that had not reached completion. Thus, there was a tinge of that failure still lurking in his mind as he recognized this desire to be a positive force in the community. In the end, one possibility bumped into his consciousness–a particularly large, deep, and dangerous pothole bounced him out of doubt and into action.
Like many urban areas, Faridabad, a city of two million, cannot always keep up with the necessary repairs to its roadways. That was definitely the case in Sector 23 where one pothole had been the cause of several accidents, vehicle damage, and traffic delays. For two years, the expanse–12 feet wide, three feet long and a foot deep sitting right in the middle of a busy roadway–had been ruining axles, toppling bicyclists, and jumping auto rickshaws and motorcycles.
Singh went to the local Municipal authority and asked for the treacherous patch to be repaired. His request was heard but never acted on. Undaunted, Singh considered the next step. "Landmark gave me a reason to take responsibility and stand up for the cause," he told me.
As a result, he formulated a slogan that has guided all subsequent projects: "We will not complain, we will contribute." By talking to neighbors in the area, business owners, and even commuters, P.P. managed to enroll dozens in the idea of forming a group to take on the pothole and other needed operations around the city. The group came to be called "I Love My City", proudly proclaiming itself a "Non Profit & Non Govt. Social Awareness Organization".
What is compelling about the way Singh and the others work is how they incorporate two or more ideas to extend the reach of their activities. Finding road engineers, planning the event, buying the cement and other supplies, and organizing the rerouting of traffic, would have been a commendable enough endeavor. Instead, "I Love My City" decided to use the project as an opportunity to reach out to commuters as well, to educate them on traffic safety in areas where children are often walking or are passengers in cars or on the backs of mopeds. As the group prepped for the repair, they also designed and printed traffic safety pamphlets to hand out along the road.
On the appointed day, dozens of volunteers gathered, a team consisting of men, women and children. Some redirected traffic and put out cones; others, guided by the experts hired to get the job done right, shoveled up broken bits of paving, leveled the surface, mixed cement, and gradually spread it across the hole. Meanwhile, another group handed out pamphlets and talked to drivers as they slowed to negotiate the detour.
One morning was all it took to make the repair, and it was done without any government or municipal assistance. "I Love My City" healed the road, connected with the community, and, in the process, almost instantly improved the lives of tens of thousands of Indians. Later, when P.P. talked to people who witnessed the street work, they said, "You did a wonderful job."
Following the pothole project, P.P. discussed future options with the volunteers. They wanted to start with cleanliness. "Everyone criticizes India. Why is it so dirty? I made it dirty. We all made it dirty. It is up to us to fix that," said Singh.
Still, cleaning up India wasn't the place to start. "I Love My City" wanted to start with the people. "The most important thing was that we create a sense of brotherhood, in this neighborhood, with that person, in this city," they agreed. It takes a delicate touch to talk to people about what is not working in a community without making people wrong, but Singh believes that with a bit of assistance, like the physical and enthusiastic efforts coming from his group, the public at large will take a greater interest in their city and begin to work harder to improve it themselves.
It was faith in people's ability to take responsibility that led to another project, this one in New Delhi. A vast and ancient city, Delhi gives evidence of all the timeless influences that have imprinted the culture and the people. One location, Connaught Place, formerly the administrative site of the British Raj, is now one of the foremost centers for business and finance in the country. An historic treasure, the pillars and details of this Georgian edifice are reminiscent of Bath during the era of the British Empire.
Yet, over time, a peculiarly Indian habit has besmirched and marred its glorious lines and surfaces. The habit is spitting, spewing the red mucosal residue of betal nut from ground to shoulder height on walls, pillars, statues, and doors. Betal nut is a popular psychoactive crop that is chewed by millions throughout Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, chewing betal is a nationwide problem, but eradication of the habit was not the goal of "I Love My City". "I cannot change male culture," admitted P.P. So, they focused on a visual assault, the ugly stains from betel nut spit that left dried blood-red splotches on every wall of Connaught Place.
Restoring the beauty of Connaught Place could not be done without permission, so P.P. wrote a letter to the President of Market Association, outlining the problem, and offering a solution, free of any charge. "I Love My City" would provide the paint, brushes, buckets, helpers, and even professional painters. All they needed was official permission. Upon receipt of the letter, the director called Singh and arranged a meeting. "We will paint up to shoulder height or wherever the betal stains end, but we will not paint the entire structure," he explained. No problem. The director and his associates agreed to the project, asking only that a specific paint brand be used.
Following a short fund-raising effort and the necessary planning, "I Love My City" travelled to Delhi. As they had done previously, this event was an opportunity to educate as well as to paint, so some of the volunteers visited shops and talked to shop owners about what was happening, and others spoke to customers as they exited the building. "Do you want to help beautify Connaught Place? Here's a brush. Paint a little." Soon, shop owners, customers, and even the administration of Connaught Place were daubing clean white paint all over, covering the unsightly splashes of betal red. The change was dramatic, and the thanks given "I Love My City" afterward prolific. Everyone connected to Connaught Places was determined to keep it looking clean, white, and welcoming.
One other example demonstrates the nuanced skills Singh has developed to work with all groups of people. The situation was this: bicycles number 800,000 in Faridabad, but streetlights on roadways are few. Normally, plastic reflectors on a bicycle's wheels and fenders would announce the presence of a bicyclist ahead or to the side. Unfortunately, a well-used bicycle's reflectors are often broken and not replaced. This makes the rider a nearly invisible shadow in nighttime traffic. "I Love My City" wanted to lower the injury and death rate of those who ride bicycles by promoting and distributing stick-on reflectors that wouldn't break and that would give warning to truck and car drivers.
The best place to find bicyclists was at the factories where they worked, so the directors and managers were the people Singh approached. Yet, his appeal to these leaders was not simply about traffic safety in their neighborhoods, it was about economics. "You train a man to run a 20 million rupees machine, the key to your production and output, and then he is injured on a darkened roadway. What will you do? Your expensive machine will be silent. We need to make sure these workers are safer as they ride to work."
The directors and managers saw the benefit to themselves and became eager supporters of the reflector sticker program. Soon, the factories' management had taken over the task from "I Love My City" and, to date, they have handed out over 100,000 of the life-saving stickers. The program is beginning to spread nationally.
P.P. Singh started out wanting to make a change and he has done so, engaging with every level of society in the process and bringing "I Love My City" to the notice of those far beyond his nation. That early failure in the Self-Expression and Leadership Program has been exorcized, but P.P. remains a very modest gentleman. He wanted me to know how much credit had to go to his wife, Manbir, who herself is a graduate of Landmark's curriculum, and who led from the front in many events, and the team of highly committed volunteers who are the pillars of "I Love My City" and who have made this journey possible.
He stressed, too, that his transformation is a work in progress. "I still have fears that things are not possible. I still fear that I am weak inside," he confesses, "but I continue to try to accomplish something important for my city and my country."
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7 thoughts on "Volunteers for "I Love My City" Contribute Instead of Complaining"
Seamus Ford says:
I led the SELP for 15 years and this really makes me proud!
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Nitin Gupta says:
Proud of you PP…. you inspired us.
Prithpal Singh says:
I was born as penguin and Landmark made me Eagle who can fly soaring high. Thank you once again
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Krishna Prasad says:
Fantastic ..
Ravinder Singh says:
P.P.'s efforts have re-emphasized the message that "Anything is possible".
Keep up the good work and inspiring thousands of people around you. We should get few such people to join the politics so transformation will happen from both ends, top-down and bottom-up.
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Policy & SafetyDiscord Transparency Report: July – December 2021
Discord Safety
We at Discord recognize that safety enables people to find belonging. That is why safety is one of Discord's most important priorities and investments as a company.
Our Engineering, Data, and Product teams work with safety principles in mind when designing and building products. Our Policy team takes a nuanced and sophisticated approach to developing our Community Guidelines, our Community Moderation team trains and empowers moderators to keep their communities safe and healthy, and Trust & Safety works with cutting-edge technology to detect and respond to abuse, both proactively and from user reports.
This expansive effort and commitment to safety brings together around 15% of all Discord employees. As Discord continues to grow, welcoming more users and evolving as a platform, we're continuously expanding our efforts to help ensure that everyone can have a safer experience that allows for belonging on Discord.
The publication of this Transparency Report marks our sixth since 2019. This report covers the second half of 2021, from July through December 2021. With this, we've completed our reports from 2019 to 2021 and are looking to expand and increase our transparency reporting efforts from 2022 onwards.
We're committed to providing more useful insight into the enormous effort that goes into making Discord a safe place for all and welcome your feedback on how to improve these reports.
Report Structure Updates
We spent the past few months thinking deeply about how we present our data to you, making sure the story we're telling is the most accurate representation of how Discord enforces its Guidelines. In the past, we've made changes to our reports in the categorization of policy types on our platform.
In doing so, we recognize that we've made it difficult to compare older reports to one another. Moving forward, our goal is to enable you to easily review and compare data from report to report.
In this Transparency Report, we recategorized our safety matrix and shifted from 14 categories to 11 new categories:
A text version of the Safety Category Updates chart is available here.
We're also restructuring the design of our Transparency Report. In the past, we showcased a high-level overview of user reports and actions taken.
In this report, we will continue to do that while adding a new section to individually discuss trends and analysis and provide additional context on a category-by-category basis. We hope the new addition will provide deeper insight into the trends we've seen on Discord.
Please note that our Community Guidelines were updated recently to reflect several new and clarified policies. Since this report covers Discord's safety efforts during the second half of 2021, the enforcement actions documented in this report are based on the previous version of our Community Guidelines.
Community Guidelines Enforcement
Discord publishes and maintains a comprehensive set of Community Guidelines that explains what is and isn't allowed on the platform. Users and moderators are encouraged to submit reports if they suspect an account or server is violating our Guidelines.
Discord reviews and analyzes these reports to determine if the content submitted violates our Guidelines. Depending on the severity, we may take a number of enforcement steps including but not limited to issuing warnings; removing content; disabling or removing the accounts and/or servers responsible; and potentially reporting them to law enforcement.
Beyond reports, we invest heavily in our proactive efforts to detect and remove abuse before it's reported to us. Through advanced tooling, machine learning, specialized Safety teams tackling specific abuse situations, and insight from experts outside the company, our team works to remove high-harm abuse before it is viewed by others.
This report details the actions that Discord has taken on accounts and servers that have violated our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.
User Reports
Reports Received
A text version of the Reports Received chart is available here.
While Discord welcomed even more people onto the platform during the second half of 2021, reports received decreased, with 402,659 reports – down 34,531 from the first half of 2021.
This decrease was the result of improving the user reporting experience by introducing a new one-click spam reporting feature built directly within the app.
The one-click spam report feature, which was rolled out on all platforms in the second half of 2021, enables users to easily report spam with just one click, and without needing to leave Discord. We received 35,027,133 one-click reports for spam on 5,472,683 unique accounts from October until the end of December 2021.
Reports Received by Category
A text version of the Reports Received by Category chart is available here.
Harassment and Bullying was the largest category of reports received, followed by Platform Manipulation, Hateful Conduct, and Child Safety. The Platform Manipulation category excludes reports from the new one-click spam feature mentioned before.
Action Rates of Reports Received by Category
A text version of the Action Rates of Reports Received by Category chart is available here.
Our team works hard to ensure that the most actionable and sensitive reports are routed to and resolved by the appropriate subject matter experts and that high-harm reports, such as those related to Child Safety, are reviewed and solved with urgency.
On the whole, 28% of reports received were actioned, compared to 24% of reports actioned during the first half of 2021. Action rates were high for issues such as Child Safety, Identity and Authenticity, and Violent and Graphic Content. Harassment and Bullying, the largest category of reports received had one of the lower action rates, at 18%, as oftentimes behavior interpreted and reported as harassment does not directly violate our Guidelines.
Actions Taken on Accounts and Servers
Account and Server Warnings
Warnings are issued to accounts and servers and are used frequently to correct problematic behavior that does not require immediate permanent removal from the platform. For some high-harm issues such as Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) - a subcategory of Child Safety - we do not issue warnings but rather immediately disable and report the account to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and remove the content.
The above chart breaks down warnings issued to individual accounts, servers, and server members. A text version of this chart is available here.
Account and server warnings increased only marginally when compared to the first half of 2021, with 24,071 individual accounts and 4,055 servers warned, an increase of 153 and 171 respectively.
We're introducing a new reporting metric in this section: Server Members Warned. Now, for spaces where problematic behavior is occurring and where the majority of server members are participating, warnings can be issued to all members in those servers.
Server member warnings were issued to 2,288,201 accounts, a number nearly 100 times greater than individual accounts warned. Server Member Warnings were utilized for servers engaged in Exploitative and Unsolicited Content and Platform Manipulation, an important tool allowing Discord to provide warnings to all members as an educational opportunity.
Accounts Disabled
A text version of the Number of Accounts Disabled by Category chart is available here.
We disabled 1,687,082 accounts between July and December 2021 for policy violations not including spam, a significant increase from the 470,465 accounts disabled during the first half of the year.
Child Safety was the largest category of accounts disabled with 1,293,124 accounts, or nearly 77% of accounts disabled. A number of factors contributed to this, including our intentional and targeted set of efforts to detect and disable accounts engaging in issues concerning Child Safety, as well as the update to the safety matrix where parts of Exploitative and Unsolicited Content — the largest category of accounts disabled from the previous report — are now included in the Child Safety category.
We made significant improvements in our spam detection systems during the second half of 2021. Overall, 46,326,661 accounts were disabled for spam or spam-related offenses. This is an increase of 128% over the last reporting period, when we removed just over twenty million spam accounts.
Servers Removed
The above chart breaks down the number of Servers Removed by Category and if they were removed Proactively or Reactively. A text version of this chart is available here.
We removed 52,177 servers between July and December 2021, an increase from the 43,044 servers we removed during the first half of the year.
As with actions taken on individual accounts, Child Safety was the largest category of servers removed. That being said, unlike accounts disabled, the number of servers removed was more equally distributed.
We dedicate significant resources to proactively removing servers before they're reported to us. These efforts currently target the highest-harm categories on our platform.
From the Child Safety category; CSAM and Sexual Content Regarding Minors (SCRM) or content that sexualizes and exploits minors but which is not reportable to NCMEC. From the Exploitative and Unsolicited Content category: Non-Consensual Pornography. From the Regulated and Illegal Activities category, Cybercrime, and lastly, Violent Extremism.
The above chart shows a detailed breakdown of the high-harm areas that are proactively targeted. A text version of this chart is available here.
Overall, 40.9% of these high-harm servers were removed proactively. As our tooling and techniques continue to advance, we aim to increase the rate of proactive server removals.
The above chart shows the total percentage of accounts that submitted an appeal, and the percentage of users whose appeals were granted. A text version of this chart is available here.
Discord allows users to appeal actions taken on their accounts if they feel that the enforcement was incorrect. In this section, we'll discuss our approach to how users can have actions taken on their accounts reviewed.
We welcome appeals and take our users seriously when they make the effort to raise context or information we may not have known of when we made our decision. We review appeal requests and reinstate accounts if we determine that a mistake was made, or if we have good faith in the user's appeal that they have recognized the violation made for a lower-harm issue and will abide by our Community Guidelines once back on Discord.
We received 175,393 appeals for issues not including spam during the second half of 2021, a 68% increase in appeals from the previous reporting period. 5,661, or 0.34% of the 1,687,082 accounts disabled, were reinstated. This low number of appeals granted when compared to the careful consideration that goes into reviewing appeals reflects the high degree of accuracy in actions taken.
Enforcement Trend Analysis
In this new addition to our Transparency Report, we'll break down each category and go into detail about the subcategories and trends within each one.
Discord has a zero-tolerance policy for anyone who endangers children. Users who upload abuse material of minors to Discord are reported to NCMEC and removed from the platform. We deeply value our partnership with NCMEC to ensure that grooming and endangerment cases are quickly escalated to authorities.
In the second half of 2021, we reported 15,126 accounts to NCMEC. 14,906 of those reports were images or videos, of which many were flagged through PhotoDNA. 220 high-harm grooming or endangerment reports were also delivered to NCMEC. Overall, this represented a 56.8% increase in reports made to NCMEC during the second half of 2021 when compared to the first half of the year.
A text version of the Reports filed to NCMEC chart is available here.
Beyond reporting to NCMEC, our team focuses on proactively removing users who are posting SCRM, which is the single largest individual category of accounts disabled, accounting for 1,124,307 accounts disabled and 11,314 servers removed.
Child-harm content is appalling, unacceptable, and has no place on Discord or the internet at large. Our highest priority is to remove this content from our platform, and we work with industry peers and law enforcement to ensure that this effort extends beyond Discord. We've built a dedicated team for this work and invest heavily in advanced tooling and education so parents know how our service works and understand the controls that can contribute to creating a positive and safe experience for their children.
Discord has been an active partner in cross-industry programs and is a member of the Technology Coalition, the Family Online Safety Institute, the National Parent Teacher Association, ConnectSafely, as well as an annual sponsor of the Dallas Crime Against Children Convention.
Deceptive Practices
Using Discord for the purpose of distributing malware, sharing or selling game hacks or cheats, and theft of authentication tokens is a violation of our Community Guidelines.
For context, in our last Transparency Report, we reported on hacks & cheats and malware as two distinct categories which are now reported on together in this new category.
We disabled 19,643 accounts for Deceptive Practices. One notable trend is that accounts disabled for authentication token theft rose by 740% when compared to the first half of 2021. This increase was a result of a focus on account takeover cases. You can read more about our efforts to reduce account takeover and educate users here.
A total of 6,601 servers were removed for this category, with servers removed for token theft up more than 450% from our last report.
Exploitative and Unsolicited Content
It is a violation of our Community Guidelines to share or promote sexually explicit content of other people without their consent as well as non-consensual intimate materials.
We disabled 155,871 accounts and removed 7,604 servers for Exploitative and Unsolicited Content. This category was the second-largest category of accounts disabled.
Exploitative and Unsolicited Content is an area where we're constantly investing in proactive measures. For non-consensual pornography, leaks and sexually degrading content, we removed 19.3%, 21.7%, and 16.9% of servers proactively.
Harassment and Bullying
Harassment and bullying have no place on Discord. Continuous, repetitive, or severe negative comments, circumventing bans, suggestive threats, the sharing of someone's personally identifiable information (also known as doxxing), and raiding are violations of our Community Guidelines.
In our last Transparency Report, we reported on doxxing and raiding as two distinct categories which are now reported here.
In the second half of 2021, 32,432 accounts were disabled for harassment-related behavior, and 1,867 servers were removed for this issue.
Hateful Conduct
Discord doesn't allow the organization, promotion, or participation in hate speech or hateful conduct.
In the second half of 2021, 20,295 accounts and 2,772 servers were removed for this issue. The number of accounts disabled was down 21.5% when compared to the first half of the year, while servers removed for this issue were up by more than 114% over the same time period. Accounts are most often disabled individually, or with the removal of a server.
When servers are removed, the owner's account is automatically disabled and if necessary so too are accounts of moderators and or users if the behavior and or participation is widespread. With updated operational procedures for Hateful Conduct, more servers may have been removed without all members leading to this inverse trend.
Identity and Authenticity
Using Discord for the purpose of coordinating and participating in malicious impersonation of individuals or organizations is a violation of our Community Guidelines.
As one of the smaller categories, we disabled 3,950 accounts and removed 17 servers for this issue.
Platform Manipulation
Spam, fake accounts, and self-bots are all examples of platform manipulation that damage the experience of our users and violate our Community Guidelines.
In the second half of 2021, 16,490 accounts and 2,941 servers were removed for platform manipulation-related issues not related to spam. An additional 46,326,661 accounts were disabled for spam or spam-related offenses.
We're focused on combating spam and minimizing users' exposure to spammers and spam content on Discord. We recently established a dedicated cross-functional anti-spam team combining Engineering, Data, Product, and Safety resources to tackle this issue, and we rolled out a one-click spam reporting feature that enables users to easily report spam. Currently, 95% of accounts disabled for spam are done so proactively – before we receive any user report.
You can read more about how Discord fights spam here.
Regulated or Illegal Activities
Using Discord for the purpose of engaging in regulated, illegal, or dangerous activities is strictly prohibited, including selling or facilitating the sale of prohibited or potentially dangerous goods, phishing, DDoS, and other forms of social engineering.
We disabled 66,774 accounts for engaging in this behavior. 41,447 accounts were disabled for engaging with regulated or illegal goods, an increase of more than 2,000%, while 25,327 accounts were disabled for other cybercrime-related behavior. The large increase in accounts disabled is the result of an internal operational shift that clarified how to action accounts engaging in these behaviors.
A total of 8,101 servers were removed for this category, with 583 servers removed for engaging with regulated or illegal goods, an increase of more than 150%. 7,518servers were removed for other cybercrime-related abuse, a decrease of 10% when compared to the first half of 2021. 73.41 and 52% of these respective servers were removed proactively.
Self-Harm Concerns
Using Discord to glorify or promote suicide or self-harm is not allowed under any circumstances.
Actions may be taken on accounts or servers sharing or encouraging people to cut themselves, embrace eating disorders, or otherwise manipulate and coerce other users to engage in acts of self-harm. These actions are only taken on accounts glorifying or promoting acts of self-harm, not on users seeking help or in need of medical attention.
In the second half of 2021, 1,378 accounts were disabled for posting such content, an increase of 10% from the first half of the year.
We removed 412 servers for self-harm concerns. This reflects a 22% decline when compared to the first half of the year.
Violent and Graphic Content
Real media depicting gore, excessive violence, the glorification of violence, or animal cruelty with the intent to harass or shock others is not allowed on Discord.
In the second half of 2021, 51,955 accounts were disabled for posting such content. 36,120 of these accounts were disabled for gore, and the remaining 15,835 accounts were disabled for content glorifying violence. This was an increase of 129% and 33% from the first half respectively.
We also removed 2,663 servers for violent and graphic content. Of these, 1,018 servers were removed for gore, and 1,645 servers were removed for content glorifying violence. The number of servers removed for gore remained the same as in the first half of the year, while the number of servers removed for glorification of violence increased by 57%.
We consider violent extremism to be the support, encouragement, promotion, or organization of violent acts or ideologies that advocate for the destruction of society, often by blaming certain individuals or groups and calling for violence against them.
This blog post discusses our methods to address violent extremism on our platform. Through partnering and engaging in cross-industry work with the Global Forum To Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and other organizations, we've made progress in our tooling, policy, and subject matter expertise to ensure that violent extremism does not have a home on Discord.
In the second half of 2021, 24,444 accounts and 2,182 servers were removed for violent extremism. This reflects a 10% increase in the number of servers removed since the last reporting period. We dedicate significant resources to proactively removing violent extremism from our platform — during this reporting period, 47.5% of these servers removed were done so proactively.
When appropriate, Discord complies with information requests from law enforcement agencies while respecting the privacy and rights of our users.
Law enforcement must provide valid legal documentation for the requested information. We review each information request to ensure legal compliance.
Discord may also disclose user data to law enforcement in emergency situations when we possess a good faith belief that there is an imminent risk of serious physical harm.
Legal Requests
Discord received 2,852 pieces of legal process during the second half of 2021. We complied with the majority of those requests, ultimately finding 2,559 of them both legally valid and specific enough for us to identify a user and produce the relevant information. We work to limit disclosures of user information and content so they match the specific circumstances dictated by each request.
A text version of the Requests from Law Enforcement chart is available here.
Emergency Requests
Discord received 346 emergency disclosure requests from law enforcement during this period. These requests originated from law enforcement agencies around the world. We disclose user data to law enforcement absent legal process only when there is imminent risk of serious physical injury or death.
We were able to identify 277 accounts based on the information provided by law enforcement for these requests and disclosed basic subscriber information in 162 emergency disclosure requests.
Intellectual Property Removal Requests
For the first time, we are reporting on intellectual property removal requests from our platform. Our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service prohibit the sharing of content that infringes third-party intellectual property rights. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Discord will remove content and/or accounts in connection with claims of copyright infringement on our platform.
We review each DMCA notice to ensure that reports are valid and complete and that they are made in good faith.
Discord received 2,080 facially valid DMCA takedown notifications, of which 1,956 provided information sufficient for content removal upon review.
Our Commitment to Safety and Transparency
Imagine a place where you can talk, hang out with your friends, and find belonging in a welcoming and safer environment: it doesn't just happen. It takes immense effort, collaboration, and dedication from all of us at Discord. From Engineering to Data, Product to Policy, and Community Moderation to Trust & Safety, we strive to build the best platform for people around the world.
We're proud of the work that we do to help keep people and communities on Discord safe. We hope that as a result of this work, you're able to feel safer and find your own sense of belonging in the communities on Discord you call home.
Our commitment to safety and transparency is everlasting. We hope that these Transparency Reports, alongside our Policy & Safety Blog will continue to educate and inspire others toward building a safer digital world.
The Safety team works to ensure that Discord is a great place to find belonging in the communities you call home.
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        Version7 = 7,
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protected:
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Some of the things we've removed from our basement in just the past few weeks.
It's nice to see things going out the door, even if it's just a couple things for another kid at the daycare that my kids go to. My wife made sure to bring our oldest son with to the local food bank hoping that he would start to appreciate the life that he has. I also used the opportunity to have dinner with a friend I don't see very often when I brought her some clothes and toys for her daughter. It was great to have a dinner with just the two of us without kids or spouses. That's the type of thing I hope to have more time for as we pair down the amount of possessions in our home.
Along with minimizing our stuff, we're working on minimizing the utility bills. One evening I spent time in the basement adding some insulation around the outside walls and caulking around the windows. This was previously an impossible task with all of the decorations and storage totes filled with baby clothes sitting in the way. This was also a task that someone suggested to me about 2 years ago and I haven't completed until now! I have a long list of projects both big and small that I've wanted to do around the house for quite a while. I've complained to my wife in the past that we can barely keep up on the general cleaning, dishes, and laundry. Forget about finding time to do any major projects on the house like painting or making time for a hobby. As I get rid of things that I used to find myself routinely moving out of the way so I could get to something I needed, I'm finding more time for things like finally insulating the basement and pulling out my guitar. The only downside to removing things from the basement is that soon I won't have all of that stuff in the way as an excuse to not work out. I'm sure I can find another one though.


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Meal and Support Groups (3-6 days/week). These groups are for non-program clients who have had an ED-180 program intake who require and are approved for supervised meals with therapeutic support. Clients who are in 3-day programs may also elect to have additional meal and support groups on non-program days.
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Our newest Biolounge/Biofeedback treatment room compliments traditional medical and psychotherapeutic treatment methods by combining biofeedback training of the autonomic nervous system with mindfulness training, sound frequency healing, music therapy and guided imagery. The Biolounge also integrates a practical and entertaining biofeedback program based on decades of scientific research on the psychophysiology of stress, emotions and interactions between the heart, the brain and the central nervous system. The program is a user-friendly interface that measures heart rate variability (HRV) with a finger pulse sensor, collecting and analyzing real-time data on the body's reaction and performance. Additional components may be added to also measure parameters such as blood pressure and respiratory rate.
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One-on-one psychological screenings and/or computerized testing for eating, mood, and personality disorders can also be scheduled through our offices with a clinician who can provide you and/or you private clinician with a written report.
Treatment for alcohol and substance abuse is also available for clients and family members. Igal Rahmani, MD is a general psychiatrist who completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry. We also have addiction therapists and substance testing at our facilities. Suboxone treatment is also available.


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'Masked Singer' Returns With Guest Host Niecy Nash
March 10, 2021 By Jacob Elyachar Leave a Comment
Russian Doll, Seashell, Porcupine, Raccoon, and Snail were the first Masked Singer: Season Five performers to take the stage. (Photos & graphics property of FOX)
The Masked Singer is back! FOX's favorite celebrity singing competition kicked off its fifth season with a few changes. First, Season Four panelist Niecy Nash is temporarily stepping in for longtime host Nick Cannon as he recovers from COVID-19. Entertainment Tonight reported that the media personality would be back for Season Five's second half.
Secondly, People reported that the show would introduce a new character, Cluedle-Doo. While this masked celebrity will not perform, they will present clues for the Masked Singer panel. Eventually, their identity will be revealed. Thirdly, the show will introduce wildcard performers who will compete to steal a spot in their competition (a la The Four: Battle For Stardom).
Which Masked Singer performer will join T-Pain, Wayne Brady, Kandi Burruss, and LeAnn Rimes in the Winners' Circle? Which performer was unmasked? Did any of the panelists (Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Thicke, and Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg) correctly deduce the eliminated performer's identity? Read on to find out!
Once Niecy Nash made her grand entrance onto The Masked Singer stage, it was time to get down to business. The Russian Doll was the first performer to take the stage. In its pre-performance package, the Russian Doll revealed that it was "the hottest toy" and there was a "Garden State" highway sign in the package. They sang Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror." I am thinking two of the Jonas Brothers are under the mask. Jenny called "so creepy but so magical." Once the panelists wrote their first impression guesses, Jenny guessed that it was Boyz II Men. Meanwhile, Nicole thought it was Glee's Darren Criss, Matthew Morrison, and Kevin McHale.
The Snail crawled out to the stage. The Masked Singer featured the Eagle Mask and revealed that he could be a talk show host, a teddy bear, and "meatballs." They performed "You Make My Dreams (Come True)," and I guessed either Billy Crystal or David Alan Grier. Once the panelists made their initial guesses, Robin thought it was either Jay Leno or Seth MacFarlane. Nicole assumed it was Jimmy Kimmel, Mark Wahlberg, or Adam Sandler.
Niecy surprised the panel with a present from Nick, who presented them with a "Jar of Shame." The Seashell sashayed her way onto the Masked Singer stage. In her pre-performance package, the Seashell had a chameleon, a cowboy hat, and a witches' broom. She also revealed that she has not sung in "a long time." Her performance was Roxette's "Listen to Your Heart," and my mom and I thought that the Seashell could be Marie Osmond. I also thought it could be Jessica Simpson. Ken thought it was either Anne Hathaway, Sarah Jessica Parker, or Kristin Chenoweth. Nicole thought it was Hillary Duff (she is from Texas). Cluedle-Doo interrupted the program to reveal that we missed a "hot dog" in the sea clue in the Seashell's package.
Cluedle-Doo pointed out that the Raccoon is known for being sharp! The latest Masked Singer hopeful revealed that he faced prison and read The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He promised God that he would only do good. He sang The Troggs' "Wild Thing," and I guessed either Ozzy Osbourne or Axl Rose. Nicole assumed it was either Gary Busey, Nick Nolte, or Sammy Hager. Ken thought it was Mike Tyson! However, Robin thought it was Joe Pesci or Danny DeVito.
The cyber-punk Robo-Pine was the final Group A performer of the evening. In his pre-performance package, he was forced to grow thick quills. He used 411 to make a connection and stated that his angel saved him. He sang a Luther Vandross track, and I think this was Ruben Studdard. Nicole was "captivated" by the performance. After the gang wrote down their first impression guesses, But once I heard "kids" and "grandkids," my guess was thrown out! Nicole thought it was Jamie Foxx. Meanwhile, Ken thought of Lionel Richie.
Once the Masked Singer superfans and panel voted, Niecy revealed the Snail was the first performer to leave the season. After the panel made their final guesses, the Snail was unmasked and it turned out to be KERMIT THE FROG!? That revelation blew me away!
Next week, Group B enters the picture!
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Killers је други студијски албум енглеског хеви метал састава Ајрон мејден, издат 1981. године.

Ово је први албум састава на ком учествује гитариста Адријан Смит и последњи вокалисте Пол Ди'Ано, који је после напустио састав због проблема са алкохолом и наркотиком.

Албум је готово у целини написао Стив Харис.

Списак песама издања за Уједињено Краљевство
 -{"The Ides of March"}- (Харис) – 1:45
 -{"Wrathchild"}- (Харис) – 2:54
 -{"Murders in the Rue Morgue"}- (Харис) – 4:19
 -{"Another Life"}- (Харис) – 3:22
 -{"Genghis Khan"}- (Харис) – 3:06
 -{"Innocent Exile"}- (Харис) – 3:53
 -{"Killers"}- (Ди'Ано, Харис) – 5:01
 -{"Prodigal Son"}- (Харис) – 6:11
 -{"Purgatory"}- (Харис) – 3:20
 -{"Drifter"}- (Харис) – 4:48

Списак песама издања за САД
 -{"The Ides of March"}- (Харис) – 1:45
 -{"Wrathchild"}- (Харис) – 2:54
 -{"Murders in the Rue Morgue"}- (Харис) – 4:19
 -{"Another Life"}- (Харис) – 3:22
 -{"Genghis Khan"}- (Харис) – 3:06
 -{"Innocent Exile"}- (Харис) – 3:53
 -{"Killers"}- (Ди'Ано, Харис) – 5:01
 -{"Twilight Zone"}- (Харис, Дејв Мари) – 2:34
 -{"Prodigal Son"}- (Харис) – 6:11
 -{"Purgatory"}- (Харис) – 3:20
 -{"Drifter"}- (Харис) – 4:48

Спољашње везе
Стихови песама

Албуми групе Iron Maiden
Албуми 1981.

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ABA Tax Section Seeks Nominations For Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award
The ABA Tax Section is soliciting nominations for the 2022 Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award:
The Tax Section pleased to announce that we are accepting nominations for the 2022 Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award given to an individual or law firm for sustained and outstanding achievements in pro bono activities in the tax law. Find the nomination form here.
The criteria for selection of an individual recipient of the award are that (i) the individual be a tax lawyer, whether living or deceased; (ii) the individual is or was a member of the Section of Taxation; and (iii) the individual has, through years of service, demonstrated an ongoing commitment to pro bono activities, particularly in the areas of federal and state taxation.
The criteria for selection of a law firm recipient are that (i) the law firm includes members of the Section of Taxation; and (ii) the law firm has, through years of service of its attorneys, demonstrated an ongoing commitment to pro bono activities, particularly in the areas of federal and state taxation.
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Emperador Inc. (EMP) is a holding company which operates an integrated business of manufacturing, bottling and distributing distilled spirits and other alcoholic beverages from the Philippines and Europe. Through Emperador Distillers, Inc. (EDI), EMP has established its identity in the Philippine alcoholic beverages business with steady growth and production of high quality liquor. EDI is the Philippines' largest liquor company and the world's largest brandy producer. The consolidated product portfolio is comprised of domestic and foreign brands led by Emperador Light, Emperador Deluxe, Andy Player Whisky, Smirnoff Mule, The Bar, The Dalmore and Jura Scotch single malt whiskies, and Fundador. In 1990, Emperador Brandy was launched as Philippines' first brandy label. This brandy was produced through a delicate blending and aging process. The result is a brandy of distinctive aroma flavor and consistent mellow quality. One look, one sip and it becomes clear to all that Emperador is a world-class product that is easily affordable. Through dynamic marketing and by establishing a reputation for product quality, EDI created demand for brandy in the Philippine spirits market. Emperador Brandy has now started to expand its brand footprint outside the Philippines. It holds its position as the world's largest brandy by volume and it is now being distributed in 40 countries across Asia, North America, Africa, Middle East, and Europe. In 2010, Emperador Light was introduced in response to a growing market for alcoholic beverages with lower alcohol content and targeted the younger alcoholic beverage consumers. In 2014 and 2015, the company acquired Whyte and Mackay, and Bodegas Fundador, respectively. Through Whyte and Mackay Group Limited (WMG or Whyte and Mackay) of United Kingdom, EMP has entered the global Scotch whisky business. WMG has a rich heritage of a Scottish spirits company, which is the fifth largest Scotch whisky manufacturer in the world, and its products are distributed in over 50 countries. And with EMP's most recent purchase of the brandy and sherry business from Beam Suntory (Bodegas Fundador, completed in February 2016), EMP has fortified its brandy and sherry business, and has strengthened its overall liquor business. As a global company, Emperador Inc. is now able to capitalize on its worldwide distribution network catapulting its full range of brandy and whisky products led by Emperador and Fundador brandy as well as single malt whisky The Dalmore and Jura plus Whyte & Mackay and John Barr blended whiskies. A new era has indeed begun for Emperador.
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Refugee Tales and Comma Press are launching '28 Tales for 28 Days' (#28for28 ) on 11 September.
Rooted in the work of the Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group, and supported by the University of Kent, Refugee Tales shares the tales of those who have been indefinitely detained in immigration detention. The UK is the only country in Europe that detains people indefinitely for administrative purposes without judicial oversight. To highlight the call for a 28 day time limit for immigration detention, Refugee Tales is releasing 28 tales online – one each day over 28 days on the website www.28for28.org.
Events for the book which have taken place across Manchester and the North West at various festivals and have always been well supported, and a number of the tales recorded for this project were recorded in Manchester with local actors such as Maxine Peake and Julie Hesmondhalgh.
Tales are collaborations between people who have experienced detention, or people who have worked with those detained, by writers such as Kamila Shamsie, Ali Smith, Neel Mukherjee, Jackie Kay, Marina Warner, Inua Ellams and Patrick Gale. They are read on film by actors such as Christopher Eccleston, Niamh Cusack, Zoe Wanamaker, Jeremy Irons and Maxine Peake making a call for an end to indefinite detention to a new audience. Crucially, at the end of 28 Tales for 28 Days, a tale will be read in Westminster taking the tales to parliamentarians who have the power to bring about legislative change and end the injustice of immigration detention.
Wordfest 2018 runs during June. Events are being held in Trafford Libraries throughout this period. All are welcome to come to the events but booking is recommended.
Celebrate National Bookstart Week with a boogie at our silent disco in the library! When you fancy a sit down, there will be bird-themed crafts and colouring to keep the entertainment going. We'll also be giving away free copies of this year's National Bookstart Week book, A Busy Day for Birds to under 5s. Suitable for early walkers (dancers) upwards!
This is a free Wordfest and Chatterbooks event. No need to book, just turn up.. For more information please contact libraries@trafford.gov.uk or phone 0161 912 3189.
Join us for an evening with Vaseem Khan, author of the bestselling The Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, as he talks about the latest in the Baby Ganesh series, Murder at the Grand Raj Palace.
This is a free Wordfest event. Book online at Eventbrite. For more information please contact libraries@trafford.gov.uk or phone 0161 912 3189.
This year we are celebrating the centenary of the act of parliament which gave some women the right to vote. The Pankhurst family from Manchester were leading suffragettes and founder members of the militant Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).
This is a free Wordfest event. Book online at Eventbrite . For more information please contact libraries@trafford.gov.uk or phone 0161 912 3189.
Why was Agatha Christie investigated by MI5 during the Second World War? Why was Thomas Hardy buried twice? A multitude of curious questions are answered by Dr Oliver Tearle, author of Britain by the Book, a fascinating literary travelogue taking in writers' unusual haunts and the surprising places that inspired some of our favourite fictional locations.
Come and meet children's author Jane Kerr, author of The Elephant Thief, and discover more abut the amazing real life Edinburgh to Manchester adventure of Maharajah the elephant.
This is a free Wordfest and Chatterbooks event and is aimed at children aged 7+. No need to book, just turn up.. For more information please contact urmston.library@trafford.gov.uk or phone 0161 912 3189.
After a hugely successful visit to Wordfest in 2016 with the acclaimed The Idiot Brain, neuroscientist, writer and stand-up comedian Dean Burnett returns to talk about his latest book, The Happy Brain.
How do the forensic experts deal with a crime scene and how do crime writers make sure they get the facts right? Examine the evidence at our 'crime scene' and chat with the writer and forensic expert who together form Ashley Dyer.
Sahera Patel is a British Muslim, teacher and public speaker. She has a passion for her faith and it is with this passion that she wrote her first book, the inspirational I'm not a Celebrity, I am a Muslim. In her latest book, Unveiling Arabia, Sahera writes about her experience of living and working in Saudi in a refreshingly vivid way.
Meet bestselling author Lucy Diamond as she visits Wordfest for the first time to talk about her new novel, On a Beautiful Day.
We are delighted to welcome back former Hacienda resident DJ Dave Haslam as he talks to Abigail Ward from Manchester Digital Archive about his new book Sonic Youth Slept on My Floor, a masterful insider account of the rise of Manchester and the birth of the rave era.
National Crime Reading Month is a unique literary festival, held throughout the UK, which promotes the crime genre, both fiction and non fiction. NCRM is designed to bring together writers and readers in order to promote the genre as a whole and writers specifically. We work with venues across the UK, libraries and independent bookshops, to arrange events which include talks, lectures, guided tours, book signings and panel events.
Rebecca Fleet. Exciting debut crime writer Rebecca Fleet will be talking about her explosive new thriller 'The House Swap'. Bolton, 4th May.
Rachel Abbott and Sharon Bolton. Award winning crime writers Rachel Abbott and Sharon Bolton will be talking about their thrilling new books. Bolton, 8th May.
Chris Simms - Chris will be speaking about his latest novel in the Jon Spicer series "Death Games". Bredbury, 9th May.
Zoe Sharp - Bestselling author Zoe Sharp, writer of the bestselling Charlie Fox series, described as a female version of Jack Reacher. 10th May, Ellesmere Port.
Also on 10th May, Kate Ellis, described by The Times as 'a beguiling author who interweaves past and present', will be at Sale Library, talking about her new novel, The Mehcanical Devil.
99 Reasons to join Elisabeth Carpenter for Brunch. In conversation over brunch Elisabeth will be sharing her journey to publishing success and perhaps revealing some of those local places that she likes to use as settings in her novels. Blackpool Palatine Library, 16th May.
Love Like Blood – Mark Billingham. Crime Writer Mark Billingham will be discussing the 14th book in his Tom Thorne series with Head of Blackpool Libraries Mark McCree. Tackling the difficult and emotive subject of honour killings in the UK this shocking and topical thriller has received much critical acclaim. Blackppol, 16th May.
The 16th May is clearly a busy date for crime authors, as TM Logan will also be talking at Blackburn Central Library on that day. He'll be talking about his " sensational new page-turning thriller" 29 Seconds. One to watch, as T.M. Logan's first book was the bestselling psychological thriller Lies which was published in 2017 and has sold more than 300,000 copies in the UK.
Caroline England. Caroline is a former divorce lawyer, now a full time author. Her debut novel Beneath the Skin, a beautifully written dark psychological thriller, was published last year. Coppice Avenue, Sale, 21st May.
Jeffery Deaver. Number one bestselling author and ultimate thriller writer Jeffery Deaver is in the UK for a limited time to talk about his brand new Lincoln Rhyme investigation and you can catch him in person at Storyhouse. Chester, 23rd May.
On the very last day of Crime Reading Month, crime fighter turned crime write Roger A Price will be talking about his police career and writing. Is getting published more difficult than solving crime? Find out at Ansdell, 31st May.
Last, but not least, a lot of libraries are doing special displays and other promotions for the month so do check up next time you drop in. Some of them are getting quite creative, such as these last pictures from Malpas and Upton libraries in Cheshire.


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After quite some years with lots of movement, I am looking for a small farm (or something similar) where I can establish a living/working space/base.
I hope that the description below will give you a context and a framework.
For further information about me, my background and approach you may of course browse through my website.
Overall I would hope to establish, if not contribute to a place that emanates qualities like simplicity, awareness and diversity.
The design and the implementation will work with principles and design-methods of permaculture.
• The design of the site will support and safeguard the life-supporting capacity of the air, water, soil and ecosystems.
• It will create / recreate conditions so that biodiversity can be sustained or redevelop.
• The project will create conditions for a diverse cultural life to develop – always in cooperation and consideration with the local conditions concerning the natural environment and the social/cultural structure of the area.
• The project will intent to enrichen and support the region and the region will inspire and be integrated in the project.
The farm would be open to develop an international network and exchange in the realms of various artforms, Zen buddhism/spiritual philosophies and earth restoration methods.
I can also see small conferences on themes within the realms of the arts, science, spiritual understanding and traditions, and/or practices and philosophies of sustainable cultures.
The farm/dojo would be sustained through the network of friends and partners connected to it, through visitors/workshop participants and through the land itself.
Depending on the site, of course other possibilities can be envisioned, as well.
I do not have the financial means to purchase a property, thus other ways have to be found!
Certainly, if there is an old house or farm that needs somebody to live in and breathe life into it, I am interested.
I am not tied to a specific place, though temperate climate zones throughout Scandinavia or UK would be preferred.
However, any sort of hints welcome!
A farm founded by dancer and actor Min Tanaka together with a group of contemporary dancers from Tokyo.
"Tanaka founded Body Weather Farm in 1985 in the mountain village of Hakushu (outside Tokyo) to explore the origins of dance through farming life. Dancers who come to live there spend several hours every day doing labor in the fields, raising rice, vegetables and chickens, followed by many hours of daily dance training. The farm is a cooperative living environment, where everyone pitches in and everything is shared among participants. Members of the community learn new patterns of social engagement by taking part in the communal living environment. While throughout the process, the landscape seeps into their bodies and influences their art."
Antaiji is a Japanese Soto Zen monastery in the northern mountains of Japan.
The monastery maintains rice fields, a vegetable garden, its own forest for wood fuel and construction material, being almost self-sufficient.
All this, together with the Zazen meditation practice and the study of Buddhas teaching is being regarded as their daily practice.
This private island in front of the South-Western coast of Scotland had been donated, and is being supervised by Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master in the Karma Kagyu line.
It is being run as a retreat center, with a small staff living constantly onsite.
Thank you very much for your support and for passing on the info!
And please feel free to get in touch, also if there are further questions.


Inventory, or store cabinets, are what you see if you go to a large home improvement store. Each store will typically have a very basic, unfinished cabinet line that is filled in store and ready to purchase and take home that day. These are generally usually your cheapest alternative, but selections are very limited. In most cases these will need to be finished both by you or by a contractor. Don't expect anything at all spectacular, these are usually cabinets in their most basic form. Cabinet fronts are typically made from glued up strips of timber instead of one single piece of wooden. Doors are usually paneled entrances instead of raised wood -panel doors. The carcasses with the cabinets will typically come to be cut from particle panel, and if there is a back -panel it is usually 1/8 inch hard-board. Countertop fastening brackets will be small , plastic corner conference with a single screw golf hole for attaching to the table.
Veterinariancolleges - Global distribution. Describe and explain the global scale distribution of cold and high altitude environments polar, glacial areas, periglacial areas, high mountains in non polar places and hot arid environments hot deserts and semi arid areas. Describe and explain the global distribution of. Describe and explain the global distribution of fold mountain? fold mountains are mountains that are situated along the continental plate boundary not the plates under the sea. Describe and explain the global distribution of fold mountain?. Describe and explain the global distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes? the distribution of volcanoes is worldwide, although they areusually perceived to only occur on plate boundaries pbs. 27 describe and explain the global distribution of the. 27 describe and explain the global distribution of the desert biome there is a general decrease in precipitation as one moves away from the equator in the low latitudes this progression is matched by a gradation from the selva biome of the equator to the desert biome of the subtropics the desert biome also occurs extensively in midlatitude locations in asia, north america, and south. Describe and explain the global distribution of water scarcity. Describe and explain the global distribution of water scarcity fresh water is a finite resource 80% of global fresh water is trapped in ice, snow or permafrost the remaining 20% is mainly groundwater, only 1% of this is easily accessible. How to describe & explain the global distribution of. 'describe and explain the global distribution of volcanoes' i'm trying to revise for my approaching geography gcse exam and this question is in my revision booklet i've revised volcanoes, i just don't know how i am meant to answer this question in an exam, for 6 marks thanks. Population statistics and distribution s cool, the. Make sure that you can draw a sketch map of population distribution, annotate and describe it with reference to places and statistics again you will have to be able to explain the reasons for the distribution as in the global distribution there will be physical and human factors. 7 m global surface temperature distribution geography. M global surface temperature distribution: if the earth was a homogeneous body without the present land ocean distribution, its temperature distribution would be strictly latitudinal figure 7m 1 however, the earth is more complex than this being composed of a mosaic of land and water average annual global temperature 1982 1994. The causes and distribution of deserts a2 level level. A level geography revision for aris and semi arid environments section for the causes and distribution of deserts covering the causes of aridity and the distribution of arid and semi arid areas around the world. Population, distribution, growth and change revision 3. Population distribution is the spread of people across the world, ie where people live population density is the number of people living in a particular area usually 1 square kilometre.


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Q: Accumulation/limit points The problem is:

For the sequences

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*$(-1)^{n+1}\dfrac{n}{2n+5}$,

*$(-1)^{n+1}\dfrac{n}{2n^2+5}$ and

*$\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\cos\Bigl(1+\dfrac{1}{n}\Bigr)$
determine the accumulation points and limits (if they exist).

I am not quite sure how to start solving this problem. I think that I should use odd or even test, something like $2k$ for even and $2k+1$ for odd, but I get confused already at the beginning. Please help.

A: Hint: sequences 2 and 3 converge, so there's only one limit point. Sequence 1 has two obviously convergent subsequences.

A: Hint: try proving 2 and 3 tend to 0, whereas number 1 has the even subsequence tending to $-\frac12$ and the odd subsequence tending to $\frac12$. So you have some limit points. Are there any others?

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As well as our shop on the Esplanade, we also operate the diesel fuel tank for yachts wishing to refuel during their stay in Lerwick. The tank is located at the south end of the Albert Building. We do not keep staff at the tank, so please come to the shop building (only a short distance away) to arrange receiving fuel.
To arrange a booking, either come in to the shop and ask about our fuelling services, or phone us on 01595 692379, and we will arrange a member of staff to meet you at the fuel pump to receive your fuel. Our fuelling hours are 9am-12pm, and 2pm-4pm Monday – Saturday.
Payment is collected in the shop building.
Please berth as close as possible to the tank, as there is a limited range to the tank's hose. Once you have fuelled you are welcome to stay in the berth until another vessel needs to receive fuel.


This office focuses on educational programs, resources and support services for English learners. Services are designed based on scientific-based research so that students receive effective instruction leading to academic achievement and timely acquisition of English proficiency. Eligible students, upon enrolling in Westerville City Schools, will be evaluated to determine the level of EL support needed.
The district's EL program and services are consistent with the Ohio State Department of Education Standards and the Office of Civil Rights and congruent with the policies of the Westerville Board of Education.
This office is also responsible for the Community Outreach Program.
Highlight cultural differences and clarify misunderstanding between cultures.
Website for teachers and parents of English Language Learners!


Business incubators are designed to help fledgling businesses get off the ground. They provide assistance that helps new businesses in the first or second stage of existence.
The UCF Business Incubator at Daytona Beach International Airport has taken strong root in Volusia County, helping to prepare businesses for greater success.
Incubators are important to an area's long-term economic success. They can help launch new businesses that go on to become valuable community employers. There were almost 1,300 such business-incubation programs in the United States as of May 2012.
This region needs more of them, and not just in East Volusia. West Volusia, particularly Deltona, needs to launch a business incubator.
The UCF Business Incubator at the airport has reason to tout its success to the community. The incubator recently celebrated its second anniversary. It also honored Magdy Attia, president of AbM Engineering, as "Entrepreneur of the Year."
AbM Engineering hopes to sell an innovative gearbox to the wind-turbine industry.
If AbM Engineering has great success in the burgeoning alternative energy sector, it can be expected to locate an expanded business in Volusia County. That is the kind of job-creating payoff community leaders hope to see.
Business incubators are designed to help fledgling businesses get off the ground. They provide assistance that helps new businesses in the first or second stage of existence. Incubators offer various forms of assistance to qualified businesses, including free or reduced rent and free power and telecommunications.
Incubators require little taxpayer support. Often, universities or business groups found incubators. When the UCF Business Incubator at the airport was launched in July 2011, with some help from Volusia County, it was the university's ninth incubator in Central Florida. The program has 8,000 square feet of space.
Incubators look for business-tenant prospects in the very early stages of development. The first stage is when a company is developing goods or services to sell. Second-stage companies are already selling, but may need help to boost sales or expand, according to Connie Bernal, the incubator's manager.
The incubator provides startup services to any comer, except retail businesses.
Volusia and Flagler counties can make good use of this business-nurturing concept. Incubators are an innovative way for a community to help boost small businesses and ensure their long-term survival and growth. Their record is impressive: Nationally, 87 percent of businesses that have graduated from incubators are still operating, according to the National Business Incubation Association.
The UCF incubator is already emerging as a contributor to the area's economy. Small businesses are an economic mainstay, but many fail because their owners aren't prepared to face the demands of the marketplace. Incubators help these potential job-creators get past the high-risk early stages of business development. The survivors have the potential to bring important new products and services to the marketplace.
Volusia and Flagler need to see more small businesses succeed and extend the reach of the local economy. The UCF Business Incubator at Daytona Beach International Airport is helping that cause.


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This chapter provides a general overview of the equipment and procedures involved in the construction flexible pavements. The equipment includes hot-mix plant operations, trucks, placement equipment, and compaction equipment. Construction procedures such as surface preparation and compaction are also discussed.


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With thirty-million-plus records sold worldwide, Blink-182 was back in 2011 and ready to continue the musical journey that had thrilled legions of fans for nearly two decades. They celebrated the release of their latest album with their biggest tour yet featuring over 90 watts of laser power from Lightwave International.
With thirty-million-plus records sold worldwide, Blink-182 was back in 2011 and ready to continue the musical journey that had thrilled legions of fans for nearly two decades. After a wait of eight long years, Blink 182's highly anticipated new album "Neighborhoods" warranted mounting their biggest and most ambitious tour in the band's history. Over 90 watts of Lightwave Prism Series Lasers were utilized on the 40 date tour.
Lightwave's state of the art lasers were used throughout the show on songs including Down, I Miss You, Violence and Josie. One of the highlights of the show was a five minute drum solo from Blink's Travis Barker as he floated out over the audience on a sea of laser light, beams dancing around him.


What's In It For You - You did all the right things — Words of Wisdom, Bold Challenges, and Inspirational Insights. Elevate yourself to love your career and your life!
Maybe you don't know what that change is or why you need it.
But you know you deserve to be happier, more in control and personally rewarded in your career.
So let's get you there.
It's time to start living for you. All this time, you've been doing the right thing. You graduated high school with good grades. You went to University and picked the smart program. The one that all the adults nodded impressively at you when you told them what you were studying.
You got your diploma, your degree and off to the real world you went.
You got a good job, you worked hard, and you moved up.
You are a good person. You've volunteered, you work out, you learned to cook and maybe even speak another language.
But all of this hasn't made you happy or as valued as you know you want to be.
You did the right thing but it's not the right thing for you.
And it's your turn to go back into the world and get what YOU want.
You're probably feeling a little scared (change is scary!) Maybe a little unsure of what's next. You might not have the confidence you think you need to create the life you want.
There's no-one who should care more or invest more in your career and life than you.
So you need to stop waiting for someone to promote you, to give you permission to change jobs, or to start your business for you.
If your career and your happiness is important to you (and I KNOW it is), make a commitment to create change for yourself.
This is where I come in. I know you can do it. Let's do it together!
I'm here to be your biggest cheerleader, the truth goddess and accountability champion.
We work together to figure out what IS next for you. What does your heart want? What's important to you?
Together, we figure out what the steps are you need to get you started in the direction of TRUE career JOY and life LOVE.
And then, you take action. Because that's what awesome, earth-shaking women like you do. You make it happen.
Along the way, I'll be there to guide you through the process. Imagine me running beside you as you learn to ride a bike. That's me! Encouraging you, keeping you grounded and focused, and jumping up and down with excitement when you ride down the block with no training wheels for the first, fifth, and hundredth time.
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When you're ready, apply below. I would love to learn more about what you want and how I can support you.
It's not always easy. But I promise it will be worth it. Everything that's worth it always starts with a step - or a giant leap - in the direction of happiness.


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ECB's Draghi: Crypto Not Mature Enough to Regulate
Home » Bitcoin » ECB's Draghi: Crypto Not Mature Enough to Regulate
Last month, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi made news in the cryptocurrency community when he told the European Parliament that the bank had no legal authority to regulate digital currencies. Draghi went a step further at a press conference last week when he declared that the technology has not yet matured to a level that would warrant regulatory consideration:
"With anything that's new, people have great expectations and also great uncertainty. Right now, we think that especially as far as bitcoins and cryptocurrencies are concerned, we don't think the technology is mature for our consideration."
Draghi also stressed the importance of maintaining a cautious approach to these new technologies. While he acknowledged that innovations like cryptocurrency offer many "potential benefits," he also reminded the assembled reporters that there could be risks as well.
According to CNBC, Draghi said, "One of the lessons of the great financial crisis is that financial innovation, in this case it's financial and technology innovation... should be embraced with lots of attention to its potential risks."
The federal government, on an active and ongoing basis, work with other countries to formulate global guidelines for digital currencies while respecting the "light touch" premise outlined in Recommendation 1 above.
— Canadian Senate Recommendations


Dr. Sweet will discuss her new book, Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing. The New York Times calls it "a wonderful new memoir," and The Atlantic writes that "anyone considering medical school, or already there, should read this book. Everyone else should, too." What is Slow Medicine? Like Slow Food it is about process, with the way—the style and the method—by which we get to a diagnosis and a treatment, and how that way—whatever it is—affects us and changes us as much as it does our patients.
Dr. Sweet is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and a prize-winning historian with a Ph.D. in medical history. For over twenty years she practiced medicine at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco.


I was watching Donald Trump on television the other day and I thought of my philosophy class in college when we read Plato's Republic. I remember being surprised and skeptical when Plato suggested that democracy was a governmental system that would never work.
As I grimaced while Donald Trump reminded us how far ahead in the polls he was, I realized that Plato may have been right, at least to a degree. His argument was that if major decisions were left to the people, they would not be able to reach quality conclusions. He argued that money would unduly influence how people voted, as what was good for society might require economic sacrifice on the part of the wealthy. He also surmised that people would vote on the basis of emotion, not reason. His warnings sound quite prescient today.
Unfortunately, Plato's solution was not very plausible: a guardian king. He thought a very intelligent man, who had divested himself of all property and was provided with a secure life, could be proclaimed the guardian of society. He would be able to rule without conflict and would act for the good of society as a whole. It was a utopian plan and, like all utopian plans, would not work. So, here we are, left with our democratic republic.
To be fair, our system has worked rather well over history and has some clear advantages over fascist dictatorships, enlightened monarchies, communism, and sharia law. Nevertheless, we are now seeing some serious problems. Plato was right about the influence of money, and he was unfortunately correct about people making emotional decisions. The Donald Trump phenomenon is fed by anger and fear. Many Republican voters are angered by immigration and fearful of terrorism. Like right-wing nativists across the world, Trump is popular because he appears strong and decisive and wants to protect Americans from Muslims, Mexicans, and any other foreign influence. He will likely not be elected president, but his presence and popularity trivializes the important decisions that lie ahead.
So is our system of government in trouble? Are we capable of making the difficult, painful decisions that face us in the 21st century? Will politics continue to be dominated by the wealthy few? As resources become scarce and as more people migrate to escape unlivable conditions, will Western nations be as generous as Angela Merckel has been in Germany? I wouldn't count on it. Nobody minds being generous when it's easy, when there is plenty to go around. The real test is how will Western democracies react when helping those less fortunate requires real sacrifice like agreeing to an overall lower standard of living?
I agree with Churchill in his famous observation that democracy is a bad form of government until we compare it with all the other options. Democratic countries have faced tremendous challenges, even existential threats, and survived. The concept of self-government is inarguably sound. But as we face planetary crises like climate change, severe water shortages, and violent religious zealotry, will we be able to find our way to rational, effective action?
Because there are no other plausible systems that seem better positioned to be effective, we are likely to maintain our democratic republicanism. Yet, contemporary challenges will require leaders who are able to convince the public at large that sacrifice by those who can afford to sacrifice will be required for the good of the entire planet. Trump is clearly not that kind of leader. He will likely join the ranks of other failed demagogues. But who will step forward to save liberal democracy? Stay tuned.
Bill Frayer lived all of his adult life in Maine until moving to Mexico in 2007. He had a long career teaching writing, critical thinking, and communication at the community college and university level. He has published a critical thinking textbook and four volumes of poetry. Stirring up trouble with his column for the last eight years, he enjoys hearing from those who have strong opinions about what he writes. Now a snowbird back in Maine, he enjoys playing blues, eating lobster, and fishing with his granddaughter. In Ajijic he enjoys leading TED talks at LCS and talking poetry with his fellow poets.