After installing the GPMC Hotfixes he was able to disable the Mobility pack via policies. One of the stranger things we noticed was that although the C: drive was hidden via policies it could be accessed when using the Mobility pack, I remembered Dennis van Dam saying something like that on twitter and I found the following threat on the Citrix forums Mobility Pack and Group Policies where other people were having the same experiences but the topic seems to be dead, when there's an update I will test it and report it back in this blogpost.
Do you have a reference for this private hotfix? Would like to test it too! The environment with the mobility pack installed isn't mine but I can try to test this next Friday.
one question: if you logoff from Touch Optimized Desktop, the session change to disconnect or logoff correctly ?
The session goes to disconnected, the touchoptomizedDesktop.exe calls a tsdiscon.exe rather than invoking a log off. which is a strange choice by Citrix.
Could you share that private hotfix you received? or the call reference number?


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World Bank Debars SWECO Environment AB, and Conditionally Non-debars SWECO International AB for Three Years
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2014 - The World Bank Group today announced the debarment of SWECO Environment AB and its affiliates and the conditional non-debarment of SWECO International AB, and its affiliates for a period of three years following SWECO AB's acknowledgment of misconduct by these entities in relation to an urban infrastructure project in Eastern Europe.
Two former SWECO Environment AB employees (one of whom was the company's Director of International Operations at the time) paid for a trip for the Head of the Project Management Unit and his family during the procurement process for two World Bank-financed contracts in exchange for confidential information from the technical proposals of other consultants competing for the same contracts and provide their own inputs into the bid evaluations processes. These individuals were dismissed by SWECO following INT's investigation.
The sanctions are part of a Negotiated Resolution Agreement between the World Bank and the Swedish engineering consulting company. The sanctions reflect recognition of SWECO AB's cooperation with INT's investigation and corrective action taken by the company. Swedish anti-corruption authorities have prosecuted the two former SWECO employees for corruption in connection with this case, one of whom received a jail term.
"The outcome of the SWECO case reflects the World Bank's commitment to protecting the integrity of development projects. In this case, the World Bank would like to commend the National Anti-Corruption Unit within the Swedish Prosecuting Authority who took swift and robust action resulting in the prosecution of those responsible," said Leonard McCarthy, World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency.
Under the Agreement, SWECO AB and its affiliates commit to cooperating with the World Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency and continuing to improve their internal compliance program.
The debarment of SWECO qualifies for cross-debarment by other MDBs under the Agreement of Mutual Recognition of Debarments that was signed on April 9, 2010.
About the World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency
The World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) is responsible for preventing, deterring and investigating allegations of fraud, collusion and corruption in World Bank projects, capitalizing on the experience of a multilingual and highly specialized team of investigators and forensic accountants.
In Washington
Dina Elnaggar
delnaggar@worldbank.org
PRESS RELEASE NO:
2014/403/INT
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Revisiting Our Conversation On Mental Wellness in Hip-Hop From The Source 'Power 30' Issue
From the Issue, Lifestyle
The Source Talks To Pras About 'Sweet Mickey For President'
Exclusives, Film, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories
Pras is widely known as 1/3 of the legendary group The Fugees. Now, you can add filmmaker to his resume. After four years, his documentary Sweet Mickey For President is getting ready to be released nationwide. The film covers the presidential campaign of an unlikely candidate Michel Martelly and his journey from dismissal to the seat of President of Haiti. For those who may not remember, 2011 was a tumultuous year for Haiti. The devastating earthquake and the election for president of Haiti happened that year. Even within that election, the world watched with the possibility of Wyclef Jean, another Fugees member, becoming President, Sean Penn's activism and the involvement of the global community monitoring the elections for the eventual rebuilding of the country. The Source talked to Pras about the film and the wider issues affecting Haiti and its future.
What was the motivation for the documentary?
After the earthquake, I wanted to document something. People don't know about Haiti. I wanted to document a historical moment and the Michel Martelly story.
Martelly eventually became President of Haiti. Had he lost would the film still have been released?
It would have been a different story. I don't know if people want to see a story of people who lost. History is about winners. The story is about how people can affect change. The Haitian people forced a candidate on the ballot. The fundamental part of the story is someone who wants to do something for their country and how he prevails.
How long did it take to put the documentary together?
It took about 5 years to complete the documentary.
What has been the reaction so far to the documentary?
The reaction has been incredible. It has been well received. I couldn't ask for more. It's great people see how the story relates to them. The story of Haiti is the story of Ferguson, Syria, Jamaica. Anywhere people feel disenfranchised, leaders who don't represent them, that's what this story is about. The power of one individual to make a difference. That's what I did, anyone can do this. I was motivated to do something for people who couldn't otherwise.
On the subject of Haiti, the current presidential election seem to be even crazier this time than when Martelly ran in 2011. What are your thoughts on the upcoming Haitian Presidential election?
You just hope for a peaceful transition. I know one of the candidates, but I don't know the political landscape or climate. I'm not as involved as I was with Martelly. I just hope anyone who comes helps push forward progress.
The anniversary of the earthquake is coming up this January. How has the country progressed so far if at all?
It's been some progression, but not much. It's going to continue to progress as more people get involved. It has to continue. For those who care, Haiti needs every hand it can get to help the situation.
In your point of view, what is Martelly's legacy in regards to Haiti?
I don't know yet.
What are your thoughts on a candidate like Donald Trump and the unlikelihood and success of his presidential campaign so far and it being comparable to Martelly's presidential campaign?
It speaks to the climate of the country. If people were happy, Donald Trump wouldn't be able to exist. He speaks to a group of people who are frustrated, angry, and don't like the direction of the country. I have friends who are Republicans and Democrats. My friends who are Democrats don't think much of him, but people are the same everywhere you go. If they don't get the basic necessities, candidates like Trump and Martelly rise. They rise in these situations. Why is it that Donald Trump commands 30% of the voters in the Republican party? He was denounced and is still ahead. I don't think we have seen this before. All the politicians will be fine. It's the people who are going to be hurt. They are going to get caught in the crossfire. Jeb Bush is only commanding 3% of the vote and was considered the front runner before he even announced.The only thing keeping him alive is his name. 12-15 candidates are still viable. Something has to give. I think the issues are deeper than Donald Trump. He is just playing his part. To compare it to music, a record can only go as far as its being accepted. He is only as big as he is accepted. In this election, people of color are going to be affected the most. It's very important that people exercise the right to vote. This coming election will definitely affect their daily lives.
What else is going on with Pras in terms of projects, music, documentaries, etc?
I'm doing a soundtrack for the documentary. I got a track with Ne-Yo and other great features throughout the album. I am going to keep making movies, staying alive out in L.A.
Where will be people be able to see the movie?
The film will be released nationwide in all AMC Theaters.
Any last words?
I want to encourage people. We are in very difficult times. Stay alert, pay attention and go and vote. That Obama 08 election was historical, but 2016 will affect our lives for the next 20-30 years.
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Maryland Teacher that 'Opened a Can of Whup' on an Unruly Student Will Not Face Jailtime
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Q: jQuery sum of textbox Below is my HTML
I want a script like this
in one Textbox I want to add all the amount total and display it
and in one more textbox I want it like this
"name": [{
  "id": 3,
  "qty": 2
}, {
  "id": 4,
  "qty": 5
}]

My Updated Question

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My Updated code not working in this js core js is working fine

A: Try the following way:

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  var name = [];
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    obj.qty = $(item).find('input[name="qty"]').val();
    name.push(obj)
  });
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});
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A: var s = { 'name' : [] };
var total =  0;
$(".main").each(function(){
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     total = total + parseFloat($(this).find("input[name='total'"]).val());

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Q: Exam says "as to be impractical of study" is correct
Unlike a hurricane, which can be observed from within, a tornado is so small that such a study has not been practical.
(A) that such a study has not been practical
(B) that studying it that way has not been impractical
(C) for such studies as this to have been impractical
(D) as to not make such a study practical
(E) as to be impractical of study

The correct solving of the above task from the test is supposed to be E. I do not understand why the adjective "impractical" is used in the sentence. It would make me sense when using "practical". I suppose that this sentence asserts that tornado is too small to be examined with a practical effect. Is the subordinate clause of purpose?

A: (E) is definitely not correct.
(A) is correct, and follows the pattern "so [adjective] that".
(B) is grammatically correct but has a double negative, which changes the meaning of the sentence. Since the sentence starts with:

Unlike a hurricane, which can be observed from within...

the change is not likely to be correct.
(C) doesn't work after "so small". Also, "impractical" is negative, which changes the meaning of the sentence. A correct version would be:

...a tornado is too small for a study such as this to have been practical.

(D) might be correct grammar, but it sounds odd. This phrasing is more complicated than (A), and there's no reason to use it.
(E) is simply wrong. "[Adjective] of [noun]" is not correct English.
EDIT: There are a couple cases where "[adjective] of [noun]" is correct. If the noun is plural, you can make a superlative:

Only the most heroic of knights are willing to fight a dragon.
The King of France lived in Versailles, that most splendid of palaces.

There's also an archaic/poetic case, which is closer to (E):

strong of body = strong, strong-bodied, having a strong body
kind of heart = kind, kind-hearted, having a kind heart
fleet of foot = fleet, fleet-footed, having a fleet foot = fast at running

But (E) doesn't fit this pattern. We wouldn't say that a tornado is "impractical-studied", or that it has an impractical study.
In the comments, stangdon gives a use of "impractical of collection" in a legal context. But all of the (few) uses of the phrase I found via Google appear to refer to the same law. The only uses of "impractical of study" on Google are this GMAT (?) question. So I think it's safe to say that (E) is not correct.

A: A is correct as written, but wouldn't be the choice I would make if I wrote it.
The closest to my choice would be E) as to be impractical of study which sounds more polished, in my opinion.


American scientists have a new explanation for one of the great ecological disasters of the 1980s.
The alarming near-disappearance of Lake Chad – a giant body of water that nourished crops in the Sahel region – was, they say, caused by air pollution: old-fashioned smog and soot from factory chimneys and coal-burning power plants in Europe and America.
The initial explanation had been a much simpler one, and pinned the guilt on the locals.
Lake Chad, which extended over 25,000 square kilometres in the 1960s, shrank to a 20th of its former area by the end of the last century, all because of overgrazing and too great a demand for water for irrigation, geographers had once argued.
The consequences for the local peoples of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger were devastating, and triggered global concern, especially as the summer rains repeatedly failed and the lake was not seasonally replenished.
Later, Lake Chad became an awful example of the possible consequences of global warming. In the latest twist in the story, scientists at the University of Washington in the US have pointed to another culprit: the sulphate aerosol.
Aerosols pumped from chimneys and exhaust pipes in the developed world scattered in the atmosphere and reflected sunlight back into space, to cool the entire northern hemisphere, the region with the greatest land mass, the highest economic development and the most factory chimneys.
In response to a small change in overall conditions the tropical rain belt shifted southwards with a steady decrease in precipitation in the Sahel from the 1950s onward. The lowest ever recorded rainfall in the region was during the early 1980s, "perhaps the most striking precipitation change in the 20th century observational record," say Yen-Ting Hwang and colleagues in Geophysical Research Letters.
In fact, the authors are careful to say this is "in part" an explanation of the drought in the Sahel: complex natural changes have complex causes, and both global climate change and pressure from human population growth remain implicated.
Hwang's study used six decades of continuous data from rain gauges to link the drought to a global shift in tropical rainfall, and then used 26 different climate models to make the link between hemisphere temperatures and the pattern of rainfall.
The Sahel was not the only region affected: northern India and parts of South America experienced drier decades, while places at the southern edge of the tropical rain belt, such as north-east Brazil and the African Great Lakes, were wetter than normal.
As clean air legislation passed both in the US and Europe slowly cleared the skies, the northern hemisphere began to warm faster than the southern hemisphere, and the tropical rain belt began to shift north again.
A team at the University of California, Berkeley, in April reported in the Journal of Climate, published by the American Meteorological Society, that temperature differences measured over a century coincided with changes in the pattern of tropical rainfall.
The largest difference – a drop of about half a degree Celsius in the northern hemisphere in the late 1960s, coincided with a 30-year drought in the Sahel, the growth of the deserts in the Sahara and the failures of the monsoons in India and east Asia.
The research is a reminder that climate patterns are sensitive to even very small average shifts in temperature on a very large scale; that what happens in one region can quite dramatically affect conditions in another part of the globe; and that human actions in some of the richest regions of the planet can have cruel consequences for those trying to make a living in the poorest places.
Meanwhile, although the rains have returned, Lake Chad is still very much diminished.


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As The Devil's Roar opens up to a new wave of pirates, meet a survivor of the last expedition to this perilous region and learn the fate of their crew in the Forsaken Shores campaign.
This content update also introduces and showcases a raft of new features that will persist in Sea of Thieves beyond the time-limited campaign.
Devil's Roar Map – Explore the newly emerged lands to the east, where both sea and land provide new hazards for unwary pirates!
Volcanoes – Exploding in a fiery inferno, volcanoes rain down hot rocks that damage players and ships. It has never been more important to think carefully about where you anchor!
Geysers – Geysers are active in The Forsaken Shores and can launch the player into the air… so watch where you step!
Lava Floor – Lava floor zones become active during a volcanic eruption and will cause damage over time if you stand on them. Keep moving!
Superheated Water – During a volcanic eruption, the waters around the island become superheated. Damage is not applied to ships, but pirates who opt to stand or swim in the superheated water will find themselves in dire need of a banana. Water in your hull can also become superheated, so have your bucket at the ready!
Rowboats – Find these new additions washed up on the islands. They can be pushed into the water and docked to your ship to be transported around the sea.
Seaposts – These have appeared across the Sea of Thieves, offering discounts on a selection of items that change over time.
Commendations – Earn 23 standard Commendations during the first two weeks of Forsaken Shores. Additional commendations are coming as part of weeks three and four. All these Commendations are here to stay!
Bilge Rat Titles – Earn two unique Titles introduced during the first two weeks of Forsaken Shores. Equip them straight from the Vanity Chest! Will you be a Devil's Cartographer or Master Devil's Voyager? Additional Titles are coming later in the Forsaken Shores campaign.
Bilge Rat Doubloons – There are 185 Bilge Rat Doubloons available for the Commendations during the first two weeks of Forsaken Shores. Additional Doubloons will be available from week three, alongside the additional Commendations. Each of the Forsaken Shores Commendations on the Bilge Rat progress screen shows the number of Bilge Rat Doubloons it awards.
Time-limited Items – The Forsaken Ashes weapons and ship liveries are available throughout the Forsaken Shorescampaign. Visit Duke in any tavern and exchange your Doubloons while they are in stock!
Forsaken Ashes Clothing and Items – The Forsaken Ashes clothing and items are now stocked on Morrow's Peak Outpost. Only pirates who have dared to explore The Devil's Roar will be able to purchase these items. These are a permanent addition and can be purchased with gold.
Ocean Crawler Set – The Ocean Crawler clothing, items, weapons and ship liveries are now stocked in their respective shops on Morrow's Peak Outpost. These can also be purchased with gold.
Kraken Set – The Kraken clothing, items, weapons and ship liveries are now stocked in their respective shops on Morrow's Peak Outpost. Save some of your hard-earned gold for this impressive new set!
Huntress Figurehead – Now stocked by the Shipwright on Morrow's Peak Outpost. This figurehead was exclusively awarded to players around San Diego Comic-Con and Gamescom 2018, but is now available to all pirates in exchange for gold!
After feedback shared with us about the changes made to Barrels and inventory management in Patch 1.2.4, we improved the stocking-up speed which will significantly reduce the number of button-presses required. We will continue to monitor feedback, and you can read Design Director Mike Chapman give further insight into what the future holds for these systems.
Barrel Take/Store All – Players can now take and store stacks of resources with a single button press.
Barrel Auto-Advance – When removing resources from barrels, if all items in a stack are removed, the next stack with remaining resources with automatically be selected.
Resource Capacity – When carrying the maximum number of a specific resource in your inventory, this resource will clearly be marked red in any barrels to indicate that you can't carry any more.
UI Close Delay – The short animation of UI closing has been disabled, so players resume control of their pirate immediately. This impacts the closing of all full-screen UI, from shops and barrels to settings and crew menus.
Bilge Rat Shop – The Bilge Rat shop now has tabs so that time-limited items appear on a separate page to the Letters of Recommendation and gold bags.
Maps in Barrels – Similar to messages in bottles, maps can now be found within barrels.
Map Radial – Voyage maps which have been purchased and voted upon will now appear in front of all the emergent message in a bottle/barrel maps, so the most important maps are always easiest to find.
Multiple server and client crashes have been resolved.
We are constantly reviewing the performance and stability of each patch and providing performance optimisations and stability improvements.
Gold Skeletons are now appropriately rusted by buckets of water.
Players levels of reputation with each trading company are now correctly displayed on the reputation screen.
NPC dialogue will no longer get stuck on-screen when players are attacked by skeletons.
Barrel names on the ships are now correctly localised.
The animation for reloading the pistol will now appear consistently.
It is no longer possible to drop a chest between the deck and the side of the Galleon at the front, making it impossible to pick up.
Players holding a Chest of a Thousand Grogs will no longer become permanently drunk, even after dropping the chest.
The Lowly Merchant Watch no longer appears closed when you show it to other players.
Previewing items in the clothing shops on Outposts in The Shores of Plenty will now correctly display the item you have selected.
Items you store in the first slot of a barrel which you previously looted will no longer be invisible.
The decals that appear after digging no longer appear to have lines running through them.
"Back" and "Discard" tool-tips are no longer missing from the voyages inventory.
It is no longer possible to clip into the mountain/rocks on Ancient Spire Outpost.
Looking up with an item equipped will no longer cause your hand to appear invisible.
Light emitted onto the sea from a lantern no longer causes a 'pixelated' effect.
Oars can appear to disconnect from the Rowboat along with the player, only visible in third-person.
Mermaid Statues have been temporarily disabled due to performance issues.
Merchant Alliance crates on board a ship that sinks will not float to the surface and cannot be picked up.
We have identified the issue and we are working on a fix.
Walking on a Rowboat can appear jittery.


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An incredible 72 percent of second grade students increased their reading levels to third grade after an average of just 44 hours using Mindplay Virtual Reading Coach in the classroom.
A study in 2014 investigated the reading growth of 209 second grade students. Approximately half received supplemental instruction with Mindplay Virtual Reading Coach and were compared to students who received only the school's traditional reading instruction.
While 72 percent of students using MVRC increased their reading skills to a third grade level, only 37 percent of students with traditional reading instruction increased reading levels to third grade.
Additionally, only 6% of students who used MVRC remained in a critical reading level (below first grade). In comparison, 37% of the students from the control school remained at the critical level.
Overall, the results of this research suggest a very robust effect of the MVRC intervention on participants' reading skills particularly in the areas of fluency and spelling achievement gains.


The Royal Norfolk is the largest 2-day agricultural show in the U.K., attracting attendances in excess of 80,000, and we will be there for the ninth time. The Eden Crafts marquee will be located in an excellent position and will, again, have the benefit of wooden flooring.
The show features a full range of activities, displays and exhibits and competitions, together with excellent shopping and fashion areas, (nearly 700 retail stands).


This is my first post on this forum. Narrow asked me to register before but I didn't really have a time to do it. Better late than never i suppose .
The thing is, I would like to be part of ALL DoD group. I'm a long time member, im trustable, loyal and helpfull. I don't speak French, but i hope it is not a problem for You guys. I speak Polish (my knowledge in this language would be good for operations, relationship etc.).
Please consider my candidacy .


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January 17, 2018 January 17, 2018 blueprint non-fiction
Hypervigilance and me
by Charlotte Goff
CN: complex PTSD, suicidal thoughts, misdiagnosis, hypervigilance,
paranoia, abuse (emotional and physical), violence
I didn't know that complex PTSD existed until I came across it in Judith Herman's Trauma and Recovery and realised that I had it.
I had been searching for a diagnosis that fit my symptoms, and alongside my clinical psychologist had discounted depression. I had had depression at university, and this was different. The suicidal thoughts and self-loathing were the same, but the physical symptoms were missing: there was no dramatic weight loss or gain, I could sleep, and I could get out of bed in the morning. So despite one psychiatrist announcing, after a single appointment, that I 'quite clearly' had major depression, I kept looking for a diagnosis that fit.
I was looking for a diagnosis which would explain the suicidal thoughts, but would also account for other symptoms not typical of depression. One of these was hypervigilance.
I had a constant sense that I needed to be alert, and this hypervigilance started to morph into paranoia (Image by Roman Drits)
Home alone, the smallest noises would send me into panic. I had a constant sense that I needed to be alert, and this hypervigilance started to morph into paranoia. I believed that I was being stalked, and that someone was trying to kill me.
Towards the end of university I started sleeping with a chair pressed against my locked door; a year later, and living in Tokyo, I refused to have my name on the post-box outside our flat, as is normal in Japan. I became obsessed with the idea that an old friend would come to Japan, learn the Japanese alphabet, and wander around neighbourhoods until he found a sign with my name on it, at which point he would break in and murder me. I thought often about how 'easy' this would be. I thought that nowhere in the world was safe.
"I believed that I was being stalked, and that someone was trying to kill me"
It got harder when I lived alone for a while. Living alone was something that I had wanted to do, to prove to myself that I could be independent. After having grown up with abusive stepfathers, I wanted to prove that I would never be trapped again. But it terrified me, and doing anything in the house took twice the time it should; every few seconds I would need to look over my shoulder, in case someone had crept in to slit my throat.
I kept the slats of the bathroom window shut because I imagined someone in the shadows, holding a gun, and though I had an electric toothbrush I used it as a manual, convinced that the buzzing of the brush would drown out the sound of someone breaking in. In Japan it is normal to have a 'genkan', or small space by the door to keep your shoes. Sometimes, when the fear took over, I would sit in the genkan, eyes trained on the door. It was easier for me to feel safe in this small space than in a room where there were windows and cupboards and other places that I needed to keep watching.
"Doing anything in the house took twice the time it should; every few seconds I would need to look over my shoulder"
Night time was the hardest. I slept in the loft, and each night I would pull the heavy ladder up after me like a drawbridge so that I could fall asleep. And each night, I would beat myself up for needing to do this. I tried to work out whether someone could jump the distance into the loft, and started thinking about bringing the kitchen knife up to sleep next to.
"I became obsessed with the idea that an old friend would come to Japan, learn the Japanese alphabet, and wander around neighbourhoods until he found a sign with my name on it" (Image by Osamu Kaneko)
My psychologist suggested, once, that I was scared of the dark. For a while I was relieved- a fear of the dark seemed like something manageable, that we could work with. But these thoughts, though they intensified at night, did not belong to it. I remember going for coffee with a friend and having to divide my concentration three ways, between keeping up the conversation, and looking at her bag, which I thought she might have put a gun in, and then to looking at the window, in case she had asked someone else to shoot me through the glass.
If anything, I think the increased intensity of this paranoia at night time had simply to do with a lack of energy. I was depleted, and had less energy to fight off the thoughts that I could bat away more easily most mornings.
"The only person who I admitted it to was my boyfriend, and when he looked concerned not about my imminent assassination, but about the state of my mind, I felt disappointed: he just didn't understand"
I knew, even at the time, that these thoughts sounded 'crazy', and so didn't talk to people about them. The only person who I admitted it to was my boyfriend, and when he looked concerned not about my imminent assassination, but about the state of my mind, I felt disappointed: he just didn't understand. Because to me, for a long time, it didn't seem to be related to my mental health at all. The way I saw it then, being stalked and hunted was just my situation, and nothing to do with my mind. But as time went on and the number of people who I thought wanted to kill me rose, I started to think that it was at least worth mentioning to my therapist.
Hypervigilance makes a lot of sense when you think about it in the context of trauma. I wasn't in any danger, but there was a time when I had been. There was a long time – over a decade – where I did have to be constantly alert and on guard.
There was a stepfather who punched me, who punched my mother and sister, and then we left him and after that there was a stepfather who never punched me, but who attacked me far more thoroughly: who routinely called me pathetic, deluded, and worthless, and told me that I would never amount to anything; a stepfather who would blow up over a teaspoon left in the sink or a car door closed at the wrong volume, who would contort his face in impressions of me and say 'sense of humour failure' when I couldn't laugh about it.
"When, suddenly, I was in a safe environment, it took a long time for that environment to feel safe" (Image by Roman Drits)
In the ten years I lived with this man, which took me from child to undergraduate, I taught myself to be alert, and to minimise his attacks as much as I could. I learned to be smaller, and even to breathe more shallowly, which I didn't know then is a common response to prolonged childhood trauma. In other words, I went through a long process of learning to be hypervigilant as a natural response to an unsafe environment.
"If I had known then what I know now – that hypervigilance is a normal reaction to prolonged trauma – I could have been kinder to myself"
When, suddenly, I was in a safe environment, it took a long time for that environment to feel safe. So for a long time I carried on responding as though to threat, even though the threat had been removed. I felt on edge, and in danger, and it made sense for me to attribute that feeling to an external source: to assume that someone really was trying to kill me.
If I had known then what I know now – that hypervigilance is a normal reaction to prolonged trauma – I could have been kinder to myself. I could have stopped thinking of myself as mad, and thought of myself instead as someone who had been taught, during their formative decade, that I needed to be constantly vigilant to stay safe. Instead of thinking of myself as weird, or broken, I could have thought of myself as someone who was resourceful, who had learned without even meaning to, to look out for the smallest signs of displeasure in other people's faces, and to associate these with danger.
There was a time when the things that scared me were spiders, dogs, and the wicked witch from The Wizard of Oz.
There was a time, my later childhood and adolescence, when everything scared me: going downstairs, being too noisy, being too quiet, studying, not studying, and so on.
There was a time again, in Tokyo, away from the abusive house, where everything scared me.
How did I know when I was 'cured'? People often equate being cured with being happy, but that's not how it was for me. I went through an intensive course of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and at the end of it, I did feel a lot happier. But I couldn't be sure that happier meant cured – for all I knew, happier was a temporary feeling born of seeing my family and friends in the UK for a while, and having twice-weekly therapy.
"How did I know I was 'cured'?" (Image by Maria Tarasova)
I knew that I was cured, or at least that it felt more accurate to say I 'had' complex PTSD in the past tense, a few months after I returned to Tokyo. I was home alone, and cooking whilst singing along to a CD. It didn't strike me until afterwards, but that is something I would never have been able to do before the treatment: to cook for pleasure, without looking back over my shoulder, to listen to music and even to sing, filling the house with sounds that before I would have worried would conceal an attack. I have even started using my electric toothbrush. That, for me, is 'better'.
People hear PTSD and think of veterans experiencing flashbacks. That is part of the story. But there is more to trauma than war, and more to PTSD than flashbacks. To help survivors of trauma, we need a broader understanding of the causes and symptoms of PTSD, including its variants.
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Biografia
Tracy Hickman è nato e cresciuto a Salt Lake City, Utah si è diplomato alla Provo High School nel 1974. In 1975 iniziò due anni di servizio come missionario per la Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei santi degli ultimi giorni. In attesa dell'approvazione del visto di ingresso trascorse sei mesi alle Hawaii per trasferirsi quindi in Indonesia. Qui servì come missionario a Surabaya, Giacarta e Bandung, fino al 1977.

Quattro mesi dopo essere tornato si sposò con la sua ragazza delle superiori Laura Curtis.. Si iscrisse quindi alla Brigham Young University.

Prima di lavorare per la TSR nel 1982 cambiò molti lavori, tra cui magazziniere in un supermercato, proiezionista, gestore di teatro, lavoratore del vetro e assistente televisivo.

Fu la moglie ad introdurre Tracy ai giochi di ruolo regalandogli il Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set e Hickman ne diventò subito appassionato (Laura disse che dopo averglielo regalato non lo vide più per tre settimane) Per trasformare la passione in una fonte di guadagni i coniugi Hickman iniziarono a vendere modulo d'avventura con il nome di DayStar West Media. I primi due moduli venduti furono Rahasia e Pharaoh

Nel 1981 Tracy entrò in una società per la produzione di un videogioco, ma il suo socio scomparve lasciandogli 30.000$ di debiti. Privo di fondi e disperato Tracy contattò la TSR offrendogli i moduli che aveva scritto, "così da poter comprare le scarpe per i miei bambini" La TSR comprò i moduli ma gli propose anche un posto di lavoro, "Dissero che sarebbe stato più facile pubblicare le mie avventure se fossi stato parte della compagnia. Così ci trasferimmo dallo Utah al Wisconsin. Fu un'esperienza terrificante. Eravamo senza soldi. I miei genitori ci pregarono di non avventurarci così lontano per seguire una carriera bizzarra. Mio padre disse che c'era un posto libero per me come cuoco in una friggitoria a Flagstaff (dove i miei genitori vivevano) e mi pregò di accettarlo."

La TSR pubblicò Pharaoh come I3: Pharaoh (1982), la prima parte della serie Desert of Desolation, dopo che Hickman la integrò con un'avventura di PHilip Meyer che divenne I4: Oasis of the White Palm (1983) e Hickman scrisse la terza parte della serie che fu pubblicata come I5: Lost Tomb of Martek (1983) Rahasia fu ristampata come RPGA1: Rahasia (1982) ed espansa in RPGA2: Black Opal Eye (1982). Vampyr, un modulo scritto da Hickman ma non ancora pubblicato fu pubblicato come I6: Ravenloft (1983) e l'origine dell'omonima ambientazione.

Durante il viaggio dallo Utah al Wisconsin Tracy concepì l'idea per una campagna basata sui draghi. Alla TSR trovò altri autori interessati al suo progetto, che fu chiamato "Progetto Overlord" Tra i primi sostenitori ci furono Harold Johnson, che convinse Hickman ad ampliare la sua idea iniziale di una trilogia di avventure, Jeff Grubb, che fornì un pantheon di divinità che aveva creato per una campagna all'università, Carl Smith e Larry Elmore, che realizzò i primi bozzetti di illustrazioni da proporre alla direzione Il progetto proposto di una serie di dodici avventure e diversi prodotti collegati (miniature, calendario, romanzi, libri da colorare, ) fu accettata dalla direzione al gruppo di autori si aggiunsero Margaret Weis e Douglas Nilese Questo fu il primo progetto della TSR che comprendeva non solo i moduli dell'avventura, ma tutta una serie di prodotti collegati, inizialmente si era deciso di affidare la scrittura dei romanzi a degli scrittori affermati, ma il gruppo di sviluppo non fu soddisfatto delle bozze proposte dagli autori contattati e Jean Black, il responsabile del dipartimento libri della TSR, incaricò Hickman e Weis di scrivere I draghi del crepuscolo d'autunno (Dragons of Autumn Twilight) e il resto de Le cronache di Dragonlance sulla base del testo di prova proposto da Hickman e Weis (il prologo e i primi cinque capitoli).

La trilogia de Le cronache di Dragonlance fu subita seguita da un'altra trilogia Le leggende di Dragonlance (Dragonlance Legends) sempre di Weis e Hickman. Per il 1987, il progetto Dragonlance aveva venduto due milioni di libri e mezzo milione di moduli di avventura.

Hickman lasciò la TSR nel 1987, dopo aver collaborato ad oltre 30 romanzi con Weis. Insieme scrissero anche il Ciclo di Darksword, quello di Death Gate, e quello della Rosa del Profeta (Rose of the Prophet) (1988-1989). Nel 1995 Weis e Hickman ritornarono alla TSR per scrivere una nuova trilogia, anche se questa fu trasformata dalla TSR in un singolo libro, I draghi dell'estate di fuoco (Dragons of Summer Flame) e la distruzione dell'ambientazione classica scontentò i fan. Nel 1996 Hickman scrisse da solo Requiem of Stars e The Immortals. Hickman disse di The Immortals, un romanzo ambientato in un futuro prossimo riguardo ad un campo di concentramento per i malati di AIDS nello Utah: "Fui assolutamente spinto a scrivere quel libro. Mi permise di dire molte cose che volevo e voglio fortemente dire. È forse il mio miglior lavoro."

Per il progetto Starshield Hickman e Weis scrissero due dei tre romanzi previsti Sentinelle dell'Universo (Starshield Sentinels) e La spada della notte (Nightsword) e Hickman scrisse da solo il racconto breve Dedrak's Quest pubblicato su Dragon n. 250. Oltre ai romanzi Starshield avrebbe dovuto anche avere un gioco di ruolo e un videogioco online collegati, ma lo sviluppo di entrambi si arrestò senza arrivare al completamento.

Alla fine degli anni novanta Larry Elmore contattò Weis e Hickman per proporre di scrivere la trilogia de La Pietra Sovrana ambientato nel mondo da lui ideato di Loerem.

Sotto la guida di Peter Adkison la Wizards of the Coast pubblicò una nuova serie di romanzi di Dragonlance scritti da Weis e Hickman intitolata War of Souls, cominciando con Dragons of a Fallen Sun (2000). Hickman annunciò nel 2008 che avrebbe iniziato a scrivere due nuove serie fantasy, Dragonships che di sei libri insieme a Margaret Weis e la trilogia Drakis insieme a sua moglie Laura.

Nel 2002 Hickman è stato introdotto insieme a Weis nella Hall of Fame degli Origins Award per "una linea di giochi diventata un successo letterario: Dragonlance."

Tracy e Laura Hickman hanno scritto l'avventura Out in the Black (2006) per il Serenity Role Playing Game della Margaret Weis Productions.

Nel 2009, Hickman ha pubblicato XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery, una guida per i dungeon master basata sui suoi anni di esperienza. Scritto con suo figlio Curtis Hickman e illustrata da Howard Tayler.

Nel 2010, Tracy e Laura Hickman hanno lanciato una serie fantasy pubblicata sul web, Dragon's Bard. I sottoscrittori possono scaricare i capitoli in formato elettronico man mano che vengono scritti e infine ricevere una copia fisica del libro al suo completamento. Hickman l'ha definita un misto delle tecniche delle letteratura seriale del XIX secolo con la moderna distribuzione via Internet. Eventide e i seguenti due libri della serie sono stati contrattati per la distribuzione da parte della Shadow Mountain Publishing nel 2012.

Nonostante sia noto soprattutto per le sue opere di fantasy epica, Hickman ha scritto nel 2012 il romanzo Wayne of Gotham per la DC Comics.

Opere

Dragonlance
 Le cronache di Dragonlance
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 I draghi del crepuscolo d'autunno, 1984 (Dragons of Autumn Twilight) ISBN 88-344-1744-5
 I draghi della notte d'inverno, 1985 (Dragons of Winter Night) ISBN 88-344-1016-5
 I draghi dell'alba di primavera, 1985 (Dragons of Spring Dawning) ISBN 88-344-1746-1
 Le Cronache raccoglie tutti e tre i romanzi in un unico volume, 2004. ISBN 88-344-1695-3
 Le cronache annotate, raccoglie tutti e tre i romanzi in un unico volume con annotazioni degli autori. ISBN 88-344-1833-6

Ed. Junior
 Il ritorno dei draghi, 2003 (A Rumor of Dragons) ISBN 88-344-1616-3
 La notte dei draghi, 2003 (Night of the Dragons) ISBN 88-344-1617-1
 Le terre d'incubo, 2003 (The Nightmare Lands) ISBN 88-344-1676-7
 I cancelli di Palanthas, 2003 (To the Gates of Palanthas) ISBN 88-344-1677-5

 Le leggende di Dragonlance
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 Il destino dei gemelli, 1986 (Time of the Twins) ISBN 88-344-1137-4
 La guerra dei gemelli, 1986 (War of Twins) ISBN 88-344-1138-2
 La sfida dei gemelli, 1986 (Test of the Twins) ISBN 88-344-1139-0
 Le Leggende, raccoglie tutti e tre i romanzi in un unico volume, 2004. ISBN 88-344-1636-8

 Le Cronache di Krynn
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 Le Cronache di Krynn: Fili di Seta (raccolta di racconti, contiene Il prode cavaliere, La storia che Tasslehoff giurò di non raccontare, Raistlin e il cavaliere di Solamnia 1992 (The Silken Threads, True Knight, The Story that Tasselhoff Promised He Would Never, Ever, Ever Tell, Raistlin and the Knight of Solamnia) ISBN 88-344-1484-5

La Guerra del Caos
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 La seconda generazione, 1994 (The Second Generation) ISBN 88-344-0629-X
 I draghi dell'estate di fuoco, 1995 (Dragons of Summer Flame) ISBN 88-344-0838-1
 I Draghi del Chaos, (AA.VV.) 2003 (The Dragons of Chaos) ISBN 88-344-1620-1

La Guerra delle Anime
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 I Draghi del Sole Morente, 2000 (Dragons of a Fallen Sun) ISBN 88-344-1329-6
 I Draghi della Stella Perduta, 2001 (Dragons of a Lost Star) ISBN 88-344-1398-9
 I Draghi della Luna Evanescente, 2002 (Dragons of a Vanished Moon) ISBN 88-344-1506-X

Altri
Il Ciclo di Death Gate
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 L'ala del drago, 1990 (Dragon Wing) ISBN 88-344-1475-6
 La stella degli elfi, 1990 (Elven Star) ISBN 88-344-1546-9
 Mare di fuoco, 1991 (Fire Sea) ISBN 88-344-1593-0
 Il sortilegio del serpente, 1991 (Serpent Mage) ISBN 88-344-1666-X
 La mano del caos, 1993 (The Hand of Chaos) ISBN 88-344-1777-1
 Nel labirinto, 1993 (Into the Labyrinth) ISBN 88-04-47933-7
 La settima porta, 1994 (The Seventh Gate) ISBN 88-04-47731-8

Il Ciclo di Darksword
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 La Spada Nera, 1988 (Forging the Darksword) ISBN 88-7983-251-4
 L'Antica Profezia, 1988 (Doom of the Darksword) ISBN 88-356-0117-7
 Il Trionfo della Spada Nera, 1988 (Triumph of the Darksword) ISBN 88-356-0170-3
 L'Eredità della Spada Nera, 1997 (Legacy of the Darksword) ISBN 88-347-0752-4

Il Ciclo della Rosa del Profeta
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 La Rosa del Profeta, 1989 (The Will of the Wanderer) ISBN 88-04-40205-9
 Il Paladino della Notte, 1989 (Paladin of the Night) ISBN 88-04-40615-1
 Il Profeta di Akhran, 1989 (Prophet of Akhran)

La Pietra Sovrana
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 Il Pozzo dell'Oscurità, 1998 (W ell of Darkness) ISBN 88-347-0920-9
 I Custodi del Passato, 1999 (Guardians of the Losts) ISBN 88-347-0854-7
 Viaggio nel Vuoto, 2003 (Journey Into The Void) ISBN 88-347-0966-7

Ciclo di Starshield
Scritti con Margaret Weis:
 Sentinelle dell'universo, 1996 (Starshield Sentinels) ISBN 88-344-0985-X
 La spada della notte, 1998 (Nightsword) ISBN 88-8113-090-4

I Cantici del Bronzo
Scritti con Laura Hickman:
 Il guerriero misterioso, 2005 (Mystic Warrior) ISBN 88-344-1828-X
 La ricerca mistica
 L'impero mistico

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Collegamenti esterni

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Ciclo di Death Gate
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Margaret Lynn Herman
Margaret Lynn Herman passed away on November 16, 2020 in Chester, CA. If all went as she had hoped and prayed for, Lynn is now walking humbly with her God. Lynn was 82 years old. She is survived by her spouse of 32 years, Lydia Wahab; her children, Susan, James, and Paul Marsters; and children by love, Margaret Upton and Andrew Wahab, as well as grandchildren Sullivan and Brittney Marsters, Dominic Wahab, and Diego and Paloma Garcia-Couoh. She is also survived by her sister Sue Barstow of Tucson, AZ, and her brother Tom Barstow of Manhattan, KS.
Born in Washington D.C. in 1938, Lynn was raised in various parts of the country. As a high school student in 1955, Lynn lived with a Berlin family for two months through the AFS student exchange program. Lynn graduated with a BA in Sociology and Religion with high honors from Whitter College. In 1960, she earned her Masters in Social Work from Fresno State University. She later became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Lynn worked as a social worker in San Bernardino, Stanislaus, and Monterey counties. During this time, Lynn became the first Director of Catholic Charities for the Monterey Diocese.
Lynn, always a person of deep faith, converted to Catholicism later in life and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, as the order's charism spoke to her belief about the goodness of God, and about social justice. Lynn had many meaningful experiences while a member the order, especially the month she spent in Nigeria working with the sisters there.
Lynn loved when friends shared their stories with her, especially with those she ministered while an active member of the Monterey County AIDS Project for nine years. She was also the Monterey County social worker for people with AIDS.
After a breast cancer diagnosis in 2001, Lynn retired and decided to spend her senior years back in the mountains of Plumas County, where she had lived in the mid 1960s as a young wife and mother. She and Lydia bought a house in Greenville in 2002. Lynn reconnected with old friends, and made many new ones.
She volunteered at the Indian Valley Thrift Store, taught the AARP Driving course, and counseled for HICAP, an advisory program for Medicare beneficiaries. Lynn joined a local book group, and became involved in a faith-sharing group. She also spent every spring working on her vegetable garden. Her life was fulfilling.
In 2016, Lynn's physical challenges and chronic illnesses, resulted in residency at the Long Term Care Unit at Seneca Healthcare District Hospital in Chester.
At the end of her life, Lynn was still ever joyous and kind, and welcoming, loving people and looking for the best in everyone, and usually finding it. Lynn was real in all of her interactions with others. She had never forgotten the words of the Skin Horse from her favorite book, The Velveteen Rabbit.
In response to a question from the Velveteen Rabbit, the Skin Horse said that becoming real, "doesn't happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't often happen to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints, and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real, you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
Lynn was very Real, and will be missed by all of us who knew and loved her.
Lydia would like to thank the Seneca Healthcare District Long Term Care, the Inpatient Unit, Housekeeping, Dietary and Maintenance staffs, for all of the kindnesses and care they provided to Lynn, as well as a special thank you to Dana Ware, M.D. There will not be a local service. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 1560 Ralston Avenue, in Belmont, CA 94002, or High Sierra Animal Rescue, 103 Meadow Ridge Lane, Portola, CA 96122.
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U.S. online payment giant PayPal announced on Monday, August 23, that it will allow its users in the United Kingdom to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies on the payment platform for the first time. Its customers will be able to choose from four types of cryptocurrency: bitcoin, ether, litecoin and bitcoin cash.
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The new service will begin rolling out this week and will be available on both the PayPal app and website. The online payment giant said it hopes it will help improve understanding of how cryptocurrencies work.
This is the first time PayPal has rolled out this type of service outside of the U.S., where it also allows purchases to be made from a range of partner companies. As in the U.S., PayPal is relying on a partnership with Paxos Trust Company to enable the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies in the UK.
This is the first time PayPal has rolled out this type of service outside of the U.S., where it also allows purchases from a set of partner companies. As in the U.S., PayPal is relying on a partnership with Paxos Trust Company to enable the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies in the UK.
"The pandemic has accelerated digital change and innovation across all aspects of our lives— including the digitisation of money and greater consumer adoption of digital financial services," said Jose Fernandez da Ponte, Vice President and General Manager, Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies at PayPal. "Our global reach, digital payments expertise, and knowledge of consumer and businesses, combined with rigorous security and compliance controls provides us the unique opportunity, and the responsibility, to help people in the UK to explore cryptocurrency. We are committed to continuing working closely with regulators in the UK, and around the world, to offer our support—and meaningfully contribute to shaping the role digital currencies will play in the future of global finance and commerce."
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Late 2015, William and Alex Wales joined the steady RAW MILK revolution by installing a DF Italia milk vending machine on the farm in Norfolk. Alex admits that it is selling better than expected. They too had to make the difficult choice to diversify or go under like many UK dairy farmers before them. This is due to the milk crisis and the low farm gate prices paid for milk supplied to processors. Fortunately there were other dairy farmers who took the plunge before them. They invested in the vending machines showing the way forward by selling directly to the consumer.
The dairy is situated in the village of Binham, North Norfolk where they milk over a 120 pedigreed Holstein Friesian cows. It has been in the family for generations. They have installed the vending machine right next to the parlour where they milk the cows twice a day. The milk is sold for £1 or £2 in either 1 or 2 litre plastic containers or customers can buy and fill a re-usable glass bottle. The feedback from customers so far have been very supportive and positive and can be found on the dairy's blog. The locals (and holidaymakers) seem delighted with the prospect of enjoying fresh, unpasteurised milk on a regular basis and being able to collect from the farm themselves.
On the website Abbey Farm Dairy assure consumers that they are a reputable farm with healthy, grass-fed cows and their milk is lab tested regularly for quality. The Food Standards Agency recognise that there is a sufficient demand for raw milk to allow people to make their own decisions and takes a sensible balanced approach to regulating raw milk. Raw milk dispensers are hugely popular on the continent too but in the UK the sale of raw milk has always been more tightly regulated.
Abbey Farm Dairy has also been supplying unpasteurised milk to another farmer Arthur Betts at Ferndale Cheeses for the last seven or eight years. If it wasn't for that that the farm would not be in business. William would have had to sell the herd because the milk prices were that low at the time.
Audio: Interview with North Norfolk Radio. A North Norfolk farming couple say they've taken the unusual step of selling raw milk direct from their cows rather than leave the dairy industry. William and Alex Wales sell the raw milk – which means it hasn't been pasteurised – from a vending machine at Abbey Farm in Binham. The cows themselves graze on the fields near the priory. 15 April 2016 (source).
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I don't think there was any question in my mind that when I sat down (like, a half-dozen times over this weekend) to write my Blog Against Theocracy entry this year, I'd be writing about the fake War on Religion vs. the very real War on Women that has been raging across the political spectrum lately; my only problem has been--where to begin?
The thing of it is, I wrote about the theocrats' attacks on reproductive freedom and particularly the pious frauds against Planned Parenthood last year--if anything, the pious frauds sitting in Congress did us one better at being theocratically-inclined recently, by holding a panel on women's health care that included not one woman, nor one doctor, but a panel of religious clerics. Because nobody knows the trouble wombs have seen like a bunch of men taking cues from the B-I-B-L-E instead of Grey's Anatomy, let alone Our Bodies, Ourselves.
If anything, these hyper-religious schmucks have been too much with us, late and soon. They were behind the Komen for the Cure debacle, with the fundamentally pro-life Karen Handel's decision to privilege the conscience of pro-lifer donors over the needs of low-income women who relied on Planned Parenthood for early-detection screenings for breast health. They've been behind the disgustingly intimate and invasive trans-vaginal ultrasound bills, as well as the arbitrary and unscientific heartbeat and fetal pain bills. Time and again, religious leanings have tried or even trumped facts and reason where women's health has been concerned.
This naturally alarms me to no end. There's an axiom that goes, "My fist's rights end where your nose begins". Well, why should anyone suppose that they have rights for their fist or face or any other interest that intersects my uterus?
I say: "No" to all of that. "No" to your concern--"No" to your god that dictates your concern. "No" on behalf of any other woman or female-bodied person who needs someone to say "No" for them. No woman is obliged to believe in ensoulment at conception. No woman should be bullied and made to feel ashamed for her fertility. No woman should be called a "slut" because she is a human female-bodied person who engages in intercourse. My stand against theocracy is to state the "No" for any woman who ever needs it said. NO. Our bodies belong to us. We are our bodies plus the will that says "yes or no"--and so many of us say "No". The government has no dominion--and a theocratic one still less. "No--we will choose when to have our children". "No--we will decide how they are taught." "No--those lessons need not have religion guiding them."
Religion--any religion, has no right over my life or my body that I did not give it. For that reason, I want it to be separate from my government. For all time.
Posted by Vixen Strangely at 10:49 PM
Labels: feminism, health care, komen, theocracy, women
Cujo359 said...
"I'd be writing about the fake War on Religion vs. the very real War on Women that has been raging across the political spectrum lately; my only problem has been--where to begin?"
That's the question with all of these fake wars, isn't it? The usual way to deal with them is to debunk each charge, case by case, until all but the most dimwitted figure it out.
Unfortunately, there are always so many folks who don't get the memo. PT Barnum was right, IOW. Plus, it's usually much easier to make stuff up than it is to debunk it. It's like an arms race where one side can make nukes as fast as it wants, and the other just can't ever seem to find enough plutonium.
Vixen Strangely said...
True that--the religious warriors don't rely on truth for their claims--so long as they can make up various claims however removed from reality, they can open up different fronts in their "Holy War"--all fictional, but all legitimate to them. Debunking them is like a constant battle. The very best we can do is always be correct, empathetic, open, compassionate. Which I suspect our side is long on, anyway.
Big Bad Bald Bastard said...
Another great post! I've always asserted that tradition should not be a cudgel, and that anything injurious to human potential (sexism, racism, homophobia, religious bigotry) just be eschewed.
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CasusGrill is a portable and biodegradable cooktop made from cardboard
Trevor Daugherty	- Jul. 31st 2017 11:26 am ET Twitter icon @trevorjd14
New Toy of the DayNew Product
A disposable BBQ made from cardboard sounds like a bad idea. But when you look deeper at the new CasusGrill, you can find some merit for eco-conscious chefs. Made from 100% natural and sustainable material, this cooktop is ready to go in five minutes with guaranteed heat for up to an hour of grilling. And at just $8 per unit, it's not terribly pricey…
One-time-use BBQ's are hardly a new phenomenon. But these metal alternatives can take years to breakdown and are generally sold for two or three times the cost of CasusGrill.
Made from eco-friendly materials, this use and toss grill is fully biodegradable. It ships with OXILITE charcoal that lasts for approximately 60-minutes per use. Casus claims that it also uses 30% less fuel than comparable products on the market today, while also reducing CO2 emissions. The funny thing is, Casus says that its grill can be disposed of in a bonfire after use.
Sustainable, eco-friendly and biodegradable instant BBQ grill
Easy to start with OXILITE
Grill time approx. 60 minutes
30% less coal than a traditional single use grill
Reduced C02 emissions
So how does it work? CasusGrill comes in pre-cut cardboard pieces that can be assembled "quickly" thanks to its slide together design. Each piece pops into place, allowing chefs to be up-and-running in just five minutes, according to the product specs. You won't have much control over heating levels with the bamboo-infused charcoal, but that's going to be a give-and-take anytime you skip out on propane as your main fuel source.
Bamboo rods act as a grate for holding your food, which apparently does not burn or at least does so at a slow enough rate for extended use. Because charcoal doesn't offer a direct flame, but rather radiant heat, this system evidently holds up for at least one hour of use.
Perhaps my favorite part of this design is that materials like cardboard and a lava stone lining allow for protection-free handling of the grill. So if you want to move it from one location to another, you can do so without fear of burns.
CasusGrill won a handful of 2017 Danish Design Awards, noting both its ingenuity and eco-friendly designs. A single biodegradable instant BBQ will cost you $8, with two and four-packs selling at $14 and $29, respectively. It is available for pre-order today with an estimated ship date of mid-August.
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CasusGrill is the revolutionary 100% natural, sustainable and totally disposable instant grill, that's ready to use in 5 minutes and provides heat for up to an hour, so you can cook delicious food with a crispy barbecued finish anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
Like the apocryphal chocolate teapot, you'd assume that a disposable BBQ made from cardboard was the result of some crackpot inventor's fever dream… but you'd be wrong.
Here's the problem – traditional throwaway BBQs are anything but. The metal and plastic components can take centuries(!) to break down if not properly recycled. The natural materials used in the manufacture of Casus however, ensure that when you've finished cooking, you can just throw it in the bin or toss it in a fire without leaving behind any trash.
Because – fact fans – the Danish Design Award-winning CasusGrill is made from FSC-certified cardboard lined with naturally occurring lava stone. The grill rack is made of bamboo (which doesn't burn), and the briquettes are made of Quick Oxilite
bamboo charcoal. In contrast to regular disposable bbqs, which can smoulder for hours without ever being ready to use, this unique barbecue grill is ready to cook your food in only five minutes and offers even, high heat for an hour. And amazingly, because the design purposely guards against high heat emissions, you can hold it in your hands while it's fully lit!
The use of 100% natural materials aren't this easy BBQ's only eco-credentials though; since it uses less coal, it emits around 50% less CO2 than traditional disposable grills.
So, if you want a clear conscience as well as a clean plate, pick the grill that's not built to last.
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