When I was in junior high we were required to take a reading class which consisted of reading a chosen book for an hour at a time. We had to complete the books and then we were required to take tests on them. This consisted of answering multiple choice questions that pertained to information in the book. I think that out of the entire class I was probably the worst reader. I remember always daydreaming and looking around at my classmates who were fully engaged in their books. I spent many hours of my junior high school years just sitting and waiting for the bell to ring. Reading was certainly my worst subject. I don't think I even passed the class. In fact, I think that the teacher was just lenient on me and let me barely get a "D" so that I could compete in sports. It's been many years since I was in that class and things sure have changed. This article is going to discuss the effectiveness that reading can have on one's life. Reading is exercise for the mind which can allow you to achieve far greater things than you ever thought possible.
The catalyst that made me the reader that I am today was a video that I found on YouTube which was posted by Matt Morris. He discussed his reading techniques and the use of a journal. He said to write down key points in the book then highlight even stronger key points to help you remember them. This technique enabled him to internalize the message much better and commit it to memory to save it for future reference. Check out Matt Morris' life changing video below. I highly recommend that you watch it.
When I started applying the great techniques that I learned in this video I saw a change in how I focused on books and articles. I started looking for important information in the text and the daydreaming and mind wandering no longer controlled my time. I was finally able to increase my attention span allowing me to focus more on the material. Many times have I heard people say that they read but they can't remember the information that they read. Using the technique of journaling, you not only remember the information better but you also have a reference nearby always ready for when you need it. By writing notes, it makes the time that you spend reading pay off much better in the long term.
Regular reading has so many benefits it's amazing. The first and most obvious benefit is that your vocabulary improves. Studies show that people with higher levels of vocabulary hold positions of greater authority, and make more money. They can also speak with more intellectual people resulting in improvement of their own intelligence. Well-spoken people are more attractive and people are more attentive to them as well.
Another benefit is that your logical thinking ability improves greatly. Listening to things stimulates your emotions, but reading things enables you to comprehend things logically. Both of these are very important and you should always try to make time to read and to listen to positive audio recordings. The information you can gain through reading and listening to positive audio recordings is paramount to a healthy mind.
You may have heard that the average CEO reads over 60 books a year. Reading is a huge priority in the lives of top performing people like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Tai Lopez, Dave Ramsey, and Brian Tracy. These men have a wealth of knowledge and are all huge financial successes. There are many more people that I can name who have experienced the power that reading can have in one's life. With consistent reading habits you can also experience this power.
Reading can catapult you into a totally different lifestyle. In just one year's time of adding daily reading into my life I have found answers to questions that I have been searching decades to find. I realized that I wasn't looking in the right places and that books held the knowledge I was craving all along. My understanding of things around me, whether it be in conversation, questions, the problems that I faced, helping people, confidence, and my learning curve, grew to an incredible degree.
Three things that you can do immediately to feed your mind are: 1) Start reading daily, at least 30 minutes to an hour, 2) Listen to audio recordings in your vehicle while you commute, and 3) Attend seminars every chance that you can. Many people who give seminars have also written books that explain the information in greater detail.
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I personally have transformed my vehicle into my own university. I have a dictionary and flash cards of words and definitions in the car, and I sometimes keep a small book there as well. If there is a time where I am early for an appointment I can spend 10 to 15 minutes in study. I also have a plethora of audio books, seminar recordings, and audio recordings of motivational speakers that I listen to as I drive. On occasion I will listen to music, however, most of the time in my vehicle is spent on learning as I drive. I highly recommend that you use your time spent in travel to your advantage. Educate your mind as well as getting to where you need to go at the same time. The time spent reading like this adds up over time. By using every available minute to read and learn I have seen big improvements in my life.
There is definite connection between the human mind and the human hand. When you write, it enables you to dig deep within in your mind to articulate what you want to put on the paper. It causes you to think at a much higher level because you will search all of your knowledge from within and blend it to put your own personal spin on what you are trying to say. Reading increases your ability to write well. Now I really like reading, but I love writing. I feel so blessed to be able to write in these articles and share with you the things that I have applied in my life. These things have impacted my life in a great way. My hope is that your life is impacted as well and that your life, and the lives of those in your circle also become better. When you grow, everyone around you grows as well.
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World's Fourth Richest Woman Mackenzie Bezos Pledges To Donate Half Of Her Wealth To Charity
by Teddy Munene May 29, 2019 - 09:41 May 29, 2019 - 09:46 0
MacKenzie Bezos, who got more than $35 billion in her divorce from Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos, said she will donate roughly half of her wealth to charities.
She became the latest person to join The Giving Pledge, an organization created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett that invites billionaires to commit to donate more than half of their fortune to philanthropy or charitable causes either during their lifetime or in their will.
"No drive has more positive ripple effects than the desire to be of service. There are lots of resources each of us can pull from our safes to share with others — time, attention, knowledge, patience, creativity, talent, effort, humor, compassion," MacKenzie Bezos, 49, said in a May 25 letter on the organization's website.
"In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured in me, I have a disproportionate amount of money to share. My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will take time and effort and care. But I won't wait. And I will keep at it until the safe is empty," she added.
Jeff Bezos tweeted Tuesday morning that his ex-wife "is going to be amazing and thoughtful and effective at philanthropy."
MacKenzie is going to be amazing and thoughtful and effective at philanthropy, and I'm proud of her. Her letter is so beautiful. Go get 'em MacKenzie. https://t.co/S2gLLBQyRQ
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) May 28, 2019
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announced the dissolution of their marriage in separate statements last month. The pair, who married in 1993 and have four children, said they were divorcing in January.
MacKenzie Bezos, an author of two books and the founder of the anti-bullying organization Bystander Revolution, said in the settlement that she was giving Jeff Bezos all of her interests in The Washington Post, which he owns.
She also said she was going to give him her interests in his space exploration company, Blue Origin, as well as 75 percent of their Amazon stock, along with voting control of her shares.
A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said she was retaining roughly 4 percent of Amazon's outstanding common stock, worth about $35.6 billion.
The settlement made MacKenzie Bezos the fourth-richest woman and the 22nd wealthiest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which profiles the 500 wealthiest people on the globe. Based on the index, Bezos has a net worth of about $36.6 billion.
Jeff Bezos remains the richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $114 billion. He's followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who once said he will only leave his children a "minuscule portion" of his estimated $102 billion worth. Buffett, who has a net worth of around $83.2 billion, is the fourth richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Uses compressed air to launch specially designed small plastic projectiles with metal filled nose and irritant payload.
Launches dye marking, OC, "impact", and CS+OC rounds.
Semi-automatic with a 15-round circular magazine.
Also sold as an under-barrel attachment for conventional rifles.
Can be inaccurate and affected by weather conditions – this increases the risk of head / upper body injury. If fired at close-range can cause severe injury / death.


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Was this reporter killed because she was writing a tell-all about JFK's assassination? New book claims New Orleans Mafia Don masterminded murder because she was going to implicate him
On November 8, 1965, newspaper columnist and TV game show star Dorothy Kilgallen was found dead in her Manhattan townhouse
She died of an alleged drug overdose while she was conducting an 18-month investigation into JFK's assassination
The investigation was reportedly intended for a tell-all book she was writing for Random House
New book claims she victim of foul play orchestrated by mobster who feared her book would accuse him of masterminding the assassination
With new evidence, author Mark Shaw is calling for a full investigation into Kilgallen's death
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much is out on December 6
Published: 23:24 EDT, 4 December 2016 | Updated: 17:14 EDT, 7 December 2016
On November 8, 1965, newspaper columnist and TV game show star Dorothy Kilgallen was found dead of an alleged drug overdose in her Manhattan townhouse.
Her death reportedly came just weeks before a trip she had planned to New Orleans to meet with a secret informant relating to an 18-month investigation she was conducting about John F Kennedy's assassination for a tell-all book.
A medical examiner at the time ruled her death accidental, caused by a combination of sleeping pills and alcohol, and the case was closed.
But lawyer and author Mark Shaw believes Kilgallen was the victim of foul play orchestrated by a mobster who feared her tell-all book would accuse him of being the mastermind behind Kennedy's assassination.
Newspaper columnist and TV game show star Dorothy Kilgallen (pictured left and right) was found dead on November 8, 1965 of an alleged drug overdose in her Manhattan townhouse
Kilgallen (pictured far left) is best known for her role as a star panelist on CBS's TV game show What's My Line?
Now Shaw, author of The Reporter Who Knew Too Much, is calling for a full investigation into Kilgallen's death, charging that her death was a homicide and was covered up, and that the main suspect still remains at large.
'Murder is murder whether it happened five days or 50 years ago,' Shaw told the New York Post.
'Victims have rights, and Dorothy was denied hers because there was no investigation.'
Through the discovery of more than 40 videotaped interviews with some of Kilgallen's closest friends and one of the last people to see her alive - Shaw contends her death is a murder mystery featuring suspects including Frank Sinatra, Mafia Don Carlos Marcello and a 'mystery man' who may have silenced her.
In 1963, Kilgallen - best known for her role as a star panelist on CBS's TV game show What's My Line? - was devastated by Kennedy's November 22 assassination, according to Shaw.
Kennedy, who Shaw had considered a friend and even visited in the White House, was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald as the then-U.S. president traveled through Dallas in a motorcade.
After his death, Kilgallen launched her investigation and dismissed the notion that Oswald acted alone, gathering evidence, including notes and interviews.
But after her death, the file of evidence was never found, with Shaw telling the Post that whoever silenced Kilgallen 'took that file and burned it.'
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Author Mark Shaw believes Kilgallen was the victim of foul play orchestrated by a mobster who feared her tell-all book would accuse him of orchestrating the assassinations of John F Kennedy (left) and Lee Harvey Oswald (right)
Bystanders look on as Jacqueline Kennedy reaches over to help her husband and then-president who lies on the rear of a car after being struck by an assassin's bullet as his motorcade traveled through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas in November 1963
Kilgallen died days before a trip to New Orleans where she was going to investigate Carlos Marcello (pictured) - who she had suspected of masterminding Kennedy's assassination
According to Shaw, Kilgallen was under surveillance at the time of her death due to her writings about Fidel Castro as well as Kennedy's assassination.
One of her hairdressers and close friend Charles Simpson said that Kilgallen had told him: 'If the wrong people knew what I know [about the JFK assassination], it would cost me my life.'
Kilgallen had reportedly also found an enemy with then-FBI Director J Edgar Hoover due to her Voice of Broadway columns for the New York Journal-America, criticizing Hoover and his theory that Oswald acted alone.
This caused Hoover to have a motive to silence Kilgallen, according to Shaw.
Kilgallen later managed to be the only reporter to interview Jack Ruby, the Dallas bar owner who fatally shot Oswald at Dallas police headquarters.
She later exposed Ruby's testimony to the Warren Commission before its official release, angering government officials.
As she researched Kennedy's assassination, intended for a tell-all book for Random House, she set up a second trip to New Orleans.
She was going to investigate Marcello - who she had suspected was the mastermind behind Kennedy's assassination.
Prior to her trip, she told a friend she was going to meet a source who she did not know, but said they were going to give her information about the case.
Kilgallen pictured center. In a letter set to be delivered to Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Monday, Shaw writes that with the new evidence, 'investigating Kilgallen's death is judicially responsible'
She also told her lawyer Mort Farber she was going to 'break the real story and have the biggest scoop of the century.'
However her tell-all book was never published after she was found dead ust days before the intended trip.
'The killers won, because she was eliminated and erased from any historical record about the JFK assassination,' Shaw told the Post.
When Kilgallen was found dead inside her Manhattan apartment, she was sitting up in a bed, dressed in only a blue bathrobe, and still had a floral hair accessory in her hair that she had worn the night before when she appeared on the TV game show.
An empty sleeping-pill bottle and a drinking glass were found on the nightstand, but Shaw contends they were part of a 'staged' death scene.
One of her hairdressers, Marc Sinclaire, noted that prior to her death Kilgallen had bought a gun and changed her will, adding she was 'scared for her life and family.'
He also said Kilgallen's body was found in a bedroom she never slept in and that she was wearing bed clothes she never wore to bed.
However, police at the time reportedly found nothing suspicious about the death, ruling out a suicide and homicide.
Mark Shaw, is calling for a full investigation into Kilgallen's death
An autopsy done at the time reportedly cited the cause of death as 'acute ethanol and barbiturate intoxication, circumstances undetermined.'
Joe Tonahill, who was Jack Ruby's co-counsel, said Kilgallen did not show any signs of being an alcoholic or using drugs prior to her death.
Never-before-released lab results from Killgallen's autopsy obtained by Shaw have revealed the presence of two other drugs in her system, tuinal and nembutal.
Shaw said three years after Kilgallen's death, two toxicologists found the extra drugs in lab tests but did not alert authorities.
Tests also revealed the glass found on the nightstand contained a powder residue, suggesting someone opened capsules and poured drugs into her drink, Shaw said.
Shaw also discovered her autopsy was conducted in Brooklyn Medical Examiner's and not the Manhattan office even though she died in Manhattan.
Dr Steven Goldner, who worked in the Brooklyn office, said that office was controlled by the mob and they 'deliberately sent her body to Brooklyn as part of the cover up,' according to the Post.
The last person to see Kilgallen alive, Katherine Stone, said she saw the journalist with a 'mystery man' talking 'serious business' at the Regency Hotel in New York City.
The mystery man was identified by Shaw as Ron Pataky, who was 12 years younger than her, who he believes Kilgallen had an affair with.
Kilgallen was married to Richard Kollmar, who she went on to have children with.
Shaw believes Pataky and Kilgallen's relationship fell apart when she started suspecting he was leaking her evidence about the assassination to her targets.
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much (cover of the book shown above) is out on December 6
Shaw contends that two poems written by Pataky 40 years after Kilgallen died suggest his involvement with the lines, 'Somebody who's dead could tell no tales,' and 'Make one of 'em poison' in a line about a bartender making drinks.
Pataky told Shaw last week that he 'loved Dorothy dearly' and denied an affair or that he was at the Regency Hotel the night before her death, according to the Post.
However, he did admit a close friendship with Kilgallen.
Through his findings, Shaw is hoping officials will fully investigate the Kilgallen case.
In a letter set to be delivered to Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Monday, Shaw writes that with the new evidence, 'investigating Kilgallen's death is judicially responsible.'
'Even though the events surrounding her death are now five decades old, I do not believe your office's re-opening the investigation will result in futile posturing,' he wrote.
'There are strong leads based on credible witnesses and a primary suspect is indeed still alive.'
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much is out on December 6.
Journalist's tell-all on mobster tied to JFK might have gotten her killed | New York Post
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The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen: Mark Shaw: 9781682610978: Amazon.com: Books
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Cut two pieces of parchment paper just the width of a 9-inch square pan, but long enough to curl up and over both sides of the pan.
Layer the two pieces of parchment paper in the pan in opposite directions. Make sure you crease the paper into the bottom corners. Tip: A bit of cooking spray between the two layers helps hold the parchment paper in place.
Spray the top layer of parchment with a light coat of butter-flavored cooking spray to help the marshmallow mixture separate after setting.
Prepare a silicone spatula and a small (6-inch) offset spatula with butter-flavored cooking spray.
Whisk together 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup cornstarch, and 1/4 cup cocoa powder. Using a sieve, sprinkle some of the powder mixture onto the bottom of the pan. Set remaining mixture aside.
Combine 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp cold water and vanilla extract in the bowl of a stand mixture. Stir to combine.
Sprinkle 3 packs of gelatin on top of the mixture. Stir gently to ensure there are no lumps and set aside to bloom.
Combine 1/2 cup water, 3/4 cup corn syrup, 1/4 cup honey and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar into a 3-quart or larger saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil.
Allow the mixture to boil, without stirring. Use a candy thermometer to watch the temperature of the sugar mixture, and continue boiling until the mixture reaches about 240°F, about 8-10 minutes.
Pour a small amount of syrup mixture into gelatin mixture and whisk on low. Slowly add the remaining syrup.
Carefully sprinkle in 1/4 cup cocoa powder at medium speed. When well combined, increase speed to high and beat until tripled in volume and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
Using prepared silicone spatula, scrape the mixture into the parchment covered pan. Use the prepared offset spatula to smooth out the top. Set aside to cool at room temperature overnight.
When the marshmallows have completely set, use the parchment paper to pull the marshmallow block from the pan and place on a cutting board.
Use a serrated knife to cut the marshmallows into 1 to 2-inch squares.
Toss the marshmallows in the remaining powdered sugar mixture.
Resist the urge to stir the sugar as it boils. Doing so will cause the sugar to crystallize and will ruin the texture of the marshmallows.
These homemade chocolate marshmallows, provide a nice, light chocolate flavor. For a more intense flavor, try increasing the cocoa powder in the marshmallow mixture by a tablespoon or two.
Do not cover the marshmallows they set. Any covering will stick to the top of the marshmallows and ruin the smoothed out top.
Keep warm water at-hand while cutting to rinse off your knife if it gets too sticky.
Marshmallows are best if eaten within a few days, but will keep for a month or so if kept in an airtight container.


aic| Tucor Smart Irrigation from the Ground up.
The AIC can accommodate a plethora of wireless irrigation related sensors and probes to enable both monitoring and control of the onsite irrigation systems. Soil Moisture probe data can be visualized via graphing as part of the Tucor Control and Monitoring hub.
The AIC's irrigation run times are modified to reflect the TCM data derived from both local/onsite weather data and onsite soil moisture probes and sensors.
Versatility is a great feature of this controller. It can be integrated with traditional wire, 2-wire, and wireless to solve your most complicated irrigation needs.
With the capability to run up to 200 stations and up to 15 stations over 10 schedules simultaneously, there is not much this controller can't handle.


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Q: Limited Return of lines when HTTP-Requesting Bitbucket via R Package HTTR Recently i've been using following approach to source code avaiable in an repository on a password secured Bitbucket:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/49480595/5068688
This has been working perfectly fine for me, just until now.
I will explain the problem in a short manner:
The code i am sourcing, is now longer then 500 lines. Unfortunately, the content of the HTTP-Response only provides me with the first 500 lines. Any lines after are not within the content.
The code i am using:
library(httr)
library(rjson)
url <- "https://link.to/git/and/file.R"
username <- "my_git_username"
token <- "my_git_acess_token"

get_response <- GET(url, authenticate(username, token))
get_content <- content(get_response, as = "parse")
get_content$limit

Last line provides me with value: 500
When printing out get_content variable, it shows me the first 500 lines followed by:
$start
[1] 0

$size
[1] 500

$isLastPage
[1] FALSE

$limit
[1] 500

$nextPageStart
[1] 500

I assume, the content is somehow limited to 500 lines. However, variable $isLastPage is FALSE which would imply, there is another Page following this one. So it could be that i just have to get to the next page? I couldt find anything about this either.
Thanks for any advice. Please tell me if you need further information.

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I spent the last week or so in Seattle, Washington pinging practically every Microsoftie I knew in an attempt to get a tour of the software giant's Redmond campus (with apologies to the Zune team as a whole). I finally got an in via a friend who worked on the Windows Cluster Server team. Though she didn't have or want much to do with the Xbox/Zune devs ("too much Kool-Aid drinking"—or "very, very into what they're doing" as she put it), she did point out the extent of Microsoft's commitment to the Entertainment and Devices division. Turns out the Zune, Xbox and (I think) Windows Media Center teams are all getting a new building across the street from Building 25 on the Redmond Campus. Not only will the huge building allow closer interaction between the members of the Zune and Xbox teams, but it's also going to be right by Microsoft's other main product teams. Also of note, when completed it'll feature the largest underground parking facility on the campus (and I believe she said it's also the largest in Washington state) in the Western Hemisphere(!).
My one regret about the visit is that there wasn't more Zune swag in the Microsoft Company Store. They have a whole rack set up with Zune 4/8 (with 80's out of stock) and plenty of official accessories, but very little by way of Zune t-shirts, which I really wanted. In fact, the only Zune-branded apparel in stock was an ugly green windbreaker with a Zune logo on the breast pocket. All in all, I can't say I'm too dissapointed; I picked up Gears of War for $20 and some Lindor chocolates. Sweet.
Update: The parking garage is the largest in the Western Hemisphere, not just Washington state. Wow.


This cute card style lays flat for mailing and fits in an A2 envelope. When the recipient opens the card it stands up to form an X shape with a floating design in the middle. It's a very impressive card and is a lot of fun to give.


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China donates more than 6 million USD in cryptocurrency for people to try
China will spend 40 million digital yuan ($6.2 million) for Beijing people by dialing.
Residents of the capital Beijing can use two banking apps to sign up for a chance to win a red packet of 200,000 yuan, according to the Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration. Each red envelope contains 200 digital yuan (about 31 USD). Digital yuan is accepted by certain stores. Deadline for registration is June 7th.
Digital renminbi was distributed to the people of Beijing in the form of a dial-in number. Photo: CNBC.
The world's number two economy has not yet rolled out the digital yuan nationwide, focusing instead on dial-up testing in many regions. China started developing its own cryptocurrency in 2014.
Li Bo, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), said in April that the central bank would expand the scope of testing, even offering foreign visitors at the Northern Winter Olympics. Sutra 2022.
In February, the city of Chengdu, southwestern China also distributed 40.2 million digital yuan to people in a similar form. Before that is the Shenzhen technology gateway.
The digital yuan is not like Bitcoin because it is issued by a central authority – the PBOE – while Bitcoin is "decentralized".
Li has previously asserted that the digital yuan is for domestic use only and is not intended to challenge the dominance of the dollar.


The other range doesn't use external components but relies on the internal resistance of the Arduino and the stray capacitance in the chip and the board. Because these parameters vary, you'll need to calibrate the device with a capacitor of known value.
This is one of those projects that would have been more complicated before microcontrollers. With an Arduino or similar device, though, it is pretty straightforward.
We looked at a project that explores the second method in depth quite some time ago. We've seen some similar meters in the past you might enjoy.
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ElderGadget > Brain Games > Action & Arcade > New Study says video games can…
New Study says video games can cause mental health problems in children but not adults and seniors
By A.Peled on January 17, 2011
A new study suggests video game addiction increases mental issues in children. Could this be just another tactic to take on gaming in general?
According to a two-year study, video games can be bad for your mental health. Reuters is reporting that more than 3,000 school-age children were surveyed, and that one in ten could be classified as a video game addict. The study admits that these children were already prone to behavioral issues, but purports that video games intensified them.
Douglas A. Gentile of the Iowa State University Media Research Lab worked on the study. "When children became addicted, their depression, anxiety, and social phobias got worse, and their grades dropped," Gentile says. "When they stopped being addicted, their depression, anxiety, and social phobias got better."
The notion that video games are best in moderation is less than enlightening, but the amount of children the study determined that were "addicted" or "pathological" gamers has given new fuel to a debate in the medical community. There has recently been question over whether or not "pathological" or "addictive" video gaming should be recognized as a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association. In 2005, the American Medical Association rejected formalizing video game addiction as a mental disorder. Gentile claims parents and healthcare providers have taken a backseat approach to this problem, and enough isn't being done to combat it.
Richard Taylor of the Entertainment Software Association believes this is simply a personal crusade against gaming. "We commend credibly, independent, and verifiable research about computer and video games. However, this research is just more of the same questionable findings by the same author [Gentile] in his campaign against video games," Taylor told TG Daily. Gentile did indeed admit his study wasn't without its flaws, and that the study participants were not randomly chosen.
In an e-mail to Gamasutra, Gentile defends himself as a gamer, as well as the notion that games are "powerful, and that they can have many effects." He claims his purpose is to create more awareness about their affects, so that "families can maximize the benefits while minimizing the harms."
In 2009, Gentile conducted a study that labeled eight percent of its participants pathological gamers and in 2003, researched gaming's effects on academic performance.
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INCONSISTENT IMMIGRATION POLICIES, DUBIOUS EXCEPTIONS HURT CREDIBILITY
Orlando "el Duque" Hernandez obviously was motivated by the prospect of earning millions of Yankee dollars in baseball, and not by any abstract notion of freedom, when he and seven companions risked their lives by fleeing Cuba in a 20-foot sailboat last week.
The boat came ashore in the Bahamas where Hernandez, his girlfriend and a fellow baseball player _ but not their five fellow refugees _ promptly were granted "humanitarian" entry visas by a State Department ever eager to kowtow to South Florida's Cuban exile community and embarrass Fidel Castro.
But something quite unexpected has happened to complicate this all-too-pat scenario of good's triumph over evil communism. Instead of leaping at the opportunity to join his half-brother Livan Hernandez, the Florida Marlins' rookie pitcher who was named most valuable player in the 1997 World Series, Orlando has remained in the Bahamas. There, he is ostensibly lobbying for similar treatment for his five companions while weighing the financial implications of establishing residency in a country other than the U.S.
That gambit could make the former $8-a-month hospital therapist a very rich man indeed if he proves capable of repeating his success as a one-time star pitcher for the Cuban national team.
If Hernandez chooses to live in the U.S. and seeks to play professional baseball, he would be subject to the draft and obliged to negotiate with a single team. If he stays in the Bahamas or emulates Livan and moves to the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica or any foreign country, however, he would be considered an unrestricted free agent able to auction his services to the highest bidder.
Surely this shameless pursuit of gold and glory isn't what Emma Lazarus had in mind when she wrote her stirring lines about "your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
Under the current state of U.S. immigration preferences, high-profile applicants with "special skills," even skills as dubious as throwing a baseball, are welcomed inside while Lazarus' golden door slams shut on run-of-the-mill wretched refuse.
The U.S. has both the right and the obligation to enforce orderly immigration procedures, and the rules that admit highly skilled foreigners or political dissidents seeking asylum are reasonable and rational if enforced fairly.
But when politically motivated officials cynically manipulate the regulations to admit athletes, who then delay accepting in order to work out a better financial deal, the system appears bankrupt and unworthy of respect.
Livan Hernandez


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A huge number of the legal weapons is in the hands of employees of security agencies. The Chamber of private security guards does not want to tell how many times weapons have been misused by people who work in the security agencies. There are people who work in these agencies who think that they have the full right to use weapons and threaten people with their power. According to army surplus store these agencies should perform special testing before they hire employees to see if they are capable to handle situations that require a use of gun.
What remains an enigma is whether apersonwill freak out when a difficult situation approaches and they have a weapon to commit murder or suicide. These people can possess a gun or permit from the Interior Ministry of Internal Affairsbut still be very good at faking how kind and nice they are. These people are the most dangerous because they represent a threat for themselves and for anyone around them.
We just cannot identify them and find out how they will react in certain situation. This is why the misuse of weapons cannot fully be stopped. But what can be done is to monitor people who have guns and ask them to come to the station for an interrogation every three or six months to check their mental health. And if something seems suspicious the authorities should take their license immediately. That is how citizens will be more protected.
The total number of registered weapons in legal persons, among security agencies and individuals, shooting and hunting organizations is huge.
The Chamber says that the security agencies have a huge number of guns. According to records, almost all employed workers in private security legal entities whose job is to secure by providing services have guns. Anyway it should be noted that security agencies have complied with the Law on private security.
People who work in security agencies should be stable and grounded. Not everyone can work that kind of job. These jobs usually require calmness, intellect and willingness to help and protect other people. This doesn't mean that you need to use guns as tools for protection, but in case you are obliged to use it for protection of yourself and the sake of other people you are allowed to use it. But only to defend yourself if someone else tries to attack you.
It is totally understandable if you want to own a gun just for sports and fun. It should be noted that shooting is also considered as a form of sports and hobby and a lot of people enjoy doing it as a recreation. Hunting is another hobby or sport that requires a use of weapons. But you still need to get a permit from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to own a gun for sports.
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Mental health nurse remains off work after Hawke's Bay choking incident at Hawke's Bay Hospital
A Hawke's Bay mental-health nurse is away from work after being strangled by a patient. Photo / File
A Hawke's Bay mental health nurse remains off work more than three weeks after she was choked unconscious by a patient.
The incident took place on the mental health ward at Hawke's Bay Hospital on November 18 and has raised serious questions as to the safety of staff on the ward.
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Hawke's Bay organiser Sue Eising-Wolland said the Health and Safety of members is of "concern" to NZNO, as is the safety of all members nationally.
"It is absolutely unacceptable for anyone to feel scared to go to work because they could be harmed. A safely-staffed healthy workplace environment is what members are entitled to and must be provided."
She said the nurse has yet to be cleared by her doctor.
They were working with the HBDHB to "foster a collaborative approach to resolve the health and safety concerns of members" and ongoing meetings were taking place regarding the issues.
"As a result of the current concerns in the Mental Health Service, a Mental Health Nurses Forum has been established.
"It has been agreed it will be with NZNO and the DHB management to confirm the risk issues and assign responsibility. The risk management at the hospital is not at an acceptable level and must be improved immediately."
It is understood that since the incident, security has been increased to two people per shift and they were working on getting the patient in question "appropriately placed to better meet [their] needs straight away".
A Hawke's Bay District Health Board spokeswoman previously said it had launched an investigation into how the event occurred, and notified police.
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ETSU President Noland discusses capital projects' role in growth of university
Brandon Paykamian • Jul 20, 2019 at 7:00 PM
East Tennessee State University has witnessed a period of unprecedented growth in terms of capital projects since President Brian Noland took the helm in 2012.
In his time as president, the construction of the $26 million William B. Greene Jr. football stadium was conceptualized and eventually completed in 2017. Now, renovations to the D.P. Culp University Center and the construction of the long-anticipated James C. and Mary B. Martin Center for the Arts are both set to be completed soon.
Noland recently spoke with the Johnson City Press to discuss the future of the university, which he hopes will enroll nearly 4,000 more students by 2026. Noland said facilities need to be expanded and updated to help meet this goal.
Renovations to the Culp Center are nearly 70% complete and on track to be completed by the first quarter of 2020. The $45.5 million renovation project will add an extra 28,000 square feet to the building.
Noland said the building was built in the 1970s during a time in which enrollment was around 7,500 students.
"Now we're at 14,600 students, and there's just simply not enough places in the old building to feed everyone," he said. "It had all the ramps; it had one elevator. It was a wonderful architectural idea at its time, but the renovation really opens it up."
ETSU officials are also looking forward to the new Martin Center for the Arts, which is set to be completed before the fall of 2020.
"This region has dreamed of a building like the Martin Center since the '80s," Noland said of the $53 million construction project.
Despite these developments, Noland said some facilities "aren't where they need to be yet." Over the next few years, he said he'd like to bring Mathis, Burleson, Rogers-Stout and Brown Halls "up to speed," along with the renovations to Lamb Hall.
"I was in Brown Hall in the summer, and Brown Hall doesn't look that different than it did in the '70s," Noland said.
"Our students are coming with a different set of expectations. We're a top 20 institution for students who want to go into pre-med; number 14 PT program in the nation; largest College of Nursing in the state of Tennessee," he later continued. "But our basic science facilities aren't where they need to be."
Earlier this year, ETSU requested $71.8 million from Gov. Bill Lee's budget for a new humanities building. Noland said he hopes to see this need fulfilled in the coming years.
"It's a priority because a lot of the classrooms through which the bulk of our gen ed (courses) are taught are not at the level you'd see at secondary education or some of the community colleges transfer students are coming from," he said.
But Noland said he and university officials aren't giving up just yet. He said the university ran into many of the same roadblocks with the Martin Center project.
"The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has changed the way they do capital (projects), so they've prioritized projects based upon need. We were number nine on the list two years ago; we were number five on the list next year," he said of the humanities building project. "I suspect next year, we'll be two or three.
"Let's look at the Martin Center. Martin went on the capital list in the '80s," Noland continued. "It took forever to move through that process."
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Port Klang is a town and the principal port in Malaysia. It is located in the Strait of Malacca midway between the ports of Penang and Singapore on the West coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Its strategic location close to tin and rubber reserves resulted in power struggles between many Rajas to control the reserves and their export into the western society where demand was increasing. The Selangor Civil War was a result and eventually the British intervened taking control. The railroad built in 1886 by Malayan Railway, enhanced it as the export point for tin, rubber and coffee.
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Properties such as warehouses, storage tanks, factories, industrial land and offices dominate the area with apartments in the residential area.
During early May, the celebration of the Chitirai Pournami Hindu Festival by devotees can be observed near the train station. Port Klang like other coastal areas is popular for the assortment of tantalizing seafood offered by restaurants lining the streets and also built on stilts in the water. Pulau Ketam has its village entirely built on stilts and can be reached in 45 minutes by ferry. The all-inclusive wholesale city, GM Klang, is just 15 minutes away. Other amenities include many primary and secondary schools, many masjids, churches, Hindu temples, police stations, post offices, banks, AEON shopping mall and a KTM train station at Southpoint.
Port Klang, about 6 km from Klang and about 38 km from Kuala Lumpur, is linked to all major centres in Klang Valley via the Federal Highway. Pulau Indah is accessible via South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) and Pulau Indah Expressway which connects to KESAS highway. An elevated highway connecting Southpoint and Northport also connects to KESAS highway. From Indonesia, it is accessible via ferry which docks at the Passenger Cruise Terminal close to the Federal Highway.


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I mentioned last week that we hadn't seen Helen and that I wanted to, and it was well worth it in this hour as we saw an extremely vulnerable and masterfully compelling side of her. All the actors on this show are great, particularly Dominic West who plays a character who in the first two seasons could have been the most detestable person on TV, but there's a reason that Maura Tierney earned an Emmy nomination for her performance. Her reactions to everything, including the idea of her parents getting back together, are incredible, and her visit to Max's apartment shows that she's just as addicted to the allure of an affair as her ex-husband. It reminds me of a great quote from "Six Feet Under" – "You're not addicted to sex, you're addicted to betrayal!" For Helen, it's that she's addicted to attention and to being wanted, and the fact that Noah doesn't give her a second thought is what's really eating at her and making her push Vic away. Her blowout with Nina was fantastic, and I'm so glad that we got to see Jennifer Esposito lose it as Nina, lashing out at Helen for not knowing what happened between Noah and his father. Noah did share more of that with Martin after he nearly took him out with his baseball bat, and now it appears that someone, not Martin, has waded into the water and might be approaching his own death. Like Helen, Noah's not doing himself any favors by not even pretending to be into Juliette, and the two of them aren't going to have anyone but each other left soon enough.
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Харолд Гарфинкел, Мајкл Линк и Ерик Ливингстон наводе следећу причу од зачетку идеје о етнометодологији:

Године 1954., Фред Стродбек био је ангажован од стране Правног Факултета Универзитета у Чикагу да анализира аудио-снимке добијене од озвучене суднице где је у току било заседање пороте. Едвард Шилс био је у одбору који га је ангажовао. Када је Стродбек предложио да управља Бејловим Интеракција-процес Анализама, Шил се пожалио: Користећи БИ-ПА, сигуран сам да ћемо сазнати из разматрања пороте, шта их то чини малом групом. Међутим ми стремимо томе да сазнамо шта их то чини поротом.

Гарфинкел је 1967. године избацио одговор на Шилову жалбу. Почео је да истражује особине резоновања и практичних операција које су карактеристичне за појединца или групу која се бави одређеном активношћу. Циљ етнометодологије разликује је од класичних наука које се баве генералним и просечним резултатима о феномену. Етнометодологија покушава да захвати дефинишуће особине, неке ето што ми се може (жаргонски) карактеристике које чине објекат тим што јесте.

Етнометодологија је инспирисана феноменолошким филозофским тумачењима Хусерла и Шуца, међутим, увек је радила на преласку границе од феноменолошког испитивања појаве феномена, на испитивања учесника, њихових метода, услова, углова схватања, који сви несумњиво доприносе том феномену сваки на свој начин. Ширина у коју етнометодологија иде, може деловати врло збуњујућа. Истраживања покривају теме и радове као што су :"џез импровизације" (Судно 1978), "цинкарења и трачеви" (Ведер 1974), "радити на обичности" (Сакс 1992 и Гарфинкел 1986, 2002). Заједничко за све теме јесте то што је свима главни фокус метод чињења... ако ништа, бити обичан, односно како људи управљају својим понашањем не би ли оставили утисак некога ко није другачији на неки посебан начин. На обичност се не гледа као на статистички просек, већ као одређено достигнуће постигнуто умећем.

Кључ етнометодологије је у ствари замена теме и ресурса (Зимерман и Полнер 1970). Циљ је узети у обзир нека прескочена и здраво за готово узета знања и уврстити их у истраживања. Основне особине социјалних деловања треба да буду главна тема изучавања, кроз која етнометодологија тежи да покрије основе социјалних интеракција, анализирајући их на поприлично приземном нивоу. Центар етнометодолошког истраживања своди се на то да је значење социјалног феномена еквивалентно методичкој процедури кроз коју учесник образује своју ситацију. Валидност (негде тумачено као -одговорност) је значајан појам за етнометодологију. То је метод који помаже субјектима да учине своја искуства обрадивим, а истовремено да задрже своје присуство као субјекта такође урачуњивим појмом за истрађивање. Овакав рефлексиван метод омогућава постојање здравог разума субјеката као сјајне теме за изучавање.

Други аспекти етнометодологије задужени су за представу одговорне (урачуњиве) акције. Сходно томе, друштвени поредак није тек тако дан, већ је нешто за шта објекти треба мало да пораде. Правила и регулативе су срества која наводе објекте (учеснике), а не спољне силе које на било који начин приморавају било кога. Идеја није да се оспори постојање јаких односа, већ да се разуме да су ти односи, било какви били, објекат процедура и метода резоновања. Етнометодологија одбија да третира људска бића као глупаке који суде, и то је један од главних слогана ове гране социологије.

Гледано од споља мноштво експеримената који су пробили лед, у којима је Гарфинкел наводио испитиваче да се у нормални свакодневним ситуацијама понашају бесмислено и несхватљиво, начинили су етнометодологију познатом. Експерименти су такође истакли појам валидности. У овим експериментима, субјекти су се очајнички трудили да начине своје чудне радње прихватљивим и да врате нормалност ситуацији у којој се налазе. Ови експерименти су показали коришћење здраворазумских очекивања, прорачуњиве склоности, и снажна морална тежња за прихваћеношћу.

Детаљније, Гирфинкелови експерименти откривају генерично-рефлексне одговорности према социјалном деловању (акцијом). У експерименту где је истражитељ питао субјекта да дефинише значење неких питања и фраза које је сам субјекат упутио, као на пример Како си (разумљивије на енглеском кроз њихово класично и генеричко - How are you)и Ја сам уморан. Испитаници су произвели широки опус реакција на овав захтев. У неким случајевима, разумели су као увреду: Гледај, само сам хтео да будем пристојан, заиста ме није брига како се ти осећаш. Неки су разумели као питање: Не знам, претпостављам да сте добро, одлично штавише.. А такође је могло бити схваћено као једно питање у серији, па добијен одговор: Зашто ме питате ова бесмислена питања?

Резултати експеримената нису релевантни само за такве какви су, већ им је контекст примењив за сваки слећи експеримент. У том смислу, свака акција је под снажним утицајима било које претходне. Зато је раније поменути експеримент добио толико различите одговоре на исто питање. Сходно томе, одговори доприносе разумевању предстојеће акције и дубље, креирају очекивања везана за акцију у будућности.

 Каснија развића у етнометодологији
Етнометодологија се развила на две велике гране. Харви Секс и његове колеге наставиле су са традиционалним етнометодолошким истраживањима средином 1960—их година, и они се сматрају заслужнима за покретање новог програма истраживања, тзв. конверзационе анализе. Харолд Гарфинкел је замислио мало другачију судбину за етнометодолигу 1960—их година. Његови ставови биће доста касније сматрани врло радикалнима.

Радикална етнометодологија почела је да стасава на пољима истраживања о раду 1970—их година. Ова истраживања су практично анализе података сакупљних посматрањем једног класичног радног окружења. Све у свему, оне су обећале ригорозне анализе међусобних надлежности у радној атмосфери, окружењу и проведеном времену. Теме ових истраживања обухватају постизање тимског рада, улоге и коришћење артефакта при свакодневном раду, као и саме просторне организације на радном месту. Етнометодолошка истраживања отворила су нове погледе на радно место, практиковање тимског рада, као и узимање у обзир улога при извршавању свакодневних задатака. Показали су како је генерално кординисање послом јако подржано артефактима, као што су интерактивни дијаграми, мапе, описи посла и планови пројеката. Даље, етнометодолошка истраживања признају и дају значај просторном уређењу радног места ради остваривања одређених активности.

Програм истраживања о раду је значајно кулминирао у научним истраживањима (Гарфинкел, Линч) и технометодологије , која се односи на део етнометодологије који има везе са технолошким аскпектом. Дауриш и Батон, у свом чланку Технометодологија (1998) истражују могућности и последице приближавања систему дизајна са етномедолошке перспективе. Генерално, они покушавају да технометодолгију обезбеде као конкретан појам, а не као нешто што се успут чисто помене као део етнометодологије. На пример, Дауриш и Батон уводе појам одговорности за системске дизајнере. Они су у ствари измислили један рачунар. Апликација за процесовање речи може се видети као једна апстрактна престава кода. Када кликнемо САЧУВАЈ, ми не знамо који део кода је у функцији. Мада, када би однос онога што корисник види и онога што је заиста у коду био доследан, корисник би могао боље да сагледа систем у коме ради. Програму би било дозвољено да види, као што је програмеру дозвољено, све делове кода и њихове међусобне однсе и употребе. Ово би могло да се користи за репрограмирање, откривањем шта је било невидљиво при оригиналном програмирању. Етнометодологија је обновила свој значајан положај у науци и технолошкм истраживањима, што је имало значајног утицаја на методе истраживањима, што се најбоље види у ироничном резимеу Латура: Да ли би могла последња особа која напусти социјалне студије науке да напокон укључи аудио рекордер?

Више теоретски, сва каснија етнометологија је заснована на ономе што Гарфинкел зове разбриструјућа теорема, која каже да сва социјална научна истраживања се могу описати следећим исказом:

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Угласта заграда представља све друштвене покрете, који су покренути захваљујући својим методама и узроцима, који су одржали на површини какве год сврхе и циљеве имају. Обична заграда преставља проналаске друштвених наука као и описе друштва. Друштвене науке нас дакле снадбевају теоретичким , конструисаним погледима на свет.

Спецфично, каснија верзија Гарфинкелове етнометодолигије била је заинтересована за шта то још има истражити у вези друштвених наука. На овај начин, Гарфинкел је дефинисао циљ етнометологије, где каже да је то обнављање друштвеног феномена социјалног света, који су друштвене науке временом изгубиле. По Гарфинкелу, друштвене науке не познају ред и тачне односе страри. Тзв. формална анализа игнорише усвојен, непоредан, директан и посведочив детаљ од овог нашег обичног друштва. Насупрот томе, радикалне етнометодлошке студије успостављају праксе које су изузето детаљне о себи, а не нешто што описује нешто друго или треће.

Етнометодологија обећава да ће да понуди нешто више у односу на норамлну науку, тако што има себе зацртану као додатак обичној (мејнстрим) науци. Међутим, доводи у ризик да подели своја сазнања са другим научницима кроз умеће да прикаже нешто више. Батон се жали да етнометодолошка престава социјалних наука бива константно прескочена, несхваћена и погрешно разумљена. На пример, етнометодологија је са стране сматрана једном уком микродисциплином, али са друге стране, етнометодологија себе преставља као основу социјалног реда и поредка, односно да је то сматрање микродисциплином, крајње измишљено и промашено. Ипак, етнометодолига је можда постала асиметрична алтернатива савременом светском покрету друштвених наука.

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Q: Struggling to see how the $\operatorname{gcd}(f,g)=1$ I'm working with two polynomials:
$$
\begin{eqnarray}
f(x) &=& 2t^{3} - 3t^{2} + 6 \\
g(x) &=& 6t^{2} - 6t
\end{eqnarray}
$$
and I'm doing the long division to find the $\operatorname{gcd}(f,g)$ using the Euclidean algorithm. I know from my notes that $\operatorname{gcd}(f,g)=1$, and after doing the process of long division I find that $2t^3-3t^2+6 = (t/3 - 1/6)(6t^2 - 6t) + (-t+6)$. I can't figure out how repeating the long division would imply I have a $\operatorname{gcd}$ of $1$. Any help with this would be much appreciated

A: When I talk about polynomials below, you can assume that the coefficients are complex numbers, but everything I'm going to say is going to work just as well if the coefficients are elements of a field.
First, we have the following fact: for any polynomials $f(t)$ and $g(t)$, if $g(t)\ne0$, then there exist unique polynomials, $q(t)$ and $r(t)$ such that
$$f(t)=g(t)\cdot q(t)+r(t)$$
and either $r(t)=0$ or $\deg r(t)<\deg g(t)$. We find $q(t)$ and $r(t)$ by doing long division. If we divide $f(t)$ by $g(t)$, then $q(t)$ will be the quotient, and $r(t)$ will be the remainder.
The idea behind the Euclidean Algorithm is this: $GCD(f(t),g(t))=GCD(g(t),r(t))$.
You mentioned that you were given that
$$f(t)=2t^3-3t^2+6$$
$$g(t)=6t^2-6t$$
and that you divided and got that
$$2t^3-3t^2+6=(6t^2-6t)\cdot\left(\frac{1}{3}t-\frac{1}{6}\right)+(-t+6).$$
Then $q(t)=\frac{1}{3}t-\frac{1}{6}$, and $r(t)=-t+6$. So the Euclidean Algorithm tells us that
$$GCD(2t^3-3t^2+6,6t^2-6t)=GCD(6t^2-6t,-t+6).$$
The GCD on the right will be easier to find since we're dealing with smaller degree polynomials. If we divide again, we can show that this GCD will be equal to a GCD that is even easier to find.
Dividing $6t^2-6t$ by $-t+6$, we get that
$$6t^2-6t=(-t+6)\cdot(-6t-30)+180.$$
Now we have that
$$GCD(6t^2-6t,-t+6)=GCD(-t+6,180).$$
Hence we have that
$$\begin{align*}
GCD(2t^3-3t^2+6,6t^2-6t)&=GCD(6t^2-6t,-t+6)\\
&=GCD(-t+6,180)\\
&=1\end{align*}$$
The fact that $GCD(-t+6,180)=1$ is because of the way GCD is defined. If $a(t)$ and $b(t)$ are polynomials that are not both zero, then $GCD(a(t),b(t)$ is the monic polynomial of largest degree that divides both $a(t)$ and $b(t)$. A polynomials is monic iff its leading coefficient is $1$. The only monic polynomial that divides $-t+6$ and $180$ is $1$. Hence $GCD(-t+6,180)=1$.


When I go to the library I come out in a good mood. Libraries are amazing! You can walk right in, get as many books as you want, plus CDs and videos, show them your card and walk right out again with plenty to keep you busy for the next two weeks. If you owe a fine, as I often do, the librarian will tell you in a kind of sad and gentle way, "oh, it looks like you owe us $3.50," as if she thinks it is some unfortunate mistake or that maybe you were late returning your library books because of some terrible personal tragedy. Perhaps you'd taken them with you on vacation to South Carolina where you fell in love with the owner of a fishing expedition company and you and he were out on the bay, with the moon glinting on the water like engagement ring diamonds, when the silence of the perfect night was buffeted with the PFFT, PFFT, PFTT of a high caliber hunting rifle equipped with an illegal silencer and it took you just over two weeks to find the villain who destroyed your only chance of love and happiness by brutally ending the life of your sweet captain.
They read you know, librarians.
So then she will say to you kindly, compassionately, "but it's okay. You can pay next time." I always take a deep breath when she says this, even if I have the money, a deep, brave breath. I keep my eyes downcast for a moment and then look into hers and say, "thank you. For everything." Sometimes I give her hand a little squeeze and she gives me a Kleenex. Just doing my part.
I went to the library today. And when I came out I was in a super good mood. The library wasn't my first stop, you see. I'd been to a shoe sale and found two (TWO!) perfect pairs of shoes and THEN I bought some perfume. All before going to the library. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, I had a whole bag full of books I've never read before. I came out of the library with a bounce in my step and a smile on my lips. I hopped into the car and oh my! It was a chilly day, but the sun shining into the car made it toasty warm and comfortable. All I needed was a little spritz of my new perfume and I would be on my way happy as could be.
How long does it take to get in your car, fish a bottle of perfume out of its bag, have a spritz and find your keys in your purse? I'm estimating 45 seconds. I am very good at estimating time after all these years of counting pulses and respirations. Just as I slipped my keys into the ignition I heard, "WAWA!" I didn't think much about it. I was humming. But not for long. I jumped in my seat, startled by a horn somewhere near me blaring into the spring afternoon, "WAWAWAWAWA!!!!!!" With exclamation points. You could hear them. I slammed my foot onto the brake pedal (even though I had not started the car) thinking that maybe I was rolling or something, then I spun around to see who was raising such a ruckus.
There, just behind me and to my right was a white sports car. Surely the driver of that car was not blaring her horn trying to make me give up my parking space faster, I thought, looking into my rearview mirror, no way! Because if that is the case, I will just sit here awhile. After all, I have a whole bag full of books and nowhere to be.
"WAWAWAWAWAWAWA!!!!!!!" This time it sounded like cuss words. And all I could think, little old middle aged, middle class me was, "Oh no, she didn't!" I jumped out of the car before I thought about it. "Are you honking at me?" I rehearsed as I stomped over to her car, scowling. I have a very unattractive scowl. I could see her now, through her windshield. She had gray hair carefully styled in kind of a 1985 Dallas way and manicured nails and, I am not exaggerating, Jackie O. sunglasses. She threw her hands into the air and shouted, "Forget it, forget it, forget it!" and actually burned rubber out of the parking lot. "Mario Andretti would have sure been proud," and I am lucky not have been killed.
And I can just imagine the conversation at her dinner table this evening, "Seriously, all I did was toot my little ol' horn in the most civilized fashion and this BEHEMOTH with scraggly hair and one eye came charging at me. Like a rabid water buffalo. I bet she had a gun too! I just did not know what to do! I am lucky not to have been killed!"
What in the world are we coming to? She's probably somebody's granny. And I am too. What if I'd made it to her car, then what? Who knows. But I think I could have taken her.


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There would be a great hustle bustle in your home of course today is the important for a great personality yes, I'm talking about you, my dear enjoy every single moment of today… Happy Birthday dear!
There is no words in this world to express your love with me and what you have done towards to me. I'm the luckiest person in the world have a such greatest mom. Happy birthday Mom… I Love you!


to fall upon the mercy of the State. The sad reality is that even the States of Jersey does not automatically provide for every eventuality.
Of course, insurance contracts can and do fill many of the financial gaps which death or serious long term illness can create and we should each look long and hard at the provision we have for ourselves and our family. If you or your loved one needs long term care the money will run out soon enough.
Specialist care, quite rightly, does not come cheap and does not leave room for many extras. When tragedy strikes, and real life slowly returns, you have to take a deep breath, re-group and find a way to pay the bills. Unfortunately you soon realise that there is nothing extra for you to live life with. Every penny you have is committed to essential basic needs.
Fund raising for the Cheshire Home allows the residents to experience more of the normal things in life. The things that they simply do not have funds for, but that you and I might take for granted, such as going to a concert, a meal out or a holiday. They even have specially adapted vehicles which are available for residents to use so they are able to get out and about on their own.
But it's not all about the money!
The press has given a lot of coverage to the concept of the 'Big Society' in recent months, almost as if it's a new idea. Odd really since it seems to me that the 'Big Society' has been around for a great deal longer than most of the politicians who are now advocating it.
Throughout our own personal tragedy, Shaun and I have been shown overwhelming support from so many places, with echoes of our former lives playing out through the friendship shown; the Les Ormes Golf club members who took away the practical hassle of laying a slope to the back door of our home so I could get Shaun home from time to time; the wonderful Le Rocquier Big Band who shoulder the responsibility for visiting on Wednesdays each week so that I get at least one day off; my colleagues at AdvisaHepburnOracle picking up much of the slack in my absences from the office and the little day to day needs which were simply dealt with by our friends at St. Aubin Methodist Church. Then there are the cards, jokes and cups of tea supplied on countless occasions by so many others.
are many benefits to be found by putting Corporate Responsibility into action. For staff taking part in group projects there is a true sense of achievement, something unlikely to be achieved by a night out on the town. The Cheshire Home has recently undergone a face lift, much of the hard graft being carried out by employees of Hawksford International who have also volunteered to help put up the Christmas decorations. A simple low cost project, but it provides a high value to staff and employer as well as the residents.
attracting like minded employees and customers. Having a brand that stands out, for the right reasons, is immensely valuable, building loyalty and trust from consumers in an increasingly harsh market place.
In 2012 and the years to come, States funding is inevitably going to be under pressure and more reliance will fall upon the voluntary sector. For Corporations facing similar restrictions to their budgets for marketing and with staff benefits under pressure, social projects could be the ideal solution.


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Why don't we take climate change seriously? Racism is the answer
By Elsa Rodeck Posted in Issue 113
Posted on 1st August 2020 1st August 2020
By Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, first published in Open Democracy on 1st July 2020
Featured image shows Climate activist Oladosu Adenike organising with schoolchildren in Abuja, Nigeria, 2019, Photo copyright to: Oladosu Adenike
We have known about climate change for decades. As early as 1992 the threat was sufficiently obvious, and the science sufficiently clear, to justify a UN treaty on the topic. Yet we've only even begun to get our act together in the last five or so years. Why?
As COVID-19 reminds us, global crises tend to amplify existing inequalities in society. The same is true of climate change. Its impacts have been felt disproportionately by people of colour, both in developing countries and minority communities within wealthy nations.
For many in these communities climate change has devastating effects. It intensifies floods in south Asia, drought in southern Africa, and extreme tropical storms from Mozambique to the Caribbean. And then there's the pacific islands, literally swallowed by rising seas. But the fact that these have mostly impacted poor people of colour, not wealthy white westerners, has hindered global action.
Race has justified the systematic exploitation of non-white people and their lands, and continues to disadvantage Black and Brown people through both institutional and individual bias. But it is not the only reason that action on climate change has been slow.
Class, wealth, gender and the legacies of empire have all played a role. As have the lobbying of vested interests, an economic ideology that discouraged government intervention, and even psychological factors that make it hard for humans to process a crisis of this scale.
But we rarely talk about the impact of race. The murder of George Floyd, and the wave of protests it has inspired, reminds us how Black and Brown lives are often less valued by those in positions of power. An injustice that stretches far beyond the policing system.
Part of the recent surge in interest in climate across developed countries has been because now we are beginning to feel its effects. Directly, through the unseasonable heat of recent years, and indirectly, through images in the media of bushfires in Australia or devastating storms in the US.
Yet these kinds of climate events have been happening for decades in developing countries. While new calls for climate action are always welcome, perhaps if we genuinely valued Black lives as we value those of white Westerners it wouldn't have taken so long.
Some will argue it's natural to respond more strongly when disasters are closer to home. There is certainly some truth to this. Yet even within wealthy countries, official responses to climate events are often weaker when the victims are people of colour. One need only look at Katrina, or more recently Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, where the federal response was quantitatively poorer than for other storms of equal severity. And when storms hit cities with high diversity, such as hurricane Sandy in New York, the impacts are unfairly distributed across race and class.
In the UK, such inequities are less clear, probably because we experience less dramatic climate events. However, if the unequal impacts of other crises are anything to go by, it's only a matter of time. Recent government figures have highlighted how BAME Brits are disproportionately affected by COVID, and independent studies have shown harmful air pollution is most concentrated in ethnically diverse areas. This brings yet another harrowing meaning to the words "I can't breathe".
For now, the UK's climate inequities are most clear in relation to empire and the Commonwealth. As a British citizen I live in a country that has one of the world's highest historical CO2 emissions, but has borne almost none of the consequences. Meanwhile, the nations of my grandparents, Jamaica and Pakistan respectively, are suffering from extreme heat waves, floods, and increasingly intense tropical storms. There is a moral obligation on ex-colonial powers to take a stronger lead on problems they've helped cause.
Decolonising climate movements
The climate movement itself has a reputation for being predominantly white. In the West, there is some truth to this, though there are also a range of diverse voices doing fantastic work on the subject. One reason for this is that a lot of Black communities have more immediate struggles to focus on. It can be difficult to focus on the thing that might hurt you tomorrow when there's something else that might hurt you today.
Another reason may be the lack of representation in the movement, which reinforces the idea that this is a 'white' issue. Many people have simply never thought of climate in relation to race, though this is rapidly changing, and many young activists of colour now consider climate a vital issue.
But it is important to remember that, globally, people of colour have been on the forefront of climate action for decades. At the UN, the strongest calls for climate action have come from Indigenous people and the Least Developed Countries Group, composed mostly of Sub-Saharan African countries and small island states. For them, it is literally a matter of survival. Again, perhaps if Black and Brown voices were given the respect they deserve, global action would be more forthcoming.
Climate change is about more than race, especially as it's no longer just predominantly white countries that are major emitters. Yet conversations on race, and the systematic undervaluing of Black and Brown lives, go some way to explaining global inaction to date.
We need to do more. And to spur the action we require on climate, we must first accept the equal humanity of those that suffer the most. If we did that, inaction would feel impossible.
Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett works in climate policy and was an Isaac Newton Scholar in Environmental Policy at Cambridge University
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Chanel style session by Caroline de Maigret in Tokyo
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«YOU… AS IS» slogan t-shirts by Dima Ayad
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Tony Ward Ready To Wear SS 2018
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Unique pieces by Nagwa Zahran
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