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Behind the Book with Jamie Wesley
Maybe you've noticed that the title of my book is Tell Me Something Good. 🙂 And maybe you think that's in reference to the Rufus & Chaka Khan song by the same title (and here's a little earworm for ya if you haven't heard it lately).
If you did think my book title was in reference to the song, you are 100% correct.
Here's the deal. This novel, my first published book, wouldn't have existed without the song. Why's that? Because I had the title of the book before the book existed.
Three years ago, I was driving home from work, flipping through radio stations, when Tell Me Something Good came on. As I was singing along to it, it occurred to me that Tell Me Something Good would be a great title for a book.
I had no characters, no plot. Just a title. But soon it all started coming to me in waves.
The part of the song title that stood out to me was "Tell Me." "Tell Me" led me to "talk" and then "talk radio."
I'm an avid listener of ESPN Radio. I started listening more than 10 years ago because I didn't have cable TV, but the Dallas ESPN radio affiliate broadcasted my beloved Dallas Mavericks' games. And my old job required me to be on the phone a lot, but I needed background noise because I hate total quiet. ESPN was a better alternative than a music station because the volume was steady (no need to worry about going from a ballad to a loud rock anthem or rap song while talking to a client).
I also grew up listening to morning radio shows like Tom Joyner's thanks to my mom, who preferred those to TV shows like Good Morning America.
So, now as a storyline, talk radio was firmly imbedded in my brain. I'd also been toying with the idea of doing an enemies-to-lovers story for my next project because I hadn't tackled that trope yet.
And then it hit me. What if two radio show talk hosts who couldn't stand each other were forced to do a show together?
As Oprah would say, it was an aha! moment. Just like that, Noelle and Tate were born.
I loved the story I came up with and I got some validation that maybe others did too when I received a call on March 26, 2012 from Romance Writers of America board member Terry McLaughlin telling me that Tell Me had finaled in RWA's Golden Heart® contest, the premier contest for unpublished romance writers.
I was shocked, but thrilled. It was a neon-flashing sign that maybe I wasn't wasting my time with this writing gig, so I queried agents and two publishers (one mostly because they promised feedback in a short amount of time). All said no. I was disappointed, but not defeated. I knew Tell Me was good, but it needed some work. So I set it aside for a bit and worked on improving my craft with other manuscripts. I also gave Tell Me to a friend, who gave it a wonderfully thorough critique. Taking her advice and the feedback I received in my rejections to heart, I made it the best story I could.
After working up the courage, I submitted the reworked story to Entangled, a publisher that had long been on my radar, on a Monday. I had an acceptance email from the lovely Gwen Hayes that Saturday.
I was beyond overjoyed. I was going to be a published author! And it was all because I love music and listening to the radio.
So thank you, thank you Chaka Khan and Rufus!
I'm sure Tate and Noelle (or is it Noelle and Tate?) would agree.
Connect with Jamie at
jamiewesley.com
twitter.com/Jamie_Wesley
facebook.com/AuthorJamieWesley
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The Northern regional arm of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended Alhaji Ibrahim Kaleen, who is believed to be a staunch supporter of the 'Alan for President Campaign 2024' from the party's communications team.
The party, in a letter dated 5 January 2022, signed by the Northern Regional Director of Communications of the party, Mr Mohammed Sherrif Ibrahim, announced the indefinite suspension of Mr Kaleen for participating in a radio programme which the party said was purposely designed to push the flag bearer aspirations of one contender, without mentioning names.
The suspension letter was headlined: "Notice of Indefinite Suspension from Communications Team".
The letter stated: "My attention has been drawn to your participation in a programme on Radio Tamale, a Tamale-based radio station designed for the sole purpose of advancing the campaign of a flag bearer aspirant."
This, according to the Communications Directorate, is in clear violation of the directives issued by the Regional Chairman for the party for people to cease, among others, all media engagements purporting to campaign for a flag bearer hopeful.
Below is the full statement:
Hours prior to his suspension, Mr Kaleem and some other supporters of Trades Minister belonging to a group calling itself North For Alan held a press conference at which they claim Mr Alan Kyerematen's supporters were being treated like criminals by the leadership of the NPP while those supporting Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia vis-à-vis the internal race, were being encouraged to break the rules of the game and left off the hook.
Mr Kaleem, who addressed the press conference in his capacity as the group's Director of Communications, complained: "Meanwhile, party members who also show support for Hon Alan Kyerematen are treated like criminals who have to be chased out of the party".
In the group's view, the party has selectively been applying the rules of the game by hounding supporters of Mr Kyerematen while goading supporters of the Vice-President.
"We hereby register our strongest protest at this selective application of party rules and sanctions, and call on the regional and national leadership of the party to create an even playing field for all interested party members", the group said.
It noted: "Unity and fairness to all are what will guarantee the NPP a chance to 'Break the 8', not the selective application of the rules as is happening now".
"We wish to state categorically that if some people have the right to declare support for the Vice-President and other aspirants, then we who believe that the leadership of Hon Alan John Kyerematen also have an equal right to express our preference without any fear. The NPP is a Democratic Party that believes in and upholds alternative views, tolerance and choice based on free will", it added.
According to them, "We will vehemently resist all attempts to suppress, victimise and intimidate patriots who show support for Hon Alan Kyerematen".
"It is crystal clear the overwhelming masses of the NPP are poised and eagerly ready to give the mandate of this party to Hon Alan Kyerematen and Insha Allah, nothing can stop that".
NORTH FOR ALAN PROTEST AT SELECTIVE APPLICATION OF PARTY RULES
Ladies and gentlemen of the media welcome to this morning's conference. We really appreciate your response to our invitation.
We have called you today to express our profound concern about certain developments in our party, the New Patriotic Party, which we believe if not discussed publicly and dealt with, will jeopardise the Party's chances of uniting for victory ahead of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Sometime last year, the General Secretary of the party Mr John Boadu, announced Rules and Regulations to govern the conduct of would-be aspirants to various executive positions in the party. The Rules and Regulations were also to check the conduct of the supporters of such would-be aspirants, especially those aspiring to the flagbearership of the party.
Among the key directives were that:
1. No party official shall declare public support for any aspirant ahead of the official opening of nominations;
2. That no paraphernalia promoting or advertising any aspirant should be displayed publicly ahead of the opening of nominations.
Since the announcement, a number of high-ranking members of the party have openly declared support for the Vice-President who, together with his supporters, has left nobody in doubt that he is interested in contesting the NPP flagbearership.
Notable among these party officials is a Deputy General Secretary of the party, Mr Obiri Boahen; the Northern regional executives led by Chairman Samba; the first Vice-Chairman of the Ashanti Region, Mr Kwabena Nsenkyire; the Member of Parliament for Karaga, Hon Amin Anta; the Member of Parliament for Tolon, Hon Habib Iddrisu; and Hon Farouk Mahama, MP for Yendi and some others.
These actions are clearly in violation of the party's rules.
Especially because of the bigotry associated with their declaration.
The concerns we are raising today ladies and gentlemen are in respect of the fact that these and other regulations are not just being violated by some very high ranking members of the party with impunity; Our major concern is that when some party members attempt to resist these violations of party rules as happened in Savelugu during the Constituency Conference last year, the officers who try to defend the party's rules are rather victimised, ostensibly because they are known supporters of Hon Alan Kyerematen, the Trade and Industry Minister, who is also widely known to be in contention for the Party's 2024 flagbearer position.
Indeed, at the last National Delegates Conference of the party in Kumasi, no less a person than the Vice President himself stood in flagrant breach of the aforementioned rules and regulations when he arrived at the conference grounds with supporters wearing his branded T-shirts and banners announcing his campaign for the flagbearership.
Meanwhile, party members who also show support for Hon Alan Kyerematen are treated like criminals who have to be chased out of the party.
We hereby register our strongest protest at this selective application of party rules and sanctions and call on the regional and national leadership of the party to create an even playing field for all interested party members.
Unity and fairness to all are what will guarantee the NPP a chance to 'Break the 8', not the selective application of the rules as is happening now.
We wish to state categorically that if some people have the right to declare support for the Vice-President and other aspirants, then we who believe that the leadership of Hon Alan John Kyerematen also have an equal right to express our preference without any fear. The NPP is a Democratic Party that believes in and upholds alternative views, tolerance and choice based on free will.
We will vehemently resist all attempts to suppress, victimise and intimidate patriots who show support for Hon Alan Kyerematen.
It is crystal clear the overwhelming masses of the NPP is poised and eagerly ready to give the mandate of this party to Hon Alan Kyerematen and Insha Allah, NOTHING can stop that.
We thank you for honouring our invitation on this short notice.
Long live the NPP
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Holland-on-Sea Cliff SSSI, HOLLAND-ON-SEA, Tendring District, TM211166, Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site category: Thames-Medway River
Site name: Holland-on-Sea Cliff SSSI
Grid reference: TM 211166
Site of Special Scientific Interest designated for the importance of its geology. The gravel in the cliff at Holland-on-Sea dates from just before and just after the Thames was diverted and therefore is important for research into the evolution of the Thames and its tributaries during the Ice Age.
About 450,000 years ago a catastrophic change affected the Thames causing it to alter its course and adopt the route we know today. The gravel in the cliff at Holland-on-Sea dates from just before and just after the Thames was diverted (Lower Holland Gravel and Upper Holland Gravel). The stone content of the Lower Gravel is typically of a mixture of stone types from the early Thames and the Medway, indicating that this area was the confluence of the two rivers. The Upper Gravel includes Rhaxella chert brought in by meltwater streams from the Anglian ice sheet. The deposits reveal just how rapid the diversion was as the Thames suddenly ceased to flow through central Essex as a result of being blocked upstream between Hertfordshire and Colchester by the Anglian ice sheet. Gravel of the same age is present in St. Osyth Gravel Pit. St. Osyth lies upstream from the confluence with the Thames and Medway rivers whereas Holland-on-Sea lies within the area of the confluence.
The cliffs have been landscaped and no gravel is now visible. However, in late 2018 cliff protection works provided temporary exposures and the opportunity for sections in the gravel to be studied again.
Section in the Upper Holland Gravel revealed during cliff protection works in November 2018
Early courses of the Thames and Medway through Essex - 3.
Tendring district in Holland Gravel times.
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By Press Trust of India on 10:21 am February 5, 2021 No Comment
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally of cases went past 1.08 crore with 12,408 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,04,96,308, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The total cases mounted to 1,08,02,591, while the death toll increased to 1,54,823 with 120 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,96,308 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.16 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 2 lakh.
There are 1,51,460 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.40 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
According to the ICMR, 19,99,31,795 samples have been tested up to February 4 with 7,15,776 samples being tested on Thursday.
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Second group of families from the Ulpana neighborhood evicted. Police remove one couple by force.
The eviction of the second group of families from the Ulpana neighborhood of Beit El was completed on Thursday evening, after Border Police forces removed from their home Yoel and Yiska Fattal, a couple who refused to leave willingly.
The officers arrived and told the Fattals they had to leave their home willing, in accordance with the agreement reached between the Beit El leadership and the government. After the couple refused, the police said they would be forced to remove them from their home in an unpleasant manner. At this point, the officers picked up Yoel and took him out of the house.
Meanwhile, police arrested at least eight right-wing extremists who barricaded themselves in one of the Ulpana homes.
The second group which was evicted Thursday is mostly made up of older families, which have more children than the ones evicted Tuesday. Therefore they will be receiving "caravillas" with a floor area of 90 square meters, as opposed to the 60 sq. m. caravillas that the first group received.
Army Radio reported on Thursday that each of the buildings being moved from the Ulpana neighborhood will be "sawed" into 108 parts, which will be stored in a special storage site. They will then be reassembled at a new location inside Beit El.


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\section{Introduction}

 The evolution of massive OB stars is dominated by mass-loss throughout their life-cycle, with the nature of their death - core-collapse supernova versus prompt collapse - and ultimate fate (neutron star or black hole) dependent on how much matter they are able to shed. Historically, line-driven winds have been thought to mediate this mass-loss. However, there is a significant uncertainty in our understanding of this phenomenon; depending on whether such winds are smooth or clumped, the resultant  mass-loss rates of massive stars are in question at the order-of-magnitude level \citep[e.g.][]{fullerton06,puls06}.
Given this discord, other physical mechanisms have been invoked to explain how the outer mantle of O stars may be stripped to yield H-depleted Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars, with impulsive mass-loss driven by instabilities in the luminous blue variable (LBV) or yellow hypergiant/red supergiant phase a prime candidate \citep[e.g.][]{humphrey79,abr14}. However, recent analysis has shown that fully 70\% of massive stars are in binaries that will interact at some point in their life-cycle \citep{demink14}, also resulting in significant mass-loss from both the primary to the secondary as well as from the binary system as a whole.

 In order to place observational constraints on these disparate processes we obtained millimetre continuum observations of the massive Galactic starburst cluster Westerlund 1 \citep[Wd1;][]{clark05} with the Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimeter Array (ALMA). Observations at such wavelengths are particularly sensitive to wind-clumping via thermal Bremsstrahlung emission \citep[e.g.][]{blomme03}, while ejection nebula formed via impulsive mass-loss events or binary interaction may also be identified and resolved at millimetre-radio wavelengths.
With an age of $\sim5$\,Myr, Wd1 is the ideal laboratory to undertake such a study since it contains a uniquely rich population of massive, evolved single and binary stars at a distance that enables the detection of several tens of objects (Fenech et al. in prep.). In this study we focus on the millimetre properties of the supergiant (sg)B[e] star Wd1-9 (R.A. 16$^{{h}}$47$^{m}$4.162$^{s}$ Dec. -45$^{o}$50$'$31.373$''$ ).
SgB[e] stars are characterised by an aspherical circumstellar environment, comprising a high velocity polar wind and a warm, dusty and gaseous equatorial disc/torus \citep{zickgraf85}, leading to  a pronounced near-IR continuum excess and rich emission line  spectrum. The origin of the disc is uncertain, but recently interest has grown in binarity as a physical driver of the phenomenon \citep{pods06,clark13a}; if this is the case then the circumstellar environment may encode information on the mass-loss history of the binary and critically the physics driving it.

Wd1-9 is the only sgB[e] star known to reside in a star cluster and hence one of the handful of Galactic objects for which a post-MS (main sequence) evolutionary state may be unambiguously determined \citep{clark13b}. Interest in it was reignited by the discovery that it is one of the most luminous stellar radio sources known \citep{clark98,dough10}. A synthesis of the  multi-wavelength and epoch dataset compiled as a result of this finding  was presented in \cite{clark13b},  which revealed an emission spectrum arising from the circumstellar environment that apparently entirely veils the nature of the central source, although the IR excess clearly indicates the presence of a hot dusty torus. Additionally, the presence of emission lines from high-excitation species (e.g. [S\,{\sc iv}], [O\,{\sc iv}]) and an unexpected X-ray luminosity \citep{clark08} provides persuasive evidence for binarity.

\section{Observations and image processing}

Observations of Westerlund 1 were performed with ALMA on 30th June - 1st July 2015 (Project code: 2013.1.00897.S). The observations were made at a central frequency of 100\,GHz with a total bandwidth of 7.5\,GHz over four spectral windows. Each window contains 128 channels with a frequency width of 15.625\,kHz. In total 27 pointings were used to cover Westerlund 1, however the results presented here utilise data solely from the pointing centred on Westerlund 1 \#9 (Wd1-9). The array utilised 42 antennas with baselines ranging from 40 to 1500\,m and a total on-source integration time per pointing of 242.3\,secs ($\sim$4\,mins). The data were calibrated using the standard ALMA pipeline procedures in Common Astronomy Software Applications (CASA) and included application of apriori calibration information as well flagging of erroneous data. Observations of J1617-5848 were used to perform the phase and bandpass calibration and observations of Titan and Pallas were used to amplitude calibrate the data assuming flux densities of 228.96 and 82.01\,mJy respectively at 91.495\,GHz. Self-calibration was then carried out using the bright ($\sim$150\,mJy) compact source emission from Wd1-9.\\
\indent In addition to the observed continuum emission we serendipitously detected broad line emission coincident with the compact emission in Wd1-9 at a frequency of 92.060\,GHz which we identify as the H41$\alpha$ radio recombination line (RRL).  In order to analyse this RRL emission, following calibration, we analysed a single spectral window (91.42-93.42\,GHz) containing the line emission following subtraction of the continuum contribution. \\
\indent Imaging of both the continuum and line emission was performed using the CLEAN algorithm in CASA. Multiple images of the continuum emission were produced using Cotton-Schwab cleaning with both natural weighting (beam size: 0.58$\times$ 0.46$''$) and Briggs Robust-0 (R0, beam size: 0.51$\,\times$ 0.40$''$) weighting. Imaging was also performed using the multi-frequency synthesis (MFS) capability for both of these weighting schemes to produce spectral index and associated error maps. This performs frequency-dependent modelling during deconvolution to spatially map the spectral index and associated errors using the full 7.5\,GHz bandwidth. All spectral indices and errors presented are taken directly from the spectral index and error images shown in Fig. \ref{wd19} \citep[for further details see][]{rau11}. \\
\indent In order to thoroughly study the low surface brightness extended emission of Wd1-9 and mitigate the high dynamic range requirements, images of the extended emission were made following subtraction of the strong compact source emission from the visibility data. In all cases, images of the continuum emission were produced excluding the channels containing the line emission. An image cube was also produced in the local standard of rest (LSR) frame using the continuum-subtracted data with natural weighting and a velocity resolution of 50.90\,\ifmmode{\rm km\,s}^{-1}\, \else km\,s$^{-1}$\,\fi.

\section{Wd1-9 morphology}

\subsection{Continuum emission}

 The ALMA continuum imaging clearly shows two distinct components associated with Wd1-9; a bright compact source surrounded by lower brightness extended emission. Fig. \ref{wd19} shows a R0-weighted image of the extended emission with overlayed contours of the compact source emission from an equivalent image.
A 2-D gaussian fit to the compact source component gives a deconvolved size of 158.3$\pm$1.0 $\times$ 121.9$\pm$1.4\,mas and a position angle (P.A.) of 0.7$\pm$1.2\,$\mathrm{^{o}}$\footnote{P.A. is defined E through N or anti-clockwise} with an integrated flux density of 153$\pm$8\,mJy.

 Previous ATCA observations of Westerlund 1 at 8.6\,GHz published by \cite{dough10} also showed both compact and extended emission components of Wd1-9. They determined a spectral index for the compact source of +0.68$\pm$0.07. A simple extrapolation from the observed radio flux density \citep[24.9\,mJy at 8.6\,GHz;][]{dough10} predicts a 100\,GHz flux density of $132.1^{+24.7}_{-20.8}$\,mJy consistent with the 153\,mJy observed. However, the compact source emission in the millimetre regime, whilst thermal, appears to have a much flatter spectral index, with a value of 0.000$\pm$0.015
at the peak of the compact emission, as can be seen from the spectral index map in Fig. \ref{wd19}. This would potentially indicate an opacity transition between the radio, where the wind was partially optically thick \citep[as noted by][]{dough10}, and the millimetre where it appears to be perhaps more optically thin.

 The resolved low surface brightness emission of Wd1-9 shows an almost N-S orientation with a P.A. $\sim$0\,$\mathrm{^{o}}$ (in good agreement with the deconvolved P.A. of the compact source) extending $\sim$1.4\,arcsec to the north and $\sim$1.9\,arcsec to the south, with the southerly lobe showing additional substructure. At an assumed distance of 5\,kpc to Wd1-9 \footnote{Throughout the paper we adopt a distance of 1.4\,kpc to MWC349A  and 5kpc to Wd1-9.} this implies a total extension of $\sim$0.08\,pc. This N-S structural asymmetry could be a result of a system inclination (see Sect. \ref{disc}), which \cite{clark13b} calculate to be $\sim$50$\mathrm{^{o}}$. It is also possible that this asymmetry could be the result of interaction with the cluster wind. However, given the core of the cluster lies to the south of Wd1-9 and the southern component is the more prominent, it is more likely a function of increased ionising flux, as has previously been suggested by \cite{dough10} to be the cause of the cometary nebulae around several other stars within Wd1. The morphology of the extended emission clearly deviates from the spherical assumption made by \cite{dough10} when analysing the extended radio emission, though a direct comparison is difficult because of the differing capabilities of the ALMA and ATCA instruments.
The spectral index image in Fig. \ref{wd19} shows the extended emission also appears to be thermal. The N and S peak components within the maps have an index of -0.2$\pm$0.2 and -0.3$\pm$0.8 respectively. This as for the radio spectral index \citep[0.16$\pm$0.07; ][]{dough10} indicates optically thin emission.

 It is also interesting to note the presence of two narrow filaments extending to the SE and SW of the source. The SE component is clearly visible in the image in Fig. \ref{wd19} with a $\>3\mathrm{\sigma}$ detection. The SW component is somewhat fainter, appearing at $\sim 2\mathrm{\sigma}$ (see Fig. \ref{wd19rad}). Similar structure is seen in the 8.6\,GHz ATCA observations \citep[][]{dough10} suggesting these structures are real, however more sensitive follow-up observations are required to confirm this.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=59mm]{ATCA_R0_MATCH_ALL_2.ps}
\caption{\small{Background image is Robust-0 weighting clean image of Wd1-9 from the ALMA observations (following subtraction of the compact source from the data). Contours are as listed in Fig. \ref{wd19}. The overlying contours are from the 1998 ATCA observations at 8.6\,GHz (see Dougherty et al. 2010). The red dashed lines indicate the low brightness filaments.}}
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\end{center}
\end{figure}

\subsection{H41$\mathrm{\alpha}$ RRL emission}\label{linetext}

The RRL emission appears spatially as an unresolved point source coincident with the compact component of the continuum emission. The RRL profile is plotted in Fig. \ref{lineplots} and shows a broad single peak with a gaussian-fitted FWHM of 163$\pm$5\,\ifmmode{\rm km\,s}^{-1}\, \else km\,s$^{-1}$\,\fi. The peak velocity -59$\pm$2\,\ifmmode{\rm km\,s}^{-1}\, \else km\,s$^{-1}$\,\fi is consistent with the cluster velocity for Westerlund 1 \citep{clark14}.
Also plotted in Fig. \ref{lineplots} are the peak positions of the line emission as observed in each channel of the image cube. The positions were determined using a 2-D gaussian fit and the errors shown are the gaussian-fitting calculated error and the formal position error as outlined in \cite{weintroub08}.
This diagram suggests that the position of the centroids vary linearly with a P.A. 71$\mathrm{^{o}}$ i.e. approximately perpendicular to the orientation of the extended emission, as illustrated by the dashed line in Fig. \ref{wd19}. As can be seen from both the RRL profile and the channel centroids plotted in Fig. \ref{lineplots}, there appears to be a total velocity gradient of $\sim$200\,\ifmmode{\rm km\,s}^{-1}\, \else km\,s$^{-1}$\,\fi associated with the RRL emission. The $\sim$80\,mas shift seen in RA, equates to $\sim$400\,AU (at 5\,kpc) and is directly comparable to the scale of the dusty torus inferred by \cite{clark13b}.

\begin{figure*}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8.0cm,height=5.7cm]{WD1-9-NA_profile_wfit_single_6_alt.eps}
\includegraphics[width=9.6cm,height=5.8cm]{wd1-9_chan_peaks_pos7_alt.eps}
\caption{Left: H41$\alpha$ RRL profile. Blue dots and diamonds depict the data. The Gaussian fit to the profile is shown as the red dashed line. The inset colour-scale image shows the unresolved RRL emission in the peak channel (beam size: 0.69\,$\times$0.63$''$). Right: Fitted centroid positions of the line emission for each channel plotted with a diamond in the left-hand profile plot. Gaussian fitted positions with errors are shown in blue. The colour-scale represents the frequency and the point sizes show the relative intensity of the emission. Also shown in green dashed lines are formal position errors (see Section \ref{linetext} for further details). The blue dashed line shows a linear fit to the centroid positions and is also displayed in Fig. \ref{wd19}.}
\label{lineplots}
\end{center}
\end{figure*}

\section{Discussion}\label{disc}

At mm wavelengths Wd1-9 is one of the most extreme  stellar sources known. In terms of intrinsic luminosity, the only comparators are the LBV $\eta$ Carinae \citep{abr14} and the B[e] star MWC349 \citep{white85}, where the emission arises, respectively,  from a compact ejection nebula and a dense wind. Moreover, as with Wd1-9 both these stars are amongst a  handful of stellar objects which also exhibit mm/radio recombination line emission \citep[e.g.][]{abr14,martin89}. Mindful of  the putative association between LBVs and sgB[e] stars \citep[e.g.][]{clark13a} this immediately raises the question of which source (if either) does Wd1-9 resemble.

  The spatial variability of the gaussian H41$\alpha$ emission line is consistent with an origin in either a bipolar outflow or a rotating disc. In MWC349A this line is similarly single peaked and is thought to arise in a disc wind outflow \citep[e.g.][]{martin89}, whereas the higher transition (e.g. H30$\alpha$) line profiles appear double-peaked and are believed to originate in a rotating circumstellar disc \citep[e.g.][]{weintroub08,baez13}. Given the marked multiwavelength (optical-radio)  similarities between Wd1-9 and MWC349A  \citep[e.g.][]{clark13b} we assume the same for the H41$\alpha$ RRL here, although we caution that further observations will be required to unambiguously distinguish between both options.

If correct, the width of the line profile suggests an outflow velocity of $\sim100$\,\ifmmode{\rm km\,s}^{-1}\, \else km\,s$^{-1}$\,\fi for Wd1-9 and, in conjunction with both the continuum mm and radio flux densities and the emission model from \cite{dough10}, we calculate a current mass-loss rate of \.{M}$\sim$\,6.4${\times}10^{-5}(d/5kpc)^ {1.5}$\,$\rm{M_\odot yr^{-1}}$ \,\footnote{Stellar parameters are  those taken from \cite{dough10} and spherical geometry is assumed.}. Both parameters are atypical  for the late O/early B supergiants found within Wd1 \citep{neg10} and which might be expected  to characterise the properties of the polar wind of a sgB[e] star \citep[following][]{zickgraf85}.  Indeed, such a slow and dense wind is only encountered amongst rather extreme examples of LBVs \citep{clark14}.  However, this does not necessarily favour comparison of Wd1-9 to $\eta$ Carinae as \cite{abr14} attribute  the continuum flux of $\eta$ Carinae to a shell ejection event with \.{M}$\sim10^{-2.5}-10^{-1.5}$\,$\rm{M_\odot yr^{-1}}$;  over two orders of magnitude greater than we infer for Wd1-9.

However, the wind parameters for Wd1-9 are broadly comparable to those of MWC349A  which, utilising the fluxes and $v_{\infty}$ $\sim$\,50\,\ifmmode{\rm km\,s}^{-1}\, \else km\,s$^{-1}$\,\fi from \cite{tafoya04}, gives \.{M}$\sim$\,1.8${\times}10^{-5}(d/1.4kpc)^{1.5}$\,$\rm{M_\odot yr^{-1}}$ assuming spherical symmetry and a distance of 1.4\,kpc \citep{rygl12}.  Following \cite{tafoya04}, accounting for the non-spherical wind in MWC349A leads to a reduction in mass loss rate by a factor of two; a similar adjustment would also be required for Wd1-9 if future observations reveal it too shares a similar wind morphology, leading to final mass loss rates of $\sim$\,0.9${\times}10^{-5}(d/1.4kpc)^{1.5}$\,$\rm{M_\odot yr^{-1}}$\, and $\sim$\,3.2${\times}10^{-5}(d/5kpc)^{1.5}$\,$\rm{M_\odot yr^{-1}}$ for MWC349A and Wd1-9 respectively.
Unlike the standard sgB[e] paradigm where the high velocity polar outflow is a standard line-driven stellar wind, in MWC349A it is attributed to a disc wind from the ionised  surface of the predominantly neutral (un-ionised) circumstellar torus \citep{planesas92}. This is apparent in the bipolar `hourglass' radio morphology \citep[e.g.][]{tafoya04} which is bisected by the opaque dusty torus. While the presence of a dusty torus is inferred for Wd1-9 via modelling of its IR  continuum \citep[inner/outer radii $\sim$60\,AU/800\,AU respectively with $\sim$50$\mathrm{^{o}}$ inclination;][]{clark13b}, the greater distance to it precludes directly resolving either this or the putative disc wind with {\em current} observations (both structures reside within our observed compact component). \\
\indent Next we turn to the extended emission in Wd1-9 and recent mid-IR observations of MWC349A which suggest a remarkably similar nebula is present in its system \citep{gvar12}. In the case of MWC349A the mid-IR nebula has a more developed `hourglass' morphology, with the waist of the emission orientated in an E-W direction. The lobes of this nebula in MWC349 are outlined by approximately straight filaments extending from each end of the waist of the emission, suggesting the possible faint narrow filaments associated with Wd1-9 may represent a similar morphology. It is interesting to note however that the full development of a parsec-scale nebula (as seen for MWC349) around Wd1-9 could be restricted because of the high pressure of the ambient cluster medium within Wd1. High spatial resolution near-IR observations of the more compact neutral torus in MWC349A reveal that it also shares an E-W orientation \citep{danchi01}, with the bipolar radio emission that is attributed to a disc wind lying either side of this feature, with a resultant N-S orientation. If our hypothesis that MWC349A and Wd1-9 are similar systems is correct, we would attribute the spatially extended N-S band of emission in Wd1-9 (Fig. \ref{wd19}) to a similar toroidal structure seen (approximately) edge-on. Furthermore if the compact point source embedded within it also represents a bipolar wind one would expect it to demonstrate an E-W orientation - a hypothesis apparently supported via our spectro-astrometry of the H41$\alpha$ line.\\
\indent Intriguingly the massive interacting binary RY Scuti also supports a comparable nebular morphology, which has been attributed to impulsive mass-loss events driven and shaped by binary interaction \citep[][]{gehrz95,smith11}.  As described in Sect. 1, the X-ray luminosity and spectrum  of Wd1-9 clearly argues for binarity; comparison to other cluster members with comparable properties and orbital solutions \citep[e.g. WR A \& B, Wd1-13]{bon07, ritchie10} would suggest a short orbital period ($<15$\,days) comparable to that of RY Scuti ($\sim$11.125\,d).  We therefore propose that the outflow, torii and nebulae around Wd1-9 are also the result of binary interaction as has been suggested for MWC349 \citep{gvar12}.

\section{Concluding remarks}

We have presented new ALMA 3mm observations of Wd1-9 that reveal it to be exceptionally luminous, suggesting  an extreme mass-loss rate in comparison to other cluster members. We identify both compact and extended thermal components and unexpected line emission in the H41$\alpha$ transition associated with the former.  Analysis of the line centroids implies a velocity gradient of $\sim200$\,\ifmmode{\rm km\,s}^{-1}\, \else km\,s$^{-1}$\,\fi perpendicular to the bright N-S component of the extended nebula. \cite{clark13b} have previously highlighted the close similarity between Wd1-9 and the B[e] star MWC349A at optical and IR wavelengths; these observations extend such a comparison to the mm and radio regime. Both systems are thought to host compact circumstellar torii which, in the case of MWC349A drives a massive, slow wind perpendicular to its surface. By analogy to MWC349A we suggest that the H41$\alpha$ line emission associated with Wd1-9 likewise arises in such an outflow. {\em If} this hypothesis is correct, the terminal velocity and mass-loss rates of the winds in both systems are comparable to within a factor of $\sim4$. Moreover, if Wd1-9 and MWC349A host similar circumstellar environments we would expect that future optimised observations will reveal higher transitions (e.g. H29-31$\alpha$) that are double peaked \citep[cf.][]{weintroub08,baez13} and delineate the dusty torus (running N-S) perpendicular to our putative outflow.

Assuming Wd1-9 and MWC349A are similar systems we may draw several far reaching conclusions. Firstly MWC349A would be unambiguously a post-MS object, resolving a decades-old debate \citep[cf.][ and refs. therein]{gvar12}. Secondly both systems would form prime laboratories for the study of disc-wind launching, of considerable interest to the study of massive protostars as well as post-MS evolution. Similarly, both would provide a window into the poorly understood physics of massive interacting binaries. The mass-loss rates inferred for both Wd1-9 and MWC349A are sufficiently large that they cannot be attributed to binary interaction on the nuclear ($\sim10^6$yr) timescale since this would yield a total mass lost to the systems that was directly comparable to the initial masses inferred for  the primaries. Instead we suppose that we are observing rapid case A mass transfer in both systems occuring on the much shorter thermal timescale (few $10^4$yr). In such a scenario a percentage of this mass is accreted by the binary, with the remainder lost to the binary system \citep{petrovic05}; both MWC349 and Wd1-9 suggest that the latter  process is mediated via a low-terminal-velocity disc wind.

Extending this conclusion, we note that while formally classifiable as sgB[e] stars following the criteria of e.g. \cite{zickgraf85}, both Wd1-9 and MWC349A appear to differ from other examples in the Magellanic Clouds. In both cases this is due to (i) the origin of the polar wind (disc-driven rather than a classical stellar wind) and (ii) the high temperature and compact nature of the dusty toroids. We speculate that these differences result from the stage of binary interaction in which we observe these systems, with extensive mass transfer and mass-loss occurring within Wd1-9 and MWC349A on a thermal timescale, while archetypal sgB[e] stars such as R126 \citep{kastner10} with colder more extended discs may represent post mass-transfer systems.

Finally, as  noted before, the high mass loss rates and low wind velocities that characterise both Wd1-9 and MWC349A are similar to the outflow properties of LBVs -  both inferred directly and from analysis of ejection nebulae \citep{clark14}. Given the LBV-like variability observed in some sgB[e] binaries \citep{clark13a}, one might speculate that the extreme mass loss rates of some  LBV-like systems are also driven by binarity (cf. RY Scuti).

\section*{Acknowledgements}

This paper makes use of the following ALMA data: ADS/JAO.ALMA\#2013.1.00897.S. ALMA is a partnership of ESO (representing its member states), NSF (USA) and NINS (Japan), together with NRC (Canada), NSC and ASIAA (Taiwan), and KASI (Republic of Korea), in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. The Joint ALMA Observatory is operated by ESO, AUI/NRAO and NAOJ. D. Fenech and J. Morford wish to acknowledge funding from a STFC consolidated grant (ST/M001334/1) and a STFC studentship respectively.

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Short of that, Israel may have to learn to live with the threat of nuclear annihilation by Iran, just as every Middle East nation has had to live with the threat of nuclear annihilation by Israel for the past four decades. It is hard to imagine a bombing campaign that would eliminate Iran's ability to produce nuclear weapons. If Israel bombs Iran it will be merely an attempt to drag the U.S. into an all-out war with Iran.
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As the culminating project for the course, you will complete a comprehensive literature review on topic of your choice related to the concepts, theories, or evidence-based practices of crisis, trauma, emergency, and disaster intervention. Using the articles reviewed in the Week 4 annotated bibliography assignment, among other available research and course materials, present the findings of your literature review through a cohesive, critically analyzed, and integrated work on the selected topic. In your work, be sure to address and/or include the following elements:
Identify the specific literature review topic, explicitly articulating a unifying, overarching theme that will guide the project.
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Ground these definitions in the information identified in the available research literature, clearly identifying the source.
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A lad who claims to be a DJ is reportedly suffering from a debilitating condition which causes him to forget how to DJ every time he steps behind a set of decks.
Peter Greene, a bullshit artist from Norfolk, England, claims that he is an accomplished DJ, who has even played in Ibiza, and that his life is being "ruined" by his condition.
"It's so hard to be suffering from what I've got," claimed Greene earlier. "I've seen loads of doctors but they don't really have a clue what's wrong with me. They say it's some sort of extremely rare brain, memory condition that only affects about one in every billion people. So that means that there's probably about ten other DJs with the same condition."
"It's weird, I've been DJing for about twenty years now," claimed the twenty-two year old. "I'm really good yeah, I played in some of the biggest clubs in the world and when I'm not standing behind a set of decks I know exactly how to DJ but as soon as I jump into the DJ box my mind just goes completely blank."
According to Mr Greene's friend, Alan, the self-claimed DJ has never once owned a set of decks, played in any nightclubs or even been on holiday to Ibiza.
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"He's full of shit," Alan told us. "I've known that lying prick since he was three years old and I've never once seen him use a set of decks. It's like the time he claimed to be a black belt in Ninjitsu or the time he had trials for Manchester United. He definitely has a condition but it's nothing to do with his memory, it's the fact that he's an impulsive liar."
Some experts claim that French EDM superstar David Guetta may suffer from the same condition as Mr Greene, which would explain why he constantly uses pre-recorded mixes.
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The group delved deeper into evil Druid territory, (wisely?) avoiding a room with a layer of purple mist obscuring the floor. Continuing on, they entered through a set of double doors into a large hall which held six Druid initiates. The party charged having gained surprise – but was quickly flanked by a large and apparently angry black bear, who ran in from an unseen corridor. In the ensuing battle, Garros, Plumb and Vak were badly wounded, but survived in the end. When the bear finally fell, the party watched as he turned into robed human form. Was he the head of the evil Druid sect? The party, grateful to all be alive, decided not to tempt fate. They plundered what they could from the Druids – particularly intrigued by a black opal necklace worn by head Druid, and returned to town.


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Latvia, the late 1920's. Anna, a young woman, pretty and educated, falls in love with an adventurous entrepreneur, 30 years her senior. But with marriage comes great jealousy, and the entrepreneur hides Anna away in the forest, far from other men, where she bears him eight children. The Great Depression hits them hard. Then Latvia is overrun with invasions by the Soviets, then the Nazis, then the Soviets once again. Anna is a pillar of strength, defying the hardships, raising her young, teaching them survival secrets of the forest. But something inside her is terribly wrong.
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Why Karns to bullpen works
By: Jason A. Churchill
News came out Tuesday that right-hander Nate Karns will be used out of the bullpen, at least for now, with lefty Wade LeBlanc remaining part of the Mariners' rotation. Karns has struggled mightily of late to get beyond the fourth and fifth innings without putting the club in a bit of a hole on the scoreboard.
Will this work? Why or why not?
Karns' walk rates are high, but he does have the two-pitch arsenal that projects well in a relief role. The fastball is up to 96 mph and the curveball flashes plus and can be a big-time swing-and-miss pitch for Karns. The walks, however, suggest a shorter stint doesn't make much sense. But it does.
Karns tends to be very good early in games, limiting baserunners of all kinds and often mowing through the batting order with solid to perfect results on the scoreboard. His strikeout rates are higher in the first three innings, his walk rates are lower. What's happening is Karns' delivery is unraveling somewhere after that. His release point lowers — he'll drop-and-drive the back leg, which greatly contributes to a lower release point, remove plane and sometimes deception and horizontal movement from the fastball. This typically results in the inconsistent command we've seen from Karns. He's also done much better from the wind than from the stretch statistically, though I'm not seeing a significant difference in mechanical consistencies, or lack thereof, when comparing the two. They both suffer after the first time or time and a half through the order.
Now, this isn't clockwork. Karns has held things together for six and seven innings before. He's also struggled early in games before. In relief, Karns can minimize the negatives, however, and perhaps the fastball plays up a tick or two, and maybe the curveball does, too. With no concerns of seeing the lineup a second time, let alone a third, the inconsistency of Karns' chanegup is almost 100 percent mitigated.
Karns already sits 92-95 mph with the very good curveball. We've seen what he can do when he commands his fastball for 100 pitches. In his new role — which may not be permanent but I imagine will be his to own for the rest of 2016 — he can worry only about getting 3-9 outs and be used when the matchup is favorable. Starters don't get that treatment.
I believe in Karns' stuff enough to go back to the starting well next March, but for now this is the best way for Seattle to use the right-hander's raw stuff, and the best way for Karns to help the Seattle Mariners in 2016.
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Weighty skies above uncertain ground: Jesper Blåder at Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Charles Desmarais	June 13, 2019Updated: June 16, 2019, 11:16 pm
Jesper Blåder's landscapes, like 2019's "Something to See," seem to go no further than what is pictured. Photo: Dolby Chadwick Gallery
San Francisco loves its artists, with good reason, and the Bay Area exhibition schedule is always full of work by people who have strong connections here, amply supplemented by shows of big-name contemporary artists from other regions.
Leave some room, though, for the offerings of art galleries willing to go farther afield to find fresh voices. Dolby Chadwick Gallery takes such a gamble with new work by Jesper Blåder, a Swedish artist whose resume is filled with Scandinavian shows but who seems virtually invisible in the rest of the world. The exhibition, "Beyond the Edge," is on view through July 6.
Jesper Blåder's "Live Long" is among the works in the Dolby Chadwick Gallery show. Photo: Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Looking at the work, there are a couple of humps to get over. Overwrought titles ("I Can Hear It," "Far, Far Away," "Just a Thought") might be forgiven as, perhaps, poor English translations. Contrived narratives starring dusky-eyed girls and women are a bit more of an impediment.
Occasional verbal and visual cliches aside, however, there's an alluring indeterminacy in most of these paintings that haunts me, days after viewing the exhibition. Landscapes seem to go no farther than what is pictured, with nothing but a hollowness beyond.
Many of Blåder's paintings, like 2018's "I Can Hear It," are done in unlikable colors, with helicopters and other objects that heighten the viewer's awareness of estrangement. Photo: Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Blåder's audacious use of unlikable color is just as potent a presence as his casually referenced helicopters, dish antennas and watchtowers. To call them — the colors or the guard towers —symbols of alienation is to suggest mere passive observation. They are, of course, tools he has selected, and which he uses to heighten our awareness of estrangement.
Skies are arbitrary, often filled with alternate colors and moods. They are scrims that might shift or fall at some unpredictable whim. The ground offers no security, either. Nothing stands on it securely, as it spontaneously replots and revises itself.
A shout in Blåder's world would have no echo, with nothing to reflect the sound.
"Jesper Blåder: Beyond the Edge": 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Through July 6. Free. Dolby Chadwick Gallery, 210 Post St., Suite 205, S.F. 415-956-3560. http://dolbychadwickgallery.com
Blåder's "Over There" is included in the San Francisco show. Photo: Dolby Chadwick Gallery
"Listen" by Jesper Blåder includes a satellite dish antenna. Photo: Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Charles Desmarais
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The CPD Advisory Board's position paper asserts that public diplomacy is America's best foreign policy tool. To download a PDF of this paper, click here.
At a time when disinformation and fake news too often corrupt communication channels, delivering the truthful and authentic American message is needed now more than ever. American public diplomacy – our nation's outreach to peoples around the world – is the prime channel for communicating this message. It is essential to this country's national security and should be vigorously championed by President Trump's administration and Congress.
Diplomats representing the United States are solid professionals, skilled in advancing American interests. Their work requires support from the White House and Capitol Hill; not extravagant expenditures, but just baseline financial and political support.
The value of public diplomacy has risen steeply in light of the strategic challenges as well as opportunities currently faced by the United States. This working paper presents suggestions about the purposes and future direction of U.S. public diplomacy.
Through messaging and other means, U.S. public diplomacy can counter the claims of violent radicals, whether they be jihadists, neo-Nazis or other extremists whose activities threaten U.S. national security. Traditional and new media provide venues through which the United States should debunk the recruiting appeals of these groups and suggest positive ways to channel political energy. Most important is to provide tangible incentives for young people to make productive life choices related to education and employment that will negate the allure of radical messages. Public diplomacy programs that encourage entrepreneurship and job-related training substitute hope for frustration and are among the tools most likely to stifle the spread of extremism.
The marketplace of ideas is a lively, competitive environment, infused with rivers of material flowing through new information and communication technologies. To play a dominant role, the United States should use physical and virtual venues to tell America's story convincingly. The "American Corners" program should be expanded, physically where possible and virtually in ways that ensure universal access to material that explains America in straightforward ways, addressing topics such as the democratic system of government, the guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of religion, and the treasures of American culture. The American story is in itself a powerful but underutilized asset. Supplementing this should be programs that foster expanded transnational entrepreneurship and other business opportunities. People throughout the world – especially young people – want to use their energy and imagination to improve their lives and the lives of their families. Technology-oriented workshops in Africa and elsewhere are helping to spread the American "can-do" spirit, fueling aspirations, providing hope and contributing to the development of enlightened civil society institutions. America must remain a shining example of how tomorrow can always be better than today.
Some of America's greatest assets are underused. Our international broadcasting could be expanded to more fully take advantage of social media's growing audiences and to more assertively counteract other governments' adversarial messaging. Our education system, our cultural offerings and our scientific acumen are envied throughout the world. These attributes should be more fully highlighted in U.S. public diplomacy. Academic exchanges of students and faculty allow people from throughout the world to see first-hand what America is like and to let their U.S. counterparts gain valuable knowledge about other countries. Cultural exchanges similarly send American music, art, cinema, sports and other elements of American life around the world and encourage other nations to reciprocate. Scientific exchanges allow the top minds of numerous countries to work together to address the world's most challenging problems. Investment in all of these programs pays enormous dividends in these fields and in reducing tensions and improving individuals' lives worldwide. When the people of countries understand each other, they are more likely to want to cooperate with one another and are less likely to base opinions and policy on erroneous judgments built upon stereotypes and false information.
At the heart of public diplomacy is connecting directly with people, not relying just on working with their governments. This expands understanding and fosters cooperation in a bottom-up way that may ultimately help shape policies of those governments. Public diplomacy extends the U.S. presence in constructive, non-threatening ways that build positive perceptions of America as a leader in many fields, as characterized by its history, its policies, its culture, its private enterprise and much more.
If America's core values are among this country's greatest assets, they should be communicated more effectively so they will inspire emulation and appeal to the aspirations of people throughout the world. Values arise from a shared belief in a set of norms that enable a nation to function stably and peacefully. They cannot be imposed on other countries; they are communicated by example. We Americans might take freedom of speech, freedom of the press, religious freedom and our other liberties for granted, but in much of the rest of the world, when they are understood, they inspire awe.
Further, American culture – education, entertainment, sports, the arts, free enterprise, technology and other facets of American life – have made lasting impressions across the globe, stirring imagination and admiration. Exchanges in these fields are relatively apolitical and therefore more likely to attract those otherwise wary of being politically manipulated.
At the heart of U.S. public diplomacy is sharing our foundational values and achievements with foreign publics and governments. Such efforts require sophisticated skills, careful planning and, yes, resources. Public diplomacy has been a central element of American foreign relations since Benjamin Franklin's day. And now, with the State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors taking the lead, public diplomacy is an all-of-government enterprise weaving throughout the work of a dozen agencies and departments. Its success also depends on the involvement of the private sector – corporations, nongovernmental organizations, universities and individual citizens. All play a consequential role in conveying America's positive message abroad.
This does not happen in a vacuum. It requires the support of the White House and Congress as providers of leadership and funding. As the Trump administration's foreign policy continues to take shape, public diplomacy must not be neglected. In September, the president nominated an Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, but other senior positions in the State Department should be filled promptly so public diplomacy can be fully integrated within the overall foreign policy apparatus. In tandem with that, Congress should dispel budget uncertainty by funding public diplomacy and aid programs at a meaningful level.
Universities and think tanks are ready to assist; public diplomacy is a growing academic field, and an expanding cadre of policy experts broadens the availability of public diplomacy expertise.
Public diplomacy is not an afterthought in our international relations strategy. It is designed to forthrightly advance American interests. Peace is achieved through strength, and the use of public diplomacy must reflect this. Directly or indirectly, every well-crafted public diplomacy program enhances America's national security.
That is why public diplomacy is so important and why it deserves the attention and support of the Trump administration and Congress. The world is a perilous place, and from America's standpoint public diplomacy can make it less so. It is time to move forward.


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For travelers used to efficient public transport, wide roads and a general sense of order, Manila's careening jeeps and buses, overflowing trash and a globally "hated" airport are a shock to the system.
Fortunately, the Philippines is waking up to the harsh realities underscored by world rankings and social media rants. Using our trademark ingenuity and resourcefulness, we are now starting to address some of the biggest things that travelers hate most about this gateway to the Philippine archipelago.
Renditions of the proposed NAIA-1 makeover by the design team of Cobonpue, Layug, and Pineda.
The solution: A one-year renovation project by internationally acclaimed architects and designers.
After earning global notoriety for its "numerous and long queues," its "filthy" toilets, its substandard facilities, and its "creative airport departure fees," among a long list of ills, Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA-1) in Metro Manila is finally getting reconstructive surgery worth over Php1.16 billion (US$26.48 million).
The Department of Transportation and Communication of the Philippine government has clarified that the contract will be awarded to the architectural firm of the late National Artist Leandro V. Locsin, who created the original design for NAIA-1 more than 30 years ago.
That has set Filipino tongues wagging, but the Philippine government has assured the public that experts will be available to help with the renovation. Consultants from Singapore's Changi Airport have visited Manila to appraise the necessary repairs. The new and improved NAIA-1 is set to be ready by 2013.
Art that's good on your eyes and your lungs.
The problem: Manila's air is filthy.
The solution: Large-scale public art made with pollutant-absorbent paint.
Who would have thought that art can actually help clean up air pollution?
Three murals already occupy EDSA, Metro Manila's main vehicular artery, in locations that "have the highest commuter and pedestrian density" and "staggering pollution levels." Five more will be finished before the end of 2012.
Will this be a common scene in Manila's future?
The problem: Manila's streets are a hazard to pedestrians and cyclists.
Connected to Metro Manila's public transport problem is the fact that its sidewalks are narrow and often crammed with street vendors. It doesn't have enough bike lanes and walking its streets is akin to spending time inside a gas chamber.
Bike advocates like Pepito, such as the group called The Firefly Brigade, are engaging other like-minded citizens and local governments to promote bicycles as a regular mode of transport and to provide facilities that make it safer to ride bicycles in Metro Manila's streets.
Passengers push a jeepney after a typhoon hit the city in July 2010.
The problem: It's inadequate and inefficient.
While a research project alone won't immediately solve the public transport problem that's been plaguing Metro Manila for decades, the partnership between the Ateneo School of Government (ASG), the MMDA and the Rockefeller Foundation promises to improve mobility in the Philippine megalopolis.
Called "New Mobility" by ASG Dean Antonio La Viña, the project aims to provide commuters with a more "seamless" mobility experience "where the individual commuter can get from home to work (and back again), or anywhere in the city, in a fair amount of time, almost door-to-door, using many inter-connected options with a minimum of hassle.
"The technology of this future already exists today, thanks to the innovative drive of cities similar to Metro Manila," La Viña continues in his newspaper column.
He cites as examples platforms such as the United States' Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the car-sharing initiative known as Zipcar, and the myriad bike-sharing programs in different cities around the world.
Tweeting your way to an easy journey.
The problem: Daily traffic jams, rage-inducing chaos.
Before the advent of social media, anyone crawling along Metro Manila would be at the mercy of seemingly endless traffic that would stretch from one end of the 638-square-kilometer metropolis to another.
Roadworks would pop up in the middle of rush hour, roads would be closed and rerouted without warning and rude traffic enforcers were a law to themselves.
Thanks to Twitter and what seems to have been wise government investments in technology, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) now has a 24/7 Twitter help desk (@MMDA) that reports on the traffic situation in major thoroughfares, including vehicular accidents, rerouting and flooding.
A MMDA app is also now available for most smartphones, and a real time Traffic Navigator is available online.


A year without buying anything new? Could you do it? I don't know if I could follow through, but I've been so inspired by this family's commitment to a year without spending. Read more about the reasons they're taking on this challenge and follow along with their story in 2017!
The first week of 2017, I came to the profound realization that not only does my family have enough stuff, we have more than enough stuff. And there is no good reason to continue accumulating. So, for the rest of the year, we are not going to buy anything except food and household consumables like soaps and detergents. We are going to use what we have, cultivate creativity and gratitude, and practice a whole lot of patience. It's a challenge we're excited about and already enjoying.
But, let me back up a bit.
Over the last few years, my family has been in hot pursuit for more. We moved from a small (900 sq ft) apartment with a box-like concrete porch in the DC area to what feels like a sprawling (2400 sq ft) rambler on a half-acre lot in Austin, TX because we wanted more space for the kids to run and grow. Along with a new house came more furniture, more rugs, more art, more toys, more clothes to put into our oversized closet, and more storage shelves, bins, and baskets to organize it all. We go on more runs to Target and grab more discounted party supplies so we can invite more kids to the party that we might throw sometime.
The thing about more is that you never have enough.
I make it sound like we were crazy, out of control consumers, which isn't totally accurate. In fact, I don't really like to shop, and would rather spend my time and money going on a hike with a pretty picnic, or trying a new restaurant downtown that supposedly has the very best breakfast tacos. Although we weren't wild with our accumulation habits, there always seemed to be something we needed to add.
At some point along the way, I noticed that my buying and acquiring started to feel a little off. I have always considered myself to be somewhat of a minimalist. For years, it was out of budget and space restrictions that I didn't constantly look for more or better. But with new chapters in life came more comfort, and at some point I realized that the stuff wasn't making me feel any better or happier. Instead, I was feeling burdened and a little bit conflicted.
It was probably around then that I started organizing my life one area at a time, starting with my wardrobe. I followed a plan to build a capsule wardrobe complete with 30 items that were supposed to last from September to January.
I wore the same 30 items for almost a full year before switching things out. It was exhilarating and refreshing. In fact, it reduced my stress and energy surrounding clothes so much that I've continued to operate with a capsule wardrobe for over two years now and I've never felt more comfortable and stylish in my life. I only buy clothes that I love, and then I wear them out completely. This taught me very clearly that more is not always more. Less can be so much more.
It hit me pretty hard that we have SO MUCH STUFF, and most of it is rarely if ever actually used in a meaningful way.
I want to use what we have. I want to appreciate what we have! I want to stop feeling like we "should" buy more, newer, better, cooler, faster, shinier, or on-sale. I want to think outside the box and make decisions based on the needs and hopes of my own family, disregarding the steady buzzing in my ears from social media, regular media, even friends and family regarding what things will make us truly happy.
Because I'm pretty sure it's not that perfect gold sneaker or enticing polka dot ceramic vase. I'm pretty sure it will be more clear to feel and know what it is when our free time isn't spent on the hunt for more, rather sitting in contentment with what we already have.
This experiment – not buying anymore stuff in 2017 – will be an interesting journey. One we're excited to pursue as a family. More excited, actually, than we've been in our pursuit of more. Already, we've had opportunities to thoughtfully create and build special moments together.
One whole year with more than enough stuff. We got this.
You can find more details regarding specific plans for this project in this blog post, and I invite you to follow along as we learn and grow during this experiment with weekly updates on my blog on Mondays.
On Fridays you get a simple, beautiful DIY using materials I have at home, so check those out too!
Miranda Anderson is a maker, seamstress, foodie, explorer, and the blogger behind One Little Minute Blog. She shares DIY projects and design ideas along with tips and stories to help inspire an intentional, creative, and happy life. Along with sharing online, Miranda teaches regular local craft and sewing workshops around Austin, Texas and hand makes goods to sell in her newly launched shop Live Free Creative Co. Her sweet husband and three wild kiddos fill up her life with joy, and continue to teach her about setting goals, making priorities, and believing that small moments and successes mean just as much as the big ones.
Hi! May I ask how you go about buying birthday gifts for friends and family throughout the year?
I find this is my biggest expense after food and obvious bills and as much as I like to buy or give people experiences for special occasions, it's not always possible, especially with children.
Best of luck with your year! I am going to try and follow suit.
Yes! Gifting is so expensive. I worked it out over the year and surprised myself!
Make them something from what you already have.
Miranda's family has inspired me too Jenni! 🙂 I love the idea of doing a 21 day spending fast!
I love this! My goal for 2017 is to give up one thing each month that is a problem area for me. (In January, I dealt with food. In February, I'm giving up social media.) I've already decided that in March I will give up buying things. This post was a great encouragement to me. Can't wait to read how things go for the year!
I have been doing this too and have been "using up/wear it out what I have, shopping in my own home, making do with what I have". In the process of decluttering I have found duplicate items (like toothpaste) so that has helped in my shopping. I also found good, almost new, or items that make great gifts (from craft or antiques). Like a small skillet that came with my big one made for a nice gift with a handmade pot holder wrapped up with a piece of yarn. Or a beautiful antique bowl or item — again wrap up with yarn or pretty piece of left over fabric. When I was getting ready to retired I made a decision to not buy anything (for the last 2 years before retiring) but food and necessities which helped in putting money back. It is so freeing and satisfying to not buy things and easy to do when you "break the shopping habit".


The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in managing personal professional development in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.
1 Evaluate the current and future skills and knowledge requirements of their work role, whilst taking account of the organisation's objectives.
1.1 - Analyse the current and future skills and knowledge requirements of their work roles.
1.2 - Consider their work role skills and knowledge requirements and taking into account the organisation's objectives.
1.3 - Describe factors that can identify current and future skills and knowledge requirements.
1.4 - Explain methods for evaluating the individual work roles for current and future skills and knowledge development for their work role.
1.5 - Explain how to take into account the organisation's objectives when evaluating current and future skills and knowledge requirements.
2 Identify development needs between current and future skills and knowledge requirements of their work role and discuss them with the people responsible to assist in the completion of a development plan.
2.1 - Undertake discussions with people responsible to identify individual future skills and knowledge development needs that will meet organisational requirements.
2.2 - Produce and complete a work development plan that ensures skills and knowledge gaps are minimised and meet future organisational requirements.
2.3 - Explain possible ways that current and future skills and knowledge needs can be developed.
2.4 - Describe the methods and techniques that can be used to discuss skills and knowledge development needs with people responsible when constructing a development plan.
2.5 - Outline the types of people who should be consulted when drawing up a development plan.
2.6 - Explain the processes and methods of constructing and completing a development plan.
3 Undertake activities to meet current and future skills and knowledge requirements identified in a development plan, and evaluate the contribution of the activities to their performance.
3.1 - Carry out a range of given work activities in accordance with the specified job role that follows their individual development plan.
3.2 - Assess the contribution made by a range of completed work activities to their development performance.
3.3 - Explain the methods, processes and/or techniques of evaluating the contribution of their performance of activities undertaken to meet current and future skill and knowledge requirements.
4 Obtain and accept feedback from people able to provide objective and valid comments about their performance.
4.1 - Identify and seek, and/or agree the people who are able to provide feedback on their individual work performance.
4.2 - Discuss work performance with appropriate people, and agree and record individual skill and knowledge performance based on objective, valid feedback.
4.3 - Explain considerations and method of identifying people responsible who are able to provide objective, valid feedback to their work performance.
4.4 - Describe the techniques and methods of accepting, agreeing and recording feedback on work skills and knowledge performance.
5 Ensure that their performance consistently meets or exceeds agreed requirements.
5.1 - Assess their work performance against given requirements.
5.2 - Analyse their work performance against their individual development plan.
5.3 - Explain how the requirements for consistent performance with the people responsible can be agreed.
5.4 - Describe ways that can ensure that their work performance can consistently meet or exceed agreed requirements.


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Posted August 7, 2008 4:33 pm & filed under Misc.
It's a needlepoint agave rug, of course; what did you think it was?
Remarkable scale and boldness of color. Terrific canvas for either a rug or a presentation for a wall. Canvas measures 26″ x 38″ and is available as a 14 mesh Zweigart canvas. Wool or silk threads are available, though we are partial to silk for this canvas. We are happy to pull appropriate thread colors to help you complete this grand rug.
OK, now you know the full details of wyhat it will take to turn this into a rug. Good luck.