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Q: How to implement a default method for a custom infix operator in a protocol extension I'm trying to implement a custom comparison infix operator ==^ as a slimmed down version of the standard equality operator ==
My app is mostly protocol oriented and therefor I'm trying to implement the default method static func ==^ inside the protocol extension. However when I make my class conform to the protocol I'm getting a Type 'MySourceNode' does not conform to protocol 'SourceNodeType' error and Xcode offers me to add the static func ==^ protocol stub.
My question is, how do I properly write the default implementation inside the protocol extension?
I've tried to find answers on SO but most of them are older and only talk about generic methods that are defined outside the protocol extension. But that doesn't seem to work in my case.
Here is a playground file with a simplified version of my protocol. There is a bit of background info after the code. If something is unclear please let me know in the comments and I'll update my question accordingly.
import Foundation
import SpriteKit

infix operator ==^: ComparisonPrecedence

protocol SourceNodeType: SKShapeNode {

    var constrainZRotation: SKConstraint! { get set }
    func setConstraints()

    static func ==^ (lhs: SourceNodeType, rhs: SourceNodeType) -> Bool

}

extension SourceNodeType {

    func setConstraints() {
        print("Setting constraints")
    }

    static func ==^ (lhs: SourceNodeType, rhs: SourceNodeType) -> Bool {
        lhs.frame == rhs.frame &&
            lhs.position == rhs.position &&
            lhs.constrainZRotation == rhs.constrainZRotation
    }
}

class MySourceNode: SKShapeNode, SourceNodeType {

    var constrainZRotation: SKConstraint!

}

To explain the reason behind this custom infix operator. I need it because I'm comparing subclasses of SpriteKit's SKShapeNodes with each other quite often. But I don't want every variable in the class like the accessibility label or name to be compared as I'm changing these values when I added the nodes to the scene, which is partially after the comparison.

A: I realized putting the func ==^ method outside of the protocol and only implementing it with the SourceNodeType protocol as rhs and lhs types was exactly what I needed!
This answer solved my problem:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/41390111/12764795
Maybe someone could confirm that this is the current and correct way to go?
import Foundation
import SpriteKit

infix operator ==^: ComparisonPrecedence

func ==^ (lhs: SourceNodeType, rhs: SourceNodeType) -> Bool {
    lhs.frame == rhs.frame &&
        lhs.position == rhs.position &&
        lhs.constrainZRotation == rhs.constrainZRotation
}

protocol SourceNodeType: SKShapeNode {
    var constrainZRotation: SKConstraint! { get set }
    func setConstraints()
}

extension SourceNodeType {
    func setConstraints() {
        print("Setting constraints")
    }
}

class MySourceNode: SKShapeNode, SourceNodeType {
    var constrainZRotation: SKConstraint!
}

let lhsSourceNode = MySourceNode(circleOfRadius: 10)
var rhsSourceNode = MySourceNode(circleOfRadius: 10)
print(lhsSourceNode ==^ rhsSourceNode) // TRUE

rhsSourceNode.name = "Name used for testing"
print(lhsSourceNode ==^ rhsSourceNode) // TRUE

rhsSourceNode.position.y += 100

print(lhsSourceNode ==^ rhsSourceNode) // FALSE

A: The thing is, you just can't satisfy this kind of protocol requirements :
static func ==^ (lhs: SourceNodeType, rhs: SourceNodeType) -> Bool

I could not find a clear explanation in Swift Documentation but if you try to make a type conform to that protocol it won't compile and it's not supposed to.

My question is, how do I properly write the default implementation inside the protocol extension?

If you want to use parameters of type SourceNodeType, using a free function is the most straightforward way but removing the operator requirement silences the compiler error ie :
protocol SourceNodeType: SKShapeNode {

    var constrainZRotation: SKConstraint! { get set }
    func setConstraints()
}

until you try to use your operator :
let node = MySourceNode()
let otherNode = MySourceNode()
node ==^ otherNode // Generic parameter 'Self' could not be inferred

You can still work around this issue by declaring :
extension SourceNodeType {
    static func ==^ (lhs: Self, rhs: SourceNodeType) -> Bool {
        lhs.frame == rhs.frame &&
            lhs.position == rhs.position &&
            lhs.constrainZRotation == rhs.constrainZRotation
    }
}

it will work as expected but you still will not be able to declaring it as a protocol requirement because it will trigger :

Protocol 'SourceNodeType' can only be used as a generic constraint because it has Self or associated type requirements

Since rhs is of type SourceNodeType.


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While that's all fine and well, there are more innovative methods to getting a new burst of color in your life without going such a mundane route. Below we take a look at 5 unique ways – from unusual chairs to altering your ceiling – in which you can add a punch of color to your home.
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Image courtesy of Craige Moore under the Creative Commons license.
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You want to binge watch episodes of "The Joy of Painting" but you don't have the time. No worries. Columbus artist Tyler Bohm has overlaid 31 episodes into one file — video and audio from all of them playing simultaneously in one two-and-a-half-minute-long loop.
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Fr. Joe Chief Guest at the Vasai Kala Kreda Mahatosav 2012, Vasai India- Cartoon Drawing Competition
Vasai Kala-Krida Mahotsav is sports and cultural meet of Vasai. People also term it as a mini olympics! The mohotsav has been a great success for the last 17 years, with participation comming from regional schools, colleges and grampanchayats. Groups and Individuals can also participate in any events of there choice. Convened by the Shri Hitendra Thakur, Shri Mukesh Sawe (Ex. President Virar Nagar Parishad) plays a major role in making this event a great success along with Young Stars Trust, Virar.
Vasai Kala-Krida Mohotsav is also about indiscrimination. The mohotsav is conducted without regards to religious, cast, creed and political affiliations. This platform has produced many a great sportsman like Anand Menezis who represented India in the Olympics of 2000. Other games like Karate and Kho-Kho have created state level players.
Every year this event is conducted at the year end precisely from the 26th of Dec. to the new years night at the Chimajiappa Playground and the New English School, Vasai.
This year a new event was added to the competion namely cartoon drawing. Fr. Joe Pereira Managing Trustee of Kripa Foundation was the Chief Guest to inaugurate this landmark event. Also present for the programme was Yvonne lawlor.Friend of Kripa from Ireland and Bosco D'Souza National Program Director of Kripa.
Before the inuguration Fr. Joe was felicitated on stage by the office bearers of the Mahotsav committe for his humanitarian service towards helping society cleanse itself from addiction and HIV/AIDS.
A Tribute to Fr. John Main OSB - A report by Fr Laurence Freeman OSB
Fr. John Main OSB
Raimon Panikkar once said of John Main, who died thirty years ago today, on 30th December 1982:
John Main harmonized what he learned from the East and from the West. From every discovery there is a new creation. Main was not complicated - he was a symbol for us all. In this he was an authentic genius.
During my Christmas and New Year retreat on Bere Island I am spending part of each day editing a series of short talks on meditation by Fr John that have not yet been published in book form. In preparing for the re-issue of his collected talks in CD and online next month, we were delighted to find these talks. They will be available later this year in a new book to be called "In the Beginning".
The extraordinary thing, I have felt, is that these talks given to new meditators carry the same force and depth as his most advanced teaching. This must be a sign of the profound simplicity that Raimon Panikkar speaks of.
The impact of this simple profundity on many individual life-journeys can never be measured. Few Christian denominations, also, have not felt the influence of his re-affirmation of the contemplative dimension of the gospel and Christian life. On this day when we remember the ongoing and still expanding gift of his life, let us allow this sense of gratitude and reverence to guide us into the silence of our times of meditation. May the genius of simplicity touch every day in the coming year.
Laurence Freeman
December 30th 2012 .
View the video clip of Fr. Joe Pereira National Co-ordinator of WCCM India on the home page of WCCM
Meditatio Seminar Meditation and Addiction: The Way Through
http://www.wccm.org/home
Kripa Staff is " GOD's GIFT" - says Fr. Joe
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Kripa staffs are "God's Gift" says Fr. Joe at plenary session of 4-day workshop
All staff working at Kripa Foundation's facilities across India and select locations abroad are "God's Gift," to the organization and have made several personal sacrifices to ensure that the NGO ranks at India's topmost in the field of de-addiction and rehabilitation, Father Joseph H. Pereira, Founder Trustee, said in Mumbai on December 20, 2012.
Addressing the plenary session of the 'Kripa Model of Recovery: Training Program for Standardization' workshop at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Bandra (West), Mumbai, Fr. Joe said, scores of staff at Kripa had departed from the organization, tempted by higher wages or other pecuniary reasons but those who have remained with Kripa are a gift from God and their relentless dedication to the Kripa cause has played a pivotal role over the last 31 years in ensuring the NGO's success while securing it's position as the foremost in the field. "There are no other organizations in our field anywhere in the world which are staffed by recovering addicts helping those suffering from substance abuse," Fr. Joe, added.
He noted that Kripa is now standing at crossroads where every individual facility can become a self supporting and financially autonomous unit, following a standardized operating procedure. "Thus, care and services offered at any center in India will be consistent, ensuring greater benefits for patients," he added.
Dr. MS Menon, Director-Medicine at Kripa, in his speech at the closing session said, modernization had made imminent standardized operating procedures. "Clients today are better informed than as earlier times in history of kripa". Standardization of processes is not an isolated event. But it can be achieved simply by applying the prescribed processes daily in our operating techniques," he added.
Fr. Joe, later gave away certificates to participants who had arrived from the Kripa network across India.
Christabelle Edwards of Kripa Darjeeling delivered a vote of thanks on behalf of the Kripa Family Nationwide to Fr. Joe and the team for the excellent programme and logistics arrangements for each of them. Indeed a memorial visit to Kripa Head office.
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Fr. Joe wishes you a HAPPY CHRISTMAS - Latest newsletter
LATEST NEWS LETTER _DECEMBER 2012 ISSUE
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Dr Menon speaks on HIV/AIDS & Dr. D.P. Singh on Research at the All India Kripa Meet
Kripa can play a vital role in curbing HIV/ AIDS contagion in India, says medical expert
India, despite all its advances in medical, space. IT and nuclear technologies has the dubious distinction of hosting about 65 percent of Asia and South East Asia's HIV and AIDS patients, Dr. MS Menon, Director of Medicine, Kripa Foundation, told senior officials of the NGO gathered here for the Kripa Model of Recovery: Training Program for Standardization' program on December 19, 2012.
In his presentation covering HIV/ AIDS and related diseases that occur due to reduced immunity, Dr Menon said, afflicted victims are severely prone to contracting TB and various types of Hepatitis and other deadly infections. He called upon all Kripa centers to follow a proper protocol while accepting patients to ensure their specific medical needs are properly met. He pointed out that substance addicts rank as one of the highest risk groups for contracting HIV and AIDS due to their reckless sex habits.
Dr. Menon also spoke about the various hazards faced by AIDS and HIV positive patients and the role of Anti Retroviral Treatment (ART) in reducing the virus count in an infected person. He discussed with participants, various medical scenarios such as drug resistance when administered anti-tuberculosis or ant- Hepatitis medication.
Meanwhile, Fr. Joseph H. Pereira, leading a group discussion along with Kripa's senior officials gathered in Mumbai for the event discussed the importance and significance of proper research into addiction and HIV/ AIDS through proper documentation. He revealed that over the years, Kripa had accumulated a treasure trove of information from various parts of India about addiction patterns, demographics of addicts and other related issues. It was time such data was utilized for researches that can help prevent addiction and HIV/ AIDS, he noted. These discussions were held with Dr. D P Singh from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, who was a guest speaker at the conference.
Fr. Joe preaches at the nuptials of Karon daughter of Cynthia and late Willie D'Souza of Writer Corporation
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Fr. Joe organises a video conference with Dr. Ashok Bedi- Carl S. Jung Centre, US. - for All India staff meet in Kripa.
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Carl Jung Institute and Kripa to enhance mutual cooperation for patients' benefit
Addictions generally are triggered off since childhood and due to some parental trauma and dysfunctional relationships, said Dr Ashok Bedi, a Jungian psychoanalyst at the CG Jung Institute of Chicago, US, yesterday. Hence, counselors at Kripa Foundation are shouldering a great responsibility in cementing such strained relations while rehabilitating substance addicts into the mainstream of the society, he added.
Dr. Bedi was addressing the Kripa Model of Recovery: Training Program for Standardization' via teleconferencing yesterday morning with visiting centre heads, project managers, counselors and other senior staff at Kripa Foundation, led by Father Joseph H. Pereira, Founder Trustee. Through a PowerPoint presentation entitled 'Sacred Vessel', held online, Dr. Bedi highlighted how counselors at Kripa have to hone their skills to battle the menace of addiction and risks posed to substance abusers by deadly disease such as HIV/ AIDS. Dr. Bedi pointed out that a patient's relationship with his counselor is an "X-Ray" of his behavior with his family. Dr. Bedi also spoke about the importance of leading a spiritual life, quoting examples from the Holy Bible.
Kripa has a tie-up with the Carl S. Jung Institute in US, through Mumbai Jung Centre,India for cooperation in advanced psychoanalysis aimed at improving recovery of substance addicts. Dr. Snehal Mehta, Medical Director-Psychiatry, Kripa also participated in the videoconference.
Fr. Joe, skipper of Team briefed Dr. Bedi about the various major developments at the NGO, including its major expansion plans and collaborations with local and foreign organizations in the field of psychiatry, medicine, de-addiction and rehabilitation. Fr. Joe also highlighted the importance of meditation and Yoga in the Kripa Model of rehabilitation, stating that it covers the psycho-physical, psycho-somatic and psycho-spiritual aspects of a human.
Fr. Joe teaches practice of meditation to All India Kripa Staff in Mumbai- Day2
Wellbeing and fitness can be achieved at home too, says Fr. Joe
Yoga is being widely recognized worldwide as a panacea for major disease including cardiac ailments and cancer, while meditation with synchronized breathing and single word prayer helps curb addictive behavior to promote mental well being by transfer of active thought process to passive restfulness, Fr. Joseph H. Pereira, Founder Trustee, Kripa Foundation, said in Mumbai on December 18, 2012.
Leading meditation at the start of the second day of the annual 'Kripa Model of Recovery: Training Program for Standardization' workshop at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Bandra (West), Mumbai, Fr. Joe demonstrated how meditators can transfer their intelligence, including cravings for alcohol, food or carnal pleasures downwards through their brain and allow restfulness and tranquility to replace these. Speaking on Yoga as medical therapy, Fr. Joe cited the example of his father who, in early 1970s, was diagnosed with a severe cardiac ailment and asked to undergo expensive surgery abroad, that could possibly extend his life by a maximum of seven years. Fr. Joe, upon advise from his Yoga guru BKS Iyengar, worked out a Yoga regimen and forced his father to undergo it. Major cardiac consultants of the day were shocked to find that Fr. Joe's dad had recovered completely from what was a life threatening cardiac ailment and went to live for some 18 years more, without any major health complications.
The second day of the conference included visual presentations and group discussions on a variety of topics including proper documentation of addicts, addiction and relationships, post discharge follow-up, the role of counselors, medical history and others. Presentations were given by Bosco D'Souza, National Program Director, Dr. Snehal Mehta, Director-Psychiatry, Krishna Iyer, Development Manager and Mozen Heredia, Head of Documentation. Kripa's. Centre heads, project managers and senior officials from Kripa Foundation's network across India are attending the four-day event.
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Fr. Joe conducts an All India Kripa Staff Meet
Kripa Foundation, reputed as India's largest NGO that rehabilitates substance addicts and HIV/ AIDS victims is set for a "quantum leap" that will see the brand's global emergence, Fr. Joseph H. Pereira, its Founder Trustee, said in Mumbai on December 17, 2012. He complimented long-serving Kripa staff for their utmost dedication and sincerity, saying, these pioneers continue working despite facing severe constraints, terming it as a "grace of God."
Fr. Joe made these remarks in his keynote address while opening the annual 'Kripa Model of Recovery: Training Program for Standardization' workshop at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Bandra (West), Mumbai. The four-day event was being attended by Kripa's centre managers, program managers, counselors and other senior officials from all its centres across India. Fr. Joe said, Kripa is adopting the latest 'holographic' concept used by major corporations worldwide. He lauded the contributions made by Dr. Snehal Mehta, Director-Psychiatry, Dr. MS Menon, Director-Medicine, at Kripa, while tracing the NGO's growth from a humble start in 1981 to its current status as India's largest organization of its kind.
Addressing the first session, Fr. Joe revealed how Alcoholics Anonymous had entered Mumbai in late 1950s and his own efforts at starting an AA group at the Church of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel, Bandra (West), despite initial resistance from various sections of the society. "By the grace of God, I succeeded and some of our members were from the dreaded street gangs of Bandra (West), who are reformed and are Friends of Kripa," he added. Mother Theresa, he said, continues to remain an inspiration for him and for other Kripa staff. While appreciating current and past workers at Kripa for their selfless contribution to the NGO, Fr. Joe pointed out: "They have given their lives selflessly for the benefit of others. Nothing other than selfless dedication matters. We have seen those with egos fall by the wayside over the years," he added.
Attendees were pleasantly surprised by the arrival of Dr. Francis Pinto, Chairman, Xandev Foundation, London, a Trustee of Kripa. Dr. Pinto, in his speech, disclosed, the Board of Trustees have embarked on an ambitious project that would shortly see all Kripa centres and facilities equipped with the latest technology gadgets that would make sharing of experiences and information seamless.
Other speakers at the training program included Dr. Snehal Mehta, Dr.MS Menon, Bosco D'Souza and Krishna Iyer, who spoke on a variety of topics including pre-screening of patients, symptoms of addiction and in-house programs aimed at empowering families of addicts to cope with the victim.
World AIDS Day - Awareness program Darjeeling
On 01st December 2012, Kripa Darjeeling participated in the World AIDS Day programme organised by Shankar Foundation in collaboration with other NGOs at Chowrastha, Darjeeling. Many musical bands performed in tribute to those people who passed away due to the illness.
An awareness stall was set up displayed with posters related to addiction and HIV AIDS and volunteers at the stall distributed pamphlets to the General community. Information on HIV AIDS; its causes and preventive measures were given to those who wished to avail of it.
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Fr. Joe conducts a WCCM programme on Contemplative Prayer at St.. Anne Church, Mazagoan, India.
In a first for Mumbai, St. Anne Church, Mazgaon, to introduce Contemplative Prayer.
St Anne Church in Mazgaon, Mumbai will become the first church in the city to contemplative prayer, parish priest Fr. Vincent Vaz, SJ, said here on Saturday. His announcement came during one of the programmes being held in the church, to the build up for the grand opening of the renovated church on the 30th Of December 2012. At todays programme, Fr. Joseph H. Pereira, National Coordinator, World Community of Christian Meditators (WCCM) trained parishioners and clergymen on the teaching of Christian meditation.
Contemplative prayer and meditation, is a unique field that helps develop sound mind and healthy physiques while bringing one closer to God, said Fr. Joe, who is also the Founder Trustee, Kripa Foundation, renowned as India's largest NGO that rehabilitates alcohol and drug addicts while helping curb HIV/ AIDS.
The Saturday event opened with Fatima D'Souza introducing Fr. Joe to the congregation. Fr. Joe highlighted the significance of contemplative prayer through a PowerPoint presentation, including the teachings of Fr. John Maine, OSB and Fr. Laurence Freeman, WCCM's history, breathing techniques, benefits of Christian meditation, and gave attendees a demo on chanting the word 'Ma-ra-na-tha'. In his homily, Fr. Joe focused on the readings from the Biblical chapters, Baruch, Philippians and Luke while explaining the exact translation and meaning of the phrase 'Metanoia'- which is composed of Greek words 'Meta (beyond) and 'Noia' (Mind).
The event concluded with Fr. Vincent thanking Fr. Joe for sharing his valuable experience and time and later announced the introduction of Contemplative Prayer of WCCM at St. Anne Church when it reopens. The programme ended with Fr. Joe conducting a meditation session after the mass, sending the congregation home more enlightened about Christian Meditation.
Awareness Program by Kripa Bareilly
Awareness Programme for Village Children
Kripa Bareilly conducted an awareness programme on Drug Addiction for the Village children of Anguri, Bareilly on 09th December 2012.
The children were explained about drugs and various addictions and its ill- effects and made aware of various types of drugs, especially used by school children, college students, street children and rag pickers. They were told to remain alert and not to give in to such activities when coerced by others. The children who attended the program promised not to indulge in such activities and also to spread the message to other children of the village who were not present.
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Fr. Joe conducts a workshop on " Including the body in Contemplative Prayer " in Mumbai, India
WCCM workshop on Contemplative prayer.
Meditation helps a person return to spirituality and focus on our Creator, facilitating real healing of the mind, body and soul, Fr. Joseph H. Pereira, Founder, Kripa Foundation and National Coordinator for the World Community of Christian Meditators in India, said on December 8, 2012, while leading a workshop on "Including the body in Contemplative Prayer", held at the hall of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Bandra (West), Mumbai, India.
Addressing an audience of meditators, Fr. Joe said, meditation offers an excellent mode of communication with God, since the person performing it cleanses their minds of all other thoughts and focuses solely our Lord Jesus. Meditation also helps reduce stress and trauma by lowering the high heart beat, which can be an indicator of diseases, he added.
He led the attendees through a series of Yogic forms of exercises, which included postures performed while sitting on elevated ground, bolsters, reclining on a mat and resting on chairs in proper positions that offer complete comfort to the body and relieves the mind of all other thoughts. Fr. Joe said, in the modern world, people had no time to meditate and hence were gradually losing their touch with God, globally, where hectic lifestyles prevail. Substance addiction, he noted, rests upon the belief of a Higher Power who is the only source from whom abusers can regain strength and courage to be rehabilitated into the routine world.
Fr. Joe explained the teachings of Fr. John Maine, OSB, and Fr. Laurence Freeman on Contemplative Prayer through a power point presentation. The meditators were guided through a 20 minute mediation program of contemplative prayer by using the combination of breathe and mantra. At the end of the session a study was done and majority of the mediators noticed there was a major drop in the pulse beats, before and after meditation helping them concentrate more on the word: "Ma- ra- na- tha"
It was indeed a fruitful workshop with most meditators going home soaked in gratitude, for this wonderful awakening on Contemplative Prayer. Many looking forward to the next program to be held on 22nd December 9, 2012, at the same venue from 9 am to 1pm.
For more details and registration for the next workshop contact
Mervyn Rocha / Brett Rodricks
022 26405411/ 26433027.
World AIDS Day in Goa
Kripa Goa commemorated World AIDS Day on 06th and 07th December 2012 for Employees of Goa Shipyard at their premises in Vasco and School drop-outs students at Don Bosco Vocational Institute, Quepem respectively.
There was a street play on the causes, prevention, treatment and the pandemic situation prevailing and the importance of awareness programmes, for the employees of the Shipyard.
An awareness programme on HIV AIDS and Substance abuse on Addiction and HIV was conducted for the students. They were made aware on various topics so as not to be enslaved at this adolescent juncture. There were 25 students besides the staff of the Institute
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Awareness programme by Kripa Vasai
On 2nd December 2012, an awareness program was organized in association with Mary Immaculate School, in their school premises.
The target audience for the program was students and teachers. The program was aimed at creating awareness about HIV AIDS. The resource team conducted sessions on Sexuality, Life Skills, Modes of transmission of HIV and Preventive measures. The program concluded with a question answer session.
World AIDS Day Programme in Imphal
World AIDS day was observed at Kripa Foundation, Imphal on 1st December 2012 on the theme "Getting to Zero" with inpatients and staffs.
The main objective was to participate and express their feelings and thoughts of observing the World AIDS Day. The program was started with a key note address by the Project Director and followed by a discussion on topics like - Zero discrimination, Zero dead related on AIDS, Zero new infection and others positive living and ART adherence and prevention of other related co-infection like T.B. and Hepatitis C.
Awreness Programme in Vasai
World AIDS Day Awareness Programme
Kripa Vasai and VRACS conducted an awareness programme on 04th December 2012 to mark the commemoration of World AIDS Day at St. Peter School, Virar for the students of Standard IXth and Xth.
The resource team gave sessions on Sexuality, Life Skill enhancement and HIV AIDS. They were also made aware about addiction and vulnerability of student's age group to addiction through sharing of experiences by In-house clients and staff of the centre. The concept of addiction as a disease and possible measures to avoid addiction was also discussed.
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Income Generation Project - At Kripa Vasai
Income Generation Project
In support of the Christmas Party organised by Kripa Vasai for, Children Living with HIV AIDS (CLHAs), Street Children and Orphans, an Income Generation Stall was held at the centre on 02nd December 2012.
There was a display of Christmas decorations, Season Greeting Cards and eatables made by the In-house clients and staff of the centre. The stall was well patronized by church-goers, family of in-house clients and members of the general community
World AIDS Day Dharavi, Mumbai
Kripa Dharavi commemorated International World AIDS Day on 01st December 2012 by organizing a mobile awareness programme.
The programme was flagged off amidst a gathering of police personnel, social workers, members of other NGOs, local leaders, beneficiaries and staff of the project.
There were speeches, distribution of leaflets and red ribbons, display of banners and posters. The team visited various parts of Dharavi, Sion and Mahim and shouted out slogans and gave information to those who wished to avail of it. Various target audiences were reached out to like; vehicle drivers, conductors among others. The highlight of the programme was the involvement of the Children of the Dharavi Project
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World AIDS Day - Assam
On the occaission of World AIDS Day 2012 Assam State AIDS Control Society (ASACS) organized a rally from the office complex of Assam State AIDS Control Society, Khanapara to International Convention Centre, Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari, Guwahati. 25 members consiting-Inhouse Clients, Ex-clients and Staff from Kripa Assam particpated in the rally. The rally ended with a public meeting at International Convention Centre, Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari. Guwahati.
Ms. Jagata Bora & Deeepak Sahney
Kripa Assam
World AIDS DAY Programme at VASAI
On occasion of the World AIDS Day on December 1, Vasai- Virar Municipal Council and Elected Leaders Forum against AIDS (ELFA) in association with KRIPA Foundation Vasai organized Awareness programme at Vasai Sports Complex..
Several schools in the vicinity participated in the programme. School students from all areas gathered at complex after a rally from their schools to complex with posters highlighting various aspects of HIV / AIDS.
About 800 students gathered for the function. Snacks, biscuits and mineral water bottles were arranged for the participating students and staff.
Mrs. Jean Pereira, Center Manager of Kripa foundation, Vasai and Mrs. Coutinho, Chairperson of Cardinal Gracious Memorial Hospital, Vasai chaired the function. The other dignitaries honoured the function included The Assistant Commissioner of VVMC, Dr. Hemant Patil, Principals of participating schools and members of advisory board of Vasai Region AIDS Control Society (VRACS).
The speakers in their respective speeches elaborated the importance of HIV / AIDS awareness and on the theme of 5 Zeros of HIV/AIDS i.e.
Zero Fear, Zero new infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero Ignorance and Zero Death
A street play on the subject was performed by the group of local artists. The function was well received and appreciated by the audience.
The program concluded with appreciation of VRACS's efforts and a vote of thanks by Dr. Hemant Patil
Mayor of Vasai- Virar invites Fr. Joe and The Advisory Board Members of Vasai Region AIDS Control Society (VRACS) on World AIDS Day- DEC 1
The World AIDS Day is held annually on December 1, and provides an opportunity for people worldwide join forces in their battle against HIV/ AIDS. The day also marks support for people living with HIV while commemorating victims of this scourge. "The World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988..
In a unique guesture the Mayor of Vasai- Virar Municipal Council Shri Raju Patil invited Fr. Joe H Pereira Trustee, Kripa Foundation and Advisory Board Members of the Vasai Region AIDS Control Society (VRACS) to a reception of high tea hosted specially to commemorate VRACS' work in the region of Vasai-Virar.
Host to the function was Mrs. Patil the wife of Mayor Patil and Mr. Ajiv Patil brother of the mayor. Mr. Ajiv Patil is a sitting Municipal Councilor in Virar.
Speaking on the occasion, Fr. Joe mentioned that eradicating HIV and AIDS is yet to be achieved scientifically. However, these infections can be prevented by leading a mentally, physically and spiritually healthy life, which encourages people to shun drugs and casual sexual contact. VRACS, a division of Kripa is exerting extra efforts in the Vasai-Virar region to create a general awareness of HIV/ AIDS among all sections of the society. In addition, Kripa's centers across India have dedicated HIV/AIDS help-lines that can be accessed by the general public 24/7. He further added that most HIV patients carry a social stigma and are discriminated against by the society, which is a sad reality in India and abroad, However with the support of the Mayor and Elected Leaders Forum against AIDS (ELFA) and outreach done by VRACS it is far less in these areas of Vasai- Virar". He assured all support by Kripa and VRACS to Mayor Patil and the people in his municipal region, to combat the dreaded disease.
Mayor Patil lauded the achievements of VRACS in his municipal precinct and urged Fr. Joe and his delegation to continue their efforts to ensure that the region nears to the zero mark of HIV/AIDS. Pledging full support for his work towards mankind.
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One of the most significant recent advances in biomedical research has been the discovery of the 22-nt-long class of non-coding RNA designated miRNA. The miRNAs are pleiotropic molecules that can regulate multiple genes expression and consequently control cell fate. miRNA imbalance is observed in the pathogenesis of a range of diseases including lymphomas, in which survival and proliferation signaling cascades are abnormally sustained. It is now unclear how miRNAs regulate lymphoma-specific signaling activation.
Elucidation of miRNA signature and its functional involvement in malignant lymphomas.
By integrated analyses of primary adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) cells, we uncovered unique molecular characteristics that include profiles of mRNA expression, DNA copy number, and miRNA signature. In addition, we also addressed miRNA abnormality and its functional roles in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Although crucial roles of miRNA in cancers have begun to emerge, detailed studies with ATL patients have not been achieved. Using 40 primary ATL samples and 22 samples of normal CD4+ T cells, we determined the ATL miRNA signature, i.e., all ATL samples showed abnormal downregulated miRNA expression (Yamagishi et al., Cancer Cell, 2012). Especially, microarray and qRT-PCR revealed drastic loss of miR-31, which has been reported as a metastasis-associated miRNA in breast cancer. Given that all ATL cases invariably showed undetectable or very low level of miR-31, the loss of miR-31 appears to be involved in ATL development.
As a novel miR-31 target gene, we identified NF-κB inducing kinase (NIK) that plays central roles in noncanonical signaling and constitutive activation of NF-κB pathway in various cancers, including malignant lymphomas. Restoration of miR-31 decreased the levels of NIK expression and NF-κB activity, resulting in reduction of malignant phenotypes, including proliferative index, anti-apoptosis, and chemotaxis in ATL cells. Furthermore, lentivirus-introduced miR-31 could induce strong apoptosis in primary tumors freshly isolated from ATL patients, clearly indicating pivotal functions of miR-31 as a tumor suppressor.
We also found that genetic loss and polycomb-mediated epigenetic deregulation directly involve in the silencing of miR-31. Knockdown of polycomb repressive complex restored the miR-31 expression and consequently inhibited NIK-dependent NF-κB cascade, leading to strong apoptosis in ATL cell lines as well as in primary patient samples. These findings illustrated that genetic and epigenetic abnormalities link to NF-κB activation through the loss of miR-31. Of note, we and other research groups have demonstrated that this novel molecular interconnection is well conserved in other cancers such as breast and prostate cancers, melanoma, and B cell lymphomas, in which polycomb and NF-κB are both activated. Thus, miR-31 downregulation appears to be one of the crucial molecular hallmarks of cancers.
By comprehensive analysis of primary DLBCL samples and in vitro experiments, we also discovered specific miRNAs downregulation in DLBCL. We show that epigenetic silencing of some miRNAs contributes to chronic signaling activation and cell proliferation in B cell lymphoma cells.
Considering aberrant epigenomics associated with cancers, the emerging relationship provides us a conceptual advance in understanding the broad-acting oncogenic signaling and molecular hallmarks of malignant lymphomas.


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Sanaz is a managing director and head of sustainability for Nuveen Real Assets and Private Markets, which include investments across the farmland, timberland, agribusiness, commodities, private equity and private debt. She sets the sustainability strategy and drives the implementation of best ESG practices across the Real Assets and Private Markets platforms, working with investment professionals, farmers, foresters, and sustainability experts globally. She travels extensively to understand the real-world challenges of striving to meet rising global demand for food, timber and other commodities while acting as good stewards of the environment over the long term.
Prior to her current role, Sanaz served as the Chief of Staff and Head of Business Management at TIAA Global Asset Management (now Nuveen), working with the unit's CEO to plan and execute a successful business strategy. Before joining TIAA, Sanaz held various roles at Voya Financial, including director in investor relations, chief of staff to the CEO, and strategy and M&A. Sanaz started her career in sell-side equity research at Bank of America.
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics at University of California, Los Angeles and her master's degree from New York University, and is currently working to complete her master's degree in Sustainability at Columbia University.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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And back here we have our dropfeed dogs. So, when you want to do your stippling free motion sewing, which is number 26, you just click this over and the feed dogs will drop. Another cool feature, easily convertible in to a free arm. With this machine you are also getting these two manuals, which are really great I actually really love the manuals.
This isn't just some kind of open your book, tell you where to plug everything in and turn on. This is actually a really great sewing guide. Like any kind of book you would get from the library or even online. This is a really great sewing book. So, if you had never sewn before, you could open up this book and you would be able to sew right out of the box.
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Unpleasant Hostile Design? | Homelessness Growing | Celebrity and The House That Pinterest Built
Unpleasant designs take many shapes, but they share a common goal of exerting some kind of social control in public or in publicly-accessible private spaces. They are intended to target, frustrate and deter people, particularly those who fall within unwanted demographics. READ
Anti-sleeping spikes in storefront window by Kent Williams (CC BY 2.0)
Unpleasantly designed book with sandpaper dust jacket by Unpleasant Design… The idea of "unpleasant" design is at the intersections of design and (literally) structural oppression. Urban areas have been attempting to change human behavior for hundreds of years, and in the modern day resort to all sorts of exclusionary designs. This book is a short chronicle of these "features," as well as a brief documentation of counter-movements (think "The Yes Men").
Meanwhile, some guerrilla efforts have been made to fight back against unpleasant designs. Artist Sarah Ross, for instance, created a set of "archisuits" designed to work in and around specific deterrents. In one such suit, pads with gaps let the wearer sleep on segmented benches.
Whether you think a certain form of design is exclusionary but serves a greater good, or believe it is just hostile and offensive, it is important to be aware of the decisions that are being made for you. Designs that are unpleasant to some are put into place to make things more pleasant for others, and that latter category might just include you.
Archisuits for bench sleeping by Sarah Ross
We posted here earlier on racist Hostile Architecture
With the rise of destructive hurricanes and fires, we'll be seeing more and more homeless people, through no fault of their own. And the scourge of homelessness is beginning to gain attention across the USA after seeing how Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico's housing.
Homeless People have been noticing hostility for a long time, and until we start seeing what is really happening, we cannot change it… L/T
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Landscape designers are now taking mass shootings into account when they draw up their plans:
The main thing to take into account for these designers is how people move — or perhaps, more accurately, stampede — in response to threats. Researchers draw from studies of how people move, observations of real-life tragedies, and computer modeling in order to determine how people behave in crowds: how they get stuck, trampled, or endanger others in their attempts to escape.
@DrPriceMitchell Fmr homeless penniless non musician dreamed a symphony-30 yrs later it became reality-Now a movie https://t.co/LLvC8x1KiC
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Now if you are really wealthy, you can build whatever you like. Like Diane Keaton's home in LA, CA.
The House that Pinterest Built defines what home and house mean to the celebrated movie star, who is known for her love affair with houses and design. Filled with ideas that reveal a personal yet engaging aesthetic, this volume includes compelling photos from Keaton's past homes and those she admires, as well as a multitude of details from every corner of those spaces and objects that excite and inspire the house designer and dreamer—dramatic staircases and magical light fixtures, film stills and book covers, pottery and art—drawn from the visual treasure trove known as Pinterest and Keaton's private collection, as she creates and designs her newest house.
And for $65, you can own her book, which I find INSANE. (She doesn't have any reviews on Amazon which probably means no one has bought it yet.)
"In "The House That Pinterest Built" (Rizzoli, $65, 272 pp.) Diane Keaton provides a privileged peek into her 8,000-square-foot industrial-chic dream home. It's a sprawling brick structure in west Los Angeles's Sullivan Canyon boasting the kind of rough-hewed, reclaimed features that proliferate on Pinterest, and Ms. Keaton's book takes cues from her preferred inspiration engine. Photos of pools, staircases, ladders and chairs that the actress and author pulled from the site and from her own archives ultimately provided blueprints for her home, offering a unique, crowdsourced twist to the closed-door world of celebrity living. 'Once upon a time, scrap bookers, collage artists, image-driven addicts and appropriators like me were lonely hunters,' Ms. Keaton wrote in the book's introduction. 'Now dare I say billions of people discover, seize and enlarge their reference pool with the variety of beauty allocated from others.' "
We could easily fit 6 small families into 8,000 square feet! What is wrong with this picture?
And for $62 you can own this book:
I have no gripe on Ms. Keaton or her books. I don't put much social value on Hollywood anyway. But for me, I have been on the most poverty-stricken reservations in the USA, and to see how we mistreat Indigenous people, like in Puerto Rico and Pine Ridge, SD, it's an atrocity in full color. There is no excuse for homelessness and poverty and neglect in 2017. There really is no excuse. L/T
***WHAT?? Slavery in 2017 –> Sky TV's Adele Robinson followed a non-profit group as they executed a predawn rescue of a Polish family that had been enslaved by human traffickers in the Midlands, UK.
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I lived in Camden before moving here in 2012, so know something about the issues surrounding the use of public places by drug-dealers. As Camden has a few homeless hostels, rough-sleeping was not so much the problem, more the gathering of undesirables to carry out criminal activities. But rough-sleeping is a huge issue in London overall. Working as an EMT, i watched this start in the late 1970s, and go on to become a massive problem. I would suggest that the numbers are much higher than stated in the RT video too.
After 2001, I was working for the police for over 11 years, and had to constantly deal with complaints about rough sleepers in doorways, including those who used public thoroughfares as toilets, and some who became aggressive when asked to move, denying access to residents, or the staff of companies.
No British government in my lifetime has really tried to tackle the problems of rough sleeping and street drinking in London, but for the sake of balance, it is worth noting that I have met scores of people who were offered alternative accommodation, and preferred to remain on the streets. Those spikes and obstructions were appearing all over the city before I left, and people hated them as a rule. They were once erected only on private property, but as we see from your films, they are now everywhere.
Pete, you have lead an amazing life. I cannot thank you enough for this comment. I really had no idea it had grown into an epidemic that is rarely addressed with empathy.
At one time, large areas of the South Bank development were taken over as huge camps by the homeless, living in the subways and the tunnels under the roads. It was known as 'Cardboard City'. Here's a link to that, and a BBC report too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardboard_City_(London)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/59177.stm
When they don't address this situation, one day those homeless people will outnumber the rest. We are a broken world, Pete.
Jessica Triepel says:
Treating living beings in this way is just plain cruel.
I agree Jessica. Thanks for the visit.
Alan Scott says:
Look at those spikes on the window ledge! I visited a (rich) old university friend from university days in New York City a few years back, living in Tribeca. There was an elderly black guy sleeping on the window ledge outside their apartment. I can imagine he was a bit of an embarrassment.
When I was 23 Alan, I lived in the Big Apple and recall a bag lady sleeping in rags under Bergdorfs – it stuck with me. NYC and big cities everywhere do not address it well at all.
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In Sarasota, Florida, they ripped out all the park benches because people were sleeping on them. The irony is that, before this, the powers that be and the local businesses got together enacted all kinds of measures to deter street kids, alternative types, and people hanging out downtown. Raising taxes, getting rid of the "depot"–the makeshift outdoor local music venue, subtlety finding ways to stop selling coffee to homeless people and street kids that they claimed were taking up all their table space. They wanted the wealthy. After getting out of my hometown for about a year or two, I came back and went downtown on a Saturday night to find my friends through our grapevine method. Only one lonely girl I used to know was downtown. The irony was that the whole place was like a ghost town (late 90s/early 2000s). And what local businesses that were left were struggling to stay open. But those businesses had their new, wealthy condo owners right downtown with their noise meters so that any of the local businesses were making noise past nine on the weekends they could call the police on their speed dials. One last little aside about those homeless street kids/skateboarders etc. they ran out of downtown? They had this zigzag memorial sculpture/ebnch downtown that everyone used to sit on…including the people from the opera from across the street. One day this travelling kid from out of town had taken one of the slabs from the bench that had been loose forever. Those street kids that everybody hated? They went to where the kid was staying, made him give back the slab, and they returned it to the wall. Those kids said "we don't want anyone messing with where we like to hang out, it's our space, too." And the pride of place in their park, called, informally, Little Five Points" was so evident. If only the city's powers that be had bothered to talk to any of those kids…but, of course, they wouldn't dare associate with any of "those people".
Willow, this breaks my heart. Crushing "those people" hurts us all.
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heartfelt ideas are offering
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artists and poets
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KC Redding-Gonzalez says:
I find that in the U.S. we are starting to reassure ourselves that we all get what we deserve: therefore a rich person is blessed because they are living "right" and thinking "right" and they become so full of "righteousness" that they believe it is their job to "correct" the rest of us, who by living, thinking, or believing "wrong" deserve their "God's-enforcer" judgment. Somebody better read up on the French Revolution…
I jotted this down the other day: Greed eventually poisons the mind and robs the bank.
Lots to think about as always. What a sad sign of the times that we are even rethinking landscape design in preparation for mass shootings.
I agree Matt. Fatal times require fatal measures.


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"Call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional," Pence tweeted on Dec. 8, 2015.


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The Unbelievable Story How Chris Fowler Almost Died During a Broadcast but a Quick-Thinking ESPN Personality Amazingly Saved His Life
by Kyle Dalton on January 10, 2021
Chris Fowler has been a prominent voice in college football since 1990. He's been the lead announcer for some of the biggest games in recent memory and the voice of the College Football Playoff since it debuted in 2014.
Incredibly, everything Fowler has done since 2013, including his work announcing every college football title game, has been on house money. That's because late in 2013, Fowler almost died right in the middle of a national broadcast. He only lived to tell about his near-death experience thanks to the quick thinking of another well-known ESPN personality.
Chris Fowler's successful career spans a spectrum of sports
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Chris Fowler joined ESPN back in 1986 working on Scholastic Sports America, a show that featured profiles of talented high school athletes in a variety of sports. A couple of years later and Fowler transitioned into the role of a college football sideline reporter. Two years later, he became host of College GameDay.
Fowler became synonymous with college football at ESPN and later at ABC when the two networks fell under the same umbrella. He's covered a lot of college football through the years, but to his credit, he hasn't limited his talent just to college football and has crossed over into other sports.
For years Chris Fowler has been a top announcer for ESPN on its coverage of the men's and women's Grand Slam tennis tournaments. He's covered men's college basketball and the Final Four. And he served as the ESPN studio host during the network's 2010 coverage of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Jesse Palmer's interesting career
RELATED: Moving Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler to 'MNF' Will Anger ESPN's Diehard College Football Fans
While Chris Fowler is known for his sports broadcasting resume, Jesse Palmer is recognized by two very different audiences.
Palmer played quarterback for the Florida Gators from 1997-2000. The New York Giants drafted him in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft. He played four seasons with the Giants as a backup and a brief time with the San Francisco 49ers.
In 2004, Palmer crossed over and became the first professional athlete to appear on the popular television program, The Bachelor. Palmer's relationship with Jessica Bowlin lasted just a couple of months.
Palmer retired from football after a stint in the Canadian Football League and joined ESPN 2007. In 2008, Palmer became a college football analyst on the ESPN College Football Primetime Thursday game, joining announcer Chris Fowler and analyst Craig James in the booth.
Jesse Palmer saved Chris Fowler's life during a game broadcast
Never before needed a Heimlich at halftime. (Or any time)!
thanks Jesse Palmer! He saved me from death by dry chicken sandwich.
— Chris Fowler (@cbfowler) December 28, 2013
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At the end of the 2013 college football season, Chris Fowler and Jesse Palmer traveled to New York City and worked the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankees Stadium in a game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
It was an even contest through the first half, with both teams scoring 13 points heading into the break. At halftime, Fowler and Palmer grabbed a late lunch. That's when tragedy almost struck.
According to Chris Fowler, he almost choked to death on a "dry chicken sandwich," but Palmer saved him using the Heimlich maneuver. He detailed the terrifying events on Twitter following the game.
Not bad to have quick thinking, ex-NFL player around when Heimlich needed. I'll take bruised ribs to avoid choking!
"Never before needed a Heimlich at halftime. (Or any time)! thanks Jesse Palmer! He saved me from death by dry chicken sandwich. Really," Fowler wrote, making sure those who read his tweet knew he wasn't kidding. He followed it up a few minutes later with another tweet confirming the serious nature of the situation, sprinkling in some humor as well.
"Not bad to have quick thinking, ex-NFL player around when Heimlich needed. I'll take bruised ribs to avoid choking!" he said.
Thankfully, Jesse Palmer came to the rescue that day in a broadcast booth at Yankees Stadium and the veteran ESPN reporter avoided The Onion-esque headline — "Chris Fowler Killed by Fowl Sandwich."
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There isn't a whole lot of primary research in the book, from what I could tell. Instead, it is a synthesis of a wide range of research on the topic that spans sports and investing. If you read on these topics, you will no doubt recognize a lot of the researchers Mauboussin cites and discusses including Daniel Kahneman, Bill James, Nassim Taleb, Amos Tversky, Michael Lewis, and John Maynard Keynes. If you've read the works of these guys, you might find the book somewhat repetitive.
On the other hand, if you're a fan of the topic, you'll get a number of ideas for other books you'll want to read, as the breadth of research cited in this book is wide! Personally, I'm inspired to read the book Everything Is Obvious as a result of some points from the book that Mauboussin discusses.
I do recommend The Success Equation. But don't take my word for it, as the book also comes highly recommended by Howard Marks and James Montier, both of whom are frequently discussed on this blog and in the value investing world. Enjoy!
Is this book simply an expansion of a chapter from Mauboussin's "More than you know"?
How much more insight does it add beyond "More than you know"?
I don't know as I haven't read that one.
I highly recommend "More than you know". In my library, it sits next to Security Analysis.
I've been meaning to read The Success Equation for a while now, Mauboussin is a great writer.


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Board of the Educational Science Department
The Board is the executive body and assists the Head of Department to carry out his work. The election and the work of the Board are laid down by the Department Regulations.
Board of the PhD programme in Human Sciences A.Y. 2018/2019
The Board of the PhD programme in Human Sciences has the scientific, organizational and teaching responsibility of the Programme. In particular, the PhD Board plays a steering and supervising function of the students' doctoral track and designates a supervisor for each PhD student. The PhD Board designs and contributes to accomplish and evaluate the specific training activities of the Doctoral Programme. These activities utilize the expertise of the members of the PhD Board (both Italian and international members), and other international collaborations. Furthemore, the PhD Board encourages the students to participate in training activities organized by other national and international doctoral programmes, and to spend extended periods of research and study abroad. Finally, the PhD Board is in charge of the evaluation of the students' work in order to admit them the following year and to send the dissertation to the external reviewers.
Council for the Degree Course for Professional Educators
AQ management group for bachelor's degree in education - L19
The AQ management group is nominated by the Council for each Degree Course, it is made up of a group of professors of the Course, which must include the Referent of the Study Program, and a students. The group annually carries out a verification of the results obtained and proposes improvement actions; cyclically prepares a specific report, which gives an account of the improvement actions carried out starting from the previous review, of the current status of the Course analyzing its strengths and weaknesses, and of the corrective actions envisaged for the future, based on the guidelines defined by the Quality Presidium.
The Commission is a component of the University Quality Assurance system.
AQ management group for master's degree in pedagogy - LM85
Council for the Degree in Organisational Training
Council for the Philosophy Degree Course
AQ management group for bachelor's degree in philosophy
AQ management group for master's degree in philosophy - LM78
The Commission for Third Mission
The Third Mission Committee has, in general, functions of promotion, monitoring and support to the supervision of the Third Mission activities within the Department of Human Sciences. Specifically, the Third Mission Committee:
proposes to the Department Council the strategic guidelines for the departmental Third Mission activities;
identifies and proposes to the Departmental Council the departmental priorities related to the Third Mission activities and their updating, if required by the Board of the Department or by the same Departmental Council;
expresses opinions in relation to the possible activation of collaborations between the Department and other subjects for Third Mission activities, upon request of the Board of the Department or the Departmental Council;
monitors the Third Mission activities carried out by the Department and its various articulations (centres, laboratories, professors, etc.);
upon the request of the Departmental Council, formulates and proposes to the Departmental Council the criteria for allowing contributions to the departmental Third Mission activities, where appropriate, it also examines and evaluates the requests for contributions to departmental Third Mission activities and makes proposals to allocate these resources to be submitted to the Departmental Council.
The Internationalization / Erasmus Committee
The Internationalization / Erasmus Committee:
Formulates proposals to the Department on the priorities in support of the internationalization of Education, Research and the Third Mission, in conjunction, where necessary, with the Research Policy Committe and / or the Third Mission Committee;
At the request of the Department Council, prepares calls for the allocation of University funds to support the internationalization of the Department;
Formulates and proposes to the Department Council the criteria for the allocation of departmental contributions in support of internationalization activities;
Follows the procedures for the allocation of the aforementioned funds and contributions, deals, where requested, with the process of assessing the applications, and formulates a proposal of distribution of the resources to be submitted to the Department Council;
Further defines, with respect to the provisions of the University, the modalities of participation in the Calls for the international mobility concerning students of the Department; Promotes inward and outward mobility and international exchanges of teachers, students and trainees in connection, where necessary, with the International Relations Office and the Delegate of the University Rector for Internationalization;
Promotes and monitors activities in support of the internationalization of the Department's educational offer;
Provides opinions, upon request of the Department, on proposals for collaboration agreement between the Department and other international bodies to be submitted to the approval of the Department Council;
Cooperates, where required, with the Research Policy Committtee in support of international research groups and internationally competitive projects;
Cooperates, where required, with the Third Mission Committee on the promotion of international scientific and / or dissemination initiatives;
Collaborates, where required, with the Doctorate School of Humanities and the Doctorate in Human Sciences in the fields of international mobility and the internationalization of teaching.
The QA Management Group
The QA Management Group monitors and coordinates the Department's activities in the three strategic areas in order to guarantee the quality and the attainment of the Department's goals. It meets periodically the Department Director and is composed by the chairpersons of the Departmental commissions for didactic, research, third mission, and internationalization.
AQ management group for master's degree in educational psychology - LM51
AQ management group for bachelor's degree in social work - L39
AQ management group for master's degree in social work complex area
AQ management group for Master's degree in primary education - LM85 bis


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Jan. 29: Helen Hunt Jackson Reenactment at Rancho Camulos
Pay a visit to Rancho Camulos Saturday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m., to experience Helen Hunt Jackson's Jan. 23, 1882 visit to the ranch, which inspired her to include this vestige of the Californio lifestyle as one of the settings for her novel, "Ramona." Reenactors will engage and delight you...
CalArts Alums Named 2023 United States Artists Fellows
Two California Institute of the Arts alums, Antoine Hunter aka Purple Fire Crow (Dance 2002) and Kite (Music BFA 2014), were among the 45 United States Artists Fellows announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24 who will receive $50,000 unrestricted cash awards.


A few more variations I did with Hetzens' cobblestone.
All are great but my favorite is the last.
That one is the last iteration. But I haven't finished yet, it's still too repetitive and turbulent.
I think your previous set was better, but that doesn't take away my appreciation of your rock work. These look a bit too artificial, and repetitive, as you said. Are you working on the planet or are these cubes? I mean, for lateral displacement and a setup/POV like this, cubes would work easier.
Yes I deviated too far from what I had in mind. I am working on the planet because cubes can only be used locally and I want a texture that I can apply anywhere. The biggest problem is the repetition because the cobblestone is very repetitive by itself and masking doesn't really work so far; the pattern keeps returning one way or another. But I will get there, give it a year or two.
Repeating patterns are a problem which is why I have requested a square fractal noise in the past. You are very good at merging and blending noise I should keep on playing - you'll get there. Those textures are fabulous btw.
Thanks, René. You'll get there, no doubt!
Nice. I like the last one the most.
Better and better with each new iteration!
A few more experiments. The possibilities are endless, and only a few work.
Some of the surface effects you are getting on the vertical faces of the rock are really impressive!


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I am sure you have all heard the saying, "Keep It Simple, Stupid", yet despite this, you've most likely fallen into the golf trap of complicating the game by having myriad thoughts enter your mind during a round of golf. This is one of the biggest mental game mistakes that golfers make. One of the main reasons for this is that you come to the course mentally under-prepared for sticking to a game plan.
One of the best ways to combat this is to create your own 'philosophy for success'.
Your philosophy for success will consist of two or three specific processes revolving around your game that you will remain focused on for each shot, NO MATTER WHAT.
I say 'no matter what', because most golfers have a tendency to jump from swing thought to swing thought and never really embed a consistent process that they can look back on and see whether or not it was beneficial.
To be able to do that, we need to give a certain process enough 'volume' to be able to analyze it correctly and give it enough of chance to see if it is worthwhile continuing to implement into our routines or try something new.
When I talk about 'volume', I would say that approximately five rounds of golf using the same two or three processes will give you a good ability to look back and see whether or not these processes really helped you to play your best (or close to your best) during the many different situations you will face in a round of golf.
You can look at each process individually and decide whether or not to keep that specific process for the next five-round phase, fine -tune it slightly for the next phase or completely ditch it and create a whole new process to focus on.
Once you have specifically created your sequence, go and put that sequence into play for the next five rounds and make sure that no matter what your results, you will stick to these sequences during that period.
So as you can see, creating the specific sequences that make up your philosophy is extremely important to helping you achieve a positive continuity to your shots. Take your time building these sequences so that you feel comfortable and confident during those five rounds. This will help you achieve not only a better result, but a more consistent result.
Time to build your new Philosophy to Success and remember: K.I.S.S!!
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Yes this is so true. I know in the past I have been guilty of trying to remember too many things prior to swinging the golf club. It think just by narrowing it down to just one or two thoughts would make a huge difference in the overall result.


When we think of New Year's Eve, the first thing that comes to mind, of course, are the fireworks. Loud popping and colorful lights in the night sky. What happens exactly? We want to explain this to you today. The colorful lights are usually alkali metal salts, but also other compounds that are heated by the explosion of propellant (often black powder) and dispersed in the night sky. Depending on the alkali metal used, other colors occur. This is called flame coloring.
Magnesia grooves, Teclu or Bunsen burner, water, lithium chloride, sodium chloride, copper (I) chloride and copper (II) sulfate.
The magnesia grooves are moistened with water and then dipped in about 0.5g of one of the salts, so that the salt adheres to the magnesia. The burner is ignited and set to a roaring flame.
Then the Magnesia groove is held in the cone of the burner. The experiment is over when the flame is no longer colored.
It is essential to wear protective goggles during the experiment. If possible, the experiment should be carried out in the fume cupboard. Already used Magnesia grooves must be purified over the flame of a burner for 5 minutes.
Since multiple chloride ions were used and yet different flame colors were observed, it can be concluded that the anions do not contribute, or only to a small extent, to the flame coloration. So the respective cations Li+, Na+, Cu+ and Cu2+ should be responsible. In the burner flame, metal ions are reduced to atoms. The high temperature (over 1200 °C) now lifts individual electrons of the metals to a higher energy level, which is further away from the atomic nucleus. When the electrons return to their original energy level, they release the previously absorbed energy in the form of a light quantum (= a photon). Depending on the amount of absorbed energy, light quanta of different wavelengths are emitted, therefore the elements differ in their flame color.
If one wants to describe the position of an electron, one speaks in the Bohr atomic model of energy levels.
The Bohr atomic model, however, applies only to the hydrogen atom. Because this has only one electron. For all other atoms you have to consult quantum mechanics. Here one no longer speaks of orbits on which the electrons move, but of orbitals. An orbital describes the probable location of an electron.
Depending on the electron configuration (number and distribution of electrons within an atomic nucleus) different electrons of an atom are excited. This means that they move further away from the core. When they return to their original energy level, they release the energy they have previously absorbed in the form of a light quantum (= a photon). Depending on the amount of energy, light quanta of different wavelengths are emitted, therefore the elements differ in their flame color.
See Fig. 5 for a schematic representation of energy levels.
The 3s electron of sodium is raised to the energy level 3p and then "falls" back to its original energy level. It releases the energy in the form of orange light with a wavelength of 589nm. The light of this wavelength emitted by sodium atoms is also called the D-Frauenhofer line, because Joseph von Frauenhofer discovered it in the line spectrum sun. Gustav Robert Kirchhoff and Robert Bunsen later concluded that there must be sodium atoms in the sun. In inorganic chemistry, flame coloring is used as the first experiments to gain an overview of the substances contained. However, as sodium is found practically everywhere, it often covers almost all the other colors of a sample. That's why you make do with a cobalt glass, which filters out the orange. A much more accurate form of analysis is atomic absorption spectrometry. Here, a sample is introduced into a flame and the emitted radiation is measured with a detector. Not only emissions in the visible range but also radiations can be measured, which the human eye can not recognize.


It's rather ironic that the federal agency tasked with protecting our environment was responsible for a major environmental disaster. Less than a month ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was conducting a field operation test on the Gold King mine, when it negligently allowed for the removal of the dam retaining highly contaminated water. An estimated three million gallons of water containing high concentrations of heavy metals came spilling out of the Gold King mine, staining the Animas River a mustard-yellow color for nearly a 100 miles. I am encouraged that surface water has returned to pre-spill conditions, but the true environmental and economic impacts of this spill may not be fully realized for years to come. Yet this river contamination is just one of several disastrous and costly problems initiated by the EPA that are hurting Colorado families.
In December 2014, the EPA announced a proposed rule change that would lower the ozone standard by 15 percent. Currently, twenty of Colorado's most populated counties are failing to reach the EPA's aggressive existing standard. Thus an additional 15 percent reduction will be enormously burdensome. The new ozone standard makes it more difficult to get the necessary permits for the manufacture of goods and will also increase the cost of building roads and bridges in Colorado. The National Association of Manufactures estimates these new regulations could cost Colorado more than 200,000 jobs and an economic impact of nearly $16 billion over the next 20 years.
In addition to the new ozone regulations, the EPA recently announced its Clean Power Plan, which will force Colorado power plants to reduce carbon emissions by nearly 30 percent. A significant portion of our state's electricity is generated from locally mined coal; which is the cornerstone of economies in many rural towns across Colorado. The EPA claims that their crushing regulations will help our state, but I have not seen any evidence to suggest Coloradans will benefit from higher energy costs.
With so many parts of our state still recovering from the recession, it's frustrating that the EPA continues to disregard the heavy impacts their aggressive and unnecessary policies have on our economy. As a result of the EPA's policies, Coloradans now face higher energy costs, more bureaucracy for manufactures and growth and more government control over energy production. The mustard-yellow stain that scarred the Animas River was a very visual indicator of the EPA's negligence, but the economic impact of this spill as well as the EPA's additional energy regulations will be an even worse disaster for Colorado.
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Club 20 sponsored a great meeting with Governor Hickenlooper discussing many Westslope issues including the State Water Plan including transcontinental water diversions, transportation, education, tourism, forest health and the timber industry, coal, oil and gas, the sage grouse, and the Animas River.
Representative Don Coram (R-Montrose) inspects the Gold King Mine, the source of the recent spill that polluted the Animas River in Southwestern Colorado.
Representative Kim Ransom (R-Douglas County) meets up with Amy Van Dyken-Rouen at the Pinnacol Foundation Scholars Dinner.
House Minority Whip Perry Buck (R-Sterling) with her husband, Congressman Ken Buck at the Boulder County Lincoln Day Dinner.