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Transforming Rural Farm Livelihoods : The NRLM Journey
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Singh, Anjani Kumar
Pinto, Alreena Renita
Singh, Paramveer
De, Alok
The agriculture sector is the largest employer in India, providing direct employment to more than fifty percent of the nation's workforce. Small and marginal farmers with landholdings of less than two hectares comprise eighty-six percent of all agricultural labour, reflecting high land fragmentation and low economies of scale. Mainstream extension and agriculture support services are not customized for these farmer segments, limiting their capacity to access improved production inputs and technology. The situation is even more complicated for women farmers who constitute nearly forty-three percent of India's agricultural labour force. The DAY-NRLM farm livelihoods strategy evolved against this background to leverage the program's social infrastructure of sixty-eight million households mobilized into exclusively women based self healp groups (SHGs) and higher federations, in order to deliver intensive and targeted capacity building of small farmers and streamline access to credit for farm needs. Key sub-sectors under the DAY-NRLM farm livelihoods portfolio include agriculture, livestock and non-timber Forest Produce (NTFP), supported through a combination of programs including the Mahila kisan sashaktikaran pariyojna (MKSP), National rural livelihoods project (NRLP) and Sustainable livelihoods and adaptation to climate change (SLACC). The farm livelihoods strategy under DAY-NRLM has evolved over the years from its initial focus on enhancing productivity through improved inputs and production methods, to a suite of interventions that address multiple entry points in the agriculture value chain.
"Singh, Anjani Kumar; Pinto, Alreena Renita; Singh, Paramveer; De, Alok. 2020. Transforming Rural Farm Livelihoods : The NRLM Journey. South Asia Agriculture and Rural Growth Discussion Note Series;No. 5. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/34726 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO."
South Asia's Hotspots : Impacts of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards
Mani, Muthukumara; Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit; Chonabayashi, Shun; Markandya, Anil; Mosier, Thomas (2018-06-28)
South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Average temperatures have been rising throughout the region, and rainfall has become more erratic. These changes are projected to continue accruing over the coming decades. South Asia's Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards is the first book of its kind to provide granular spatial analysis of the long-term impacts of changes in average temperature and precipitation on one of the world's poorest regions. South Asia's Hotspots finds that higher temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns will reduce living standards in communities across South Asia—locations that the book terms "hotspots." More than 800 million people in South Asia currently live in communities that are projected to become hotspots under a carbon-intensive climate scenario. Global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the severity of hotspots. Diverse and robust development is the best overall prescription to help people in hotspots. The book also suggests actions tailored to each country in the region—such ...
South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Average temperatures have been rising throughout the region, and rainfall has become more erratic. These changes are projected to continue accruing over the coming decades. South Asia's Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards is the first book of its kind to provide granular spatial analysis of the long-term impacts of changes in average temperature and precipitation on one of the world's poorest regions. South Asia's Hotspots finds that higher temperatures ...
South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Average temperatures have been rising throughout the region, and rainfall has become more erratic. These changes are projected to continue accruing over the coming decades. South Asia's Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards is the first book of its kind to provide granular spatial analysis of the long-term impacts ...
Leveraging Urbanization in South Asia : Managing Spatial Transformation for Prosperity and Livability
Ellis, Peter; Roberts, Mark (2016)
The number of people in South Asia's cities rose by 130 million between 2000 and 2011--more than the entire population of Japan. This was linked to an improvement in productivity and a reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty. But the region's cities have struggled to cope with the pressure of population growth on land, housing, infrastructure, basic services, and the environment. As a result, urbanization in South Asia remains underleveraged in its ability to deliver widespread improvements in both prosperity and livability. Leveraging Urbanization in South Asia is about the state of South Asia's urbanization and the market and policy failures that have taken the region's urban areas to where they are today--and the hard policy actions needed if the region's cities are to leverage urbanization better. This publication provides original empirical and diagnostic analysis of urbanization and related economic trends in the region. It also discusses in detail the key policy areas, the most fundamental being urban governance and finance, where actions must be taken to make cities ...
The number of people in South Asia's cities rose by 130 million between 2000 and 2011--more than the entire population of Japan. This was linked to an improvement in productivity and a reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty. But the region's cities have struggled to cope with the pressure of population growth on land, housing, infrastructure, basic services, and the environment. As a result, urbanization in South Asia remains underleveraged in its ability to deliver widespread improvements in both prosperity and livability. Leveraging ...
The number of people in South Asia's cities rose by 130 million between 2000 and 2011--more than the entire population of Japan. This was linked to an improvement in productivity and a reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty. But the region's cities have struggled to cope with the pressure of population growth on land, housing, infrastructure, basic services, and the environment. As a result, urbanization ...
Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Adaptation : Nature-based Solutions from the World Bank Portfolio
Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine the drive for sustainable development. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average of 1degree celsius per century due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Furthermore, most of this change has occurred in the past 30 to 40 years, and the rate of increase is accelerating, with significant impacts both at a global scale and at local and regional levels. While it remains important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reverse climate change in the long run, many of the impacts of climate change are already in evidence. As a result, governments, communities, and civil society are increasingly concerned with anticipating the future effects of climate change while searching for strategies to mitigate, and adapt to, it's current effects.
Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine the drive for sustainable development. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average of 1degree celsius per century due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Furthermore, most of this change has occurred in the past 30 to 40 years, and the rate of increase is accelerating, with significant impacts both ...
Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine the drive for sustainable development. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average of 1degree celsius per century due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Furthermore, most of this change ...
Leveraging Institutional Platforms to Promote Convergence
Kumar, Shantanu; Pinto, Alreena Renita; Gupta, Arshia (2020-03)
The launch of NRLM to address rural poverty marks a paradigm shift in poverty alleviation because unlike other programs that preceded it, the NRLM focuses on training and capacity building, and enabling women to prepare and implement their livelihoods plans through own institutions and from banks. The importance of promoting convergence with other rural development programs, as well other ministries, is enshrined in the framework of NRLM.
The launch of NRLM to address rural poverty marks a paradigm shift in poverty alleviation because unlike other programs that preceded it, the NRLM focuses on training and capacity building, and enabling women to prepare and implement their livelihoods plans through own institutions and from banks. The importance of promoting conve ...
SHG-Bank Linkage : A Success Story
Kumar, Shantanu; Pinto, Alreena Renita; Arora, Amit; Roy, Sourav (2020-03)
Access to adequate and timely credit at affordable rates is critical for the rural poor to alleviate high cost debt and invest in livelihood opportunities. Despite the government of India's (GOI's) best efforts, financial inclusion of the rural poor has been beset with multiple challenges. The SHG-Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP) was initiated as an action research by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in 1989 and was subsequently crystallized into a pilot project in 1992. The pilot project was conceived of as a partnership between SHGs, Banks and NGOs in which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to lend directly to SHGs and NABARD committed to providing re-finance and promotional support. The SHGs have successfully leveraged about forty one billion US dollars loans from banks since 2013-2014. Advocacy with the RBI, digital financial services (DFS) and ...
Access to adequate and timely credit at affordable rates is critical for the rural poor to alleviate high cost debt and invest in livelihood opportunities. Despite the government of India's (GOI's) best efforts, financial inclusion of the rural poor has been beset with multiple challenges. The SHG-Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP) was initiated as an action research by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in 1989 and was ...
Access to adequate and timely credit at affordable rates is critical for the rural poor to alleviate high cost debt and invest in livelihood opportunities. Despite the government of India's (GOI's) best efforts, financial inclusion of the rural poor has been beset with multiple challenges. The SHG-Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP) was ...
Self-Help Group Members as Banking Agents for Deepening Financial Inclusion
Pinto, Alreena Renita; Arora, Amit; Roy, Sourav (2020-03)
Due to the limited penetration of bank branches across rural India, access to formal financial services has been a pipe dream for millions of rural poor for decades. However, with the advent of branch-less banking channels and advancements in technology, this situation has improved considerably over the past decade. In 2013-2014, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and German agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) jointly implemented a proof of concept entitled self help group (SHG) members as Business Correspondent (BC) Agents under the rural financial institutions programme (RFIP) and successfully demonstrated that SHG members as banking agents or customer service points (CSPs) could deliver last mile banking services to the rural community in a cost-effective and sustainable manner. It was in this context, that the Bank Sakhi (female banker friend) model - a ...
Due to the limited penetration of bank branches across rural India, access to formal financial services has been a pipe dream for millions of rural poor for decades. However, with the advent of branch-less banking channels and advancements in technology, this situation has improved considerably over the past decade. In 2013-2014, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and German agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) ...
Due to the limited penetration of bank branches across rural India, access to formal financial services has been a pipe dream for millions of rural poor for decades. However, with the advent of branch-less banking channels and advancements in technology, this situation has improved considerably over the past decade. In 2013-2014, ...


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A Fair Wage for Human Services Workers: Ensuring a government funded $15 per hour minimum wage for human services workers throughout NYS
December 9, 2015. A new report prepared by the FPWA, Human Services Council and FPI, documents the current state of the nonprofit sector providing State-funded human services and discusses the implications of the Governor's proposed $15 an hour minimum wage. The groups support inclusion of the nonprofit sector workers in the wage increase and make the case for increased State funding in human service contracts.
More than 200,000 human services workers across NYS are the driving force behind services like … (read more)
No Permanent Extension of Business Tax Credits Without Permanent Extension of EITC/CTC Credits to Working Families
December 7, 2015. Senator Charles Schumer joined with leading anti-poverty advocates today to insist that Congress not permanently extend business tax credits without first making permanent tax credits to working poor families. The improvements to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) that were enacted several years ago are extremely important to millions of working families across the country, including nearly 1.5 million children in 755,000 New York families. Yet these improvements are scheduled to expire … (read more)
Property Tax Relief for Low- and Middle-Income Property New Yorkers Must Remain a Priority
May 27, 2015. This report details the stark differences between the circuit breaker relief proposals advanced by the Governor and Assembly versus the flawed STAR rebate plan the Senate proposed. The report shows that both programs would provide some property tax relief but the circuit breaker credits are superior to STAR rebates in many ways. For example:
Circuit breakers would address a serious shortcoming of the property tax—that payments are not linked to the taxpayers' ability to pay. STAR rebates
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Statement on Mayor's Budget Commitment to Increase Wages for Low-wage Nonprofit Social Sector Workers
Contact: James Parrott, Deputy Director, Fiscal Policy Institute, 212-721-5624
"The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) and the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) applaud the Mayor for including in his Executive Budget a first-ever $11.50 per hour wage floor for the City's contracted social service workforce. FPWA and FPI have been advocating for this important commitment over the past year. This will mean a big earnings boost for 10,000 workers whose wages currently average less than $10.00 per … (read more)
Initial Response to Budget Agreement on Revenue Bill: No Property Tax Relief and No Reform of Tax Credits; But Wealthy Get Sales Tax Exemption on Luxury Yachts
March 30, 2015. "It appears our legislative leaders couldn't agree to provide tax relief to struggling homeowners and renters through a middle class property tax circuit breaker but managed to find the political will to provide sales tax exemptions for people buying luxury yachts. This seems like a case of some seriously misplaced priorities," said Ron Deutsch, executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute. "We are also dismayed that the IDA tax credit reform proposal advanced by the Governor did … (read more)
New York's Top 1% See All Income Gains Since Recession
January 26, 2015. The incomes of the top 1 percent in New York State were nearly 50 times more than the bottom 99 percent in 2012, according to new analysis published by the Economic Policy Institute for the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN). The Fiscal Policy Institute is a founding member of the EARN network. In The Increasingly Unequal States of America: Income Inequality by State, 1917 to 2012, economists Estelle Sommelier and Mark Price update their analysis … (read more)
Preliminary Analysis: Budget Takes One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
Ron Deutsch, Executive Director
"The Governor's proposal takes some positive steps forward to deliver targeted property tax relief and address poverty in the state. However, for every step forward we take two steps back if we don't dramatically increase aid to our fiscally stressed schools and local governments and commit substantial resources to ending child poverty in our state."
James Parrott, Deputy Director and Chief Economist
"To really help the poor and the middle class, we need
FPI Commends Governor Cuomo for Advancing Middle Class Circuit Breaker—Targeted Tax Relief Tied to Income Is the Most Effective Mechanism
January 14, 2015. Governor Cuomo just announced a $1.66 billion property tax credit program (commonly referred to as a "Circuit Breaker") to help ease the burden on working class families who are paying too much of their income in property taxes.
The Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI), working with our partners in the Omnibus Property Tax Consortium, has been calling for a targeted circuit breaker for years. "We are pleased that the Governor announced a circuit breaker proposal that targets relief
New York City Taxes Ripe for Reform
January 13, 2015. The City of New York taxes its wealthiest residents much less than middle- and low-income residents, and state and local officials should fix three major City tax breaks that expire this year, according to a new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI). In a sweeping report that reviews decades of tax changes and trends, FPI pinpoints inequities, tallies the cost of broken tax breaks, and urges tax reforms that reflect today's economy and current challenges. A … (read more)
Wage Standards are Key to Reversing the Erosion of Wages and Living Standards in New York City
December 16, 2014. Despite considerable growth in the New York City economy over the past two decades, very little of that growth has trickled down to the average worker and his or her family, according to our new report. Wage standards like the minimum wage and the living wage are critical in ensuring that there is a floor under the job market and that workers are adequately paid. Prevailing wage standards, however, are a key means to ensure that … (read more)
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GoStrategic Newsletter: Summer 2020
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Ministry Partner Highlight: Gerald R. Chester, PhD
Dr. Gerald Chester is profoundly aware of the principles of God's Kingdom as they are applied in the realm of business, personal discipleship, and spiritual maturity in general. He is our senior GoBusiness Facilitator and a highly valued source of counsel both for me personally and for training leaders. —Dennis T. Peacocke, GoStrategic Founder
The ministry of GoStrategic and its schools depend upon those who hear and resonate with its sound, carry the message, and pass it along to others. Our mentorship model encourages learners not only to be trained, but to continue to grow by training others. The School of Business Leadership has been blessed with one such person that has walked this out to a level of masterhood. A seasoned Facilitator, Dr. Gerald Chester has volunteered his time for decades, faithfully leading and helping develop our GoBusiness courses, speaking at events, teaching workshops, recruiting students, mentoring Facilitators-in-training, and integrating the concepts and principles into every aspect of his life, business, and relationships.
Gerald and his wife, Carol, were born 18 months apart in the same hospital in Dallas, Texas and attended the same high school. They met in band practice. Having a car, Gerald asked Carol if she needed a ride home. There, he discovered her father's extensive biblical library. Her father was a scholar, and just the person Gerald, having a growing number of questions in his heart, needed to mentor him. He recalls, "Carol's father was a biblical worldview thinker who became my first spiritual father. I was greatly blessed to be discipled by him in preparation for marrying his daughter. We have now been married 51 years."
Gerald chose to do his post graduate work at the University of Texas to stay near family. His specialty was plasma spectroscopy, and both his master's and doctoral work were published. In 1965, his initial employment had him on trajectory to fulfill his dream of being involved in the US space program, however, the nation's economic troubles squashed this dream and prospective jobs. He began working with his father, a mechanical contractor—that is, until the Lord opened his eyes to being a business consultant. Gerald then developed a consulting firm.
In the spring of 1990, Sojourn Church hosted a seminar on GoStrategic's Freedom Series. Dudley Hall had recommended it to them. Gerald was there that day at Sojourn Church, trained both in the "natural" and the "spiritual," listening to the sound of the Kingdom and its message that integrated the two. Gerald and Carol were in a wounded place at the time, and Dennis Peacocke's message brought them healing. An ardent learner, Gerald got as involved as he could with GoStrategic. When the School of Business Leadership School (GoBusiness) was being developed, he became involved and one of the inaugural Facilitators.
Gerald continued his consulting work, and the Kingdom message changed his perspectives and priorities as he sought to help his clients. By the end of the 1990s, he realized the extent of his transforming experience—his thinking had become holistic instead of dualistic.
It was increasingly clear that personal spiritual development and relationships were a necessary foundation for the success his clients were seeking. (As many have experienced, the most unexpected effect of the GoBusiness school initially is a better marriage and family.) To better serve his clients in this way, Gerald developed Strategic Life Alignment (SLA), what he calls a deeper dive into the personal application of principles in your life, as well as the Beyond Babel Model, a biblical standard for building organizations. This has set his consultancy apart in the crowded market of business consultants. He is unique in having the following prerequisites for any client—they must engage in GoBusiness, SLA, and Beyond Babel training as a foundation for the consultations.
When asked about his hopes for the future of his business and ministry, Gerald places generational transfer at center stage. He shares, "Given the current global assault on Christianity by the spirit of anti-Christ, my hope is to preserve the biblically based Kingdom message, championed by Dennis, through continued study and training of the next generation to prepare them to rebuild the culture once the current cultural experiment fails."
He has developed a loyal following of students who appreciate the time, experience, and wisdom and he sows into his classes. When asked to describe their relationship with their Facilitator, one student shares, "Dr. Gerald Chester does an amazing job facilitating these groups. I truly value and appreciate the truths and inputs he has! I see Gerald as a father figure in my life and value his mentorship and advice." Another says, "Gerald is a very godly man. Answers and advice given by him are direct to the point and illuminating. I have great trust in him." Yet another responds, "I consider Gerald my mentor and a source of wisdom and godly counsel. I have grown a lot from my relationship with him."
GoStrategic is incredibly grateful for Gerald's service over the years and ongoing commitment to training and mentorship. We highly recommend his courses and materials for those looking for training. For more info, please visit the following links:
Strategic Life Alignment (SLA) | Strategies@Work, LLC | Gerald's Online Store
Gerald R. Chester, PhD is president of Strategies@Work, LLC, a management consulting firm focused on helping organizations achieve excellent performance through the implementation of biblical values and principles. Dr. Chester is author of the book, Beyond Babel, and writes a monthly newsletter on topics pertaining to the application of biblical principles in the workplace. Since 1987, he has provided advisory services to over 60 companies and organizations. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Texas. Gerald and his wife, Carol, reside in Plano, Texas. They have two grown daughters and three grandchildren.
Global Partnerships:
GoStrategic was delighted to hold its first ever meeting with all our international school partners via Zoom earlier this month. In this virtual meeting, we connected with 12 different affiliate partners from 9 different countries and representing 6 different languages. Partners from Singapore to Costa Rica to Europe and beyond met virtually to connect and determine how we can better partner together. All our affiliates are running the schools in their respective countries and regions, some just having started in the last few years, while others have been active for over 20 years! A common theme was gratitude for the process of mentoring students and seeing lives transformed. A common struggle is finding leaders willing to engage the process. These virtual gatherings will now be ongoing with an eye toward global strategy, support, and comradery. We believe these connections are significant in the Spirit and will play a huge role in continuing to expand us globally in the Kingdom perspective and fill the need for ongoing training and connection.
Interested in learning more about our global partners? Click here to view some of their websites: https://www.gostrategic.org/contact/
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Transforum 2019: Our Identity as Kings & Priests in a Secular World The priesthood of the believer and the practice of prayer have laid a strong foundation for this current move of the Kingdom of God. The Bible makes clear that in His Kingdom, we are to function as both priests and kings (Revelation 1:6).
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Report from South Africa, Madagascar & Réunion Island By Bruce Billington, International Schools Relational Director South Africa I arrived in Pretoria, South Africa for a 5-day stay. I was hosted by Francis and Mariell Adja and their children, a beautiful family who have recently moved to Pretoria from Madagascar and are graduates of the School
2018 Dallas Statesmen Event Five years of work was revealed at the annual gathering of The Statesman Project in Dallas, Texas this September 6th-8th. The theme of the event was "Generational Momentum." Many attendees came with sons and daughters who are working in ministry with them. It was wonderful to see such a broad representation
2018 Asia Transforum "Chasing God's Dream" As the 2018 Asia Transforum meetings opened in Singapore earlier this summer, there was an excited atmosphere as both new and old friends connected and reconnected. The relational energy and friendship among participants was palpable. Dennis Peacocke delivered the first plenary, a very personal and powerful message about God's
Transforum Report The theme of GoStrategic's Transforum 2018 in Austin, Texas was LAUNCH! This year's messages had a foundational recognition that as the church picks up the Kingdom of God reality and moves into today's social and cultural milieu, each member of the Body must prepare for launch by being deeply rooted in their personal
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Life without goals, is like a race without a finish line…making your favorite dish only for your viewing pleasure… getting certified for a job, but never submitting an application. Do you catch my drift? IT MAKES NO SENSE!
I'm well aware that goals are often set, and later trashed. But do you want to know why this is okay? That trash worthy goal, got you off your bottom to work towards something better in your life. Chances are, maybe that goal didn't work, but it opened the door to a path better designed for your life.
You might be thinking, "I set goals for myself years ago, but I have yet to see any results". Although I may not know you personally, I can probably guarantee that the biggest reason for your stagnation, is because you have not written down these goals in a clearly defined way. Do you know how much traffic takes place in your mind every single day? How in the world do you expect your mind to keep up with goals that you set for yourself when you were 15? Stop putting so much pressure on your mind and start writing down your goals. If you felt targeted by this comment, then transition from thinking/daydreaming about your goals, to seeing and defining the steps it will take you to accomplish these things in your life.
For any goals that you set, be sure that they are created with PURPOSE. Growing up, I learned about different objective, goal setting strategies that were very beneficial. As I developed in life, I also developed my own strategy to setting goals. Yes, we should be objective in establishing goals, but we should also connect with our goals on a spiritual and emotional level. So I have created the mnemonic device PURPOSE, which assists me in creating a more connected goal. Below, I have broken down how the power of PURPOSE will lead you to reaping the benefits of goal setting.
It's perfectly fine to have 30 goals you want to achieve in life, but attacking all of them at one time will more than likely lead to overwhelming dissatisfaction. Be sure that you prioritize and categorize your goals by short term, long term, and big picture goals. Short term goals are typically goals that you want to accomplish within 6 months. They can also be sub goals of your long term agenda. You can view them as steps needed, in order to elevate you to the next level in your journey. Long term goals are normally completed with 3 – 5 years, as they require a higher level of intention and intensity. With long term goals, you may break them down into several short term goals. Those big picture goals are typically things that you must remind yourself of on a daily basis, as they are something you want to maintain or complete over your life time.
Just as we age and adjust over a period of time, we must be willing to make the necessary adjustments to our goals. Our circumstances in life are constantly changing, as we graduate from school, move to new cities, change jobs, get married, etc. This also means that we need to update the terms of our goals, as these circumstances of life are a determining factor in the progress of our goals.
You should be able to look at your goals and feel energized. Maybe at some point in your journey, you may fall victim to a depressed state, as your life may not be going as "planned"; your goals should serve as a rejuvenating power to get you back on track.
Passion helps to keep your fire burning in life. It's the fuel that keeps us excited, and helps us to fight through obstacles that may arise. If you are not passionate about your goals, then will you really follow through?
Your goals should be detailed and measurable; clearly state deadlines (even if they are estimates) and be specific in what you want the outcome to be. Having an end in sight, gives you that extra push you need in order to get your goals accomplished in a timely fashion. Being objective with your goals will determine if you will lay in bed on Saturday until 1 pm or get up around 7 am to make strides on your journey.
Not just encouraging you to set your goals without being intoxicated with controlled substances, but also without being intoxicated off of the high of other people's journeys. Take the time to figure out what really works for YOU and what YOU want in life. Don't work so hard towards a life that was designed for the next person.
Many times in life, we look to be empowered by people or things outside of ourselves. Truth is, your goals should keep you empowered through your journey. Chances are, you set these goals at a very empowered or inspired point in your life. Always remember why you began your journey. Allow your goals to keep you empowered.
I challenge you to use the above " PURPOSE" strategy and establish three new goals today. Let us know how it goes in the comment section.
Super advice and realistic to achieve! I love it!!
Nothing wrong about chasing gold! And digging it 🤣 done the right way! Love love love this post!!! I saved it!
I love the acronym! My goals are always too broad, I definitely need to refine them!
love the "goal digger play on words!!!! this is so nicely broken down in bite size steps!


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Dufault v. Toronto Dominion Bank first decision to consider recent CPA amendments
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Canada November 18 2021
On Oct. 1, 2020, amendments to the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 (CPA) came into force. As discussed in our article from July 2020, these amendments include changes to the sequencing of motions prior to certification. Section 4.1 of the CPA states:
If, before the hearing of the motion for certification, a motion is made under the rules of court that may dispose of the proceeding in whole or in part, or narrow the issues to be determined or the evidence to be adduced in the proceeding, that motion shall be heard and disposed of before the motion for certification, unless the court orders that the two motions be heard together.
(Dufault) is the first decision to consider section 4.1 of the CPA.
In this decision, the court granted the defendant bank's request to have its motion for summary judgment heard prior to the plaintiff's motion for certification. The court held that section 4.1 "preserves a sensible measure of judicial discretion and gives the judge the last word", while also "shifts the presumptions about who has to show what." In the court's view, this means defendants now have a "presumptive right to have certain motions heard and decided before the plaintiff's motion for certification". However, plaintiffs can "displace this presumption by persuading the court that there is nonetheless an overarching and good reason for the two motions to be heard together".
The court in Dufault interpreted section 4.1 as a "strong legislative signal that early motions by the defendants that can indeed narrow or dispose of a case before certification should be presumptively heard before certification".
In Dufault, the defendant bank sought to have a motion for summary judgment heard prior to certification. The plaintiff's proposed class action alleged that the defendant bank unlawfully earned millions of dollars by charging multiple Non-Sufficient Funds fees on a single rejected payment or bounced cheque. The defendant bank argued the claims of the proposed class have no merit and that the parties and court will save significant time and resources by avoiding unnecessary litigation if the motion for summary judgment is heard prior to certification.
The court identified the following two "good reasons" for denying a defendant's request for a pre-certification summary judgment motion under section 4.1:
(i) the defendant's motion would not raise any genuinely arguable issues that can narrow or dispose of all or part of the litigation and appears to be a delay tactic; or
(ii) the defendant's motion would raise genuinely arguable issues that can narrow or dispose of all or part of the litigation but the existing or proposed dates for the certification motion and the summary judgment motion are sufficiently close that it makes sense to hear the two motions together.
The court was satisfied that the defendant's motion for summary judgment raised arguable issues that narrow or dispose of all or part of the litigation and was not merely a delay tactic. In addition, the certification record had not yet been filed and had the certification motion had not been scheduled.
Given the court's decision in Dufault, it is likely section 4.1 will encourage defendants in proposed class proceedings to bring more pre-certification motions that can narrow or dispose of a class proceeding pending against them. Defendants should consider whether the pre-certification motion, though only applicable to the named representative plaintiff, would serve to dispose of the basis for bringing further claims. If the motion disposes of an issue, which otherwise would give rise to a class action, it would potentially be a good reason to bring the motion prior to certification. However, if the issue would only bind the representative plaintiff, it may be more beneficial to bring a dispositive motion post-certification and obtain an order, binding the entire class. One concern for defendants arising from Dufault is that plaintiffs may rush to file the certification record or schedule certification motions prematurely in order to shift the judicial balancing required under section 4.1 in their favour.
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Jordan Johnson, Founder and Owner of GoProShot, Inc. was born with a basketball in his hands. He grew up in Waupaca, a small town in Central Wisconsin. Jordan has been playing, coaching and training basketball for as long as he can remember.
For the past 9 years, Jordan has spent numerous hours in the gym personal training and coaching basketball players. Through this the ProShot training bands were developed.
While working with youth players, he noticed the inefficiencies players had in getting a good, consistent release off their finger tips when shooting. Players would have a few good shots with perfect ball rotation and then suddenly have a sequence of bad shots with bad ball rotation. He was constantly reminding them to spread their fingers and feel the ball come off their finger tips. Through much frustration, a lot of video, and constant reminding, he was out to fix their issues. He thought if he just had something that could always keep their fingers in the same position with the same spacing, players wouldn't need to worry about their hands and players would benefit from getting the same, consistent release every shot – the ProShot was born.
Kyle Johnson, Regional Sales Director, with GoProShot Inc is a Minnesota native with a passion for basketball. From the day he was born, basketball has been his life. The game has given him opportunities to meet lifelong friends, travel abroad and fulfill a lifelong dream of playing professionally.
One lifelong relationship that he made during his sophomore year of college was the with Jordan Johnson. He met Jordan in 2004 as they were college teammates and from day one, a brotherhood was formed. Their work ethic, passion for the game and basketball IQ was on the same level which pushed them to succeed on a daily basis. Kyle's passion for basketball is unexplainable. When he decided to end his playing career, it wasn't because of old age or a lost love for the game, but because Kyle felt a calling towards player development. Helping others succeed and reach their goals on the basketball court is one of the greatest feelings in the world. He has been training athletes for the last 4 years and absolutely loves it. When the ProShot was created, he remembers talking to Jordan and just being blown away by what an amazing invention it truly is. Kyle started using it with all of his athletes and has seen a dramatic improvement in shooting accuracy and ball control.
Passion, love for the game, work ethic and dedication to making basketball players better are common qualities shared between Jordan and Kyle. Jordan and Kyle are dedicated to making the ProShot a staple in player development and they won't stop until the world is making more shots!


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Men, Younger Residents Make Up Bulk of D.C. Coronavirus Cases
by WI Guest Author April 2, 2020 December 21, 2021
**FILE** A flea market in northeast D.C. promotes coronavirus safety by staging three mannequins, including one wearing a mask. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
The groups of D.C. residents with the most known cases of the novel coronavirus are people in their 20s and 30s and Ward 6 residents, according to data released by the city.
Of the city's 653 known cases, the age groups with the most confirmed cases are 31-40 (167) and 19-30 (142). Men make up 54 percent of the cases with 350.
By ward, Ward 6, which includes the Capitol Hill neighborhood, has the most known cases with 112. Ward 4, which includes Petworth, has the second-most cases with 96. Ward 8 has the lowest number of cases with 51
Of the 653 positive cases, 12 have died and 173 have recovered.
Blacks Account for 8 of Every 10 COVID Cases in D.C.: Report
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Good Night and Good Luck? For Sleepy Ken Griffey Jr., the End Is Near
by Keith Bennett under MLB
Ken Griffey, Jr.'s baseball career is about to come to an end, probably within the next month, according to this column in the Tacoma News Tribune . According to the column, Griffey, 40, who is hitting .208, with no home runs and five RBI in 23 games this season as the left-handed-hitting DH for the Seattle Mariners, will be asked to retire or will be released after he apparently could not be used as a pinch hitter in a game last week because he was sleeping in the clubhouse.
"He was asleep in the clubhouse," one player said. "He'd gone back about the fifth inning to get a jacket and didn't come back. I went back in about the seventh inning—and he was in his chair, sound asleep."
The other player, who knows Griffey a little better, tried to rationalize. "He doesn't sleep well at night, he's away from his family, he's comfortable in the clubhouse," he said. They could have awakened him…"
It's hardly a capital offense, but it's a telling piece of anecdotal evidence. This isn't the Griffey of 2009.
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Q: How to protect against sudo vulnerability CVE-2021-3156 I tried to patch the new sudo vulnerability as described in https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2021-002
I'm getting the following error.
# stap -g sudoedit-block.stap
Checking "/lib/modules/3.10.0-1062.9.1.el7.x86_64/build/.config" failed with error: No such file or directory
Incorrect version or missing kernel-devel package, use: yum install kernel-devel-3.10.0-1062.9.1.el7.x86_64

However that package is not available. This is on CentOS 7.
# yum install kernel-devel-3.10.0-1062.9.1.el7.x86_64
Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* epel: mirror.its.dal.ca
* epel-debuginfo: mirror.its.dal.ca
No package kernel-devel-3.10.0-1062.9.1.el7.x86_64 available.

What's the path forward in protecting against this vulnerability?

A: I strongly suggest installing the new sudo package as recommended in the bulletin that you linked to.
I believe https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0221 is the relevant errata entry for RHEL 7, noting the release of sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm.

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50% of West Boylston's Energy Supply meets the Massachusetts "Clean Energy Standard" (CES) and emitted "ZERO" Greenhouse Gases in 2018!
We're often asked by customers about our Energy Strategy and Sources of Generation.
"Where does my electricity come from?" "Is it clean, renewable and low-impact on our environment?" "What are we doing to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?"
The answer is: West Boylston's overall energy supply today—and forecasted through 2045-2050 is exceptionally diverse, clean and economical. It comes from sources, both generated here in our community and from around New England. In turn, you pay some of the lowest electricity rates in the state—comprised of a clean portfolio of power generation that emits low or no greenhouse gases.
See a more comprehensive look at WBMLP's Energy Supply here.
50% of West Boylston's 2018 energy supply would meet the MA "Clean Energy Standard" (CES).
West Boylston's clean energy generation includes large-scale hydroelectricity and nuclear energy generation. This means that 50% of our West Boylston's energy supply emitted "ZERO" Greenhouse Gases in 2018! WBMLP expects our clean energy supply to provide low cost and clean energy to all residents and businesses in West Boylston through at least 2045-2057.
Every year WBMLP and the Investor-Owned Utilities report the percent of energy supply that emits no greenhouse gases. For the past twenty-one years, WBMLP has an average of 57.4% non-emitting energy in its annual energy supply.
The 2017 Massachusetts Clean Energy Standard (CES) sets a minimum percentage of electricity sales that utilities and competitive suppliers must procure from clean energy sources. The CES begins at 16% in 2018 and increases 2% annually to 80% in 2050. CES-qualified generation includes Large-scale hydroelectricity, nuclear energy and any generation that's 50% cleaner than existing natural gas generation.
Although WBMLP would meet the current CES standard, we are not required to do so. In order to demonstrate our commitment to reducing GHG emissions, WBMLP supported legislation in early 2019 that commits WBMLP to reducing GHG emissions 80% by 2050. H.2863 is a greenhouse gas emission reduction standard for municipal lighting plants, that supports the Commonwealth's goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while acknowledging and preserving the statutory scheme of chapter 164 which places municipal lighting plant operations, finances and rates under local control.
15% of West Boylston's 2018 energy supply is qualified as renewable energy under the Massachusetts "Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard" (RPS).
The 2003 Massachusetts Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires retail electricity suppliers (both regulated distribution utilities and competitive suppliers) obtain a percentage of the electricity they serve to their customers from qualifying renewable energy. 24% renewable energy is required by 2018, and this increases annually until 100% renewable energy by 2080. RPS-qualified generation includes; Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Landfill Gas, Small-Scale Hydroelectricity, Digester Gas and Waste Energy. These renewable energy sources generate environmental attributes called "Renewable Energy Credits" or "RECs".
Once these RECs are retired, WBMLP can claim credit for the renewable energy attribute associated with these generation assets.
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Two blasts reportedly have been heard near a women's college Wednesday in the same region of Pakistan where the Taliban gunned down 132 schoolchildren a day earlier.
The explosions were heard in Dera Ismail Khan, a city in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Indian broadcaster NDTV reports.
There was no immediate word on injuries and no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Nervous Trump Rips Former U.S. Marine Fighter Pilot For Challenging 'Great Senator' McConnell In 2020
On Tuesday evening, an increasingly nervous President Donald Trump descended into a Twitter hysteria, slamming Kentucky Democratic candidate Amy McGrath over her announcement that she will challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's Senate seat in Kentucky, complaining that she compared his election to 9/11.
"Democrats are coming after our great Kentucky Senator, Mitch McConnell, with someone who compared my election to September 11th," Trump tweeted.
"Why would Kentucky ever think of giving up the most powerful position in Congress, the Senate Majority Leader, for a freshman Senator with little power in what will hopefully be the minority party. We need Mitch in the Senate to Keep America Great!!" he added.
Amy McGrath, a former U.S. Marine fighter pilot and Democratic political candidate, was the first female pilot to fly the FA-18 on a combat mission. McGrath served for 20 years in the Marine Corps during which time she flew 89 combat missions bombing al Qaeda and the Taliban.
Of course, her accomplishments on behalf of the US are far greater than both Trump's and McConnel's combined. Still, Trump couldn't help himself and decided to attack her.
Last year, McGrath lamented Trump's White House victory, saying it felt similar to the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
"And that morning I woke up like somebody had sucker punched me," she said. "I felt like, 'what has just happened to my country?' The only feeling I can describe that's any close to it was the feeling I had after 9/11," she added.
McGrath defended her past remarks during an appearance Tuesday on CNN while acknowledging that Trump supporters "might be upset" by her past comparison."
"What I was talking about was the fact that, you know, nobody really expected President Trump to win. And I was talking also about the entire 2016 cycle," she said, pointing to rhetoric about "fake news" and the "labeling of each other" during the election.
McGrath announced her Senate bid against McConnell earlier Tuesday, arguing that the longtime GOP leader has helped drive the dysfunction on Capitol Hill.
McConnell "was elected a lifetime ago" and has "bit by bit, year by year, turned Washington into something we all despise," she said.
McConnell has emerged as one of the Trump administration's staunchest allies in the Senate, helping pass legislation to support the White House's agenda and ushering through Trump's judicial nominees, including two Supreme Court picks. McConnel has also blocked any attempt by House Democrats to hold Trump accountable for his alleged crimes while in office.
You can read Trump's tweet and post your response in the comments section below.
….Why would Kentucky ever think of giving up the most powerful position in Congress, the Senate Majority Leader, for a freshman Senator with little power in what will hopefully be the minority party. We need Mitch in the Senate to Keep America Great!!
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Use vertical space. Hang buckets with holes in the bottom on your fences to place toys and keep the backyard less cluttered if you have a small space. You can also hang up chalkboards for some artistic fun that cleans itself up after a good rain!
Make a sandbox. You can find simple instructions online that even the least crafty of us can make. Add a tent to make the sandbox fun come rain or shine!
Make an outdoor kitchen. Use old shelving and bookcases to let your kids' imaginations run wild. Outside, they can be as messy as they want to be, and there are lots of fun "ingredients" to be found in the yard. One fun idea: challenge them to make the prettiest mud pie!
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One of the AAA-Four Diamond Pfister Hotel's most treasured afternoon traditions returns for another season. The hotel's popular afternoon tea service, complete with a Pfister Tea Butler and tableside tea blending, kicked off this month and will now be available every Saturday and Sunday through April 28, 2019.
Reminiscent of the 19th century, The Pfister's afternoon tea offers an elegant experience perfect for friends and families looking to enjoy a traditional English afternoon in Milwaukee's most luxurious hotel. Located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, The Pfister provides one of the best views of the city's skyline as well as lavish surroundings to complete the high tea experience.
During each afternoon high tea experience, guests are first greeted by a Pfister Tea Butler who educates them on each variety of tea, the unique flavors, blending options and pairing suggestions. Presented in all-silver service, including a replica of an 18th century self-tipping teapot, tea is paired with a special menu complete with fresh scones, sandwiches and pastries. For ladies and gentlemen 12 years or younger, an All Grown Up menu is also available which includes Vermont ham and cheddar finger sandwiches, herbed chicken salad tartlets, raspberry milk chocolate tarts and warm sipping chocolate.
As part of its tea service, The Pfister Hotel is proud to offer a fine selection of Rishi Teas in 12 varieties, including its signature blend, Pfister 1893, exclusively crafted in 2013 in conjunction with Milwaukee-based Rishi Tea. Pfister 1893 features a blend of jasmine and wild rose-scented white teas infused with rejuvenating peppermint and calming lavender. The high tea experience is complete with delightful music by a pianist, a cozy fireplace and fine selections of Veuve Cliquot or Veuve Cliquot Rose.
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Tiger includes support for the "xattr" family of functions in the BSD layer: getxattr(), setxattr(), removexattr(), listxattr(), plus "f"-prefixed variants that deal with file descriptors instead of paths. The "xattr" functions have existed in various forms for many years on other flavors of Unix, but this is their first appearance in Mac OS X. The Unix manual page explains.
Extended attributes extend the basic attributes associated with files and directories in the file system. They are stored as name:data pairs associated with file system objects (files, directories, symlinks, etc).
An extended attribute's name is a simple NULL-terminated UTF-8 string. Value is a pointer to a data buffer containing textual or binary data to be associated with the extended attribute.
In case it hasn't clicked yet: after over four years of waiting, Mac OS X now includes support for arbitrarily extensible file system metadata.
Yes, it's really true. I commissioned long-time Macintoshian Achaia regular Marquis Logan ("nibs") of The Big Nerd Ranch to create a simple command-line tool that lets you see for yourself. He went beyond the call of duty, wrapping the BSD APIs in a set of CoreFoundation-like classes. You can download the source or the binary. (You'll need Xcode to build the source.) Here's an example of the program, appropriately named xattr, in action.
First, create a small text file to play with.
Next, add, list, modify, and delete some arbitrary attributes.
There's nothing up my sleeve, honest.
No, there's no resource fork either.
This is all happening on an HFS+ volume—not "HFSX" but plain old HFS+. As foreshadowed in March of 2004, an unmodified HFS+ volume does indeed have the ability to store an arbitrary number of attributes. The xattr APIs in Tiger (finally) leverage this ability. No new volume format has been introduced, and no reformatting is required.
Support on lesser volume formats is provided by the venerable dot-underscore file.
As in earlier versions of Mac OS X, files prefixed with "._" contain all of the metadata for their un-prefixed partner that the native volume format cannot contain in a single file: resource forks, flags, dates, and now in Tiger, extended attributes.
The extended attribute APIs hide these details, and the other command-line tools have been updated to use the new APIs when needed. For example, look at what happens when the cp command is used to copy a file with extended attributes ("file2" from the earlier example) from an HFS+ volume onto a FAT (MS-DOS) volume.
for a few minutes results in a file with about 7,000 attributes. I thought maybe the attribute insertion performance was falling off due to hashing collisions in the implementation, so I tried adding a random string to the front of each attribute name. The performance didn't really improve. I'm not sure what the problem is. I ran it some more and got a file with over 12,000 attributes, but it took a while.
Interestingly, only the addition of attributes seems to slow down so precipitously. Listing all 12,000+ attribute names and values was nearly instant. Deleting an attribute was similarly quick.
The reverse-DNS naming style first gained widespread use in the Java programming language as a means to separate code into namespaces. It has become increasingly common since.
The style is called reverse-DNS because it uses piecewise-backwards identifiers from the domain name system (DNS). For example, Apple owns the developer.apple.com domain name, and the reverse-DNS equivalent is com.apple.developer.
The domain name system already has a well-established controlling authority and dispute arbitration system. The reverse-DNS naming style effectively piggybacks on this infrastructure. This is such a big win than any new naming system intended for widespread use that chooses not to use reverse-DNS names is probably making a mistake.
The 128-byte limit on attribute names is reasonable, but remember that there is just one flat namespace for attributes. Some sort of policy for isolation is necessary; we can't have 5 programs all trying to write to the "name" attribute, after all.
To solve this problem, Apple recommends the use of a reverse-DNS naming scheme (e.g., com.apple.itunes.artist), but with the dots replaced with underscores in order to avoid conflicting with the namespace convention used by Cocoa's key/value coding system.
The final, and perhaps most important limitation of Tiger's extended attribute implementation can also be seen as a feature. The extended attribute APIs exist only at the BSD layer. There are no Carbon, Cocoa, or even Core Foundation interfaces to them at this time. If an application wants to use extended attributes, it has to use the (decidedly low-level) BSD APIs.
Historically, Apple has introduced many technologies "from the bottom up," providing BSD implementations first and adding the higher-level APIs later. The BSD layer usually has to come first, or at least simultaneously, since most high-level APIs in Mac OS X eventually trigger one or more BSD-level function calls. This is especially true for file i/o.
In Tiger, extended attributes are essentially being "field tested." The APIs exist, HFS+ supports them natively, and most BSD-level tools have been updated to honor them. But until there are Carbon, Cocoa, or at least Core Foundation APIs that abstract and explicitly leverage these new features, extended attributes will likely fly under the radar of traditional (GUI) Mac OS X applications.
That's a shame because there are a ton of potential uses for extended attributes, as the next topic will demonstrate.


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Here are a few tidbits I dug up regarding the often confusing issue of the Geneva Convention, Hague Convention/Conference and the use of expanding bullets in war. Not to be taken as immediate truth but just more info... Ever wnder why Sierra sticks by their claim that the MatchKing should not be used for hunting... "not designed for expansion"?
A full metal jacket bullet (or FMJ) is a bullet that is encased in a copper-coated steel or gilding metal jacket, designed to stop the bullet from fragmenting within its target. The jacket prevents deformation of the bullet in the barrel or feed mechanism, from dirt overpressures or damage outside the gun. This reduces misfires. The jacket also prevents fragmentation, and the coating helps prevent damage to the gun barrel.
They have the advantage in warfare that they often injure their target rather than kill outright, creating a casualty that needs to be cared for, rather than a corpse. In this way, FMJ bullets can be more effective at consuming an enemy's resources than fragmenting bullets, yet the outcome of the victim is usually the same, death (or at least long-term removal from the field of battle, which is close to equivalent in military terms). Furthermore, because the bullet does not expand, FMJ bullets are much more effective at armor-piercing than hollow point bullets."
Done at The Hague the 29th July, 1899, in a single copy, which shall be kept in the archives of the Netherlands Government, and of which copies, duly certified, shall be sent through the diplomatic channel to the Contracting Powers."
To declare abolished, suspended, or inadmissible in a court of law the rights and actions of the nationals of the hostile party. A belligerent is likewise forbidden to compel the nationals of the hostile party to take part in the operations of war directed against their own country, even if they were in the belligerent's service before the commencement of the war."
"...for many years U.S. Military snipers went afield with M-118 ammo, a 7.62 X 51mm 173-grain solid-tipped boat tail round manufactured to much closer tolerances than M-80 "ball."
"...expanding point ammunition is legally permissible in counterterrorist operations not involving the engagement of the armed forces of another State."
"The purpose of the 7.62mm "open-tip" MatchKing bullet is to provide maximum accuracy at very long range. ... Bullet fragmentation is not a design characteristic, however, nor a purpose for use of the MatchKing by United States Army snipers. Wounds caused by MatchKing ammunition are similar to those caused by a fully jacketed military ball bullet, which is legal under the law of war, when compared at the same ranges and under the same conditions.
(The Sierra #2200 BTHP) not only meets, but exceeds, the law of war obligations of the United States for use in combat."
Sierra MatchKing, or its virtual endorsement within the upper echelons of the military, the #2200 boat tail hollow point was the round of preference for snipers and .30 caliber High Power competitors alike. Aside from Federal, Remington and Samson (IMI) both load it in their commercially available "match" rounds, while Winchester uses it in their Ranger line of law enforcement ammunition.
In 1993, another Parks-authored opinion cleared the way for the U.S. Special Operations Command to procure a Winchester 230-grain JHP ("Black Talon," yet!) for issue with its H&K-manufactured Mk 23 Mod 0 pistol."
This memorandum considers whether United States Army Snipers may employ match-grade, "open-tip" ammunition in combat or other special missions. It concludes that such ammunition does not violate the law of war obligations of the United States, and may be employed in peacetime or wartime missions of the Army.
The 168-grain MatchKing was designed in the late 1950's for 300 m. shooting in international rifle matches. In its competitive debut, it was used by the 1st place winner at the 1959 Pan American Games. In the same caliber but in its various bullet lengths, the MatchKing has set a number of international records.
To a range of 600 m., the superiority of the accuracy of the M852 cannot be matched, and led to the decision by U.S. military marksmanship training units to use the M852 in competition.
A 1980 opinion of this office concluded that use of the M852 in match competition would not violate law of war obligations of the United States. (citation omitted) Further tests and actual competition over the past decade have confirmed the superiority of the M852 over the M118 and other match grade bullets. For example, at the national matches held at Camp Perry, OH in 1983, a new Wimbledon record of 2--015 X's was set using the 168-gr. MatchKing. This level of performance lead to the question of whether the M852 could be used by military snipers in peacetime or wartime missions of the Army.
During the period in which this review was conducted, the 180-gr. MatchKing (for which there is no military designation) also was tested with a view to increased accuracy over the M852 at very long ranges. Because two bullet weights were under consideration, the term "MatchKing" will be used hereinafter to refer to the generic design rather than to a bullet of a particular weight. The fundamental question to be addressed by this review is whether an open-tip bullet of MatchKing design may be used in combat.
The principal provision relating to the legality of weapons is contained in Art. 23e of the Annex to Hague Convention IV Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land of 18 October 1907, which prohibits the employment of "arms, projectiles, or material of a nature to cause superfluous injury". In some law of war treatises, the term "unnecessary suffering" is used rather than "superfluous injury." The terms are regarded as synonymous. To emphasize this, Art. 35, para. 2 of the 1977 Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949, states in part that "It is prohibited to employ weapons [and] projectiles . . . of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering." Although the U.S. has made the formal decision that for military, political, and humanitarian reasons it will not become a party to Protocol I, U.S. officials have taken the position that the language of Art. 35(2) of Protocol I as quoted is a codification of customary international law, and therefore binding upon all nations.
The terms "unnecessary suffering" and "superfluous injury" have not been formally defined within international law. In determining whether a weapon or projectile causes unnecessary suffering, a balancing test is applied between the force dictated by military necessity to achieve a legitimate objective vis-à-vis suffering that may be considered superfluous to achievement of that intended objective.
The test is not easily applied. For this reason, the degree of "superfluous" injury must be clearly disproportionate to the intended objectives for development and employment of the weapon, that is, it must outweigh substantially the military necessity for the weapon system or projectile.
The fact that a weapon causes suffering does not lead to the conclusion that the weapon causes unnecessary suffering, or is illegal per se. Military necessity dictates that weapons of war lead to death, injury, and destruction; the act of combatants killing or wounding enemy combatants in combat is a legitimate act under the law of war. In this regard, there is an incongruity in the law of war in that while it is legally permissible to kill an enemy combatant, incapacitation must not result inevitably in unnecessary suffering. What is prohibited is the design (or modification) and employment of a weapon for the purpose of increasing or causing suffering beyond that required by military necessity. In conducting the balancing test necessary to determine a weapon's legality, the effects of a weapon cannot be viewed in isolation. They must be examined against comparable weapons in use on the modern battlefield, and the military necessity for the weapon or projectile under consideration.
". . . of bullets which expand or flatten easily in the human body, such as bullets with a hard envelope which does not entirely cover the core or is pierced with incisions."
The U.S. is not a party to this treaty, but U.S. officials over the years have taken the position that the armed forces of the U.S. will adhere to its terms to the extent that its application is consistent with the object and purpose of Art. 23e of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, quoted above.
It is within the context of these two treaties that questions regarding the legality of the employment of the MatchKing "open tip" bullet must be considered.
As previously described, the MatchKing is a boat tail, ogival spitzer tip bullet with open tip. The "open tip" is a shallow aperture (approximately the diameter of the wire in a standard size straight pin or paper clip) in the nose of the bullet.
While sometimes described as a "hollow point," this is a mischaracterization in law of war terms. Generally a "hollow point" bullet is thought of in terms of its ability to expand on impact with soft tissue. Physical examination of the MatchKing "open tip" bullet reveals that its opening is extremely small in comparison to the aperture in comparable hollow point hunting bullets; for example, the 165-grain GameKing is a true hollow point boat tail bullet with an aperture substantially greater than the MatchKing, and skiving (serrations cut into the jacket) to insure expansion. In the MatchKing, the open tip is closed as much as possible to provide better aerodynamics, and contains no skiving. The lead core of the MatchKing bullet is entirely covered by the bullet jacket. While the GameKing bullet is designed to bring the ballistic advantages of a match bullet to long range hunting, the manufacturer expressly recommends against the use of the MatchKing for hunting game of any size because it does not have the expansion characteristics of a hunting bullet.
The purpose of the small, shallow aperture in the MatchKing is to provide a bullet design offering maximum accuracy at very long ranges, rolling the jacket of the bullet around its core from base to tip; standard military bullets and other match bullets roll the jacket around its core from tip to base, leaving an exposed lead core at its base. Design purpose of the MatchKing was not to produce a bullet that would expand or flatten easily on impact with the human body, or otherwise cause wounds greater than those caused by standard military small arms ammunition.
Because of concern over the potential mischaracterization of the M852 as a "hollow point" bullet that might violate the purpose and intent of the 1899 Hague Declaration Concerning Expanding Bullets, some M852 MatchKing bullets were modified to close the aperture. The "closed tip" MatchKing did not measure up to the accuracy of the "open tip" MatchKing.
Other match grade bullets were tested. While some could approach the accuracy standards of the MatchKing in some lots, quality control was uneven, leading to erratic results.
No other match grade bullet consistently could meet the accuracy of the open-tip bullet.
6. Law of War Application.
From both a legal and medical standpoint, the lethality or incapacitation effects of a particular small-caliber projectile must be measured against comparable projectiles in service. In the military small arms field, "small caliber" generally includes all rifle projectiles up to and including .60 caliber (15mm). For the purposes of this review, however, comparison will be limited to small-caliber ammunition in the range of 5.45mm to 7.62mm, that is, that currently in use in assaultor sniper rifles by the military services of most nations.
Wound ballistic research over the past fifteen years has determined that the prohibition contained in the 1899 Hague Declaration is of minimal to no value, inasmuch as virtually all jacketed military bullets employed since 1899 with pointed ogival spitzer tip shape have a tendency to fragment on impact with soft tissue, harder organs, bone or the clothing and/or equipment worn by the individual soldier.
Weighing the increased performance of the pointed ogival spitzer tip bullet against the increased injury its breakup may bring, the nations of the world-- through almost a century of practice--have concluded that the need for the former outweighs concern for the latter, and does not result in unnecessary suffering as prohibited by the 1899 Hague Declaration Concerning Expanding Bullets or article 23e of the 1907 Hague Convention IV. The 1899 Hague Declaration Concerning Expanding Bullets remains valid for expression of the principle that a nation may not employ a bullet that expands easily on impact for the purpose of unnecessarily aggravating the wound inflicted upon an enemy soldier.
Such a bullet also would be prohibited by article 23e of the 1907 Hague IV, however. Another concept fundamental to the law of war is the principle of discrimination, that is, utilization of means or methods that distinguish to the extent possible legitimate targets, such as enemy soldiers, from noncombatants, whether enemy wounded and sick, medical personnel, or innocent civilians. The highly trained military sniper with his special rifle and match grade ammunition epitomizes the principle of discrimination. In combat, most targets are covered or obscured, move unpredictably, and as a consequence are exposed to hostile fire for limited periods of time. When coupled with the level of marksmanship training provided the average soldier and the stress of combat, a soldier's aiming errors are large and hit probability is correspondingly low. While the M16A2 rifle currently used by the United States Army and Marine Corps is capable of acceptable accuracy out to six hundred meters, the probability of an average soldier hitting an enemy soldier at three hundred meters is ten percent.
Statistics from past wars suggest that this probability figure may be optimistic. In Would War II, the United States and its allies expended 25,000 rounds of ammunition to kill a single enemy soldier. In the Korean War, the ammunition expenditure had increased four-fold to 100,000 rounds per soldier; in the Vietnam War, that figure had doubled to 200,000 rounds of ammunition for the death of a single enemy soldier. The risk to noncombatants is apparent.
The purpose of the 7.62mm "open-tip" MatchKing bullet is to provide maximum accuracy at very long range. Like most 5.56mm and 7.62mm military ball bullets, it may fragment upon striking its target, although the probability of its fragmentation is not as great as some military ball bullets currently in use by some nations. Bullet fragmentation is not a design characteristic, however, nor a purpose for use of the MatchKing by United State Army snipers. Wounds caused by MatchKing ammunition are similar to those caused by a fully jacketed military ball bullet, which is legal underthe law of war, when compared at the same ranges and under the same conditions. The military necessity for its use-- its ability to offer maximum accuracy at very long ranges--is complemented by the high degree of discriminate fire it offers in the hands of a trained sniper. It not only meets, but exceeds, the law of war obligations of the United States for use in combat.
This opinion has been coordinated with the Department of State, Army General Counsel, and the Offices of the Judge Advocates General of the Navy and Air Force, who concur with its contents and conclusions.
An opinion that reaches the same conclusion has been issued simultaneously for the Navy and Marine Corps by The Judge Advocate General of the Navy.
FNa1. The M118 bullet is loaded into a 7.62mm (caliber .308) cartridge. In its original loading in the earlier .30-06 cartridge, it was the M72.
FNaa1. While this review is written in the context of the M852 Sierra MatchKing 168-grain "open-tip" bullet and a 180-grain version, the MatchKing bullet (and similar bullets of other manufacturers) is also produced in other bullet weights of 7.62mm rifles (.308, .30-06, or .300 Winchester Magnum).
FNaaa1. For example, 7.62mm bullets manufactured to NATO military specifications and used by the Federal Republic of Germany have a substantially greater tendency to fragment in soft tissue than do the U.S. M80 7.62mm ammunition made to the same specifications, the M118, or the M852 MatchKing. None fragment as quickly or easily upon entry into soft tissue as the 5.56mm ammunition manufactured to NATO standards and issued to its forces by the Government of Sweden. Its early fragmentation leads to far more severe wounds than any bullet manufactured to military specifications and utilized by the U.S. military during the past quarter century (whether the M80 7.62mm, the M16A1, M193 or M16A2 5.56mm) or the opentip MatchKing bullet under consideration."
Soldiers tend to shoot snipers but on the odd occasion they do capture them, I for one, would not want to be caught in possession of matchkings or similar hollow points.
There is no prohibition as pointed out for "fragmenting" bullets. In fact almost all military bullets are designed to do that now. That is part of the problem in OIF 1 and 2 now with the bullets for the 5.56 not fragmenting and 'stopping" the individual.
Hence the push for the 6.8 for SOF and other alternatives.
USASOC put the first legal team together in the early 80s just to do research and give opinions and guidance on exactly the types of issues such as the early opinion on match ammo for snipers in the SOF community. We did lot of work with anti drug task forces etc and other unusual operations. Also several opinions issued that "terrorists" are not covered under any convention or rules. "So shoot what you brought applies."
Yeah, I read about the "terrorist" deal, no national ties so no "rules of engagement", shoot them with whatever, seem fitting too!
They're shooting our guys with RPG's, so I couldn't care less what we use to return fire.
How about some spent uranium core bullets fired from a few of our vintage Warthogs. That aught to teach em' a lesson.
This is harsh and unpleasant bisiness and will require a very harsh and unpleseant man.I realize this ia a quote from a movie but it fits the war on terrorism quite well.
No problem fill the cavity with bacon & let it be known!Bury the enemy with hogs!Let Ala sort them out!!!


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Acting Director Mick Mulvaney had the acronym changed in the lobby of the bureau's headquarters. Charles S. Clark/GovExec.com
Senate Confirms Consumer Bureau Nominee as Bureau Defends Name Change
Internal analysis had shown acting Director Mulvaney's new acronym costing $300 million.
Charles S. Clark
The Senate on Thursday, in a squeaker vote of 50-49, confirmed White House homeland security specialist Kathy Kraninger to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The vote came as the agency was defending the move taken earlier this year by acting Director Mick Mulvaney to change the bureau's name to the language used when it was created under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act—the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Mulvaney, who has been doubling as President Trump's budget director, on Thursday quickly welcomed the Senate's action. "Next week begins a new chapter of service in Kathy's career," he said in a statement. "The American consumer and our economy's financial sector will benefit from her commitment, expertise and professionalism. This last year has been an important step in the history of the Bureau as we take our place among the most notable regulatory bodies of our country—and frankly the world. Like all transitions, it was not always as smooth as we would've all liked, but the Bureau has emerged stronger for it."
Consumer groups reiterated their long opposition to Kraninger, criticizing her as unqualified and a protégé of Mulvaney, who has sharply redirected the bureau. "Kathy Kraninger has no record of consumer protection or holding big banks, predatory lenders and other financial scammers accountable," said Karl Frisch, executive director of Allied Progress. "She has repeatedly refused to answer even the most basic questions about her record or her views on pressing consumer financial issues. Rather than reward her with a promotion, senators should have refused her nomination."
Lisa Donner, executive director of Americans for Financial Reform, added, "The Senate majority has endorsed a CFPB nominee indistinguishable from Mick Mulvaney, who has done his level best to dismantle from within an agency that once won real results for American families hurt by Wall Street and predatory lenders. Kraninger has no track record at all of consumer protection, or of standing up for vulnerable people. To the contrary, at OMB she has played a hidden role in the appalling and immoral family separation policy."
Kraninger's confirmation drew praise from the conservative Consumer Action for a Strong Economy group. "After years of the CFPB being used for political purposes, the agency can finally return to its stated purpose of protecting consumers against actual fraud and abuse in the marketplace," said its vice president, Gerard Scimeca. "Kathy Kraninger is the accomplished, sensible and principled leader the American people can trust to serve as a watchful eye over consumers' financial well-being, as well as the tax dollars of every American."
One of Mulvaney's legacies, the name change to the government's newest agency that had spent seven years building its brand, came into question this week when The Hill news outlet obtained an internal bureau document suggesting that the cost to the agency and industry could be as high as $300 million.
Several hundred banks, mortgage companies, payday lenders and credit card companies that the bureau regulates will be forced to "update internal databases, regulatory filings and disclosure forms with the new name in order to comply" with bureau rules, the Hill reported. "An agency analysis estimated that the changes necessary to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and certain mortgage regulations would cost firms $100 million for each rule."
On Thursday, a bureau spokesman emailed Government Executive a statement saying the agency "remains committed to following the letter of the law. The Bureau also is committed to careful consideration of the potential burden of its actions and implementing policy in a deliberate and thoughtful way. Those considerations are ongoing, and the Bureau does not comment on such internal deliberations, and certainly not on unvetted preliminary assumptions and estimates." The spokesman added: "I will note that cost to date of adherence to the statutory name has been negligible. I also welcome newfound concern from some quarters about the potential burden of Bureau activity upon regulated industry; I'd call that progress."
The name change on the website of the bureau itself is a work in progress, with a goal of completing the adoption by March, the internal analysis said. (The home page still states, "We're the CFPB.") Mulvaney's directive in June prompted replacing the large lettered sign in the bureau's lobby—and he also removed the outdoor sign that the agency's building sported under previous director Richard Cordray.
A quick Government Executive review shows that financial industry groups, such as the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America, took several months but by this fall had begun using the name Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Journalists, however, as typified by the Associated Press, have continued using Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, American Banker and Government Executive.
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Nomination Committee for BICO Group AB in preparation for the 2022 Annual General Meeting
According to a decision by the Annual General Meeting on April 26, 2021, new principles for appointment of the Nomination Committee's members and instructions for the Nomination Committee were adopted.
This means that BICO Group AB (BICO) shall have a nomination committee consisting of five members, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Board. Other members shall be appointed by the four largest shareholders in the company as of the end of September, on the basis of a list of registered shareholders provided by Euroclear Sweden AB and other reliable information that has been available to the company.
The following have been appointed to be part of BICO's Nomination Committee in preparation for the 2022 Annual General Meeting:
Mats Engström, nominated by Erik Gatenholm
Claes Dinkelspiel, nominated by Héctor Martínez
Malin Björkmo, nominated by Handelsbanken Fonder
Jan Dworsky, nominated by Swedbank Robur Fonder
Carsten Browall, Chairman of the Board of BICO Group AB
The Annual General Meeting of BICO Group AB will be held at 5pm on April 26, 2022 in Gothenburg. Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to BICO's Nomination Committee can do so via e-mail to: ir@bico.com ("To the Nomination Committee") or letter to: BICO Group AB, Att: The Nomination Committee, Arvid Wallgrens backe 20, 413 46 Gothenburg, no later than January 31, 2022.
Isabelle Ljunggren, Head of Communications
Phone (Sweden): +46 70 830 0890
Email: il@bico.com
This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on October 8, 2021, at 15:00 (CEST).
About BICO
Founded in 2016, BICO (formerly CELLINK) is the leading Bio Convergence company in the world by combining different technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence, computer science, and 3D bioprinting with biology, we enable our customers to improve people's health and lives for the better. With a focus on the application areas of bioprinting, multiomics, cell line development, and diagnostics, the company develops and markets innovative technologies that enable researchers in the life sciences to culture cells in 3D, perform high-throughput drug screening and print human tissues and organs for the medical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. We create the future of health. The Group's products are trusted by more than 2,000 laboratories, including all the top 20 pharmaceutical companies, are being used in more than 65 countries, and have been cited in more than 9,500 publications. BICO is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under BICO. www.bico.com
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We're very impressed and gratified by the response so far to our World War One Memorial Project. Since its launch last month, we've had 95 images of New Zealand memorials contributed from all over the country.
The towns and cities so far represented are: Akaroa, Alexandra, Auckland, Cambridge, Eastbourne, Glenorchy, Hawera, Hokianga, Hunterville, Levin, Makara, Mangaweka, Matamata, Maxwell, Nelson, Opunaki, Pahiatua, Palmerston North, Patea, Picton, Pihana, Pirongia, Porirua, Portage, Rotorua, Shannon, Taihape, Te Aroha, Waverley, Wellington (National War Memorial, Brooklyn, Ataturk Memorial), and Woodville.
Have a look at the images on our Flickr site.
Many thanks to everyone who has participated to date. This is a long-term project, so we hope you'll keep photographing New Zealand's war memorials and posting them on Flickr, particularly if you live in an area that hasn't been represented yet.
I did a paper at Vic last year where one of our assignments was to study a WW1 memorial, if you contact Kate Hunter up at Vic in the history department she might be able to tell students studying the paper this year about this project and they might upload pics, and will quite possibly have a lot of really useful information that they could share.