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Marc Conner Named Provost of Washington and Lee University
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Washington and Lee University has named Marc C. Conner as provost. Conner, the Jo M. and James M. Ballengee Professor of English, has been serving as W&L's interim provost since January 2016.
W&L President William C. Dudley announced Conner's appointment, which is effective on July 1, 2017.
"I am thrilled that Marc Conner has accepted this critical position," said Dudley. "Marc brings a powerful combination of institutional knowledge, administrative experience, academic credentials and good judgment to his role as provost. He is profoundly devoted to Washington and Lee and will work tirelessly with his faculty colleagues to advance our educational mission. I am grateful for Marc's leadership and look forward to working closely with him on behalf of the university."
As provost, Conner serves as the chief academic officer of the university and is a key member of the president's senior leadership team. The provost is responsible for articulating and directing the academic mission of Washington and Lee. The three academic deans — of the College, the Williams School, and the Law School — report to the provost. The provost also oversees International Education, Information Technology, Athletics, the University Library, Institutional Effectiveness, the Mudd Center for Ethics and the Registrar's Office. He works closely with the Office of Student Affairs to support the residential learning community of the university.
"It's a tremendous honor to serve as provost at Washington and Lee," Conner said. "This institution has supported me in everything I've wanted to do as a teacher-scholar. To have an opportunity to give back to the school, and especially to help other faculty thrive as the great teacher-scholars that define W&L, is so fulfilling. We're at a very exciting place right now, with many major initiatives and challenges right on the horizon. I'm delighted to be able to serve the students, the faculty and the staff of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Williams School of Commerce and the School of Law, in our mission of teaching and learning."
Conner came to W&L in 1996 as an assistant professor in English, with specializations in American and African-American literature. He created a Spring Term Abroad program to Ireland in 2000, which he has now taught eight times and which led to the creation of several courses in Modern Irish literature. He has published extensively in modern American, African-American and Irish literature, including dozens of essays and five books: "The Aesthetic Dimensions of Toni Morrison" (2000), "Charles Johnson: The Novelist as Philosopher" (2007), "The Poetry of James Joyce Reconsidered" (2012), "The New Territory: Ralph Ellison and the 21st Century" (2016) and "Screening Modern Irish Fiction and Drama" (2017).
He is currently completing "The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison." In addition, Conner has created two lecture series for The Great Courses: "How to Read and Understand Shakespeare" (2012) and "The Irish Identity: Independence, History and Literature" (2016).
In 2007 Conner co-founded Washington and Lee's program in African-American Studies, which has since grown into the program in Africana Studies. He served as the program's director from 2007-2012. In 2010, as part of Washington and Lee's reaccreditation process, he led the Spring Term Revitalization effort, and served as director of the Spring Term for five years, guiding the university's Quality Enhancement Plan to a successful conclusion. He has served as a faculty representative to the Board of Trustees and on many university committees, including the President's Advisory Committee, the International Education Committee, the Spring Term Coordinating Committee and the search committees that hired President Kenneth P. Ruscio and Crawford Family Dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, Robert D. Straughan.
In the past year, Conner has led the university's steps towards reaffirmation of accreditation and completed the revision of tenure and promotion guidelines for the faculty. Prior to being named interim provost, he was the university's associate provost from 2013-2015. He served as chair of the English department in 2012-13.
In addition to his work in African-American studies, Conner has been a long-time advocate of diversity initiatives at Washington and Lee, serving as a member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee, as co-chair of the University Committee on Inclusiveness and Campus Climate and as co-director of the Advanced Research Cohort Program, an immersive summer program for incoming first-year students that seeks to increase retention of underrepresented students in STEM fields through an early research experience. This past year he directed the Mellon History in the Public Sphere grant.
"As any W&L professor will tell you, the greatest joy of this school is working with our incredible students," he stated. "As provost I'm eager to do everything I can to support our students and our teachers in seeking and providing a great liberal arts education for the 21st century."
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Jaybird releases special edition Planetary Green Vista | True wireless earbuds
Water, sweat, crush and shockproof to U.S. Military standards
The Jaybird Vista have been one of our top choices for running headphones since they were released back in the summer of 2019. To celebrate their popularity, Jaybird has released a special edition Planetary Green colorway that's available now.
See the full list: The best headphones for runners
The Vista have sat firmly at the top of the pile when it comes to delivering some of the best technical features for runners, offering impressive personalized audio quality, 16 hours of battery life when combined with the case and a five-minute quick charge that gives an hour of play time.
For us, the most notable aspect of the Vistas is the size. The tiny ear buds are some of the smallest options we've tested and offer a snug fit that doesn't fall out when running. The case is also noticeably smaller than most true wireless options out there and can easily be carried on long runs when six hours isn't enough charge.
The launch of the new Planetary Green colorway draws attention to the durable features of the Vistas. As well as being water and sweat-proof to IPX7, the design, according to Jaybird, meets U.S. military MIL-STD 810G rugged compliant standards. That classification includes testing across repeated shock, vibration, drop and crush tests, as well as tropical humidity, hurricane-force water and desert sandstorm conditions.
£159.99 from Jaybird
It's an element of the design Jaybird is calling Earthproof, and although most of us runners probably don't tend to head out in desert sandstorms at the weekly parkrun, it's always good to know that your expensive tech can take a beating.
"When we developed VISTA, we set out to build a headphone that lives up to the demanding conditions athletes face around the globe," said Jamie Parker, CEO of Jaybird. "The Earthproof construction of VISTA, now meeting U.S. Military standards to withstand the harshest environments, is a strong acknowledgment of the bar Jaybird is setting in true wireless durability."
The Planetary Green Jaybird VISTA are available online now costing $179.99.
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José Julián Gregorio López (n. Talavera de la Reina, 16 de enero de 1964) es un político y profesor de secundaria español, miembro del Partido Popular, del cual fue presidente provincial de Toledo desde mayo de 2017 hasta julio de 2021 . En abril de 2015 se convirtió en delegado del Gobierno en la comunidad de Castilla-La Mancha, cargo que mantuvo hasta 2018. Está casado y tiene cuatro hijos.

Biografía

Nacido en el municipio de Talavera de la Reina el día 16 de enero de 1964. Estudio en el Colegio privado Fernando de Rojas de Talavera de la Reina. Hizo el Bachillerato en el I.B. "Gabriel Alonso de Herrera" de Talavera de la Reina, donde finalizó sus estudios sin repetir curso y con sobresaliente de media en C.O.U.

Licenciado (1982/1987) en Filología Hispánica especialidad en Literatura Española por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid con nota media de notable y sobresaliente en 5.º curso. Funcionario de Carrera desde 1993.

Estudios Superiores: Diplomado: Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Armadas, Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional XXXVIII CURSO DE DEFENSA NACIONAL del 15 de enero al 26 de abril de 2018.

En enseñanza, ha sido jefe de Departamento en el Instituto de Educación Secundaria Ies Guadalerzas de Los Yébenes y en el IES Ramón Carande de Jerez de los Caballeros (Provincia de Badajoz, Extremadura), hasta que obtuvo una plaza definitiva en el IES Puerta de Cuartos de su población natal Talavera, en el que ha sido jefe de estudios desde el 2000 hasta 2011.

Trayectoria académica

1. Fue Jefe de Departamento en el Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria de Los Yébenes Toledo 1992/1993.

2. Fue Jefe de Departamento en el Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria Ramón Carande de Jerez de los Caballeros 1994/95 y 1995/96.

1. Especialista en formación de profesorado:

1.1. Coordinador en actividades como:

a) Coordinador del grupo de trabajo de lengua castellana y literatura 1995.

b) Coordinación y desarrollo del currículo de lengua castellana y literatura en 3.º e.s.o. 1996.

c) El proceso de evaluación en el marco de la reforma educativa. 2001.

1.2. Ponente de los siguientes cursos por el sindicato CSI/CSIF:

a)  jornadas de la loce en c.l.m. acceso a la función pública año 2003.

b) Alumnos con necesidades educativas en el aula. 2003.

c) Elaboración de programaciones y unidades didácticas en la loce 2004.

d) Educación ambiental en el aula. 2006.

e) Autoestima: mejora de las relaciones profesor/alumno en el aula. 2007.

1.3. Como profesor de formación de profesores en cursos como:

a) Ansiedad, estrés y emociones en el trabajo. 2001.

b) Formación profesorado en técnicas de estudios. 2002.

1.4. Como tutor de profesores en cursos como:

a) El tratamiento de la educación ambiental en el sistema educativo. 2004.

b) Diseño y elaboración de unidades didácticas en el aula. 2004.

2. Otros estudios:

Diplomado en mecanografía en 1981.

Plaza definitiva en el Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria I.E.S. PUERTA DE CUARTOS de Talavera de la Reina.

JEFE DE ESTUDIOS del I.E.S. Puerta de Cuartos de Talavera de la Reina:

Desde 2000/01 hasta el 2010/2011. Instituto con cerca de 1000 alumnos y más de 80 profesores. Con estudios de Secundaria, Bachillerato, Iniciación Profesional, ciclos medios y ciclos superiores y ciclos a distancia. Centro educativo con programas bilingües: Secciones europeas y British Council. Por lo que constituye uno de los centros de más complejidad de Talavera de la Reina.

Corrector de exámenes de Selectividad tanto en su etapa de profesor en Extremadura como después en Castilla-La Mancha.

Presidente de Tribunal de oposiciones para profesores de Enseñanza Secundaria en varias convocatorias.

Trayectoria política

En 2003, entró en el mundo de la política siendo miembro del Partido Popular (PP) donde se presentó en las listas municipales encabezadas por la senadora Carmen Riolobos que no obtuvo la victoria, pero sí pasaron a formar parte de la corporación municipal del Ayuntamiento.

Tras permanecer durante tres legislaturas, el popular Gonzalo Lago Viguera, del cual José Julián era gran amigo y hombre de confianza, ganó las elecciones municipales de 2011 logrando así la alcaldía. Pasó de esta manera a ser nombrado teniente de alcalde, portavoz del gobierno municipal y concejal de Cultura, Festejos, Relaciones Institucionales y Régimen Interior. Debido a sus nuevos nombramientos tuvo que dejar su labor docente en el instituto. Abandonó su cargo de concejal en el Ayuntamiento de Talavera de la Reina, al ser en febrero de 2012 nombrado subdelegado del Gobierno en Toledo.

Actualmente, desde el mes de mayo de 2017, es el nuevo presidente del Partido Popular de la Provincia de Toledo y, también, tras una decisión tomada en el Consejo de Ministros, en sustitución de Jesús Labrador fue el nuevo delegado del Gobierno de España en Castilla-La Mancha entre 2015 y 2018. En la XIIILegislatura, fue el candidato número1 al Senado por la provincia de Toledo en las elecciones nacionales que se celebraron el día 28 de abril de 2019. En la actualidad, volvió a ser en la XIVlegislatura candidato número1 al senado que se celebraron el 10 de noviembre de 2019. Actualmente, es senador de España por la Provincia de Toledo.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Biografía oficial
 Ficha en pp.es
 Ficha en el Partido Popular de Castilla-La Mancha

Políticos de la provincia de Toledo
Políticos del Partido Popular
Delegados del Gobierno en Castilla-La Mancha
Subdelegados del Gobierno
Alumnos de Filología de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Concejales del Ayuntamiento de Talavera de la Reina
Senadores por la provincia de Toledo
Senadores de la XIII Legislatura de España
Senadores de la XIV Legislatura de España
Nacidos en Talavera de la Reina

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Larimer County will be locking the boat ramp gates at Carter Lake and Horsetooth Reservoir after hours, and the ramp at Pinewood will remain locked all season, to protect the waters from invasive mussels that cling to boats.
The tightened measures are designed to close loopholes in the inspection system found by the Bureau of Reclamation after veligers, or larvae of the nuisance mussels, were found in a reservoir in Summit County last year.
"We'd like to maintain recreation on our reservoirs and at the same time protect the waters from invasive aquatic nuisance species," said Tony Curtis, resources chief with the Eastern Colorado Area office of the Bureau of Reclamation. "This is the best we can do at this point in time."
Invasive mussels, primarily zebra and quagga mussels that are native to Eastern Europe, are basically aquatic hitchhikers that travel from water to water via boats, clamping onto the vessels and engines. Once they arrive in a water, they quickly multiply, damage infrastructure and devastate the aquatic ecosystem for native species. These pests have caused billions of dollars in damage in states across the country where they have taken hold.
So far, Colorado waters have remained clean of adult mussels, though last year, veligers were detected at Green Mountain Reservoir. There, inspectors found 26 unofficial and illegal boat ramps, leading them to inspect all of the Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs, including those in Larimer County that are part of the Colorado-Big Thompson Water Project.
Curtis said officials found loopholes that his agency is working to close. At Carter and Horsetooth, that means locking the gates after hours when an inspector is not on duty to prevent people from illegally launching trailered watercraft. And at Pinewood, where there is no inspector, the boat ramp will be locked permanently and the waters closed to motorboats and sailboats.
These measures are key to protect the infrastructure of the Colorado-Big Thompson system, which provides power through hydroelectric plants and delivers water to about 1 million people in seven counties, according to Curtis and Traci Robb, natural resources specialists with the bureau.
To protect Colorado waters, state legislators passed the Aquatic Nuisance Species Act, which went into effect in 2009 and requires inspections of all trailered watercraft on lakes and reservoirs. Since then, many infested boats have been identified, and diverted, before the mussels reached Colorado waters. During the first two weeks of boating season this year, inspectors stopped four infected boats from hitting the waters.
However, more and more boats are hitting Colorado waters and increasing that risk, and officials worry about people launching their boats illegally without first going through an inspection.
So this year, when the boat ramps at Carter, west of Loveland, and Horsetooth, west of Fort Collins, close at 10 p.m., the gates will be locked until 6 a.m. the next day when the aquatic nuisance species inspectors return to duty, according to information released by Northern Water, the Bureau of Reclamation and Larimer County, all who have a stake in the reservoirs.
At Pinewood Reservoir, which is above Carter Lake, the boat ramp will be locked all season because no inspectors work at Pinewood, which is more popular for kayaks and canoes than motorized trailered boats. Non-motorized vessels such as rafts, stand-up paddleboards and single-chambered rafts will be allowed if they can be launched and powered by hand. But motorboats and sailboats will not be allowed on the waters.
This is a change from last season when Larimer County allowed boaters to have their trailered watercraft inspected at nearby Carter and then place a seal in a lock box and launch on their own on Pinewood. That practice is no longer allowed.
Larimer County officials urge boaters — including those who are camping at boat-only access sites at Horsetooth — to be aware of the ramp hours because of this change, and ask all boaters to clean, drain and dry their boats before launching on a body of water. A list of boat ramp hours is available at larimer.org/naturalresources/parks/boating.


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The verdict on Chicago's endangered Thompson Center is imminent
The late Helmut Jahn's "Starship" may face destruction, but a new documentary preserves his viewpoints.
by Deanna Isaacs December 8, 2021 December 8, 2021
Interior of the James R. Thompson Center Credit: Deanna Isaacs
Trudging east on Randolph toward the Siskel Center on a gloomy, COVID-depopulated early evening last week, I heard something that stopped me in my tracks:
"Mom, mom, what's that building?"
I turned to see the source. A boy of ten or so was pulling at his mother's arm as they walked south on Clark. With his other hand, he was pointing across the street at the massive, glassy, otherworldly hump of the James R. Thompson Center.
Even as it stands now—dilapidated and mostly emptied, its spectacular, 17-story atrium off-limits to the public after 6 PM and on weekends—the Thompson Center can ignite the attention of a passing child.
I was on my way to a screening of four short films on architecture by journalist and documentarian Nathan Eddy, including his 2017 Thompson Center paean, Starship Chicago. That film is more relevant than ever as we await the announcement of the building's fate.
Governor J.B. Pritzker put the futuristic 36-year-old structure, which stands on a full city block, up for sale and possible demolition last spring. In its request for proposals, the state noted that the building lacks historic landmark designation and claimed that it's not currently eligible for government preservation incentives.
Apparent translation: demo green light.
After extending the bidding deadline from August to October, and getting the city to pass a zoning density change that allows the construction of a massive tower on the site, the state said it has received all of two bids from potential buyers. The "winner" is to be announced this month.
Names of the bidders and details of their proposals have not been released, and won't be until then, when it's a done deal. Do they plan to repurpose the building or to demolish it? We don't have a clue.
The Illinois Department of Central Management Services, which is handling the sale, says state law forbids the disclosure of buyers, prices, and plans until after the contract is awarded.
Which law is that? Public Act 100-1184, written specifically for this sale, and effective as of April 5, 2019. According to this law, no appraisal is necessary, and the sale (after a one-year pandemic extension) is to be completed by April 5, 2022.
"It feels as though the process is very nonpublic for a public body," says Preservation Chicago executive director Ward Miller. "And it's really unfortunate that they would even consider selling such a valuable public asset, part of a governmental center in the Loop. It smacks of old-style Chicago politics."
And then there's the timing: we're in the midst of a pandemic-instigated, Internet-enabled, office market meltdown.
Meanwhile, in January, the state paid $73 million for a much smaller, less distinctive building in the West Loop, and began moving employees from the Thompson Center there.
The stated reason for dumping the Center is the cost of repairs, mostly incurred because the state cheaped out initially on construction materials and then routinely failed to do maintenance. Estimates of how much it would cost to fix have ballooned from about $100 million in 2015, to $325 million in 2017, and a recent prediction by Pritzker's staff that it could be $525 million by 2026.
"Many of us feel it could be updated and restored at a lower number," Miller says. "This is the building that put Helmut Jahn on the world stage."
Still from Helmut Jahn: In a Flash Credit: Courtesy Nathan Eddy
Eddy's latest documentary, Helmut Jahn: In a Flash, was also on the Siskel Center program that night, its premiere screening. A condensed biography in the architect's own words, it mostly consists of 2016 interview footage that wasn't used in Starship Chicago. Eddy, who's based in Berlin, told me that he happened to be here last May, arriving the day after Jahn was killed in a bicycle/auto accident. "I thought immediately, you need to take that footage and turn it into a single-person documentary," he recalled.
The film opens with Jahn's voice. "It's very hard to make a statement which goes beyond the ordinary," he says. A flash-card review of his many, never ordinary, local projects follows, coming to rest in a Chicago skyline that features the flat plane of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center in the foreground—another iconic project that, in his earliest Chicago years, Jahn worked on. After that, Eddy puts the viewer opposite Jahn at his desk, for a 20-minute conversation that amounts to an illustrated overview of his prolific, brash, and innovative career. "When I got here, in the 60s," he begins, "Chicago was the center of the architectural world . . ."
While the Thompson Center's fate hangs in the balance, you can take that seat opposite Jahn yourself: through December 19, MAS Context and Goethe-Institut Chicago are hosting a free digital screening of Helmut Jahn: In a Flash at mascontext.com.
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Yep, that was it stupid me, I'd been driving around for awhile now (from the time I bought it) with CC (ACC) on but usually not active. I've been intimidated by the 400+ page owners manual and never looked it up.
Ditto on that. Dealer is also giving first oil change/fluid check free. They also said that the intervals were higher (10K), but still recommend 5K and use synth oil.
Hope you're checking oil level, I do and have noticed a little loss at almost 4,000mi maybe a 1/3rd of qt. Apparently some or all these engines use a bit of oil, which really disturbs me my previous VW's (non-turbo) never used any. For this relatively NEW car I expect better.
I think I saw somewhere that VAG states 1qt per 1,000mi is within their spec...can you imagine that? That's like almost like doing oil change in between oil changes. Hope it never gets to that. I think a lot has to do with how you drive, drive it hard I expect you'll use more oil.
Thanks for the info about checking oil early/often. I wouldn't think this car/engine would use much, at least this early on, but we'll see. I had an old Golf that used about a quart every 5K, but that was after 100K miles.
I also think VW uses this as a way to sell more cars that require less maintenance. Audi used to do this (and still may), where the first 30 or 40K was maintenance free, but oil changes were every 10K and it basically covered only one major service.
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Our sewing group has organised a Bargello class for today. I've bought some fabric that hopefully will look good in the living room. I will let you know how I get on.
I'd never heard of Bargello! I am afraid I had to Google it!
Some of the patterns look very intricate!
What colours have you gone for and how big to you plan for the quilt be?
Tee hee....thinking of the old box of hex patchwork I have in the loft from when I was a teenager!!!!!
I had not heard of it before. How big will your quilt be?
Carolyn wrote: How big will your quilt be?
33X36". That is the planned size. At the moment I am unpicking a row as not 1 square is lined up!!
The colours are pinks, a burgundy and a blue. I've taken a few photos.
Forgot to say that I only knew what a Bargello quilt was, is because the sign up sheet had a photo with it. They made one on sewing quarter a while ago.
I've made it a bit bigger as I have added extra borders. I need to think about how I'm going to quilt it. Not sure what though.


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I've covered seven different characteristics J. Oswald Sanders considers essential to leadership: Discipline, Vision, Wisdom, Decision, Courage, Humility, and Integrity and Sincerity.
We've discussed how you can train your boys to reach these goals. These thoughts focus on parents, but apply to coaches or other leaders, too. You must add one additional ingredient to make an impact on any young man's life. You must care about him and his training. If you don't show it, he won't own it. No matter how exhausted you are at the end of a workday, your son or boys you're leading need support and guidance to gain those seven leadership characteristics. Here's a quick review.
Apply external discipline at first, allowing your son to exercise discipline while you watch to see if he's "got it." Start with toys, cleaning his room, then the house and other chores.
Display discipline by using consequence management. Explain consequences for misbehavior or not completing a task correctly, then apply the consequences (make them appropriate to his age) until the task is done correctly.
Be disciplined about use of media. Make informed choices. Don't let media run his (or your) life.
"People that see are rare." J. Oswald Sander's meant that people have to look beyond just their circumstances. Hope and optimism help you look beyond where you currently are.
Dads/Leaders—you are the male role model. Your son will imitate your actions when you're not present. Even when times are rough, look ahead. Find the silver lining in the cloud and then tell others what it is. Teach your son to do the same. Avoid pessimism.
Use the TRLA system. Talk with your son. Read good books with him—plots that teach hope and optimism, and fulfill those expectations by the end of the story. Listen to your son to understand his thoughts, fears and concerns. Finally, analyze shows, movies, videos, video games, and other daily activities to help your son break life into manageable sections he can work with.
The beginning of true wisdom starts in God's word—the Bible.
Wisdom is the application of knowledge and experience, plus the guidance of the Holy Spirit. If you start with God's word, you have many examples of leaders: their lessons learned in either successes or failures. Jesus' leadership of the disciples showed God's wisdom in action. This wisdom is available for us to study and teach our boys.
A practical approach is to take time each week with your son and explore one example of God's leadership principles. A study Bible at your boy's age-level is a great investment. Start small. Make it fun and exciting. Check out actions Biblical leaders took and analyze what went right or wrong, and why. Young men will have invaluable memories of being with Dad and in handling life's day-to-day experiences.
Despite the consequences, the will of the crowd, the objections of those with less information or understanding, the leader stands for the harder right, not the easier wrong. Great leaders, spiritual or secular, display this characteristic. But how can your boy become more decisive? By standing on the best foundation for his decisions.
There are two types of decisional foundations: earthly and spiritual.
The earthly foundation is basically materialistic – what we can sense or prove through testing. It lacks a transcendent governing principle and bases decisions on relative situational outcomes, not ultimate absolutes of good or bad. Materialistic decisions have no anchor except the shifting sands of the latest human thoughts, creating constant confusion about man's identity, gender, and purpose.
The spiritual foundation of Christianity provides a supreme knowledge that surpasses man's highest thoughts and extends down into our world, orchestrating the universe and in particular, man's life and purpose. Your boy will build on a foundation of unshakeable rock that will withstand in the fiercest storm or the worst situation.
A tool to aid in clear decision-making is a decision matrix, comparing two or three options by their most important factors. Just like tic-tac-toe, your boy will have a clear, quick grasp of the winning solution and which course of action to take. That process will help him make a firm decision in a timely fashion. That's what great leaders do.
Fail forward. No, that's not a typo. Sometimes, instead of failing and falling backward, your boy needs to fall, or rather, fail forward. It's a mindset—a positive spin on what's commonly seen as negative. Help him look for progress and learn. Most failure is not final.
Danger is real, but you can help your son learn to respond, not react to the fear of danger. Responding means a person takes in all the data, sometimes in a split second, and makes a conscious decision to take an action. Reacting means that no real upper level thinking has been applied.
Teach boys to evaluate danger rapidly using a mental decision matrix and act as soon as enough data is present to make a good decision. Start with something small – perhaps teaching them how to respond to a fire. Then train them for other emergencies or concerns. What does he do when a bully threatens him, a sister or brother, or a friend?
Oswald Sanders wrote about Martin Luther's comment as he was about to face death in the town of Worms. Martin Luther said, "You can expect from me everything save fear or recantation. I shall not flee, much less recant." Luther's comments were courageous and decisive because he stood on the foundation built by Jesus Christ.
The humble man stabilizes society and creates an atmosphere of teamwork, cooperation and service to others. Who we are and what we do is part of a master-plan. Not one of us is the ultimate architect, but each is a steward of all he has been given.
Jesus washed His disciples' feet. Can we do any better than Him? God used the disciples and gave them what they needed to spread His good news to a desperate world.
Teach your son through a concrete example that we all depend on one another to get things accomplished. No one completes a task completely on his or her own. Each has a part to play, whether seen by the world as great or small.
Personal sacrifice is the oil that helps human society work. God asked Jesus to serve others and recognizes those who sacrifice for people in their lives, whether supervisors or observers take notice or not. The humble man smiles when he sees a person he's helped succeed even if his assistance is not acknowledged. Your son needs to recognize and model actions of those who give of themselves to others.
Be the example your boy needs. Show him how it's done in your life. Perhaps the Lord will raise you or him up like Moses and David. Perhaps not. But we know that God sees. And His reward is greater than any you will receive from a man or mankind.
You can't trust anyone without integrity. The boy lacking integrity will tell you one thing and do another. Then, even when caught in the act, they will lie or try to explain away what they have done. They will not be honest. Their words aren't sincere.
Below are two contrasting samples of integrity or lack thereof.
The Sel-Fish (selfish)—imagine a boy without integrity as being a spineless jellyfish. The individual will lie, cheat or steal, and even tolerate those who do, if it gets him what he wants. He floats without purpose or pattern and has no strength of will.
The Lion—visualize a boy with integrity to be like a lion. He will exude strength and confidence, standing his ground for the right reasons. The boy with integrity has a purpose in life that includes others interests. Lions are strong beasts, well trained for battling worldly rationalizing and philosophies.
Teaching and training boys in integrity means using consequence discipline for lying and rewards for telling the truth. In the process, parents and leaders must help these young men express their thoughts without fear, but with respect.
One last tip in this area is to teach your boys how to tell the difference between real life facts and clever fictions thrown at them by the media's electronic blitz on their minds and senses. Analytical thinking and cross-talk with parents and leaders can remove the fuzzy logic used in great quantities today.
The Seven Essential Leadership Principles are building blocks. The next series will be "Strong Wills, Strong Parents. Techniques to Lead the Strong-Willed Child." We'll discuss many issues that parents must face raising strong-willed children.


This topic provides an overview of the security and authentication related options that are available for a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 computer that has the Client Access server role installed. The Client Access server role provides access to Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Outlook Anywhere, Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), and Internet Message Access Protocol version 4rev1 (IMAP4). In addition, it supports the Autodiscover service and the Availability service. Each of these protocols and services has unique security needs.
It authenticates that its holder is who or what they claim to be.
It helps protect data exchanged online from theft or tampering.
Although the default, self-signed certificate is supported for Exchange ActiveSync and Outlook Web Access, it is not the most secure method of authentication. In addition, it is not supported for Outlook Anywhere. For additional security, consider configuring your Exchange 2007 Client Access server to use a trusted certificate from a third-party commercial certification authority (CA) or a trusted Windows public key infrastructure (PKI) CA. You can configure authentication separately for Exchange ActiveSync, Outlook Web Access, Outlook Anywhere, POP3, and IMAP4.
After you optimize the security of communications between clients and the Exchange 2007 Client Access server, you must optimize the security of the communications between the Exchange 2007 Client Access server and other servers in your organization. By default, HTTP, Exchange ActiveSync, POP3, and IMAP4 communication between the Client Access server and other servers, such as Exchange 2007 servers that have the Mailbox server role installed, domain controllers, and global catalog servers, is encrypted.


It seems that you can't give away shares in Chinese companies these days. The Hang Seng Index is off 21% from its highs of the early summer, and worries surrounding China's economy itself compound by the day. Amidst all of this, one of the best-known mainland Chinese companies, Baidu Inc, has seen its share price drop precipitously following disappointing earnings results earlier this year.
Things don't look good at present, but as the old saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." If you're willing to look past the travails of today, now is the perfect time to consider adding Baidu to your portfolio. Here's why.
Current travails Baidu's most recently reported quarter, which ended June 30, 2015, left much to be desired. This was not, however, due to its sales results. Total revenues increased an eye-popping 38.3% year over year, to $2.67 billion. Mobile revenues amounted to 50% of this figure.
Moving further down the income statement, things become considerably less rosy. Operating profit fell 2.5%, to $559.6 million, and net income slid 3.3%, to $590.6 million. How could such a strong top-line showing lead to such an abysmal bottom line, you ask?
The first culprit was research and development costs. Associated with broad expansion efforts, they increased 56.2% over the same period last year. Sound like a lot? Selling, general & administrative expenses ballooned a whopping 81% compared to the year-ago period, due almost exclusively to the company's "online to offline" (O2O) initiative. Baidu is growing -- fast -- but its investment spending is accelerating even faster.
Chasing O2O dreamsThere is a battle brewing within Chinese e-commerce. Baidu, which has arguably been late to the game, is playing catch-up in the burgeoning O2O industry. Never heard of it? Me either.
However, after a bit of research, I learned that the term refers to the merger between traditional retail experiences and 21stcentury e-commerce. The first step of this trend, with the endgame being a seamless O2O experience, is the omnichannel strategy that many retailers stateside are beginning to employ.
O2O seeks to bridge this gap, and the opportunity is huge. Despite fierce competition, Baidu's attempts at gaining a foothold have borne some fruit. In the second quarter, O2O revenue was up 101% year over year.
This is not to say Baidu has an easy path ahead; competitors like Tencent have a head start, and won't take Baidu's entry onto the field lying down. The verdict is obviously out on Baidu's spending here for now, but given the size of the potential opportunity, it seems safe to give management the benefit of the doubt for the time being.
The facts speak for themselves. Both search players have grown the top line at a steady clip during the last three years, but Baidu trounced its much bigger peer with revenue growth of 47% annually. Profits and free cash flow growth at both companies have been less impressive, as both have opted to reinvest in new business lines and growth initiatives.
Both Baidu and Alphabet have been awarded roughly similar valuations, despite the fact that Baidu offers a much stronger growth profile through the end of the decade. This, coupled with the fact that it sports a dominant search engine market share in the world's most-populous nation, means you're not being asked to pay a considerable premium to benefit from these advantages.Granted, Baidu is attracting competition in recent years from the likes of Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd-owned360 and Sohu.com-owned Sogou in its main search business, but the fact remains that Baidu is the 800-pound gorilla of Chinese search.
Foolish final thoughts I get it... investors are not happy with Baidu's lack of profit growth in recent years, and remain nervous about current competitive pressures. What they seem to be forgetting are the huge advantages Baidu has going for it. The secular trends Baidu stands to benefit from in the coming decades, held up in the light of a more-than-fair valuation compared with Alphabet's, makes Baidu's shares too appealing to ignore. These simple facts make Baidu a screaming buy for people willing to do the Foolish thing, and strongly consider adding Baidu to their portfolios.
The article Why Baidu Inc Is a Screaming Buy originally appeared on Fool.com.
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Burt Rairamo
In the Shadows of a Gas Plant
By Burt Rairamo
28-year-old Richard Starr's dream has become a reality. He has been hired as Plant Superintendent of one of Brook's Gas Company's cylinder filling facilities. He recognises he has much to learn in this new industry, but he is determined to give it his all and succeed. As Starr struggles to master his job, he is being challenged at every turn by his staff and his superiors for being an outsider. He quickly learns that he has inherited a mess, one he is expected to clean up. When one of his employees is found dead under suspicious circumstances, he realizes that the plant problems run much deeper than he ever imagined. He needs every ounce of his courage and determination to survive.
In the Shadows of a Gas Plant is a thrilling drama told by an industry insider who has seen it all. With unexpected twists, heart-wrenching conflicts, rich characters, humorous episodes, and compelling relationships and romance, the novel offers a rich and unique take on the industry and the people who work within it.
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What readers are saying...
"To place this novel in an industrial environment is a highly creative idea. The author has brought it off very well".
- Ted Jansen, Retired Engineering Professor
"Burt Rairamo's first book contains more information about the workings of a gas plant than most readers would care to know. However, he manages to blend most of it into the story so that it doesn't look too much like an info-dump. What I liked best is the way Burt describes the huge snow storm, making me feel like I am right there in the midst of it. I feel description of the surroundings is Burt's strongest point, perhaps because he is also a poet."
- Kaarina Brooks
"Burt Rairamo's first novel, In the Shadows of a Gas Plant, is a powerful testament to the adage 'it is never too late to embark upon a new career.'
Rairamo's novel is ambitious and admirably versatile. It successfully spans genres and subgenres: it's a mystery novel, it's a drama, it convincingly explores the psychological subtleties of the characters, it creates moments of intensity, but also of beautiful, serene sensitivity.
Rairamo shares his vast expertise with the gas industry by offering detailed descriptions of the intricacies of the workings of a gas plant. He does not shy away from descriptions of what various divisions and sections of the industry actually do in the technical sense. His descriptions are clear and crisp and reflects palpable pride in the quality of the often hazardous work the men do. On occasion the technical minutiae become challenging for the general reader, but then very quickly the novel switches its attention to personal relationships and power struggles, or to creating suspense. The well-managed pacing and balanced structuring of the narration is an important strength in the novel. Another strength is the manner in which it captures nuances in the interpersonal dynamic between coworkers, between bosses and rank and file, between various levels of management, from the owners to supervisors.
Rairamo's solid experience in the gas industry is coupled with great characterization. He paints an impressive array of finely developed characters. The protagonist of the novel, Richard Starr, a 28-year-old engineer, undergoes a fascinating psychological development through the course of the book. He is ambitious, faces challenges, adversity and hostility, even sabotage. He learns about people: bosses, coworkers and underlings. But he prevails. The exposition of Starr's inner life and growth, ultimately makes the novel a Bildungsroman, as was Pekkanen's Tehtaan varjossa. Rairamo, however, goes further: the novel becomes a significant study in leadership skills. Richard Starr is a modern leader, driven by goal-oriented ambition but guided by deep humanity and psychological insights.
The novel's lighter side shows in the budding romance that is sprinkled throughout the novel. The rather innocent encounters between Saara and Richard are depicted with great sensitivity; it becomes clear, however, that under the innocent surface their emotions were deeply engaged. As such, those passages serve to successfully counter the often cynical, sometimes hostile, attitudes underlying many personal interactions in the novel.
Burt Rairamo's first novel is huge accomplishment. For a debut novel, albeit with some stylistic issues particularly in the first third of the novel, it is a very successful novel. Rairamo is to be congratulated for having succeeded in creating a monumental testament to work and characters alike: He has captured the world of the gas plant competently and intelligently. Reading In the Shadows of a Gas Plant is educational, entertaining, and emotionally fulfilling. We remain eagerly awaiting Burt Rairamo's next novel, the writing of which is already under way."
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Explore MBCT for recurrent depression: What do we know? What does it mean? Where to next?
MBCT for recurrent depression: What do we know? What does it mean? Where to next?
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Catherine Crane (Author), Zindel Segal (Author)
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Abstract: The largest meta-analysis to date of randomised controlled trials of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for relapse prevention in recurrent depression was published in JAMA Psychiatry today. Here two of the co-authors on the paper, Catherine Crane and Zindel Segal reflect on its findings and ask "What do we know? What does it mean? Where to next?"
URL: http://oxfordmindfulness.org/news/mbct-recurrent-depression-know-mean-next/


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How investigative journalism harnesses the latest tech
A look at some of the ways in which mobile journalism, drone journalism, social media and crowdsourcing is being maximised by investigative journalists
Posted: 30 October 2013 By: Rachel Bartlett
Credit: Image by andresfranco.net Some rights reserved
What happens when the age-old practice of investigative journalism collides with emerging technologies and new media?
Potentially powerful things, according to a panel at yesterday's BBC social media conference, which looked at some innovative ways investigative reporters are using the latest technology to power their journalism.
Mobile journalism and livestreaming
The session opened with a presentation by Tim Pool, a journalist at Vice, who describes himself, on his Timcast blog, as employing a "unique style of interactive broadcast journalism".
He talked about his work earlier this year reporting on the protests in Turkey, and how he livestreamed events using his smartphone, which was connected to a battery, giving him "12 hours of live video reporting". In total he delivered around 15 hours of footage.
The coverage was served up on the Vice website in a collection of live videos, each one around 30 to 60 minutes in length, presented "like a liveblog". Viewers were able to interact with Pool below each video in the comments section. And when the livestream ended, the content remained on the site as a "live raw archive" for future visitors.
As well as his mobile, Pool has also used "wearables" such as Google Glass, also in Turkey and a smartwatch. This sort of technology is an "interesting tool in reporting news", Pool said. He discusses how smartwatches work in this video by Charles Gascong.
For investigative journalists, using mobile technology could help them be less obvious in their reporting, he said, compared to colleagues using larger traditional equipment. "People overlook me," Pool explained.
"It makes it much much easier and safer," he said. "I want to make sure I am safe and focus solely on what's happening in front of me."
Looking ahead to the future he highlighted the potential impact, albeit it possibly a "pipe dream", of "modular smartphones", which, he explained, would enable the owner to swap parts of the phone as desired, such as to upgrade the camera.
This could be a "great tool for the future," he said.
As for mobile reporting overall, he he predicts this "will be a traditional form of journalism at some point". "Mobile journalism is very powerful," he added.
Drone journalism
Another interesting piece of technology referred to by Pool was the drone. He discussed how he has been able to set up a drone as a live video tool, using WiFi and a USB hotspot to share the video online.
Journalism.co.uk has previously reported on how others are starting to investigate the possibilities offered by drones in journalism, such as at the Drone Journalism Lab in Nebraska. Legal restrictions are strict though, so it is important to do your research about what is and is not allowed first.
Social media and crowdsourcing
Of course, social media is a hugely useful tool for any journalist, from news gathering to reporting, and for general engagement, but in this session several examples were discussed which demonstrate its particular use to investigate stories, using the crowd.
Ian Katz, now editor of BBC Newsnight, spoke about some of the examples at the Guardian, where he was previously deputy news editor, which showcase the impact social media can have in driving investigations.
He referred to cases where Guardian reporter Paul Lewis used social media to gather more information on incidents. One example given was the death of Jimmy Mubenga, who died while being deported by plane in 2010. It was through Lewis's tweets that he was connected with people on the same flight, Katz said.
There was also reference to the way social media can offer journalists real-time feedback or ideas to develop the story in new ways.
Earlier in the session, Pool had talked about how he was able to interact with his audience in the comments section under his video livestream while capturing video, placing the viewer in the role of "a crowdsourced producer".
In this case, Pool's audience was assisting him in checking facts, he said, as well as offering "tips" or simply requesting he turn his attention to different locations around him.
And Katz identified this idea of "interactive editing", as a potentially useful tool which still requires some work to perfect.
"My fantasy as editor is having a smart audience saying you're looking at the subject the wrong way," he said, adding that they are well aware there are "people in the audience who know more about the subject".
But he said early attempts to reach out for interaction caused him to be "hit by such a torrent of suggestions", and that this overwhelming wave of communication made it "almost impossible to interact with them" at this stage.
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Will the Plantronics CS55/HL10 work with either a digital or analog phone system?
Q: Will my Plantronics CS55/HL10 work with either a digital or analog phone system?
A: With the CS55/HL10 combination you will be connecting the wireless headset base to the phone where the handset is connected. Think of it as a wireless extension of your handset. By reconnecting your handset to the front of your wireless headset base you now have a choice between headset and handset.
This will work with either a digital phone, like Cisco or Nortel, or an analog phone, like Avaya Partner or what you would have at home. Remember, if you are using this at home, your phone cannot have remote cordless units or any features on the handset.


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Documentary peels off the taboo surrounding sex and sexuality
One film featured in the 2017 Toronto Hot Docs Fest that caught my eye was Ask the Sexpert.
Produced by Mridu Chandra and directed by Vaishali Sinha, Ask the Sexpert, chronicles the life of the 93-year-old Dr. Mahinder Watsa, a gynecologist/advice columnist and sex expert for the Mumbai Mirror.
The blurb featured "India" and "sex" in the same sentence, so I decided to see for myself Vaishali's treatment of the subject. As I watched the film, I was struck by Dr. Watsa's inimitable and wry sense of humour and his honest diagnosis of the dilemmas posed to him.
Mind you, some questions were so outrageous I almost choked on the tea I was sipping. Then, it hit me: In India, sex and sex education are both relegated to tawdry corners of the Internet and sleazy magazines. Understandably there's this vacuum. This chasm, to me, has unleashed several horrifying consequences such as rape, the objectification on women in Bollywood films and this whole taboo around sex.
Dr. Watsa's role in de-mystifying the human sexuality should be applauded instead we are told there are at least half-a-dozen lawsuits filed against the good man and the daily he writes for.
In the nine years he has been doling advice, Dr. Watsa has tackled some 40,000 letters. He started his career as a columnist in the 60s as a medical columnist for several women's magazines. He quit that when one of the editors insisted on censoring the questions.
Dr. Mahinder Watsa, 93, a sex columnist for an English daily in India, was the subject of the documentary, Ask the Sexpert. The film featured in the 2017 Toronto Hot Docs festival. Supplied photo.
Toronto Desi Diaries (TDD) chatted with Vaishali Sinha, 37, director, Ask the Sexpert
TDD: Tell me about yourself?
VS: I'm Mumbai-born filmmaker currently living in Brooklyn, New York. Filmmaking is what brought me to the U.S. This is where my independent show-making career flourished, simply, because in the U.S. there is more support for the arts than in India. The U.S. still has a ways to go in supporting the arts, especially in these times.
TDD: What drew you to the subject of Dr. Watsa?
VS: I was interested in exploring a film on sex and sexuality in urban India especially through the lens of therapist because talking about sex is such a taboo.
TDD: Once you became interested, how did you envision you would tackle the issue of sex considering India's a prude?
VS: I wanted a character-driven story to be a lens into larger society tackling issues of sexuality. Dr. Wasta and his work went above and beyond my expectations.
TDD: Every film/story has one point/element that changes the trajectory of the narrative, what was yours with this project?
VS: I was fortunate that I ended up with finding characters I was hoping to find to be able to tell the story I was hoping to tell. To find so many people speak candidly and openly about these controversial issues was a pleasure.
What I did not prepare myself for was the enormous personality of Dr. Watsa. The depth and breadth of his work is astounding. Telling the story through his lens allowed me to bring in another element, another character.
Vaishali Sinha, director, Ask the Sexpert
TDD: What were some of the challenges?
VS: The topic of Sexuality is an ever-growing one in India and I want to make sure my film speaks to the timeless aspects of it. Finding a balance between topical and timeless elements was hard work.
TDD: Who funded the project and how long did it take you to make it?
VS: Funding trickled in over the course of three and a half years. Early funders include: Catapult Fund, MacArthur Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute and the iTVS (co-production partner).
TDD: Were you hoping to ruffle feathers with this film?
VS: Stylistically, character-driven stories are my forte.I wanted to make a film that would push sex education and sex positivity to the forefront of the conversation.
Dr. Watsa is such an iconic personality in India and this is the first ever film on him. I'm happy those two interests, of character and sexuality, were able to come together in Ask the Sexpert.
TDD: Anything else?
VS: Ask the Sexpert is an universal story even though it's situated in India, I hope this opens a conversation in a positive manner not just in our community, but other communities too.
TDD: Is the film screening anywhere in India? Where can people watch, if they are interested? VS: Not yet, but keep your eyes and ears open.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020
Reflections and recollection of 15 August 1975
by Omer Selim Sher;
It was shocking news to hear on Bangladesh Betar at dawn around 4:45 am. It is also hard to believe that who would dare to kill Bangabandhu. Major Dalim and later Sarkar Kabir Uddin were making sporadic announcements on the radio.
All walks of people are gathering in front of the radio in all neighborhoods. The people were stunned and became dumbfounded. Even the soldiers voice was broken and a fear in their voice were felt during this announcement. Major Dalim sometimes announcing about curfew, sometimes he is asking the people to remain calm. During the day as time went on one by one, they came on the radio and announced their loyalty to the new coup d'é·tat government. Major General Shafiullah, Air Vice Marshal AK Khandaker and Rear Admiral Mosharraf Hossain khan was instructing the people to remain calm on behalf of the new government. All three chiefs declared allegiance to the new government around 12:300 pm on Bangladesh Betar.
On the road, only military vehicles are speeding here and there with pointing rifles with bayonets. Tanks have taken up positions at various points in the Dacca city. Even then, rumors are circulating, but people have heard the name of Major Dalim more on that day. Rumours came that Rakhi Bahini outing a fight with Army.
Radio is still being announced under the name of Bangladesh Betar. A few hours later in late afternoon, the name of Bangladesh Betar was changed to Radio Bangladesh.
Although Mushtaq spoke of a change of government, he did not mention Bangabandhu's name even once. The killer Mushtaq did not say what happened. Mushtaq referred to those who killed him as patriotic soldiers. Mushtaq praised the killers for the brave performance of the army in the national cause. Repeatedly sought recognition from the world. If anyone dared to fence that day, these murderers would flee the country.
Only person who came out that at the call Bangabandhu was Colonel Jamil Uddin Ahmad, the new Chief of Military Intelligence. When Jamil arrived and ordered the troops back to the barracks, he was gunned down at the gate of the residence. The leaders of Awami League or at that time BKSAL failed miserably to rise up on the occasion to protest the killing of the Father of The Nation. They all remain silent. Now, those leaders who are shouting for sacrifice for the party in words, if they shouted on August 15, 1975, history would have been written in a different way. Those who shot Bangabandhu have implemented the plan, but the real culprits behind the conspiracy to kill him are still alive.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his inspirational speech on March 7, 1971 ahead of Bangladesh's liberation war against Pakistan
After 45 years, I am surprised to hear many people say, the question arises why they remained silent that day? Kader Siddiqui was the only one who revolted on that day. But he did not get support from the mainstream Awami League leaders. He was in exile for 18 years and could not return to the country. Four national leaders were brutally killed in jail on November 3, but this time no one also came out to protest. Some leaders at that time were fighting to get Ministers position in Mostaq'a cabinet e.g. Foni Mazumder and others. Some of these leaders are crying foul today and showing extra love for Bangabandhu but they are still doing conspiracy. Those mastermind conspirators are scattered all over Bangladesh and working to remove Sheikh Hasina. But they should remember this is not 1975, this is 2020.
It's been 45 years the assassins killed Bangabandhu. After 1975, we have seen various games in the country. Everyday I have seen the game of change of party due to immoral politics and greed for power. The intoxication of power by killing is still on, time they remind us indicating that the killers are not dead. But we are fighting among us and the killers are all united. Arrogant killers boasted proudly on foreign TV interviews judge and punish if you can. The generals caressed and flattered the killers with the title of hero. The murderers have ruled the country, politics has been in the army headquarters. The enemies of liberation war have become leaders, the warriors have become criminals. Anti-liberation forces and razakars, became Ministers, Prime Ministers, Presidents. By deleting the name of the father of the nation, the traitors have become public leaders. The new generation could not know who was Sheikh Mujib, what was the history of liberation war? All the marks from the archive have been stolen and buried.
The arrogant general made politics difficult and democracy sank in the army headquarters. We had to struggle anew, we had to give our lives again to restore democracy. One thing remains unknown even today, who killed the father of the nation. Killers were few, but who were the architect of original plan? The killers have been tried, a few have been executed, but the conspirators have not yet been caught.
On that day of 15th August, there was no activity of any other political party except JSD. Everything in the country belonged to the Awami League. The military did not go everywhere that night, why no one came out and shouted? Sitting in London, one said "Pharaoh is dead", another took a job at the university, and another went on to become a minister at a meeting of murderers. The rest all remained silent.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujobur Rahman
When the killers left, the Japanese (next door) went and took a picture of the superhero behind the stairs. The leaders went into hiding. Kader Siddiqui's called went unheeded and he slipped into India. Even within the team, political players have played a game of disintegration, the rest have fought to become leaders. What would have happened if Sheikh Hasina had not returned?
Bangladesh learned a good lesson from the sad events of 1975. Politics has also seen the catastrophe of independence. Democracy crushed under the boots, generals in power. The mistake that can easily get your claim denied is to fail.
Politics is not easy; it is easy to go to power by killing. Now politics is moving in an easy way. Who is that Mujib lover cannot be understood? On the anniversary of the martyrdom of the father of the nation, this crisis seems to be in full swing. Even though Bangabandhu's daughter has brought unimaginable success to the country, there is no end to the grievances in the country. Corona epidemics and floods have not stopped the frustrated leaders. I wish that Sheikh Hasina would take the country to its desired goal and dream of Bangabandhu ignoring all condemnations and hurdles.
Omer Sher is a retired Professor of Economics at Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada and a researcher on politics in South Asia.
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Ew! What's in Your Water?
For many people in the United States, swimming is one of the most popular recreational sports. It's the fourth most popular sport or activity in the country. But, for people to be able to enjoy their time swimming, they need to be in a pool that is safe.
Many people will hire a local pool cleaning service to take care of the maintenance of their pool so they don't have to worry about it. However, if you can't afford one or don't want a local pool cleaning service, there are plenty of at-home options to make sure your pool is up-to-code.
If you are interested in taking care of the swimming pool cleaning yourself, many pool shops will sell things you can use to test the water. Your pool water should be tested routinely to make sure it's clean. Using pH strips to measure the alkalinity and acidity of your water is something you can easily do for a low cost. If your pH levels are reading is between 7.2 and 7.8, you are free to have people swim in your pool.
Not only should your pool be clean, it should also be a safe place to be around. If there are any damages in or around the area, it might be time to make a pool repair. You don't want anyone tripping over loose wood or getting caught on the liner. Also, check to make sure your ladders are sturdy so no one gets hurt getting in and out of the pool.
If your pool is near your house and if you have small children, it is recommended that you install a fence with a locking gate around the area. This will prevent anyone from accidentally getting into the pool without adult supervision.
Keeping your pool in-check, whether it's with the use of a local pool cleaning service or if you're just doing it yourself, is the best way to ensure safety. The popular water sport is a great activity that can keep you happy and healthy. If your pool is clean and safe, anyone who may use it is guaranteed to have a great time.
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On a low level, health sacrificed for intellect. On a higher level, higher functions of understanding and thought transcend normal bounds. if you are in your head over much, try a wholesome meal. if you have an exciting idea, feed it.


These words freaked out Paul Ryan enough that he tried to get rid of Father Pat Conroy, the House chaplain who uttered this prayer back in November, when the debate on the massive overhaul of the tax system was going on.
What stunned me about this relatively small national controversy wasn't so much the fact that Ryan's action blew up in his face and he wound up having to "unfire" Father Conroy, but the fact that the prayer got to him in the first place — that he noticed it and had to defend himself (and his ideology) against it.
Moral accountability, ladies and gentlemen! It's been banned from the halls of government for quite some time, but when it shows up it's still upsetting to the powerful. They may not fear a tamed, caged democracy, but they fear a reckless chaplain calling out in prayer for a fair system of taxation.
"As the CIA's video cameras rolled," writes Sarah Jones in the New Republic, "security guards shackled Abu Zubaydah to a gurney and interrogators poured water over his mouth and nose until he began to suffocate. They slammed him against a wall, confined him for hours in a coffin-like box, and deprived him of sleep.
Let this man's cry for mercy be heard today. Let it not be too late for powerful men and women across the planet hear the cries of refugees, of children, of the wrongfully imprisoned. Let the Haspel hearings be more than a struggle between political parties, between competing clichés about national security. Let not merely torture but war itself be on the table and no longer protected by lies and by language itself — "enhanced interrogation techniques," "collateral damage" — from its long overdue moral accountability.
And let the prayer continue.
Let the United States not go to war with Iran or foment a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Let sanity — please, oh Lord — prevail, and the re-empowered voices of war and dominance return to shame and silence. Let the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action be the model for resolving future international conflict, not the bullying arrogance of You Know Who, oh Lord.
"Seventy-one years ago, on a bright cloudless morning," the president said, "death fell from the sky and the world was changed. A flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city and demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself.
"Their souls speak to us. They ask us to look inward, to take stock of who we are and what we might become.
Let us never again say such words and then approve spending more than a trillion dollars to upgrade our nuclear weapons, even as we hold other nations accountable for the weapons they possess or someday may possess. Let us find, in the depths of this prayer, the collective courage and strength necessary to bring about humanity's moral revolution.
Let us learn to see beyond a longing for wealth and power, and as we see the possible future, let us dismantle the politics and economics of war, of military industrialism, of a belief only in the pseudo-peace of threatened mutual destruction.
Let us face the insanity of nuclear war and nuclear winter and vow that it will never happen. Let us bestow mercy on ourselves, and on our children.


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Q: Multithreading Implementation in Java I am currently working on a project that I have to use Thread. For the first time I am going to use. So there are lots of problems with my code.
Firstly I am trying to test my Thread blocks whether they are working at the same time or not.
Here my test application.
public class sad extends Thread
{
private String name;

private Thread t1 = new Thread()
{
    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        while ( true )
        {
            System.out.println( "I am thread 1 and working properly" );
        }
    }
};
private Thread t2 = new Thread()
{
    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        while ( true )
        {
            System.out.println( "I am thread 2 and working properly" );
        }
    }
};

public void starter()
{
    t1.start();
    t2.start();
}
}

And button part:
btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0)
        {
            sadObj.starter();
        }
    });

And when I run this program:
I am thread 1 and working properly
I am thread 1 and working properly
I am thread 1 and working properly
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I am thread 1 and working properly
I am thread 1 and working properly
I am thread 1 and working properly
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I am thread 1 and working properly
I am thread 1 and working properly
I am thread 2 and working properly
I am thread 2 and working properly
I am thread 2 and working properly
I am thread 2 and working properly
I am thread 2 and working properly
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I am thread 2 and working properly
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I am thread 2 and working properly
I am thread 2 and working properly

This is limited version of the output. Normally there are lots of output and all of them are separate. I mean that they must work, they must print mixed. In my example they act like one by one.
In my project I have to do 2 completely diffirent task simultaneously. To achive that, I prefer to use 2 thread object. But I think that they do not run exactly same time or one of them waits for some reason. Both must be run continuously. Is my implementation wrong or, How can do that?
When I am searching Thread in java, I have seen that If the computers CPU has more then 1 core, the multithreading will work very well. My CPU is i7-3740M. It has at least 4 cores I think. So what is the problem?
Thank You
   Best Regards

A: Generally speaking, a core simulates doing several things at once by switching back and forth between single tasks very quickly.
Your system seems to be optimizing the work, by choosing not to do as much switching, allowing one task to run a lot, and another task to run a lot.  This way it doesn't switch as often (an expensive thing to do) and you get "runs" of one thread followed by "runs" of another.
You can provide a "hint" to the system that you could yield to another thread at a particular point.  It might provide the CPU with more of an excuse to switch threads.
private Thread t1 = new Thread()
{
    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        while ( true )
        {
            System.out.println( "I am thread 1 and working properly" );
            this.yield();
        }
    }
};
private Thread t2 = new Thread()
{
    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        while ( true )
        {
            System.out.println( "I am thread 2 and working properly" );
            this.yield();
        }
    }
};

but at the end of the day, thread scheduling is something that you don't get to fully control explicitly.
PS.  Your sad class doesn't need to extend Thread unless it has it's own run() method and is started.  In your example it doesn't.

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The Barleycorn is nearly 40 years old, but almost everything inside is far older. We start with the bar itself, which began life as a hotel lobby bar somewhere in Europe. It arrived in San Francisco by ship, and did service in a downtown hotel.
Sam Duvall, the founder of the Barleycorn, found it in storage. He took the two wings of the bar and joined them together, forming a semi-circular bar, and left the enormous straight middle section in storage. There is a seam in the center of the bar where the two sections were joined.
Next came the breakfront, which was found in a mansion in Pacific Heights. It too arrived here by ship, and is about 180 years old.
Across from the bar are cable car benches below the stained glass windows, and there is another under the plate glass window that looks out on the corner of California and Larkin where the cable cars pass by.
The plate glass window, by the way, represents the only significant change in the interior in 35 years; it used to be stained glass like the other side of the room.
Across from the window are two church pews from Old St. Mary's that are 1906 earthquake survivors. In between them is a hatch cover—a door that works vertically—from a Gold Rush ship. There's a million hatch covers around the city, and it seems that every last one of them is a coffee table now.
The fireplace is constructed from cobblestones from Hyde street two blocks away. As many of the cobblestones used in building the city's streets came from the ballast on board abandoned Gold Rush ships, there is the possibility these stones originated far from San Francisco.
Finally, early in 2006 we replaced our no-longer-functioning, 45-playing jukebox from 1970 with these stadium seats which came from a minor league park in Tacoma, Washington. When they built that stadium in Tacoma, they obtained their seating from another park that was being torn down, Seals Stadium here in San Francisco. These seats left town in 1959 and just returned, so way back when, folks were watching Joe Dimaggio and Lefty O'Doul in these seats.


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