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Q: Highlight the css cards upon search in angular I have array of items which are rendered on UI as angular material cards. I have a search box where user input for items. once the search is implemented I get the searchItems as another array. Now I want to highlight (changing the background color of the card or a rectangular animation) items array angular material cards which are matched with searched items. I was stuck at implementing this css part although I am able to render and match the items with searchdItems

        &times
        {{data.value}} not found

 0" class='searchitem'>
        {{data.value}} found in

          {{item}} {{i}}

    <mat-grid-list cols="3" rowHeight="100px">

          <mat-grid-tile [ngClass]="item.name == item ? 'searchexample-card': 'example-card'" routerLink="/inventory/items/{{item.name}}">
            <mat-card>
              <mat-card-header>
                Item{{item.name}}
              </mat-card-header>
            </mat-card>
          </mat-grid-tile>

      </mat-grid-list>

A: The problem is with the condition that you have implemented for activating [ngClass]. You are comparing an object with object property, this comparison for item with item.name will always return false.
consider you have the searched result in searchedItems[] array. Now you want to highlight those items in the loop of whole items. then your code should be something like this

    <mat-grid-tile [ngClass]="item in searchedItems ? 'searchexample-card': 'example-card'">
        <mat-card>
           <mat-card-header>
              Item{{item.name}}
          </mat-card-header>
       </mat-card>
    </mat-grid-tile>

Considering your items array and searchedItems[] is of same type.

A: You can do it using a pipe from Angular
import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';

@Pipe({
  name: 'highlight',
  pure: false
})
export class HighlightPipe implements PipeTransform {
  transform(items: any, search: string, clip: boolean): any {
    const regex = new RegExp(search, 'ig');
    if(Array.isArray(items) && search) {
      for(let item of items) {
          item.highlight = regex.test(item.label);
      }
    }
    return clip ? items.filter(item => item.highlight) : items;
  }
}

I have passed in the search term in the pipe and the full array always returning from the pipe, but using a regular expression or maybe your custom logic of search add another attribute to the list item highlight boolean which is true if your logic says it matches the item, else false
I have modified the items array from string[] to {label:string, highlight?:boolean}[] to accommodate the pipe change so instead we are using the array as
items: {label:string, highlight?:boolean}[] = [
  {label: 'INDIA'},
  {label: 'USA'},
  {label: 'RUSSIA'},
  {label: 'UK'},
  {label: 'ITALY'},
];

Now to all put it into the template

  {{item.label}}

Here when you search, if it matches with any of the item from items array will have a highlight:true attribute as true and also adds a class called 'highlight` to your existing div.card so in css defining the highlight card as
.card.highlight{
  background-color: yellow;
}

Notice that we are sending the search term to the pipe that we created as an argument, so we have to define the variable as a class level variable which is set when we click search in your method devicesearch which you are already calling.
search: string;

devicesearch(input) {
  this.search = input;
}

Edit 2:
If you wanted the clipped array you can use the Pipe in your class to get the clipped array
search: string;
searchedItems: any[];
highlightPipe = new HighlightPipe();

devicesearch(input) {
  this.search = input;
  this.searchedItems = this.highlightPipe.transform(this.items, input, true);
  // only names --> const names = this.searchedItems.map(item => item.label);
}

Updated StackBlitz for your reference: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-usswkn

A: If you are unable to change the items array I have modified the answer for the pipe which will not impact your original array
import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';

@Pipe({
  name: 'highlight', pure: false
})
export class HighlightPipe implements PipeTransform {

  transform(items: any, filtered?: any[]): any {
    let newArray = [];
    if(Array.isArray(items) && Array.isArray(filtered)) {
      for(let item of items){
        newArray.push({label: item, highlight: filtered.indexOf(item)>-1})
      }
    } else {
      newArray = items.map(item => ({label: item}));
    }
    console.log(newArray)
    return newArray;
  }

}

But your html template will be modified to accommodate the highlight

  {{item.label}}

Here I am passing the array that you have after you search searchedItems to my highlight Pipe
Hope this answers your question
Updated Stackblitz: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-oyhva7

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Fatal fire serves as grim reminder to look at escape plans
Updated: 6:25 PM CDT May 26, 2017
Cynthia Fodor
WEBVTT TO KNOW IN THEEVENT OF A FIRE TO GET OUTSAFELY.>> IT IS POPULAR NOW TO LIVE ANDLOSS DOWNTOWN.OLD WAREHOUSES.RENTED APARTMENT BUILDINGS.IF YOU DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICEAND ESCAPE PLAN.ADAM LIVES IN THE HAWKEYEBUILDING BUILT IN 1868.WITH SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE MOVINGINTO DOWNTOWN IT'S IMPORTANT TOBE AWARE OF A WAY OUT.>> HE PLANNED TO JUMP OUT OF HISTHIRD FLOOR WINDOW BUT WALKINGTHROUGH THE BUILDING WITH US HELEARNED A BETTER WAY.>> WE JUST REALIZE THERE ARETHREE WAYS OUT.THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST INSTINCT.TO FIND THE CLEAREST PATH.>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE TWOWAYS OUT OF EVERY ROOM AND MAKESURE WINDOWS OPEN EASILY.>> IF YOU EXIT, STAY LOW.GET OUT AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN.GET OUT AND STAY OUT.DON'T GO BACK INTO GET PETS ORVALUABLES.>> DANCE US CHECK YOUR SMOKEDETECTORS.WE SPOTTED THIS WASDISCONNECTED.MANY OLDER BUILDINGS DON'T HAVETO MEET CODE FOR SPRINKLERS ORFIRE ESCAPES.>> IN SOME PLACES YOU NEED TOADD A FIRE ESCAPE OR STAIRWAY.THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND THEYCAN'T DO THAT.RESIDENCE ARE ADVISED TO STAYIN THEIR APARTMENTS IF THE ALARMSOUNDS.>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE GOING TOCHECK A BUILDING ON FIRE.THEY ARE GOING TO DO SEARCH ANDRESCUE.THEY WILL SEARCH EVERY APARTMENTWHETHER IT IS LOCKED ORUNLOCKED.THEY WILL MAKE SURE EVERYBODY ISOUT THAT IS AFFECTED.>> MOST APARTMENT BUILDINGS, THEFIRE MARSHAL SAYS YOU SHOULDNOTICE FIRE EXTINGUISHERSUSUALLY BEHIND GLASS EVERY 75THE PROBLEM IS MOST PEOPLE DON'TKNOW HOW TO USE THEM ESPECIALLYWHEN PANICKING.YOU HAVE TO PULL OUT THE PENBEFORE YOU CAN PUSH ON THE LEVER
After a massive fire killed three people Thursday afternoon at a Des Moines apartment, tenants are re-evaluating escape plans, especially because younger residents are moving into older, renovated apartment buildings that may not have the same fire protection as newer ones. Adam Dailey lives in the Hawkeye Building, which was built in 1868. He said he planned to jump out his third-floor window in case of a fire. But fire officials say to be aware of all exits. "I haven't thought about it, but there are three ways out," Dailey said. "My first instance is to find the clearest path." Dan Wood, of the State Fire Marshal's Office, said it's important to know at least two ways out of every room and to make sure windows open easily. Also, feel the door for heat before opening it. If you do exit, he said, stay low, get out quickly, stay out and don't go back in for pets or valuable items. Wood also said check your smoke detectors regularly. While walking through the Hawkeye Building, KCCI crews noticed one that was disconnected. Many older buildings have been grandfathered in and do not meet code for sprinklers or fire escapes. "You get a 10- to 12-story building and need to add a staircase -- a lot of money. It's cost prohibitive, and building owners can't do that," Wood said. Residents in some lofts are advised to stay in their apartments and put towels under their doors if the fire alarm sounds. In most apartment buildings, you should notice fire extinguishers every 75 feet. Wood said most people don't know how to use them, though. Simply pull the pin before pressing the lever to help extinguish a fire.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
After a massive fire killed three people Thursday afternoon at a Des Moines apartment, tenants are re-evaluating escape plans, especially because younger residents are moving into older, renovated apartment buildings that may not have the same fire protection as newer ones.
Adam Dailey lives in the Hawkeye Building, which was built in 1868. He said he planned to jump out his third-floor window in case of a fire.
But fire officials say to be aware of all exits.
"I haven't thought about it, but there are three ways out," Dailey said. "My first instance is to find the clearest path."
Dan Wood, of the State Fire Marshal's Office, said it's important to know at least two ways out of every room and to make sure windows open easily. Also, feel the door for heat before opening it.
If you do exit, he said, stay low, get out quickly, stay out and don't go back in for pets or valuable items.
Wood also said check your smoke detectors regularly. While walking through the Hawkeye Building, KCCI crews noticed one that was disconnected. Many older buildings have been grandfathered in and do not meet code for sprinklers or fire escapes.
"You get a 10- to 12-story building and need to add a staircase -- a lot of money. It's cost prohibitive, and building owners can't do that," Wood said.
Residents in some lofts are advised to stay in their apartments and put towels under their doors if the fire alarm sounds.
In most apartment buildings, you should notice fire extinguishers every 75 feet. Wood said most people don't know how to use them, though. Simply pull the pin before pressing the lever to help extinguish a fire.
Fundraiser held for victims of one of city's deadliest fires

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Circus Circus opened on Oct 18th, 1968 infamously without a hotel tower until 1972. According to Dr. Dave's book Grandissimo, Jay Sarno "built himself the ultimate middle-aged semi-bachelor pad in suite 1410...the main room dominated by a giant curving staircase." Sarno stayed in that room until he was bought out by Bill Bennett and Bill Pennington in 1983.
I found it amazing that a hotel suite with so much Vegas history has virtually zero online presence besides a floor plan and two outdated thumbnails. Especially when one can find plenty of pictures of suites at Wynn/Encore, Bellagio and ARIA that are much more exclusive. After years of trying, I was finally able to receive a quick tour of this suite!
According to a floor-plan buried on the Circus Circus meetings page, the Executive Suite is two-stories that in addition to the master, has the ability to add up to six extra bedrooms!
Room 1410 is located in the original casino tower, accessed by elevators right around the corner from the famous Steakhouse. After turning right off the elevators, the entryway of 1410 greets you.
Wow! Double doors! The foyer features a tile landing.
You are probably right in regards to the cheap meal. That was a staple of the place back in the 70s/80s. A even funnier fact is according to the book "Super Casino", they actually started to make money since the economy of scale ordering got to be so big!
@pkluvsvegas- I actually do have photos of the Excalibur Presidental, maybe will share after the crew returns from Macau!
@Devastazione- I don't recall any fragrance added to the room, nor did it smell poorly (not sure if that helps) Glad you and your dad enjoyed the photos!
@parchedearth- There is at least two more 2 story suites on the floor and one is specifically a training/meeting room (I wasn't able to get inside, but will work on it). The property appears to have changed a lot since I stayed back in 2010, new carpet in the casino floor and hotel tower, Modernized sports book. Haven't been to the steakhouse in a few years. It it might be time to head back!


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Ex-cop pleads in sex assault case
LANSING (AP) — A former police officer has pleaded no contest to charges that he attempted to kiss and molest three girls at a Lansing high school and in his patrol vehicle.
Matthew Priebe will be sentenced in October on criminal sexual conduct, assault and battery and other charges. Priebe was jailed Monday following his plea. A no-contest plea isn't an admission of guilt but is treated as such at sentencing.
Priebe was a resource officer with Lansing schools. The victims were between 14 and 17 at the time of the assaults which took place over a three-year period. He resigned in June after 10 years with the Lansing Police Department.


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Illustrations by Tallulah Fontaine.
Canadians need to talk about sexual assault, H.G.Watson writes—but they're getting sued for it.
By H.G. Watson Sept. 14, 2018
Self-made métis
Oppressive Calm
Crude Tactics
One morning five years ago, Jane Wilson* called her best friend. She needed to talk—she'd been assaulted by an acquaintance of hers, a writer, the night before. Initially she kept the circle of people who knew what had happened very small. "I wasn't, you know, advertising, because it's sort of a private matter," she says. But then the person who had assaulted Wilson published a piece that was being lauded by feminists. Her friends started sharing the piece on social media. It freaked Wilson out. She sent a few emails to people she'd seen sharing it, and told others in person. "I just kind of lost it, and I started talking," she says. "I just started telling people what he had done."
Wilson didn't publish a story about what happened to her. She didn't allude to it in a piece of fiction, or talk about it on the radio. She just told people in her community what she'd experienced.
Not long after, Wilson checked her email—she'd received a cease and desist letter.
"We tell ourselves stories in order to live," starts Joan Didion's essay "The White Album." The phrase has become cliché because it's powerful, speaking to an essential truth: we tell stories about ourselves to try to make sense of our lives, so that even the worst, most random events fit, eventually, into an overarching narrative. Little wonder that we tell stories about sexual assault—a traumatic, cruel, deeply personal violation, resulting often in physical injuries, and, later, psychological after-effects such as PTSD, depression and anxiety.
Dr. Abby Hershler, a staff psychiatrist at the Women's College Hospital in Toronto, says the instinct to tell stories of sexual assaults comes from wanting catharsis. "I think there's a hope to get... support," says Hershler, who works with patients who have experienced trauma. "I think there's a hope that if you tell your story very quickly, that somehow you'll be getting rid of it, that you'll be no longer almost imprisoned by the memory of that story."
Hershler's words echo those of Evelyn Lau, a young writer who published an account of her relationship with W.P. Kinsella in Vancouver Magazine in 1997. Kinsella was thirty-six years older than Lau, and the relationship had ended after two years. Lau didn't accuse him of assault, but the fallout from her essay was one early sign that Canadian women publicly discussing troubling aspects of their sex and dating lives could find themselves in court. Kinsella, who is now deceased, sued Lau, saying in his statement of claim "that he'd been humiliated and embarrassed by references to his sexual abilities, financial aptitude and social skills," the Vancouver Sun reported in 1999.
"In writing [the Vancouver Magazine piece]," Lau recalled in another essay in 2001, "I had been hoping to make sense of my time with him, redeem something that felt merely painful and wasted."
Stories like Lau's, like Wilson's, like those of Hershler's patients, have the power to change society—and the past few years have made that clearer than ever. In 2014, the Toronto Star reported that eight women said former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi had sexually assaulted them. The Star's reporting led to criminal charges against Ghomeshi. Ghomeshi was found not guilty on all counts, though he agreed to a peace bond and apologized to one woman. Still, this kind of reporting was a forerunner for some of the in-depth investigative journalism that was to come, and not just in Canada. After Roger Ailes resigned as chairman and CEO of Fox News, following a number of sexual harassment complaints that were made public, one story seemed to snowball into another—most dramatically, the New Yorker's and the New York Times's reporting on sexual assault allegations against former film executive Harvey Weinstein, which led to criminal charges against him and his dismissal from his own company.
But coming forward has always carried a risk. Lau keenly felt the impact of the libel suit brought by Kinsella. "Now the prospect of writing was repulsive to me," she wrote two years later in "Anatomy of a Lawsuit," an essay about being sued. "I kept thinking that anything I might write would lead to other losses; the effect was feelings of defeat and inertia."
For Wilson, the cease and desist letter essentially reads that the man she says assaulted her, and his lawyer, had heard she'd been talking about the allegations and that she shouldn't talk about them anymore. She remembers it being "fairly terrifying." "I certainly never expected it," she says. "I don't know why I didn't expect it." Wilson listened to the letter: for some time, she stopped telling the story of what happened to her.
Accusing someone of sexual assault is inherently defamatory, and proving your actions were justified can be challenging and costly. More than that, these legal threats have come to wield greater power than just the outcome of the individual cases they concern: the power to suppress others. Just the threat of being sued may mean someone will fear telling their story to reporters, coworkers, friends—or even their family. For many people, the trauma of assault is followed by the secondary trauma of coerced silence.
In 1903, Van Vechten Veeder, then a lawyer and later a U.S. federal judge, attempted to untangle the deep roots of defamation law, which he found had grown unfettered. He traced the laws back to principles handed down from the church and secular authorities: pick a historical civilization and you will find it had some sort of law or code against injuring another's reputation. The resulting laws were "a mass, which is grown by aggregation, with very little intervention from legislation, and special and peculiar circumstances have from time to time shaped its varying course," he wrote later in the Columbia Law Review. "The result is that perhaps no other branch of law is as open to criticism for its doubts and difficulties, its meaningless and grotesque anomalies. It is, as a whole, absurd in theory, and very often mischievous in its practical operation."
Defamation law made its way to Canada via the English and has been refined over the years in Canadian courts. In Canada, defamation is broadly defined as any communication that hurts a person's reputation—and it can be invoked by anyone. In one recent Ontario case, two sisters and their father told family members, friends and a therapist about childhood abuse allegedly perpetrated by the sisters' uncle. The uncle sued all three, and the judge in the case found in his favour.
Justin Safayeni, an associate lawyer at Stockwoods LLP who focuses on media and defamation law, notes that in some cases, all that is needed to defend a defamation case is to show the court that the statements made wouldn't make reasonable people think less of the person in question. "It's hard to imagine any situation where that's going to work in the context of sexual assault claims, right?" Safayeni says. "The accusation is so damaging to reputational interests."
There's no way to track how many defamation cases have been brought or threatened against people alleging sexual assault in Canada; while there are public records of cases that make it to trial, no one is tracking the number of those that stop at a cease and desist letter, or that are settled out of court. But Elizabeth Grace, a partner at Lerners LLP in Toronto, says she believes that because more people are now coming forward, we will see an increase in defamation suits. This has always been one of the strategies a person can use, after all, when accused of assault, either as a counterclaim in the event that the complainant decides to sue, or proactively, as a way of stopping the allegations before they even make it to court.
There are, of course, other legal defences to defamation aside from claiming there was no reputational harm. If you can prove what you said is true, it's not defamation. If you are expressing an opinion about someone, however harsh, as long as it's based on fact and not done maliciously, it's not defamation. If the untrue statement was thoroughly reported, contextualized, and the other party had an opportunity to respond, that's not defamation, either. Statements made in the course of criminal, quasi-judicial proceedings and in sessions of Parliament are protected by absolute privilege — so, not defamatory.
And then there is the defence of qualified privilege. "The situation in which qualified privilege arises is when the words are spoken by someone who has a duty or an interest in making the communication and communicating the words to someone who has a corresponding duty or interest to receive them," says Andrea Gonsalves, a partner at Stockwoods. The same words could be spoken in one situation and be protected by qualified privilege, notes Gonsalves, and be defamatory in another.
The defence of qualified privilege has extended to family members or friends in some cases—but it depends on the circumstances. In the Ontario case involving the uncle, the judge ruled that the defence of qualified privilege did not apply because the sisters' statements had not been made "under a situation of any stress or urgency." He wrote in his decision, "I am convinced that the statements were not reasonably intended to prevent further sexual abuse to other children." Instead, he found that the uncle was entitled to general damages of $125,000 with costs. (If he had ruled in the sisters' favour, the judge wrote, he would have awarded them $35,000 in general damages.)
After the decision was announced in 2013, Grace told Law Times that it would start a trend. "It certainly will give defence counsel reason to start counterclaims for defamation," she said. Another lawyer, Susan Vella, also told Law Times that the court was sending a "problematic message" in the differential in general damages in a sexual abuse case.
However, in a later Ontario case where a woman had told family members about abuse, the judge did accept the defence of qualified privilege. "These types of communications to family members and others with a legitimate reason to receive them have been found to enjoy the mantle of qualified privilege in the context of allegations of familial CSA [child sexual abuse]," the judge wrote, rejecting the more narrow interpretation of the law made in the older Ontario case.
Beyond qualified privilege, many advocates say that it is clear that today, reporting on sexual assault is often a matter of public interest. "People are winning Pulitzers reporting on this stuff," says Safayeni. Following that, both he and Gonsalves are also interested in another tool that could help: anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) laws, which give the courts the power to dismiss frivolous lawsuits filed primarily with the goal of silencing dissent.
Gonsalves and Safayani think that this law could be used to counter defamation in court when allegations of sexual assault are at the heart of the matter. (In May, British Columbia introduced anti-SLAPP legislation; the legislation is also in place in Ontario and Quebec). According to Safayeni, the threshold test for using anti-SLAPP as a defence is whether the expression made by a person relates to a matter of public interest.
In Ontario, no defamation case involving sexual assault allegations has been defended with anti-SLAPP—yet. "There is definitely a case to be made. Frankly, I think a pretty strong case that there is a broader public interest in having some of these stories come to light," says Safayeni. But it could be some time before we see a case that sets a new precedent—some defamation cases are settled out of court, some are dropped altogether, and many end at a cease and desist letter.
Wilson calls herself fortunate, because she had friends who were able to help her get legal representation—she couldn't afford it on her own. Her lawyers asked her to go through old Facebook posts and tweets to see if there might be anything in them that would be considered defamatory. They also told her that cease and desists are common and counselled her to respond in kind, with something like, "'We believe what we are saying and we have lawyers and if you would like to continue this, we will counter,'" Wilson says.
In an ideal world, Grace says, women would have this kind of information available to them before they spoke out. "[If] we just slowed things down a little bit and armed people with information so they can make informed choices, they could realize that there are ways of doing things, ways of getting help," she says.
But it's not an ideal world, and people lack many kinds of legal advice after a sexual assault—one reason, ironically, that they often opt for the so-called court of public opinion in the first place. Statistics Canada found that between 2009 and 2014, only 21 percent of reported sexual assaults led to completed criminal cases, and it is estimated that just 5 percent of all sexual assaults are reported to police. A recent Toronto Star series found that Legal Aid Ontario funding isn't accessible for many impoverished people because the income thresholds for receiving aid are so low. "It'd be nice if there was legal advice and access to justice," says Grace. "It'd be nice if there was health care, and access to therapy and counselling, but all our systems—legal support systems, mental health support systems—they're all under strain and I think that's another reason why people will sometimes resort to the internet or the media."
There are some initiatives trying to address these gaps in justice services, such as a $2.8 million pilot project in Ontario that provides vouchers for sexual assault complainants in Toronto, Ottawa and Thunder Bay to get up to four hours of free legal advice, as well as a few small legal defence funds established to raise money for people who have received legal threats. But the reality is that legal help is hard to find for people who receive cease and desist letters, let alone those who are sued.
Lau's lawsuit was settled when Vancouver Magazine agreed to publish an apology. But nearly twenty years later, she has seen a permanent change in her life: she now exclusively writes poetry. "Prior to the lawsuit I had always gone back and forth between fiction, non-fiction and poetry," Lau says in a written comment provided to Maisonneuve. Poetry, she says, "gives a writer great freedom; it has a tiny readership and isn't subject to the same scrutiny as memoir or fiction. In some ways it allows you to be more honest and take more emotional risks."
Today, Canada's public conversation about high-profile men accused of sexual wrongdoing is also still being circumscribed by legal threats, though few following the debates have been aware of it. Chelsea Rooney studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia, where the novelist Steven Galloway then worked as a creative writing teacher. She graduated in 2012, a year before Galloway was made a tenured professor and chair of the creative writing program. Galloway was accused of sexual misconduct, suspended in 2015, and eventually fired. (An investigator hired by UBC concluded the assault complaints couldn't be substantiated, but UBC decided to dismiss Galloway anyway. In June, Galloway was awarded $167,000 in damages by an arbitrator who found that UBC communications had "contravened Mr. Galloway's privacy rights and caused harm to his reputation.")
A 2016 Globe and Mail article, "Under a Cloud," detailed how the UBC investigation unfolded and how it affected two complainants who had agreed to be identified publicly, including Rooney. On October 28, 2016, the day the article was published, Rooney tweeted the link, adding a note about the most serious allegation that had been made against Galloway. She later received a cease and desist letter from Galloway's legal representative, threatening legal action if she didn't delete the tweet and apologize. Rooney deleted it. "Cease and desists do what they're supposed to," she says. "They intimidate and silence."
Media plays—or can play, when it chooses—a crucial role in this environment. When a person tells their own story under their own name, whether on social media or in an essay or memoir, they take the brunt of the fallout. That can be mitigated, somewhat, if they choose instead to take their story to a third party—a disinterested reporter can ask the questions that would later allow a defendant to invoke a defence of responsible communication. Theoretically anyone could do this, even in telling their own story, but that would mean a victim would have to go back to the person they were accusing to ask for comment. "Journalists can do that work in a way that it may be extremely uncomfortable—awkward, if not impossible—for a survivor to do if they were to publish it on their own," Safayeni says.
When Globe and Mail investigative reporter Robyn Doolittle worked on her groundbreaking investigation "Unfounded," which concluded that police dismiss, on average, one in five sexual assault complaints as baseless, she interviewed fifty-four complainants. "You don't do your sources a service by not taking them through the potential consequences of speaking to you," she says. Discussions with her sources included clarifying what being "anonymous" meant to them. Did they want to be anonymous to their families and friends? Or did they want to be anonymous to an employer looking on Google? Because for a reporter, those are very different things.
Doolittle's piece was the result of a huge amount of data collection and research. She also wasn't focused on proving or disproving any single accusation, which gave her more leeway in terms of what she could write. Stories that have had the greatest impact, she notes, are ones reported with the same intensive research. "The Harvey Weinstein story was not 'Ashley Judd made an accusation,'" Doolittle says. "They had court documents, they had NDAs, they had levels of documentation." Because of the defamatory nature of sexual assault allegations, she adds, these articles should be difficult to report.
Still, although the legal and ethical imperatives around disclosing assault have made it, somewhat ironically for writers, often safer for them to hand their story off to someone else to tell, rather than writing it themselves, that does not insulate them from legal risk. Former Ontario PC party leader Patrick Brown is currently suing CTV for defamation after reporting on allegations of sexual misconduct against him, and Weinstein's lawyer even rattled his saber about suing the New York Times. (The same lawyer later resigned from Weinstein's legal team.) In Canada this past July, poet Jeramy Dodds brought lawsuits against the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star, and threatened them against BuzzFeed and four as-of-yet-unidentified women, for reporting that his name appeared on a list of "shitty media men" and that there were allegations of sexual impropriety against him. Dodds lost his job after the accusations, which he said were motivated by revenge, according to the National Post. His lawsuit claims he suffered "catastrophic" loss of professional and personal reputation, loss of income and "irreparable damage" to his future. This new suite of suits will further test the ability of Canadian media to report on any but the most airtight of sexual assault cases.
"People kept asking me why I wrote the piece," writes Lau in "Anatomy of a Lawsuit." "I hardly knew what to say; this question particularly confounded me when it came from other writers, who I thought would have understood. It was as if they were asking that same question about a poem of mine, or a story, or a book. Why did a writer write anything? It was what was burning inside them at the time, it was the story they had to tell before they can go onto to tell other stories."
Four years ago, a young writer from a new generation, Emma Healey, wrote a similar piece in the Hairpin—a story about telling a story, describing the process of trying to tell people about an experience like Lau's. That effort to communicate was about more than personal catharsis, Healey wrote. "A story like this is a password," she wrote. "Once you say it out loud, doors start to open." In the piece, she recalled sharing unsettling emails from an older male author with women attending a writing residency at Banff with her. The act of Healey sharing her story created space for other women in Banff to share theirs, too.
Not every person wants to share their story with the world, though, or even smaller circles of their community—they just want to get it out. Dr. Hershler, who runs the the narrative writing psychotherapy group at Women's College Hospital, begins each session by giving her patients a writing prompt—perhaps about loss or betrayal—and allowing them to choose whether or not to use it.
After forty-five minutes of writing, the group checks in to decide whether they feel comfortable sharing and receiving feedback on what they have written. Patients are directed to only respond to what they connected to in the story, being careful to not make any assumptions about the writer.
"There's something very important about this both intrapersonally—so in terms of one's own sense of identity and one's own sense of self—and also interpersonally in terms of being able to connect with others," says Hershler.
Within the group, patients get to choose what they write, and further, how and when they respond. While narrative therapy doesn't hold the abuser accountable for what they've done, it can give survivors back the control that trauma so often rips away. One of the key things that makes this therapy useful is that it provides a safe and stable framework for people to tell their stories—something that doesn't necessarily exist outside the confines of a clinical setting.
"There's reasons to be cautious when you're working in a system that hasn't always been supportive and... that doesn't always understand the impact of trauma on one's memories," says Hershler.
Those who do want to hold others accountable are slowly finding their own way. Rooney has not stopped tweeting altogether—she still speaks out about what happened at UBC. "I continue to speak out because I believe we can treat each other better, in ways that reduce harm, but that in order to do that we have to have long and uncomfortable conversations," she says. "Headlines like 'I'm Not A Monster' are obsolete, from a bygone era where rapists jumped out of bushes and no one understood how consent works. The MeToo conversation is about humanity, not monsters. The legal risks hold less power over me than the hope for a community where everyone feels safe."
There are also people working to make sure that victims have financial resources available to them. After it came out that Dodds was threatening to sue four women who made accusations against him, writer Alicia Elliott announced that a libel defence fund for which she had started fundraising online would go towards supporting those women. Elliott had set the original goal for the fund at $5,000. By the end of July, she had raised over $8,000. "It was incredibly heartening that so many people mobilized so quickly," she says. "I don't often feel optimistic about the world, but I felt optimistic when that happened."
While Wilson was scared after she got her cease and desist letter, the man she accused of assaulting her never pursued the letter's threat. Life went on.
In the intervening five years, Wilson has watched as things changed. Abusers across many industries were named, and in some cases criminally charged. The MeToo movement became mainstream enough to warrant its own Twitter emoji. And Wilson started talking about what happened again. "I got really frustrated at being silenced," she says. "It was partially just maybe the passage of time and partially, just, you know: this is what happened to me, and I can't not talk about it."
* Names have been changed to protect privacy.


Today we're bringing you something new and exciting on The Domesticated Wolf — a new series called Domesticate Yourself. Domesticate Yourself features many of my favorite products for the home.
Because we are first and foremost a food blog, what better way to Domesticate Yourself than with kitchen gadgets that help me do what I do. So without further ado…I bring you — Kitchen Gadgets I Love.
This handheld frother whips the most luscious frothed milk for a cappuccino or latte. Sometimes I'll use it to make a quick vinaigrette instead of a whisk. It also doubles as a perfect hostess gift. Can't. Live. Without. It.
This vegetable-noodle-maker comes with three blades which makes replacing calorie-laden pasta with low calorie vegetable noodles easy as can be. Lower calorie, higher fiber, and more vitamins and minerals…this nutritionist definitely approves. Plus it's surprisingly user friendly.
Have you ever heard that sharp knives are much less likely to cut you than dull knives? Well it's true, and these ceramic knives are s h a r p. They are fabulous, and come in a number of colors.
I'm a ramekin addict. From baking portion controlled desserts to getting organized before cooking a dish with a lot of ingredients, I'd be lost without these little bowls. And they don't take up much room in the cupboards, which is key in a New York City apartment kitchen.
I'd love to hear from you — what are you favorite kitchen gadgets? Have you ever used any of my five favs? Let me know!
ps: stay tuned for more Domesticate Yourself.
Good Idea! I love your post. You stated here the uses of the kitchen tools. What I love is the spiral slicer. Very nice. I want to have my own and use it for cooking. What kind of spiralizer is this? And how much?


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Home Business WSJ Hurt By End of "First Click Free"
WSJ Hurt By End of "First Click Free"
By Michael DiNapoli
The popular search engine Google is making a big change that will affect the majority of its users. Most Google users search for news without giving it a second thought, viewing content from hundreds of different sources for free, when they would otherwise require subscriptions. That may not be the case soon when Google gets rid of its current "first click free" policy. Currently most subscription based sites allow Google users to view the first pages for free. This "first click policy" allows users of google to view the first story from websites even without a subscription. Under the system websites that don't allow Google users to view the first page are placed lower on search results and they lose crucial web traffic. The loss in web traffic could also lose sites like the New York Times potential subscribers, because they would be less likely to notice the Times further down on the list.
With physical newspaper sales dropping in recent years these subscriptions are becoming increasingly important for companies to stay running. Between 2006 to 2016 ad revenue in the United States decreased from 49 billion to just 18 billion according to an article from Business Insider. The switch from the "first click policy" will allow many publishers to get more subscribers, regardless of popularity.
Last year when the Wall Street Journal stopped allowing Google users to see any of their articles for free, they experienced an increase in subscriptions. As people want to see the content they are producing, but they do not want to subscribe because they could get it for free from Google. Even with the increase in subscribers, they were still dropped in Google search results because of the policy. According to Bloomberg, The WSJ experienced a 44 percent drop in traffic from Google when they made the change. The drop is because the algorithm Google uses when you conduct a search looks for free content. Now that they required subscriptions, the algorithm encountered the paywall and dropped them in the results. The WSJ then argued that Google was discriminating against sites that are trying to gain more digital subscribers. The WSJ said this was unfair and argued for Google to change the algorithm. Just months ago, Google came out in big support of its "first click policy" and now they are deciding to do away with it.
Google users who still hope to get news for free may have to dig a little deeper now. With the removal of the "first click policy" websites like the WSJ who require subscriptions will now also be at the top of search results. This means that free news sites will still be around, but may be lower in the search results and harder to locate. Also, websites that are currently allowing some content to be viewed for free will start to force users to subscribe, therefore fewer free news sources will be available on the internet. Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook may still allow free access to online news sources that require a subscription through their respective social media websites and apps. News organizations see social media as a good way to market and get people to notice them and their content.
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Century College Opened New Door for Dr. Kerry Johnson
By Century College Foundation Board Member Tracy Uttley
Kerry Johnson's dreams of graduating from St. Olaf College ended after his freshman year when he realized his hard-earned savings would not cover his expenses. He moved home to White Bear Lake. While considering his options, he fell off a ladder, severely injuring his back.
Some might call this twist of fate bad luck; others might see the winds of destiny at play. Johnson's back pain introduced him to chiropractic care and his life's work. With a clear focus, his career path started to feel obtainable. He learned if he attended his local community college, he could afford to complete his undergraduate requirements while living at home and working.
Discovering Century College
Century College provided Johnson with a firm educational foundation, opening doors to a successful career. He went on to attend Life University in Atlanta, Georgia, earning his Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
While there, he was introduced to a little-known procedure called NUCCA and has since become one of only 30 doctors in the world board-certified in this method. He is a credentialed instructor for NUCCA and teaches at Northwestern Health Sciences University, where he also completed postgraduate certification in Occupational Health & Sports Injuries.
Century College also introduced Johnson to his wife, Lisa. They met while singing in the choir. Together they opened a Chiropractic Clinic in Rosemount, MN. Lisa handled the administrative side of the business and Johnson built his practice one patient at a time.
At the Top of His Field
Johnson has been a licensed chiropractor since 1986. Today, his clinic employs five doctors, and in 2017 the clinic had 18,000 patient visits. He was voted a Top Chiropractor by Minnesota Monthly in 2014, and 2015. He is the Past President of the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Johnson is involved in numerous organizations including the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association, the Gregory Circle, and Upper Cervical Research Foundation. He is a member of the International Chiropractic Association, The Minnesota Chiropractic Association, and Extension Faculty at Northwestern Health Sciences University.
He also is a National Speaker on Chiropractic Principles, an author of "I'm Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired", and an inventor, patenting "Heel-Rite," a Daytime Support for Plantar Fasciitis.
An Active Member in the Community
Johnson contributes to his community and his world as an active member in Christian Mission, building homes for orphans in Africa. He also was instrumental in raising money for well drilling, bringing water to Uganda and Zambia.
He is a licensed Minister with the International Ministerial Fellowship, a Board Member of Innovative Outreaches United, attends Cedar Valley Church, and is a Past Board of Trustees of Substance Church and Elder at Lighthouse Church.
He has been happily married for 36 years. He has two children and three grandchildren (with another on the way). He enjoys cycling, fishing, hunting, and cross-country skiing.
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This study deals with two varieties of Amharic, namely Gojjam and Addis Ababa, in the form of comparison. Its main objective is to describe the peculiar linguistic features of Gojjam Amharicat phonological, morpho-syntactic and lexical level. To accomplish this study, introspection, informant interview and text analysis were used as data collection methods. Regarding the phonological aspect, strengtheningof consonants, the change of h to k or its deletion, insertion of n, palatalization of velar obstruents, and metathesis were observed in Gojjam Amharic. With regard to morpho-syntax, converb, formation of relative verbs, nominal plural marking, progressive/continuous constructions, the marker of indirect objects, and the form of certain prepositions and conjunctions display variation between Addis Ababa and Gojjam Amharic. Furthermore, the two dialects vary in their lexicon, especially in the nominal domain.


My name is Jamie and when I lost my wife, Helen my best friend showed me it really is OK to ask for help.
When my wife Nic was just 35, she was diagnosed with cancer. I nursed Nic for just over four months, watched the cancer slowly take her. I'd gone from running my own business to being a full-time carer, and both dad and mum to our son. After her death, I was drowning. I lost my business, our family home and my self-respect. The past seven years have seen me suffer from a wide-ranging catalogue of mental health problems: depression, anxiety, insomnia and lack of confidence.
In times of trouble, it's easy to feel that there is a "correct way" of dealing with it – pulling on big boy pants and just getting on with it. I was fine, thank you very much, no really. But with Helen's support I recognised I was at crisis point. I felt like I was at my worst, but Helen wouldn't let me push her away.
No matter what, she was there to support me, understanding what I felt, telling me we would get through it together. Emotional support, friendship and a shoulder to cry on as my world turns upside down? Yes please.
In fact Helen and I have now created a social enterprise to help others in a similar situation. We launched a campaign this year called "not waving", raising awareness to say that it really is OK to ask for help – don't wait until you're drowning.


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The smallest bar in Europe
I recently visited Manchester to attend the Travel Bloggers Unite Conference (TBU11 Manchester) and got quite impressed by its vibrant nightlife. There are attractions for every taste and every age: trendy restaurants, fashionable or alternative bars, pubs, clubs, discos, live music venues. Whatever your preferences, one place you shouldn't miss is The Circus Tavern, claiming to be the smallest bar in Europe. I couldn't guarantee that it is the smallest but as for being small... it really is!
The smallest pub in Europe
The building dates back to 1790, when it was a butchery, and was transformed into a pub around 1840. Two little rooms, with no more than 4 or 5 tables each, and a minuscule bar counter in the corridor. The walls are covered by photos, not the usual framed pictures but ordinary photos of the regulars, including many Manchester United famous footballers.
The Circus: Photo Wall
There's nothing fashionable at The Circus with its old spoilt tables and worned leather seats. And that's exactly what makes it a wonderful place: it has character and every inch speaks of its history, largely made by the pub 'habitués'.
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Useful information: The Circus Tavern 86 Portland St Manchester M1 4GX, United Kingdom 0161 236 5818 _______ All photos by Simon Falvo


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"First airing in 1966, with a promise to 'boldly go where no man has gone before,' Star Trek would eventually become a bona fide phenomenon. Week after week, viewers of the series tuned in to watch Captain Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise as they conducted their five-year mission in space. Their mission was cut short by a corporate monolith that demanded higher ratings, but Star Trek lived on in syndication, ultimately becoming a multibillion-dollar media franchise. With merchandise spin-offs, feature films, and several television iterations—fromThe Next Generation to Discovery—Star Trek is a firmly established part of the American cultural landscape.
If you're a Star Trek fan who's always just enjoyed the show and never really thought about its historical context or its influence on our society, there are lots of resources to explore. There are academic and fan-written books on fanfiction and fandom, books on gender and race in Trek, numerous books about the making of the various series that reference the context creators were operating in, books about science fiction that reference Star Trek's place in the genre, and books on how Star Trek has influenced and been influenced by science and technological development.
In Star Trek: A Cultural History, English professor M. Keith Booker surveys all these areas at a high-level, helping the reader really understand the varied roles Star Trek plays in our culture.
Booker also takes us through sections on Trek's role (particularly TOS's role) in the history of American science fiction, American political history, the history of technology, and the history of Star Trek fandom. It's a lot to tackle in just over 200 pages.
Overall Booker does quite a good job with the gender analysis, which is featured in its own section, as well as sprinkled throughout the book. For instance, in the section on Star Trek: Voyager, Booker takes a nuanced look at the "feminist orientation" of the show and discusses the problematic response of some fans and the way the debates on the representation of women in Trek "reflected important debates within American society as a whole." There's also an interesting section on the contradictions in Star Trek's utopian view of the future, which he argues contains within itself a fair amount of skepticism of utopia.
Where Star Trek: A Cultural History really falls down is in how much Booker states his own opinion as if it represents fan consensus, and fails to acknowledge the existence of other perspectives. For the past year, our fandom has been engaged in some debate about whether Discovery is "really Star Trek" because of the dark and gritty aspects of the first season. There are also those who argue the Seth MacFarlane show The Orville is actually "Trekkier" than Discovery. Then there are fans who watch and enjoy both shows and realize that both are evolving as they enter their second seasons (if you're interested in this discussion check out our Women at Warp supplementary episode on The Orville).
The influence of Star Trek, and the relatively optimistic vision of the twenty-fifth century as portrayed in the series is far more in line with the original vision of Roddenberry's Star Trek than are the darker and more violent scenarios of Star Trek: Discovery […] or the J.J. Abrams films. The Orville might be a sometimes silly postmodern pastiche of Star Trek, but it's definitely Trekkier than any of its contemporaries, even those that bear the Star Trek brand name.
He also accuses Discovery of being "the major step backward in the representation of 'others' in Star Trek" due to its portrayal of the Klingons as "a collection of 'Orientalist' stereotypes," with no consideration of Discovery's very diverse human cast.
Bizarrely, he argues that Spock was "the virtual opposite of Orientalist stereotyping" though others have argued Vulcans actually epitomize "model minority" Chinese stereotypes, with their stoic, logic-driven personalities, black hair and slanted eyebrows. Spock even wears a Chinese-influenced collar in his Mirror representation.
Spock is a complicated figure who's meant a lot to a lot of different people of different races (here's a great NPR article that explores this phenomenon in greater detail). It's unfortunate that complexity doesn't come through.
Right away, I wondered if it was even possible with TOS timelines that the stance taken in "The Omega Glory" was due to an event that happened only four weeks earlier. A little research turned up the answer. Not only did Roddenberry write "The Omega Glory" before the Tet Offensive began, it was one of the three scripts pitched for the series pilot, with the first draft submitted a full two-and-a-half years earlier. Filming on the episode completed in December 1967, a month before the Offensive. The first draft for "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" was also submitted well in advance of the event.
Certainly "The Omega Glory" had an additional impact on the audience viewing it immediately after the bloody and devastating Tet Offensive, but the timing was coincidental and I'd argue it's much more difficult than Booker and Franklin present to map a clear shift in Trek's attitudes on the Vietnam War.
Another area I had a serious problem with was the chapter on the history of fandom, which erases the crucial contributions of women to Star Trek fandom. The chapter on fandom is written as if fan creations were born via immaculate conception, without participation of actual fans, e.g. "By January of 1972, Star Trek convention, held at the Statler Hilton Hotel in New York City." Guests like Leonard Nimoy are mentioned but not the volunteer organizers, many of whom were women (see our episode "Women of the First Conventions"). There's also no mention of Bjo and John Trimble, who helmed the Save Star Trek! campaign and helped stage some of the first Trek conventions.
Similarly, Booker talks about the first fanzine, Spockanalia, without mentioning its editors Devra Langsam and Sherna Comerford or the remarkable fact that so many women took the lead in fanfiction and fanzine creation in a science fiction fandom that many still assume is male-dominated. There may have been a lot to cover in this book, and a lack of space to cover it all, but I think failing to name some of the key figures in early fandom and/or shouting out the role of women in early Trek fandom is a big problem.
The book concludes with Booker's summaries and ratings of all the TOS episodes, which is a bit of an odd tack-on, but overall this volume might be useful for newer fans who want a high-level overview without having to wade through more detailed tomes like the three-volume These Are The Voyages or the various academic volumes on Trek fandom.
Star Trek: A Cultural History was published in September 2018 and is available in hardcover and ebook through the publisher and Amazon.
This is a *very* useful book report, thank you. As someone who has checked out many of the academic volumes on Star Trek over these decades, I might have been suckered into getting this one. But you have clearly and fully explained all the reasons why I need not bother with this book.


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Trump Administration Halts Government Use of Aborted Fetal Tissue
In a move being applauded by the pro-life community, the Trump administration has halted a government-run study that was using aborted fetal tissue.
Research for this first halted study had been occurring in a National Institutes of Health lab located in Montana and was set to study human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The lab was ready to start running animal tests that implanted mice with fetal tissue.
A senior scientist with the lab stated in an email to his colleagues that, "…[the department] has directed me to discontinue procuring fetal tissue."
Late in September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it had ended a contract with a California firm called Advanced Bioscience Resources. Officially held with the Food and Drug Administration, the contract was for the procurement of fetal tissue.
Since that point, HHS has been conducting an audit of the use of fetal tissue in funded NIH studies. The ability to procure additional fetal tissue has been paused since September when the audit began. All researchers were required to work with what they already had and were told to notify top officials if they needed more.
However, the Montana lab managed to slip through the cracks of this order. Thus, the HIV study, pioneered by researchers Warner Greene and Kim Hasenkrug, managed to move forward. Officials are looking into how this occurred.
Experimenting to figure out why HIV takes hold in the human body so quickly, this particular study was about to begin testing on animals before being told to halt proceedings. If allowed to continue, mice would have been implanted with thymus tissue from an aborted fetus, creating an immune system within the mouse that had been humanized.
As the audit wraps up, HHS is considering whether or not there are bioscience research alternatives that can allow for the discontinuation of fetal tissue use. This theory is highly disputed, being pondered by researchers, argued against by the pro-abortion lobby, and encouraged by the pro-life movement.
While fetal tissue can be obtained from both miscarried and aborted babies, reports on these studies indicate that the fetal tissue was collected from babies whose mothers chose to abort them.


It is widely accepted that the UK suffers from a number of persistent weaknesses in areas that are crucial for medium to long-run economic prosperity. Among the starkest examples are certain aspects of skills, investment in infrastructure, house building and development.
Most existing studies in these areas have focused on identifying policy deficiencies and proposing alternative policy solutions while ignoring the underlying politics. Research has begun to address obstacles to the introduction of different sets of policies when change seems appropriate (see our work with the LSE Growth Commission). In the UK, however, this type of study is still rare.
Our report, Political Economy of Growth and Institutional Reform in the UK, aimed to fill these gaps, to give policy makers and civil society at large a wider set of analytical tools to frame debates around institutional reform of growth-relevant policy areas.
The year-long project produced a detailed account of the political economy root-causes of structural weaknesses that hamper growth and of the catalysts of institutional change. It was an interdisciplinary research effort, bridging political economy and political science literatures, to embed the analysis firmly in the idiosyncrasies of the UK macro-political system.
evidence on the origins and mechanics of recent policy innovation in the UK, including changes in the governance of monetary policy, competition policy, and in the design and accountability of fiscal policy.
This project was a partnership between the Institute for Government, the University of Strathclyde and the LSE, funded by the Economic & Social Research Council (Grant Reference ES/L008289/).


Aaron Swartz, the programmer and activist who committed suicide while facing federal charges after hacking into JSTOR and downloading millions of academic articles, was caught on camera in an electrical closet at MIT in January 2011.
RT.com reported the eleven minutes of surveillance video, which recently surfaced because of a Freedom of Information Act request, was used to identify, then arrest and indict Swartz.
The footage shows then-24-year-old Swartz – who helped code the social news site Reddit a few years earlier – switching a new hard drive into a hidden laptop that he set up to the school's network to access academic articles from the JSTOR database and eventually release it to the public.
According to The Wire, the video helped authorities catch Swartz days later after visiting the closet for a second time. He was charged with wire fraud and theft. If Swartz had been convicted, he could have faced 35 years in prison and fined $1 million. Charges were dropped when Swartz hung himself in his New York City apartment earlier this year. He was 26 years old.
The video went viral when a friend of Swartz and Wired magazine reporter, Kevin Poulsen, published it online Wednesday, including a 148-page document that the government has handed over to a federal judge this summer.
The vast file trove consists of communication between the Secret Service and Justice Department officials, who collected more information on the case following Swartz's suicide on Jan. 11, after the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, lead by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), called for a briefing on their personal roles in the investigation.
Swartz was charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which was named "Aaron's Law" after his death. An effort to reform the bill has been proposed in Washington by Congress members.


The Mini WiFi-101 is a small and robust Wifi LED Controller full of functionality. After downloading the free ' L-Home' smart phone app and registering, the user can control 12-24VDC RGBW, RGBWW, RGB, and two tone LED strip lights, modules, or wall washers from their iOS or android device. Functionality of the controller includes 7 pre-programmed color changing modes, 9 DIY modes, static color options, as well as music and microphone control. Choose your favorite modes and play them in sequence, or activate the audio function for audio effects in real time reacting to the current color changing mode selected. This mini controller requires a wireless router to operate and is intended for homes or small business with only a few network devices. The manufacturer recommends that no more than 4 controllers be connected through a standard wireless router. Each WiFi Controller, 4 max, can be controlled as it's own device through the smart phone app. Please note that the controllers do not sync with one another and can only be controlled independently. Each WIfi LED Controller can control up to 3A x 4CH when using RGBW products or 3A x 3CH when using RGB products.
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This innovative 4 color RGBW LED Strip Light combines RGB and White into a single 4 in 1 style 5050 LED Chip for brilliant color lighting and effects with the addition of a true cool white (6000-6500K) output. With ordinary RGB strip lights colors like white and warm white are nearly impossible to achieve. With the 4 in 1 RGBW strip light you can choose from colored lighting for certain events or holidays, and then switch your lighting to a cool white output when functional lighting is needed, or you can always combine the RGB and white output for over 4 billion color options. The ETL Listed RGBW LED Strip has (6) 4 in 1 RGBW 5050 LED Chips every 4 inches, making the outputs twice as dense as our standard RGBW strip. Cut this strip light every 4 inches and reconnect by soldering bare wires to the copper pads surrounding the cut points. Each 118" roll comes with 3M™ mounting tape on the back, for the best long-term mounting solution. 51W of constant voltage 24VDC power is needed for each 118" strip (5.1W per foot). The LED Strip Light can be controlled using our 4 Channel RGBW Controllers or through 4 DMX channels in a DMX universe. For optimal light output we recommend you connect these lights no longer than 30ft in series. This strip light is ETL Listed, RoHS and CE approved.
This innovative 4 color RGBWW LED Strip Light combines RGB and Warm White into a single 4 in 1 style 5050 LED Chip for brilliant color lighting and effects with the addition of a true warm white (2800-3200K) output. With ordinary RGB strip lights colors like white and warm white are nearly impossible to achieve. With the 4 in 1 RGBWW strip light you can choose from colored lighting for certain events or holidays, and then switch your lighting to a warm white output when functional lighting is needed, or you can always combine the RGB and warm white output for over 4 billion color options. The ETL Listed RGBWW LED Strip has (6) 4 in 1 RGBWW 5050 LED Chips every 4 inches, making the outputs twice as dense as our standard RGBWW strip. Cut this strip light every 4 inches and reconnect by soldering bare wires to the copper pads surrounding the cut points. Each 118" roll comes with 3M™ mounting tape on the back, for the best long-term mounting solution. 51W of constant voltage 24VDC power is needed for each 118" strip (5.1W per foot). The LED Strip Light can be controlled using our 4 Channel RGBW Controllers or through 4 DMX channels in a DMX universe. For optimal light output we recommend you connect these lights no longer than 30ft in series. This strip light is ETL Listed, RoHS and CE approved.


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JointFlex Pain Relieving Cream is an over-the-counter topical pain-reliever that is often used for relief of osteoarthritis pain. Osteoarthritis is a common type of degenerative joint disease that causes persistent joint pain and stiffness.
A number of topical creams have been shown to provide temporary pain relief and comfort in osteoarthritis, with a low risk of side effects. Currently, topical creams are among the first-line recommendations for treatment of osteoarthritis pain, especially among those who are elderly or who may be otherwise susceptible to developing side effects of the oral (by mouth) medications used to treat osteoarthritis.
JointFlex is often recommended for treatment of pain relief in osteoarthritis. However, it does not slow down or cure the disease itself. According to the manufacturer, it can also be used to relieve pain from muscle sprains and strain, simple backaches, bruises, and cramps.
Osteoarthritis affects men and women. It is a progressive condition characterized by aching, pain, and stiffness that worsens over time. It typically begins after age 45 and advances with age. Osteoarthritis is a breakdown of the tissues in the joints and it can be exacerbated by joint injuries or by a lack of mobility.
There is no cure for osteoarthritis. Staying active and getting moderate exercise is usually recommended. Often, management of pain can help you stay active if you have osteoarthritis.
JointFlex is available as a cream, and it comes on a 4-ounce tube. It is available at most major pharmacies and drugstores without a prescription from a doctor, with prices ranging between $12 to $20, depending on the vendor.
The makers of JointFlex recommend applying the product twice a day (morning and nighttime). Some users experience a degree of pain relief within 5-20 minutes after the first application.
JointFlex Roll-On, as its name suggests, comes with a roll-on applicator. The roll-on had been marketed for the relief of muscle pain, back pain, shoulder pain, and neck pain, and is no longer available.
Camphor is the active ingredient in JointFlex Pain Relieving Cream. This substance is believed to reduce pain relief. It is a counterirritant, which means that it reduces the symptomatic pain and discomfort by irritating the surface of the skin —without causing any actual harm.
Glucosamine and chondroitin are common ingredients in many dietary joint health supplements. These ingredients are added to topical JointFlex for skin conditioning, which aids in the delivery of active ingredient so that it can work faster.
The manufacturer uses a number of other ingredients in JointFlex that they describe as inactive, including lanolin, aloe vera, peppermint oil, and Vitamin E.
Evidence of efficacy (that the product works) is referenced on the manufacturer's website with an Australian research study published in 2003 in The Journal of Rheumatology. Study participants who had knee osteoarthritis used either a topical glucosamine and chondroitin preparation or a placebo for a period of eight weeks. The participants who received the glucosamine and chondroitin preparation experienced improvement in their within four weeks and the difference in effects between the two groups was sustained for the whole eight week study period.
JointFlex Pain Relieving Cream is recommended for external use only, and you should not use it in your mouth or get it in your eyes.
Generally, this product is not commonly associated with side effects or risks. In rare instances, it may irritate the skin if you use it on an open wound or on an area of the skin that is already irritated.
The manufacturer does not recommend use for children aged 12 and under.
People who have a known allergy or sensitivity to camphor or any of the ingredients in the product should not use JointFlex.
If you have been using JointFlex without satisfactory relief, you should discuss your condition with your doctor. You may have another medical problem besides osteoarthritis, or you may experience more improvement with a different medication.
Cohen M, Wolfe R, Mai T, Lewis D. A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial of a topical cream containing glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, and camphor for osteoarthritis of the knee. J Rheumatol. 2003 Mar;30(3):523-8.


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Arizona travelers who find themselves in the northeastern region of the state have the unique opportunity to witness the mesmerizing discovery of the ancient past. Navajo National Monument is the state's largest prehistoric cliff dwelling and it contains Arizona's most plentiful Anasazi ruins. The Anasazi, the ancestors of future Native American tribes like the Pueblo and Navajo left a rich offering behind that avid hikers will thrill to explore. Navajo National Monument is located about nine miles north of Kayenta, Arizona which is about 140 miles northeast of Flagstaff AZ.
Navajo National Monument is actually comprised of two distinct thirteenth century cliff dwellings, or pueblos. Referred to as Betatakin and Keet Seel, these dwellings were created beneath the Tgesi Canyon's overhang cliffs. Archaeologists believe that the people who lived in the stone and mortar pueblos probably only resided there for half a century, but they left their mark in the dramatic complexes that were filled with a myriad of artifacts at the time of their discovery in the early twentieth century.
Exploring Betatakin
Betatakin
Betatakin, which in Navajo means "ledge house," features a cluster of 135 rooms, or cliff dwellings. These architectural marvels perch before the sheer drop of a sandstone wall and remain as a testament to the skill and determination of ancient skilled workers who forged homes from bare stone. This site was discovered quite by chance by a rancher in 1907. The dwellings contained a vast array of basketry, remarkable Anasazi pottery, and even well preserved corn ears and grains.
From the Betatakin's visitor center, rangers lead hiking tours to the site, which is, roughly, four hours round-trip. However, the five-mile hike is considered very strenuous as it includes a seven hundred foot descent down the canyon. If the five mile hike seems too long, try walking a half mile from the visitor center to the canyon rim for an unsurpassed view of Betatakin's ancient row of dwellings.
Exploring Keet Seel
Keet Seel
Navajo for "broken pottery," Keet Seel features 160 rooms of ancient cliff dwellings that rise to an impressive elevation of 7,000 feet. Although the hike is a rigorous journey of 8.5 miles from the visitor center, is nestled in a serene locale and offers travelers a fascinating experience for their hiking efforts.
As the trail is open only from late May to early September, most visitors book their hike to Keet Seel well in advance. No hikes are permitted without a ranger present at the site and only twenty hikers per day are awarded access to the hike. Rangers warn that the trail stretches down a 1,100 foot rock face and is not for the faint of heart.
Almost centrally located in the north, the Navajo National Monument is generally listed as a feature of the northeast. Situated on Navajo Indian Reservation land, the site can be reached heading southwest on 160 from the town of Kayenta. Exit at AZ 564 and head nine miles north to the monument paying close attention to posted signs along the route. Travelers approaching from the south and west should pick up 89 just northeast of Flagstaff and follow it northward to 160. Heading northeast, be sure to exit at AZ 564 and follow the signs to the monument.
Navajo National Monument Area Map
Most travelers opt to stay at one of two accommodations-the Anasazi Inn of Tsegi Canyon or the Navajo National Monument Campground. The inn, located nine miles west of Kayenta on US 160 offers spectacular views of the canyon and features a restaurant. The campground is free and is situated on lovely grounds. A camp stove is recommended as no open fires are permitted.
Monumental Experience
Prepare yourself for the awe and gravity-defying splendor of these archaeological treasures. A brush with the past is at hand for visitors to the Navajo National Monument, one that is bound to inspire great reverence for the first peoples to make the ancient lands of Arizona their home. Plenty of historical information about the dwellings as wells as finely wrought crafts reminiscent of the Anasazi are available at the visitor centers.
Navajo National Park Service
HC 71 Box 3
Tonalea, AZ 86044


According to the Rambam, there are four steps to teshuvah (repentance) to help us connect with God: regret, cessation, confession, and resolution. The completion of these acts is known as teshuvah gamurah, or "complete return." Each of these powerful steps will be explored with Rabbi Joshua Dorsch and Cantor Hanan Leberman will share a musical connection as well.
We'll begin with Havdalah, followed by our learning and musical program. Following, we'll enjoy some desserts and conclude with our Selichot Service.
Our service will be led by Rabbi Joshua Dorsch and Cantor Hanan Leberman.
The Selichot service embraces penitential poems and prayers which we recite in the time leading up to the High Holy Days. God's Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are a central theme throughout these prayers.
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Fair is foul: is campaign 2014 the most vitriolic ever?
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air." Does this quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth describe the election campaign of 2014? And does the high voter turnout in riot-hit western Uttar Pradesh point to religious polarisation? We debate on The Buck Stops Here, as we broadcast from Kanpur's historic Lal Imli textile mill.
In an exclusive interview, chairman of the BJP's manifesto drafting committee Murli Manohar Joshi rejects Rahul Gandhi's charge of aping Congress manifesto. He tells NDTV that it is the Congress which has copied BJP's ideas and that nakal needs akal, something that Congress doesn't have. He also says BJP's manifesto is not a Modi-festo, though as PM candidate Narendra Modi has given inputs for it. Mr Joshi also speaks on the RSS influence over the manifesto, his perceived differences with Mr Modi and whether 2014 is the most polarised campaign ever.


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Factors Surrounding India's Nuclear Development
by Dr Rajkumar Singh · 14th December 2019
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) confirmed that there was a cyberattack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu, India, in September, 2019
Since the early 1960s environment stands nuclearised. China and Pakistan possess nuclear weapons and delivery systems to pose a nuclear threat across the length and breadth of India. A substantive amount of nuclear technology moved from the US to Pakistan. In situation, the basic adverse nuclear asymmetry was not likely to be resolved through disarmament in the predictable future and the only option left for India was to "exercise" the option towards a nuclear deterrent. In addition, the humiliating defeat at the hands of China in 1962 awakened India to the new realities of military power as a major factor in international politics and inter-state relations. The prevailing developments held in the nuclear sphere necessitated the shift in India's defence policy. Especially, in the context of the 1962 India-China war, Nehru admitted that it had stalled the pace of development. In fact, he felt that the Chinese attack was primarily meant to derail India in its journey towards economic growth. The set- back had opened the eyes of the powers that be, leading the modernisation of the armed forces and induction of advanced weaponry in all the three wings.
Overhauling of defence policy
After the death of Nehru in May 1963, Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded him as the Prime Minister of India. As a result of India-China war of 1962 but particularly after 16th October 1964 when China exploded its first nuclear device, the people of India began to agitate over the likely nuclear threat that China could pose to this country. The Chinese tests showed considerable sophistication but the more worrying fact was that they have all the basic facilities viz., manpower requirements and raw-material requirements for a sustained weapon programme. The Chinese explosion provided the greatest incentive for self-reliance in defence production and hardly a week after it, Mrs Indira Gandhi, then Minister for Information and Broadcasting had said in an interview with the French Television in Paris on 22nd October 1964, ''India is in a position to produce the bomb within eighteen months. But we should not deviate from our stand and should use atomic energy for peaceful purposes only.'' Further during Lok Sabha debate on foreign affairs, in November 1964, members of different parties, including some Congressmen demanded a change in the Government's "no bomb policy". The indication was given on 27th November 1964 by the Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shashtri. Sharing the concern of members over the Chinese blast, Shastri said that Government's present stand should not be regarded as a permanent one. No Government can afford a static approach. He said, ''I cannot say that the present policy is deep-rooted, that it cannot be set aside, that it can never be changed…….and an individual may have certain static policy….. But in the political field, we can not do so. Here situations alter, changes, take place and I have to move our policy accordingly. If there is need to amend what we have said even we will say all right, let us go ahead and do so".
It was in that kind of situation that India, under Shastri's premiership, initiated the nuclear explosives programme in 1965 and later carried out by Mrs Gandhi's Government. But unfortunately, given the strength of India's general anti-bomb orientation, the untimely deaths of both Lal Bahadur Shashtri and Bhabha during 1966, followed by the economic difficulties and Vikram Sarabhai's opposition to pursue this scheme; India's nuclear programme got delayed by many more years.
China's successful Atomic test mentioned as a headline in The Japan Today on 17 October 1964 (A day after the Chinese nuclear test)
Failure of global efforts on disarmament
On the other hand, earlier, by the end of the 1950s when the prospects of successful negotiations on disarmament were once again getting dark, many non-aligned nations like India, Yugoslavia, Egypt, Ghana and Indonesia mounted the pressure of their demand on activising the UN General Assembly in respect of disarmament. Also, in the wake of the Chinese explosion, the world powers became aware of the implications of a nuclear device. A treaty banning all nuclear tests except those held underground was signed in Moscow on 5th August 1963, by the United States, the Soviet Union and Great Britain. India also signed the treaty on 5th August 1963. But this treaty did not bring about a breakthrough in relations to the problem of disarmament. It had only a limited value for it failed to secure a ban on all nuclear tests by not covering the underground tests and limiting itself only to the tests on the ground, in water and in the atmosphere. There was certainly a lot of use despite the ban on these. India too, despite signature, had opposed it as an unequal and discriminatory instrument conferring unequal privileges on the powers then possessing equal weapons, and imposing one-sided restrictions on the non-nuclear weapon powers. In this regard, India favoured 'Genuine Disarmament… and not just those arms control measure which suits the convenience of the major military powers'.
In its capacity as a responsible member of the world body, India's representative while participating in the initial debates in the UN General Assembly on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in November 1965, stressed the need to establish ''an acceptable balance of mutual responsibilities and obligations of the nuclear and non- nuclear powers". Earlier India had hoped that the Test Ban Treaty of 1963 would encourage steps towards complete and comprehensive disarmament.
The final shape of policy
Thus, the regional and global environment prevailing in the 1960s compelled India to be ready for nuclearisation. In addition, China's first atomic test had indeed unleashed a national uproar which was to kick-start India's first serious debate in favour of building nuclear weapons. The sixty-ninth annual session of the Indian National Congress which followed the Chinese test in January 1965, witnessed a heated debate on the issue. Again, during September 1965, over one hundred Members of Parliament (MPs) from various political parties submitted to the government a joint memorandum demanding a prompt and immediate decision to develop nuclear weapons. The annual session of the Indian Science Congress in 1966 passed a resolution making the same demand.
Homi Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
At last, Homi Bhabha, the founder architect of India's nuclear establishment, had to reassure the nation, that, given the political green signal, India's scientific community could explode a nuclear bomb in eighteen months. And it is in this context that the then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was to sanction the proposal put forward by Bhabha on investigating a Subterranean Nuclear Explosion Project. This can be seen as the earliest signal of a pro-bomb tilt in India's nuclear policy. By the end of 1966, there was unanimous support for a nuclear weapons programme. Further developments on the discriminatory aspects of the Non- Proliferation Treaty of 1968 which India rejected, New Delhi had decided to sustain its independence on international security by allowing her for the development of the peaceful nuclear explosion technology.
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Kootneeti Team
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Dr Rajkumar Singh
Dr Rajkumar Singh is University Professor for the last 20 years and presently Head of the P.G. Department of Political Science, B.N.Mandal University, West Campus, P.G. Centre, Saharsa (Bihar), India. In addition to 17 books published so far, there are over 250 articles to his credit out of which above 100 are from 30 foreign countries. His recent published books include Transformation of modern Pak Society-Foundation, Militarisation, Islamisation and Terrorism (Germany, 2017), and New Surroundings of Pak Nuclear Bomb (Mauritius, 2018). He is an authority on Indian Politics and its relations with foreign countries. He can be reached at rajkumarsinghpg@yahoo.com
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MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A Monroe community is demanding change after neighbors say trash has been piling up on their street. Now, they're demanding the city clean it up.
Retha Sutton has lived on Filhiol Avenue for twenty years and says the trash piles haven't been this bad before. "We walk out our door and have to see this, have to smell this, and see all the rodents that are coming out of it," says Sutton.
Neighbors say the same piles of limbs and trash have been along the roadway for weeks. "When I first moved here, they picked it up faithfully every week, in the last week I mean for the last year, they just pile up, and you have to call and complain, complain, complain. You might get it picked up and you might not."
The city says when they get complaints or see large piles of trash, they'll give notice to the property owner. The property owners will have one week to clean it up, or they will get the bill for the cleanup. "The city will notify the property owner that they have an oversized load on their property, they can either clean it up, or we will clean it up at their expense," says Gregg Smith with Keep Monroe Beautiful. He says many people might be confused as to what they can put on their curb after the city implemented new rules for what they will and will not pick up.
"It's been an ongoing process throughout the years, and that's why we finally put our foot down as it relates to piles like this and it's going to take time to catch up...at one time you may remember our trash pickup was behind three-four weeks," says Smith.
Anita Adams says she's called everyone but isn't getting anywhere. "I've called the city of Monroe about three or four weeks straight. They told me I had to call the code enforcer, so I called the code enforcer," says Adams. "It's very frustrating because it makes the whole street look trashy. I try to take pride in my place you know and these other people they just don't pick it up."
Neighbors are just asking people to clean up their mess and keep their neighborhood beautiful. The city says if there's a trash pile on your street, give them a call so they can give the property owners a notice.


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