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1 Is Franklin Square a good hospital?
2 What is Franklin Square Hospital known for?
3 Is Franklin Square allowing visitors?
4 Is Franklin Square hospital non profit?
5 Where was the original Franklin Square hospital located?
6 What is the busiest emergency room in Maryland?
7 How many beds does MedStar Franklin Square have?
8 Is University of Maryland Hospital allowing visitors?
9 Are visitors allowed in hospitals in California?
Is Franklin Square a good hospital?
Baltimore—MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has been named a top hospital in the state by U.S. News & World Report. Named third in both Maryland and the Baltimore metro area, MedStar Franklin Square also ranks among the nation's top 50 "Best Hospitals" in gastroenterology and GI surgery.
What is Franklin Square Hospital known for?
One of the top 25 community teaching hospitals in the United States, MedStar Franklin Square offers leading-edge levels of care, treatment and technology in such areas as: Ambulatory and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Cancer Services. Orthopedics and Joint Replacement Therapies.
Is Franklin Square allowing visitors?
MedStar Franklin Square welcomes visitors. Family and close friends can play an integral and key part of the healing and recovery process of our patients. The safety, security, and comfort of our patients are our highest priority.
Is Franklin Square hospital non profit?
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is a not-for-profit 378-bed community teaching hospital located in the White Marsh section of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland.
Where was the original Franklin Square hospital located?
In 1898, eight physicians planted the roots of Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. With just 20 beds, it was the first hospital to open in the community of West Baltimore.
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What is the busiest emergency room in Maryland?
In 1898 Franklin Square opened with 20 beds, the first hospital to open in the community of West Baltimore. In 1969 the hospital moved to the eastern Baltimore County in a new 325-bed facility. The Emergency Department treats a daily average of 300 patients making it one of the busiest E.R. in the state of Maryland.
How many beds does MedStar Franklin Square have?
For safety purposes, hospitals are now limiting the number of visitors in all areas of their facilities. In some cases, you may be allowed to have one person with you in the ER. In other cases, no visitors may be allowed. So, be prepared in case you or your loved one may have to enter the ER alone.
Is University of Maryland Hospital allowing visitors?
We welcome you to visit friends or family members during their stay at University of Maryland Medical Center. Patients have the right to receive visitors of their choosing, such as a spouse, domestic partner and other family or friends, based on our current visitor policy.
Are visitors allowed in hospitals in California?
Visitors are not allowed in patient care areas until a negative result has been received for the patient. Outpatients have different visitation guidelines. See this chart for details. Your safety is our highest priority.


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Further details and how to apply: MSc in Architectural Conservation
In the face of the inexorable forces of cultural globalisation, architectural conservation is becoming increasingly important as a way of helping nurture local, regional, and national identity. The MSc programme is conceived as a broad introduction to the knowledge, values, skills, and experiences of architectural preservation – including the broad ethical and conceptual background as well as the technical and hands-on practical aspects.
Taught in the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies (SCCS), a specialist teaching and research unit at the University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh College of Art), established in 1990, our MSc programme balances these theoretical and practical approaches in a range of projects strongly anchored in the ancient setting of the Edinburgh World Heritage Site, with its uniquely stimulating juxtaposition of monumental medieval and neo-classical ensembles, all set in the stunning natural landscape context of Scotland.
Who is the programme for?
The programme is directed towards students from a great diversity of professional and disciplinary backgrounds, including archaeology, art and design, engineering, geology, history, art history and surveying as well as architecture. Students also come from all age groups and career stages, ranging from those newly graduated with first degrees to those embarking on mid-career changes or breaks. Prior knowledge is not expected, but enthusiasm and commitment are!
Why Edinburgh?
The programme is also strongly international in character, with students stemming both from the UK and Europe, and from elsewhere across the world. For the latter, it offers a unique opportunity – complementary to conservation courses within their own countries – to combine postgraduate study with international travel to Europe, and to focus in depth on the conservation challenges of its historic cities and contemporary environments. Many former students of the programme now occupy senior positions across the UK and internationally, within this specialist area.
Despite its long-established status, this is not a programme that ever stands still, and the range of study options available has recently been substantially enhanced and expanded, including new course options, especially following the recent merger of ECA and University of Edinburgh.

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Cam Newton is an American football player who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League, where he is a member of the team. Newton, who first came into the public eye when he won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn University, was then drafted into the NFL in 2011.
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May 11, 1989, was the day that Cam Newton was born in Atlanta. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born to Cecil and Jackie Newton, and he is now 22 years old. There were three sons. He was the second. A lot of athletics and physical activities were important in his family.
He was exposed to many different sports at an early age by his father, who was very into them. He went to Westlake High School in Atlanta, where he was very good at playing sports. College football scouts were very interested in him because of this.
At school, he played football for the Westlake Lions high school football team during the time he was there. The University of Georgia and the University of Florida both offered him scholarship money when he was in high school.
His skills became well-known by that time. Newton chose to go to the University of Florida. He played for the Florida Gators in 2007 and 2008. Tim Tebow's backup, John Brantley, didn't make the cut.
He beat Brantley out. However, for the next season, he couldn't play much because of an ankle injury, and he didn't play at all for most of the season.
This is what happened: In 2008, he was arrested for burglary because another student at the university accused him of taking a laptop from him. After that, he was kicked off of the team.
Though he was found guilty and made to go through a court-approved pre-trial diversion program, he said that a person should not be judged because of a silly mistake and that they also deserve a chance to start over.
From a long time ago, Kia Proctor and Cam Newton have been in love. Their first child, a son, came in 2015. Then, in 2017, they had a daughter. Cecil Newton Jr. used to play for the Baltimore Ravens. His older brother used to play for the Ravens as well.
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Cam Newton then went to Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, where he led his team to the 2009 NJCAA National Football Championship. He threw for 2,833 yards and ran for 655 yards.
It's now been some time. He had a lot of fame and was ranked by Rivals.com as the best quarterback from high school or junior college at the time. Later, he moved to Auburn University, where he signed with the Auburn Tigers, and later he went to Auburn.
For the team, he did a great job. He led them to the BCS National Championship in 2010. Newton was also named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, and he was also named the AP Player of the Year. A four-year deal worth more than $22 million was agreed to by him after he was chosen for the NFL in 2011.
He signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2011. In his first game, he set a record for rookies by passing for 422 yards. However, even though he did a great job, his team didn't win.
After three weeks with the Panthers, Cam won his first game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and became a Panthers fan for the first time. He threw for 158 yards and scored a touchdown during the game.
This is how it went: He played very well for the rest of the season, and was named a "Rookie of the Year." Newton kept playing for the Panthers for a few more years.
He rose to become one of the best players on the team, as well as a well-known football player. In 2016, he was named the best player in the NFL on a list called "NFL Top Players of 2016."
His estimated net worth is $75 Million Dollars in 2021.
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Isis claims responsibility for suicide attack in Yemen which killed 49 soldiers
In a statement, Daesh claims it killed up to '70 apostates' in the attack in Aden.
By Pavitra Dwibhashyam
Updated December 18, 2016 12:47 GMT
As many as 49 Yemeni soldiers were killed and up to 60 people injured after a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the southern port city of Aden, military officials said on Sunday (18 December).
The attacker targeted soldiers who had gathered to collect their salaries at the Al Solban military base in northeastern Aden. According to CNN, the attacker was dressed as a military personnel, which allowed him to enter the base.
Islamic State (Isis) issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack. According to a report from Reuters, the terror group claimed it killed around 70 "apostates". It also identified the suicide bomber as Abu Hashem al-Radfani.
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In a similar attack on 10 December, 45 soldiers were killed and 40 others wounded.
Yemeni officials are pressing on with a campaign against extremists who are active in the east and south of the country. Jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State (Isis) have exploited two years of war between the government and Houthi rebels to establish a presence in the south of the impoverished country.
Islamist groups such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State (Isis) have exploited two years of war between the government and Houthi rebels to establish a presence in the south of the impoverished country.
Meanwhile, al-Qaeda had denied it carried out the 10 December attack, saying it did not shed Muslim blood as its fight is against America and its allies. Al-Qaeda has been a dominant extremist force in Yemen, but according to analysts, IS (Daesh) is surging ahead.
The two groups have reportedly carried out a wave of bombings in Aden and at the UN-recognised government's headquarters, which were captured from the Houthi rebels last year.
A Saudi-led coalition has allegedly carried out air strikes on Houthi rebels since it ousted the government from power in March 2015.
A wounded Yemeni man arrives at a hospital after a suicide bomber killed 45 soldiers and wounded around 40 others at a military camp in the southern city of Aden on 10 December Saleh al-Obeidi/AFP
The coalition staged an intervention after rebels along with troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh captured capital Sana'a and overtook other parts of the country. At least 7,000 people have been killed in the Yemen war.


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Vincent Ball was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Ball started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Griffith Jones crime feature "Face in the Night" (1956), "Robbery Under Arms" (1957) and the drama "A Town Like Alice" (1958) with Virginia McKenna. He also appeared in "Blood of the Vampire" (1958) and "Danger Within" (1959). He kept working in film throughout the sixties and the seventies, starring in the adaptation sequel "The Mouse on the Moon" (1963) with Margaret Rutherford, the dramatic adaptation "Where Eagles Dare" (1968) with Richard Burton and the Ralph Richardson comedy adaptation "Oh! What A Lovely War" (1969). He also appeared in "Deathcheaters" (1976) with John Hargreaves. Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in the drama "The Year My Voice Broke" (1988) with Noah Taylor, the Craig Adams comedy "Love in Limbo" (1993) and the suspenseful mystery "Frauds" (1993) with Phil Collins. He also appeared in the historical love story "Sirens" (1994) with Hugh Grant and the Toni Collette comedy "Muriel's Wedding" (1995). Most recently, Ball acted in "Black and White" (2004).
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What happens when you discover a future that remains, resolutely, in the future? Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude's "General Magic" documentary looks at a launch of Silicon Valley as in began the early 1990s exactly the world we lived in today. The developers, designers and engineers of General Magic worked on terms such as e-commerce, touchscreens, animated emoticons, and especially a smartphone that would contain the world.
But the company, an Apple Spinoff ] eventually became enchanted because it couldn't exploit the present, as its visionaries overlooked things like the rise of free internet. (A General Magic developer had a small side project that would be eBay ̵
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Kerruish himself was hired in 1992 to produce a promotional video for General Magic, which resulted in a wealth of valuable archive films. The film depicts the living spirit's inventive spirit and today's interviews with key people – many of which went to important roles in Google, Adobe and elsewhere – making it clear that their time at General Magic was instrumental in their later successes. [19659004] The film romanticizes this era quite a lot, and especially in later stages, it rests heavily on screaming drone shots and melancholy music to convey the heart of the company's failure. While aesthetically pleasing, such moments can also feel like fillers. "General Magic" is engaging, but it's a tougher, closer movie here in battle to get out.
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ACEs | 15th Annual International Electromaterials Science Symposium
02/2/2021 02/5/2021 Australia/Melbourne ACEs | 15th Annual International Electromaterials Science Symposium
The 15th Annual International Electromaterials Science Symposium will be hosted by ACES in February 2021. The 15th Annual Symposium will take on a different look in 2021, with an online component available as well as smaller face-to-face meetings in Wollongong and Melbourne (Covid-19 restrictions permitting).
The 2021 Symposium will be proudly hosted by the University of Wollongong node on behalf of ACES partners: Australian National University; Monash University; University of Tasmania; Deakin University; University of Melbourne; La Trobe University; and Swinburne University of Technology.
The Symposium will provide a multidisciplinary forum, with participants from across our eight Australian collaborating institutions, as well as our international partners from around the world. Topics will cover both the fundamental and applied aspects of electromaterials, new devices, and across our broad areas of research in Health, Energy, and Ethics. It provides a platform for leading international scientists and engineers to communicate their work to the next generation of researchers, and inspire us to continue to make the scientific and technological breakthroughs that are necessary to continue our transition towards a cleaner, healthier and more socially conscious society.
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ADDITIVES TECHNICAL INFOMATION
Substances that are added in small amounts to the transmission during production or before casting are called additives that serve to improve the properties of concrete. Additives can be divided into chemical and mineral depending on their origin:
1) Chemical additiveof chemical additives are listed below.
a) Fluidizers
They provide the same consistency of concrete when using less water. The strength of concrete increases as the amount of water used in fresh concrete decreases. They are divided into reducing and super-reducing.
b) Decelerators
They extend the curing time of concrete. They are useful when transporting concrete over a long distance at high temperatures.
In accelerators
Unlike retarding agents, these additives reduce the time of concrete solidification. They are used in some cases, when casting formwork and castings at low air temperature, to ensure that the concrete hardens before the start of frost.
c) Reducing permeability
These are additives that allow a limited amount of air to pass through, but ensuring that concrete is waterproofing in place depends on good work and proper placement techniques.
Several types of additives can be used simultaneously in some concrete mixes. But you should pay attention to the interaction of additives. Chemical additives are an integral part of concrete in the construction industry because of their aforementioned properties.
2) Mineral additives
Slag, fly ash, silica, rock sand... etc., stored in silos as crushed powder, as well as cement. Various inert substances are called "mineral additives". Mineral additives do not have a binding property like cement, but when used together they perform a similar task, so they significantly save cement. Mineral additives are also used in the production of high-strength concrete.
In TS EN 206, chemical additives are defined as "a material added to concrete in small quantities compared to the cement mass during the mixing process in order to change some of the properties of the concrete mortar". It does not contain inert or pozzolanic mineral additives. (for example, silica). But these substances can be found in a chemical additive.
It is generally recognized that chemical additives contribute to the durability and stability of concrete structures. Properties that give chemical additives include workability and improved self-compaction of concrete, additives with anti-frost effect. They allow you to work with concrete at sub-zero temperatures.
The properties of chemical additives have been defined in the standard series TS EN 934-chemical additives-for concrete, mortar.
Part 2-Concrete additives
Chapter 3- additives for the concrete
Chapter 4-Additives to the mix concrete
Chapter 5-Concrete additives for pouring
The use of chemical additives was defined in TS EN 206.
TS EN 934-2 contains the following types of additives:
Water-reducing additives/ fluidization
High level of water-repellent / super-fluidizing additives
Super-water-reducing,
Increasing the air (gas) content
Reducing permeability
Retarders/water reducing / fluidizing additives
Retarders /water-reducing / super-fluidizing additives
Accelerators / water-reducing / fluidizing additives
Other additives do not contain TS EN 934-2, but can be used if they comply with TS EN 206-1 A.
a) Increasing frost resistance
Additives that increase the frost resistance, strength and corrosion resistance of concrete and concrete products are a mixture of air-entrapping and plasticizing components used in accordance with a strictly defined ratio. The use of such additives increases the durability of concrete, as well as frost resistance, water resistance and corrosion resistance. The use of such additives increases the mobility of concrete mixes, without any reduction in the strength of the finished concrete. Moreover, the use of such additives helps to reduce the water demand of concrete mixes by 25% of the total weight, without reducing the degree of their mobility.
b) Expanding
These additives create small air bubbles that are evenly distributed inside the concrete, which increases the impermeability and frost resistance of the concrete.
Increasing corrosion resistance
Increasing protective properties in relation to steel reinforcement
Increasing strength
Properties of concrete additives
In addition to special concrete mixes, such as high-strength concrete, the maximum dosage is 5.2.6 TS EN 206. depending on the weight of the cement in the composition. For dosages less than 2 g / kg, the chemical additive should be added by mixing with water.
The performance of concrete additives is controlled by TS EN 934-2 in accordance with the main and secondary functions of the additives. Production standards are shown in Table 1.
In addition to the General requirements for the production process, there are General requirements that apply to all chemical additives.
Effect on solidification time
Impact on strength
Effect of concrete on air content
Amount of water-soluble chloride
Amount of alkali
The performance of chemical additives depends on the type of concrete. The experimental mixture (with a chemical additive) is compared with the control mixture (without additives). The chlorine and alkali content is also determined by measurement.
The maximum chloride content that can be present in concrete is defined in TS EN 206-1. TS EN 934-2 limited the maximum chloride content to 0.1%.
The maximum alkaline content must be determined by the manufacturer for each chemical additive in accordance with TS EN 934-2.
Determination of concrete additives
Developed concrete
The additives will be used in the developed concrete. The concrete manufacturer must select the most appropriate additive that will provide certain concrete properties. The type of additive used in the finished concrete is indicated on the invoice.
In developed concrete, additives are often used to improve the following properties.
Acceleration of solidification
Solidification delay
Water impermeability
Other characteristics (for example, fast sealing)
Concrete described;
TS EN 934-2 Chapter 3.1.3. in order to obtain the necessary amount of concrete to achieve the desired result, it is necessary to conduct a series of tests with the materials that will be used on the construction site."
Composition developers should consider the following;
Supplements of the same type from different manufacturers can give the expected result in different doses.
The effect of additives varies depending on the cement and mineral additives and inert materials used in concrete.
The dosage is different for each brand and type of concrete. This information is provided by the manufacturer.
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Chelsea 2028 more logical than Hillary 2016 (Pakistan Observer)
IN US politics, the Clinton machine is as formidable nationally as Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's was in that city for the 21 years that he was its mayor, but the most consummate politician in the US, Bill Clinton (who would win against any comer in another Presidential election) may have erred in succumbing to Hillary Clinton's obvious hunger to sit in the Oval Office as its lawful occupant. The eight years during which Clinton was President must have been difficult ones for Hillary, who is clearly the possessor of a formidable intellect and will, qualities that she has shown since the time her husband was the Governor of Arkansas.
For over a year, this columnist has been repeating that Donald Trump would cross the finishing line ahead of Hillary Clinton on November 8, a prediction that will be on test that day. Or, if Donald Trump has more public flashes when he thinks with his glands rather than his equally formidable brains, Hillary may win despite the litany of negatives noticed by those close to her, including the ferocious temper referred to by Trump during the September 27 debate between the two contestants. Either way, it would have been best for Bill to ensure that Hillary remained in the US Senate ( a lifetime seat for an individual of her calibre) the way Edward Kennedy did rather than resign and seek to burnish her biodata by getting appointed Secretary of State in what (during his first term at least) was only notionally an "Obama" administration.
Given the errors made under her watch, especially with reference to Russia and West Asia, that added paragraph in her bio has not helped much politically. Indeed, it is proving a handicap, with almost all the attacks on her based on events which took place while Hillary Clinton occupied that position. Although the FBI does not agree, there is certainly a conflict of interest between her role as Secretary of State in a context where President Obama deferred to her (although not to the degree to which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deferred to Hillary's friend Sonia Gandhi) and the multiple contributions from foreign sources that have flowed into the Clinton Foundation since she took up the job of US Secretary of State.
Amazingly, the "free" media in the US does not seem to have calculated whether there was a difference in degree between the level of donations received by the Clinton Foundation during the eight George W Bush years and the five years when Hillary served as Secretary of State. Given the Amateur Hour composition of Team Trump ( at least in his political foray), it comes as no surprise that they have not focussed more on the conflict of interest inherent in the collection of money by the Clinton Foundation from those with a direct stake in US policy, whether domestic or foreign. Those without the Teflon protective cover provided by the Clinton machine have gone to prison for similar actions, as indeed they have for being (deliberately?) careless enough to transmit top secret information with a bearing on national security through a private email server.
During Hillary Clinton's peroration on cyber security during the Presidential poll debate, Trump could have asked how an individual found "careless" in such matters by even a house-trained FBI could be trusted to ensure cyber security. Instead, he allowed her spiel to pass, even while rising to every bait thrown his way by an opponent whose husband is among the most formidable politicians in the democratic world, including admitting that he bought cheaply houses that had been foreclosed and saw the paying of zero tax as almost a virtue. To counter the perception of him as a racist. Trump needed to show how several African-Americans reside in his properties and how many non-Caucasians the Trump family has as close friends.
Instead, he underlined through repetition the ungallant comments he had made two decades ago about a Latino beauty queen, who promptly surfaced on national television and paid back the insult with compound interest, in the process looking spectacular despite the efflux of time Donald Trump lost the first of three Presidential debates on points rather than getting a knockout blow. However, it is very likely that the event may in fact help rather than hurt him, the reason for this being the obviously rehearsed nature of Hillary Clinton's responses, including her demure laughs and deadpan demeanour through most of the debate. Every word, every expression, looked practiced several times over, unlike Trump, who was clearly himself.
Would Chelsea Clinton or Bill Clinton have recognized the lady who was batting away her rival's jab with the aplomb of a Steffi Graf? Would low level flunkeys of the Clintons have recognized this unflustered individual onstage with the temperamental person that Hillary Clinton is known to be in private? Just as an individual could be "too clever by half", a debate performance may be "too perfect by half", and turn off individuals rather than turning then on towards the voting booth. Bernie Sanders gave Hillary Clinton almost a free pass, focussing instead only on her Wall Street connection in a country where that street is not at the top of the list of the subjects discussed in families with low or moderate incomes.
Donald Trump is still on course to win, despite his failure on September 27 in New York to challenge Hillary Clinton effectively rather than petulantly. Had Bill Clinton his way, it is likely that Hillary Clinton would have remained a US Senator, while daughter Chelsea would have entered the House of Representatives, then a Governorship or a Senate seat, and finally the White House. Rather than husband and wife, that symbol of global pre-eminence is more within the reach of the daughter twelve years later taking over the job held during 1992-2001 by William Jefferson Clinton.
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Martha Macintyre is an Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne and until 2015 was editor of The Australian Journal of Anthropology. She has undertaken research in Milne Bay and New Ireland Provinces in Papua New Guinea over a 30-year period and has co-edited several volumes on gender, economic and social change in Papua New Guinea. Her most recent volumes are Managing Modernity in the Western Pacific, co-edited with Mary Patterson, and Emergent Masculinities in the Pacific, co-edited with Aletta Biersack.
Transformations of Gender in Melanesia »
Edited by: Martha Macintyre, Ceridwen Spark
Despite the plethora of research on gender and the many projects designed to improve their status in the Pacific region, women continue to be disadvantaged and marginalised in social, economic and political spheres. How are we to understand this and what does it mean for researchers, policy-makers and development practitioners? This book examines these questions, partly by looking back but also by continuing the effort to explain and understand gender inequities in the Pacific through reference to the concept of societies in transition. The contributors discuss emerging masculinities and femininities in the Pacific in order to chart the development of these in their contexts. Exploring how contemporary Pacific identities are shaped by local contexts and traditions, they focus on how these are remade through interaction with global ideas, images and practices, including new forms of Christianity and economic transformations. Grounded in recent, original research in both the villages and towns of Melanesia, the collection engages with the study of gender in Melanesia as well as scholarship on global modernities. 'This collection is a welcome addition to the study of gender in Melanesia … Collectively, the essays present complex, locally contextualised and regionally situated case studies of gender transformation occurring alongside, in many instances, the re-codification of hegemonic gendered norms and practices. Gender is not understood as simply code for women in this volume rather, the majority of chapters incorporate men and masculinities in their analysis of gender relations and dynamics. A highlight of the collection is the attention paid to how "the politics of tradition" (and of modernity) are expressed through morally loaded concepts of the "good" or "bad" woman or man and vice versa.' — Kalissa Alexeyeff, University of Melbourne
Gender Violence & Human Rights »
Seeking Justice in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu
Edited by: Aletta Biersack, Margaret Jolly, Martha Macintyre
The postcolonial states of Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu operate today in a global arena in which human rights are widely accepted. As ratifiers of UN treaties such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, these Pacific Island countries have committed to promoting women's and girls' rights, including the right to a life free of violence. Yet local, national and regional gender values are not always consistent with the principles of gender equality and women's rights that undergird these globalising conventions. This volume critically interrogates the relation between gender violence and human rights as these three countries and their communities and citizens engage with, appropriate, modify and at times resist human rights principles and their implications for gender violence. Grounded in extensive anthropological, historical and legal research, the volume should prove a crucial resource for the many scholars, policymakers and activists who are concerned about the urgent and ubiquitous problem of gender violence in the western Pacific. 'This is an important and timely collection that is central to the major and contentious issues in the contemporary Pacific of gender violence and human rights. It builds upon existing literature … but the contributors to this volume interrogate the connection between these two areas deeply and more critically … This book should and must reach a broad audience.' — Jacqui Leckie, Associate Professor, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Otago 'The volume addresses the tensions between human and cultural, individual and collective rights, as played out in the domain of gender … Gender is a perfect lens for exploring these tensions because cultural rights are often claimed in defence of gender oppression and because women often have imposed upon them the burden of representing cultural traditions in attire, comportment, restraint or putatively cultural conservatism. And Melanesia is a perfect place to consider these gendered issues because of the long history of ethnocentric representations of the region, because of the extent to which these are played out between states and local cultures and because of the efforts of the vibrant women's movements in the region to develop locally workable responses to the problems of gender violence in these communities.' — Christine Dureau, Senior Lecturer, Anthropology, University of Auckland


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E-commerce provisions in new trade deal claimed to be good for all
By	Sam Varghese
Darryn Lim: "...data security ultimately does not depend on the physical location of the data or the location of the infrastructure supporting it." Supplied
Global software industry advocate BSA, the software alliance, says the e-commerce provisions in a trade deal struck by 11 countries, including Australia, recently will allow them to take advantage of the digital economy.
Darryn Lim, director, Policy – APAC, for BSA, said the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership's provisions on cross-border data transfers and data localisation would help create business predictability and legal certainty for regional companies operating in cutting-edge 21st century industries.
He said the BSA favoured free movement of data across borders and no data localisation requirements as the organisation saw inherent benefits in such policies.
The CPTPP was formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement or TPP. But after US President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the trade deal, the other 11 countries went ahead and completed negotiations. The deal has come into force for some and others will join once their parliaments have ratified it.
Lim was interviewed by email to tease out some details about the new treaty.
iTWire: What is BSA's interest in this treaty based on? Whom does the organisation represent in its lobbying for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)?
Darryn Lim: As the leading industry association representing the global software industry before governments around the world, BSA is most interested in the agreement's e-commerce chapter, which creates binding multilateral rules that limit restrictions on international data transfers, prohibit requirements for data localisation, and include added protections for source code, among other things.
These are consistent with the elements that BSA views as essential in any modern trade agreement for the 21st century to drive job creation, competitiveness, and innovation, as set out in BSA's publication "Modernising Digital Trade: An Agenda for Software". BSA represents companies like Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Apple, Baseplan Software, Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce, Symantec, Workday, and numerous others. These companies are at the forefront of innovative data services driving the global economy, such as cloud computing, data analytics, cyber security, blockchain, machine-learning, and artificial intelligence. All of these services depend on the ability to transfer data globally.
Does this treaty leave open the possibility for other countries — say, like China or India — to join later?
The CPTPP allows new member countries to join the agreement, subject to the ability of each candidate to meet the obligations of the agreement, as well as any other terms and conditions imposed by existing CPTPP members. In any event, existing CPTPP member countries would have to agree to allow any new candidate to join the agreement.
Now that seven countries of the 11 involved have ratified the CPTPP, it has been given effect, has it not?
The CPTPP will go into effect on 30 December for six countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore), and on 14 January 2019 for Vietnam. The trigger for the CPTPP going into effect — six countries having ratified the agreement — was met when Australia became the sixth country to ratify it on 31 October. Vietnam ratified the CPTPP on 15 November, hence the slightly later effective date for Vietnam. For the remaining countries (Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, and Peru), the CPTPP will go into effect after they have ratified it.
Why is it so important not to localise data storage? To me, it seems reasonable that a country would want to have data about its citizens' (and other residents) transactions stored within its borders.
For cutting-edge technologies like cloud computing and AI to be available, data needs to be transferred across borders. Data and server localisation requirements limit the availability of these services in the market, which impedes the ability of other local industries to compete, especially in the international market place.
Countries that are looking to have transactional data stored within its borders are often motivated by concerns around security. However, data security ultimately does not depend on the physical location of the data or the location of the infrastructure supporting it. Security is instead a function of the quality and effectiveness of the mechanisms and controls maintained to protect the data in question.
In fact, localising and concentrating data and servers in a country introduces cyber security vulnerabilities by providing a central point of attack for bad actors to target while denying access to the many security benefits that cloud-based technologies can bring, such as redundancy, around-the-clock security monitoring, cloud-based network defence tools, and others.
When it comes to encrypted data, is the BSA's stance any different given its opposition to the encryption bill currently before the Australian Parliament?
BSA's stance remains the same as set out in the email interview by iTWire on 21 September. We would, however, clarify that, as mentioned in our submission to the Australian Parliament of 12 October and in our testimony during the public hearing on 19 October, we acknowledge and support the Australian Government's desire to have effective tools to aid in the fight against criminal and terrorist activity and to ensure that the rule of law applies equally to offline and online activity.
Our concerns with the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, as presently drafted, lie in its broad scope coupled with inadequate safeguards for the exercise of the authorities granted under the bill.
For instance, India is now insisting that all data regarding monetary transactions be stored physically within its borders. Would that be considered "unreasonable"?
BSA supports balanced policies that protect personal data and further cyber security. Regarding the data localisation measures that India's financial services regulator (the Reserve Bank of India) have imposed, we focus on whether these requirements are necessary to achieve the RBI's objectives. We understand these objectives to be two-fold – the ability for the RBI to perform its regulatory duties, and the need to ensure data integrity and security. Data localisation does not advance either of these goals.
With respect to the ability to perform regulatory duties, other regulators such as those in Singapore and Hong Kong expressly permit data held by financial services institutions to be stored and processed overseas, clearly demonstrating that the location of the data is not critical to the exercise of regulatory functions. With respect to ensuring data integrity and security, we would reiterate our earlier point that security is a function of the quality and effectiveness of the mechanisms and controls maintained to protect the data in question.
The US had an issue some months ago when it could not gain access to data stored by Microsoft in Ireland; the data was said to be needed to investigate a drugs-related case. Now, that has been overcome by passage of a new law, the CLOUD Act. How would the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership affect issues like this?
As far as we are aware, the CPTPP does not directly affect this issue, although the agreement does contain a number of co-operation and dialogue mechanisms at which this issue could be discussed.
Given that at least some of the countries involved in the CPTPP do not have digital systems that can deal effectively with some of the treaty changes, what is the use of putting such changes in place?
The e-commerce provisions in the CPTPP will improve the ability of countries to take advantage of the digital economy. Its provisions on cross-border data transfers and data localisation will help create business predictability and legal certainty for regional companies operating in cutting-edge 21st century industries. That is important not only for the software industry, but also for every industry that takes advantage of cloud computing or data analytic services.
In the BSA's view, what are ideal international data rules?
The ideal set of international data rules should facilitate job creation, competitiveness, and innovation. The driving principle should be: no market access barriers and no discrimination against innovative software services. These rules should include commitments by governments to, among other things:
allow the free movement of data across borders;
not impose data localisation requirements;
promote the use of innovative technology in government operations;
allow companies and government agencies to use the technology of their choice; and
support strong encryption.
These elements and more are set out in our publication "Modernising Digital Trade: An Agenda for Software"
As mentioned above, the digital trade rules in the CPTPP are consistent with these elements that BSA views as essential.
What about ISDS – is it not part of the CPTPP? What is the BSA's view on this?
ISDS, or Investor-State Dispute Settlement, remains part of the CPTPP, although the CPTPP parties did make some limited adjustments to the ISDS provisions of the agreement.
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Youth Finds the Power to Change His Story
December 7, 2016 admin Youth Story
Ask any of the YESS staff at Nexus or ARC and they'll all agree: Sherwood's journey has been amazing to watch and his gentle, positive personality a joy to work with.
Sherwood had already started to change his story when he arrived at YESS. He had just finished detox and knew he needed to find somewhere supportive to stay if he was going to keep up his sobriety. That is what he found at YESS.
"I talked to the staff here, telling them what I needed," says Sherwood. "And I stayed involved in the groups and activities offered at ARC. Having somewhere to go was very helpful. I didn't have to aimlessly walk around all day… and then I had somewhere to sleep at night. It kept me safe."
Soon Sherwood was connected with resources to help him achieve his goals to maintain his sobriety, find a job, and get his own place.
"Sherwood came to me when he heard about the work experience program," says Claire, YESS Employment Coordinator. "He was very excited about the food portion of the work experience and started his food safety program right away."
As he was getting support for his employment goal, Sherwood also worked with Erin, an AHS Addictions Counsellor, to get a referral to a treatment program to help him maintain his sobriety. With Erin's help, Sherwood was admitted to his first-choice treatment program at Shunda Creek. He always made his check-in calls to YESS Programs staff to share his progress and his feelings about the treatment process.
Our staff were so proud to watch Sherwood achieve one goal after another. It was no surprise—from his first days at Nexus and ARC, staff found Sherwood to be positive, driven, and patient with both others and himself.
After his amazing months at treatment, Sherwood returned to YESS programs and found resources to help him find long-term housing. Just over a week later, Sherwood moved into a sober living program. In a few months, Sherwood had gone from seeking emergency shelter to committing himself to his sobriety and achieving independence.
"I mentally took an inventory of how my life had been collapsing over the past couple of years, and told myself that I didn't want it to keep going downhill," Sherwood says. "My advice would be don't be afraid to express where you're at. Showing vulnerability will lead you to success… If you go and tell someone you want to use, they can help you out in that moment, they can teach you things in that moment."
There's so much for Sherwood to be proud of! What would he say are his top achievements?
"Getting past addiction. Building myself up to say I don't need to use anymore, which has gotten me to 137 days clean! Working at becoming part of my family again. And having a plan to start budgeting, which I've never done before."
Staff at Nexus and ARC know that while Sherwood's time with YESS is over, his success is just beginning. The positivity and resilience he showed while he was in our programs even inspired other youth who share some of the same goals.
"I can only imagine where he will be in another few months," says Claire. "His passion will surely take him to wherever he wishes to be."
Congratulations, Sherwood, on all your hard work and all you have achieved! We know the future is bright for you!
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Golf writer, Broadcaster Tim Rosaforte dies at 66 after battle with Alzheimer's
Posted on January 12, 2022 by The Commish	Leave a comment
Tim Rosaforte, the first journalist to be awarded honorary membership by the PGA of America, has died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, Golf Channel announced Tuesday. He was 66.
Rosaforte retired in December 2019 after a career that spanned more than 40 years in newspapers, magazines, books and television.
"The PGA Tour family lost a friend today in Tim Rosaforte, one of the great golf journalists of his generation," PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. "Tim was an amazing storyteller and spent much of his energy on showcasing what sets golf apart from other sports — the people and the personalities.
"A true professional, Tim always treated our organization and our athletes fairly, writing and speaking with opinion but without an agenda. He never stopped working the phones, ensuring that he not only got the story first, he got the story right. Those phone calls — and Tim's gentle spirit — will be missed tremendously by all of us lucky enough to be a part of the greater golf community."
There was an outpouring of condolences on social media from throughout the golf world, with Phil Mickelson and Jack Nicklaus among those to praise Rosaforte for his work.
"Tim was one of the best at what he did," Mickelson tweeted. "He lifted those up around him and shared insight into the game of golf from an interesting and positive point of view. He will be remembered by so many he came in contact with and we are all better for having known him."
Added Nicklaus: "Many hearts, including Barbara's & mine, hurt today after the passing of our friend Tim Rosaforte. Tim had a wonderful ability to develop trust from so many, and because of that — plus his work ethic — if there was an important story to be told in golf, Tim usually reported it first."
In 2020, Rosaforte became just the 12th person to be appointed a PGA of America honorary member, joining a list that includes former Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, and nine-time major champion Gary Player.
Rosaforte was honored with numerous awards over his career, including the PGA of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. The Honda Classic renamed its media center in his honor.
He wrote for the Tampa Times, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Sports Illustrated and Golf Digest over his career, while also taking on golf broadcast roles with USA Network and the NBC-Golf Channel reporting team.
So sad, Alzheimers is an absolute brutal disease and just takes away so many great people. I hope and pray one day, we find something that can eliminate this terrible illness. Thoughts and prayers go out to the Rosaforte family.
Massive Crab tries to play through group in Australia also breaks driver….
Posted on January 4, 2022 by The Commish	Leave a comment
This video is wild, and scares the heck out of me….another reason I never want to experience crabs.
Get your 2022 LFG NH Memberships
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Memberships are now available for our upcoming LFG NH Season. We have lowered our membership rates for this upcoming season. If you do not need a GHIN through Live Free Golf please let us know and we will pro rate your membership to $110 for the year which will include a hat and discounted rates per event, plus discounts at various stores and golf websites as we get those added on in the upcoming months
Click on the link to register.
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Karl Stensons interview from the PNC Championship dinner is a must watch.
Debuting with dad 🧡@HenrikStenson and Karl had fun last night.#PNCchampionship #CelebrateFamily pic.twitter.com/hwHKT3sd4s
— PNC Championship (@PNCchampionship) December 18, 2021
I think we missed out big time on the Chi Chi Rodriguez era
Last few days I have been able to catch a few videos of the Great Chi Chi Rodriguez, and I got to be honest. I think we missed out one of the best golf entertainers to have played. I was trying to figure out who I could compare him to in this day and age but there was no one that had the showmanship that Chi Chi has. This sword move he has, which he is best known for becomes to smooth that he looks like Zoro out there after he drains a putt. It is damn impressive and I hope one day, we get another player who has the ability to entertain with his moves as much as Chi Chi did.
Rob Labritz getting his Champions Tour card will give you the feels.
Rob Labritz is for all the dreamers.
Raw emotion in the scorers tent plus the note in his yardage book that spurred him on. pic.twitter.com/j3D1ovOnXp
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) December 11, 2021
This is a great video, You can clearly tell how hard Rob has worked for this moment and I am sure he was beginning to think it may never happen. This is one of the great things about golf, you are never to old to chase your dream.
Bubba drills tee shot of fan on his way to an Eagle.
Super high drive ➡ wild bounce ➡ eagle putt.
Bubba golf. pic.twitter.com/m1IiyQ2Abv
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 10, 2021
he's back…kind of
Posted on December 8, 2021 by The Commish	Leave a comment
Tiger Woods is back 👏
Tiger and his son, Charlie Woods, will play in Orlando on December 18-19 at the PNC Championship. pic.twitter.com/iC6qCSnDRu
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 8, 2021
MLB Player Will Myers is suing Country Club because he wasn't able to get tee times during the pandemic
Posted on November 30, 2021 by The Commish	Leave a comment
The short version: Myers joined the club, the pandemic hit and tee times became tough to get. Hardly a news story to any golfer. But the story gets strange given that Myers will make $22.5 million next year and is being sued for non-payment after resigning due to the lack of availability.
According to Myers' counter-claim, all of this came as an unpleasant surprise. He said he joined the club after being assured that there were ample tee times available on both of Carmel's courses. Instead, according to his court filing, Myers "found it almost impossible to find a tee time and frequently could not even use the driving range." He and Margaret resigned their membership in December, telling the club that they had been duped into paying for golf privileges that they couldn't enjoy. The club responded by citing the provisions of the Myerses' membership contract and billing them for the $64,000 initiation balance, with a due date of Dec. 31, 2020, and some $785 in outstanding golf shop purchases and overdue charges. Carmel sued last March.
Myers fired back in June, claiming in his countersuit that he and his wife had been victimized by Carmel's "knowing misrepresentations and omissions" which his complaint described as "immoral, unethical and unscrupulous."
That seems a tad excessive.
RIP to Lee Elder, First black person to play in the Masters
Sad news out of the Golf World as Legendary Golfer Lee Elder passed away yesterday at the age of 87. This video I posted was from this years Masters tournament which Elder was an honorary starter for the first time ever at Augusta. If you guys get a chance, read up on what Elder went through during his life. It is quite the accomplishment as he handled several death threats and more people who did not want him on the Augusta grounds than people who supported him being there. Thank you for your contributions to the game of golf, and also the game of life Lee, you will be missed.


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Helicopter pilot falls to his death during parachute demonstration
Authorities in Belgium searching for the body of a pilot who fell from a helicopter on Sunday Credit: ERIC LALMAND/Belga via Photoshot
James Crisp, Brussels Correspondent
4 September 2017 • 12:30pm
James Crisp
A pilot with no parachute fell to his death from his army helicopter during a regiment open day demonstration in Belgium, sparking a search for his body by military and police that lasted more than a day.
The co-pilot of the Agusta A109 helicopter told authorities that he was looking out of the window to make sure three paratroopers taking part in Sunday's demonstration had landed safely and avoided nearby power lines.
When he turned back to the pilot at 12.42pm, he was no longer in his seat and the helicopter door was open, the prosecutor's office told broadcaster RTBF. The helicopter nose had begun to lurch forward. The co-pilot took the command, righted and landed the helicopter and raised the alarm.
The pilot's body was only found about 24 hours later after a 50-strong team combed the heavily wooded Tihange area, using dogs, divers and a helicopter with thermal imaging equipment.
Soldiers walk in the woods on Sunday during a search for the body of a pilot who fell out of a military helicopter earlier in the day Credit: ERIC LALMAND/Belga via AFP
It is unclear whether the pilot, who has not been named, jumped or fell by accident during the parachute demonstration near Amay, which is in the French-speaking province of Liege.
The helicopter was flying at more than 1,300 metres at the time, Belgian media reported.
An investigation into the tragedy is underway. Authorities this morning restarted their search for the body, which was made more difficult by the heavy woods.
Police and the military were involved in the search, which ended in the Neuville woods on the right side of the Meuse valley.Divers were used to search the nearby River Meuse in case the pilot had fallen into it.
Police forensic teams were on the scene this afternoon and a forensic pathologist will carry out an autopsy. The results of the autopsy will not be known before Tuesday.
Earlier this year, a US Navy skydiver died after his parachute failed to open during the New York harbour festival.


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Why An Unexceptional Speech Got An Exceptional Response
By David Meadvin
The early returns are in, and it's a landslide.
Snap polls (surveys with a small sample size taken immediately after a speech or event) almost always show a positive reaction to the State of the Union address. The reason is simple: if the President of the United States can't make a persuasive argument -- on the grandest platform in the world, with an hour of uninterrupted time -- he's doing something very wrong.
So it was no surprise that the post-State of the Union snap polls released last night and this morning showed a win for President Obama. What was surprising -- more like jaw-dropping -- was the lopsided degree of the President's win.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey gave Obama's speech an 84% positive response, while CBS' online poll pegged the positive response at 91%. Perhaps most encouraging for the White House, a survey of swing voters in Colorado by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner found a jump in the President's approval rating from 30% pre-speech to 56% post-speech.
These are blowout numbers. But last night's State of the Union was not a blowout speech. Yes, the President's message was well-crafted. His unfailing optimism made Republicans look sullen by comparison. He challenged Republicans on issues like health care and immigration, but maintained a bipartisan tone throughout.
But this was not a speech for the ages. It had its flat points. Except for the "win the future" tagline, there were few memorable lines or moments. Most analysts suggest that two of his big goals - reaching 80% renewable energy by 2035 and 1 million electric cars by 2015 - are probably out of reach. The world will little note nor long remember what he said last night.
Why the disconnect between an overwhelming response and a relatively unexceptional speech? The answer doesn't have much to do with what happened inside the Capitol building last night. Simply put, Americans are ready to like their president again. The pendulum is swinging back in his favor.
It's hard to feel favorable toward a president in the midst of a devastating recession. Although jobs are coming back, the stock market is strong and consumer spending is on the rise, none of this has been happening fast enough. And for the past two years, President Obama has been so careful to acknowledge the nation's economic suffering that he's struggled to paint an optimistic picture.
That's finally changing. Lately, the President has started to declare a tentative victory on the economy. Yes, there's more work to be done, he's saying, but we're through the worst of it and things are going to keep getting better.
That's exactly what the American people want to hear right now. The country is tired of doom and gloom, just as they're tired of partisan gridlock. People are ready to feel good about the future again.
The dramatically favorable response to the State of the Union is an example of the right message at the right time. The same hopeful message that carried Obama to the White House grew stale as the realities of governing in a recession set in. Now, hopefulness is fresh again...at least until the pendulum swings once more.
David Meadvin is president of Inkwell Strategies, a Washington, DC-based firm that serves the speechwriting and communications needs of leaders in the political, corporate and non-profit sectors. He formerly served as chief speechwriter for the U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senate Majority Leader. This piece originally appeared on PoliticalWire.com.
That is a helpful list. While inspiration should not be discounted planning and organizing are also critical.
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Janny said...
The overwhelmingly positive reaction coming from CNN surveys is far from representative of the country as a whole. Most of us have learned LONG ago not to trust CNN to be even REMOTELY unbiased. And most I know were shaking their heads that he used as weird an analogy as "Sputnik moment." The rest of it? We expect lavish promises and glad-speak during a SOTU speech. It's his last gasp to rah-rah the troops. Glad someone enjoyed it. :-)
And Anonymous certainly likes your blog, doesn't he?
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The overwhelmingly positive response claiming roots in CNN studies is far from illustrative of the nation as an entire. The majority of us have studied LONG in the past not to trust CNN to be even REMOTELY unprejudiced.


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Exclusive: IMF agrees to extend Sri Lanka loan program, disburse delayed tranche – sources
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By Shihar Aneez
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has agreed to extend Sri Lanka's $1.5 billion loan program by one year and has reached staff level agreement to disburse the sixth tranche of the loan, government and diplomatic sources told Reuters on Friday.
The loan is crucial for Sri Lanka, which plans to sell up to $3 billion of bonds as early as next week and needs the IMF program to continue to ensure more attractive borrowing terms.
"The IMF has reached staff level agreement to disburse the sixth tranche and extend the program by one year on the request of Sri Lanka," a diplomatic source who took part in an IMF briefing told Reuters.
Two government officials, who were aware of the discussions between the global lender and Sri Lankan authorities, also confirmed the agreement with IMF.
The loan program now extends to fours years, from the originally agreed three years in mid 2016.
The IMF declined to comment in response to a Reuters' email query, but said it will issue a press release later.
The IMF in November said it had delayed the program until it had more clarity on the political situation, after President Maithripala Sirisena abruptly sacked his prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in a move that was later ruled unconstitutional. Wickremesinghe was later reinstated.
Sri Lanka is struggling to repay its foreign loans, with a record $5.9 billion due this year, including $2.6 billion in the first three months. It used its reserves to repay a $1 billion sovereign bond loan in January.
The IMF has disbursed over $1 billion of the $1.5 billion loan.
It was designed to avert a financial crisis and support the economic reform agenda of the Sirisena-led coalition government of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Wickremesinghe's center-right United National Party (UNP).
(Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
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Rat Instincts
Posted on July 8, 2016 April 26, 2018
"Thank you for babysitting your sister for me while I am at work," said Mother one bright summer morning, while eating her breakfast of leftover toast.
"You are welcome," said Rat Boy. "Cecilia is easy to look after."
"Yes," said Mother. "She certainly is a good girl. She takes after her brother."
"Thank you," said Rat Boy. "Mother, what is the point of you working so hard when you are still eating people's trash."
"Technically this isn't trash," said Mother. "It was never in the garbage."
"I thought the whole reason you went to work was so we could buy food," said Rat Boy.
"I guess the rat instinct in me still coming out," said Mother. "An older gentleman ordered this toast last night but never touched it. I just couldn't stand seeing good food go to waste."
"I do understand," said Rat Boy. "I probably would have done the same thing. I guess once a rat, always a rat."
"True," said Mother. "However, that almost sounded like you were ashamed of being a rat."
"Maybe I am ashamed," said Rat Boy. "We are nothing more than garbage pickers and we carry a lot of diseases."
"Rat Boy!" exclaimed Mother. "Don't you dare talk about us like that! We rats have a bad enough reputation as it is."
"What good are we to society?" asked Rat Boy.
"I admit that we have caused a lot of our bad reputation ourselves," said Mother. "However, we are also a very compassionate and caring breed of creature. What is the one thing we do value more than anything?"
"Our family," said Rat Boy.
"That is right," said Mother. "We have been known to be even more caring to our families than humans. Look at the way you care for Cecilia."
"True," said Rat Boy. "I love my sister with all my heart and nothing will ever hurt her."
"And," said Mother. "I feel the same way about the two of you. I would do anything to protect you two."
"I take back what I said earlier about being ashamed of being a rat," said Rat Boy. "We do have some good qualities."
"Yes," said Mother. "And don't you ever forget that. Being a rat in this day and age is hard enough as it is."
"I agree," said Rat Boy.
Categories: Grade 3 Level • Rat Boy Stories • Summer Stories • Summer Story Challenge 2016
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Why don't line managers develop their people?
The urgent need to democratise learning
The never-ending debate around undergraduate tuition fees and vocational and technical training courses hits the headlines again. The PM, Theresa May is calling for "better value" from the former and "higher standards" for the latter. While this issue centres on the quality and cost of education for young people entering the world of work, no such focus is given to the quality of learning and development once in it.
If a recent Government white paper is to be believed then the UK's poor productivity when compared to its EU counterparts is down to poor leadership and insufficient development of our people resources. If we democratise learning across the board then we equip everyone to deal with our fast changing world.
People are "our most important asset", yet only 5% of people appear on the development radar. What about the other 95%? How do we equip them to deliver today and be prepped ready for the challenges of tomorrow? Are they less important or simply in less need of development? Are they not the very people responsible for making the business tick like clockwork, the ambassadors who ensure that the customer experience promotes continued loyalty?
Why do we need to develop our people?
People have a psychological need to be developed and to feel that their contribution is both valued and valuable. Those who feel 'invested in' are more likely to be engaged and contributing to a higher level than those who feel taken for granted. To be competitive, and therefore more productive, we need to create a skilled and confident workforce by giving people the tools to perform to the best of their ability within their role and to develop their potential to fulfill future roles. In developing people to be the best they can be we are making our business more competitive and more resilient to whatever the future may hold.
What prevents people development from happening?
People development is an uncomfortable area for many leaders. It's far easier to discuss more tangible topics such as strategy and performance. And, because it's less tangible it's also less easy to assess both from a needs analysis and a return on investment basis. In our obsession to put a value on our every action, we've devalued the importance of people development. Let's face it do we have the empirical data to support healthy eating and taking exercise as extending our life expectancy? How can we when we don't know of our life expectancy at the outset? Leadership is about combining gut and intuition with experience and evidence to make the best possible decision. Unfortunately, without empirical data, investment in people is viewed as discretionary expenditure rather than critical investment and consequently suffers multiple cuts both in planning and execution.
The lack of importance given to people development isn't simply down to the lack of empirical data. The responsibility for ensuring its place at the high table must fall to the leadership population. It's the leader who creates the working environment in which his or her people operate and who observes them at work, facing the expected and unexpected challenges. It's the leader who is closest and most able to identify the development needs of an individual to perform well within a role and to reconcile their appetite and ambition for future roles. That this responsibility is factored out to the HR function or in smaller businesses, ignored altogether, ensures that no one is picking up the gauntlet.
The democratisation of learning is about giving people the opportunity to develop themselves. For this to happen we need coach leaders to emerge, leaders who make people development a priority of their role and recognise it as a key driver to improving performance. In this environment people will feel more valued and more encouraged to give their best to the evolving demands of your business. In a world where change is the only constant and people are our most important asset, this coach leadership capability is both mandatory and urgently needed.
This article was written for the Association of MBAs. It was first published on 29th April 2018.
Behavioural change, Coach Leader, Coach supported leadership development, Continuing Professional Development, critical investment, Discretionary Spend, Leadership Engagement, Line Managers, People Development, Potential, skills acquisition, skills development
Poor Management Skills? What have these adolescents being doing with their lives?


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"I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself."
— Ike Turner —
"I-just want you. I want you so bad, all the time. I know I shouldn't, I know I can't, I know it's wrong ... but even when you're pissing me off, when you're reminding me of pain and despair and torture-it's there, the wanting. I'm tired of fighting it. I fight so many things, all the time, every day. I don't want to fight this. Not anymore."
— Cate Tiernan
"I settled back on the bed with my own heavy sigh. The point of this reluctant outpouring of all my crap isn't to make you feel guilty. I don't need anyone to be concerned for me. That's my point. Will that change one day? I don't know. I'm not asking it to. But Rhian, when you trusted James with all you baggage you decided that day that you were asking someone to be concerned. You were tired of being alone. Will staying with him be hard? Yes. Will fighting your fears every day be difficult? Yes. But how he feels for you ... jeez, Rhian ... that's worth it. And telling yourself that it's okay to run way from him to be alone just because I'm alone and okay with it, is bullshit. I'm alone because I just am. You're alone because you made a choice. And it's the wrong fucking choice."
— Samantha Young
"I'm tired of fighting with you, America," he said quietly. I looked up and saw the sincerity in Maxon's eyes as he continued. "I like that we disagree-it's one of my favorite things about you, actually-but I don't want to argue anymore. Sometimes I have a bit of my father's temper. I fight it, but it's there. And you!" he said with a laugh. "When you're upset, you're a force!"
— Kiera Cass
"But thought we'll know forward and we've known backward, we will never know the present. This moment and the next on and even the one that would've been right now are gone, already passed, and all we're left with are these tired bodies, the only proof that we've lived through time and survived it.
It'll be worth it, though, in the end.
Fighting for a lifetime of this."
— Tahereh Mafi
"You didn't want to put in the work to make us happen.
It was true. I had been so captivated by Duncan, so enamored, so infatuated, that I let his life drown mine for two years. I went along, and when I got tired of it, tired of it just being easy and comfortable and convenient but not love, I ended it. And that was why I had the man in my lobby looking at me like there were still places for us to go.
I had let him believe that he was my whole world, let him be everything, and then one day just stopped loving him and walked away. It was something I did, something I had always done-poured on the charm, made myself into the ideal partner, lover, friend, indispensable and irreplaceable, and then, when I got bored or tired or tapped out, instead of fighting, I just quit. It was wildly unfair, and the only people I didn't do it with were my family. Even my friends complained that I was always around and then just gone.
Nathan Qells"
— Mary Calmes
— Ike Turner
"Richard thought a moment. "I don't know, but we have to get across the pass. We're too tired to have to spend tonight fighting shadows again. We must get to the Midlands before dark. And this time, I promise I won't let go of your hand."
Kahlan smiled and squeezed his hand.
I won't let go of yours either."
— Terry Goodkind
"I had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job."
— Mickey Rourke
"Times and scenes like that put Janie to thinking about the inside state of her marriage. Time came when she fought back with her tongue as best she could, but it didn't do her any good. It just made Joe do more. He wanted her submission and he'd keep on fighting until he felt he had it. So gradually, she pressed her teeth together and learned to hush. The spirit of the marriage left the bedroom and took to living in the parlor. It was there to shake hands whenever company came to visit, but it never went back inside the bedroom again. So she put something in there to represent the spirit like a Virgin Mary image in a church. The bed was no longer a daisy-field for her and Joe to play in. It was a place where she went and laid down when she was sleepy and tired. She wasn't petal-open anymore with him."
— Zora Neale Hurston
"And suddenly the miracle happens. I look across at the woman who has just made some coffee and is now reading the newspaper, whose eyes look tired and desperate, who is her usual silent self, who does not always show her affection in gestures, the woman who made me say yes when i wanted to say no, who forced me to fight for what she, quiet rightly, believed was my reason for living, who let me set off alone because her love for me was greater even than her love for herself, who made me go in serch of my dream,; and suddenly, seeing that small, quiet woman, whose eyes said more than words, who was often terrified inside, but always courageous in her actions, who could love someone without humbling herself and who never ever apologized for fighting for her man - suddenly. my fingers press down on the keys."
— Paulo Coelho
"I'm tired of wanting to respond but never knowing what face you'll be wearing, not knowing what mean or nice words you'll be saying, so I stay silent knowing I can't take another round of your uncontrolled verbs, your misinterpretations of my world. So many men? Yes, I have so many men, didn't know that this text-fighting, me on the other side crying was exclusive to just us two."
— Coco J. Ginger
"And I'm no quitter, but I'm tired of fighting."
— Blake Shelton
"Fighters are afraid of conditioning, they are afraid of getting tired, but I don't want to have anxiety or be afraid of anything. I can go 100 percent out there and never have to worry about getting tired. Everybody says fighting is 90 percent mental, and it's true. Knowing you can go 15 minutes or 25 minutes without any problem can help you sustain that mental advantage over your opponent ..."
— Nick Diaz
"I'm stuck fighting. (Acheron) You're stuck fighting. But you're welcome to come share my beach any time you get tired of the brawl. (Savitar) Save me a spot. If this blows up in my face, I'll be back with my tail forever tucked between my legs. (Acheron)"
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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MARY F. LYONS & another v. DELIA E. ELSTON.
Present: RUGG, C. J., MORTON, BRALEY, SHELDON, & DECOURCY, JJ.
Equity Jurisdiction, To set aside deed procured by undue influence, Plaintiff's clean hands. Undue Influence. Equity Pleading and Practice, Master's report, Appeal. Words, "Affected."
In a suit in equity by a brother and sister against their sister, to set aside a deed of real estate made by the mother of all the parties to the defendant alone, a master found that the defendant and the plaintiff sister "connived together to induce their mother to make a will in their favor to the exclusion of" the plaintiff brother, that the mother "was unduly influenced by them," and that, although of her own volition she suggested a deed instead of a will, she "was nevertheless affected" by such undue influence when she executed the deed. Held, that this was a finding that the execution of the deed was procured by undue influence, and that such a finding could be made in spite of the fact that the instrument adopted by the subservient mind of the mother was not the one in the dominating minds of the daughters.
Where the master to whom a suit in equity was referred was a trained lawyer of large experience, no longer living, the language of his report, when reasonably susceptible of such interpretation, should be construed so as to accomplish the end of deciding the point at issue before him.
In a suit in equity to set aside a deed of real estate made by the mother of the parties to the suit and alleged to have been procured by the undue influence of
her two daughters, the fact, that the daughters were excluded from the room during the conference between the attorney and the mother when directions for making the deed were given, is not inconsistent with a finding that the deed was procured by the undue influence of the daughters. Nor is the fact that the mother was "in full possession of all her mental faculties" inconsistent with such a finding, especially where it also is found that she was "easily influenced by such one of her children as happened to be in closest contact with her."
In a suit in equity by a brother and sister against their sister, to set aside a deed of real estate made by the mother of all the parties to the defendant alone, it was found by a master that the execution of the deed was procured by the undue influence of the defendant and the plaintiff sister for the purpose of excluding the plaintiff brother, that at the time of the execution of the deed the plaintiff sister acquiesced, believing that her interests were guarded, but that after the mother's death the defendant asserted her sole title to the property and thereupon the plaintiff sister joined with her brother in bringing the suit to set aside the deed. Held, that, although the plaintiff brother was entitled to a decree, the plaintiff sister did not come into court with clean hands and could not have the aid of a court of equity to relieve her from the harmful consequences of a wrong in which she participated.
Upon an appeal by the plaintiff in a suit in equity from a final decree dismissing the bill, it is open to the defendant to contend that upon the facts shown by the master's report the plaintiff is not entitled to prevail, and a defense is none the less open to the defendant because he did not appeal from an order in the final decree overruling an exception by him to the master's report based on the same defense.
BILL IN EQUITY , filed in the Superior Court on December 6, 1908, by Mary F. Lyons and Thomas F. Kelley, children of Honora Kelley, who died on November 24, 1908, to set aside a deed of certain real estate in Somerville made on September 24, 1908, by Honora Kelley to the defendant, a sister of the plaintiffs, alleged to have been procured by the undue influence of the defendant; with a prayer for further relief.
The case was referred to Stephen H. Tyng, Esquire, as master. The findings contained in his report are stated and described in the opinion. The defendant filed five exceptions, referred to in the opinion, of which the fifth was not argued and the first four were as follows:
"1. Because the master finds that prior to the making of the deed in question the deceased was unduly influenced by Delia and Mary, the respondent and one of the petitioners, 'to make a will in their favor' and that in suggesting and making the deed instead she was 'affected at said time by said undue influences.'
"2. Because, upon the facts and circumstances stated there is no evidence in the case to warrant a finding that the deceased was
unduly influenced in the suggesting and execution of the deed in question, and the master should have so found.
"3. Because upon the facts and circumstances stated the master should have found affirmatively that the deceased was not only 'in full possession of all her mental faculties' but also that in the making of said deed she was not affected by any undue influence.
"4. Because, upon the facts and circumstances stated if it be true that the deceased was unduly influenced by said Delia and Mary in the making of said deed, and that said Mary 'acquiesced therein,' as the master finds, and that said Mary accepted and retained and still retains the benefits to her under the two bills of sale made by the deceased at the time of making the deed and as a part of the same transaction, then the master should also have found that said Mary F. Lyons is estopped to deny, and cannot be heard as a party in this case as to, the validity of said deed."
The case was heard upon the defendant's exceptions to the master's report by Hardy, J., who made an order sustaining the defendant's first, second and third exceptions and overruling her fourth and fifth exceptions. Later the judge made a final decree, repeating the order in regard to the defendant's exceptions and ordering that the bill be dismissed. Both of the plaintiffs appealed.
W. R. Bigelow & E. J. Flynn, for the plaintiffs.
J. A. McGeough, for the defendant.
RUGG, C. J. This is a suit in equity, in which two children of Honora Kelley, now deceased, seek to set aside her deed of real estate to the defendant, the other of her children. The master finds that the defendant and her sister, the female plaintiff, "connived together to induce their mother to make a will in their favor to the exclusion of Thomas [her son] and her grandson, and that she was unduly influenced by them, and that although she of her own volition, and with the idea of preventing trouble which might be occasioned if she left another will, suggested a deed instead, was nevertheless affected at said time by said undue influence." This finding, although not so plain as it might have been made, yet is not difficult of understanding. The mother had made at least two wills before the making of the deed. The daughters "connived together" to induce the mother to dispose of her property for their benefit, to the exclusion of their brother
and nephew. This was their end and purpose. The will was the instrumentality by which this design was to be accomplished according to their view. But the mother, although unduly influenced by them to execute their wish, yet suggested to her attorney a different way of bringing about the result to which she had been unduly influenced, by making a deed instead of a will. The finding that the mother "was unduly influenced" by her daughters can have no meaning except by reference to the deed, for she made no will at this time or later. The words "at said time" mean when the deed was executed, while a repetition of the thought of domination by the daughters is expressed by the words "affected ... by said undue influence." "Affected" in this connection signifies acted upon, moved or changed, which are well recognized definitions and natural uses of the word. This finding indicates both the intent on the part of the daughters to exercise mastery over the mind of the mother and a yielding on her part to the power thus put forth. The master's report was made by a trained lawyer of large experience, now deceased, and his language should be construed to accomplish the end of deciding the point in issue before him, when reasonably susceptible of such interpretation, rather than to defeat the purpose of the hearing. The fact that the instrument adopted by the generally subservient mind of the mother was not the one in the minds of the daughters is of slight consequence. Their bottom purpose was the exclusion of their brother and nephew from any share in the property of their mother. The means for executing that purpose is not a primary but a wholly incidental consideration, which does not modify the main finding of the exercise of undue influence.
There are no subsidiary findings in the master's report inconsistent with the final conclusion. That the daughters were excluded from the room during the conference between the attorney and the mother when directions for making the deed were given, is not of prevailing signification. Their overruling influence might have dominated the mother's mind even in their physical absence. Nor is the fact that she was "in full possession of all her mental faculties" decisive. It also was found that she was "easily influenced by such one of her children as happened to be in closest contact with her." These two facts are not inconsistent. Although weakness of mind is often a condition for the exer-
cise of improper influence, the full possession of one's faculties does not necessarily render one immune to such influence. There may be absent that strength of character required to resist the overpowering will of another. It ought to be added that the conduct of the attorney was above criticism.
The deed was made to the defendant alone. This was known to the plaintiff Mary F. Lyons at the time it was executed, and she acquiesced, believing that her interests were being sufficiently guarded. Since the death of the mother, the defendant has asserted sole title to the property. Hence the sister Mary now joins with her brother in this proceeding to set aside the deed. It is a principle of equity that those who seek its relief must come into court with hands clean touching the transaction under inquiry. This female plaintiff, however, joined "with the defendant in the exercise of the undue influence" which caused the making of the deed. Therefore, she cannot have the aid of a court of equity to relieve her from the harmful consequences of a wrong in which she participated.
It is urged by the plaintiff Lyons that this point is not now open to the defendant, because her exception to the master's report based on this ground was overruled, and she did not appeal. In the Superior Court a decree was entered dismissing the bill, and both plaintiffs appealed. On such an appeal it was open to the defendant to argue from the facts found in the master's report that the plaintiffs or either of them were not entitled to prevail. That is the ground upon which this question is decided. That ground under these circumstances is open none the less because also made the subject of an exception, which, standing alone, could not be availed of now by the defendant. But it is open under the appeal of the plaintiffs. French v. Peters, 177 Mass. 568. Huntress v. Hanley, 195 Mass. 236, 239. Sunter v. Sunter, 204 Mass. 448, 454. Nelson v. Winchell & Co. 203 Mass. 75, 93. Lipsky v. Heller, 199 Mass. 310, 313.
It follows that the defendant's first, second and third exceptions to the master's report should have been overruled, and her fourth exception sustained. The fifth exception has not been argued, and is treated as waived. The decree should be reversed, and a new decree be entered ordering the defendant to convey to the plaintiff Thomas F. Kelley such proportion of the property
conveyed to her by the deed of her mother as he would be entitled to as an heir at law if the mother had died intestate seised of it, and the bill should be dismissed without costs as to the plaintiff Mary F. Lyons.
Decree reversed; new decree in accordance with this opinion.