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Elucidating Ion Transport in Lithium-Ion Conductors by Combining Vibrational Spectroscopy in STEM and Neutron Scattering
Miaofang Chi, Xiaoming Liu, Jordan Hachtel, Niina H. Jalarvo, Yongqiang Cheng, Jeff Sakamoto
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 24 / Issue S1 / August 2018
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2018, pp. 1496-1497
A "Hidden" Mesoscopic Feature Revealed By Electron Microscopy Could Facilitate Ion Transport In Solid Electrolytes
Cheng Ma, Yongqiang Cheng, Ce-Wen Nan, Nancy Dudney, Karren L. More, Miaofang Chi
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 22 / Issue S3 / July 2016
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 July 2016, pp. 1308-1309
Cerebrospinal Fluid IL-21 Levels in Neuromyelitis Optica and Multiple Sclerosis
Aimin Wu, Xiaonan Zhong, Honghao Wang, Wen Xu, Chen Cheng, Yongqiang Dai, Jian Bao, Wei Qiu, Zhengqi Lu, Xueqiang Hu
Journal: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Volume 39 / Issue 6 / November 2012
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 December 2014, pp. 813-820
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are inflammatory demyelinating diseases of human central nervous system (CNS) with complex pathogenesis. IL-21/IL-21R regulates activation, proliferation and survival of both T cells and B cells, which are involved in the pathogenesis of NMO and MS. High levels of serum IL-21 were observed in NMO patients. However, concentration of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) IL-21 in MS and NMO patients still remain unknown.
To detect the CSF concentration of IL-21 in NMO and MS patients and to evaluate its relationship with disease activity, particularly concerned about its impact on humoral immunity.
CSF IL-21 was detected by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in NMO patients (n=21), MS patients (n=20) and controls (n=16).
CSF concentration of the IL-21 was noticeably elevated in NMO (p=0.012) and borderline significantly increased in MS (p=0.115). In addition, this occurrence was associated with humoral immune activity as shown by a correlation between IL-21 and complement in NMO cohort (p=0.023) and high IL-21 levels in autoantibody-positive subgroup (p=0.027).
The concentration of CSF IL-21 was noticeably elevated and might have a positive correlation with humoral immune activity in NMO.
Suspended Conductive Polymer Bridges From Ion Implanted Polymers
James Kaufmann, Mary G. Moss, Yongqiang Wang, Ryan E. Giedd
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011, 329
Photolithographic processing capabilities of ion implanted polymer (IIP) films spin-coated onto silicon substrates were evaluated to determine the optimum conditions for producing stable, small geometry devices. Films which had a thickness approximately equivalent to or less than the mean range of ions in the polymer had good quality and stability, and could be patterned without change of conductivity to form small geometry resistors with dimensions of 10 to 50 micrometers. Sixteen-element, packaged resistor arrays were produced from ion implanted poly(styrene-acrylonitrile) films. High quality films with resistivities from 400 ohms/square to 10 megohms/square could be produced by the ion implantation technique. Suspended conducting polymer bridges were formed from IIP resistors by etching of a sacrificial layer underlying the IIP film. Electrical and mechanical properties of the bridges are presented.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Feels Indebted to NHS for Saving His Life
By Odette Odendaal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is out of St. Thomas' Hospital in London after "worsening" novel coronavirus symptoms had him spend several days in the ICU.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson first landed in the hospital on April 5 but is finally ready to continue his recovery from COVID-19 at Chequers - his country residence.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at Lancaster House on October 16, 2016, in London, England. Source: Getty Images.
DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL
A statement by a Downing Street spokesperson on Sunday confirmed the news of the Prime Minister's discharge, and it also gave insight about advice from his medical team moving forward.
"On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work. He wishes to thank everybody at St Thomas' for the brilliant care he has received," the statement continued,
"All of his thoughts are with those affected by this illness."
The 55-year-old British leader was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital ten days after testing positive for COVID-19 since his symptoms persisted, and he landed in the ICU shortly after in case he needed a ventilator.
BORIS THANKS THE NHS
Following the tireless efforts of the medical personnel that looked after him, Prime Minister Johnson took to social media to thank the NHS staff for their lifesaving efforts.
"I have today left hospital after a week in which the NHS has saved my life, no question. It's hard to find words to express my debut, but before I come to that, I want to thank everyone in the entire UK for the effort and the sacrifice you have made and are making," he said in a shared video message.
The British leader credited his turn around to nurses watching him like a hawk and making sure he got enough oxygen. But now that he is ready to recover at home, the Prime Minister said that he finds it difficult to express his "debt to the NHS for saving [his] life."
WHEN HE FIRST TESTED POSITIVE
Prime Minister Johnson became the first world leader known to have tested positive for the novel coronavirus on March 26 after already in self-isolation at his residence at 10 Downing Street.
He continued experiencing symptoms, including high fever, for ten days before being admitted to the hospital for further testing.
The 55-year-old was moved to the ICU last Monday, where he received "standard oxygen treatment," without the need for mechanical ventilation.
Even though Boris remains at the head of the British Government, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been appointed to take over for Prime Minister Johnson should the need arise.
PRINCE CHARLES ALSO RECOVERING
However, Prime Minister Johnson is not the only public figure in the UK to test positive for the respiratory disease. Prince Charles also tested positive, while his wife Camilla tested negative.
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Due to their respective test results, Prince Charles had to go into self-quarantine for seven days because he already showed symptoms, while Camilla had to stay isolated for 14 days after testing negative.
Since then, the royal couple reunited after their time spent in separate wings of the Birkhall estate, and according to a source close to the couple, Prince Charles is in "good health."
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USCCB President Makes Thanksgiving Day Appeal for Protection of the Vulnerable, Especially Migrant & Refugee Families
Nov 21, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news
WASHINGTON— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), offers a Thanksgiving Day message to the nation with special gratitude for the gift of immigrants and refugees.
Full statement follows:
"As we do every year, we will pause this coming Thursday to thank God for the many blessings we enjoy in the United States. My brother bishops and I, gathered last week in Baltimore, were attentive in a special way to those who are often excluded from this great abundance—the poor, the sick, the addicted, the unborn, the unemployed, and especially migrants and refugees.
My brothers expressed a shared and ever-greater sense of alarm—and urgency to act—in the face of policies that seemed unthinkable only a short time ago: the deportation of Dreamers, young hard-working people who should be the lowest priority for deportation; the anxiety and uncertainty of those with Temporary Protected Status from countries like Haiti, El Salvador, and Honduras, which are still recovering from natural disasters and remain ill-equipped to humanely receive and integrate them; and an unprecedented reduction in the number of people we will welcome this year into our country who seek refuge from the ravages of war and religious persecution in their countries of origin.
One common feature of all these developments is their tendency to tear apart the family, the fundamental building block of our, or any, society. These threats to so many vulnerable immigrant and refugee families must end now. My brothers have urged me to speak out on their behalf to urge the immediate passage—and signature—of legislation that would alleviate these immediate threats to these families.
Another common feature of these policies is that they are symptoms of an immigration system that is profoundly broken and requires comprehensive reform. This is a longer-term goal, one that the bishops have advocated for decades to achieve, and one that must never be overlooked. Only by complete reform will we have the hope of achieving the common goals of welcoming the most vulnerable, ensuring due process and humane treatment, protecting national security, and respecting the rule of law. We are committed to such reforms and will continue to call for them.
So this year, I give thanks for the gift and contributions of immigrants and refugees to our great nation. I also pray that next year, families now under threat will not be broken and dispersed, but instead will be united in joy around their tables, giving thanks for all the blessings our nation has to offer.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving all!"
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Woman's Three Dogs All Die Within Hours Of Playing In A Pond With Toxic Algae
Facebook | Melissa Martin
Ryan Ford 12 Aug 2019
A fun summer play date at a pond quickly turned to tragedy for dog owner Melissa Martin after an encounter with toxic blue-green algae, and she wants every other dog owner to know and be aware of the dangers.
North Carolina's Melissa Martin and Denise Mintz were expecting their trip to a local pond with their three dogs to just be a cool, splashy adventure.
"What started out as a fun night for them has ended in the biggest loss of our lives," Melissa wrote in a Facebook post. Abby, Izzy, and Harpo all passed away within hours of their visit to the pond.
The signs that something was wrong started quickly.
Within 15 minutes of leaving the pond, Abby, a West Highland terrier, started having a seizure. Melissa and Denise rushed all three of them to a veterinary hospital, where Izzy, also a Westie, started having a seizure as well. As their health declined, Harpo, six-year-old doodle mix and therapy dog, then started to seize and show signs of liver failure.
By midnight, all three had died.
As the veterinarian informed them, flower debris they had seen in the pond was not actually from flowers.
They were blooms of cyanobacteria. "They contracted blue green algae poisoning and there was nothing they could do," Melissa wrote. "We are gutted. I wish we could do today over."
Melissa also said that there were no warning signs about toxic algae blooms around the pond.
The pond is located near a popular walking trail in Wilmington, North Carolina, so it's not inconceivable that other dog owners might want to let their dogs play there. Now, Melissa has made it her mission to put up signs and spread the word about toxic algae.
"I will not stop until I make positive change," she told CNN. "I will not lose my dogs for nothing."
Without posted signs, there are still things to look out for.
As the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services points out, toxic algae blooms are most likely to be found in fresh water that's stagnant, during warm weather.
Algae blooms can be difficult to detect, however.
They often show up as a murky, mucky film on the surface of a body of water, but that's not always the case. Humans and pets should both avoid waters that smell bad or are oddly colored.
"The place our dogs played for the last time was crystal clear except for what appeared to be debris from foliage," Melissa wrote.
Dogs are particularly vulnerable to toxic algae poisoning.
The blooms are heaviest in the shallow areas of a pond, where dogs are most likely to splash around. There is no cure, and drinking water infected with toxic algae or licking it off their fur can kill a dog in as little as 15 minutes, according to Blue Cross for Pets.
Melissa said that Izzy and Abby didn't even get in the water, only playing in the mud at the pond's edge.
Officials do try to keep a database of algal blooms.
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North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality has a map of the state's reported algal bloom sites, but it's unclear how often it gets updated.
A GoFundMe has been started for Melissa and Denise to help try to get the word out and raise awareness about blue-green algae.
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Report: 600k disabled children in SA have never been to school
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- A report has found that 600 000 learners with disabilities do not have access to education in South Africa
- The Human Rights Watch has called on government to do more to help these students
- The group claimed that government was "short-changing" its children of their education
A new report by Human Rights Watch says that 600 000 disabled children have never been to school.
The organisation claims that there been no "active effort" to provide these learners with an education.
The group has urged Cyril Ramaphosa to do more to assist these learners with disabilities.
Elin Martinez, a researcher for Human Rights Watch, says that government has created plans to help these students but has failed to implement them properly. Consequently, Martinez called on the education department to work harder to ensure that all learners with disabilities are able to go to school.
Martinez argues that learners with disabilities face more obstacles to getting any education at all, let alone a quality education, according to eNCA.
Martinez added that the bleak stats concerning learners with disabilities not getting access to education date back from 2015, but more recent surveys have found similar stats across the country since then.
As a result, she says that the South Africa has failed to deliver on its promise to provide an inclusive education for its disabled children.
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Martinez said that these students were being "short-changed" of education, as well as the opportunities that come with it, Briefly.co.za has gathered.
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Why Elevien Is a Game-Changer for National Gymnastics Federations
Written by Ines Rudan on January 24, 2023 . Posted in Uncategorized.
As we strive to keep enhancing our platform and bring it closer to everyone in the gymnastics world, our team is on a mission to meet as many gymnasts, coaches, clubs, organisers, judges and federations as possible. On that mission, Elevien CEO Tomislav Grubišić and Customer Success Manager Marija Franjul recently visited the Slovak National Gymnastics Federation (Slovenská Gymnastická Federácia) and introduced our application to their members at a meeting in Banská Bystrica.
Revolution of gymnastics as never seen before
The team was excited to share why Elevien is a game-changer for National Gymnastics Federations and demonstrate how easily the application can be used on a national level. It was met with great interest and excitement, as it showcased a complete revolution in gymnastics: organisation and management of online, offline and hybrid gymnastics competitions on a national scale, as never seen before. This greatly expands the reach and accessibility of gymnastics competitions, allowing more people to participate and engage with the sport.
The Slovakian members of the Federation were also excited to see how the Elevien application allows easy management of scoring, results, and rankings, and streamlines the organisation and administration of competitions. Here're a few more takeouts from the meeting that we also wanted to share with our readers.
These 3 types of competitions are the future of sports
There are three types of competitions that are the future of gymnastics, and they can be fully covered in Elevien.
1. Offline competitions
Traditional, existing format is brought to the online world and easily accessible to a wider audience. The best example of how it is done is explained in this blog about the great success of Elevien at the international tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia in December 2022. The number of spectators who watched the competition in the Elevien app from all over the world was 10 times more than the number of live audience there had ever been in the gym.
Elevien enhances traditional competitions by streamlining the process of organisation, providing judges with an easy-to-use tool, helping discover new gymnastics talents, providing financial benefits to all key user groups, and enhancing the global appeal of the sport.
If you want to organise this type of competition on Elevien, our team will be more than happy to take over the logistical part of recording it and entering all the scores. This way the Organiser doesn't have to do anything in addition to their regular activities — our team handles everything in Elevien so you can just go about your duties as usual and reap the benefits of having your competition in a digital format. Here is an overview of the steps to achieve this:
2. Hybrid competitions
This type is a combination of in-person and remote participation. Some participants, mainly gymnasts and judges, are in the same physical location, while some judges are participating remotely, either from home or any other location. This allows a wider range of participants and flexibility in organizing competitions.
The best use-case is Control Training sessions that every gymnast does when preparing for official competitions. The ability to record and rewatch their performances in Elevien, thereby learn from their mistakes, helps them improve faster and reach their full potential.
3. Online competitions
A completely new competition formats, where all participants and the audience are engaging remotely, from their own locations. This means that whether a gymnast is competing from their home gym or a remote location, they are able to participate in an online competition anywhere in the world. The same applies to judges, coaches and audiences.
Furthermore, online competitions can be held simultaneously between multiple clubs or federations, making it possible for gymnasts from anywhere in the world to compete against each other in real-time, and for audiences to watch the competition live from different locations.
Numerous benefits for the community and the sport development
Elevien is designed to benefit National Gymnastics Federations and their members, as it is an ideal solution for federations looking to improve the organization and management of competitions and increase the reach of the sport. Here are some of the most important advantages of this innovation:
Equal opportunities for all. By enabling gymnasts to compete remotely, it is fully accessible and affordable for them to participate in competitions, regardless of age, abilities, financial situation, location or other criteria.
Cost and time efficiency. The app-based scoring and video-recording system saves time and cost for organisers and can also provide a more efficient way to score and record gymnastic competitions.
Increased coverage, audience and reach, as well as seamless accessibility and engagement for audience members, friends and family, who can now watch and track results in real-time or after the competition, from any location.
Additional opportunities for gymnasts to improve their skills and advance their careers, as coaches can now easily review their trainee's performances and provide them with more effective feedback.
Increased fairness in scoring, as the video-recording and scoring of each gymnast's performance through the app provides a transparent, clear and accurate record.
It's no surprise that many are interested in exploring this innovative solution for gymnastics competitions. If you would also like to learn more about it, don't hesitate to reach out to us! Email us at [email protected] — our team will happily organise a meeting and get you on board.
How Elevien Can Popularise Gymnastics by Increasing Audiences 100 Times
Written by Igor Plac on December 15, 2022 . Posted in Uncategorized.
Elevien opened up space for solving one of the fundamental problems in gymnastics (and sports in general).
Gymnastics, like many other "small" sports, faces the issue of lack of money. This is a result of the fact that too few people follow and watch the competitions, which leaves no room for sponsors and monetisation of the competitions as such. And visibility is crucial for sponsors.
Visibility = money = better conditions = development of the sport.
The average competition looks like this: around 150-300 gymnasts of various age groups travel to another city or country for a competition, most often with their coaches and some of the parents. The competition often lasts several days and in the vast majority of cases, the spectators are actually the same group of athletes and coaches who came to participate, with a few enthusiasts who come watch the competition for a day.
At the same time, there are thousands of people who would give anything to be able to watch the competition – parents, club co-members and followers from gymnasts' cities and countries.
Is this possible to achieve today?
At the moment, the only way to watch a competition remotely is to sometimes follow live results on a link, which is often inaccessible and in most cases non-existent. In some cases, there are real-time streams from the gym that last the whole day, where no one knows at what time anyone will perform, where to see the results, etc. The statistics of the views of such videos best prove that they are unsuccessful attempts to broadcast the competition.
What should the competition look like?
Each competition should be accessible to everyone on their mobile phone, wherever you are. When a competition is held, you want to be able to see every video of every routine of each competitor with one simple tap on the mobile phone, receive notifications about the results and have scores alongside the videos.
Think of it as Instagram, where videos, scores and positions on the result lists appear as soon as they happen. Imagine being able to watch the routines of only those gymnasts you follow, or only of the best in the category. Imagine that you could have that for every competition, from club to national to intercontinental and to the biggest ones in the world.
Let's just remember how impossible it was to watch the World Gymnastics Championships 2022 in Liverpool recently. Even the gymnastics community didn't have a chance, let alone everyone else, except some lucky ones that got partial TV rights.
Last weekend at the international competition in Novi Sad, a revolution in watching the competition via mobile phone took place.
At the memorial tournament "Laza Krstic i Marica Dzelatovic", almost 300 competitors from 17 countries were also the spectators in the gym, alongside their coaches and some parents.
At the same time, it was possible to watch the competition via the Elevien platform (mobile application), which enabled parents and relatives, as well as fellow athletes from participating countries, and everyone else in the world to watch the competition in a better way than ever before.
Gymnastic performances available to watch at any time, from anywhere in the world.
The number of spectators who watched the competition in Elevien app from all over the world, including the countries where the athletes are from, was 10 times more than the number of live audience there had ever been in the gym.
The possibility of watching any time, watching only certain gymnasts, and seeing live scores along with video recordings of their performances, generated over 2 views of the competition per viewer (which is more than the length of one football match).
In order to make this possible, the organiser connected the existing judging processes and the existing scoring system with Elevien.
They needed nothing more than a mobile application which enables anyone to organise, record competitions, publish videos, judge, and monitor live scoring.
This is how Elevien can popularise gymnastics.
Elevien has the vision to provide every competition organiser with the possibility of broadcasting the competition to every parent, club, and fan of gymnastics and increase the audience of the competition by hundreds of times.
Whether it is a training competition between 5 gymnasts or a complex competition with hundreds of competitors, multiple disciplines, categories and rotations – Elevien can support every competition type and size.
Elevien also enables online competitions from several gyms at the same time with judges scoring the video recordings of routines remotely.
Here's a simple example: gymnasts are in 5 different gyms, some judges are there judging live from the gym, and some at home, in different countries. That whole competition can be organised easily in the Elevien application, which has already been tested and proven multiple times by different world-class coaches and judges.
Elevien is currently free to download and use.
If you are an organiser of a competition of any size, contact us and we will show you how you can have your competition supported in this format without having to change your existing way of organising the competition.
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Revenge of the Sith is mostly Revenge of the Sh… well… you get what we're saying. However, there is something for which we should give them more credit. George Lucas' prequels -made between 1999 and 2005- actually give us some surprising insights into our own times, here in the United States. No, we are not talking about the racists overtones of Jar Jar Binks, the rise of the American Order of Jedi, or the fact that Chris Christie is a Hutt. We are talking about the fact that prequels give us a surprisingly realistic insight into the rise of fascism… yeah, its going to be a long one.
…With Thunderous Applause
As Americans we have sort of a general lexiconal idea of Fascism. We banter it around enough that we think we understand what it is, but the truth is that we don't… and that can be dangerous. The United States, much like the Galactic Republic at the beginning of the Clone Wars is already in the first stages of fascism. Many people will reject that statement, because they think they know what fascism is, and again… they are wrong. People think of Germany in 1940 and say that is fascism: the marching, the swastikas, the vilifying of the free press, the persecution of minorities, the shouting crazy man who holds rallies… hmm… Well, that is fascism too, but remember Germany did not turn into that over night. It was a process that transformed the Weimar Republic into the Third Reich. It was a process that transformed the Old Republic into the Galactic Empire, and if we aren't careful it could transform us as well.
The word "fascism" comes from "fasces" or "fascio littorio." That is a bunch of rods tied around an axe. In ancient Rome it was used to symbolize the authority of the magistrate, and was used for corporal and capital punishment. Mussolini and his compatriots in the early 20th century picked the symbol as a show of unity and strength, but the truth of fascism is that it is a movement that is typified not in unity, but in opposition. In Germany and Italy before World War II, it rose in opposition to Communism and Liberalism. That is important to remember, because even though it was called the "National Socialist German Workers' Party" the Nazi's were not socialists. It's a purposely misleading name, like the "People's Republic of China" or "Award Winning Director JJ Abrams." Nazis despised the idea of socialism. Fascism is the opposite of socialism. It is about rationing resources for the select and worthy few, the "right" people.
At the start of A New Hope Palpatine disbands the Imperial Senate, ridding the Empire of the last vestige of liberal democracy. That is important, because fascism is a reaction against liberal democracy. The Emperor gives direct control over the systems to the governors and moffs, the strongmen of Imperial society. They were the wealthy, the connected, and the loyal. In essence they were the "right" sort of people. Fascism thrives in societies of strongman machismo and totalitarian one-party rule, but that doesn't happen overnight. Military coups and juntas are quick and bloody, but electoral authoritarians come to power gradually. They chip away at democratic institutions until they are toothless or non-existent. Fascism isn't an overnight event. Despite Padme's on-the-nose proclamation at the announcement of the formation of the Galactic Empire, she did not suddenly wake up that morning and find herself in a totally new government. She had been living under fascism for a long time, but she never realized it.
The Prequels We Don't Talk About
Robert Paxton, is one of the most acclaimed authorities on the study of fascism and authoritarianism. We giving you a very brief argument here, but if you are interested in learning more you should check out his writings. Paxton, claims that there are five stages of fascism, and they are worth talking about:
Intellectual Exploration, where disillusionment with popular democracy manifests itself in discussions of lost national vigor;
Rooting, where a fascist movement, aided by political deadlock and polarization, becomes a player on the national stage;
Arrival to Power, where conservatives seeking to control rising leftist opposition invite the movement to share power;
Exercise of Power, where the movement and its charismatic leader control the state in balance with state institutions such as the police and traditional elites; and
Radicalization or Entropy, where the state either becomes increasingly radical, or slips into traditional authoritarian rule.
In Star Wars we see all of these five stages. Intellectual exploration happens in Episode I when Chancellor Valorum is ousted with a vote of no-confidence, after it is shown that the Galactic Republic has no way to enforce laws in regards to the Trade Federation's blockade of Naboo, a core world. This also shows stage two, Rooting, where deadlock and polarization in the senate give rise to Palpatine, a strongman leader who becomes a player on the galactic political stage. Arrival to Power happens when the Clone Wars begin. Palpatine uses the existential threat for the Separatists to rally the senate and the people. The other politicians -Jar Jar Binks- invite Palpatine to have emergency powers in order to control the rising threat and benefit themselves. The fourth stage, Exercise of Power happens throughout the three-year conflict of the Clone Wars. Palpatine rules in balance with the existing laws, while slowly chipping away at them in the name of security. He uses the fear of the people to reduce their rights and make the Galactic Republic into a more militaristic society. We even see the Jedi transform from peace loving monks into battle-hardened generals.
The final stage, Radicalization or Entropy is what Padme remarks on that day in the Senate. Palpatine has successfully won the Clone Wars. He has convinced the people of the evils of the Jedi and the justification for their eradication. He has scapegoated them, and in that zeal of victory he makes the people fear the all-powerful menace of the Jedi. So, with a promise of a greater future, greater protections, and the rebirth of the galaxy, he proclaims the formation of the Galactic Empire. Yet, that Empire had been growing all along. Radicalization comes when the populace fully accept the myth of the fascist state. The Galactic Empire radicalized many of its citizens, but it also forced many more into complacent acceptance of the new status quo. Palpatine accomplished this through a slow series of changes that resulted in a larger radical shift in galactic politics. It was done through cunning, patience, but also fear.
Fear will Keep the System Inline
This brings us to the second part of fascism. It is about excluding people, and scapegoating others for your troubles. In Germany those troubles were heavy economic woes brought about by the Great Depression and the harsh penalties inflicted on the German people after WWI. Jews were the easy target for blame and resentment. They were culturally apart, but they also tended to be fairly affluent. In a way they were like the Jedi, different and enviable. Palpatine blamed the Jedi at the formation of the Galactic Empire and used them as another threat to help unify the people's hatred. He also "dehumanized" non-humans -such as wookiees- who became slave laborers and second-class citizens. The human population of the Empire was given a place of high regard. They were special, the "right" type of people. This is a page from the fascist playbook.
The Nazis also blamed the international community. Hitler and his ilk isolated Germany from the world, and transformed it into a militaristic society. At its core, a fascism state is a cult of personality, often centered around a populist nationalism that embraces a rebirth myth. Fascism feeds on people's fears, but also on their anger. Fascists often walk an odd line between playing the victim and being the bully. It is a philosophy meant to convince the people that they have been unfairly treated by their enemies, and only the strongman, the great leader, is the one who is capable of saving them. As such that means the people can trust no one else, but him. This is often an appealing lie that removes blame and shifts responsibility.
People were drawn to the Nazi cause, because it offered the German people an alternate explanation to their woes. It wasn't their fault they were poor. It was an international Jewish conspiracy that kept down the German people. In reality, the German people were the master race, the "right" people. Hitler gave them an attractive myth to latch on to. The Third Reich wasn't conquering the world, they were retaking it and placing the Aryan race back on top where it belonged. Hitler was making Germany Great Again.
That is the appeal of fascism. It is seen as a return to some imagined past, or some fictional right of heritage. We like to think that we -in the United States- are somehow immune to this phenomena. We look around us and say, "We're not in danger of becoming a fascist country, because no one is out there hanging swastikas and iron crosses. No one is talking about rounding up the Jewish people. No one is goose-stepping or doing the Hitler salute in the streets…" but that's not fascism, that's Nazism. Italian fascism had its own trappings, which were different than those of their German counterparts. The most effective symbols of fascism in any country are the familiar ones, the ones that can be twisted to mean something new. These new symbols will resonate with the people of the country. In this country our fascist symbols could take the form of an ultra-obsession with the flag, or a near-fanatical devotion to the National Anthem. They could be symbols as simple as a red hat, or polo shirts, or monuments to slavery… and that's the point. If you think it cannot happen here, than you would be wrong, because it very nearly did once before.
Not So Long Ago in a Place Not So Far Far Away
The United States was never immune to the dark side of fascism. In July of 1942, a Gallup poll showed that 1 in 6 Americans thought Hitler was "doing the right thing" to the Jews, and a 1940 poll found that nearly 20% of Americans saw Jews as a national "menace," which was more than any other group in the US, including Germans. One third of Americans believed that there would be "a widespread campaign against the Jews," and 12% of Americans were willing to support it. The German-American Bund held a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in 1939, to a crowd of 20,000. It was complete with swastikas, American flags, and goose-stepping. Their leader, attacked President Roosevelt, calling him "Frank D Rosenfeld" and referred to the New Deal the "Jew Deal." Then there was also William Dudley Pelley, a radical journalist from Massachusetts.
He founded the Silver Legion of America, or the Silver Shirts. They were a truly American fascist movement that ticked off almost every single box of American fascism. He opposed Roosevelt, believed in isolationism, ran for president, and was ultimately arrested for treason and sedition. He also believed in UFO's and the sort of spiritualism that let you travel to other plains of existence. In essence, he was a laughable figure that no one could take seriously… except that people did, and except that people said the same thing about Hitler right before he took power. Fascist movements hardly start as mainstream. They are fringe groups:,laughingstocks, failed painters, or even reality TV stars who are thrust into power and bolstered by conservatives as a quick way to gain power and/or oppose a rising liberalism.
In the 1940's American fascism began to grow for a few main reasons, fear of communism, the economic depression, a distrust/fear of the Jews, and as a reaction to Roosevelt and his New Deal, which many perceived as dangerous socialism. So in 2018, is it so hard to believe that fascism can grow again? People don't fear communism anymore, but they do fear the affects of globalism. Maybe there is no Great Depression, but you do have a lot of downtrodden people who feel forgotten by the government and the mega-wealthy of our time. Also, a modern day fascism is not going to target the Jewish people as their scapegoat. It will target more vulnerable people, like immigrants and Muslims. It is worth noting that Hitler was praised by Christians, like American pastor and Presidential advisor Frank Buchman who said in 1936, "I thank heaven for a man like Adolf Hitler… who built a front line of defense against the anti-Christ of communism." Ultimately, modern day American fascism will be a reaction to progressive policies and politicians, such as Obama and policies like Obamacare. Yet, most importantly they will not call it fascism or Nazism. They will call it something new… like Trumpism.
Yes, American fascism is already here. We are not Germany in 1941, but what if we are Germany in 1928, or Germany in 1932? What if we are the Galactic Republic right before the Clone Wars? We have a misguided belief that our institutions, our checks and balances will save us, but according to Robert Paxton they have already failed us. The Third Reich didn't spring up over night. Hitler came to power -without being popularly elected- because the Weimer Republic was plagued with corruption and ineffectiveness. Its institutions failed long before Hitler became chancellor. The Old Republic Senate was ineffective and no longer represented the will of the people, even as one of their own core worlds was being starved and occupied by an army. It failed, long before Palpatine came to power.
That's No Moon… It's a Dictator
If fascism is taking hold in America -and it is- than our systems have already failed us. We have an electorate where the overwhelming majority of people support issues like gun control, healthcare, and yet our politicians do not act or make laws in accordance with the majority of that electorate. Instead they act with lobbyists, and we all just take it for granted. We laugh it off and say "well you know politicians." That's the same complacency that has allowed fascist states to flourish both on this planet and others. Donald Trump was not popularly elected. He was a joke at first, but its not funny anymore. He has the full support of the American Nazi Party and the KKK. According to a recent study by George Washington University, over the last five years white nationalist and neo-fascist movements in the US have grown by 600% on Twitter, outperforming ISIS in number of followers and in number of tweets.
This is where we would usually end this article with some cutesy and corny Star Wars metaphor or bad joke, but we don't want to. You may laugh off this article or the things we are warning. You may say we are being paranoid or hysterical, but remember this: The majority of German citizens in the 1930's were not part of the Nazi party. They were just ordinary people who got swept up. They were as smart and as real as you are right now. The truth that if you -the person reading this- had lived during that time, there is a good chance you would have got swept up too, assuming you were the "white"… err "right" type of people. There is a good chance that you would have been sent off to die for the glory of Fatherland and the Aryan race, and truly believed it was justified. That is Stage 5 Fascism. That is Radicalization. America is not there yet, but that also does not mean that we are not at one of those lower stages.
The real question is which one?
By Adam J. Brunner August 16, 2018 August 29, 2018
Of Our Own Making
I watched the pigeons gather on the roof across the way, white, grey, black, brown, a rainbow of foul huddling on corrugated rooftop, flitting here and there. I often imagined them chatting, speaking as they hopped along on legs too thin to convey their bodies. Sometimes they would take flight, circle around the group as if to demonstrate they could, only to land moments later among the flock. Flight was always temporary, everyone had to come back down eventually.
The door to the main corridor opened and I turned from the tiny barred window to watch whatever entertainment was arriving. My cellmate was almost oblivious to the break in our monotony. Cray-zee sat as he always did, facing away from the bars, gazing into the white oblivion that was our perfectly polished walls. He lived in a world that no one else could see, never talked, never joked, but no one was fool enough to mess with him either. Some people claimed it was an act, but I had been shacked up with Zee for six months and I knew it was genuine. I knew because I was the only one in whole damn place who ever heard him talk, but I'll get to that.
"Attention prison block 453D, prepare for a new arrival. Step back from your cells. Prepare for a new arrival." The voice that played over the loud speak was computerized, not that you would know it. She had a soft and plain-spoken voice, the kind you would find in the girl next door. The inmates had nicknamed her the RILF. You know, Robot I'd Like to… well you get the idea. Some guys often fantasized about it, computer or no computer, the nights in a cell could get lonely, well figuratively speaking anyway.
All the inmates knew they were never truly alone, and as I stepped up to the bars to watch the show I kept a wary eye on the floating metal ball that hung above my own little piece of the world. A floating eyeball, never blinking, never ceasing. It monitored everything that went on, body temperature, heart rates, the integrity of the cell walls. It was more than just an eye, it was a judge, a jury, and even an executioner. It was God, and like the Almighty it was more than ready to strike down the wicked with an array of tasers, gas, and other nasty surprises.
The entire cage could even be electrocuted. So, I stayed as far away from the bars as I could, even as I tried to catch a glimpse of the new arrival. Zee, of course, never even glanced back.
It was the ominous heavy thuds of the tank-like prison droid that first drew my attention. Like a mix between a linebacker and a refrigerator it moved slowly, walking heavily in the wake of the prisoner it was herding. A thud both, loud and muffled, clanging like a heart beat as it methodically moved down the block. No one was going to mess with it, especially not the kid it was leading in.
I recognized him, of course. He was a repeater, most of them were. In the joint for a year or two, then back out on the street for six months only to be back in their cell before Christmas. Jackson was his name, but that's not what everyone called him. He was skinny, with shifty eyes, skin as dark as night. He walked with a cocky swagger, like someone who thought they were tougher than they were. I knew he was wrong, and he was going to find out soon enough. The robots were good but the system had blind spots, and every prisoner knew the dark zones. They knew where business could be conducted away from the eyes of our digital overlords.
Some thought that those blind spots were intentional, part of some psychology game that the bots used to keep us inline. I don't know anything about that kind of botshit, but I do know that if you were a man like Jackson, you made sure to avoid the dark zones at all costs.
"You're dead, Twig," said a familiar face from the cell across the way. "I still owe you from the last time." The bold speaker had a swastika tattooed on his neck, marking his affiliation.
"Unlawful threat detected," said the RILF. "This is your final warning."
"He didn't mean nuthin by it," said his cellmate, some kid younger than the rest of us, with skin as black as Twig's. Part of me almost felt sorry. He was new and had no idea what was in store for him, but he would learn quick enough.
"Initiate punishment protocols," The air hummed, signing with electricity. The plates inside the walls of the prison cell exploded to life and both men screamed as the electricity pulsed through their body.
I had only experienced the shock once, years before. It kept me from being knifed by my cellmate, but it also burnt off most of my arm hairs and left me walking funny for a week. Humane was the word they called it, but really it all just seemed like a cruel joke.
The black kid was the first to rise, mistake number two. "Remain calm," said the pleasant sounding female computer voice. The small floating eyeball opened up and fired off a dark projectile. It pierced the kid's skin, and he dropped again, convulsing on the ground.
His roommate started laughing. I knew the man, he was a sick son of a bitch named Freddie. He was the kind of person who enjoyed causing pain in others.
"Alright," said the black kid, "I'm calm." He never moved, still it was a mistake.
"Remain calm, please." More volts of electricity and the kid flopped around like a fish out water. The big white man next to him only laughed that much harder.
I looked down at the swastika tattooed on my own wrist. I didn't really hate the blacks or Hispanics, hell my own cellmate was a darkie, and Zee seemed like a nice enough guy. I mean at least he never bothered me. I joined the brotherhood for protection. Everyday there seemed like there were more of them than us. The damn prison was so filled with their kind that sometimes it felt like Africa in here.
When I returned my gaze to the scene beyond the bars, I met eyes with Twig. I never had a problem with the man. We even shared a cigarette on an occasion or two. He liked to talk, about his kids, his ex-wife, his mama, his homies, anything. He just liked the sound of his own voice, and I never hated the company. It was all that talking that did him in. He had said the wrong thing to the wrong person, and now the Brotherhood had a bullseye on his back.
We shared the briefest of looks, but in that moment I knew what he was planning. All the cocksure attitude was just swagger. We both knew he'd be dead before the end of the week. In his eyes I saw his decision, maybe even before he did.
He ran. The door to the cellblock was still open and he took off. He ran for his life, but not in the way you probably think.
"Prisoner 45-678, halt your forward progress." That was the only warning Twig would get. He was gone from my sight, the walls of my cell blocking my view. Some people were yelling, egging him on or begging him to stop. Then there was more sounds, the pulse of electricity, burning flesh, and ionized ozone, as men convulsed on the floors, like the kid across the way. The world erupted in yells and screams, but it all stopped with the gunshot.
Even the cries of pain died away as the walls of our small block echoed with the thunder of that shot. Suicide by bot, they called it. I just called it dumb, and for a moment I was in another place and another time.
Hands bound above my head as two robot cops, RoPo, bound them tight. The contents of a cash register were sprawled out in front of me. It was barely a grand, hardly worth anything. It scattered in the rain after I had been dropped by the taser. My partner, Eddy, was just looking at me from where he lay on the ground, blood falling from a gash in his head. The scarlet streaked by rain drops ran down his face like paint on ebony. It was the same look as Twig. The same shared moment. It was his third offense.
I shook my head but he stood and reached inside his pocket. He had no weapon, neither of us did. Two idiot kids from the same block in Queens. We could barely afford beer let alone a gun. Two shots rang out that night. The RoPo were quick and precise. They never missed and their pre-programmed reflexes were faster than any human. I watched my best friend as he crumpled to the pavement, rain washing away the blood and again I met his eyes, this time they were dead and cold. Suicide by bot.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this." The voice was raspy and quiet. I didn't even realize it was Zee till I turned around and found him looking at me. "It wasn't supposed to be like this."
"What was it supposed to be like, old man?" My eyes felt cloudy and I turned away.
"I designed them. I designed them all." When I turned back in shock he was still staring at me with a look on his face I could no longer understand. "I designed the system.
"After all the riots, and the shootings, and the killings. We thought that if we took the human element out it would get better. People were racist. It is part of who we are, but not machines, not droids. They are cold and follow the facts, but it didn't get better, at least not for people who look like me." He examined his own hand as if seeing it for the time. He was lighter skinned but still darker than me.
"Yeah, so what the hell happened?" I knew he was right, it was hard not to see it. Nothing had changed from the time of flesh and blood prison guards and flesh and blood cops. The bots always seemed to go easier on guys that looked like me, less shocks, more warnings, and swifter punishment for anyone who messed with us. It was a sort of unwritten rule that not many people spoke about.
Zee was ranting, getting louder. "We were wrong. It wasn't the people that were the problem. It was the system. We forgot. The bots are just machines. We forgot that they were not without prejudice, because we are not. They may be machines, but they are our machines, programmed by flawed creatures created in a system that began before you or I were ever born."
"Remain calm," said the RILF, her voice booming in our cell. "This is your final warning."
Zee just nodded as if he expected it, but he continued anyway. "We thought that if we fixed the man we would fix the system, but you can't change the man until you change the system. We forgot."
"Initiate punishment protocols."
By Adam J. Brunner July 8, 2015 July 9, 2015


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Warner wary of the pressure of playing in England
By Sarmad Iqbal
Australia have not made an ideal start to the Ashes series in England this year as the hosts have stomped their authority in all departments within the first 2 days of the first Test match in Birmingham.
Former Australian vice-captain David Warner has said that he is quite aware of the kind of pressure the home side would exert on him and his team. He also knows that a couple of people would rub salts in his wounds whenever they would get a chance, both on and off the field.
"It's a different format after the World Cup. You'd think that they would be coming out with lots of energy and try and obviously knock us off here at home. They would try and rub a bit more salt in our wounds and make us go home without winning the World Cup or the Ashes. We know how much pressure they are trying to put us under. Not just with on the field, but off the field as well," said Warner.


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Solvay adding capacity in US to support aerospace customers
Shahrzad Pourriahi
Solvay SA
Solvay SA is stepping up its aerospace activities with a new investment in additional resin capacity at its production site in Greenville, Texas.
The Belgian specialty materials company broke ground on July 26 on a new expansion plan to add resin mixing capacity at the site, which is dedicated to supplying materials to the aerospace industry.
The expansion, according to Tracy Price, executive vice-president global operations, Solvay Composite Materials, will supply out-of-autoclave composite products to commercial and military aerospace customers.
The company did not provide full details of the project but told Plastics News Europe that the new investment would increase resin capacity by 35 percent at the site.
The additional resin, said Solvay in a statement to PNE, will be crucial for meeting the quality requirements and contracted volume of the company's aerospace customers.
The new program follows a "several-million-dollar" investment in the plant in 2015.
The Brussels-based company added a new carbon fiber production line at the Texas facility in 2015, doubling production capacity to convert acrylonitrile monomers into standard modulus carbon fibers.
The site in Greenville is part of Solvay's recently-established Composite Materials global business unit.
It was acquired by Solvay in 2001 from BP Amoco and one of its primary products is Torlon PAI grades — a family of polyamide-imides that according to Solvay combines the performance advantages of thermoset polyimides with the ease of melt processing of thermoplastics.
Solvay has accelerated its aerospace activities since the 6.2 billion euro acquisition of materials company Cytec in 2015.
As part of Cytec's integration, Solvay created the composite materials unit in 2016, where it houses the former Cytec composite business of aerospace materials.
Solvay also recently announced that it had extended a supply agreement for polymers with the world's largest Tier 1 aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems, based in Wichita, Kan.
As part of the agreement, Solvay will supply composites and adhesives to be used on nacelle and fuselage applications across Boeing's commercial programs.


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Yahoo DFS Soccer: Boxing Day EPL Picks
Christopher Owen
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Soccer series.
MATCHES (ET)
10:00 am: AFC Bournemouth vs. Arsenal
10:00 am: Aston Villa vs. Norwich City
10:00 am: Chelsea vs. Southampton
10:00 am: Crystal Palace vs. West Ham United
10:00 am: Everton vs. Burnley
10:00 am: Sheffield United vs. Watford
12:30 pm: Manchester United vs. Newcastle United
3:00 pm: Leicester City vs. Liverpool
Mohamed Salah, LIV at LEI (£27): Salah failed to score in the Club World Cup last weekend but was riding a three-match scoring streak prior to Liverpool's trip to Doha. In the prior three matches, he scored four goals, provided one assist and took 21 shots (10 on goal). Leicester and Liverpool have the two best defensive sides (14 goals allowed), making the selection of Liverpool or Leicester attackers a risk, though the implied goal total for this match is over three. Salah's recent form is enough to spend up, but you'll go into it needing a goal to justify his inclusion. Sadio Mane (£26) is the direct alternative, while I think Roberto Firmino (£23) is too expensive for his production. Meanwhile, Jamie Vardy (£24) leads the league in goals and is no stranger to scoring against top sides, especially Liverpool.
Marcus Rashford, MUN v. NEW (£23): Rashford has the second-highest goal-scoring odds on the slate and is slightly more affordable compared to Salah, Mane and Tammy Abraham (£26) despite leading the Premier League in shots and being third in shots on goal. Anthony Martial (£21) is an alternative to Rashford but hasn't been nearly as productive.
Gabriel Martinelli, ARS at BOU (£12): After playing 90 minutes in three consecutive Premier League matches, Martinelli has a good chance to keep his place in the side against Bournemouth, who have lost five of their past six matches in the league. His production has been a bit scattered, with matches of 14.1, 6.7 and 3.05 fantasy points, but he's cheap enough where you won't need a massive score to justify his place. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£22) will cost you much more but has better goal-scoring odds, while Alexandre Lacazette (£20) is cheaper than Aubameyang but hasn't been a consistent starter.
Jack Grealish, AVL v. NOR (£19): Aston Villa's captain has scored 13 or more points in six of the past nine matches and is becoming as consistent as the likes of James Maddison (£20) and Kevin De Bruyne. Norwich concede the most accurate crosses on the slate (6.28 per match) and could give Grealish a good opportunity for a big fantasy day.
Mason Mount, CHE v. SOU (£16): Chelsea are the biggest favorite on the slate and Mount's price has steadily fallen since peaking at £26 in late September. He still has a small share of set pieces despite Willian taking over most of those responsibilities when he starts. Mount's cheap price and matchup against Southampton give the midfielder a chance for a big day if Chelsea can run away with it.
Michail Antonio, WHU v. CRY (£15): Palace concede the second-most accurate crosses, and Antonio is coming off four accurate crosses in his previous start. He is not a guaranteed starter, but he's a cost effective option and has been moderately productive when in the lineup. Felipe Anderson (£18) is pricier but hasn't hit more than eight points since late September.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, LIV v. LEI (£19): Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk (£19) are the two-most expensive defenders but will have a tough time keeping a clean sheet. Alexander-Arnold produces like a midfielder due to his ability to put in accurate crosses and win corners, while van Dijk mostly produces defensive stats, clean sheets and passes completed.
Lucas Digne, EVE v. BUR (£16): Digne is second in accurate crosses among all players, which is mostly due to his role on set pieces for Everton. He's affordable compared to Alexander-Arnold and has the third-best clean sheet odds. Burnley have scored only six goals in their past six matches and could offer a good chance for the Everton backline to keep a clean sheet.
Kiko Femenia, WAT at SHU (£14): Over his previous six matches, Kiko has scored at least 4.4 points and has become a consistent source of crosses and tackles won. He doesn't have that high of a ceiling due to Watford's inability to keep clean sheets or consistently attack, but he has a dependable floor.
Dean Henderson, SHU v. WAT (£16): David de Gea (£15) and Manchester United have the best clean sheet odds, but they haven't shut out a Premier League opponent since Oct. 3. Nick Pope (£13) bounced back from three straight negative performances with consecutive matches of 10 points, and he now travels to Goodison Park to face Everton. Meanwhile, Henderson has consecutive double-digit scores and hosts Watford, a club who have 11 goals in 18 league matches.
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Civilian works quietly behind the scenes to help veterans
Veterans' Advocate
By R. NORMAN MOODY
When Dorothy Walsh found out that a World War II veteran needed medical attention but had never sought help from the Department of Veterans Affairs, she acted.
It is only one example of the veterans and others for whom she often seeks help. I sometimes hear of her taking a veteran to see a doctor, finding them the help they might need or seeking to find resources for a homeless person.
She said some of the veterans she encounters are not registered with the VA even though they should.
"They don't even realize they are eligible," she said.
Walsh has found that the Viera VA Outpatient Clinic has given good service to the veterans she has referred or taken there.
I have known Walsh for several years through covering veterans' stories and thought she was a military veteran because of her involvement with different groups and because of her advocacy for veterans. She is not a veteran, but has strong ties with veterans' organizations. She is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary and other groups.
She knows she can get help for veterans in need through one of the local veterans' organization or veterans advocacy groups.
"I reach out and these groups step up," she said.
After years of being involved in helping others, Walsh now is looking to start an advocacy group that will assist veterans and others.
"I'm putting together an advocacy group to help those in need," she said. "Veterans will be the focus, but it will also help women and children."
Walsh, who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in human services, said she has started the application and paperwork process for her advocacy organization. She also recently completed training as a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate.
She said her group will not compete with any other groups, but she seeks to work with other organizations with similar goals.
Walsh is to be commended for her work to help others in need.
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Teacher is 'overwhelmed' by support after devastating house fire
'The warm and love I feel from people gives me comfort'
Claire Violette HerbauxReporter
The fundraising goal was achieved in less than a week
A teacher at a Glastonbury school said she has been overwhelmed by the help and support she has received after her house was destroyed in a fire.
Former students of the St Dunstan's School teacher set up a fundraiser after hearing that Tracey Mitchell, a permanent cover teacher for the past nine years, had lost everything in a house fire.
Within about four days, the initial target of £1,000 was reached with donations coming in from former students, parents and colleagues.
Mrs Mitchell said she was overwhelmed by the generosity.
She said: "The warm and love I feel from people gives me comfort.
'We are lucky we are here.'
"I got texts and cards. With the donations I could do simple things like buy clothes and feel human again.
"It is amazing to see all these people wanting to help. I feel I've been put on this earth to help others and I'm not good at accepting help but now the tables have turned and it was overwhelming.
"We are lucky we are here. Normally we would have been home on a Friday night so it was sheer luck we had been out to the cinema that night.
"It was devastating, but it is the little things which help me right now. Having new clothes to wear or buying small things to start rebuilding what we lost.
Students rally to help 'inspirational' teacher who lost everything in house fire
"Someone put me in touch with one of the fire fighters who was there.
"He was the one who got my two Dachshunds out of the house. He tried he to revive them which gave me comfort.
"It's those little details which help; knowing they were curled under my bed in their safe place and just went to sleep.
"Slowly, we will rebuild what we have lost and I feel stronger now and having this much support from everyone amazing and helps me a great deal."
Jess White, former student at St Dunstan's, set up the fundraising page on November 1, after word got out about the fire.
She said: "Me and my sister, Charlotte, would love to help raise money for this lovely lady, Tracey Mitchell.
"Tracey unfortunately had an awful house fire, where she lost everything, including her beloved dogs.
"Tracey had always helped myself, my sister and brother during our years at secondary school and many other people too!
"She is such an inspirational woman and always puts others before herself.
Donate to the fundraiser
You can donate to help Tracey Mitchell by donating to the fundraiser.
Jess White, one of her former students, set up the page so people can give money to support their teacher and colleague.
You can donate to the fundraiser here.
"This is a chance to give her something back and to help her find her feet again! Anyone that knows Tracey would strongly agree with me.
"So please, please donate whether it's big or small to help this wonderful lady, all will be greatly received."
She initially set the target to £1000, which was reached in under four days, but people are still donating.
Money is coming in from former students, parents and colleagues who want to help Mrs Mitchell.
One of her former students, Rachael Bailey said she "just wanted to give something back".
'She is bubbly and positive and always laughing.'
Charlotte White said she hoped her donation would help, after Mrs Mitchell did so much for her.
A total of 77 people have already donated to the fundraiser.
"She taught everyone at one point" said former student Theodore Wilson. "She was a permanent cover, jumping in when teachers were away.
"She is bubbly and positive and always laughing.
"We all enjoyed it when our teachers were away. First you dread the supply teacher and then she would come in and brighten up the class.
"She knows everyone personally and she felt like a friend to us.
"She doesn't deserve this and I am pleased to see so many people are helping. I hope she finds her feet again."
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"We got the call and sent six appliances straight away. Police and ambulance attended as well.
"When we arrived people were already out of the building but the house was well alight.
"The fire destroyed the ground floor and first floor completely and sadly two dogs died in the fire.
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The Replacements at Forest Hills Stadium
The Replacements (David Chiu)
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The spirit of Minnesota was in the house when the Replacements and the Hold Steady (whose member Craig Finn is from the state) rocked Queens' Forest Hills Stadium Friday night. Those aforementioned groups may have represented different musical generations, but they didn't differ much when it came to delivering raucous and passionate rock and roll.
By far, the most anticipated reunion this year had to be the Replacements fronted by original members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, with Josh Freese on drums and Dave Minehan on guitar. After performing some initial festival shows, the Replacements finally returned to New York City and played to an obviously large and enthusiastic audience. Following intro music of "Jet Song" from West Side Story, the band hit the state and opened the superb set with "Takin' a Ride" from the first album Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash! And after that, they didn't disappoint at all by delivering their best and then some, including "I'll Be You," "I Will Dare," "Bastards of Young," "Can't Hardly Wait," "Kiss Me on the Bus," "Achin' to Be," "Merry Go Round," "Nowhere Is My Home," and even a cover of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back." Amid the rockers, there were some special toned-down moments such as an intimate performance of "All Shook Down." Amid the uniqueness of the event, there was also some banter and humor, especially from Stinson, representative that type of down-to-earth, working-class and earnest attitude that made the Replacements so endearing in the hearts and minds of their fans. It's always a dicey proposition when a popular band reunites because it could never recreate the old times, thus falling flat—but not so in the case of the Replacements' first-rate performance.
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Fittingly enough, opening for the Replacements was Brooklyn's the Hold Steady. Having been an admirer of the group, I finally had the opportunity to see them on stage and I was really impressed. Fronted by Craig Finn's unique talk-singing style, the Hold Steady, which recently released their latest album Teeth Dreams, performed a strong set as they did such songs as "Southtown Girls" and "Stay Positive." At one point, Finn spoke to the audience about performing in Queens that spawned the Ramones while opening for the Replacements, saying that it felt massively full circle. It surely did.
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In This Article Self-Determination Theory
Self-Determination Theory Overview
Basic Psychological Needs Theory
Relatedness
Cognitive Evaluation Theory
Organismic Integration Theory
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Goal Content Theory
Relationships Motivation Theory
Applications of Self-Determination Theory
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Self-determination theory (SDT) is a prominent approach to understanding human motivation. Unlike most motivation theories, SDT differentiates motivation into autonomous and controlled types. SDT is a meta-theory that details the origins and outcomes of human agentic action. The theory is based on organismic paradigms, which assume humans are active organisms, motivated to assimilate and integrate knowledge and capacities in both their physical and social environments. SDT incorporates the fundamental concepts of motivation and basic psychological needs into six mini-theories, each addressing different problems of motivation theory. Together, these mini-theories explain the operations of SDT in a complex social world. The mini-theories are Cognitive Evaluation Theory (CET), Organismic Integration Theory (OIT), Causality Orientations Theory (COT), Basic Psychological Needs Theory (BPNT), Goal Content Theory (GCT), and Relationships Motivation Theory (RMT). These mini-theories each explain a set of observed motivation phenomena in various domains of functioning. SDT, as an organismic meta-theory, views humans as proactive beings with the propensity to assimilate and integrate both their internal states and their mastery and understanding of the social and environmental circumstances they encounter. SDT frames optimal human development as the interaction between growth-striving humans and their social environment in which basic psychological needs are either supported or thwarted. According to SDT, the critical social environment supports are described in terms of three specific basic psychological needs: the needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness. In social environments that support the satisfaction of these needs, optimal growth and positive development are expected. Satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs is a foundational concept to SDT and considered essential for maintaining intrinsic motivation and the self-regulation of extrinsic motivations. SDT has been applied to study a diverse array of issues such as health behavior initiation and maintenance, academics and school adjustment, psychological well-being, and sport and physical activity. Together with theories pertaining to human agency, SDT has been used to conceptualize the development of self-determination and causal action.
Deci and Ryan 2002 articulates how self-determination theory (SDT) is a motivational meta-theory that emerged from research on the effects of external rewards on intrinsic motivation. SDT is based on foundational work by Angyal 1972, and early work in personality psychology, which framed an organismic approach to understanding human behavior and on de Charms 1968 theory of personal causation as a primary motivational influence. Deci and Ryan 2012 and Ryan and Deci 2017 (the latter cited under Relationships Motivation Theory), describe that this original research was ultimately conceptualized as one of six mini-theories that comprise SDT, cognitive evaluation theory (CET). Introduced in the mid-1980s by Deci and Ryan 1985, CET posits that autonomy-supportive social contexts enhance intrinsic motivation, while controlling social environments, often characterized by external rewards, thwart or reduce intrinsic motivation and action compelled by such motivation. This hypothesis was tested in Deci, et al. 1999 in a comprehensive meta-analytic review of the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. SDT incorporates an organismic dialectical approach, and assumes that people are active organisms who interact with their environment to master challenges and opportunities and to form an integrated sense of self. SDT posits that such interactions require ongoing social nutriments and supports, and that the social context can either support or serve as a barrier to engagement and, thus, psychological growth, well-being, and the fulfillment of basic psychological needs. Deci and Ryan 2002 notes that the fulfillment of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness support people to develop and function effectively. The need for relatedness is associated with social belonging: it is a satisfaction derived from a sense of connectedness with others; to care and be cared for by others. The need for competence reflects humans' desire to effectively master their environment and experience a sense of competence in that environment. The need for autonomy is satisfied when an individual experiences choice and volition in their action, and perceives themselves to be the origin of their actions. Autonomous actions are those that are self-endorsed, and congruent with one's values and interest. As per Deci and Ryan 2000, SDT posits that different regulatory processes underlying goal pursuits are differentially associated with needs satisfaction and well-being and that different goal contents are, similarly, associated with differential outcomes pertaining to needs satisfaction (Goal Content Theory). As detailed throughout this bibliography, and as Deci and Ryan 2008 canvasses, SDT has been shown to have applicability across multiple life domains and, as Wehmeyer, et al. 2017 describes, has been used to describe the development of causal action and self-determination.
Angyal, A. 1972. Foundations for a science of personality. New York: Viking.
Originally published in 1941 and updated in 1972, Angyal proposed that an essential feature of a living organism was its autonomy, where autonomous meant self-governing or governed from inside. Angyal argued that the science of personality is, in essence, the study of two essential determinants to human behavior, autonomous-determinism (or self-determination) and heteronomous-determinism. This distinction was central to early SDT work in CET.
de Charms, R. 1968. Personal causation: The internal affective determinants of behavior. New York: Academic Press.
De Charms's classic text on personal causation, defined as a primary motivational propensity to be effective in producing changes in the environment, or doing something intentionally to produce a change, was a primary influence for SDT and, essentially, all theories of intrinsic motivation and organismic, causal action. De Charms's personal causation theory built on theory by Fritz Heider.
Deci, E. L., R. Koestner, and R. M. Ryan. 1999. A meta-analytic review of experiments examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. Psychological Bulletin 125:627–668.
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.125.6.627E-mail Citation »
This article reports a meta-analysis of 128 studies examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. The analysis concluded that all forms of contingent rewards reduced or undermined intrinsic motivation as evidenced by free choice situations. Several forms of extrinsic rewards also reduced self-reported interest in tasks. The article is an important summary of the research that resulted in CET.
Deci, E. L., and R. M. Ryan. 1985. Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. New York: Plenum.
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-2271-7E-mail Citation »
This text provides a synthesis of the initial work that, eventually, became SDT, introducing what became the first of the mini-theories, CET, and discussing the research on factors that promote and inhibit intrinsic motivation.
Deci, E. L., and R. M. Ryan. 2000. The "what" and "why" of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry 11:227–268.
DOI: 10.1207/S15327965PLI1104_01E-mail Citation »
This article discusses the SDT conceptualization of needs, compared to the use of the needs construct in other theories, and discusses the self-regulatory function of goal-oriented behavior in need satisfaction.
Deci, E. L., and R. M. Ryan. 2002. Handbook of self-determination research. Rochester, NY: Univ. of Rochester Press.
Published as the outcome of an international conference held on SDT in 2000, this text provides the first comprehensive look at SDT in its current meta-theory form. Chapters in the text provide an overview of the theory, examine theoretical issues, and examine SDT in life domains. A number of chapters examine the intersection between SDT and related or overlapping theoretical frameworks. The volume concludes with reflections and future directions.
Deci, E. L., and R. M. Ryan. 2008. Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health. Canadian Psychology 49:182–185.
DOI: 10.1037/a0012801E-mail Citation »
A relatively recent overview of SDT by the co-founders of the macro-theory, this article provides a succinct overview of SDT and its applicability within multiple domains.
Deci, E. L., and R. M. Ryan. 2012. Motivation, personality, and development within embedded social contexts: An overview of self-determination theory. In Oxford handbook of human motivation. Edited by R. M. Ryan, 85–107. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press.
This chapter overviews empirical support for the SDT proposition that all people have fundamental psychological needs to be competent, autonomous, and related to others and that satisfaction of these basic needs facilitates people's autonomous motivation (i.e., acting with a sense of full endorsement and volition). The chapter focuses on proximal (e.g., a family or workgroup) or distal (e.g., a cultural value or economic system) social contexts that affect need satisfaction.
Wehmeyer, M. L., K. A. Shogren, T. D. Little, and S. Lopez. 2017. Development of self-determination through the life-course. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1042-6E-mail Citation »
This text places SDT within the context of the development of causal action, providing a comprehensive examination of how causal action is motivated by individuals' quest to fulfill basic psychological needs proposed by SDT, resulting in causal action and enhanced self-determination.
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One of the results of globalisation is an increasing uncertainty about what we mean by places, and how we relate to them. How, in the face of all this movement and intermixing, can we retain any sense of a local place and its particularity? An idealized notion of an era when places were inhabited supposedly by coherent and homogenous communities is set against the current fragmentation and disruption. The counter position is anyway dubious, of course; place' and community' have only rarely been coterminous. But the occasional longing for such coherence is none-the-less a sign of the geographic fragmentation, the spatial disruptions, of our times. And occasionally, too, it has been part of what has given rise to defensive and reactionary responses – certain forms of nationalism, sentimentalizd recovering of sanitized heritages' and outright antagonism to newcomers and outsiders.' One of the effects of such responses is that place itself, the seeking after a sense of place, has come to be seen by some as necessarily reactionary.
Massey then calls for a sense of place to be progressive, not self-closing and defensive but outward looking. It is in this spirit that the two memorial works have been presented. The SIEV X and La Linea projects grapple with the complex qualities of memory and remembrance practices in relation to contemporary social and political issues that can affect urbanizing cultures. Ultimately, the project work queries whom we as a society select as worthy of memorials as well as the forms assumed by contemporary memorials. Massey calls for the possibility of developing a politics of mobility and access'. These memorials highlight in an activist manner what currently occurs without such politics (Massey 1991: 28). In Juarez, where the underlying urban condition results from encouraged economic mobility and access to free trade, it is paradoxical that the border is a place entirely defined by control and lack of flexibility. Brett's proposition calls for an outward-looking acknowledgement that borders are spaces that should accommodate flux and that cities that straddle border conditions should celebrate their inherent character as places of transience, mobility and access. In Canberra, where the fundamental premises of national identity are imbued in the city's urban morphology, and monuments attest to our nation-state's ability to offer a fair go' to all Australians, memorial landscapes are not accommodating the evolving sense of who we are: a diverse and complex society without a collective, shared past. Fixed notions of history and collective identity prevent our monumental and iconic spaces in Canberra from changing with our society's values, conflicts and constructs.
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By Craig CalcaterraApr 16, 2010, 8:43 AM EDT
Yankees fans could boo Mariano Rivera and ignore choking rabbi's wives and they still wouldn't be as bad as this guy at the Phillies game Wednesday night:
Police arrested a Cherry Hill man after he was accused of intentionally
vomiting on a young girl at the Phillies game Wednesday evening.
I'm not going to go to the mat to defend this guy, but the "intentional" part of this doesn't pass the smell test. He sounds like he was drunk and stupid and should have totally been arrested for disorderly conduct and what have you, but I'm having a hard time getting my mind around the idea of anyone, even the worst of the worst college-age drunks, intentionally trying to throw up on an 11 year-old girl.
My guess: he picked the wrong 11 year-old girl to get sick on. One with a father who made quite a compelling case to the cops about the intentions of the drunk, and everyone decided to go with it.
Not that I necessarily blame them for doing so.


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GLOVERSVILLE – The city had to pay a considerable amount of money to cover the cost of the Sno Kone Joe hearing regarding the owner's permit being denied, city officials said.
City Finance Commissioner Bruce Van Genderen said this week the cost to hire outside counsel was $6,187.50 for the period of May 2 to June 3.
The city typically pays Anthony Casale as city attorney at an annual salary of $63,529; however, since he previously represented Sno Kone Joe driver Joshua Malatino in a separate case, he recused himself from the hearing, resulting in the city having to hire outside counsel.
The city instead used attorney Michael Albanese in the case at an hourly rate of $150, Mayor Dayton King said.
King previously said he was concerned with how much time, money and city resources were used to complete the hearing regarding the denial of Sno Kone Joe's vendor permit.
However, the criminal proceedings scheduled for City Court later this month will not cost the city additional money because they will be handled by the District Attorney's Office, said Casale.
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