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Exclusive Details: Dr. Dre Released From Hospital After Brain Aneurysm
Lil Pump Banned from JetBlue for Refusing to Wear a Mask
Lil Pump Banned from flying Jetblue ... After Refusing to Wear Mask
12/28/2020 1:35 PM PT
Lil Pump will NOT be flying with JetBlue anymore -- at least that's what the airline's saying, because it claims he refused to wear a mask while up in the air.
A rep for JB tells TMZ ... a customer on one of their Saturday flights from Fort Lauderdale to L.A. became verbally abusive with crew members, and also took off his face covering mid-flight ... and then failed to put it back on, even when asked.
We're told JetBlue called in to LAX to tell them to have cops on standby -- apparently he was that unruly -- but it doesn't appear Pump was arrested when they touched down. LAX Airport Police tell us they have no record of an arrest or incident involving the rapper.
I AIN'T WEARIN' IT!
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TMZ has also obtained correspondence from the flight deck that day -- in which the captain was detailing exactly what LP was doing ... and what needed to happen when they arrived. At first, he says Pump was simply noncompliant with their mask policy, but later said he was sneezing and coughing into a blanket sans mask (perhaps on purpose) ... and that more than just a supervisor needed to meet them, as Pump had to be dealt with "firmly."
The last correspondence sent says Pump finally obliged and put on his mask -- but the dude wasn't finished with JetBlue at that point ... he later took to social media to cuss 'em out.
In a since-deleted video, Lil Pump says "f*** JetBlue," and goes on to say he will NEVER wear a mask in 2021. Seems like his pro-Trump vibes are still going strong post-election.
We reached out to Pump's team ... they had no further comment.
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Q: How to tell if android device has been turned off I have an re-occurring alarm manager task that needs to run nightly, However when the device is turned off then back on, it erases this task and I have no way to reset it.  I would like to know how to tell if a device has been turned off and/or if you can run specific code before the phone turns off so I can set a flag to reset this task.

A: Register for the RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permission and set up a BroadcastReceiver to watch for BOOT_COMPLETED broadcasts.

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English Wine by Oz Clarke
"We are committed to making efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and support local economies, which is why we have decided to take our support of English and Welsh wine craftsmanship to the next level in 2021 by moving 20-25% of our yearly volume to English wine producers."
- Frederic Brugues (sketch Wine Director)
To toast sketch's own celebration of English wines, we are delighted to offer signed copies of Oz Clarke's Engish Wine: From Still to Sparkling: The NEWEST New World Wine Country.
Oz Clarke's irrepressible style artfully conceals a wealth of scholarship, and the book not only recounts the surprisingly long history of winemaking in England and explains all the technical challenges of making wine here in the UK, but also guides the reader around the many locations where wine is now produced and introduces us to the key personalities who have driven England's wine renaissance.

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Celebrity News December 01, 2021
Kathy Hilton Shares Her Marriage Advice for Paris
Paris and Kathy Hilton.
Kathy and Nicky Hilton were honored at this year's Footwear News Achievement Awards, where they chatted with "Extra's" Cheslie Kryst about winning the Icon Award and Paris' recent wedding to Carter Reum.
Paris and Carter are still honeymooning after their three-day wedding extravaganza. Kathy shared the advice she gave her daughter from her 42 years of marriage ("I got married so, so young"), saying, "Never walk out the door, like, if you are mad. Never, never walk out, because then you have to crawl back in with your tail between your legs."
Kathy also revealed details about the wedding, where she and Paul Abdul shared the mic for a few songs. "We were dancing and all of a sudden, we got up, Paris wanted us up, and there was a chair and I just pulled it over."
Nicky added, "They did quite a few songs… very impromptu."
Paris Hilton & Carter Reum's Wedding Photos View Gallery Gallery
Nicky opened up about receiving the Icon Award, saying of her fashion sense, "None of it was really planned. We never had a stylist, we sort of just wore what we liked and all these years later the looks have become iconic and that wasn't the intent."
Kathy said, "It's like an art for the girls."
Kathy and Nicky Hilton at the Footwear News Achievement Awards.
The pair shared shopping secrets as well. Nicky said, "I like the old, the new, the Fifth Avenue stores, the downtown stores, Forever 21."
Kathy said, "Mix it up. When I go to Las Vegas, I go to the Forever 21 there. It's so big and they have a personal shopper that helps you."
"Paris in Love" is available now on Peacock.
Paris Hilton Marries Carter Reum
The Hiltons Talk Toy Drive, Plus: Paris' Wedding and Future Baby Plans
Kim Kardashian Stuns at Convenience Store After Paris Hilton's Wedding
Michelle Dockery Engaged to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Brother Jasper
Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige & Kendrick Lamar Answer Dr. Dre's Call in Super Bowl Halftime Trailer
Alfonso Ribeiro's First Interview on Bob Saget's Death
Kelly Rizzo Saget's Emotional New Interview About Losing Bob Saget
Chris Daughtry's Daughter's Cause of Death Revealed


I'm trying to modify the instructions in this page to compile Elmer on macOS (High Sierra 10.13.5).
and it didn't even compile the first modules either. I would appreciate if you could help me know where is my mistake and how I can solve it.
The source code at svn.code.sf.net is, sadly, outdated. I wonder if that could be removed..


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Father, son who died in Chinese consulate attack laid to rest in Quetta
Web Desk On Nov 24, 2018
QUETTA: Two visa applicants – Niaz Muhammad and his son Zahir Shah – who lost their lives in a foiled terror attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, were laid to rest in Quetta on Saturday.
The funeral prayers of Muhammad, 56, and his son, 35, were offered in the Eastern bypass area of the provincial capital. A large number of people attended their funeral prayers.
Niaz Muhammad is survived by his wife, seven daughters and three sons.
The duo, who hailed from Quetta's Pashtun Abad area, was at the Chinese consulate in Karachi to apply for visa on Friday morning when three terrorists attempted to enter the premises of the consulate.
Security forces intercepted the attackers at check post as they lobbed grenades at the guards and resorted to heavy firing.
The forces thwarted the attack on the consulate, killing all the three attackers in an hour-long gun battle.
Two policemen – ASI Ashraf Daud, 40 and Constable Amir Khan, 30, were martyred, while a security guard, 40, was injured.
Luckily, all the diplomats and staff inside the consulate remained unhurt and secure.
A separatist group, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which is against the Chinese development projects in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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It isn't unusual for people (healthy or chronically ill) to push themselves to do more than they normally would throughout the holiday season. For those battling a chronic illness and living with chronic pain, this season is often filled with anxiety and disappointment. Our need to please everyone or to accept and attend every invitation becomes a form of self sabotage. No matter how well we looked after our health the rest of the year, many of us come down with a case of holiday amnesia.
Spending time with my family was more important than decorating my home this year.
It's a sickness that fools us into thinking we can do everything we did before becoming chronically ill and then some! It deceives us into believing that we are worthless if we're unable to fulfill our unrealistic expectations.
You may remember a few years back when I began protecting myself from this disease by declaring it the year of Christmas. It was great! The plan was to leave all my decorations, including the tree, up through the following Christmas. The point was to not feel rushed or to have to give up outings in order to decorate when the season began. And it worked so well, that I did it for a few years!
All decor had to be put away when we moved in 2017. Not wanting to lose time or energy that Christmas, I only put out our tree and quickly put it away afterwards.
This year I had planned on doing the same, but……. So this year I caught me a nasty case of bronchitis on Thanksgiving. I didn't start feeling human or like I should even be around people until the 15th! I still haven't fully healed, but I'm getting closer. With so much planned around Christmas itself I had a choice to make: decorate and risk canceling plans like I did earlier in the month or don't.
I chose to NOT decorate this year. To be honest it didn't really bother me. Why? Well, spending time at not one, but two theme parks that were in full Christmas mode helped. Spending Christmas day at Disneyland was another factor.
I take that back…. I did put this out to serve as our Christmas tree this year.
Today, the day after Christmas will be spent getting ready to continue celebrating with friends and family until the new year. I don't have to worry about taking down my tree or decorations or if doing so will result in having to cancel plans. I have not turned into Scrooge nor have I lost my Christmas spirit, all I did was get real about what was important and trust me decorations are NOT the reason for the season…….
Hubby and I relaxing after a fun filled day at Disneyland.
Will I do this again? I can't say no, but I will try not to repeat it. My plan for Christmas 2019 is to decorate in September or October.
Did you catch holiday amnesia? If you did, relax and think about what you can do differently next year.


Otto Franklin is a rare hybrid strain with a CBD and THC content of eight percent. As one of the most potent medicinal CBD flowers, Otto Franklin is utilized to treat a variety of conditions. These conditions include everything from chronic pain to mild anxiety. While many people are drawn to Otto Franklin's health benefits, others prefer it to other strains because of its lemony, woody flavors. Whatever the case may be, this CBD flower is extremely popular among both young and older adults.
Otto Franklin CBD flowers are bright green in color, with small yellowish/green crystal trichomes and hairs that are dark orange. Each bud is filled with lemony, woody flavors that produce a citrusy aroma when burned. These aromas are so potent that they will fill an entire room in a matter of seconds after lighting. While it is generally difficult to differentiate between CBD flowers, you should not have any issues identifying Otto Franklin.
To receive the maximum effect from Otto Franklin, you may need to wait anywhere from five to 15 minutes after consumption. However, these effects are extraordinary and definitely worth the wait. Depending on what you are utilizing this strain for, it is possible to improve your condition regardless of the preferred method of consumption.
As mentioned above, Otto Franklin CBD strain is utilized to treat mild anxiety and chronic pain. It is also utilized to reduce inflammation related to arthritis and COPD. However, many people are not aware of the flower's ability to relieve muscle spasms. These involuntary contractions can come on quick, range from mild to severe and are often associated with injuries. While this condition can prevent athletes and physically active individuals from exercising, it is possible to get immediate relief with Otto Franklin.
Some individuals with depression have also reported relief with Otto Franklin. The strain's antidepressant properties make it a safer alternative to prescription medications. However, it is not recommended to alternate from prescription anti-depressants to Otto Franklin without a recommendation from a medical doctor.
The side effects of Otto Franklin CBD flower strain are generally very mild. One of the most commonly reported side effects is dry or cotton mouth. This side effect is very common among CBD flowers and can be relieved with oral moisturizing products and sugar-free gum or candy.
Other side effects include hypotension (low blood pressure), lightheadedness, laziness and increased tremors in patients with Parkinson's disease. The key to keeping these side effects to a minimum is low doses. Chronic users are at a higher risk of experiencing these side effects than users who monitor their doses carefully.


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Shannon Barnett (Traralgon, 1982) is een Amerikaanse jazztromboniste en -componiste.

Biografie
Barnett voltooide in 2005 een bachelor aan het Victorian College of the Arts. Vanaf 2011 studeerde ze tot de master aan de State University of New York. Aanvankelijk speelde ze in bands als Vada, The Vampires en de Bennetts Lane Big Band. Ze trad ook op met het Australian Art Orchestra, Mother of Dreams and Secrets  van Barney McAll (met Kurt Rosenwinkel, Charlie Haden), Flap! en het sextet van Paul Grabowsky. Barnett toonde haar veelzijdigheid onder meer in wereldmuziekprojecten met de Australische band The Black Arm Band en het Tatana Village Choir uit Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea. In 2010 werkte ze ook als circusmuzikant in het experimentele Circus Oz.

In 2010 bracht ze haar debuutalbum uit. Na in 2011 naar New York te zijn verhuisd, trad Barnett daar op met muzikanten als Jon Faddis, Darcy James Argue, Cynthia Sayer en Dee Dee Bridgewater. Van 2014 tot 2018 was ze lid van de WDR Big Band uit Keulen. Ze maakt ook deel uit van het Grote Ensemble van Jan Schreiner. Sinds april 2019 is ze professor aan de Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Keulen. Barnett heeft op vele Australische festivals opgetreden en toerde onder meer in Zweden, Denemarken, Noorwegen en Mexico. Ze is ook te horen op albums van Murphy's Law, The Bamboos, The Black Arm Band, Andrea Keller, the Echoes of Swing en Tamara Lukasheva.

Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Barnett ontving een compositiesubsidie van de Australia Council in 2004. Het resulterende werk voerde ze in hetzelfde jaar op met de zangeres Gian Slater op het Melbourne Women's International Jazz Festival. In 2007 ontving ze de «Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year» bij de Bell Awards. Haar debuutalbum Country werd genomineerd voor «Beste Jazzalbum of the Year» voor de AIR Awards 2010 en voor de ABC Limelight Awards 2011. In 2020 ontving Barnett de WDR Jazzprijs in de categorie «Improvisatie».

Discografie
 2017: Shannon Barnett Quartet Hype (Double Moon Records, met Stefan Karl Schmid, David Helm, Fabian Arends)
 2009: Shannon Barnett Quartet Country (Which Way Music, met Nashua Lee, Christopher Hale, Ben Hendry)

Australisch jazztrombonist
Australisch jazzcomponist

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Although still abundant at Cocos Island and other relatively pristine sites, grey reef sharks are susceptible to localized depletion due to their slow reproductive rate, specific habitat requirements, and tendency to stay within a certain area. The IUCN has assessed the grey reef shark as Near Threatened; this shark is taken by multispecies fisheries in many parts of its range and used for various products such as shark fin soup and fishmeal.[2] Another threat is the continuing degradation of coral reefs from human development. There is evidence of substantial declines in some populations. Anderson et al. (1998) reported, in the Chagos Archipelago, grey reef shark numbers in 1996 had fallen to 14% of 1970s levels.[30] Robbins et al. (2006) found grey reef shark populations in Great Barrier Reef fishing zones had declined by 97% compared to no-entry zones (boats are not allowed). In addition, no-take zones (boats are allowed but fishing is prohibited) had the same levels of depletion as fishing zones, illustrating the severe effect of poaching. Projections suggested the shark population would fall to 0.1% of pre-exploitation levels within 20 years without additional conservation measures.[31] One possible avenue for conservation is ecotourism, as grey reef sharks are suitable for shark-watching ventures, and profitable diving sites now enjoy protection in many countries, such as the Maldives.[6]
The Caribbean Reef Shark is known to be relatively passive and typically doesn't pose much of a threat to scuba divers, snorklers, swimmers, or other humans it comes into contact with. They actually tend to avoid human interaction entirely. As per theInternational Shark Attack Files, there have been 27 attacks documented since 1960, of which none have been fatal. Of those attacks, it's believe that 4 of them were caused because the shark mistakenly thought the person was a food source. The rest of the attacks were provoked attacks such as sharks caught in fishing equipment biting the fisherman.
Blacktip reef sharks are regularly caught by inshore fisheries and are vulnerable to depletion because of their small litter sizes and long gestation periods. Traumatogenic. May become aggressive to spear fishers and are reported to bite people wading in shallow water. Generally marketed fresh (as fillet), may be dried, salted, smoked or frozen. Fins are valued for shark-fin soup; a market that is decimating shark populations worldwide. They are also sought for their liver as source of oil.
Most observed displays by grey reef sharks have been in response to a diver (or submersible) approaching and following it from a few meters behind and above. They also perform the display towards moray eels, and in one instance towards a much larger great hammerhead (which subsequently withdrew). However, they have never been seen performing threat displays towards each other. This suggests the display is primarily a response to potential threats (i.e. predators) rather than competitors. As grey reef sharks are not territorial, they are speculated to be defending a critical volume of "personal space" around themselves. Compared to sharks from French Polynesia or Micronesia, grey reef sharks from the Indian Ocean and western Pacific are not as aggressive and less given to displaying.[3]
Juvenile Caribbean reef sharks are preyed upon by larger sharks such as the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and the bull shark (C. leucas). Few parasites are known for this species; one is a dark variegated leech often seen trailing from its first dorsal fin.[4] Off northern Brazil, juveniles seek out cleaning stations occupied by yellownose gobies (Elacatinus randalli), which clean the sharks of parasites while they lie still on the bottom.[10] Horse-eye jacks (Caranx latus) and bar jacks (Carangoides ruber) routinely school around Caribbean reef sharks.[11]
Off Enewetak, grey reef sharks exhibit different social behaviors on different parts of the reef. Sharks tend to be solitary on shallower reefs and pinnacles. Near reef drop-offs, loose aggregations of five to 20 sharks form in the morning and grow in number throughout the day before dispersing at night. In level areas, sharks form polarized schools (all swimming in the same direction) of around 30 individuals near the sea bottom, arranging themselves parallel to each other or slowly swimming in circles. Most individuals within polarized schools are females, and the formation of these schools has been theorized to relate to mating or pupping.[25][26]
In older literature, the scientific name of this species was often given as C. menisorrah.[5] The blacktail reef shark (C. wheeleri), native to the western Indian Ocean, is now regarded as the same species as the grey reef shark by most authors. It was originally distinguished from the grey reef shark by a white tip on the first dorsal fin, a shorter snout, and one fewer upper tooth row on each side.[6] Based on morphological characters, vertebral counts, and tooth shapes, Garrick (1982) concluded the grey reef shark is most closely related to the silvertip shark (C. albimarginatus).[7] This interpretation was supported by a 1992 allozyme phylogenetic analysis by Lavery.[8]
The snout is rather short, broad, and rounded, without prominent flaps of skin beside the nostrils. The eyes are large and circular, with nictitating membranes (protective third eyelids). There are 11–13 tooth rows in either half of both jaws. The teeth have broad bases, serrated edges, and narrow cusps; the front 2–4 teeth on each side are erect and the others increasingly oblique. The five pairs of gill slits are moderately long, with the third gill slit over the origin of the pectoral fins.[4] The first dorsal fin is high and falcate (sickle-shaped). There is a low interdorsal ridge running behind it to the second dorsal fin, which is relatively large with a short free rear tip. The origin of the first dorsal fin lies over or slightly forward of the free rear tips of the pectoral fins, and that of the second dorsal fin lies over or slightly forward of the anal fin. The pectoral fins are long and narrow, tapering to a point.[2] The dermal denticles are closely spaced and overlapping, each with five (sometimes seven in large individuals) horizontal low ridges leading to marginal teeth.[4]
They are also found in mangrove areas, moving in and out with the tide and even in fresh water near the sea. They occur singly or in small groups. Adults often aggregate in reef channels at low tide. This is one of the three most common reef sharks in the Indo-Pacific, the two others are the grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos and whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.
Although there are no active reef shark fisheries in the US Pacific, the reef sharks' disappearance could be caused by recreational fishing or illegal shark finning, which, combined, kill 26 million to 73 million sharks each year. Another possible explanation is that the reef sharks are starving. Their food sources, including coral reef fishes, are decreasing in number because of habitat destruction and human exploitation, and could be taking the sharks with them.
The Caribbean reef shark feeds on a wide variety of reef-dwelling bony fishes and cephalopods, as well as some elasmobranchs such as eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) and yellow stingrays (Urobatis jamaicensis).[1] It is attracted to low-frequency sounds, which are indicative of struggling fish.[4] In one observation of a 2 m (6.6 ft) long male Caribbean reef shark hunting a yellowtail snapper (Lutjanus crysurus), the shark languidly circled and made several seemingly "half-hearted" turns towards its prey, before suddenly accelerating and swinging its head sideways to capture the snapper at the corner of its jaws.[8] Young sharks feed on small fishes, shrimps, and crabs.[8] Caribbean reef sharks are capable of everting their stomachs, which likely serves to cleanse indigestible particles, parasites, and mucus from the stomach lining.[11]
The Black-tip Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is a species of shark of the family Carcharhinidae, easily identified by the black tips of its fins, especially on the first dorsal fin and the caudal fin. It is one of the most abundant sharks in the tropical coral reefs of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. This species prefers shallow coastal waters and frequently exposes its first dorsal fin in these areas. Most Black-tipped Sharks live on reef margins and sandy bottoms, but they are also known to support brackish or freshwater environments. This species generally reaches a length of 1.6 m. Black-tip Sharks are sedentary and live in very small areas and may remain in the same area for several years. They are active predators of small bone fish, cephalopods and crustaceans, and are also known to feed on marine snakes and seabirds. The data collected concerning the life cycle of the Black-tip Shark are sometimes contradictory and there appear to be significant differences depending on the geographical location within the range of the species. Like other members of its family, this shark is viviparous and females give birth to between two and five young babies every two years, every year or sometimes twice a year. Indeed, according to its habitat the gestation period of this shark can be 7-9 months, 10-11 months or 16 months. Newborns live in coastal waters and in shallower waters than adults, often forming large groups in areas flooded by high tides. Shy and capricious, the Black-tip Shark is difficult to approach and rarely represents a danger to humans, unless it is excited by food. However, bathers in shallow waters can sometimes have their legs bitten by mistake. This shark is fished for its meat, fins and liver oil, but is not considered to be a commercially important species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed the near threatened species. Although the species as a whole remains widespread and relatively common, overfishing of this shark and its slow rate of reproduction has led to its decline in a number of localities.
Grey reef sharks are prey for larger sharks, such as the silvertip shark.[9] At Rangiroa Atoll in French Polynesia, great hammerheads (Sphyrna mokarran) feed opportunistically on grey reef sharks that are exhausted from pursuing mates.[15] Known parasites of this species include the nematode Huffmanela lata and several copepod species that attach to the sharks' skin,[16][17] and juvenile stages of the isopods Gnathia trimaculata and G. grandilaris that attach to the gill filaments and septa (the dividers between each gill).[18][19]
The Caribbean reef shark infrequently attacks humans. In general, a shark attack on a human is behaviorally similar to an attack upon natural prey. A human is more susceptible to being attacked if the shark is cornered and feels that there is no escape route. In situations like these, the shark may rake the victim during the attack resulting in lacerations.
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Grey reef sharks are often curious about divers when they first enter the water and may approach quite closely, though they lose interest on repeat dives.[4] They can become dangerous in the presence of food, and tend to be more aggressive if encountered in open water rather than on the reef.[13] There have been several known attacks on spearfishers, possibly by mistake, when the shark struck at the speared fish close to the diver. This species will also attack if pursued or cornered, and divers should immediately retreat (slowly and always facing the shark) if it begins to perform a threat display.[4] Photographing the display should not be attempted, as the flash from a camera is known to have incited at least one attack.[3] Although of modest size, they are capable of inflicting significant damage: during one study of the threat display, a grey reef shark attacked the researchers' submersible multiple times, leaving tooth marks in the plastic windows and biting off one of the propellers. The shark consistently launched its attacks from a distance of 6 m (20 ft), which it was able to cover in a third of a second.[14] As of 2008, the International Shark Attack File listed seven unprovoked and six provoked attacks (none of them fatal) attributable to this species.[29]
Generally a coastal, shallow-water species, grey reef sharks are mostly found in depths of less than 60 m (200 ft).[11] However, they have been known to dive to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[2] They are found over continental and insular shelves, preferring the leeward (away from the direction of the current) sides of coral reefs with clear water and rugged topography. They are frequently found near the drop-offs at the outer edges of the reef, particularly near reef channels with strong currents,[12] and less commonly within lagoons. On occasion, this shark may venture several kilometers out into the open ocean.[4][11]
Based on morphological similarities, Jack Garrick in 1982 grouped this species with the bignose shark (C. altimus) and the sandbar shark (C. plumbeus), while Leonard Compagno in 1988 placed it as the sister species of the grey reef shark (C. amblyrhynchos). A phylogenetic analysis based on allozyme data, published by Gavin Naylor in 1992, indicated that the Caribbean reef shark is the sister taxon to a clade formed by the Galapagos shark (C. galapagensis), dusky shark (C. obscurus), oceanic whitetip shark (C. longimanus), and the blue shark (Prionace glauca). However, more work is required to fully resolve the interrelationships within Carcharhinus.[3]
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How the US Congress can make friends and help people
What is the role of US Aid in developing contexts?
A panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies sought to answer this fundamental question, as part of the Global Development Forum meetings.
While the question and its answer seem simple, it does have enormous implications on how foreign aid impacts various levels of development – both domestically and internationally. It shows us how we think of America's role in the world.
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This question is also important, as it reflects the attitudes that American publics have towards helping those who are vulnerable and weak. It goes to the deeply held beliefs of what the United States is about, its 'manifest destiny' is and how other nations are to interact with it. Looking at this question from the inside-out, one can gain incredible insights into what the future of multi-lateral relations will be.
So, who does this question impact? Immediately, in the D.C circles, it impacts the 'belt-way bandits', those organizations that are the direct beneficiaries of the government contracts – whether in the International Development space or other indirect forms of 'capacity building' through International NGOs. It also impacts foreign governments, whether they are those such as Pakistan, Israel or Egypt, that get a substantial chunk of their aid – to the tunes of billions of dollars from the U.S. or others, such as India, that have sought a more technical partnership and have moved away from accepting large aid.
Looking at the current political climate, where the focus is on 'making America great' again and this reluctance to 'help' other poorer nations is frowned upon. At the same time, one must not forget that US Aid has been a key part of not only US foreign policy, but also one of its diplomacy or 'soft-power' as Joseph Nye has argued.
They key tensions that the panel debated revolved around: Presidential authority vs. congressional mandates, ideological rigidity vs. bipartisanship and focus on alliance building ( abroad) vs. focusing on a domestic agenda. There is no movement purely in one direction, as all members of the panel, which comprised of Michael Millere, Diana Ohlbaum, Les Munson and Talia Dubovi – all veterans of Capitol Hill.
Munson argued that there is bi-partisanship in action, even today; despite what the media headlines say. He pointed to several bills such as Global food security Act, Power Africa Act and others, which have been carried to passage, through sheer bi-partisan support.
On the other hand, the gridlock between both parties is visible in the fact that the Foreign Aid Assistance Act has not been revised in over 30 yrs, pointed out Ohlbaum. At the outset, the Act recognizes that "Furthermore, the Congress reaffirms the traditional humanitarian ideals of the American people and renews its commitment to assist people in developing countries to eliminate hunger, poverty, illness, and ignorance." This is not surprising that post WWII, the U.S. emerged as the sole superpower, and in this role, was also saw itself as an upholder of greater and nobler humanitarian principles, of which humanitarian aid is a key part.
This humanitarian impulse is seen in the event of major natural disasters that occur. Americans gave, for instance over $350 billion, in philanthropy, in 2015, according to Giving USA. Speaking about giving to International Affairs, Dr. Una Osili points out that the slight drop, by 3.4 % compared to previous years could be because of increasing attention to domestic causes. Also, there hasn't been a huge natural disaster, that has occurred internationally; for Americans to be involved, she added.
Development, as anyone who studies it, or is involved in, knows, is a complicated business. There are several intervening factors that go into making a country develop and grow out of poverty. There are also movements and ideas that call for 'de-growth' and for reexamining the current modes of 'development.'
Not least of which is political stability and a responsible government, at the helm. The U.S. being a country that has a lot of leverage in many areas that impact global trade, commerce and flow of goods does have a big say in how the processes that impact development are conducted. The next presidency will determine if foreign aid will just amount to charity, or if the U.S. Congress, working with the next President, will create an enabling environment for all countries to participate, in the global community of nations.
Author Sabith KhanPosted on May 20, 2016 May 20, 2016 Categories Foreign Aid, UncategorizedTags America, Balance of power, Charity, Democracy, Education, food, food security bill, Haiti, India, International Relations, Israel, Pakistan, Security, USA, USAIDLeave a comment on How the US Congress can make friends and help people
How to make a political statement by learning Spanish
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We are living in interesting times. Times when xenophobia, racism and suspicion of the 'other' are going mainstream, at least at the level of political rhetoric. While one can excuse this as the misguided logic leading up to the primaries, one cannot ignore the amount of confusion this is causing- both domestically and across the world. President Obama had to clarify recently at a high level ASEAN leaders' summit that this trend of xenophobia does not represent America and it will pass[i].
Culturally, this phenomenon of xenophobia also challenges the very idea of what the U.S. is about – the 'land of opportunities,' an enduring myth that has survived centuries[ii]. The complexity in the idea of 'land of opportunities' is that it is true under certain circumstances, for certain people. While being challenged by nativists and others, who resisted immigration, this idea has survived; thanks to the generosity, wisdom and plain common sense of the American people and (some of) their law makers.
Additionally, this 2016 Political campaign is challenging the very idea of a culturally plural America. This divisive campaign is also bringing up a lot of issues that I deeply care about, both culturally and politically. I am both surprised and shocked at the level of bigotry against 'Hispanic' people, in particular. Language is at the heart of this battle, as well.
Let me clarify: My wife is a Spanish speaker –she is Mexican-American- and I was only vaguely familiar with the language. When we dated for four years, before getting married, I would add 'o' to every English word, to make it 'Spanish' sounding. Initially, I thought it was funny, but later on realized that I was being facetious and outright ignorant, not to mention offensive, as well. I love my (new) Mexican family as much as my (inherited) Indian one and it pains me to see the kind of narrow-mindedness that is characterizing American public sphere.
So, how does a brown, Indian born Muslim, with a Catholic Mexican-American wife tackle such bigotry? By learning Spanish, of course.
Keeping in mind the common wisdom of 'happy wife, happy life', I decided to learn the language. Well, that wasn't the only motivation. I have always wanted to learn Spanish. As someone who knows four other languages – I grew up in India: where being a polyglot is the norm, rather than the exception- I thought that learning Spanish couldn't be that hard. But boy! have I been wrong. Spanish grammar is hard. And tricky. And extremely nuanced. But it is a challenge worth overcoming and I am enjoying the journey. This process is also helping me map my own limits, of learning as well as expanding my skills of observation.
I have no delusions of grandeur and no great ambitions of mapping the cultural and administrative landscape of the U.S. like Alexis De Tocqueville did, when he wrote Democracy in America[iii]in 1835. But I do think there is a need for closely examining the changing contours of what America is 'becoming.' Tocqueville, who, until today is cited in scholarly and popular books and articles is considered one of the great chroniclers of American life. His greatest insight was that America was very 'equal' in many ways. The trends of aristocracy were long over, given that Americans resisted the 'old world' ways of doing this. He says " Men are there seen on a greater equality in point of fortune and intellect, or, in other words, more equal in their strength, than in any other country of the world, or in any age of which history has preserved the remembrance[iv]."
Tocqueville went on to argue that equality of social condition translates into equality in political opportunities. The equal political rights that are given to everyone are a gift of democracy and it also means that everyone who is in this country ought to be treated in a similar manner. The current political rhetoric by Mr. Trump seems to be challenging this very idea – by clubbing blacks, gays, Muslims, Mexicans and others are 'undesirables' and shutting them out of 'respectable' American society. Even if it means doing so, rhetorically.
For me, learning Spanish is also proving to be a 'border crossing' phenomenon – quite literally. You can reach across and touch people's hearts with the language and make them feel that you are 'one of them.' Partaking in a 'linguistic community' is being part of a culture, a way of life and a way of thinking. It goes merely beyond the ability to string a few words, together. I am learning this, each day. I did visit Mexico City with my wife, over Thanksgiving and learnt that my Spanish flows much better in Mexico, for some reason. Something about 'full immersion' perhaps?
At the same time, Spanish is proving to be my inspiration and a test of what I can push myself through. It is also teaching me that we are constantly borrowing and learning from one another. Look at words such as 'Bastante' (enough) and 'Alfil (Chess piece) among others; which have been borrowed from Arabic. Besides, Spanish itself has Latin roots and shares 'family resemblances' with many other European languages. There is an inherent cosmopolitanism in Spanish. This language of the conquerors – yes, let's not forget the Spanish colonial history – did assimilate from other cultures and languages. In this regard, Spanish is very open and embracing. In addition, I am able to appreciate the intermingling of the other part of my heritage – the Muslim one – when I watch Destinos and look at the architecture and linguistic influences of the Moors on Spain[v].
Language, like other aspects of life is not insular. As a student of Spanish I am learning this and appreciating the increasing complexity of thought, learning. 'Effort' has taken on a new meaning – though I learnt that lesson well, when I was finishing up my dissertation writing. Nuance – both in thought and in speech-is another aspect of language that I am learning. Just a small change of accent or word can make a lot of difference.
Learning a language as an adventure ? One of the bigger insights I have gained personally since I started learning Spanish is that one needs to have a sense of adventure and also courage, to succeed. While the rudiments of a language, its grammar may be known, a learner does not know 'all' the rules or even the words necessary to form a fully coherent sentence. At the beginning stages at least! As one progresses, with trial and error; one's confidence grows. It happened with me too. I am at what my teacher; Claudia calls 'basic-intermediate' level, where I am forming some coherent sentences and am beginning to understand much more than 50% of all words spoken to me.
Language in use – What Wittgenstein tells us about language? He is considered the greatest philosopher of the modern era. As this BBC podcast says "the limits of my language are the limits of our world[vi]". While I will not indulge in the intricacies of Tractacus Logicus Philosophicus, his magnum opus; I will however, point to one of his key arguments – that language must be understood in how it is used. Not merely in terms of the symbolism that it denotes. 'Language and logic also point to the limits of our world' would be a good way to summarize one of his key arguments. I would argue, by way of Wittgenstein that having a broader 'spectrum of logic' can open up more ways of seeing the world. Better linguistic skills can enhance reasoning and ways of imagining the world.
Finally, language can unite us more than divide us. Just look around the world – there are more than 400 million Spanish speakers around the world[vii]. That is more than the population of the U.S. Learning Spanish can also diminish the world's ignorance a little bit. Adding an additional speaker of another language is a good thing – and I say this as the son of two language teachers, who grew up in India, that has more than 23 'official languages[viii].'
With over 41 million native speakers of Spanish, the U.S. has more Spanish speakers than in Spain, according to a study by Instituto Cervantes[ix]. Besides, there are 11.6 million bi-lingual speakers. This is not counting people like me, who are learning their fifth language. So, how can one ignore or at worse malign these people, who speak other languages? By 2050, there are going to be an estimated 150 million Spanish speakers, making it the largest Spanish speaking country in the world. How can one fight this natural diversity of languages and cultures? If the founding fathers had the wisdom to avoid this issue, keeping in mind the diversity, why should we tinker with the existing order? Why fix something that is not broken and also why fight against the order of how our world is becoming global – through trade, commerce, better communication technologies? And of course, the growth of appreciation of Latin American culture. As my wife asks 'Why hate Mexicans, when you love Mexican tacos'?
On that note, it makes sense to ask: Does the 'English only' movement even make any logical sense? Obviously, Wittgenstein would disagree[x]. Such racist and rhetoric narratives are the border-line where logic stops and bigotry begins.
[i] http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/16/obama-slams-trump-and-rubio-foreign-observers-are-troubled-video/
[ii] http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8140.html
[iii] http://www.gutenberg.org/files/815/815-h/815-h.htm
[iv] http://www.gutenberg.org/files/815/815-h/815-h.htm#link2HCH0006 Chp.3
[v] https://learner.org/series/destinos/
[vi] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9jYaTCn8vw
[vii] https://www.ethnologue.com/statistics/size
[viii] http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Languages_of_India
[ix] http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/29/us-second-biggest-spanish-speaking-country
[x] http://www.iperstoria.it/vecchiosito/httpdocs//?p=547
Author Sabith KhanPosted on May 16, 2016 May 18, 2016 Categories UncategorizedTags America, Culture, Hispanic, India, Language, Learning, Linguistics, Mexico, Spain, Spanish, USALeave a comment on How to make a political statement by learning Spanish
What is wrong with the 'Islam and the West' discourse
First things first : I am happy that Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London. Nothing could be cooler than having someone who shares your last name become the Mayor of a global city.
This incident has been commented upon, quite a lot. Well meaning people point out that this is an indication that the 'West' is tolerant of Muslims and Islam. And that forces of intolerance have been defeated.
What I do have a problem with, is the simplistic characterization of his win as somehow mainstreaming of Muslims . The second problem I see with this discourse is a lot of focus on Mr.Khan's identity as a Muslim ( ok, I get it – he didn't bring it up, but was rather attacked for being a Muslim, and an extremist). This identification of him – a Muslim- as an 'outsider' who has somehow been 'accepted' by the establishment is problematic to me.
He is not an outsider, but a London born Brit. Secondly, Islam has centuries of history in Britain and is certainly not a 'new' entrant into the nation.
Just as much as those claiming that 'Islam' is out 'there' and we in the 'West' are 'here.' This is patently false. Mr.Khan is part of the West; indeed, he is the new West, as he has claimed. The West and Islam are not only compatible, but are intertwined to such an extent that it is not fair to talk about these two as different categories. Conceptually, Islam and West should be seen as co-existing and co-equal, not two separate or distinct entities – in opposition.
Orientalists have always spoken of Islam as the 'other' that is somehow inferior to the West. This discourse of 'Islam and the West' perpetuates this Orientalist stereotyping.
On the other hand, Muslims in the West do occupy this 'liminal', in-between space, which makes them unique. As Kambiz Ghaneabassiri argues, in his analysis of the History of Islam in America – this space between White and Black America, has made American Muslims unique. To some extent, this argument can be used for Muslims in Europe, as well; though the history of Muslims on that continent has been markedly different.
May be it is a nuance that many don't care about, or may be it comes across as not being celebratory of his victory; but it is far from true. I am indeed happy that someone like him could become a leader in a cosmopolitan society. It is a proud moment for all minorities. Indeed, not many Christians or Hindus will get to lead a city in a Muslim majority country, such as Pakistan, for instance.
So, yes, Western Liberalism is good and mighty and powerful. But at the same time, this Liberalism should also not reduce complex subjects such as Mr.Khan to a mere symbol – a symbol of the 'West's tolerance'. Nor should it perpetuate the 'Islam and the West' discourse.
Author Sabith KhanPosted on May 10, 2016 May 12, 2016 Categories Art, Careers, Charity, Christianity, Civil Rights, Cultural Anthropology, Culture, Democracy, discourse, Education, Ethics, UncategorizedTags Elections, Islam, London, Sadiq KhanLeave a comment on What is wrong with the 'Islam and the West' discourse
Do politicians and bureaucrats need to be creative?
While it is not a good idea for accountants to be creative with balance sheets – and that can quickly escalate into trouble for everyone – I have been reading and discussing with people, the idea that politicians and bureaucrats need to be creative. Just 'following the rule book' will not help us solve the intractable and complex problems before us.
One of the key areas where this creativity is needed is in re-framing the existing laws into ones that will work for all of us, including those who are vulnerable and powerless.
Burundian refugee Larson talks with a customer at his pharmacy in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda. Photo credit : UNHCR
Dwight Waldo, one of the pioneering and original thinkers of Public Administration has argued that there is reason to believe that P.A. is more of an 'ethical' field than is made out to be. It is not a purely 'scientific' one, he has suggested. What this also means is that that bureaucrats should not aim to run their division like a business, as there is a clear tension between efficiency and democratic governance and due process. He also examined one of the key tensions in implementing laws : that between bureaucracy and democracy.
Lets take one example, to illustrate how there is a need for greater creativity and original thinking among politicians and bureaucrats : managing forced migration and resettling refugees.
I watched this talk by Alexander Betts, in which he points out how refugees need not be seen as a perpetual burden who either : a. need to stay in refugee camps, which are often not helpful to long-term rehabilitation of refugees b. Head to an urban area, where they are destitute, with no economic opportunities; as laws of the land don't have the right to work. c. risk their lives to go to Europe, by taking dangerous journeys.
What is the problem with the current situation and laws?. In short, there are a few, as Betts argues : the old laws, written post WWII don't work anymore. Given the realities of our globalized world, where travel is cheap, labor is in demand in Europe and there is a willingness on part of refugees to work; these laws don't match up to the daily realities of the refugees. They need to be updated.
There are examples of creativity and originality among bureaucrats and politicians in addressing this issue. Betts points to Uganda, where the government has offered greater access to jobs for refugees and also created opportunities for them to create jobs for locals. As UNHCR reports, "Refugees have access to the same services as Ugandan nationals, have the right to work and to establish their own businesses. They enjoy freedom of movement and are given land for agricultural use, reducing dependency on humanitarian aid."
What this means is that refugees can become an asset to the economy, helping it grow; rather than become passive recipients of aid.
This also ultimately boil down to the view of human nature one system takes, over the other. At the same time, there is the issue of politics. In the case of Syrian refugees, fear is trumping all manner of rational and other thinking. Creativity requires a calm mind, that is focused on the problem at hand. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be happening in the Western world.
It seems like the only solution to this quagmire would be to learn to re-learn to think without fear and prejudice. And the ones who should start this are those in power. Because, ultimately they are defining the reality, before us.
Author Sabith KhanPosted on May 9, 2016 May 9, 2016 Categories UncategorizedTags Europe, Forced migration, Migration, Refugees, Uganda, USALeave a comment on Do politicians and bureaucrats need to be creative?
Has social media made us lazy?
I have been thinking about social media and how it has made us lazy. Yes, social media allows us to sit on our backsides, click a few cat pictures (potentially cats in distress) and makes us feel like we have 'saved the world'. Or if you are a bit more gifted, perhaps you'll write about something – like I am attempting – post it on your blog, share it on twitter and Face Book and think you've done your part.
But have you? Really? Have you 'changed the world', one tweet at a time?
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Do hash tag campaigns really do much, apart from bring people's short-attention spans to focus on one thing, even if it is for a few hours? What happens after this? Did #bringbackkourgirls do much? In this case, as this Guardian article argues, this campaign only solidified America's military involvement, and intervention – an unintended consequence of a well-intentioned campaign.
As this journalist, writing about racists in Britain points out, "Hell, in a world where the video of a man singing in Korean and doing that strangely iconic horse-riding dance can get 2.5 billion views on YouTube, 1.3 million becomes a bit of an empty number, doesn't it? Pressing like on a Facebook page requires less thought, less commitment and less accountability than signing up to a political party." Her point is that real political change takes time, effort and actual on-the-ground mobilization. And not just social media activism.
If the mere spectacle of social change is what we are after, then perhaps social media helps us get there – but real change, lasting change takes time. And effort. Real effort.
If you've been trying to lose 20 pounds of fat on your body, you'll know exactly what I am talking about.
Author Sabith KhanPosted on May 7, 2016 May 7, 2016 Categories UncategorizedTags Africa, Face Book, Nigeria, Rebels, Social activism, social media, twitter, USALeave a comment on Has social media made us lazy?
How to make academic work relevant?
It costs about a million dollars to produce a Ph.D, in the U.S.
One of my mentors shared this interesting fact, as I was about to finish my doctoral education. While I was trying to finish a decently-written dissertation, this fact kept nagging me. I had to justify that million dollar investment made on me by the state of Virginia ( I went to Virginia Tech, a public school) for my Ph.D. At the same time, I had this nagging suspicion in my mind that academic research, for the most part is not perceived as being relevant outside the confines of academe. Is this a problem that needs fixing? For sure. As demands to increase the 'efficiency' of dollars put into the higher education system grow, this question of relevance will become more salient.
Georgetown University, photo credit : Georgetown.edu
In the market-place of ideas, academic research (especially in the Social Sciences) stands out as the effete snob. Unless one works in applied research – i.e., STEM or Economics, most people don't understand what we social scientists do, or how we do it. And sadly, most don't care.
Should this be the case? How can we change this? How can I justify that million dollar investment, made on me, as a scholar? I think about this regularly – and have been mulling this over – even as I work on an academic book and two other articles.
Bent Flyvbjerg (2001), a social scientist offers some answers. Here are his key arguments:
We must stop pretending that social sciences can emulate the success of natural sciences, in producing 'predictive theories'.This is not the strength or even focus of social sciences and we must accept that, as a given
Social scientists must produce research that matters 'to groups in the local, national and global communities in which we live, and we must do it in ways that matter; we
must focus on issues of context, values and power, as advocated by great social scientists from Aristotle and Machiavelli to Max Weber and Pierre Bourdieu.'
Finally, he says we must establish greater dialogic capacity – i.e., communicate our results to the public and solicit feedback and incorporate it in our work. In other words, we must become 'public scholars' rather than be cloistered in offices on unreachable university campuses
In other words, what Flyvbjerg is saying is that academics must produce work that speaks to the condition of people around us, it addresses their daily concerns as well as listens to them, carefully and respectfully. To this, I would add a final point : Write in ways that are understandable to the vast majority of non-academics and show genuine empathy for the lives of those around us. Most academics tend to forget this, and write for an academic audience – which is usually those who are peer-reviewing their publications ( ranging from four to five people). 'The rest of the world be damned', is their attitude.
If we start to do this, perhaps our work may be taken more seriously by a non-academic audience. And perhaps it may even be relevant to those not within our own narrow disciplines.
Flyvbjerg(2001) Making Social science matter, why social inquiry fails and how it can succeed again.
Author Sabith KhanPosted on May 3, 2016 May 4, 2016 Categories Education, UncategorizedTags America, Education, Giving, religion, research, Social scienceLeave a comment on How to make academic work relevant?
Do we need theory?
Of late, I have been having a lot of conversations with people in the nonprofit sector. And one clear divide I am noticing is between those who 'do' stuff and those who 'think' about stuff and theorize about it. The assumption is that those who can, do and those who don't, teach. You may have heard this cliché many times over. But is it true? And is it valid? Are all practitioners, heroes; who just show up, to sacrifice their time, energy, reputations and sometimes, their lives just based on how they 'feel,' or are they also operating on a model of the world that seems coherent and a narrative of how things work – in other words, a 'theory.' I think all of us theorize, to some extent and theorizing is an essential part of the meaning making process.
CW Mills. Source :Sociology.about.com
So, what is theory? It is nothing but a general explanation for a phenomenon at hand, using language and ideas that are mutually agreed upon. In various disciplines, the conventions are particular to that discipline, so theorizing is done in a particular way. For instance, in 'pure' sciences, such as Physics or Chemistry, empirically testing a theory is the gold-standard, while in Social Sciences, where such experimentation is not possible – you can't dissect living people or go back in history to perform a certain thought experiment, with someone who is dead – theorizing happens in other ways[i].
Broadly speaking, one can theorize based on one's methodological orientation – i.e., if one is a 'positivist[ii]', i.e., whether one believes in just empirical data and what it 'tells us' about the phenomenon being studied. On the other hand, there are those who theorize normatively, i.e., considering the value frameworks involved. While the philosophical debates about what constitutes 'knowledge' and 'truth' are complex and I cannot explain them fully here, suffice it to say that knowledge is nothing but 'agreement' among competent people.
While grand-theories of the kind that Talcott Parsons and others came up with may not help you understand your own immediate life or your surroundings, other kinds of theorizing; based on sociological analysis of your immediate life may actually be very beneficial. This 'grand-theory' is a universalizing effort to understand the whole world or a big portion of it, through one or two key ideas or concepts. One can see this in play when uses words such as 'reason' or 'rationality' or Enlightenment thinking to understand the lack of democracy in the Middle East, for example. Is it helpful? I am not too sure. And C Wright Mills, the celebrated Sociologist was suspicious of it. Instead, he called for greater 'empirical based' theorizing, based on observing the particulars of each case/ society and theorizing for that particular case, while drawing out some general principles[iii].
And this brings me to the important point – why do we need theory and those who theorize, i.e., professors and 'thinkers'? Wouldn't just practice based work and tacit knowledge of the phenomenon or industry, be enough? The answer is, no. I think we need theory for the following three reasons. There are many others, but for now; these three will suffice.
It helps us go beyond the immediate situation and help learn general principles, that may be applied in other situations
It helps build a body of knowledge, so others can apply it to build an understanding of their world
It advances human thinking and our 'knowledge' of our own selves and the world around us
So, the next time some hustler, who knows nothing about the field of study/ work you are engaged in tells you that you are wasting time, producing knowledge or 'learning' the theories, you know what to tell him/her.
We need hustlers, but we also need theorists. The world would be much poorer without either of them!
[i] For more see Sendberg – http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11186-011-9161-5
[ii] http://press.anu.edu.au//cotm/mobile_devices/ch07s02.html
[iii] See The Sociological Imagination ( CW Mills, 1959) for more.
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There seems to be a plethora of HR Tech on the horizon, with many employers still unsure how and when it will impact their organization.
AI, face recognition, hyper-personalization – just when you thought you'd seen it all a new contender enters the arena. Welcome, voice technology.
At the helm of this impending new tool sits Shawn Kanungo, founder of Silver. Shawn is an industry veteran when it comes to that tricky intersection between creativity, business and technology, despite being relatively young for an industry entrepreneur.
We caught up with Shawn recently, to pick his brains over how this new voice technology, primed by Silver, will be disrupting your workplace very soon.
On the flip side, Shawn tell us, Silver was also was inspired by his mother.
It's not a big jump for Shawn to then consider applying this world-changing technology to a business platform. He told us that, as a society, we're really just at the starting point of what we can do with this new tech – not only in terms of integrating it into existing businesses but building whole new apps on top of these platforms.
It's a billion-dollar industry; a sleeping giant, Shawn describes it, just waiting to be unleashed on the world.
To hear more about building t=strong company cultures and thinking creatively within a restrictive organizational structure, make sure you buy your ticket to see Shawn speak at our upcoming HR Leaders Summit.


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Back to Football: NFL Films Edition
Behind the Scenes, Cinematography, Intern Files
Posted: September 8th, 2016
By: Demi Ratchford & Emma Taylor
Sprints, weights, reps. Cutting, editing, storytelling.
Producers must get back in shape just as players do when preseason rolls around.
Preseason is to the players as Hard Knocks is to the NFL Films Producers. Hard Knocks Producer Greg Smith feels that August is the hardest month due to the rigorous rush of completing each weekly episode. "The equivalent of guys running sprints is us getting back into editing shape," says Smith. The beginning of the season to him is a moment to "exhale" and enjoy his favorite part of the job – the games. While the storylines may change throughout the season, the routine stays the same. Producers have their weekly shows and their routines for completing them, which allows for a smooth football season.
Producers aren't the only ones putting in reps during the preseason.
For the camera department, it's tryout season. Camerawoman Hannah Epstein explained that "rookies" get to try out to be NFL Films cinematographers by shooting preseason games. But not everyone makes the cut. About five to seven rookies try to make a good impression, but usually only one or two make the team. Once the team is fully assembled, each week consists of triple checking equipment. Epstein works with Nick Straus and Chris Mercury to identify any camera injuries, make repairs, and get the equipment ready for each game.
But there are more than just producers and cameras behind the scenes at NFL Films. Behind every player, there's a coach. Behind every cameraman, there's a Field Operations Manager. And just as a coach has to adjust his lineup depending on team match ups or player injuries, our Field Operations department has to adjust our crews on the field each week. Jon Simmons works here in Field Ops, and he explained that "it's like putting together a puzzle that's constantly changing." By directing freelancers located in every city, our Field Ops department is strategically coaching a nationwide team in order for NFL Films to document every game thoroughly and win the weekend.
With the 2016 football season finally upon us, NFL Films is warmed up and ready for the games to begin.
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Two PhD positions in the Applied Optics group, University of Kent, Canterbury UK
Optical Coherence Tomography News Jan 6 2020 Jobs & Studentships
Position 1: 4 Years BBSRC SoCoBio Studentship
Optical Coherence Tomography – Developing Tools to interrogate the skin of fruits and vegetable
Professor Adrian Podoleanu, Applied Optics Group, University of Kent
Dr. Julien Lecourt, EMR, head of viticulture, wine research on Divico grapes
As a barrier to moisture loss, the epidermis and epicuticular waxes play a critical role in maintaining cell turgor while providing structural support combined with plasticity to respond to pressures associated with fruit expansion during development and ripening.
After harvest moisture loss through epidermal cells and the stem scar cause epidermal cells to go from rounded and turgid to flat and flaccid, accelerating movement of water vapour through the apoplast. Oxidation and redeposition of waxes induces surface cracks increasing routes of vapour loss. Epidermal cell activity is supported by a network of primary and secondary vascular bundles, breakdown in tissues subtending the epidermis causes physiological disorders, increasing the risk of bruising in fruit and in particular pits in apple and slip skin in grape and cherries where the regions of the epidermis detach from subtending tissues resulting in the loss of saleable quality.
Access to non-destructive hand held devices that afford greater granularity in defining changes in cell turgor, wax deposition and vascular connectivity during develop will help shape future breeding and selection of fruit and vegetables by providing a better understanding of how epidermal cells respond to changes in the rate of fruit expansion and then shrinkage after harvest.
This proposal aims to generate a hand-held Optical Coherence Tomography and associated software that can penetrate the skin surface ( ~1 mm) and allow for high throughput resolution of images to allow sufficient numbers (100's) of fruit to be processed at a single sitting.
To apply please complete Section A and Section B of the SoCoBio application form by the deadline of 23.59 on Tuesday 28th January 2020. This PhD Studentship is due to start in September 2020.
The application form will ask you to select which of the above themes you would like to apply to and/or to select a specific industry-linked project. You should select: Optical Coherence Tomography – Developing Tools to interrogate the skin of fruits and vegetable. Guidance on how to complete the application forms is available here.
The applicant must have a good background in theoretical and experimental optics and expected to have graduated in Physics (Optics) or Electrical and Electronic Engineering. We are looking for highly imaginative and self-motivated individuals with expertise in at least two of the topics of lasers, cameras, fibre optics, digital signal processing. Prior experience of LabView or C++ and skills in interfacing I/O boards are essential. The applicant must be prepared to develop interdisciplinary research.
More information on the Applied Optics Group can be found at: https://research.kent.ac.uk/appliedoptics/news/
For more information you may e-mail Prof A. Podoleanu, School of Physical Sciences, Ingram, University of Kent, CT2 7NH, UK, ap11@kent.ac.uk
Position 2:Computational Imaging for Fibre-Optic Microscopy
The aim of the project is to contribute to the development of advanced techniques for endoscopic microscopes. Miniaturised fibre-optic microscopy probes allow high resolution imaging of samples which cannot be mounted in a conventional microscope. These fibre microscopes (often known as 'endomicroscopes') have a huge range of applications in biosciences and medicine, including as a powerful real-time alternative to taking biopsies.
In this project you will work on the development of multifunctional fibre-based microscopes, with a particular focus on recovering phase information through fibres via computational imaging and holography techniques. Building on results from a recent EPSRC grant on ultrathin needle microscopes, you will develop new approaches to fibre-based microscopes and work with collaborators on validation studies in areas such as tissue imaging, microfluidics and fast cell imaging. This will require a mix of laboratory work (optics and optoelectronics), numerical modelling in Matlab or Python, development of software for real-time visualisation and processing, and performing validation studies.
The exact programme of work can be tailored to the student, but the ideal candidate would be a graduate in engineering, physics, computing or a related subject with interests and skills in imaging, electronics or computing, and a desire to work in the lab developing practical devices.
The successful candidate will be based at the University of Kent's main campus in Canterbury as part of the Applied Optics Group, and work under the supervision of Dr Michael Hughes. Occupying two floors of the University's Photonics Centre, with the use of modern optical laboratories as well as clean-room and workshop facilities, the Applied Optics Group offers a wide range of optical prototyping and test and measurement equipment to support the project. The group is highly active in biomedical optics research, with regular seminars and international visitors, a programme of outreach activities and an active OSA (Optical Society) student chapter, providing a stimulating research and training environment.
This PhD Studentship is due to start in September 2020.
Closing Date: Sunday, January 19, 2020
Entry requirements and Funding: Applicants should have or expect to obtain a first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) in Physics, Engineering, Computing or a related subject.
More Information: https://research.kent.ac.uk/applied-optics/2019/12/13/funded-phd-available-in-computational-imaging-for-fibre-optic-microscopy/
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Famous People in the 1920s: Celebrities of the Jazz Age
Famous people in the 1920s were the shining stars of a changing world of celebrity
Anna May Wong - 1920s Celebirty
They're all desperadoes, these kids, all of them with any life in their veins; the girls as well as the boys; maybe more than the boys.
--Flaming Youth
With the rise of the mass media, the attraction of the silver screen, books, sports and Broadway shows. For some fame was byproduct of living life in the 1920s.
With the rapid social change and the rise of popular fashion and culture, the fabric of the United States became more diverse and interesting.
Beautiful stars like Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, and Gloria Swanson graced the silver screens and the golden stages of Broadway Shows like the queens of a "New Age".
All became the legends of Hollywood, style, and modern fashion, as much for their intelligence and vibrancy as their beauty.
Famous Women of the 1920s
They also gave women new role models: the strong independent woman who is capable of taking care of herself, asserting her sexuality, and making a living at the same time.
With the spread of notoriety and fame, women like:
Louise Brooks -- Dancer and Movie Star
Gloria Swanson -- Movie Star
Coco Chanel -- Celebrity Fashion Designer
Zelda Sayre -- Famous Flapper (also wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Josephine Baker -- Entertainer
From Chanel's notorious fashions, Brooks' "Black Helmet", to Sayre's infamous flapper lifestyle, these women helped shape the landscape of popular fashion, morals, and lifestyles of the rich starlets. The famous people in the 1920s.
Gloria Swanson in the 1920 Silent Movie "Why Change Your Wife"
These were the "IT" girls: the most famous people in the 1920s. At the same time, many men were becoming famous for their exploits around the globe. . . from sports to music, people were making names for themselves.
From the baseball diamond to the science lab, men were becoming famous for their accomplishments.ic
Some of the famous men of the 1920s:
Charles Lindbergh -- Famous Aviator and adventurer
Al Capone -- Famous Gangster
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Self-proclaimed "Flapper King" & Author of The Great Gatsby
Jack Dempsey -- Boxer
Babe Ruth -- Baseball Player and unofficial King of New York
Albert Einstein -- Famous Scientist
Al Jolson -- Entertainer and Movie Star
Charlie Chaplin -- "The most famous person who ever lived" (at least in the 1920s)
Duke Ellington -- Musician and band leader at "The Cotton Club"
Leader of the Cotton Club - Duke Ellington
Famous people in the 1920s were the brightest stars of a changing world of celebrity
Josephine Baker: "The most famous woman in the word"
From Lindbergh's "Spirit of Saint Louis", Ruth's 60 homeruns in 1927, to Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the jazz age was a proverbial superstar's playground and a new and exciting world for the exploits of famous people in the 1920s.
The diversity of why these men and women became famous is staggering.
Capone became famous for being the most visible, powerful, and flashy gangster of all time; Louise Brooks for her flapper look, beauty, wit, and brashness, Einstein for his intelligence and ability to overcome obstacles, and Ellington for his immense talent and his ability to encapsulate the sound of the 1920s.
Yet these famous people all have something in common: The drive and vision it takes to become famous.
The 1920s are important because they really focused the concept and possibility of becoming a "self made man" (or woman) -the twenties distill the "American Dream" and reinforce that anything is possible if you have the passion and drive to fulfill your vision for the future.
There are many lessons to be learned by studying the famous people of the 1920s.
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1920's Music
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Why Does Washington, D.C., Have No 'J' Street?
Old historical legends holds that architect Pierre L'Enfant omitted 'J' Street from his plans for Washington, D.C., because he disliked John Jay.
Washington, D.C., has no 'J' Street because city designer Pierre L'Enfant bore a grudge against Chief Justice John Jay.
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It is often stated that there is no J Street in Washington, between I Street and K street, for a reason shrouded in history. When Pierre L'Enfant laid out the capital city in the 1790s, the story goes, he deliberately slighted John Jay, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court, by deleting his name from the map.
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Our natural tendencies drive us to find order in randomness, to make sense of the nonsensical, to seek an explanation for the inexplicable … even if we have to make stuff up to achieve that satisfaction. One of the conundrums that has puzzled our orderly American minds for hundreds of years is why the neatly laid out grid of numbered and lettered streets of our nation's capital is lacking a 'J' street. None of the numbered streets appears out of sequence; none of the other letters of the alphabet is passed over. Why, then, the seemingly arbitrary gap between 'I' and 'K' streets? Surely something so simple could not have come about through mere oversight, so it must have a rational explanation. Or does it? Finding the answer requires a review of how Washington, D.C., came to be our national capital in the first place.
After the fledgling United States of America replaced the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution in 1788 to create a stronger federal government and "form a more perfect union," one of the tasks that befell its First Federal Congress and its first President, George Washington, was to create the national capital called for in Article I of that constitution:
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings.
The new nation was to have a new capital, built from the ground up, and the first order of business was deciding where to put it. The final choice in 1790 of a site on the Potomac River (its location between the slave states of Maryland and Virginia a tacit promise that the federal government would accept the institution of slavery) was the product of many years of political wrangling that began well before the adoption of the Constitution and the first in a series of political compromises between the commercial North and the agrarian South. (Seventy years later, unwilling to compromise any further, the two regions would engage in a four-year-long civil war.)
The task of designing, laying out, and building a national capital from scratch was a daunting one, and President Washington's first and only choice for the job was Pierre L'Enfant, a French-born artist, architect, and civil engineer who had served with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. L'Enfant began surveying land in the new federal district in March 1791 and soon completed plans for a city featuring a system of radial avenues imposed on a grid of streets. That grid, when finally built, would lack a 'J' Street, giving rise to the legend that L'Enfant deliberately left the street off his plans because he bore a grudge against someone whose name began with J; the omission was allegedly L'Enfant's sly way of thumbing his nose at the object of his enmity.
Who could have been this J-named enemy of the French architect? The person most frequently mentioned is John Jay, who was named the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President Washington in 1791 and was elected Governor of New York in 1795. The choice is obvious: Jay was a prominent member of the new federal government, both his first and last names began with the letter 'J', and his surname was J(ay) itself! The claim sounds even more plausible when one considers that from 1801 (when the Supreme Court relocated from Philadelphia to the new capital) until 1819, the United States Supreme Court met in a tiny committee room in the basement of the Capitol building because the original plans for Washington, D.C., failed to include a courthouse — supposedly yet more evidence that slaps directed at the face of John Jay were being engineered by Pierre L'Enfant.
Why would L'Enfant bear such ill will towards John Jay? The reason usually proffered is that L'Enfant was upset with the controversial Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation (more commonly known as the Jay Treaty) that Jay negotiated with Great Britain in 1794 to settle several disputes between the two nations about matters such as British interference with American shipping, the presence of British troops in northwestern North America, and the settlement of Revolutionary War debts. The treaty was unpopular with many Americans who considered its terms far too favorable towards Great Britain, and it was seen as a betrayal of the French who had been the United States' ally during the Revolutionary War and were now engaged in a war of their own with Great Britain. L'Enfant, a French-born American resident who had taken part in the Revolutionary War, presumably was doubly insulted by the Jay Treaty.
Unfortunately, this intriguing theory falls apart when the chronology of events is considered: L'Enfant was removed from the national capital project by President Washington in early 1792 for refusing to submit to the authority of the commission in charge of the project and thus was off the job when the Jay treaty was still two years in the future.
Did L'Enfant perhaps have other reasons for disliking John Jay (such as Jay's alleged disapproval of L'Enfant's design), or could he have borne ill will towards someone else whose name began with the letter 'J' (such as Thomas Jefferson)? Possibly, but L'Enfant's plans were subject to the scrutiny of a board of commissioners who were unlikely to have allowed an architect's personal prejudices to intrude on the orderly and functional layout of the new capital. As well, since L'Enfant was fired by President Washington before he had a chance to turn his plans into an engraving, the task was completed by Andrew Ellicott, a Baltimore surveyor with no known grudge against Jay.
So, what did happen to J Street? Was it merely skipped over by accident?
The disappointingly mundane explanation is that J Street was likely omitted simply because the letters I and J were often indistinguishable from each other (especially when handwritten), and in 18th century English they were still largely interchangeable. (The 1740 "New General English Dictionary" published in London had a single section for I and J, and the standard identification Thomas Jefferson used on his personal possessions was "T.I.") Having both an "I" and a "J" street would have been redundant at best and confusing at worst, so "J" ended up as the odd man out.


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Obama Repeals ObamaCare
Under pressure from Senate Democrats, the President partly suspends the individual mandate.
Updated Dec. 22, 2013 5:26 pm ET
Editorial board member Joe Rago on the new health-care law's latest delay—a temporary mandate exemption for those with canceled plans. Photo credit: Getty Images.
It seems Nancy Pelosi was wrong when she said "we have to pass" ObamaCare to "find out what's in it." No one may ever know because the White House keeps treating the Affordable Care Act's text as a mere suggestion subject to day-to-day revision. Its latest political retrofit is the most brazen: President Obama is partly suspending the individual mandate.
The White House argued at the Supreme Court that the insurance-purchase mandate was not only constitutional but essential to the law's success, while refusing Republican demands to delay or repeal it. But late on Thursday, with only four days to go before the December enrollment deadline, the Health and Human Services Department decreed that millions of Americans are suddenly exempt.


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Zara Home is a company that belongs to the Spanish Inditex group dedicated to the manufacturing of home textiles. It was created in 2003. It has around 408 stores in 44 countries. The company focuses on retailing various housewares.

The headquarters of Zara Home is located in A Coruña, Spain.

Stores
The number of Zara Home stores in each country as of 23 December 2019:

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There has been increased interest in Micro Air Vehicles (MAV) by both the private and government sectors. MAVs are miniature classed-UAVs that can operate in tighter spaces in urban or wooded regions.~ Sizes vary -- from that of an insect to that of small bird -- depending on intended functionality and usually operate at much lower speeds. Studies have shown that the aerodynamic performance of well-known airfoils can change significantly at low Reynolds numbers. In this work, we examine via parametric CFD analysis tools the behavior of airfoils at low Reynolds values. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of adding bio-inspired features to the airfoils such as humps or dimples. Results will be presented in comparison to established values.


The Slow-Cat is a Category II national record holder. Created by Kurt Krempetz. Based on the Slow Poker, designed by Stan Buddenbohm.
The Slow-Cat has set a new US national record on 4/22/06 in the Kent State Ohio Field house in the Open age class. The time was 1minute 59.6 seconds for a two flight total. The building in which the record was set is a perfect category 2 site for gliders. The ceiling is very close to the Category 2 limits and the floor space is huge. The building houses a football field and there is a full size track around the football field. It is a great place to fly in. The air was good. The outside temperature was around the mid 60's and it was raining off and on. Inside the temperature was around 72 degrees. Jim Buxton set a HLG US national record the same day.
The Slow-Cat is based off the famous Slowpoker designed by Stan Buddenbohm. The Slowpoker holds the Category I HLG US national record. The Slow-Cat has the following differences from the Slowpoker. First and most obvious, a hook was added on the front of the model so it can be catapulted. Also the wing was made stronger to take the higher speed launches. This was accomplished by the putting more carbon fiber on the wing. The fuse moments were change some to optimize things for catapult launching. Also the fuse was constructed with carbon fiber on the top and bottom rather than on the sides. Placing the carbon fiber on the top and bottom gives you a stronger yet lighter fuse.


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Mom Divulge - Singapore Parenting and Lifestyle Blogger Mom: Our New Foot Wear & posing with Mascot !
Our New Foot Wear & posing with Mascot !
Well, it is supposed to be M^King[ buying his new pair of sandals.... but..... end up both Cutie^Princess[ and Mummy (me) joining in the fun to get us a similar pair of slippers... Luckily there is discount going on!
Oh ya... Why Papa does not have Hello Kitty???
Oh ya!! Immediately after we walk out of the shop, we bump a cute Mascot !! So..... my Cutie^Princess[ pose with the Mascot !!


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Listen to Paul McCartney's Remix Album 'III Imagined'
Martin Kielty Published: April 16, 2021
Paul McCartney has released III Imagined, the companion remix album to his recent solo record McCartney III. It features new takes on the songs by a wide range of artists, including Damon Albarn, Blood Orange, Khruangbin, Ed O'Brien, Anderson Paak and others.
The complete LP can be heard below.
"It was really good to be able to play music, and make up music, and put your thoughts and your fears and your hopes and your love into the music," the former Beatle said of the album that's connected with 1970's McCartney and 1980's McCartney II. "So, it kind of saved me, I must say, for about three or four months it took to make it."
He added that he pursued the remix idea "in that spirit."
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Beck explained what it had meant to be part of the new project by presenting his own take on "Find My Way." "My whole year was canceled, with the shutdowns and everything," he said. "My engineer's wife was having a baby, so he wasn't available. I really hadn't been making much music. My studio had been dark for a year." When the call came, he thought: "Let's get in there and figure out how everything works! It gave me something to do."
Inspired by a summer evening he enjoyed with McCartney and his wife, Beck noted that he "wanted the whole thing to sound a little bit weathered and warped, almost like a lost groove from some other time. ... I wanted to make a track that would feel like that night when we were all hanging out and having a good time."
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Reminscent of the Edwardian barber's shop. A classic citrus eau de cologne with notes of lemon orange and lavender.
There are 11 reviews of Crown Imperial.
The first delight is a visual one: the colour of this juice is an unusual deep, luxuriant orange. The second delight, on initial spraying, is the obvious purity and quality of the citrus ingredients. The third delight is that, after a couple of minutes, the citrus, to my nose, seems to take on the sharp, refreshing tang (sharp but never harsh) that is almost identical to the opening notes of YSL Pour Homme - one of my favourite opening citrus blasts.
After these three delights, Crown Imperial took me on a pleasant enough journey into the realms of traditional eau de cologne developments - quiet woods and spices modulating the citrus. Perhaps, towards the end, something of that traditional Crown mustiness and fustiness crept in - but not enough to be offputting.
All in all, a rather fine experience.
One of my favorites. Not too complex, just an opening blast of bitter orange and lemon a la Oranges and Lemons Say The Bells of St. Clements, that hangs around throughout the experience, mixed with a powdery dry down that melds with the citrus. This is a *very* potent scent, so I definitely recommend going light on the trigger. Finally, Imperial lasts... and lasts... and lasts. Very well made. The comment about the orange color of the scent staining skin and potentially clothes really is true. I have gotten a bit of an "orange tan" before when wearing it. Very nice stuff on the whole, very sad it has been discontinued and now is hard to find for new folks to try it out. 4.5 stars out of 5.
This is quite the scent! The juice is so dark in colour, so orangey! It stained my skin on my wrists! It certainly would stain clothes.
Many of the reviews talk about the lemon, but on my skin this produces an aura which matches the colour, ORANGE! It hit all the orange notes; both skin, juice, and blossom. The neroli cloud twists into a bitter, slightly metallic chord; and then a soapy, musky one. I don't get any lavender here. This is a substantial scent, even "thick." I'm amazed that an orange scent can be so powerful. The orange dom-dom-dominates here... I don't really get any herbal notes either. Orange fans should check this out... it is old-school in the extreme. I like orange but this is a little bigger than I can handle.
Crown Imperial is certainly a musty, musky, soapy, Victorian fragrance with a dark lemon opening quite bitter in fact.
Crown Imperial is my citrus fix! It is driving a thumb into a ripe warm-off-the tree Seville orange, beginning with the burst of rich oil which meets the deliciously bitter pith. Driving deeper meets tart acidic juice and sweet glistening pulp. But there is more, as a seed is crushed between the fingers, releasing an astringent and herbal brightness. For hours after the initial drydown, Crown Imperial deepens and becomes richer and warmer, lasting several hours.
Crown Imperial is confidence and focus. An executive acquaintance never enters an important meeting without it.
First of all, it is a shame this house was closed by Clive Christian, though he was probably merely reacting to lack of interest. "Rule Britannia" perfumes are not for "Cool Britannia" times perhaps.
I adore Sandringham and I love Quinine and Town&Country, as well as Maréchale. As for Imperial, I wish I could have the top without the bottom. This is surely the most refreshing, natural and powerful lemon in fragrance history. Just the right thing to kick the sleep out of the eyes of Sir Humphrey Caton-Jones, MP, before a day of parliamentary debate or help a dapper Lieutenant Colonel keep fresh at 45 degree Calcutta heat. What follows then, however, is a very powdery and somewhat musty (rather than musky) drydown which irritates like invectives from the opposition bench or nasty mosquitos. Like a shirt collar that's too tight or an out-of-tune brassband you want it to stop, but it won't. Such a shame. Thumbs up for the lemon, thumbs down for the rest, makes a neutral.
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Family supports for children with disabilities (FSCD) provides therapeutic services that promote the development of children, as well as respite and relief services to families. It is a community-based, individualized service that focuses on fostering greater independence and involvement in the community for children with special needs.
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Telco brings educational ebooks to D.R. Congo, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso
Posted by Mark Williams | Feb 13, 2018 | Africa, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Publishing Brief, The global book market | 0 |
The National Centre for Distance Learning (CNED) and telco Orange have partnered to ensure availability of educational ebooks for students in the francophone West African countries of Mali, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso.
Pre-launch the project already has 29,000 students signed up to receive content "in ebook format" through the MondoCNED app, that can be consumed online or downloaded.
The announcement was made earlier this month in the Senegalese capital Dakar during the Global Partnership for Education Summit.
Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa said,
This signing with CNED confirms the Orange Group's commitment to this great ambition of access to digital education for all.
The Orange press release adds that,
other partners will in turn offer educational content to Orange's customers, particularly French thematic digital universities, French-speaking universities and African universities that are already producing their own digital educational resources.
The project is already up and running with Orange and CNED in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and will extend to other francophone nations in due course.
Orange has operations in nineteen countries in Africa.
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