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In Wake of 'Monkey Hoodie' Mayhem, H&M Hires Global Diversity Director
In Wake of 'Monkey Hoodie' Mayhem, H&M Hires Global Diversity Director
Zahara Hill
Following global backlash for placing a young Black model in a hoodie reading "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle," H&M has hired a global diversity director.
The popular clothing company, which boasts over 4,500 stores throughout the world, announced the new role on Tuesday:
"The recent incident was entirely unintentional, but it demonstrates so clearly how big our responsibility is as a global brand. We have reached out, around the world, inside and outside H&M to get feedback. Our commitment to addressing diversity and inclusiveness is genuine, therefore we have appointed a global leader, in this area, to drive our work forward. There will be more from us soon."
The statement was accompanied by a photo of the words: "We Are Listening."
The Associated Press reports H&M's global manager for employee relations Annie Wu will be occupying the new position.
In addition to the backlash the brand received from social media and news outlets, several of its stores in South Africa were vandalized over the weekend leading the company to temporarily shut down all of its stores in the country.
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Alex Saab: The Man Holding Venezuelan and Iranian Secrets in a U.S. Jail Cell
Alex Saab's influence is said to be as great as former Mexican drug lord Chapo Guzman.
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The U.S. Justice system has in its hands the fate of Nicolás Maduro's alleged frontman, Alex Saab, whose influence could be more dangerous than that of "El Chapo" Guzmán.
El Chapo is known worldwide as a drug trafficker, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel; he admitted having murdered between 2,000 and 3,000 people and was convicted of 10 crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment with more than 30 years in prison. All of the charges against him were related to drug distribution, including money laundering and carrying weapons.
Although El Chapo is a very powerful man with a history of assassinations and was allegedly behind political campaigns such as that of Juan Orlando Hernandez in Honduras, he is not a "high-level" strategist like Alex Saab, who designed the criminal network that keeps Nicolas Maduro's regime in power in Venezuela. His international reach is such that he has been linked to terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, the FARC, and the ELN in Colombia. He would also be a key player in the illicit business of Iran and Turkey.
Saab has Colombian, Lebanese, and Venezuelan nationality and also had a diplomatic passport issued by Antigua and Barbuda. However, the latter was withdrawn in 2019 when the island learned of the investigations in Colombia against the businessman.
Saab and his business partner Álvaro Pulido are accused in the United States of leading a network that enriched itself with the purchase and sale of subsidized food in Venezuela, which was imported from Mexico, Turkey and Iran. Prosecutors allege that both Saab and Pulido moved $350 million from Venezuela to accounts they controlled in the United States and other countries.
For the U.S. justice system, Saab is also the architect of the commercial structure that allows the Maduro regime to resist the Department of the Treasury sanctions.
Terrorism and drug trafficking
Hezbollah is a criminal network responsible for carrying out terrorist attacks in Israel, Lebanon, Kuwait, Argentina, Panama, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria; but also in Latin America it started to participate in the most lucrative illicit network in the region: narcotics.
Jeff Sessions, who was US Attorney General in 2018, pointed out that Hezbollah is one of the main threats of transnational crime.
That year, international investigations revealed that Saab was strongly linked to the terrorist group Hezbollah.
Authorities from the United States, Israel, and Colombia are following the trail of several financial movements from Venezuela that would have ended up financing the terrorist group.
In fact, according to the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, there are several financial movements linked to Alex Saab that would have left the Central Bank of Venezuela and, after passing through tax havens, ended up in Asia.
The relationship of Maduro's alleged frontman with criminal networks goes much further, according to reports and investigations, the FARC had such a close relationship with Saab that he allegedly became the "treasurer."
A report by the Nuevo Herald revealed that Saab was the FARC's chief financial officer, and indicated that through him, laundering operations were coordinated to hide the fortunes obtained through drug trafficking and other illicit operations.
Evading sanctions
Being Maduro's alleged frontman and treasurer of the FARC was not enough for Saab. Now incarcerated in the United States, he would have been the architect of regimes that seek to evade international sanctions.
This Thursday, October 21, Diosdado Cabello, the number two of Chavismo who is also under investigation in the United States, publicly admitted that Saab helped to evade international sanctions through his companies; and that for doing so he also received money. According to Cabello, "it was not easy" to get someone to do that "job."
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"He was one of those in charge of circumventing all the persecutions of imperialism against the homeland, he was able to bring to Venezuela even fuel," Cabello pointed out.
An investigation published by The Atlantic Council reveals that Saab was one of the heads that achieved an agreement for Iran to send fuel to Venezuela, in exchange for illicit payment in gold.
According to Bloomberg, the Islamic Republic received almost $500 million (nine tons) in gold bullion as payment.
In fact, the United States went so far as to seize four Liberian-flagged oil tankers that were prevented from reaching Venezuela. The action was described as "the largest American seizure of Iranian fuel" to date. In addition to Iran, Turkey is another country that was enriched by Alex Saab's errands.
Three countries, including the United States, are investigating an illicit scheme and estimate that trade between the two nations is based on criminal actions.
According to Bloomberg, it was in late 2016 when the Ankara and Caracas regimes began building an alleged secret trade network that could circumvent financial sanctions imposed by the United States.
The gold-for-food system is a scheme by several multinational companies aimed at concealing the flow of money and goods, investigators say.
"Gold is shipped to Turkey and converted into cash, which pays for food. Some food is shipped from Turkey, according to people involved in the shipping organization, but much of it is sourced in Mexico. Before sending it to Venezuela, its value is inflated, which allows the people involved in the scheme to get money from the transactions," opposition congressman Carlos Paparoni told Bloomberg.
He further said that the companies Saab has set up to fulfill the food contracts are in the hands of trusted associates and have been registered in Mexico, Venezuela, Hong Kong and Turkey.
Saab and Iran's war secrets
In addition to being a key man, Saab is a key player for Iran and its presence in Latin America. The Colombian businessman could have confidential information that would be of great use to the United States due to the threats to national security.
A report in the newspaper El Tiempo revealed this Monday, October 18, that the United States is investigating whether there was something else in the ships that took food to Venezuela, such as the missiles that Maduro's regime negotiated with Iran.
"There is information that Iranian experts have traveled to Venezuela to modify the 3,979 Igla missiles that the regime already has, to give them greater range, which turns the plot into a national security threat for the United States," the Colombian newspaper states.
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Sabrina Martín Rondon is a Venezuelan journalist. Her source is politics and economics. She is a specialist in corporate communications and is committed to the task of dismantling the supposed benefits of socialism // Sabrina Martín Rondon es periodista venezolana. Su fuente es la política y economía. Es especialista en comunicaciones corporativas y se ha comprometido con la tarea de desmontar las supuestas bondades del socialismo
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This February 16, 2015 Chicago Tribune article succinctly hits all the reasons why it is in every insurable, non-poverty stricken Americans best interest to plan for possibly needing long-term care.
Here are some quotes from the article that I especially like.
"While baby boomers had the opportunity to plan for aging, many also had that generation's impulse for immediate gratification and haven't saved," says Lucia West Jones, executive director for the nonprofit Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging.
The numbers back up her concerns.
According to an AARP survey of people 50 or older, 62 percent of workers say they are saving for health-care costs, but 55 percent are worried they may not be able to afford those expenses.
Information from the AARP also states the average 65-year-old couple will need $220,000 for 20 years of post-retirement health-care costs, with Medicare possibly covering little more than half those years.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging claims at least 70 percent of people who live to 65 or older will need long-term care services and support at some point when they are elderly.
As I've said so many times, it is very unfortunate that acknowledgement of long-term care insurance (LTCi) ownership is usually done grudgingly, as an "oh, by the way" mention, hidden deep within the content of stories like this.
Why did this story emphasize that Ms. Fleming needed months to provide adequate documentation in order to collect from Mom's LTCi? Of course, all claims require proof of need. But the story doesn't give us any idea of what took so long to provide. Claims on LTCi are straightforward and not complicated and certainly do not require a great deal of time to complete.
If anyone has questions about how straightforward LTCi claims are, please contact me. LTCi claims are black and white. They are unambiguous.
Why did the author of this article not choose to emphasize the truth? The main point is that substantial amounts of money were collected from Mom's LTCi: enough money to keep Mom off Medicaid and out of a nursing home.
Higher wages are needed to sustain a viable home-care workforce, especially as demand for home services continues to grow with an aging population, home-care worker advocates have argued. A new study has just been published. Here's the report (PDF), which demonstrates just how serious the wage issue is for home-care workers and those they serve.
The study proves that poverty that poverty wages undermine quality of care.
If you want a to stack the odds in favor of a high dignity, caring, nurturing outcome if you need long-term care, you will need to pay caregivers a living wage. The only way, for most middle-to-upper-class Americans to do this is by owning long-term care insurance (LTCi).


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Head of School answers perceptions @ the November Coffee!
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More than30 parents gathered at the "Coffee with the Head of School" at the Fine Arts building on the Northside campus this morning. I hosted the gathering and gave our parents the chance to say hello to each other and to hear some of the things that we have been addressing during the last month as a school and administration.
At the event I had the chance to go into detail regarding many of the rumors or perceptions that parents have heard about during the last month of school. I also had the chance to address some of the concerns that parents had when they filled out our parent survey earlier this school year. All the parents had great questions and many of them gave great ideas for future opportunities. I was very excited about all the support and encouragement that the parents are expressing about the openness of the administration and the ability they have to have an open exchange of ideas at these meeting.
Topics discussed in detail:
• Academics program at NCA
ü SAT Scores in 2011
o NCA Verbal/CR = 530 National = 497
o NCA Math = 543 National = 514
o NCA Writing = 543 National = 474
o NCA Composite = 1073 National = 1011
o NCA = +62 points over National Sat Score
ü 98% of students Attend Further Education/90% attend 4year institutions
ü Class of 2011 Earned 1.5 million dollars in scholarship & 29% earned more than $50,000 individually
ü Examples of some of the colleges and universities attended… Duke University, Wake Forest, Oxford of England, Wheaton College, High Point University, Georgia Tech, and New York University
We also spoke about uniforms and some possible changes that are being addressed as we head into the Fall Forum in November. We spoke about technology and the jump that NCA has taken to make sure that our students are involved in the learning, participate, and feel engaged. The meeting covered the $34,000 that was spent in making this technology jump possible this year.
I hope that you have the time to join us at our next "Coffee with the Head of School" on Thursday, November 10, at 8:00 a.m. in the Fine Arts Center. It is a great opportunity to fellowship together and get questions answered in a casual environment while sitting down alongside other school parents.
Come join us @ NCA!
Northside Christian Academy takes a huge jump in the world of technology!
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At Northside my son received a first class education along with the best Christian environment!!! He was well prepared for college and was on the Dean's List throughout his college years. Northside not only prepared him for his studies, it prepared him for the challenges of life, not to be afraid or live in fear and to know that with Christ anything is possible!!! I would not change a thing about our experience and I was honored to partner with this school for my child from 4 years old to 12th grade.
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The Philadelphia 76ers will have a new play-by-play voice for the 2021-22 season as NBC Sports Philadelphia(the network that broadcast 76ers' games) has named Kate Scott the 76ers play-by-play announcer for the team's television broadcast, it was announced on Thursday.
She will work alongside game analyst Alaa Abdelnaby. Scott – who is replacing Marc Zumoff following his retirement this offseason – becomes the second female to be named a full-time play-by-play announcer covering an NBA team.
Scott has served as a play-by-play announcer covering premier sports leagues, conferences, and events. She recently made her Olympic debut as part of NBC Sports' coverage of Tokyo 2020, where she called both men's and women's basketball. In March 2021, she became the first woman to call a Golden State Warriors game as part of an all-female radio broadcast team and was the play-by-play announcer for the first all-female NHL telecast in the U.S. on NBCSN in March 2020. Scott also became the first woman to call football for Pac-12 Networks in 2017 after becoming the first to call an NFL game on the radio in 2016.
"Being the voice of the 76ers is a dream come true," said Scott via a press release from NBC Philadelphia. "As a kid playing hoops alone in my driveway, I actually used to imagine I was Allen Iverson; the clock would wind down in my head, people would scream, 'You're too small! You don't belong!' But I'd fade away, hit the shot, and the crowd in my mind would go wild. To now get the opportunity to be the voice of that team is incredible, and I look forward to earning the respect and trust of the phenomenal city of Philadelphia, and 76ers fans everywhere, one call and one game at a time."
The Clovis, California native play-by-play experience also includes college basketball, volleyball, soccer, and softball. She began calling games for the Pac-12 Networks in 2015 and has appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California since 2013, and she has 13 years of experience in sports media.
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This last weekend was our sixth annual LDSMusicians Festival. It was by far the best ever, in all the years that I've been doing it, guiding it, experiencing it, this was a year of major growth for me. Here's my report.
Friday afternoon was crazy. Earlier in the day, I had a flat tire, we had to get Jacob to the doctor, lots of things getting in the way. In retrospect, I think it's very similar to the things that happen every time we get ready to go to the temple.
Pretty soon it was evident that we were going to miss the 3:30 session that we had planned as the start of the fest. So, I called and let them know to not wait for us. At that point, I considered bagging it, but I knew that I needed to do it. I needed to consecrate the weekend, and starting it in the temple was a part of that, whether or not I actually got to do that with any of my musician friends. Jodi and I would go through anyway.
It turned out that Julie was also running late, so she went through with us.
From there, I crossed the street to the UDC chapel to set up for the workshops. I had prepared a workshop called "Scriptures for Musicians", based largely on the blogs I've done over the last few years with that subtitle. As I've been reading the scriptures, I've been amazed at how many of them have jumped out at me as referring to my musical efforts.
I was concerned about the turnout. Julie had made arrangements to have Jeannine Laskey to come and give us a songwriting class and critique. She's very involved in the NSAI and a very accomplished songwriter, and I was concerned that we'd have enough people to make it worth her while.
It turned out we did, although the people tended to trickle in on "Mormon Standard Time"! There were even a couple of people not on our email group, that had heard about the workshops from ads or other promotions. They were fun to meet.
I did my presentation, sharing those scriptures, and talking about those verses having just come out of the temple was very spiritual for me. I got to share many of the experiences that sparked those personal revelations, and it felt great to me.
Jeannine's presentation was wonderful as well, and she shared some of her early, difficult life, and how that impacted her songwriting. One of the reasons why I don't usually like critique sessions is that, too often, the guest will critique from the perspective of commercial songwriting, and not acknowledge that there are other reasons for and methods of writing. Jeannine embraced that and helped everyone take their songs to a newer level. It was a lot of fun.
Saturday began when I arrived at Morey's house. He'd called me earlier to warn that he'd not been feeling well that week. When I arrived, he was not looking well at all. I was quite at a loss. He's our lighting man. What would we do in the evening show? But, he was willing to carry on. I gave him a quick blessing, we finished the loading up, and we were off to the Amphitheatre.
When we arrived, Cole was already setting up the sound. I suggested Morey rest while we waited for more folks to arrive and help unload the lights. They arrived very quickly and we began the process. Matt, Marshall, Zack, many others arrived, and work began.
This is one of the parts of the fest that I like the most. As people begin arriving, some from great distances, we meet, embrace, chat, then get to work. Brad from Border Crossing, our group's original founder from Idaho. Kent from Arizona. Dorshan from Nashville. Many of the people that arrive are folks that I've been virtual friends with for a long time, but had never yet had the chance to meet face to face.
Things start happening, the show and the stage start to come together. Some clean up, some set up the sponsors and the CD sales tables, some sweep the amphitheatre, each dives in and begins the effort.
At about noon, we break for lunch and have our "song circles". That's a tradition that grew out of our first fest. As we were having lunch on the lawn by the amphitheatre, guitars seemed to jump out of cases, and we started playing each other songs and jamming. We'd share what we'd been working on and just having a great time.
Soon, at around 2:00 or so, we start to see audience trickling in. Many are family and friends of performers. The afternoon show starts. Frankly, too me the afternoon show was a blur. I was spending a lot of that time walking around, checking on this, working on that, making sure that things were going smoothly. I'm sure that there were some great performances, but I didn't absorb many of them. Tom Halverson showed how incredible his bass playing was, Lloyd Plum showed some guitar pyrotechnics both in classical and hard rock. Dorshan sang, and many others were there as well. I know I'll get in trouble for forgetting many people, but I was just too distracted.
Not long after we started, clouds started rolling over, and the winds began to pick up. I got really, really nervous. I thought, at first, that the storm was going to miss us. For the most part, it did, but the clouds seemed to hover over us for a long time. We did get one rain squall which lasted for only a minute or two. Not much to worry about. But I did, anyway.
About halfway through the show, the clouds cleared. It turned out to be very nice that way, because it had kept the hot afternoon sun out of the amphitheatre, and not done much raining.
Soon after the clouds cleared, I had the chance to go on stage with Matt, Morey and John and play with Random Tangent. It has been so stinkin' much fun working with those guys this last year. I've learned a lot from each of them. By this time, Morey was feeling much better. Certainly not feeling WELL, but much better. We were all grateful for that.
Then, with the afternoon show done, we began setting up for the Evening Showcase. Connie had suggested that we start and close the shows with a prayer, and that sank in and felt very good in my heart. I was a little nervous how it would transition, a solemn prayer, and then my rock tunes (I was starting the show), but inside, I knew it would work.
So, that's how we began. Pat Arp gave a beautiful opening prayer, and I ripped into "Turn it Up". The show was off and running!
I was amazed at how Eric Herman had all the kids (and especially mine) in the safe and fun palm of his hand. He's found his niche, and he's got it nailed. Brendon and Jake have been singing his songs ever since.
In spite of EnZign's technical troubles, they did a great performance.
Crinna Hill is just constantly getting better and better. It was especially cool to see Dad Roberts step up with his electric slung low and wail. Man! What a guitarist, and I've always loved what he writes.
I've always been amazed to watch how the two Border Crossing guys can have an audience captured so easily and so calmly.
And I've always raved about Sam. What an incredible and adaptable performer. At one point, there was some tech troubles. He told his band to groove a little while he tried to get his instrument working (Inside reference: Thanks for forgiving me, Sam!). When they did, he picked up on the tune they were playing, grabbed a little bit of hand percussion and sang a song they'd not planned. They could have gone on and on and on, and I wouldn't have minded a bit.
After the strike, I was hammered. I felt like I had been run over by a truck. I was hobbling because I could hardly walk. That's OK, that's what happens every year, when an old man like me runs up and down the brick steps of the amphitheatre too many times, and hauls too much gear around.
But we had to go to the after party. That's where a lot of the fun is. And it was. Swapping songs in a circle (even if Brad and Steve never played my request, Dave did…), and laughing a LOT. Making new inside jokes (we do have the holiest crap of all, don't we?), and mostly being amazed and feeling both tight in a loving circle of friends, and like an outsider not worthy of hanging with all these real musicians and truly spiritual giants. And it's especially cool, if I can digress, to see just how much their spirituality comes shining through their music, even when they're playing silly songs and making me laugh until I'm not sure if I'm crying because I can't breathe, or because I'm being touched so deeply.
And yet, I still somehow managed to get up and be on time for church the next morning. Go figure.
The last event of our fest, for the last two years, has been the Sunday Devotional. This year, it was headed up by M Ryan Taylor, and he did a fabulous job. Not only with his own work, but in conducting the meeting with heart and Spirit.
One part of that I especially enjoyed was being able to sing some of Bruce "Bruceman" Forbes' hymn texts as the break hymn and closing hymn. It was a real moment for me to finally give voice to his many contributions to our group over the years.
I learned a lot this fest. I saw people giving time, money and effort (some did all three), even when they had little promotional interest in the fest. I saw many go over and above the call of what was reasonable to get it accomplished (Thanks, Morey). Those contributions and the incredible performances were very humbling for me. I enjoyed very much renewing old friendships, making virtual friendships real, and even finally repairing a broken one, releasing a grudge that my own wounded pride had clung to way, way too long.
Starting and ending the Fest on a Spiritual high bookended the weekend beautifully for me. Many many times my eyes welled up. I guess I'm just getting old and sentimental. I really grew a lot this year. It was our best show ever, but it was way more than a show for me.


Saracens, 3/1 with bookmaker to win the Aviva Premiership title for a second successive season, have handed a new contract to former England captain Steve Borthwick.
Sarries, 2/7 to get the new campaign off to a winning start this weekend when they open the defence of their title with a game against London Wasps, have also extended the contracts of director of rugby Mark McCall and his coaching team until 2014.
"People talk about Saracens as a special club, and they are right in many ways," said Borthwick.


This morning I drove out to Denham Springs, in Livingston Parish, where 90 percent of the homes were flooded. I had not been there since the flood, but tried to deliver my older son to a house-gutting crew (had the wrong address, apparently, and didn't make the connection). My wife, who has already been there, told me, "Nothing you've heard prepares you for it." This is true. I don't know why it's true, but it's true.
We crossed Highway 190 over the Amite River, which caused all the flooding. We kept motoring into Denham, stunned by how high the water line was on businesses, even though we were quite far from the river. You get a real sense for what it means when people say, "It never flooded here before, so we didn't see this coming." Start at the riverbank and go east, and you keep going and going and going, and still, there was the water.
Then you turn off into one of the subdivisions, and it looks like a freaky tornado went through. All the insides of people's houses are there on the curb in giant nasty mounds, taller than a man. But the house stands. It's as if a twister went through and destroyed everything, but left the frames of the houses. If you think of it that way, you can better understand the magnitude of the destruction. Imagine a tornado had covered the entire state of Massachusetts, and pulled the insides out of every house in the state, but left the frame standing. That's what we're talking about in south Louisiana right now.
people's lives out front, or from watching brief clips of riding down streets showing this. You have to get into those neighborhoods and start driving, and driving, and driving. It's the same thing, for miles in most directions.
Getting out there, I understood the irreplaceable value of the Cajun Navy. The water rose so fast that there was no way for many people to get out in time, or even to know that it was coming. Without the men of the Cajun Navy, the suffering of the people would have been immeasurably greater, as there was simply no way for public officials and first responders to get to everybody in time. The area of the disaster was simply too vast, and the speed with which it was upon us gave no time to prepare for rescues.
On the way back to Baton Rouge, I stopped by SFT, a local t-shirt maker, to pick up some Cajun Navy t-shirts. Meredith Waguespack (left) designed them and sells them online. You can buy one here. She says that $15 from every one sold goes to flood relief through the Baton Rouge Area Foundation's fund to restore the Baton Rouge Food Bank, which was nearly wiped out by the flood. It's a great way to celebrate the strength of Louisiana and its people, and to restore a local agency that feeds the hungriest in our city. Meredith says they've already raised $30,000 for the Food Bank through the online sale of these t-shirts.
I'm headed to Nashville tonight to the ERLC meeting, and will be proudly wearing my Cajun Navy t-shirt, and telling anybody who asks about the heroism and dedication of these men to our community.
Posted in Louisiana. Tagged Louisiana, flood, Cajun Navy, Denham Springs.


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Q: Geometry Ratio in right triangle
In ABC, $\angle ACB=90$. Point O is chosen inside ABC such that [AOB]=[BOC]=[COA]. If OA=23 and OB=11, find $OC^2$.

Using the areas, we can find OD:OE:OF, where D, E, F are the feet of the altitudes from O to BC, AC, and AB, respectively. I have no idea how to proceed

A: Look at the triangles AOB and COB. Draw for them the altitudes to BO, say these altitudes are AX and CY (X,Y - feet). These altitudes should be equal (because the areas of AOB and COB are equal).
Let BO intersects AC at point M.
Then the triangles AXM and CYM become identical since AX and CY are equal.
This means AM=CM.
Analogically you can prove that the other intersection points are all midpoints of the respective sides of triangle ABC.
So this point O is special - it is the centroid of ABC. Can you go on from there?

A: With $D$ and $E$ as stated, note that $OD=\frac{AC}3$, $OE=\frac{BC}3$, then $AE=\frac{2AC}3$, $BD=\frac{2BC}3$.
Applying Pythagorean theorem to triangles AEO and ODB gives $4AC^2+BC^2=9\times 23^2$ and $AC^2+4BC^2=9\times 11^2$
Adding these gives $5(AC^2+BC^2)=9\times 650$
Replacing $AC^2+BC^2$ with $AB^2$ and rearranging gives $\frac{AB^2}9=130$
Also note that $OC=\frac{AB}3$, therefore:
$$OC^2=\frac{AB^2}9=130$$

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Thanks to Kristy at Quiet Play and Craftsy for our August block lotto challenge: some paper planes to while away the last days of summer.
Colour scheme: white planes with low volume folds and dark-medium print backgrounds or vice versa. We are going for high-contrast.
As for all block lottos, you will get a ticket for each block brought to the September meeting. And, whoever's number is drawn wins them all!
Paper Plane by Kristy of Quiet Play.


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https://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-sellers-use-new-tactic-to-deal-on-facebook-marketplace-11598270872
WSJ News Exclusive
Gun Sellers Use New Tactic to Deal on Facebook Marketplace
A year after lawmakers called on Mark Zuckerberg to better police Facebook's second-hand market, gun sales proliferate—this time, disguised as stickers
When The Wall Street Journal asked the seller about this ad for a Ruger sticker, the seller said it was a gun for sale. The seller's information has been obscured.
Parmy Olson
@parmy
parmy.olson@wsj.com
Aug. 24, 2020 8:07 am ET
Gun sellers have adopted a new tactic to attract buyers on Facebook Inc.'s FB 1.66% Marketplace—a year after Democratic lawmakers called on Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to more-effectively police the site's ban on firearm sales.
Similar to Craigslist, Facebook's Marketplace allows the social media platform's more than 2.7 billion users to list goods they want to sell, alongside a price and a description. The company bars many items from Marketplace, including the private sale of guns or ammunition.
The seller sent this photo after confirming the Ruger sticker ad was meant to sell a gun.
Last year, The Wall Street Journal reported that dozens of would-be sellers across 10 U.S. cities were advertising rifles and handguns on the site, but disguising them in posts as gun cases or empty gun boxes, often accompanied by photos of the cases with gun-manufacturer logos.
Now, a new tactic involves posts purporting to sell stickers, alongside images of gun makers' logos. Sellers typically ask an interested party to send a private message via the service for more information. Several sellers contacted by the Journal responded to say they were actually selling guns, not stickers, and provided details and pricing.
The Journal, using a simple search for "gun sticker" and "stickers," over two days earlier this month surfaced more than 40 posts that purported to be selling stickers, next to images of gun makers' logos, or a particular caliber ammunition. After that search, Facebook's recommendation algorithm offered a Journal reporter a full page of more than 50 similar postings across multiple U.S. states.
A separate, one-day analysis conducted last week by Storyful identified more than a dozen listings for stickers of popular gun brand logos, including Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. and Remington Outdoor Co., across 10 U.S. cities. In Lexington, Ky., and San Angelo, Texas, for instance, the search found two listings in each city for stickers related to gun brands. Storyful is a social-media intelligence agency owned by News Corp, which also owns the Journal. While some gun manufacturers have profile pages on Facebook, there is no indication they sell firearms on the site.
One seller in Amory, Miss., posted the logo for Glock Ges.m.b.H., an Austrian maker of semiautomatic handguns, describing his item as a "0.40 sticker," for $450. He also posted "PM for info," a shorthand way of asking interested parties to send a private message via the Facebook Marketplace platform for more information. When contacted by the Journal, the seller said he was actually selling a Glock .40-caliber pistol.
Another seller in Beech Grove, Tenn., advertised a "Great little sticker 22 inches" for $300, next to an image of the logo for Savage Arms Inc., a gun maker based in Westfield, Mass. Over a private message, he sent photos of a .22-caliber semiautomatic rifle. Two other posters, contacted by the Journal, confirmed they were selling firearms, not stickers.
Facebook said earlier this month, as part of a quarterly report on how it polices content across the site, that it had removed 1.3 million pieces of content related to firearms between April and June 2020, a number similar to the first three months of the year. Facebook didn't specify in its report, or following a query from the Journal, if this content was on Marketplace, its Groups service or from users' individual Newsfeeds.
A Glock handgun for sale on Facebook's Marketplace was listed as stickers. The seller's information has been obscured.
"We take action against anyone we catch trying to sell guns on our platform," a Facebook spokeswoman said, when asked about the proliferation of gun-sticker posts on Marketplace. "We've removed listings that were flagged and will continue to investigate."
The new tactic has emerged as Americans buy guns in record numbers. The boom has been attributed to the new coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest related to the killing of George Floyd and efforts in some cities to defund police forces.
How can Facebook effectively police the second-hand gun market on its platform? Or should it ban firearm sales entirely? Join the conversation below.
It also comes as Facebook's ability to police content on its site faces fresh scrutiny on several fronts. In the wake of the pandemic, conspiracy theories about the virus have proliferated on the platform, according to NewsGuard, which monitors news sites that it says traffic in dubious information. Facebook said it had removed hundreds of thousands of pieces of what it determined to be harmful misinformation and was directing its users to resources from health authorities.
Separately, Facebook has been accused of applying hate-speech rules unevenly around the world. Facebook said it prohibits hate speech globally "without regard to anyone's political position or party affiliation."
A Beech Grove, Tenn., seller advertised a 'Great little sticker 22 inches' next to an image of a gunmaker's logo but sent this photo of a gun by private message.
The private sale of firearms is legal in the U.S., and while sales across state lines are meant to be funneled through licensed gun dealers, prosecutions are rare when they aren't. People barred from owning guns, due to state or federal restrictions, can turn to online exchanges and social-media sites to avoid background checks when making a transaction.
Like the rest of the site, Facebook's Marketplace platform uses a combination of artificial-intelligence algorithms and human moderators to weed out posts that violate its policies, such as ads for guns, drugs or animals, the company says. Last year, in response to the Journal's reporting on guns being marketed as boxes or cases, a group of 15 Democratic senators, including now-vice-presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, wrote to Facebook demanding information on how it polices gun sales on Marketplace.
Facebook responded to the senators' questions in a letter saying it was building new tools to better detect bad behavior, and increasing its team of people who reviewed listings on its Marketplace. Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.), who spearheaded the government's inquiry, said the continued gun sales suggested Facebook's reviewers were doing a "lousy job."
Georgia-based Rob Disner, an audio engineer who tracks suspected gun sales on Facebook in his spare time and says he isn't affiliated with antigun groups, said he had flagged more than 100 postings of gun-manufacturer logos marked as stickers to Facebook's content moderators since January. For about half, he was notified by Facebook that they were reviewed. None was taken down, he said. Mr. Disner said it was easy to tell that the ads were for guns, and that messaging a seller usually confirmed it.
Mr. Disner said Facebook's algorithm now also automatically shows him such posts whenever he goes on the site. "When you start to search for stickers," he said, "they show up all the time in your feed."
Write to Parmy Olson at parmy.olson@wsj.com
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echo "Split_libraries running - Qiime"
split_libraries.py -m 05_Mapping/R1_Map_tufA.txt -f 04_All_records/R1_all_records.fna -q 04_All_records/R1_all_records.qual -p -s 1 -l 400 -b 16 -H 10 -n 10000000 --record_qual_scores -o 06_Split_Library/run1 >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err
split_libraries.py -m 05_Mapping/R2_Map_tufA.txt -f 04_All_records/R2_all_records.fna -q 04_All_records/R2_all_records.qual -p -s 1 -l 400 -b 16 -H 10 -n 20000000 --record_qual_scores -o 06_Split_Library/run2 >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err
split_libraries.py -m 05_Mapping/R3_Map_tufA.txt -f 04_All_records/R3_all_records.fna -q 04_All_records/R3_all_records.qual -p -s 1 -l 400 -b 16 -H 10 -n 30000000 --record_qual_scores -o 06_Split_Library/run3 >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

# Merge split libraries files
echo "Merging and converting back to fastq"
mkdir 06_Split_Library/tufA
cat 06_Split_Library/run1/seqs.fna 06_Split_Library/run2/seqs.fna 06_Split_Library/run3/seqs.fna > 06_Split_Library/tufA/seqs.fna
cat 06_Split_Library/run1/seqs_filtered.qual 06_Split_Library/run2/seqs_filtered.qual 06_Split_Library/run3/seqs_filtered.qual > 06_Split_Library/tufA/seqs_filtered.qual

# Merge qual and fasta again (Qiime)
convert_fastaqual_fastq.py -f 06_Split_Library/tufA/seqs.fna -q 06_Split_Library/tufA/seqs_filtered.qual -c fastaqual_to_fastq -o 06_Split_Library/tufA/

# Merge mapping file
merge_mapping_files.py -m 05_Mapping/R1_Map_tufA.txt,05_Mapping/R2_Map_tufA.txt,05_Mapping/R3_Map_tufA.txt -o 05_Mapping/Map_tufA.txt

# Quality filter using USEARCH (also trims at specific length with -fastq_trunclen, here 250 for tufA)
echo "Quality filter - Usearch"
mkdir 07_QC
usearch8 -fastq_filter 06_Split_Library/tufA/seqs.fastq -fastq_maxee 0.5 -fastqout 07_QC/1_all_recs_tufa_qc.fastq

# Dereplication
usearch8 -derep_fulllength 07_QC/1_all_recs_tufa_qc.fastq -fastqout 07_QC/2_no_replicates.fastq -sizeout

# Remove clusters with less than 5 reads
usearch8 -sortbysize 07_QC/2_no_replicates.fastq -fastqout 07_QC/3_all_good_seqs.fastq -minsize 5

# Pick OTUs with UPARSE (-otu_radius_pct 2 = ca. 98% similarity threshold)
echo "OTU clustering - Uparse"
mkdir 08_OTUs
usearch8 -cluster_otus 07_QC/3_all_good_seqs.fastq -relabel OTU_ -sizein -sizeout -otus 08_OTUs/otus.fasta -otu_radius_pct 2

usearch8 -usearch_global 07_QC/1_all_recs_tufa_qc.fastq -db 08_OTUs/otus.fasta -strand plus -id 0.98 -uc 08_OTUs/map.uc

# Assign taxonomy to the OTUs (QIIME)
echo "Assign taxomony - rdp - Qiime"
mkdir 09_Taxonomy
assign_taxonomy.py -i 08_OTUs/otus.fasta -t Ref_dataset_tufA/id_to_taxonomy_map.txt -r Ref_dataset_tufA/reference_sequences.fna -o 09_Taxonomy/rdp_assigned_taxonomy -m rdp

#Convert UC to otu-table.txt <<< BMP SCRIPT>>>
echo "OTU table"
python bmp-map2qiime.py 08_OTUs/map.uc > 08_OTUs/otu_table.txt
make_otu_table.py -i 08_OTUs/otu_table.txt -t 09_Taxonomy/rdp_assigned_taxonomy/otus_tax_assignments.txt -o 08_OTUs/OTU_table.biom
biom summarize_table -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table.biom -o 08_OTUs/OTUs_stats1.txt

### Filter OTU table by min. count of reads per OTU per sample. = 5
# Requires filter_observations_by_sample.py (https://gist.github.com/adamrp/7591573). Adam did a script to work with Qiime 1.9 as well.
echo "Filtering by sample"
filter_observations_by_sample.py -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table.biom -n 5 -o 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter1.biom >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

echo "Filtering controls and samples"
### Filter OTUs found in control samples

#create a mapping file for controls
filter_samples_from_otu_table.py -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter1.biom -o 08_OTUs/control_samples1.biom -m 05_Mapping/Map_tufA.txt -s "Host:control" >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

# filter OTUs with 0 counts
filter_otus_from_otu_table.py -i 08_OTUs/control_samples1.biom -o 08_OTUs/control_samples2.biom -n 1 >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

#convert to txt file:
biom convert -i 08_OTUs/control_samples2.biom -o 08_OTUs/otus_to_remove.txt --to-tsv --table-type="OTU table" >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

# Remove only OTUs representing less than 1% of the reads:
# Requires all_otus.txt + otus_to_remove.txt and filter_otus_to_exclude.py
# get all otus.txt
biom convert -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter1.biom -o 08_OTUs/all_otus.txt --to-tsv --table-type="OTU table" >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

# Filter real contamninats by 1%
filter_otus_to_exclude.py -e 08_OTUs/otus_to_remove.txt -a 08_OTUs/all_otus.txt -o 08_OTUs/otus_to_really_exclude.txt -t 1 >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

# Filter otus based on the new otus_to_really_remove table
filter_otus_from_otu_table.py -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter1.biom -o 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter2.biom -e 08_OTUs/otus_to_really_exclude.txt >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

# Filter by taxonomy: only p_Chlorophyta
filter_taxa_from_otu_table.py -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter2.biom -p p_Chlorophyta -o 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter3.biom >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

# Filter samples with zero counts, controls and samples that not belong to the tufA diversity study:
filter_samples_from_otu_table.py -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter3.biom -o 08_OTUs/OTU_table_final.biom -m 05_Mapping/Map_tufA.txt -s "tufDiversity:keep" -n 1 >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

### Check with OTU stats and heatmap:
echo "Making stats and heatmaps"
biom summarize_table -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table_final.biom -o 08_OTUs/OTUs_stats_final.txt >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err
#make_otu_heatmap_html.py -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter3.biom -o 08_OTUs/OTU_Heatmap >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err
#make_otu_heatmap.py -i 08_OTUs/OTU_table_filter3.biom -o 08_OTUs/OTU_Heatmap >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

### Filter reference sequences:
echo "Filtering Reference sequences..."
filter_fasta.py -f 08_OTUs/otus.fasta -b 08_OTUs/OTU_table_final.biom -o 08_OTUs/rep_set_final.fna >> screen_tufA.out 2>> screen_tufA.err

#echo "done"

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Aquí tenéis dos informes de Interbrand (copyright) sobre el valor de las marcas, a nivel global y a nivel de España.
A nivel del ranking mundial sólo aparece Zara (como caso español).
IDTechEx reviewed the status of RFID in 2007. The market for RFID grew to $5 billion in 2007, mainly powered by a peak in the use of RFID tags in the Chinese national ID card. China ordered $2 billion in cards and infrastructure, making China the biggest consumer of RFID in 2007. Other RFID growth showed up in sectors such as healthcare, financial, security and safety.More than 500 new RFID projects in 101 countries were launched in 2007. These projects involve more than 4,000 organizations. The average project involves more than 300,000 tags. The United States retained its lead with the largest number of projects, while China left from number five to number three, overtaking Japan and Germany. The new projects range from tagging pets and livestock to 37.5 billion tag to go on cigarette packets.
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Top 5 most popular school names in the United States
By Megan Petroski, Data Processing Engineer, Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes spatial data is most-often used to map real-world boundaries and populations of interest to provide needed business information, It can also be used for lighter endeavors… like trivia. Using Pitney Bowes School Boundaries data, I created a query to determine the five most popular school names in the United States.
I'm often tasked to sift through hundreds of school names, checking them for accuracy and updating them as needed. When you go through that many, you start to see trends. I decided to find out what the most popular school names were, what states they were found in and the number of occurrences both nationally and by state.
There are a few things to keep in mind when checking out the list. The query I used looked at all of the full school names and the number of times the names occurred. Once I got the top five words (which were all elementary schools since they outnumber secondary schools nearly three-to-one), I took each of those names and looked at how many times those top ranked names occurred in each state. I then highlighted the top five states where the name occurred.
1. Lincoln Elementary School
With 252 occurrences, "Lincoln" clearly came in first. Of those, Illinois has the highest number of schools using the name. The association makes sense. Abe and Mary bought a home in Springfield, Illinois in 1844 and lived there for 17 years before renting it out after Lincoln was elected president. Today, the home is a national historic site open to the public. Notably absent from the top five is Kentucky, Lincoln's birth state.
Illinois - 44
California - 35
Kansas - 19
Wisconsin - 17
2. Washington Elementary School
The second most popular school name (187 instances) was Washington Elementary School. This time California came in with 32 schools. Not counted within this total are those schools designated as "George Washington" or "George Washington Carver" which could have put the Washingtons in the top spot.
George Washington died more than 50 years before California became a state, leaving little evidence of a historical link. George Washington Carver was born in 1860, a decade after California was admitted as the 31st state, doesn't have strong historical links with the state either. Yet the name "Washington" ranks highest there. Virginia and Alabama, respectively the birthplaces of each of those great men, don't make the list below.
3. Central Elementary School -
As the only word not associated with an individual's name, 168 schools in the country are named Central Elementary School. Here Illinois takes the lead again with 13 schools.
Indiana, Michigan – 11
Texas - 10
4. Jefferson Elementary School
Another presidential name to make the list was Jefferson Elementary School with a total of 167 instances. This time California takes the top prize with 26 schools. Jefferson, like Washington, died before California became a state. Also like Washington, Jefferson has little, if any, historical link to the other states using this name.
5. Roosevelt Elementary School
The fourth presidential name to make it on the top 5 list, Roosevelt Elementary School is represented 115 times, with California (for the third time) taking the lead. Again, keeping things consistent, neither Theodore Roosevelt nor Franklin D. Roosevelt have strong historical ties to any of the states using this name for their schools.
Washington - 9
Wisconsin, North Dakota, New Jersey – 8
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The Mental Dynamo
I wish to invite you to the consideration of a great principle of Nature—a great natural force that manifests its activities in the phenomena of Dynamic Mentation—a great Something the energies of which I have called "MIND POWER."
My thought on the subject is based upon the fundamental conception that:—
THERE EXISTS IN NATURE A DYNAMIC MENTAL PRINCIPLE—A MIND-POWER—PERVADING ALL SPACE—IMMANENT IN ALL THINGS MANIFESTING IN AN INFINITE VARIETY OF FORMS, DEGREES, AND PHASES.
I hold that this energy, or force, or dynamic principle, is no respecter of persons. Its service, like that of the sun and rain, and all natural forces, is open to all—just and unjust; good and bad; high and low; rich and poor. It responds to the proper efforts, no matter by whom exerted, or for what purpose called into effect. But the proper effort must be exerted, consciously or unconsciously, else there will be no operation of the force.
I believe that the activities of this dynamic mental principle are intimately correlated to manifestations of the mental operations known to us as desire, will, and imagination.
We shall learn something of the laws and principles and modes of operation of its energies and activities, as we proceed with our consideration of it, in this work. It may be difficult for you to grasp this conception of Mind-Power at the start—but it will grow upon your understanding as its activities are presented to you, one by one, like a great panorama.
My terms will be explained and illustrated by examples, as we proceed—so you need not analyze them at this point. It may be as well, however, to state that I have used the term "Dynamic" in its original Greek sense, i.e., "powerful"; "possessing power," etc.
I have postulated of my conception of Mind-Power that it pervades all space—is immanent in all things—and manifests in an infinite variety of forms, degrees, and phases.
But, it may be urged, this is nothing more than science claims for the principle of physical energy—then is Mind-Power identical with the physical energy of science?—is it nothing more than a high form of mechanical or material energy?
No, Mind-Power is very far from being a blind, mechanical energy—it is a living, mental force, which I hold is behind the manifestations of physical energy and mechanical force. It is not the physical energy of science, but is something of the nature of a living will, which is rather the cause of physical energy, than identical with it.
Let us take a familiar example. You desire to move your hand—and it moves. Why? Because of the manifestation of the wonderful and mysterious force called "will" which is stored up within you, and which you have released to move the hand. You send a current of nerve-force which is really a manifestation of Mind-Power or will-force from your brain, along the nerves of the arm, which contracts the muscles of the arm and hand, and your desire is gratified.
Your desire, or wish, set into motion the Mind-Power which acted upon the material substance of your body and caused it to act. What was it that flowed along the nerve-wires? Was it electricity, or magnetism? No! It was that subtle and mysterious thing that I am calling Mind-Power, and which is bound up with the will principle of mind.
Mind-Power is an actual living force. It is the force that makes plants grow—and animal bodies grow—and which enables all living things to move and act. It is the force which enables the growing mushroom to raise up the slabs of paving stone—or causes the roots of a tree to split open the great boulders, into the crevices of which they have crept.
Mind-Power is not an abstraction or speculative nothing—it is an existent, living, mental, acting force, manifesting sometimes with an appalling power, and sometimes with a delicate, subtle touch that is almost imperceptible, but which accomplishes its purpose.
In order to reach a clear conception of the universality of Mind-Power, let us consider its manifestations as we see them, unquestioned in the universe— on the many planes of life and activity. Beginning with the more familiar instances of its operation and manifestation, let us then proceed to delve still deeper until we reach instances not so easily perceived; and then still further back until we find it in places and in things that are generally regarded as lacking in Mind-Power and life.
And, here let me say that I hold that life and Mind-Power are always found in company with each other—there is some close relationship between the two—they are probably twin-phases of the same thing, or else twin-manifestations of the same underlying reality. There is no life without mind and Mind-Power—and no Mind-Power, or mind, without life. And, further, I claim that there is nothing without life in the universe—nothing lifeless there, or anywhere.
The universe is alive, and has mind and Mind-Power in every part and particle of itself. This is not an original idea of my own, of course,—the leading scientific thinkers admit it today, and the Hindu philosophers have known it for fifty centuries. Do you doubt this? Then listen to these authorities who ably express the thought of their scientific schools.
Luther Burbank, that most wonderful man who has revolutionized our conceptions of plant-life, and who has practically held Plant-Life in the palm of his hand, says: "All my investigations have led me away from the idea of a dead material universe tossed about by various forces, to that of a universe which is absolutely all force, life, soul, thought, or whatever name we choose to call it.
Every atom, molecule, plant, animal or planet, is only an aggregation of organized unit forces held in place by stronger forces, thus holding them for a time latent, though teeming with inconceivable power. All life on our planet is, so to speak, just on the outer fringe of this infinite ocean of force. The universe is not half dead, but all alive."
Dr. Saleby, in his important scientific work, "Evolution: the Master Key," goes even still further in his claim of a living universe; and life accompanied by mind. He says, among other things: "Life is potential in matter; life-energy is not a thing unique and created at a particular time in the past.
If evolution be true, living matter has been evolved by natural processes from matter which is, apparently, not alive. But if life is a potential in matter, it is a thousand times more evident that mind is potential in life. The evolutionist is impelled to believe that mind is potential in matter. (I adopt that form of words for the moment, but not without future criticism.) The microscopic cell, a minute speck of matter that is to become man, has in it the promise and germ of mind.
May we not then draw the inference that the elements of mind are present in those chemical elements—carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, chlorine— that are found in the cell? Not only must we do so, but we must go further, since we know that each of these elements, and every other, is built up out of one invariable unit, the electron, and we must therefore assert that mind is potential in the unit of matter—the electron itself."
Flammarion, the eminent French scientist, says: "The universe is a dynamism. Life itself, from the most rudimentary cell up to the most complicated organism, is a special kind of movement, a movement determined and organized by a directing force. Visible matter, which stands to us at the present moment for the universe, and which certain classic doctrines consider as the origin of all things—movement, life, thought—is only a word void of meaning.
The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom. There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space."
Prof. J. A. Fleming, in his work on "Waves, Air and Aether," says: "In its ultimate essence energy may be incomprehensible by us except as an exhibition of the direct operation of that which we call mind and will."
Let us then follow the hint given by the scientists—let us proceed to examine the evidences of the immanence of life and Mind-Power in all of the things of the universe—things organic; things inorganic; and things beyond organism, shape and form—back into the very ether of space itself. And in the search we shall find these evidences everywhere—in all things.
Nowhere does life and Mind-Power escape us. Immanent in all things— manifesting in an infinite variety of forms, degrees, and phases, we find these twin-principles. I invite you to join in one of the most interesting and fascinating explorations known to modern science.
We do not need any proof to demonstrate the existence of life, mind and Mind-Power in man, or in the lower animals. The activities resulting from its presence are in constant evidence. And if we examine the plant kingdom we will see manifestations of life, mind, and Mind-Power there also.
Plants not only manifest "appetency," or "the instinctive tendency on the part of low forms of organic life, to perform certain acts necessary for their well-being, particularly in the selection and absorption of the material substances necessary for their support and nutriments";—not only "instinct" or "involuntary and unreasoning prompting or impulse, and the response thereto";—but also, in certain cases, there appears mental action closely akin to conscious choice and will. I refer you to the many recent works on mind in plant-life for illustrations and proofs of this statement.
And biology shows us that there is life, mind, and Mind-Power inherent in the cells of which our bodies, blood and the material of animal and plant life, is composed. These cells are "little lives," and manifest mental power and faculty. They perform their particular functions, and live, grow, reproduce themselves, and act just as do the tiny forms of animal life at the bottom of sea—the latter being but little more than single cells, or cell-groups. The possession of memory on the part of the cells of organic matter is an accepted scientific fact.
At this point the orthodox and conservative scientist usually stops, drawing a line between "organic" and "inorganic" matter. But the daring minds of advanced scientists of today have brushed aside the dividing line, and have moved to a position where they meet the Hindu philosophers and the occultists, and now admit and teach that life, mind and Mind-Power invade the "inorganic" world to its utmost limits, and that universe is indeed alive and possesses Mind.
Some of the lower forms of "organic" life, so-called, possess no organs, and are but masses of jelly-like matter without signs of even rudimentary organs—and yet these life-forms show evidences of desire, choice, and will. And Science has admitted the existence of life and mind in the crystals, the latter "growing" in a manner showing vital and selective energy, and even rudimentary sex.
More than this, the metals and minerals, under scientific tests, have shown "responses" that are similar to the same action in organic life—showing life and rudimentary sensation, the latter of course being a manifestation of mind. Some of the cold, careful scientific records read like fairy tales to those not familiar with the wonderful achievements of recent science. I wish that I had the time and space to recount these tests—but I must hasten on.
Enough to say that in mineral and metallic forms there has been found "response" indicating the existence of "sensation '' in varying degrees; and that in the crystallization of minerals and metals there has been evidenced the action of the same instinctive mental-life energy which as "appetency or instinct" builds up the bodies of living organic forms.
If you wonder at this—think of the miracle which is performed every second by plants absorbing the minerals of the earth, which are then converted into living plant-cells; then we eat the plants and convert the plant-cells into animal-cells which serve as the basis of our blood, muscles, organs, and even our brains. In fact, every particle of organic substance was evolved in this way. Think over this and you will see that Nature is One in her essence, and that she is alive and possesses Mind-Power.
But we do not stop even at this advanced point. Minerals and all forms of matter are composed of infinitesimal atoms, or particles. The particles combine by reason of some inherent "attraction" existing between certain of them, known as "chemical affinity," etc. Chemical affinity is a peculiar thing—it manifests in likes and dislikes, loves and hates; it is impossible to study these manifestations without recognizing an elementary manifestation of "like and dislike"—"love and hate."
You think that this is far fetched, do you? Well, listen to these words from some of the leading scientists about this power to receive sensations, and power to respond to the same, and maybe you will change your mind.
Haeckel, the great German scientist, holds that the atoms of which matter is composed may "receive sensations," and "respond to sensations." He dwells upon this fact in his latest works ''The Riddle of the Universe," and "The Wonders of Life," and writes as follows regarding "sensation in the inorganic world": "I cannot imagine," Haeckel says, "the simplest chemical and physical process, without attributing the movements of the material particles to unconscious sensation." He also says, in another place: "The idea of chemical affinity consists in the fact that the various chemical elements perceive the qualitative differences in other elements—experience 'pleasure' or 'revulsion' at contact with them, and execute specific movements on this ground." He adds, later, that the "sensations" and "responses" in plant and animal life are "connected by a long series of evolutionary stages with the simpler forms of sensation that we find in the inorganic elements and that reveal themselves in chemical affinity."
Nageli, another scientist, says: "If the molecules possess something that is related, however distantly, to sensation, it must be comfortable to be able to follow their attractions and repulsions; uncomfortable when they are forced to do otherwise," And so you see that Science now is preparing to admit elementary life and Mind-Power in the atoms and particles of matter.
But we have not as yet reached the utmost, limit of scientific investigation regarding the presence of mind in the universe. "Further than the atoms!" you may ask. Yes, further than the atoms! What is true regarding the atoms is true of the ions or electrons of which they are composed—these tinier particles are attracted and repelled; form groups and combinations which regulate the kind of atom produced; and manifest the same kind of "affinity" that is noticeable in the atoms.
And more than this—these particles, as well as all forms of physical energy, are believed to emerge from the ether, that subtle, tenuous, universal substance, which, although unseen, and intangible, is held to exist in order to account for the phenomena of the universe. If there is Mind in the particles that emerge from the Ether, is it too much to claim that there must be Mind in the Ether itself? Is this preposterous? Not so! Listen to the words of the following scientific authorities on the subject:
Flammarion says: "Mind gleams in every atom. There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals in space!"
Cope says: "The basis of life and mind lies back of the atoms, and may be found in the universal ether." Hemstreet says: "Mind in the ether is no more unnatural than mind in flesh and blood." Stockwell says: ''The ether is coming to be apprehended as an immaterial, super-physical substance, filling all space, carrying in its infinite, throbbing bosom the specks of aggregated dynamic force called worlds. It embodies the ultimate spiritual principle and represents the unity of those forces and energies from which spring, as their source, all phenomena, physical, mental and spiritual, as they are known to man."
Dolbear says: "Possibly the ether may be the medium through which mind and matter react. Out of the ether could emerge, under proper circumstances, other phenomena, such as life, or mind, or whatever may be in the substratum." And, so, we have the best of authority to support the inevitable conclusion that there must be Mind-Power even in the ether.
For my own part, I go still further, and for several years back have been claiming that the Ether and the Universal Mind-Power Principle are one and the same thing—that is, that that theoretical something that science has called "the Ether," is in reality the Universal Mind-Power Principle from which all manifestations of activities emerge—the Universal Mental Dynamo!
I cannot prove this, of course—but it is logical. But my argument does not depend even upon this—for admit that there is Mind-Power in the ether, and my case is won. And in the ether it must be, even if the ether is not but another name for it. For if Mind-Power is not in the ether, from whence does it come into the particles of matter, and in matter itself, organic and inorganic?
Resting the consideration for a moment, let me say that with mind as reason, intellect, etc., I have nothing to do in this book, for this is a consideration of the dynamic phase of mind—the Power phase— Mind-Power, or Dynamic Mentation. I am trying to show you that Mind-Power exists everywhere, and is manifest in every activity of the universe. "In every activity of the universe!" you say; "surely you do not include physical activity and energy such as natural forces etc.!"
Yes, I do mean just that! "How can that be?" you ask, "What has Mind-Power to do with electricity, light, heat, magnetism, gravitation, etc.?" It has everything to do with them, in my opinion. I will explain it to you in a few words, for I cannot go into this subject at length in this book, but must hasten on to the other parts of my subject.
Here it is in a nut-shell: All the forms of natural physical energy, or forces, known as light, heat, electricity, magnetism, etc., are held by science to be forms of energy arising from the vibration of the particles of matter. Now what causes the vibration?
Motion of the particles, of course! And what causes the particles to move? Just this, the attraction and repulsion existing between them! And what causes the particles to exhibit this attraction and repulsion toward each other? Now here is where we get to the heart of the matter; listen well! We have seen that the particles are attracted to, or repelled by, each other—in the matter of "likes and dislikes"; "love and hates"; or "pleasure or revulsion"; or "comfortable and uncomfortable experiences related, however distant, to sensation," etc.
And these attractions and repulsions are held to result from "capacity to experience sensations" and the power to "respond to sensations." And both the power to receive and experience "sensations," and to respond thereto, are manifestations of mentality, which Haeckel has compared to "desire" and "will." And if mentality is the cause of the sensations and of the response there; and the latter are the causes of the attractions and repulsions; and the latter are the causes of the motion, to and fro, of the particles of matter; and the latter, in turn is the cause of the vibrations; and the vibrations are the causes of the manifestations of light, heat, electricity, magnetism, etc.,—then am I not justified in claiming that mind and Mind-Power are the motive-force of all physical energy?
And, am I not justified in postulating the existence of a universal mental dynamic principle? I tell you, friends, that the future will show that this dynamic mental principle is the source of energy—not energy the source of mind. I know that this is revolutionary, but I believe that it will meet the requirements of the future. I have been preaching this thing for several years now—and many have been the smiles; the jeers; and the sneers.
But, from the beginning, I have felt a keen appreciation of the words of Galvini, when he said, bitterly: "I am attacked by two very opposite sects—the Scientists and the Know-Nothings; both laugh at me, calling me the Frog's Dancing Master; but I know that I have discovered one of the greatest forces in nature."
And, now, in conclusion, I must ask you to form a mental picture of this great universal dynamic mental principle; pervading all space; immanent in all things; and manifesting in an infinite variety of forms, degrees and phases. We can think of it only by means of symbols. Let us then consider it as a great living, throbbing, pulsating, mentating OCEAN of Dynamic Mind-Power. In the depths of that Ocean of Mind-Power there is quiet, and calm and peace—the embodiment of latent power, and potential energy. On its surface are ripples, waves, great movements of energy, currents, whirlpools, eddies—phases of fierce tempest alternating with phases of calm and quiet.
And from the depths of that Ocean of Mind-Power, all mental and physical Power emerges—and to its bosom all must return. And in that ocean there is an infinite store of energy, from which may be drawn that which the human centers of consciousness and power require, when they learn the secret.
This Ocean of Mind-Power is our only source of dynamic energy—but we have at our disposal as much of its force as we can carry off over our channels of supply. It is the use of this power that we call Dynamic Mentation.
Now, do you understand what I mean by the Universal Principle of Dynamic Mind-Power—this Universal Mental-Dynamo!
Several years ago I told a friend of this conception, and after he had listened to me attentively and with interest, he reflected a few moments, and then suddenly asked: ''But where do I come in?''
And that is the question that many of you are asking now, no doubt. Well, while here I cannot dip into metaphysics or philosophical speculation, or even into my favorite occult sources, I will say that each of you is a CENTRE OF POWER in that Ocean of Dynamic Mind-Power and each "I" is a master of the power. You have the Whole Thing back of you—and you are free to draw upon it for all that your channel will carry to you. And you are allowed to enlarge your channel. That is enough for this time—more will follow as we proceed.


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Q: Sqoop - The server time zone value 'Malay Peninsula Standard Time' is unrecognized or represents more than one time zone I've tried to import DBMS (windows machine) into HDFS (Linux) using Sqoop.
The command I used is:
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After I run the command and input the password, it soon gives the error:
The server time zone value 'Malay Peninsula Standard Time' is unrecognized or represents more than one time zone. You must configure either the server or JDBC driver (via the serverTimezone configuration property) to use a more specific time zone value if you want to utilize time zone.

I checked my HDFS machine's timezone and it is Asia/******
How to solve it?


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