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Why The US Didn't Take That "Clear Shot" On Kim Jong-un
By Gabe Paoletti
As much as we'd like to see Kim Jong-un out of power, there were plenty of reasons for the US not to take him out when it had the chance.
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Video has surfaced from July 4 showing North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un hanging out on a launch pad prior to the firing of North Korea's first ICBM test later that day.
In the video, you can see Kim Jong-un casually (or nervously) smoking cigarettes as he paces around the landing site for 70 minutes in an open field with little defense.
A source said that the US had knowledge of the exact location of both Kim Jong-un and this experimental rocket during this time. This has led some to wonder why the US government did not simply take out Kim Jong-un, and the first stages of their ICBM development in one fell swoop. Hypothetically, with this information and the position of US long-range missiles, the US Army could have easily sent a precision strike to the location.
Kim Jong-un just casually strolling around while the Hwasong-14 ICBM is erected is quite something. (Wouldn't want a VIP that close.) pic.twitter.com/a3FDIenZYU
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To take out the leader of a foreign nation we are not currently at war with would constitute a major breach of international norms and longstanding US policy. Though there is no international law specifically prohibiting it, such an assassination could be covered by the 1907 Hague conventions prohibiting the killing hostile individuals "treacherously".
Killing a head of state would also conflict with the US policy of avoiding assassinating foreign leaders that began in 1974 with an executive order signed by President Gerald Ford.
Most practically speaking, simply eliminating the leader of North Korea could unleash any one of a number of more problematic scenarios than the one currently playing out.
The North Korean government has easily shifted from the death of one leader to another with little change in policy toward the US. When Kim Jung-un's father, Kim Jong-il, died, the government calmly transitioned to Kim Jong-un. Unlike other dictatorships run by charismatic military leaders who seize power, Kim Jong-un is part of a dynasty of rulers who have shifted from leader to leader while more or less maintaining the status quo, however uneasy it has been.
While the untimely death of Kim Jong-un may cause more chaos than the more simple transition of father to son after death, it is unlikely that the death of Kim Jong-un would mean the end of the ruling party in North Korea.
If his death did plunge North Korea into chaos, the implications could be even more disastrous. As horrifying as the current North Korean regime is, it has been more or less predictable.
Assassinating Kim Jong-un could lead to a power struggle among party leadership and therefore general instability in the country. Any breakdown in the leadership could yield a breakdown in what little civil society the country has, which in turn could yield to a massive refugee crisis. This is actually China's worse case scenario, in which millions of people brainwashed by a never-ending onslaught of propaganda come pouring over its border.
Whatever person or faction does take control would have the country's nuclear arsenal at its disposal, and might have fewer qualms about using it or conventional weapons against South Korea, Japan, or other US allies and interests. Given the complexities of geopolitics and myriad future considerations to had from such a decision, the assassination of a world leader is typically not the best course of action.
Next, read about the South Korean plan to kill Kim Jong-un if it becomes politically beneficial to do so. Then, learn more about Kim Jong-un's father, Kim Jong-il with this list of facts you might not know about him.
Gabe Paoletti
Gabe is a New York City-based writer and an Editorial Intern at All That Is Interesting.
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In 2008, it emerged that the Sarawak government was intending to build a series of twelve dams in the rainforest. Thanks to the untiring campaigning of the Bruno Manser Fund and its local partner organisations, it proved possible, in 2016, to put a stop to the construction of the most hotly disputed dam, the Baram Dam. The Bruno Manser Fund was able to set a number of further developments in motion, and hence the electricity utility Sarawak Energy has now adopted an alternative energy strategy with the focus on rural electrification. Unfortunately, the Baleh dam is now being built. Whether further dams are constructed after this will depend on the amount of public pressure exerted.
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In 2008, it became known that Sarawak's government had developed plans for twelve – and over the long term up to fifty dams – keeping the public out of the whole process. While the installed power in Sarawak amounted to 1200 megawatts in 2009, these fifty dams would have the capacity to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity. The Bakun Dam, with a rating of 2400 megawatts went on stream in 2011 already, as one of the biggest dams in Asia. The Murum dam, completed in 2016 has a rating of 944 megawatts.
The dams were intended to power an enormous industrialisation programme known as SCORE, Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy. The government was dreaming of massive industrial projects, such as aluminium smelting works, which are health hazards. Some 105 billion US dollars were to be invested in SCORE up to 2030 – making it the most ambitious and most expensive energy project in the whole of Southeast Asia.
Our research has shown that the family around Sarawak's Governor and former head of government, Taib, is benefiting directly from the dams. The Taib family has holdings in companies that have received contracts from Sarawak Energy for the construction of power lines and settlements for populations displaced by the dams. One of Taib's companies even has a virtual monopoly in cement. Companies belonging to him are also investing in smelting works and are building new roads for SCORE. The Bakun Dam has been labelled a "Monument of Corruption" by Transparency International.
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The indigenous peoples of Sarawak have learnt what dams mean for them: the loss of their land, their culture and their identity, followed by a life with no prospects. The Bakun Dam not only led to the flooding of nearly 700 square kilometres of rainforest but also caused 10 000 indigenous inhabitants to be driven away from their homes at the end of the 1990s. The Murum Dam has swallowed up 250 square kilometres of rainforest and forced 1400 indigenous inhabitants to resettle.
The indigenous inhabitants along the Baram river put up resistance to their forced resettlement and organised protests against the Baram dam, which would have affected up to 20,000 indigenous inhabitants and 400km² of rainforest. Together with other inhabitants affected by the dam, they founded SAVE Rivers in 2011 as a network for fighting the plans for dams in Sarawak. The Bruno Manser Fund has provided support since then for local protests, petitions, court cases and, in particular, the blockades staged as of 2013 with the aim of preventing construction of the dams. The Renewable & Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley drew up a new, alternative energy strategy based on rural electrification.
The resistance put up by those affected and the new energy vision finally won over the then head of government, Adenan Satem. In 2015, he issued a moratorium on the Baram Dam and, at the start of 2016, he buried the megaproject and returned the expropriated land to the indigenous inhabitants.
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Under the motto #MicroNotMega, the Bruno Manser Fund and SAVE Rivers are now committed to micro hydro power plants and solar energy. In this way, remote villages can obtain sustainable electricity. Mega-dams, by contrast, only serve big industry. Under pressure, the government of Sarawak followed the call for rural electrification and has now set itself the goal of supplying all villages with solar power by 2025. This campaign shows that civil society can bring about a change in policy by simple means such as blockades. Instead of mega-dams, the government is currently building solar plants in the rainforest!
Report "Sold Down the River: How Sarawak Dam Plans Compromise the Future of Malaysia's Indigenous Peoples" (2012)
Report "Complicit in Corruption: Taib Mahmud's Norwegian Power Man" (2013)
Studies conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, on the energy policy for Sarawak and the opportunity for rural electrification
Report entitled "No Consent to Proceed" on the Baram Dam (2014)
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Acer Expands Chromebook to the Enterprise with Two New Durable, Premium Models
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Acer introduced two new premium Acer Chromebook lines, the Acer Chromebook 715 and Acer Chromebook 714, designed to help employees work in the cloud more securely and efficiently. Both new Acer Chromebooks a premium all-aluminum chassis that delivers military-grade (U.S. MIL-STD 810G[1]) durability, as well as an integrated fingerprint reader, and Citrix-Ready Certification.
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Jett_Quasar got a reaction from Code24 in So what Style of ships would you build or buy? August 9, 2016
I'm a huge Star Wars fan so I like the style of those ships especially the Millennium Falcon. I've designed fleets of craft in KSP, but the tools are very limiting compared to what will be possible in DU (from what I've seen).
Jett_Quasar got a reaction from djthekiller in Physics August 5, 2016
Any game that includes space battles can't use entirely real world physics and still be fun to play. For ground and air combat, the physics could be quite realistic, but when it comes to space, there needs to be some sort of compensation in order to keep things in control. I believe the best way to achieve this is by doing space battle physics similar to how it's done in Star Citizen and Elite. The ship has inertial dampeners that can make it fly in a vacuum the same way it would fly in atmosphere. This doesn't necessarily go against the laws of physics, it just uses thrusters that are way more powerful than could be normally achieved (that would also be the case for FTL drives).
Jett_Quasar got a reaction from Kiklix in New gameplay footage! August 1, 2016
There's a new video link on YouTube as well. I am sooooo psyched for this game!!!
Jett_Quasar got a reaction from nietoperek in Uploading mp3's into in-games's ship's sound system July 27, 2016
Technically there wold be less of an issue than copyrights.
Personally there is nothing better than exploring a bunch of new planets with Cosmic Castaway blasting in my headphones, but unfortunately I don't own the IP so sharing it out to other players becomes an issue... unless of course you have some sort of agreement like YouTube does where they can play ads to pay for it.
Jett_Quasar reacted to CharlesAugustus in Ship Weapon systems? July 27, 2016
I'm here wondering what weapon systems for ships will be available in game? I have a few idea's and I'll discuss their uses but I do not know if these kinds of weapons will be in the final game these ideas are my own theories.
Plasma Weaponry - Now if your an Avid Sci-Fi reader like my self you'll know Plasma is a popular idea, Although in space i wouldn't say it is, Plasma is let's say essentially super heated Gas and Space is a Vacuum, no air and very very cold so over distance the Plasma is going to lose heat and disperse which will at best make it only a decent short range weapon, and in space you want long range weapons so Plasma weaponry on a ship i think would be best for just Point Defense, in fact it'd be great as an Infantry weapon as well.
Missiles - A classic piece of weaponry which could have many different types and uses, you could have your usual explosive ones to destroy targets or you could have ECM ones to confuse the enemy scanners and make them think you have more missiles than you launched, In fact you could have a load of very small missiles used for point defense purposes taking down large enemy missiles.
Lasers - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, this is what Laser stands for so it is essentially concentrated light to form a very hot beam (How many of us have gotten a Magnifying glass on a sunny day and murdered thousands of bugs?) And it has an effect on Earth but what would it be like in space with no Atmosphere to block most of the Radiation and refract the sun light? Why you'd get a 100% certified death beam and since Light travels very fast you have a great Point defense system and if the enemy don't have some strong ceramic armor then Lasers would be devastating in ship to ship combat.
Rail guns - A classic weapon, compared to the others listed so far its simple and easy and if enemy ships do have ceramic armor to prevent lasers then Missiles and Rail guns are the way to go, the great thing is once the rail gun round reaches top speed it's not going to stop until it hits some thing, so i guess Rail gun's are simple but what about their Rounds? Why you could stuff explosives in the middle of one so once it pierces enemy armor it explodes inside doing untold damage! (Essentially a Smart round.)
Mass Driver - A cousin of the Rail gun, this could be used to launch very large objects at an enemy ship.
Now i did this post on a whim and there may be more weapons that i did not mention (Torpedo's, but no idea how these would work in space?) if you can think of some just leave a post!
Jett_Quasar got a reaction from Vyz Ejstu in Can your make a floating city July 26, 2016
Someone will figure out how to do it I'm sure... I built one in KSP by using a little mod that removes the offset limits
I call this one "Sky City" LOL
Jett_Quasar reacted to Vyz Ejstu in So what Style of ships would you build or buy? July 26, 2016
"It seems we share near similar tastes in design and aesthetics.
Pax Vobiscum.
Jett_Quasar reacted to Bella_Astrum in So what Style of ships would you build or buy? July 26, 2016
Sounds good to me! Anything to be prepared is good in my view. I may keep dabbling in Landmark until I can get my paws on Dual *muhahaha*
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Jett_Quasar got a reaction from Antioch in Shields July 26, 2016
While I agree that everyone is entitled to their opinion, I mus respectfully disagree with yours. Here's why:
This is an MMO game. That means you want fleets of craft piloted by large numbers of players going at it mostly in space combat. In order for there to be some semblance of strategy there needs to be complexity in how offensive and defensive systems work. Otherwise the game will be populated with one ship design covered with huge shields and bristling with the heaviest weapons. This is not conducive to long-term gameplay - the community will quickly tire of repetitive battles and people will simply stop engaging.
In fact this is why most sci-fi are set up with this sort of offensive/counteroffensive strategy. Take a look at Fractured Space for example: there are 5 different classes of ship, each with a different strategy for winning and each having a distinct area of weakness that can be exploited by the opposing team. And that game is entirely composed of space battles.
Jett_Quasar got a reaction from Vyz Ejstu in So what Style of ships would you build or buy? July 24, 2016
Jett_Quasar got a reaction from Antioch in Antimatter - The Starship Fuel of Champions July 24, 2016
Interplanetary and interstellar ships require vast amounts of energy for propulsion. There was a previous thread looking at nuclear power but antimatter is by far the most concentrated form of energy in the Universe. A couple grams of the stuff will put the Space Shuttle in orbit, and several Kilograms can accelerate it to a significant percentage of the speed of light.
It would require a high level of technology to build a magnetic containment unit (or E/M bottle) using superconducters and to cryogenically cool the anti-hydrogen atoms to maintain a liquid state. Also the unit would need to be extremely reliable since any power interruption would result in catastrophic failure of the unit.
The interesting thing is that you can create antimatter with a particle accelerator, but it's actually more efficient to collect it from the radiation belts surrounding planets. A large electromagnetic trap could be set up in planetary orbit and used as a "gas station" to refuel starships in space.
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Jett_Quasar reacted to KlatuSatori in Physics July 24, 2016
I was actually thinking that "normal" travel would be as I described, but that you'd also have a different kind of engine (call it warp, FTL, Alcubierre, whatever) which can effectively break the speed limit for all practical purposes.
Jett_Quasar reacted to Hylios in Physics July 24, 2016
From what I know, there are already plans for an FTL mechanic to allow us to jump between systems, as well as a warp gate mechanic where we have to build a structure at each destination for it to work.
So the issue here is how things will be handled at sub-light speeds. I like Klatu's idea of using an equation for a stellar speed limit with mass holding a direct relationship to the max speed and acceleration.
To that end, it is possible to attach a massive engine and MAC cannon to form something of a gunboat, a low resource weapon. Or use several massive engines to attempt to propel a massive capital ship.
Jett_Quasar reacted to Thoger in Physics July 24, 2016
Absolutely. There is something highly enjoyable and aesthetic about true Newtonian physics that is hard to explan - I guess nature came up with something our brain instantly recognizes as "the way it shouold be". Fire the main trrusters, turn them off, drift alongside the space station due to inertia, spin the ship while drifting to have a better view on the station - just beautiful, as it could be experienced in great space simulation games like Jumpgate. Ridiculously powerful maneuvering thrusters as in some games do indeed destroy the beauty of it. For quick breaking I want to see maneuvers like turning 180 degrees and firing the main thrusters, as it was common in Jumpgate or as it was depicted in the Battlestar Galactica remake series.
I'm not sure if something like a restricting "vertigo simulator" is necessary to avoid stupid movement patterns. Overpowered maneuvering thrusters play a part here, and also another factor: Smooth movements were happily in place in games for a while already, but then people became to stingy to purchase a joystick and started playing even flight or space sims using only keyboard and mouse. Steering a space craft with a mouse is immersion breaking for me. And it results in unpleassant, sharp zig zag movements in all sorts of games, which also makes most game videos on Youtube ugly. First person view where the camera moves like a mouse cursor is outright disgusting. So the flight mechanics should be optimized for joystick use, then mouse steering should be tweaked to achieve similarly smooth movements as with the joystick.
Jett_Quasar reacted to Megaddd in Physics July 24, 2016
On the topic of physics, I hope their ballpark for 30 days until space was for the technology that allows interplanetary travel by just pointing at the planet desired. Whereas more Newtonian-aware players, especially those who have played KSP would be able to use chemical rockets to get themselves off planet much earlier using, much more crude in comparison, chemical rockets, proper orbital mechanics and a concept of deltaV.
I feel like this would cater to both player bases - ones who come for an EVE-like game, and those who come for a space sim.
Jett_Quasar reacted to this3ndup in Physics July 24, 2016
While there is a lot of interesting theoretical discussion here, I don't think any variation of unlimited speed is even on the table. The reason space MMOs have embraced the unrealistic notion of a speed cap in space is because unlimited speed--no matter how you balanced it for gameplay--would be impossible from a technical standpoint. There will be a speed at which the game itself simply won't be able to keep up (try playing Space Engineers with extreme speed mods, for example). This is why it's necessary to have different speed "tiers" that are governed by different game mechanics. It's a workaround dictated as much by technical constraints as by gameplay.
Jett_Quasar reacted to Bella_Astrum in Shields July 24, 2016
I'd really love to see shields of some kind. On ships, I think it's a given that many people would like that in some form, but on buildings, yes I'd really the ability to do that. I wouldn't expect it easy to either obtain or build the technology for it, but it's something I'd consider worth obtaining.
Jett_Quasar reacted to Anaximander in Shields July 24, 2016
Depends. The game is target and lock-on, which means you have to keep a target in your crosshair to lock them. How the particle effects will work or if there will be cluster of hits recognition on each ship, it's up for debate. And given the turrets cannot shoot at something they can't turn and face, it's safe to assume an AoE "area of effect" witchcraft trickery, like WoW's AoE spells work, will be in place to emulate voxel destruction on ships during firing runs. Prepare to get stop-watches people, you'll need them for firing runs
So yeah, shields could be in the game, scaled to your power core(s) to match power output on them.
Jett_Quasar got a reaction from Ghoster in Subscription should not be its pay model July 24, 2016
I actually really like the EVE model of "play to pay". This makes complete sense to me since it gives you an incentive to actually play the game and get ahead in order to avoid paying a monthly fee. It gives an incentive for new players to get good at the game and have the community more involved in building out the world universe. On the other hand you can pay the monthly subscription fee and choose to keep your hard earned in-game currency to build up your empire.
My question is, what happens if you want to take some time off and not participate in the game? Do you still need to keep forking over the subscription fee or can you suspend your account until you're back from "vacation"?
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If you have not already done so, make sure you visit the dev blog and visit the media section to see more images and eye candy to help you understand the game even better!
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The Clone Wars: Cancelled Animated Series Revived for Disney Streaming Service
by Jessica Pena, July 19, 2018
It looks like The Clone Wars are far from over. This week, it was announced the cancelled TV show has been picked up for another season on Disney's upcoming streaming service, StarWars.com reports.
The animated series takes place between the events of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. The show initially ran on Cartoon Network for five seasons before ending in 2013 and returning for a sixth and final season on Netflix in 2014.
Now, The Clone Wars will continue on Disney's upcoming SVOD service with 12 all-new episodes. Check out the announcement and a sneak peek below:
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— Dave Filoni (@dave_filoni) July 19, 2018
What do you think? Are you a fan of Star Wars: The Clone Wars? Are you excited for the new season?
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Three years ago, Natrona County School District passed many policies. The main one was involving students school attendance. This policy had and still has people shaking their heads.
Every student at the high school level is only permitted five parent-excused absences in each class. After five unexcused absences, parents and students will be notified for a mandatory intervention guided by the principal. If these conditions are not met, and three additional unexcused absences occur, this will result in loss of credit for that particular class.
The school district leaders believed kids were missing too much school for not good enough reasons. For example, kids are missing school because of illness, vacation, family accidents, etc. But the board members think it's just simply because they don't want to come and participate.
When the attendance policy was announced the summer of 2015, most of the community was curious to see how NCSD would actually handle and control this situation. A handful of students and parents believed that they would follow through with it in the beginning, but then it would soon diminish.
Most people had no problem with the attendance rules before it drastically changed.
Three years later and Casper citizens are still not pleased over this policy. Not only do the students get punished for missing school, the guardians do too. It was said that if a student missed too much school with not being excused, school authorities could check living environments to see if it was stable conditions.
Even though the attendance policy will not be changing any time soon, people still disagree with the rules that are in place.


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For much of our racist past, all partly white, partly black individuals were socially and legally defined as black. The "one drop" rule was absurd, of course, yet it has effectively returned, with a vengeance, via statistical categories. There is no justification for viewing as not white all children who are partly white and being raised in a family that includes a white parent and two white grandparents, to say nothing of aunts, uncles and cousins.
Richard Alba, "The Myth of a White Minority," The New York Times, June 11, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/opinion/the-myth-of-a-white-minority.html.
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Volume 104, Number 70 (1908-08-09)
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Cannot Get License to Wed Mulatto Until He Proves His Race
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8.— "You can't get a marriage license here," said Leon G. Smith of East St. Louis yesterday when William Hawkins and a mulatto woman named Fanny F. Austin of East St. Louis came into the marriage license clerk's office and asked for a license.
Hawkins inquired what the reason was for refusing him a license, and was told that licenses would not be issued for mixed marriages, whites and negroes. Then he laughed and told Smith that while he generally passed for a white man and very few people ever imagined he had negro blood, that he really was a negro. To prove this Hawkins opened his shirt collar and showed that below his throat he was somewhat darker than his face appeared. He also showed his finger nails to prove his negro blood, and finally made an affidavit that he was a negro. Then the license was issued. Hawkins told Smith that he has three sisters married to white men who do not suspect their wives of having negro blood.
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Uri Benjamin (born 11 March 1954) is an Israeli former professional footballer that has played in Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Honours

Club
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva

 Premier League:
 Winners (2): 1974/1975, 1975/1976
 Super Cup:
 Winners (1): 1974/1975
 Runners-up (1): 1975/1976

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1954 births
Living people
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
Footballers from Beersheba
Liga Leumit players
Israeli people of Indian-Jewish descent
Israeli footballers
Association football fullbacks
Israeli Footballer of the Year recipients


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East London News
CCTV released after large amount of cash stolen from car
Officers launched an investigation and seized CCTV from a nearby shop
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Police are appealing for information after a large quantity of cash was stolen from a car in Dagenham.
At around 10.20am on November 16, police were called by a man, aged in his 40s, who said his car had been broken into while parked on Stansgate Road in Barking and Dagenham.
The victim reported that a holdall – which contained a large quantity of cash – had been stolen from the back seat of the car after the rear window was smashed.
Officers launched an investigation and seized CCTV from a nearby shop.
A teenage boy has been found dead in Dagenham in 'suspicious' circumstances
The footage showed two men in a silver Peugeot, with the number plate SJ54 NCU, park up closely behind the victim's car at around 10.15am.
One of the men is seen to get out of the vehicle and walk across a grassy area before returning to the car shortly afterwards.
Police are now releasing CCTV footage and are appealing for anyone who may be able to identify the man, or the car he was in, to come forward.
PC Aira Grigoniene, from the East Area Command Unit, said: "While the footage does not provide a clear image of the suspects' faces, it does show that one of the men we want to speak to appears to have a distinctive limp.
"We are asking anyone who may recognise him to come forward and speak to us. Additionally, anyone who was in the area at the time and remembers anyone acting suspiciously should get in touch.
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"The victim in this case had left a large quantity of cash in his car and it is clear from the suspects' behaviour that they knew this was the case.
"This has had a significant financial impact on him and we are committed to identifying those involved in this theft and bringing them to justice."
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Eli N. Evans, Covenant Foundation Chairman, Receives Honorary Degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Evans has dedicated much of his professional focus to Jewish life, community and education, making significant impact in the realms of philanthropy, academia and letters, and it is for such achievements that he was honored.
Having grown up Jewish in the American South and as a chronicler through essays and books of his experiences and the place and contributions of Jews in the region, he is highly regarded internationally as an expert on the Jewish American South, so much so that Israeli diplomat Abba Eban once noted that "the Jews of the South have found their poet laureate."
Among his several autobiographical and historical essays and books are The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South (UNC Press, 2005), Judah P.
Benjamin: The Jewish Confederate (The Free Press, 1988) and The Lonely Days Were Sundays: Reflections of a Jewish Southerner (University Press of Mississippi, 1994).
Evans is a native of Durham, NC, a 1958 graduate of UNC, where he served as student body president, and a 1963 graduate of Yale Law School. He continues to serve a significant role on the UNC campus, guiding development of its well-known and highly regarded Jewish studies program and serving as chair of the advisory board for the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies.
As chairman of the board of The Covenant Foundation since 1995, Evans has helped lead the organization in identifying, nurturing and supporting innovative and effective Jewish educational initiatives, creating a renaissance in the field, transforming the landscape and ensuring Jewish continuity.
"When a superb Jewish educational system is in place, perhaps a decade from now, it will only be because communities and funders from across the country came together with the realization that educational excellence is the key to the Jewish future," he wrote in the Foreword to A Covenant of Dreams: Realizing the Promise of Jewish Education, published by The Covenant Foundation in 2008.
"We can only achieve this excellence if we all work together to put creativity at the center of a revitalized system that works for students, parents, teachers, and families."
Evans began his professional work with foundations and in the field of philanthropy as a senior program officer for the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a national educational foundation, where he worked for a decade beginning in 1967 and traveled extensively throughout the South.
Between 1977 and 2003, he served as the first president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation, which supports urban affairs, biomedical research policy and Jewish philanthropy and education. Under his leadership, the Revson Foundation launched a variety of international projects linking new and emerging technologies with Jewish educational initiatives.
His numerous honors and awards include election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
Among those receiving an honorary degree with Evans was Desmond Tutu, recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end apartheid in South Africa.
The Covenant Foundation is a program of the Crown Family Foundation and the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA).
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Taking it Big, With Confidence and Grace: Eli N. Evans


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Tehran sends more troops to Kurdish region
DUBAI: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have built up their presence in restive Kurdish regions, state media reported on Friday amid a crackdown on mass protests, as video showed demonstrations in minority Baluch areas of the southeast.
The mass demonstrations that erupted after the Sept 16 death in custody of 22-year old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini spread rapidly across the country, but have been most intense in areas populated by ethnic minorities, many of whom are Sunni.
The unrest has posed one of the biggest challenges to Iran's rulers since they came to power in 1979, with previous bouts of sustained protest eventually being crushed.
Activist website 1500Tavsir posted footage it said was from protests on Friday in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province, with the sound of gunshots and, in one video, demonstrators running for cover.
A prominent Baluch Sunni cleric, Molavi Abdolhamid, used his Friday prayers in Zahedan to call for an end to the "repression of protesters" through arrests and killings.
"The people's protest has shown that the policies of the last 43 years have reached a dead end," his website quoted him as saying.
More Revolutionary Guards armoured units and special forces were heading to the west and northwest border regions, home to the Kurdish minority, several state news agencies reported, after earlier reinforcements were announced on Sunday.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency showed a photograph of smiling Revolutionary Guards commanders standing on a military vehicle and saluting a long line of troops.
Iran has accused Western countries of orchestrating the unrest and has accused protesters in ethnic minority regions of working on behalf of separatist groups.
It has escalated its crackdown in Kurdish areas, with the UN rights commissioner noting on Monday reports of more than 40 deaths in those areas over the previous week. On Tuesday Iran said it had struck a Kurdish group in northern Iraq, the latest of several missile and drone attacks on Kurdish dissidents in recent weeks.
Molavi Abdolhamid also used his sermon to denounce the reported abuse of detainees.
"Things are said about the mistreatment of women in the media that are heavy and I can't bring myself to say," he said, apparently referring to reports of alleged rapes of detained women.
Baluch women were shown in a video posted by the Iran Human Rights Group marching in Zahedan chanting "Rape! Crime! Down with this clerical leadership".
Videos posted by other activists and rights groups showed men marching in Zahedan, shouting slogans against Iran's supreme leader, the Basij militia and Revolutionary Guards, and chanting "Kurds and Baluch are brothers".
Published in Dawn, November 26th, 2022


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Birthplace of Country Music Museum Grand Opening Weekend of Events
The much-anticipated Grand Opening of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! The museum opens with a weekend packed with events, including free concerts and an opportunity to see Mountain Stage with Larry Groce recorded live at The Paramount Center for the Arts! Everyone is invited to be part of this historic occasion!
Believe in Bristol's Downtown Welcome Center, located across from the museum at 36 Moore Street, will be open from 10:00am — 6:00pm all weekend (with possible extended hours) for out of town guests seeking information about Historic Downtown Bristol dining, shopping and venues.
10:00am-6:00pm: Birthplace of Country Music Museum opens to the public (reduced admission $10). Located at 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, across from Cumberland Square Park.
6:00pm: Free Border Bash Concert Series featuring Mustered Courage, The Deep Fried 5
Set in Historic Downtown Bristol, Border Bash takes place outdoors on the 400 & 500 blocks of State Street, one block from State . The evening's events will start with children's activities, crafters, and concessions at 6PM. Live music begins at 7:00PM with Mustered Courage followed up by The Deep Fried 5 around 8:30PM. As always, Border Bash is free to the public!
All of Downtown gets into the act; decorating windows and staying open late. There will also be a Scavenger hunt, Buskers (street musicians), a Photo booth, Country music "idols", & more!
1:00pm — 2:00pm: Grand Opening Event Ceremonies
Be part of the official ribbon cutting ceremony with legislators and members of our local government.
3:00pm-10:00pm: Birthplace of Country Music Museum open to the public(reduced admission $10).
3:00pm-10:00pm: Free Concert Event
Parts of Cumberland Street will be closed to traffic for lights, stage, and sound at the intersection of Lee Street. The performance schedule is as follows:
3:00pm — Dr. Ralph Stanley
5:00pm — Orthophonic Joy Music Contest Winner
7:00pm — Carlene Carter & Jim Lauderdale
9:00pm — The Whistles & The Bells
1:00pm — 5:00pm: Birthplace of Country Music open to the public (Admission $13 / Seniors, Students, Children, & Military $11)
7:00pm: Mountain Stage with Larry Groce at The Paramount Center for the Arts (Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets on sale now $30 at TheParamountCenter.com).
Carlene Carter
Dale Jett
Very Special Guest TBA July 21
Mountain Stage is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting and can be heard internationally on NPR.
July Who Art You? Camp
Find Yourself at Art Camp in Historic Downtown Bristol!
By joining our Who Art You? camp, your child can leave their mark on the Bristol arts! This camp focuses on 15 downtown arts and entertainment activities hosted by our local arts-related businesses — activities include painting, pottery, graphic arts, creative movement, music, storytelling, karate, yoga, and much, much more.
There are two week-long summer sessions, with the camp running daily from 9a.m. to 3p.m. Session 2 for July 21 — 25; the cost is $250 per child and $25 off for 2+ children. The age range is 8 — 12.
For registration details, contact Believe in Bristol at 276-644-9700 or info@believeinbristol.org.
Border Bash in Cumberland Square Park
Set in Historic Downtown Bristol, Border Bash continues on Friday, July 18, 2014 in Cumberland Square Park. The evening's events will start with children's activities, crafters, and concessions at 6PM. Live music begins at 7:00PM with Al Scorch followed up by Loves It! around 8:30PM. As always, Border Bash is free to the public!
Al Scorch: Grafting literate, character-driven song craft and Mid-American roots with a post-punk attitude, Chicago-based songwriter, performer and instrumentalist Al Scorch charts a new musical topography with a five-string banjo. Self-described as a "fourth generation Chicagoan, born and bred," Scorch recalls that his Missouri-born mother played banjo and had one in the house, while his dad played piano and guitar. Revealing the world around him, his music derives from his background, his family, and his creative mind. For more information please visit www.alscorch.com.
Loves It!: Created in Austin, Texas in 2010, Loves It! is a duo comprised of songwriters Vaughn Walters and Jenny Parrott. Since then, they have already played hundreds of shows in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The harmony-driven pair often switches between guitar, fiddle, and banjo, adding special guests to create a bigger sound. They play with a respect for tradition and a determination to bring a modern voice to their favorite folk, country, gospel, and punk sounds. For more information please visit www.lovesitmusic.net.
Border Bash is hosted by Believe in Bristol, Birthplace of Country Music® and the Cities of Bristol. Border Bash would not be possible without our community support. Our sponsors in 2014 include Along Come Mary Interior Design – Mary Jane Miller, Alpha Natural Resources, Ann & John Tickle, Bank of Tennessee, Benjamin Walls Gallery, Blackbird Bakery, Blakley Mitchell Co., Brenda & John Fincher, Bristol Herald Courier, Bristol Virginia Utilities, Campbell Printing, Celebrate Bristol, Coca-Cola, Commonwealth Coal Corp., Cranberry Lane, Dent K. Burk CPA Firm, Doug & Amy Williams, Dr. and Ms. Bennett Cowan, Jr., Edward Jones Investments – Robert Hollo, Rob Simis, Brad Baker and Greg Fahn, Electric 94.9 FM, Express AV Productions, First Bank of Virginia, First Tennessee Foundation, Joe & Pam Kerr – Kerr Boswell Inc., Kil'n Time, Mary Landrum, Merrill-Lynch, Renasant Bank, Revolution Curbside Recycling, Sarah Hull – Serendipity, Spiegler Blevins & Company CPAs, State Line Bar & Grille, Strongwell, The Homer A. and Ida S. Jones Trust, The Williams Company, Tom & Barbara Smith, Tri-City Tent & Event, Walling Distributing, WCYB News 5, Wells Fargo Foundation, WXBQ 96.6 FM and Z-Rock 99.3.
"Take the Stage" Sculpture to be Unveiled across from Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Art in Public Places is pleased to announce that its second commissioned permanent sculpture will be unveiled in Cumberland Square Park, across the street from the new Birthplace of Country Music Museum, on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 11 am. Music will be provided at the event by the Blue Ridge Entertainers, Kris Truelson and Coleman Akin.
The bronze sculpture, "Take the Stage," was funded by an $85,000 contribution from the Marcia and Marvin Gilliam, Jr. Foundation and designed by Bristol sculptor Val Lyle. An engraved granite base will support the cast bronze, life size figures of male and female musicians playing guitar and fiddle, respectively. Between the two figures will be a microphone, with footprints placed in the granite to invite viewers to become part of the work, affording photo opportunities.
"Marcia and I are long-time supporters of Bristol's Art in Public Places (AiPP) and are delighted to have the opportunity to help them showcase Bristol's status as the Birthplace of Country Music," said sponsor Marvin Gilliam. "This permanent sculpture reminds us of scenes from the old country music shows on television that were so common when we were growing up in southwestern Virginia. We believe that the images of the musicians are a timeless one of a scene that could have been from 60 years ago, 30 years ago or even today. We hope that this piece will become a favorite of the people from this area and for tourists alike as they step up to the microphone, have their picture taken and share in the history of country music."
Candy Snodgrass, president of AiPP, said "As an organization Art in Public Places is thrilled to announce the second permanent piece of sculpture for Bristol. To have the Marcia and Marvin Gilliam Foundation see AiPP's vision of permanent art and agree to sponsor such a wonderful piece makes all our hard work worthwhile. The idea for the sculpture came from our board member Mary Jane Miller, a local interior designer. She worked with well known Bristol sculptor, Val Lyle, to bring her idea to life. Val is an extremely talented artist and we are so lucky she has chosen to work with Art in Public Places in the design and creation of this piece of sculpture."
"We are most appreciative of this additional gift of permanent art to the City of Bristol, Virginia. Art plays a central role in the life of every vibrant city, serving as a catalyst for expression and conversation. The permanent works of art that can be found in Bristol's public spaces provide a unique and creative trail that draws people to, and through, our city," said Bristol, VA City Manager Tabitha Crowder.
Art in Public Places is a community art project organized and implemented by the Art in Public Places Board with the cooperation of the Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, city governments. Art in Public Places installs art in public spaces in Bristol for the enjoyment and enrichment of the community. The Art in Public Places project is funded by donations from area businesses and individuals.
Third Smithsonian Exhibit for Bristol TN/VA Artist Benjamin Walls
Benjamin Walls with Frontier
Bristol native and fine art photographer Benjamin Walls will send two more works for display at the Smithsonian Institution. This time, his work has been selected for a September 2014 exhibit entitled "Wilderness Forever: 50 Years of Protecting America's Wild Places." With this honor, Walls becomes the first fine art photographer to have images selected for international juried exhibits in all four of the cornerstone categories of his field: abstract, landscape, wildlife, and black & white imagery. Thus far, Walls' work has been featured in over 50 museums in 12 countries.
Walls' images "Frontier" and "Stand" were chosen by the Smithsonian from 5,500 international entries. They will be part of a sixty-image exhibit honoring the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. This act, signed by President Lyndon Johnson on September 3, 1964, defines wilderness as "an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain" and where "the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable." In "Frontier," a panoramic shot taken in Maine, Walls captured an interaction between three moose. Behind them, Mount Katahdin glows with the colors of autumn. "Stand," a more intimately-scaled image, evokes the peacefulness of a wilderness forest. A black and white image taken in the Maroon Bells Wilderness Area, "Stand" focuses on a lone fir tree in a grove of Aspens. The Wilderness Forever Exhibit opens on the second floor of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on September 3rd 2014 and will be on display for six months.
Walls' work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution twice before. In 2007, a panel of judges selected Walls' "Watching the Sunrise" for display. Taken in Africa, it is a striking silhouette of native birds in an acacia tree. Another image, "The Twelve," became part of the flagship exhibit for The Oceans hall at the Smithsonian in 2008. It shows a stunning rock formation on the Australian coast.
Along with inclusion in national galleries and museums, Walls' work has also garnered international accolades. In 2006, Walls' "Elements," an abstract image taken at the edge of a thermal pool in Yellowstone National Park, was featured at the Natural History Museum of London in 2006. In 2009, the image became part of a 5-year international touring exhibit called "Wild Planet," comprised of "a selection of the best images from 15 years of exhibits at the Natural History Museum of London." "Elements" retuned to the Natural History Museum of London on tour with Wild Planet as part of London's Summer Olympic Celebration in 2012.
Benjamin Walls Signature Gallery is located at 701 State Street in Historic Downtown Bristol, TN/VA, 24201. The images to be displayed at the Smithsonian are currently on display along with new releases from Death Valley CA, The Wasatch Mountains of UT, Grand Teton National Park WY, The Southern Appalachian Mountains of VA/TN/NC.
Walls is currently on location at the Grand Canyon.
Bristol Public Library Receives "ALL CLEAR" After Inspection
The Bristol Public Library was inspected today for bedbugs in a periodic inspection done by trained detection dogs. After a thorough inspection in every area of the Library with emphasis on the Children's Library, all public areas and furniture, and meeting rooms an "All Clear" certification was awarded.
A little more than one year ago the BPL alerted the public to a concern about bedbugs in the facility. Since that time the Library has undergone strict maintenance and detection dog inspections and been certified bedbug free each time, but there remains some unfounded concerns in some of the community. "There are very few places that can give the public the reassurance we can about being bedbug-free," said Jud Barry, executive director of the Bristol Public Library, "And we will continue to work hard to keep getting these great inspection results."
TUNES @ NOON WITH THE DUGGER BAND
The Dugger Band will perform for Tunes @ Noon at the Paramount Center for the Arts on July 18th.
BROOKS RITTER AND OWEN CAMPBELL
Brooks Ritter and Owen Campbell will perform live at 620 State at 9pm on July 18.
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Acheloos (), auch Achelous und Achilaos, ist in der griechischen Mythologie die Personifikation des Flusses Acheloos.

Acheloos gilt als der älteste und auch als der vornehmste der griechischen Flussgötter. Er ist der Sohn des Okeanos und der Tethys. Er ist in der Lage, seine Gestalt zu ändern (eine Anspielung auf den Fluss, dessen Gottheit er war und der ebenfalls seinen Verlauf immer wieder änderte). Als Flussgott ist er für den Süßwasserreichtum und die Fruchtbarkeit des Landes verantwortlich. Acheloos ist der Vater der Sirenen, der Nymphe Kallirrhoë, die mit Alkmaion verheiratet war, und der Nymphe Kastalia, welche die Quellenymphe der bedeutenden delphischen Quelle war.

Als Acheloos sich in Deianeira, Tochter des Oineus, verliebte, kam er in Konflikt mit seinem Kontrahenten Herakles. Acheloos verwandelte sich zuerst in eine Schlange; zuletzt in einen Stier, was ihm jedoch nicht weiterhalf: Herakles brach ihm in seiner Stierform eines der Hörner ab. Um sein Horn wiederzubekommen, musste er im Tausch ein Horn der Ziege Amaltheia hergeben, die Zeus gesäugt hatte (das später sogenannte Füllhorn). Seit dem 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr. wurde die Episode mit dem Horn auch als die Herakles'sche Korrektur des arkarnanischen Flusses umgedeutet.

Acheloos wurde nicht nur regional, sondern in ganz Griechenland verehrt. Sein Name konnte sogar synonym für "Wasser" verwendet werden. Sein Kult wird mehrfach in Inschriften erwähnt. Wichtigster Kultort war das Orakel von Dodona. Im Laufe des 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. ging seine kultische Verehrung jedoch stark zurück.

In der antiken Kunst ist Acheloos ein häufig anzutreffendes Motiv. In der Literatur blieb er bis in die Römische Kaiserzeit als Beispiel des unglücklichen Liebhabers populär. In der bildenden Kunst wurde er manchmal als Mensch mit einem Horn, meist jedoch als Stier mit menschlichem Gesicht und langem feuchtem Bart dargestellt. Dabei überwogen Einzeldarstellungen des Gottes. Darstellung des Kampfes mit Herakles waren eher selten. Oftmals wurde auch nur das Gesicht, und dieses vielfach nur als Maske, dargestellt. Acheloos erscheint auch als Vater der Nymphen auf den attischen Nymphenreliefs. Vor allem in Großgriechenland und auf Sizilien war er auch Motiv zahlreicher Münzprägungen. Auch bei den Etruskern war die Darstellung des Acheloos in der Kunst weit verbreitet. Ein griechischer Vasenmaler wird aufgrund seiner Acheloos-Darstellung auf einer Vase im Alten Museum in Berlin als Acheloos-Maler bezeichnet.

Ein 1995 beschriebener Dinosaurier wurde nach dem Flussgott Achelousaurus benannt.

Quellen
 Hesiod, Theogonie 340
 Ovid, Metamorphoses 8,547; 9,1; 10,87
 Ovid, Heroides 9,137–140

Literatur

Weblinks

 Acheloos im Theoi Project (englisch)

Griechischer Flussgott
Männliche Gottheit


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In RW Connect's new Quant Essentials series, we discuss critical methodological skills in simple, jargon-free language. The first article in the series, What Is Quantitative Research? gives some more background about the series. Our second article was about research design and our third, sampling.
A clear takeaway from Congress is that the best of our industry has already adapted. They have moved away from talking about game-changing methodologies, to having taken the risk, invested, changed, and demonstrated the proven rewards. I can remember in recent years many speakers at conferences waxing lyrical about big data, with hypothetical examples of its potential application, only for little of it to come to fruition. There used to be more 'what if' and less 'we did'. But this year, the tone was braver, more self-assured, and determined.
In this article, we mention some of the important considerations you need to bear in mind when you are developing a questionnaire. A very common mistake is to assume that questionnaire design is easy! Questionnaire quality is quite spotty in marketing research and, in my opinion, this has damaged the reputation of our industry.
Long questionnaires without clear objectives are common and perhaps the Achilles' Heel of marketing research surveys. Lengthy, unfocused questionnaires typically result from confusion about the purpose of the research or too many objectives for one study. Some ABCs Of RFPs offers some tips on how to prepare a research proposal.
Though we're not in the entertainment business, boring surveys risk boring answers of little value to decision makers. While gamification may not be necessary, web surveys offer many ways to engage participants.
Many surveys have very long and detailed screeners that run up costs, slow down data collection and limit the survey to an overly-narrow group of people. This group may actually account for a very small share of brand or category volume, and there may be no real evidence that people with these characteristics merit special attention.
Check to see which demographics and other profiling data the panel company has already collected on their members. Though the wording the panel company used may not be identical to yours, there may be no reason to ask these questions again, either as screeners or in the background section of the questionnaire.
Reinventing the wheel repeatedly rather than using standard questions and questionnaire templates that are tried and true is quite common in marketing research. This increases costs and lowers quality, a lose-lose proposition.
Don't ask everyone everything! Instead, take a modular approach ("chunking") in which only key questions, or questions that will be analyzed together, are asked of all qualifying respondents. Chunking shortens questionnaire length and is nearly always preferable to data imputation.
Don't ask questions or provide answer categories that make little sense to ordinary people. Also, avoid asking highly detailed questions about shopping or product usage that few humans could be expected to answer accurately! Put yourself in the shoes of the participants and ask honestly ask yourself if you could answer these questions.
When designing your questionnaire, think ahead to the final deliverable and how the data will be analyzed. A future article in the series will give you some advice on how to prepare tab plans and interpret data.
Advanced analytics ordinarily works best when the data have been collected with specific objectives and procedures in mind. If multivariate analysis or other specialized analytics is planned, I would urge you to consult a statistician when preparing the proposal, preferably the person who will conduct the modeling. This person should also check the questionnaire before the project is fielded.
Attitudinal measurement is one of the most important tasks of marketing research, yet we often fail at this. Few marketing researchers have a background in psychometrics, and we often brainstorm items first and then see what falls out later in the analysis. This is the reverse of recommended practice, which is to first identify the constructs we wish to study and then to develop the items we'll use to measure these constructs. Before designing your own scales, I would advise you to check the academic literature and sources such as the Marketing Scales Handbook (Bruner) and the Handbook of Marketing Scales (Bearden et al.) for attitudinal scales that have been professionally validated.
Don't be wedded to traditional 5-point Agree-Disagree scales. There are many alternatives, especially in web surveys, that may be better suited for certain types of questions or participant populations. Related to this point, don't get hung up on Stevens' framework of ratio, interval, ordinal and nominal scales. It is not universally-accepted and less relevant with today's statistical methods.
Forgetting about national or ethnic culture and how these can affect shopping, purchase, usage and the way people interact with surveys is another common mistake. I'm astounded how many marketing researchers still think we're all alike! In multi-country studies, not having questionnaires professionally translated and back translated is another error that you may later regret.
In some projects, it makes sense to ask something important in different ways. For example, brand health and equity indices are sometimes constructed by combining several questions, and attitude batteries normally use more than one item to measure each construct. That said, please be careful to avoid clerical slip-ups and inadvertently ask very similar questions in several places in the questionnaire. I see this all too often and it can confuse and irritate respondents, as well as waste time and budget.
Don't optimize to mobile when there is no apparent reason to do so. Mobile surveys are an important tool in our toolbox but have limitations compared surveys administered via computer. When you need to include people in your sample who have no internet access, there are ways to integrate them without optimizing the entire survey to mobile.
Don't assume that the panel company will automatically find and remove "bad partipcants." When you can, provide them with guidance regarding straightlining – clicking on the same response nearly every time – and other forms of satisficing or deception based on your company's experience. Also, please remember that doing things on the cheap doesn't pay. Cheap sample may wind up costing you a bundle.
Whenever possible, conduct a pilot study for surveys that have never previously been fielded. Even done informally with colleagues acting as respondents can catch serious errors before it's too late.
I won't lecture you on ethics, but please read the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market, Opinion and Social Research and Data Analytics.
This has only been a snapshot of a very complex topic. Questionnaire design is not easy! A great number of books and journal articles about survey research and questionnaire design have been published. Asking Questions (Bradburn et al.), The Complete Guide to Writing Questionnaires (Harris) and Questionnaire Design (Brace) are excellent places for marketing researchers to begin. A few others I can recommend are: The Science of Web Surveys (Tourangeau et al.); Internet, Phone, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys (Dillman et al.); and The Psychology of Survey Response (Tourangeau et al.).
Psychometrics: An Introduction (Furr and Bacharach) is an excellent and highly readable introduction to the frequently misunderstood topic of psychometrics. There are also professional organizations such as ESOMAR, the AMA and AAPOR that are excellent sources for information about questionnaire development and survey research generally.
We hope you've found this brief overview of questionnaire design interesting and helpful!
Kevin Gray is President of Cannon Gray, a marketing science and analytics consultancy. He also co-hosts the audio podcast series MR Realities.


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The original library was housed in what was known as The Leland Center. This building has since been demolished but was located on the site where the Schroon Lake Health Center now sits. The library moved into its present location in 1979.
The first regular meeting of the Schroon Lake Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order at 2:12 p.m., November 28, 1978, at the Leland Center. The library board at that time consisted of: Mr. John Martin, Director; Mrs. Georgiana Martin, Secretary; Mr. Howard Atkins, Treasurer; Mrs. Beverly Burger; Mrs. Helen Keppler; Mrs. Gertrude Letson; Mrs. Marcia McCoy; Mrs. Cheryl Morris; and Mrs. Freida Wilson.
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