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World Nomads' Australian customer contact centre wins award for excellence. August 26, 2016.
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The Auscontact NSW Award is the pre-eminent awards program in Australia, recognising excellence in providing a quality customer experience, but also assesses how well a company treats its staff by providing training, support and rewards for success. Winners are thoroughly checked, not only for how responsive they are to customers' needs, but whether diversity is encouraged in the workplace, and the values of integrity and responsibility are fostered.
World Nomads General Manager Chris Noble said the company put the customer at the heart of everything it does. "I put this award for our customer service up there with how proud I feel about our charitable foundation, Footprints." "I think it shows how much we care about our community. Whether it's caring for the people in the places we all travel, or caring about the people who call us up to manage their policy or make a claim."
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Mi URL quedo así:
ConsultaPass("http://192.168.1.71/proyecto/consultarusuario.php? usuario="+usuario.getText().toString()+"contrasena="+password.getText().toString());

A: Tienes dos problemas en tu código:

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  .appendQueryParameter("usuario", usuario.getText().toString())
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  .toString();
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What the Guardian won't report: FBI Hate Crime Stats again disprove claims of rising Islamophobia
by Adam Levick
To be clear, anti-Muslim hate crimes, as with such crimes against any group, are always indefensible, but it's important to note that claims made by many at The Guardian of a "rising tide of American Islamophobia" have no basis in fact.
Contrary to the popular narrative, Muslims are not under siege in the U.S., and indeed enjoy economic prosperity, religious and civil rights which would be unimaginable in most other countries.
Indeed, a 2007 Pew Study determined that "Muslim Americans generally mirror the U.S. public in education and income levels, with immigrant Muslims slightly more affluent and better educated than native-born Muslims", and that are there is a "concentration of Muslims in professional, managerial, and technical fields, especially in information technology, education, medicine, law, and the corporate world."
A 40 page report by the Center for Security Policy, which looked at, among other factors, FBI Hate Crime Statistics over the past 9 years, demonstrated that Jews are far more likely to be victims of hate crimes in the US than Muslims.
Yet, the mere dearth of evidence has never been a barrier for the Guardian and CiF columnists in advancing a narrative of a Muslim community in the U.S. under siege.
Here's an essay by CiF's Sarah Wildman on July 28, 2011.
And, here's the headline from a CiF essay on Aug. 26, by Wajahat Ali.
The Guardian's Jonathan Freedland, in an essay on the 10th anniversary of the attacks on 9/11, wrote that he was more worried about the "rampant Islamophobia" which was "on the rise" in the U.S. than the threat of Islamist terrorism.
Well, adding to the realm of data disproving the argument that there's anything approaching a rise in Islamophobia in the U.S. is the latest FBI Hate Crime Data for 2010, which shows, once again, that hate crimes against Muslims remain rare and are far outnumbered by attacks on Jews.
In 2010, only 13.2 percent of religion-based attacks were directed at Muslims. By comparison, 65.4 percent of such crimes were directed at Jews.
Moreover, the far greater number of attacks on Jews is, by no means, evidence that the United States is a country dangerously antisemitic. By any reasonable standard or observation, Jews enjoy more freedom and prosperity in the U.S. than anywhere else in the diaspora.
So, how can anyone rationally argue that the far fewer number of assaults on Muslims prove that Islamophobia is rampant?
If the question of whether there was a rising tide of Islamophobia in the U.S. was dictated by facts, reason, and data – that is, if it wasn't driven by ideology – the debate would have ended long ago.
As such, you can certainly expect more intellectually unserious charges of rampant anti-Muslim racism in the U.S. by commentators at the Guardian.
Guardian's Jonathan Steele accuses Tunisian Muslims who oppose radical Islam of Islamophobia (cifwatch.com)
Meet CiF's Wajahat Ali: Anti-Islamophobia crusader with a soft spot for anti-Semites (cifwatch.com)
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Evidence of the quality rot in Mac OS X continues to grow. The latest is a hilarious-if-it-weren't-so-sad: typing "file:///" with a capital F results in many Mac applications crashing. But that's not all.
Since I'm writing this on a Mac, I can't spell it out as it crashes Notational Velocity, my preferred text processing tool. Read all about it at 9to5Mac.
Obviously, this could be used in an exploit to sabotage Macs all over the world. And that's bad.
But the real question: what the hell are the system software guys doing in Cupertino? It's past time to put down your lattes - they make fine ones at the Infinite Loop campus cafeteria - and stop embarrassing yourselves.
OS X is turning into a steaming mess.
Time Machine system rot A recent technical comment on an Apple developer mailing list documents more OS X stupidity. Thomas Templemann, author of the app Find Any File had some telling comments.
Well, today, a friend showed me the horrors of Time Capsule: Saving a few 100MB of changed files to the Capsule can easily take one to two hours. Which is incredible, isn't it?
And why is that? . . .
. . . accesses to the SAME item are repeated 10-20 times. Each of them issuing a fresh network call. . . .
. . . Isn't anyone at Apple noticing that [Time Capsule] or any network-based [Time Machine] backup is so incredibly slow?"
Sure they are. They just don't care. Mac sales keep climbing anyway.
Too many network accesses aren't the only problem with Time Machine. I stopped using it years ago because if you have a lot of email TM has to break and remake thousands of symbolic links, an expensive process, after email deletions.
Time Machine slowed my Mac Pro to a crawl. TM just isn't intended for serious users.
And about HFS+ Some Mac fans pooh-pooh assertions about the low quality of HFS plus despite the fact that it's been documented in independent research. Apple did nothing. Microsoft hired the researcher and has implemented major improvements.
But you can see for yourself, if you're comfortable with the Terminal, that you can corrupt a volume and OS X's Disk Utility won't see it or repair it. Still think OS X is safe for important data?
The Storage Bits take I don't know what it will take for true believers to see that there is a serious problem with Mac system software quality. Maybe a Google search on Mac file corruption? Or worse, personal experience of massive data corruption?
What is worrying to me is that these issues get worse with each release of OS X. That says that the OS X software group needs adult supervision, much as Microsoft did when they brought in uber-engineer Dave Cutler to drive Windows 7 after the Vista fiasco.
It's time for Tim Cook to step up and make sure that whoever is responsible for system software for the Mac has the same commitment to quality and innovation that Steve imbued in the rest of Apple.
Comments welcome, of course. Still using my Mac, but I'm starting to look at Linux distro's.


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The best of the bombs
by Berthold Gambrel	on March 24, 2012 March 24, 2012
The Daily Beast has a slideshow of Hollywood movies that bombed. I've only seen one of the movies on the list: Cleopatra. It's a long movie, and as I recall the early-going with Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar was pretty good, but after he gets killed off, the movie goes downhill fast. What amazed me was the fact that Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, famously having an affair at the time of the filming, had very little chemistry in the film. Harrison and Taylor were a better couple than Burton and Taylor, weird as it sounds.
Of course, the more expensive a movie is, the more danger it is in of "bombing"; since bombing basically means "failing to break even". So, this means it's theoretically possible that a good movie that people like could still bomb because of financial mismanagement during production. Since Cleopatra is the most expensive movie ever, it would have had to do incredibly well to not bomb.
So, what's the best movie to bomb? Wikipedia has a list of the biggest bombs, that's a good starting point. I know some people love The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, but I've never seen it. I haven't seen most of these. Babe: Pig in the City wasn't that bad… but it was pretty bad.
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I didn't see the list, but I did look to see what the other Disney bomb was besides John Carter. They made an animated movie, 'Mars Needs Moms' for $150,000,000, and it made about $22 million. Wow.
Never saw Cleopatra, Titanic, Avatar… I don't like big production type movies, I guess.
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I think sometimes when they know they haven't got a great movie idea to begin with, they just pour money into it to make it as big and special-effects laden as possible.
And in the cases of "Avatar" and "Titanic", it worked, apparently. James Cameron knows how to market stuff, I'll say that much. If he'd been around when they made "Cleopatra", he probably could have made it a success.
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There's and entire novel about the making of Cleopatra. 20th Century nearly went under at the 20 million price tag (today it would be 500 mil or more.) The director wanted to make 2 movies 4 hours long. The guy that took over 20th Century shut down the production spliced the two halves together. Obviously the first half would be better since it was done before interfence. Best line in a movie ever.
Egyptians are attacking, Caesar sends out the turtle to clean out the balistas and says, "That should do until morning."
Rufio says, "What happens in the morning?"
Caesar: "I thought you knew, the sun comes up."
The Adventures of Baron Munchousen was awful. Don't waste your time. It did introduce Uma Thurman, but that's about it.
Ah,yes, I remember that line. One of the great "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions", as MAD magazine would say.
Thanks for the warning on "Baron Munchausen"
I've seen a number of the other movies. Even went to see Cuthroat Island at the theater. I've always been a big Pirate buff. It would fare much better today after Pirates of the Carribean movies. It was what I call Timex movies. Action movies where the lead characters "take a licking, but keep on ticking."
Heaven's Gate was a so-so western and most of them are filmed on the cheap. It was foolish to pour that much money into a small target audience, and by the way Paint Your Wagon was a bomb too.
Hit the stop button after fifteen minutes on Ishtar and took it back to the video store.
I'm not a Scientologist so Travolta's praise of it never interested me.
Hudson Hawk is a really good movie. I love the two thiefs timing by singing songs. Willis and Danny Aeillo worked well together.
The Postman and Water World again had too small a target audience. A Boy and His Dog is much better and was much cheaper to make. Too much Kevin Costner ego. The same applies to the Eddie Murphy bomb. Speed Racer's not the kind of movie I watch on premium channels or video.
The whole idea of "Paint Your Wagon" just sounds like a bad idea to me. There are some movies that sound good on paper, but flop in practice for one reason or another. But "Wagon" just has "bad movie" written all over it from square one, it seems to me.
Also I think it's ironic that, from what I have read, this bomb "John Carter" has a very similar plot to "Avatar", which is one of the most successful movies ever, financially.
The problem is the fans of Edgar Rice B. are older and don't go see movies. Most Sci-fi/fantasy action movies have elements of Edgar Rice stories Star Wars, Avatar, etc. Not enough of a target audience for that expenditure.
Paint Your Wagon is one of my favorite movies. The singing is terrible Lee Marvin mangled a number of songs and Clint Eastwood trying to sing to a latin beat was funny. Still it had a good story and some great lines.
When a Mormon shows up with two wives and they start to auction her off,
Shermelhorn: You can't buy a woman for money?"
Mad Jack: You just try to get one without it.
The late Herve Pressman's version of They Call the Wind Mariah is first rate.
Well, I like both Marvin and Eastwood as actors, but it just seems like such a bad idea to have them sing. Usually they handle the, "good actor/bad singer" problem by dubbing some professional singer over the actor, although there are definitely major problems with that, as well.
I guess, to me, having a musical with actors who can't sing very well seems ill-advised. Why not just adapt it so that there aren't any songs?


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A forensic evidence center led by Iowa State University faculty received top honors from the American Statistical Association, the university announced last week. Based at ISU, the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) received the Statistical Partnerships Among Academe, Industry and Government award in a presentation in Vancouver, British Columbia. CSAFE was selected, along with its three-year partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, for its success in establishing a standard of analysis and interpretation in forensic evidence and for contributing to training of forensic practitioners and legal professionals. CSAFE was established in 2015 as a partnership among more than 60 researchers from ISU, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Virginia and the University of California-Irvine.


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Video: Sam Hill ready to get back to racing
By Cycling News published 26 March 14
Australian mountain biker recovered from knee injury
Past world champion Sam Hill in second place (Image credit: Russell Baker)
Sam Hill (Team CRC/Nukeproof) is ready to get his downhill mountain bike season underway for 2014. The Australian said he has recovered from a knee injury and is back to full training.
Hill crashed on the first day of practice at the last World Cup of the 2013 season in Leogang, Austria. His injuries required him to undergo surgery to repair his meniscus and ACL.
"The injury came at the end of the season - it was a good time to have a break and time off. Being forced not to be able to do something you love to do makes you more motivated to come back," said Hill. "As much as it was a negative thing at the end of last season, it's probably a positive thing for this season."
"I'll be 100% in South Africa and ready to go. I'll slap a knee brace on and hope for the best," said Hill of the downhill World Cup opener in Pietermaritzburg in early April."
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We caught up with Jessica McConnell, Director, Whirlpool Color, Finish & Material Design and Katie Remaly, Senior Studio Color Finish Designer, to discover the story behind the annual color of the year and how the comfort and hope of Honey, the 2021 Color of the Year, came to life in an extraordinary year.
THE COLORFUL WORLD OF KITCHENAID
Color has been at the heart of KitchenAid brand's success story since it first launched color products in 1955. The annual Color of the Year is an opportunity to connect with Makers on an emotional level, inspire creativity and open up new possibilities.
The selection of the Color of the Year is the purview of the KitchenAid Global Design team. The process of identifying and creating the Color of the Year begins about eighteen months before a new color is launched. The team starts by taking an exhaustive look at sociocultural trends and because the team is based in all the regions of the world there's high-level input from every corner of the globe on fashion, design, food and more.
Jessica McConnell
Director, Whirlpool Color, Finish & Material Design
"...We wanted to explore different cultures because that's what cooking is about, traveling through your senses – trying new things and experimenting..."
The inaugural Color of the Year, Bird of Paradise, embodied an exotic getaway in color as it evoked a lush, tropical adventure.
Jessica McConnell, the Director of Whirlpool Color, Finish and Material Design explains that KitchenAid wants to take people on a journey with the Color of the Year, she says "…We like to tell a global story. When we were doing Bird of Paradise we placed ourselves in Brazil; we wanted to explore different cultures because that's what cooking is about, travelling through your senses – trying new things and experimenting – and that's an aspect of what we're trying to draw to these colors as well." She goes on to describe the importance of melding these global trend stories with the brand and how KitchenAid has a heart and a soul: "…it's a very welcoming brand with a genuine side that's warm and positive…" So whatever color is ultimately chosen will reflect these qualities.
In McConnell's eyes, shifts in interior design, which happen every ten years or so – also play a big part in how color choices are made for KitchenAid. As far as interior design trends go, she says: "…What we're seeing now is a lot of earthiness of every color so everything is toned down. It looks like there's just a little piece of earth in everything, you see a lot of earthy pastels and a lot of beiges and warm tones because there's the cozy thing going on."
Katie Remaly
Whirlpool, Senior Studio Color Finish Designer
"The choice is fueled not only by the color space but also by whether or not this is a story the world is ready to hear."
Once the trends have been studied and vetted, Remaly's team comes to the table with 2 or 3 topics and color choices that are balanced against the KitchenAid color portfolio. McConnell describes how the team considers the emotional power of color to help inform meaningful color choices: "Colors are so emotional – what kinds of colors will people want to fulfill an emotional need they're having at the time."
Careful thought goes into ensuring that a color isn't duplicated or only slightly different from a color that already exists in the KitchenAid® palette. The team debates and discusses how the colors measure up against current trends and how they will help tell a story for the brand with relevant recipes and content. As Katie Remaly, Senior Studio Color Finish Designer reflects: "The choice is fueled not only by the color space but also by whether or not this is a story the world is ready to hear." Ultimately that story will always have an optimistic spin with energy and action because as McConnell explains, "…that's what we're about, making and action in the kitchen." She goes on to talk more about the importance of storytelling through color: "…Tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever – that's what we're doing here, through color – these kinds of things are what people 'bookmark' in their hearts and minds. Even if they don't buy that color, or, they buy a different color, it's a moment where they can see that side of the brand and they can experience an emotion and be inspired."
Kyoto Glow, the 2020 Color of the Year, was designed to turn the kitchen into a refreshing sanctuary where makers could recharge and replenish.
"This was pre-covid – everything was normal. The story we wanted to talk about was people caring and showing empathy for each other and reaching across aisles, or reaching across differences to make the world a better place, to build a brighter future."
By the end of 2018 the team knew they wanted to tell a story about connection and empathy for the 2021 Color of the Year. McConnell says: "This was pre-covid – everything was normal – the story we wanted to talk about was people caring and showing empathy for each other and reaching across aisles, or reaching across differences to make the world a better place, to build a brighter future." She's struck by how relevant this story is eighteen complicated months later: "For me it was really interesting because when you have a pandemic or an economic crash sociocultural trends change drastically and what's important to people shifts incredibly quickly…I find it interesting that this story rings true now more than ever."
Happily for the team, most of the extensive hands on work that goes into creating a Color of the Year with suppliers had already been put to bed before quarantine began. As Remaly observes: "The only impact covid had was the validation that this is the right story for our brand and for the times."
To get into a "honey mindset" the design team shopped, smelled, tasted and compared different varieties of honey from around the globe.
After the color has been decided on, the team rolls up their sleeves and begins the process of creating and refining that color. Remaly says: "We want to make a color that our consumers are going to love." In this case that meant sending the North America Studio Color Finish team out into the world for "honey experiences." They visited markets, shops and restaurants. They tasted and smelled and bought different honeys from various places around the globe to get into the mindset of "honey as an ingredient on a scientific level" as McConnell explains. They lined samples up to analyze and compare hue and gloss. Remaly says: "…We had been tracking the yellow color space for a while, we had to be cognizant of what exists on our palette today so we wanted honey to be orange but yellow but brown and speak to a few different color spaces, which is something that I think is special about all of our colors of the year. If you look at Kyoto Glow we still argue that it's yellow to me but green to Jess, but that's what I love about Color of the Year – really being able to experience those nuances…Honey became a conglomerate of a lot of the yellows. For me it's not so much a yellow as a yellow and orange faced brown."
Remaly goes on to share that her team doesn't use color psychology in the traditional sense when they're developing colors for KitchenAid. Red doesn't have to mean you're angry and blue doesn't have to mean you're calm. She says: "When we look at color we think that any color can do that depending on the hue, the saturation, the finish, gloss level – things like that can emulate any of those feelings – for honey specifically we wanted the warmth to come through, and the coziness."
Building on Remaly's observation on color and mood McConnell reflects that color is key to creating the vibe you want to feel while you're in your kitchen: "…That's why we have so many colors, so you can choose – everybody has a different perspective and something different they want to say. We think of a stand mixer as a throw pillow or exclamation mark in the kitchen. It celebrates who you are. It shows your personality…and it should inspire you to make or do something you love in the kitchen."
Honey, the 2021 Color of the Year, addresses the emotional need for maintaining connections in a complicated time.
DREAMING IN COLOR
The team is already deeply entrenched in creating next year's Color of the Year. So what does the future of color look like for KitchenAid? Remaly has this to say: "…Our vision for the future is to make these colors even more human centered as a design team and think even more deeply about the cultures of people and feelings and how we can bring more of the Maker into our stories. I've never thought about human centered color design before so it really changes what the future of color is going to look like at KitchenAid."
The next Color of the Year is a tightly held secret. Only a few select members of the team know what that color will be at this point. But one thing we can predict with certainty – it will have heart, it will have soul and it will inspire people to dream about how they want to tell their own story. And KitchenAid will be right there to help them tell it, in bold, beautiful, hopeful color.
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Sorry, folks, gender differences are real
Barbara Amiel March 15 1999
Sorry, folks, gender differences are real Barbara Amiel March 15 1999
Barbara Amiel
In 1991, a B.C. logger-firefighter died in a forest fire. Seven others managed to scramble up a 75-m cliff to escape. One couldn't make it in time and was overcome by smoke and heat. Death by fire is hell. That's probably why hell itself is depicted as eternal fire; to be burned at the stake was the favourite punishment zealots meted out to those they believe damned. An inquiry was held in British Columbia after the tragedy and provincial fitness standards for firefighters were raised.
Tawney Meiorin was hired as a firefighter by the B.C. government in 1992, just before the new standards were implemented. She took no physical test until 1994 when she failed the running test of 2.5 km in 11 minutes. She lost her job. She went to court, claiming her firing was discriminatory—because men have a higher aerobic capacity than women. Not all men can run 2.5 km in 11 minutes and not all those applying to be firefighters can, but more of them can than women. Her case is now before the Supreme Court of Canada.
I haven't a clue whether the standards set by the B.C. government are fair. Another B.C. firefighter, Janet Rygnestad-Stahl, says that running was not her own strong point, but after training hard she maintained a fitness level that met the requirements and allowed "me to be a safe, effective and equal member of a three-person firefighting crew."
According to Rygnestad-Stahl, "there are many males who also continue to fail the new fitness test. Perhaps that means the test is 'biased' against people who have a lower level of cardiovascular fitness and strength."
It's hard to know whether the dispute between the two female firefighters is simply competitive jealousy, but Rygnestad-Stahl's comments cut to the quick. She asked for a standard that all firefighters, irrespective of gender, should meet to maintain safety and effectiveness. In her view, the notion of special treatment on the basis of gender constituted "giant steps backwards" for women who had worked hard to gain equality.
Well, yes. Equality means equal treatment and not special privileges. But it is possible that firefighter Meiorin may be caught in a catch-22 situation. Let us assume that the standard of 2.5 km in 11 minutes is unnecessary. It is a rule made by bureaucrats, and if she was fired for not meeting a senseless rule there is no way to challenge it except by recourse to senseless grounds. If bureaucrats today decided that all computer operators must have a hand spread of more than eight inches in order to prevent repetitive strain injury, the only hope for women would be to say that such a large hand size discriminates against the more delicate bone structure of females.
The only way around a silly rule may be a senseless argument, but that means the Supreme Court of Canada may, once more, make a nonsensical judgment. Instead of reforming the rules, we will have yet another precedent confirming the view that when someone fails
The mistake in the B.C. firefighter case was to confuse the nasty notion of parity with the liberal ideal of equality
at something, it is because of discrimination, and that the solution is to make all our institutions blind to gender differences. But gender differences are real. Feminism started out by maintaining there were no differences between men and women, except perhaps for five-per-cent upper-body strength. This was orthodoxy in the early years and anyone who departed from it was a reactionary, hurled into the outer darkness. If you were a woman and protested it, the feminists declared you a non-woman, as with Margaret Thatcher, or a raving lunatic, as with me.
Gradually, as women moved into so-called non-traditional jobs, they discovered men had put up with a lot of things they didn't like, such as long working hours, tough standards and working conditions. Women were required to make choices and sacrifices. The battle cry then became to change the workplace and its institutions because—wait for it—women were "different" (read "better"). We were wired differently, thought differently, had different moral approaches to life.
Recently, a study of physicians found that in 1997 women made up the majority of medical school graduates in Canada for the first time. This, claimed the Angus Reid study, will create problems for standards of health care as women work about eight fewer hours a week than their male counterparts and have 80 per cent of their productivity rate. They don't like surgery or emergency medicine. My own view is that under normal circumstances female physicians would change work patterns to fit society's needs. But if we go on demanding that our institutions change to fit the aspirations of protected groups, who can blame females—or whatever the chosen group may be—for taking advantage of the situation? The key mistake is that we substituted the illiberal and nasty notion of parity for the liberal notion of equality. Parity demands that all groups should be equally represented at the finishing line, hence the B.C. government feels there is something wrong with its standards—not because such standards are irrelevant to firefighting efficiency, but because fewer women pass them than men and there are statistically fewer female firefighters than in the population.
I'm curious to see how we will deal with the apparent numerical overrepresentation of Asians in jobs that require mathematical skills or East Indians and Koreans in small businesses. Will we lower the mathematical requirements for accountants or suspend the issuing of business licences to people of Far Eastern ancestry? Meanwhile, if Canada's military goes on spending all its time and money on making the army a congenial place for females—where they can be treated with the courtesies appropriate to Southern belles—because numerically women are underrepresented in the armed forces, we had better make sure our foreign policy doesn't irritate the Americans too much. We can pursue these mad ideas but well need someone sane to protect us from their consequences.
Bill Gates BESIEGED
March 1999 By ROSS LAVER
Cananda
FIFTY YEARS OF CONFEDERATION
March 1999 By JOHN DeMONT
The perils of CBC
March 1999 By Anthony Wilson-Smith
CLARK'S CRISIS
STILL MOURNING AFTER FIVE DECADES
BRIEFER MADNESS
November 14th 2005 By SCOTT FESCHUK
POST-ELMO STRESS DISORDER
November 7th 2005 By SCOTT FESCHUK
YOU GO, GORD
November 7th 2005 By KATE FILLION
LET THE MONKEY GO HOME
January 2013 By BARBARA AMIEL
Now, perhaps, it will become fashionable to treat John Cheever seriously
April 1977 By BARBARA AMIEL
Sorry, Richard. I know you wanted no operatics.
SEPT. 3rd 2007 2007 By BARBARA AMIEL


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Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma extends National State of Disaster on COVID-19 to 15 February 2022
Extension of the National State of Disaster by a month
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has in terms of section 27(5)(c) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002), Gazetted the extension of the National State of Disaster on Covid-19 until 15 February 2022.
The extension takes into account the need to continue augmenting the existing legislation and contingency arrangements undertaken by organs of state and all other role players to mitigate against the impact of the disaster on lives and livelihoods.
All people are urged to continue adherence to Covid regulations. Everyone has to wear a face mask at all times, social distance, avoid closed and poorly ventilated spaces, large gatherings and wash hands with soap and water or use an alcohol based hand sanitizer.
We urge all South Africans to heed the call by our government to be vaccinated as it is through mass vaccination that we will be able to achieve herd immunity and ultimately protect lives and livelihoods.
Lungi Mtshali
Department of Cooperative Governance
Disaster Management Act: Extension of National State of Disaster under Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown to 15 February 2022


We live in an age of technology, yet the elder care industry doesn't seem to have taken notice. According to a recent article in Forbes, the internet and other digital tools may be able to improve the quality of elder care, and to attend to matters of elder abuse and neglect across the country. We mentioned a recent story about elder financial abuse and online mapping. This is only one of the tools that may help our older loved ones in the years to come.
Taking care of our elderly loved ones will be especially important in the coming years as the large number of Americans who make up the baby boomer generation grow old and require care in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. While none of us likes to believe that nursing home neglect is a problem that can affect our loved ones, recent news stories throughout California suggest that elder abuse is a problem that afflicts many people. As a result, it's important to contact a nursing home abuse attorney if you suspect that your elderly loved one has been the victim of nursing home neglect.
Right now, the cost of elder care "is enormous." Indeed, if current projections hold true, it will be close to a $320 billion industry in America by the year 2016. While this figure presents a potentially "massive revenue opportunity for the incumbent elder care market," it also means a significant increase in elder care costs for older adults and their loved ones. A large majority of the costs are expected to come from in-home care or at-home care, as it's "one of the fastest growing segments of this market." But what does this mean for new technological tools?
Elder care technology has been expanding in recent years, and "We've come a long way from the 'I've fallen and I can't get up' days." Indeed, "safety monitoring and assistance technologies are improving quickly, being driven by advances in bio-sensing, sensory networks, robotics, telecommunications and cloud computing." While these terms can be mystifying for many of us who aren't well acquainted with new technologies, in short they simply mean that new technologies are out there and they're being put to use for improving elder care.
For instance, if your elderly loved one has sustained injuries because of nursing home neglect, a new technology may be able to alert you about significant health changes or bodily injuries. A company called VitalConnect is in the process of developing "wearable health sensors." These devices, known as "wearables," may have a significant impact on our ability to detect elder neglect at assisted living facilities and nursing homes across the country. For "not only can [they] detect body vitals like temperature and heart rate, but [wearables] can also detect falls and other types of incidents." In short, technology may allow us to track the health of our elderly loved ones, and it may be able to let us know when something isn't right.
And new technological innovations might also have the added benefit of lowering the already high costs of elder care. Some of these new technologies likely will employ telehealth monitors, which can drastically reduce the number of emergency room visits since we'll be able to treat ailments and injuries before they require a visit to the ER. In other words, keeping seniors "out of the healthcare system and expensive caregiver market" by relying on technology can help significantly with care costs.
While technology may prove extremely beneficial for identifying elder abuse in a timely manner and providing better care for our elderly loved ones, it's still in its early stages. If you suspect that your loved one has sustained injuries at a nursing home or assisted living facility, it's very important to speak to an experienced San Diego nursing home abuse lawyer. At the Walton Law Firm, we have years of experience handling these cases and can answer your questions today.


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MRCG intensifies calls for safety and security of journalists
Sierra LeoneSafety of Journalists
The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) joins other organisations to observe the 'International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists' today, Tuesday, 2nd November 2021.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2nd November as the 'International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists' in a General Assembly Resolution. The Resolution urged Member States to implement definite measures countering the culture of impunity.
The date was chosen in commemoration of the assassination of two French journalists in Mali on 2nd November 2013. This landmark resolution condemns all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers.
It also urges Member States to do their utmost to prevent violence against journalists and media workers, bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against journalists and media workers, and ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies.
Since 2018, the MRCG, with support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in the United States of America, has been monitoring and publishing reports on press freedom and freedom of expression issues in Sierra Leone, including issues of intimidations, attacks, assaults, arrests, detentions and prosecution of journalists and civil society activists.
The May 2021 'Press Freedom in Sierra Leone' Report indicated that out of 35 cases monitored, 26 had been concluded, settled, resolved, dropped or abandoned because of lack of progress; three were in court; and six under police investigation/inconclusive/stalled.
Although there are no criminal and seditious libel law provisions in the law books of Sierra Leone, the Report showed that there are still active libel cases in court. However, libel related cases that were under police investigations had been reportedly closed since the law was repealed.
The MRCG has brought to the attention of the Ministry of Information and Communication the inconclusive cases. The Ministry has responded through a letter indicating that action is being taken to address the issues. A letter had also been written to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to look into the matters. We call on the ministry to expedite the process.
The MRCG is also reminding the Hon. Minister of Information and Communication about an earlier petition sent to request an end to the case against Fayia Amara Fayia, a journalist with the Standard Times newspaper.
"As we observe the 'International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists' today, the MRCG reminds the Hon. Minister of Information and Communication, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, of a petition sent to him by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and MRCG to respectfully seek his intervention to end the ongoing prosecution of journalist, Fayia Amara Fayia of the Standard Times newspaper," Dr. Francis Sowa, National Coordinator of the MRCG, said.
The MRCG notes that since the petition was sent to the Minister of Information, the matter has not been called in court. But the organization still calls for an official end to the matter.
The MRCG also calls on the Government, politicians, media organizations, media owners and managers, civil society associations and members of the public to ensure the safety and security of journalists across the country at all times.
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Dr. Nina French is energized.
The CEO of Lucid Energy, a company committed to turning millions of miles of gravity-fed water pipelines around the world into generators of clean, environmentally-friendly, renewable energy from in-pipe hydropower, Nina French has more than 37 years experience in energy, environmental technologies, energy policy, and business development.
Previously, as founder and CTO of Clean Coal Solutions LLC, she worked to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants, and as co-founder and President of Sky+ Ltd., an exclusive R&D contractor to Rolls-Royce, she helped develop an innovative turbine blade manufacturing process that saved up to 50% of the cost of first stage turbine blades using 3-D printing technology and single-crystal casting.
A former senior member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories, Nina helped build and test the first solar central receiver, and was lead project manager for Sandia's first molten salt solar central receiver test project. She also spent five years on the Department of Energy Mixed Waste Treatment committee to commercialize technologies to clean up legacy mixed waste from DOE weapons facilities.
Nina earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Davis, has served as a member of the EPA Science Advisory Board, and currently serves on the National Coal Council, appointed by the Secretary of Energy.


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1873 East African slave trade report
► Zanzibar slave trade 1872 ◄► 1874
Rear-Admiral Cumming to the Secretary to the Admiralty.
"Glasgow," Gulf of Aden, March 7, 1874.
(Extract)
IN accordance with the directions contained in the Slave Trade Instructions, I have the honour to make the following report, to be laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty: -
During the year 1873 the total number of dhows captured by Her Majesty's ships under my command, as being employed in the Slave Trade, is twenty-nine; of these three have not been condemned; therefore, the number of the captures for the year may be taken as twenty-six. During the last nine months of 1872 the number was six only; but their Lordships will observe that during 1873 the number of slaves found in the vessel is far less in proportion, the total number being 212 slaves, whereas, during the nine months of 1872, it was 251. In only two cases during 1873 have cargoes of slaves been found - one in July by the "Briton," and another in August by the "Daphne." It appears doubtful, however, in the latter cases if the vessels will be condemned as a capture to the ship, as the Governor of Lamoo appears to have previously detained her on the ground of being employed in the Slave Trade.
The tonnage of the vessels captured is far greater in the aggregate than that of the captures in the last nine months of 1872 - this year being 1,700.98 against 992.48.
The vessels employed on the East Coast of Africa during the year were the "Glasgow," "Wolverene," "Briton," "Daphne," "Vulture," "Nimble," "Magpie," and "Shearwater," of which "Glasgow," "Wolverene," "Nimble," and "Magpie" were ordered temporarily to Zanzibar to enforce, if necessary, the signing of the Treaty of the 5th June, 1873. The regular cruizers have been the "Briton," employed on the coast during the whole year, with the exception of three months, when she was refitting and docking at Mauritius; the services performed by this vessel have been very great, and the untiring zeal of Captain Malcolm, and the officers and men, deserve the highest praise. This ship has captured 11 vessels - all have been condemned; carried 144 slaves; the total tonnage being 869.55.
The "Daphne" has also rendered very valuable service in the suppression of the Slave Trade, having been employed during 1873 on the coast almost without intermission; six of the nine vessels captured by her have been condemned, and one (referred to in paragraph 2) is not yet adjudicated; and the "Vulture" has been employed on the coast since the 5th July, and has made one capture.
The captures, &c., made by the remaining vessels employed will be seen in the accompanying Return.
I would draw their Lordships' notice to the several points which require attention, with a view to the further prevention of the Slave Trade.
(1.) The boats of Her Majesty's ships are, for several reasons, not at all suited for cruizing on the coast; the men are much exposed; and as a natural consequence are liable to be rendered unserviceable; again, the size of the boats renders it in many cases impossible for the captain and crew of the captured vessel being brought to the port of adjudication; they are necessarily landed, and therefore escape punishment. With a view to remedying these defects, I fully reported on the boat proposed by Captain Sullivan, but I doubt whether schooners similar to those used as pilot boats at Liverpool (which are between 80 and 90 tons burden) would not better meet the requirements. Boats of this description are at present used in the pilot service at Bombay, and are able to remain at sea in any weather, and can work against any monsoon.
I should much like to see three vessels of this class attached to the proposed depôt ship at Zanzibar. They should be on rather a larger scale in order to give more stowage room, and should be armed with two 7-pounder muzzle-loading rifle bronze guns (200 1bs. weight), one forward and one aft; and should also be fitted with two 24-pounder rocket tubes, to ship at stern and stem, and on either broadside.
(2.) A supply of coal is required for the use of the cruizers on the south port of the coast, and Port Mozambique would be the most suitable port, as there would appear little difficulty in obtaining, if there, from the Agent of Victor Régis Ainé, of Marseilles, at about 3l. or 3l. 10s. a ton, if a contract were entered into. The anchorage at Johanna renders that island, during part of the year, unsuitable as a coaling station.
(3.) It would be advantageous if power could be given to our cruizers to search vessels flying the French flag. At present if these vessels are supplied with the "Acte de Francisation" and the "Congé" (dated within the year) no further steps can legally be taken, and these papers, it appears, are not difficult to obtain. The Captain of the "Briton" has reported on this point in his letter of 10th December, 1873.
(4.) The want of properly qualified interpreters has long been felt, and in my letter of 31st December, 1873, suggestions on this point will be found. I believe if sufficient inducements were offered, many officers would render themselves competent interpreters in the Swaheli language, in the same way that Navigating Lieutenant Nankivell of Her Majesty's ship "Daphne" has already done; and as an inducement to officers to qualify, I would suggest that the same pay should be granted as that given to officers who pass in Hindustanee or Persian.
This report would have been forwarded before, only through some mistake a portion of the mails from the Coast for January were delayed in their transmission to Aden.
Return of Ships furnished with Warrants for the Suppression of the Slave Trade during the Year 1873.
East India Station.
Ship Name and Rank of Commanding Officer No. of Guns. Remarks.
Briton Captain G. J. Malcolm
Captain Lindesay Brine 10
Daphne Commander R S. Bateman
Commander C. E. Foote 5
Columbine Commander E. W. Hereford 3
Kestrel Commander W. R. Boulton 4 This ship has since gone to the China station
Rifleman Commander R. M. Gillson 4
Shearwater Commander W. J. L. Wharton 4
Philomel Commander E. St. J. Garforth 3
Nimble Commander E. C. Best 5
Nassau Lieutenant F. J. Gray 4
Vulture Commander Arthur T. Brooke 3
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I am quite pushed for time this Weekend as I took the day off yesterday and tried to take my elderly Mum to Buscot Park near Lechlade (on The Thames, near Swindon) with my Brother but despite checking with the Internet during the week, the blessed place was closed and by sheer luck whilst in an extremely bad mood at the prospect of having to go to Lechlade itself (which can be a bit 'tacky' and immensely busy when the Sun is out) I noticed a sign by 'The Trout' PUB which mentioned something called 'Kilmcott Manor' and it turned out to be a divinely peaceful little place which was the Summer Retreat of William Morris - which of course got me thinking of Walker Greenbank WGB although with my quick whizz around the ground floor of the House there was little evidence of Wallpaper. Maybe he didn't want to be reminded of work when he was at home !!
First off some housekeeping type stuff - firstly can I point Readers in the general direction of the Homepage where I have put pretty much all the details I know so far about 'Wheelie's Summer Bash' on Saturday 23rd September 2017 and everyone is invited.
The thought that we still have about 3 Weeks to go on this General Election run-in is beyond depressing. We all know what the result will be and thankfully the Markets should take this in their stride and any negative forces on Stocks are likely to come from completely different factors if they do occur.
The Campaigns are just so dire - T May seems to have totally absorbed her Conference Speech from many years back where she talked about "The Nasty Party" and consequently you wouldn't even know she was the Leader of the Tories if you just had a quick look at the Campaign Marketing fodder. It is very much a Campaign to elect T May as the President.
Another one in the programme was similar to something in the Kahneman book. Some researcher somewhere analysed the outcomes of Parole Board Hearings in the US over a long time series while controlling for certain factors such as Race, Gender, Age, etc. The finding was that Prisoners who went up to the Parole Board before Lunch were far more likely to fail in their request than those applying just after Lunch. The explanation for this seems to be that when the Parole Judge is hungry and tired they tend to be less generous than after Lunch when they have been fed and watered.
The markets globally have started to feel instability.
Markets over recent weeks have been stable as there has been no action by central banks in Europe and US. Article 50 for the negotiations to start on Britain leaving the EU has been parked to March 2017.
UK Stocks in the majority reporting strong earnings and FTSE pushing up from 6300 to 6900+ area.
The markets this summer are contrary to previous summers where they needed constant intervention by central banks. Now they are a happier place if left alone. Amazing how things can move full circle.
Readers who are misfortunate enough to follow me on the Tweet Generator, will have probably seen my concerns over the General Election due in early May and how I am pretty much downing tools at the moment and not buying anything. I see this as the most uncertain Election in my Lifetime (yes, that long !!) and Stockmarkets tend to detest uncertainty.
I suppose a Golden Rule of blogging is to avoid Politics - I am sure I will regret writing this as any bias I have will no doubt creep out and upset 50% of my Readers - I will try to be objective !!
As they say, "never work with Animals or Children" - I am not sure what this has to do with anything, but it is probably superb Blogging advice.


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Title: Report on the millennium chalk streams fly trends study : a survey carried out in 2000 among 365 fly fishermen, fishery owners, club secretaries and river keepers
Questionnaire results from 365 respondents were analysed to ascertain what observed changes had occurred in fly populations in southern chalk rivers over past decades. Detailed analysis and interpretation of the data centred on ascribing 'abundance scores' to the six reporting levels of fly hatches ranging from good hatches frequently' to absent'. The results indicate that the overall abundance score in 1999 has fallen to 34 compared with the maximum score of 100 in the last decade before the War. The main part of the reduction has occurred over the last 20 years. After 1980, the abundance score fell steeply (by about three-fifths) over the next two decades to the end of the Millennium. The most precipitous fall was over the most recent period, the 10 years between 1989 and 1999, with the abundance score falling from 65 in the 1980s to 34 in 1999. It is possible to benchmark the decline in aquatic fly abundance against the declines in populations of birds and butterflies that have recently been revealed by large-scale surveys. Between 1972 and 1996, there was an average 40% population decline among the 20 species included in the Government's Farmland Bird Index. Over this period, the tree sparrow declined 76%, the skylark 75%, the corn bunting 74%, and the turtle dove 85%. Numbers of swallows specifically are believed to have declined because of steep falls in the number of available insects. Joint research by the Butterfly Conservation Charity and The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology based upon 1.6 million sightings by 10,000 volunteers shows that a third of butterfly species have suffered falls in numbers greater than 50%, and many other species have fallen by more than 20%. The high brown fritillary has declined by 77% since the 1970s, the wood white by 62%, the pearl-bordered fritillary by 60% and the marsh fritillary by 55%. Further surveys have been published giving details of declines in other animal populations, such as bumble bees, water voles and dormice. In reporting the changes in bird and butterfly abundance, the authors of these surveys and other commentators have drawn attention to the growing body of evidence linking the declines with recent agricultural intensification and changes in practice, as well as with urbanisation and loss of habitat, especially wetland habitat.
Subject Keywords: Chalk streams; River fisheries; Invertebrates; Flyfishing; Hatching; Predation; Ecological indicators; Data analysis
Geographic Keywords: EA South West


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Brexit fallout: Ireland expects to receive Euros 1,05bn from EU
Portugal wants quick ratification of EU/Mercosur deal, but there are many objections
Johnson talks to Macron for a secure post Brexit deal, but fisheries remain a major issue
Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Johnson told Macron "intensive talks" were needed to "bridge significant gaps" remaining across the negotiating table.
Boris Johnson has told the French president the UK wants to "explore every avenue" to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, days before the PM's self-imposed deadline. Johnson told Emmanuel Macron "intensive talks" were needed to "bridge significant gaps" remaining across the negotiating table.
A disagreement over fishing has been one major sticking point of talks. Informal discussions will continue in Brussels this week.
The UK left the EU on 31 January and entered a transition period until the end of the year - with all the rules, regulations and budget payments staying the same until then.
Both sides are now trying to negotiate a trade deal - which would decide, among other things, the tariffs applied when buying and selling each other's goods.
A No 10 spokesman said in the call on Saturday, Mr Johnson "confirmed the UK's commitment to exploring every avenue to reach an agreement".
"He underlined that a deal was better for both sides, but also that the UK was prepared to end the transition period on Australia-style terms if an agreement could not be found," the spokesman added.
An "Australia-style" agreement means trading on World Trade Organization terms, with no specific free trade deal. It comes after Downing Street said the latest round of discussions between chief negotiators Michel Barnier and Lord Frost, in London, had been "useful".
One thing that both sides have agreed on is that a deal needs to be struck in October to ensure sufficient time for ratification, before the end of the transition period. But negotiators are unlikely to get until the end of the month.
Mr Johnson has previously said he wants to agree a free trade deal by the time of an EU summit in the Belgian capital - which is next week, on Thursday 15 October. Boris Johnson has said the two sides should "move on", if nothing is agreed by then.
The No 10 spokesman said that during the phone call, "the prime minister emphasized that progress must be made in the coming days to bridge the significant gaps, notably in the areas of fisheries and the level playing field".
The issue of fishing is one that has cropped up time and again throughout talks. The UK wants full access to EU markets to sell its fish, but in return the EU wants full access for its fishing fleets to UK waters - which the UK does not want to provide.
The "level playing field" is the idea that there should be measures in place to ensure businesses on one side of the deal do not have an unfair advantage over their competitors on the other side.
All trade agreements have such measures, but the EU wants the UK to stick particularly closely to EU rules on things like workers' rights, environmental regulations and particularly state aid - that is, financial assistance given by government to businesses.
The UK, on the other hand, says the whole point of Brexit was to break free from following common rules.
If no deal is reached, the UK and EU would do business under World Trade Organization rules, which would mean tariffs on goods.
The UK government has started referring to this outcome as an "Australia-style deal" because it would mean the UK trading with the EU in roughly the same way Australia does.
Categories: Economy, Fisheries, Politics, International.
Tags: Boris Johnson, Brexit, Emmanuel Macron, France, Trade deal, United Kingdom.


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Butler County was first organized in 1854 with Robert T. Crowell being appointed as the first Sheriff. Sheriff Crowell served until 1855 when Walker H. Bishop was elected sheriff.
In 1854 Clarksville became the first county seat for Butler County. In 1860 enough registered voters signed a petition to have the county seat moved. An election was held, and the county seat was then moved to Butler Center. In 1880 the Citizens of Clarksville circulated a petition to have the county seat moved back to Clarksville. The citizens in the rest of the county did not want the county seat back in Clarksville, and since the railroad was not going through Butler Center and would be going through the newly incorporated town of Allison, the voters elected to have the county seat moved there. In 1880 the county seat was moved to its present site at the end of main street in Allison. The new courthouse was built at a cost of $10,000, with the Sheriff's Office and jail being located there.
In 1928 a new jail was built east of the courthouse, for a cost of $14,000. The jail had office and jail space on the first floor and in the basement. In September of 1929 the jail got its first real use. That year the public school in Allison burned down, and because of a shortage of classroom space, the jail became a school. Classes for 3rd through 6th grades were held in the jail offices and cells for the remainder of the 1929-1930 school year. Since the Sheriff had not moved his office into the jail before the school burned, the Butler County Superintendent of schools moved in the jail building in 1930. The Superintendent used all the office space, while the Sheriff maintained his office in the courthouse. The Superintendent of schools would watch the prisoner(s) during his office hours. After hours and on weekends the prisoner(s) had telephone contact with the Sheriff's residence for emergencies. The Sheriff kept his office in the courthouse until the late 1960's when the Superintendent of schools moved out.
From 1928 until today the jail building has undergone several changes. In the early 1940's at the start of World War II, the cells in the basement of the jail were removed. The iron and steel from these cells were used in the war effort. In 1983 a new office area was added to the old jail building, and the cells were remodeled to conform with the state jail standards. In 1991 the jail changed again to accommodate more prisoners.. Besides holding prisoners for Butler County, the jail also holds prisoners for Franklin County. The revenue from holding out of county prisoners amounts to approximately $90,000 per year.


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Memphis' Venezuelan community joins international protests with 200-person rally
Approximately 200 members of Memphis' Venezuelan-American community rallied Saturday, as tensions in their home country mount.
Memphis' Venezuelan community joins international protests with 200-person rally Approximately 200 members of Memphis' Venezuelan-American community rallied Saturday, as tensions in their home country mount. Check out this story on commercialappeal.com: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/02/02/memphis-venezuelan-community-joins-international-protests-juan-guaido-presidential-election/2756620002/
Sarah Macaraeg, Memphis Commercial Appeal Published 6:23 p.m. CT Feb. 2, 2019
Daniel Fuenmayor, 18, of Lakeland, rallies at Shelby Farms Park in support of Venezuelan leader Juan Guaido. (Photo: Sarah Macaraeg)
Approximately 200 members of Memphis' Venezuelan-American community rallied Saturday in Shelby Farms Park, as tensions mount over the control of the presidency in their home country.
Donning the red, yellow and blue colors of the Venezuelan flag, the multi-generational crowd of protesters turned out on an unseasonably warm day as part of a international day of protest in support of opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
Cesar Guerrero, a construction worker who has lived in Germantown since 2015, attended with his wife Naik and their two sons.
Asked what he wants to see happen in Venezuela, Guerrero said: "Many things. Freedom. Security, so that children can go to school safely. A brighter future. Food, medicine."
He also referred to the dire shortages of each of those things, which have become emblematic of the country's spiraling economic and humanitarian crisis.
On an international day of action, Memphis Venezuelans rally at Shelby Farms Park in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Photo: Sarah Macaraeg)
Venezuelan-American community in Memphis
According to Daniel Bastardo Blanco, a University of Tennessee student who helped organize the protest as part of the group Venezolanos en Memphis, some of those present represented the estimated 3 million refugees who have fled Venezuela in recent years.
Some were deeply-rooted Memphians, Blanco said.
"The Venezuelan community (in Memphis) is a very diverse community. We have medical doctors, we have scientists, we have realtors, car dealership owners, restaurant owners," said Blanco.
He said at least 900 Venezuelans live in the Memphis area, based on voter turnout.
"We all want to do our best to make Memphis better," said Blanco.
While he may have left Venezuela physically behind, he said, "I never left it in my heart."
For Arianna Mora, a 15-year-old from Olive Branch, Mississippi, the demonstration marked the first time she gathered with her broader community.
"It's interesting, looking at so many people celebrating," she said. "It's exciting to have a new president."
A presidential election with geopolitical implications
Although Venezuela's contested presidency has taken center stage in foreign policy discussions around the world in recent weeks, the conflict is not yet resolved.
Guaidó, the opposition leader whom the Memphis expatriates demonstrated to support, also has the backing of President Donald Trump.
Various officials have pushed for the ouster of Nicolás Maduro, who currently presides over the oil-rich country. A White House spokesperson recently said, "All options are on the table," in regard to potential military intervention, according to USA Today. Sanctions were also recently imposed by the U.S. on the country's state-run oil company.
For those dubious about the prospect of U.S. intervention, Blanco said he understands the concerns.
"But, we're fighting to be able to feed our children, to be able to treat all patients, to dream of a Venezuela where someone can live," he said.
Their struggle isn't about bringing U.S. intervention into Venezuela, he said.
"It's to bring our country back into democracy."
Sarah Macaraeg is an investigative reporter with The Commercial Appeal. She can be reached at 901-426-4357 or sarah.macaraeg@commercialappeal.com. She is on Twitter @seramak.
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Miss Tennessee contest coming to Memphis


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Why quick decision-making is your competitive advantage
Quick decision-making is arguably the most important ability for a business today. Find out how fast-thinking boosts both revenue and employee engagement.
Quick decision-making saves time and money
Devolved decision-making = engaged employees
Quick decision-making relies on trust
De-risking quick decision-making
Speed up your decisions, overtake your competition
Quick decision-making is arguably the most important ability for a business today. Why is speed so vital? Because, in a fast-paced world, it's the thing that lets you get ahead of your competitors.
Bain & Company carried out a 10-year research programme involving more than 1,000 companies, which shows a clear correlation between decision effectiveness and business performance.
It found that high performing companies were making decisions quicker, with less effort, and executing them more frequently than their worse-performing counterparts. On the other hand, the companies that deliberated over decisions for months saw growth stagnate, while their competitors overtook.
Whether you think your business is good or bad at making decisions, the truth is most companies can improve the effectiveness of their decision-making.
In a survey of 1,260 people across a range of business sectors, McKinsey found that only 20% of respondents believed their organisations excelled at decision making. What's more, a majority said much of the time they devote to decision-making is used ineffectively. This was consistent across both smaller, routine decisions and big important decisions.
Proving that slow decision-making is costing organisations both time and money, the respondents who believed their companies excelled at decision-making were twice as likely to report superior returns from their most recent decisions.
The researchers also made another interesting discovery: "Faster decisions tend to be higher quality, suggesting that speed does not undercut the merit of a given decision. Rather, good decision-making practices tend to yield decisions that are both high quality and fast."
Slow decision-making not only affects revenue but also employee engagement. The Institute for Employment Studies analysed data from more than 10,000 employees to understand the factors that most influence engagement.
They found that the strongest driver of all is a sense of feeling valued and involved, and central to this is having involvement in decision-making. Employees who are not empowered to make decisions for themselves and have to wait on leadership for direction become quickly disengaged.
They become less committed to the business and their performance drops. They might even start looking around for new opportunities. If, however, decision-making is devolved and employees can play an active role, they can help drive the company forward. This helps to fuel their passion for both their work and their employer.
Delegating decisions and empowering employees to get things done means problems get solved quicker, and opportunities get seized rather than being wasted due to indecision. It also frees up senior leaders to focus on the big questions, while those closer to the front line can make the best decisions for their departments.
Writing for Forbes, Cloverpop CEO Erik Larson says trust is something the best-performing companies demonstrate: "Successful businesses lean into the need for trust by focusing on delegation, transparency and accountability."
Through delegation, transparency and accountability, these organisations build a 'triangle of trust' and this gives them faster, better decision practices. "They engage their employees, they innovate and adapt and they execute quickly and efficiently," says Larson.
While fast decision-making is desirable for businesses, rash decision-making is not. So how do you speed things up without making mistakes? Experience and expertise help but even experienced people can make the wrong choice.
Psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who won his Nobel Prize for research on the cognitive biases that affect human choices, notes: "Intuition feels just the same when it's wrong and when it's right, that's the problem."
But decisions don't have to be made on intuition alone; by using data you can dramatically increase confidence in your decisions. Data-backed decisions are easier for everyone to buy into because data removes biases and subjectivity. The numbers show you the way forward.
Of course, data can take time to compile, but there are sources of data that are quick and reliable. With Attest, you can instantly reach out to thousands of consumers to gain the insight you need to make fast, fact-based decisions.
Here are a few examples of how Attest clients have used the platform recently to inform their decision-making:
A supermarket wanted to test what consumers thought of its proposed new cafe menu and found very strong levels of satisfaction.
A flower delivery service planned to launch in France and Germany but realised it would first have to change a core part of its proposition.
A fitness brand wondered if it needed to pivot during COVID-19 and discovered that people wanted online resources.
An insurance company considered changing its name but research in five markets showed the new name was an unpopular choice.
A key reason that companies get left behind is because of their slow decisions. It disrupts go-to-market plans and prevents the timely implementation of new ideas. There are tons of examples that show what happens to organisations when they delay delivery.
Just look at Blockbuster Video; its failure to embrace the internet left it unable to compete with online streaming services. Then there's BlackBerry, which took a beating because it underestimated Apple and didn't adapt to the market.
To be a winner, you have to stay one step ahead of the competition. And to do that, your business needs to be agile – built like a speedboat, not a giant ship that takes forever to change direction.
Central to this is blowing out bureaucratic structures. This can be done by delegating decision-making and giving people access to the insights they need to guide their choices. Suddenly, progress that used to take months or years is achieved in weeks. And what happens to your competitors? They're left behind in a cloud of dust!
Want to be first to market, or first to launch? Try Attest now.
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On October 30th a substance abuse/women and violence symposium will be held at Trenton Housing Authority between the hours of 11:00am and 4:00pm.
A resource fair on expungements will be held at Donnelly Homes on October 8th.
The Division of Mental Health is hosting training on using a trauma-informed lens to promote healing, health and wholeness on October 21st. The event is free. Contact Michelle Madou at 989-6529 to register.
Gregory Elementary School is hosting a Book and Treat on October 29th and 30th.
A Better Way is hosting a monthly giveaway of warm food, groceries, and clothing as well as free Halloween costumes on October 24th 12-2pm at 416 Bellevue Ave. The event will be outdoors and flyers will be sent out soon.
Presentation by Volunteers of America: Pat McKiernan- Pat described Volunteers of America. The organization provides residential community release programs, parole programs, mental health services, shelter care programs, transitional housing for men, veteran services, etc. They are partnering with Helping Arms to provide services in Trenton. These services will include family support advocates, job development, financial assistance, and employer assistance. They will be present in county correctional facilities 60 days pre-release. They will not be serving individuals who are on parole or probation. They hope to have all services fully running by the end of the month. Members may contact James Dorsey about referring their clients to the program. They have a MOU infrastructure so clients and partner organizations know what information is releasable.
CVS is now offering Narcan over the counter.
MCRTF's new SmartBook app called Square Two is almost complete.
The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act which is currently be considered by the Senate. The legislation would provide judges with greater sentencing discretion for low level drug offenses, recalibrate sentencing for drug offenses, and target violent offenders.


When the original Clamcase iPad accessory landed on the market, it managed to gain a lot of interest by being tagged as something of a game changer. Wrapping an external keyboard and a multi-position stand all-in-one iPad accessory was an extremely intelligent move by the makers, but unfortunately, it didn't live up to the hype and pulled in some very negative reviews. After going back to the drawing board and attempting to right the wrongs, Clamcase is back with their Pro version of the case that is lighter, thinner and packs in even more punch for your $169.
The Clamcase Pro is most definitely built on the same fundamental design concepts of the original product. The accessory is being billed as the company's thinnest and lightest product to date, but still managing to provide the iPad with all of the protection it deserves while allowing the user to achieve maximum productivity. The product is pretty gorgeous to look at, but putting aesthetics aside, it is also extremely versatile by packing in the ability to transform into a number of different modes.
Users can opt to slot in their iPad and use the Clamcase Pro as a makeshift laptop, with the display of the iPad being held front and center with a MacBook inspired keyboard. The product also works as a touchscreen stand with the keyboard folded out of view as well as a perfectly capable carrying case thanks to the 360-degree hinge that allows the back cover to fold away. Clamcase Pro includes built-in Bluetooth connectivity to allow the iPad and the attached keyboard to connect with one another.
The case also comes added with little presents for the user, like a rechargeable battery and the ability to put itself to sleep when not being used and immediately wake up as soon as the full QWERTY keyboard is interacted with. The whole product is made up of an aluminum casing with a polycarbonate shell and soft touch surfaces to give it that extra polished feel. In the time it has taken to get the Clamcase Pro designed and out to the market we have seen competing companies release similar products, but it looks like Clamcase is definitely sitting on top of that pile with the Pro option.