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The 3Ps Series: People
What is the 'People' in the 3Ps?
6 out of 10 principles of the UN Global Compact
The Social Pillar of Sustainability
Written by: Inchainge | 3 minute read | Last updated on: September 21st, 2022
The 3Ps of sustainability – People, Planet, and Profit – enable a company to harness its complete potential and add real value to its business. In a post-COVID world, companies are quickly responding to the need for a greener, renewable and sustainable business strategy which can withstand unforeseen circumstances. Companies have to adapt a perspective where they prioritize multiple stakeholders rather than focusing on only churning revenue. In this series, we will discuss the 'People' aspect of the Triple Bottom Line and what it means for a company's transition to sustainability.
1. What is the 'People' in the 3Ps?
2. 6 out of 10 principles of the UN Global Compact
3. The Social Pillar of Sustainability
4. Want to know more?
The 'People' or social equity bottom line represents the right, well-being, and development of the people involved in a company's establishment and development. It ensures better working conditions and overall fair treatment of not only a company's employees but also all the workers who are involved in the value chain.
Additionally, the 'People' aspect of the Triple Bottom Line also includes other stakeholders such as the community within which an organization operates. This means that the company had to take up social responsibilities which contribute to the improvement of several social factors such as workers' wages, education, human rights, and so on.
It can be said that 'People' in 3Ps or the social equity bottom line helps businesses identify and manage the key impacts that it has on society.
Source: John Elkington's Triple Bottom Line
The first 6 of the UN Global Compact focus on the social equity bottom line. It covers several dimensions such as human rights for specific labor groups, women's empowerment, and gender equity. It also looks deeply into gender equality, child rights, and rights of indigenous people and people with disabilities. All of this contributes to a people-centric approach for businesses giving them the scope for social sustainability while addressing a diverse group of improvement projects such as health and education.
Source: UN Global Compact
The UN states that "At a minimum, we expect businesses to undertake due diligence to avoid harming human rights and to address any adverse impacts on human rights that may be related to their activities. As a complement, not as a substitute for respecting rights, businesses can also take additional steps:
Contribute in other ways to improve the lives of the people they affect, such as by creating decent jobs, goods, and services that help meet basic needs and more inclusive value chains.
Make strategic social investments and promote public policies that support social sustainability.
Partner with other businesses, pooling strengths to make a greater positive impact."
Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labor; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
According to the Forum of Responsible and Sustainable Investment, "Between 2016 and 2018, sustainable, responsible, and impact investing grew at a more than 38 percent rate, rising from $8.7 trillion in 2016 to $12 trillion in 2018, according to the U.S. Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment."
The social pillar determines a company's activities and the consequences they have on the social structure. Companies are actively encouraged to combat discrimination and evolve inclusive policies within the company's structure. Most companies today get involved in social dialogue and participate to promote transparency, adaptable work hours, and workers' well-being.
On a global ground, a business needs to be more aware of what kind of impact its supply chain can have. Who are the affected stakeholders? How can the business increase value for workers throughout the supply chain? And how can they sustain that value? These are the objectives that companies have to address to improve their strategy toward sustainability.
Our latest business simulation game, The Triple Connection, engages its participants in implementing a sustainable strategy for a virtual chocolate milk manufacturer. The Triple Connection finds its roots in the cacao industry and follows the path to create maximum value in its sustainable value chain. This kind of value creation requires multiple high-level roles to align on the concept of the 3Ps: People, Planet, Prosperity!
Now you know that 'People' in the 3Ps or the social equity bottom line represents the business's responsibility to involve in social development. It harnesses 6 out of 10 principles of the UN Global Compact which covers several dimensions including women's empowerment, labor rights, and employees' welfare. The social equity bottom line expands through fair practices that benefit the labor and employees across the value chain and also create a positive impact on social communities.
The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact:
https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles
US | SIF Foundation:
https://www.ussif.org/files/US%20SIF%20Trends%20Report%202018%20Release.pdf
What are the three historic pillars of sustainable development:
https://www.greenly.earth/blog-en/3-pillars-of-sustainable-development#:~:text=The%20social%20pillar%20of%20a,in%20terms%20of%20these%20issues.
Mastering Circular Economy:
https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Circular-Economy-Practical-Transformation/dp/1398602752
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Published: Feb. 21, 2018 at 7:50 AM CST
A Wisconsin high school student was inspired by horrific school shootings to invent something that could save lives.
Somerset High School senior Justin Rivard invented a tool he calls the "JustinKase" in shop class. Made of steel plates and connecting rods, his device slips beneath a classroom door and latches to the door's jam. With his device in place, Rivard has yet to find a person who can push a classroom door open, including linemen from his high school football team.
"You can lock a door with a lock, it can get shot out," he says. "You can lock a door with this, it can't get shot out. You can't get around it."
Rivard didn't have to go far for his first big sale. Somerset High School ordered 50 of them, one for every classroom in the building.
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The JustinKase sells for $95.
Donnelly keeps a JustinKase under her desk as well. She expects everyone in the school to know how to use one.
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He knows of at least one company making a similar device but says his can be put into place faster and costs less. Rivard is waiting for approval on his patent application.
Eric Olson is the technology and engineering teacher at Somerset High School. He's not surprised by Rivard's creation.
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28 REASONS… Happy Birthday Thomas!
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Where are the Future Rocket Scientists?
By Edna DeVore
Last week, rocket scientists, politicians, engineers and educators came together in Los Angeles to explore current and future business opportunities in space at the "Transforming Space 2006" conference. Leaders from Congress, NASA, the U.S. Air Force, universities and major aerospace businesses discussed the current and future prospects for both private and public space programs.
Panels ranged from scientific exploration via NASA Missions to GPS driven consumer services. The final panel focused on space tourism, the ultimate goal of several US and international entrepreneurs. Imagine the experience of a lifetime: a weekend in orbit at a space hotel, playing in microgravity, gazing at Earth, and sharing the astronaut experience. All it takes is innovation, imagination, and a workforce of great rocket scientists.
Throughout the meeting, many speakers talked about the need to educate the future workforce for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The President's vision of going back to the Moon and on to Mars requires that an ever-increasing number of Americans choose STEM careers, and do the hard work to achieve college degrees in STEM subjects. Likewise, the 2005 "Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Future" and resulting American Competitiveness Initiative both call for action aimed at producing better educated, technologically savvy workforce in order to assure US economic leadership and security. Yet, several speakers noted that the number of American students completing STEM majors in college is decreasing.
Why? If there were an easy answer, there might be a simple solution.
There's good evidence that children make career choices early in their lives. They are influenced by family expectations, educational experiences, current events, and, increasingly, by the media. Many of the conference attendees made their career choices in the early days of the space age when Sputnik was launched, when people first walked on the Moon, and when spacecraft began to explore other planets in our solar system. Star Trek spawned a fair number of rocket scientists as well. Today, applications to forensic science programs are way up nationally, reflecting the popularity of television's CSI dramas.
A recent longitudinal study explored the impact of student career expectations on college majors. "Plan Early for Careers in Science" by Robert H Tai, Christine Qi Liu, Adam Maltese, Xitoa Fan (Science, May 2006) began with a cadre of 8th grade students in 1988 and followed them through until they graduated from college in 2000. They found that students who expected to pursue a career in science were more likely to achieve a BA or BS (with a STEM major) than their fellow students who aspired to non-STEM careers. Students with non-STEM career aspirations were also less likely to graduate.
The authors also found a good correlation between 8th grade mathematics skills and achievement of college degrees in physical sciences. The authors concluded, "life experiences before eighth grade and in elementary school may have an important impact on future career plans. Although our current analysis does not provide proof of an uninterrupted causal chain of influence, our study does suggest that to attract students into the sciences and engineering, we should pay close attention to children's early exposure to science at the middle and even younger grades. Encouragement of interest and exposure to the sciences should not be ignored in favor of an emphasis on standardized test preparation." With the pressure from No Child Left Behind testing in reading, writing and mathematics, science, art, music, and even physical education have been reduced or eliminated in many elementary schools.
I believe this is not a wise decision. All students deserve a quality education where they learn to read and write. But, if we are to produce the STEM workforce that will support our technological society, including the space workforce, young students need a balanced education that will motivate them to explore, to perform, to design, to create, to collaborate.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics need to be embedded in our elementary classrooms in order to expose and motivate all of America's diverse students toward STEM careers. We can't wait until high school or college to fix the problem.
Ultimately, this requires both better education of teachers and better salaries to retain our teachers in the classroom, topics for future columns.
Edna DeVore
Director of Education and Public Outreach, SETI Institute
Edna DeVore is a science and astronomy educator and the former Director of Education and Public Outreach for the SETI Institute. She earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Pacific followed by a master's degree in instructional technology from San Jose State and a master's in astronomy from the University of Arizona. In 1992, Edna joined the SETI Institute, where she wrote features on space exploration, astrobiology and more, some of which appeared on Space.com. She was among the first principal investigators to propose projects to NASA's Office of Space Science and receive funding for educational programs. Edna went on to work on education and public outreach for NASA's Kepler space telescope and SOFIA flying telescope missions. Edna received numerous awards during her tenure at SETI, including NASA Honor Awards for her work on Kepler and SOFIA, and Aerospace Awareness Award for Women in Aerospace in 2005. Edna retired in 2013.


The global diamond industry experienced a strong 2017, with 2 percent growth across all industry sectors propelled by a dramatic increase in production.
According to Bain & Company's eighth annual global diamond report, the diamond market is expected to see further growth for the foreseeable future. Nonetheless, companies need to reevaluate how they reach millennial and Generation Z consumers as their purchasing power grows.
"The diamond industry closely mirrors the luxury industry in its resilience to socio-economic turmoil around the world," said Olya Linde, partner and lead author at Bain & Company, Moscow. "In 2017, we saw notable growth across all segments of the diamond industry value chain even in the face of increased market turbulence, continuing a climb that started in 2016.
"This is a trend we expect will continue through 2030, despite several challenges that will reshape the way the industry markets itself amid changing consumer preferences and the increasing influence of lab-grown diamonds," she said.
A strengthened United States economy – including higher wages and lower unemployment – is behind a 2 percent increase in retail diamond sales.
Demand in China grew for the first time since 2013, primarily due to millennial buyers. Revenues remained stagnant in India while diamond sales declined in Europe and Japan.
After eight years of flat production, all the top mining companies increased production with volume reaching 151 million carats. However, the increase was a result of some lower-quality stones, which had a minimal effect on revenue.
Although it remains to be seen what impact holiday sales will have on this year's performance, Bain reports that the diamond industry saw a strong first half of 2018. Higher rates of tourism and appreciation of the euro should turn around the diamond markets in Japan and Europe as well.
Bain believes the diamond market can expect a positive outlook through 2030, with most demand coming from the U.S. and China.
Interest in mined rough diamonds is expected to grow 2 percent annually in the next 12 years. During the same timeframe, rough diamond supply is projected to be negative 1 percent to 1 percent annually.
There will also be growing competition between natural diamonds and lab-grown diamonds.
With the launch of Lightbox Jewelry, De Beers recently made its first entry into the lab-grown diamond market.
The new brand focuses on creating sustainable diamonds at a more affordable price than their mined counterparts. The brand's products begin at around $800 per carat and $200 per quarter carat, significantly less than De Beers' mined diamonds (see more).
Per Bain, if diamond companies continue to successfully differentiate between the different type of stones, the effect on natural diamond demand will be limited to 5 to 10 percent in value terms by 2030.
The evolving preferences of younger, digitally-savvy consumers and growing presence of lab-grown diamonds will have a great impact on the future of the diamond industry.
According to De Beers' Insight Report 2018, millennials and Gen Z consumers share characteristics such as placing importance on the meaningfulness of love, digital native qualities, authenticity, individuality and self-expression, as well as being engaged in social issues.
Last year's sales showed that self-purchasing in the United States is growing, now accounting for one-third of diamond pieces sold and more than 28 percent of value. Most diamonds sold are for special occasions, making up 63 percent of all purchases, and only one-third are intended for daily wear (see story).
De Beers Group's Forevermark is responding to these changing attitudes by empowering women through a campaign championing their ambitions and daily victories.
The #BetterHalfWithinMe campaign was created with Indian women in mind and spotlights half-carat diamonds that women buy for themselves, as opposed to jewelry that was received as a gift. Instead of portraying diamonds as a symbol of romance, the jewelry is presented as motivation or reward for pursuing personal goals (see story).
In addition, the lab-grown diamond industry is poised to explode in popularity in the near future, thanks to high interest from young consumers and millennials who are willing to spend big on created diamonds.
The idea that lab-grown diamonds can act as a more sustainable and viable alternative to mined diamonds is increasingly prevalent among younger consumers, who are far more open to the idea than older generations.
MVI found that 74 percent of young people surveyed agreed lab-grown diamonds are better because one can get a larger diamond for the same price. Seventy-six percent also said they would buy lab-grown diamonds to save money (see story).
"Millennials and Generation Z are still buying diamonds, but the way they go about shopping for anything, including diamonds, is different than their predecessors," Ms. Linde said. "Continued future demand for diamonds will depend largely on the industry's ability to market its jewelry successfully – specifically the process of buying and owning a diamond – versus other types of luxury goods and experiences as well as the growing influence of lab-grown diamonds."


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This morning proved to be awesome - I completed my 1st long trail run. It's a big accomplishment for me simply because at one point I could not even run 1 mile. After the birth of my 3rd child I started running and over time I could run longer and faster distances. It never fails that just as I am getting better, I find out I'm pregnant. I keep up with running as long as my pregnant body allows, but my body does not appreciate it - everything seems to ache, always - when I'm pregnant. Running makes this worse. And I always have to run near places with bathrooms, which is a whole other problem. Then, the baby arrives and everything is turned upside down around the house for a few months and running is not at the top of my to-do list. My baby is almost 7 months old and I have a decent handle on things around here so it's back to the running. The past few weeks I have been feeling pretty good about my running and I started to think about completing my 1st 1/2 marathon.
I had been thinking about it for some time, but I was scared. I have run a few 5ks and have done well in them, but long distances scare me. I have never run anything longer than 10 miles and I am not a fast runner. Anyway, I found out that a few moms from my children's school would be running a local and very popular 1/2 marathon on March 22. I know most of them and they very kindly have included me in their training for race day. This morning they had scheduled a 9 mile run, mostly on the trail that we will run that day. I have to be honest, while I have run that distance before, the thought of keeping up with others, perhaps the fear of being judged as a slow runner, and running a completely new course all freaked me out a bit.
Well, I ran it...it was hard...and I will do it again next week. Funny thing - I kept thinking that a rattle snake was going to cross my path or that a mountain lion was going to leap out at me from behind the brush. I took this picture when we reached the top of a steep hill...nice, huh?
1. Comradery is awesome. On today's run, right around mile 5, I felt exhausted. The newness of running a long distance (for me) on a hard trail was beginning to take a toll. My feet hurt and I doubted I could run any longer. Then, I started to focus on my friend running in front of me. I just followed where her feet landed and kept ker pace. Later, when I couldn't run up the steep hill, another person in my group waited for me. I saw 3 other groups of women running the trail. The sense of "we are doing this together" was really nice.
2. Usually the best rewards require a lot of work, and it can be painful - physically and mentally. Yes, those of us who have been in labor can totally relate, right? I am not suggesting that we should all push our bodies to the point of exhaustion but the health goals that we set for ourselves often mean doing things we don't want to really do. Sometimes they hurt and that's ok.
I'm not training for a great finishing time, just for the ability to persevere and make it across that finish line with some friendly running partners. Looking forward to March 22nd race day!
Are you looking for a workout that is effective, yet you can do it with your baby or child?
Try working out with your stroller and baby. There are several exercise programs out there such as Stroller Strides (www.strollerstrides.com) or Stroller Fit (www.strollerfit.com). These programs use your body, your baby, a stroller, and the environment around you to get a workout!
I can personally attest that these programs are effective and fun. I began working out with Stroller Strides when my 4 year old was 3 months old and continued to do it till well after my second son was born. I lost all my baby weight and then some, plus made some great friends! In fact, I found it so effective and fun, that I purchased a Stroller Strides franchise for a short time.
I have to admit; I still occasionally teach classes and bring my 4 year old and 20 month old along. So, don't think you can't do this type of program just because your child is older. As long as your kid will go in a stroller, these types of workouts are for you!
What makes these types of programs effective and fun? First off, you don't have to leave your baby in a gym at 6 weeks old worrying about what he/she will be exposed to. Many times, new Moms – whether it is the first time or 5th time – NEED to get out. This is a great opportunity to do just that without having to worry about your baby being "exposed" to other people and get a workout with other people in the exact same boat as you. Another bonus…your baby/child will have other children to socialize with! These types of groups typically have activities for the children after the workout is over.
NOTES: When walking, keep your stroller close. Your arms should be near a 90 degree angle, your torso tall, shoulders back, tummy tight. Your stroller form will protect your back and make your exercise more effective.
a.Holding the stroller, stand tall with your abs engaged to support your body. Step your right leg forward pushing the stroller with your step so that you have a wide distance between your feet. Bring left foot to your right so feet are together and repeat on the other side completing 15 full lunges.
b.At the end of your 15 lunges, pulse down for 10 on each leg and repeat the process one more time.
3) Walk – 5-10 more minutes – if you find a hill, do it. Hills are booty blasters!!!
a. Biceps: Hold the handles of each end of your resistance band in each hand. Step on the band with both feet and curl your arms as if you were holding 2 dumbbells. Do the motion SLOW and controlled. Do not let the band snap back. Control with the bands is key! Do 3 sets of 15 repetitions.
a. Squats: Take your resistance band as you did with the bicep curl. Now instead of curling your arms to do a bicep curl, bring your hands up to your shoulders (or waist for less resistance) and begin squatting. Be sure to stick your booty back, tummy tight and shoulders back. When squatting, do not let your knees go over your toes. If they are, don't squat as low, or push your booty back a bit more.
b. Overhead Press: Take your resistance band as you did with the squat bringing your hands to your shoulders. Now press both hands up extending arms straight up overhead. Bring them back to shoulders and repeat.
c. Do one set of 15 reputations of squats, then 15 overhead shoulder presses, and then repeat the process one more time.
7) Walk 5-10 more minutes followed by more walking lunges if you want!!!
8) Always end each workout with a good stretch. Use your stroller for balance.
Whether you get moving by yourself, with a friend, or with a group, the single most important thing to remember?? Get moving – after your doctor's approval or course! You will find that exercising – especially with your kids - will give you extra energy, confidence in yourself, and not to mention, you are being a great example and role model to your child!
NOTE: For guidelines on how long you should wait to get back to your exercise routine, check the ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) website (www.acog.org).


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STREAM: Claire Lynch, 'North by South'
Artist: Claire Lynch
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Album: North by South
Release Date: September 16
Label: Compass Records
In Their Words: "Canada was first on my radar when I was a kid growing up in central New York state. My mother claimed 'everything from Canada' was 'better.' A few years ago, I met and developed a friendship with a fan from over the border, listened to the music of his country, and was delighted by all the songs and songwriters who subsequently became a part of this project. I'm told it's the best album I've done to date and, though the jury might still be out on that notion, I can say with all sincerity I'm 'powerful proud' of North by South. Oh, and with my mother's words ringing in my ears, I took such a liking to that Canadian fan I married the guy!" — Claire Lynch
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Q: How to create an observer in magento I have created a custom module and when it's  controller called i want to make an observer to extend functionality.
suppose my controller is :-
  <?php
    class Test_Mod_IndexController extends Mage_Core_Controller_Front_Action
    {
        public function saveAction()
     {
          // code
   $dataval =  $this->getRequest()->getParams();
    Mage::dispatchEvent('my_custom_event', $dataval);
      }
    }

Here is config file:-
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <modules>
    <Myobs_Obser>
      <version>0.1.0</version>
    </Myobs_Obser>
  </modules>
    <global>
        <models>
            <obser>
            <class>Myobs_Obser_Model</class>
            </obser>
        </models>
    </global>
 <frontend>
    <events>
        <my_custom_event>
            <observers>
                <Myobs_Obser_my_custom_event_observer>
                    <type>singleton</type>
                    <class>obser/observer</class>
                    <method>my_custom_method</method>
                </Myobs_Obser_my_custom_event_observer>
            </observers>
        </my_custom_event>
    </events>
</frontend>
</config>

Here is observer :-
<?php
class Myobs_Obser_Model_Observer
{
 public function my_custom_method($observer)
    {
        $event = $observer->getEvent();
                        var_dump($event);
        die;
       }
 }
?>

It's not working please help me.
Thanks.

A: Update your controller with following :
<?php
class Test_Mod_IndexController extends Mage_Core_Controller_Front_Action
{
    public function saveAction()
 {
    //creating your own dispatch event
Mage::dispatchEvent(
            'mod_submit_before',
            array('key' => 'value')//parameters to access using observer object in event function parameter
        );

      // code
  }
}

A: Make Config entry:
<global>
  ..
  ..
  <events>
    <my_custom_event>
      <observers>
        <namespace_modulename_my_custom_event_observer>
          <type>singleton</type>
          <class>modulename/observer</class>
          <method>my_custom_method</method>
        </namespace_modulename_my_custom_event_observer>
      </observers>
    </my_custom_event>
  </events>
  ..
  ..
</global>

Now write observer.php inside your model:
<?php
class Namespace_Modulename_Model_Observer
{
  public function my_custom_method($observer) {
    $event = $observer->getEvent();

    // getter method to fetch cid value passed from the dispatcher
    $cid = $event->getCid();
    echo $cid;
    exit;
  }
}
?>

Now call your custom event inside your controller:
<?php
..
$event_data_array  =  array('cid' => '123');
Mage::dispatchEvent('my_custom_event', $event_data_array);
..
?>

A: There are following areas where I can you need modifications :
1) Updated Function :

    <?php
        class Test_Mod_IndexController extends Mage_Core_Controller_Front_Action
        {
            public function saveAction()
         {
              // code
       $dataval =  $this->getRequest()->getParams();
// I have changed the 2nd parameter below as a key value pair, you can access the data using reference key "formdata" in your observer function
        Mage::dispatchEvent('my_custom_event', array('formdata' => $dataval));
          }
        }

2) Your in Config.xml, events node should come inside , below is your updated config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <modules>
    <Myobs_Obser>
      <version>0.1.0</version>
    </Myobs_Obser>
  </modules>
    <global>
        <models>
            <obser>
            <class>Myobs_Obser_Model</class>
            </obser>
        </models>
        <events>
        <my_custom_event>
            <observers>
                <obser>
                    <type>model</type>
                    <class>obser/observer</class>
                    <method>mycustommethod</method><!--Avoiding Undescores in methode name-->
                </obser>
            </observers>
        </my_custom_event>
    </events>
    </global>
</config>

3) And updates in your observer function below :
<?php
class Myobs_Obser_Model_Observer
{
 public function mycustommethod($observer)
    {
        $event = $observer->getEvent();
                        var_dump($event);
        die;
       }
 }
?>

4) last but not the lease, make sure your file permissions are proper. :)
let me know in case any issues.

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How can I bypass a Microsoft Word file opening password protection?
Okay, I have a short story which I am writing at the moment, and to stop various people (e.g. my brother) from reading it, I put the password protect thing on. I am using MS Office 2008 for Mac on my Macbook Pro 13″ (the cheaper, less powerful one).
The problem is, I seem to have forgotten my password, or just keep getting it wrong. Honestly, I am not trying to hack someone else's files, I just really want to be able to keep writing my story. I know it may be suspicious, but it really isn't. Honest.
Is there any way for me to recover my password or break the lock somehow?
Someone asked a similar question couple of weeks ago, check it out there were some answers there that may help you.
How can I open password protected Microsoft Office 2007 files?
1. Try guessing. This is the first option to try out when attempting to recover any lost password. Think of passwords you commonly use such as a pet or loved one's name, specific numbers or dates or family names. Try varying combinations of all the elements as well.
2. Purchase or download software to hack your document's password. Aside from a guessing attempt, this is the most viable option for password recovery since the software is literally designed to "hack" your own passwords from the computer. A few of these software include Elcomsoft's Advanced Office XP Password Recovery, AccentSoft Word Password Recovery and AccessData Password Recovery Toolkit.
3. Hack your Word/computer passwords using the cracking software. All software comes with complete instructions for installation and use.
Thanks for your help! Is any of the software compatible with Mac?
I doubt Word actually encrypts the document. I have never done this hack before, but it might be worth a try to open the document with Google Docs or OpenOffice, something like that.


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Q: how to remap S to shift ( in Vim? To go forward a sentence in Vim you have to press Shift and (
to go back a sentence Shift+)
How can I remap this to avoid having to press Shift?
I was hoping to remap something like s to equal Shift+(
how can I do that, I dont know the symbol to represent Shift when remapping I tried nnoremap s <shift>( but it didn't work

A: I think you're indeed complicating things
:nnoremap S (
:nnoremap s )

would do the obvious things (at least on my vim 7.3)


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BGS is pleased to announce that Helen Glaves has been elected as the President of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for the term 2021 – 2023. Helen's new role will involve governance of EGU where she will lead the Executive Board that oversees and provides strategic guidance for the Union. This appointment will compliment Helen's work at BGS, and is a real honour for us as an organisation.
Helen says "I am delighted and honoured to have been elected as the next President of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). I look forward to the opportunity to work with the members and staff of EGU as well as the wider geoscience community. My election comes at a time when the organisation is seeking to become more diverse and inclusive, and I hope to address some of these issues by encouraging and facilitating wider participation in the various activities that are part of EGU. I want to thank everyone who gave me their vote, and I am especially grateful to my colleagues at the British Geological Survey for their encouragement and support."
Helen will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on the 4th May 2020 in Vienna, Austria, and she will be only the second female to hold this prestigious position.
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Boum, Nunge lead Xavier's rally past West Virginia 84-74
CINCINNATI (AP) — Souley Boum scored 23 points, Jack Nunge added 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Xavier defeated West Virginia 84-74 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle on Saturday night.
Boum, coming off an all-tournament performance at the Phil Knight Legacy, added seven assists and four rebounds. He attempted only eight shots but made 11 of 14 free throws.
After trailing 43-36 at halftime, Xavier made a push early in the second half and took a 56-55 lead on a jumper by Nunge with 12:53 remaining. The largest lead over the next nine minutes was three points by each team and Xavier led 73-72 at the 4-minute media timeout.
Boum, who had been fouled by Joe Toussaint while shooting a 3-pointer prior to the timeout, made three free throws for a four-point Xavier lead. The free throws began a stretch in which Boum scored nine of Xavier's next 10 points and the Musketeers won going away.
Colby Jones added 14 points and Adam Kunkel scored 11 for Xavier (6-3).
Erik Stevenson scored 16 points, Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Jimmy Bell Jr. had 11 points each for the Mountaineers (6-2). Toussaint had nine points, four rebounds and four assists.
Xavier improved to 4-0 in Big East-Big 12 Battle games, having previously defeated Oklahoma State (2021), Oklahoma (2020) and TCU (2019).
Coming in, both teams had only lost to teams still ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25. West Virginia's loss was to No. 5 Purdue. Xavier was defeated by No. 10 Indiana, No. 14 Gonzaga and No. 17 Duke.
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Like Pinkberry, But Fish
"Homer Is Where the Art Isn't"
Like Pinkberry, But Fish is a poke restaurant in Springfield.
The restaurant was seen when people were protesting the fact there was too many poke restaurants in Springfield.
Episode – "Homer Is Where the Art Isn't"
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National Police Sea Angling Championships 2017
Report by Kevin Green
The 25th National Police Sea Angling Championships were hosted and organised by the Norfolk Constabulary over the 15th and 16th of November 2017. The venues chosen for the championships were Cley, Salthouse, Kelling and Weybourne on the North Norfolk Coast, with a section at each venue.
The accommodation was at the Kelling Heath Holiday Park for 145 anglers making up 37 teams. Competitors had travelled to the event from all over England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The scoring system followed other angling bodies, on a length to points conversion basis with everything over 18cm counting. Well-known match referee Tony Thomas would be on hand to formulate the results of the championships.
Day one was an evening match from 15:00 to 20:00 hours, fished over high water. The weather was windless, but there was still a reasonable swell following the rough weather earlier in the week. A mist was rolling along the coast followed by drizzle and thickening fog, which didn't deter the seals, who were trawling the gutter in front of the anglers for food.
Bites were immediate with most of the activity centred on Kelling and Weybourne beaches. Catches on the first day consisted of whiting, dabs and flounders with many anglers catching more than forty fish, all recorded and returned. Results were formulated quickly with participants knowing their positions before they retired to bed. At the end of day one, the leading team was Dorset A, followed closely by Kent A in second and Cleveland A in third. With individual positions going to Ian Ainsley from Durham followed by Kevin Green from Norfolk in second and Simon Norman from the Metropolitan Police in third.
A freshening wind had blown away the mist and fog by the start of day two. The wind was offshore which had calmed the sea. The match began at 09:30 to catch the bottom of the tide. Once again there were plenty of seals present.
Small dabs were the order of the day, and while there were plenty of fish, quite a few didn't make the 18cm minimum size limit.
As forecast, rain arrived at 13:00 along with an increase in the wind which uprooted several anglers shelters, thankfully, none were lost.
As the match drew to a close, dabs, whiting and flounders were caught by most, with one angler having a surprise double shot of a codling and a pout from Weybourne.
Anglers congregated at the Northrepps Cottage Hotel for the presentation meal, surrounded by an impressive display of prizes purchased from Tronixpro.
Tom Lessels from Police Scotland won with Simon Norman from the Metropolitan Police as runner-up and Simon Clark from Essex A third. Both Tom and Simon had tied on the same zone points, but Tom was declared the winner based on the amount of fish caught.
All participating anglers contributed to a voluntary prize fund and the impressive prize table added to the excitement at the presentation meal.
Altogether, 6,233 fish were caught and returned over the two-day competition, consisting mainly of small dabs, flounders and whiting. The heaviest fish was a 1lb 4oz flounder.


Fans of Dima Bilan worried about his idol – it seems that famous singer loses weight. To this conclusion they came, after seeing a recent photo of the artist at his photos published in Instagram, where he was pictured by the pool in Alushta.
Participant and winner of the international Eurovision song contest is currently in its tour on the black sea coast, which alternates concerts and rest after the summer on the street.
Fans of the singer, his body seemed too weary, what they immediately wrote to him in the comments.
"Eat, Dima, eat!… At least until our concert live.. terribly thin, and the beard generally tough.. As grandpa was.. He needs to gain a few pounds" — written by fans.
The artist himself has repeatedly admitted in interviews that his health affected by the constant load and stress. Fans are worried that he's hiding from some serious illness, spiteful critics nod at illegal drugs.
Kim Kardashian has lost 30 lbs. And counting!


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By Bradford Richardson - 08/20/15 12:55 PM EDT
More than 80,000 people have signed an online petition calling for comedian and former "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart to moderate one of the 2016 presidential debates.
"We ask that the Commission on Presidential Debates consider and provide the opportunity to Mr. Stewart to host one of the three major presidential debates directly preceding the 2016 election," the petition says.
The request cites Stewart's Peabody Awards for coverage of the 2000 and 2004 presidential races, as well as the comedian's record of hosting important political figures on his television show.
"Mr. Stewart has interviewed 15 heads of state, 22 members of the United States Cabinet, 32 members of the United States Senate, 7 members of the United States House of Representatives, and scores of other political leaders from this country and around the world while establishing himself as the most trusted person in (satirical) news," the petition says.
"We believe he should continue this tradition as a moderator at one of the 2016 Presidential Debates," the petition adds.
The petition was launched on Change.org more than two weeks ago, but began to garner substantial support within the last 24 hours.
Stewart recently ended his 16-year run as the host of the "Daily Show" on Comedy Central.


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Unwoven cloth made from the bast (inner bark) of a tree. It is also known as 'tapa', with reference to the Polynesian bark cloth made from the bark of the paper mulberry and used for clothing. There is a huge collection of Polynesian bark cloth in the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu. In sub-Saharan Africa bark cloth was traditionally decorated with free-hand painting applied with grass brushes, and was used for room-dividers and screens as well as clothing. Its widest application was in Japan, where bark cloth was used for windows, screens, kites, flags and umbrellas.
L. Terrell and J. Terrell: Patterns of Paradise: The Styles of Bark Cloth around the World (Chicago, 1980)M. J. Pritchard: Siapo: Bark Cloth Art of Samoa...
Chou, Irene
Chinese-Australian, 20th century, female.
Born 31 January 1924, in Shanghai; died 1 July 2011, in Brisbane.
New Ink Painting.
Painter. Landscapes.
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Gensler
Sara Stevens
American architectural firm started by Arthur Gensler Drue Gensler, and Jim Follett in 1965 in San Francisco, CA. M. Arthur Gensler jr (b Brooklyn, New York, 1935) attended Cornell University to study architecture (BArch, 1957). The firm began doing build-outs for retail stores and corporate offices, and initially established itself in the unglamorous area of interior architecture. Thirty years later and without mergers or acquisitions, it had grown to become one of the largest architecture firms in the world, having pioneered the global consultancy firm specializing in coordinated rollouts of multi-site building programmes. By 2012 the firm had over 3000 employees in over 40 offices. From the beginning, Art Gensler conceived of a global firm with multiple offices serving corporate clients whose businesses were becoming more international. Instead of the 'starchitect' model of his contemporaries such as I. M. Pei or Paul Rudolph, Gensler wanted an ego-free office that existed to serve client needs, not pursue a designer's aesthetic agenda at the client's expense. By adopting new web-based computing technologies and integrated design software in the early 1990s, the firm stayed well connected across their many offices and were more able than their competitors to manage large multi-site projects. Expanding from the services a traditional architecture firm offers, the company pushed into new areas well suited to their information technology and interiors expertise, such as organizational design, project management, and strategic facilities planning....
Alexander Spoehr
Group of sixteen islands, of which six are inhabited, in the western Pacific Ocean, c. 2250 km south of Japan. The islands comprise the US territory of Guam and the self-governing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which has close ties with the USA. The islands are usually classified as Micronesian. The indigenous islanders, the Chamorros, were conquered by Spanish settlers in the 17th century, and the population subsequently declined drastically. During the 18th and 19th centuries the islands' culture developed as an amalgam of Chamorro and Spanish elements, the latter coming mainly from Spain, but also from Mexico and the Philippines. In view of this early European domination, pre-Spanish Chamorro art in perishable materials has long disappeared. Since the earliest European accounts of the Marianas do not mention distinctive secular or religious material culture or art forms, it seems probable that Chamorro artistic expression was primarily channelled into functional design in the production of canoes, tools, pottery and other utilitarian objects. It seems that tattoo was not practised....
Noémie Goldman and Kim Oosterlinck
Term for the return of lost or looted cultural objects to their country of origin, former owners, or their heirs. The loss of the object may happen in a variety of contexts (armed conflicts, war, colonialism, imperialism, or genocide), and the nature of the looted cultural objects may also vary, ranging from artworks, such as paintings and sculptures, to human remains, books, manuscripts, and religious artefacts. An essential part of the process of restitution is the seemingly unavoidable conflict around the transfer of the objects in question from the current to the former owners. Ownership disputes of this nature raise legal, ethical, and diplomatic issues. The heightened tensions in the process arise because the looting of cultural objects challenges, if not breaks down, relationships between peoples, territories, cultures, and heritages.
The history of plundering and art imperialism may be traced back to ancient times. Looting has been documented in many instances from the sack by the Romans of the Etruscan city of Veii in ...
Romberg [Romney], Frederick
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(b Tsing Tao, China, June 21, 1913; d Melbourne, Nov 18, 1992).
Australian architect of German origin. He was brought up in Germany but studied architecture at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, under Otto Rudolf Salvisberg. He moved to Australia in 1938 and worked briefly for Stephenson & Turner before setting up in private practice. Romberg introduced analytical European Modernism to Australia with his 'Newburn' block of flats (1939–41), South Melbourne, where the flats were angled and staggered to gain views of a park while retaining privacy for each balcony. In his 'Glenunga' flats (1940–41), Malvern, Melbourne, he used Swiss Heimatstil elements, including random rubble stonework, a monopitch roof and exposed rafter ends, which paralleled Roy Groundss direct use of materials but was richer in form and texture. This 'humanized' Modernism had a significant influence on Australian architects in the late 1940s and 1950s, alongside that of Grounds. Romberg's most celebrated work is the large 'Stanhill' block of flats (...
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Jean Robertson and Craig McDaniel
The final decades of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century witnessed an increasing propensity for artists to incorporate aspects of science in their own art. In many fields of scientific research—including the cloning of mammals, the genetic modification of crops, the creation of bioengineered organs and tissues, advances in nanotechnology and robotics, experimental research in how the human mind works and the study of artificial intelligence—the frontiers of knowledge pushed outward at an accelerated pace. In the spirit of creative inquiry, or in order to critique the goals and outcomes of scientific experimentation and application, artists regularly borrowed subjects, tools and approaches from science as a means to the production of art ( see fig. ).
In documenting and assessing the achievements of visual artists engaged with science, there was no broad consensus on the categorisation of artists' work across the full range of activities, methods, motivations and use of materials. Assessments of artistic practice focused on artists' work categorised by the traditional fields of science (e.g. artists who explore biology, artists who explore physical sciences). Other analyses of artistic practice focused on categories of art media (e.g. artists who use traditional means such as carving and casting to represent scientific discoveries, artists who explore and employ biological materials and scientific instruments)....
Guan Wei
Claire M. Roberts
(b Beijing, Dec 19, 1957).
Chinese painter and installation artist, active also in Australia. Guan Wei graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at Beijing Capital University in 1986 and worked as an art teacher in a secondary school while pursuing his own experimental artistic practice. In 1989 he was invited to Australia as artist-in-residence at the Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart. Following the violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere on June 3–4, 1989 Guan Wei returned to Australia and undertook further artistic residencies in Tasmania (1990–1991), Sydney (1992–1993), and Canberra (1993–1994). In 1993 he was granted permanent residence and in 1999 held a solo exhibition at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art. He established a studio in Beijing in 2008.
Guan Wei is descended from a noble Manchu family. His father was a Peking Opera performer and Guan Wei acknowledged his underlying influence in the gesture and humor that permeates his art. ...
Ah Xian
Claire Roberts
[Liu Jixian]
(b Beijing, May 7, 1960).
Chinese multimedia artist, active in Australia. Self-taught as an artist, Ah Xian spent his early years in the relatively privileged environment of Beijing's Science and Engineering University, where his parents worked. He trained as a mechanical fitter and worked in a factory, pursuing art in his own time. In the late 1970s he began to associate with avant-garde poets, writers, and artists including members of The Stars, a non-official art group demanding freedom of artistic expression. Because his experimental works of art, sometimes incorporating images of naked figures, were considered at the time to be unacceptable, he was subject to routine surveillance by the Public Security Bureau.
Ah Xian first traveled to Australia in 1989 as a visiting artist at the Tasmanian School of Art. He returned the following year and in 1995 was granted permanent residency in Australia. In 1991 he created Heavy Wounds, a series of paintings based on imagery from first aid posters that deal with injury and triage, an expression of trauma associated with the violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere on ...
Young, John Zerunge
Chinese-Australian, 20th – 21st century, male.
Born 1956, in Hong Kong.
Painter, performance artist, writer. Multimedia.
John Zerunge Young emigrated from Hong Kong for Australia in 1967 during Hong Kong's period of unrest and riots. He spent his formal school years in Sydney and went on to study philosophy at the city's university. His interest in painting, however, remained a constant part of his early childhood, and he furthered his studies in painting and sculpture at the Sydney College of the Arts. It was there that he came into contact with a number of leading visual artists of the time, including the conceptual artist Imants Tillers. Young's investigation into Western late modernism prompted a period in which his works dealt with themes of his dual nationality and the diasporic Chinese communities in Australia. Young has participated in many regional group travelling exhibitions. In ...


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Law firms across the country are rushing to capitalize on the just-released findings of a government study that links a top- selling brand of postmenopausal hormones with increased risks of health problems.
Less than a week after scientists announced that Prempro, a top- selling brand of postmenopausal hormones, caused more harm than good, at least two law firms filed complaints seeking a judge's certification for class-action lawsuits against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the drug's maker.
Those firms and several others have revamped their Web sites to attract women who think their health problems stem from taking Prempro. Type 'Prempro' into the Google Internet search engine and 'sponsored links' by some of the law firms will pop up.
'The first morning after we filed, we had a bank of six phones just lit up constantly all day long,' says Hal Kleinman, a lawyer with a Chicago firm that filed a lawsuit Monday.
Researchers halted the government study three years early because women on Prempro, a combination of estrogen and progestin, were more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, heart attacks, strokes and blood clots in the legs or lungs than women on a placebo.
Wyeth spokeswoman Natalie de Vane describes the lawsuits as baseless. 'We don't believe there is any legal or factual basis for the claims filed against Wyeth related to Prempro' and the government study, de Vane says.
Even if plaintiffs have a valid claim, it will be difficult to prove, says Boston lawyer Michael Hugo, chair of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's section on toxic, environmental and pharmaceutical law.
'I think you have such common ailments that are suffered by so much of society . . . that it's going to be difficult in many cases to pin it on the Prempro,' says Hugo, whose firm has been contacted by more than 100 people looking to sue Wyeth over Prempro.
Another plaintiff, who had been taking Prempro since 1996, is healthy but wants Wyeth to pay for medical monitoring.


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namespace CaptainHook\App\Hook\Message;

use CaptainHook\App\Hook\Message\Rule\CapitalizeSubject;
use CaptainHook\App\Hook\Message\Rule\MsgNotEmpty;
use CaptainHook\App\Hook\Message\Rule\UseImperativeMood;
use SebastianFeldmann\Git\CommitMessage;
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class RuleBookTest extends TestCase
{
    /**
     * Tests RuleBook::validate
     */
    public function testValidOnEmptyRuleList(): void
    {
        $msg = new CommitMessage('Foo');
        $v   = new RuleBook();

        $v->validate($msg);
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    public function testSetRulesValid(): void
    {
        $msg = new CommitMessage('Foo');
        $v   = new RuleBook();
        $v->setRules([new MsgNotEmpty()]);

        $problems = $v->validate($msg);
        $this->assertEquals([], $problems);
    }

    /**
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     */
    public function testSetRulesInvalid(): void
    {
        $msg = new CommitMessage('');
        $v   = new RuleBook();
        $v->setRules([new MsgNotEmpty()]);
        $problems = $v->validate($msg);
        $this->assertCount(1, $problems);
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    {
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        $this->assertCount(1, $problems);
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• Boost 60 Hz to reinforce weight of the kick. The area around 40-60 Hz is where the weight of you kick lives.
• Don't be afraid to gently high pass a Rock kick around 20-30 Hz. However some genres like Hip Hop or EDM can go down to 30 Hz and below on Programmed Drums.
• Cut Low Mids to remove Mud around 350 Hz. The area around 250-400 Hz on Drums, particular the Kick and Toms can be quite ugly and cutting this area will give more definition to the kick and open your mix up.
• Cut the lows in the Kick lightly around 80-110 Hz to create room for the Bass Guitar. The area between 80-100 Hz is the sweet spot for Bass guitar to live. I often cut a couple of DB there. Plus multiple Kick mics and samples etc can create a huge build up there.
• Boosting 7 K to add click to the kick. 7 k is a very popular area to boost for Rock, however even on other genres it helps. Boosting 2.5 k lightly to add more aggression on the kick. 1 k adds a little 'toughness' and is very common practice for mixers to do to in choruses.
• You can use a Transient Designer to shape the attack and sustain of your kick.
• With only a Bass DI, duplicate the track and add saturation.
• Create a Bass Sub/Aux Channel. Sum both elements together.
• Gently high pass the combined sound around 60 Hz getting it out of the way of the Kick.
• Use a Multiband Compressor and compress 250 Hz and below creating an even low end.
• With a Bass Amp as well as a DI use the saturation and High Pass Techniques.


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Home / Figure Skating News / Russia sweeps Junior Pairs at Figure Skating Final
Russia sweeps Junior Pairs at Figure Skating Final
By Anna Kondakova
Photo © Robin Ritoss
Lina Fedorova and Maxim Miroshkin of Russia won the Pairs title at the 2012-13 Junior Grand Prix Final of Figure skating.
Lina Fedorova and Maxim Miroshkin completed Team Russia's sweep of the 2012-13 ISU Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating titles by winning the pair skating event. They are joined on the podium by teammates Vasilisa Davankova and Andrei Deputat (silver) and Maria Vigalova and Egor Zakroev (bronze). It was the first Junior Grand Prix Final for all three teams.
Fedorova and Miroshkin performed to a medley of from The Pajama Game and Hernando's Hideaway, opening with a sky-high triple twist, which received a level three from the technical panel (the team earned a level four for this element at both qualifying events). The team from Moscow picked up very impressive Grades of Execution (GOE) for their other elements, however, they did not attempt any side-by-side triple jumps and their final throw triple Salchow was flawed.
Nonetheless, the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics silver medalists easily won the long program with 106.74 (52.28/54.46) and the gold with an overall score of 161.11 points.
"This was definitely our best performance this season," said Miroshkin, 18, "but I think that we still can do better. Our weakest point, I think, is (basic) skating. We still skate like children. We must work on it more."
"We had all the best pairs here, so it wasn't easy to win," added Fedorova, 14. "We came here hoping to improve our performance, to better our result from the Grand Prix. We were a bit nervous because our season's best result was much lower than the scores needed for gold here, and when we saw the scores, we were really happy."
Their next event is the Senior National Championships, which will be held at the same venue in two weeks. They will face the top three Russian teams who are competing in the Senior Grand Prix Final later today. When asked whom they will support, the skaters had it covered.
"Yuko (Kavaguti) and Sasha (Alexander Smirnov)," said Fedorova.
"Vera (Bazarova) and Yura (Larionov) and Tania (Volosozhar) and Maxim (Trankov)," said her partner.
Davankova and Deputat delivered much more ambitious technical content, which included side-by-side triple toe loops and double Axels in the second half of the program. However, their triple twist and their second lift only garnered a level one which cost them quite a few points in the base value of the program. Their GOEs were also lower than those of the leaders, so the students of Sergei Dobroskokov had to settle for second place (104.62 (52.96/51.66) and 155.96).
"We just tried to do our best," said Davankova, 14. "We were nervous about the toe loop, double Axels, and lifts, but finally we did everything as planned, except for the lift. We also wanted to beat the Canadian pair (Purdy/Marinaro), because they had defeated us [earlier] this year."
Her partner was more effusive.
"Of course, we are glad! Such a big score!" exclaimed Deputat, 19. "It's our record. Certainly, we were nervous. The performances of our competitors were so clean. Before, our best program components score was 46 points and now we got over 50!"
The World Junior bronze medalists were quite certain that the outcome of the Senior Pair Skating Final is all but decided.
"Sure, we all know who will win," said Davankova, "but I want Vera (Bazarova) and Yuri (Larionov) to retain silver, and Yuko (Kavaguti) and Sasha (Smirnov), they had a mistake in short program… I think they'll manage to fight back, they are a great pair."
Vigalova, 13, and Zakroev, 18, also did not make any mistakes in their performance to Symphony on a Battle Lost by Benny Richter and Marc Terenzi. Even without side-by-side triple jumps, they earned the best total element scores of the evening, however, the program components score for the youngest duo in the field was understandably lower. They earned 102.80 (53.22/49.58) points, and with 153.56 overall, they pulled one spot up to capture the bronze.
"Taking both our performances (in the Short Program and in the Free) together, I think we did well," said Zakroev. "Improving our personal best is great."
"We would like to thank the fans," he added. "They supported us a lot and made it very easy for us to skate. We have done what we have planned to do, but not without some issues."
When asked to elaborate, he added: "We did not have enough speed in our death spiral and we only held it long enough for the third level. Also, we got level three, not four, for our triple twist. However, we avoided making major mistakes. We skated well, and the coaches are happy and so are we."
The skaters have now qualified for Senior Nationals (as JGPF medalists), but they say they did not quite expect this result.
"We can't say we expected to beat the Canadian pair (Purdy/Marinaro)," he admitted. "We just tried to skate our best without thinking about the ranks. The main thing was to skate a good program, and I think we've made it."
The team was quite modest when asked about the reasons for their success.
"First of all, it's our coaches' achievement," said Zakroev. "Soviet and Russian coaches have always been famous for coaching pairs, and before the Vancouver Olympic Games, we grabbed all the gold medals. I think we have proven today that everything is not so bad in pair skating."
Meanwhile, they have enjoyed the experience of seeing the top Senior skaters in action.
"We rooted for other skaters yesterday," offered Zakroev, "not only the Russians. It's a pity that we did not have a competitor in the Men singles, but a chance to see such skaters like Patrick Chan and Daisuke Takahashi is worth a lot. This alone is good enough to try to qualify for the Final."
"We were also very happy for Elena Radionova," he said. "Her brilliant performance encouraged us a lot, set the mood. It's wonderful that Junior and Senior Grand Prix Finals have been combined. It gives you a chance to look at Senior pairs who have qualified for the Final. It's a great pleasure to watch them skate."
Despite his admiration of the traditions of the Russian pair skating school, Zakroev recognizes the high-quality of his compatriots' rivals as well.
"I don't know if the guys support me, but the Chinese pair (Qing Pang and Jian Tong) appeal to me a lot," he told the press. "Their spins and throws are very well-done, and their technique is also at the highest standard."
Margaret Purdy and Michael Marinaro of Canada, who stood in second after the Short Program, had a disappointing outing in which they missed both jumping passes and ran into problems with a triple twist. The team earned the second highest program components score with 98.11 (47.77/52.34) points for their effort, placing fifth in the long, however, they slipped from third to fourth overall with a total score of 149.94.
"We started off rough," admitted Purdy, "but in the end, we pulled it together and skated well. We are very happy with the skate we did. [We had] some very good throws and lifts, and we performed it well. I think we just need to keep pushing ourselves technically and artistically. There is not much to work on, we just had some errors today."
China's Xiaoyu Yu and Yang Jin once again excelled technically, picking up the second highest total elements score of the night, but remained in the fifth place overall (149.20).
"We really liked our performance today," said Jin. "The best elements today for us were the throws. We plan to confirm our position in international figure skating. We also want to add more difficulty to our elements."
Brittany Jones and Ian Beharry of Canada remained in sixth (145.89).
"I think overall it's pretty good," said Beharry. "We landed everything we wanted to land. A few shaky things, but overall it was a clean skate for us."
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I've written about Christine McVie before with a loop Alchemist used. This time I'm focusing on the dope drum break featured on the same album. This album was actually released years after it originally came out under the name Christine Perfect. Sire Records was looking to capitalize off her recent success with Fleetwood Mac and re-released her solo album from 1970, 6 years later.
The The track "And That's Saying A Lot" is a bluesy number that kicks off with a 2 bar drum loop. The snares are light but the pattern is dope. Check it out!


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~ The birth of our second child was completely redemptive and changed our perspective on childbirth. It wasn't exactly how we imagined it would be, but it was everything we hoped it would be and we owe many thanks to Meggan for supporting us and helping us navigate childbirth in a new, refreshing way. Throughout our entire journey, Meggan was professional and confident, while still being relatable, warm, and genuine. We truly can't imagine doing birth without her!


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My cake came out delicious, but my buttercream frosting did not. It was the consistency of pudding, instead of buttercream, and then when I attempted to thicken it by putting it in the fridge, it separated and got gross. Anyone have any idea what I did wrong? I used the recipe in my Williams-Sonoma Cake Cookbook. I've never tried to make "official" buttercream before.
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LavScam vs. Russiagate: The Very Different Way Canadians and Americans Treat Political Scandals
Peter Muggeridge | March 26th, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could discuss the very different ways their respective countries deal with political scandals. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
As the dust finally settles on LavScam and Russiagate — two scandals that recently rocked the leaders of both Canada and the U.S. — now might be a good time to put these two affairs into perspective.
Like previous Canadian political controversies (Tunagate, Adscam or the Senate Scandal) the SNC-Lavalin affair will likely be remembered for what it was — a truly Canadian cause celebre.
While the opposition and media tried to play it up as a misuse of power by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his office, the Liberals assured us that it was nothing more than a lot of raised voices and rolling eyes. In the end, the Toronto Star probably got closest to the truth when it suggested that, "not much happened, but whatever happened must be reported. Repeatedly."
Juxtapose that with the hysterically over-the-top and breathless commentary the U.S. media gave to Robert Mueller's probe on Russian interference and you can see how the very different ways these two countries process a scandal. Even after Mueller submitted his report, we still don't know what truly happened: was it a "witch hunt" or "coup attempt" as President Donald Trump and right-wing media suggest, or a "cover-up" of "massive political malfeasance" as the liberal media keep touting.
So, in an effort to illustrate just how different Canadians and Americans treat their political scandals, let's breakdown the key points of #Russiagate and #LavScam.
#Russiagate: Did the President collude with Russia and then block attempts to investigate this collusion?
#LavScam: Did the Prime Minister and members of his office put pressure on his attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to do a legal favour for a Quebec-based engineering firm that's also a big Liberal donor.
Why it stinks?
#Russiagate: Anything that involves Trump always has the odour of corruption.
#LavScam: Anything that involves the Liberal Party and Quebec always has the odour of corruption.
Hashtag Originality
#Russiagate: This nickname follows the irritating media rule that, since Watergate in the early 70s, all political scandals must contain the suffix "gate."
#LavScam: It's original and thankfully doesn't contain "gate." So #LavScam wins by a mile … errr … kilometre.
Will it Make a Good Movie?
#Russiagate: Filled with clandestine meetings with foreign powers, ominous plot twists and threats of revenge, it has all the makings of a Hollywood spy thriller.
#LavScam: With its moderate disagreements about confusing Deferred Prosecution Agreements, it's being described by many pundits as a "failure of good governance." Good material for a "worthy Canadian" procedural drama on the good old CBC. (Hasn't Cancon suffered enough?)
#Russiagate: Trump as the villainous President, Michael Cohen as his scumbag lawyer, Roger Stone as the sleazy lobbyist and Robert Mueller as the stern lawman who would clean up Washington — they're all colourful characters right out of central casting.
#LavScam: While Trudeau has movie-star good looks, his supporting cast of Gerald Butts, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Jane Philpott and Michael Wernick don't really jump out at you. Modest, yes, but evil? Our "villains" seem more suited as captains of a university debating team rather than stars of the big screen.
#Russiagate: Besides being covered 24/7 by U.S. cable stations, the scandal generated a whopping 533, 074 web articles resulting in 245 million social media interactions. Basically, the whole country watched this soap opera unfold and then discussed it endlessly.
#LavScam: Enthralled the country for a few weeks. Now, the only people left following it are Conservative party members and political junkies.
#Russiagate: Resulted in eight guilty pleas or convictions to many of the key players, including Stone, Cohen, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn and Rick Gates.
#LavScam Resulted in a bunch of resignations: Butts' quit as the PM's advisor (he'll run Trudeau's re-election campaign), JWR and Philpott quit cabinet (but will continue to sit as Liberals), MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes won't run next election (after complaining that Trudeau raised his voice against her) and Michael Wernick resigned his job as Clerk of the Privy Council. (It was clearly time.)
Damaged Reputations
#Russiagate: Has confirmed in many people's minds that Trump is a power-hungry ruler who will stop at nothing to retain power.
#LavScam: Has confirmed in many people's minds that Trudeau is a power-hungry ruler who will stop at nothing to retain power. And that he's a "fake feminist" — a label that will never be applied to Trump.
Lasting Legacy
#Russiagate: Will continue to dominate headlines and be the subject of history books for years to come.
#LavScam: Will likely be forgotten by the summer holidays.


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Marica Radojčić.
Biography.
Marica Radojčić
(Novi Karlovci, December 1943-Belgrade, 30th of April 2018) was a Serbian mathematician and artist.
She graduated, obtained her master's degree and doctorate in mathematics at the Faculty of Natural Science in Belgrade (PMF). She was a full-time professor at the Faculty of Mathematics. Winner of the 1985/86 Fulbright Scholarship in Mathematics. As a visiting professor or researcher, Radojčić visited several well-known universities in the world (in Bonn, Hamburg, Moscow, Berkeley, Stanford, New York and others).
In s science, she studied mathematical linguistics, logic and algebra. She has published about forty scientific papers and books. Her works were quoted, used and followed by numerous mathematicians around the world. Her results were included in several world monographs. She was a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS), and the International Association IKG (Internationales Künstler Gremium, founded by Josef Beuys). Radojčić held several solo and group exhibitions. She has exhibited since 1982 and presented her art works in the USA, Germany, Belgium, France, Scandinavian countries, and the South African Union, often exhibiting in New York.
Her art is imbued with mathematics, philosophy and metaphysics. Many experts have written about her art, both in the country and in the world: from the American critic Leonard Horowitz, through the poet and versatile Israeli artist and
theorist Joseph Semakh, to the Russian philosopher and esthetician Viktor Bichkov. In addition to art and science, she was also involved in organization and production. She was the founder and chairman of several scientific seminars, the
head of several scientific and artistic projects. Founder and manager of the Mathematical Art Workshop in 1993. Founder and president of the art and science association UMNA since 1998.
Radojčić was one of the founders of the Dept. for Digital Art at the Interdisciplinary Master's Studies at the University of Arts in Belgrade, where she led the art department Total Digital Creativity, since 2000. She has organized several art projects, symposia (domestic and international), well as guest appearances and presentations of foreign artists and scientists. In the Gallery of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad, her legacy consisting of 87 selected works that represents a cross-section of her entire opus until 2009.
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Notes about my art.
My art is experimental and since twenty year ago it was mostly visual. Then I started to experiment with performances as well as with sound.
Based on mathematics and philosophy, usually in some deeper layers, several ideas dominate my work:
– the idea of INFINITY ( which is closely related to the idea of GOD )
– the idea of DEATH ( particularly the tiny line between Life and Death )
– the idea of LANGUAGE ( natural and abstract languages, roots of natural language, layers of meaning, language as visual media…)
– BRANCHING (as particular kind of potential infinity manifesting in many aspects of human life, but also in the theoretical sciences like mathematics, physics, informatics)
– HUMAN LIMITS (limits of our world, of free will, of knowledge…).
Sound experiments.
I started to experiment with sound relatively late. It came as my projects were becoming more and more complex, consisting of, for exp. – ambients with screenings of animations and videos, installations, light and laser effects, performances…
to the finally the whole artificially created spaces using digital technologies and digital equipment. At one point I I did not want any more silent spaces or deaf rooms, but sounds. This journey started with the sounds created by other people – fortunately I knew many composers both domestic and foreigners. I confined myself on two friends of mine: Phill Niblock and Miroslav Miša Savić.
Very soon I was not satisfied with results, and wanted to go even further to something much more complex. As I had access to the sound effects archive of RTS Radio-Television of Serbia, I started experiment with samples found there.
This archive was and still is very rich and packed with all possible sound effects, many of them recorded in the natural env ronments; in addition there are hundreds of artificially produced sound effects which were so well produced that it is difficult, even for a sound-expert, to recognize their artificiall origin. Starting from the choice of effects and using powerful mathematical algorithms for transformation and combination I discovered enormously rich new world – the world of sounds, which was new for me. Unusual for typical sound experiments, my approach was almost visual. I was using the same programs which I used for the image, insisting on many layers (this time audio layers), several sound sources, their visual transformations and further modification of the corresponding mathematical curves (which was less complex than in the case of image). In short, for sound design I have been using much more powerful softwares than composers do.
Photo: Selman Trtovac