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When Jack Jezorek hears a sound that resembles a baseball card flapping in bicycle spokes, he lifts his head and squints into the drizzle coming from the gray sky. "That
T. Gilbert Pearson, the Man Who Loved the Birds
More than a century ago, T. Gilbert Pearson worked tirelessly to save the birds of North Carolina and the world. His legacy persists today, along with the park he created for them.
by Scott Huler
When Jack Jezorek hears a sound that resembles a baseball card flapping in bicycle spokes, he lifts his head and squints into the drizzle coming from the gray sky. "That little buzz is a Carolina wren fussing at us," he says, peering up at the birds flocking to the trees. More noises join — the cheeps, chirps, and shouts of cardinals, towhees, blue jays, and crows. "Wow," he says. "This is the spot for them."
It should be. We're walking through Peabody Park and its leafy 34 acres on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It's crisscrossed by branches of Buffalo Creek and full of the types of late-successional hardwoods and pines that cover most of North Carolina's plentiful abandoned farmland. This park was home to the education and work of T. Gilbert Pearson, one of North Carolina's most important, yet inexplicably unsung, naturalists.
"This was his playground," Jezorek says. "This was his laboratory here."
Born in Illinois in 1873, Pearson moved with his family to rural Archer, Florida, at age 8. There, he roamed what he called "the piney woods," learning from his friends to gather interesting bird eggs and blow out their contents so that he could preserve the shells. There was plenty of adventuresome birding in Florida. Pearson was bitten by an alligator (he captured and stuffed it), and once spent much of a day stuck in a tall stump he had fallen into while seeking vulture eggs.
Two events left significant marks on him. The first: An expedition to a heron rookery when he was 13. "Every incident of that day, April 27, 1886, is written indelibly on my mind," he wrote in his autobiography. "The experiences were so wonderful I wanted to tell the world about them." Which he did, in his first article for, no kidding, The Oologist, a magazine for egg collectors. He signed the article, "Oologically, T.G. Pearson, Archer, Fla."
Portrait of T. Gilbert Pearson, courtesy of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives,
University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. photograph by The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives, University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
As a child, he traded eggs for books about birds, such as the Key to North American Birds, which taught him to properly skin, preserve, and mount birds, not just eggs. This was an improvement on his earlier attempts — with his first gun, he shot a grackle, "of which I was so proud that I took it with me when I went to bed." Parasites and stink drove the carcass from the house, though Pearson kept the wings and tacked them to the wall. Before long, his sister appropriated them; she put them on a hat.
At Guilford College in Greensboro, Pearson traded his eggs and mounted birds — and agreed to amass more — for two terms of tuition, room, and board. Thanks to Pearson, the college later bragged about having the "largest scientific collection of bird-eggs in the South."
After Guilford, Pearson began working part-time with the Brimley brothers of what is now the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; all three would have a lifelong friendship. He went on to help found the Audubon Society of North Carolina in 1902, but that's among the smallest of his contributions. In the early years of the 20th century, Pearson helped organize — and then ran — the National Association of Audubon Societies, and he pushed a law through the North Carolina General Assembly that created the first statewide game commission in the Southeast. He wrote books, including Stories of Bird Life and Birds of North Carolina. He taught biology and geology at the State Normal and Industrial College — the teachers' college that became UNCG.
Pearson's actions affected birds not just in North Carolina, but across the entire world. He helped push through, and later implemented, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. That's the Congressional act that, simply, protects birds in several nations.
This print of the shy but loud Carolina wren was created by John J. Audubon in the early 19th century.
Illustration courtesy of John James Audubon / National Audubon Society.
But it was early on, in March 1902, when Pearson told the story of his second significant birding experience. Known since his days in college as an entrancing public speaker, Pearson addressed some 150 people in the Normal College's Main Building (now Foust Building) about the need to protect our birds. As a child, he'd witnessed the aftermath of a plume hunt, where hunters had taken the plumes of egrets to be sold to milliners in New York. His biographer describes the scene: "Here and there around their still-smouldering campfire lay dead herons, their backs raw and bloody where plumes had been torn away. Starving baby birds called from their nests for food. Larger young birds perched uncertainly on limbs. Now and then one of them, too weak to hold on any longer, fell to the earth with a thud."
By evening's end, 148 of those present had signed up to form the Audubon Society of North Carolina.
Pearson was married to a local, Elsie Weatherly, and returned to North Carolina often before his death in 1943. He's buried beside his wife in Greensboro's Green Hill Cemetery, itself a kind of "unofficial arboretum," says Jezorek, who's the co-chair of the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society, which serves the Guilford County area.
We both pay our respects at two simple, unadorned block tombstones not far from a lovely ginkgo biloba. Pearson might not be thrilled by the ginkgo — as an import, it provides very little that the native birds need. The Audubon Society named for Pearson is working on that problem with a program called Bird Friendly Communities, which encourages people to plant native species more in tune with the needs of their native birds. Pearson believed education was the best route to conservation.
He thought of the "primitive forest" next to the college — today's Peabody Park, which then covered 125 acres. "Let me have those woods for my laboratory."
One day, in a biology class at the Normal College, he asked the class to identify a stately silver maple visible outside of the open window. The only taker thought it was an oak. Then, he writes in his autobiography, Adventures in Bird Protection, "I called attention to the notes of several birds that reached our ears." Nope; nobody knew anything.
He thought of the "primitive forest" next to the college — today's Peabody Park, which then covered 125 acres. "Let me have those woods for my laboratory," he told the college president.
"These girls should learn to know the birds so they can tell their pupils about them — their correct names, where they migrate, and of what value they are on the farms and in the orchards," Pearson wrote. "They should be given the opportunity to acquire that intelligent appreciation of nature that can only come from study of the outdoor life in the woods and fields."
Today, that park shelters the birds that he loved.
The caretakers at Peabody Park and the volunteers with the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society organize conservation events and field trips in the Greensboro area. To learn more, visit their respective websites: peabodypark.uncg.edu and tgpearsonaudubon.net.
This story was published on Apr 07, 2016
Scott Huler
Huler is the senior staff writer at Duke magazine and a Piedmont Laureate Emeritus. He has written for such newspapers as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Los Angeles Times and magazines including Backpacker, Fortune, and Child. His award-winning radio work has been heard on "All Things Considered" and "Day to Day" on National Public Radio and on "Marketplace" and "Splendid Table" on American Public Media, and he sometimes serves as guest host on "The State of Things" on WUNC-FM. He is the author of seven books of nonfiction, most recently A Delicious Country, about retracing the journey of explorer John Lawson.
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#include "common.h"

int FMOD_Main()
{
    FMOD::System     *system;
    FMOD::Sound      *sound;
    FMOD::Channel    *channel = 0;
    FMOD_RESULT       result;
    unsigned int      version;
    void             *extradriverdata = 0;

    Common_Init(&extradriverdata);

    /*
        Create a System object and initialize.
    */
    result = FMOD::System_Create(&system);
    ERRCHECK(result);

    result = system->getVersion(&version);
    ERRCHECK(result);

    if (version < FMOD_VERSION)
    {
        Common_Fatal("FMOD lib version %08x doesn't match header version %08x", version, FMOD_VERSION);
    }

    result = system->init(32, FMOD_INIT_NORMAL, extradriverdata);
    ERRCHECK(result);

    result = system->createSound(Common_MediaPath("wave.mp3"), FMOD_HARDWARE | FMOD_LOOP_NORMAL | FMOD_2D, 0, &sound);
    ERRCHECK(result);

    /*
        Play the sound.
    */
    result = system->playSound(sound, 0, false, &channel);
    ERRCHECK(result);

    /*
        Main loop.
    */
    do
    {
        Common_Update();

        if (Common_BtnPress(BTN_ACTION1))
        {
            bool paused;
            result = channel->getPaused(&paused);
            ERRCHECK(result);
            result = channel->setPaused(!paused);
            ERRCHECK(result);
        }

        result = system->update();
        ERRCHECK(result);

        {
            unsigned int ms = 0;
            unsigned int lenms = 0;
            bool         playing = false;
            bool         paused = false;

            if (channel)
            {
                result = channel->isPlaying(&playing);
                if ((result != FMOD_OK) && (result != FMOD_ERR_INVALID_HANDLE))
                {
                    ERRCHECK(result);
                }

                result = channel->getPaused(&paused);
                if ((result != FMOD_OK) && (result != FMOD_ERR_INVALID_HANDLE))
                {
                    ERRCHECK(result);
                }

                result = channel->getPosition(&ms, FMOD_TIMEUNIT_MS);
                if ((result != FMOD_OK) && (result != FMOD_ERR_INVALID_HANDLE))
                {
                    ERRCHECK(result);
                }

                result = sound->getLength(&lenms, FMOD_TIMEUNIT_MS);
                if ((result != FMOD_OK) && (result != FMOD_ERR_INVALID_HANDLE))
                {
                    ERRCHECK(result);
                }
            }

            Common_Draw("==================================================");
            Common_Draw("Play Stream Example.");
            Common_Draw("Copyright (c) Firelight Technologies 2004-2013.");
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            Common_Draw("Press %s to quit", Common_BtnStr(BTN_QUIT));
            Common_Draw("");
            Common_Draw("Time %02d:%02d:%02d/%02d:%02d:%02d : %s", ms / 1000 / 60, ms / 1000 % 60, ms / 10 % 100, lenms / 1000 / 60, lenms / 1000 % 60, lenms / 10 % 100, paused ? "Paused " : playing ? "Playing" : "Stopped");
        }

        Common_Sleep(50);
    } while (!Common_BtnPress(BTN_QUIT));

    /*
        Shut down
    */
    result = sound->release();
    ERRCHECK(result);
    result = system->close();
    ERRCHECK(result);
    result = system->release();
    ERRCHECK(result);

    Common_Close();

    return 0;
}

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Cyber-security in the rail industry
Digitalisation of the rail industry is progressing at a steady pace, as stakeholders seek new opportunities to improve their efficiency and customer experience…
From a passenger perspective, we have seen the digitalisation of ticketing systems enabling customers to buy and download tickets using their smart phones, making the passenger experience smoother, faster and easier. When it comes to infrastructure, Network Rail in particular has been investing heavily in modernising the railways, with an eye to improving capacity and reliability across the network. These advances make railway networks more interconnected and dependent on digital technology, but from a cyber-security perspective, it has also increased the possible threats to rail networks.
New EU legislation, in the form of the Security of Network & Information Regulations 2018 in the United Kingdom (the NIS Regulations) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR), has certainly forced participants in the rail industry to take heed of the cyber security risks that face the industry. High-profile cyber-attacks targeted at the rail industry have also highlighted that these threats are very real.
Eschewing digitalisation is not an option. Not simply due to the competitive advantages gained from improving systems and processes. Continued use of legacy technology can be costly as they become increasingly obsolete. However, failing to address the cyber-security risks that face the rail industry could have wide and serious repercussions.
Digitalisation and cyber-security
Digitalisation of the rail system is set to deliver much-needed improvements, including increased capacity and greater efficiency. One particular proposed improvement is the move to the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and the European Train Control System (ETCS). ERTMS is intended to establish an interoperable rail framework across Europe, and will make use of ETCS, essentially a system allowing computers to communicate with each other to give the 'green light' for a train to proceed. ETCS works to ensure that a train does not exceed a safe speed and remains a set distance from other trains on the network. The intent is to increase train safety, capacity on the network (due to reduced minimum headway between trains) and improve punctuality.
Along with these advantages come increased threats. The risk of malicious third parties hacking into ERTMS cannot be ignored, and care needs to be taken to ensure that cyber-security requirements are appropriate to defend against potentially significant disruption to the rail network if ERTMS is compromised in any way.
Cyber-security risks
In 2016, the DfT advised that the threat of cyber-attacks on rail systems was increasing as a consequence of the industry's growing reliance on computer-based technology. This is particularly relevant for those systems that can be accessed remotely through public and private networks. Systems that can be accessed remotely can increase the risk of intrusions, and since 2016 we have indeed seen TOCs business systems falling victim to cyber-attacks by malicious third parties.
In May 2017, as well as disrupting NHS hospitals across the UK, the WannaCry ransomware attack targeted Russian Railways and the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn. Deutsche Bahn train information monitors displayed the hackers' demands for money in return for unlocking the systems. In April 2018, Great Western Railway found that around 1,000 of its passengers' details had been compromised by hackers. According to security experts, the Wannacry virus spread through systems that still used the Windows XP operating system, which had long-since ceased receiving mainstream support from Microsoft. This acted as a wake-up call for many to upgrade their systems.
In these cases, we can only speculate on the hackers' exact motives for targeting the railway. Perhaps the intention was to inflict reputational damage due to political or commercial interests. Perhaps the acts were carried out for the hackers' personal satisfaction. Or maybe the intention was to steal personal data for the hackers' own financial gain. Malicious cyber-attacks on systems used in rail infrastructure could have far more serious implications though, including danger to life.
The threat of cyber-security risks does not only stem from malicious third parties. Computerised rail systems are also at risk from human error, such as failures to update and configure software correctly. This includes actions as innocuous as attaching unauthorised devices to networks. Each of these may also expose, or introduce, vulnerabilities allowing third parties to obtain remote access to systems.
Potential implications of cyber-attacks
Timetabling glitches and service interruptions caused by cyber-attacks could, at a minimum, disrupt commuters and cause chaos on the rail network. Signalling or power breakdowns could equally cause travel disruption and, at worst, danger to life although many levels of resistance are built in so the risk, we hope, is remote. From the perspective of a TOC, the implications of a cyber-attack could be far reaching – including reputational damage, loss of customers' personal data, the requirement to compensate passengers affected by the disruption.
There could also be serious financial and regulatory repercussions. TOCs are likely to be subject to stringent obligations under their franchise or concession agreements to provide a minimum level of performance. Timetabling glitches and service interruptions could therefore result in financial penalties becoming payable. Persistent breaches of performance requirements due to service issues and interruptions could ultimately lead to the termination of a TOC's franchise or concession. TOCs may also be subject to regulatory enforcement action, including non-compliance penalties from regulators. This might include the Office of Rail and Road in their capacity as safety regulator, and the Information Commissioner's Office in its capacity as competent supervisory authority under the GDPR.
TOCs are also considered 'operators of essential services' (OESs) under the NIS Regulations. This means that they are required to take appropriate and proportionate technical and organisational measures to manage risks posed to the security of the network and information systems on which their essential services rely. OESs are also required to take appropriate and proportionate measures to prevent and minimise the impact of incidents affecting the security of both the network and information systems used. This is to ensure continuity of those essential services. Any incidents which have a significant impact on continuity must be notified to the designated competent authority. In practice the DfT still expects rail operators to voluntarily notify the DfT of incidents before they have met the 'significant impact' threshold.
Failure to comply with these obligations may result in an enforcement notice. This could lead to a financial penalty if an OES fails to take steps to rectify a failure within a specified time period or if the competent authority is not satisfied with representations made by the OES. The prescribed limit for monetary penalties is £17 million where there has been a material contravention of the NIS Regulations.
Addressing increased security risks
The age-old adage that 'prevention is better than cure' can be applied to cyber-threats in the rail industry. When implementing new technologies and systems, cyber-security measures should be considered from the outset to ensure resilience. Multi-layered security measures (otherwise known as 'defence in depth') are recommended, making it harder for hackers to disrupt a system if a vulnerability in one measure is exposed and exploited. For incumbent systems, and to address future cyber-security risks, it is important to have robust risk management systems in place. This is to ensure that risks and vulnerabilities are identified by regular testing, actions are taken to protect systems and maintain security measures, and that any unusual behaviour is recognised and investigated.
Complex supply chains also expose TOCs to cyber-security risks, particularly given the increased information exchanges that takes place. As well as carrying out careful due diligence on suppliers and their security practices, TOCs would be well advised to include provisions in their contracts to minimise the threat of such risks and to ensure a joined-up approach to cyber-risk management across the supply chain. These can also help address TOCs' obligations under the NIS Regulations by (for example):
• including obligations to put in place (and periodically review and strengthen, as required) an appropriate cyber security management plan which allows for regular vulnerability scans and penetration testing using independent testers, to ensure that the TOC is poised to respond to any potential risks
• ensuring suppliers have appropriate training standards in place for their personnel and that employees are appropriately experienced so as to ensure that they are able to recognise and deal with any security risks presented to them
• ensuring effective business continuity plans are in place and ready to be implemented if services are compromised by a cyber-security breach – including, for example, a detailed procedure for steps to take in the event of a breach of security
• including notification obligations in the event of an incident that has a significant impact on the continuity of essential services.
Finally, given that railway networks are increasingly interconnected, there is a growing need for cyber-security approaches to be aligned across all participants in the rail industry across numerous jurisdictions. Cyber-security is a threat to the entire sector, and all industry players need to work together to harmonise their cyber-security activities and implement measures to address this constantly evolving threat.
As events of recent years have shown, with the growing digitalisation of the rail networks, cyber security is an issue that the rail industry simply cannot afford to ignore. Failure to implement robust security measures and practices could have, at worst, fatal consequences. Together with the high financial risks of suffering a cyber-security breach and the implementation of the NIS Regulations and the GDPR, cyber security should be near the top of everyone's agenda.
To address the increased threat landscape, it is crucial to understand rail systems, their vulnerabilities and the cyber-security risks that face them, and seek to tackle these by way of appropriate measures. Supply chain management is also key to ensuring that systems are resilient to attack – after all, you are only as strong as your weakest link.
Anita Basi and Kulraj Badhesha are Associates at law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP
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Jeremy Parsons to be named new Iowa State Fair CEO and fair manager
DES MOINES, IA (01/13/2023) (readMedia)– Jeremy Parsons, of the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa, will officially be named CEO and manager of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Gary Slater, who has held the top position since 2001, announced his retirement in October of 2022. Parsons' appointment will be effective in early March.
"We could not be more excited to announce the transition of CEO and Fair Manager to Jeremy Parsons," said Darwin Gaudian, Northwest District Board member and current President of the Iowa State Fair Board. "His long list of fair credentials, his community involvement, his leadership skills and his passion for the fair industry are the perfect combination to lead the Iowa State Fair into the future."
With more than 30 years of fair experience, Parsons spent his early years as a seasonal employee at the Iowa State Fair and as a volunteer at his home county fair in Leon, Iowa. A former teacher and coach, Parsons served as the executive director of the Missouri State Fair Foundation before being named the CEO/Manager of the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa in 2011.
"It is an honor to have been chosen to serve as caretaker for one of Iowa's most beloved institutions," said Parsons. "The Iowa State Fair holds a special place in my heart and I am humbled to join the team responsible for building upon the Fair's rich heritage and traditions."
Parsons has a B.A. degree in English from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., and a M.A. degree in education from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. A passionate advocate for the fair industry, Parsons just completed his reign as Chairman of the International Association of Fairs and Expos (IAFE) and was honored with the Fairman of the Year award from the Association of Iowa Fairs in December of 2022. He is a graduate of the IAFE Institute of Fair Management and is a Certified Fair Executive. Parsons has held numerous leadership roles within the IAFE as well as around the Spencer, Iowa community. He and his wife Kelsi have three sons.


One way to facilitate shared decision making is through the use of decision support tools, which offer the patient high quality medical information in an easily understandable format. How do these tools work? How might shared decision making benefit patients, purchasers and providers of care? What role can shared decision making play in the larger effort to improve the quality and lower the cost of health care? How does the Affordable Care Act affect shared decision making? What risks, if any, are involved?
To address these and related questions, the Alliance for Health Reform, the National Committee for Quality Assurance and the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making sponsored a February 14 briefing. Panelists were: Helen Darling, National Business Group on Health; Michael Barry, Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making; Karen Merrikin, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound; and David Shern, Mental Health America. Ed Howard of the Alliance moderated.


The stock market is back on the way up, and could hit 20,000 in early 2017. Consumer confidence is also at a 10 year high, and many experts think that we are in line for a period of serious economic expansion.
Even though many investors are getting into the stock market, I still keep almost all of my money in under market value San Antonio investment properties. I once had a lot of cash in the stock market, and I lost 75% of it in the market crash in 2001. Since that time, I have put my money into San Antonio investment properties, and I have never regretted it.
Putting my money into real estate investments allowed me to financially retire at 28. So yes, I am a fan of buy and hold real estate!
If you buy your properties at the right price and in the right area, you can enjoy steady, long term returns of at least 10% per year. That is my goal: I want to make at least 10% per year on each buy and hold investment property. And if I can do better than that, well, that's just gravy!
I have found more under market value properties to put under contract in the $40,000 to $50,000 cash range. I have seen a bit of a dip in some prices in the homes that I buy. I don't know if that will last, but in the last three months, I've seen more sub-$50k homes in my neighborhoods than I did for much of 2016.
I am generally recommending that my investors owner finance houses rather than rent them. The major reason is that construction costs have increased in the last two years. This is making $10,000 rehabs for rental properties cost $15,000 or more. If you owner finance the investment property, you can spend maybe $5000 on rehab, and leave the rest of the repairs to the end buyer, who usually is a blue collar Hispanic family who can handle rehab work. Saving $5000 or so in rehab costs increases your ROI.
With some of the under market value properties I have found lately in 78210, 78201 and 78207, I have seen investors hit 15-16% ROI. And that is a long term return – most people cannot count on their stock market portfolio making a steady 15% ROI!


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Q: Как работают бэкенд и фронтенд части принцип Есть заготовка проекта на vue js там весь фронт.
Нужно создать бекенд на node js (который, по-сути не будет в самом себе хранить данные, а будет их получать по реализованному апи  от отдельной машины с БД).
Как правильно должно происходить взаимодействие, нода слушает запросы от фронта и выдаёт данные в ответе? Бек и фронт должны находится в одной среде разработки (ИДЕ) и в одном проекте или должны быть абсолютно друг от друга не зависящие части на разных машинах.?

A: Если позволяют возможности то идеальный вариант - 3 независимых приложения, общающихся друг с другом по АПИ

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*Фронт на Vue.js который отправляет запросы посреднику

*Посредник - написанный Вами на node.js, который будет как маршрутизатор, и будет лезть за инфой к поставщику, а так же будет содержать всю бизнес-логику

*Поставщик - любой сторонний сервис, откуда получаются данные

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This month marks five years since the Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi was arrested in Jeddah in June 2012. Almost two years later, in May 2014, Badawi was sentenced to ten years in prison, 1000 lashes, a huge fine, and two additional penalties – a ten-year travel ban and ten-year ban from participating in visual, electronic and written media, both to be applied following his release. Raif has now served nearly half of his ten-year prison sentence and the campaign for his release, championed by his remarkable wife Ensaf Haidar, continues.
English PEN was honoured to co-host Haidar during a recent trip to the UK, along with our colleagues at Reporters Without Borders. Haidar met with key human rights and free expression organisations active on her husband's behalf, took part in a number of media interviews, and attended a special vigil at the Saudi Arabian Embassy, joined by many of her and her husband's friends and supporters.
Today I carry a message from my husband and my three children who have been deprived of their father for exercising a natural right to express his opinion.
I bring you a message of hope that one day, I will see my husband, Raif Badawi, standing among you on this platform, to talk to you about freedom and human rights, to tell you how freedom cannot be incarcerated, flogged, or executed. No matter how hard some try.
A determined Saudi woman, standing here, and saying that a peaceful transition in Saudi Arabia is possible. With this new generation, the generation of globalisation, Internet, and blogs; ideas can no longer be prevented or blocked. It is a new change, a new revolution, from Morocco to Jakarta, young people today will determine the future and we must support and stand by them. Thus, your role here is participating in this change.
Raif Badawi's message can be summed up as follows: The peaceful expression of opinion and thought is a non-negotiable human right, which is the right of all human beings with no exception.
However, the real prisoners are those who can defend freedom but do not….
Raif has not lost hope, but he is mentally and physically suffering from this unjust sentence. I can tell you that he is fine and very optimistic, but I will be lying. His mental health is worsening. So I beg you for more mobilisation and solidarity. What frightens every detainee is to be forgotten by the supporters of freedom.
To mark the five year anniversary of Raif Badawi's arrest and the birthday of his lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair, who himself is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence, English PEN will be hosting a vigil at the Saudi Embassy in London and continuing to call for their immediate release.
We will be joined by colleagues from Bread and Roses TV, Campaign Against Arms Trade, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, Index on Censorship, One Law For All, the Peter Tatchell Foundation and Reporters Without Borders. Please join us if you can.
NB Activists are asked to meet at the Curzon Street entrance to the Embassy. (note: the postal address of the Embassy is 30-32 Charles Street, Mayfair, London).
We are aiming to get 1000 images to represent the 1000 lashes to which Raif has been sentenced. As well as helping to raise and maintain awareness of his case, these photos will serve as a powerful visual representation of the widespread support for Raif and his family .
Please share your photo, ideally with details of where it was taken (eg Embassy of Saudi Arabia, London, UK), with us before the 17 June 2017.


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U.S. Imports of Distillate Fuel Oil, Greater than 500 to 2000 ppm Sulfur (Thousand Barrels)
Year-0
2000's 43,748 40,584 45,489 31,325 23,212 23,206
2010's 24,698 20,331 10,931 19,210 19,783 18,493 14,456 14,964
Distillate Fuel Oil, 501 to 2000 ppm Sulfur Imports from All Countries
Distillate Fuel Oil, Greater than 500 ppm to 2000 ppm Sulfur Imports by Area of Entry
U.S. Distillate Fuel Oil, 501 to 2000 ppm Sulfur Imports


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Home » Time to Standardize ID Cards
Time to Standardize ID Cards
There now is various business, security industry and government actions aimed at standardizing state and Federal identification systems for enhanced national security and the prevention of terrorism. The actions will influence the evolution of access control and identification cards and badges used by most businesses. Just last month, for example, President Bush signed into law a border security measure that, among other things, requires travel documents to contain machine-readable data such as fingerprints. Earlier this spring, the Security Industry Association (SIA), the trade association of security technology and service firms, through its Homeland Security Advisory Council, went on record urging Congress to enact even more legislation to standardize and modernize existing technology and practices used to identify and authenticate individual identity, specifically state and federal IDs; and develop sound policy to drive this standardization that is designed to keep citizens safe, while not infringing upon freedoms.
According to the SIA statement, the idea of a "national" identification card has been resisted in the past. But the idea of developing baseline standards for the production, issuance and authentication of all state and federal identification cards has become a pressing issue. These baseline standards should include:
Uniform appearances—ink types, colors, engravings, type of paper or plastic, size, shape, black light sensitive imaging);
Data set—photo, address, date of birth, digitally imprinted thumb print);
Incorporated technology—holograms, microchip, magnetic strip, bar code, proximity card, smart card, reader type);
Production requirements—identification of approved manufacturing practices; printer DPI settings, material specifications); and
Protocols and conditions for identification issuance—documents required as proof of identity in order to secure an ID card; establishment of 2-day waiting period, background checks). The SIA policy states, "In a country where a driver's license is viewed as positive proof of identity and also allows for the acquisition of other identity documents, such as social security cards, birth certificates and passports, it is critical that some measure of security be placed on the production, issuance, and authentication of these powerful access devices." Developments in the government sector will spill over the business and commercial use of ID and access cards. In addition, there are some product makers who have developed visitor access control systems based on the ability to "read" and audit trail people's driver's licenses. The security industry trade association believes that enacting Federal standards that dictate the baseline levels at which state and Federal identification cards/documents will be securely produced, issued and authenticated will, no doubt, require significant economic and political investments in policy development, software and hardware. Because of this controversies surrounding a national identity card or program, the SIA policy admits "it will take a significant amount of education and consensus building on this issue as civil liberties and privacy groups are seeking to derail the underlying security needs implicit in securing our nation's identification documents." But the SIA Homeland Security Advisory Council statement relates that "it is of paramount importance to develop sound policy that will drive the efforts to standardize certain identification documents such as driver's licenses and passports. This policy should work to counter misinformation and paranoid scenarios that depict government tracking of the general public." So it's not surprising that the SIA advocates for strict policy controls and closed loop databases that work to ultimately protect the public's right-to-privacy while securing against fraud and identity theft The association also believes ultimately that technology, such as smart card technology, will play a significant role in safeguarding a person's identity and in making it nearly impossible to fraudulently produce a verifiable identification card. Given the need to secure, modernize and standardize the nation's identification systems for homeland defense purposes, it is necessary to embrace this undertaking 100 percent or not to embrace it at all. Less than a full commitment to reforming and securing our nation's identification system will not work to counter misinformation from privacy and civil liberty organizations, according to the industry group's statement. Still, concepts like "trusted traveler" are controversial. Richard E. Smith, Ph.D. CISSP, and author of Authentication – From Passwords to Public Keys, published by Addison Wesley, says that "while I agree that it's possible to build a hard-to-forge authentication card for trusted travelers, I don't believe the notion is practical. The reasons have little to do with technology. The first problem is that the security checkpoints are intended to interdict a broad range of dangerous items, and it's unrealistic to trust a large population of 'trusted travelers' to police themselves. If a dangerous item gets aboard a plane, it doesn't matter how it got there once a terrorist gets hold of it. The existing arrangement tries to eliminate dangerous items by checking everyone, and this reduces the risk of people breaking the rules innocently or intentionally." He goes on to say, "The second problem has to do with adjudicating the background checks: once you have the results in hand, how do you decide to deny a card?…or must you have had some documented association with a terrorist organization? What constitutes adequate documentation? Can a 'reformed terrorist' file suit to receive a trusted traveler card? If the adjudication process can't eliminate 100 percent of terrorists without being unfair to some large number of travelers, then the responsible organizations will spend a lot of time in court."
Sidebar 1: What About "Trusted Traveler" Cards?
U.S. airlines, crippled after September 11th and looking for ways to better handle their frequent business flyers, are urging the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to consider development and approval of so-called trusted traveler cards. One method: a background check prior to receiving a card, which would provide a higher level of security, probably through biometrics built into a smart card. The concept is controversial and the TSA doesn't have it on a fast track. However, just last month TSA gave the go-ahead for airline customers who are members of airline clubs to go through security only showing the club card and a photo ID but without a ticket or ticket receipt for that day.
Consolidation is Key to Successful ID System
Prints Up to 230 Cards per Hour
You Need How Many IDs?


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Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have a real interest in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals. - © DFL
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund stars add touch of Klassiker to 2022 World Cup quarter-finals
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund counterparts Noussair Mazraoui and Raphael Guerreiro are set to face off, while Jude Bellingham and Dayot Upamecano will go head to head when Morocco, Portugal, England and France get their 2022 World Cup quarter-final challenges under way this weekend.
In what is one of the biggest surprises of this World Cup, Morocco - group stage victors against Canada and Belgium - advanced to the tournament's last eight with a penalty shootout win against Spain in the last 16. Walid Regragui's side - who also held Croatia to a scoreless draw in their opening game - are now set to play one of the competition favourite's Portugal, and the Atlas Lions can count on the services of Bayern's Noussair Mazraoui for what is set to be a thrilling contest.
Bayern's Noussair Mazraoui has been one of the main men for Morocco at the World Cup - /IMAGO/Pro Shots
The defender, who turned 25 shortly before the World Cup, is playing in slightly unfamiliar territory for Morocco. Having mostly featured at right full-back for record champions Bayern this season, Mazraoui has been featuring on the left for the North African team at the finals. Achraf Hakimi, a player familiar to Bundesliga fans and Dortmund supporters in particular, is the man pulling the strings on the right side of defence for the first-time World Cup quarter-finalists.
With two high quality players in the same position - it was decided that Mazraoui would be the man to make the move to the opposite flank. Things have worked out perfectly thus far for Regragui's team. Bayern's versatile defender has started all four games in Qatar, being replaced only in the first group game and in the round of 16. The team's success is based on defensive strength - Morocco have only conceded a single goal in four games so far - with Mazraoui playing an integral part.
Mazraoui (l.) came up against his Bayern teammate Alphonso Davies (r.) when Morocco played Canada. - Catherine Ivill/Getty Images
About the players
Noussair
Mazraoui
Jude Victor William
Raphaël Adelino José
Dayotchanculle Oswald
Upamecano
Dortmund's Portuguese star Guerreiro is also in action at the World Cup as a left-back. The 28-year-old has played in three of his nation's four games to date. In the final group game against South Korea, Portugal coach Fernando Santos rested many of his most important players, Guerreiro among them.
Guerreiro is the only left-back to score at this World Cup. He achieved the feat the 6-1 hammering of Switzerland in the last 16, a game in which he also weighed in with an assist. The France-born player also managed to lay on a goal in the group stages against Uruguay. With his consistent and creative forward thrusts, Guerreiro plays a robust defensive game and the Dortmund man will be a focal point for Portugal on Saturday as he readies himself for a direct duel against Bayern's Mazraoui.
Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro was on target for Portugal in the R16 win against Switzerland. - Buda Mendes/Getty Images
"I think he has the potential to be the best midfielder in the world." So said England and Manchester City schemer Phil Foden when asked about his international teammate Bellingham after the Dortmund player's immense round of 16 performance against Senegal. In that game, England coach Gareth Southgate changed his formation slightly to suit Bellingham so that the BVB player could play a little more on the front foot. The tweak paid off, with Bellingham assisting Jordan Henderson to put England 1-0 ahead.
At just 19, the former Birmingham City man is already a world-class player. In a very short space of time, he has visibly matured into a leading figure with the Three Lions. The BVB midfielder has not only been impressing with his offensive play, but he has also shown plenty of strength and tirelessness in his defensive duties.
The Birmingham native understandably drew praise from far and wide after England's 3-0 win against their African opponents in the last round. Former international Gary Lineker, for example, was full of praise: "My goodness, Jude Bellingham is incredibly good. He's the leader of the team. His parents must be so proud of him. I love him," the ex-England forward tweeted.
Teammate Harry Kane also was just as effusive: "He's a fantastic player. He's got everything it takes." In the quarter-finals against reigning world champions France, Bellingham's outstanding defensive and offensive style of play could prove to be decisive. What is certain is that the Three Lions have also developed into one of the big tournament favourites due to the performances of the Dortmund star.
Watch: Bellingham - the complete midfielder
Prior to the competition, the situation in France's central defensive area was not altogether clear. In the group games, Upamecano played once each with Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate. In the last group outing against Tunisia, he was on the bench when the Varane/Konate duo were in place in a heavily rotated side.
However, it appears Upamecano has won the right to start at the heart of the French back line. Before the round of 16 game against Poland, France coach Didier Deschamps was asked about his central defenders and he took the opportunity to offer Upamecano assurances. "I can see that the duo of Varane and Upamecano is the best," Deschamps explained, adding that the Bayern player had played, "two very good games" so far.
Watch: Upamecano under the spotlight
Upamecano best described his style of play when in Munich during the summer: "I'm fast, I'm aggressive, I play hard, I always give 100 percent no matter what happens," he said at the time. Such strength will be key in any direct duel against Bellingham.
France versus England is likely to be one of the top games of this World Cup. And just like in the match between Morocco and Portugal, a Bundesliga Der Klassiker-style meeting between players from Bayern and Dortmund could light up proceedings.
Florian Wirtz vs. Jude Bellingham: Battle of the teens
Teenaged royalty comes to the fore as Leverkusen prince Florian Wirtz faces off against the imperial Jude Bellingham of BVB.
Bellingham in EA Sports Team of the Year
The Dortmund and England star has been named among an elite line-up in the EA Sports Team of the Year.
Dayot Upamecano: "Leipzig are title contenders"
The Bayern defender spoke to bundesliga.com ahead of Friday's top-of-the-table clash with his former club...


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Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise, talvolta noto con il titolo Viva Piñata DS, è un videogioco di genere simulatore di vita, sviluppato dalla Rare e pubblicato da THQ per Nintendo DS, basato sull'originale Viva Piñata, di cui è quasi un remake.

Questa versione è stata sviluppata dal team della Rare specifico per le console portatili (handheld team), a differenza di Viva Piñata: Party Animals e la versione PC del gioco originale, che sono state sviluppate da Third-party. Questo è il secondo progetto della Rare per il Nintendo DS, dopo Diddy Kong Racing DS che è stato creato dallo stesso team.

Modalità di gioco
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise è, come il predecessore, un gioco sandbox, che guiderà il giocatore a trasformare un trascurato appezzamento di terreno in un bellissimo giardino. Il gioco mantiene la maggior parte delle caratteristiche e tutte le piñata di quello originale e, sebbene si basi sul capitolo originale, l'handheld team ha avuto la possibilità di aggiungere ulteriori funzionalità e modifiche.

Controlli
La più grande e ovvia differenza tra Pocket Paradise e l'originale è che l'intero gioco si controlla usando lo stilo, dando al giocatore un metodo diretto ed intuitivo per interagire con il proprio giardino. Ora, infatti, è possibile "strappare" l'erba dal suolo o rimuovere la testa di un fiore con un doppio tocco.

Il gioco va anche uso dei due schermi del DS dove, per la maggior parte del gioco, la visuale del giardino sarà mostrata nello schermo più basso. In quello più alto, invece, c'è un pannello con le informazione sensibili al contesto, unicamente per questa versione del gioco: le informazioni mostrate cambiano dinamicamente per riflettere ciò che è attualmente selezionato, e vanno dai requisiti di romanticismo della singola piñata alla percentuale di ripartizione di piastrelle nel giardino. Infine, è possibile scambiare le due schermate per interagire con il pannello delle informazioni, per visualizzare una enciclopedia sulle piñate, una rivista, una pagina di premi e una "piramide piñata" (tra le altre cose).

Caratteristiche
Oltre ai controlli, vi è qualche modifica nel gameplay che è unica per questa versione del gioco: prima di tutto, non è più possibile comprare fertilizzanti o dolci romantici (Romance sweets); il fertilizzante (che è ora accessibile tramite i strumenti principali) è prodotto solamente quando un taffly è fatto interagire con un pezzo di frutta, e il colore di quest'ultimo sarà anche il colore del concime. Le caramelle, invece, possono essere vinte completando le Viva Piñata Central challenges, mettendo, così, molta più enfasi a qualcosa che nell'originale era puramente un aspetto opzionale. Un'altra grande differenza tra la versione DS e l'originale è una mappa che permette al giocatore di visualizzare la localizzazione delle loro piñate istantaneamente.

È stata anche aggiunta una modalità che rispecchia quella "Solo per divertimento" di Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, denominata "Playground": questa è una versione senza alcuna pressione del gioco principale, ambientata in una spiaggia dove giovani o inesperti giocatori possono sperimentare gli aspetti del gioco, come "Dastardos" o "Ruffians", senza dover affrontare le varie sfide.

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The First International Specialized Pipes & Fittings Exhibition in Egypt is taking place at the Cairo International Conference Center.
The pipes industry one of the effective industries of the Egyptian economic because of its useful fields multiplicity, distinguished creation and continues renewable, it's indispensable for all economic sectors Regarding to the increased importance to this immanent industry and its link to some other industries, and the land field on the top so the idea of set the first Egyptian exhibition specialized in pipes industry and fittings PIPEX has emerged to gather the giants of the pipes industry in Egypt and Middle East All is invited the companies of pipes of all utilities ( drinking – draining – irrigations – electricity – telephones . – gas … etc) and the companies of links and water valves to share in PIPEX.


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100-я отдельная разведывательная бригада (ранее — экспериментальная) — воинское формирование Сухопутных войск Российской Федерации.

Условное наименование — Войсковая часть № 23511 (в/ч 23511). Сокращённое наименование — 100 орбр.

История
Бригада была cформирована летом 2009 года в качестве экспериментального соединения нового типа.

В её состав вошли части 56-й десантно-штурмовой бригады, 10-й отдельной бригады специального назначения а также иные формирования специального назначения.

В 2012 году к бригаде была присоединена вертолётная эскадрилья, ранее размещавшаяся в Будённовске.

Уже в 2020 году командование ЮВО предложило министру обороны РФ Сергею Шойгу расформировать 100-ю бригаду. По мнению командования округа, причина неудачи состояла в копировании отдельных бронекавалерийских полков армии США, от которых последняя вскоре отказалась. Однако бригада так и не была расформирована.

В 2014 году несколько раз передислокацировалась из Моздока на территорию Ростовской области и обратно.

Структура
На сегодняшний день в состав бригады входят 5 батальонов, таких как разведывательный, радиоэлектронной разведки, БПЛА и других.

На вооружении бригады стоят бронетранспортеры БТР-82, бронемашины на базе КамАЗ, бронеавтомобили «Тигр» и «Рысь», а также БПЛА типа «Орлан», «Bird Eye 400».

Примечания

Бригады специального назначения Российской Федерации
Воинские части и формирования, созданные в 2009 году
Воинские формирования Южного военного округа
Разведывательные бригады Российской Федерации
Воинские формирования России, участвовавшие во вторжении России на Украину (2022)
Статьи с эдитнотисом об осторожности при редактировании


0910 Moscow - MinVody. Coach to Cheget (4 hours). Hotel Nakra (2100 m).
Hiking to Cheget Mt (3000 m).
Back to hotel in evening.
Hiking to Terskol Mt (3000 m).
Ascend to Old Vista (2950 m). Hotel Chiper Azau o/night.
Take cable car/chair lift to Bochki Barrels (3750m).
Walk up to Priut-11 (4050 m).
Return to Bochki for dinner and overnight.
Hike to Pastukhov rocks (4650 m).
Walk up to "Priyut of 11" ("Cabin of 11").
Ratrack (snow machine) remove all equipment to "Priyut of 11".
Summit day (10 or 11 hours).
Return to "Priyut of 11" for dinner and overnight.
Reserve day for the second attempt of summit.
Descend back to Cheget. Hotel Nakra.
Departure from Terskol to MinVody (4 hrs).
Departure from MinVody, 1250 to Moscow and 2045 to London.


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Ya Books 2021?
By joseph / July 29, 2022 July 29, 2022
What are the current top 10 books?
What is the 10 most read book in the world?
What are the 3 most popular books?
What is the most beautifully written book?
Are books still popular 2021?
Can 13 year olds read YA books?
What novel should I read for ya?
Is the YA genre dying?
What ages are YA books for?
Can adults read YA novels?
What is the #1 best-selling book 2022?
Who is the #1 best-selling author?
What are the top selling books 2021?
What is the 2nd most read book in the world?
What is the longest book in the world 2021?
What is JK Rowling's favorite Harry Potter book?
What books are on the bestseller list right now?
What is the most memorized book?
What is the most read book in America?
What is the first book I should read?
What is the most read book on Goodreads?
Which is the most beautiful book to read?
How can I read beautifully?
Is it correct to say beautifully written?
Similarly, What is the most popular YA book right now?
15 Young Adult Books You Need to Read Now Dahlia Adler's Cool for the Summer. Emma Lord's You Have a Match. Allow Ryan La Sala to awe you. Rocky Callen's A Breath Too Late. Written by Rachel Lippincott, The Lucky List Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite's "One of the Good Ones." Tess Sharpe's novel The Girls I've Been. J. Wings of Ebony
Also, it is asked, What books are trending in 2021?
Emily Henry's "People We Meet on Vacation." Amazon. Taylor Jenkins Reid's "Malibu Rising." Amazon. Kristin Hannah's "The Four Winds." Amazon. Laura Dave's "The Last Thing He Told Me." Amor Towles' "The Lincoln Highway." Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary." Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara and the Sun." Author Ashley Audrain's "The Push."
Secondly, What books are teenagers reading now?
What Youth Are Reading Currently That Evil Grace. A book. By Victoria Aveyard, we have Blade Breaker. Erin Beaty's "Blood and Moonlight" Shveta Thakrar's The Dream Runners. By Juliana Goodman, "The Black Girls Left Standing." Our Sinful Hearts. Sometime in the Summer, a novel by Katrina Leno. Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun.
Also, What is the most popular YA genre?
Dystopian, romance, fantasy, and current literature are some of the most popular YA subgenres.
People also ask, What is the most read book 2021?
Best of 2021: The Year's 15 Most Popular Books By Laura Dave, The Last Thing He Told Me. Written by William Kent Krueger, Lightning Strike. Eleanor Ray's The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton. Sadeqa Johnson's book Yellow Wife. By Rebecca Serle, "In Five Years." The Library in Paris. In a Remote Book Club. The Day She Vanished.
Related Questions and Answers
FICTION Elin Hilderbrand's The Hotel Nantucket. Reading John Grisham's Sparring Partners. Riley Sager's The House Across the Lake. James Patterson and David Ellis' escape. By Ottessa Moshfegh, Lapvona Matt Haig's The Midnight Library. Laura Dave's The Last Thing He Told Me. Emily Giffin's book Meant to Be.
The novels that have been read the most around the globe are listed below. The holy book. The Sacred Quran. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series. The Chairman Mao Tse Tung Quotations. The Rings of the Lord. a chemist. The Anne Frank Diary: Anne Frank Stephenie Meyer, author of The Twilight Saga.
25 of the All-Time Best-Selling Books Don Quixote, in order (500 million copies sold) Number Two: A Tale of Two Cities (200 million copies sold) Lord of the Rings is the third (150 million copies sold) The Little Prince (#4) (142 million copies sold) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, ranked fifth (107 million copies sold)
10 Books with Beautiful Writing Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go. Arundhati Roy's book The God of Small Things. Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard.
In 2021, American publishers sold 825.7 million print books, an increase of 8.9% over the year before. However, according to Pew statistics, the percentage of Americans who read print books remained unchanged throughout that time, with readers increasingly turning to e-books and audiobooks.
Some book shops and libraries place them in middle grade sections, which often seem too "aged," while others place them in YA sections, which frequently feel too young, and readers who need these books are unable to locate them. The issue of where these novels go is also structural: the Printz and YALSA prizes start at, whereas the Newbery Award goes up to 14.
Everyone, regardless of age, should read the top 125 young adult novels. by Elizabeth Acevedo, "The Poet X." Like Abdi Nazemian's Love Story. Tahereh Mafi's A Very Large Expanse of Sea. Ned Vizzini's "It's Kind of a Funny Story" Erika L.'s I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.
Sorry, haters: The YA fad is still very much alive. The young adult book genre will continue to exist, even if studios are having trouble drawing viewers to these kinds of movies — if not in cinemas, then most definitely online.
Young adult fiction (often known as "YA fiction" for short) denotes books published for readers between the ages of 12 and 18, regardless of the fiction genre they originate from, although they always have certain traits that are unique to the young adult reading category.
Perhaps because these novels are already a part of popular culture and adults are already aware of them, YA has grown more popular among adults to read (and choose to read them). The authors add, ". Adult readers, adult moviegoers, educators, and literary reviewers are all becoming more accepting of YA literature.
The top booksellers for 2022 #1. Atomic Habits: A Simple and Effective Method for Creating Good Habits and Breaking Bad Ones 2. The book It Ends with Us (1) Where the Crawdads Sing, number 3. #4. Realism. 5. The Novel, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. #6. The novel Reminders of Him. 7. The book Ugly Love. #8.
Since 2001, James Patterson has been the best-selling author in the whole globe and the author with the greatest salary. He is best known for the "Alex Cross" crime thriller series and has sold more than 350 million copies worldwide.
The best-selling novels of 2021 are listed below. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr. The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #15) by Jeff Kinney (543,624 copies sold) The last thing he told me, Laura Dave (531,404 copies sold) Grisham, John, The Judge's List (517,436 copies sold).
With an astounding 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years, he discovered that the Bible significantly outsold all other books in terms of sales. With 820 million copies sold, "Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung" finished in second, while "Harry Potter" took third place with 400 million copies sold.
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It has not been an easy road, but one well worth it. Homeopathy becomes a lifestyle but from your message I can see you are a perfect candidate to take on this commitment. Just make sure that whoever you choose as your Doctor works with you totally. I feel fully involved in the healing process of my puppies… a healing partnership which has led to personal learning and growth.
[u]The challanges for me have been:[/u] learning patience; learning what's really important; learning that the healing process is one that goes from bad to worse before it gets better; learning to redefine bad and good; learning about acceptance and awareness.
[u]The rewards[/u]: seeing my 2 babies go from suffering to healthy adult dogs; participating on their healing process; learning about subtle energy work; working with a doctor who totally respects my opinion; learning about myself.
[i]Holistic medicine, by its very nature, is humane to the core. The wholeness of its scope will set up a lifestyle for the animal that is most appropriate. The techniques used in holistic medicine are gentle, minimally invasive, and incorporate patient well-being and stress reduction. Holistic thinking is centered on love, empathy and respect.
I loved what you both said. I'm not as erudite as Lizette, but I am a real believer in homeopathy since I had a cat and a dog that the local vet hospital really gave up on. They pretty much told me that the animals were old and "get used to it". I remember being so sad at the huge Fortune 500 company at which I worked (this was with the cat) and I believe a Higher Power brought a temporary worker into my office. She mentioned that her vet in Westport was really incredible, and sure enough both Koffy (cat) and Chelsea (Golden retriever) lived several years past the time when they would have been put down. And QUALITY lives as well! With another cat, Dr. Jeff Feinman showed us how to give her (Luv) intravenous fluids every other day, and she was so peppy and could play and enjoy life in-between.
All our animals (two dogs and three cats) died peaceful deaths while we were with them at the end. One was euthanized but it was so gentle (and in our home) that Molly had no fear and just quietly went to sleep as we were loving her.
The most amazing homeopathic story I know was with Molly's eye. She was 12 years old when we adopted her (we put in our name with a rescue organization for an "older dog" but didn't expect some dog THAT old) and we feel that she definitely knew that her former owners brought her to the Norwalk hospital to be put down because the wife had allergies! Molly was in good health so the tech contacted the rescue organization, but what were the chances of finding an adoptive home? Because of this traumatic event, Molly came to us skinny and shaking and soon developed an awful eye infection. Oozing eye that didn't stop. Dr. Jeff gave her a remedy, and then my husband and I learned PATIENCE! We waited and waited (trusting Dr. Feinman that whatever was going on that wasn't in balance in her body had to get worse before the body could correct itself). We went on vacation and for some reason we went to a vet up there and the dr. gave us a prescription for an antibiotic for Molly's eye. We decided to wait some more, and then one day we got really worried about her eye and pretty much decided that the next day we would fill the prescription.
Well, the next day Molly's eye was completely fine! Overnight it cleared up (never to have the infection return). She died at age 13+, a peaceful death.
I sometimes think that our animals have shown us how homeopathy works so beautifully in order that if we ever have a serious illness, we will consider homeopathy for ourselves!
Currently we have a new kitten, Gracie, who also has an eye infection from when we first adopted her. Gee, by 11 months old (we don't know her age) she had been scavanging in the wild, had gotten pregnant and delivered two stillborn and one preemie kittens a month after she arrived at our home. That would upset any kitten's harmony! The eye hasn't totally cleared up after the remedy, but it IS getting better and I trust that Gracie's body is getting in balance.
Hope I haven't gone on too long, Cindy, but these are our experiences with homeopathy.
Yeah, Cindy, this is a scary thought, but IF "regular medicine" just fights the symptoms but doesn't cure the underlying disease, trouble, whatever (which is the belief of homeopathy, I believe) then isn't it better to really get to the core problem, work with the body to cure what is underneath and then have a healthy, happy pet for many, many years? Like I said, since we didn't know much about homeopathy, it was a frightening thought to us too. But then after you see a few animals that other vets had given up on (i.e. they couldn't put on any more "bandages" to fix a few symptoms) start to flourish and have great quality of life and live long lives … well, my ideas have really changed. The remedies work, but it isn't a "science" but an "art" (like medicine was always supposed to be, but I think it frustrates regular drs. when their attacking the symptoms doesn't affect longtime change). I can't tell you what to do. I sort of backed into homeopathy when the S Animal Hospital told me it was hopeless (and Dr. Jeff helped this cat live another 2-3 years), and my perceptions of what is good medical treatment started to change. I am NOT totally in homeopathy's court (or I wouldn't go to a regular internist) but my mind is WAY OPEN and willing to give it a chance, for me as well as for beloved pets. You can always try and then see what happens. If your patience runs out, you can go back to treating the symptoms, but WHAT IF your pet (like our year old cat Gracie) shows signs of getting better pretty quickly? Worth a try.
[quote=yorkiemom] have to get worse before they get better…maybe Im misunderstanding something; because I thought Homopathic was gentle?
Getting worse before getting better is a common homeopathic misunderstanding. In theory it is correct. Because the homeopathic remedy is similar in its' energy to the underlying imbalance there is [b]sometimes[/b] a brief accentuation of symptoms.
In my opinion, allergic animals respond best to gentle homeopathic LM remedies which are even more highly diluted than the typical pellets with which you might be familiar.
If you would like to continue this discussion then we should move it over to the homeopathy folder.
Hi, I too am new to this. My cat was diagnosed with feline lower urinary tract disease. He has seen a vet to do bloodwork, etc. She said my choice was change his food to a prescription food (canned and/or dry) which all my cats cannot eat or give him a pill 3 x a day. I did NOT want to give drug therapy. I followed Dr. Jeff's advice and ordered some natural remedies (cranberry extract, Vitamin C powder, multi-vitamin, and it is all safe for my other cats if they happen to eat some of his). Dr. Jeff also recommended feeding him and the other 2 Wellness Brand canned food and I am happy to report that his health is improving and the symptoms are lessening and he is recovering. Since I cannot be home every night i leave out dry food recommended by the vet, Eukenuba Restricted Calorie. When I am at home I do NOT feed any dry kibble at all. I am trying to figure out some other type of food I can leave out for 2 days at a time rather than the dry, possibly freeze dried. I will continue to treat him this way for life and I have Dr. Jeff to thank for his excellent advice.


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Dan Savage on Jill Stein & Third Parties: 'Grandstanding, Attention-Seeking, Bullsh*t-Spewing Charlatans'
July 20, 2016 by Kimberley Johnson No Comments
Last May, on the 500th episode of Savage Lovecast, host Dan Savage took off the kid gloves and colorfully explained to a caller why a third party, specifically the Green Party, is not viable in a general election.
"If you're interested in building a third party, a viable third party, you don't start with president. You don't start by running someone for f**king president," Savage ranted.
A Lovecast listener, Ray Everett, shared a transcript of the exchange on Facebook:
CALLER: Hi my name is Pheasant and I live in Kansas. My question is, why — you guys talk a lot about politics — I would love to hear you guys talk about third party politics: Independent Party, the Green Party, and the Libertarian Party.
I'm a huge Green Party supporter; I'm voting for Jill Stein. And I realize that people say that if you vote for these, it's just a wasted vote, it's a vote for Republicans.
But I also feel we need to start sending a message to Washington and to our political leaders that we're sick and tired of this two party system and candidates who are controlled by corporations and special interest groups. And they can't piss off their donors, you know, because they buy the votes.
So I'm just wondering why you guys never talk about it because I think Jill Stein — she's a member of the Green Party — she's amazing. And for the people that bitch and moan about… Hillary didn't always support gay rights, and Bernie didn't always support this… I agree with you Dan, I think it's ridiculous how — that people can change. That's what we want, we try to get people — hey, stop being a homophobic a$$hole, hey stop being a racist prick. But you know the Green Party has never changed. They've always supported gay rights, equality for all, the environment…
DAN SAVAGE: Alright, blah blah blah. Sorry I had to stop you. Yeah, let's talk about the Green Party for just a moment, or third parties, getting a third party movement off the ground here in this country. Because we are sick of the two party system!
Here's how you f**king do that: you run people not just for f**king president every four f**king years.
I have a problem with the Greens, I have a problem with the Libertarians. I have a problem with these fake, attention seeking, grandstanding Green/Libertarian party candidates who pop up every four years, like mushrooms in sh*t, saying that they're building a third party. And those of us who don't have a home in the Republican Party, don't have a home in the Democratic Party, can't get behind every Democratic position or Republican position, should gravitate toward these third parties. And help build a third party movement by every four f**king years voting for one of these assholes like Jill fu**ing Stein, who I'm sure is a lovely person, she's only an a$$hole in this aspect.
If you're interested in building a third party, a viable third party, you don't start with president. You don't start by running someone for f**king president.
Where are the Green Party candidates for city councils? For county councils? For state legislatures? For state assessor? For state insurance commissioner? For governor? For f**king dogcatcher? I would be SO willing to vote for Green Party candidates who are starting at the bottom, grassroots, bottom up, building a third party, a viable third party.
You don't do that by trotting out the reanimated corpse of Ralph f**king Nader every four f**king years. Or his doppelgänger, whoever it is now, Jill Stein and some a$$hole-to-be-named four years from now.
You start by running grassroots, local campaigns. And there've been — and I'm sure we're going hear from lots of people out there listening — there have been a couple of Green Party candidates who've run in other races here and there across the country. But no sustained effort to build a Green Party nationally. Just this griping, bullsh*tty, grandstanding, fault-finding, purity-testing, holier than thou-ing, that we are all subjected to every four f**king years by the Green Party candidate.
And the folks, including you caller — and I love you and I respect you and we're having this debate and I'm not treating you with kid gloves because I respect you — who are fooled by them, who are sucked into this bullsh*t, who are tricked by these grandstanding, attention-seeking, bullsh*t-spewing charlatans, into wasting your vote.
Which is what you are going to do, I'm sorry to say, to circle back to the top of your call. You are essentially, if you're voting for Jill Stein, helping to potentially elect Donald J. Trump president of these United States.
Which would be a catastrophe. Which is what some people say that they want.
People supported Ralph Nader in 2000 and said there was no difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush, therefore we could all afford to throw our votes away, protest-style, on Ralph Nader, who had no hope of getting elected, because there was no difference between Bush and Gore.
These same people, at the same time, said that George Bush was so manifestly obviously terrible that he would bring the revolution if he got himself elected somehow. They didn't say this about Gore, he wouldn't bring the revolution. They're exactly the same, exactly as awful, but one would bring the revolution and one wouldn't. Which means they weren't exactly the same and they weren't equally awful.
And we're hearing the same thing now about Hillary and Donald. That they're both equally awful. They're both equally terrible, corrupt two party system, f**k it, f**k it, f**k it. F**k them both, fuck both their houses! Vote for Jill Stein!
And if Donald should get elected, oh he's so terrible, so much worse than the equally awful Hillary Clinton, that his election will bring the revolution.
It's bullsh*t.
The revolution did not come in 2000 when George W. Bush got close enough to winning to steal the White House. It will not come if Donald J. Trump gets his ass elected.
Disaster will come. And the people who'll suffer are not going to be the pasty white Green Party supporters — pasty white Jill Stein and her pasty white supporters. The people who'll suffer are going to be people of color. People of minority faiths. Queer people. Women.
Don't do it. Don't throw your vote away on Jill Stein/vote for, bankshot-style, Donald Trump.
And if you want to build a viable third party, more power to you. I could see myself voting for a Green Party candidate for president in 25 years, after I've seen Green Party candidates getting elected to state legislatures, getting elected to governorships, getting elected to Congress. Then you can run some legitimate motherfu**ker for president.
RealClear Politics currently shows Jill Stein polling at 5% which is less than the Libertarian third party candidate, Gary Johnson who's at 7%.
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Event Recap: History Made at Hong Kong Junior Classic
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Champions Crowned at the Hong Kong Junior Classic
The final round of the Hong Kong Junior Classic at Clearwater Bay has come to an end and champions have been crowned. The winners of the event will skyrocket up the Junior Order of Merit, the official ranking system of the JGTA, and source for AJGA PBE Status in Asia. Hong Kong players were hard to miss on the leader board – a total of seven players finishing in the top-10.
Hong Kong local Chloe Chan (2021) took home the trophy in the Girl's Division. She fired scores of 69-71 for an even-par tournament total of 140. With her win, Chan becomes the first JGTA champion in history from Hong Kong.
"I managed to roll some putts in on the back nine and it built my confidence up. I am really glad that I was able to win this week and in Hong Kong as well, it's absolutely perfect. There are so many people I need to thank this week – the JGTA for making this tournament possible, Clearwater Bay for hosting us and my friends and family. My friends cheered me on and were the main reason why I felt relaxed through both rounds," she said.
Taking 2nd place for the Girl's Division is Vanderbilt University commit Virginie Ding (2020) with scores of 72-71 for a tournament total of 3-over-par 143. This event was Ding's return to the JGTA playing field after debuting in the inaugural Bintan Lagoon Junior Championship, where she took home 6th place – ending the season T14 on last year's Junior Order of Merit. Finishing in third was Yuqi Liu (2023) of Beijing, China, firing 71-74 for a tournament total of 5-over-par 145.
Pongsapak Laopakdee (2023) of Rayong, Thailand took home the Boy's Division trophy after draining a 15-foot putt for birdie on the 18th hole. Laopakdee shot 69-70 for a tournament total of 1-under-par 139. Laopakdee is a 2017-2018 All-Asia Team Member and this is his first JGTA victory.
"It felt amazing to make the putt on 18 to win. Winning this tournament makes me feel confident for my upcoming tournaments. I would like to thank my parents for bringing me here and for always supporting me, the JGTA for hosting this tournament, and Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club and its' members for letting us play their beautiful golf course. Winning this tournament will make my Junior Order of Merit ranking move up to earn more AJGA PBE stars and I am really looking forward to playing in the AJGA this summer," he said.
In a come from behind 2nd place finish with a final-round score of 69 in the Boy's Division is Hong Kong local Ching Sum Lincoln Lau (2022). This is Lau's first-ever JGTA event. Three players finished tied for 3rd place – HanZhe Zhou (2021) of Chengdu, China, Gabriel Hansel Hari (2021) of Jakarta, Indonesia, and Jui-Tung Wu (2021) of Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
The 2019 Hong Kong Junior Classic at Clearwater Bay was one for the history books.


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50 Cent Mocks Slowbucks' Press Conference, Insinuates Snitching
Published on: Jul 22, 2014, 3:30 AM PDT
by Andres Tardio
50 Cent posted a video of Slowbucks' recent press conference on Instagram with the following caption:
"Join, run down to you nearest precinct TODAY!!! LOL (crime stoppers) Help keep our streets clean."
The post follows another one, in which 50 Cent published a photograph of several rats. This post's caption refers to "Unity SBOE."
As reported in June, Slowbucks' attorney John Bostany announced an investigation into the Summer Jam chain snatching incident and seemed to implicate 50 Cent.
"He was jumped by a bunch of guys that had one thing in mind, to try to hurt his brand," Bostany said. "They know he is the founder of Slowbucks, the #1 urban brand on the rise today. They want to hurt that brand and they are trying to hurt that brand. We are going to put and end to that. We're here, I'm a trademark attorney, I'm a copyright attorney and I fight unfair competition.
"I looked at the videos and I heard 50′s interview on [Hot] 97 by Angie, who did an excellent job questioning him," Bostany added. "And I heard his responses and his demeanor. If you look at him he says, 'Oh I was looking at the crowd.' I didn't know what was going on behind me. I was happy that day.' But if you look at him when he's telling that story, he doesn't look happy. He doesn't look like he want to talk about it. If you look at the videos, every single one, whether he's the one picking up the chain or not is irrelevant. His body is facing what's going on and the he turns around, in the middle of it all, and faces the crowd."
The 50 Cent video is below, followed by a screenshot of the post and its caption.
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The ways we're raised: Free-range and helicopter parenting
Sam Sridharan — smsridharan@ucdavis.edu
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How parenting styles affect us as students — and why we don't need to be subjected to them
Many of us have read Amy Chua's provocative Wall Street Journal article "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior." Chua was the original Tiger Mom — fearlessly describing what was a hidden reality for many students. On this campus, Aggies come from a variety of backgrounds: Some had helicopter households, and others — for want of a better word — free-range ones. Yet, despite the diversity in upbringings, most Aggies are very ambitious and successful in their academic pursuits. So does the way we're raised factor in how successful we are and how well we run the rat race?
Growing up a stone's throw away from the Apple Campus in Cupertino, I was in what is the heart of tiger parent territory. And despite the prolific studies since 2011 on how helicopter parenting can cause more strife in families than good for children, nothing really changed post-Chua's cathartic article. Some of my friends came from households that mirrored Chua's — no playdates, sleepovers, computer games. And at that stage, it made a difference. When children are given clear and rigid expectations, they don't have much of a choice — they meet them or face the consequences their parents lay out.
But jading children so early, making them feel there is only one option and a singular path to success is undoubtedly detrimental. I grew up in a household where my parents didn't helicopter — more of "satellite-d." Meanwhile, the children who had free-range parents did just as well; their drive was completely internal, and their perspective was remarkably mature. This isn't an anomaly: Studies continue to show that "troubled teens" come as much from authoritarian households as permissive ones.
"When children are caught in between their parents' old way of parenting and being and culture and the new in the U.S., then that can be very, very tough […] in a variety of ways," said Desiree Baolin Qin, a professor at Michigan State University who has done extensive research on tiger parenting. And she's right. It's mostly the immigrant households that helicopter — the fears parents have for the success of their children in a new land with a system so different from what is familiar and indubitably scary are well founded. When I graduated from high school, 90 percent of my graduating class were students of color, 85 percent of Asian descent. Most of us were immigrants and first-generation Americans.
What bothers me is that the insecurities of our role models shouldn't be forced upon us. As students, we are encouraged to introspect and address personal issues — for many high schools, with at least one counselor or therapist. Yet once students leave for home at the end of the school day, they must carry the burden of their parent's unfamiliarity. And then there are the parents who are just competitive, pushing their dreams on their children's tender shoulders. Not only does this create students who are cold and hard to the world, but they also get an unbalanced idea of what success means and how to achieve it.
The approach to education and overall attitude and demeanor of my peers was the largest change upon starting college. And while many of us who grew up where cutthroat competition was the norm breathed a little easier, some of my peers found the transition harder. Most students don't have their parents by their side at this stage in their college career, so it isn't tiger parents who push their children — it's grit and self-drive. Whether we hit the ground running or not, by graduation, most of us find our groove. The advantages of growing up in a high-stakes household diminish as the playing field evens ever so slightly.
My plea to students is to maintain perspective — what was the norm in youth is no longer. And the definition of success and failure is fluid. Only for so long is the influence of parents significant for the habits of an Aggie. It's up to us to choose what drives us and gives us the push to become the best versions of ourselves.
Written by: Sam Sridharan — smsridharan@ucdavis.edu
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