An interesting new paper on multiple regression and causality by Peter Aronow and Cyrus Samii is making the rounds. The title conveys it all: Does Regression Produce Representative Estimates of Causal Effects?
The paper calls attention to what seems to be a poorly understood feature of multiple regression: that, generally speaking, multiple regression coefficients do not have a straightforward treatment effect interpretation, even under the best of circumstances. Dedicated readers will remember that I wondered about this very issue in my post Regression Estimates the Conditional-Variance-Weighted ZZZZzzzzzzz… from early 2012. From my perspective, the benefit of the Aronow and Samii paper is to focus tightly on what's at stake. Let's say we find our ourselves in one of those fortuitous circumstances where, by conditioning on X, we can estimate the causal effect of D on Y using the model Y = α+ βD + γX + ε. When we do that, what do we estimate? The answer is a weighted average of unit-level causal effects (see eq. 6, p. 11).
Under [some very particular]…conditions, the OLS estimate is unbiased and consistent for this particular weighted average, which is usually not a causal parameter of interest.
This is all very useful, and anyone interested in how we use regression to make causal claims should read it carefully. However, there are some points in which I think the discussion is lacking. Specifically, the notions of external validity, generalizability, and representativeness, are all poorly developed in the paper. Yet the paper is written to show that multiple regression's failure to estimate average treatment effects has implications for its use to achieve these goals. That leaves some work to be done.
In other words, when Bardhan critiques experiments and quasi-experiments on external validity concerns, the problem isn't that he misunderstands what multiple regression does, but that he misunderstands what external validity means.
There is a different concern about experiments and external validity (and this might be what Bardhan actually has in mind, although I'm not sure). It goes like this: experiments face external validity concerns because they are somehow artificial. They do not produce the type of variation that we actually observe in the world. For quasi-experiments, the critique is that the local average treatment effect is not the same as population average treatment effect. But there is no clear argument linking that critique of experiments and quasi-experiments to a preference for multiple regression, especially if the goal is to estimate causal effects. One might make the argument that collecting observational data allows you to "use all of it," but for the reason just listed, that is not a defense of regression on external validity grounds.
The concept of representativeness also looms large. Let's clarify what this means. In the standard understanding, a sample may be representative of the population, such as a representative sample being one in which "each member of the population has an equal probability of being selected" (p. 6). But for Aronow and Samii, "Our primary interest in this paper is to study the representativeness of linear regression estimators" (p. 7).
Representativeness is not a property of estimators, so far as I know. But I can think of two possibles definitions.
a representative estimator is one that recovers an unbiased and consistent estimate of the sample average treatment effect. If that is the definition, then the answer to the question posed in the paper's title is a straightforward "No, except for in the case of randomized binary treatments," and the paper does a good job of explaining why not.
if "use all the data" means "accords equal weight to every observation in calculating treatment effects" then the answer is no, because (as we know) multiple regression estimates weighted averages of treatment effects.
if "use all the data" means that "each observation is given equal chance of contributing to the estimates of causal effects, to the extent that it can" then multiple regression is perfectly representative.
The general point here is probably just one of interpretation, but it gets at the heart of the idea of what the paper is showing. Take an analogy: a panel dataset in which some panels have no variation in X. That is not "unrepresentative," it's just a fact that that panel cannot help us to estimate the effect of X. The result in this paper is similar.
When some observations have no weight, this means that the covariates completely explain their treatment condition. Such units do not contribute to the estimate that we obtain from the study.
These points don't overturn the paper's main findings, but hopefully they help to clarify the argument's implications. Needless to say, they also shouldn't distract us from the importance of the broader discussion of how established regression-based methods can and cannot be given a treatment effect interpretation.
This sort of discussion is fun (for me), and hopefully useful (for others). But 1000 words of commentary, such as this blog post, seems naturally suited for the type of "friendly comments" that I wish we saw more frequently in political science journals.


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Stella Vine quotes
Stella Vine
English painter and former stripper, who found success when Charles Saatchi bought a controversial painting by her of Princess Diana in 2004.
I like to watch old films. Meet Me in St Louis, Cul-de-Sac and Buffalo 66 are some of my favourites.
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The freedom is far more important than the money. The endgame is to be an extremely famous artist in lots of museums all around the world so lots of people can see my work for free. I know what I'm making, I know it's good. I will reserve the right to paint the [bombed] bus or anything that is shocking in life. If someone wants to come and shoot me because they find that offensive, they can. As an artist, if you can't take that freedom, you're a wanker.
My working hours are not that conventional. I often get up about two in the morning and do a painting, and then I'll have a bath, and then I often feel very hungry around 4am, so I'll go into Soho and have a meal somewhere like Balans. That's what I love about living here - there's always life around me.
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My background has been pretty abusive, nothing extreme, mainly psychological. There have been a few times when I have been slapped by partners and I have slapped back. I have enormous sympathy for those affected by violence. We need to progress beyond violence towards women and not cancel it out by saying women are also violent towards men.
Vine Stella
I was making very aggressive provocative paintings. Whether the Rachel paintings, or the Diana paintings, I've sensed over the three or four years that I've been in getting press attention, I've sensed that it has not been that long since the woman painter was not allowed in the Royal Academy, and not allowed to paint nude men, and thee is such a huge body of work that men have made, versus the small body of work made by women, that I am not surprised to get this response.
I hope that whoever stole it, stole it because they loved it, and not because of all the hype.
You're very vulnerable when you're naked. The psychology is a bit weird. It's all in the eyes between the two people so you've got to be confident. You've really got to pretend you are enjoying it. I tended to have lots of conversations with lonely old men and to meet lots of nutters as well. I have incredible tolerance for darkness. I can take on board quite a lot of damaged people, but it takes its toll psychologically.
All those people who derided me did me a favour, because now I don't care what anyone says about me. I feel I am now able to be a really powerful painter, to take on the mantle of the US male expressionist.
I always wanted her to say, "I love you, I'll stand by you, you are very important to me," but she never did. She loved me inside, but I didn't feel it.
I'm looking forward to being old, to be able to accept what I am and become self-sufficient. Mid-forties is a good age and it's not too far away.
I heard Postgate's Desert Island Discs last year and I was very impressed by him as a man, and thoroughly enjoyed his choice of When the Saints Come Marching In. Listening to a creative visionary, one's life suddenly feels exciting again - you just want to get making, and doing. Thank God for people like Oliver Postgate - when you discover them, life takes on a whole new meaning. What an incredible man.
I wanted my work to be seen for free in a public space, I want to be up there with Pollock and de Kooning, one of the big boys.
(I) imagined the princess, too scared to use the phone at the palace because she knew it was bugged. So she decides to go out, still wearing her best princess dress, and with her make-up smudged because she'd put it on in a hurry. And I thought she'd have gone to the shops and used a public phone. There's a whole string of Asian newsagents at that particular place. It's all very vivid… 'Hi Paul, can you come over.'
I didn't think anyone really liked what I was doing and I literally have the bailiffs at my door.
Perhaps the people I choose to paint are often objects of derision celebrity is a bit of a put-down term, isn't it? But to me they are my world.
I have always been ambitious, no doubt about that. I always felt like I had to reach the dizzy heights of fame and success or whatever the heights are of a number of given professions I have dabbled in, to prove myself, "Stripper of the year" a bafta or whatever, for me it was by creating something interesting and entertaining or moving, but not by compromising the thing I was creating, that thing had to reach those heights, I guess it's about being accepted and loved a bit or a lot.
No, it doesn't mean anything, does it? People occasionally ask for your autograph or say, 'I saw you in the paper', but that doesn't mean anything at all.
Books are my one luxury.
I would never ever amount to anything without him. That's what he told me.
I like strong/vulnerable interesting women, and then sometimes I like painting beautiful men, like Kurt Cobain, or Mr Darcy.
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or at least i stalk his aim profile. so this is stolen yet again from bruck's profile. the daily record talks about the sopranos season, and includes this quote, "Apparently Delbarton School is giving Anthony Jr. some trouble, too. A.J. and his football team just can't beat the Green Wave, something a lot of New Jersey teams can relate to." yeah that's right, even mob connections can't help you there.
tycoon kidnap plot...wait, wait, wait, weichert is a tycoon?


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Day in Donbas: Three attacks of pro-Russian militants during the day
No losses in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported
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In the fighting zone of Donbas from the beginning of the current day, June 17, the militants violated the truce 3 times, there are no losses in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported in the press center of the JFO on its Facebook page.
"Russian-occupation forces violated the ceasefire regime 3 times today," the statement said.
The headquarters noted that the enemy from 07:00 to 18:00 once opened a provocative fire from small arms at the Ukrainian positions near the settlement of Lebedynske, which is on the Mariupol direction.
Yesterday militants violated the ceasefire in Donbas 13 times, of which 2 times opened fire from the weapons banned by the Minsk agreements.
Near Zolote village, under the cover of mortars and fire of infantry fighting vehicles, the militants tried to improve their tactical position in the Luhansk direction.
"The united forces opened fire in response and did not give the enemy the opportunity to advance in the direction of our positions," the report said.
On the Donetsk direction, under the sights of the Russian-occupation troops were the outskirts of Avdiivka and Zaitseve.
In the Mariupol direction, the invaders opened fire from grenade launchers and small arms on Vodiane and Shyrokine.
During the fighting for the current day, no losses among Ukrainian defenders reported.
Earlier we reported that Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is concerned about the movement of Russian military equipment through the territory of the unrecognized Transnistria, which took place on June 14. This is reported on the Foreign Ministry website.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its concern over the actions of the Russian Federation regarding the violation of the regime of the Transnistrian conflict zone, in particular the unauthorized transfer on June 14, 2018 of military equipment and weapons of the Operational Group of Russian Forces in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, accompanied by unrecognized "law enforcement agencies", the report said.
Ukraine stated that Russia violated its obligations in the process of the Transnistrian settlement.
Related: Number of tortures decreased in Ukraine, - UN special rapporteur
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Q: Slimbox centering on whole page, not the window I was trying to integrate Slimbox into my web page, but couldn't get it to work properly. For some reason, the popup is centered on the whole page, not just its visible part. Here's an example of the situation: here.
I tested it in Firefox and Chrome on Linux and Slimboxes on other web pages look fine. Any idea how to get it working?

A: Also remember about <!DOCTYPE html> in HTML5 documents.
In my case, this turned out to be important in Slimbox 2.05!

A: So I change the doctype from HTML 4.0 Transitional to XHTML 1.0 Transitional and it works like magic. Does anybody know why? There's something about having a XHTML doctype in Slimbox 1 readme, but they don't mention it in the readme to version 2.


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The Centre for Medicine of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) in the Arkhangelsk Region is scheduled to be launched in 2023
According to Alexander Tsybulsky, head of the region, the sources of financing establishment of the new centre will be identified next year.
The Federal Centre of the Arctic Medicine in the Arkhangelsk Region is scheduled to be launched in 2023. It was announced by Alexander Tsybulsky at the Tass news conference on the development and prospects of cooperation between the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and the Arkhangelsk Region.
Earlier, Alexander Chekunkov, the Minister of the Russian Federation for Development of the Far East and Arctic, Alexander Tsybulsky, governor of the Arkhangelsk Region and Alexander Sergeyev, president and member of the RAS, signed an agreement on cooperation for the establishment of the Centre of the Arctic Medicine in the Arkhangelsk Region.
'I believe that in 2022 we should focus entirely on creating the organisational structure of this centre and be more specific (research and education-wise) in defining the area of its activity and aligning some kind of work drivers to help us launch the centre. Therefore, I do wish we could fully launch the centre by 2023,' Tsybulsky said.
The head of the region pointed out that it was essential that the sources of financing establishment of the centre be determined next year.
On engaging rural doctors in science
Mr Tsybulsky also reported that the Federal Centre of the Arctic Medicine could engage doctors from rural and remote areas in scientific research.
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Award winning banjo maestro Dan Walsh combines 'virtuoso playing and winning songwriting' (MORNING STAR). After a successful first tour last year, this exciting new trio are touring their new album. The trio features award winning fiddler Ciaran Algar and long time collaborator Nic Zuppardi on mandolin. At the heart of the trio's sound is British, Irish and American folk music delivered with a healthy dose of funky grooves. Add to all that poignant songs, astonishing musical departures and lively humour and the result is sure to be a truly memorable live show featuring three of the most in demand musicians on the folk scene today.


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The answer to this question is a definitive "maybe." Since you're looking at this site, you might be a Web designer who has a few sites, an online portfolio, and a couple of long-standing clients whose sites you manage. Is a VPS for you? Well, you've most likely outgrown a shared platform, and as a professional, it won't do to have your site run poorly because another site that you share a server with is using more than its fair share of resources. A dedicated server could be overkill – if you don't need all the resources on a consistent basis, you may not be able to justify the expense.
Unlike most shared web hosting plans with unlimited domains, almost all VPS hosting plans include metered bandwidth limits of between 1-5 TB per month. VPS hosting plans have better resource utility panels for administration than available with cPanel where web traffic statistics can be accessed in realtime and the levels of RAM, CPU cores, or bandwidth limits can be adjusted.
So that's it, then – a VPS is for everything in between, right? Well, yes…and no. A VPS (Virtual Private Server) is a flexible solution that falls in between shared and dedicated hosting, not only in price but also in the way it functions. Like a dedicated server, a site hosted on a VPS gets its own RAM and disk space; however, like a shared server, it uses the same processing capacity (CPU) as a certain number of other sites. So, while your site's performance isn't reliant on shared RAM and disk space, it is dependent on a shared processor. Moreover, the distribution of processor share varies from provider to provider. The table below shows how most hosting companies break down the differences between shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting plans:
Hostinger provides a 6-tier plan for their VPS hosting services, which you can choose to fit the needs of your website. Their Plan 1 offers the basic specs with 1,000 GB (aka 1TB) of bandwidth, 20 GB of disk space, and about 1 GB of RAMs. If you want more, you can opt for Plan 6 which gives you a whopping 8 GB of RAM, 160 GB of disk space and 6,000 GB of bandwidth.
This process (with minor modification) also works to migrate existing Arch installations between various environments and has been confirmed to work in migrating from OpenVZ to Xen and from Xen to OpenVZ. For an install to Xen, other hardware-virtualized platforms, or even to physical hardware, extra steps (basically running mkinitcpio and installing a boot loader) are needed.


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Behind the scenes at our Spring/Summer18 shoot!
S/S18 - Behind the scenes at the shoot of our new collection!
It's that time of year again. Mood shoot blog!
Campaign shoots are a hugely important part of the season as they set the tone for the collection as a whole; the images created are used to present and introduce the new range to everyone. No pressure!
Set up, shot and de-rigged in the space of just one day, two mood shoots happen each year - one for Spring/Summer, one for Autumn/Winter. The shoot for our latest collection, our SS18 shoot, was one of the craziest!
We went all out this season and packed the whole team off on location to a beach-side house outside of London with some absolutely killer views of the sea. Shot both inside and outside (and it wouldn't have been England without some great British weather…) with our photo shoot dream team, our SS18 imagery might well be the loveliest yet.
We love these mood shoots, the fast-paced hustle and bustle, the thrill of seeing everything come together, the chance to shoot in such amazing places, the fun! And we wanted to share this behind the scenes experience with you, our other dream team.
We also love a challenge, and getting the team and all the equipment there, as well as setting up, moving locations and battling the changeable weather of the English seaside proved such. But we wouldn't have changed it for a thing. Our amazing photographer Alisa ploughed on magnificently despite being eight months pregnant, an applaudable achievement, while our gorgeous model Krystal stayed stoic in the rain (the sun made an appearance too, we promise).
As per usual, we shot two different looks at the shoot. The first was 'on location' around the house and on the beach itself, and the second was against a pink backdrop (colourama, if you want to sound fancy).
Our Hair and Make Up team created two looks with our lovely model to mirror this split and aren't they just GORGEOUS.
The hair and makeup alone, done by dynamic duo Alex and Lara, were so key that we decided to honour the processes with their own blog – check them out here!
The SS18 collection was inspired by lifestyles that overrule convention and tradition; this was to be a contemporary collection of lingerie and nightwear with a provocative allure. Midnight shades are enhanced with a cosmetic-inspired palette to create a seductive dalliance on the skin. The provocative undertones blend with the delicate freshness of subtly sheer fabrics, ethereal lace, stretch mesh, and opulent guipure.
This indulgent, luxurious and empowering aesthetic shaped also the inspiration for the shoot itself and the elements of beauty and strength are evident in all of the images. Women who wear what they want, when they choose to wear it; a freedom to be worn and enjoyed.


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Travis John "T. J." Sakaluk (* 27. April 1983 in Hamilton, Ontario) ist ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der aktuell beim EHC Dortmund aus der Oberliga unter Vertrag steht.

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Sakaluk begann seine Karriere 2001 in der kanadischen Juniorenliga Ontario Junior Hockey League, wo er bei den Bramalea Blues unter Vertrag stand. Nachdem er dort in 30 Spielen 28 Scorerpunkte erzielen konnte, verließ er den Verein und wechselte während der Saison zum Ligakonkurrenten Oakville Blades. Bei den Blades beendete der Linksschütze die Spielzeit und kam auf weitere 19 Punkte in 20 Partien. Im Sommer 2004 begann Sakaluk sein Studium an der State University of New York at Potsdam. Für das dortige Eishockeyteam spielte er zudem in der dritten Division des Collegeverbandes NCAA. Insgesamt stand er zwei Jahre für die Universität auf dem Eis und konnte in 50 Spielen 63 Mal punkten.

Zur Saison 2006/07 unterschrieb er einen Vertrag bei den Chicago Hounds aus der United Hockey League, die er aber nach nur drei Spielen wieder verließ und sich wenig später den Port Huron Flags anschloss. Es folgte eine weitere Station bei dem ECHL-Klub Toledo Storm. Die Spielzeit 2007/08 verbrachte Sakaluk ebenfalls bei drei verschiedenen Vereinen. Nachdem er zunächst für die Austin Ice Bats aus der Central Hockey League die Schlittschuhe schnürte forcierte er einen Wechsel nach Europa. Dort wurden die Verantwortlichen des norwegischen Klubs Manglerud Star Ishockey auf den Offensivspieler aufmerksam und transferierten ihn nach Norwegen. Nach nur vier Einsätze und sechs erzielten Punkten beendete er sein Engagement in Europa wieder und kehrte nach Nordamerika zurück, wo er für den Rest der Saison im Kader der South Carolina Stingrays aus der ECHL stand.

Im Sommer 2008 wechselte der Mittelstürmer in die Niederländische Eredivisie zu den Nijmegen Devils. In Nijmegen gehörte der gebürtige Kanadier zu den Leistungsträgern und Topscorern innerhalb seines Teams. So konnte er in 39 Ligapartien 35 Tore und weitere 36 Assists erzielen. Nachdem sein Vertrag zum Ende der Saison 2008/09 auslief, folgte er seinem Trainer Frank Gentges und schloss sich zur Spielzeit 2009/10 dem EHC Dortmund aus der Oberliga an.

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In Rushing v. AMISUB Inc., No. W2016-01897-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2017), a premises liability claim once again failed when the plaintiff had no evidence regarding how long the dangerous condition existed or who had created it.
Plaintiff was walking into defendant hospital's emergency room, and as she approached the registration desk she allegedly "slipped and fell in a clear liquid on the floor." Plaintiff filed this premises liability suit against the hospital and at some point was represented by counsel, though by the time of the trial court's grant of summary judgment she was proceeding pro se. In its answer, the hospital alleged comparative fault against its housekeeping management service, which plaintiff then added as a defendant.
Defendants moved for summary judgment on the basis that plaintiff could not prove notice of the alleged spill. In her response, plaintiff stated that two hospital employees "admitted that the spill was sprite. They said that they had contacted the housekeeping company…to remove the spill. To their knowledge they thought the employees had gotten it up but apparently not." At the summary judgment hearing, the trial court determined that these two employees had not been deposed and accordingly gave plaintiff sixty additional days for discovery. When the second hearing occurred, plaintiff had still not deposed the two employees who she claimed admitted that they knew the liquid was on the floor. Finding that "plaintiff's evidence is insufficient to establish an essential element of her claim, which is notice of the allegedly dangerous condition," the trial court granted defendants' motions for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals affirmed.
In a premises liability claim, "in addition to the elements of negligence, the plaintiff must establish that (1) the condition was caused or created by the owner, operator, or his agent, or (2) if the condition was created by someone [else], that the owner or operator had actual or constructive notice that the condition existed prior to the accident." (internal citation omitted). If the claim is based on constructive notice, "there must be material evidence form which the trier of fact could conclude the condition existed for sufficient time and under such circumstances that one exercising reasonable care and diligence would have discovered the danger." (internal citation and quotation omitted).
Here, plaintiff alleged that two employees "ran out into the lobby saying that the spill was sprite and they were sorry." Plaintiff, however, failed to depose these alleged employees or produce any evidence regarding what the hospital or housekeeping company knew about the spill, how long the spill had been there, or what had initially caused the spill. Plaintiff's only "evidence" was her unsupported allegation. "To survive summary judgment, the nonmoving party may not rest upon the mere allegations or denials of its pleading, but must respond by affidavits or as otherwise provided in Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 56…set forth specific facts…showing that there is a genuine issue for trial." (internal citation and quotation omitted). The only hospital employee deposed by plaintiff specifically testified that she did not see the liquid on the floor and had no idea how long it had been there or how it had gotten there. Because plaintiff failed to produce any evidence from which it could be found that defendants had notice of the liquid, summary judgment was affirmed.
This case is a good reminder that a bare assertion will not withstand a summary judgment motion. When defending against summary judgment, plaintiffs must pursue discovery and present evidence supporting their claims.


Unfortunately, while the child protection system was intended to help, Health Impact News with their "Medical Kidnap" website and other media continue to document countless abuses of the CPS system, as it grows ever more "despotic," just as Dr. Szasz predicted four decades ago.
The system no longer functions – in fact, in most cases CPS assumes that the "safest" way to handle almost any complaint it receives, based merely on any allegation, without any evidence, is to remove the child from the home.
Many judges now believe that the government creates and grants rights, rather than preserves existing rights that are bestowed by our creator and cannot be taken away. Thus, they will ignore your parental rights if it suits them.
Judges often explain rights away if they do not favor them politically… Parents' rights to direct the upbringing of their children were never questioned until recently.
Now, the state sees itself as the parent, and it lets you have temporary custody of your own child, unless and until you do something the state doesn't like. Then the child goes back to its true parent – the state….
7 children including a newborn baby were seized from their parents simply because the mother had a learning disability. Story here.
Throughout the United States' history there has been an inexorable trend toward more and bigger government in every aspect of its' citizens' lives. It's not difficult to project where the system is headed if this trend continues unchecked.
In the past few decades, parens patriae was used to litigate against tobacco companies and has been suggested as a basis for obesity litigation. Literally, if a child is overweight, the government may someday consider this as reason enough to remove that child from their parents.
This is a legally open door for the government to continue to insert itself ever-more intimately in the private lives of parents and their children.
Though parens patriae is the historical basis for today's government involvement in parents' and childrens' lives, the concept that there are limits to any family's privacy and rights has moved into many other spheres in American institutions and government. Health Impact News regularly documents the many ways the medical profession has now become an arm of the government – "diagnosing" abuse, which is in fact a legal accusation, not a disease.
In yet another area of life, if a parent is disabled, the government can also use this as grounds for a child's removal.
Without accountability and fueled by federal money, state CPS actions may become, and some would argue already are, those of a lawless tyrant.
It is time to rein in the vague, unlimited powers of parens patriae – no government agency can ever replace the love and nurture of parents.
 "The History of Child Abuse," by Lloyd deMause, The Journal of Psychohistory 25 (3) Winter 1998.
 www.americanbar.org "A Short History of Child Protection in America" By JOHN E.B. MYERS, Family Law Quarterly, Volume 42, Number 3, Fall 2008 pp. 450-455.
 Thomas S. Szasz, Law, Liberty and Psychiatry (New York: Macmillan, 1963), p. 151.


Seasons of the Witch...Welcome Back!
Join Raven and Stephanie Grimassi as they re-launch their hit show, Season's of the Witch, on BlogTalkRadio. On tonight's show they will be talking about their the re-launch and vision for Seasons of the Witch and getting reaquainted with their audience.
Come and join us as we discuss topics related to Old Ways, spirituality, magic, Nature based religions, philosophies and spirit-minedness. Ancient Ways for Modern Days.


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Impulse Drum & Bugle Corps. Buena Park, CA.
La Mirada High School. La Mirada, CA. Geena Biondi, Director.
William Fremd High School, Palatine, IL. Matthew Moore, Director.
Troy High School. Fullerton, CA. Joseph Castillo, Director.
Schurr High School. Montebello, CA. Tony Castro, Director.
Bellflower High School. Bellflower, CA. Tim McElearney, Director.
Gabrielino High School. San Gabriel, CA. Dave Edo, Director.
La Mirada High School. La Mirada, CA. Craig Jordan, Director.
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA.
Black Knights Drum Corps. Burbank, CA.
Spirit of Santa Fe Springs Youth Band. Santa Fe Springs, CA.
Royal High School, Simi Valley, CA.
Verdugo Hills High School. Tujunga, CA.
John Muir High School. Pasadena, CA.
La Serna High School. Whittier, CA.


Before its meeting of 19 March, the Commission of Fine Arts visited the site of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial at 2nd and C Streets, SW to inspect a mockup of the glass panels as well as markers indicating the height and location of the memorial's elements. This letter reflects the comments of the Commission members as subsequently reported in the Commission's public meeting.
The Commission members endorsed the concept design of the layered glass panels and bronze silhouettes, commenting that the experience of the artwork would be powerful and moving. They noted that the reflective quality of the glass panels will provide an evocative link between visitors and the memorial; they recommended simplicity in the composition of layered images. The Commission members also supported the conceptual treatment of the lettering on the panels, saying that incised or translucent lettering would be preferable to opaque lettering, and suggesting the use of a related hierarchy of typography for the different types of inscriptions.
Regarding the overall design of the memorial as laid out in the mockup, the Commission members expressed concern about public access to and through the site, both visually and physically. They commented that the stone wall proposed for the west side of the site will obscure views of the Capitol dome from 2nd Street as well as views into the memorial; they questioned whether the width of the proposed gap in the wall is adequate. They strongly recommended that the height, scale, and configuration of this feature be reconsidered; one Commission member suggested that the wall be relocated or eliminated. They also commented that the entrances to the plaza may be unnecessarily constricted and that the water element may still be too large.
The Commission looks forward to further development of the design and requests the opportunity to inspect a more detailed mockup of the memorial, including a three-dimensional representation of the volume of the wall and a full outline of the water element in plan, as well as information about the treatment of proposed lighting sources. As always, the staff is available to assist you.


I think being a woman in today's world is complex, to say the least. The older I get and the longer I spend in my starring role as a woman the more depleted and mystified I feel (some days anyway). Yes and that's with all of the yoga and meditation. Maybe it's a side effect of so much stretching and soul searching; of craving wisdom and wanting to have it all sussed out. I have this strange desire to not judge and overreact and I very much want to be calm and peaceful and Zen but it's tricky. Some days it is very tricky. Would being a man be easier? I am talking emotions here. Would being born male make me more detached, less sentimental? Less of a fixer and carer. Less of a mum. (Obviously, he he).
I'm way past the sleepless nights stage of motherhood (which lasted for about fifteen years!) and when other parents used to look at my brood of small people and inform me that this really was the most amazing time (wait until they are bigger!)I'd think "they are joking right?" Gets easier doesn't it, please tell me it gets easier!!!!!!! It does get easier and it gets harder. (And it goes by SO quick, and it is actually rather magical so enjoy). Here is the shocker, wait for it… they grow into people! People are complicated. Our attachment to our little darling's happiness is never going away; not even if they are six foot two and know everything. That need to protect isn't leaving any time soon. As a mother it isn't farfetched to admit that I can and do feel a massive responsibility to raise good, happy humans. Am I a failure if that doesn't happen? I hope not because I live with a cross-section of sexes, ages and personalities and it's a rare and beautiful thing for all of us to be loving life on the same day. Should their youthful idiotic indiscretions reflect your parenting skills, surely that would mean a lot of beating yourself up if that were a fact. Surely that isn't bloody fair! Being a wife is also complex, to be in sync all of the time just because you love someone, it's impossible. You are joined in holy matrimony not joined at the hip. I started writing this in the midst of a powerful super full moon and who knows where my hormones were at and it was half term but sometimes the full responsibility of keeping a house full of people happy, nurtured, well fed and cared for whilst trying to work and have your own life can feel like a complicated juggling act. The funny thing is that what I am beginning to realise is that nobody that shares a bathroom with you is too aware or concerned about the state of your sanity. Because if they were they would occasionally replace the toilet roll or even just bin the empty tubes. Seriously you could make a modern art installation out of ours, who made that a mum job anyway? Obviously they prefer it when you're not ranting. (I prefer it when I'm not ranting!)What is required is a simple checklist of food, clean clothes, money and WIFI. I think Buddha probably lived alone. That all being said, my numerous offspring aren't allowed to leave home (ever). I would miss them too much.
We are so attached to our nearest and dearest and our demands and requirements that we forget to acknowledge that we are people just trying to do our best here. We stop seeing the person, we see a provider. Even as adults we still have expectations of what our parents should do for us. News flash they've been doing it so long they are bored now and by the way, they have a life too. We didn't get manuals, did we? We should have been given manuals! Not just for parenthood, we need them for living with all other humans and navigating this crazy existence. World peace is a bit of a long shot if we can't manage it within our own homes in our schools in our offices. That's the thing about most women, we are managers of the family, I am not necessarily talking finances I am referring to the long list of chores that make up emotional housekeeping, like a fairy Godmother we take on that role of thinking ahead, anticipating needs, remembering everything and fulfilling wishes. It's a job that requires a vast array of skills and a selfless attitude. How many times have we fed others first? That is a basic need we are willing to forego in order to show we care. Often we are the last ones to sit down and relax.
I think that what happens in our relationships with the people that we love the most is that we get very comfortable with taking. When somebody is just there offering to make your life easier why wouldn't you take? I think as women we are naturally good at giving. It makes us feel that we are nice. Sugar and spice and all things nice as the saying goes. Multitasking superwomen, we got this. It is somehow bred into us, years of watching other women before us just naturally doing it. Maybe it's just genetics? Thing is we wanted more and thankfully we got it, why shouldn't we as women be capable of anything and everything. We are more than capable. But and there is a but and I know this from when I'm extra busy sending out Yoga Leggs and still have all of my other real life stuff to do that you can be overloaded. I don't think that I know any woman that aren't having it all and aren't a little bit overwhelmed on a regular basis. (You should try yoga, seriously it does work. Maybe not on a full moon though). Having it all is hard work. I am a naturally nurturing over feeder type of a person, could I be any different or did I just learn this habit from my nurturing mum and her nurturing mum before her. Like putting on makeup every day. I have a feeling my Nan's wouldn't be too impressed by so much rushing around, I think it would make them dizzy.
I sound like I don't enjoy my role as chief carer, but I do. I am just saying it's a fact that the hours are long and there's no retirement plan. I wouldn't not have my children I love them more than life, and I know they are blessings. I am just acknowledging the demands. If I am honest I think its just fear that makes me a little crazy at times. Everything comes down to love and fear. The love part is easy. You have to remember that we don't own our children. I do think they own us though. I wouldn't not be married, I said I do and I do but sometimes I do want to kill you Spence (love you). I am wondering out loud if in years to come women will feel less inclined to change the empty toilet roll, remember the birthday of everyone they have ever met and care less about what's for dinner. Will we ever put our wands away?
What I will say about being a woman is we are incredibly fortunate, we are allowed to admit that some days the burden of the emotional over thinking that goes into running a household and keeping the little people and the big people and most importantly yourself happy isn't always easy. It is okay for a woman to show vulnerability. Its strength to be able to admit you may be struggling, how else are we going to learn and grow and most importantly ask for help. I am not good at asking for help, I share my body with a very capable over emotional control freak. (I need to have serious words with her). I think that our daughters need to know that as fabulous as being a woman is, it's bloody hard work and it isn't a crime to admit out loud that we get fed up, worn out and scared. That often we are just winging it, that we can open up and we will be received with a sense of I hear you, I get you, it will be okay. We can do this over a cuppa, a glass of wine, after a yoga class or on a giant WhatsApp group of mum friends. Putting the world to rights normally leads to laughter. We can even cry because we are girls, no shame what so ever. Women nurture other women, and that is a beautiful thing. Equally, we can laugh together and be very stupid especially whilst drunk. We can say to our friends I love you (even when sober); we can buy them a bunch of flowers just because. We can show them that we care. We can help them be superwomen. We can blame things on the Moon. Most of this behaviour would be considered odd amongst men, Shame they are missing out there. Still, they have beer and football. Here's to the men holding it together too, it's not easy. Remember we are all the same, just souls, with different body parts, trying to live our best lives without instructions.
Go and appreciate anyone that gives big bits of themselves to you and changes the empty loo roll. Give them thanks and give them love. See them.
Happy international women's day wonderful women everywhere.
Ps. Yoga really does work; also my research is based purely on spending a lot of time in my own thoughts and many years in the company of women. It is very scientific.


James Franco has compiled a list of his favourite horror films to mark this year's Halloween.
In terms of classic horror movies, Franco opts for 1984's 'Nightmare On Elm Street' ("boom – a young Johnny Depp in a crop-top gets sucked into a bed and killed"), 'Friday the 13th' ("I love the cut away shots of the trees. They're these moody shots straight out of Twin Peaks! Except that it was made a decade before Twin Peaks."), and the Jack Nicholson-starring 'The Shining'.


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FIFA unveiled its most devious plan yet to defeat the US: fair officiating. And sadly, it worked. Without the spark of having to overcome immense odds and stolen goals, the US proved horribly ineffective against Ghana. I guess the "never say die attitude" only works when you're being prevented from winning by outside forces, not when you're beating yourself, something Sepp Blatter and FIFA must have realized. Seriously, how can the US battle such ingenious super villains?


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Sara and Tobia: two captive-bred Egyptian vultures enduring the challenges of the Mediterranean flyway
Egyptian vultures ©Emir Özay, DogaDernegi
Two captive-bred Egyptian vultures, Sara and Tobia, were released in Italy in 2015 and have not been back since. Until now! Both birds travelled to Africa after their release, and we have been impatiently anticipating their return to Italy for the past few years. In May 2019, they finally felt brave enough and crossed the Mediterranean Sea to come back to Italy.
Sara and Tobia
Sara and Tobia were born at the CERM Endangered Raptors Centre (Italy) in 2015 and were released in 2015 by the CERM Association on behalf of the Italian Ministry for the Environment. This was part of an experimental release programme led by the CERM, in collaboration with the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) and the Egyptian vulture Captive Breeding Network. The project tests procedures to get crucial data on the feasibility and relevance of captive-breeding and reintroduction projects with this species. They were both fitted with GPS transmitters before being released, and the VCF closely followed their progress.
Sara was released in Puglia, Italy on August 16th 2015. In less than ten days, Sara had moved away from the release site and after 28 days had reached Niger after travelling 3,980km. Sara stayed in Niger for the majority of the time, wintering there. Fast-forward four years and Sara returned to Italy! On May 2nd, Sara flew to Sicily and then wandered through Central and Southern Italy, travelling more than 2,400km before stopping in Basilicata, which is close to the release site. Basilicata is, together with Calabria, the only region of the Italian peninsula where the species still nests.
CERM released Tobia in Calabria, Italy on September 7th 2015. After the release, Tobia followed an adventurous migration route. On his way to Africa, he had embarked on an unexpected and dangerous journey. Instead of going to western Sicily and crossing over to Tunisia along a short stretch of sea, he left the south-eastern part of Sicily and crossed 95km to the island of Malta. Malta is, unfortunately, a dangerous location for migratory birds as it is severely affected by poaching. To make sure Tobia survived the ordeal, local authorities and volunteers united to monitor his whereabouts until he left the island safely. Tobia crossed 385 km over the sea to Libya and then he migrated to Mali, which was his wintering ground. Recently, Tobia followed Sara's footsteps and returned to Italy on May 19th. After spending some time wandering in Sicily and Calabria he settled in the valley where he was released in 2015.
The return to Italy
The arrival of the two Egyptian vultures in Italy shows that captive-bred birds can survive in the wild despite the many obstacles they face that often cause early mortality. This project also discovered interesting information about the behaviour of young Egyptian vultures. Before, it was believed that the young species of these birds remained in the wintering areas for three to four years before returning to the area they were born. It turns out that three of the birds released, from two years of age, travelled from the Sub-Saharan area to North Africa each spring and stayed for a few months before returning to the wintering area at the end of the summer. Also, in the past few years of the project, captive-bred Egyptian vultures released by CERM had been sighted in Italy back from Africa four years after being released, but this is the first time evidence shows that two of them have come back to Italy in the same year.
Egyptian vultures in Italy
Once found all along Italy's Tyrrhenian coast from Liguria to Calabria, the Egyptian vultures suffered an 80% decline in population since the 1970s due to poaching, disturbance of nesting sites, reduction in their food supply and illegal poisoning. With less than an estimated 10-12 breeding pairs in Italy, the Egyptian vulture is considered critically endangered in the country. The population is concentrated mainly in the south of Italy, in Sicily (8 breeding pairs in 2018) and the south of the Italian peninsula around Basilicata and Calabria (3 pairs in 2019).
From 2003 to 2018 the CERM Association released 25 captive-bred Egyptian vultures testing three different release techniques: fostering (2003), which was negatively assessed and thus abandoned, hacking (2004-2018), which has given the best results up to now, and delayed release (2017).
The Vulture Conservation Foundation supports the project and monitors some of these birds since 2015 by bearing the subscription costs of the Argos GPS satellite system.
The European population of Egyptian vultures has fallen by up to 50% in the last 50 years, and without your help, these magnificent birds will soon go extinct.
27/09/2019 – Egyptian vultures Sara & Tobia reach African skies! Read more
Tobia, VCF ©Loredana Murabito
Update – Egyptian vultures Sara & Tobia reach African skies!
©Melih Özbek, DogaDernegi
How Albania is saving the Egyptian vultures in the Balkans
EgyptianVulture ©MathiasPutze CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
The silent killer of Egyptian vultures
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For the past week since the election, my throat keeps seizing up. I've been popping Ricola cherry throat lozengers like crazy and assuring my clients that I'm not sick, just have a dry throat. Today, after a coughing jag, one of my intuitive clients asked me if there was something that I wasn't saying. My first response was to say "no", but then a realization struck me. There has been something that I need to speak about. So here goes… I voted for Trump.
I quit talking about politics many years ago. I'm a dedicated libertarian. That's libertarian with a small "l" as opposed to the Libertarian party (capital "L"). My dad has been a libertarian all of my life. I grew up with lively political discussions around the dinner table. We kids were always included in the discussion and our opinions given due courtesy. I admit that as a teenager and young adult, I adopted my parent's philosophy without a lot of questioning. As an adult nearing 60, I've done a lot of questioning and am even more of a libertarian.
So, what is a libertarian and how in the world could I vote for Trump? I believe passionately in individual freedom and liberty. I want social justice and equality with all of my heart, however, I know that those things cannot be legislated. They must be enacted individually in order to be authentic and to bring about the desired result. I believe our government has way overstepped its bounds and is doing more harm than good. I think we are fast approaching a point in our history where more Americans are dependent on the government (local, state, fed) than work in the private sector. More and more people look to the government to take care of them from cradle to grave. That's anathema to me.
Barack Obama believes that more government is better. His eight years in office demonstrate his philosophy. Hillary Clinton also believes that the federal government should take more control of our lives. Clinton has a long history as a politician, so we can look at her record. I find it appalling. She knowingly compromised national security with her emails. She lied about Ben Gazi. The Clinton foundation took advantage of impoverished Haiti. Hillary and Bill became rich by trading favors. I don't trust her or any politician to make important choices for me.
Of the two main political parties, the Republicans are closer to my values than the Democrats. And for some crazy reason, Trump ended up as the alternative to Clinton. I'd love to see a woman as president, but not someone as morally bankrupt at Clinton. When I filled in the circle next to Donald Trump's name, I was actually voting against Hillary and her socialist agenda.
I'm not a racist, bigot, misogynist (can I spell that?), homophobe, white supremacist. I am of the privileged class (white, heterosexual). I can't help that last part. I reluctantly voted for Trump.
I quit talking about politics because I discovered that most people take things personally. I remember years ago when I worked for HP, mentioning that I disagreed with the US involvement in the first gulf war over lunch in the cafeteria. I found out a few days later that I deeply offended a couple of my coworkers. Many people seem to avoid talking about politics or get angry with you if you don't agree with them. Why is that?
Many of my dear friends and clients are of the liberal persuasion. They are kind, considerate and caring people. My conservative friends and family are also kind, considerate and caring. I am kind, considerate and caring.
Maybe it's time we started talking about politics with our family, friends and co-workers. Here's the deal. We have to agree to quit using media-prompted labels like racist, bigot, misogynist, homophobe, liberal, conservative, left-wing, right-wing, privileged. What do those labels really mean? Where is the evidence in people's actions that we can debate? Can we agree to listen to each other with an open heart and mind and not take differing opinions personally?
This is an important time in the history of our nation. I believe in American exceptionalism. Where we lead, others will follow. Let's turn fear and anger into productive discourse.


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Harsco signs five-year extension contract with Tata Steel
Harsco Corporation announced that its Harsco Environmental division has renewed its contract with Tata Steel at the Port Talbot steelworks for a period of five years starting July 1, 2022. Tata Steel is the UK's largest steel producer. Harsco has been providing critical services, including metal recovery, scrap processing, slag handling and BOS services at Port Talbot for more than 40 years. With an annual UK steel production of more than 3 million tonnes, Tata Steel supplies steel products to customers throughout the United Kingdom, mainland Europe and beyond. Over the next five years, Harsco Environmental will support Tata Steel's transformation project to decarbonise its operations. Tata Steel's UK business has an ambition to achieve CO2 neutral steel making by 2045 and achieving at least a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030. Harsco will continue to work with Tata Steel on several continuous improvement initiatives and collaborate on the ongoing transformation project.
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DATE STRUCTURES IN MLA
IN THE ESSAY:
MLA offers seems to be moving toward greater consistency with the use of dates. The latest version of MLA shows the date set up in the heading to be in the same order as dates in a works cited entry. The only difference is that the date in the essay's heading would not be abbreviated.
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Do not use commas.
Do not abbreviate the month.
Do not abbreviate the year; for example, use 2015 instead of '15.
Do not add a zero for a single digit day; for example, don't do this: 08 October 2015.
Do not use all numbers, like this: 8/10/2015.
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Thursday 15 October 2009 8:00 pm
My dream to play for Barca, says Robinho
By: admindrupal
MANCHESTER CITY striker Robinho has opened the door to a possible move to Barcelona by admitting he would love to play for the European champions.
The Brazilian arrived at Eastlands in a £32m deal from Real Madrid last summer but has failed to properly settle in the Premier League amid constant rumours of an impending exit.
Barca bos Pep Guardiola is a long-term admirer of the 25-year-old and is has been rumoured that the clubs could do business in the January window with Yaya Toure – brother of City centre back Kolo Toure – moving in the other direction.
Now, Robinho has admitted he would love to make the switch to the San Siro, comparing the experience to the thrill of a video game.
"Of course I would like to play for Barca. Who would not? We could have so much fun," he said. "It would be a pleasure to play alongside Lionel Messi, my compatriot Dani Alves, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with all of them.
"They're a great team. I played against them and know their quality. But right now I can only do it on the PlayStation. It is a pleasure to watch Barca play.
"They look like the best Brazilian team with the way that they use the ball. Pep Guardiola's team is truly spectacular."
The FA could consider name change in order to improve "arrogant" image says chief executive Martin Glenn
BBC Two to broadcast NFL games as part of new two-year deal
Everton manager Roberto Martinez and Thierry Henry use drones for tactical drills, says Michael Owen
Notion that Rickie Fowler is the most overrated golfer on the PGA Tour is nonsense
Morgan revels in lessons learnt as Taylor hits maiden ODI ton to instigate series comeback
History made as Wayne Rooney breaks England record against Switzerland
Radcliffe fights back after slur by parliament
Bale never came close to leaving Real for Old Trafford, says agent


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Posted by Women Organized to Resist and Defend May 31, 2014 5:00 PM
Dismiss the Case Against Marissa Alexander!
Nationwide actions June 20-21 demand:
End the Racist Use of Stand Your Ground!
With Marissa Alexander's new trial now just months away, it is increasingly urgent to take to the streets demanding that her case be dismissed.
Racist and sexist Duval County State Attorney Angela Corey has moved full speed ahead with Marissa's prosecution. Marissa was convicted after a bogus trial in which the prosecution mischaracterized the law to influence the jury. Through the growing movement to free her, she won a second trial on appeal. But the State has thrown the book at Marissa, seeking the maximum term of imprisonment—60 years!—for defending her own life and the lives of her children.
Women around the world will not sit silent as Marissa is prosecuted for a second time. Marissa is not guilty of anything, and should not have served one day behind bars. She should not be facing a retrial. She should be free.
Nationwide actions are taking place June 20 – 21 demanding the case against Marissa be dismissed, and that she not have to face a second trial!
Marissa Alexander is an African American working mother and a survivor of domestic violence. On August 1, 2010, she was attacked by her abusive ex-partner, Rico Gray, just days after giving birth to their child. Trapped in the home, Marissa fired a single warning shot toward the ceiling to protect herself. Now she faces criminal charges, and the State of Florida is trying to imprison her for at least 60 years.
Marissa injured no one–she had the right to self-defense and to be free from abuse.
The State of Florida calls Gray the victim, but he is the culprit. Gray had a history of violence against her and other women, both psychological and physical. Gray was under a court order to refrain from further violence against Marissa.
The prosecution of Marissa Alexander is taking place under the same laws that allowed George Zimmerman to run free without arrest for nearly a month and a half. Zimmerman, the confessed murderer of 17-year-old African American Trayvon Martin, was charged with second degree murder rather than first degree murder. He was acquitted and set free.
If the Stand Your Ground law used to delay Zimmerman's arrest were not racist to the core, it would have been used to protect Marissa on the day of the attack. Yet the State of Florida has continued to abuse and prosecute Marissa for nearly four years.
Marissa Alexander's case is not an isolated one. Women around the country are facing similar conditions. Domestic violence is lethal – approximately one-third of all female murder victims were killed by partners or ex-partners. Since the expansion of mandatory-arrest laws in domestic violence cases, more and more women survivors are being arrested. Approximately 12,000 women have been murdered in the United States alone since 2001 as a result of domestic violence. Marissa's imprisonment and prosecution are symptoms of these broader problems of sexism and racism against African American women who fight back.
WORD (Women Organized to Resist and Defend) joins with our sisters in the movement demanding Marissa Alexander's immediate freedom! Join an action in your city June 20 – 21, or organize one today!
Join WORD on June 20-21 in a city near you or call an action in your city and add it to the list!
Event Listing:
Los Angeles, Calif.
Speak-out
Pershing Square
Info: [email protected] or 323-394-3611
San Francisco, Calif.
Powell and Market Sts.
New Haven, Conn.
College and Chapel Sts.
Also: Get on the bus to D.C. for the Saturday, June 21 "Free Her Rally."
Contact WORD at [email protected] or 203-787-8232 for ticket info.
Free Her Rally - against mass incarceration of women
10:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Gathering at: Sylvan Theater by the Washington Monument (SE Quadrant)
Info: [email protected] or 240-487-WORD (9673)
Street meeting
Vance Monument - Downtown
(at Broadway, Market and College Streets)
New York City, N.Y.
125th and Lenox in Harlem
Seattle, Wash.
Banner drop
45th St Bridge over I-5
If there is no action in your city, organize one today! Click here to submit your event listing, or email [email protected] for support and assistance.


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Horrific footage shows moment dog-walker is mowed down and left for dead
The woman miraculously survived the crash, but her pet dog Millie sadly didn't make it
Police have released shocking CCTV which shows a woman and her dog being mowed down by an out-of-control car.
The footage then shows a number of people running away from the scene as the woman and her beloved pet are left for dead.
Police are appealing for any information on this Astra seen in the footage (Image: West Midlands Police)
Miraculously, the woman survived, but her precious pet dog Millie tragically died at the side of the road.
The collision happened just before 5pm on Wednesday, 22 July on Doe Bank Lane in Great Barr.
West Midlands Police are now appealing for information on the people seen running away from the black Renault Clio after the collision.
A black Vauxhall Astra is also seen stopping further down the road after the Clio swerves.
Police believe that the two cars were travelling together and the people are probably friends with each other.
Anyone with information is urged to get in touch via Live Chat at www.west-midlands.police.uk 8am – midnight or call 101 anytime.
To remain 100% anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Tell them what you know, not who you are. Please quote log 3677 of 22 July.


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Warming-induced permafrost thaw exacerbates tundra soil carbon decomposition mediated by microbial community
Jiajie Feng (Contributor)
Cong Wang (Creator)
Jiesi Lei (Contributor)
Yunfeng Yang (Contributor)
Qingyun Yan (Contributor)
Xishu Zhou (Contributor)
Xuanyu Tao (Contributor)
Daliang Ning (Contributor)
Mengting Yuan (Contributor)
Yujia Qin (Contributor)
Zhou J. Shi (Creator)
Xue Guo (Creator)
Zhili He (Contributor)
Joy D. Van Nostrand (Contributor)
Liyou Wu (Contributor)
Rosvel G. Bracho-Garillo (Contributor)
C. Ryan Penton (Contributor)
James R. Cole (Creator)
Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis (Creator)
Yiqi Luo (Contributor)
Ted Schuur (Creator)
James M. Tiedje (Creator)
Jizhong Zhou (Contributor)
Earth and Sustainability
Scholarly Works (1)
Abstract Background It is well-known that global warming has effects on high-latitude tundra underlain with permafrost. This leads to a severe concern that decomposition of soil organic carbon (SOC) previously stored in this region, which accounts for about 50% of the world's SOC storage, will cause positive feedback that accelerates climate warming. We have previously shown that short-term warming (1.5 years) stimulates rapid, microbe-mediated decomposition of tundra soil carbon without affecting the composition of the soil microbial community (based on the depth of 42684 sequence reads of 16S rRNA gene amplicons per 3 g of soil sample). Results We show that longer-term (5 years) experimental winter warming at the same site altered microbial communities (p < 0.040). Thaw depth correlated the strongest with community assembly and interaction networks, implying that warming-accelerated tundra thaw fundamentally restructured the microbial communities. Both carbon decomposition and methanogenesis genes increased in relative abundance under warming, and their functional structures strongly correlated (R2 > 0.725, p < 0.001) with ecosystem respiration or CH4 flux. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that microbial responses associated with carbon cycling could lead to positive feedbacks that accelerate SOC decomposition in tundra regions, which is alarming because SOC loss is unlikely to subside owing to changes in microbial community composition. Video Abstract
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Feng, J., Wang, C., Lei, J., Yang, Y., Yan, Q., Zhou, X., Tao, X., Ning, D., Yuan, M. M., Qin, Y., Shi, Z. J., Guo, X., He, Z., Van Nostrand, J. D., Wu, L., Bracho-Garillo, R. G., Penton, C. R., Cole, J. R., Konstantinidis, K. T., Luo, Y., & 3 othersSchuur, E. A. G., Tiedje, J. M. & Zhou, J., Jan 17 2020, In: Microbiome. 8, 1, 3.
Tundra 100%
Permafrost 97%
Soil 56%
Microbiota 51%
Feng, J. (Contributor), Wang, C. (Creator), Lei, J. (Contributor), Yang, Y. (Contributor), Yan, Q. (Contributor), Zhou, X. (Contributor), Tao, X. (Contributor), Ning, D. (Contributor), Yuan, M. M. (Contributor), Qin, Y. (Contributor), Shi, Z. J. (Creator), Guo, X. (Creator), He, Z. (Contributor), Van Nostrand, J. D. (Contributor), Wu, L. (Contributor), Bracho-Garillo, R. G. (Contributor), Penton, C. R. (Contributor), Cole, J. R. (Creator), Konstantinidis, K. T. (Creator), Luo, Y. (Contributor), Schuur, E. A. G. (Creator), Tiedje, J. M. (Creator), Zhou, J. (Contributor) (2020). Warming-induced permafrost thaw exacerbates tundra soil carbon decomposition mediated by microbial community. figshare Academic Research System. 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4822476.v1


I am going to drain and flush the cooling system on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. Should I use Dex-Cool or the green stuff?
Mopar Antifreeze/Coolant 5 Year/100,000 Mile Formula HOAT (Hybrid Organic Additive Technology) or the equivalent.
Definitely not green but Dexcool may be acceptable.
Don't use Dex-cool. Dex-cool is OAT and Mopar is HOAT. You can also use Zerex G-05 if you can find it.


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Truro School > Parents > News and Galleries > Community > What kind of world would you like?
Date Posted... Jan 19th 2023
What kind of world would you like?
What kind of world would you like to live in? This was the big question we asked our 3rd and 4th Year pupils. Such an important question that we dedicated an entire day to a Compassion Conference based around issues of sexism and racism and how we can empower each other to stay positive, be a changemaker and 'raise our gaze'.
Guest speakers from around the country were invited to talk about significant, hard-hitting issues such as sexism, racism, female genital mutilation (FGM), misogyny and unconscious bias. We were delighted to welcome three guest speakers who were simply incredible to be around and learn from.
One of our speakers was Louisa Adjoa Parker who talked about intersectionality and how growing up in a mixed-heritage household in the South West with multiple marginalised identities and few role models affected her growing up. During her workshop, pupils discussed what we could do to be changemakers in our community, recognise micro-aggressions, and use our voices to progress change.
Peter Radford also spoke to pupils about his experiences of being a white male and how he has helped to address his issues of sexism and racism. Pupils were asked to examine the difference between equality and equity and discussed unconscious bias and stereotyping through a series of impactful and thought-proving films.
We also welcomed Hibo Wardere, an inspirational Somali-born writer and campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM). She talked graphically about her experience growing up in Somalia and how FGM has affected her life and continues to affect the lives of millions of women in the UK and globally. She explained how to advocate for justice and how men and fathers play a huge role in driving change.
The Compassion Conference was put together by Miss Hill and Mr Picton as part of our School community value for this academic year. It was designed to inform pupils, initiate conversations, and get them thinking about some significant issues facing our community and society.
Staff were very impressed by how pupils responded to the day and asked them to 'raise your gaze' and put themselves in other people's shoes, be more aware and always speak and think with compassion. The conference was very much one step in a journey to champion empathy and compassion within our school community, with empowerment to tackle injustice close to home and wider afield a core objective. The day ended with a pledge asking pupils to consider their role in the community and shine a light on some of the ways that they can help to build even greater compassion and empathy across the school community and the wider world.
Miss Hill, Head of PSHEE and Religious Studies teacher, said "The Compassion Conference was about raising our gaze and trying our very best to live by compassion and empathy. Our pupils didn't just do that, but they proactively tried to put themselves in other people's shoes and see different perspectives to their own. They listened, discussed, questioned and delved into what we mean by sexism and racism and how we overcome discrimination in our society. It was incredible to see and we hope, just one step on a journey of endless reflection, learning and dedication to making the world a more compassionate place to live."
Feedback from our pupils was positive, reflective and mature too:
"It was amazing; emotional, and it put some things into perspective for me." Jess, 4th Year.
"Today was good, it was eye-opening, and it has definitely made me more understanding of other people's lives and the issues they might face." Charlie, 3rd Year.
"Nice to learn more about inequality, and I now have a good understanding of FGM and its impacts." Jowan 4th Year.
"I think it was very interesting hearing what Devon and Cornwall is like to live in from another person's point of view. For example they have very few role models around them who they can look up to in particularly during the 1980s and 1990s compared to major cities"
" Peter's session was very interesting because it told us what to do if we encounter racism in our day-to day lives which is, tell a person you know and trust. It was also interesting when we focused on how we shouldn't presume somebody's nationality."
At the end of the conference, Mr Murphy reminded pupils to speak out if any issues or concerns were discussed today that directly affected them or if they witnessed unacceptable behaviour towards others. Pupils were reminded to speak to their tutors, Heads of Year or any teaching staff in the first instance. Teachers are also prepared for any ripples that the day may have set in motion.
Our sincerest thanks to our three incredible guest speakers, to Miss Hill, Mr Picton and all the staff involved in running the event and to the 3rd and 4th Year pupils for showing such great maturity and empathy.


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Hello! Great to meet you.
I'm Davis.
I'm currently working as Assistant Director of Programs and Partnerships at Metropolitan New York Library Council, a New York City-based studio where libraries and archives come together to learn, share ideas, and collaborate.
I am project director for NYC Digital Safety, an NYC-funded program that informs libraries of evergreen topics in data privacy and digital security. I've also designed and facilitated a fair number of workshops on topics like data privacy & security, web mechanics, and (human) networking skills for library staff. One of my crowning achievements is seeing my work included in the New York Times.
My symposia series investigates topics like the impact of capitalism on libraries, the goals and methods behind disinformation, and how we as a community to make our way toward open access without reifying extant power structures.
I received a Master of Science in Information and Library Science from Pratt Institute in 2013, a Master of Music from Western Michigan School of Music in 2005, and a Bachelor of Music Performance from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003. I'm a 2016 Mozilla Web Literacy Leader, a 2012 Library Journal Mover & Shaker, and a 2012 SLA Rising Star. I am currently working toward a Certificate in Learning Design from New York University.


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Home / Fachgebiete / Medizin Gesundheit / Pot-bellied mice mimic obesity
Pot-bellied mice mimic obesity
Extra enzyme (right) means more fat round the middle.
© J. Flier

Genetically engineered mice get fat like we do.
US researchers have genetically engineered mice that realistically mimic the symptoms of human obesity. Studying the mice might explain how the body regulates its fat stores and help find new drugs to treat obesity1.
The mice produce more of a chemical that causes fat to be laid down around the abdomen. Fat tummies, rather than the total quantity of fat, are most closely linked with the health problems of being overweight, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
"This is an important part of our emerging understanding of the common forms of obesity," says Jeff Flier, of Harvard Medical School, Boston. Several pharmaceutical companies are already working on drugs to counteract the chemical's effects, he adds.
The key chemical is an enzyme called HSD-1. This makes the hormone cortisol in cells.
Researchers had a clue that cortisol was involved in obesity. People with the disease Cushing's syndrome have too much of the hormone. They build up fat around their abdomens, and suffer the attendant health problems.
But most obese people have normal blood levels of cortisol. Flier and his colleagues reasoned that the control centre might lie inside the cells.
By engineering mice so that their abdominal fat cells produce 2-3 times the normal amount of HSD-1, Flier's team has pinned down the probable role of the enzyme in human obesity.
"It's quite a staggering result," says Brian Walker, a hormone researcher at the University of Edinburgh, UK. "None of the other models have so closely mirrored the human condition."
The mice lay down more fat around their middles than their normal counterparts – resulting in a pot belly. They also suffer the health problems associated with obesity.
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Walker has found that obese people tend to have more HSD-1, and his lab has produced a skinny mouse deficient in the enzyme. He is enthusiastic about HSD-1's potential as a drug target.
It's not known whether abdominal fat causes ill health, or is just associated with it. One possibility is that chemicals released by fat, perhaps including cortisol, cause the liver to become less sensitive to insulin, damaging the control of sugar levels in the blood.
We also don't know if differences in HSD-1 lie behind men's greater tendency to lay down fat around their stomachs than women. "There are sex differences in rats, but we can't detect any between men's and women's livers," says Walker. "We're not sure about fat yet."
Flier's overweight mutant mice also eat more. Why should fat cells release a chemical that makes you fatter, and in the places where fat does most damage? "I don't have an easy answer," says Flier.
But it may have been advantageous for our ancestors to lay down abdominal fat stores in times of plenty. And abdominal fat is the first to be gained and the first to be lost during lean periods. Avoiding obesity, Flier points out, "is only a recent goal of the human race."
Masuzaki, H. et al. A transgenic model of visceral obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Science, 294, 2166 – 2170, (2001).
JOHN WHITFIELD © Nature News Service


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